George Fox was the founder of the Society of Friends, and his journal, written during his incarceration, is the central document of Quakerism. This book, written in a style of simplicity and lucidity, describes Fox's religious conversion, his visions, and the persecution of the early Quakers. This is an edited and annotated edition of the journals, incorporating a wide range of recent discoveries about the early history of Quakerism, which has considerable bearing on the way Fox's book was posthumously asssembled.
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George Fox was born in 1624 in Leicestershire to a firmly Puritan family. He was a magnetic preacher, attracting a large following, and went on to become the foremost figure in the Quaker (Society of Friends) international religious movement. He traveled widely to Ireland, America, and Europe before dying in London in 1691. Nigel Smith is a Reader in English at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Keble College.
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That all may know the dealings of the Lord with me, and the various exercises, trials and troubles, through which he led me, in order to prepare and fit me for the work, unto which he had appointed me; and may thereby be drawn to admire and glorify his infinite wisdom and goodness, I think fit ( before I proceed to set forth my public travels in the service of truth) briefly to mention, how it was with me in my youth, and how the work of the Lord was begun, and gradually carried on in me, even from my childhood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Christ Jesus, Lord God, George Fox, Lord Jesus Christ, Margaret Fell, Oliver Cromwell, Robert Widders, Thomas Lower, Oliver Protector, Edward Pyott, James Nayler, Alexander Parker, John Stubbs, James Lancaster, Justice Hotham, Major Ceely, Richard Hubberthorne, Thomas Taylor, Colonel Hacker, Colonel Kirkby, King Charles, Colonel West, Francis Howgill, New England, Edward Burrough New!
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That all may know the dealings of the Lord with me, and the various exercises, trials and troubles, through which he led me, in order to prepare and fit me for the work, unto which he had appointed me; and may thereby be drawn to admire and glorify his infinite wisdom and goodness, I think fit ( before I proceed to set forth my public travels in the service of truth) briefly to mention, how it was with me in my youth, and how the work of the Lord was begun, and gradually carried on in me, even from my childhood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
many precious meetings, great convincement, many rude people, hireling teachers, large precious meeting, mighty meeting, priest aforesaid, countries visiting friends, day sevennight, country visiting friends, blessed meeting, power chained, glorious meeting, large general meeting, naked rapier, everlasting seed, very large meeting, rude company, fine minister, everlasting truth, tender people, everlasting power, free teaching, considerable people, fine meeting Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Christ Jesus, Lord God, George Fox, Lord Jesus Christ, Margaret Fell, Oliver Cromwell, Robert Widders, Thomas Lower, Oliver Protector, Edward Pyott, James Nayler, Alexander Parker, John Stubbs, James Lancaster, Justice Hotham, Major Ceely, Richard Hubberthorne, Thomas Taylor, Colonel Hacker, Colonel Kirkby, King Charles, Colonel West, Francis Howgill, New England, Edward Burrough New!
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- Margaret Fell and the Rise of Quakerism by Bonnelyn Young Kunze in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 286
- Holy Spirit (Puritan Paperbacks: Treasures of John Owen for Today's Readers) by John Owen in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- First among Friends: George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism by H. Larry Ingle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Holy Spirit in Puritan Faith and Experience by Geoffrey F. Nuttall in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Quakers and the English Revolution by Barry Reay in Front Matter
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