by Robert Barclay

“ Friends having thus, at different times, and in various parts of the world, united in their approbation of the work, this circumstance, it is thought, will be sufficient to convince a candid public, that as a Society, they have been uniform and consistent in their religious profession as to doctrine. This uniform sanction of the Society, together with the acknowledged piety of the author, as well as the intrinsic value of the work itself, will, it is confidently trusted, secure for it a candid perusal. ”

“ It has likewise undergone three editions in German, two in Dutch, two in French, one in Spanish, and one in Danish; also a second edition in Latin. All or most of these in foreign languages, have likewise been at the direction and expense of the Society; and a year never elapses without a public recognition of the work by the Society at large, by reading over a list of books in their Annual Meetings, in order to consider of the republishing of such as are nearly out of print. ”

“ Short account of the Life and Writings of Robert Barclay, published at Philadelphia, in 1805.
Among Robert Barclay's other valuable works, are his "Catechism and Confession of Faith," first published in 1673; the "Anarchy of the Ranters," in 1677; and a treatise on "Universal Love," in 1777. ”