Toward a Critical Edition

Wesley abridged and adapted every text in A Christian Library from an earlier printed source. Identifying those source editions — and eventually diffing our text against them to show Wesley's cuts and splices — is the frontier of the future Critical Edition. This page tracks that research as it progresses across all 278 works.

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The Epistles of the Apostolical Fathers (Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp) & the Martyrdoms of Ignatius and Polycarp — The Apostolic Fathers — Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna William Wake, trans. & ed., The Genuine Epistles of the Apostolical Fathers, S. Barnabas, S. Clement, S. Ignatius, S. Polycarp (London, 1693; repr. 1710, 1719, 1737).
The Homilies of Macarius — Macarius the Egyptian (Macarius the Great) T. Haywood, trans., Primitive Morality: or, the Spiritual Homilies of St. Macarius the Egyptian (London, 1721) — the sole English translation, so no printing ambiguity.
An Extract of John Arndt's True Christianity — Arndt, True Christianity I — Johann Arndt A. W. Boehm, tr., Of True Christianity, in Four Books (London, 1712; repr. 1714, 1720). Printing NOT resolved (printing_resolved: false) -- anchor counts track scan legibility, not textual affinity; needs a targeted variant probe (see critical-edition/PLAN.md sec. 4).
An Extract of John Arndt's True Christianity — Arndt, True Christianity II — Johann Arndt A. W. Boehm, tr., Of True Christianity, in Four Books (London, 1712; repr. 1714, 1720). Printing NOT resolved (printing_resolved: false) -- anchor counts track scan legibility, not textual affinity; needs a targeted variant probe (see critical-edition/PLAN.md sec. 4).
John Arndt's True Christianity, the Second Book — Arndt, The Second Book I — Johann Arndt A. W. Boehm, tr., Of True Christianity, in Four Books (London, 1712; repr. 1714, 1720). Printing NOT resolved (printing_resolved: false) -- anchor counts track scan legibility, not textual affinity; needs a targeted variant probe (see critical-edition/PLAN.md sec. 4).
John Arndt's True Christianity, the Second Book — Arndt, The Second Book II — Johann Arndt A. W. Boehm, tr., Of True Christianity, in Four Books (London, 1712; repr. 1714, 1720). Printing NOT resolved (printing_resolved: false) -- anchor counts track scan legibility, not textual affinity; needs a targeted variant probe (see critical-edition/PLAN.md sec. 4).
John Arndt's True Christianity, the Third Book — Arndt, True Christianity III — Johann Arndt A. W. Boehm, tr., Of True Christianity, in Four Books (London, 1712; repr. 1714, 1720). Printing NOT resolved (printing_resolved: false) -- anchor counts track scan legibility, not textual affinity; needs a targeted variant probe (see critical-edition/PLAN.md sec. 4).
John Arndt's True Christianity, the Fourth Book — Arndt, True Christianity IV — Johann Arndt A. W. Boehm, tr., Of True Christianity, in Four Books (London, 1712; repr. 1714, 1720). Printing NOT resolved (printing_resolved: false) -- anchor counts track scan legibility, not textual affinity; needs a targeted variant probe (see critical-edition/PLAN.md sec. 4).
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — The Ten Persecutions — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — The Waldenses — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — Sautre to Cobham — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — John Browne to Luther — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — The Martyrs of Calabria — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — The Waldenses of Piedmont — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — Lambert and Anne Askew — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — The Scottish Martyrs — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — Rowland Taylor — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — John Bradford — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — Latimer and Ridley — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — John Philpot — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs — Thomas Cranmer — John Foxe John Foxe, Actes and Monuments ("The Book of Martyrs"), first published 1563, many 18th-c. editions in circulation. Wesley confirms his own abridgement method in his Journal, 17 Dec. 1750: he was "purging Foxe's Acts and Monuments 'from all the trash which that honest, injudicious writer has heaped together and mingled with those venerable records.'"
Supplement to Mr. Fox's Martyrology by Mr. Samuel Clark: — The Waldenses, Calabria, and Albigenses — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
Supplement to Mr. Fox's Martyrology by Mr. Samuel Clark: — Bohemia — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
Supplement to Mr. Fox's Martyrology by Mr. Samuel Clark: — France and the Valteline — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
Clark's Supplement to Fox's Acts and Monuments of the Christian Martyrs: — The Piedmont Massacre and Poland — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
The Persecution by the Duke De Alva, in the Netherlands — The Netherlands — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
The Persecution of the Church of God in Ireland — Ireland, 1642 — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
The Persecution of the Church of God in Scotland — Scotland — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, A General Martyrologie, containing a Collection of all the Greatest Persecutions which have Befallen the Church of Christ, from the Creation to our Present Times (a continuation of Foxe's Acts and Monuments), first published 1651, enlarged 1660 and 1677.
Meditations and Vows, Divine and Moral — Hall, Meditations and Vows — Joseph Hall Joseph Hall, Meditations and Vows, Divine and Moral (1605-06), as abridged by Wesley.
Heaven Upon Earth, with Holy Observations and Solomon's Song Paraphrased — Hall, Heaven Upon Earth, Holy Observations, Solomon's Song — Joseph Hall Joseph Hall, Heaven Upon Earth, or Of True Peace and Tranquillity of Mind (1606); Holy Observations (1607); and Hall's paraphrase of the Song of Solomon (from his collected Works).
Bishop Hall's Epistles, with A Passion Sermon — Hall, Epistles and A Passion Sermon — Joseph Hall COMPOSITE Wesley anthology of three Joseph Hall pieces: (1) two Epistles to the Denny family ('Description of a Christian' + the 'Every day is a little life' letter on how to spend the day); (2) the Epistle 'To Sir Fulke Greville: How we may use the World without Danger'; (3) Hall's Passion Sermon 'Christ, and Him Crucified' (John 19:30), preached Good Friday 1609 at Paul's Cross — the dominant 72% of the text.
The Life and Death of Mr. Bolton, with Of True Happiness — Bolton, Life and True Happiness — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, A Discourse of True Happiness (on Psalm 1), first published 1611 (dedicated to Sergeant Nichols, his patron), reprinted in Bolton's collected Works; prefixed with a memorial 'Life and Death of Mr. Bolton' of the kind customarily attached to his posthumous works (Bolton died 1631) -- exact author of this memoir not yet pinned to a specific named editor.
The Life and Death of Mr. Bolton, with Of True Happiness (continued) — Bolton, Of True Happiness, cont. — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, A Discourse of True Happiness (on Psalm 1), first published 1611, reprinted in his collected Works.
General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God — Bolton, General Directions — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God, first published 1625 (5th edn 1638), reprinted in his collected Works.
General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God (continued) — Bolton, General Directions, cont. I — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God, first published 1625 (5th edn 1638), reprinted in his collected Works.
General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God (continued) — Bolton, General Directions, cont. II — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God, first published 1625 (5th edn 1638), reprinted in his collected Works.
General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God (continued) — Bolton, General Directions, cont. III — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God, first published 1625 (5th edn 1638), reprinted in his collected Works.
A Treatise Concerning the Word of God — Bolton, The Word of God — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, A Treatise Concerning the Word of God (on Psalm 119:105), reprinted in his collected Works.
A Treatise on Self-Examination, with A Treatise on Fasting — Bolton, Self-Examination — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, A Treatise on Self-Examination (on 1 Cor. 11:28), with its concluding treatment of fasting as preparation for the sacrament, reprinted in his collected Works.
Extracts from the Works of Rev. Robert Bolton, B.D., A Treatise on Fasting — Bolton, A Treatise on Fasting — Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, 'The Saints Soule-exalting Humiliation, or Soule-fatting Fasting' — the third treatise in A Three-Fold Treatise: containing The Saints Sure and Perpetuall Guide. Selfe-enriching Examination. Soule-fatting Fasting (London, 1634, posthumous, ed. Edward Bagshaw). ESTC/EEBO A68954.
Extracts from the Works of Rev. John Preston, D.D., the Breast-Plate of Faith and Love: The Life of Dr. Preston, and the Editor's Preface — The Life of Dr. Preston — John Preston 'Some Account of His Life,' by the Rev. Mr. John Ball, prefixed to the collected Works of John Preston, D.D. (1587-1628), followed by Richard Sibbes's dedicatory preface 'To the Christian Reader' introducing The Breast-Plate of Faith and Love.
Extracts from the Works of Rev. John Preston, D.D., the Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, Part I: Of Faith — Preston, Breast-Plate, Of Faith — John Preston John Preston, The Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, Part I: Of Faith.
Extracts from the Works of Rev. John Preston, D.D., the Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, Part II: Of Effectual Faith — Preston, Breast-Plate, Of Effectual Faith — John Preston John Preston, The Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, Part II: Of Effectual Faith.
Extracts from the Works of Rev. John Preston, D.D., the Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, Part III: Of Love — Preston, Breast-Plate, Of Love — John Preston John Preston, The Breast-Plate of Faith and Love, Part III: Of Love.
Extracts from the works of Rev. John Preston, D.D., the New Covenant, or Saint's Portion — Preston, The New Covenant — John Preston John Preston, The New Covenant, or the Saints Portion (London, first printed 1629; many printings through 1639). Printing NOT resolved -- at least 8 distinct editions 1629-1639 on archive.org; anchor counts do not settle which.
Extracts from the Works of the Rev. Richard Sibs, D.D. — Sibbes, The Fountain Opened — Richard Sibbes Richard Sibbes, Light from Heaven, Discovering the Fountaine Opened (London, 1638) -- "The Fountaine Opened" treatise.
Extracts from the Works of the Rev. Richard Sibs, D.D. — Sibbes, The Nativity of Christ — Richard Sibbes Richard Sibbes, Light from Heaven, Discovering the Fountaine Opened (London, 1638) -- "The Nativity of Christ" treatise, same source volume as Part I.
Extracts from the Works of the Rev. Richard Sibs, D.D. — Sibbes, Union and Communion with Christ — Richard Sibbes Richard Sibbes, Bowels Opened: or, A Discovery of the Neere and Deere Love, Union and Communion betwixt Christ and the Church (London, 1639; repr. 1641) -- a DIFFERENT Sibbes work from Parts I-II, despite the shared "Extracts...Part III" CL heading.
The Life of Dr. Thomas Goodwin, with A Child of Light Walking in Darkness — Goodwin, A Child of Light — Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, A Childe of Light Walking in Darknesse (London, 1636), prefixed with a Life of Goodwin (from the memoir by his son Thomas Goodwin the younger, prefixed to the posthumous Works). Reprinted in The Works of Thomas Goodwin, D.D., 5 vols. (London, 1681-1704). Wesley's abridgement runs the Life and this treatise together as his 'Part I'.
The Life of Dr. Thomas Goodwin, with A Child of Light Walking in Darkness (continued) — Goodwin, A Child of Light (cont.) — Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, A Childe of Light Walking in Darknesse (London, 1636) — continuation of the same treatise; see the Part I entry.
Christ the Object and Support of Faith — Goodwin, Christ the Object of Faith — Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, Christ Set Forth in his Death, Resurrection, Ascension, Sitting at Gods right hand, Intercession, As the Cause of Justification, Object of Justifying Faith (London, 1642), retitled by Wesley 'Christ the Object and Support of Faith'. Reprinted in Goodwin's Works (1681-1704).
The Heart of Christ in Heaven Towards Sinners on Earth — Goodwin, The Heart of Christ in Heaven — Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, The Heart of Christ in Heaven towards Sinners on Earth (London, 1642). Reprinted in Goodwin's Works (1681-1704).
The Return of Prayers — Goodwin, The Return of Prayers — Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, The Returne of Prayers. A Treatise (London, 1636). Reprinted in Goodwin's Works (1681-1704).
The Trial of a Christian's Growth — Goodwin, The Trial of Growth — Thomas Goodwin Thomas Goodwin, The Triall of a Christians Growth, in Mortification, Vivification (London, 1641; the preface is signed 'Thomas Goodwin, April 26, 1643').
Extracts from the Works of William Dell — Dell, Three Discourses — William Dell William Dell (d. 1669), three pieces gathered from his collected Several Sermons and Discourses (London, 1652 and later edns): 'Christ's Spirit, a Christian's Strength'; 'The Building, Beauty, Teaching, and Establishment of the Truly Christian Church' (a sermon on Isaiah liv. 11-17, preached 7 June 1646); and 'The Stumbling-Stone' (1653), on the offence the world takes at Christ.
The Life of Dr. Thomas Manton, with Sermons on Several Subjects — Manton, Life & Sermons — Thomas Manton Thomas Manton (1620-1677), the Life of Manton (drawn from William Bates's funeral sermon) prefixed to a run of his Sermons on Several Subjects, gathered from Manton's collected works (published posthumously from 1678 onward). Sermons I-VII fall in Christian Library vol XII; Sermon VIII onward continue into vol XIII.
The Life of Dr. Thomas Manton, with Sermons on Several Subjects (continued) — Manton, Sermons (cont.) — Thomas Manton Thomas Manton (1620-1677), the Life of Manton (drawn from William Bates's funeral sermon) prefixed to a run of his Sermons on Several Subjects, gathered from Manton's collected works (published posthumously from 1678 onward). Sermons I-VII fall in Christian Library vol XII; Sermon VIII onward continue into vol XIII.
The Sermons of Dr. Thomas Manton, continued — Manton, Sermons (cont.) — Thomas Manton Thomas Manton (1620-1677), Sermons on Several Subjects, gathered from his collected works (published posthumously from 1678 onward). Sermons VIII (Acts xxi.14) and IX (Matt. vii.12) close the Manton run begun in Christian Library vol XII.
The Life of Isaac Ambrose, with The Doctrine of Regeneration — Ambrose, Of Regeneration — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), The Doctrine of Regeneration, from Prima: The First Things (in Prima, Media, & Ultima, London, 1650 and later edns), prefixed with a Life of Ambrose. Ambrose was minister of Garstang in Lancashire.
Directions to a Man in the New Birth — Ambrose, The New Birth — Thomas Hooker Isaac Ambrose, Directions to a Man in the (Act of the) New Birth, from Prima: The First Things (in Prima, Media, & Ultima, London, 1650 and later edns).
The Practice of Sanctification — Ambrose, Practice of Sanctification — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose, The Practice of Sanctification -- of duties in general, of self-denial, of the life of faith -- from Media: The Middle Things (in Prima, Media, & Ultima, London, 1650 and later edns).
The Practice of Sanctification (continued) — Ambrose, Family Duties (cont.) — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose, Of Family Duties, the closing section of The Practice of Sanctification, from Media: The Middle Things (in Prima, Media, & Ultima).
Looking unto Jesus: The First Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus I — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- the duty of looking unto Jesus stated and confirmed.
Looking Unto Jesus, from the Creation until His First Coming: The Second Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus II — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ from the Creation until his first coming.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Birth: The Third Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus III — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his birth.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Life: The Fourth Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus IV — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his life.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Death: The Fifth Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus V — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his death.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Resurrection: The Sixth Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus VI — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his resurrection.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Ascension, Session, and Mission of His Spirit: The Seventh Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus VII — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his ascension, session, and mission of his Spirit.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Intercession: The Eighth Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus VIII — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his intercession.
Looking Unto Jesus in His Second Coming: The Ninth Book — Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus IX — Isaac Ambrose Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664), Looking Unto Jesus: A View of the Everlasting Gospel, or, The Soul's Eying of Jesus (London, 1658) -- Christ in his second coming.
The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living: Chapters I–III — Taylor, Holy Living I–III — Jeremy Taylor Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living (London: Francis Ashe, 1650). Wesley extracts and abridges chapters I–IV; the particular printing he worked from is not established.
The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living, Chapter IV: Of Christian Religion — Taylor, Holy Living IV — Jeremy Taylor Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living (London: Francis Ashe, 1650). Wesley extracts and abridges chapters I–IV; the particular printing he worked from is not established.
The Rules and Exercises of Holy Dying: Chapters I–V — Taylor, Holy Dying I–V — Jeremy Taylor Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying (London: Richard Royston, 1651). Wesley extracts and abridges chapters I–V; the particular printing he worked from is not established.
Academia Celestis: The Heavenly University — Rous, Academia Celestis — Francis Rous Francis Rous, The Heavenly Academie (London, 1638/1639) — later Latinized by Rous himself as Academia Coelestis, the first of his three tracts Interiora Regni Dei.
The Life of Christ the Pith and Kernel of All Religion: A Sermon Preached before the House of Commons — Cudworth, Christ the Pith and Kernel of All Religion — Ralph Cudworth Ralph Cudworth, A Sermon Preached before the Honourable House of Commons at Westminster, March 31, 1647 (London, 1647; repr. 1744).
The Act of Oblivion — Culverwell, The Act of Oblivion — Nathaniel Culverwell Nathaniel Culverwell, An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, with several other Treatises (London, 1652; repr. 1654, 1661, 1669), 'The Act of Oblivion'.
Four Discourses: The Child’s Return, The Panting Soul, Mount Ebal, and Spiritual Opticks — Culverwell, Four Discourses — Nathaniel Culverwell Nathaniel Culverwell, An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, with several other Treatises (London, 1652; repr. 1654, 1661, 1669), four discourses: The Child's Return, The Panting Soul, Mount Ebal, Spiritual Opticks.
The Life of Dr. John Owen, with Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers — Owen, Of the Mortification of Sin — John Owen John Owen, Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers (London, 1656). The ~290-word life prefixed in the CL is from Anthony Wood's Athenae Oxonienses, not by Owen.
The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of the Remainders of Indwelling Sin in Believers — Owen, Of Indwelling Sin — John Owen John Owen, Of the Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of the Remainders of Indwelling Sin in Believers (London: for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668).
Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It — Owen, Of Temptation — John Owen John Owen, Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It (London, 1658); collated against the 1721 standalone reprint and Goold's Works vol. VI.
Christologia: Or, A Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ, God and Man — Owen, Christologia — John Owen John Owen, Christologia: Or, A Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ, God and Man (London, 1679); collated against Goold's Works vol. I and the 1721 compiled Works.
Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Part I) — Owen, Of Communion with God, Part I — John Owen John Owen, Of Communion with God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost (London, 1657), complete; collated against Goold's Works vol. II and the 1700 printing.
Of the True Way or Method of Attaining to Divine Knowledge, with A Short Discourse of Superstition — Smith, Of Attaining Divine Knowledge; Of Superstition — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660), edited posthumously by John Worthington.
A Short Discourse of Atheism, with A Discourse Demonstrating the Immortality of the Soul — Smith, Of Atheism; Of the Immortality of the Soul — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660), edited posthumously by John Worthington.
A Discourse Concerning the Existence and Nature of God — Smith, Of the Existence and Nature of God — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660), edited posthumously by John Worthington.
Extracts from the Works of Mr. John Smith: The Nature of Prophecy — Smith, The Nature of Prophecy — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660), edited posthumously by John Worthington -- the discourse 'Of Prophecy.'
Extracts from the Works of Mr. John Smith: Treating Legal Righteousness — Smith, Legal and Evangelical Righteousness — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660), edited posthumously by John Worthington -- the discourse 'Of Legal Righteousness and the Righteousness of Faith' (on Rom 9:31-32).
The Shortness and Vanity of a Pharisaic Righteousness, with The Excellency and Nobleness of True Religion — Smith, Pharisaic Righteousness; Excellency of True Religion — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660) -- two discourses run together as one CL extract: 'The Shortness and Vanity of a Pharisaic Righteousness' (on Matt 19:20-21) and the opening of 'The Excellency and Nobleness of True Religion.'
Extracts from the Works of Mr. John Smith: Vanity of Pharisaic Righteousness — Smith, Excellency of True Religion, cont. — John Smith John Smith, Select Discourses (London, 1660) -- continuation (CONT) of 'The Excellency and Nobleness of True Religion,' begun in part-i.
A Christian's Conflicts and Conquests, with A Sermon Preached at the Author's Funeral, by Simon Patrick — Smith, Christian Conflicts; Patrick's Funeral Sermon — John Smith COMPOUND: John Smith's discourse 'A Christian's Conflicts and Conquests' (on Jas 4:7), from Select Discourses (London, 1660), followed in the same CL file by Simon Patrick's funeral sermon for Smith -- both printed together as an appendix to the same 1660/1673 Select Discourses editions, so one pair of witnesses covers the whole file.
Memorials of Godliness and Christianity — Palmer, Memorials of Godliness and Christianity — Herbert Palmer Herbert Palmer, Memorials of Godliness and Christianity, in Three Parts (1673 printing).
An Extract from the Whole Duty of Man, Chap I-III — Allestree (attr.), The Whole Duty of Man, Chap I-III — Richard Allestree [Richard Allestree, attrib.], The Whole Duty of Man, Laid Down in a Plain and Familiar Way for the Use of All, but Especially the Meanest Reader (1658) -- author never named on any period title page.
An Extract from the Whole Duty of Man, Part IV-VIII — Allestree, The Whole Duty of Man, Chap IV-VIII, cont. — Richard Allestree [Richard Allestree, attrib.], The Whole Duty of Man (1658) -- continuation (CONT), Chapters IV-VIII.
An Extract from the Whole Duty of Man, Part IX-XII — Allestree, The Whole Duty of Man, Chap IX-XII, cont. — Richard Allestree [Richard Allestree, attrib.], The Whole Duty of Man (1658) -- continuation (CONT), Chapters IX-XII.
Private Devotions for Several Occasions — Allestree (attr.), Private Devotions for Several Occasions — Richard Allestree [Richard Allestree, attrib.], the Private Devotions appended to The Whole Duty of Man (1658).
A Collection of Prayers for Families — Jenks, A Collection of Prayers for Families — Benjamin Jenks Benjamin Jenks, Prayers and Offices of Devotion for Families, and for Particular Persons, upon Most Occasions (1697).
Directions for Married Persons — Whately, Directions for Married Persons, Chap I-VIII — William Whately William Whately, A Bride-Bush; or, A Direction for Married Persons (expanded ed., 1619; this printing 1623).
Directions for Married Persons (continued) — Whately, Directions for Married Persons, Chap IX-XV, cont. — William Whately William Whately, A Bride-Bush; or, A Direction for Married Persons (expanded ed., 1619; this printing 1623).
The Life of Dr. Robert Sanderson, with Four Sermons — Sanderson, The Life, with Sermons I-II — Robert Sanderson Robert Sanderson, XXXVI Sermons (1686), with Izaak Walton's Life prefixed.
The Life of Dr. Robert Sanderson, with Four Sermons (continued) — Sanderson, Sermons III-IV, cont. — Robert Sanderson Robert Sanderson, XXXVI Sermons (1686) -- the St. Paul's Cross sermon of 1627 on Gen. 20:6 and the Grantham visitation sermon of 1634 on Rom. 14:23.
A Discourse Concerning Comparative Religion — Garden, A Discourse Concerning Comparative Religion — James Garden James Garden, Comparativa theologia (Latin, 1699), in the anonymous English translation -- Comparative Theology; or, The True and Solid Grounds of Pure and Peaceable Theology.
Thoughts on Religion, and Other Subjects — Pascal, Thoughts on Religion, Preface and Chap I-XII — Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal, Pensees, in the Port-Royal collection of 1670, Englished as Thoughts on Religion, and Other Subjects (Basil Kennett's translation, first printed 1704), with the editors' preface and the Prayer in Sickness.
Thoughts on Religion, and Other Subjects (continued) — Pascal, Thoughts on Religion, Chap XIII-XXIV, cont. — Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal, Pensees, in the Port-Royal collection of 1670, Englished as Thoughts on Religion, and Other Subjects (Basil Kennett's translation, first printed 1704), with the editors' preface and the Prayer in Sickness.
Thoughts on Religion, and Other Subjects (continued) — Pascal, Thoughts on Religion, Chap XXV-XXX and the Prayer, cont. — Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal, Pensees, in the Port-Royal collection of 1670, Englished as Thoughts on Religion, and Other Subjects (Basil Kennett's translation, first printed 1704), with the editors' preface and the Prayer in Sickness.
The Great Duty of Self-Resignation to the Divine Will — Worthington, The Great Duty of Self-Resignation — John Worthington John Worthington, The Great Duty of Self-Resignation to the Divine Will (posthumous, edited with a preface by Edward Fowler, 1675), COMPLETE -- Wesley prints Part I, the Considerations, in his Vol. XXIII and Part II, the Directions, in his Vol. XXIV.
The Life of Mr. Joseph Alleine, with An Earnest Invitation to Sinners — Alleine, The Life, with An Earnest Invitation to Sinners — Joseph Alleine The Life and Death of that Excellent Minister of Christ Mr. Joseph Alleine (1672), the composite memoir assembled after his death by his widow Theodosia Alleine with Richard Alleine, George Newton, Richard Baxter and others. The witnesses are collected volumes: each carries the Life together with Alleine's shorter practical pieces and letters.
An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners — Alleine, An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners, Chap I-III — Joseph Alleine Joseph Alleine, An Alarme to Unconverted Sinners (posthumous, 1671; also issued as A Sure Guide to Heaven). Wesley prints the whole -- the opening address 'An earnest Invitation to Sinners to turn to God', chapters I-VI and the Conclusion.
A Counsel for Personal and Family Godliness — Alleine, A Counsel for Personal and Family Godliness — Joseph Alleine Joseph Alleine, A Counsel for Personal and Family Godliness, printed among the practical pieces annexed to both the Life and the later Alarm editions.

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Christologia: Or, A Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ, God and Man (continued) — Owen, Christologia, cont. — John Owen See christologia-or-a-decration-of-the-glorious-mystery-of-the-person-of-christ-god-and-man-part-i -- same work, collated whole.
Christologia: Or, A Declaration of the Glorious Mystery of the Person of Christ, God and Man (concluded) — Owen, Christologia, concl. — John Owen See christologia-or-a-decration-of-the-glorious-mystery-of-the-person-of-christ-god-and-man-part-i -- same work, collated whole.

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The Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of the Remainders of Indwelling Sin in Believers (continued) — Owen, Of Indwelling Sin, cont. — John Owen John Owen, Of the Nature, Power, Deceit, and Prevalency of the Remainders of Indwelling Sin in Believers (London: for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668).
The Lives of Various Eminent Persons Chiefly Extracted from Mr. Samuel Clark — Samuel Clarke Samuel Clarke, The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons in this Later Age (London, 1683).
Devotional Tracts, Part I — François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon; Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (Nicolas Herman) [Peter Heylin/Heylyn, ed. & trans., not named on title page], Devotional Tracts Concerning the Presence of God, and Other Religious Subjects. Translated from the French (London: J. Downing, 1724; 2nd edn 1757). Wesley's extract draws on Heylin's material from Fénelon, titled there "Pious Reflections," reduced by Wesley to about a third of its length.
Devotional Tracts, Part II — Mary Henrics (Maria Henrics); François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon [Peter Heylin/Heylyn], Devotional Tracts Concerning the Presence of God, and Other Religious Subjects. Translated from the French (London: J. Downing, 1724; 2nd edn 1757).
A Mother's Advice — François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon Jeanne Guyon, "A Mother's Advice to her Daughter Concerning Religion" — printed with its own separate title page inside [Peter Heylin, ed.], Devotional Tracts Concerning the Presence of God (London: J. Downing, 1724). Wesley reduced Heylin's text by half, to about 15 pages.
Extracts from the Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons. Chap I-VI — John Fell (Life of Hammond); Francisco Losa (Life of Gregory Lopez) Compound work, two lives with different sources. (1) John Fell's Life of Hammond — source edition NOT yet identified, likely Fell's own prefatory life in an edition of Hammond's works, unconfirmed. (2) Francisco de Losa's Life of Gregory Lopez, "written originally in Spanish" — Rivers notes genuine scholarly disagreement over which translation/edition Wesley actually used: either the English translation (2nd edn, tr. Abraham Woodhead, [s.l.], 1675), or (per Orcibal) the French translation edited by Pierre Poiret, Le saint solitaire des Indes, ou la vie de Grégoire Lopez (Cologne: Jean de la Pierre, 1717).
Extracts from the Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons. Chap VII-XV — Francisco Losa Continuation of Francisco de Losa's Life of Gregory Lopez — same source-identification question as extracts-from-the-lives-of-sundry-eminent-persons-chap-i-vi (English 1675 tr. vs. French 1717 Poiret edn, per Rivers, unresolved).

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