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A27122 A briefe declaration to all the vvorld from the innocent people of God called Quakers of our principle and beleif [sic] concerning plottings and fightings with carnal weapons against any people, men or nations upon the earth ... and to answer that common objection whether we would not fight if the Spirit moved us. Bayly, William, d. 1675. 1662 (1662) Wing B1520; ESTC R29029 6,977 9

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depth of the Sea that should thus contrive and act against us to offend his little ones the Lord hath said it But they shall prosper that favour this Sions cause which God hath redeemed through Judgement for the Eternal God hath sworn by himself and will performe it that this people only shall prosper of all the Familys of the Earth who fear his name and tremble at his word and he will gather unto them in one thousands of thousands from the four quarters of the Earth and they that bless them shall be blessed and they that curse them shall be cursed for the Lord of Hosts is with us and the God of Iacob is our refuge which breaketh the Bow and snapeth the Speare assunder and burneth the Chariots in the fire that makes disolation and will make disolations in the Earth for his Elects sake Therefore be still all ye sons of men and know that he is God for he will be exalted in the Earth and over all flesh who maketh the wars to cease unto the ends of the World This is our God whom we serve and worship in the spirit and in the truth before whom all things are open naked and beare who searcheth the heart and tryeth the Reigns from whose sight knowledge presence and righteous Judgmen●s the ungodly cannot hide but shall be fully rewarded for all their doings in that day which the eye lids of the morning light will be unto them as the shadow of death For our unchangeable principle is the Royal Law which God hath written in the heart and is an everlasting light the truth which lighteth every man that cometh into the World which reproves for sin and transgression and the ground of it and all that live in it in their own Consciences which lets them see their thoughts words and Actions whether they are good or evil setting before all people life and death and the ways of it it s their condemnation that dispises the reproofs and are disobedient unto it but to them that take heed unto it love obey it it leads them in the ways of righteousness truth and uprightness through the midst of the paths of Judgments to the Fountain of life and love in which there is no enmity but everlasting salvation and peace where the holy Mountain of the Lord is felt known and witnessed in which there is no hurting nor destroying into which God Almighty is gathering his Seed out of every Nation kindred people and language upon the earth that all his people may sit and live under their own Vine where none can make them afraid This is the high-way of holiness which God hath prepared before the face of all people into which all that are saved must walk as it is written in the light of the Lord Isa 2.5 and in every Nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him but to the wicked that despise his Counsel God saith What hast thou to do to take my words into thy mouth seeing thou hatest to be reformed And now if any that hath been at our meetings o have come at any time as many doe to see our manner or that may be by some called a Quaker should be which we have never yet known among us found in any plotting against any men or people whatsoever to contrive mischief danger or hurt either to body soul or estate any way under any pretence whatsoever we do utterly in the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour deny that part or spirit in all men upon the earth as that which our prin●iple the everlasting foundation of God and our spirit have no fellowship or unity with but is judged of God and of us his people to be of the seed of enmity unreconciled to God and man or at best a blind zeal and not according to the true knowledge of the living God or of their own spi●its Luke 9.55 56. So we being clear in the sight of God concerning these things and many other false accusations and evil surmisings reproaches and aspertions do freely commit our cause and all that we are and have body soul and spirit into the hands of our God to whom alone vengeance belongs who will repay it to all his adversaries and will not at all acquit the wicked nor condemn the innocent but will reward every man according to his words and works in whose will and power we rest and remain in patience which is our sanctification wherein we are satisfied having that joy and peace in the land of the living where none can make us afraid Halelujah Amen POSTSCRIPT BEfore this general Declaration of our Principle concerning these things came forth into publick view there hath been several times and some months agoe mention made by perticular persons to the same effect which was seen meet in the light of our God to prevent the joyning of the minds of any that are weak to the temptations of the Enemy of mans peace which goes about seeking whom he may devour and to satisfie such as are doubtful in this particular for our Vine have tender Grapes that though the wild Boares of the Forrest cannot so much hurt them yet the subtile Foxes of the Desert may if not prevented by the wisdome of God spoile their resting place which all the faithful have in God and in the spirit of the Lamb in whom is found no guile which must get the victory Amen Given forth from the Royal Seed of God in the behalf of the numberless number or the whole body of the Elect wheresoever gathered or scattered upon the face of the whole earth called Quakers London the 11th month 1662. PRINTED for W. M. 1662.