| Frederick Storrs Turner - 1889 - 438 páginas
...knew whence all wars did arise, even from the lust, according to James's doctrine ; and that I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars. But they courted me to accept of their offer, and thought I did but compliment with them. But... | |
| Thomas Hodgkin - 1896 - 344 páginas
...from whence all wars did arise, even from the lust, according to James's doctrine ; and that I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars. But they courted me to accept of their offer, and thought I did but compliment them. But I told... | |
| William Thomas Stead - 1896 - 532 páginas
...the rank and file of the recruits. Fox, however, flatly refused the commission. He said that he lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars, and had come into the covenant of peace, which was before wars and strifes were. The authorities,... | |
| Joseph Walton - 1897 - 878 páginas
...Stewart. But he answered that according to James' doctrine, wars arose from the lusts, and that he lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars. As he refused to join the army he was sent back to prison. After some months further confinement... | |
| Isaac Sharpless - 1900 - 456 páginas
...from whence all wars did arise, even from the lust, according to James's doctrine, and that I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion for all wars. But they coveted me to accept of their offer, and thought I did but compliment them.... | |
| John Stephenson Rowntree - 1901 - 104 páginas
...whence all wars arose, even from the lust, according to James's doctrine," and now, said he, " I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars." ' This incident illustrates the position which Friends uphold as to the peaceable character... | |
| American Friends' peace conference - 1902 - 520 páginas
...and fightings," and " denied them all." To those who offered him a captaincy he said that he " lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars " ; and he wrote to Cromwell that he " denied the wearing or drawing of a carnal sword or any... | |
| George Fox - 1903 - 556 páginas
...knew from whence all wars arose, even from the lust, according to James's doctrine ; and that I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars. But they courted me to accept their offer, and thought I did but compliment them. But I told... | |
| George Fox - 1903 - 326 páginas
...them I knew whence all wars arose, even from the lusts, according to James' doctrine; and that I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars.5 Yet they courted me to accept of their offer, and thought I did but compliment them. But I told... | |
| Allen Clapp Thomas, Richard Henry Thomas - 1905 - 256 páginas
...against all war as contrary to the Gospel. Fox took this position, as early as 1650: he says, " I lived in the virtue of that life and power that took away the occasion of all wars." And in 1654 in a letter to Cromwell, " I was set of God to stand a witness against all violence,... | |
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