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To the Great Turk and his King at Argiers together with a postscript of George Pattison's taking the Turks and setting them on their own shoar.
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Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Lurting, Thomas. 1632-1713. Of George Pattisons taking the Turks about the 8 month, 1663.
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Spirit and the Truth in their own hearts which they have from the God of Truth if they do serve and worship the holy and eternal God of Truth in his Spirit and Truth and these are the true Worshippers that Worship the Eternal God of Truth in his Spirit and Truth which the Devil which is the foul corrupt Spirit is out of who abode not in the Truth and there is no Truth in him therefore he is not to be followed nor worshipped but the God of Truth and the Grace of God which brings Salvation hath appeared to all men which teacheth us his people to deny Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts we living Soberly Righteously and Godly in this present World Now all men must come to this Grace of God in their hearts which appears to them in their hearts which shews them their Ungodliness and Worldly Lusts and their unrighteousness and it will teach them to forsake it and bring their Salvation but if that you do turn this Grace of God into wantonness and walk despightfully against the Spirit of Grace you walk in despight of that which should bring your Salvation then you bring the Wrath and Indignation of the great God against you who abuse his Grace and Favour and the Messiah and you and Mahomet do consess that John declares Christ the Messiah to be the Word then you are to obey him Moreover John saith That he was not that Light but sent to bear Witness of that Light and that was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the World Now you all being enlightened with this true Light which Light lets you see all your evil deeds and actions that you do and all your evil words and thoughts that you speak and think And every one of you that doth Truth cometh to the Light that your Deeds may be manifest they are wrought in God from whom they have this Light in whom there is no Darkness but every one of you that doth evil hateth the light then you hate Jesus Christ and the Eternal God neither will you come to the light lest your Deeds should be reproved by the light and this is the Condemnation That Light is come into the World and men love Darkness rather than Light because their Deeds be Evil. Now if you would do the Truth and come to the Light and love it it shines in your hearts and would give you the Light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ and then you would know this Heavenly Treasure in your Earthen Vessels and the excellency of this power to be of God and not of your selves And you do confess That Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Will of man who was Conceived of Mary and that she should Conceive and bring forth without the touching of man and he being Conceived by the Holy Spirit then whose Son can he be but Gods who taught him the Scriptures and the mysteryes of the Laws of the Old Testament and the Gospel who was a Prophet to the Children of Israel as you confess in your Alcoran chap. 3. pag. 34. So he was declared to be Gods Son in the power according to the Spirit of Holiness by the Resurrection from the Dead for all Died in Adam and he tasted Death for every man and is risen for the Just fication of all that believe in him the true Light of the Eternal God And now all ye Turks and all People upon the earth God who is Immortal Eternal and Invisible he has poured out of his Spirit upon you all but if you do grieve it and vex and rebel and err from and against his good Spirit then you go from Gods Law and that which doth Witness for him which is his Spirit in your hearts which is a Witness for the King of Kings yea the great King of Heaven and Earth I say this Witness doth Witness for the great God who will Judge the World in Righteousness according to this Witness and the Secrets of every mans heart he by his Spirit doth shew unto man his Thoughts and the Imaginations of his heart and searches the Heart and tryes the Reins and all things are naked and open to him who is a Consuming Fire to the Wicked Now this Spirit of the God of Truth which he hath poured upon all flesh of men and women it is a Witness against you for the pure God for all your unrighteous and ungodly impious actions and your bad Thoughts and Words and whatever you do or act that is unjust and unholy and for what you do to others you would not have done to you the Holy Spirit of the great God of Truth is a Witness against you It was a Witness against Adam and the Old World that disobeyed him it was a Witness against the Jews and it is a Witness against all Christians that walk not in it and Turks and all people upon the earth and they that are led by the good Spirit of God are his Children Sons and Daughters and therefore prize your time while you have it ye Turks and others and mind Gods good Spirit and his Light and Grace which will bring your Salvation that you may come into favour with the God of Truth From him whose Love is to God and Jesus Christ the Just and Holy One and all his Holy Prophets and Apostles and all People upon the Earth for their Salvation and desires their Eternal Good and Happiness and not any mans Destruction G. Fox Kingston upon Thames the 16 of the fifth month 1680. POSTSCRIPT Of George Pattisons taking the Turks about the 8 Month 1663. Dear Friend THine I have received In Answer to thy request I have given thee an Account as well and as near as I can but as to the exact time I cannot for I have not my Books I was George Pattisons Mate and coming from Venice being near a Spanish Island called May-York we were Chased by a Turkish Ship or Patah as sometimes before we had been and thinking by our Vessels well Sailing might escape But Providence Ordered it so That by carrying over-much Sail some of our Materials gave way by which means the said Turk came up with us and commanded the Master on Board who accordingly went with four men more leaving me and three men and a boy on board our Ship and so soon as our men came on Board the Turk they took them all out of the Boat and came about 14 Turks in our Boat All which time I was under a very great Exercise in Spirit not so much for my self because I had a secret hope of relief but a great stress lay upon me for the men in this very Juncture of time for all hope of outward appearance being then gone the Master being on board of the Turk and four more and the Turks just coming on Board I being as one even as if I were or were not only desiring of the Lord for patience in such