 | John Wesley - Germany - 1743 - 96 pages
...found fcarce any Inftances there of other than inftantaneous Converfions ; fcarce any other fo ftow as that of St. Paul, who was three Days in the Pangs of the New Birth. I had but One Retreat left ; vix. " Thus, I " grant GOD wrought in the_/5>y? Ages of Chriftianity :... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1797 - 514 pages
...aftonifhment, found fcarce any in fiances there of other than injlantanecus converfions ; fcarce any other fo flow as that of St. Paul who was -three days in the pangs of the J^ew Birth. I had but one retreat left ; viz. " Thus, I grant " God wrought in the jirjl ages of chriitianity... | |
 | John Wesley, George Story - Christianity - 1818 - 934 pages
...utterly astonished at finding scarcely any other than instantaneous conversions, ' scarcely any so slow as that of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs of the new birth.' Is it possible that a man of Wesley's acuteness, should have studied the Scriptures as he had studied... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1809 - 460 pages
...astonishment, found scarce any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions ; scarce any so slow as that of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs of the New Birth. I had but one retreat left ; viz. " Thus, I grant God wrought in the fast ages of Christianity: but... | |
 | Richard Mant - Apologetics - 1812 - 572 pages
...in" ftances there of other than inftantaneous " converfions; fcarce any other fo flow as that •t of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs " of the new birth'." Now that we may not lofe by fuch a fummary reference to Scripture the benefit of that. light, which... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1816 - 570 pages
...found fcarce any other in" fiances there of other than inftantaneous ** converfions ; fcarce any other fo flow as that " of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs '* of the new birth T" Now that we may not lofe by fuch a fummary reference to Scripture the benefit of that light, which... | |
 | Robert Southey - Clergy - 1820 - 562 pages
...finding scarcely any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions, " Scarce any other so slow as that of St, Paul, who was three days in the pangs of the New Birth." — Is it possible that a man of Wesley's acuteness should have studied the Scriptures as he had studied... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 516 pages
...finding scarcely any instance« there of other than instantaneous conversions. " Scarce any other so slow as that of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs of the New Birth." Is it possible that a man of Wesley's acuteness should have studied the scriptures as he had studied... | |
 | Henry Moore - Clergy - 1826 - 338 pages
...found scarce any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions : scarce any other so slow as that of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs of the new birth. I had but one retreat left, viz. ' Thus, I grant, God wrought in the^rst ages of Christianity ; but... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anglican Communion - 1826 - 562 pages
...finding scareely any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions,... scaree any other so slow as that of St. Paul, who was three days in the pangs of the New Birth." Is it possible that a man of Wesley's acuteness should have studied the Scriptures as he had studied... | |
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I searched the Scriptures again touching this very thing, particularly the Acts of the Apostles: but, to my utter astonishment, found scarce any instances there of other than instantaneous conversions; scarce any so slow as that of St. Paul, who was three... 
