Tone it down George!, and the first signs of Quaker witnessing (Links)
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George Fox spent a substantial part of his early career facing down blasphemy charges. Perhaps more important, later Quakers (including Fox, to some extent) played down some of the things Fox said that got him into this trouble in the first place.
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Although most Friends now speak in a way that is virtually indistinguishable from that of their peers, there are still some telltale phrases, and "under the weight of a concern" is one of them.
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I picked verses that seemed to me most relevant as stand-alone cites... A few I marked with the tag/topic "quakers" when I thought they were most germane to Quaker distinctives, e.g, hireling ministry, oaths, and manner of worship.
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