Category: Biographies

The journal of George Fox, vol. 2 of 2

Tenterden and examined by the magistrates, but liberated—travels to the S.W. of England—precious meetings in Wales—at Derwentwater meets with an old woman whose husband was aged 122 years—apprehended and taken before the magistrates at Holker Hall, but liberated on his parole...

Chapters

1. CHAPTER I.—1663-1666.—George Fox visits London—taken up at

Tenterden and examined by the magistrates, but liberated—travels to the S.W. of England—precious meetings in Wales—at Derwentwater meets with an old woman whose husband was aged...

2. CHAPTER II.—1666-1669.—George Fox visits a man above one hundred

years old, who had been convinced—refutes a slander that Friends love none but themselves—has a meeting at Captain Taylor’s [at Brighouse], where a neighbouring knight threatens...

3. CHAPTER III.—1669-1671.—George Fox sails for Ireland in company

with several other Friends—he there sends a challenge to the Popish priests to try their God, which is not accepted—he contrasts them with Baal’s priests—the authorities of Cork...

4. CHAPTER IV.—1671-1672.—His wife being still detained a prisoner,

George Fox puts two women Friends upon going to the king to procure her discharge, which he granted under the broad seal, to clear her person and estate after being a prisoner u...

5. CHAPTER V.—1672-1673.—George Fox embarks for Maryland, where he

arrives after a seven weeks’ voyage, and having experienced some remarkable deliverances—attends a General Meeting for Maryland, which held four days—several meetings for discip...

6. CHAPTER VI.—1673-1675.—George Fox writes to his wife from

Bristol—has a glorious powerful meeting there, in which he declares of three estates and three teachers—at Slaughterford meets with much opposition to the settlement of women’s...

7. CHAPTER VII.—1675-1677.—George Fox attends the Yearly Meeting,

and afterwards sets forward towards the North—attends the Quarterly Meeting at Lancaster, and goes thence to Swarthmore—writes many books and papers for the Truth—the titles of...

8. CHAPTER VIII.—1677.—George Fox sails for Holland, with several

other Friends, and lands at Briel—attends the Quarterly Meeting at Amsterdam—writes an epistle to Friends against the spirit of separation—writes to the Princess Elizabeth—her a...

9. CHAPTER IX.—1677-1680.—George Fox, with other Friends, sails for

England, and lands at Harwich, after a hazardous voyage of three days—has a large meeting at Colchester, and proceeds thence to London—writes to his wife—receives further accoun...

10. CHAPTER X.—1681-1683.—George Fox answers two envious books

written abroad—writes to magistrates to persuade them to moderation—writes to the Quarterly Meetings—attends the judges at Chambers, respecting a tithe-suit against himself and...

11. CHAPTER XI.—1683-1685.—A salutation of love to Friends, designed

to stir up the pure mind—an epistle to Friends commending them to Christ, the rock and sure foundation—an epistle of counsel to Friends—George Fox taken from a meeting and exami...

12. CHAPTER XII.—1685-1686.—George Fox tarries in London, labouring

in the service of Truth—removes to Epping on account of his health—writes an epistle to Friends—returns to London—writes a paper concerning order in the Church of God—and a warn...

13. CHAPTER XIII.—1686-1687.—The first and second Adam compared—the

two seeds distinguished—George Fox is daily exercised in London in services relating to the Church, visiting the sick or afflicted, and writing in defence of Truth, or refuting...

14. CHAPTER XIV.—1687-1690.—George Fox continues to have service in

London and the neighbourhood—writes a paper respecting the gospel and the seed; being also an incentive to diligence—a general epistle to Friends, forewarning them of an approac...

15. CHAPTER 1.

1663-1666.—George Fox visits London—taken up at Tenterden and examined by the magistrates, but liberated—travels to the S. W. of England—precious meetings in Wales—at Derwentwat...

16. xxiii. The apostate Jews indeed, who, though they professed Scripture,

were out of the life thereof, and had rejected Christ, in accusing Paul before the Roman magistrates, did once call him a ‘pestilent fellow,’ Acts xxiv., as the accusing profess...

17. CHAPTER II.

1666-1669.—George Fox visits a man above one hundred years old, who had been convinced—refutes a slander that Friends love none but themselves—has a meeting at Captain Taylor’s...

18. CHAPTER III.

1669-1671.—George Fox sails for Ireland in company with several other Friends—he there sends a challenge to the Popish priests to try their God, which is not accepted—he contras...

19. CHAPTER IV.

1671-1672.—His wife being still detained a prisoner, George Fox puts two women Friends upon going to the king to procure her discharge, which he granted under the broad seal, to...

20. CHAPTER V.

1672-1673.—-George Fox embarks for Maryland, where he arrives after a seven weeks’ voyage, and having experienced some remarkable deliverances—attends a General Meeting for Mary...

21. CHAPTER VI.

1673-1675.—George Fox writes to his wife from Bristol—has a glorious powerful meeting there, in which he declares of three estates and three teachers—at Slaughterford meets with...

22. CHAPTER VII.

1675-1677.—George Fox attends the Yearly Meeting, and afterwards sets forward towards the North—attends the Quarterly Meeting at Lancaster, and goes thence to Swarthmore—writes...

23. CHAPTER VIII.

1677.—George Fox sails for Holland, with several other Friends, and lands at Briel—attends the Quarterly Meeting at Amsterdam—writes an epistle to Friends against the spirit of...

24. CHAPTER IX.

1677-1680.—George Fox, with other Friends, sails for England, and lands at Harwich, after a hazardous voyage of three days—has a large meeting at Colchester, and proceeds thence...

25. CHAPTER X.

1681-1683.—George Fox answers two envious books written abroad—writes to magistrates to persuade them to moderation—writes to the Quarterly Meetings—attends the judges at Chambe...

26. CHAPTER XI.

1683-1685.—A salutation of love to Friends, designed to stir up the pure mind—an epistle to Friends commending them to Christ, the rock and sure foundation—an epistle of counsel...

27. xviii. 16), of the false church, how she was outwardly decked, but

full of abomination, and came to a downfall at last. Therefore it is good for all that profess the truth, to use this world as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world pass...

28. CHAPTER XII.

1685-1686.—George Fox tarries in London, labouring in the service of Truth—removes to Epping on account of his health—writes an epistle to Friends—returns to London—writes a pap...

29. vi. Were not these spiritual, eternal, and divine matters and

states, that the apostle judged of? and have not the saints the same judgment given unto them in the same Spirit? Have not the apostles and the church a spiritual judgment to ju...

30. CHAPTER XIII.

1686-1687.—The first and the second Adam compared—the two seeds distinguished—George Fox is daily exercised in London in services relating to the church, visiting the sick or af...

31. CHAPTER XIV.

1687-1690.—George Fox continues to have service in London and the neighbourhood—writes a paper respecting the gospel and the seed; being also an incentive to diligence—a general...

32. i. 111;

at Firbank Chapel, i. 113, ii. 512; visited, i. _122_, ii. 15, 255, 256; comes out in the ministry, ii. 515; reads a paper by G. Fox to one Otway when ill, i. 391.

33. i. 267-271, 276, 284, 476;

CHARLES II. (the Restoration), i. 276, 414, 445, 476, 479, 490, 500, 503, 504, 505, 509, ii. 3, 9, 20, 27, 50, 66, 206, 210, 213, 219, 220, 222, 251, 252, 253, 254, 391, 516; Fr...

34. i. 213;

*CROMWELL, OLIVER, Protector, mentioned, i. _68_, 158, 189, 207, 213, 215, 248, 251, 276, 277, 285, 363, 434, 438, 453, 475, 490, 500, 504, ii. 251; G. Fox sent to him, i. 208,...

35. i. 326;

36. ii. 287, 321, 422, 424, 483;

DERBY, i. 467; G. Fox imprisoned in House of Correction and common jail, i. xlviii, 50-77 90, 467, 523, ii. 3, 20, 210, 511, and is visited by various persons there, i. 56, 58 6...

37. i. 333-335;

journeys to the South and West and through Wales to Swarthmore, =1657=, i. 357-383, ii. 516; visits Scotland, i. xlviii, 393-413, ii. 516; attends a yearly meeting at John Crook...

38. ii. 19-21, 517;

39. ii. 23-42, 517;

removed to Scarborough Castle and endures over a year’s imprisonment there, =1665-66=, i. xlviii, ii. 42-73, 517; returns to London on liberation to find the city in ruins after...

40. i. 198;

41. ii. 291;

HOLLAND, Friends travel in, i. 189, 228, 517; Friends of, ii. 263, 267, 268, 320, 400, 504; mentioned, ii. 54, 69, 404. G. Fox sends letters thither, ii. 98, 345, and visits the...

42. i. 194, 416;

KEITH, GEORGE, dispute at Aberdeen, ii. 233; his wife and he with others go with G. Fox to Holland, ii. 266, 268, 269, 313, 401; travels in Germany, ii. 269, 310; further mentio...

43. ii. 511;

44. ii. 78, 81, 259, 344, 511, 519;

*PARKER, ALEXANDER, with G. Fox, in Leicestershire, i. _207_, in London, i. 213, Bedfordshire, i. 226, Cambridgeshire, i. 334, Scotland, i. 406-410, Bristol, i. 527, ii. 87, Isl...

45. i. 170, 177;

*PENN, WM., his famous trial, ii. _127_; with G. Fox in Bristol, ii. 199, in Surrey, ii. 264, in Holland, ii. 266, 267, 268, 269, 283, 313, 401, in London, ii. 363, 365; visited...

46. i. 253;

PORTER, HENRY, mayor and justice, arrests G. Fox at Swarthmore, i. 471; has him before him, i. 473; commits him to Lancaster jail, i. 474-479, 487, 488; his fear for himself and...

47. ii. 516;

his letters to Chief Justice Glynn, i. 287-300, and to Major-Gen. Desborough, i. 318; visited by G. Fox, i. 328, 330, 463, 466, 527, 528; travels with him, i. 330, 332, 333; int...

48. ii. 209, 211, 212;

*STUBBS, JOHN, ex-soldier, convinced, i. xlv, 189; with G. Fox, i. 527, 529, ii. 107, 131, 141; his travels, i. 189, 227, _229_, 517, 518, ii. 114, 159, 168, 170, 190; his suffe...

49. ii. 264;

WORCESTER, i. 253, 466, ii. 84, 318; G. Fox imprisoned in the jail, i. xlviii, ii. 206-213, 215-220, 221-229, 234, 318, 518, where he writes papers, ii. 230, 231; mentioned, ii....

50. ii. 204;

for offences not specified, i. 172, 493, 522, ii. 67, 128, 282, 314, 337, 374, 378; on a praemunire illegal, i. 221; deaths in prison, i. 173, 232, 327, _504_, 522, 526, ii. 25,...

51. i. 347;

by it Christ is seen, i. 191, 254, 303, 411; without it none come to Christ, i. 304; being felt, Christ is felt, i. 223; those who hate it set up hirelings and idol-temples, i....

52. ii. 399;

of Friends, their mode sanctioned by Scripture examples, ii. 75; attended by G. Fox, ii. 75, 170; of Friends, the regulations of the Society thereon, ii. 88, _89_, 137, 148, 149...

53. ii. 65;

Obedience, known in the Light, i. 384; to that which convicts of evil, recommended, i. 65; to the grace of God, the way to receive salvation, ii. 9, 101; keeps in the Lord’s fea...

54. i. 530, refer to a page where there is no relevant footnote, but

At 589.9, an index topic for ‘Soldiers’, includes a reference to ‘Edmundson’. There are two Edmundsons, John and William, neither of whom are characterized as ex-soldiers, unlik...