An Honest Account of "Revival"

from John Wesley

The [new] Society [in Portarlington] now contained above one hundred members, full of zeal and good desires; and in one week the face of the whole town is changed: open wickedness is not seen; the fear of God is on every side; and rich and poor ask, “What must I do to be saved?” How long (I thought with myself) will this continue? In most only till the fowls of the air come, and devour the good seed. Many of the rest, when  persecution or reproach begins, will immediately be offended. And in the small  remainder, some will fall off, either through other desires, or the cares of the world, or the deceitfulness of riches.

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