 | Arminianism - 1848 - 726 pages
...overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless ; and both saw in hia uninterrupted cheerfulness the excellency of true religion."* On one. of these occasions, it was... | |
 | John Whitehead - 1805 - 570 pages
...goodness of heart. While the grave alul serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless; and both saw in bis uninterrupted cheerfulness, the excellency of true religion. No cynical remarks on the levity of... | |
 | George Bourne - Funeral sermons - 1807 - 366 pages
...overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless...cheerfulness, the excellency of true religion. No cvnical remarks on the levity of youth embittered his discourse : no applausive retrospect to past... | |
 | James Lackington - Booksellers and bookselling - 1808 - 200 pages
...with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young- and thoughtless ; both saw in his uninterrupted cheerfulness, the excellency of true religion. No eynical remarks on the levity of youth, embittered his discourses : no applausive retrospect to past... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1810 - 432 pages
...overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless...religion. No cynical remarks on the levity of youth, imbittered his discourse : no applausive retrospect to past times, marked his present discontent. In... | |
 | John Wesley - 1827 - 580 pages
...wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless ; and both saw.in his uninterrupted cheerfulness the excellency of true...cynical remarks on the levity of youth embittered his discourse : no applausive retrospect to past times, marked his present discontent. In him even old... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1831 - 346 pages
...overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless...religion. No cynical remarks on the levity of youth imbittered his discourse; no applausive retrospect to past times marked his present discontent. In... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1831 - 466 pages
...overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless...religion. No cynical remarks on the levity of youth imbittered his discourse; no applausive retrospect to past times marked his present discontent. In... | |
 | Religion - 1835 - 440 pages
...overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless;...cynical remarks on the levity of youth embittered his discourse ; no applausive retrospect to past times marked his present discontent. In him, even old... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1836 - 342 pages
...goodness of heart. While .the grave and serious were charmed with his wisdom, his sportive sallies of innocent mirth delighted even the young and thoughtless...religion. No cynical remarks on the levity of youth imbittered his discourse ; no applausive retrospect to past times marked his present discontent. In... | |
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... may be blended with the most perfect piety. In his conversation, we might be at a loss whether to admire most, his fine classical taste, his extensive knowledge of men and things, or his overflowing goodness of heart. While the grave and serious were... 
