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A Salutation or testimony of true and brotherly love as it did arise in our hearts, unto all as are concerned therein
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1672
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A Salutation or Testimony of true and Brotherly Love as it did arise in our hearts unto all as are concerned therein Dear Friends TO whom the Truth of God hath appeared and hath been made known amongst us in the Light of his beloved Son whom he hath sent into the World to discover Darkness and the wayes of sin in the hearts and Consciences of the children of men that so all may depart from it and the wayes of it as it is made known and discovered to themselves by the Light that shines in their hearts which is the Standard to try all by and the Ballance to weigh all in of what sort soever whether it be of God or no And this is the Rule for all of us to walk by even the Law of Light which gives Life and Salvation to all that believes and therein abide And this is it which first gathered us together and begot desires in us after the Lords Way with which our Souls are refreshed and our Spirits comforted and consolated often in the enioymâ—nt of it more then with our appoynted food when we have met together to wait upon him in his Heavenly Way and blessed manifestation of Divine Love He hath filled our hearts with his Heavenly Dew and refreshed us as with the early and latter raine and here the Lords Power we came to feel reveaâ—ed which workes all our worâ—s in and for us by the Opperation of his own Eternal Spirit by which He is cleansing his Sanctuary and making all vessels fit for the Masters use for Life to Reign in that the Love of God may overflow in all to the Inviting the Nations that they may all walke in the Light of the Lamb and be saved which is and allwayes hath been our desire and that which wee have Breathed unto the Lord for as for our selves that so all may come to the knowledg of the Truth and be saved Wherefore all Dear Friends minde Gods leading Power in all things whereunto you are called and therein abide with the Lord answering a conscience voide of offence towards God and man That so the Truth may be Adorned in us all by a Holy Life and Godly Conversation as becomes the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ amongst us all That so God over all may have the Glory and Honour to whom it belongs for Evermore And now Dear Friends for as much as we have sometimes met together to discourse of Trades and Callings but more perticularly of our own and of which we are in being Taylors in which we have met with many trialls on every hand for many yeares together though little of it by some of us hath been declared knowing the Arme and Power of the Lord that supported us thorow all and hath given us a reward who have stood faithful to his requirings which is our desire for all that are convinced of the Lords Truth and knowes his Heavenly Way to walk in it and where any thing appears to draw back or hinder to cast it of though it be as the right Hand or the right Eye yet if it offends pull it out and cast it from thee and Enjoy Life which is more then all And this is our desire for you all that are our Brethren who have believed in the Truth that you keep nothing back that God calls for and that you have not Peace in your Imployments of which we have sometimes Discoursed concerning Superfluity and things alltogether needlâ—ss and that which some of us for many yeares have left undone and we wish it were so with all that there might be a Clearness and an inlargeâ—ent in the Lords Power and an Increase of his Love which is much better then the Increase of Corne and Wine and Oyle And these things Friends we lay before you in the Love of God and in a true sence of the same as being delivered from under those Burthens that many yet groane under and are not Redeemed out of aâ— Lace Ribbons and needless Buttons and such like things which the Light doth not Justifie but is out of that in which the true Fellowship stands And as for the manner and way of Answering the World in Makeing their Clothes we leave it to the Witness of God in you all and as much as in you lies beget them into Mâ—deration and as for Friends we hope that they will not desire nor weare any thing unconvenient and therefore need say nothing about it more Beliveing the Lord will so open their Understanding as that they will Preach to the World in all things and Adorn â—hemselves as becomes the Gospel which is the Power of God by which we are called and the way in which we are to walke while we are in these Earthly Tabernacles that so our Lights may shine forth to the World that they seeing our good workes may Glorine our Father which is in Heaven and that to the Brightness of our Rising many may come and say Come let us go up to the Mountain of the Lords House even to the House of the God of Jacob For he will teach us of his wayes and we will walk in his pathes And this is that our very Soules Travel for to God for you all and for every one convinced of the Lords Heavenly Truth that all may enjoy it fully and that nothing may be wanting and for this cause is this Written in the Requirings of the Lords Dear and tender Love to you all not as exercising Lordship over Gods Heritage nor with Reflection upon any Mans Person noâ— for Disputation nor leading into Parties or gratifiing any narrow private Judgement but for the Honour of Truth and the Glory of God which is our whole Aime the Lord knoweth So in the Blessed Unchangeable Truth of God we salute you all Dear Brethren and in which we remaine in Love unfeigned From our Meeting in London the 25th of the First Moneth 1672. Your Dear Friends and Brethren Gilbert Latye â—ho Tauntoâ— William Tillit John Bowlover Edward Eldershaw John Pearce William Walker William Taylby William Brown