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The Christian Experiences, Gospel Labours And Writings, Of That Ancient Servant Of Christ, Stephen Crisp

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A collection of sermons, tracts, letters, etc.
Includes index.

412 pages; 23 cm. English

Some Account Of The Convincement And Religious Progress Of John Spalding, Late Of Reading. With His Reasons For Leaving The National Established Mode Of Worship., John Spalding

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132 pages. 15 cm.

Discourses, Delivered At Several Meetings Of The People Called Quakers, And Others, William Savery

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Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815. Willaim Savery, a sketch.

"Taken in short-hand by Job Sibley."

Contains introductory material called "William Savery, a sketch," by Dr. Lettsom.

xii, 131 pages; 13 cm, English

Remarks On The Prevailing Custom Of Attending Stage Entertainments: Also On The Present Taste For Reading Romances And Novels: And On Some Other Customs: Submitted, With A Heart Overflowing With Good Will, To The Notice And Consideration Of The Professors Of The Christian Name, In The Different Religious Societies, John Kendall

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Inscription on t.p.: "Thomas Scattergood to Rebecca Scattergood, 1812."

31 pages, 15 cm.

Light Rising Out Of Obscurity : Or, A Reply To Francis Herr's Pamphlet Intitled, A Short Explication Of The Written Word Of God; Likewise, Of The Christian Baptism, And The Peaceable Kingdom Of Christ, Against The People Called Quakers, Benjamin Mason

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46 p., 19 cm.

English

The Plain Path To Christian Perfection, Shewing That We Are To Seek For Reconciliation And Union With God, Solely By Renouncing Ourselves, Denying The World, And Following Our Blessed Savior, In The Regeneration, Anthony Benezet

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Translated by Anthony Benezet.
"The treatise of which the following is an extract, was written in the German language about two hundred and fifty years ago, and since translated into the French." -Preface

The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster Editor

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In 1712, nineteen-year-old Jane Fenn left her home, family, and friends in London to obey an inner voice that said ——“Go to Pennsylvania! ” Arrived in Philadelphia, she was soon cast into debtors’ prison for refusing to sign an indenture dictated by the man who had arranged her passage. Redeemed by a group of Quakers from Plymouth County who wished to employ her as a schoolteacher, she spent three years in their community and began to absorb their teachings and their ways.

Her narrative chronicles her inward struggles with her own sense of unworthiness, the temptations of Satan, her distaste …

A Light Shining Out Of Darkness, Or, Occasional Queries Submitted To The Judgment Of Such As Would Enquire Into The True State Of Things In Our Times, Henry Stubbe

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Sometimes attributed to Sir Henry Vane (1613-1662)

Henry Stubbe (1632-1676)

3rd edition, 230 pages

Truth's Innocency And Simplicity Shining Through The Conversion ... (With The Long And Patient Sufferings) Of That Ancient And Faithful Minister And Servant Of Jesus Christ, Thomas Taylor

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First few pages partially missing. Numbers 97-104 are skipped in the page numbering. The group of 54 pages are inserted between p. 130 and 131.
351, 54 pages ; 21 cm

The Testimony Of Truth Exalted: By The Collected Labours Of That Worthy Man, Good Scribe, And Faithful Minister Of Jesus Christ, Samuel Fisher Who Died A Prisoner For The Testimony Of Jesus And Word Of God, Samuel Fisher, Luke Howard, William Penn, Ellis Hookes

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Contents: The scorned Quakers true and honest account --The scorned Quakers second account of his second attempt to give testimony to the truth of Jesus --The burden of the Word of the Lord to the people at Lydd --To the Parliament of England and the several members thereof -- Rusticus ad academico, therusticks alarum to the rabbics -- An additional appendix to Rusticus ad academicos -- Christ's light springing, arising up, shining forth and displaying itself throw the whole world -- One antidote more against that provoking sin of swearing -- Supplementum sublatum -- Velata quaedam revelata --Thebishop busied beside …

A Testimony Concerning The Life, Trials, Travels, And Labours Of Edward Burrough: That Worthy Prophet For The Word Of God; In The City Of London, The Fourteenth Of The Twelfth Month, 1662, Edward Burrough

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886 pages, 30 cm. Missing several pages.

A Declaration Of The Sad And Great Persecution And Martyrdom Of The People Of God, Called Quakers, In New-England, For The Worshipping Of God (1661), Edward Burrough, Paul Royster Editor

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From 1656 through 1661, the Massachusetts Bay Colony experienced an “invasion” of Quaker missionaries, who were not deterred by the increasingly severe punishments enacted and inflicted by the colonial authorities. In October 1659, two (William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson) were hanged at Boston; in June 1660, Mary Dyar (or Dyer) became the third; in March 1661, William Leddra became the fourth (and last) to suffer capital punishment or “martyrdom” for their Quaker beliefs.

While members of the Society of Friends rushed to Massachusetts to test the harsh sentences under the newly enacted laws, other Friends in England simultaneously petitioned Parliament …

John, To All Gods Imprisoned People For His Names-Sake, Wheresoever Upon The Face Of The Earth, Salutation, John Perrot

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8 pages, 19 cm