I myself, in part, am a true witness, who not by strength of arguments, or by a particular disquisition of each doctrine, and convincement of my understanding thereby, came to receive and bear witness of the truth, but by being secretly reached by this... The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Fra to Har - Page 1881910Full view - About this book
| Robert Barclay - 1737 - 614 pages
...into the//7«/tf JJJ'emblies of The true God's People, I felt zfecret Vower among them, £°c^"'cc~ which touched my Heart ; and as I gave way unto it, I found the Evil weakening in me, and the Good raiied up ; and fo I became thus knit and united unto them, hungering morp and more after the Iivcreafe... | |
| Robert Barclay - Society of Friends - 1780 - 614 pages
...alTemblies ofThe.true **• J» 1 T rir i' convince(jrod s people, I felt a fecret power among them, mem, which touched my heart, and as I gave way unto it, I. found the evil weakening in me, and the good raifed up, and fo I became thus knit and united unto them, hungering more and more after the increafe... | |
| John Gough, William Sewell - Society of Friends - 1799 - 372 pages
...which they were gathered] for when I came into thtfilcnt a/emblies of God's people, I felt zftcret power among them, which touched my heart, and as I gave way to it, I found the evil weakening in me, and the good raifeii up, and 16 I became thus knit and united... | |
| Joseph Gurney Bevan - Quakers - 1802 - 142 pages
...came to receive and bear witness of * the Truth ; but by being secretly reached by ' this Life. For when I came into the silent ' assemblies of God's people, I felt a secret ' power amongst them which touched my * heart ; and af I gave way unto it, I found .* the evil weakening in... | |
| Joseph Gurney Bevan - Quakers - 1802 - 142 pages
...came to receive and bear witness of * the Truth; but by being secretly reached by * this Life. For when I came into the silent .' assemblies of God's people, I felt a secret 1 power amongst them which touched my " heart ; and as I gave way unto it, I found ' the evil weakening... | |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - 1867 - 710 pages
...acceptable worship is known which edities the Church and is well pleasing to God." Robert Barclay says: " When I came into the silent assemblies of God's people,...among them, which touched my heart, and as I gave way to this I felt the evil weakened in me and the good raised up, and I hungered more and more after this... | |
| Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends - 1890 - 994 pages
...of Divine worship. Robert Barclay says of his experience, "When I came into the silent asembliesof God's people I felt a secret power among them which...found the evil weakening in me and the good raised up. ' ' The temptations to which our young people are exposed ; who leave their homes and friends to find... | |
| Robert Barclay - Society of Friends - 1825 - 584 pages
...secretly reached by this life ; for when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people, I The true felt a secret power among them, which touched my ^...the evil weakening in me, and the good raised up, and so I became thus knit and united unto them, hungering more and more after the increase of this... | |
| Robert Barclay - Society of Friends - 1826 - 616 pages
...assemblies of™6'."18 r< 3i iif ii ii. convmceuod s people, I ielt a secret power among them, ment. which touched my heart, and as I gave way unto it,...the evil weakening in me, and the good raised up, and so I became thus knit and united unto them, hungering more and more after the increase of this... | |
| Samuel Hanson Cox - Society of Friends - 1833 - 710 pages
...but by being secretly reached by this life." He adds, as a true and graphic auto-biographer ; " for when I came into the silent assemblies of God's people,...the evil weakening in me, and the good raised up, and so I became thus knit and united unto them, hungering more and more after the increase of this... | |
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