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
Being set at liberty, he went into Leicestershire, and had meetings
where he came, preaching so effectually, that several were convinced.
He went after to Nottinghamshire again, and from thence into
Derbyshire, where having visited his friends, he passed into Yorkshire,
and coming into Doncaster, and other places, he preached repentance.
Afterwards he came to Balby, where Richard Farnsworth and several
others were convinced by his preaching. And coming afterwards into the
parts about Wakefield, James Naylor came to him, and also acknowledged
the truth of that doctrine he held forth; likewise William Dewsbury,
with many more; and these three named, became in time also ministers of
the gospel. But by the way, I must say that William Dewsbury was one of
those that had already been immediately convinced, as G. Fox himself
was, who coming to him, found himself in unity with him: and of these
was also G. Fox the younger, of whom more hereafter.
But I return to the other G. Fox, who coming about Selby, passed from
thence to Beverly, where he went into the steeple-house, and after he
that preached there had done, George Fox spoke to the congregation, and
said, that ‘they ought to turn to Christ Jesus as their teacher.’ This
struck a dread amongst the people, and the mayor spoke to him; but none
meddled with him. In the afternoon he went to another steeple-house,
about two miles off, where, after the priest had done, he spoke to him,
and the people, showing them the way of life and truth, and the ground
of election and reprobation. The priest saying he could not dispute, G.
Fox told him he did not come to dispute, but to hold forth the word of
truth, that they might all know the one seed, to which the promise was,
both in the male, and in the female. Here his speaking did so please
the auditory, that he was desired to come again on another day, and to
preach there. But he directed them to their teacher Christ Jesus, and
so went away.
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