The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called Quakers: Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrencs.Sewel, William
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The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called Quakers: Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrencs.
Sewel, William
Society of Friends -- History -- Early works to 1800
be, this is true, that this Furnier was a passionate, and giddy-headed
man, whom the true Quakers could not own, though he had translated
many of their books out of English into Dutch; and would also preach
amongst them. But at length he left them, and turning papist, fell into
a dissolute and debauched life.
But to return to W. Caton: coming to Amsterdam, he did not find much
more satisfaction there than at Rotterdam; for several high-conceited
professors, who seemed to approve the doctrine preached by the Quakers,
were more apt to take upon them to teach others, than to receive
instruction from others. Wherefore W. Caton did not stay long at
Amsterdam, but returned to Rotterdam; and from thence went to Zealand,
arriving at Middleburgh, accompanied with a certain young man, who
went to some of the meeting-places in that city, and was apprehended;
which Caton understanding, went to visit him, and they perceiving that
he was his companion, secured him also; and after having been kept in
prison some days, being weak in body, it was ordered that they should
be sent to England; and so they were carried in a coach-wagon to the
water-side, being conducted by a guard of soldiers, to protect them
against the rude multitude, and brought on board a ship of war, where
Caton suffered great hardship; for the seamen were so ill-natured,
that they would not allow him so much as a piece of sailcloth, but he
was fain to lie upon the bare boards, in very cold and stormy weather.
But though thus hardly used, yet he felt his strength increase, and so
experienced the mercies of God. It was in November when he arrived at
London, where he was kindly received by the brethren: after some stay
there, he went to Hampshire, Surry, Sussex, and Kent.
Not long before this, G. Fox came to Exeter, where James Nayler was
in prison, and spoke to him by way of reproof; which Nayler slighted,
though he offered to kiss G. Fox: but he unwilling to suffer this,
said, since he had turned against the power of God, he could not
receive his show of kindness. It appeared by letters the magistrates
found in his pocket at Bristol, that the Quakers found fault with him,
and had reproved him of his high-mindedness, before it launched out
into that extravagant act which made so great a noise in the world, and
hath been mixed with many untruths, and false turns. I have therefore
thought it worth while to inquire narrowly into it, in order to give a
true relation of matters of fact.
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