Friends Library: Brief narratives of the lives of Gilbert Latey; Christopher Story; and John BanksWilliam Allen Printed at the Schools of Industry and sold by Longman and Company, 1834 - Society of Friends |
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... travelled together under many burdens in great humility ; wherein the Lord helped us , and many received ease and benefit thereby , who knew little of the same , or of our exercises for them , especially when we had occasion to approach ...
... travelled together under many burdens in great humility ; wherein the Lord helped us , and many received ease and benefit thereby , who knew little of the same , or of our exercises for them , especially when we had occasion to approach ...
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... travelled with this my dear friend , and he was a great help to me in my exercise : I could freely lay both my strength and weakness open to him to judge of . He was a good example in self - denial , humility , and temperance ; a true ...
... travelled with this my dear friend , and he was a great help to me in my exercise : I could freely lay both my strength and weakness open to him to judge of . He was a good example in self - denial , humility , and temperance ; a true ...
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... travelled into Ireland to visit Friends it was in the beginning of their troubles that happened in king James's reign , a dismal time , few nights passed where I went but houses were broken open , and English and Scots plundered by the ...
... travelled into Ireland to visit Friends it was in the beginning of their troubles that happened in king James's reign , a dismal time , few nights passed where I went but houses were broken open , and English and Scots plundered by the ...
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... travelled through Wiltshire , and visited most of the meetings in our way , by Reading and Windsor , to London . Finding great openness in and about that city , when we had visited the meetings there , and were clear , we took meetings ...
... travelled through Wiltshire , and visited most of the meetings in our way , by Reading and Windsor , to London . Finding great openness in and about that city , when we had visited the meetings there , and were clear , we took meetings ...
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... travelled into Scotland , and Thomas Blair with me . I had it in my mind to go and see a few friends at Glasgow , for at that time there was no settled meeting there . We travelled to Edinburgh , and so to the north , and back again ...
... travelled into Scotland , and Thomas Blair with me . I had it in my mind to go and see a few friends at Glasgow , for at that time there was no settled meeting there . We travelled to Edinburgh , and so to the north , and back again ...
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aforesaid amongst answer attend blessed brethren called CHRISTOPHER STORY church comfort common gaol concern Cumberland dear children dear friend Dear Wife desire diligent divers Edward Burrough everlasting evermore evil exercise faithful father fear Francis Howgill gaoler George Fox George Whitehead GILBERT LATEY give glory God's godly hand hear heart heavenly Hetherside holy honour husband Ireland James Appleby Jesus Christ JOHN BANKS justice justice of peace keep king labour liberty light living London Lord hath Lord's Lord's power manifested mercy mind month never opened peace pleased praise pray preach priest prison prosperity Quakers remembered righteousness Scotland servants soul spirit suffering tender testimony therein thereof thine things Thomas Carleton Thomas Langhorn thou mayest took travelled true truly turnkey unity unto the end unto the Lord unto thee visit Friends wait wicked witness words worship Yearly Meeting
Popular passages
Page 59 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 366 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Page 173 - A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Page 172 - For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Page 56 - And many nations shall come, and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his Ways, and we will walk in his paths:" for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Page 173 - Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground...
Page 77 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 174 - Yea, I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
Page 362 - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent ; they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear ; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.