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A testimony for all the masters of ships and seamen to read over Reprinted the second time, with an addition. By George Fox.
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Fox, George, 1624-1691.
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1677
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A TESTIMONY FOR ALL THE MASTERS of SHIPS and SEAMEN TO READ OVER. And to see whether they be in the True Faith that the True Christians and the Holy Men of God were in and if you be not then turn to the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Author and Finisher of the Holy Divine and Precious Faith and then by this Faith your Hearts may be purified and with your Hearts ye may believe and with your Mouths ye may make Confession unto Salvation Rom. 10. And Christ saith Every one that is of the Truth heareth his Voice John 18.37 And now every one that is not of the Truth heateth not his Voice and say there is no hearing of it now adayes And here you may see how Christ called Fisher-men and Sea-men to be his Disciples as followeth And how Christ commanded the Winds and they obeyed him and how that the Lord God holds the Winds in his Fist and raiseth a Storm and makes a Calm so that all are to serve and fear him Take unto me saith the Lord all the ends of the Earth be saved Reprinted the Second time with an Addition By George Fox Quench not the Spirit dispise not prophesying prove all things hold fast that which is good 1 Thes 19 20 21. Who quench the Spirit and dispise Prophesying are not like to prove all things nor hold fast that which is good Printed in the Year 1677. A TESTIMONY FOR ALL THE MASTERS of SHIPS and SEAMEN TO READ OVER c. AFter that John was put in prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and saying the time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and believe the Gospel Mark 1. From that time Jesus began to preach and to say Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand And Jesus walking by the Sea of Galilee saw two Brethren Simon called Peter and Andrew his Brother casting a Net into the Sea for they were Fishers And Jesus said unto them Follow me and I will make you Fishers of men and they straitway left their Nets and followed him And Jesus going on from thence he saw two Brethren James the Son of Zebedee and John his Brother in a Ship with Zebedee their Father mending their Nets and he called them And immediately they left the Ship and their Father and followed Jesus Mat. 4.17.18 19 20 21 22. Mark 1.15 16 17 18 19 20. Now here all ye Sea-men and Fisher-men and all people may see these four Disciples of Christ their Call and what trades they were of Fisher-men and Sea-men these and such were more like to follow Jesus then and now then the High-Priests that had the Tythes and such as have great Benefices But Christ is the same to day as he was yesterday and so for ever for it was not many mighty and rich but the poor that received the Gospel And when Jesus was entered into a Ship his Disciples followed him and behold there arose a great Tempest in the Sea insomuch that the Ship was covered with the Waves but Jesus was asleep And his Disciples came to him and awoke him saying Lord save us we perish Mark in the time of a Storm these Fisher-men came to Christ and so should all Sea-men do now And he said to them why are ye fearful O ye of little Faith Then he arose and rebuked the Winds and Sea and there was a great Calm But the men marvelled saying what manner of man is this that even the Winds and the Sea obey him Now all ye Sea-men and Fisher-men let your Eyes be to Christ and your Faith in him that hath all Power in Heaven and in Earth given to him and can still the Storms and Tempests and Waves of the Sea and make it Calm And so Christ it is that saves you from perishing outwardly and eternally as you may see Mat. 8.23 24 25 26 27. and Mark 4.36 37 38 39 40 41. and Luke 8.22 23 24 25. For both the Winds and the Sea do obey Christ by whom they were made therefore fear God and let your faith stand in him who is the author and finisher of it And Jesus began to teach by the Sea Side and there was gathered unto him a great Multitude so that he entered into a Ship and sate in the Sea to wit in the Ship and the whole Multitude was by the Sea on the Land as you may see Mat. 13. Mark 4.1 and he taught them many things by Parables c. Now would not many say that it was not a consecrated place to teach the Word of God in but I must tell you Christ consecrates and makes all things and places holy Now Peter who was a Fisher-man Christ said unto him and the rest of his company of Fisher-men that he would make them fishers of men and bid them follow him which they did And you may see in Acts 2. how Peter the Fisher-man by one Sermon that he preached converted Three Thousand Souls as you may see from the 14th verse to the 41st the Beginning and End of his Sermon And now all ye Sea men and Fisher-men consider this Call of Christ who is the same to day as yesterday and so for ever to you if you will hear hear his voice for he stands at the door of your hearts and knocks and if any will hear my voice faith Christ and open his Door to wit of his Heart by joyning to his Grace Light Power and Spirit he will come in and sup with you and ye with him Rev. 3.21 And so the Sheep of Christ hear his voice and follow him John 10. for Peter the Fisher-man said to the Jews how in the last dayes God would pour out his Spirit upon all Flesh and your Sons and Daughters shall prophesie and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams and on my Servants and on my Hand maids I will pour out in those dayes of my Spirit and they shall prophesie saith the Lord c. And now if God hath poured out of his Spirit upon all Flesh and you grieve it and quench it and vex it then how can you prophesie or have any of these spiritual Dreams or visions or believe or receive this fisher-mans Sermon who was a Disciple of Christ And again in Mat. 14.24 c. And Jesus constrained his Disciples to go into a Ship and to go before him c. But the Ship was now in the midst of the Sea tossed with Waves for the Wind was contrary And in the forth Watch of the Night Jesus went unto them walking on the Sea and when the Disciples saw him walk on the Sea they were troubled saying it is a Spirit and they cryed out for Fear but Jesus spake unto them saying Be of good cheer it is I be not afraid And Peter answered him and sald Lord if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the Water and he said Come and when