But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence and solemnity of his address and behaviour, and the fewness and fulness of his words, have often struck even strangers with admiration, as they used to reach... The Rise and Progress of Religious Life in England - Page 236by Samuel Rowles Pattison - 1864 - 368 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Fox - 1694 - 536 pages
...and was his own experience, in that which never errs nor fails. But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence...of his address and behaviour, and the fewness and fullness of his words, have often struck, even strangers, with admiration, as they used to reach others... | |
| John Aikin - Biography - 1803 - 646 pages
...that he had an extraordinary gift in opening the Scriptures, but that above all he excelled in prnyer. The reverence and solemnity of his address and- behaviour, and the fewness and fullness of his words often struck strangers with admiration." He also speaks in high terms of his... | |
| Thomas Willis - Quakers - 1812 - 168 pages
...opening the Scriptures -.—would go to the marrow of things. But, above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit ; the reverence and solemnity of his address and behaviour ; the fewness and fulness of his \\ ords ; have often struck even strangers with admiration, as they... | |
| Henry Tuke - Quakers - 1813 - 344 pages
...But above all," continues this capable judge of meo and things, " above all he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit; the reverence and solemnity of his address and Behaviour ; the fewness and fullness of his words, have often struck even strangers with admiration; as they... | |
| Henry Tuke - Quakers - 1813 - 348 pages
...solemnity of his address and behaviour ; the fewness and fullness of his words,, have often struck eveu. strangers with admiration ; as they used to reach others with consolation. The most awful, living, reverend frame I ever felt or beheld, I must say, was his in prayer. And. truly it was a testimony... | |
| Henry Tuke - Quakers - 1815 - 342 pages
...all," continues this capable jujdge •;' of men and things, " above all he excelled in pra|^r. "? The inwardness and weight of his. spirit ; the reverence and solemnity of his address and behaviour ; the fewness and fullness of his words, have often struck even strangers with admiration ; as they... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 404 pages
...weight of his spirit, the reverenee and solemnity of his address and hehaviour, the fewness and the fulness of his words, have often struck even strangers...reach others with consolation. The most awful, living, reverend frame I ever felt or heheld, I must say was his in prayer. And truly it was a testimony he... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1825 - 392 pages
..." He had an extraordinary gift in opening the scriptures — but, above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence...ever felt or beheld, I must say, was his in prayer." — " Graceful he was in countenance," says Ellwood, " manly in personage, grave in gesture, courteous... | |
| Books - 1825 - 392 pages
..." He had an extraordinary gift in opening the scriptures — but, above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence...ever felt or beheld, I must say, was his in prayer." — " Graceful he was in countenance," says Ellwood, " manly in personage, grave in gesture, courteous... | |
| Books - 1825 - 390 pages
..." He had an extraordinary gift in opening the scriptures — but, above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence...ever felt or beheld, I must say, was his in prayer." — " Graceful he was in countenance," says Ellwood, " manly in personage, grave in gesture, courteous... | |
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