Identifier: religiousdenomina00miln (find matches)
Title: Religious denominations of the world : comprising a general view of the origin, history, and condition of the various sects of Christians, the Jews, and Mahometans, as well as the pagan forms of religions ... with sketches of the founders of various religious sects
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Milner, Vincent L Brown, John Newton, 1803-1868
Subjects: Sects Religions
Publisher: Philadelphia : Bradley, Garretson & Co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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, Mouzon, Micliau,Neufville, Prioleau,* Peronncau, Perdriau, Porcher, Pos-tell, Peyre, Poyas. Ravenel, Royer, Simons, Sarazin, St.tTulien, Serre, Trezevant. QUAKERS, A SECT which took its rise in England about the middleof the seventeenth century, and rapidly found its way intoother countries in Europe, and into the English settlementsin North America. The members of this society, we believe,called themselves at first Set^kera, from their seeking the * The Rev. Elias Prioleau, the founder of the eminently respect-iihle family of that name in Carolina, migrated thitlier soon afterthe revocation of the edict of Nantes, and brought with him fromFrance a considerable part of his Protestant congregation, lie wasthe grandson of Anthoine Prioli, who was elected Doge of Venicein the year 1618. Many of his numerous descendants, who wereborn and constantly resided in or near Charleston, have approachedor exceeded their seventieth year; and several have survived, ornow survive, their ei^rhtleth.
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Ei.gra.Ted £y A.B .Jtilt. er ^(s©^(SE r^ v^ Q U A K E R U . 229 truth; but after the society was formed, tLey assumed theappellation of Friends. The name of Quakers was givento them by their enemies, ai\d though an epithet of reproach,seems to be stamped upon them indelibly. George Fox issupposed to be their first founder ; but after the restoration,Penn and Barclay gave to their principles a more regular form. The doctrines of their society have been variously repre-sented ; and some have thought and taken pains to provethem favorable to Socinianism. But, according to Penn,they believe in the Holy Three, or the trinity of the Father,Word, and Spirit, agreeably to the Scripture. In reply tothe charge that they deny Christ to be God, Penn says*that it is a most untrue and uncharitable censure -thatthey truly and expressly own him to be so according to theScripture. To the objection that they deny the humannature of Christ, he answers, We never taught, said, orheld so gross a thing, b

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