Category: History
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The Light Within and Selected Writings of Isaac Penington
A selection from the writings of Isaac Penington (1617-1679), who became a Friend in 1658
Isaac Peninngton
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What Is the Tract Association?
The Tract Association began in 1816 with a concern for the distribution of sound Quaker literature. The Tract Association has published the Friends Calendar since 1885.
Patrick Burns
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Early Prophetic Openings of George Fox
Selections are taken from George Fox’s Journal. They give a sense of Fox’s consciousness to a worldwide mission and helped to prepare him for his preaching and traveling.
George Fox
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Letters to a Friend, on some of the Primitive Doctrines of Christianity
John Wilbur (1774-1856) wrote letters to George Crosfield stating the reasons for rejecting trends among Friends that have been labeled “Hicksite” and “Gurneyite.” The letters are a plea for a Christian faith founded both on the outward, atoning work of Jesus on the cross, and on the inward, transforming work of Christ in the human…
John Wilbur (1774-1856)
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Selected Quotations from William Penn’s No Cross, No Crown
William Penn (1644-1718) wrote No Cross, No Crown in 1669 about the importance of self-denial in the Christian life.
Sarah I. Miller
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The Inspired Ministry
Thomas Gould (1813-1856) was a Wilburite minister in New England Yearly Meeting. He left no journal, but described two incidents in his writings. One is a story of minister Isaac Lawton and boy who spoke during meeting and, and the other is about James Scribbens, who did not have many natural talents, but yet had…
Thomas Gould
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The Sealed Epistle of George Fox
This epistle was found in George Fox’s belongings after his death in 1690/91. It was sealed with the instructions “not to be opened before the time.” This final declaration and testimony remind Friends to maintain worship of and unity in Christ. It also encourages Friends to be steadfast and faithful, despite difficulties. From the 1694…
George Fox
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To Friends in the Ministry
Dwell in the power and dread of the Lord of life, and of heaven and earth, that you may be preserved in the wisdom of God. From George Fox’s Journal in 1656.
George Fox
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True Spiritual Liberty
Spiritual liberty is the power to live a life not dominated by evil but lived in the freedom of the Spirit.
William Penn
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A Concise Account of The Religious Society of Friends, Commonly Called Quakers
A distinguishing trait of primitive Friends was the sense they were called by God to a life of holiness. They believed what they read in the Scriptures but also believed that their lives needed to reflect those beliefs and to produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Thomas Evans