THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE REV. SAMUEL WESLEY, M.A.,

RECTOR OF EPWORTH,

AND FATHER OF THE

REVS. JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY,

THE FOUNDERS OF THE METHODISTS.

BY

L. TYERMAN.

LONDON:

SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO., STATIONERS’ HALL COURT.

SOLD ALSO AT 66 PATERNOSTER ROW.

1866.

TO

THE REVEREND WILLIAM SHAW,

PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE,

This Volume

IS MOST RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED,

AS A SMALL TRIBUTE

TO HIS

LONG AND USEFUL LABOURS AT HOME AND ABROAD,

AND AS AN

EXPRESSION OF THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM

HIS PRIVATE FRIENDSHIP

BY

THE AUTHOR.

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