Gleanings from the Works of George Fox

About this eBook

Author

Richardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller), 1873-1957

Credits

Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Jens Sadowski, Princeton University, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.

Language

English

LoC Class

BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements

Subject

Fox, George, 1624-1691

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57926

Release Date

September 18, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.GLEANINGS FROM THE WORKS OF GEORGE FOX
2. 2.Contents.
3. 3.Introduction. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI.
4. 4.PART I. NARRATIVE PASSAGES. — NOTE. — Narrative Passages. — Self-Revelation. — The Inner Light. — A New Creation. — The Vision from the Hill-top. — A Blow from a Bible. — A Mobbing. — A Night Among the Furze Bushes. — A Long Cold Winter. — A Tortured Body. — A Meeting in a Steeple-house. — A Vision. — The Power of Truth. — A Consistent Sheriff. — Unity with the Creation. — An Airy Damsel. — A Fat and Merry Captain. — A Highnotionist. — Burning a Witch. — Discerners of Spirits. — Prisoners Spreading the Truth. — A Veiled Condition.
5. 5.PART II. SPECIAL TESTIMONIES. — I. Business Life. — Prices. — Honesty in Business. — The Reputation of Friends. — Absorption in Trade. — Debt. — In All Husbandry. — II. The Inward Light. — Every Man. — The First Step. — Waiting for the Light. — The Cleansing Light. — The Revealing Light. — The Regulating Light. — The Discerning Light. — Hating the Light. — Dwelling in the Light. — III. Justice. — Laws against God. — An Unjust Judge. — True Justice. — Coercion. — Speedy Justice. — IV. Meetings and Ministry. — Silent Ministry. — Joining a Silent Meeting. — Silent Waiting. — Stand Up. — The True Balance. — Sitting Down Without Speaking. — Move Abroad in the Spirit of Obedience. — Quenching the Spirit. — Be Neither Hasty nor Backward. — Missing the Moment. — Danger of Impulsive Testimony. — Borrowed Testimony. — Concerning Judging in Meetings. — Recrimination. — Strife and Debate. — Boasting and Vapouring. — Heady Stuff. — Hypocrisy. — Saying and Doing. — Keep down all Uncleanness. — They had Spoken Themselves Dry. — Before Utterance. — After Utterance. — Elders. — Simple-hearted Ones. — Tender Bubblings. — Concerns to Travel Abroad. — Paid Ministry. — Consecrated Ground. — Business Meetings. — Representatives. — Meeting Days. — To all the Children of God in all Places in the World. — Interdependence. — V. Oaths. — Oaths. — VI. Respecting Persons. — Honour and Glory. — Flattery. — Time-Serving. — Honour. — Hat Honour. — VII. The Scriptures. — The Word. — Jangling about the Scriptures. — Knowing the Scriptures. — Possessing the Scriptures. — VIII. Sin. — Pleading for Unholiness. — Perfection. — A Customary Word. — Temptation. — To All that be in the Fall. — Discouragement. — Despair. — The End of Sin. — IX. Slavery. — Enslaved Races. — X. War. — Strife. — XI. Concerning Women. — Marriage. — Man, born of Woman. — A Churlish Husband. — Unregenerate Sociology. — Women and Dish-washing. — Restoration of Womankind. — The Testimony of Women. — Mothers in the Church.
6. 6.PART III. SOCIAL LIFE. — I. Social Life. — Bringing up Children. — Youth. — Behaviour of School-children. — Apprentices. — The Children of the Poor. — Homeless Women. — Care of the Aged. — Care of the Mentally Deranged. — Dangers of Ease and Plenty. — Beware of Worldly Entanglements. — Riches and Poverty. — Relationships. — Idleness. — Scattered Minds. — Evil Humours. — Judgments. — Differences. — Scandal. — Singleness. — Love. — Unity. — II. General Exhortations.
7. 7.FOOTNOTES

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