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The true explanation of John Wesley's conduct in this matter may perhaps be found in the intensely practical character of his mind.' 'I would not,' he said, 'read all the religious books driven to tears lyrics that are now published for the whole world.The truths which they brought into prominence were not new truths, nor truths which were actually denied, but they were truths which acquired under the vigorous preaching of the revivalists a freshness and a vitality, and an influence over men's practice, which they had to a great extent ceased to exercise.That driven to tears lyrics he was most sincerely and heartily attached to the Church of England is undeniable.to promote the love of God and the love of man for God's sake, to stem the torrent of vice and irreligion, and to fill the land with a godly and useful population.When it was seasonable to sing praise to God, they were to do it with the spirit and the understanding also 'not in the miserable, scandalous doggerel of Sternhold and Hopkins, but in psalms and hymns which driven to tears lyrics are both sense and poetry, such as would sooner provoke a critic to turn Christian than a Christian to turn critic' they were to sing 'not lolling at their ease, or in the indecent posture of sitting, but all standing before God, praising Him lustily and with a good courage' there was to be 'no repetition of words, no dwelling on disjointed syllables.His preachers in Ireland are instructed how they are to avoid falling into the dirty habits of the country and the most minute and delicate rules about personal cleanliness are laid down for them.He confessed his error on the subject of Christian assurance in driven to tears lyrics a characteristically outspoken fashion.If he had followed out this taste, he would have been isolated.It is driven to tears lyrics most amusing to read his letters to his itinerant preachers, whom he addresses in the most familiar terms.