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John Wesley was born in Epworth, 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Lincoln, England, the son of Samuel Wesley, a poet and graduate of the University of Oxford, and a minister of the Church of England.  In 1689 Samuel married Susanna Annesley, twenty-fifth child of Dr. Samuel Annesley.  Both Samuel and Susanna had been raised in Dissenting homes before becoming members of the Established Church early in adulthood. Susanna herself became a mother of nineteen children. In 1696 Samuel Wesley was appointed rector of Epworth, where John, the fifteenth child, was born.  

In 1720, John Wesley entered Christ Church College, Oxford.  In 1725 he began to seek after holiness of heart and life through a rigidly methodical and abstemious life, study of the Scriptures, and the giving of alms.  He was ordained deacon that year, and elected fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford in 1726.  John Wesley received his Master's degree from Christ Church College in 1727, and became his father's curate for two years, returning to Oxford to fulfil his functions as fellow in 1729.

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Back in England, John Wesley met the Moravian Peter Bohler, who shocked him with his faith and assurance in God.  Convinced by the Moravians, John Wesley was convinced their faith was real, and resolved to seek that assuarnce by:  

'''''The Supernatural Occurrences of John Wesley''''' is a non-fiction book relying heavily upon actual quotations from the writings of John Wesley.  The author presents various types of supernatural phenomena as they were recorded by Wesley. These phenomena include visions, dreams, miraculous healings, instances of persons passing out during Wesley’s sermons, supernatural answers to prayer, the unusual fates of some of Wesley’s critics, and cases of demon possession.

*[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on money]]