not disobedient to the heavenly vision and call; to whom the way of truth is more lovely and precious than ever; and that, knowing the beauty and benefit of it, above all worldly treafures, has chofen it for his chiefeft joy; and therefore recommends it to thy love and choice, because he is, with great fincerity and affection,

Thy foul's friend,

W. PEN N.

PRIMITIVE

CHRISTIANITY

REVIVED,

IN THE

FAITH AND PRACTICE

OF THE

PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS.

WRITTEN

In Testimony to the Present Dispensation of God, through THEM, to the World;

THAT

PREJUDICES may be Removed, the SIMPLE Informed, the WELL-INCLINED Encouraged, and the TRUTH and its innocent FRIENDS Rightly Represented.

PREFACE.

READER,

BY

Y this fhort enfuing treatife, thou wilt perceive the fubject of it, viz. The light of Chrift in man, as the manifeftation of God's love for man's happinefs.' Now, forafmuch as this is the peculiar teftimony and characteristick of the people called Quakers; their great fundamental in religion; that by which they have been diftinguished from other profeffors of Christianity in their time, and to which they refer all people about faith, worship, and practice, both in their miniftry and writings; that as the fingers fhoot out of the hand, and the branches from the body of the tree, so true religion, in all the parts and articles of it, fprings from this divine principle in man. And because the prejudices of fome are very great against this people and their way; and that others, who love their ferioufnefs, and commend their good life, are yet, through mistakes, or want of enquiry, under jealousy of their unfoundness in fome points of faith; and that there are not a few in all perfuafions, which defire earnestly to know and enjoy God in that fenfible manner this people fpeak of, and who seem to long after a state of holiness and acceptance with God; but are under doubts and despondings of their attaining it, from the want they find in themselves of inward power to enable them, and are unacquainted with this efficacious agent, which God hath given and appointed for their supply:

For these reasons and motives, know, reader, I have taken in hand to write this small tract, Of the < nature and virtue of the light of Chrift within man;' what, and where it is, and for what end, and therein of the religion of the people called Quakers; that, at the fame time, all people may be informed of their true character, and what true religion is, and the way