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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42606	A general epistle given forth by the people of the Lord, called, Quakers that all may know, we own none to be of our fellowship, or to be reckoned or numbred with us, but such as fear the Lord and keep faithfully to his heavenly power, that with a holy conversation they may adorn that truth they profess, otherwise, what experience soever they have had of the truth, and are fallen from it, we account them as so many Judasses or Demasses, and own such no more than the primitive Christians owned them; but we testifie against them, and say, such go into perdition through transgression, and fall under darkness into a state of damnation, twice dead, pluckt up by the roots, reserv'd in everlasting chains, until the judgment of the great day, except it be possible they yet can find a place of repentance through God's great unlimitted mercy. Read the general epistle of Jude.		1686 (1686)	Wing G497A; ESTC R219864	9,860	26

A General Epistle Given forth by the People of the Lord called QVAKERS That all may know we own none to be of our Fellowship or to be reckoned or numbred with us but such as fear the Lord and keep faithfully to his heavenly Power that with a holy Conversation they may adorn that Truth they profess otherwise what experience soever they have had of the Truth and are fallen from it we account them as so many Judasses or Demass●s and own such no more than the primitive Christians owned them but we testifie against them and say such go into Perdition through Transgression and fall under Darkness into a state of Damnation twice dead pluckt up by the Roots reserv'd in everlasting Chains until the Judgment of the great Day except it be possible they yet can find a place of Repentance through God's great unlimitted Mercy Read the general Epistle of Jude Printed and Sold by William Bradford at Philadelphia in Pennsilvania 1686. A General Epistle given forth by the People of the Lord called Quakers CHRIST and his Disciples were the blessed Church in the days of his Flesh and Judas was one of the twelve who was Guide to them that took Jesus and had been number'd with the other Disciples and obtained part of the same Ministry with them who fell by Transgression that he might go to his own place for he was a Devil as Christ himself said of him Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a Devil for he was a Murderer in betraying his Lord and Master into the hands of those Murderers who slew him and causlesly put him to death But the wicked Serpent was kept out from entring upon the other eleaven Disciples because they gave ear to Jesus and abode in his Doctrine and therefore being faithful were sent to turn Nations and People from Darkness to Light and from Satans Power unto God that they might receive forgiveness of sins and Inheritance among them which were sanctified by Faith i● Christ Jesus Now these blessed Apostles and Ministers of the overlasting Gospel kept their Habitations and Stations in the holy Truth from which Judas fell by Transgression and they were good Examples unto others unto wh●m they preached in a holy Life and Conversation They did not converse with Drunkards Swearers Lyars Murderers false Accusers of the Innocent Fornicators Adulterers Idolators Blasphemers malicious Back-biters he added and proud high minded ones c. to joyn or unite with them in the Iniquities their hearts were privy to but were sound in the faith and preached the everlasting Gospel with Power from Heaven to the subjecting and trampling upon Satans Power to stand over his Deeds of Darkness and Wickedness and such Majesty and Dominion is with all Christ's Ministers who live with God in his holy Truth and Power but they who go from this Power of the living God and fall by Transgression as Judas did become as so many Judasses to betray the Truth into the hands of the wicked Murderers of the Light Life Spi●it and Power of Jesus by their scandalous walking and wicked acting falling into presumption with the Angels which kept not their first estate in the Truth doing things contrary to the good Order of it shewing forth Examples of Lewdness Vanity and Wickedness and so become twice dead plucked up by the Roots and such may come raging against the Truth foaming out their own shame through the enmity that Satan hath begot in them being tormented because of Truth whose Testimony stands and arises against all such Judasses who fight against the Light and the Power of God in his faithful Servants and so Judas-like for their own base ends do what they can to insinuate their own wicked Spirits of enmity into the hearts of the innocent to betray them from that simplicity and stability that is in the Truth to draw and lead them into Confusion to start back from the Truth and so to fall with them by Transgress●on as Judas did that Thief and Murderer To such is reserv'd the blackness of Darkness forever And such whether they be Drunkards Fornicators Adulterers false Accusers Blasphemers or live in any other sort of Wickness though they have been convinced of Truth as Judas was and received part of Truth 's Ministry as Judas did yet being fallen from the Truth by Transgression into Enmity Wickedness and Mischief we in the blessed Truth which is everlastingly pure and precious do deny them all who are wickedly bent and set against the Truth and live in a factious rebellious sensual loose vain and prophane Condition to the dishonour of God and shame to pure Religion the good Order and Government of it And know this though many may profess in shew to be Christians and the People of God amongst us who were in scorn and derision first abused and called and nick-named Quakers Let all know that since first through Gods Mercy we became a People the Devil hath laboured to bring forth his wicked Instruments to abuse us the Truth through the scandalous living of such as have made a profession of Truth but never owned by such as lived in it no not from the beg●nning but have been denyed and testified against both by word and writing so that if amongst the twelve Disciples there was one became a Devil and fell by Transgression so now if amongst every twelve who Profess the same Truth with us called Quakers one should become a Devil and fall by Transgression we cannot help it Let such remember Judas his end at the except they can find a place of Repentance Judas his state represents the body of the whole Apostacy and Degeneration from the holy Faith so that Judas is the Father of them all and they may read their state and Doom in Judas they all give an occasion for Truth to be evil spoken of its blessed face to be spit upon to be reproached and shamed and evilly intreated even unto Death and Destruction as much as in them lies so that it may have no esteem at all in Peoples hearts but be accounted a base and unworthy thing that People may slight it through their wicked living who profess it as if it had no power or vertue in it to save Peoples Souls and heal their Distempers of Iniquity and Sin This is the Devil's Work in such Instruments that he may block up the way of Truth and cause the simple to stumble and so discourage their Faith and keep them in Unbelief and Sin Thus the Murderer of Souls thinks to have his end by keeping People under his dark Power But this is our Testimony from the living God That though many may profess the Truth who live not in it but are a scandal to it yet the Lo●d hath a living People who fear him and have kept their Habitations in his Truth and are good Examples in word and work for others to follow whose hearts are known to the Lord and their Zeal for

Nations that there is no Inchantment against Jacob nor Divination against Israel but your Tents shall be goodly and your Dwellings glorious Which is the daily humble Supplication of my Soul to my God and your God and to my Father and your Father that am with unfeigned Love in that lasting Relation Your tender faithful Friend and Brother William Penn. An Epistle to Friends to be read in their Meetings Dear Friends VVHat a blessed thing is it to fear the Lord and to seek him continually for his Mercies fail not those that truly wait upon him he hath been very bountiful to us in our native Land and hath been very tender and good to us in bringing of us to this Wilderness he was with us upon the tempestuous Seas he abides with us still blessed be his Name forever and for evermore Oh my Friends let us call to mind the time when the Lord first made his blessed Truth known unto us surely that was very acceptable my Soul shall never forget it what then did we enjoy that we could not part withal for the Lord Then did we abase our selves in Dust and Ashes and I can truly say in that Day I thought the meanest things I was unworthy of and I do believe it was so with many more And now my dear Friends we are come into this American part let us above all People not murmer non be discontented for we have good experience of the Mercy of the Lord for as we fear and obey him he will make this Wilderness a fruitful Field the greatest thing we desire here is that People may come to fear the Lord it is that and that alone will make this a happy Country unto us Let all that fear the Lord put on Strength and Courage to do his holy Work for here is much to be done we must begin it and carry it on the Lord is ready to help us and furnish us with his Wisdom Advice and Couns●l indeed we can do nothing without it Oh my dear Friends let us not murmur here for we may read in the Scriptures of Truth how many fell in the Wilderness of those that murmured let us be content with our Manna for here is no liklihood of a Famine except they famish themselves for want of taking heed to the Lords pure Word which is daily Bread to his Children and they live thereby and many in this Country have great Families and Servants and for want of good fore-cast and a good heavenly Order they become a burthen unto their Masters Come come ●ny dear Friends call your Families together every Family apart and discharge your Duties and there you may exhort examine ●nd advise and by that means Gods holy Truth will be over them all You may find many Difficulties to frustrate such a good and holy Order and others may find it a great cross to get into it because they may have Children or Servants that are very wild and they may think they will rather scoff a● it then think it will do them good but do advise you in the fear of the Lord to sit down with them in the Evening or according as ye see meet and wait there upon the Lord for he is ready and willing at all times and upon all occasions to assist and help his People and Servants in all things and by this means your outward Business will be made easier and you may save a great deal of lost time that is spent amongst Servants in their Masters absence and by this means may find out some way that they may be helpful to their Neighbours and it may prevent much time that is spent in Families after they have done their Labour and Service in much Talk and idle Jesting le● every Family that fears the Lord practise therein this holy Law and leave the issue to the Lord and by this means you will find unruly Spirits to be chained Some have ha● good experience of these things but som● need not this Advice who are in the practice of it and witness the good effect thereof Also I do think that here in these parts where S●ips do arrive it would do well for some small number of Men and Women Friends to meet together that are sollid and weighty to take a little care of the Persons that are brought into this Country that they may not sit down here or elsewhere and spend that little that some bring with them but that they may be advised ●ook care of and employed for here comes many Young People that are single Men and Women that go about and spend that little they have and then when it is gone and see no way how to have more they it may be take ill Courses and revile the Country it would be very well for the time to come we might use means to prevent these things ●nd then that little they bring over with ●hem may do them good in order to a set●lement I mean those that be low and may ●eed advice These things I was exercised ●ith and leave them to your Christian Consideration Frances Taylor Given forth some small time before she ●●parted this Life who is eternally wi●h ●●e Lord Jesus forever THE END Books sold by W. Bradford NO Cross No Crown Or a discourse shewing the nature and discipline of the holy Cross of Christ An Address to Protestants upon the present Conjuncture An Answer to a foolish Libel call'd the Quakers Opinions A brief state and examination of Liberty Spiritual Truth Exalted in a short but sure Testimony against al● those Religions Faiths and Worships that have been formed and followed in the Darkness of Apostacy and for that glorious Light which is now risen Presented t● Princes Priests and People that they may repent believ● and obey A Persw●sive to Modera●ion to Dissenting Christians i● Prudence and Conscience humbly submitted to the King and his great Council An Epistle containing a solemn Farewell to England All writ by William Penn. The Spirit 〈…〉 the Martyrs revived in a brief compendi●●● 〈…〉 of the most remarkable Passages and livi●g 〈…〉 of the true Church Seed of God and faithful ●●rtyrs in all Ages The ●●●fering state condition of the People call'd Quakers presented to the King and Parliament Anno 1685. A Lamentation over England and faithful Warning to th● Inhabitants thereof By William Bingley The true Christians Faith and Experience briefly declared A Mirror to distinguish the true Ministers from the false A Collection of the several Writings of Humphry Smith A plain Path way opened to the Simple hearted for th● answering all Doubts and Objections By S. Crisp A● Invitation of Love to all that hunger and thirst afte● Righteousness By ●sabel Yemans The state of the Birth T●mporal and Spiritual c. The Principles of Truth or a declaration of our Faith Truths Vindication or a stroke to wipe off foul Asperation● Also Primmers for Children c.