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A36074 An epistle to be communicated to Friends & to be read in the fear of the Lord in their men and womens meetings, and other meetings, only among Friends as they in the wisdom of God shall see meet and serviceable Niesen, Geertruyd Deriks. 1677 (1677) Wing D1558; ESTC R6660 5,177 10

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perhaps dye if it should be corrected to the breaking of its stout and stubborn Will and what is this but Unbelief and Self-love in such Parents but when Parents receive possess their Children in the Faith then the Light rules in the Parents and that gives daily wisdom to rule the Children in God's wisdom but when fleshly affection rules what miserable disorder doth it bring forth even amongst them that profess truth and many times their children grow worse then many in the world and that which is most to be lamented it happens sometimes that the Parents have not quit themselves as they ought nor fully clear'd themselves of their Blood so that there lies a Guilt upon the Parents and an Offence and stumbling in the minds of the Children when they come to years and to see how their Parents Care was not over them as it ought to have been Oh that none among us might be found guilty in this matter but that every Friend would be diligent to keep a Good Conscience in the sight of God that our Children may have a blessed Remembrance of us when we come to be taken from them and they come to be in our state and condition and that the Remembrance of our dealing with them may be as a good Pattern to them and so from Generation to Generation to the Honour and Glory of him who first called us and to the edifying of them in the Faith and to our Joy and everlasting Comfort Amen The second thing that lies as a weight upon me and have done for several Years is concerning the manner of Trading that is practised by several professing the pure Principle of Truth both Merchants and Shop-keepers and other Trades-men who take too much Liberty in getting and borowing Money ●f others to inlarge their Trading in the World b●yond what Truth allows When I first felt the weight of this matter upon me I presently examined my own Affairs and took such a course as to prevent all peril of any Body suffering by me however things might happen and the same course did our Brethren take who lived in those parts they feeling the weight of the matter upon them as well as I so that we came to sit every one as under our own Fig-tree being satisfied that if we came to suffer loss in our outward things whether for our Testimony or by War or by Sea we should lose but our own But many I find to be otherwise minded who out of a greedy though uncertain Hope of Profit gets that which is other Mens into their Hands and when they see things goes not according to their Expectations but that Losses and Crosses happens in their Trading are not so faithful and open hearted to let their Creditors know thereof but rather goes on setting themselves at Ease and takes a large Liberty in their House-keeping and Expences as if all that is under their Hands were their own and this lasts a while until not only their own but other mens Estates are spent also and all the while under a shew of Profession although all uprightness and fear of God and regard to make a righteous Account with men be lost these are a stink among men and a shame to their Profession And this Evil increaseth daily in some parts of this Nation where many young Ones brought up among us and hath little to begin withal upon the Reputation of Truth dares to adventure upon and get Credits and set themselves in a high posture of Trading House-keeping and Expences And some that are Ancient Professors of Truth and should watch over them and Counsel and Bridle them with the Bridle of Truth and Righteousness in the Power and Wisdom of God they are so incumbred with great Dealings and great Debts and Credits and Adventures both of what is their own and other mens that they are not without Peril and Danger of falling short at one time or other if loss at Sea or spoiling of Goods for their Testimony should happen to themselves in the mean time that Godly care and jealousie is not taken by such over the younger sort as it ought to be but some runs on without fear of God or upright Communication of their State and Condition unto sound and faithful weighty Friends and especially to such whom they have made to be concerned in their Concerns as they ought to do from time to time that it might stand in their choice whether they would be longer concerned with them or not which is but a righteous and just thing that every Creditor ought to keep not only the Propriety but the Command of what is his own to ask it and receive it when he sees cause and not to be beguiled by great shews as if the Debtor were in a good Condition as to his outward Estate when indeed it s very bad But such do like this World first seek the Kingdom of this World under a Profession of Truth But if the Kingdom of Heaven were first sought as it ought to be then every one would sink down in the fear of God to feel him leading them and ordering their Trading and Merchandize in sujection to his Will Jam. 4.13 14 15. Go to now ye that say to day or to morrow We will go into such a City and continue there a Year and buy and sell and get Gain whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow For what is your Life it is even a Vapour that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away For that ye ought to say If the the Lord will we shall live and do this or that And not to go on in their own Wills adventuring the Estates of others without their knowledge or consent when they themselves knows well enough that if the Adventures fail their Security must fail also Oh! how many Widdows and Orphans Old and Weak are there oppressed and wronged by these things Doth not such think and believe that the Want Poverty and Cry of these will bring down Vengeance from the Righteous God or think they not that God will visit for these things for his pretious Truth and Names-sake and for the Cry of the Opressed yea assuredly he will plead their Cause and will disburthen and clear his Truth and People of them their unrighteous Deeds together Is it not our duty both Old and Young to set our Affairs in such a posture as that we may be out of danger that any Body should suffer by us while we in the mean time only aim at our own profit advantage Oh let the Truth here be judge and then I know the Elder Friends will labour to quit themselves in this matter and so have power to put a stop and bridle to such young Ones as takes this course or else the peril and reproach of both will lie at their Door in a great measure Oh! that a holy Zeal may increase in many Hearts for the removing of this great Evil and let go the eager desire of great profit and every one to be content with his own and serve the Lord and his Truth therewith according to his Ability and if he please he will increase it And take care of the younger sort and become good Examples to them in this matter that the stink of offences in this kind may be stopped and the Truth of God may prosper and flowrish more and more Amen Colchester the 29th of the 9th Mon. 1677. Geertruyd Deril●●iesen