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B23182	This is for you who are called the Comon-vvealths-men [sic] both in the Army and Parliament to read. Wherein are many plain and true things declared unto you (which are suitable to your present estate and condition) that that [sic] ye may consider them in the same that they are sent unto you in, which is in truth, and in sincerity, and singlenesse and uprightnesse of heart, in that love which thinks no evil, even in obedience unto the spirit of the Lord, which also saith, try all things, and hold fast that which is good. / Given forth by George Fox the younger.	Fox, George, d. 1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing F2011; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 855.f.3[52]; ESTC R229352	4,516	8

mind the movings of his life in you and be obedient thereto and as oppression and tyranny and in justice is made manifest unto you by the light of the Lord in you in the power of the Lord committed unto you break it down and overturn it and set up and establish righteous laws equity mercy and Justice and true liberty in its place and then you need not fear what man can do unto you for the Lord would then be your preserver So the Lord God hath once more tryed you Now if you love Father Mother Wife Children Houses Lands Commissions Honours of the World or any particular self-end whatsoever more then the Work of the Lord or if ye prefe● any of them so as thereby to stop the Lords Work or if ye do the Lords work negligently which he hath once more pu● into your hands verily ye shall not be counted worthy to be the Lords workmen So remember Saul who was made an example that others might take warning who slew but part of that which was to be destroyod and saved a part alive and therein he was stubborn and disobedient Now if ye should destroy but part of the Tyranny and oppression which is utterly to be destroyed Mark that and preserve part of it take heed least the Lord rent ye from your places for your stubbornnesse and disobedience as he rent Saul from his Kingdom for his Therefore awake awake and wait in the light to feel the Lords strength that therein your zeal and courage for him may be renewed and linger not in things as ye have done but dwell in the power of the Lord ye who have felt it and do not abuse it or resist it any longer and in his power act for the freedom and just liberty of all his Creatures and this will bring honour unto the Lord that so ye in whose hearts there is a singlenesse an honesty and an uprightnesse unto the Lord may keep your selves from being defiled with the corruptnesse of others and so be preserved in his wisdom and power in the breakings overturnings or purgings and separating that yet must be in the Nation And Freinds in the Army when will the spirit of Righteousnesse and equity be clearly manifested among you to Rule you thus that so long as ye bear an outward sword it might be onely turned against evil doers and not for the upholding any oppression whatsoever but for the breaking down of all oppression and Tyranny wheresoever it is found and for keeping the outward peace whilest equal and just Laws be established whereby the just liberties and outward freedom of the Nation might be enjoyed and not to make a trade of using your swords to enrich your selves by them by heaping up outward riches and to feed your lusts But whilest ye use your swords to be content with such wages as might but even finde you things necessary and convenient for your places Now if this spirit lead you then self-denial will be manifested in you indeed and they that called you a mercenary Army then should be ashamed for if tyranny and oppression were destroyed and equity true outward liberty and freedom were established and the enemies of it so brought to n●ught that so there were no need of you this spirit if it ruled you would make you as freely wiling then to lay down your places and swords as ever any of you were made free to take them up and then to fall upon improving the Creation in the fear and wisdom of the Lord and to be content to enjoy an equal proportion share of the liberty with your fellow-creatures which you have fought for and if it were thus then ye might truly be called the Common wealths-men or servants But if ye carry a sword and expect and desire still to carry or uphold a sword to make a trade of mark that then I know you will not utterly bring down oppressors and oppression and firmly establish outward liberty though yee could least your trade should fall Now if you do not act fingly for your Nations good and stand out of all self ends whatsoever but still continue making a trade of using your swords then you cannot truly be called the Common-wealths Servants but such as serves your selves and such as are their masters though you receive wages of them And Friends there are many things done lately in the name of the keepers of the liberty of England Now Mark ye should first make England a Free Nation and set it at liberty from all its oppression and bondage that it is in before ye take such a name upon you and then in the fear and wisdom of the Lord see to preserve and keep its liberty and then ye might truly be called the keepers of the liberty of England but if ye do not first set it at liberty and then keep it and yet be called the keepers of the liberty of it ye will be but like unto those which had a name that they lived and yet were dead and like the false Christians who are puffed up with a name but are out of the nature which belongs to the name This from me who have a tender love going forth unto all both in Parliament Army and others who have any true breathings or desire in them after Righteousnesse Truth Equity Mercy Justice and true Judgement which wait to see set up and established And I honour the higher power and am subject thereunto where ever or in whomsoever it doth appear which Power hath made me a Watch-man unto you to warn you and to watch for your souls and for peace And in obeying this Power I am clear of and free from the blood of all men G. F. THE END

This is for YOU who are called the Comon-VVealths-Men both in the ARMY and PARLIAMENT To Read Wherein are many plain and true things declared unto you which are suitable to your present estate and condition that that ye may confider them in the same that they are sent unto you in which is in Truth and in sincerity and singlenesse and uprightnesse of heart in that love which thinks no evil even in obedience unto the spirit of the Lord which also saith Try all things and hold fast that which is good Given forth by George Fox the younger The ear that beareth the reproof of Life abideth among the wise He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul But he that heareth reproof getteth understanding LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. To them who are called the Common-Wealths-men both in the Army and Parliament to read FRIENDS IN several of you I know there hath stirred and doth oft stir a pure true living principle of God which hath begot and doth beget true honest and upright desires and breathings in you after righteousnesse true liberty and freedom and loathings of oppression and Tyranny and it hath been in the hearts of some of you much upon you to break down oppression and tyranny and to remove oppressors and to make void all such laws as makes provision for tyranny and oppression whereby the oppressors hath long been strengthened in their oppressing the people of this Nation and some of you have felt the weight and burthen of oppression and tyranny under which the innocent suffers and it hath been much in your hearts to set up righteous lawes whereby all people might have equity and justice done to them and for them by such as you have had thoughts to put in authority which would do just and equal things between man and man without respect to persons These things the Lords witnesse in you hath shewed unto you that they ought to be done by you and some of you have breathed and desired much to do these things when ye have owned the pure movings and stirrings of the measure of the life and power of God in you which hath stired and moved in you towards righteousnesse equity mercy and justice But hitherto ye have been much hindred in this work And truly Friends there are many things yet remaining in and among you Mark that which hinders and stops you in this work of true reformation and they will stop you therein Mark that so long as they bear rule in and among you and are consented to and regarded by you many of those things are as followeth First There are many that pretends that they are of you Mark that which hath joyned unto you in some outward appearance but it is more for fear of losing their places and the riches and honour of this World then for love to the cause of equity Justice and true liberty And these are in the Priests nature who for covetousnesse and self-ends can change with the times and governments and pretend they are for them so long a they will hold them up and such are neither true to God nor their Countrey for they can lay down their Religion which they have pretended to stand for and deny the Cause of their Countrey if it will make most for their own gain and then say It was the Lords doing and they are satisfied in it though it be quite contrary to that which they have formerly contended for and of this sort there are many among you which stops the work you ought to do And several of you also in whom the Truth of God have stirred against oppression and tyranny verily your mindes are yet so much in your Commissions and places and in the love and honour and wisdom of this World that this stops you in the work ye ought to do And some of you have so many Relations mark that that have such a great gain in those very things which greatly oppresseth the people of this Nation and also some of your selves are concerned in these things that so ye cannot tell how to take away oppression wholly without taking away their and your own gain and these things being looked at by you they exceedingly stops you in the work you ought to do because herein private self-ends and respect to persons by you is preferred before the general good of all Now Friends whilest your mindes and thoughts and hearts runs into or after any of these things They with the enemy of your souls will not suffer you to do that which is equall no further to be sure then will stand safe for the upholding and prefering of your Relations and your own private particular self-ends Therefore all wait in that which is pure and living of God in you which will shew you all deceit if ye keep to it that so by it your mindes may be redeemed out of all self and respect to persons that so all particular private self ends and respect to persons may be denied and utterly trampled upon by you and that the general good and freedom of all without respect of persons may be minded and acted for by you that so ye may serve the Lord God and your generation in singlenesse and uprightnesse of heart and then the Lord will honour you and he will be your sufficient reward Verily it is a mighty thing and it is highly to be prized by you especially ye of the Army that ever the Lord God should make use of you again and again put an oppertunity into your hands to do that which you formerly promised and vowd unto the Lord and your Nation to do seeing ye so sleighted Mark that the former opertunities which the Lord God gave you and acted so treacherously and deceitfully as ye did in your backslidings and if ye should sleight this opertunity also do not expect another be not deceived God will not be mocked Therefore consider these things and mind to answer the Lords love yet continued unto you But if ye look out at or suffer your minds to run into Mark the greatnesse of your places or after your gain or the honour of the World or if ye look out at love or hatred of your pretended Friends or known enemies or at any particular self-end whatsoever These things will strangle the principle of God in you which moves to do that which is equal and just unto all and then the tender seed in you which feels the weight and burthen of oppression that will be murthered and then deadnesse and hardnesse of heart will come upon you more and more and ye will settle deeper and deeper in the death and verily if ye should do thus ye would become even as Sodom and Gomorah unto the Lord and he would overturn you with a great and mighty destruction as he did them Therefore remember you have been warned So look at none of these things but look ye to the Lord God and