Wesley e i suoi amici: Illustrando lo spirito religioso dei loro tempi. Forse eccelse i suoi fratelli nell'attenzione del forlearning. A otto anni di età ebbe un buon inizio madea in latino e leggeva il GreekTestament con facilità. Era da bambino-cappuccio gay e spgiustamente. Si è compiacita così liberamente che ha dato ai suoi genitori la somatolicitudine. Era davvero un serpente per lei. Shewas l'ultimo dei bambini che divenne un sottometto della grazia salvifica. Anne venne in età successiva; e, anche se non agendo in modo irreversibile la parte meno in childishininfluenze della famiglia, ma di lei il meno noto. Ma Mart

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Wesley and his friends: illustrating the religious spirit of their times . venperhaps excelled her brothers in aptness forlearning. At eight years of age she had madea good beginning in Latin and read the GreekTestament with facility. She was from child-hood gay and sprightly. She indulged herwit so freely that it gave her parents somesolicitude. It was indeed a snare to her. Shewas the last of the children who became a sub-ject of saving grace. Anne came next in age; and, though pos-sibly not acting the least part in the childishinfluences of the family, yet of her the least isknown. But Martha, next younger than John, left her mark on her associates. She preferredto sit near her mother in her chamber andlisten to her conversation, to joining in the re-creations of the children. Marthas partialityfor her mother scarcely exceeded Johns partial-ity for Martha. This arose in part, perhaps, from their striking resemblance in features andsimilarity in disposition. Even their hand-writing was almost identical in appearance. John and Martha were united in strong af-. WESLEY S CHILDHOOD. 61 fection in childhood and through a long lifeof nearly ninety years, and in death were notdivided. They died within a few months ofeach other, and were the last of the family. Keziah, the only remaining sister, was dis-tinguished from the others by a constitutionalfeebleness of body, which served to call intoaction their sympathy and impress them moredeeply with the greatness of their own blessingof good health. In the bosom of such a family, surroundedby such brothers and sisters, the early mentaland religious habits of John Wesley wereformed. When eleven years old, he was placed at theCharter-House School in London. A city is adangerous place to which to bring from thecountry a boy of that age. But John Wesleyshome-discipline, by the blessing of God, proveda safeguard against its temptations. Histeacher was amiable and accomplished. Thegovernment of the school was in striking con-trast w

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• bookauthoramerican
• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1850
• bookyear1856