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		<title>Seedthrower at 17:45, 30 October 2022</title>
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		<author><name>Seedthrower</name></author>
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower at 23:14, 13 March 2021</title>
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower: Seedthrower moved page 3. to 3 without leaving a redirect</title>
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower: Seedthrower moved page 2016 Discipline:3. to 3. without leaving a redirect</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Seedthrower moved page &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php?title=2016_Discipline:3.&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;2016 Discipline:3. (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;2016 Discipline:3.&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php?title=3.&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;3. (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;3.&lt;/a&gt; without leaving a redirect&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower at 00:11, 24 January 2021</title>
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower at 00:06, 24 January 2021</title>
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower: Seedthrower moved page 3 to 3.</title>
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		<title>imported&gt;Seedthrower: Created page with &quot;It was not Wesley’s purpose to found a church, but the awakening brought about the spontaneous origin of the “societies” which grew into the Methodist movement. Near the...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;It was not Wesley’s purpose to found a church, but the awakening brought about the spontaneous origin of the “societies” which grew into the Methodist movement. Near the...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was not Wesley’s purpose to found a church, but the awakening brought about the spontaneous origin of the “societies” which grew into the Methodist movement. Near the end of 1739, there came to Wesley, in London, eight or ten persons who appeared to be deeply convinced of sin and earnestly groaning for redemption. They desired, as did two or three more the next day, that he would spend some time with them in prayer, and advise them how to flee from the wrath to come, which they saw continually hanging over their heads. A day was appointed when they might all come together, which from thence forward they did every week; namely, on Thursday in the evening. To these, and as many more as desired to join with them (for their number increased daily), he gave those advices which he judged most needful for them and they always concluded their meeting with prayer. The Membership Commitments found in this Discipline 260–268 represent in revised form the General Rules which Wesley gave to the members of the societies to enable them to test the sincerity of their purpose and to guide them in holy living.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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