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out his spirit upon all flesh; and so the Indians must receive God's spirit; for the grace of God which brings salvation hath appeared to all men.' And so let them know, that they have a day of salvation, grace, and favour of God offered unto them; if they will receive it, it will be their blessing.

And so, now you that are settled in those parts, who have had a testimony from the Lord to bear to people of the truth, you should spread abroad God's eternal truth; and have meetings (as I said before) with the Indian kings and people; so that all the earth may come to look unto the Lord for salvation. For if ye should settle down in the earth, and have plenty, and be full, and at ease for a time, and not keep in the power, and service, and spirit of God, you would quickly come to lose your condition, as some did in Rhode Island, when settled down in the earth, after a while, and then turned to jangling about it, and some ran out one way, and some another.

And therefore, I desire that the Lord may grant, that you may be all kept and preserved by his holy power, on his holy mountain, that ye may be of the holy camp of God; that with his power, light, spirit, grace, and truth, all that is contrary may be kept out from among you; so that the Lord God Almighty, and his son, may walk in the midst of you, and may delight to do you good. So with my love to all faithful Friends.

My desire is, that you all may keep in the power and spirit of the Lord, in the heavenly unity, that you may all shine forth to his glory and praise, to whom all belongs, God over all, blessed for ever. Amen. G. F.

Edmunton, the 27th of the 11th month, 1687.

CCCCXIII.

Dear friends,-My desire is, that all Friends may prize the mercies of the Lord, and live in humility, in his power that is over all, that you may answer God's witness in all people, in his spirit and truth, in a righteous, godly life and conversation. And let not liberty lift them up, nor sufferings cast them down; but live in the seed of life, that no man can make higher nor lower; for that is the heir of God's everlasting kingdom. So in this seed, which is your sanctuary, God Almighty keep you, in whom you have life and wisdom, that it may be justified of all her children, and they exercised in it, in this day of Christ. Amen.

G. F.

CCCCXIV.

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All my dear friends and brethren in the Lord Jesus Christ, who by his eternal arm and power, hath supported, upheld, and preserved you steadfast to himself; so that neither reproaches, imprisonments, nor spoiling of your goods, to the almost ruining you outwardly; and besides long and tedious imprisoning of you, and many to death. And yet all these persecutors could not make you turn from Christ, your life, priest, bishop, and shepherd, and through him you have been made more than conquerors. And so live and walk in him, who is the same to-day, yesterday, and for ever; who doth overcome, and will have the victory, in whom you have life, and salvation, and peace with God. So no more but my love. G. F.

Goosey in Essex, the 18th of the 12th month, 1688.

CCCCXV.

Dear friends,-My love is to all Friends in the truth, in the eternal life; and my desire is, that in the everlasting life you and I may live, even in the Lord Jesus Christ, that is over all, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen.

G. F.

CCCCXVI.—To the Quarterly Men and Women's Meetings in

London.

All Friends, strive to keep in unity in the holy spirit of Christ, which is the bond of the heavenly peace, and that you elders may be examples in the heavenly wisdom, and word of life, and of power and patience, to all the younger, that hardly know the right hand from the left; so that they may be trained up, both by the word and law in their hearts, and good examples from their elders in grace, truth, virtue, modesty, and sobriety, as becoming men and women professing and possessing godliness, being adorned with a meek and a quiet spirit, which is with the Lord of a great price. And keep that eye blind, and that spirit under, that would go into the fashions of the world; for that will blind and burden, and will not bear sound doctrine; and therefore that must be kept down with the spirit of God, by which all may have power over their own spirits, and they that have not, are like unto a city, whose walls are broken down, that any thing that is evil or bad may come in. And therefore the power and spirit of God is as the wall that preserveth. Therefore be wise; for when lust is conceived, 'it brings forth sin, and sin when it is finished, brings forth death.'

Now here you may see what brings forth sin and death in man and woman, which, by the spirit of God, is to be mortified, and by it their affections to be changed, and set on things above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God; so that you may come to sit in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; which is a holy, pure, and safe sitting, in which all may keep that heavenly feast of Christ, our passover, not with the old leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the heavenly unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. For Christ, our passover, hath been sacrificed for us; and therefore he is the heavenly bread, which the feast of him our passover must be kept withal, by the clean and circumcised in spirit in the new testament and covenant: for the Jews in the old testament and covenant, were to be clean and circumcised outwardly, before they eat of the outward sacrifices; which sacrifice and circumcision Christ our sacrifice hath ended. And therefore keep to him our circumciser, and the feast of our passover, and let all the old leaven of malice and wickedness be purged out, that you may become a new lump in Christ Jesus. Amen. G. F.

Goosey, the 29th of the 10th month, 1689.

CCCCXVII.

Dear friends and brethren in Christ Jesus, whom the Lord by his eternal arm and power hath preserved to this day, all walk in the power and spirit of God, that is over all, in love and unity. For love overcomes, and builds up and unites all the members of Christ to him, the head; for love keeps out of all strife, and is of God; and love and charity never fail, but keep the mind above all outward things, or strife about outward things; and is that which overcomes evil, and casts out all false fears; and it is of God, and unites all the hearts of his people together in the heavenly joy, concord, and unity. And the God of love preserve you all, and settle and establish you in Christ Jesus, your life and salvation, in whom you have all peace with God. And so, walk in him, that you may be ordered in his peaceable heavenly wisdom to the glory of God, and the comfort one of another. Amen. G. F. London, the 27th of the 3d month, 1689.

CCCCXVIII. To the Six Weeks Meeting in London.

The Six Weeks Meeting is for to see that all their meetings are preserved by the wisdom of God in the unity of the spirit, the bond of peace, and in the fellowship of the holy ghost, being ordered by the pure, gentle, heavenly, peaceable wisdom, easy to be entreated, holy and virtuous examples to all other meetings, both in city and country.

And that all may be careful to speak short and pertinent to matters in a christian spirit, and despatch business quickly, and keep out of long debates and heats; and with the spirit of God keep that down, which is doting about questions and strife of words, that tend to parties and contention: which in the church of God there is no such custom to be allowed. And likewise not to speak more than one at a time; nor any in a fierce way; for that is not to be allowed in any society, neither natural nor spiritual; but as the apostle saith, Be swift to hear, and slow to speak;' and let it be in the grace, which seasons all words. And if there be any differences, that cannot be quickly ended in the meeting, let the Six Weeks Meeting order some Friends to hear the matter out of the meeting, without respect of persons, and bring in the report to the same meeting the same day, (if possible,) and the meeting may give judgment; that no business be delayed from time to time. And so with my love to you all in the seed of life Christ Jesus, in whom ye have all peace and wisdom from him, who is the treasure of knowledge and wisdom. Amen.

Kingston upon Thames, the 5th of the 3d month, 1690.

CCCCXIX.

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G. F.

Dear friends,-Something was upon me to write unto you, that such among Friends, who marry, and provide great dinners, that instead thereof, it will be of a good savour on such occasions, that they may be put in mind at such times, to give something to the poor that be widows and fatherless, and such like, to make them a feast, or to refresh them. And this, I look upon, would be a very good savour, to feast the poor that cannot feast you again; and would be a good practice and example, and would be a means to keep the mind to the Lord; and in remembrance of the poor; for they that give to the poor, lend to the Lord, and the Lord will repay them.' And I do really believe, whatever they give, less or more, according to their ability, cheerfully, they will not have the less at the year's end, for the Lord loves a cheerful giver. I know this practice hath been used by some twenty years ago. And so it is not only to give the poor a little victuals, which you cannot eat yourselves, but give them a little money, that the Lord hath blessed you with; and give it to some of the women's meetings for to distribute to the poor: so you will have the blessings of the Lord, and the blessings of the poor: and so, to be of a free noble spirit, above all the churlish misers and niggards, and narrow spirits.

These things I do recommend to you, (though it may look a little strange,) to weigh and consider the thing, it will both be of a good re

port, and a good savour, and manifests a self-denial and openness of heart, and of the general love of God.

London, the 4th of the 4th month, 1690.

CCCCXX.-To Friends, captives at Macqueness.

G. F.

Dear friends, with my love to you all in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom you have life and salvation, and rest and peace with God; and the Lord God Almighty with his eternal arm and power uphold and preserve you in Christ, in whom you have rest and peace, though in the world troubles; and though you be in captivity, from your wives and children, and relations and friends, yet the Lord is present with you by his spirit of grace, light, and truth. And so feel him at all times, and stand in his will; do not murmur nor complain, but stand still in the faith and power of God, that you may see your salvation; for by faith the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt by his power; and by faith Enoch and Noah were preserved, and Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and by faith the prophets were delivered out of many perils; and Daniel out of the lion's mouth. And you may see how the righteous were delivered by faith, in Heb. xi.

And it would be very well, if you that be captives and Friends, could have meetings as they had at Algiers, to the comforting and refreshing one another. And you may speak to your patrons of your meeting together to worship God that created heaven and earth, and made all mankind, and gives you breath, life, and spirit, to serve and worship him.

And my desires are to the Lord, that you in his truth and power may answer the truth in all, both king, and prince, and Turks, and Moors, that you may be a good savour among them all, and in them all; manifesting that you are the salt of the earth, and the light of the world and a city set on a hill, that cannot be hid: so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

And what do you know, but the Lord hath set you there to preach in life, and word, and good conversation? Therefore, while you are there, mind your service for God, who hath all things in his hand, and a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his providence. And Christ is the mountain that filleth the whole earth; and so you will feel him there.

And therefore keep in the word of power, and in the word of patience, and the word of wisdom, that will give you dominion over all. Amen.

London, the 25th of the 8th month, 1690.

G. F.

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