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
The next day he came to Cranswick, to Captain Pursloe’s, who
accompanied him to Justice Hotham’s, and entering into discourse with
G. Fox, told him, he had known that principle above ten years, and was
glad that the Lord did publish it abroad among the people. While G. Fox
was there, a great woman of Beverly came to speak with the said justice
about some business, who in discourse said, that the last sabbath-day,
(as she called it,) there was an angel or spirit came into the church
at Beverly, and spoke the wonderful things of God, to the astonishment
of all that were there: and that when it had done, it passed away, they
not knowing whence it came, nor whither it went; but it astonished
all, both priest and professors, and the magistrates of the town. This
relation justice Hotham gave himself afterwards; and then G. Fox told
him, that it was he who had been that day at Beverly steeple-house,
and had declared truth there. The next First-day of the week captain
Pursloe came to G. Fox, and they both went to the steeple-house, where
G. Fox, when the priest had done, spoke to both priest and people,
and directed them where they might find their teacher, the Lord Jesus
Christ, viz. inwardly, in their hearts; which was of such effect, that
some received that doctrine of truth, and continued in it. In the
afternoon he went to another steeple-house, about three miles off,
where one preached that bore the title of doctor: he took his text from
Isaiah, lv. “Every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he
that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat, yea come, buy wine and milk,
without money, and without price.” G. Fox stayed till the priest had
done, and well knowing what kind of teacher he was, he was kindled
with such a zeal, that he said, Come down thou deceiver: dost thou bid
people come freely, and to take of the water of life freely, and yet
thou takest three hundred pounds a year of them! mayest not thou blush
with shame! did the prophet Isaiah and Christ do so, who spake the
words, and gave them forth freely? did not Christ say to his ministers,
whom he sent to preach, Freely ye have received, freely give? the
priest being amazed, hastened away, and so gave G. Fox as much time as
he could desire, to speak to the people; who then directed them to the
light, and the grace of God, and to the spirit of God in their inward
parts, to be taught and instructed thereby. Having thus cleared himself
among the people, he returned to justice Hotham’s house that night, who
embracing him, said, ‘My house is your house;’ and also signified, that
he was exceedingly glad at the work of the Lord, and that his power was
revealed.
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