Five letters to the Reverend Mr. Fletcher, Relative to his Vindication of the minutes of the Reverend Mr. John Wesley. Intended chiefly for the comfort or mourning backsligers, and such as may have been distressed and perplexed by reading Mr. Wesley's Minutes, or the Vindication of them

[HILL, Richard, Sir]

Published by Printed for E. and C. Dilly.and sold by J. Eddowes, London, 1772

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52pp. Disbound. A trifle spotted. A revised and extended edition of religious controversialist Sir Richard Hill's (1733-1808) criticism of, founder of Methodism, John Wesley's (1703-1791) Minutes of several conversations (London, 1749-63); written in response to the justifications presented in John William Fletcher's (1729-1785) A vindication of the Rev. Mr. Wesley's last minutes (Bristol, 1771). Hill vigorously participated in the bitter debates in the Methodist movement between the adherents to Arminian doctrine, led by Wesley, and those who held the Calvinist convictions that he championed. Hill delighted on numerous occasions, as here, in listing and deconstructing the contradictory doctrinal statements made by Wesley, leading to a protracted pamphlet war being waged between the pair. They would ultimately reconcile their differences before the close of 1773. ESTC T64075. Size: 8vo Second edition, revised and much enlarged. Seller Inventory # AQ21344

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Title: Five letters to the Reverend Mr. Fletcher, ...

Publisher: Printed for E. and C. Dilly.and sold by J. Eddowes, London

Publication Date: 1772