The history of Methodism . o keep close to the grand doctrines which White-field delivered, and to drink in his spirit. What were thosedoctrines? May they not, says Wesley, be summed up,as it were, in two words: the new birth, and justificationby faith? Immediately after the publication of the sermonWesley was attacked by the Gospel Magazine, and chargedwith asserting a gross falsehood in saying that thegrand fundamental doctrines which Mr. Whitefield every-where preached were those just specified. The editormaintained that Whitefields grand fundamental doctrineswhich he everywhere preached we
The history of Methodism . o keep close to the grand doctrines which White-field delivered, and to drink in his spirit. What were thosedoctrines? May they not, says Wesley, be summed up,as it were, in two words: the new birth, and justificationby faith? Immediately after the publication of the sermonWesley was attacked by the Gospel Magazine, and chargedwith asserting a gross falsehood in saying that thegrand fundamental doctrines which Mr. Whitefield every-where preached were those just specified. The editormaintained that Whitefields grand fundamental doctrineswhich he everywhere preached were the everlasting cove-nant between the Father and the Son, and absolute predesti-nation flowing therefrom. Lady Huntingdon broke off her friendship with the Wes-leys, and declared that she could burn against the Minute. The Revolt at Trevecca 859 Joseph Benson, the classical tutor in her college at Trevecca,ventured to defend it. She at once dismissed him from hispost. Fletcher, who was president of the college, wrote to. FROM A CONTEMPORARY COPPERPLAE. AN EARLY PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH BENSON. The dismissed tutor of Trevecca College. her stating that he approved Wesleys doctrine, though hedid not think the Minutes carefully worded at every point;and he explained them to her according to Wesleys senti-ments. He then resigned the presidency of the wrote a letter of expostulation to the countess, inwhich he referred her to three sermons, one on .Salvation by 860 British Methodism Faith, published in 1738, and requested that the Minutes ofConference might be interpreted by these sermons. But hercousin and adviser, the Hon. and Rev. Walter Shirley, saidpublicly he termed peace in such a case a shameful indo-lence, and silence no less than treachery. As the nextWesleyan Conference approached he and the countess issueda circular calling on all who agreed with them to go in abody to the Conference and insist upon a formal recantationof the said Minutes. Her ladyship wrote t
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