One of John Wesley’s friends was terribly shocked to hear
him preach to a well-groomed congregation a merciless sermon
from the text, “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how
can ye escape the damnation of hell?” “Sir,” said Wesley’s
friend angrily, “such a sermon would have been suitable in
Billingsgate; but it is highly improper here.” Wesley replied,
“If I had been in Billingsgate, my text should have been,
‘Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the
world.’”
(1108)
See UNFITNESS.
=Fitness, Lack of=--See ACCOMMODATION.
=Flag, Dishonoring the=--See PATRIOTISM, LACK OF.
=Flag, Rescuing the=--See SYMBOLS, THE VALUE OF.
=Flaws=--See CHARITY.
=Flight and Vision=--See ELEVATION AND VISION.
=Flight of the Soul=--See SOUL FLIGHT.