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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

out to repine at others prosperity but are content to wait upon the Lord only to be supplied by him what way he sees meet Thus Innocency and Simplicity never fails of Mercy but as for Subtilty sinister false Hypocritical Dealing which would deceive and get for self God will confound it all and such will live miserably in the end and poor every way and be cast ou● and separated from the society and fellowship of God's People and so will be the Worlds but not the Lords Poor except they repent and shew forth Fruits meet for it to amendment of Life and a holy Conversation in Justice Truth and Righteousness Written in th 6th Month 1685. Postscript THis Epistle was written and read on our First Days Meeting at Philadelphia in the sixth Month last past and seen meet to be now printed for the sakes of the moderate Enquirers after Truth and our Principles that such may have true satisfaction and to stop the Mouthes of the Clamorous and Ungodly who are Blasphemers and Railers against it especially when they can espy a J●das amongst us or any one to fall by Transgression which Christ the Truth whose Name we profess who never fell is clear of And when such things happen let not the Ungodly rejoyce in their Wickedness who love it and live in it without Repentance for the Damnation of such ●umbers not From the Church of Philadelphia in Pennsilvania An Epistle to the People of God called Quakers in the Province of Pennsilvania and the Territories thereunto belonging Dear Friends THe Salutation of my Love is unto you that make a Profession of the blessed way of Truth in the inward parts desiring both night and day with tender and servent Supplication to the God of the Light that hath sprung upon us in a living and powerful Visication that we may all answer the Love and Mercy of the Lord to us so plentiously manifested Friends It is upon me and long hath been● from the God of Truth and Righteousness to communicate to you a short word of Counsel and Advice God hath brought us hither and we are yet among the Living He hath a Work for us to do her● though the Spiteful and Envious will not believe it Oh! that we may be faithful to the measure of Grace received that the Evil minded may be disappointed Friends keep in the sense of that which first visited you and kept you and he that was with you to bless you in your native Country will be with you and bless you and yours and make you a Blessing to them that you are come among that know him not in this Wilderness also for the Earth is the Lords and his Presence fills it and his Power upholds it and it is a precious thing to enjoy and use it in the sense and feeling of the same truly this honour have all the Saints to whom he will give it for a quiet Habitation● Have a care of Cumber and the Love and Care of the World 'T is the Temptation that lieth nearest to those that are redeemed from Looseness or not addicted to it The Moon the Figure of the changeable World is under the foot of the true Woman whose Seed we ought to approve our selves God hath ordain'd it for a Footstool and we must not make a Throne of it nor doth it become them who seek heavenly places in Christ Jesus Oh! show forth a blessed Example for the Lords sake and truly blessed is that Man and Woman who in the invisible Power rule their Affections about the visible things and that use the the World as true Travellers and Pilgrims whose Home is not here below such do not exto●t g●ind o● oppress their Neighbours in their Dealings but are content with moderate Gain looking to the Blessing that follows knowing right well that they that over-value and over-care fall into divers Snares and Sorrows that hurt and pierce the Souls Peace And in like manner dear Friends have a care of Looseness for it becometh us to be watchful and gird up the Loyns of our Minds and be sober and hope to the end Are we from under outward Sufferings and Tryals that once we knew and that carry an Humiliation with them upon the Spirits of People let us be more circumspect that we forget not the Lord nor his tender Mercies to us for he is God and he can find us out and trouble and vex and plague the disobedient and careless here as well as in other Lands Be zealous therefore for the Lord for he is a jealous God and especially over those that have betrothed themselves unto him by the Profession of his holy Truth yea he will be avenged of the Hypocrite and Rebellious but the Obedient he will bless which my Soul prayeth you may be that so I may never have an occasion to exercise any other Power than that of Love and Brotherly Kindness And dear Friends remember who it was that said to his Children and ●ollowers Ye are Brethren have a care of Unnaturalness in the Profession of the Truth To be without natural Affection to one another in the Truth is a Mark of Apostacy wherefore love one another and help and assist and comfort one another this was the new and living Commandment of our blessed Lord and Master which if you keep then can you not fall out backbite slander go to Law or hate one another in the sight of the World and that for the things that perish verily if any do these things the Wrath of God will overtake them Oh ' Friends Let us call to mind the day that hath dawned upon us and what manner of Persons we ought to be Besides you know that the Eyes of the Inhabitants of the Lands and those of neighbouring Countries yea the People of remote Regions are upon us and our doings how we Live how we Rule and how we Obey and joy would it be to some to see us hault hear evil Tidings of our proceedings as it would be an heavy and an unspeakable Grief to those that wish well to our Zion Friends God requireth great Watchfulness from you especially Elders and Teachers in the Church of Christ that they watch over their own and others Families that whatever appears in any contrary to the Testimony and Mind of Truth may be brought to Judgment and disowned that the Camp of the Lord may be kept clean of the Uncircumcised that resist the Spirit My Friends remember that the Lord hath brought you upon the Stage he hath now tryed you with Liberty yea and with Power too he hath now put precious Opertunities into your Hands have a care of a perverse Spirit and do not provoke the Lord by doing those things by which the Inhabitants of the Land grieved his Spirit that were before you but sanctifie God the living God in your Hearts that his Blessings may fall and rest as the Dew of Heaven upon you and your Off-spring then shall it be seen to the