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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40187	For the King, and both Houses of Parliament, sitting at Westminster, and for every member thereof to read	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1661 (1661)	Wing F1821; ESTC R181334	15,857	25

said Love Enemies and wrestle not with Flesh and Blood but Christ said to the Disciples who would have had Fire come down from Heaven to consume them who were contrary minded he reproved them and tells them they knew not what Spirit they were of Wherefore they that do destroy mens lives about Worship Church and Religion do not know what Spirit they are of wherefore how can we trust our Bodies Souls and Spirits into the Hands of such as know not what Spirit they are of themselves Let there be no forced Maintenance to the Ministers that professe the Gospel but let all be done by Freeness and Bounty as it was in the Apostles days for the Papists that set up Tythes and pretend the Law of God hath been since the Apostles dayes which Law of God Christ ended and Tythes both as in Heb. 7. Let no one be put to Death for Cattel or Money or such things as many be but let them Live to restore Four Fold or be Sold for their Theft and to work with their Hands in the thing that is Good according to the Apostles Doctrine and Command of God for the Law of God is Just and Equal and Perfect going over all Transgression answering the Transgressed Principle in all and to all men to do as they would be done by And many say the Lords Prayer Forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that Trespass against us then fall a Persecuting and Revenging although with their Lips they say these words for if they had forgiven there had never been Persecution in the whole Christendom since the Apostles dayes Wherefore they that say these words Forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that Trespasse against us and doe not the things are the Sayers and not Doers like the Pharisees Wherefore consider for CHRIST JESUS the Lord of Life the King of Glory Lord of Heaven and Earth is come to Reign to reward every one according to their Works and give every one a Reward for his Doings Wherefore Fear and Dread the Lord God of Hosts of Heaven and Earth For now you have time Prize it spend it not as a Tale or as one that dreameth pass it not away for man must perish or will perish living in the Earth out of the Life being in the Separation from God Wherefore Fear and Tremble before the Living Mighty God of Heaven and Earth The Lord of Hosts is his Name Now whereas there is a great Noise of Stopping and Imprisoning the Leaders and the Heads of the Quakers Thus Christ is their Head And the Head of every man as in Corinthians and Christ in the Female and he is the Head there who is their Leader to God who destroyes the Devil and his Works and all the Powers of the world cannot limit him Christ who hath all Power in Heaven and in Earth given unto him and He in the Male and Female is King is Head is the Leader is their Commander is their Wisdom Justification and Sanctification is their Redemption and the Resurrection bringing them to God into a Life that is Everlasting without End So Christ is the Prophet and King a King to Rule a Prophet to Teach an everlasting Priesthood that offers up the Spirituall Sacrifice to God He is in Man in the Male in the Female So Christ is in all except they be Reprobates and if he be within he is the Leader to the Father he is the Teacher he is the Head he is the Elder he is the First he is the Last So here is no such thing among the Quakers which know their Election before the World began whose Salvation is wrought out with Fear and Trembling that are Redeemed from all them that have cast the Fear of God behind them and live without it without God in the world and no Assurance of Election who Hire men to Lead them and Teach them where there is Exalting and Heads many over them whom Christ is the Head to Condemnation that hate the Light Among them are the several Masters like Pharisees but to the Disciples he said It shall not be so among you who is the Head of his Disciples their Teacher and Leader so they have but one Head if they be Ten Thousand times Ten Thousand Christ is the Head in the Male and Female and here is no Exercising Lordship among them over one another as among the Gentiles and the Apostate Christians are got into the Lordship and are Offended if they will not give them Earthly Honour And the Lord saith His Children shall be taught of him and they shall be Established in Righteonsness And these are them which the Teachers and Professors of the world persecute And the Lord saith Every one that hath heard and learned of the Father cometh to the Son And the Apostle saith They have the Anointing within them to teach them and they need not man to Teach them but as the same Anointing did Teach them And this he Wrote to the Saints concerning them that did seduce them And he told them many Antichrists and False Prophets were gone out into the World and those be them that be alwayes Teaching them that they may be alwayes paying them but the True Apostles brought people to the Anointing within them and told them That the Grace of God which brought Salvation did Teach them And God had put his Law in their Mindes and writ it in their Hearts whereby they they need not say one to another Know the Lord for they all know him from the least to the greatest And the Apostle said to the Hebrews how that God had spoke to our Fathers by the Prophets at sundry times but now hath spoke unto us by or in his Son which is the Teacher whom we witness thousands to be our Teacher and Head and Leader Why persecutes thou me saith Christ It is hard for ye to kick against that which pricks you in your own Consciences saith Christ in the Male in the Female you cast into Prison you do not Visit Christ there you do not Cloath him you do not Feed him nor give him Drink Oh! where will you appear where will your end be that do not justly did not Christ lay these plainly down saying they cast him in Prison and did not Visit him nor Relieve him when he was Sick and yet now you in Christendom do not see and are so ignorant of him where he is made manifest in his Members in the Male and Female who is their Head and Teacher and Leader into the Righteousness and Truth whom you should Love and you cast them into Prison for meeting together having nothing against them to insnare them and yet you profess the Name of Christ now if you did profess the Name of Christ in Truth you would love Enemies if they were your Enemies and not persecute them that are taught of God and Christ is their Head for God let Cain have the liberty of the earth though he was a Fugitive it it for murthering his Brother And God let the Heretick Nimrod that began to build Babel have liberty in the earth and Scoffing Ismael have liberty in the Earth in the Wilderness And because the Jews had the Law of God who had the Signes Types Figures and Shadows by which they were to kill Blasphemers and false Prophets that drew away from God which Law and outward Carnal Weapons was a figure of the true Spiritual Weapons and of the Word of God Christ Jesus that destroyes the Devil and Blasphemers and false Prophets which were gone out from God and this was done by the Spiritual Weapons yea by the Sword that proceeds out of his mouth therefore the Christians are to love Enemies For they that go about to take away the Heads and Leaders of the QUAKERS as they think they go about to take away CHRIST for he is the Head not many Heads but their Head and Leader for the many Heads is the Beast and is in the World and is in the Fall from God for Christ is their Head and Leader and Way in the Male and Female and Life and Truth who is the way to God the Father who is the onely King Omnipotent Immortal and Everlasting Glory be to him for evermore who hath sent his Son to be our Teacher Saviour Redeemer and our Way and Truth and Life and our Resurrection and our Offering and great Sacrifice by which we are Sanctified and Perfected for ever who is also our Prophet Priest and King and his Command we cannot deny but must confess him before Men even Christ Jesus who hath spoken to us in these last dayes who ends the Law and Priests Temples Tithes Offerings Sacrifices first Covenant and Ceremonies and Shadows and the Carnal Weapons which do kill about Religion and the Son of God bids us Love Enemies Gods Son bids us Love Enemies and Swear not at all And this is the Son of God that speaks from Heaven they that speak from Earth Kill and Persecute one another and say We must Swear and brings it from the Jewes Law which Christ ends or from the Heathens below But we must confess Christ before men For he hath poured out of his Spirit upon all Flesh and his Sons and Daughters and they shall and do Prophesie and the Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophesie and this is our Testimony of Jesus Even the Spirit of Prophesie and God hath given to us of his Spirit by which we know his Things and the manifestation of his Spirit is given to every man to profit withall and they that grieve and quench the Spirit do not profit by the Spirit but to their Condemnation and if any one have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his THE END

another For God now speaks unto us by his Son who is the Heir of all things upholding all things by his Word and Power of whose Grace have we received who is Our Covenant with God and Our Life of whose Kingdom we are Heirs that is Everlasting without End and in whose Dominion is Our Life that is an Everlasting Dominion which hath no End which is over all that has an End And Our Cross of Christ is the Power of God that crucifieth us from the World and keeps us over and from the power of Ungodliness that is therein and for this Cross sake are we Persecuted in which Cross is Our Fellowship and Our Gospel it is the Power of God which is the Everlasting Gospel which lasts for Ever in which we are Shod and Our Helmet is Salvation and Our Fellowship is in the Spirit which Baptiseth into One Body which plunges down the Corruption that is got up since the Transgression which separates from God in which Spirit is our Fellowship in which we are made all to Drink And into this we would have all People to come that they might have Fellowship and Union and Drink And the Head of Our Church is CHRIST JESUS who hath all Power in Heaven and in Earth given unto him Christ who is Gods Wisdom to Govern it who is the Rock to Uphold it above all Storms and Tempests And our Religion is Pure from Above and we cannot Own that which is Below amongst whom the Profession lieth in Lips and Mouth and Tongues at Liberty and Hearts afar Off from God Tongues at liberty and not Bridled And our Manners lies in the Power of God and Spirit and the Light of Christ Jesus that keeps us from Evil words that corrupts Good Manners So where the Good Manners are not the Tongue is not Bridled And again let no one be Persecuted nor Imprisoned nor Fined for not putting off his Hat or Cap which satisfieth the Lust of the Eye and the Lust of the Flesh and the Pride of Life which is of the World and not of the Father So we cannot seek Honour one of another as the Pharisees did to whom Christ said How can you Believe who seek Honour one of another and not the Honour which comes from Above onely Therefore who Beleeve and are the Beleevers and seek the Honour which comes from God onely which is from Above Such seek not the Honour that is Below as the Pharisees did one of another So the Beleever is the Converted born of God and will not Persecute for not having that Honour that is Below given to him neither will he seek it as the Unconverted Pharisees did John 5. And again for we to Honour all men is to have all men in Esteem Therefore we Esteeming all men do Love them and not Hurt them and so are come into the minde of CHRIST JESUS who commands TO LOVE ENEMIES who is the SAVIOUR of all men but especially those that believe And the mind of God is That all men should come to Repentance and to the Knowledge of the Truth but all Christendome have professed that Scripture and said Honour all men c. Which hath been Hat Lip and Foot but have Hurt Murthered Killed One another their Heads and Princes and these have been with the Honour below which God hath and will lay in the dust for to Honour all Men is to have all Men in Esteem and to have all Men in Esteem is to hurt no Man and if this had been so in the whole Christendom practiced then would never a man in the whole Cristendome have been hurt by one another but every man in the whole Christendome would have Loved one another as himself and they that Rule well such are worthy of Double Esteem more than they that are Ruled which all are to be had in Esteem which are honoured and if this practice had been followed in the whole Christendome there had been more Love Unity which hath been lost since the Apostles dayes which practice was amongst them which the Honour of a Magistrate lies in the Higher Power and likewise the Honour of all men which every soul must be subject to the Higher Power and in that power they honoured all Men and in that power they give them that rule Well Double Honour which before this Honour is the Humility so he that will have the Honour must have the Humility for it goes before the Honour which Higher Power brings him to be humble in which Higher Power he hath the Honour and this is from above higher honour in the higher power higher I say and above the divel and all his works and workers his transgressors a higher power is higher then them all is over and above them all and it is above the Honour which is below which God will stain and in this power we do Esteem all men and give Double Esteem to them that Rule Well and so Honour them not with that Honour which the World Honours them withall which is Below and the same that will Honour them with Hat and with Knee will Dishonour them and God both which they with that Honour in the Power of God which is from Above which Honour they Honour withall will not Dishonour God nor Man Now you have Tried us by Long and Cruel Imprisonments in Dungeons and Holes and Vaults and Cellars and Stables and Houses of Correction where we have been thrust upon heaps and have not had so much Liberty in many places as Fellons Nor have not had so much Room in many places as to lie down one by another Through which Cruel Suffering and hard Usage twenty one have died and besides many more are weak and not suffered to have necessaries to come in and many Tradesmen and Sea-men Merchants and Husbandmen their Callings and Families have been Neglected and Wasted So you have not acted towards us as Christians nor minded Solomons Councel who saith A Kingdome is Maintained by Husbandry So these twenty one which are dead their Innocent blood through cruel Sufferings we leave to the Lord to require and can say The Lord forgive you and lay nor these things to your Charge but that ye may do so no more and not bring Innocent blood upon your selves and the Land For the Lord will make Inquisition for blood For Precious are the Death of his Saints in his Eies Though we are killed all the day long and are as the Sheep for the Slaughter and by these Long and Cruel and Hard Sufferings of above five Thousand since the Kings Arrival From whom we did not look for such Measure of Sufferings and three Thousand of us have Suffered by the Powers before him which many of them yet lye in Prison and have lain this four or five years in the Names of the Protectors and Common-Wealths for Conscience sake and yet by you have not been set at Liberty though they do not lye in your Names in your Goales And