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THE

WORKS

OF

JAMES NAYLER

(1618-1660)

(in four volumes; three completed)

Quaker Heritage Press
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Farmington, ME 04938
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CONTENTS

Volume 1 (1652-54)

Editor's Introduction [p. iii]
Saul's Errand to Damascus [p. 1]
A Discovery of the First Wisdom [p. 41]
Several Petitions Answered [p. 72]
A Few Words Occasioned by a Paper Lately Printed [p. 120]
A Discovery of Faith [p. 150]
Sin Kept Out of the Kingdom [p. 166]
The Power and Glory of the Lord Shining out of the North [p. 170]
A Lamentation over the Ruins of this Oppressed Nation [p. 196]
The Stumbling Block Removed from Weak Minds [p. 204]
Several Papers, some of them given forth by George Fox, others by James Nayler [p. 208]
Churches Gathered Against Christ [p. 244]
Several Letters Written to the Saints [p. 262]
All Vain Janglers [p. 272]
Spiritual Wickedness in Heavenly Places [p. 286]
To you that are called by the name of Baptists [p. 298]
Letters

To Friends in Yorkshire [p. 307]
To Margaret Fell and others [p. 310]
To Margaret Fell [p. 312]
To Several Friends about Wakefield [p. 313]
To all Friends [p. 317]
To them of the Independent Society [p. 319]

Debate with Thomas Weld:

The Perfect Pharisee [p. 323]
An Answer to...The Perfect Pharisee [p. 365]
A Further Discovery of...the Quakers [p. 399]
A Discovery of the Man of Sin [p. 481]

A Brief Reply to ... Saul's Errand to Damascus (by Francis Higginson) [p. 537]

Volume 2 (1655)

Editor's Introduction [p. iii]
A Dispute between James Nayler and the Parish Teachers of Chesterfield [p. 1]
Emmot/Nayler Debate

Emott—The Spiritual Quaker [p. 20]
Nayler—A Fool Answered according to his Folly [p. 34]

The Boaster Bared [p. 55]
To All the World's Professors and People [p. 70]

Two Unsigned Papers [p. 73]

A True Discovery of Faith [p. 78]
Bradshaw/Nayler Debate

Bradshaw—The Quakers' Whitest Devil Unveiled [p. 94]
Nayler—The Railer Rebuked [p. 98]

Baxter/Nayler Debate

Baxter—The Quakers' Catechism [p. 107]
Nayler—An Answer to...The Quakers' Catechism [p. 145]

Salutation to the Seed of God [p. 202]
An Answer to Twenty-eight Queries [p. 237]
To Thee Oliver Cromwell [p. 258]
The Royal Law and Covenant of God [p. 263]
A Discovery of the Beast [p. 271]
Jackson/Nayler Debate

Nayler—The Secret Shooting of the Wicked Reproved [p. 284]
Jackson—Strength in Weakness [p. 288]
Nayler—Something Further in Answer to John Jackson [p. 312]

Moore/Nayler Debate

Moore—Antidote against...the Infections...of Antichrist [p. 322]
Nayler—Satan's Design Discovered [p. 435]
Moore—A Defense against the Poison of Satan's Design [p. 473]
Nayler—A Second Answer to Thomas Moore [p. 536]

Letters of James Nayler

To George Fox [p. 568]
To Margaret Fell [p. 568]
To George Fox [p. 570]
To George Fox and Margaret Fell [p. 571]
To George Fox [p. 573]
To George Fox and Margaret Fell [p. 574]
To George Fox [p. 574]
To George Fox [p. 576]
To George Fox [p. 577]
To George Fox [p. 577]
To Margaret Fell [p. 578]
To Margaret Fell [p. 579]
To George Fox [p. 579]
To George Fox [p. 579]
To Margaret Fell [p. 580]
To the Rulers of this Nation [p. 582]
To George Fox [p. 588]
To George Fox [p. 588]
To George Fox [p. 589]
To a Convinced Backslider [p. 590]
To Friends about Scalehouse [p. 591]
To the Town of Bradford [p. 592]
To Edward Bowles [p. 595]
To Richard Nelson [p. 598]
To Margaret Fell [p. 601]
To Friends [p. 602]
To Margaret Fell [p. 604]

Volume 3 (1656)

Editor's Introduction
Answer to Pendarves [p. 1]
A Public Discovery of the Open Blindness [p. 13]
Nayler/Higgenson debate

Nayler/Toldervy debate [p. 258]

Nayler/Miller debate

Antichrist in Man the Quakers' Idol [p. 361]
Antichrist in Man Christ's Enemy [p. 388]

Weakness above Wickedness [p. 449]
Innocency above Impudency [p. 475]

Deceit brought to Daylight [p. 509]
The Bristol Episode/Trial by Parliament [p. 529]

Manuscripts [p. 530]
Ralph Farmer, "Satan Enthroned" [p. 557]
O England thy time is Come [p. 585]
Thomas Burton's Parliamentary Diary [p. 600]
Robert Rich, "A True Narrative of the Examination, Trial, and Sufferings of James Nayler" [p. 692]

Letters of James Nayler [p. 747]

An account of some early travels [p. 761]

Volume 4 (in preparation)