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
5. And when he came to Jerusalem, not speak any thing about
religion.
Not being willing to enter into a promise, he was by the Irish friar,
(with a guard of horse and footmen, he brought with him,) carried back
to Jaffa, and embarked in a vessel bound for St. John d’Acre; whither
being come, a French merchant called Surrubi, took him into his house,
and lodged him about three weeks. This man entertained him very kindly,
and would say sometimes that it was the Lord’s doings; ‘For,’ said he,
‘when my own countrymen come to me, they are little to me, but thee I
can willingly receive.’ After much trouble, Robinson got opportunity,
by the help of the said French merchant, who was an ancient man, to
return by sea to Jaffa; from whence he went on his journey a-foot,
and by the way met three men, two of them riding upon asses, and the
other going a-foot; and they asking him for money, one held his gun to
his breast, and another put his hands into his pockets, and took some
things out. He suffering all this without any opposition, the man that
took his things from him put them up again; and one of the three taking
him by the hand, led him a little on his way, in a friendly manner, and
so left him. At length Robinson came to Ramoth, where he was presently
known, and two that belonged to the friars laid hold on him, and
hurried him away; but two Turks took him from them, and one leading him
by one arm, and the other by the other, they brought him into a mosque,
or Turkish temple. Thus innocently entering there, many people came
flocking in, and also some of the Mahometan priests, who having caused
him to sit down, asked him whether he would turn to the Mahometan
religion? But he refusing, they pressed him much, made great promises,
and said that he had no need to fear what the Christians might do unto
him. Nevertheless he answered he could not turn unto them for all the
world. But they continued to strive much with him, and would have him
hold up one of his fingers, as a sign of owning them; and one bid him
say, ‘Christ is bad;’ but he answered, he knew him to be good, and he
was his servant. Then some growing angry, said if he would not turn to
their religion, he would die. To which he replying that he would rather
die than turn unto them; it was answered, he should then die. And so
by their order, the executioner hauled him away to the place where it
was expected that he should have been burnt to death with camel’s dung.
Here he was made to sit down upon the ground, and was as a sheep among
wolves. Whilst he was thus sitting with a retired mind, the Turks began
to fall out among themselves, and whilst they were at odds, a grave
ancient Turk, a man of note, came to him, and said whether he would
turn from his religion or not, he should not die. Then he was brought
before the priests again, who asked him, ‘Will you turn?’ and he
answering ‘No,’ they recorded in a book, that he was no Roman Catholic,
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