John Wesley:

I am not an enemy to pleasure; but I am an enemy to sin.

— John Wesley Early Modern

Founder of Methodism

Context

Sermon on 'The Use of Money'

Date / Period

1744

Source

https://wesleyscholar.com/john-wesley-sermons-on-several-occasions-sermon-50/

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