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The description given of an old foreign preacher would give an accurate sketch of Whitfield in the pulpit—‘Vivida in eo omnia fuerunt; vivida vox, vividi oculi, vividi manus, gestus omnes vividi.’ [He had been lively in it all: active voice, lively eyes, vivid hand gestures, all vivid.] His ingenious confessions at the close of life, of a tincture of emotionalism, and an occasional admixture of his own spirit with his Ministry, eminently displayed Christian humility. As Fuller memorialized the celebrated Wickliff in his characteristic style—‘I intend neither to deny, dissemble, defend, or excuse any of his faults. “We have this treasure” (says the Apostle) “in earthen vessels;” and he that endeavours to prove a pitcher of clay to be a pot of gold, will take great pains to small purpose. Indeed, should I be over-officious to retain myself to plead for Wickliff’s faults, that glorious saint would sooner chide me than thank me.’ Church History, Book iv.