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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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A Language for the Inward Landscape: Spiritual Wisdom from the Quaker Movement
Friends use special vocabulary to describe their inward experiences. This book discusses and explains these words for a contemporary audience.
Brian Drayton and William P. Taber
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A Revolutionary Gospel
The Friends vision is a revolutionary vison of a whole new righteousness based on obedience to the Living Christ and a new Christian community governed by Christ.
Lewis Benson
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A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel
An overview of how one attains spiritual knowledge. It was first published in 1711, after Crisp’s death. Includes an introduction and updated language and punctuation from the 1711 edition.
Stephen Crisp
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Christ in Early Quakerism
The early Quaker teaching concerning “the universal and divine light of Christ” was a message concerning the action of God rather than the nature of man. It was saying, not simply there is innate in every man a private source of illumination, but rather, that what God showed himself to be in Jesus Christ he…
Maurice Creasey
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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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God’s Garden
Just as the garden has seasons, so does our spiritual life. Sometimes it is like spring filled with new life and promise. Other times, like summer and fall, there are abundance and harvest. Yet other times like winter, we experience barrenness and bleakness.
Virginia Schurman
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The Beatitudes: Pathways of Living in True Joy and Peace
The teachings of Jesus called Beatitudes, recorded in Matthew and Luke, are an invitation to a way of living that brings true happiness and inward and outward peace.
Virginia Schurman
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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