John Marrant, A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a Black; Taken Down from His Own Relation, Arranged, Corrected, and Published by the Rev. Mr. Aldridge (1785), p. 12

No, no, said he, you are worth a thousand dead men, let us try the old thing over again; and so falling upon our knees, he continued in prayer a considerable time, and near the close of his prayer, the Lord was pleased t…