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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84777	A declaration against all profession and professors that have not the life of what they profess, from the righteous seed of God; whom the world, priests, and people scornfully calls Quakers, who are in that life that the holy men of God were in, and witness that power that made them to tremble and quake, and shook the earth, and threw it down; which the world, priests, people, and professors, having the words declared from this power and life, but not it, scoffs and scorns at, but this is our riches.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1654 (1654)	Wing F1784; Thomason E809_8	15,926	16

the lusts of the flesh the lusts of the Eye and the pride of life all such virgins which are harlots and their virgin state with the light of Christ the life which brings out of the lusts out of the earth and redeems to God and makes pure the heart from all the defilements of women and to follow the Lamb to the Virgin state whose garments are washed in the blood of the Lamb where nothing that is not pure can enter are they seen and comprehended and their estate known to be in the flesh and with the life which is eternal which is not of this world nor in this world which is raised up through death to the world and all things of the world are they judged and with the light which comes from Christ which leads to the life invisible eternall out of all visible and carnal things are they condemned And all such which are turned from the light of Iesus Christ within and follows their own spirits and conceivings and imaginations and what they study in their own brain of those words that were from the light declared with the light all such are comprehended and condemned their race and their compasse is known and seen with the light and all such we do deny and in the light we have unity which doth them condemne And all such which are turned from the light which Iesus Christ hath enlightned withall whose minds are in books and so boasts in their talke of others words which were declared from the light and speak high and bigg swelling words and has mens persons in admiration all such we do deny with the light of Christ Iesus which with it they are all to be condemned which light is according to that of God in all Consciences and to it are we manifest And all such which do observe the commands which Christ hath spoken the Prophets have spoken and the Apostles spoke and are not led with the light which comes from Christ with the light are they and all their taken on commands condemned which are taken on in that nature contrary to the light as the Iewes and the Pharises did and such that cry up the Ordinances of God the Ordinances of Christ the Temple of the Lord the Ministers of the Gospel the preaching of the word and are not led to know these things with the light which Iesus Christ hath enlightened withall in particular with this light wherewith he hath enlightened every one that come into the world all they are to be condemned and all their Ordinances and commands and are such as use their tongues which acts in the nature contrary to the light and are not led with an eternall principle of life to know those words which were given from the life so with it they are judged and the light with it they are condemned but all such who are are led with the light and walk in the light into the Ordinances of Christ his commands and with the light come to witnesse the word and the Gospel such we own such we witness and honour in our souls And all such which turne from the light of Christ which is given to every one to lead up to Christ them that wait in it and direct to Christ them that in it seek to find him and pretend to be seekers and waiters and meet together and there talke of seeking and waiting but have not their minds turned to the light nor that eye opened which sees Christ which is the light which is within but seeks without and looks without seeking the living among the dead looking for things without and a day and power to come hereafter but neglect the day of their visitation which is to day and not waiting in the light but talking from their vain wisdome of waiting on Christ with the light which comes from Christ which shuts out the wisdome and the reason of man and puts a stop to the forward will and stops the running mind and brings to stand still in the light and to wait on Christ whose kingdom is within and comes with observation who is the substance and the life of all figures and shadowes are they all seen and condemned And all such which are turned from the light which Iesus Christ hath enlightened withall and are in their carnall mind and the carnall mind imitates crosses and formes crosses and Images and worships the name of the Saints with the light which is a crosse to the ground of these crosses is he the founder of these Images and his Images to be condemned and the crosse is to the ground of all these crosses which is his condemnation and all his workes he that hath the eare let him hear and the eye which is the light let him stand still and looke and see that which God is confounding dwelling in the light is a crosse to the ground of all the worlds crosses Papists Ranters Levellers and all who are in Notions whose minds are turned from the light of Christ Iesus into the earth such are enemies to the crosse and with the light they are all condemned and in this crosse do we rejoyce which takes away the foundation of the world for the Lamb of God is slain while it is standing so the crosse is to that that which shall change and doth change and passe away and have an end with that which shall have no end he that can receive me let him it that I have unity and that is it which reads all words that are declared from the life And all who makes a profession of Christ and God and are drunkards and are covetous and Idolaters and adulterers whore-mongers with the light which lets see all these things to be contrary to God with it we do them and their profession deny for in the light is our vnity which brings to deny all deeds of darknesse which is the condemnation of all who lives in the flesh and follows the lusts of it I speak and it I witnesse which shall condemn all such practises And all such which are turned from the light of Iesus Christ within and makes a profession of the words proceeded from the light in others and of Christs words the light and the Apostles who were witnesses of the light and had this light in them and have gotten their words to talke of and followes Bowls and Cards and Dice and Shovelboard and Tables and delighting in Musick Harps and Viols which are acted in the first nature Bearebaitings Horse-racings Cudgell plays Foot-ball plays Leapings Dancings Wrestlings Fencings all such practises boasters which are such Ranters we deny as knowing with the light all this to be condemned and all professors which professe God and Christ and act such things we deny as knowing them to be the works of the flesh which are to be condemned with the light And all such that follows Hawking Hunting Cock-fightings Stage-plays and all other plays whatsoever Tennis Shooting and other exercises to recreat the vain carnall

their cloak to hold up the figure and yet make a profession of Christ oh horrible filthy are men past feeling is the sensible part gone all such profesors of Christ and God such cunning deceivers which makes words their cloak with the light which Christ Iesus hath enlightned us withall we deny which brings us to witnesse the unchangeable with it we doe witnesse the figure of Christ in its place and with it Coesar in his place shall have his due and with it we doe witnesse the end of the figure Christ Iesus the substance And all such as hold up the figure we doe utterly deny as seeing and knowing they are to be condemned who live in those changeable things with that which doth not change and to you this is the word of God and the law we doe own which is according to the light of Christ in every mans conscience which law respects no mans person And all such which professe themselves Christian Magistrates and say they own Christ and they do exalt him and are in envy and persecution and persecute them that declare against deceit and pride and lust and such as the Prophets Christ and his Apostles cried against all such Professors and Profession which is acted in that nature contrary to the light all this is with the light to be condemned for with the light it is to be seen to be out of the doctrine of Christ and all you that are there in such actions you have a name that you live but you are dead with the life you are judged and with the light condemned and such we deny with the light in which is the unity And all you which do not wait to be guided by the light of Christ that with it your minds may be led and directed to God to stand in his Councell but are making Laws and Acts and Bonds in that nature that acteth contrary to this light in the Conscience and then makes a profession with this nature of those words that were declared from the eternall spirit of God and so lives in these things that are acted contrary to the light which is eternall now with the light which is eternall and never changeth is all this comprehended fathomed and condemned and the Law of God witnessed which is perfect which endures for ever which who walks in it shall grow up as a free planted by the River of water whose leaf shall never fade nor fall but you that are wicked are not so you are turned from the light your fruit withers and you are tossed too and fro like the chaffe for you are turned from that which is eternall to the changeable in the changeable things for the Law of God serves all ages which is according to that of God in every mans conscience which is the same in all ages it endures for ever And all you that are not led by the light of Iesus Christ which he hath enlightened you withall which has the letter which from it was declared which are such teachers and professors which say none shall have the infallible judgment none shall come to have the eternall spirit of God as the Apostles had all your profession we do deny with the same eternall spirit that gave forth the scriptures and with the light all such are condemned whatsoever profession they are of Sect or Opinion that walk not in the light and have not the life that gave forth the Scriptures with the light they are all condemned wherein we have unity And all you that are turned from the light which Christ Iesus hath enlightened you withall though you may professe the words declared from the light and their commands which they obeyed and yet not led by tht same light with it the light you are to be condemned And you that are turned from the light which Christ Iesus hath enlightened you withall you are in the self righteousnesse you are turned from the Lord our righteousnesse who are out of the light and hate the light and with the light you are to be condemned and your righteousnesse From him who is a lover of your souls a lover of the Seed a lover of the Creation for the establishing of the righteous Law and setting up of righteousness and cleansing the land of evill doers which the righteous law takes hold upon which is perfect acccording to that of God in all consciences and is against such as act contrary to the light of God in the conscience who is a lover of peace and unity in that which never changeth in that which comprehends time in that which sees out of time from which love proceeds where all the children of God in the light meet in one judgment and mind which light is the condemnation of the world in which light they walk where there is no strife not war for the earth nor about the earth but from the earth su h are redeemed to God the Lord whose the earth is who is come to reign and coming to reign Glory g ory to God Almight for ever who liveth and reigneth and endureth forever This is witnessed amongst them whom the world scornfully calls Quakers and the light is ours which shall condemn the world and them which do profess what they are not To the light of Christ in you all I speak that with it you may see your selves there is your Teacher that will not lye which will concondemn you if you do lye which will witness me eternally condemn you that hate it and shew you all the way to salvacion that love it and from Christ from whence it doth come which is the way to the Father and to you all this is the word of God and love and peace to your souls and a visitation And lay aside all your profession in words and have not the life for you are worse then they that make no profession for you have a cloak you are worse then the Publican the open sinner which sees himself quickly which is more justified with that which lets him see himself then you that stand up in your self-profession with that light which comes from Christ all self and all corruption and sin is judged and condemned and nothing is justified but what is sanctified and nothing is glorified but what is justified and so all every where r ad your selves to the light in all your consciences I speak that with it you may see your selves where you are what you have been what you are whom you serve whom you worship and whether you know the Father of light or had known there had been such a one if the Scripture had not spoken of such a one with the light that knowledge is condemned for its death that talks of the same which knowledge is outward and whether you had known there had been a holy Ghost if the Scriprure had not spoken of the holy Ghost or whether you had known there had been a Christ if the Scripture had not spoken of Christ And whether you had known there had been a Gospell if the Scripture had not spoken of the Gospel to the light of Christ I speak it will let you see what you do possess of the life that was before the Scripture was given forth for the word was and the light was before the Scripture was the chapter is not the light nor the verse is not the light nor the word but from the word from the light and from the life were the Scriptures declared and wi h the light and with the word and in the life they are all owned again and all that make a trade of them with the light and with the life and with the word are all such denied And all such as hold up an outward Temple their minds ate turned from the light of Christ within which brings to witness the temple of the holy Ghost and worships that which is turned from the light of Christ which speak their imaginations upon the words declared from the light these are the cage of unclean birds these are they that do persecute these are they that paint themselves and such are the harlots the welfavoured harlots and build the Tombs of the Prophets and the Apostles and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous but with the light which Christ Jesus hath inlightned withall which comes from him all such actions and practices and such a profession from God is seen and condemned With all the children of light who are of God and to you all this is the word of God This I command you all in the presence of the living God to walk in the light that Christ Jesus hath enlightned you withall that with it you may all come to see Christ and walk in the light and life as the Saints did which from it the Scripture proceeded and walking every one in the light and life in measure you wil come to witness those words fulfilled that were given forth from the life and the substance of them possess which has been so long profest then there will be no more Lo here is Christ Lo there is Christ and toto al this is the word of God you that of God in you al I speak that with it your minds may be stayed upon God and that you may come to witness your soules quickned with the living power which raises it up out of death and throws down the earth and wait in the light which comes from Christ that this you may come to enjoy in life substance and power which will lead you out of form and words to the life that gave forth the words for who have the words and not the life from it are strangers and with it are to be judged for so to it I speak that you may see what you have more then words if you have not it with the light you 〈◊〉 to be condemned G. F.

mind which is out of the feare of God and lives in the lust of the flesh and the lusts of the eye and yet makes a profession and all such we deny who live in the light of Iesus Christ and with it we see all these works of the flesh and lust and vainly are to be condemned with it And all such that makes a profession of Christ Iesus and are deceitfull in their trading in their buyings and sellings in their merchandize which are more then yea and nay and are in oathes all such professors stink before the Lord God and with the light which comes from Christ which brings to yea and nay we all such deny for in it is our unity which brings to pure comunication and to the holy conversation then words are savoury and seasoned with grace and all such filthie practises we know are with the light to be condemned And all such teachers which are turned from the light of Iesus Christ and keeps their people from it and so tells people of a mediate call mediate meanes that the steeple-house is the Church Hebrew Greek and Latine is the Originall which Pilate had and the naturall man may have the words declared from the life into the naturall language yet never know the Originall yet never knew the Original from whence they come and Mathew Marke Luke and Iohn is the Gospel and sprinkling Infants is the baptisme and bread and wine is the communion such draws forth the immediate to the mediate and tell them its the means so with the immediate are all such judged and the everlasting Gospel witnessed and the comunion knowne in the spirit and the baptisme in the spirit and the Church in God and the immediate call but all the mediate we deny with the imediate and see them to be carnall beggarly worldly rudiments and wither and to be condemned with the light which shall never wither And all such teachers which are turned from the light of Iesus Christ we deny which seek for their gaine from their quarter bear rule by their means are hirelings and seeks for the fleece and makes a prey upon the people and sue them at the law and are called of men Master have the chiefest place in the assemblies and stand praying in the Synagogues and takes guifts and rewards the wages of unrighteousnesse and are erred from the spirit as Balaam was with the spirit all such we deny who are in the way of Core gainsaies the truth and in the way of Cain turned from the pure command and are in envy with the light which Iesus Christ hath enlightened withall we see such as the Prophets saw Christ saw and the Apostles saw so with the same light as they saw withall we do see that which they testified against and that which they denyed we deny for in it we have unity and all them we deny praised be God which we see are for condemnation with the light And all such which are turned from this pure light which Christ Iesus hath enlightened withall and makes a profession of Christ of God lives in the lust their minds turned into the earth in the fashions of the world adorning themselves with gold plattings of the Haire Broydered hoods and Uailes and round attire like the moone which can scarce tell how to walk upon the earth envying one another and serving lusts and pleasures sporting themselves feasting and rioting and professing liberty to all these things in all these things these are such that the Apostle spoke of who while they professe themselves liberty are the servants of corruption and all such prrfession and all such liberty we do deny for with the light we do it see and that liberty must be limited and condemned for such are they that crucifie the Son of God which who are made free are made free by the Son of God from the bondage of corruption then the creature shall not groan which while the bondage of Corruption the Creation groans who are servants of Corruption turn from the light and with the light they are to be condemned and all that liberty so all such professors and profession and such liberty we do deny And all such that are turned from the pure light of Iesus Christ which is eternall and have got a fained love a fained profession a fained humility and a customary false sighing and false groaning all such with the light we do deny as seeing they are for condemnation but true humility true love and sighing and groaning we own which is in it selfe its selfe And all such that are turned from the pure light which Iesus Christ hath enlightened withall and makes a profession of God and Christ and his words and sues one another at the law and strive about the earthly things and wrangle about earthly things and strive about things that are changeable and vexing and fretting one another about such things in Courts Assizes and Benches and Suites here you declare where your minds are and what they are upon and to and here you declare that you are out of the doctrine of Christ and are they that are turned from the light and all such filthy profession and professors we utterly deny with the light which is your condemnation And all such teachers and people that are turned from the pure light of Christ within them and turnes the words that were declared from the light into Rime and meeter prophesies Prayers Cryings Tremblings makes songs of them to stir up the carnal mind some part they sing some part they take and make a prayer of that part they turne into Rime and Meeter and sing then they doff their Hats which when they read they keep them on here they worship the work of their own hands another part of the same mind goes to expound and get mony withall all such as thus abuse the Scripture with their carnall minds and makes them bend to their own fancies we do utterly deny for the spirit we witnesse that gave forth the Scriptures and we own the words again and they are ours and all such prayers and all such singers and all such preachers and expounders with that nature that acts contrary to the light with the light all such are to be condemned with the light we see that condemnation is upon all such in which light we have unity which gathers our hearts together to God which brings us to witnesse praying to witnesse singing in the spirit which spirit opens the Scriptures without any private interpretation And all ye that are in warrs are turned from the light from whence rise wars but from the lust which with the light all wars and that warring nature is to be condemned for it will lead before warrs was into another kingdom which is not of this world that which is turned from the sight warres for the kingdomes of the world but he that is guided with the light comes to warr against the kingdoms of the world and with it