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
Travelling through DERBYSHIRE, I visited Friends till I came to
SWANNINGTON, in LEICESTERSHIRE, where there was a general meeting, to
which many Ranters, Baptists, and other professors came; for great
contests there had been with them, and with the priests in that town. To
this meeting several Friends came from various parts, as John Audland,
Francis Howgill, and Edward Pyot from BRISTOL, and Edward Burrough from
LONDON; and several were convinced in those parts. The Ranters made a
disturbance, and were very rude, but at last the Lord’s power came over
them, and they were confounded. The next day Jacob Bottomley, a great
Ranter, came from LEICESTER; but the Lord’s power stopped him, and came
over them all. There came a priest too, but he also was confounded by
the mighty power of the Lord. About this time the priests, Baptists,
Ranters, and other professors, were very rude, and stirred up the rude
people against us. We sent to the Ranters to come forth, and try their
God. Abundance of them came, who were very rude, and sung, and whistled,
and danced; but the Lord’s power so confounded them, that many of them
came to be convinced.
After this I went to TWYCROSS, whither came some Ranters, who sung and
danced before me. But I was moved in the dread of the Lord to reprove
them; and the Lord’s power came over them, so that some of them were
convinced, and received the Spirit of God; and are become a fine people,
living and walking soberly in the truth of Christ. I went to Anthony
Brickley’s in WARWICKSHIRE, where there was a great meeting; several
Baptists and other people came and jangled; but the Lord’s power came
over them.
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