FN26Hisjournal,beforeitwaspublished,wasrevisedbymenofmoresenseandknowledgethanhimself,andtherefore,absurdasitis,givesusnonotionofhisgenuinestyle。Thefollowingisafairspecimen。Itistheexordiumofoneofhismanifestoes。
\"ThemwhichtheworldwhoarewithoutthefearofGodcallsQuakersinscorndodenyallopinions,andtheydodenyallconceivings,andtheydodenyallsects,andtheydodenyallimaginations,andnotions,andjudgmentswhichrisethoutofthewillandthethoughts,anddodenywitchcraftandalloaths,andtheworldandtheworksofit,andtheirworshipsandtheircustomswiththelight,anddodenyfalsewaysandfalseworships,seducersanddeceiverswhicharenowseentobeintheworldwiththelight,andwithittheyarecondemned,whichlightleadethtopeaceandlifefromdeathwhichnowthousandsdowitnessthenewteacherChrist,himbywhomtheworldwasmade,whoraignsamongthechildrenoflight,andwiththespiritandpowerofthelivingGod,dothletthemseeandknowthechafffromthewheat,anddothseethatwhichmustbeshakenwiththatwhichcannotbeshakennormoved,whatgivestoseethatwhichisshakenandmoved,suchasliveinthenotions,opinions,conceivings,andthoughtsandfanciesthesebeallshakenandcomestobeonheaps,whichtheywhowitnessthosethingsbeforementionedshakenandremovedwalksinpeacenotseenanddiscernedbythemwhowalksinthosethingsunremovedandnotshaken。\"——AWarningtotheWorldthatareGropingintheDark,byG。Fox,1655。
FN27Seethepieceentitled,ConcerningGoodmorrowandGoodeven,theWorld’sCustoms,butbytheLightwhichintotheWorldiscomebyitmademanifesttoallwhobeintheDarkness,byG。
Fox,1657。
FN28Journal,page166。