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<p> an eminent public preacher of the Quakers, was born at Sunbigg, in the parish of Orton,Westmoreland, England, about 1636. He was educated at the free school of Blencoe, in Cumberland; taught school for a time; began to travel as a Quaker preacher before he was eighteen years old; was several times imprisoned, and sometimes whipped for his preaching; appeared at the bar of the House of Commons in defence of his sect; was very active in behalf of Dissenters, and exercised considerable influence with [[Charles]] II. He died in March 1722. Among his numerous publications the following may be mentioned: Nature of [[Christianity]] in the True | George Whitehead <ref name="term_65885" /> | ||
==References == | <p> an eminent public preacher of the Quakers, was born at Sunbigg, in the parish of Orton,Westmoreland, England, about 1636. He was educated at the free school of Blencoe, in Cumberland; taught school for a time; began to travel as a Quaker preacher before he was eighteen years old; was several times imprisoned, and sometimes whipped for his preaching; appeared at the bar of the House of Commons in defence of his sect; was very active in behalf of Dissenters, and exercised considerable influence with [[Charles]] II. He died in March 1722. Among his numerous publications the following may be mentioned: Nature of [[Christianity]] in the True Light Asserted (1671): '''''—''''' The [[Christian]] Quaker, etc. (1824, 2 parts), in which he was assisted by [[William]] Penn: '''''—''''' [[Enthusiasm]] above [[Atheism]] (1674): '''''—''''' The Way of Life and [[Perfection]] Livingly Demonstrated (1676): '''''—''''' An Antidote against the [[Venom]] of a [[Snake]] in the [[Grass]] (1697): '''''—''''' Christian [[Progress]] of [[George]] Whitehead, in Four Parts, with a Supplement, being Memoirs of his Life (1725). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v., Smith, Catalogue of Friends' Books, 2:884-908. </p> | ||
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George Whitehead [1]
an eminent public preacher of the Quakers, was born at Sunbigg, in the parish of Orton,Westmoreland, England, about 1636. He was educated at the free school of Blencoe, in Cumberland; taught school for a time; began to travel as a Quaker preacher before he was eighteen years old; was several times imprisoned, and sometimes whipped for his preaching; appeared at the bar of the House of Commons in defence of his sect; was very active in behalf of Dissenters, and exercised considerable influence with Charles II. He died in March 1722. Among his numerous publications the following may be mentioned: Nature of Christianity in the True Light Asserted (1671): — The Christian Quaker, etc. (1824, 2 parts), in which he was assisted by William Penn: — Enthusiasm above Atheism (1674): — The Way of Life and Perfection Livingly Demonstrated (1676): — An Antidote against the Venom of a Snake in the Grass (1697): — Christian Progress of George Whitehead, in Four Parts, with a Supplement, being Memoirs of his Life (1725). See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v., Smith, Catalogue of Friends' Books, 2:884-908.
