John Banks
John Banks
John Banks (1637-1710) was a faithful and influential minister among the first generation of Quakers. Upon his death, an intimate friend wrote of him—“After it had pleased the eternal, wise God to open his understanding, and to let him see his own state and condition, and reveal his Son in him, he was made willing to give up freely to the heavenly and inward appearance of Christ Jesus, the hope of glory. And as he was obedient thereunto, he was entrusted with a large gift of the ministry, in which he grew, and was made powerful in it, to the turning of many unto the right way of the Lord who were convinced of the evil of their ways, and turned unto Jesus Christ, their free Teacher, and were made to bless the Lord on his behalf.”
He [John Banks] was a means of strength to my soul in the early days of my convincement. I was kindly encouraged by him in the belief of the blessed doctrine of the light, spirit, grace, and truth of Christ in the inward parts, reproving, instructing, reforming, and redeeming those souls from the evil of the world, who were obedient thereunto.
- William Penn
Books by John Banks
Selection from the Journal of John Banks
Selection from the Journal of John Banks
A selection from the Journal of John Banks, giving a relation of his early discovery of the truth, his call to the ministry, and his sufferings for the gospel; also containing a number of letters to his wife and children written from prison.
- 48 pages
- journal
- Audio Book
- 161 Downloads
The Journal and Epistles of John Banks
The Journal and Epistles of John Banks
A journal of the labors, travels, and sufferings for the gospel of John Banks, including a large collection of letters written to his wife and children, with epistles to the church, and several papers and treatises on various subjects.
- 180 pages
- journal
- 63 Downloads
“It is well with me. I have nothing to do but to die, and I shall end in the Truth as I began.”
— John Banks (dying words)