Something concerning silent meetings
         Fox, George, 1624-1691.
      
       
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             Something concerning silent meetings
             Fox, George, 1624-1691.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             s.n.,
             [London? :
             1657]
          
           
             Signed: G.F.
             Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Society of Friends -- Apologetic works.
           Society of Friends -- Customs and practices.
        
      
    
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           SOMETHING
           CONCERNING
           Silent
           Meetings
           .
        
         
           COncerning
           
             Silent
             Meetings
             ,
          
           the
           intent
           of
           all
           Speaking
           is
           to
           bring
           into
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           to
           walk
           in
           ,
           and
           to
           possess
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           to
           live
           and
           enjoy
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           feel
           God's
           presence
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           in
           the
           Silence
           ,
           not
           in
           the
           wandring
           whirling
           tempest
           part
           of
           Man
           or
           Woman
           ;
           for
           there
           is
           the
           flock
           lying
           down
           at
           Noon-day
           ,
           and
           feeding
           of
           the
           Bread
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           drinking
           at
           the
           Springs
           of
           Life
           when
           they
           do
           not
           speak
           words
           ;
           for
           words
           declaring
           is
           to
           bring
           people
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           confessing
           God's
           goodness
           and
           love
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           moved
           by
           the
           Eternal
           God
           and
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           so
           all
           the
           ravenous
           spirits
           that
           are
           from
           the
           witness
           of
           God
           in
           themselves
           ,
           cannot
           be
           still
           ,
           cannot
           be
           silent
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           burthen
           to
           them
           ;
           so
           cannot
           keep
           at
           home
           in
           their
           own
           Houses
           ,
           but
           are
           the
           Hunters
           before
           the
           Lord
           like
           
             Nimrod
          
           the
           first
           builder
           of
           
             Babel
          
           ;
           for
           God
           confounded
           them
           ,
           for
           they
           went
           out
           of
           the
           stillness
           and
           quietness
           ,
           and
           like
           unto
           the
           
             Jews
          
           that
           went
           from
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           then
           they
           gadded
           abroad
           ,
           and
           changed
           their
           wayes
           ,
           and
           so
           did
           not
           see
           their
           salvation
           ;
           then
           were
           they
           like
           unto
           the
           
             Apostate
          
           Christians
           ,
           who
           inwardly
           ravened
           from
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           of
           God
           ;
           so
           is
           gone
           from
           the
           silence
           ,
           and
           stilness
           ,
           and
           from
           waiting
           upon
           God
           to
           have
           their
           strength
           renewed
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           dropt
           into
           Sects
           ,
           and
           heaps
           among
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           so
           has
           the
           words
           of
           Christ
           and
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           but
           inwardly
           ravened
           from
           the
           still
           life
           ,
           in
           which
           is
           the
           fellowship
           atteined
           to
           in
           the
           still
           life
           ,
           in
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           which
           is
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           in
           which
           is
           the
           fellowship
           when
           there
           is
           no
           words
           spoken
           .
        
         
           
             G.
             F.