A History of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers in Ireland; From 1653 to 1700 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1751. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... A. D. He also wrote an Epistle of Advice to Friends, which was published in the year 1701, containing wholsome caution against many Superfluities then creeping in, with respect to eating, drinking, apparel, furniture, trading and farming; to which he subjoins some admonitory Hints relating peculiarly to the Women in the exercise of their spiritual Gifts, wherein he signifieth, that altho* in this Day that Christ is repairing the Tabernacle of David, raising up the Ruins thereof, and restoring the Church into her ancient order, where the wife-hearted and inspired may work for God and their own Salvation, Men their part, and Women their part, by the appointment of Christ the great and wise Undertaker; and Women inspired with the Testimony of Jesus may pray and prophesy; and even such faithful and approved Women, who are truly inspired and gifted for the Work of the Ministry, may, as the Lord moves, go forth and travel in that service with the Unity of faithful Elders and Brethren j yet, that, as in preparing for the Tabernacle of the old Covenant, the Women had, by the Wisdom of God, the easy part, the needle-work alotted to them, being the weaker Vessel, and of weaker Capacity, although Help-meets in their places to the Men; so now, in repairing the Tabernacle of the new Covenant and Restitution of all things, the inspired Women have, in general, the easier part of the work alotted to them, (according to the Rules and Instructions, laid down in holy Scripture in the 2d Chapter of Titus) suitable to their Temper, Capacity and Ability, and the Men the harder labour in this Work, as travelling journies to publish the Doctrine of the Kingdom of Christ, often attended with Hardships, Sufferings, Perils and Temptations of divers forts, which in general the hardy tempe...