John Wesley's Secret to Long Life

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John Wesley practiced the Methodist faith all his life. In the 1700s, when land travel was by walking, horseback or carriage, Wesley logged more than 4,000 miles a year. During his lifetime he preached about 40,000 sermons. At 85 years of age he was still active… Wesley's secret to long life…

1. Constant exercise and change of air.
2. Having never having lost a night's sleep.
3. Having the ability to sleep at command.
4. Having constantly risen at four in the morning.
5. Having constantly preached at five in the morning.
6. Having so little pain, sorrow, or anxious care.
7. Considered prayer an essential part of living.
8. Read the Bible every day.
9. Participating in Christian community and fasting.
10. "The Spirit and Discipline Make a Christian"
11. Faith – Wesley gave away most of his earnings.
12. The famed 'Aldersgate Experience' is where he experienced E/c2 having his heart 'strangely warmed.'