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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84841	A word from the Lord, to all the world, and all professors in the vvorld; spoken in parables: wherein all may come to read themselves through the parables, and see where they are; also a word to all professors, who cast the pure law of God behind their backs, and turn the grace of God into wantonness, and despite the day of their visitation; with a dreadful voice to all the children of darkness, who hate and deny the light; that all may come to see themselves, and repent, before the fierce wrath of the Lord, which is kindled in England, sweep you all away: by them who are redeemed out of the curse, to serve the living, called Quakers.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1654 (1654)	Wing F1991A; Thomason E809_6; ESTC R207560	15,809	15

who hath not Jesus Christ who follow such Priests as are called of men Masters As a Garden without thee and dressing it without so is Christ and his Spouse the Saints As there is a weeding without thee so the weeding of the weeds are in the heart Thistles without thee the nature of Thistles within thee Sower Grapes without thee thou that art turned from the Truth hast the nature of sower Grapes in thee As thou seest the wild Grapes without thee which set the childrens teeth an edge without thee so they set their teeth an edge who are growing in the truth and take of that which Acts contrary to the light and the light will let ye see as the night without thee and darkness so there is night within and as Stars without thee so there are Stars within thee as Moon without thee so there is Moon within thee and as Clouds without thee so there are Clouds within thee These are all Earthly Figures And as the Sun without thee so the Sun of Righteousness arising with healing in his wings within thee All who mind the measure which God hath given you it will open unto you these earthly Figures unto that nature in you which God spake and will teach you as you go up and down you shall read your Figures as covering without you so there is covering within Woe to him that is covered and not with the Spirit of the Lord and as a Fire and an Oven without thee and as Stubble without thee All you Proud and all you Wicked are as stubble to be consumed in the fire as fire doth the stubble Now this light will shew you these Figures Here you may read Scriptures thou that lovest the light thou that hatest this light canst not see these Figures But it is the invisible that opens these that gave them forth And here thou that art unlearned in the Letter maist read the Scripture and as the secret Chambers without thee hearken to the light within thee and it will let thee see the secret places where the retired place the secret Chambers are and as a Prison without thee so there is a Prison within where the seed of God lyes And as there is Threshing without thee it will let thee see Threshing within thee Chaffe without thee the Chaffe within Wheat without thee so there is Wheat within This light of God which gave forth the Scripture this light of God according to its measure will open the Scripture to thee For man being drove into the earth and the earth being above the seed So as the earth without thee so the earth within thee The Lord speaking low things Comparisons like to that nature in man that man may look upon the Creation with that which is Invisible and there read himself there thou maist see where-ever thou goest And to all you the word of the Lord that hath learned the Letter of the Scripture your Hebrew Greek and Latine Who hate the light within you and say every one hath not the light To you shall I open my mouth in some Parables Ye are the painted walls as ye see the painted walls without you so your painted walls there is your Figure and as you see men stumble without you which are blind So do you which say that every one hath not the light and that every one is not enlightned For ye stumble at the eye which should let you see and your mouth is the mouth of the false Prophet which the Scripture speaks of The true Prophet saith he enlightned every one that comes into the world and there was but two and there is but two and them that saith he doth not enlighten every one that cometh into the world and he saith he doth enlighten every one that cometh into the world thou art the false Prophet and goest about to make Christ a lyar who is the true Prophet Ye are the hypocrites who are hipt above the truth and your fair faces and ye are the thieves which steal your neighbours words and ye are filthy dreamers Which saith Christ hath not enlightned every one that cominto the world they speak a lye the definition of their own brain and sell the Prophets words and Christs words for money which was spoken forth freely Ye tell people ye Preach the Gospel who Minister the Letter and know not the Gospel and ye tell them that the Letter is the Word And the Letter saith God is the Word and ye tell them the Letter is the Light The Letter saith Christ is the Light The Lord is coming in flames of fire flames of fire without you as you see with a natural eye see flames of fire who have the light come upon you You ungodly ones as a sword without which hews down So shall ye that are wicked find the sword of the Lord which is the word of the Lord hew you down and as you see fire burning without you so ye that hate the Light wels without water say every one hath not the Light and as a Cloud without you so are the Clouds without water and all your knowledge Hebrew Greek and Latine is natural and the natural man knoweth not the things of God Therefore to all people everywhere to that light in you I speak which shews you Sin and Evil to be Works of Darkness and Deeds of the flesh O the Old man there is your Teacher and there is your Condemnation hating that light And ye are they that get the Saints Words in the old Bottles and ye give meanings to them ye who are of the Generation that murthered ever the Righteous seed as Bottles without you so are you Bottles New Wine put into New Bottles the Old Wine put into Old Bottles and that is a Figure And as Trees with leaves without that bears no Fruit so are they that have oppression and no life nor no fruit As Suns and Daughters without born by the will of man so there are Sons and Daughters of God born by the will of God Heirs of another World as these are born in this World and as there is the world without you so there is the World in the heart as there is the field without so there is the field in the heart As there is the Merchant-man without that seeks for Pearls without so there is the Merchant-man that seeks for Pearls within and as there is the Kingdom without sothere is the Kingdom of heaven within and the Axe is laid to the Tree Root without to hew down the Tree without so the Axe is laid to the Tree within that brings not forth good Fruit And as Trees cumber the ground without upon the earth so do men cumber the ground fruitless Trees And as there are Rocks without there are Rocks within as there is cleaving of Rocks without so is there cleaving of Rocks within As there are heavy burdens without so there are heavy burdens within the pure are burthened And as the rain falls upon

thee and if thou dost take heed to this light that is Scripture within thee as a man should give or a King should give to his Subjects or to them that are under him every one a measure of the outward so Jesus Christ the King gives every one a measure of the inward according to their ability as the King doth outwardly according to their ability and so that is a figure to thee and if thou waitest in this measure and approve thy measure and be faithful in thy measure to God who hath given it thee then thou comest to be a servant to the King Jesus Christ as the servant outwardly doth improve his outward measure and serve the King outwardly so thou comest to improve thy inward that is a figure to thee so figures are spoken to the carnal part in man and as the light opens and exerciseth thy conscience it will open to thee parables and figures and it will let thee see invisible things which are clearly seen by that which is invisible in thee which are clearly seen since the creation of the world that doth declare the eternal power and God-head that which is invisible is the light with in thee which he who is invisible hath given thee a measure that will let thee see thy heart to be stony and as stones without thee of the like nature and the high-way ground without thee so thy heart is high-way ground and as thorny ground without thee and thy heart is as thorny ground and as thou walkest up and down it will let thee see the rough way without thee and rough way within thee and as thy ●…nd walks in the way full of bryars and thorns without thee so crooked wayes within thee it will let se● as there is bryars without thee so there is bryars within thee and as serpents without thee so the nature of serpents within thee as vipers without thee so nature of vipers within thee and all this lodgeth upon the earth the earth without thee so the earth within thee as Lions without thee so the nature of Lions within thee trees without thee so thou art the nature of a tree which riseth out of the earth as trees grow out of the earth without thee trees within thee as forrests without thee so the wilderness in thy heart these things doth the Scripture speak of who had the light spoke forth these Parables to that nature in men and women this light lets thee see who hates the light as fat Bulls without thee feeding the flesh thou art as a fat Bull who feeds the flesh as there is Dogs and Swine without thee thou art a Dog that bites and devours and barks there is thy figure that barks as Swine without thee thou art a as Swine wallowing in the mire and as a house without thee thou art the house and foul house without thee thou art the house as a candle lighted up in the house without thee the candle is lighted up in thy heart which is the spirit of the Lord and thou wilt see the house foul there is thy figure as tall Cedars without thee thou wilt see thy self a tall Cedat who lives without the truth spreading thy self and as strong Oaks without thee thou in thy strength wilt see thy self as a strong Oak who art full of earth and livest in thy power and dignity and as horses without thee thou who livest in earth and filth and lust thou art as a horse neighing up and down this light will let thee see as Asses without thee snuffing up their noses upon the mountains thou that art lifted up in thy high-mindedness and full of pride and wildness thou wilt see thy self to be as a wilde Ass and as the grass without thee which is green for a while thou wilt see thy self to be as the grass that grows upon the earth which is green for a while but is suddenly cut down the light within thee will let thee see these things and as cutting down without thee with a sickle and with a sickle so cutting down thee reaping thee down as reaping without thee so reaping thee down hewing down the wicked Here thou must learn thy ●…gure who art reaping and mowing as thou art walking in the field thou mayst read Scripture as flowers are beautiful for a time so thou that art famous thou that art beautiful in thy glory so thou art as fading flowers there thou mayst learn thy figure this light will let thee see the good ground vvithout thee so are they who are the good heart plowing up without thee so plowing up the fallow ground within thee as thou hearest the thunder without thee so must thou hear the thunder within thee the voice without thee so the voice within thee these are figures as the earthquake without thee so earthquake within thee and as mountains without thee so mountains within thee as hail-stones without thee so hail-stones within thee as wolves without thee so the nature of wolves within thee here thou canst go no way but thou mayest read thy figure as beasts without thee so thou art the nature of bruit beasts that turns from the light of God in thee as the canker without thee eating so the canker within as the Sea without thee so the wicked are as the Sea the like nature of the Sea within thee as foaming without thee so foaming within as harvest without thee so harvest within who come to see with the invisible eye all they that mind the light shall see another harvest as there is many sowing the seed without that lyes under the clods so shall you see the seed that lyeth under the clods in thee and as the summer without thee so are che children of God brought into the summer where there is joy and peace and are brought out of the world and as singing of birds without thee so are they that are brought out of thee the world it is a figure to them as a turtle dove without thee that is a figure who comes to this joyful Land as doves without thee nature of doves within as Lambs without thee the nature of Lambs within as sheep without thee so the nature of sheep within and as goats without thee so nature of goats within now the light of God gave forth all these figures like unto that nature in man what the Saints should enjoy and this light will let thee see as there are fowles without thee who have nests so thou who art flown above the truth art as a fowl that hath a Nest the nature of Fouls within and as there are Dragons that devour without thee so there are the nature of Dragons that devour the righteous and Acts contrary to that pure Principle in thy Conscience And as a Bed in sorrow without thee so thou must be brought that art harloted from the Truth into the Bed of sorrow And as there is a widdow without thee which hath not an husband so thou art a widdow