Valiant for the Truth

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Excerpt from Valiant for the Truth: Or Some Memorials of George Fox and the Early Friends 1652-1654, Visits at Swarthmore. Margaret Fell impressed with his Teaching. Attends the Services on Fast Day, and asks to speak. Justice Sawry enraged. Margaret Fell convinced of the Truth as held by the Friends. Judge Fell returns. Attempt to prejudice him against George Fox. Satisfied by Conversation with the Friends. Offers a Room in his House for their Meeting. Margaret Fell's Testimony to their Belief. Ministers in Lancashire roused by Declaration of a Free-Gospel Ministry. Convocation at Swarthmore. Thomas Taylor, convinced of Truth of the Doctrine, gives up his Position, and becomes a Friend. Rage of Ministers. The Friends beaten and stoned, but the Society increased. Parliament dismissed by Cromwell. George Fox in Carlisle. Abbey crowded with Attentive Listeners. At the Castle, Soldiers collected to hear him. Magistrates try to arrest him, but could not for the People. Mobbed on First Day, and committed to Prison. Hardships endured. Visited by James Parnell, who became a Friend. Cruel Persecutions and Death of James Parnell. The Little Parliament inquire into Cause of Imprisonment of George Fox. Justices interfere, and George Fox released. Prophecy that the Quakers would come to Naught changed into Fear that they would take all the Trade. Large Band of Workers go southward to preach the Gospel. George Fox writes an Epistle of Advice to them. Nathaniel Stevens, Minister at Drayton, sends for George Fox to a Conference. His Father pleased with his Son's Arguments. George Fox arrested and sent to London by Colonel Hacker. Prayer for his Persecutor About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.