Queries humbly proposed to the Rt. Reverend and Rt. Honourable Count Zinzendorf, circa 1755.

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Queries humbly proposed to the Rt. Reverend and Rt. Honourable Count Zinzendorf, circa 1755.

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This collection consists of a set of questions, here referred to as queries, posed to Count Niclaus Ludwig graf von Zinzendorf, the founder of the Moravian Church. The queries are written in the hand of John Bennet, a Methodist preacher who was an associate of John Wesley. Both Bennet and Wesley had been closely associated with Moravian Church. They eventually distanced themselves from the Moravians because of theological differences and issued public charges against the movements. The questions were intended to point out weaknesses in Moravian doctrine and Zinzendorf's personal belief. The piece is thought to be a revision of Wesley's 1755 manuscript Queries but it is possible that it was composed by Bennet.

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Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology

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Bennet, John, 1714-1759

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John Bennet was a British Methodist who became one of John Wesley's itinerant preachers in 1747. He formally separated from Wesley in 1752, accusing Wesley of preaching papist doctrine and of being a "pope." A number of people left Methodism with Bennet. He became the pastor of an independent congregation at Warburton, Cheshire. Bennet died May 24, 1759. From the description of Queries humbly proposed to the Rt. Reverend and Rt. Honourable Count Zinzendorf, circa 1755. (Unknown). Wor...

Wesley, John, 1703-1791

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John Wesley, evangelist and founder of Methodism, was born 17 June 1703, in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, and died 2 March 1791, in London, England. He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford (1724); was ordained a deacon in the Church of England (1725); and was elected a fellow of Lincoln College (1726). He eventually embarked upon a new ministry, along with his brother, Charles (b. 1707), which resulted in their separation from the Anglican church; they and other "Methodists" served as...

Zinzendorf, Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von, 1700-1760

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Moravian Church

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The Moravians came to the United States in 1735 primarily to preach the gospel to the Indians. Although the Moravians had contacts with many Indian tribes, they did most of their work among the Delawares. They followed this tribe westward from Pennsylvania to Ohio, to Canada, to Indiana,and finally to Kansas. They also worked among the Mahicans in New York and Connecticut, and among the Cherokees in Georgia and Oklahoma. The work lasted until 1900, for a total of over 150 years. From...