The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2 : $b Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.Fox, George
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The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2 : $b Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.
Fox, George
Fox, George, 1624-1691
When I had done, I went about two miles to another great steeple-house
of John Wilkinson’s, called BRIGHAM; where the people, having been at
the other meeting, were mightily affected, and would have put my horse
into the steeple-house yard; but I said, “No, the priest claims that;
take him to an inn.” When I came into the steeple-house yard, I saw the
people coming in great companies, as to a fair; and abundance were
already gathered in the lanes, and about the steeple-house. I was very
thirsty, and walked about a quarter of a mile to a brook, where I got
some water, and refreshed myself. As I came up again, I met Wilkinson,
who as I passed by him said, “Sir, will you preach to-day? If you will,”
said he, “I will not oppose you in word or thought.” I replied, “Oppose
if thou wilt; I have something to speak to the people.” “And,” said I,
“thou carriedst thyself foolishly the other day, and spoke against thy
conscience and reason; insomuch that thy hearers cried out against
thee.” So I left him, and went on; for he saw it was in vain to oppose,
the people were so affected with the Lord’s truth. When I came into the
steeple-house yard, a professor came to me, and asked if I would not go
into the church as he called it. And I seeing no convenient place to
stand to speak to the people from, went in, and stood up on a seat after
they were settled. The priest came in also, but did not go up to his
pulpit.
The Lord opened my mouth, and I declared his everlasting truth, and word
of life to the people; “directing them to the spirit of God in
themselves, by which they might know God and Christ, and the Scriptures,
and come to have heavenly fellowship in the Spirit. I declared to them,
that every one that cometh into the world, was enlightened by Christ the
life; by which light they might see their sins, and Christ, who was come
to save them from their sins, and died for them. And, if they came to
walk in this light, they might therein see Christ to be the author of
their faith, and the finisher thereof; their Shepherd to feed them,
their Priest to teach them, and their great Prophet to open divine
mysteries unto them, and to be always present with them. I explained
also unto them, in the openings of the Lord, the first covenant,
explaining to them the types, and the substance of those figures; and so
bringing them on to Christ, the new covenant. I also manifested unto
them, that there had been a night of apostacy since the apostles’ days;
but that now the everlasting gospel was preached again, which brought
life and immortality to light; and the day of the Lord was come, and
Christ was come to teach his people himself by his light, grace, power,
and Spirit.” A fine opportunity the Lord gave me to preach truth among
the people that day for about three hours; and all was quiet. Many
hundreds were convinced; and some of them praised God and said, “Now we
know the first step to peace.” The preacher also said privately to some
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