This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... prayer and praise. Turning his face to the wall and lifting up his heart and countenance to heaven with his arms clasped about his breast, he would stand for some time before the Lord in solemn recollection, and again return to his work. He would rise at four o'clock to pursue his studies, and on his knees he usually ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ... prayer and praise. Turning his face to the wall and lifting up his heart and countenance to heaven with his arms clasped about his breast, he would stand for some time before the Lord in solemn recollection, and again return to his work. He would rise at four o'clock to pursue his studies, and on his knees he usually studied his Bible. "A truly laudable and worthy study," he exclaims, "whereby a man is able to converse with God, with holy angels, with patriarchs and prophets, and clearly to unfold to men the mind of God from the language of God!" IIe would cry out in the midst of his studies, "I fain would rest on Thee! I thirst for the divine life. I pray for the Spirit of illumination. I cast my soul upon Jesus Christ, the God of glory, and the Redeemer of the world. I desire to be conformable unto him--his friend, servant, disciple, and sacrifice." When he entered the ministry, his cry was "Lord Jesus! Lord Jesus, I lay my soul at thy feet, to be taught and governed by thee; take the veil from the mystery, and show me the truth as it is in thyself; be thou my sun, my star by day and. by night." He walked thirty miles to his first appointment, and preached in a barn to a congregation in which many mocked while others wept over thejjMrins. He preached with great success among the Irish, both in English and in Irish, and turned thousands to Christ amid the fires of persecution. One who heard him said of his sermon that "such a sluice of divine oratory ran through his language as is rarely to be met with." Wesley used to speak of him as "that blessed man," and says, "Wherever he preached the word, whether in English or Irish, it was sharper than a two-edged sword. I do not remember ever to hav...
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