The Sure Foundation Or Past And Future of the Society of Friends With a Suppl
The Sure Foundation Or Past And Future of the Society of Friends With a Suppl
William Colson Westlake
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* 2nd. It is contended that if Friends admitted the two ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, many more would flock to their standard. To this it may be replied, that the secessions from the Friends upon these grounds, though very consider- able, are by no means greater than upon some other points. Moreover, two centuries have proved that those who were outwardly baptized (before joining Friends) have never felt that this privilege raised them one whit above those who were not ; nor that... the spiritual com- munion with God in silent adoration was less real than that of the communion service. On the contrary — when with humble and contrited souls they have met to- gether livingly to feed upon the body and blood of Christ, and to offer living silent praises unto Him, He hath ofttimes been in their midst, and, in the language of the prophet, " hath opened the windows of heaven and * In connection with this universal adaptation of Quakerism, it is some- what singular that the three individuals who stand out the most pro- minently, and are generally considered as its first representatives and exponents ; viz.
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