To the people of Uxbridge
         Fox, George, 1624-1691.
      
       
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           TO
           THE
           PEOPLE
           OF
           UXBRIDGE
           .
        
         
           
             Friends
             ,
          
        
         
           YOur
           Conditions
           is
           grieved
           and
           lamented
           over
           ,
           your
           want
           of
           the
           life
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           barrennesse
           of
           his
           power
           amongst
           you
           ,
           whose
           leane
           soules
           are
           seen
           ,
           whose
           barrennesse
           ,
           and
           ba●re●
           womb
           appeares
           ,
           who
           little
           thirsts
           after
           the
           living
           God
           ,
           whose
           wildnesse
           ,
           wantonness
           ,
           and
           negligence
           of
           the
           everlasting
           salvation
           appeares
           ;
           yet
           full
           ,
           like
           
             Sodom
          
           and
           
             Gomorrah
             ,
          
           being
           full
           of
           that
           which
           is
           wicked
           and
           profane
           ;
           the
           streets
           of
           your
           Town
           will
           manifest
           it
           .
           O
           people
           ,
           where
           is
           your
           salvation
           ,
           and
           what
           assurance
           have
           you
           of
           that
           ,
           and
           of
           your
           Eternal
           Inheritance
           ,
           where
           nothing
           that
           doth
           defile
           ,
           enters
           ?
           O
           are
           ye
           come
           to
           examine
           ,
           and
           see
           whether
           Christ
           be
           in
           you
           ,
           or
           no
           ,
           that
           wickedness
           ,
           profaneness
           ,
           unrighteousness
           ,
           ungodliness
           ,
           filthiness
           ,
           might
           go
           out
           of
           you
           ?
           For
           if
           Christ
           be
           found
           within
           you
           ,
           the
           strong
           man
           goes
           out
           that
           has
           kept
           the
           house
           ,
           and
           defiled
           the
           heart
           ,
           and
           the
           body
           ,
           and
           the
           mind
           ,
           and
           that
           prisoned
           the
           soule
           ;
           If
           Christ
           be
           felt
           within
           ,
           there
           's
           the
           soules
           Bishop
           .
           O
           people
           ,
           I
           am
           grieved
           with
           your
           abominations
           ,
           and
           filthiness
           ,
           and
           unsavouriness
           ,
           and
           untowardness
           ,
           and
           your
           unsubjected
           state
           to
           the
           life
           and
           power
           of
           God
           ;
           If
           you
           do
           not
           repent
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           mindes
           be
           not
           changed
           to
           serve
           the
           living
           God
           in
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           mortifies
           sinne
           and
           corruption
           ,
           the
           Earth
           will
           vomit
           you
           out
           ,
           who
           has
           cumbred
           it
           ,
           and
           destroyed
           the
           Creatures
           of
           God
           on
           your
           filthy
           ungodly
           lusts
           ,
           and
           that
           you
           have
           served
           and
           pleasured
           .
           O
           I
           am
           weary
           of
           mine
           adversaries
           saith
           the
           Lord
           ,
           I
           am
           weary
           of
           your
           abominations
           ,
           ye
           have
           loaded
           the
           just
           ,
           and
           pressed
           it
           as
           a
           Cart
           with
           sheaves
           ,
           your
           hearts
           are
           gross
           and
           fat
           ;
           with
           your
           tongues
           ,
           you
           have
           talked
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           your
           hearts
           has
           been
           farre
           off
           ,
           after
           your
           own
           ends
           :
           your
           younger
           children
           ,
           boyes
           and
           people
           are
           full
           of
           lightness
           ,
           wildeness
           ,
           folly
           ,
           and
           vanity
           ,
           and
           envie
           ,
           and
           mocking
           ,
           scorn
           and
           derision
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           not
           a
           good
           savour
           in
           your
           streets
           )
           stubborness
           ,
           and
           untowardness
           ,
           and
           profaneness
           ,
           and
           wildeness
           ,
           more
           like
           
             Esau's
          
           and
           
             Ishmaels
          
           stock
           ,
           then
           
             Isaack's
          
           and
           
             Jacob's
          
           ;
           your
           old
           men
           are
           not
           sober
           ,
           nor
           solid
           ,
           nor
           grave
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           are
           not
           good
           patterns
           to
           the
           younger
           :
           so
           ye
           are
           all
           more
           like
           Heathens
           then
           Christians
           ,
           empty
           of
           the
           good
           ,
           full
           of
           the
           forgetfulness
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           his
           fear
           ,
           as
           though
           there
           was
           no
           God
           ,
           as
           though
           ye
           had
           never
           heard
           talk
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           Scripture
           ,
           nor
           Christ
           ;
           But
           this
           saying
           is
           fulfilled
           ,
           
             The
             Teachers
             have
             not
             profited
             the
             people
             at
             all
             ,
             Jer.
          
           23.
           
           But
           like
           people
           ,
           like
           Priest
           .
           But
           what
           a
           Teacher
           is
           he
           that
           must
           serve
           this
           people
           ?
           who
           must
           be
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           or
           the
           Priest
           ,
           that
           must
           fit
           such
           a
           people
           ?
           Surely
           he
           must
           be
           such
           a
           one
           as
           teaches
           for
           
             filthy
             lucre
             ,
          
           and
           
             bears
             Rule
          
           by
           his
           meanes
           ,
           that
           will
           
             devine
             for
             money
             ,
          
           that
           will
           
             preach
             peace
          
           to
           them
           ,
           while
           they
           put
           into
           their
           mouthes
           ,
           such
           as
           mindes
           
             Earthly
             things
             ,
             who
             serves
             not
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             but
             their
             own
             bellies
             ,
          
           that
           has
           such
           fruites
           in
           the
           streets
           :
           But
           
             such
             as
             seeks
             for
             their
             gain
             from
             their
             quarter
             ,
          
           and
           the
           price
           ,
           never
           lead
           people
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           but
           lead
           them
           into
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           like
           themselves
           ,
           and
           they
           live
           like
           beasts
           and
           swine
           ,
           as
           you
           may
           read
           ,
           
             Jer.
          
           5.
           
           
             Mic.
          
           3.
           
             Ezek.
          
           34.
           
           
             Esai
          
           56.
           
           
             Jer.
          
           23.
           
           
             Rom.
          
           13.
           
           
             Matthew
          
           23
           ,
           whose
           fruits
           declares
           it
           .
           And
           away
           with
           the
           profession
           of
           God
           with
           your
           lips
           ,
           while
           your
           hearts
           are
           farre
           off
           ;
           and
           away
           with
           your
           making
           a
           trade
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           Christs
           and
           the
           Prophets
           and
           the
           Apostles
           words
           ,
           which
           many
           suffered
           death
           for
           giving
           them
           forth
           ;
           and
           away
           with
           your
           lukewarmness
           ,
           and
           away
           with
           your
           carnal
           formality
           ,
           and
           away
           with
           your
           Doctrines
           and
           Traditions
           of
           men
           ,
           which
           perishes
           in
           the
           using
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           away
           with
           your
           singing
           of
           
             Davids
             Quakings
             ,
          
           and
           tremblings
           ,
           and
           fastings
           in
           Meeter
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           sing
           in
           the
           spirit
           ;
           and
           away
           with
           your
           hour-glass
           preaching
           ,
           and
           hypocritical
           praying
           ,
           and
           your
           old
           Mass-house
           worship
           ,
           which
           is
           called
           Steeple-house
           or
           Church
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           
             the
             Church
             in
             God
             ,
          
           1
           
             Thess.
          
           1.
           and
           
             to
             worship
             God
             in
             spirit
             ;
             John
          
           4.
           and
           the
           Lord
           is
           come
           to
           teach
           his
           people
           himselfe
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           them
           off
           from
           all
           the
           worlds
           Teachers
           ,
           and
           Churches
           ,
           and
           wayes
           ,
           to
           Christ
           ,
           the
           way
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           he
           doth
           enlighten
           every
           one
           that
           cometh
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           all
           through
           the
           light
           might
           believe
           ;
           and
           every
           one
           believing
           in
           the
           light
           which
           hath
           enlightened
           them
           ,
           they
           shall
           become
           the
           children
           of
           the
           light
           ;
           But
           they
           that
           hate
           the
           light
           that
           doth
           enlighten
           them
           ,
           they
           hate
           Christ
           ,
           and
           that
           condemnes
           them
           :
           and
           that
           's
           the
           light
           that
           lets
           the
           Drunkard
           see
           he
           should
           not
           be
           drunk
           ,
           and
           the
           curser
           that
           he
           should
           not
           curse
           ,
           nor
           swear
           ,
           and
           the
           thief
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           not
           steale
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           cosiner
           should
           not
           cosen
           ,
           nor
           cheat
           ,
           nor
           wrong
           ,
           nor
           defraud
           ;
           and
           lets
           the
           profane
           see
           he
           should
           not
           profane
           ;
           and
           lets
           the
           envious
           man
           see
           he
           should
           not
           envie
           ,
           nor
           fight
           ,
           nor
           quarrell
           ,
           nor
           lie
           ,
           nor
           commit
           adultery
           ;
           that
           's
           the
           light
           which
           discovers
           that
           :
           not
           to
           look
           after
           a
           woman
           to
           lust
           after
           her
           ,
           that
           's
           the
           light
           that
           saith
           so
           ,
           which
           if
           ye
           love
           the
           light
           ,
           it
           will
           let
           you
           see
           all
           your
           evill
           thoughts
           ,
           words
           and
           actions
           which
           be
           wrought
           out
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           turn
           you
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           coming
           into
           the
           light
           ,
           your
           works
           will
           be
           wrought
           in
           God
           ,
           and
           your
           words
           will
           be
           from
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           good
           :
           that
           is
           in
           every
           one
           of
           your
           bosomes
           that
           will
           judge
           you
           ,
           and
           condemn
           you
           acting
           contrary
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           reprove
           you
           ;
           which
           if
           you
           consider
           it
           ,
           and
           hearken
           to
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           turn
           your
           minds
           to
           the
           Lord
           God
           ;
           But
           if
           you
           hate
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           your
           condemnation
           .
           Therefore
           now
           while
           you
           have
           time
           ,
           consider
           and
           prize
           it
           ,
           for
           this
           is
           the
           day
           of
           your
           Visitation
           ,
           and
           Salvation
           profered
           to
           you
           :
           and
           with
           the
           light
           ,
           with
           which
           you
           see
           your
           sin
           ,
           which
           Christ
           Jesus
           hath
           enlightened
           you
           withall
           ,
           with
           the
           same
           you
           may
           see
           your
           salvation
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           from
           whence
           it
           comes
           ,
           to
           save
           you
           from
           your
           sin
           .
           And
           people
           ,
           that
           which
           may
           be
           known
           of
           God
           is
           made
           manifest
           within
           you
           ,
           which
           God
           hath
           shewed
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           when
           you
           do
           the
           thing
           which
           is
           not
           convenient
           ,
           not
           righteous
           ,
           but
           worthy
           of
           death
           ,
           by
           that
           of
           God
           in
           you
           ye
           can
           tell
           ;
           and
           while
           your
           minds
           is
           reprobate
           from
           that
           ,
           ye
           are
           all
           strangers
           from
           the
           life
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           covenant
           of
           Promise
           .
           And
           Friends
           ,
           the
           light
           ye
           must
           feel
           in
           your
           own
           hearts
           ,
           to
           give
           you
           
             the
             light
             of
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             in
             the
             face
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           2
           Cor.
           4.
           
             and
             all
             the
             children
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             shall
             be
             taught
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             Esai
             .
          
           54.
           and
           ye
           must
           come
           to
           know
           
             the
             anointing
             in
             you
             ,
             to
             teach
             you
             ,
          
           1
           
             John
          
           2.
           
             and
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Heaven
          
           ye
           must
           know
           
             within
             you
             ,
             Luke
          
           17.
           and
           that's
           it
           which
           never
           consents
           to
           sin
           .
           And
           ye
           must
           come
           to
           know
           the
           New
           Covenant
           ,
           the
           Law
           in
           your
           minds
           ,
           and
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           by
           which
           ye
           need
           not
           say
           to
           one
           another
           ,
           know
           the
           Lord
           ,
           But
           that
           all
           might
           come
           to
           know
           him
           ,
           from
           the
           greatest
           to
           the
           least
           ,
           that
           witness
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           put
           and
           written
           in
           your
           minds
           and
           hearts
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           come
           to
           witness
           the
           Lord
           is
           your
           God
           ,
           and
           ye
           his
           people
           .
        
         
           Repent
           ,
           lest
           you
           come
           to
           say
           you
           had
           time
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           past
           ;
           so
           from
           a
           lover
           of
           your
           soules
           ,
           and
           your
           eternal
           good
           .
        
         
           
             G.
             F.
             
          
        
         
           
             COme
             ,
             away
             with
             your self-rghteousness
             ,
             and
             your
             feigned
             Humility
             ,
             and
             your
             Will-worship
             ,
             and
             your
             Carnal-security
             ,
             and
             take
             heed
             of
             drunkenness
             ,
             and
             filthiness
             ,
             and
             profaneness
             ,
             and
             scoffing
             ,
             mocking
             ,
             scorning
             ,
             and
             derision
             ,
             for
             such
             who
             lives
             in
             such
             things
             ,
             and
             acts
             such
             things
             ,
             shall
             never
             inherit
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             away
             with
             that
             you
             call
             your
             Sacraments
             ,
             and
             your
             sprinkling
             infants
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             Christ
             the
             substance
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             be
             baptized
             into
             one
             body
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             come
             to
             possess
             the
             things
             the
             Scripture
             speaks
             of
             .
          
           
             The
             very
             Mist
             of
             the
             Aire
             is
             among
             you
             ,
             and
             so
             are
             so
             light
             ,
             and
             vain
             ,
             which
             are
             the
             Prince
             of
             the
             Aires
             fruits
             ,
             and
             the
             Priests
             who
             has
             long
             preacht
             for
             his
             mouth
             ;
             But
             if
             ye
             put
             not
             into
             his
             mouth
             ,
             see
             if
             he
             turn
             not
             against
             you
             ,
             and
             you
             shall
             not
             keep
             him
             long
             :
             so
             look
             unto
             Christ
             Jesus
             to
             teach
             you
             ,
             who
             said
             ,
             
               Learn
               of
               me
               ,
            
             who
             is
             the
             way
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             who
             hath
             enlightened
             you
             ,
             that
             with
             the
             light
             you
             may
             see
             him
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             bread
             to
             feed
             upon
             ;
             but
             if
             you
             hate
             it
             ,
             then
             you
             feed
             upon
             Husks
             .
          
        
         
           This
           is
           to
           be
           read
           among
           the
           people
           of
           
             Uxbridge
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Simmons
             ,
          
           at
           the
           
             Bull
          
           and
           
             Mouth
             ,
          
           near
           
             Aldersgate
             ,
          
           1659.