Hannah Adams, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations… (1817)
“ The burden of their dicourses was, Repent, amend your lives: the end of all things draweth nigh! The walls of their assemblies, and, when in the open air, the hills rebounded with their loud cries for mercy ”
Hannah Adams, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations… (1817)
“ These prophets also pretended to the gift of languages, of discerning the secrets of the heart; the power of conferring the same spirit on others, and the gift of healing by the laying on of hands. To prove that they were really inspired by the Holy Ghost, they alleged the complete joy and satisfaction they experienced, the spirit of prayer which was poured forth upon them, and the answer of their prayers by the Most High. [1] ”
Hannah Adams, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations… (1817)
“ In the year 1706, three or four of these prophets came over into England, and brought their prophetic spirit with them, which discovered itself by extacies, agitations, and inspirations under them, as it had done in France; and they propagated the like spirit to others, so that before the year was out, there were two or three hundred of these prophets in and about London, of both sexes, of all ages; men, women, and children ”
