What is the origin of this quote?!

[A Gerbil]

“Were the highest heavens my pulpit and the whole host of the redeemed my audience, Jesus alone would be my text.”

or

"Were the highest heavens my pulpit, and all the angels, with the numberless hosts of the redeemed my audience, and eternity my day, Jesus alone should be my text."

It is attributed to 'one of the renowned fathers'. Unfortunately I cannot seem to determine the origin of the phrase.

 

[Sabertooth]

According to Google, no one seems to know.

 

[A Gerbil]

According to Google, no one seems to know.

Aye, I had done a search myself. It seems to date back to at least the 1800s, and must have come from somewhere.

 

[Daniel Marsh]

The correct saying is, ""If the highest heavens were my pulpit and all the world my parish, Jesus alone would be my text." (Early Church Father)"

Used here: Preaching_Christ_Quotes@seekingchrist.net

 

[Daniel Marsh]

The correct saying is, ""If the highest heavens were my pulpit and all the world my parish, Jesus alone would be my text." (Early Church Father)"

Used here: Preaching_Christ_Quotes@seekingchrist.net

https://www.google.com/search?clien...+pulpit"&cx=000299817191393086628:ifmbhlr-8x0

 

[Daniel Marsh]

first used in these books,

Glad Tidings; Or, the Way of Life

Glad Tidings; Or, the Way of Life
By Robert Boyd on page 6

A vindication of the divinity of Jesus Christ, a sermon, Volume 1
By John Baillie on page 47

A vindication of the divinity of Jesus Christ, a sermon

 

[Daniel Marsh]

The quote is made up and does not exist in the early church fathers to my knowledge.

I first did the search using Norton's safe search

 

[A Gerbil]

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-google-coop&q=heaven's+"my+pulpit"&cx=000299817191393086628:ifmbhlr-8x0

"Were the highest heavens my pulpit, and all the angels, with the numberless hosts of the redeemed my audience, and eternity my day, Jesus alone should be my text."

The above was quoted in a book published in 1835, and it would appear the same quote appeared in a book published in 1789 from checking the link. So it's over 200 years old, but there's still no indication of its origins.