"It is most true that the root of religion lies in the heart, in the inmost soul; [...] but if this root be really in the heart it cannot put forth branches"
— Wesley, John (1703-1791)
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Work Title
Date
1748
Metaphor
"It is most true that the root of religion lies in the heart, in the inmost soul; [...] but if this root be really in the heart it cannot put forth branches"
Metaphor in Context
Evidence of the changed heart, inward holiness, is in outward holiness, love of neighbour or social holiness [...] It is most true that the root of religion lies in the heart, in the inmost soul; [...] but if this root be really in the heart it cannot put forth branches. And these are several instances of outward obedience, which partake of the same nature with the root, and consequently are not only marks or signs, but substantial parts of religion.
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Provenance
Reading J. P. van Noppen's Transforming Words (136).
Citation
Noppen, J. P. van. Transforming Words: The Early Methodist Revival from a Discourse Perspective. Bern and New York: Peter Lang, 1999.
Date of Entry
06/27/2005
