| William Maxwell Hetherington - 1851 - 512 páginas
...being to the purr-nit of earnest, fervent, personal religion. " I verily believe," says Kirkton, " there were more souls converted to Christ in that...since the Reformation, though of triple its duration ;"* and keeping the above considerations in mind, we may admit that the account which he gives of the... | |
| James Browne - 1851 - 522 páginas
...banished man, and out of cusa either to fulfill or violate his covenant?"— Kirkton, p. 54 — 5. t " And I verily believe there were more souls converted to Christ in that short pe riod of time, than in any season since the Ueformalion, though of trceple ils duration. Nor was... | |
| James Goodeve Miall - 1851 - 382 páginas
...avail themselves of it. " I verily believe," says Kirkton, in his History of the Church of Scotland, " there were more souls converted to Christ in that short period of time, (ie, (luring the administration of Cromwell,) than m any season since the reformation, though of triple... | |
| Daniel Neal, John Overton Choules - 1855 - 574 páginas
...sickness. His body be•t Speaking of Scotland at this time, an historian writes, " I verily believe that there were more souls converted to Christ in that...since the Reformation, though of triple its duration. Nor was there ever greater purity and plenty of the means of grace than was in their time. Ministers... | |
| John Lingard - 1855 - 390 páginas
...the progress of the gospel. " 1 verily believe,** lie wiites, "there were more souls converted unto Christ in 'that short "period of time than in. any season since the Reformation. Ministers '* were painful, people were diligent. At their solemn communions many *' congregations met... | |
| William Maxwell Hetherington - 1856 - 506 páginas
...entire being to the pursuit of earnest, fervent, personal religion. " I verily believe," says Kirktonj " there were more souls converted to Christ in that...since the Reformation, though of triple its duration ;"* and keeping the above considerations in mind, we may admit that the account which he gives of the... | |
| Michael Russell - 1858 - 288 páginas
...protesters, and the assembly seemed to be more set upon establishing themselves than promoting religion. And I verily believe there were more souls converted to Christ in that short period than in any season since the Reformation, though of triple its duration. Nor was there ever greater... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 648 páginas
...or in England, "OP Kirton says of the kirk, " I verily believe there wero more souls converted unto Christ in that short period of time than in any season since the reformation. Ministers were painsful, people were diligent. At their solemn communions many congregations met in... | |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church (Scotland) - 1866 - 308 páginas
...testimony from an historian, who was a minister of the Church of Scotland in the time of which he writes. " I verily believe there were more souls converted to Christ in that short period of time, than in any other season since the Reformation, though of treble its duration ; nor was there ever greater purity... | |
| William Marshall - 1873 - 312 páginas
...inconsiderable in regard of the great success the Word had in sanctifying the people of the nation; and I verily believe there were more souls converted to...since the Reformation, though of triple its duration. Nor was there ever greater purity or plenty of the means of grace. Ministers were painful, people were... | |
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