A brief account of the rise and progress of the people called Quakers. In which their fundamental principle, doctrines, worship, ministry and discipline are plainly declared to prevent the mistakes and perversions that ignorance and prejudice may make to abuse the credulous. With a summary relation of the former dispensations of God in the world, by way of introduction. By W. Penn.

People / Organizations

• William Penn (Author)

Imprint

London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, near the Meeting-House in White-Hart-Court in Grace-Church-Street- and at the Crooked-Billet in Holy-well-lane near Shore-ditch, 1694.

Publication year

1694-1694

ESTC No.

R30091

Grub Street ID

112989

Description

131, [1] p. ; 8⁰

Note

Also published in the same year as the preface to "A journal or historical account of the life, travels, sufferings, Christian experiences and labour of love in the work of the ministry, of that ancient, eminent and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox" (Wing F1854). Penn's preface was titled "The preface, being a summary account of the divers dispensations of God" (Wing P1341).Citation/references Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P1257

Smith, J. Friends' books, 2.312

Sabin, 59682