Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Edward Irving

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Scottish priest Edward Irving.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Edward Irving was a Scottish clergyman, generally regarded as the main figure behind the foundation of the Catholic Apostolic Church.

Scottish - Priest | August 4, 1792 - December 7, 1834

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I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.

Edward Irving

The Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland will lay all flat if they be not prevented.

Edward Irving

I have thoroughly gone through the subject of the Incarnation; and if it served you, could at any time give you the history from the beginning of the controversies on this subject, and of its present form.

Edward Irving

The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others.

Edward Irving

The state of my poor boy's health prevents me from leaving home for a night.

Edward Irving