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Charles Wesley in Historical Context: Poet, Priest and Theologian Gresham College Lecture December 13, 2007 Kenneth G.C. Newport Charles Wesley (1707-1788) The Letters of Charles Wesley Covers whole of CW’s Life How many? C. 850? Example: Letter of Charles Wesley to his wife (Sarah) c. 1755 Charles Wesley’s Manuscript Journal Example: Charles Wesley Arrives in America (1736) Grimalkin the Cat (Artist’s Impression) On a battle of Cats (MS ‘nursery’ prior to 1779) I Sing Grimalkin brave and bold Who Makes Intruders Fly His claws and whiskers they behold And squall and scamper by Charles Wesley The Poetical Compositions c. 9000 Poetical Compositions c. 2,500 hymns Example: ‘Hark how all the Welkin Rings’ (Better known as ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’) Shorthand Journal Section Charles reflects on his brother’s impending marriage Thomas Maxfield Charles’ Report on the French Prophets (1739) Poetical Compositions Hymns on God’s Everlasting Love (1741) Anti-Calvinist ‘The Horrible Decree’ ‘For the Mahometans’ The smoke of the infernal cave, Which half the Christian world oerspread, Disperse, Thou heavenly Light, and save The souls by that Impostor led, That Arab–chief, as Satan bold, Who quite destroyed Thy Asian fold. O might the blood of sprinkling cry For those who spurn the sprinkled blood! Assert Thy glorious Deity, Stretch out Thine arm, Thou Triune God The Unitarian fiend expel, And chase his doctrine back to hell. Dr Thomas Coke1747-1814 ‘Ordained’ by Wesley, 1784 Methodist ‘superintendent’ for America Sermon on Acts 20.7 Shows Charles working ‘with his head’ Charles’Sermon on John 8.1-11 Shows Charles’ ability to speak to the those who did not have the benefits of an education John and Charles Wesley  * * Died 1794 First Lay preacher Perfection disputes Bell’s Apocalypse Split with Wesley in early 1760’s Apocalyptic group Rejection of sacrament Charles took firm line The Sermons of Charles Wesley 23 Sermons 50% in shorthand