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... Spirit of God in themselves by which they might know the Scriptures , and be led into all truth ; and by the Spirit might know God , and in it have unity one with another . " In 1663 George Fox was a prisoner in Lancaster Castle . One ...
... Spirit of God in themselves by which they might know the Scriptures , and be led into all truth ; and by the Spirit might know God , and in it have unity one with another . " In 1663 George Fox was a prisoner in Lancaster Castle . One ...
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... truth . ' 91 Touching the matter of infallibility , Penn makes this further statement , speaking of men gener- ally ... Spirit is that alone by which the true knowledge of God hath been , is , and can be only revealed . " He claimed ...
... truth . ' 91 Touching the matter of infallibility , Penn makes this further statement , speaking of men gener- ally ... Spirit is that alone by which the true knowledge of God hath been , is , and can be only revealed . " He claimed ...
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... truth can only be apprehended by the spirit of truth , and revelation is only understood by the spirit which brings forth revelation . It is easy to see how this doctrine became a " hard saying , " to the generation which conceived that the ...
... truth can only be apprehended by the spirit of truth , and revelation is only understood by the spirit which brings forth revelation . It is easy to see how this doctrine became a " hard saying , " to the generation which conceived that the ...
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... Spirit in man , then the deliverances of the found- ers of our Society , and the whole collection of " ancient " Friends , must be brought face to face with the spirit of truth in the souls of men to - day . Immediate revelation is not ...
... Spirit in man , then the deliverances of the found- ers of our Society , and the whole collection of " ancient " Friends , must be brought face to face with the spirit of truth in the souls of men to - day . Immediate revelation is not ...
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... truths that need to be re - stated if not re - discovered , but to infer that ... truth beyond anything that we can now think or dream , in store for men , is ... Spirit in us , that treateth us as we treat him . " Cicero called it an ...
... truths that need to be re - stated if not re - discovered , but to infer that ... truth beyond anything that we can now think or dream , in store for men , is ... Spirit in us , that treateth us as we treat him . " Cicero called it an ...
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Page 7 - Whereupon I got leave of the gaoler to go up to them ; and entering into discourse with him, he affirmed, " that some men never had the Spirit of God, and that the true light, which enlighteneth every one that cometh into the world, is natural.
Page 21 - Faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one ; the glory equal, the- majesty coeternal.
Page 21 - In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding ; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.
Page 21 - The Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance, majesty, and glory, with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God.
Page 21 - THERE is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions ; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness ; the Maker and preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power, and eternity ; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Page 19 - who should teach them all things, and bring all things to their remembrance whatsoever he had said unto them...
Page 14 - That the best and most certain knowledge of God is not that which is attained by premises premised and conclusions deduced, but that which is enjoyed by conjunction of the mind of man with the supreme intellect, after the mind is purified from its corruptions, and is separated from all bodily images, and is gathered into a profound stillness.
Page 40 - As to the singing of psalms, there will not be need of any long discourse ; for that the case is just the same as in the two former of preaching and prayer. We confess this to be a part of God's worship, and very sweet and refreshing, when it proceeds from a true sense of God's love in the heart, and arises from the divine influence of the Spirit...
Page 7 - Scriptures to them, I directed them to the Spirit of God in themselves, by which they might come to him, and by which they might also come to know who the false prophets were.
Page 20 - Which Faith, except every one do keep whole and undefiled : without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the Catholic Faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity ; Neither confounding the Persons : nor dividing the substance.