I deny that I am an enthusiast in the common sense of the word. I am no visionary. I do not pretend to any new revelations, to any extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost, to any particular inspiration, or to any prophetic spirit.
— John Wesley Early Modern

Founder of Methodism

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Letter to Dr. Conyers Middleton

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1749

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Strange & Unusual

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