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
Now, though after his death, the bishops under Queen Elizabeth were
content with the reformation made by Cranmer, yet it pleased God in
the year 1568, to raise other persons that testified publicly against
many of the remaining superstitions; and although Coleman, Burton,
Hallingham and Benson were imprisoned by the Queen’s order, yet they
got many followers, and also the name of Puritans. And notwithstanding
the Archbishop, to prevent this, drew up some articles of faith, to
be signed by all clergymen, yet he met with great opposition in the
undertaking: for one Robert Brown, a young student of Cambridge, (from
whom the name of Brownists was afterwards borrowed,) and Richard
Harrison, a schoolmaster, published in the year 1583, some books,
wherein they showed how much the Church of England was still infected
with Romish errors; which was of such effect, that the eyes of many
people came thereby to be opened, who so valiantly maintained that
doctrine which they believed to be the truth, that some of the most
zealous among them, viz. Henry Barrow, John Greenwood, and John Penry,
about the year 1593, were put to death because of their testimony,
more, (as may very well be believed,) by the instigation of the clergy,
than by the desire of the Queen: for some time after it happened, that
she asked Dr. Reynolds his opinion of those men, especially Barrow and
Greenwood: To which he answered, ‘That it would not avail any thing to
show his judgment concerning them, seeing they were put to death.’ But
the Queen yet pressing him further, he said, ‘That he was persuaded if
they had lived, they would have been two as worthy instruments for the
Church of God, as had been raised up in that age.’ At which the Queen
sighed, and said no more. But afterwards riding by the place where they
were executed, and calling to mind their death, she demanded of the
Earl of Cumberland, who was present when they suffered, what end they
made; he answered, ‘A very godly end, and they prayed for your Majesty
and the State.’ Moreover one Philips, a famous preacher, having seen
Barrow’s preparation for death, said, ‘Barrow, Barrow, my soul be with
thine.’
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