Soon after her conversion to Quakerism, she interrupted worship at Samuel Annesley's Presbyterian chapel in London, speaking against the doctrine of reprobation.
[1] George Whitehead, who discussed her major work with her before its publication, commented on her "excellent gift, both of understanding, life and utterance".
[4] She has been described by historian Sarah Apetrei as "by far the most theologically sophisticated" of the numerous women leaders among early Quakers.
[3] According to her father's account of her life, Bathurst suffered "great weakness of body" from infancy.
[4] Bathurst's major work was Truth's Vindication: Or, A Gentle Stroke to Wipe Off The Foul Aspersions, False Accusations and Misrepresentations, Cast Upon the People of God, call'd Quakers (first published 1679).