Saul's errand to Damascus, with his packet of letters from the high priests against the disciples of the Lord, or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancashier who call themselves ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers : together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced against, the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them : published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.
About this Item
- Title
- Saul's errand to Damascus, with his packet of letters from the high priests against the disciples of the Lord, or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancashier who call themselves ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers : together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced against, the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them : published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.
- Author
- Fox, George, 1624-1691.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for Giles Calvert ...,
- 1654.
- Rights/Permissions
-
This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions.
- Subject terms
- Society of Friends -- England -- Apologetic works.
- Link to this Item
-
http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A40242.0001.001
- Cite this Item
-
"Saul's errand to Damascus, with his packet of letters from the high priests against the disciples of the Lord, or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancashier who call themselves ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers : together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced against, the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them : published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A40242.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
Pages
Page [unnumbered]
To all that love the Lord Jesus Christ.
Dear Hearts,
YOu love the Lord Iesus Christ, and not him alone, but Christ with all his Train. Great shall be your compensation: for your Love, you shall have Loves, Can. 7. 12. Amores, a plurality, and infinity of Loves which none but God in Christ hath to bestow. The best of his rela∣tions upon earth, have but single Love (and tis happy they have Love) to the Brethren; But Christ hath Loves for the meanest of you, the least of his. May you and all his (in whom there
Page [unnumbered]
are yet but buds, scarce visible appear∣ances of Graces) prove fruitful Vines, grow from Buds to Blossoms, from Blossoms to abundance of fruits; That when the Lord shall get up early to visit his Vineyard, you may feast him with pleasant fruits new and old, you may bless him for his Loves of former and latter days, and be ever to him an hum∣ble, holy and thankful, and to his bre∣thren a comforting people. Glory in your habit; you wear the signal Fa∣vours of the King of kings, and Lord of Hosts, the Great and Mighty Je∣hovah, Love: By which I know to whom ye belong, because ye love the Bre∣thren