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A41062 This is to the clergy who are the men that goes about to settle religion (as they say) according to the Church of England, whether they may be bishops or presbyters, or what name soever they may go under. Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702. 1660 (1660) Wing F637; ESTC R27979 6,614 10

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God which limits all things 2 Cor. 10.12 and searches all things even the deep things of God The Apostle said Them that measure themselves by themselves and compared themselves amongst themselves were not wise and said They would not boast themselves without their measure but according to the measure of the Rule which God had given them Not boasting themselves without their measure that is of other mens labours but his glorying was in the Lord and in the Hope he had in him who commended himself to every man's Conscience in the sight of God And so now if you come to be approved and tried by that of God in every mans Conscience then ye will not limit nor offend that in the conscience if ye be made manifest to that of God in every mans conscience in the sight of God then will you not lay Burdens Yoaks and oppressions upon them but fulfil the Royal Law according to the Scriptures which saith Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self In this you will do well but if you respect persons you wil commit sin For the Apostle saith God hath chosen the poor of this world rich in Faith and Heirs of the Kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him For God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the Wise 1 Cor. 27 28. and God hath chosen the weak things of the World to confound the things which are mighty and base things of the World and things which are despised hath God chosen yea and things that are not to bring to nought the things that are that no felsh might glory in his tresence So it will be for your peace and safety not to be partial in your selves and so become Judges with evil thoughts and judge that to be evil which you know not to be evil for they that did speak evil of the things that they knew not the Apostle said Iude 10.11 the wo was unto them for they went in the way of Cain and ran greedily after the error of Balaam And so keep you out of this Way lest the hand of the Lord stop you and you perish in the gain-saying of Core as they did And be not Judges of other mens Consciences nor take not upon you to usurp Authority over the Consciences of men Jam. 4.12 for that is Christ's Prerogative and the place of his Throne For there is one Law-giver who is able both to save and to destroy So your safest way will be to leave people to this of God in their conscience which they must stand or fall to and none to judge another mans Servant for to his own Master must he stand or fall But those that will have you to rule over them and can receive your Doctrine and own your Church-Government and Church-fellowship such you may Rule over for there is a necessity that those that are not guided by that of God in their consciences there must be a Law for such to Rule and Govern them who are not subjected to that of God in them but are Lawless But truly I say unto you it will be dangerous for you to strive against the Power and the Hand which is now stretched forth for the redeeming and recovering the Seed from under Bondage Captivity under which they have been long held Oh remember what it was that dashed you to pieces before The same Rock is present stil and changeth not It was the Pressures and the Burdens the Yoaks and Bondages that were imposed upon Peoples consciences that was the cause that their spirits were raised and heightened and therefore were they even resolved to fight to the death for the LIBERTY of their CONSCIENCES this LIBERTY of CONSCIENCE is of great weight gives a great stroke in the minds of People this you will find to be true Look back and consider what was imposed formerly in the dayes of the Bishops what Spiritual COURTS and spiritual LAWYERS what Sitations and EXCOMMUNICATIONS and limiting to Parishes c. Oh! such grievous Burdens as were even heavy to be born Ye have suffered for those things and God did cast you out and dispossess you of those things even by reason of those sad and heavy burdens which the people of these Nations suffered under which formerly they could not bear And now you will find it hard to bring them back into that Bondage again and now you are in a hope of a possibility and likelihood of your being tried the second time but beware that you resist not the Hand that hath smitten you for it will be in vain for you to kick against the pricks for the Work of the Lord must go on which he hath begun in this his Day in which he is delivering redeeming his Seed out of Bondage and bringing back the Captivity of Israel and the dispersed of Judah for he hath heard the cry of the oppressed Seed and he hath felt its groanings and seen its sorrow and heard its sighings and because of the Innocent he is engaged to plead with all flesh for the Deliverer is come to Zion so that Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad and he that is the SUPREME JUDGE in the conscience is arisen who purgeth the Conscience from dead Works to serve the living God and the voice is heard which saith Arise you dead and come to judgement and the time is come and now is that the dead do hear the voice of the Son of God and they that hears do live and he that is the Resurrection and the Life is manifested and he that believes on him though he be dead yet shall he live and he that lives and believes out of his belly flows Rivers of living Waters And this Fountain and Current is set open which all the Powers of Darkness cannot stop which will fill the earth with the knowledge of the Lord even as the waters the sea Therefore let all Hands be staid and all Mouths stopt that would act and speak against this Pro. 21.30 Isa 14. for there is no Wisdom nor Understanding nor Councel against the Lord I will arise saith the Lord of Hosts and cut off from Babylon the Name and Remnant Son and Nephew saith the Lord and I will make it a Possession for the Bittern and I will sweep it with the Besom of Destruction saith the Lord of Hosts who hath sworn saying Surely as I have thought so shall it come to passe and as I have purposed so shall it stand And this is the hand that is stretched out upon all Nations so let all fear and tremble before him who is a consuming Fire to the Wicked who is coming to render recompence to his Adversaries and Fury to his enemies for the transgressions of the people are multiplied and their Iniquities and sins testifies to their faces for they go on in transgressing and lying against the Lord and they are departed from the Way of God and are speaking and uttering Words
of falshood Judgement is turned away backward and Justice standeth afar off For Truth is fallen in the streets and Equity cannot enter yea Truth falleth and he that departeth from Iniquity maketh himself a prey and the Lord hath seen it and it hath displeased him that there is no true Judgement therefore hath he put on Righteousness for a Brest-plate and a Helmet of Salvation upon his Head and he hath put on the Garments of Vengeance for Cloathing and clad with Zeal as a Cloak according to their deeds accordingly will he repay so shall they fear the Name of the Lord from the West and his glory from the rising of the Sun and the redeemed shall come to Zion and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob So every one that feareth the Lord and worketh righteousness will be accepted of him and no evil tydings can come to such and the Lords people shall never be ashamed though they may suffer much and undergo many sad afflictions yet if their suffering be not for evil doing but for the Lord and for conscience-sake it will not be worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed but it wil be good for you that are called Ministers and Teachers that ye have not your hands in blood and persecution for the blood of the Innocent wil cry aloud in the ears of the Lord and when he looks beholds that there is no Pleader in the Earth then is he engaged to stand up and to own that which no eye pitties which breaths unto him alone and cannot be satisfied without life and refreshment from him who is now raising up Pastors after his own heart which loves him and feeds his Lambs and his Sheep over which he is the Shepherd and therefore they cannot want but he feeds them with green Pastures who is the Bishop of the soul and those that rules over his flock watches for the souls of people Therefore remember that you are warned in your lifetime to keep your hands from limiting of peoples Consciences whose Appeal is onely unto the Lord the Souls Bishop and so cannot be limited by no man Remember also that there were Pastors that destroyed the Vinyard and the Heritage was unto the Lord as a speckled Bird and when they assembled they were as Beasts of the Field that came to devour and God's Tabernacle was spoyled and their Pastors were become brutish they sought not the Lord and therefore they did not prosper but their Flocks were scattered Consider of this and see what the Lord is doing and do not wilfully shut your eyes against the Hand of the Lord lest you fall into utter ruine and destruction for he is the same to day as he was yesterday and for ever and as you tender your own souls and your eternal peace and comfort be tender of tender Consciences which the Lord hath made tender and which are tender and dear unto him and make not ye their hearts sad which the Lord hath not made sad which if you do sad and heavy will be your misery and if you should go about to limit and bind people to your wayes and worships even upon pain of Firing Prisoning Banishing yea if it be to Massacring and Martyring you wil find that there is a people in this Nation that will give up their lives and their Blood for their Testimony which they hold which is the testimony of Jesus the Spirit of Prophesie and that will follow the Lamb wheresoever he goes here is the patience of the Saints they that keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus who shall overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of their Testimony who loves not their lives unto death And now remember that you cannot plead ignorance of this nor that you are not forewarned that ye might avoid shedding innocent blood which will be an everlasting Testimony for the Lord when he comes to make Inquisition for Blood and when he comes to plead the cause of the Innocent who have suffered innocently and for CONSCIENCE SAKE and not for any evil-doing Then what will you answer him Oh harden not your hearts while it is called to day but cease to do evil and learn to do well that the Lord may have mercy on you who delights in Mercy and loves not the death of sinners but rather that they should turn from their wickedness and live M. F. THE END LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill in Martins L'Grand 1660.