 How then can you judge of what you never heard?" "Sir, by common report." "Common report is not enough. Give me leave, Sir, to ask, is not your name Nash?  Wesley and Methodism - Page 150by Frederick John Snell - 1900 - 243 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1797 - 514 pages
..." I fay it is. And befide, your preaching frightens people out of their wits." " Sir, did you ever hear me preach ? " " No." " How then can you judge of what you never heard ? " 1l Sir, by common report." " Common report is not enough." " Give me leave, Sir, to aflc, Is not... | |
 | 1905 - 726 pages
...I say it is. But, besides, your preaching frightens people out of their wits." " Sir, did you ever hear me preach ? " " No." " How then can you judge..." Sir, I dare not judge of you by common report. I believe it is not enough to judge by." Here he paused a while, and, having recovered himself, asked... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1809 - 460 pages
...preaching frightens people out of their wits." " Sir, did you ever hear me preach .'" " No." " How tlien can you judge of what you never heard ?" " Sir, by common report. Common report is enough." " Give me leave, Sir, to ask, Is not your name Nash?" " My name is Nash." " Sir, I dare not... | |
 | Robert Southey - Evangelists - 1820 - 642 pages
...heard?" — Xash made answer, " By common report." — " Sir," said Wesley, " is not your name Nash ? I dare not judge of you by common report : I think it not enough to judge by." However accurate common report might have been, and however rightly Nash might... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 856 pages
...heard ?" Nash made answer, " By common report." — " Sir," said Wesley, " is not your name Nash ? I dare not judge of you. by common report : I think it not enough to judge by." However accurate common report might have been, and however rightly Nash might... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1826 - 466 pages
..." I say it is. And beside, your preaching frightens people out of their wits." " Sir, did you ever hear me preach ?" " No." " How then "can you judge...heard ?" "Sir, by common report. Common report is enough." "Give me leave, Sir, to ask, Is not your name Nash?" "My name is Nash." "Sir, I dare not judge... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...what you never heard?" "By common report," replied Nash. "Sir," said Wesley, "is not your name Nash ? I dare not judge of you by common report ; I think it not enough to judge by." Whether Nash was right as to the extravagance of the methodists or not, he... | |
 | John Wesley - 1827 - 612 pages
...mentioned in that Act (as the preamble shows) are seditious meetings ; but this is not such ; here is no "Sir, by common report." " Common report is not enough....dare not judge of you by common report. I think it not enough to judge by." Here he paused awhile, and having recovered himself, said, il I desire to... | |
 | John Wesley - 1827 - 306 pages
...I say it is : and, beside, your preaching frightens people out of their wits." " Sir, did you ever hear me preach ?" "No." "How then can you judge of...Give me leave, sir, to ask, Is not your name Nash 1" " My name is Nash." " Sir, I dare not judge of you by common report : I think it not enough to judge... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1829 - 564 pages
...I say it is : And, beside, your preaching frightens people out of their wits." " Sir, did you ever hear me preach ?" " No." " How then can you judge...dare not judge of you by common report : I' think it not enough to judge by." Here he paused awhile, and, having recovered himself, said, " I desire to... | |
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