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No Cross, No Crown

William Penn

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .here people are most apt to take all for granted, and lose infinitely by their own flatteries and neglect. The inward, steady righteousness of Jesus is another thing than all the contrived devotion of poor superstitious man; and to stand approved in the sight of God, excels that bodily exercise in religion, resulting from[53] the invention of men. And the soul that is awakened and preserved by his holy power and spirit, lives to Him in the way of his own institution, and worships Him in his own spirit, that is, in the holy sense, life, and leadings of it: which indeed is the evangelical worship. Not that I would be thought to slight a true retirement: for I do not only acknowledge but admire solitude. Christ himself was an example of it: He loved and chose to frequent mountains, gardens, and sea-sides. It is requisite to the growth of piety, and I reverence the virtue that seeks and uses it; wishing there were more of it in the world: but then it should be free, not co. . . Read More

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This book was originally a pamphlet that William Penn wrote "at his leisure" while serving time in the Tower of London, for his Quaker beliefs. It was written over 300 years ago, yet he deals with subjects that are as fresh and as common as what a believer in Christ deals with today. To be sure, it

In the top ten of the books that have most impacted my life. Themes of sacrifice and surrender are key for my life. I find the Ronald Selleck edition helpful, although some criticize it for taking too many liberties in updating the language.

I loved this book! One of my all-time favourite reads. William Penn (1644 –1718) was an English Quaker, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania in what is now the USA. This book was written from his prison cell in the Tower of London in 1669.

The theme of the book is an attack on Crossless Chris

I loved this abridged version. Some of the same problems in institutional Christian predominate today.

This book, written by the founder of Pennsylvania, tells the early story of William Penn's life. Penn talks about his upbringing, his parents, his place in life and his troubles as well as the expectations of his father. The book is very interesting in the beginning as it covers Penn's younger life

Hard to read as it was originally written in the 17th century

Good, but more focus on separation from the world than on self-denial.

Picked this up, actually a late 18th C. edition, after reading that this essay had persuaded the French nobleman Stephen Grellet to become a Quaker. Around the same time, I happened on a website with recommended Quaker books where the author specifically noted that Quaker classics like this one were

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