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
Coming then towards night into Patrington, he walked through the town,
and meeting the priest in the street, he warned both him and the people
to repent, and turn to the Lord. And people gathering about him, he
declared to them the word of life, directing them to the inward word,
viz. the light wherewith they are enlightened. Going afterwards to an
inn, for it was dark, he desired lodging, but it was denied him: then
he asked for a little meat, or milk, offering to pay for it; but this
also was refused him. Being thus put off, he walked out of the town,
and some rude fellows following, asked him, ‘What news?’ To which his
answer was, ‘Repent, and fear the Lord.’ After he was gone a pretty
way out of the town, he came to another house, where he desired to
have some meat, drink, and lodging, for his money, but they would not
suffer him to stay there: then he went to another house, but met with
the like refusal. By this time it was grown so dark, that he could not
see the highway, but perceiving a ditch, he found a little water, and
so refreshed himself. Then he got over the ditch, and being weary, sat
down amongst the furze bushes, till it grew day; and then he arose, and
passing on through the fields, a man came after him with a pike-staff,
and went along with him to a town, where he raised the people, with the
constable and chief constable, before the sun was up. G. Fox seeing
the multitude, warned them of the day of the Lord that was coming upon
all sin and wickedness, and exhorted them to repent. But they laying
hold on him, carried him back to Patrington, and guarded him with
halberts, pikes, staves, &c. Being come to the said town, all was in an
uproar; and the priest and constables consulting together what to do
with him, he took that opportunity to exhort the people to repentance,
and to preach the word of life to them. At last a discreet man called
him into his house, where he got some milk and bread, not having
eaten for some days before. Then he was carried about nine miles to a
justice; and when he was come near his house, there came a man riding
after, and asked him whether he was the man that was apprehended. G.
Fox asking him, why? the other said, ‘For no hurt.’ Then he told him,
he was; and so the man rode away to the justice.
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