A Descriptive Catalogue of Friends' Books: Or Books Written by Members of the Society of Friends, Commonly Called Quakers, from Their First Rise to the Present Time, Interspersed with Critical Remarks, and Occasional Biographical Notices ...

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Joseph Smith, 1867 - Quakers
 

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Page 163 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Page 433 - The History of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the Original Institution and Settlement of that Province, under the first Proprietor and Governor William Penn, in 1681, till after the Year 1742, with an Introduction, respecting The Life of W.
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Page 620 - Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Page 659 - A Call from Death to Life, and Out of the Dark Wayes and Worships of the World where the Seed is held in Bondage unto the Merchants of Babylon, Written by Marmaduke Stephenson; Who (together with another dear Servant of the Lord called William Robinson) hath (since the Writing hereof) suffered Death, for bearing witnesse to the same Truth, amongst the Professors of Boston's Jurisdiction in New England.
Page 660 - Persecutions, Being A Brief Relation of the Sufferings of the People, called Quakers, in those parts of AMERICA, from...
Page 598 - New- Jersey : Containing, an Account of its first Settlement, Progressive Improvements, the Original and present Constitution, and other events, to the Year 1721. With some particulars since ; and a short view of its present state.
Page 192 - THE POWER OF RELIGION on the Mind, in Retirement, Affliction, and at the approach of Death; exemplified in the Testimonies and Experience of Persons distinguished by their greatness, learning, or virtue.
Page 204 - SEQUEL to the English Reader : or, Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry. Designed to improve the highest class of learners in reading; to establish a taste for just and accurate composition ; and to promote the interests of piety and virtue.