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The Works of John Berridge, With an Enlarged Memoir of His Life [ed.] by R. Whittingham
The Works of John Berridge With an Enlarged Memoir of His Life by R Whittingham - ed. Author:Richard Whittingham General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1838 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: AN ACCOUNT Of The Extraordinary Effects Of The Early Part Of Mr. Berridge's Ministry, Extracted From Mr. Wesley's Journal. For many years he (Mr. Berridge) was seeking to be justified by his works ; but a few months ago he was throughly convinced, that "by grace" we"are saved through faith." Immediately he began to proclaim aloud the redemption that is in Jesus; and God confirmed his own word by working repentance and faith in the hearers. Sunday, May 20M, 1759, by an Eye Witness. -- At church, I heard many cry out, especially children, whose agonies were amazing; one of the eldest, a girl ten or twelve years old, was full in view, in violent contortions of body, and weeping aloud, I think incessantly during the whole service. And several much younger children were agonizing as this did. The church was equally crowded in the afternoon, the windows being filled within and without, and even the outside of the pulpit to the very top; so that Mr. Berridge seemed almost stifledby their breath. Yet feeble and sickly as he is, he was continually strengthened, and his voice for the most part distinguishable, in the midst of all the outcries. I believe there were present three times more men than women, a great part of whom came from far; thirty of them having set out at two in the morning, from a place 13 miles off. The text was, "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof." When the power of religion began to be spoken of, the presence of God really filled the place. And while poor sinners felt the sentence of death in their souls, what sounds of distress did I hear!" "The greatest number o...« less