George Fox: An Autobiography is the spiritual autobiography of George Fox, founder of the Quakers, edited by Rufus M. Jones. It recounts his religious search and the convictions that shaped the Society of Friends, including inward light, equality, and toleration.
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Opening of the book
GEORGE FOX AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY GEORGE FOX GEORGE FOX FROM A PAINTING BY S. CHINN GEORGE FOX An Autobiography EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY RUFUS M. JONES, M.A., LƗǵǵ. D. PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN HAVERFORD COLLEGE logo Philadelphia: FERRIS & LEACH 29 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET 1909
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Dedicated
TO THE SWEET AND SHINING MEMORY OF THE LITTLE
LAD WHOSE BEAUTIFUL LIFE WAS A VISIBLE
REVELATION TO ME OF THE TRUTH, WHICH
THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY TEACHES, THAT
THE DIVINE AND THE HUMAN
ARE NOT FAR-SUNDERED.
"It (George Fox's Journal) is one of the most
extraordinary and instructive narratives in the world; which no reader of competent judgment can peruse without revering the virtue of the writer."
—SƗǡ JĵƽŧǪ MĵŕƫƗƿǵLjǪƒ.
"The basis of his [George Fox's] teaching was the belief that each soul is in religious matters answerable not to its fellows, but to God alone, without priestly mediation, because the Holy Spirit is immediately present in every soul and is thus a direct cause of illumination. From this central belief flowed two important practical consequences, both essentially modern; one was complete toleration, the other was complete equality of human beings before the law."
—JLjƒƿ FƗǪƫŧ.
"To sum up in fewest possible words the impression made by his [George Fox's] words and works upon one who studies them across the level of two centuries: he was a man of lion-like courage and adamantine strength of will, absolutely truthful, devoted to the fulfillment of what he believed to be his God-appointed mission, and without any of those side-long looks at worldly promotion and
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