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John Wesley Quotes about Sin

By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin

By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin

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.236

I see the necessity of preaching a full and present salvation from all sin.

John Wesley “The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original Treatises on Universal Redemption”

Let it be observed, that slovenliness is no part of religion; that neither this, nor any text of Scripture, condemns neatness of apparel. Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

Sermons on Several Occasions Sermon 88 (1788). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs notes, "Next in this proverb means 'immediately following,' as in serial order." The ODP refers to a passage in Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning (1605), reading, "Cleannesse of bodie was euer esteemed to proceed from a due reverence to God."