Pilgrim, I think I quite agree with you, actually. I don't see much similarity between Wesley and his band of early Arminians and modern Armenianism, or Christianity in general today, whatever name it goes by. Wesley preached justification by faith only and regeneration as well as any good Calvinist back there and that is why Whitefield and Spurgeon accepted him. One can even remain in the Catholic church and be a true Christian if you are regenerate and depend only on the merits and blood of Christ as many did in the past.

The church of Rome is a church defiled with error and debased with superstition, but was there ever a nobler Christian woman in this world than Madame de la Mothe Guyon? She did not depart from Christ, though in the midst of a pestilent atmosphere. Remember, too, the names of Jansenius, and Arnold, and Pascal, and Fenelon, which are an honor to the universal Church of Christ; who ever walked in closer communion with Christ than those holy men did? In the midst of the darkest ages, there have shone forth the brightest stars. - Spurgeon

This is not to justify Catholicism, Arminianism, or even Calvinism which does not preach the old gospel. You can go to the Orthodox Presbyterian website for example and find the typical do this, say that, repeat this formula and presto you're a Christian, modern gospel. So I am quite with you, my friend!
Dan

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