Francis Ellington's use of Prophecy to Explain the Appearance, Deliverance, and Apocalyptic Role

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Quaker Studies
Volume 3|Issue 2 Article 2
2014
Francis Ellington's use of Prophecy to Explain the
Appearance, Deliverance, and Apocalyptic Role of
Quakers in the Last Days
Richard G. Bailey
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Keywords
AppearanceD,e liveranacned, RestorQautaikoenr ism; BEolelhimPnerg;ot pohnAe;pc oyc;a lyptic;
Nonviolence
ApocalyptRiocl eo f Quakers
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EarQluya kerrasr erleyl ionea dn cioernm to de(rsne ventceeennttuhr y) eschatofluotguiarcneadc,l a lmle nt oa pproparcitaitoen
prophteoca yu thenttihcefaiatrie t Thh.er easfoonrt hiwsa st heir (Bauck1h9a7m28 0:-213,) .
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struggtloum ngd ersttharene da sfoontrsh leo ng-decloanyseudm mation veryn eaArn tichorrt ihgsert e,Wa hto roefB abyilstoo nh eErn dA.l so
oft hLea mbW'asr I.n t hfea coeff ierpceer secauntdti hodeni fficult somper opheticagla tPhaeosrusoetafd Jg aecsBo ebh meW'osr kwsh,o
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beyonFdo xf orn ewe xpressoifpo rnosp heatuitch entiacnadt ion shoucldo mteop asisnt heNsoer thIesrnl aanndadss ;h et hedenc lared
encou�reangtTe.h eu soe� �p ecipfirco phneocwys ,e eansc omitnrgu e, thetmh,e ayrn eo wc omteop asasn;ad l swoh ahtes aicdo ncerning the
was rma rQeu akewrn tmgE.l lingvtooincm'esa y havea been Turwkh,a htew asw,h ahtes houdloda, n wdh asth oualtld a bsetc ome
distinocnteia vmeo nQgu akeorfst het imbeu th ist endetnoc y
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fromt hes ubtiotfal nei diosynccorlalteicoctf pi roonp heacnide s witthh bei ttfearc tiontahlamitas rmr tehdSe e coPnrdo tectaonrda te
statemaebnotutsth l ea stti mes drawJna coBfbor eohmm ew'rsi tings, brimeifl itraurlyoe f 1 659o,n layd detdo t hed isappointment of
knowtno u sf roJmo hSnp arroawc'csu rEantgel itsrha nslaast ion QuakeTrhso.sw eh of ocustehdeh iorp eosnC harlIeIts os ympathize
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establiasnhdte hdQe u akAecr(t 1 66w2a)si mplemeAnntdes dt.it lhle
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imprisfoonhrei dQs u akesry mpatHheiw eass.t heau thoofrs everal (Bay1l6y61 25:) .
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restriRcetsitvoer aAtcitosan g ainnsotn conforTmhiesd tasyo. f afterA cttth oeo ekf fe-citfE llingwatsof no llowtihneJg u lian
delivewraasnn ecaer : CalendFaarc.ew di twhi thering paenrdds aeschuaetpdio ocna lyptic
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Fort hitshL eo rhda tcho mmandmeetd o d ecluanrteo
delivehraatdna crer biueitdwt o ulsdt anyol onger.
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TheC onvenAtciwtca lsme u ch hatrhsathnhe eera rlQiueark Aecrit n
thee violf y ourw ayeasn,d h isP eopmlae yb e
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neasro,t hatth emya ys tawnidt bho ldntehsidssa yo f unlawafsusle mbWliyl.l iBarma ithgwaaviuets ea glimposfhe o w
gretarty naolft,e arwihnagmt e n cdaoun n ttoh emf;o r intenQsuealkyes rusf feurneddei rm posiotfti hoAenc tB.e twetehne
thLeo rhda tshh ewuendt moe t hsei gonfst htei mien commenceomfte hnAetc tu nttihlee n do f1 66a5l moasltol f t hoev er
whicwhe l ive;t haonsVdei sitohnaswt e rfeo anr 900c onvicitnivoonlsv ed TQhuean kuemrbseo.rfi mprisonments of
appoitnitmesedh, e wuendt toh Per ophoeftt hsLe o rd,
Quakefrocsro ntraveAncitwn ages n tohrem ionuL so ndaolno -noev er
lhb. 2.3d.on owa tl asitn t hoisu r dsapye,aa kn,nd o t
2,00M0a.n yo thQeura keurpso,an t hicrodn vicwteirobena ,n ished
lyaen;td h ouigtth a rryyeewdte, h avwea itfeodir t a,n d
frotmh ree alfmoa rp erioofsd e vyeena wrist thh teh reoaftt h dee ath
theayr es urecloym ea,n dm usts tanyo longer
penaifl tthye rye tur(nBerda ith1w9a7i9t:e4 0E-l5l3i)n.gr teosnot'rost
(Ellin1g6t6o4n: 5).
prophweacsyt imely. wiFtathch eetd h reoaftt e rripbelres ecution
Quakewresre en courtaorg eecdo ginnit zhee msetlhvfeeu sl filolfm ent
Quakehrassd u ffeanr uemdb oefre schatosleotgbiapccrakiltso o r1 6 64.
anciaennmdt o deprrno phewchiiecpshr ovtehdat thd ea oyf d eliverance
Int heea r1l6y5 0msa,n Qyu akehrasdb elietvheaCdth riisntt h ewma s
wasi mminent.
int hper ocoefst sr ansfotrhmei nwgeh aorltCeho m.p lveitcet ionrt hye
LambW'asr wasd aoynwsle,ye kmso,n tohrsc ertanioln olnyg tehraa n
Ellinwgatswo rni t'iintngh m eo des'ot, o s peafko,ar l thotuhgehhr aed
fews hoyreta arwsa yB.ut th yee aarnstd h set rugdgrlaeg goenad n dt he
beean widespreraedt refarto mp ropheetxipcr esasftieortn he
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seventceeennttauhsr tyr olboegleire tvh-ea1dt6 6w6o ulbdea y eaorf hypocrGietniecraalwt iitowhnh omh el iv(eEsl lington
gretautm uflotEr n glaInndh .i Cso lleocftA inocni eanntdM oderne 1664:5).
Prophe(s1i6e4hs5e )p reditchtaeatdb ou1t66 6 'thien flueanncde
efficaocfty h teh iCrodn juncotfSi aotnu arnned JuipniS taegri tarius AccordtioEn lgl ingWtiolnl,iL aiml liynh, i bso oMko narcohrn yo
theinm pend.i.wn.ig lp lr oduncose m aalllt eriantt ihoCenh uracnhd Monar(c1h6y5 w1a)sa, b lteoe xplhaoiwnQ uakewrosu lpdr osapnedr
Commone-woefEa nlgtlha (nLdi'l1 l6y41 54:-15)T.h(eo3 n)s laoufg ht bes uccesisnEf nugll abnudtw ithoiuntn er rehveec loautlnidoo tn
thpel agwuhei ccha rraiwead3y 0 ,0L0o0n donienrS se ptem1b6e6r5 possirbelcyo gQnuiazkee ars's t hPee opolfet hLeo rdw'h oh adb een
andt heG reaFti roef L ondownh icdhe stro1y3e,d0 h0o0m eisn propheosfii nae ndc ibeinbtl ical (pErlolpihn1eg6cti6oe4sn: 5-6).
Septem1b6e6rg6 a vseo mcer edetnocL ei lly's praenddwi acst ions,
takebnyQ uakearnsdo thearsas s igonfG od'vse ngeaunpcoean n Whawte rteh aen cibeinbtl pircoaplh etchiaEetls l inlgitnokwnei dtt hh e
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Beafsotir t tsh e nuomfab M earn a;n hdi Nsu mbeirs(a tlhlne u meral said Elliitwn agsnt ooptno ,s sitborl eec ognize aQs'u tahTkere ures
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Reve1l3.. 1T8h'en. u mboefrt hBee a(sAtn ticphlrui1ss00 t0b) r ought byE zekwiheol' prophaessI wi aesdc ommandaendda: sI p rophesied,
onteo t hyee a1r6 6w6h icthhc eo nteonftt hspe a mphilmeptl wioeudl d thewraesa n oisaen,db ehoals dh akianngdt, h beo necsa mteo gether,
bet hyee aorfd eliveraQnucaek effrrosor tm h pee rsecaurtmiinegs of bonteo h ibso ne('E zek3i7e:Al7 u thorViezresdio or'n b,o nteoi ts
thowsheor eprestehnsetp eidor fiA tn tichrist.(4) bonRee' viSsteandd aVredr siEollni;n 1g6t64o6:n- 7T)h.e ' noiasned'
'shakiintn hgee'a rlQiueasktge art herwiansags si gtnh aQtu akewresr e
Ellinsgatihodenk netwh aep pointewda sit mimmien ent because unlike the fulofiflE lzmeeknipter lo'psh ecy:
WilliLaiml' lwyh hoa dac lesairg ohfte 'x terneavle n'twsi thhoium-t'
i.e. tahsrtoruog(lhEo lglyi n1g6t64o:n5 ), Ehlaldei xnpgetrointe hnec ed So theL ord'Psr opheptrso phesaise hde had
commantdheedm a;n da st hepyr ophetshieewrdae,s a
worokf t hLeo rwdi thTihne.r efhoewr aesa blteoc orreicnttleyr pret
nosiea,n db ehotlhde wraes a shaki(nogtr,r e mbling)
thceo urosfee x terneavle nwthsi,cc ho nfirmteohd i mt hfeu lfilolfm ent
anadt t his times etehiuonstsg re e m.ab.nl.dqe u ake at
variaonucsi pernotp heicnhi iess own dwaeyl :i vie'nt f hoerds aey es,
thWeo rdo ft hLeo rdt,h eiyns coirnnt haDta yc alled
whereSicnr ipture-Parrofepu hlefilsalineedtds h, Ae n cieVnits idoon s usQ uak(eErlsl in1g6t6o4n: 7).(5)
nows pea(kE'l lin1g6t61o45n:) . Inner warste hvteer luagetu iiodtneo
interptrheseti ignongfts h tei mes: Thee mphaosniq su akiwnagsm ost unautts huiasl d laatatene da gain
demonsttrhadeti esst incotfiE vlelniensgpsta omnp'hsBl uettth .se h aking
Nowt hiIds e clnaoruten tyoo ub yo nlrye adoifnt gh e
anqdu akuinndget hrpe o weorft hLeo rwda so nlfyu rtehveird etnhcaet
Histwoirtyh moeu,ht e artihnasgtu cthh inagrtseo c ome
Quakewresrt eh feu lfillomfse cnrti pptruorpeh ecy.
top ass;I d beuctlo afrw eh atth Leo rhda twhr ougohft
hiWso rkw ithmieAn:n dw hoe vejru dgoeftt hht ei mes
byn oo thtehri nthga wnh ahte fi ndisn t heh istory Ellingctoonnt in'utehde:an s t hey[ LordP'rso phectosn]t inued
withhoiumto, rb yw hahtem aya ttuanitnbo yt hset ars, prophesuypiousnn, g W ed ryb onceasm teo getbhoentreo,h ibso ne;
orb yt hfea coeft hhee avewnist,h hoiumts, u caho ne Thiwsa st hbee ginnoiftn hgeL ordP'eso plMee'est in(gEsl'l ington
canne vkenro twh sei gonfts h tei mbeusit so nwei tthh e 1664:T7h)en. o titohnaQ tu akewresr teh ef ulfilolfmE eznetk iel's
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visiooftn h der byo nes ctoolm iiwfnaegsa l inktaotg hef eu lfillomfe nt 'aenx ceedgirnegAa rtm yh,a vinnegi tShweorr ndo rS peabru,tt he
scripptruorpeh tehcayt mwaadseb yn oo theQura kwerr iter. The Spiorfit thL ei viGnogd(' E llin1g6t64o:nA7 )p.ac ifist meilxeemde nt
reconstoiftt hudetryi boonn ewsh icwhe re tkongiett' hbeorwn iet hhi s witmhi litwaansic nyc orporianttteohd ne a rra-tsiovmee thwihnigc h
bone', siwnietawhns d c overweidt flhe shw,a se quatweidt thh e wasn outn commionpn o sRte-storQautaikowenrr i tianswg esl alst he
appearoafQn ucaek eirnEs n glaEnldl.i nwgrtootn'e w:ae r teh pee ople writionfog tsh Deirs sen(tMeurlsl1 e9t9t7 :90-E9l2l)i.ni(gnt8so)in s ted
thatth ipsr ophe[soEifze e kisehla]vl elr syh orbtelf yu lfiulploend, Quakewresra ep eacepfeuolpw lheod indo hta ndslweo radnsds pears.
notwithstthaDene dcirnoegfem s e nt or ooutso ut('E llin1g6t6o4na: 7), Thewye rneo itn teriensw toerdlw dalyrY .e tt,h ecyo ntitnoub eedl ieve
referteotn hcreee presCsoinvvee nAtcitc.l(e6 ) int huen iveorvsearlt horfeo xwt ernraell igIifto hnew.yo ulndoh ta ndle
eartwhelayp otnhseh no ww erQeu aketrogs r owwi thiomutp ediment
Godh ada lreabedgyun t og athtehree leicnta nticipoaftt hieoinr througthhoweuo tr lwdi,t thh ree sutlhtat th kei ngdoofmA ntichrist
deliverTaoni clel.u stthriast eE flalcitn tgutronnte odt heb oookf woulbdeo verthrEolwlni?nr getsoonlt vheipdsr oblbeymm a tchtihneg
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ora llutdeobd y a numbeorfQ uakewrhso i dentitfhiere idso ef Prunihnogo-kasn,dt h eSiwro rdisn tSoi thtehsah,ta vlee arnteodw ar
QuakeriinsE mn glawnidt thh ef ulfillomfeS nctr iptpurroep hecy nom ore('E llin1g6t64o:nT8 h)e.a rmoyf t hgeo dlmeisgsha tp petaor
(Howg1i6l5l6 :F1o9x;W, o rkvso l4.: 22N9a;y l1e6r5 D3e;w sbury bev ictorbiuotju ussa ttt hem omenAtn tichwraisas bto uttos eize
16561:71)0.,E(l7l)i nugsteoJdne remiparho'psh teocd ye monsttroa te victGoordyw oul'do vertGhorgow wi tahl hli Asr mya;n dt hiiss
QuaketrhsaG to d'wso rokf j udgmernets,t oraantddi eolni veharda nce suddetnocl oym teo pa ssa,n dt hLeo rwdi lple rfoirtfm o hri Ssee ds
alrebaedgyiu nnE ngland: sak(eE'l lin1g6t6o4.n:( 8T9)h) e viwcotuolrbdye' suddiemnm'i,n ent
ands upernatGuordwa als.n owt hdei reicnts truomfde invti wnrea th
fonro wi st hLeo rfdu lfilolfti hniPgsr ophuepsoihnei s andd elivearnadQn ucaek etrhste,r ue osfGe oeddo ne arth,t ow ere
peopalnedi, n t hiNso rthIesrnl ahnehd a tbhe guhni s waipta tieunntalrym,ae nddi nh umilaintdly o vfeo rt heu niversal
grewaotr ki,nb ringuiphn igss e eadn,dl eadoiunotgf
transforOmras towi eom ni.g thhti nk.
thNeo rtCho untarnefdyr ,o aml olt hCeoru ntwrhieerse
thehya vbee esnc attered 1(6E6l4l:i1n0g)t.o n
TheH ebrperwo pDhaenti seplo koefa ' sto(ngee'n erianltleyr pirne ted
thCeh risetriaaas Cn hricsutft)r oam m ountwaiitnh ohuatn dTsh.e
Therwea sa u niversal tdoiG moedn'wssoi rooknf d elivewrhaincche
stonhea da pocalypstiigcn ififcoarin tcw ea sb elietvoeb de t he
woulsdu rpianss cso tphede e liveorfat nh'ceCe h ildorfIe snr aoeuolt f
instrutmheawntot u lodv erttuhrkeni ngdoofAm n ticharnidfs ittl hle
thlea nodfE gyp(tE'l lin1g6t64o:n9 -Q1u0a)k.ew resr een courtaog ed
wholeea r(tDha n2i:e4l1 E-l4l4i;n 1g6t6o4n: F8o-xe9 q)u.a tthesedt one
liufptt hehiera ds atnhdat ths eteiierm o efd elivewraasnn ecaer .
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thset owniet thhQ eu akers:(lO)
delivefrreodmt heipre rsecuTthoeryws e.r ed ivinreelcyr eated
creatwuhreows e rseo otnob et hien struomfae u nnti vearpsoacla lyptic
Andf otrh ceo mfoorftt h Seu fferSienegod f t hLeo rd
transforTmhaetwyie orlnei. k aena rmgyo infgo rttohb attolnelt,yh e
thidsa yt,h iIa sm t od ecluanrteyo o uT.h atth iisst he
batwtalsen ootn eo fw orldwlayra ndv ioleRnacteh.Qe ura,k ewresr e time Dtahanti ePlr'osp heissni oewt ob efu lfilled,
117 118
QuakSetru d3i1(e998s) 1:1 312- QuakSetru d3i(e1s)998 1:11 -32
(thoiuhtga ht bhe elno nag fulfiflolwrie na gr)ie n t hat takceo mfoirntt h ef actth atth ewye rteh ef ulfilolfma enncti ent
timteh,aD ta niseal,wC ha2p..4 412,4, 3 44,. Andt he scripptruorpeh eDceisepsti.ht deee croefem se nt or ootth eomu tth eir
Lorhda tbhy h ipso wecru ut so uto ft hem ountain day doifv idneel ivewraasn cnee ar.
withhoauntd fso,er v ehrayn hda tbhe eang aiunsse,tv er
sinhceec uuts f orAthnd; t hsitso cnuewt i thout hands,
Thefi naplr opEhlelti ntgutrontneo id nh iesf ftoore tn courQaugaek ers
dotghr owa,nd itm usatn,wd ilfli,tl hlwe h oleea rth,
andc onfitrhmea ipro calryoplitenit ch lea sdta ywsa sJ acoBbo ehme,
anndo wi its a tw ortkob reianpk i etchelesa tptaerrotf
thger eIamta g(Eel lin1g6t64o:n8 -9). thSei levsiisaino wnhaodr iye idnt hyee aorfG eorFgoex b'isr Tthh.e re
wasm ore tchoamnm onaolfil tayn guabgeet ween Boehme and
EllingEtlolni.n sgotuognth otl inQku akewrist thh fe ulfillomfe nt
Thes to(nQeu akweorusl)bd r etahkIe m agoerk ingdoofAm n tirciihsnt
Boehmep'rso pheocfti hees blliolsys oimnit nhge norctohuenrnt ries.
piec(eDsa n2i:e3lE4 l;l in1g6t6o4nw: h9e rteh Iem agiese quawtietdh
Hes aitdh a'tw htahtLe o rsdp akteh routghhaF ta ithSfeurlv oafnh ti s
thkei ngdoofAm n tichNroiwst thQ)eu. a kefrosr,m ecrhlayr actaesr ized
JacBoebh mien,t hYee a1r6 23i,sn own eatrob ef ulfilalsme ady,be
patiewnatiltyii nnh gu milaintdy lfoovrteh de iviancet uonfi versal
transforwmeartdeie opni,ca tsae bdo tuote ngaignae v ermyi liatcatn.t reaidnh iBso oekn titAu Clherd,i sItfnioarnm actoinocne rntihLneag s t
Time(sE'l lin1g6t64o:n1E 0l)l.i ngton'st otr heyefe ea1rr6e 2nw3cas e
WasE llincgatlolnui ponngQ uaketrots a kuepa rmsO?nt hceo ntrary,
too nep articpurloaprha ebcoyut th de estruocftB iaobne- la postate
Quakewrosu lndo' tfi gwhitt ahC arnaSlw orbdu,at r ree deeomueotdf
exteCrnharli ste-ntdhoaamtp peairnte hd1e 64 9E ngltirsahn isolonaf t
it('E llin(g1t6o6n4T :h9e)y. would pbireecwaehksa r tie nmtaoi onfe d
somoefB oehmper'osp heccoinecse rntihnlega tsitm ecso,l leicntt heed
the Itmhargoeut ghpher eacohfi ngte vheer lagsotsip-negalp ost-New
aforementwioornMkee dr cuTreiuutso noirac C uhsr;i sItfnioarnm ation
Testamreenvte lactoinocne rntihnrege storoafat litloh ni ntgoas p re­
ConcerntihLneag s Tti m(eBso eh1m6e4 9:3-4).
falpla radisstait(aenc oattolb ec onfuwsietJdho achTihmi'rsAd g eo f
thSep irjiutd)g,m aegnati enxstte rnraell iaginodn o tvheer thorfto hwe
AmonBgo ehmper'osp heccoinetsa iinnM eedr curTieuust onwiecrues
kingdoofmA ntichrist 1(6E64l:l41i,0n ,1g 5t;Fo onx W,o rkvso l.
somteh auts etdh sey mboloifas ' ml ial' yil'o,na 'n,da n' aeglweh'i ch
3:2686-:6399;31 9,67 ;: 11242,82 ,6 8-394,28 ;: 17C2a;d bu1r9y7 2:36,
ledK eitThh omatsos uggethsatEt l linagtttorni btuhteme edd ieval
55).(E1l1l)i nwgatsno onp roponoefw notr lwdalryb uhte d iadd vocate
Prophoefc Tyh omBaesc kteoBt o ehm(eT hom1a9s7 3:4T6h8e)ri.es
thuen iveorvsearlt horfeo xwt ernraell igtihorno utghpher eachoif ng
nos ingplreo pheicnBy oe hme'wsr ititnhgasct o ntatihnefs our
theev erlagsotsiptneotgl h een dosft heea rTthhi.ws a sn oatn ewt heme
imporptarnotp hseytmibco ilnBs e ckeptr'osp h-etchyle i ltyh,le i on,
inE llingwtroint'isIn nga s 1.6 55p amphlAe tT,r uDei scoverie,
theea galned t hseo no fm an.(T1h3r)o ughhoiuwstr i tiBnogesh me
Ellinsgatitodhn at ths ew orodft hQeu akewrassn o'ti tnh ehiarn dbsu't
madies olpartoepdh reetfiecr etnoac l eissl tya nding tthnoeow rartdhs,
'itnh emioru thasn,dw itihtt hesyl atyh Nea tio(nEsl'l in1g6t5o5n: 6).
orb lossoimnti hnnego rthceorunn torrit ehsa,t t itmhoeeft he wlaisl y
Preachtihneegv erlastinwga sa gd oisvpienle ly emmpiolwietraendt,
ath and.I(n1e 4a)cc ha sbey,B oehmoew'nsa ccoutnhltei, rl eyp resented
apocalaycpttth iawcta sp owerefnuolu tgohs masthh kei ngdoofm
Chriisnut s t,h en ewb irtohrs, i mptlhyel astti me.E(l1l5i)n gton
Antichtropi isetc( eEsl lin1g6t61o40n:) I.tw asi nevitaanbdil twe a s
adoptBeode hmei'msa georfty h lei layn dl inkiettd o t hQe uakers.
immine1n2t). (
Quakehress ,a iwde,r teh bel ossoomfiB noge hme''lsiw lhyi'cw ha s
sprinfgoirnitgnth h 'eN orCtohun t(rEelyl'i n1g6t6o4n: 10-11).
Quakewresr eE zekiedli'vsi nreelcyr eactreeda tuTrheesyw. e re
Jeremiraihg'hstB eroaunstc hhaw to ulrdi sfer otmh neo rtThh.ew ye re
Howd iEdl linlgitnBokon e hmper'osp hoeftc hybe l ossoomfti hnlegi ly
Danieslt'osn ef rcoutmth e mountain wAintdth hoeuwyte rtheoa nds.
ina n orthlearnwndi tQhu akeIrnso ?n ie nstaEnlclei,n rgetfoenrt roe d
119 120
QuakeSrt ud3i(e1s)998 1:11 3-2 QuakeSrt ud3i(e1s)998 1:11 3-2
aB ehmenpirsotp hwehciycw ha rntehda tth lei lgyr'osw wtahs b eing catacluynsimviecar psocaall yepvtein-ctt hed estruocfte ixotne rnal
threat'ewniettdhh e S ectaCroinatne notfit ohneL earn(eBdo'e hme religainodtn h vei ctoofri yn warredl igiinto hnle a sdta yFso.r t his
1649:a1si4 f)B oehmhea df oresteheveni rulenta tptuaabcglkaisic n st reasEolnl inqgutootnae tld e ngftrho tmw oo fB oehmper'osp he-cies
Quakers: onteh auts etdh sey mboolfas ne agalneda l iobnu,wt h erteh lei wlays
nevemre ntio(nEeldl in1g66t4o:n1B 1oe;h me1 649:a4n)dt heo ther
Anda si wt asp ropheosfbi yet dh Pirso pohfett h Leo rd, whicdhe scritbheecd o nverosfit ohneT urkt ot ruCeh ristianity
sot hLeo rd hbarotuhg ihttt op asasn,dt hLei lilsy
(Ellin1g66t4o:n1B 2o;e hm1e6 49-:393)7I.n t hfei rpsortp hecyw,h ich
blossoimnte hdIi ssl aanndd, Stehcet aCroinatne notfi on
deawlitt thh ed estruocftB iaobne aln,o rienbteaals- tc orrectly
the Learneddo,nw ehh aatvthe ec ya tno o verthtrhoiws
identiinSfi peadr rmoawr'gsi nnoatla taisto hnTesu r(kB oeh1m6e4 9:4)
Lillaysw: i tntehspesu blTiecakc hienrt sh eNsaet ions,
thahta vwer iatn pdr inatgeadi tnhsLeti llaysi; st ob e -acquiar heudm afna caen dh eaarntd t oraetB abewli tiht csl aws
seeinnt hBeo opku fto rbtyGh e orFgoex a,n dI ntituled, (Boeh1m6e4 9:4)B.o(e1h7m)ec 'osn cepotfti hoTenu r-kw ho waa s
Thegr eMayts toefrt yhW eh oruen folwdheedr,e1 i9n7 popuilnasrt ruomfde invti jnued gmiennt th aep ocallyiptteirca ture of
oft hpeu blTiecakc haerrceso nfuatnedtd h,e Eirrr ors th1e6 tahn d1 7tche ntu-rwiaests h aotfa ne xternaanldr eaflo rce
condemnaenddt, h emioru tshtso ppteotd h esihra me which would ruin wBoarbledwlla yr( t Bhoreohu1mg64eh9 :7).
forevaenrds, ot hLei lilsby e coamg er eat intt rheies
Boehme betlhiatethTve ued r -kp oisteopd i ertchheee aorfGt e rma-ny
Nati(oEnl lin1g6t64o:n11 -12).
woulsdo obne c onverttote rdu ien,w aCrhdr istibauntui ntttyih la t
occurtrheTedu rwka ss titlhilen fidtehlbe,e aosrtt h'eR odo'f d ivine
Quakewresrt eh lei tlhya btl ossoimnte hdne o rbtuhtt h egirro whtahd
judgmwehnowt o ulbdeu sebdyG odto teadro wBna beIlti. se ssential
beetnh reatneonoten dlb yy a uthorwihtowi aenst teodd r itvhede i vine
tor ecognidzies ttihneic nBt oeihomen'sms i nhde rTeh.ei nstrumoefn t
'seeodu'to ft hec ountbruytb y' publTiecakc hewrhsoa' t tacked
divijnued gmaegnati enxstte rnal Christewnadsno omtt h l(eiB laybe,l )
QuakeTrhse.rw ea sa na ntaic-adetmoincie nE llington's writing. The
thowsheoh aadl recaodmyte oe xperitehwneco ero kfC hriwsitt hBiyn .
sectacroinatne notfti holene arnetdh reatGeonde'wdso rokf u niversal
Boehmeo'wsna ccoutnhtel ilwya sf reteo w agew orldwlayrb ut
restortahtriooutngh Qheu akeYresti. n s piotfep ublaitct aacgkasi nst
becawuasrew asc ontrtaotr hyte r uCeh risstpiiaornfil to vaen ped ace
Quakersw etrhteeofi y n dn ewh opaen dc ouraignte h fea ctth aFto xs'
thel ilwyo ulndo tw agew ar( Boehme 164409,: 4166--71)7.,( 18)
victoovrey' rt hpeu bliTceka chewrasse' v idetnhcae't t hLei lilsy
Rathtehrie,n strumoefnd ti vijnued gmweanstt hes tiulnlr epentant
becomae g reaTtr eei nt hiNsa tioSne'l.e cutsievo efB oehme's
Turk.
propheciinecsl,u dhiinssg c attsetraetde menttsh epa rboopuhte tic
signifiocfat nhlceie al nypd u blaitct aacgkasi intes,nt a bled Etlol ington
Boehmues etdh iel lustorfat thiepoa nr abolfte h epr odisgoanl to
linaksp, a rotft hdei vipnlea tnh,he o stsitlaeat gea iQnusatk earnsd
illustthrreae tlea tiboentswhetiehptne e ardionwgpn r octehsrso utghhe
theiimrm indeinvtid neel iverAlatnhcoeEu.lg lhi nwgatsno ontt h oen ly
Turakn dt hfei ncaoln verosfit ohnTe u rtko t ruCeh ristiTahnei ty.
Quakteore ndorBsoee hmew'rsi tihnewg ass t hoen lQyu aketrou se
eldberro th'ecorn tiinntu heeLd e ttaenrd'r eprese'nBtaebdy lonical
Boehmep'rso phefcoitreh spe u rpoosfde e monstrdaivtiiannpegp roval
formIailt,t Cehrrails tewnhdiocwmha' ss ootnob ed estr(oByoeehdm e
fotrh aep pearadneclei,v earnadanp coec alryoplotefiQ cu akeirnts h e
1649:3E8l;l in1g6t6o4n: T1h2ey) o.u ngseorwn h or eturnienhd u mility
ladsaty s.(l6)
toh ifsa threerp restehnrete etdut rotn r ufea iTthhe.f ormwearsb orn
afttehrfle e sahn tdh lea twtaesbro rna fttehrse p irTihtel. a twtaestr h e
Thes ignifiocfBa onechem ep'rso pherteifce retnoct ehsel ilayn d
Turwkh oa,f tteera rdionwgBn a bewlo,u lrde peanntdc onvteort tr ue
Ellingutsooenf t' hse dmr,e rwe adeartst'en ttoti hoienm portoafna c e
inwaCrhdr istianity (BoeThhmece o n1v6_4eo9rf:ts 3hi5Teo-u n9r )k.
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QuakSetru di1e998s) 1:311 (-32
wasp recebdyet dhd ee struocfBt aiboynl oCnhirciaslt iwahniicwthay s, havhei mso rtballo iwn t hiIsslan dfi rswth,e reablyl
identiwfiitdehod c trsitnrailsf eec,t ariaannddi issms enwsiitohni n natitohnhaste aorfi tt,h ehiera rsthsab lesl t ruwcikt h
Christe-namd aojmotrh emienB oehmwer'ist in9g) s.(1 featroh, e ar twhhmeai tg hGtyo dh atdho nfeo hri s
pooarffl,i ctPeedo pilnEe n glaAnnddt. h See rvaonft
thLeo rJd.,[ SoJ.h Snw intEonng,la nWda'rnsi n(g16 64)
Ellindgrteoswno mlei nbkest weBeone hme's porfto hpTehu ercakyn d
-inv ershea]td,he clatrheedsr hea blels ucahd ayo f
thaec tiavpoec,a lyrpotlioecfQ uakeriinst mh ep rocetshsaw to uld
delivearsta hnleci ekw,ea sn evbeerf oirtne,o nre ver
imminelnetaltdyot hdee struocfBt aiboenBl u.wt e m usnto dtr atwo o
ansyh abllea fteirta ;n da lFlr iendtso s atrasent di ll,
cloasnea naloEglyl.i ngnetvoener x plicsipotkleoy f a nyk ind of
andt ow aiutp ono urG od,o uto fo urt houghts,
worldwlayr- althotuhgTehu rskt iclalsa tt hreatening spectre over reasonainncdgo sn;s ultaantdai loklne sei,pn t hFea ith,
EuroipneE llingttiomnBe'o.se hme's proofpt hheTec uirekws e re forb yt hawte s hacloln quaelrol u rE nemiboetsh,
usefounlli ynd emonsttrhaatttihr neeg s toroafit niwoanrr edl igwiaso n withainndw ithoHuetb1,.1 .f1o trh aotu'rsg rouonfd
immin(eBnote h1m64e9 :a7s)w ast hjeu dgmtehnaattw aiEtnegdl and's thihnogpsfe od&r ,t heev idenocfte h innogstse eAnn.d
FrientdhsiI,ds e clatrheaI,tp ercesiuvcaeh f aitthha t
rulearnsda lple rsecouftQ ourask eArlstl. h owsheo f orcoetdh etros
thLeo rhda tbhe gotitennh idse spiPseeodp clael led
worshsiapiE,dl lington, toa' cMceonPrsrd eicnegap ntdws h'o ' make
QuakeirnEs n,g latnhdaf,te anro Bta nishmneonn,to ,r
crulealw asg aitnhsetBi rre thwrhenow, o rshGiopdi nS pir&i itn
deaitths eanldft ;h iIfis n di sb egotitnte hno ustahnadts
Trutbhe'l ontgoBe adb ylaonnds ootnh ewyo ulbde' caosutte 'v eans
cannsopte maukc fho Trr utihft hLeo rdc altlhse tmo
thbeo nwdo mawna sf roAmb rah(aEml lin1g6t614o3):n . itw,h ereibtiy se vidtehnattt h esyh all ahtla avtseth e
victoarnyd, sbheas lalv eidnt he AtrhkeL, i ght
Ellinqgutootnfe rdo Bmo ehmper'osp heccoinecse rnaipnogc alryopltei c (Ellin1g6t64o:n1B 5o.e hmdees crtihbAeer dka sC hrist
oft hTeu rbku hte n eviemrp ltiheaQdtu akewrosu ledn gaignwe o rldly -Boehm1e6 49:32).
wart ob riBnagb teolr uiOnn.t hceo ntrary,w eQruteaoc k oenrtsi nue
top reatchhee v erlagsotsipwnehgli ,cw ha ss uffictiode enstt Braobye l: Therwea sa stridaepnotc altyopntei cE lilni ngwtoornd'-sst he
breakoifnt gh eg reaImta gien p iecaensdA ntichrreicseti vhiinsg
anwde k nowwh at twieml eisvi ena ;n do urG odh ath mortballo iwnE nglaTnhdel. i nbee twemeinl itaanncdvy i olewnacse
givuesno fh iLsi ghLti,fa en,dP owearn,dh atcha lled noatl wacylse adrrlaywb nya pocalySpttirsitdasep.no tc allyapntgiuca ge
ust ob et hFei rFsrtu uinttsto hL ea mba,n tdo b eo ft hat
oftleentd ot htea kiunpog fa rmass,w ast hcea swei th ThMoimianst zer
Number thbarte iamnkpu isetct ehgser eIamta g[eD an.
antdh Pee asaWnatrsi 'n1 525I.nE llingctaoshnee'd si ndo wti stho
2:34a]nn,do wa tl atsoti ngawgiett hh Laem b,t of ight
provowkoer ldwlayra ,n dh i-sa ndo thQeura ke-rm'isl itrahnett oric
witthh Der agoann,dh iFso llowwehriscw,hi lblet he
neverre sulitnwe idd espQrueaakde r arrembeedl ilniE onng land.
labsatt tfeoalrs:t hLeo rhda tbhe epnl eatsoer da ihsies
Seeda,c cordaisnh gi ss ervahnatvsfe o retaonldd , Ellinwgatsoc nl etahra Atn tichwroiuslrtde ceihviesm ortballo w
Scripthuarvdeees c lairnet dh,iN so rthIesrnl afnidr st, throutghhep reachoiftn hgee verlagsotsipnHegel d .i ffefrreodm
anfd rohme nchea th hsiefsna ti tShefruvla inntt sh,e se Boehmew itrhe spetcott h ien strGuomdew onutlu dst eod estBraobeyl .
late yteota hroesu ,t mosto fpt ahrEeta sr tthop, r each
hiEsv erlasGtoisnpgte olt hes onosf m en,a ndt he
Finally, uEslealdni ontgohtfeoB rno ehmper'osp hetcodi eemso nstrate
LordW'osr kh atphr ospienrt ehdeh iarn dssoc; e rtainly
thtahtle i loyrt, h ter upee opolfGe o dw,e rneo tto e ngaignae n yk ind
ash eh atbhe guhnig sr ewaotr ikn t hIiss lasnodt ,he
ofv iolmeinlti,ta acrtyiW oenh .a vael renaodtyte hda vti olewnacsne o t
Lorwdi filnli sihti nt hiIss laannddA, n tichrist shall
ac haractoeftr hilesi tilinyBc o ehmew'rsi tings. wEalsal biltneog ton
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useB oehm'est estimaognayi ntshte uosfve i olenbcyte h el iloyr t rue retrefarotm Fox'esm phsaiosn t hep rmiacy otfh ei nneWro rd.F or
peopolfeG oda sy eta nothperro pheetnidco rsemoefQn uta ekrism: Ellingitnonne,ir l luminawtasis otnin lelc essiafrys cprtiurper ophecies
weret o cboer recitnltye rprEeltleidn.g nteovnere rn ounctehde e ssential
Andf or yaolulw hod on otw itnessU ltlhybe r ought
Quakebre liientf h ep rmiacyo ft hei nneorv etrh eo uteWro rd.
fortihny oub,u ta rer eadtyo a skw hatt hiLsi lliyst ,h e
Autho[rB oehmtee]l ylosu i n hBioso kw hati t ainsd,
howy oum ayk nowi tT.h Lei l(lsya hietw)hi lnlo bte ManyQ uakeirsnt he1 660sw erwer iti-nsgo mei nr hym-ea bouGto d's
founidns troifreW arsb,u itn a fr iendhluym,b le, imminevnetn geanucpeo nt heg odleasnsd Q uake'ri smminednitv ine
lovSipnigrt iotg,ew tihteghro od sRoeuanstdoh nwi;is l l deliverfarnocmpe e rsecutWihaotnm .a deE lling'tswo rnitidnigeff rent
dispel aanwda tydh rseim voeao kft hDee vianld, fromo ther Quwarkietri wnagssh insu mericcaallc tuiloanhsi,as p petaol
flouriinsi htt si mteot, h oev ethroofBw aibnegal n,d the specisfcirci ptpurroep hecainedsh isu seo f Behmepnriospth ectioe s
builduipno gf Z io(nE lling1t6o6n41 :2;B oehme comforstt,r eng,te hnecnouraagnedi nsthiolplie n a c ommunitthya wta s
1649:4(02)0.)
struggluinndegtr o rturpohuyss iccoanld itiaonndfi sg htian gd ifficult
spriituwaalr T.h es earbcah cbke yonFdo xf orn ewf ormso fp rophetic
Thel attpearro tf t heq uotiesm isleadsiinngci et niostr epresentoaft ive
authentictaot biroanc ceo nvictwiaosna sn unusuaaln dd istinctive
Boehme'sv iew'sT.ot heo verthroowfiB nagb ealn,d t heb uilduipno gf
approaicnQh u akelri terature.
Zion'w as am arginaanln otatbiyo nS parrowwh ichE llington
icnorporaitnetdto h ep rimasroyu rcBeo.e hmnee vesra itdh aat l oving
spiraintds ounrde asowno ulodv erthrBoawb elI.nt hea bovqeu ote Acknowledgements
Boehmwea so nldye scritbhienn go n-vioclheanrtae crtistoifct hse l ily. I wistho thParnokef ssoSrh aroJna nsePnr,oe fssoPra ulC hristianson
TheQ uakepre actee stimhoanyde mergeidn 1 661,he nciet w asn ot andm y formerc olleagiunte hse H istoarnyd E ngliDsehp artmeantt s
unusufaolr E llingttooa nf frim ita gaiinn h isp amphleWth.a tw as Bish'ospU niversfiotrty h eihre lapn dv aluable comments along the
way.T heC entfroeRr e formaatnRdie onna isSstudainec(seU n iversity
distinwcatsi veti hnat th iisn stahnecc eh osteo r eaffrim itt hroutghhe
ofT orontpor)o vidveadl uarbelseo uracses istance.
useo fa B ehmenpirsotp he-cnyo o theQru akedri dt his.
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1.' Mercuusrw'ia sa t erm Boeuhsmeetd o s ymboltihzeWe o rd of God
samet imer etnaiingt he strloanngg uaogfe s pitruialw arfaret hat orG od'sm essengTehre.rw ea sa ni nnearn do utears petcot' Mercuusr'i
continuteod b e usedb y GeorgeF ox,E dwardB urroug(h1 660), -thei nnebre intgh eW ordo fG od[ SniagturRae ru(m12 62)i,nB oehme
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lnformatNoorviiusms imoodreUurmn ,t erVroincd heLtne tzten Zeiten
Elling'tspo anmphlweats a raraep peaalm,o ngQ uaekrst,oa ncieanntd
(1620)i,nB oehm1e9 56v,o l5.,p p.3 99-440O.n ee xpeorntt heE nglish
modem prophefcory t hep urpoosfea uthneticattihneag p pearance of
translaotfBo oresh m'esw ritiwnagssu nablteoi denyt tihfet ranslator
Quakeirsmi nE nglanIdtw. a sa departuwriet,h Qiuna kerra kns,f rom
andc ompiloefrM ercuTreiuutso n(Hiuctui1ns96 0 :38T)h.eD ictionary
exclusrievlei aonnc Fe ox'wso rdasn dw ritinasgw se lals p rophetic ofN aotinaBli ogriadpehnyti Sfpiaerdr oaswt hep robabcloem pilaenrd
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