The general history of the Quakers containing the lives, tenents, sufferings, tryals, speeches and letters of the most eminent Quakers, both men and women : from the first rise of that sect down to this present time / being written originally in Latin by Gerard Croese ; to which is added a letter writ by George Keith ...

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The general history of the Quakers containing the lives, tenents, sufferings, tryals, speeches and letters of the most eminent Quakers, both men and women : from the first rise of that sect down to this present time / being written originally in Latin by Gerard Croese ; to which is added a letter writ by George Keith ...

Author

Croese, Gerardus, 1642-1710.

Publication

London :: Printed for John Dunton ...,

1696.

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Society of Friends -- England -- History.

Society of Friends -- Controversial literature.

Society of Friends -- New England -- History.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE Truly Noble and Honourable, NICHOLAS WITSEN, Burgomaster and Senator of Amsterdam, &c.
• Reverendo admodum Viro GERARDO CROESIO, Cum Historiam, quam vocat, Quakerianam luci exponeret.
• book - 1
  • BOOK I.
• book - 2
  • BOOK II. PART I.
  • THE Remaining PART OF THE Second BOOK OF THIS General History OF THE QUAKERS Begins at [Aa] Page 1.
• THE General History OF THE QUAKERS.
• AN APPENDIX: CONTAINING The True Copy of a Latine Letter Writ by George eith, and sent by him to Gerard Croes, Translated out of his Latine Manu∣script into English.
• Something Added in Behalf of the People called Qua∣kers, both with respect to the Historian, and also G. Keith.
• title page
• To the READER.
• Our Scripture Confession Concerning our Lord Je∣sus Christ.
  • I. Concerning his Divinity, and his Being from the Beginning.
  • II. Concerning his Appearance in the Flesh.
  • III. Concerning the End and Vse of that Appearance.
  • IV. Concerning the Inward Mani∣festation of Christ.
  • V. Concerning his being our Media∣tor and Advocate.
  • VI. Concerning his Vnity with the Saints.
  • VII. Concerning his Coming to Judgment.
  • VIII. Concerning the Resurrection.
  • IX. Concerning the Scriptures.
• Our Solemn Confession, in the Holy Fear of God, concerning our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, accord∣ing to the several Testimonies gi∣ven forth by our Faithful Bre∣thren.
• Concerning the Soul's Immortality, and the Resurrection.