Preaching the Inward Light: Early Quaker Rhetoric

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Preaching the Inward Light Studies in Rhetoric and Religion 9 E B M J. M Editorial Board Chair Baylor University V B. B Vanderbilt University R L. B Calvin College J M. F University of New Hampshire J A. H Hope College M J. H Wake Forest University T M. L University of Georgia Preaching the Inward Light Early Quaker Rhetoric Michael P. Graves Baylor University Press © 2009 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Nicole Weaver, Zeal Design. Cover image: Frontispiece from Old Quaker Meeting-Houses, by John Russell Hayes, 2nd ed., rev and enlarged, with 166 illustrations. Biddle Press, Philadelphia, 1911. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Graves, Michael P., 1943Preaching the Inward Light : theory and practice of early Quaker impromptu preaching / Michael P. Graves. p. cm. -- (Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 9) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-1-60258-240-8 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Quaker preaching--History--17th century. 2. Extemporaneous preaching--History--17th century. 3. Society of Friends--Sermons--History and criticism. 4. Sermons, English--History and criticism. I. Title. BX7748.P75G73 2009 252.’096--dc22 2009020936 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. ...