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> [I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/i-am-not-afraid-that-the-people-called-methodists-should-ever-cease/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

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> [My fear is not that our great movement, known as the Methodists, will eventually cease to exist or one day die from the earth. My fear is that our people will become content to live without the fire, the power,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/my-fear-is-not-that-our-great-movement-known-as-the-methodists-will/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

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## Other authors on Cease to exist

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## More by John Wesley

> [I build on Christ, the rock of ages; on his sure mercies described in his word, and on his promises, all which I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/i-build-on-christ-the-rock-of-ages-on-his-sure-mercies-described-in/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [“I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/i-set-myself-on-fire-and-people-come-to-watch-me-burn/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/having-first-gained-all-you-can-and-secondly-saved-all-you-can-then/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [People who wish to be offended will always find some occasion for taking offense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/people-who-wish-to-be-offended-will-always-find-some-occasion-for/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [“Those without enough love experience rage, but love drives rage away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/those-without-enough-love-experience-rage-but-love-drives-rage-away/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [I reflected much on that vain desire, which had pursued me for so many years, of being in solitude in order to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/i-reflected-much-on-that-vain-desire-which-had-pursued-me-for-so-many/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [“By salvation I mean not barely according to the vulgar notion deliverance from hell or going to heaven but a present deliverance from sin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/by-salvation-i-mean-not-barely-according-to-the-vulgar-notion/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. Well, it ain't true. I only killed one man for snoring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/they-say-i-killed-six-or-seven-men-for-snoring-well-it-ain-t-true-i/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [“I had a sort of faith during my early life. But devils also have a sort of faith. Still, neither they nor I received…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/i-had-a-sort-of-faith-during-my-early-life-but-devils-also-have-a/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [Preach faith till you have it; and then, because you have it, you will preach faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/preach-faith-till-you-have-it-and-then-because-you-have-it-you-will/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/do-all-the-good-you-can-in-all-the-ways-you-can-to-all-the-souls-you/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/if-i-had-300-men-who-feared-nothing-but-god-hated-nothing-but-sin-and/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [The case is this: God offers you one of the greatest mercies on this side of heaven and commands you to accept it. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/the-case-is-this-god-offers-you-one-of-the-greatest-mercies-on-this/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/though-i-am-always-in-haste-i-am-never-in-a-hurry/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

> [In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wesley/in-all-cases-the-church-is-to-be-judged-by-the-scripture-not-the/)

[John Wesley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wesley/)

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