Robert Barclay

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Robert Barclay

Robert Barclay (1648-1690) was a Scottish Quaker writer who was imprisoned for his ministry. He traveled with George Fox, William Penn, and George Keith to Holland and Germany, where they promoted the beliefs of Friends. His Apology for the True Christian Divinity (1678) became a standard statement of Quaker doctrines.

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A secret power which touched my heart

"Not by strength of arguments, or by a particular disquisition of each doctrine, and convincement of my understanding thereby, came to receive and bear witness... Read more.

A holy awe and reverence upon every soul

"They come thereby to enjoy and feel the arisings of this Life, which, as it prevails in each particular, becomes as a flood of refreshment and overspreads the whole... Read more.