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holy religion, that keeps from the spots of the world; and the new and living way, Christ Jesus, that will keep you out and over all dead ways that are in the world; and the worship of God in his Holy Spirit and pure Truth, which Christ Jesus set up above all the worships in the world.

And all men and women must come to the Spirit of God in their hearts, if they serve and worship God that made them.

And my desires are, that you may live in

peace and love one with another, and in the pure, gentle wisdom of God, that is easy to be intreated. And let your faith stand in the power of God, and feel that in your hearts, which will keep you until the day of salvation. And let all your conversations be according to the glorious gospel of life and salvation; so that you may come to answer the Truth in all people; and in your words and actions you may preach truth, righteousness, virtue, pureness, godliness, and holiness; without which none shall see the Lord.

And now, friends, consider the Lord's great mercy and kindness towards you, who. hath brought you through great sufferings,

tribulations, and persecutions, and that you have your meetings peaceable; it is a great mercy of the Lord to you, for you to prize, and be faithful.

So with my love to you all in the Lord Jesus Christ, that reigns over all; in whom you have eternal rest and peace. Amen.

And as for the affairs of Truth here, we are under great persecutions, imprisonments, and spoiling of goods; but the Lord does support his people above them all. And of late the chief magistrates have showed some favour towards us.

G. F.

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CCCCXI I.

To Friends in West-Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Edmonton, the 27th of the 11th Month, 1687.

Dear Friends,

I am glad to hear that the concerns of Truth are so well as they are with you, and that you have set up your Half-year's Meetings, which may be of great service.

And all that are faithful in your country, being kept in the Lord's eternal power, in it keep up all your men and women's meetings, that the power of the Lord God may spread over all, and by it all deceit and looseness may be kept under ; and this will ease all the magistrates, and their courts, of all evil and looseness, by having it stopped and killed in the birth, before it comes into action; and see in your meetings, that friends may give no occasion to the Indians.

And if sometimes you should have some meetings with the Indian kings and their councils, to let them know the principles of Truth; so that they may know the way of salvation, and the nature of true Christianity, and how that Christ hath died for them, who "tasted death for every man ;" (and so the gospel of salvation must be preached to every creature under heaven ;) and how that Christ hath enlightened them, who enlightens all that come into the world. And God hath poured out his spirit upon all flesh; and so the Indians must receive God's Spirit; for "the grace of God which brings salvation hath appeared to all men." And so let them know, that they have a day of salvation,

grace, and favour of God offered unto them; if they will receive it, it will be their blessing.

And so, now, you that are settled in those parts, who have had a testimony from the Lord, to bear to people of the Truth, you should spread abroad God's eternal Truth; and have meetings, as I said before, with the Indian kings and people; so that all the earth may come to look unto the Lord for salvation. For if ye should settle down in the earth, and have plenty, and be full, and at ease for a time, and not keep in the power, and service, and Spirit of God, you would quickly come to lose your condition, as some did in Rhode-Island, when settled down in the earth, after a while, and then turned to jangling about it, and some ran out one way, and some another.

And therefore I desire that the Lord may grant, that you may be all kept and preserved by his holy power, on his holy mountain, that ye may be of the holy camp of God; that with his power, light, Spirit, grace, and Truth, all that is contrary may be kept out from among you; so that the Lord God

Almighty, and his Son, may walk in the midst of you, and may delight to do you good. So with my love to all faithful friends.

My desire is, that you all may keep in the power and Spirit of the Lord, in the heavenly unity, that you may all shine forth to his glory and praise, to whom all belongs, God over all, blessed for ever. Amen.

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CCCCXVIII.

G. F.

To the Six Weeks Meeting in London.

Kingston upon Thames, 5th of 3rd Month, 1690.

Let all your meetings be preserved by the wisdom of God in the unity of the Spirit, the bond of peace, and in the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, that, being ordered by the pure, gentle, heavenly, peaceable wisdom, easy to be intreated, they may be holy and virtuous examples to all other meetings, both in city and country. Let all be careful to speak shortly and pertinently to matters, in a Christ ́ian spirit, and dispatch business quickly, and keep out of long debates and heats; and with

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