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An ansvver to the speech or decalration [sic] of the great Turk, Sulton Mahomet Which he sent to Leopold Emperor of Germany. And is a defence of the true Christian religion against the said Turks antichristian speech. And a testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ. This was written, by George Fox, five years since, being 1683. And is it now a true prophesie, and fulfilled on the Great Turk Sulan Mahomet? who was removed and put out of his high throne the year 1687. With allowance.; Answer to the speech or declaration of the great Turk, Sulton Mahomet.
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Fox, George, 1624-1691.
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of God the Father which is in Heaven But the Emperour of the Turks saith he is a great Persecutor of the Christians and you say in your Alcoran That Jesus shall be a Witness in the day of Judgment against such that obey not his Law Are not your own Words in your Alcoran and the Lord Jesus and the Apostles of Jesus Who should sustain the Law of God in Jesus absence witness against you who are Haters and Persecutors instead of loving Enemies according to the Command or Law of Jesus And therefore as Mahomet saith That Jesus shall be a Witness in the day of Judgment against such as obey not his Law So according to your own Alcoran you Turks and all others that are Persecutors who disobey the Law of Jesus he will be a Witness against you in the day of Judgment yea I say against you Turks and all other Persecutors upon the Earth Secondly Sultan Mahomet Emperor of the Turks saith he is Lord of all the Emperors of the World from the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof King of all Kingr and Lord of the Tree of Life But are there not many Kingdoms and Kings in this Northen part of the World and many Emperors and Heathen Kings in America and also in the East-Indies Hath not the Great Mogul many Kingdoms under him besides Prestor John commonly so called hath not he many Kingdoms under him And doth not the Emperor of the Turks know that these Kingdoms and Empires he is neither King nor Emperor over Yet he saith he is Emperor over all the Earth from the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof Which World he knows is but his own Country and from the rising of the Sun in it to the setting of the Sun in it for the Sun riseth and sets in America and the East-Indies and all other parts of the World where he hath no Rule nor Power and how long he may have Rule and Power Writ five Years since and is he not out of his Throne now and be Emperor in his own Country God knows And therefore it is best for the Emperor of the Terks to be humble and not conceit himself with an high and ambitious Mind that he is King of Kings and Emperor of the World where he is not and where God hath given him no Power least the Almighty God do abase him and take away his Power which he hath given him For Daniel said to Nebuchadnezer the Emperor That he should eat Grass like an Ox c. till he knew that the most high God ruleth in the Kingdoms of Men and giveth them to whom soever he will and his Kingdom should be sure to him after that he knew that the Most High did Rule And therefore the Unchangeable God Man must Fear for Heaven is his Throne and the Earth is his Footstool that Earth that the Turks and all Men stand and walk upon And so from the Face of the Eternal God and his Footstool cannot the Turk nor any other Man or Woman turn themselves but there the Face of God will meet them for Gods Divinity extends throughout all the Earth who inhabits Eternity and dwels with an humble Heart who beholds the Proud and Lofty afar off and brings down the high Looks and abaseth the Pride of Men. Thirdly And again Sultan Mahomet Emperor of the Turks thou sayest thou art Lord of the Tree of Life But the Turkish Emperor must know he is not Lord of the Tree of Life which beareth twelve manner of Fruits and yeildeth her Fruits every Month and the Leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the Nations We do not believe that the Emperor of the Turks hath any such natural Tree in all his Land or Garden that yeildeth twelve manner of Fruits every Month the Leaves of which are for the healing of Nations this Tree of Life the Turks have no Power over and John the Apostle of Christ that kept the Law or Command of Jesus Jesus speak to him and said Blessed are they that do his Commandments that they may have right to the Tree of Life that they may enter through the Gates of the City Namely Heavenly and Holy Jerusalem which descends out of Heaven from God which is not outward Jerusalem in the Land of Canaan as in the Revelations of John the 21 and 22 Chapters And Christ said to John his Apostle He that overcometh I will give him to eat of the Tree of Life Namely he that overcomes the Devil Sin and Unrighteousness whose Name is written in the Book of Life hath right to eat of the Tree of Life But if that the Emperor of the Turks doth not overcome with the Spirit of God and his Power the Devil and his Works Sin and Unrighteousness c. he cannot eat of the Tree of Life therefore he is not like to Lord and to have Power over this Tree of Life which he cannot eat of except with the Power and Spirit of God he overcome the Devil and his Works And concerning the Pure Religion and the False James who was one of the APostles of Christ Jesus saith If any Man seems to be Religious and bridles not his Tongue but deceives his own Heart that Mans Religion is vain Therefore what Religion so ever the Emperor of the Turks set up or profess or any Man or Weman else in the whole World and bridle not their Tongues with Gods Power and Spirit according to the Law or Command of Jesus which he gave to the Apostles their Religion is vain and they do but deceive their own Hearts with their vain Religion from their unbridled Tongues for pure Religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this To Visit the Fatherless and the Widows in their Affliction and to keep themselves Vnspotted from the World. And this is the pure Religion that God and Christ Jesus set up and his Apostles preach't and declared to Men and all the Believers and Converted to God and Christ and that keep their Command did and do walk in this pure Religion Fourthly Sultan Mahomet Emperor of the Turks Thou sayest Thou art Commander of the Christians Crucifyed God and sayest thou wilt Pursue their Crucified God whose Wrath thou fearest not nor his coming to defend or deliver them out of thy Hand Answer These high Words are not spoken in the fear of God for if thou knewest God thou wouldst know his Son Jesus Christ who was made of the Seed of Abraham according to the Flesh and declared to be the Son of God according to the Spirit of Holiness by the Resurrection from the Dead so that thou hast neither Power over his God-head nor his Flesh And Mahomet confesses in his Alcoran That Jesus the Son of Mary is full of Light which is according to Antient Scriptures and of the Gospel to conduct People the right Way with a confirmation of the Old Testament and to guide and instruct the Righteous Now Mahomet
AN ANSWER To The Speech or Decalration Of the Great Turk Sulton Mahomet WHICH He sent to Leopold Emperor of Germany AND Is a Defence of the true Christian Religion against the said Turks Antichristian Speech AND A Testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ This was Written by George Fox five Years since being 1683. And is it not now a true Prophesie and fulfilled on the Great Turk Sultan Mahomet who was removed and put out of his high Throne the Year 1687. With Allowance Printed and Sold by A. Sowle at the Three Keys in Nags Head Court in Grace-Church-Street over-against the Conduit 1688. The Speech or Declaration of Sultan Mahomet the great Turk Which he sent to the Emperor of Germany Dated March 25th 1683. from Adrianople just after the Baron Saphonara the Emperor's Ambassador had his last Audience of the Prince Viries wherein the said Ambassador could not comply to the Extravagant Demands of the Turk which caused the said Grand Seignior to transmit the same to his Imperial Majesty which is faithfully translated out of High Dutch. MAHOMET the fourth Son of Emperors and of the Famous and Renowned God Emperor of the Turks King of Greece Macedonia Moldavia Samaria and Hegha King of great and lesser Aegypt King of all the Inhabitants of the Earth and Prince of the Earthly Paradice acknowledged Prince and obedient Son of Mahomet preserver of the Cities of Hungaria Possessor of the Sepulchre of your God Lord of all the Emperors of the World from the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof King of all Kings Lord of the Tree of Life Conqueror of the Malonian Hegley and the City Prokenix the great Persecutor of the Christians and all wicked people joy of the flourishing World Commander and Guardian of your Crucified God Lord of the multitude of the Heathens We Command ye to Greet the Emperor Leopold in case he desire it and you are a Friend to our Majesty whose Power and Will we have extended very far You have for some time past acted to our prejudice and violated our Friendship tho we have not offended you either by War or otherwise yet you have taken secret advice with other Kings and your Councils how to shake off your yoke in which you have proceeded very indiscreetly and thereby you have exposed your people to fear and danger who have nothing to expect now but Death which you have brought upon your selves for I declare I will make my self your Master and pursue you from the East to the West and extend my Majesty to the End of the Earth in the procedure of all which you shall find my Power exerted to your extream prejudice and shall feel the dreadful effects of my Wrath and since you have put your hope in the strength of some Towns and Castles I have given Command to overthrow them and trample under my Horses feet all that is delightful to you leaving no room hereafter to make friendship with me or suffer you any fortified place to remain to put your trust in for I have resolved forth-with to destroy you and your people and to disploy you of the German Empire after my will Leaving in the Empire a remembrance of my dreadful Sword that it may publickly appear that I will establish my Religion therein and pursue your Crucified God whose Wrath I fear not nor his coming to defend or deliver you out of my hands but will condemn your Sacred Priests to the Plough and suffer the Breasts of your wives to be suckt by Dogs and Beasts you will do well to forsake your Religion otherwise I will give Order to Consume you with Fire This is enough to let you understand my will if you will be so wise as to know it An Answer to the Speech or Declaration or the Great Turk c. Sultan Mahomet I Find in a Paper which is said to be thy Declaration directed to Leopold the German Emperor dated the 25. of March 1683. viz. First thou sayst Thou art a Possessor of the Sepulcre of your God to wit the Christians And that thou art a great Persecuter of the Christians Secondly Thou says Thou art Lord of all the Emperors of the World from the Rising of the Sun to the going down thereof Thirdly Thou sayst Thou art King of all Kings and Lord of the Tree of Life Fourthly Thou sayst Thou art Commander and Guardian of your Crucified God to wit the Christians and thou sayst Thou wilt pursue your Crucified God whose Wrath I fear not nor his coming to defend or deliver you out of my hands Now here is Something in answer to the Words of Sultan Mahomet the Emperor of the Turks saying He is a great Persecutor of the Christians But let him take heed for the Great God that made him and Heaven and Earth and the Sea and all things therein who is Lord Creator and Father of all who is above all and through all and beholds all his Words Wayes Thoughts and Actions and all Mens and Womens upon the Earth Neither is there any Creature that is not manifest in Gods Sight But all things are naked and open unto the Eyes of him with whom we have to do who are the true Christians in Scorn called Quakers who do fear serve and worship the Great God that made us who is a consuming Fire to the Wicked and wheresoever Men do turn themselves there the Face of God will meet them his Divinity extends through the whole World Therefore you are to fear his Divine Majesty as you do confess in your Alcoran for the Great God the Creator of all doth know all in the Heavens and in the Earth both what is done in Secreet and Openly and all is naked before him who will reward every Man and Woman according to their words and works whether they be good or evil for God is a consuming Fire to the Wicked and who shall dwell with everlasting burning but the Just and Holy And Mahomet saith in his Alcoran Chap. 3. pag. 34. That Jesus said Who shall sustain the Law of God in my absence and the Apostles answered him we will sustain the Law of God in thy absence and that Jesus shall be a Witness in the day of Judgment against such that obey not his Law c. Now see how you Turks do obey the Law or Command of Jesus for Jesus saith Love yuor Enemies Bless them that Curse you do good to them that hate you pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you that you may be the Children of your Father which is in Heaven Now if the Christians were the Turks Enemies according to the Command and Law of Jesus the Turks are to Love and Bless them that Curse them and to do good to them that hate them and pray for them that despitefully use them and persecute them so then the Turks are not to be Persecutors if they do obey the Command of the Lord Jesus Christ and if they be the Children