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Originally Posted by aron
If you look at Wesley and Edwards, they didn't speak loudly. But their effect was profound. Whitefield, on the other hand, was a master showman and orator. He could speak to 20,000 in the open air, with no microphone or speakers.
But Wesley and Edwards were quiet, and very reserved. But their words had force. But in Lee's definition neither one exercised their human spirit while speaking. Go figure.
By the way, I never did figure out which one of them had the ministry of the age, and which was supposed to get in line and know their place. Funny how that never was an issue with them. I guess they never saw the high peak revelation of God's Deputy.
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Good points aron. Paul downplayed the importance of outward impressiveness in 2 Corinthians 10. Concerning himself he quotes others as saying "For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.” The whole book of 2 Corinthians is a great read and shows what true ministers of the age look like. And, I mean ministers in plural.
If I recall correctly, Apollos was said to be eloquent in Acts. Like Wesley and Edwards they were both ministers of the age.