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A True Testimony Concerning My Faith in Christ
“I believe in Him, as he is the Minister of the sanctuary, and true tabernacle which God hath pitched, and not man; who by his power and spirit hath fitted and made many able and faithful ministers. He is the Minister of ministers.”
John Banks
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Concerning the order and government of the church of Christ, No. 1 and No. 2
These two tracts describe the proper ordering and functioning of spiritual religious society from extracts of the writings of Isaac Penington.
Isaac Penington
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Congregational Silence
When we wait upon the Lord, there are postures we take during worship. There is the silence of reality, the silence of reverence, the silence of recollection, and the silence of receptivity.
Max Reich
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Detraction
Speak only good of people. Evil, even if true, is hurtful to the speaker, the hearer, and the person spoken about.
Seth Hinshaw
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Five Tests for Discerning a True Leading
How do we know when we experience a leading? We can test a leading and its rightness by looking to Scripture, offering it for community discernment, and taking time to allow the leading deepen.
Hugh Barbour
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Forgiveness
If we do not love those who trespass against us, we will not be in a forgiving spirit.
Phoebe Hall
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In Prison, Yet Free
A German Friend writes of her experience in a Nazi prison and how prayer and hardship became sources of strength and freedom.
Eva Hermann
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In the Will of God, Stand
There’s a moment in the life of a Christian when you finally yield fully to God. Adapted from a longer tract by Kenneth Morse, “Conversion: Is it Gradual or Instantaneous?” in 1943.
Kenneth Morse
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Taming Oneself
Just as we might tame an animal or enter into friendship with people, we need to tame ourselves so that we ready for God’s ever-available help and friendship.
Daniel Smiley
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On Coming to Love One’s Enemies
The Holy Spirit makes us able to love and gives us the specific leadings to live in that love.
Virginia Schurman