Chapter XXV: The Marvellous Voyage of the Good Ship 'woodhouse'

_'In the 17th Century England was
peculiarly rich, if not in great
mystics, at any rate in mystically
minded men. Mysticism, it seems,
was in the air; broke out under
many disguises and affected many
forms of life.'--E. UNDERHILL,
'Mysticism.'_

_'He who says "Yes," responds,
obeys, co-operates, and allows
this resident seed of God, or
Christ Light, to have full sway in
him, becomes transformed thereby
and recreated into likeness to
Christ by whom the inner seed was
planted, and of whose nature it
is.'--RUFUS M. JONES._

_'Through winds and tides, one
compass guides.'--A.H. CLOUGH._

_'Have mercy upon me, O God, for
Thine ocean is so great, and my
little bark is so small.'--Breton
Fisherman's Prayer._

_'Be faithful and still, till the
winds cease and the storm be over.'
... 'Friends' fellowship must be in
the Spirit, and all Friends must
know one another in the Spirit and
power of God.'--G. FOX._

_'Christopher Holder and I are
going ... in obedience to the will
of our God, whose will is our
joy.'--JOHN COPELAND. 1657._

_'The log of the little
"Woodhouse" has become a sacred
classic.'--WILLIAM LITTLEBOY,
Swarthmoor Lecture, 1917._