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The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called Quakers (Volume 1); Intermixed With Several Remarkable Occurrences - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844. Excerpt: ... and consented that it was not the outward law, but the inward, that showed the inward lust, which the Apostle spoke of. After this, he went again to Mansfield, where was a great meeting of professors and other people; and being among them, and moved to pray, such an extraordinary power appeared, and seized on the hearts of some in so eminent a manner, that even the house seemed to be shaken: and after prayer, some of the auditory began to say, that this resembled that in the days of the Apostles, when on the day of Pentecost, the house where they were met was shaken. Not long after this, there was another great meeting of professors, where G. Fox came also, who hearing them discourse about the blood of Christ, he cried out among them: ' Do ye not see the blood of Christ 1 Ye must see it in your hearts, to sprinkle your hearts and consciences from dead works, to serve the living God.' This was a doctrine which startled these professors, who would have the blood of Christ only without them, not thinking that it was to be felt inwardly. But a certain captain whose name was Amos Stoddard, was so reached, that seeing how they endeavored to bear G. Fox down with many words, he said, 'Let the youth speak, hear the youth speak;' and coming afterwards to be more acquainted with G. Fox, he had an opportunity to be further instructed in the way of godliness, of which he came to be a faithful follower. Some time after, G. Fox returned to Leicestershire, his own country, where several tender people came to be convinced by his preaching. Passing thence into Warwickshire, he met with a great company of professors, who being come together in the field, were praying and expounding the Scriptures. Here the Bible was given him, which he opened on the 5th of Matthew, where C...
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