Unto the youth of our friends (called Quakers) in the city of Bristol, and elsewhere, and others who may be concerned herein. To be read and practised in the fear of God, in which it was given forth. 1678 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A95738 Wing U102 ESTC R185885 47683518 ocm 47683518 172976 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Taryn Hakala Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Taryn Hakala Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion UNTO THE Youth of our Friends ( called Quakers ) IN THE City of Bristol , and elsewhere , And others who may be concerned herein . To be Read and Practised in the Fear of God , in which it was given forth . IN a te●der care and desire of the welfare of you , the Youth of Friends of this City ( and others concerned ) of what Capacity so●ver , whether Children or Servants ; in an earnest Travel that the Work of God , which he hath begun , might go forward 〈◊〉 you , with full Power and Victory over all your Enemies , and that as living Plan●s of Righteousness , you may be preser●ed , and grow together with his people , in a pure and spotless Testimony for the Truth , as it hath been received , and preac●ed from the beginning ; for the gathering all out of the Pollutions , vain Customs and Traditions of the World , into the pure Spirit and Life of Christ Jesus , which hath been the Guide of the Righteous through all Ages . These Lines are to you , in the pure fear of God , from us whose Hearts have been long saddened with the Observations , and feeling of the prevalency of the Enemy's Snares and Temptations of divers sorts , over Youth ; And that notwithstanding the 〈…〉 ent Warnings , and Counsels , which have been given in your ears , which have not had that through effect , upon some , 〈◊〉 our Souls have desired ; And to the grieving of our Spirits , we have observed that the Enemy hath taken great advan●●ge over Youth , in their disorderly proceeding towards Marriage , wherein many have gone from the pure leadings of the Truth , by unequally yoaking themselves , and going to Priests to be marryed ; and other miscarriages , which have been to the dishonour of the Truth , the opening the mouthes of the Enemies thereof , grieving the hearts of Friends , and wounding their 〈◊〉 Souls . And farther , We being ( in our waiting upon the Lord ) made sencible , that a great Cause from whence the evils , hurts , ●●d offences of this kind have come ; hath been through youth , in their unbridled nature , Engaging and Intangling one ano●●ers affections before they have acquainted their Parents or Gardians therewith , which if they had so done , they might 〈…〉 e received right and true Counsel how they might have acted , to the honour of Truth in that Affair . And we being made sensible how unrighteous and uncomely a thing it is , and how far remote from that duty and respect ●●at is due to Parents , and Gardians , who are rightly concerned in their dispose , for any thus to act ; we cannot but , for 〈…〉 ring of our selves , and for the preventing of future Miscarriages of this kind , on Gods behalf , warn and caution all Friends 〈…〉 t are ( or may be ) concerned herein , to be tender , and careful in this matter , of so weighty concernment ; and that such , 〈◊〉 have any intentions towards Marriage , do in the fear of the Lord , seriously weigh and consider what they are going about 〈◊〉 do , and mind his leadings and guidings therein , and not to be too forward , but wait in singleness of heart for Counsel from 〈◊〉 , and not to eye any outward thing more then the Lord ; and when they shall come to see their way clear , in the Fear of 〈◊〉 Lord , in the first place , in plainness to offer such their Intentions unto their Parents or Gardians , and to the Parents or Gardians of the party that is in their eye ; and so to act in the Light , as Children thereof , as may answer the Witness of Truth them all , and not otherwise ; And in this they may expect the blessing of the Lord to be with them in their so pro 〈…〉 eding . And we do believe , that this our Serious , and tender Advice and Counsel will have an answer in the hearts of all such as love the Truth and the prosperity of it , and that such will readily follow our advice and Council herein which is for their good , and preservation , and for the preventing those miscar●iages , which many ( not minding the true guide ) have unadvisedly ●●n upon , to their great hurt , which may be warning● to them that come after . And whoever they are , that shall slight this our love , and t●nder regard to their good , and preservation , and shall willfully act in a way contrary thereunto , we shall be thus far clear of them , and of all hurts and evils that may ensue ; and the Truth of God will be clear . And his righteous Judgments such ( who have , or shall act contrary to the Truth in this kind ) must feel , before t●ey can recover their place again , which we wait for , and should be glad of the Restoration of any that have fallen . And thi● our Tender Counsel and Warnings for perventing the Enemies Snares in this kind , for which this Paper was perticularly dra●n up , and sent to you ; And that it may have the more sure effect , we make it our Request , That all Parents , Masters , an● Gardians would carefully propagate the same , and ●hat any who do , or may know of any ones acting contrary to the advic●●iven in this Paper , that in Love to the Truth , and he Souls of such Persons , they do give timely notice to such Friends a●●ay be concerned therein , to advise them ; That al evil Consequences may be prevented and stopped , and the care and t●●uble of Friends may be lessened in this matter . Giv●● forth at our Ma●●-Meeting , i●●●e City of Bristol , the sixth d●●●f the third Moneth , 1678. A 〈…〉 their appointment signed By Laurence Steel , Charles Jones , Charles Harford , Thomas Callowhill , Thomas Gouldney , William Forde .