...clever in satire, he was gentle and patient in temper. Fuller describes our English Seneca as " Not ill at controversies, more happy at comments ; very good...better in his sermons, best of all in his meditations." Folio editions of Hall's works appeared in 1621 and in subsequent years. (8) Calvin's " Institutes."...

...both the suspicion of Laud and the scorn of Milton. Thomas Fuller's tribute, however, is still sound: 'not unhappy at Controversies, more happy at Comments,...better in his Sermons, best of all in his Meditations' (Worthies of England). The Arte of Divine Meditation (1606) consciously filled a gap in the devotional...

...Sir Henry Wotton terms him in his lettey" to Dr. Collins), for the purenesS, plainness, and fulness of his style. Not unhappy at controversies, more happy...better in his sermons, best of all in his meditations. He had preached to two synods, reconciled six controversies (for which be had letters of thanks from...

...following passage : He was commonly called our English Seneca for the pureness, plainness and fullness of his style. Not unhappy at controversies, more happy at comments, very good in his character, better in his sermons, best of all in his meditations. ... A witty poet when young, a painful,*...