Hair's Breadth Difference
Who said this about love and perfection?
Moreover, this holiness of life is comprehended under the two heads above mentioned. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and thy neighbour as thyself.” First, our mind must be completely filled with love to God, and then this love must forthwith flow out toward our neighbour. This the Apostle shows when he says, “The end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,” (1 Tim. 1:5). . . . For complete perfection, nothing more can be required than is expressed in these passages of Moses and Paul.
John Wesley said there was but a hair's breadth difference between him and John Calvin in many things. Is this Wesley, or Calvin?
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February 3rd, 2010 at 2315
I presume it's Calvin. I do not recognize it as a Wesley quote, and it doesn't really "read" like it's Wesley. It may also point to some differences in the connotation of the word "perfect" at the time.
February 4th, 2010 at 0131
Yes, it's Calvin from the "Institutes."