Chapter XX: The Saddest Story of All

_'Take heed of forward minds, and
of running out before your guide,
for that leads out into looseness;
and such plead for liberty, and
run out in their wills and bring
dishonour to the Lord.'..._

_'And take heed if under a pretence
of Liberty you do not ... set up
that both in yourselves and on
others that will be hard to get
down again.'--G. FOX._

_'The Truth in this city spreads
and flourisheth; many large
meetings we have, and great ones
of the world come to them, and are
much tendered. James is fitted for
this great place, and a great love
is begotten towards him'--A.
PARKER to M. Fell, 1655 (from
London, before Nayler's fall)._

_'His forebearing in due time to
testify against the folly of those
his followers (who magnified him)
was his great weakness and loss of
judgment, and brought the greatest
suffering upon him, Poor Man!
Though when he was delivered out
of the snare, he did condemn all
their wild and mad actions towards
him and judged himself also.
Howbeit our adversaries and
persecutors unjustly took occasion
thereupon, to triumph and insult,
and to reproach and roar against
Quakers, though as a People (they
were) wholly unconcerned and clear
from those offences.'--G. WHITEHEAD._

_'And so His will is my
peace.'--JAMES NAYLER._