James Nayler's Spiritual Writings (1653-60)

<body background=../../pics/chalk.jpg bgcolor=#ECECEE link=#205020 vlink=9A4200 text=#000000> <p id="crumbs"><a href="../../docs_ff.html" target="_parent">Historical texts</a>  >  <a href="../index.html">James Nayler's Spiritual Writings (without frames)</a></p> <hr class="hide" /> <div class="headers"><img class="left" src="../../pics/cas95ic1.gif" alt="" height="128" width="135" border="0" /> <h1> James Nayler's Spiritual Writings</h1> <h3>1653-1660</h3> </div> <hr class="clear" /> <p class="indent">The guide uses the framing function of web-browsers to list key readings along one side and access them simultaneously in another, larger window. For some reason, you're not getting the framed version, but it is perfectly possible to read these writings without it, starting from the title-and-contents page, linked here:</p> <h3><a href="../index.html" target="_parent">no-frames version</a></h3> <p>"There is a spirit which I feel, that delights to do no evil, nor to avenge any wrong, but delights to endure all things in hope to enjoy its own in the end. Its hope is to outlive all wrath and contention, and to weary out all exaltation and cruelty, or whatever is of a nature contrary to itself. It sees to the end of all temptations. As it bears no evil in itself, so it conceives none in thought to any other: if it be betrayed, it bears it; for its ground and spring is the mercies and forgiveness of God. Its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting love unfeigned, and takes its kingdom with entreaty, and not with contention, and keeps it by lowliness of mind. In God alone it can rejoice, though none else regard it, or can own its life. It is conceived in sorrow, and brought forth without any to pity it; nor doth it murmur at grief, and oppression. It never rejoiceth but through sufferings; for with the world's joy it is murdered. I found it alone, being forsaken. I have fellowship therein with them who lived in dens, and desolate places in the earth, who through death obtained this resurrection, and eternal holy life." <font size="2">{James Nayler's deathbed testimony} </font></p> <hr width=50%> <strong>Return to:</strong>   <font size=-1><a href="../../index.html" target="_parent">Entry</a>   |   <a href="../../quaker.html" target="_parent">A Quaker Page</a>   |   <a href="../../world.html" target="_parent">World Upside Down</a>   <img src=../../pics/back.gif align=TOP width=62 height=45 border=0 alt=""></font> </body>