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 NOTE. ' The Conference places on record that the pb.ra.pr "the first four volume? " of John Wesley's Sermons is to be interpreted in accordance with Counsel's opinion, viz.: " The phrase in the Model Deed applies to the first four volumes of Wesley's Sermons, published in eight volumes in 1787-8; and the total number of Sermons is forty-four." ' —Minutes, 1914, p. 373; cf. pp. 614-629. Sermons - I— XII appeared in Vol. I, published in 1746 - XIII— XXIV „,, Vol. II, „ „ 1V48 XXV— XXXVII „ „ Vol. Ill, „ „ 1750,, XXXVIH— XLIV,, „ Vol. IV,,,,, 1760 Sermon XXXVI was not in the first edition of Vol. Ill, but was included by Wesley himself in an early undated edition, and also in the edition of his /Sermons in eight volumes which he published in 1787-8. Wesley's preface (see pp. iii.-vi.) was prefixed to the first vol., published in 1746. In this edition the Sermons are numbered as in the above vols. In the Fifty-three Sermons hitherto published, No. 11 of this edition appears as No. 12, 12 as 16, 13 as 17, 14 as 18, 15 as 19, 16 as 21, V! as 22, 18 as 23, 19 as 24, 20 as 25, 21 as 26, 22 as 27, 23 as 28, 24 as 29, 25 as 30, 26 as 31, 27 as 32, 28 as 33, 29 as 34, 30 as 35, 31 as 36, 32 as 37, 33 as 38, 34 as 39, 35 as 40, 36 as 41, 37 as 42, 38 as 44, 89 as 45, 40 as 46, 41 as 47, 42 as 48, 43 as 49. 44 as 50. Nos. 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 48, 51, 52, and 53 of the Fifty-three Sermons are now omitted in accordance with the Conference Resolution given Above