James Nayler

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James Nayler

James Nayler (or Naylor; 1618–1660) was an English Quaker leader. He was among the members of the Valiant Sixty, a group of early Quaker preachers and missionaries. In 1656, Nayler achieved national notoriety when he re-enacted Christ's Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem by entering Bristol on a horse. He was imprisoned and charged with blasphemy.

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A spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil

"There is a spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil, nor to revenge any wrong, but delights to endure all things, in hope to enjoy its own end. Its hope... Read more.

Worship a God at Hand

"The new man worships a God at hand, where he dwells in his holy temple, and he knows him by his own word and from his dwelling place, and not by relation of others.... Read more.

God Will Set Thee Above Thy Fears

"It is in my heart to praise thee, O my God; let me never forget thee, what thou hast been to me in the night by thy presence, in the day of trial when I was beset... Read more.

Light Arises Out of Darkness

"Art thou in darkness? Mind it not, for if thou do it will fill thee more, but stand still and act not, and wait in patience till light arises out of darkness to... Read more.