Some Experiences which it hath pleased the Lord to give me concerning His Way, His Truth, His Church and People

by Isaac Penington

  • Year 1679
  • Type Treatise
  • Genre spiritual autobiography
  • Tradition Quaker (Early Modern, Restoration period)
  • Original language English

Authorship Traditional — the long-standing attribution, not questioned in the sources consulted.

Length About 2,700 words, under an hour.

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For the general reader
3 of 5 worth your time
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3 of 5 worth your time
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3 of 5 demanding

A short account of 1679 of what God had shown him of his way, truth and church, beginning with the light he knew from childhood.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 1 of 5
  • Scriptural 2 of 5
  • Experiential 5 of 5
  • Sociological 1 of 5
  • Historical 0 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

A short account, dated July 1679, of what the Lord had shown him concerning his way, his truth and his church: beginning with the light that enlightens everyone, which Penington found in himself from childhood.

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  • Some Experiences which it hath pleased the Lord to give me concerning His Way, His Truth, His Church and People (Quaker Heritage Press)
    The Quaker Heritage Press online text, from volume 4 of their edition of Penington's Works, transcribed from the fourth edition of 1863 without modernizing its language; only some punctuation and the form of Scripture references were changed. Their print edition's page numbers are marked in the text. Free to read in the browser.
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  • PDF Some Experiences which it hath pleased the Lord to give me concerning His Way, His Truth, His Church and People (Internet Archive (Works, 1863, vol. 4)) PD
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    Volume 4 of the fourth edition of the Works (four volumes, 1863), where this piece is printed among others. A Google scan of a library copy on the Internet Archive.
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