fits and convulsions-interpreted the faithful as a sign of the Holy Spir- it's presence-which further detracted from Wesley's image as a theolo- gian. But Wesley himself was skeptical of the value of such episodes: "I neither forward nor hinder them," he said.
In fact, says Dreyer, Wesley gave considerable thought to the nature of faith and human reason. His arguments closely paralleled those of
John Wesley's 1738 religious experience started him on the road to Methodism after 13 years...