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INDEX.

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NAMES OF PERSONS AND PLACES.

578Aberford, 119

Abergavenny, 184

Agutter, Rev. William, 144, 145

Appian Way, 162

Appleton, Mr., 22

Asbury, Francis, 3

Ashworth, Dr., 532

Atcham, 21, 22, 29, 31

Atlay, John, 340, 433, 545, 546

Atmore, Charles, 542, 545

Baratier, M., 145

Bardsley, Samuel, 548

Barnard, Mary, 74

Barry, James, 424

Bath, 102, 121, 172, 393, 420

Batley, 494, 496, 497

Bayley, Rev. Cornelius, 461, 462, 508, 542

Beaumont, John, 543

Beaumont, Dr. Joseph, 543

Bell, George, 84, 85, 90

Benson, Joseph, 3, 39, 157, 159, 166, 167, 175–177, 179, 182, 183, 209, 216, 220, 254, 255, 310, 326, 348, 355–358, 367, 370, 395, 462, 532, 533, 543, 546, 570–572

Bentley, Rev. Mr., 119

Berkeley, Dr., 534

Berridge, Rev. John, 51–53, 62, 172, 283–285, 294, 298, 307, 330, 334, 345, 371, 387

Berwick, 111, 154

Birches, The, 274

Birstal, 487, 517

Boothby, William, 442

Bosanquet, Miss, 15, 28, 93, 126, 400, 401, 410, 448, 463, 467, 479–497, 499, 529

579Bosanquet, Claudius, Esq., 488, 492

Bosanquet, S., Esq., 479, 488, 490–492

Bosanquet, S. R., Esq., 475

Bosanquet, William, Esq., 492, 494, 556

Bourignon, Madam, 463

Bouverot, Rev. Mr., 531

Bradburn, Samuel, 266–268, 494

Bradford, 493, 494, 501

Bradford, Joseph, 327

Brammah, Mrs., 471

Brecknock, 181

Breedon, 100, 152

Brighton, 51, 111, 120

Brisco, Thomas, 487

Bristol, 31, 33, 34, 102, 131, 144, 158, 172, 180, 238, 242, 255, 330, 357, 388, 394–397, 519

Bristol, Earl of, 401

Brooke, Robert, 506, 507

Brooke, Henry, 506, 507, 520, 521, 538, 552

Broseley, 363, 405, 430

Brown, Rev. Mr., 103, 107, 118, 331

Buchan, Earl of, 123, 275

Burchell, Mr., 10

BurnetBurnet, Rev. Mr., 119

Burslem, 548

Cartwright, Rev. Mr., 21

Cartwright, Molly, 442, 445, 446

Chambers, Rev. Mr., 47, 55

Chateau d’Oex, 426, 427

Cheek, Rev. Moseley, 515

Cheshunt College, 137

Chester, 267, 415, 429

Childs, Elizabeth, 272

Clarke, Dr. Adam, 268, 396, 548

Clarke, Mary, 33

Coalbrook Dale, 63, 64, 99, 363, 392, 430, 445, 527

580Coke, Rev. Dr., 331–333, 433, 463, 466, 518, 530, 531, 542, 544

Coles, Elisha, 155

Conyers, Rev. Dr., 119, 417

Costerdine, Robert, 429

Cound, Mrs., 405, 430

Cownley, Joseph, 90, 358

Creighton, Rev. James, 544

Crisp, Rev. Dr., 194, 202, 214

Crosby, Sarah, 28, 33, 400, 467, 473, 475, 479, 480, 495, 573

Crosse, Rev. John, 461, 493

Cross Hall, 467, 486, 489, 494, 495, 502

Crowther, Jonathan, 82, 523

Dartmouth, Earl of, 353

Daventry, 532

Davies, Rev. Howell, 149–151

Dawley, 429, 503

De Bons, Mr., 489

De Champs, Mr., 11, 488

De Courcy, Rev. Mr., 472

Deighton, Rev. John, 497

De Luc, Mr., 511

Deptford, 418

Dewsbury, 433

Dickenson, Rev. Peard, 554

Dillon, Rev. Mr., 543

Dixon, Dr. James, 396

Dort, Synod of, 155

Downes, John, 90

Downs, Mr., 44

Downs, John, 44

Dublin, 221, 506, 508, 517–522, 530

Dunham, 54

Easterbrook, Rev. Joseph, 131–134, 144

Eddowes, Mr., 288

Edmondson, Jonathan, 152

Edmunds, Daniel, 403

Edmunds, Winifred, 558

Edwards, Richard, 14, 23, 31

Eells, William, 545, 546

Elliott, Sir John, 388

Elwall, Edward, 218, 219

Erskine, Lady Anne, 117, 120, 137, 149, 171, 174

Evans, Caleb, 334, 347–353, 357, 358

Everton, 51, 371

Fennel, John, 550

Ferrars, Earl of, 50

Fitzgerald, Lady Mary, 401, 473, 474, 501, 509, 540, 552, 558, 569

Fletcher, Henry, 11, 14, 18, 498, 559

Fletcher, Mrs., 502–504, 508, 512, 517–519, 521, 522, 539, 550, 553, 556, 558–565, 568, 569, 573

Fothergill, Dr., 390

Fox, Mr., 370

Furley, Miss, 44, 46

581Garforth, Thomas, 498

Geneva, 7, 445, 454

Genoa, 160

Gilbert, Nathaniel, Esq., 36, 513

Gilbert, Rev. Nathaniel, 513, 514

Gildersome, 480

Gilpin, Rev. Joshua, 81, 160, 445, 455, 512, 515, 520, 567, 572

Glascott, Rev. Cradock, 120, 121, 135, 136, 154, 189

Glazebrook, Rev. James, 122, 124

Glenorchy, Lady, 174, 175

Glossop, 389

Glynne, Mrs., 22, 518

Gold, Mrs., 476

Good, Mr., 370

Gorham, Mr., 371, 372, 466

Greaves, Rev. Alexander B., 365, 366, 368, 384, 388, 389, 404, 414, 423, 431, 436, 438, 440, 445, 460, 461

Green, Rev. Mr., 14

Greenwood, Charles, 372, 373, 382, 390, 392, 409, 432, 433, 460, 516, 541

Greenwood, James, 372

Grimshaw, Rev. William, 97, 119, 384

Halifax, 494

Hampson, John, senior, 545, 546

Hampson, John, junior, 545, 546

Hanby, Thomas, 3, 542

Hare, Mr., 370

Harris, Howell, 148–151, 171, 182–184

Harwich, 141

Hatfield, 10

Hatherleigh, 121

Hatton, Miss, 90, 91, 95, 106–108, 111, 115

Hatton, Rev. Mr., 80, 513, 564, 565

Hatton, Samuel, 90, 91, 188, 429

Haughton, Mr., 78

Haworth, 119

Hay, 182

Helmsley, 418

Henderson, John, 144–148

Henderson, Richard, 145–147, 149

Hereford, Bishop of, 58, 389

Hern, Jonathan, 442

Hervey, Rev. James, 345

Hicks, Rev. Mr., 52

Hill, Noel, Esq., 489

Hill, Sir Richard, 40, 111, 120, 154, 189, 215, 219, 223–237, 241, 244, 248–252, 279–282, 285–295, 299, 303, 307, 311–313, 316–320, 322, 330, 334, 335

Hill, Rev. Rowland, 178, 186, 237, 241, 244, 245, 248, 287, 330, 334, 385, 387, 472

Hill, Thomas, Esq., 11, 14, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35, 37, 41, 47, 54, 55, 58, 64, 488, 489

582Hodson, John, 98

Holy, Thomas, 471

Hopper, Christopher, 3

Horne, Rev. Melville, 88, 126, 513–516, 555

Hotham, Sir Charles, 111

Hotham, Lady Gertrude, 49

Hoxton Square, 476

Huddersfield, 119, 121

Hull, 370

Hurrel, Miss, 400

Huntingdon, Countess of, 31, 32, 37, 44, 48–52, 56, 57, 59, 62, 64, 102, 111, 116–122, 125, 131, 134, 136, 137, 143, 149, 151, 155, 157, 164, 171, 172, 174, 175, 178–190, 192, 197, 209, 264, 299–302, 305, 310, 345, 357, 387, 393, 501

Ingham, Rev. Benjamin, 119

Ireland, James, Esq., 103, 104, 109, 115, 118, 120, 121, 137, 138, 140, 155, 156, 158, 160–162, 171, 189, 191, 192, 194, 197, 269, 299, 301, 348, 355, 365, 366, 378, 387, 388, 392, 393, 399, 407, 409, 410, 416–421, 424, 427, 436, 440, 444, 445, 447, 450, 460, 472, 549, 557, 569

Ireland, Miss, 107, 108, 138, 139

Jackson, Daniel, 519

Jackson, Thomas, 332

Janes, Thomas, 242, 243

Jobson, Dr., 505

Johnson, Ann, 474

Johnson, Dr., 146, 347

Jones, Rev. John, 141–144

Jones, Sir William, 146

Keen, Mr., 117, 137

Kinaston, Mr., 489

Kingswood, 31, 64, 131, 144, 147, 152, 157, 462

Kippax, 118–120

Knipe, Mrs., 418

Knowles, Dr., 420

Kruse, Mrs., 39

Kruse, Peter, 39

Lausanne, 435, 439, 440, 443, 447, 489

Lawrence, Sarah, 477, 518, 563

Ledsham, 153

Lee, Mr., 111

Lee, Thomas, 545

Leeds, 121, 465–470, 477, 481, 532, 541, 545–549

Lefevre, Mrs., 475

Lentzburg, 7

Lewen, Miss, 478, 479

Ley, Rev. William, 85

Leytonstone, 475, 476, 479, 489, 491

Liverpool, Lord, 401

583Llanbister, 395

Llangollen, 518

Lloyd, Rev. David, 395

Lloyd, John, 171, 188

London, 11, 36–39, 41, 47, 49, 50, 84, 111, 114, 180, 242, 447, 573

Lowestoft, 369

Loxdale, Miss Ann, 462–464, 468

Ludlow, 78

Lyons, 447

Macon, 416, 417, 419

Madan, Rev. Martin, 52, 79, 119, 134, 215, 246, 324, 361

Madeley, 47, 55, 57–62, 76, 89, 93, 158, 191, 255, 258, 369, 373, 382, 389, 405, 415, 423, 429, 430, 450, 460, 489, 492, 502, 505, 526, 527, 530, 539, 551

Madeley Wood, 63, 64, 74, 76, 79, 83, 118, 255, 388, 403, 429, 430, 438, 526, 527, 547

Maidenhead, 152

Manchester, 461

Marseilles, 160, 416, 448

Mather, Alexander, 3, 99, 209

Matthews, Mary, 74, 76, 77

Maxfield, Rev. Thomas, 33, 39, 84, 85, 90, 91, 144, 180, 181

Maxwell, Lady, 220

Medhurst, Mrs., 119, 120

Minethorpe, William, 99

Montpelier, 155, 410, 414, 416, 447, 461

Moore, Henry, 412, 519, 542, 543

More, Miss Hannah, 146

Morris, James, 347

Murlin, John, 415, 477, 479

Nelson, John, 3, 517

Newcastle-on-Tyne, 356

Newton, Rev. John, 283

North, Lord, 437, 438

Norwich, 369

Nowell, Rev. Dr., 154, 206, 232

Nyon, 4, 7, 9, 156, 162, 415, 421, 424–427, 431, 434–436, 439, 443–446, 453, 455, 464, 488, 498

Oathall, 111, 112, 117

Olivers, Thomas, 3, 190, 208, 209, 232, 290, 335, 337, 339

Onions, Michael, 363, 385, 392, 432, 445, 446

Orton, Miss, 117, 171

Otley, 541

Owen, Rev. Mr., 189

Owen, John, 445, 446

Palmer, Robert, 388

Pawson, John, 3, 153, 242

Peckwell, Rev. Dr., 385, 387

Perronet, Charles, 252, 364, 365, 390

584Perronet, Miss Damaris, 385, 389, 390, 407, 473

Perronet, Edward, 285

Perronet, Henry, 97

Perronet, Rev. Vincent, 364, 365, 385, 390, 407, 419, 430, 432, 447, 499, 500, 554, 556

Perronet, William, 389, 399, 415, 419, 425–428, 431–435, 439, 440, 444, 447, 499, 500

Pescod, Joseph, 466

Pewsey, 119

Pilmoor, Joseph, 3, 543, 545, 546

Pine, William, 191, 192, 349

Pool, John, 545

Power, Mr., 420

Powley, Rev. Mr., 119

Powys, Thomas, Esq., 111, 115, 189, 215

Preston, Mr., 370

Price, Dr., 219, 334, 350–353, 357, 358, 387

Price, Owen, 38

Priestley, Dr., 531–537

Pritchard, John, 545

Prothero, Rev. Mr., 65

Ramsden, Mr., 370

Rankin, Thomas, 3, 447, 464

Reader, Thomas, 320

Reading, 407

Richardson, Rev. Mr., 119

Ritchie, Miss, 400, 541

Roberts, John, 274

Rock Church, 76, 79

Rogers, Hester Ann, 467–471, 473, 485

Rogers, James, 397, 467

Romaine, Rev. William, 111, 122, 154, 174, 345, 472

Rome, 410

Roquet, Rev. James, 242, 243, 355, 366

Rowlands, Rev. Daniel, 148, 149, 151, 171, 172

Rutherford, Thomas, 3, 519

Ryan, Sarah, 28, 33, 35, 43, 46, 475–477, 480

Ryland, Rev. Mr., 119

Scott, Captain, 116–118, 120

Sellon, Rev. Walter, 101, 151, 187, 206–208, 219, 232, 252, 292

Serle, Ambrose, 294

Shadford, George, 3

Sheffield, 467, 471

Sherlock, Bishop, 32, 534

Shirley, Lady Frances, 49

Shirley, Rev. Walter, 50, 149–151, 171, 172, 174, 177, 179, 183, 185, 188–197, 201–204, 207, 209–215, 220–223, 229, 238, 239, 334, 345, 378, 385, 387

585Shoreham, 385, 407

Shrewsbury, 22, 29, 31, 34, 97, 120, 136, 191, 288, 430, 518

Simeon, Rev. Charles, 551, 552

Simpson, Mr., 370

Simpson, Rev. David, 168, 543

Smisby, 152

Smith, William, 467, 497

Smyth, Mrs., 518, 519, 539

Smyth, William, 518, 520, 522

South Mimms, 10

Southey, Robert, 329

St. Albans, 14

St. Neots, 371, 372, 466

Stevenson, G. J., 209, 549

Stillingfleet, Rev. Edward, 133, 394

Stoke Newington, 372, 373, 382, 391, 403, 408, 409, 484, 552

Story, George, 3

Swedenborg, Baron, 531

Taunton, 320, 357

Tavan, Mr., 489

Taylor, Isaac, 329

Taylor, Richard, 479–482, 498

Taylor, Thomas, 3, 395, 542

Terry, Mr., 370

Thompson, William, 3

Thornton, Mrs., 402, 433, 516, 552

Thornton, John, Esq., 283, 284, 378, 388, 418

Toplady, Rev. Augustus, 154, 203, 206, 208, 232, 284, 294, 312, 324, 334–347, 451

Townsend, Rev. Joseph, 119, 132

Tranter, William, 503

Trevecca College, 116, 117, 121, 131, 134–137, 141, 144, 145, 148–151, 157, 158, 164, 171, 175–186, 209, 559

Tripp, Ann, 28, 477, 497

Tunbridge, 31, 32

Turner, Dr., 387

Valton, John, 496, 498, 516

Vaughan, Mr., 22, 29, 42, 268, 269, 353, 358

Venn, Rev. Henry, 52, 111, 119, 122, 133, 171, 172, 174, 371, 393, 394, 529, 569

Voltaire, 416, 452, 457

Walsh, Father, 215

Walsh, Thomas, 28, 30, 37, 38

Wandsworth, 36

Wase, William, 384, 388, 405, 429, 438, 442, 444

Washington, General George, 347

Watson, Richard, 574

Wellington, 99

Wem, 90, 95, 107, 177

Wenlock, 79

586Wesley, Rev. Charles, 31, 32, 35–38, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 55, 57, 62–64, 66, 76, 78–80, 84, 89–91, 96, 97, 129, 132, 141, 142, 152, 172, 180, 222, 285, 310, 327, 328, 346, 359–362, 367, 402, 433, 484, 511, 544, 556, 557, 565

Wesley, Rev. John, 1–3, 9, 16, 20, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 36, 50, 57, 59, 67, 82, 84, 90, 91, 96, 122, 129, 132–134, 136, 141, 148, 150–154, 157, 169, 173–177, 180–209, 220, 222, 224, 225, 231, 232, 234–238, 241–243, 256, 263–266, 270, 280–282, 285–289, 298, 304, 307, 310, 321, 322, 324–329, 335, 336, 339–349, 351–358, 369, 370, 372, 373, 380, 384, 392, 394, 395, 402, 408, 410, 411, 430, 433, 451, 460, 463, 465, 477, 484, 485, 497, 502, 508, 532, 533, 541–549, 551, 558, 566, 570, 572, 575

West Bromwich, 366

Whatcoat, Richard, 3

Whitefield, Rev. George, 31, 67, 114–116, 119, 121, 134–136, 148, 173, 174, 180, 186, 187, 204, 265, 345

Whitehead, Dr. John, 264, 265

Wilberforce, William, Esq., 146

Wilcocks, Samuel, 274

Wilkes, John, 270–273

Wilkes, Sarah, 272

Williams, Rev. Peter, 149, 150, 171, 172

Williams, Rev. William, 148-150, 171, 172

Wood, Enoch, 548

Wroxeter, 29

Yates, Mr., 523

Yelling, 371

York, 120, 370

York, Thomas, 403, 405, 424, 434, 438, 441

Transcriber’s Note

The footnotes references in the text were erratic, frequently misaligning with the notes on each page, or missing altogether. The latter’s placement in the text is done here on a best-guess basis.

Footnotes have been re-sequenced numerically to be unique across the entire text.

The third full paragraph on p. 246 has a confusion of quotation near its end. It is unclear, by the context, where the last nested quotation should end, and so the confusion remains.

A similar confusion appears at the top of p. 296. A closing single quote appears at “we are for ever justified by Christ alone,[’]”. Either it is itself spurious, or the opening of that nested quotation is missing.

Near the bottom of p. 467, an extra space precedes the words ‘here given’ at the beginning of a line. The lengthy quotation that follows is assumed to be the description referenced, and the extra space has been removed.

In the Index, the entries for Bouverot and Downes have been placed in their proper alphabetic order.

Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original.

xiv.36 “Driving Methodism and Still Mysticism[”] Added.

19.34 I endeavoured to conc[ ea/eal] Replaced.

40.5 a distinguished and ancient family[.] Added.

41.1 [“]After my conversation Added.

41.39 [‘/“]I am here Replaced.

42.9 and ask, ‘Where are our hearts now?[’]” Inserted.

67.28 [“]He is our Creator Added.

90.27 the ancient town of We[nn/m] Replaced.

98.40 [“]‘Our life is a dream! Added.

105.22 Opposition gradually died[.] Added.

149.2 Howell Davies, rector of Prend[er]gast Inserted.

151.11 [“]‘Captain of Thine enlisted host, Removed.

155.9 [“]The Lord give you patience Added.

158.35 so [pu]blicly pledged Restored.

179.38 under the name of ‘Perfection.[’] Added.

193.29 to the Hon[.] and Rev. Author Added.

201.22 [“]One difficulty remains Added.

224.6 and second[l]y Inserted.

225.46 and mother Church[’/”] Replaced.

245.37 so plentifully heaped upon my head?[’] Added.

248.27 This d[r]eadful sanbenito Inserted.

254.2 [“]APPEAL TO MATTER OF FACT Added.

287.15 quotations from Mr. Wesley’s ‘Minutes,[”/’] Replaced.

307.33 their [inamissable] title sic

320.23 and a Death Purgatory,[”] Added.

325.8 good wo[r]ks Inserted.

340.24 [“]‘Come, buy my fine powders; come buy dem of me; Removed.

354.20 two shillings a week.[’]” Inserted.

377.19 His wife,[’] the church of the first-born, Removed.

387.39 [“]They met and parted Added.”

417.13 is the decen[t] covering Restored.

423.38 [‘/“]We are all called Replaced.

464.3 “Madeley, Ju[u/n]e 24, 1781. Inverted.

464.33 and affectionate Son in the Gospel[./,] Replaced.

469.10 and is [ ]here given almost without abridgment. Removed.

476.20 the tranquillity of my spirit.[”] Added.

478.43 concerning Sister Bosanquet having £2,000.[”] Added.

482.7 sold for half it[s] value Added.

484.35 “A few weeks ag[s/o], I once more read Replaced.

496.18 O my God! Pray for me, O my friends![’] Added.

522.25 drink the cup of humility at your feet[.] Added.

525.23 horses use[s/d] by smugglers Replaced.

543.8 I shall not be moved[”] Added.

545.37 To the [ /l]atter, he exclaimed Restored.

546.13 Joseph Pillmoor, John Atlay, and William Ee[l]ls Inserted.

577.29 B[a/u]rnet, Rev. Mr., 119 Replaced.

Notes in this chapter

Note 29 · Dorothy Furley, the youngest daughter of John Furley, a Dutch and Turkey merchant, was born at West Ham in 1730. She was converted in early Note 30 · A clergyman whom James Ireland, Esq., of Brislington, near Bristol, had obtained to supply Fletcher’s pulpit at Madeley. See a subsequent leNote 26 · They were first published by the Rev. Melville Horne, in 1791, with the title, “Six Letters on the Spiritual Manifestation of the Son of GodNote 12 · Trevecca College was supported at the sole expense of the Countess of Huntingdon till her death, on June 17, 1791. “Had her ability been equNote 43 · Probably Romaine, who was at Berwick, near Shrewsbury, on September 9, 1769, and wrote a letter full of his strongest Calvinism. (See RomainNote 15 · “Life and Times of Wesley,” vol. iii., p. 88.Note 25 · It is a notable fact that Wesley had spent the three previous days with Fletcher. Hence the following from Wesley’s Journal:— “1771. Friday,Note 1 · This is a calumny. The Declaration was not drawn up by Wesley, but by Shirley. “Wesley,” says Shirley, “made some, not very material, alteraNote 6 · Its title was “A Conversation between Richard Hill, Esq., the Rev. Mr. Madan, and Father Walsh, Superior of a Convent of Benedictine Monks aNote 8 · Thomas Janes, who from 1767 to 1770 was one of Wesley’s itinerants. His health not being equal to the rough work of a Methodist preacher he Note 11 · The Lock Hospital, where Martin Madan was Chaplain.Note 5 · In the preceding year, Toplady had published his scurrilous pamphlet, with the title, “More Work for Mr. John Wesley; or, A Vindication of tNote 8 · Tyerman’s “Life and Times of Wesley,” vol. iii. p. 204.Note 6 · In “A Letter to the Rev. Mr. Toplady, occasioned by his late Letter to Mr. Wesley. By Thomas Olivers, 1771.” 12mo, 60 pp.Note 5 · Wesley’s “Life of Fletcher.”Note 20 · The war with the American Colonists was now raging, and England was greatly excited.Note 5 · “Sermon on the death of Mrs. Fletcher,” by John Hodson, p. 47.Note 16 · Thomas Brisco, a fine old Methodist Itinerant Preacher, at that time the Superintendent of the Birstal Circuit.Note 21 · Ibid.Note 22 · Ibid., p. 149.Note 33 · “Life of Mr. Henry Brooke,” by Isaac D’Olier, LL.D., pp. 102–121.Note 2 · The titles were:—1. “A Rational Vindication of the Catholic Faith: being the First Part of a Vindication of Christ’s Divinity; inscribed to
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