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Purge me from every sinful blot; My idols all be cast aside: Cleanse me from every evil thought, From all the filth of self and pride. The hatred of the carnal mind Out of my flesh at once remove: Give me a tender

Purge me from every sinful blot; My idols all be cast aside: Cleanse me from every evil thought, From all the filth of self and pride. The hatred of the carnal mind Out of my flesh at once remove: Give me a tender heart, resigned, And pure, and full of faith and love.

John Wesley
Heart, Pride, Idols
John Wesley (1827). “The Works of the Rev. John Wesley”, p.21

Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.

John Wesley
Pride, World, Riches
John Wesley, John Emory (1835). “The Works of the Late Reverend John Wesley, A.M.: From the Latest London Edition with the Last Corrections of the Author, Comprehending Also Numerous Translations, Notes, and an Original Preface, Etc”, p.441

It is the Spirit that sheds the love of God abroad in their hearts, and the love of all mankind; thereby purifying their hearts from the love of the world, from the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. It is by Him they are delivered from anger and pride, from all vile and inordinate affections.

John Wesley
Heart, Eye, Pride
John Wesley (2012). “The Works of the REV. John Wesley: With the Last Corrections of the Author, Volume 12...”, p.108

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