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A general epistle to all Friends everywhere, scattered up and down in the world that they all may faithfully keep and walk in the truth of God, as they have received it, thereby to eschew evil and do good in their day and generations / written by a servant of God ... James Park.
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Parke, James, 1636-1696.
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perticular Person But is all stood firmly in the Cross of Christ which is the Power of God then it would not be so with such amongst us but they would bring forth Fruits meet for Repentance and be kept both in the Language and Life of the naked Truth as it is in Jesus For all Deceit Dissimulation Hypocrisie and Vnrighteous Coverings are abhorred of the Lord and to be double-tongu'd double-dealing are loathsome and abominable to God and Good men and women and as the Scriptures witness O! let all be awakened out of Sleep and know that now the Day of the Lord is at hand The Lord is come who will judge the Secrets of all mens Hearts as the Apostle said According to my Gospel and bring all hidden things to light as he appeareth as he ariseth in Peoples hearts who will not judge after the sight of the Eye or after the hearing of the Ear or according to appearance but with Righteous Judgment will he judge both Poor and Rich High and Low he will be justified when he judgeth and clear when he condemneth for Sin and Evil he will do no unrighteousness in Judgment nor judge as man judgeth with severe and rash Judgment He will remember Mercy in the midst of Judgment although men are apt to forget it and not to mix Mercy with their Judgment but often shew Rigour instead of Mercy which is not pleasing to the Lord for he desires Mercy rather than Sacrifice and that we hearken to him that is better than the Fat of Rams And Friends beware of Covetousness which is Idolatry and the love of Money which is the Root of all Evil how many men heap Sorrows upon Sorrows upon themselves by their Covetousness and being overcome with the Cares of this Life and seem as drown'd in Perdition through the love of Money the Root of all Evil For what Evil may not arise and spring from this evil Root How many evil hurtful and corrupt Branches that now appear coming from this pernitious Root in men and women are daily brought forth to the dishonour of God and great Reproach of his Name by the Christians in Name only but not in Nature and it matters not much what Profession Idolatrous men and women make that still bring forth evil Branches and evil Fruit from this evil root And beware of Lying loving or making a Lye to slander defame or judge another mans Servant who must stand or fall to his own Master and God is able to raise them up that fall and he that stands had as much need as ever to take heed lest he fall amongst them that fall into Mischief and lest he tempt the Lord and grieve his holy Spirit which is the cause of mans Fall and Misery and the Spirit 's ceasing to strive with them that utterly fall by which Spirit of God we are sealed to the Day of Redemption as we abide and walk therein And beware of Unjust and Unrighteous Measures but keep to the Ballance of the Sanctuary which will direct us all to give Right Weight and Measure to others even such as we desire they should mete to us for such measure as we mete to others may be measured to us again and 't is but just and equal for the equal just God to suffer it so to be that men hear fear and understand the Rod of Severity that God can make use of when his Favour and Mercy is kicked at and rejected then an Eye for an Eye and rendring Evil for Evil and thinking to overcome the Evil with the Evil for want of Christian skill to overcome the Evil with the Good And beware of Hatred Prejudice and Enmity envy not one another for because of that the Wrath of God cometh upon the Children of Disobedience although they may know much in comprehension or external Notions of the things of God in the head or brain and be swelled and lifted up therewith for that Knowledge that is out of the Life and Simplicity of the Gospel will hurt and not heal or pour Oyl into the Wound to heal the Hurts or Bruises of the Daughter of God's People and what Hurt Envy Hatred and Prejudice hath done amongst men is so obvious that much need not be said to demonstrate it for all may see or hear of the Murders and Bloodsheds that are in the World the many Combates and Duels amongst Men and how they kill one another in their heat of Passion Malice and Envy and he that doth envy his Brother is a Murderer in his heart and hath not eternal Life abiding in him and the Treachery that is amongst men their betraying one another to Death it oftentimes doth arise and come from that bitter Root of Prejudice and Envy which is the work of the Devil But all Friends every where keep out of those things that gender to Strife Contention or doth provoke to Evil or to any manner of Sin but exercise your selves unto Godliness cease from Anger and for sake Wrath fret not your selves in any wise to do Evil for Evil-doers shall be cut off follow the things that make for Peace and you shall enjoy Rest Peace and Quiet and know the perfect love of God to cast out the fear of man or what man can do when others are full of Fears and Unbelief because of evil Tidings and concerning future things that may come to pass dwell in the Love of God and perfect Charity one towards another and the Lord will be a Shelter and Hiding Place to you And take heed of Whimsies or Imaginary vain Conceits and then to think of your selves above what is mete but all keep low in your minds and be little in your own Eyes for some being blown up into high Conceits are hurried into uncertain Sounds and flashes of false Joy which is not the Joy of the Lord that is strength to the Righteous neither doth tend to the Good or Edification of the Church of Christ howbeit put on Christian Charity and bear one with another more especially in publick Assemblies We ought to bear with some Weaknesses rather then crush or hurt any thing that is good and right have Charity towards the Weak and bear one anothers Burdens that Peace Order and Unity in the Spirit may be kept in all the Churches of Christ And as much as in you lies live peaceably with all men and in the Spirit of God pray for all men high and low rich and poor And obey Magistrates so far as you may with a safe Conscience or your Testimony for the Truth will admit that under them we may live a sober righteous Life in all Godliness and Honesty that whereas many speak against us as Evil-doers they may be ashamed acknowledge to your upright Godly Conversation coupled with fear to do an evil thing to harm or be injurious to any man And beware of Pride and vain Glory with the vain and the foolish Fashions of this perishing world that passeth away keep