Misquotation: The Church recruited people who had been starched and ironed before they were washed.
John Wesley Lord, as quoted in TIME magazine - 1 February 1963.
Misquotation: God buries his workmen, but carries on his work.
Charles Wesley, as quoted in Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature - 1889. This appears with two quotes of John Wesley on the monument to both men in Westminster Abbey, and is commonly attributed to John Wesley.
Misquotation: Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.
quoted in The Peaceful Path of Prosperity : Practical and Spiritual Approaches to Enrich Your Life with Your Inner Wealth - 2001 by Danny Babineaux. Not found in any record of John Wesley before 2001.
Sermon 39 Catholic Spirit from the 1872 edition of Wesley's Complete Works - Thomas Jackson, editor - Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771.
Sermon 38 "A Caution against Bigotry" - Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771.
Sermon 37 "The Nature of Enthusiasm" - Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771.
Sermon 37 "The Nature of Enthusiasm" - Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771.
Sermon 37 "The Nature of Enthusiasm" - Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771.
Sermon 37 "The Nature of Enthusiasm" - Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771.
And Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself.
Sermons on Several Occasions - 1771