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  "The Anarchy of the Ranters and other libertines, the Hierarchy of the Romanists and other pretended churches


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  SECT V.--_An objection stated to the different arguments of the Quakers allow women to retire after dinner and leave the men drinking--Quakers a The society, of which I am to speak, are called[2] Quakers by the world, Quakers, that a person can have much time for amusements of this sort, Another reason, why the Quakers do not allow their members the use of The Quakers have many reasons to give, why, as a society of christians The Quakers conceive, as a christian society, that they ought to have The Quakers differ on the subject of moral education, very materially the world at large, that the Quakers are a moral people. The Quakers profess to follow christianity in all cases, where The Quakers never make use of the expression "christian name." This name world, I shall only observe, that, if the Quakers have religious Quaker-society, so neither do some other subjects, that may be

title:
  A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 Taken from a View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends


id: 16088
title: The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle''s Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones
author: Pringle, Cyrus G. (Cyrus Guernsey)
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  whenever their country engages in war, since as a people they feel that assigning all drafted Friends to hospital service or work among Friends, have had, and are having, a very great trial. Three times a day we are marched out to the mess houses for our rations. _28th._ CAMP VERMONT: LONG ISLAND, BOSTON HARBOUR.--In the early morning Each man comes on guard half the days. IN GUARD HOUSE.--Yesterday morning L.M.M. and I were called upon to do fatigue duty. _3d._ [9th month.]--A Massachusetts major, the officer of the day, in AT THE HOSPITAL, _7th._ [9th month.]--Yesterday morning came to us Major time to talk with them and when they came in they declared him a kind the rest and quiet of D.H. During the day we called upon our friend charge, arriving home and hearing of it, ordered the officer of the day


id: 15261
author: Clarkson, Thomas
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  The Quakers believe, that there can be no spiritual knowledge of God, man united to Christ by the spirit of God. Our light, on the other hand, The Quakers believe that the spirit of God, which has been thus given to That the spirit of God was given to man as a spiritual instructor, the The spirit of God, which has been thus given to man as a spiritual The Quakers believe also, that as God gave a portion of his spirit to Quakers believe that God''s holy spirit became a guide also to them, and their outward ears the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Quakers believe, that Quakers have made every thing of the spirit, and but little of Christ, I difference, whether we use the words "Spirit of God" or "Christ," in the The Quakers believe, that Jesus Christ was man, because he took flesh,

title:
  A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 Taken from a View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends


id: 15730
title: A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel
author: Crisp, Stephen
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  I heard many people talk of the house of God; and that whosoever did began to comfort me, and told me that the house I sought was much time we should come in sight of the house; which made my travel spirit I arose and went to them, and told them, I little thought to have found such doings, or heard such language, in the house of God. I fear, said I, I am deceived; and brought in amongst you by a fair than the house of God. I went a little farther; and there I heard house of God; into which I have heard none can come, but such as are of God. He told me it was the way; but he thought I should never for a little way; but by and by, the light went toward a great moorish I had gone but a little way, when my guide, the light, went


id: 14730
title: The Redemption of David Corson
author: Goss, Charles Frederic
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  said, "for all that thee beholds with the outer eye shall pass away, right eye of the gypsy, and said: "Look into the mouth of that and tell he saw in the face of the man''s beautiful companion a look which said always had a home, and wish to lead a roving life," said David. "David," she said, in a voice that sounded like an echo of a long-dead said David, whose heart began to suffer qualms as he contemplated this the future to God and living her daily life in humble, child-like faith. David watched them silently for a moment and then said, "Pepeeta, men "Three times to-day," he said, pausing and turning toward Pepeeta, "I seen thee so much for a few days that we feel like old friends," said David," she said, kissing the hands she held; "how like your old


id: 19377
title: A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers
author: Penn, William
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  God has in his great mercy gathered and united by his own blessed Spirit or persecute his body, for matters of faith or worship towards his God. Thus the false church sprang up, and mounted the chair; but, though she manifestations of God''s power and spirit in man, in these days, though people through their degeneration from the light and Spirit of God, these Lord God their Redeemer; and grew strong in his love, power, and wisdom; religion, say many things true, in words, of God, Christ, and the Spirit; public for the glory of God. Thus, reader, thou seest this people in their rise, principles, ministry, church, and intrusted with faithful men, fearing God, and of good report, and way of Christ''s power and Spirit in his people: making good his into that one Spirit, we are made one people to God, and by it we are


id: 20534
author: Penn, William
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  The great and blessed God that made heaven and earth, the seas and the everlasting life." God so loved the world, he gave his Son to be a light unto the world, that all might see their way back to God again: For sin [_sic._] be dead to sin, and alive to God, come unto him that hath all Son of God, who is the light of the world; they will neither believe in Therefore, my friends, open your hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ, They that have the saving knowledge of God, and Christ Jesus, which is whom there is no guile; They will receive Christ Jesus who is God''s God, and feel the constraining power and efficacy of the love of Christ, everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and it shall into the kingdom of God. O my friends, set before you the example of Christ, who was holy,

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  A Sermon Preached at the Quaker''s Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, 1694.


id: 19605
title: A Book of Quaker Saints
author: Hodgkin, L. V. (Lucy Violet)
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  this place that George Fox set forth on the long search for a ''Pure time I saw the great love of God, and was filled with admiration at George Fox. Think of the England he lived in when he was a young man, the ''Ranters.'' They began to swear and to say wicked things against God. George Fox sat silent among them, still fastening his mind on the ''I thank thee, Lord, that Thou hast let me see this day in what places day when John and Mabel Camm came home to begin their new life like-minded with themselves, also looking for "the coming of the day The following year, 1653, George Fox came again to Swarthmoor, where Lord God of Heaven and Earth, that thou mayest end thy days in peace.'' To whom Miles answered, ''Truly, friend, from that time to this day I


id: 19482
title: The Ancient Banner Or, Brief Sketches of Persons and Scenes in the Early History of Friends
author: Anonymous
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  Its truth was hidden, and its light obscured Souls out of darkness to eternal light, Could be a holy place,--and that the Church-A holy people gathered to the Lord, To the pure spirit of Christ''s holy law. Whose Holy Spirit sealed it on their hearts. Pure hearted men and women gathered to He heard Truth''s message, and his heart was reached, Light, truth, and wisdom. Early believers in the light of Truth, Of faithful men, and noble women too, Light spread in Britain, and a living Church Even of children, felt the power of Truth, And the holy light The first professors of Christ''s inward Light, Both men and women, zealous for the Truth. From the Lord''s Holy Spirit. Gathered forever round His Holy Throne, Who preached the doctrine of his inward Light. For they reflected the clear holy light When in the light of Truth, their fathers saw


id: 29899
title: Marriage Enrichment Retreats: Story of a Quaker Project
author: Mace, Vera
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  couples, all with stable marriages, spent an intensive weekend sharing Friends General Conference sponsoring a project to train couples opportunity to conduct a marriage enrichment retreat arranged by their begin with an actual retreat for the group of couples since this the sharing of husband-wife experiences between one married couple and Group therapy for married couples is now widely available, and its An enrichment group consists of several married couples not in need of Couples who have been involved in encounter groups adjust interaction: between individuals within the group, between couples (including the leading couple) within the group, and between husband and weekend retreat, although we have met with groups of couples for Many couples come to these retreats with a good deal of interaction--sometimes for all the couples in the group together, couples from the first group of trainees. book of exercises (47 in all) for couples seeking marriage


id: 17826
title: Memoir of Old Elizabeth, A Coloured Woman
author: Old Elizabeth
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  was but five years old, I often felt the overshadowing of the Lord''s was then _taught_ to pray, "Lord, have mercy on me--Christ save me." voice saying, "Art thou willing to be saved?" I said, Yes Lord. exclaimed, "Yes Lord, in thy own way." Immediately a light fell upon repentance, for the day of the Lord was at hand; and this message was way I continued for about a year; many times while my hands were at my work, my spirit was carried away to spiritual things. meetings, occasionally I felt moved to speak a few words therein; but We went on for several years, and the Lord was with us with great the Spirit of the Lord, and meeting with an aged sister, I found upon held many glorious meetings, for the Lord poured out his Spirit in Friend''s meeting house open, I went in; at the same time a Friend and


id: 15304
author: Clarkson, Thomas
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  _Oaths--Quakers conceive it unlawful for Christians to take an The Quakers consider oaths again as very injurious to morality. But, above all, the Quakers consider oaths as unlawful for Christians, The Quakers then, considering the words in question to have the meaning respect to the opinions of the early Quakers, which I shall notice Having now stated the three great reasons, which the early Quakers gave, The Quakers believe, in the first place, that the Spirit of God, acting [33]Of the good traits in the Quaker character, which may be called of this trait of benevolence to man in the character of the Quakers, the appear therefore to be in the doctrines of the Quaker religion any thing for the Quakers the character of a moral people--and from the operation Quakers have had a certain general usefulness in the world. First, that the early Quakers were generally men

title:
  A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 Taken from a View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends


id: 26279
title: On Singing and Music
author: Society of Friends
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  nature of true worship, the danger of depending on outward forms in practice of singing and music as an amusement. ancient testimony of the Society of Friends to the true nature of Lord, and when they assembled for the performance of public worship, to draw near in spirit to Him. Friends do not assemble in their meetings for Divine worship for the great as respects music and singing, owing to the power over the In speaking of the connection between music and worship, another in outward observances, which is not the worship of God, but a true sense of God''s love in the heart, and arises from the Divine melody in your heart to the Lord." When an outward harmony, depending We believe the tendency of this artificial music on the mind, even speaks of singing with grace in the heart; of making melody in the


id: 26796
title: No Sect in Heaven
author: Cleaveland, Elizabeth H. Jocelyn (Elizabeth Hannah Jocelyn)
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  NO SECT IN HEAVEN. And a "Churchman" down to the river came: "Good father, stop; when you cross this tide And his long gown floated out behind, As down to the stream his way he took, But his silk gown floated on the tide; "My coat and hat must be all of gray, But a strong wind carried away his hat; As he entered heaven, his suit of gray As he saw that the river ran broad and high, The Psalms and Hymns in the wave went down. Away they went down the swollen tide, And the saint astonished, passed through alone, Down to the stream together came, But as they stopped at the river''s brink, How she longed to pass to the other side, And would talk on, till the heaving tide No forms, or crosses, or books had they, No gowns of silk, or suits of gray,


id: 6266
title: The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 6
author: Parker, Gilbert
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  "Excellency, you said you thought I was Claridge Pasha''s kinswoman." This letter she held was in David Claridge''s hand, the first of the Nile, your words blinded my eyes, my mind said in its misery: however good Claridge Pasha''s work might be some day in the far future, "Thee said six hundred three days ago, Lacey." to take the man away; then he said to Lacey: "How long do you think we A startled look came into David''s face. "Achmet--Achmet Pasha!" A light came into David''s face again. Sunset was almost come, as David left the city and galloped away have I not fought for thee?" David turned to the wounded pasha. With misty eyes David stooped and took the dead man''s hand in his for a And David Claridge was coming out of the desert, Claridge Pasha, when he comes." The Duchess looked at him quizzically.


id: 6265
title: The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 5
author: Parker, Gilbert
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  his life must be a failure in the end, as Sybil Eglington had said. Presently, as she saw Hylda''s eyes withdraw from the stage, and look at "Yes, I''ve been seeing things," Hylda answered with a smile which came A strange look flashed into the Duchess''s eyes, which had been watching "I''m afraid the House is up," he rejoined, as Hylda turned for her operacloak; "and I saw Eglington leave Palace Yard as I came away." He gave a mean by your look when you said you had seen Eglington drive away from Lord Windlehurst had said that he had left the House. "Snowdon House," Hylda said; and they passed into the night. A moment afterwards Lord Windlehurst took Hylda''s hands in his and held she did see Eglington and the Woman together, saw him look into her eyes, She had come to Hylda, she said, because of Lord Eglington''s position,


id: 6263
title: The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2
author: Parker, Gilbert
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  "Lord Eglington will be a great man one day that what I thought or said helped thee to see things better. I think that even when thee said most, at heart I believed on a far-off look which Faith had seen so often in the eyes of David, Eglington held out his hand to the old man. "Thee is good to me, Faith," he said, as they entered the door of the Red They sat for a long time in silence, and at length Faith said: "Thee is "Does thee think I shall like her that will live yonder?" She nodded which David''s mother had said before she closed her eyes and passed away: laughed gently in his face, and at last Soolsby got voice and said: "I will speak now," Soolsby said again into the old man''s ear. As the look in Eglington''s face the night she came upon him and Soolsby


id: 6262
title: The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2
author: Parker, Gilbert
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  Now, with amusement in his eyes, Prince Kaid watched David coming up the "Hast thou never killed a man?" asked Kaid, with interest in his eyes. David looked at Kaid as though he would read in his face the reply that First, Nahoum told the story of David''s coming, and Kaid''s treatment of "Shall not these be with thee--thou, Kaid''s keeper of the harem, the lion If David thought that Nahoum knew, the end of all would come at David came over close to Nahoum, and looked him in the eyes. where thou wilt be set--if so be my life is saved, and by thy hand." "Nahoum--I do not understand," Kaid said presently, his eyes gloating. "Nahoum went to thee?" Kaid''s eyes peered abstractedly into the distance "That I might beg his life of thee, Highness, as I said," David replied. "What is thy intention towards Nahoum, Effendina?" David asked


id: 6264
title: The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 4
author: Parker, Gilbert
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  "It looks like the work of an enemy, effendi." Nahoum shook his head "Thou dost not think that Higli Pasha--" Nahoum seemed startled out of Nahoum, not agreed with David that the time had come for the slave-trade But Lacey could not speak, and David turned again to Nahoum. For a moment David looked at him without sight in his eyes, and his face "Thou hast misinterpreted thy dream, Kaid Ibrahim," answered the "I did not expect thee till to-morrow, Saadat," said Kaid moodily at "Thy life is dear to Egypt, Effendina," urged David soothingly, "and my thee, Mahommed, thou art faithful as Zaida,'' he said, and he mounted and "The grace of God be upon thee, David," he said, and his eyes, Out of the corner of his eye Nahoum saw David coming, and A troubled look came into David''s eyes, then it cleared away, and he said


id: 6261
title: The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 1
author: Parker, Gilbert
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  Elders said: "Thee will stand up, friend." He looked at David. liking the young man and his brother Elder, Luke Claridge, John Fairley "The woman was comely," said the young man, with a tone of irony, she had died soon after David came, and that her father, Luke Claridge, At this moment of trial David was thinking of his uncle, Benn Claridge, "Let there be no haste," said Luke Claridge, in a voice that shook a "It drove to a day of shame for thee," said the shrill Elder. "Thee has had good practice in deceit," said the shrill Elder. Faith Claridge, who had listened to David''s speech, her heart panting, As Faith said to him once, "David, thee looks as though "Thee will break thy heart and thy life exploring," said Luke Claridge There came a long silence after, and David sat with unmoving look upon


id: 33073
title: The Arm Chair
author: Unknown
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  Love of the Father spreads to all the race. "Thy labour finished, enter into rest!" Go when thou wilt, thy faithful life will prove, Whilst love-tipped arrows entered many a heart; In secret labour was thy spirit found, While trembling forth she sent the gospel sound; Great too of heart,--a minister like Paul,-To labour as her Lord and Master drew. His ardent feelings felt love''s holy calm, "But my good Master, in whose power I came, Gathered at mid-day--soon the race was won,-So =JORDAN= ministered in life''s mid-day, When gospel love thy grateful bosom swelled,-''T was her last gospel labour here of love,-Death had no terrors and the grave no power. For thee thy Saviour had no looks of wrath. Thou art our Helper, save thy church, O God! Faith, give me power to see a brighter day, Thy spirit unnoticed departed with Death.


id: 48973
title: Three Apostles of Quakerism: Popular Sketches of Fox, Penn and Barclay
author: Rhodes, Benjamin
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  evangelistic work equal to that done by George Fox. Robert Barclay deserves to be highly honoured as one who truly devoted study and imitation at the present day than George Fox. Should this effort prove a success, companion sketches of Penn and That "a popular sketch of the Life and Work of George Fox was wanted," of the Quaker constitution and discipline to the Society of Friends, Henceforth William Penn''s time and strength were given to Quakerism. Before proceeding to speak of the great work of Penn''s life, the Christian Barclay became a minister of the Society of Friends, but how Some have imagined that Robert Barclay and his friend William Penn Friends believe that the time had come when God would do great things Barclay in 1686:--"Friends were very sensible of the great service thou with Quakers." A sermon which Robert Barclay preached at this time in


id: 57926
title: Gleanings from the Works of George Fox
author: Richardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller)
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  God in man, the life, the seed, the divine light latent in every son of all must come to that Spirit, if they would know God or Christ or the come to teach his people himself by his spirit and Christ saith, Learn the weighty things of God. And in her lightness she came and asked me God of heaven and earth; and waiting for the spirit of the Lord within All friends to be kept cool and quiet in the power of the Lord God and So, friends, the word of the Lord to you all in all meetings you come Keep your meetings in the power of the Lord God ... So this is the word of the Lord God to you all, feel that you stand in the presence of the Lord God. For every man''s word shall be his burden.


id: 57726
title: The Quakers, Past and Present
author: Richardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller)
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  The God of the Quakers, then, was no literary obsession coming to meet But the early Quakers and the old-time mystics knew nothing of [Footnote 12: See chapter on Quakerism and Women.] years'' experience of the fruits of the doctrine; they knew the Quakers under the spell of the Quaker reading of life, and lived during this in the world what they hoped to be--a mystical church, a body of men last of the earlier generation, coming late in life to English Quaker whether enemies or friends, that Quakerism comes to an end with its society the work went on; meetings were held, individual protests were secure the establishment of the Protestant church, the Quakers, who were [Footnote 18: The first Quakers to reach America were two women, Anne group, to express Quakerism in terms of modern thought, to reach, as far illuminating of the Quaker writers upon the doctrine of the Inner Light,


id: 58078
author: Waln, Robert
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  inferiority of the reasoning powers of man in his savage state, and a to test the truth of the things revealed, by our reason, is inconsistent government; and as no man can be a christian who does not believe in _their own reason_ in matters of religion, as to think every thing reason is a dormant principle without revelation:--when any thing is can arrive at a knowledge of the truth of any thing by our reason, is by given to us by divine revelation, can believe in the truth of any thing No man of sound mind can believe that stating the scripture revelations and right reason, as the true spirit;" because our reason will never permit us to believe that such another man''s mind is no law to us;" and you say you believe that there man''s mind is no law to us, it must follow that we can form no idea of

title:
  Observations on the Sermons of Elias Hicks In Several Letters to Him; With Some Introductory Remarks, Addressed to the Junior Members of the Society of Friends.


