Abstract:In October 1659, a Quaker from Lancashire, William Caton, found himself "moved of the Lord" to travel to Leith and Edinburgh. 2 While he was there he reported "good service, sometimes Among the souldiers, sometimes among the Scots and often among friendes", and he hoped that his ministry had done some good in this 'time of tryall." 3 Caton"s visit to Edinburgh was undertaken at a moment of high political drama, as General George Monck was preparing to march his troops to London in the final unravelling of the … Show more
“…Quakers were thus able to negotiate with ruling powers, because the violence came not from them, but from God. 84 Because Quaker opponents were human rather than diabolical agents, accounts of divine vengeance became a metaphorical symbol for confronting violence. The Quaker invocation of the Lamb's War and belief in divine judgement reflected the apocalypticism that was so prominent in the early writings of many Friends.…”
Section: Cautionary Tales and The Providential Traditionmentioning
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“…Quakers were thus able to negotiate with ruling powers, because the violence came not from them, but from God. 84 Because Quaker opponents were human rather than diabolical agents, accounts of divine vengeance became a metaphorical symbol for confronting violence. The Quaker invocation of the Lamb's War and belief in divine judgement reflected the apocalypticism that was so prominent in the early writings of many Friends.…”
Section: Cautionary Tales and The Providential Traditionmentioning
Please refer to published version for the most recent bibliographic citation information. If a published version is known of, the repository item page linked to above, will contain details on accessing it.
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