Journal of the Life of John Wilbur : a Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends
The book Journal of the Life of John Wilbur : a Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends was written by author Wilbur, John, 1774-1856 Here you can read free online of Journal of the Life of John Wilbur : a Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Journal of the Life of John Wilbur : a Minister of the Gospel in the Society of Friends a good or bad book?
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No, no ; the LETTER FROM JOHN BARCLAY. 199 enemy is wiser than to foment this ; he would not hurt us for the world ; no, only let us be induced to give up the true foundation for another, iind he promises so gently and peaceably to glide us on it, that we shall not know it, except that it will be less rugged and hard to flesh and blood, without any cross or struggle, and there shall be nothing taken from us that we affect to prize, such as our customs and traditions, our church system, and so f...orth, nothing shall be disturbed of all this, and all the professors and the world too, shall love us the better ! A new edition of J. J. Gurney's Peculiarities, with additions, has passed a com- mittee of the Morning Meeting, of which I was one. Oh, it made my heart sick to attend it, only that my Master whispers, "All these things must needs come to pass — but see that ye be not troubled." A Friend that I have been accustomed to look up to, as to a mother in Israel, actually said on one occasion, when we came upon something of very doubtful and dangerous import, that many years back she should have found a difficulty in the passage, and she thought the Society at large was, perhaps, not prepared to receive it as it stood ; yet she acknowl- edged the truth of it, but thought it had better be somewhat modi- fied !
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