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... witnesses , in the presence of " God , that the Lord is nigh . And a little after , • he said , The perfect discovery of the day spring ' from on high ! how great a blessing it hath been " to me , and to my ... witness ; yet it is the II.
... witnesses , in the presence of " God , that the Lord is nigh . And a little after , • he said , The perfect discovery of the day spring ' from on high ! how great a blessing it hath been " to me , and to my ... witness ; yet it is the II.
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Joseph Gurney Bevan. wa faithful and true witness ; yet it is the life of righteousness , ( repeating these words twice over , ) that we bear testimony to , and not to an empty profession . Then he called several times , Come , Lord ...
Joseph Gurney Bevan. wa faithful and true witness ; yet it is the life of righteousness , ( repeating these words twice over , ) that we bear testimony to , and not to an empty profession . Then he called several times , Come , Lord ...
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... witness of the Truth ; but by being secretly reached by this Life . For when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people , I felt a secret power amongst them which touched my heart ; and as I gave way unto it , I found B the evil ...
... witness of the Truth ; but by being secretly reached by this Life . For when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people , I felt a secret power amongst them which touched my heart ; and as I gave way unto it , I found B the evil ...
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... witnesses against all their violent ways . I care not , though his majesty see my letter . It is written out of no less an • humble affection for him , than most sensible < compassion of the innocent sufferers . You will act herein ...
... witnesses against all their violent ways . I care not , though his majesty see my letter . It is written out of no less an • humble affection for him , than most sensible < compassion of the innocent sufferers . You will act herein ...
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... witnesses who should outlive all the violence and cruelty of man . And albeit thou thyself shouldst be most inexorable and violent towards us , thou mayst assure thyself , not to receive any evil from us therefore ; who , by the grace ...
... witnesses who should outlive all the violence and cruelty of man . And albeit thou thyself shouldst be most inexorable and violent towards us , thou mayst assure thyself , not to receive any evil from us therefore ; who , by the grace ...
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Page 51 - May my right hand forget its cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if ever I prove false to those teachings.
Page 24 - ... not in the most remote consideration. And some whom I called, to declare to them this thing, can bear witness, how great was the agony of my spirit, — how I besought the Lord with tears, that this cup might pass away from me ! — yea, how the pillars of my tabernacle were shaken, and how exceedingly my bones trembled, until I freely gave up unto the Lord's will.
Page 111 - Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country, to be over-ruled, as well as to rule, and sit upon the throne; and being oppressed, thou hast reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to God and man : If after all these warnings and advertisements, thou dost not turn unto the Lord with all thy heart, but forget him, who remembered thee in thy distress, and give up thyself to follow lust and vanity; surely great will be thy condemnation.
Page 97 - An apology for the true Christian divinity as the same is held forth and preached by the people called in scorn Quakers ; being a full explanation and vindication of their principles and doctrines, by many arguments deduced from scripture and right reason, and the testimonies of famous authors both ancient and modern, with a full answer to the strongest objections usually made against them ; presented to the king : written and published in Latin for the information of strangers, by Robert Barclay;...
Page 17 - I myself, in part, am a true witness, who not by strength of arguments, or by a particular disquisition of each doctrine, and convincement of my understanding thereby, came to receive and bear witness of the truth, but by being secretly reached by this life; for when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people, I felt a secret power among them, which touched my heart, and as I gave way unto it, I found the evil weakening in me, and the good raised up...
Page 111 - ... adversity; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country; to be overruled as well as to rule and sit upon the throne; and, being oppressed, thou hast reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to God and man. If, after all these warnings and advertisements, thou dost not turn unto the Lord with all thy heart, but forget Him who remembered thee in thy distress, and give up thyself to follow lust and vanity, surely great will be thy condemnation.
Page 17 - ... when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people, I felt a secret power among them, which touched my heart, and as I gave way unto it, I found the evil weakening in me, and the good raised up, and so I became thus knit and united unto them, hungering ment.
Page 15 - I had scarce got out of my childhood, when I was, by the permission of Divine Providence, cast among the company of papists ; and my tender years and immature capacity not being able to withstand and resist the insinuations that were used to proselyte me to that way, I became quickly...
Page 122 - The possibility and necessity of the inward and immediate Revelation of the Spirit of God towards the foundation and ground of true faith, proved in a letter written in Latin to a person of quality in Holland, and now also put into English.
Page 16 - I had abundant occasion to receive impressions contrary to this principle of love : seeing the straitness of several of their doctrines, as well as their practice of persecution, do abundantly declare, how opposite they are to universal love.