No Cross, No Crown - Softcover

William Penn

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ISBN 10: 1467526134 ISBN 13: 9781467526135

Publisher: Casscom Media, 2012

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This is a fascination paperbound modern translation of a rare book by William Penn, the founder of the English colony in Pennsylvania. Imprisoned by the Church of England for his dissident, religious views, Penn wrote most of this book in his 20's, locked in the infamous Tower of London. Rarely seen since 1668, No Cross, No Crown remains as relevant today as it was 300 years ago. William Penn had a very deep faith in God and read his Bible every day. Leading his followers to the New World, he established a utopian society that he called his Holy Experiment. These determined, early settlers forged a successful community that set the stage for the U.S. Constitution. Some of our American founding fathers, including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, derived many of their seminal ideas from William Penn. He believed that all men are created equal. Today the Great Challenge is for you to pick up the cross of Jesus daily, to live faithfully, and to receive your crown in heaven.

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He was once the largest, private landholder in America. He was America's first great champion of democracy and religious freedom. Penn wrote and urged for a union of all the English colonies. He gave Pennsylvania a written constitution that limited the power of government. He guaranteed many fundamental liberties and established a sanctuary in the New World that protected one's freedom of conscience.

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This contemorary version of No Cross, No Crown provides a great reminder of William Penn's influen ce in the founding of the United States, and, more importantly, Penn's timeless message of our individual need to be on fire for Christ. --Alan Garner, President & CEO, Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's beautiful capitol building honors our Commonwealth's founder, William Penn, both with mosaic of his famous prayer, that God would make his land the seed of a nation, and with a set of murals depicting his faith conversion and voyage to the New World. No, through this modern translation of his book, we are afforded a deeper look at this great man. What a gift! --Michael Geer, President, Pennsylvania Family Institute

No Cross, No Crown is a timeless adventure into the words and thoughts of William Penn. His vast, spiritual knowledge provides an inspiring, educational, and motivating study of Christ and his cross. --Donna Watson, PhD, Author

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