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 others... The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 3761927Full view - About this book
| Religion - 1832 - 896 pages
...ourselves, and for all men, both high and low." William Penn, speaking of Fox himself, says, — " But above all he excelled in prayer. The inwardness...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 others... | |
| William Penn - 1834 - 98 pages
...which he had received of Christ, and was his own experience, in that which never errs' nor fails. V. But, above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness...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 others... | |
| Children - 1834 - 144 pages
...his own everlasting kingdom." Mo. William Penn, speaking of George Fox, says, " He was remarkable for the inwardness and weight of his spirit, the reverence and solemnity of his address, the fewness and fulness of his words ; his very presence expressed a religious majesty, yet he held... | |
| George Fox - Fox, George, 1624-1691 - 1836 - 578 pages
...he had received of Christ, and which was his own experience, in that which never errs nor fails. V. But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness...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 others... | |
| Edward Smith - Quakers - 1836 - 374 pages
...which he had received of Christ, and was his own experience, in that which never errs nor fails. " But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness...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 others... | |
| Edward Smith - Quakers - 1836 - 364 pages
...which he had received of Christ, and was his own experience, in that which never errs nor fails. " But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness...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 others... | |
| William Evans, Thomas Evans - Quakers - 1837 - 500 pages
...the truth, the very truth, and I have never departed from it." " But above all, says William Penn, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of...reverence and solemnity of his address and behaviour ; the fewness and fulness of his words, have often struck even strangers with admiration ; as they... | |
| William Evans - Quakers - 1837 - 508 pages
...the truth, the very truth, and I have never departed from it." " But above all, says William Penn, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his spirit ; the reverence and solemnity 01 his address and behaviour ; the fewness anc fulness of his words, have often struck even strangers... | |
| William Penn - Society of Friends - 1838 - 116 pages
...which he had received of Christ, and was his own experience, in that which never errs nor fails. V. But above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness...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 others... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1838 - 516 pages
...extract tho following detached passages. ' He had an extraordinary gift in opening the scripture-, but above all he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of his speech, the reverence and solemnity of lit» address and behaviour, and the trueness and fullnns »f... | |
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