An answer given by George Fox, in which he stated that "the church was the pillar and ground of truth, and that it did not consist of a mixed multitude, or of an old house, made up of lime, stones, and wood, but of living stones, living members, and a spiritual household, of which Christ was the head," set them all on fire.

The clergyman left the pulpit, the people their pews, and the meeting separated.

George Fox, however, went afterwards to an Inn, where he argued with priests and professors of all sorts.

Departing from thence, he took up his abode for some time in the vale of Beevor, where he preached Repentance, and convinced many.

He then returned into Nottinghamshire, and passed from thence into Derbyshire, in both which counties his doctrines spread.