FOX DEFENDS WOMEN PROPHESYING, POINTING TO ANNA, THE PROPHETESS MENTIONED IN LUKE 2

FROM: THE WOMAN LEARNING IN SILENCE, OR THE MYSTERY OF THE WOMAN'S

SUBJECTION TO HER HUSBAND

Works IV.107

Now hear you magistrates, priests and people, which put into prison sons and daughters for prophesying, and the Lord's people, you shew a spirit that hath erred from Moses's spirit, who cannot endure that the spirit of the Lord should be poured upon them, that they should prophesy, but would limit it to learned men, old books and authors. And Anna the prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, which was about four-score and four years of age, came into the temple, who served God with fasting and prayer night and day, she spake of Christ to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. Here was a large testimony borne of Jesus by Anne the prophetess; here you may see a daughter which did give testimony of Jesus, which would be, and is a wonder in this our age, to see a woman of four-score years of age to speak of Jesus to all them that look for redemption in Jerusalem, as she did; put her in prison, would the wicked ones say, into prison with her the priests say.

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