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           AN
           EPISTLE
           To
           all
           the
           CALLED
           AND
           Chosen
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           BY
           William
           Smith
           .
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1672.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           An
           Epistle
           to
           all
           the
           Called
           and
           Chosen
           of
           GOD.
           
        
         
           
             Dear
             Friends
             ,
          
        
         
           IN
           the
           deep
           Sense
           of
           that
           living
           Voice
           ,
           which
           hath
           called
           you
           out
           of
           Darkness
           ,
           to
           the
           Light
           of
           Life
           ;
           there
           is
           something
           upon
           me
           to
           communicate
           unto
           you
           ,
           for
           the
           furtherance
           of
           your
           Faith
           and
           mutual
           Joy
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Settling
           and
           Establishing
           your
           Hearts
           and
           Minds
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           ,
           and
           still
           is
           preached
           unto
           you
           for
           Life
           and
           Salvation
           ;
           that
           as
           the
           Lord
           hath
           called
           you
           by
           his
           Heavenly
           Voice
           ,
           so
           you
           may
           all
           obey
           from
           your
           Hearts
           that
           blessed
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           by
           his
           Holy
           Spirit
           hath
           been
           plentifully
           held
           forth
           amongst
           you
           ,
           unto
           Conversion
           ,
           Edification
           and
           Comfort
           ;
           that
           through
           your
           Obedience
           you
           may
           witness
           the
           Lord
           to
           make
           choice
           of
           you
           ,
           as
           a
           peculiar
           People
           ,
           to
           shew
           forth
           his
           Praise
           ,
           and
           so
           make
           your
           Calling
           and
           Election
           sure
           ,
           For
           though
           many
           may
           be
           called
           ,
           yet
           if
           they
           do
           not
           obey
           from
           the
           Heart
           that
           Spirit
           by
           which
           they
           are
           called
           ,
           they
           may
           not
           be
           chosen
           ;
           and
           so
           a
           Profession
           of
           Truth
           may
           be
           held
           out
           of
           the
           Life
           and
           Power
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           you
           cannot
           but
           know
           what
           all
           Professions
           are
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Life
           and
           Power
           of
           Truth
           ;
           For
           when
           you
           were
           seeking
           after
           God
           in
           bare
           Professions
           ,
           you
           could
           not
           find
           true
           Satisfaction
           to
           your
           Souls
           ;
           but
           were
           cumbred
           about
           many
           things
           ,
           and
           wanted
           One
           Thing
           that
           was
           only
           needful
           ;
           and
           now
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           Mercy
           hath
           enlightened
           you
           with
           his
           true
           Light
           ,
           in
           which
           you
           see
           the
           many
           things
           ,
           and
           their
           emptiness
           ,
           
           and
           are
           come
           to
           know
           One
           Thing
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Fulness
           ,
           and
           in
           which
           ye
           have
           all
           Life
           ,
           Power
           and
           Blessings
           ;
           and
           so
           far
           as
           ye
           are
           come
           to
           witness
           the
           Substance
           ,
           ye
           have
           the
           true
           savour
           of
           good
           Things
           in
           one
           Thing
           ,
           where
           all
           is
           contained
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           hath
           so
           disposed
           your
           Hearts
           towards
           himself
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           Cord
           hath
           drawn
           you
           out
           of
           things
           below
           ,
           which
           are
           changeable
           ,
           to
           a
           feeling
           of
           that
           which
           is
           Immortal
           ,
           and
           never
           changeth
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           is
           the
           ground
           of
           your
           change
           from
           things
           below
           into
           things
           that
           are
           above
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           a
           safe
           and
           sure
           Foundation
           for
           you
           to
           stand
           upon
           ;
           for
           in
           it self
           it
           doth
           not
           admit
           of
           any
           Alteration
           ,
           but
           is
           alwayes
           firm
           and
           sure
           in
           its
           own
           Nature
           and
           Life
           ;
           and
           as
           ye
           are
           fastened
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           stand
           upon
           it
           ,
           you
           will
           find
           it
           to
           be
           a
           Rock
           of
           Strength
           unto
           your
           Feet
           :
           And
           what
           can
           be
           more
           desirable
           to
           you
           ,
           then
           the
           Thing
           that
           ye
           have
           sound
           ,
           the
           Thing
           which
           in
           it self
           is
           of
           an
           Immortal
           Nature
           ,
           and
           yieldeth
           Immortal
           Riches
           ?
           can
           you
           fix
           your
           Eye
           
             upon
             any
             thing
             among
             the
             many
             things
             ,
          
           or
           
             upon
             all
             the
             many
             things
          
           ,
           to
           desire
           after
           any
           one
           or
           all
           of
           them
           ?
           Can
           you
           part
           from
           your
           Foundation
           ,
           which
           is
           sure
           and
           safe
           ,
           and
           is
           a
           Rock
           of
           Strength
           to
           your
           Feet
           ,
           to
           joyn
           or
           close
           with
           any
           thing
           ,
           or
           things
           ,
           which
           are
           of
           a
           lower
           degree
           in
           nature
           and
           quallity
           ?
           Oh!
           no
           ,
           my
           Friends
           ,
           your
           Safety
           is
           to
           stand
           in
           that
           which
           is
           safe
           in
           it self
           ;
           yea
           ,
           to
           stand
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           where
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           first
           reached
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           by
           which
           ye
           have
           felt
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           Power
           working
           in
           you
           ;
           in
           that
           is
           your
           safety
           ,
           as
           being
           safe
           in
           it self
           :
           For
           you
           may
           be
           tried
           with
           an
           Hour
           of
           Temptation
           ,
           but
           as
           you
           stand
           in
           the
           Light
           and
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           ye
           will
           overcome
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           will
           feel
           the
           Rock
           to
           be
           Strength
           to
           your
           Feet
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           〈◊〉
           ▪
           and
           by
           the
           mighty
           Power
           of
           God
           you
           will
           be
           kept
           ,
           
           as
           ye
           stand
           and
           abide
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           Hour
           of
           Temptation
           wil
           pass
           over
           ;
           and
           so
           you
           will
           not
           fall
           into
           Snares
           to
           be
           entangled
           ,
           but
           walk
           in
           the
           pleasant
           Path
           of
           Life
           to
           you
           endless
           Comfort
           :
           For
           what
           were
           your
           dayes
           when
           ye
           were
           cumbred
           about
           many
           things
           ?
           Were
           they
           not
           full
           of
           Trouble
           ,
           Grief
           and
           Sorrow
           ?
           Did
           not
           the
           Seed
           Mourn
           whilst
           ye
           were
           professing
           God
           in
           that
           nature
           ,
           which
           gloried
           in
           Appearance
           only
           ?
           And
           did
           you
           not
           ten
           go
           a
           a
           People
           bowed
           down
           under
           the
           Bondage
           of
           Corruption
           And
           were
           not
           many
           of
           you
           in
           that
           time
           cast
           down
           ,
           as
           a
           People
           without
           Hope
           ?
           and
           were
           you
           not
           brought
           to
           lay
           your
           Hands
           upon
           your
           Loines
           for
           very
           feebleness
           ?
           And
           was
           there
           not
           a
           secret
           Cry
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Lord
             would
             appear
             ,
             and
             shew
             you
             his
             Salvation
             ;
             and
             that
             he
             would
             guide
             and
             direct
             you
             in
             the
             Way
             where
             you
             might
             find
             his
             Presence
             ?
          
           And
           how
           wonderfully
           did
           God
           appear
           for
           you
           in
           that
           great
           Streight
           as
           having
           regard
           to
           the
           
             Cry
             of
             the
             Poor
             and
             the
             Sighing
             of
             the
             Needy
             ?
          
           And
           how
           did
           he
           manifest
           his
           Light
           in
           you
           ,
           to
           give
           Light
           unto
           you
           ?
           And
           did
           he
           not
           then
           send
           forth
           the
           Messengers
           of
           his
           Covenant
           in
           the
           Spirit
           of
           first
           born
           among
           many
           Brethren
           ?
           And
           did
           not
           those
           Messenger
           declare
           the
           Way
           of
           God's
           Salvation
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           sounded
           Glad-tidings
           in
           your
           Ears
           ?
           Did
           they
           not
           instruct
           you
           into
           the
           Way
           of
           Life
           ,
           Peace
           and
           Truth
           ,
           and
           preach
           the
           Light
           to
           be
           the
           Way
           that
           leadeth
           unto
           God
           ?
           And
           was
           not
           their
           Message
           a
           faithful
           Testimony
           ,
           that
           reached
           the
           Faithful
           Witness
           in
           every
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           so
           laboured
           to
           bring
           all
           to
           the
           Witness
           in
           themselves
           ?
           And
           when
           this
           Glad-tidings
           was
           sounded
           in
           your
           Ears
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           Ears
           heard
           ,
           and
           your
           Hearts
           believed
           ;
           did
           you
           not
           begin
           to
           see
           the
           emptiness
           of
           all
           other
           pretended
           Messengers
           ,
           and
           came
           to
           a
           feeling
           of
           God's
           Witness
           in
           your
           own
           Consciences
           ,
           and
           so
           came
           to
           know
           the
           Thi
           〈…〉
           
           reprovable
           ,
           and
           to
           learn
           of
           that
           which
           reproved
           ?
           And
           did
           not
           the
           Lord
           herein
           shew
           great
           Kindness
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           when
           you
           were
           as
           a
           People
           without
           Hope
           in
           a
           wearied
           Condition
           ,
           then
           to
           appear
           to
           manifest
           the
           Way
           of
           Life
           ,
           wherein
           you
           might
           find
           Rest
           to
           your
           Souls
           ?
           And
           hath
           not
           the
           Lord
           now
           shewed
           you
           a
           pleasant
           Path
           ,
           where
           Mercy
           and
           Truth
           meets
           together
           ,
           and
           where
           Righteousness
           and
           Peace
           embrace
           and
           kiss
           each
           other
           ?
           Oh!
           
             never
             to
             be
             forgotten
             Mercies
             ,
             but
             worthy
             to
             be
             had
             in
             Everlasting
             Remembrance
             :
          
           And
           ye
           are
           happy
           that
           keep
           in
           remembrance
           the
           Days
           and
           Times
           past
           ,
           wherein
           God
           hath
           shewed
           you
           Favour
           ;
           for
           thereby
           you
           come
           to
           feel
           his
           Love
           ,
           Mercies
           and
           Favours
           to
           be
           more
           enlarged
           unto
           you
           ;
           and
           as
           ye
           are
           come
           out
           of
           the
           many
           things
           ,
           and
           have
           found
           One
           Thing
           to
           be
           the
           chiefest
           ,
           so
           all
           mind
           to
           keep
           it
           as
           a
           Pearl
           of
           great
           Price
           :
           For
           ye
           have
           found
           the
           Lord's
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           's
           Christ
           is
           become
           your
           Strength
           ,
           and
           Stay
           ,
           and
           Salvation
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           very
           weighty
           to
           be
           felt
           upon
           every
           ones
           Heart
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Living
             God
             hath
             revealed
             his
             Son
             in
             you
             ,
             and
             that
             ye
             know
             him
             to
             be
             the
             Lord
             's
             Christ
          
           ;
           this
           is
           that
           alone
           in
           which
           your
           Peace
           and
           Felicity
           standeth
           immutable
           ,
           and
           is
           of
           far
           greater
           worth
           and
           value
           then
           the
           many
           things
           :
           And
           as
           in
           the
           Light
           ye
           have
           found
           the
           Riches
           and
           Treasures
           of
           an
           Endless
           Life
           ,
           even
           so
           to
           keep
           in
           the
           Light
           ;
           and
           keep
           your
           Possession
           ,
           and
           be
           not
           drawn
           out
           with
           any
           Whimsical
           Fancies
           and
           Conceits
           to
           lose
           your
           Possession
           ;
           it
           is
           the
           Word
           of
           the
           living
           God
           unto
           you
           all
           :
           For
           the
           Lord
           hath
           shewed
           great
           Kindness
           unto
           you
           ,
           that
           ye
           might
           glorifie
           him
           in
           your
           Bodies
           ,
           Souls
           and
           Spirits
           ,
           as
           being
           his
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           Honour
           the
           Lord
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           for
           the
           exceeding
           Riches
           of
           his
           Kindness
           towards
           you
           :
           for
           it
           is
           required
           of
           all
           ,
           unto
           whom
           the
           Lord
           hath
           shewed
           Kindness
           ,
           that
           they
           be
           found
           faithful
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           behold
           
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           goings
           ,
           and
           go
           with
           him
           ,
           then
           all
           will
           know
           the
           things
           that
           concern
           their
           Peace
           ,
           and
           things
           by
           which
           they
           may
           edifie
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           so
           be
           a
           Help
           and
           Comfort
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           even
           as
           God
           is
           a
           Help
           and
           Comfort
           unto
           them
           :
           For
           ,
           how
           wonderful
           is
           the
           Work
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           wrought
           for
           you
           in
           Egypt
           ,
           and
           bringing
           you
           out
           of
           Egypt
           ,
           and
           carrying
           you
           through
           many
           Tryals
           ,
           and
           delivering
           you
           from
           many
           Enemies
           ;
           for
           the
           Deliverer
           is
           come
           to
           open
           the
           Prison
           Door
           ,
           and
           set
           the
           Captive
           at
           Liberty
           ;
           yea
           ,
           he
           is
           come
           who
           hath
           all
           Power
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           the
           great
           Deliverer
           ,
           the
           only
           
             Saviour
             ,
             Preserver
             ,
             Sanctifier
          
           ,
           and
           Justifier
           ;
           and
           ye
           that
           know
           his
           coming
           ,
           ye
           are
           Witnesses
           of
           the
           greatness
           of
           his
           Work
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Power
           ,
           Might
           and
           Strength
           in
           working
           ;
           and
           so
           ye
           are
           sensible
           into
           what
           Root
           ye
           are
           planted
           by
           the
           Right
           hand
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ;
           and
           ye
           know
           that
           ye
           spring
           up
           in
           his
           Life
           ,
           as
           his
           Off-spring
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Pluckers
           cannot
           pluck
           you
           out
           of
           his
           Hand
           ;
           for
           all
           have
           been
           plucking
           at
           you
           ,
           but
           cannot
           pluck
           you
           out
           of
           the
           Hand
           of
           your
           Planter
           ;
           and
           so
           ,
           he
           that
           hath
           planted
           you
           into
           his
           Life
           ,
           he
           keeps
           you
           from
           being
           pluck't
           out
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           his
           
             great
             Mercy
             unto
             you
          
           ,
           in
           that
           he
           hath
           planted
           you
           into
           such
           a
           
             blessed
             Root
          
           ,
           and
           raised
           you
           up
           into
           it
           ,
           and
           keeps
           you
           from
           being
           plucked
           out
           of
           it
           ;
           here
           he
           gives
           unto
           you
           eternal
           Life
           ,
           that
           ye
           should
           no
           perish
           ,
           but
           live
           forever
           ;
           and
           so
           he
           hath
           chosen
           you
           ,
           and
           ordained
           you
           to
           bring
           forth
           Fruit
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           Fruit
           should
           remain
           ;
           for
           Christ
           Jesus
           keeps
           you
           by
           his
           Power
           in
           your
           Plantation
           ,
           and
           none
           can
           pluck
           you
           out
           of
           your
           Plantation
           .
           Therefore
           all
           abide
           in
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           not
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           hath
           chosen
           you
           out
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           abide
           in
           him
           and
           your
           Fruit
           will
           remain
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           be
           shaken
           and
           spoiled
           with
           Storms
           and
           Tempests
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           will
           flourish
           like
           the
           Palm
           Tree
           ,
           and
           
           grow
           like
           the
           Cedars
           in
           Libanon
           :
           for
           you
           that
           trust
           iu
           the
           Lord
           and
           whose
           Hope
           the
           Lord
           is
           ,
           you
           are
           as
           Trees
           planted
           by
           the
           Waters
           ;
           and
           that
           spread
           out
           their
           Roots
           by
           the
           Rivers
           ,
           and
           shall
           not
           see
           when
           heat
           cometh
           ,
           but
           their
           Leaf
           shall
           be
           green
           ,
           and
           shall
           not
           be
           careful
           in
           the
           Year
           of
           Drought
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           Year
           of
           Restraint
           ,
           neither
           shall
           cease
           from
           yielding
           Fruit
           :
           And
           so
           the
           Almighty
           God
           hath
           chosen
           you
           in
           this
           day
           to
           bear
           the
           fruits
           of
           Righteousness
           in
           his
           Righteous
           Life
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           Fruit
           ye
           honour
           the
           God
           of
           your
           Salvation
           ,
           who
           keeps
           you
           in
           his
           Life
           from
           being
           plucked
           out
           .
           And
           so
           all
           live
           in
           the
           Faith
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ye
           have
           received
           ;
           keep
           in
           the
           Power
           that
           is
           able
           to
           keep
           you
           unto
           the
           End
           ,
           and
           so
           by
           Faith
           get
           Victory
           over
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           please
           God
           ;
           and
           add
           to
           your
           Faith
           Patience
           ,
           
             that
             ye
             may
             not
             think
             the
             time
             long
             in
             which
             your
             Faith
             is
             trying
             :
          
           for
           the
           trying
           of
           your
           Faith
           worketh
           Patience
           ,
           to
           bring
           forth
           Fruit
           ;
           
             therefore
             let
             Patience
             have
             its
             perfect
             work
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             be
             entire
             ,
             lacking
             nothing
          
           ;
           and
           as
           ye
           have
           purified
           your
           Souls
           in
           obeying
           the
           Truth
           through
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           unto
           unfeigned
           Love
           of
           the
           Brethren
           ,
           so
           let
           your
           Love
           be
           continued
           as
           in
           the
           beginning
           ;
           for
           Brethren
           ,
           
             that
             keep
             the
             Faith
             ,
             they
             labour
             in
             the
             Love
             ,
             which
             edifies
             the
             Body
          
           ;
           and
           as
           ye
           love
           the
           Brethren
           that
           keep
           the
           Faith
           ,
           there
           will
           be
           no
           entertainment
           for
           the
           Grudger
           and
           Evil
           Surmizer
           ;
           for
           where
           that
           spirit
           is
           entertained
           ,
           it
           corrupts
           the
           mind
           with
           Evil
           Thoughts
           and
           Self-Conceits
           ,
           and
           that
           runs
           into
           Self-Separation
           ,
           Division
           and
           Distraction
           ;
           but
           as
           ye
           walk
           in
           the
           Light
           you
           will
           feel
           the
           Love
           over
           all
           such
           things
           ;
           and
           so
           love
           the
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           one
           another
           unfeignedly
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           your
           Strength
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Power
           of
           Darkness
           is
           to
           be
           overcome
           ;
           for
           Unity
           in
           the
           Unfeigned
           Love
           is
           the
           Strength
           of
           the
           Body
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           a
           
           compleat
           Body
           under
           the
           Rule
           and
           Government
           of
           Christ
           Jesus
           the
           Head
           ;
           and
           he
           in
           all
           things
           hath
           the
           preheminence
           unto
           whom
           all
           belongs
           .
        
         
           And
           all
           walk
           worthy
           of
           the
           tender
           Mercies
           which
           God
           hath
           largely
           manifested
           unto
           you
           ;
           and
           take
           heed
           of
           giving
           or
           taking
           any
           Occasion
           of
           Offence
           ,
           but
           all
           mind
           your
           own
           Conditions
           and
           Concernments
           ;
           and
           let
           none
           be
           Wise
           in
           their
           own
           Eyes
           ,
           but
           look
           upon
           themselves
           with
           that
           Eye
           which
           can
           prefer
           another
           ;
           for
           the
           lowly
           Mind
           ,
           that
           keeps
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           is
           preserved
           in
           the
           Love
           that
           thinketh
           no
           ill
           ,
           and
           in
           Love
           is
           ready
           to
           serve
           ,
           and
           doth
           not
           seek
           to
           be
           a
           Master
           ;
           for
           if
           such
           a
           thing
           doth
           at
           any
           time
           arise
           ,
           Offences
           are
           at
           hand
           ,
           and
           that
           doth
           much
           hurt
           as
           it
           is
           put
           in
           practice
           ;
           therefore
           all
           avoid
           such
           things
           ,
           by
           living
           in
           the
           True
           Simplicity
           and
           Peaceable
           Wisdom
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           all
           keep
           the
           Faith
           that
           works
           by
           Love
           ,
           and
           edifies
           the
           Body
           ;
           and
           so
           all
           will
           live
           as
           Brethren
           ,
           in
           a
           faithful
           Testimony
           to
           God's
           Glory
           ,
           and
           there
           his
           Presence
           will
           be
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           your
           Joy
           will
           be
           full
           .
        
         
           And
           all
           keep
           down
           to
           the
           Power
           that
           keeps
           in
           the
           Life
           ,
           that
           all
           your
           words
           may
           savour
           of
           Life
           ;
           for
           the
           words
           of
           Life
           are
           Gracious
           words
           ,
           by
           which
           Grace
           is
           ministred
           to
           the
           Hearers
           ;
           but
           where
           words
           swell
           above
           the
           Life
           ,
           they
           only
           influence
           upon
           the
           Affections
           ,
           which
           draweth
           out
           of
           the
           Peaceable
           and
           Quiet
           Habitation
           ,
           and
           from
           feeling
           the
           weighty
           Life
           in
           its
           Resurrection
           ,
           and
           all
           such
           Motions
           run
           whirling
           about
           in
           the
           Air
           ,
           and
           that
           stirreth
           up
           Tempests
           ,
           where
           all
           are
           tossed
           about
           with
           Wind
           and
           Waves
           :
           Therefore
           all
           wait
           to
           be
           stayed
           with
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Anchor
           of
           the
           Soul
           ,
           both
           sure
           and
           stedfast
           .
           For
           when
           the
           Life
           rises
           ,
           
           it
           rises
           with
           weight
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           rise
           in
           the
           Life
           ,
           they
           are
           sound
           and
           weighty
           ;
           for
           ,
           they
           stand
           in
           the
           center
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           are
           moved
           by
           the
           motion
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           there
           all
           are
           preserved
           in
           Wisdom
           and
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           are
           alwayes
           nourished
           with
           the
           Nourishment
           that
           in
           the
           Life
           is
           present
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           alwayes
           living
           and
           fruitful
           in
           a
           certain
           state
           ;
           and
           here
           all
           come
           to
           be
           kept
           in
           the
           true
           Tenderness
           and
           Sweetness
           ,
           out
           of
           all
           Flattery
           and
           Feignedness
           ;
           for
           the
           Affections
           move
           uncertainly
           ,
           and
           never
           do
           establish
           any
           in
           their
           goings
           ,
           but
           sometimes
           will
           appear
           as
           living
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           ,
           and
           then
           again
           will
           fall
           and
           dye
           ,
           and
           be
           as
           nothing
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           an
           uncertain
           State
           ,
           where
           none
           can
           stand
           sure
           :
           therefore
           all
           mind
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           weighty
           savory
           words
           of
           Life
           ,
           that
           with
           the
           Life
           every
           one
           may
           be
           truly
           refreshed
           ,
           comforted
           and
           stablished
           .
        
         
           Oh
           Friends
           !
           Be
           ye
           all
           watchful
           to
           the
           Heavenly
           Light
           ,
           to
           be
           preserved
           in
           the
           feeling
           of
           Eternal
           Life
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           all
           follow
           the
           Lamb
           in
           his
           goings
           ,
           and
           not
           go
           into
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           contrary
           to
           him
           ;
           for
           that
           draweth
           a
           vail
           over
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           obstructeth
           the
           Vertue
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           pettish
           part
           is
           ready
           to
           be
           exceptious
           ,
           and
           streighten
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           Unity
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           evil
           Eye
           comes
           to
           be
           opened
           ,
           and
           the
           Whisperer
           and
           Reporter
           to
           be
           let
           at
           liberty
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           Enemy
           works
           into
           parties
           ,
           to
           spoil
           the
           Heritage
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           set
           much
           upon
           me
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           to
           warn
           and
           exhort
           all
           Friends
           ,
           To
           be
           very
           circumspect
           in
           all
           their
           wayes
           ,
           and
           to
           keep
           to
           the
           Light
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           were
           first
           convinced
           ,
           and
           in
           which
           true
           Love
           aboundeth
           ,
           that
           none
           may
           run
           out
           ,
           and
           grieve
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           
           bring
           Grief
           one
           upon
           anothet
           ,
           but
           all
           keep
           in
           the
           good
           Unity
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Bond
           of
           Peace
           ,
           and
           so
           all
           will
           understand
           what
           to
           joyn
           unto
           ,
           and
           what
           to
           stand
           at
           a
           distance
           from
           ;
           for
           a
           good
           Understanding
           keepeth
           good
           Order
           ,
           and
           they
           that
           have
           attained
           to
           it
           ,
           they
           speak
           with
           the
           Spirit
           and
           with
           an
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           pray
           with
           the
           Spirit
           and
           with
           an
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           sing
           with
           the
           Spirit
           and
           with
           an
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Spirit
           and
           with
           an
           Understanding
           God
           is
           glorified
           ;
           and
           unto
           his
           Blessed
           Name
           and
           Power
           be
           Glory
           forever
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
         
           And
           Friends
           ,
           Be
           very
           mindful
           in
           all
           things
           wherein
           you
           are
           concerned
           ,
           to
           answer
           the
           Lord
           in
           Obedience
           and
           Faithfulness
           to
           the
           End
           ,
           that
           your
           Hearts
           and
           Minds
           may
           be
           constant
           to
           persevere
           in
           the
           Way
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Light
           you
           may
           feel
           the
           Strength
           and
           Power
           of
           Life
           ,
           to
           do
           the
           Will
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           Lord
           will
           keep
           you
           in
           his
           Way
           ,
           as
           a
           People
           that
           are
           ordered
           and
           disposed
           in
           his
           Counsel
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           be
           as
           a
           
             Holy
             Generation
          
           ,
           and
           a
           
             Royal
             Priesthood
          
           ,
           to
           offer
           a
           living
           Sacrifice
           of
           Praise
           upon
           his
           own
           Altar
           :
           For
           the
           Lord
           is
           exceeding
           good
           to
           all
           that
           faithfully
           love
           him
           and
           serve
           him
           ;
           he
           is
           nigh
           to
           help
           them
           wherein
           his
           Name
           and
           Truth
           is
           concerned
           ;
           for
           his
           Power
           is
           as
           the
           Wings
           of
           an
           
             Eagle
             ▪
          
           and
           where
           his
           Power
           beareth
           up
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           fainting
           ,
           but
           a
           Faithful
           Continuing
           with
           Joyfulness
           ,
           
             to
             serve
             Him
             unto
             the
             End.
             
          
        
         
           Therefore
           ,
           all
           keep
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           which
           the
           Messengers
           of
           the
           Covenant
           first
           preached
           unto
           you
           ,
           and
           by
           which
           your
           Hearts
           were
           touched
           and
           turned
           unto
           God
           ;
           abide
           in
           that
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           one
           and
           only
           in
           which
           the
           
           
             Love
             ,
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             ,
             Power
          
           and
           
             Wisdom
             of
             God
          
           resteth
           ;
           for
           all
           resteth
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Light
           all
           comes
           to
           be
           witnessed
           in
           one
           Nature
           and
           Beeing
           :
           and
           whatsoever
           would
           draw
           your
           Minds
           from
           the
           Light
           ,
           under
           any
           Colour
           or
           Pretence
           ,
           let
           it
           not
           prevail
           over
           you
           ,
           but
           stand
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           resist
           it
           as
           your
           Enemy
           :
           For
           ,
           as
           the
           Light
           is
           only
           true
           ,
           so
           there
           is
           to
           be
           an
           abiding
           in
           it
           ;
           for
           all
           that
           go
           from
           it
           ,
           to
           find
           any
           thing
           true
           above
           it
           ,
           they
           err
           from
           the
           Faith
           ,
           and
           wrong
           themselves
           ;
           or
           ,
           who
           go
           from
           the
           Light
           ,
           to
           embrace
           the
           World
           ,
           they
           enter
           into
           the
           House
           of
           Bondage
           ;
           and
           where
           the
           Enemy
           so
           prevaileth
           over
           any
           ,
           it
           is
           because
           there
           is
           not
           Faithfulness
           to
           the
           Light
           ,
           For
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           Faithfulness
           to
           the
           Light
           ,
           the
           Wiles
           of
           the
           Enemy
           are
           discovered
           ,
           and
           Dangers
           prevented
           ;
           for
           the
           Light
           lifts
           up
           it self
           as
           a
           Standard
           against
           the
           subtil
           Worker
           :
           And
           so
           with
           the
           Light
           the
           Faithful
           are
           preserved
           in
           their
           Faithfulness
           ,
           to
           walk
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           do
           his
           Will
           ,
           and
           there
           they
           grow
           in
           Grace
           and
           Godliness
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Truth
           is
           Honoured
           .
        
         
           And
           herein
           the
           great
           Love
           of
           God
           is
           manifest
           to
           all
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           who
           are
           indeed
           his
           Chosen
           ,
           and
           unto
           whom
           his
           Arm
           is
           stretched
           forth
           for
           their
           Preservation
           ;
           he
           only
           is
           the
           God
           of
           their
           Salvation
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           Life
           he
           causeth
           all
           his
           tender
           Plants
           to
           grow
           ,
           and
           with
           his
           Vertue
           he
           gives
           them
           Nourishment
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           live
           and
           be
           fruitful
           ;
           yea
           ,
           it
           is
           He
           ,
           and
           none
           Else
           ,
           he
           whose
           Name
           endures
           forever
           ;
           and
           all
           that
           wait
           upon
           him
           his
           Grace
           falls
           upon
           them
           :
           Therefore
           trust
           ye
           in
           Him
           ,
           whose
           Name
           is
           ,
           
             I
             am
             ,
             The
             Lord
             Strong
             and
             Mighty
             ,
             The
             Everlasting
             Immortal
             God
             ,
             The
             Power
             that
             is
             able
             to
             subdue
             all
             things
             to
             it self
             ,
          
           by
           which
           ye
           may
           all
           feel
           the
           Resurrection
           
           of
           the
           Immortal
           Seed
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Seed
           to
           be
           born
           again
           ,
           and
           so
           as
           Heirs
           of
           Life
           to
           inherit
           Life
           ,
           and
           in
           Life
           to
           live
           ,
           that
           the
           Alpha
           and
           Omega
           ,
           the
           Beginning
           and
           Ending
           ,
           may
           be
           your
           Rest
           :
           And
           as
           ye
           all
           dwell
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           you
           will
           be
           sensible
           of
           the
           Drawings
           and
           Leadings
           of
           his
           Hand
           since
           the
           Day
           in
           which
           he
           first
           Appeared
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           how
           he
           hath
           driven
           back
           Enemies
           before
           you
           ,
           and
           brought
           you
           forward
           into
           a
           Wealthy
           Place
           ;
           yea
           ,
           a
           Place
           where
           ye
           have
           found
           durable
           Riches
           :
           and
           keeping
           in
           the
           Weighty
           Power
           you
           will
           have
           a
           weighty
           Life
           ,
           and
           so
           be
           found
           as
           such
           that
           walk
           worthy
           of
           the
           Vocation
           ,
           unto
           which
           God
           hath
           called
           you
           ;
           and
           there
           you
           will
           know
           the
           goings
           on
           from
           one
           degree
           of
           Godliness
           to
           another
           ,
           unto
           the
           Perfect
           State
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           will
           not
           hastily
           flye
           up
           into
           the
           Air
           ,
           but
           learn
           your
           Goings
           by
           degrees
           ,
           and
           walk
           safely
           ,
           and
           there
           your
           Way
           will
           be
           pleasant
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           your
           Reward
           a
           Crown
           :
           for
           ,
           who
           overcometh
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           Crown
           ;
           the
           Overcomers
           must
           wear
           the
           Crown
           ,
           as
           a
           Token
           of
           their
           Victory
           over
           all
           things
           contrary
           to
           Truth
           and
           Purity
           ,
           and
           also
           ,
           as
           their
           Glory
           before
           him
           who
           sets
           the
           Crown
           upon
           their
           Head
           ;
           and
           such
           Honour
           have
           all
           the
           Saints
           :
           
             And
             so
             in
             the
             Power
             of
             God
             all
             get
             Victory
             ,
             and
             Overcome
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             wear
             the
             Crown
             .
          
        
         
           And
           all
           be
           mindful
           wherein
           ye
           are
           concerned
           one
           towards
           another
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           that
           the
           Peace
           of
           God
           in
           all
           your
           Hearts
           may
           rule
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           pure
           Movings
           of
           
             God's
             Power
          
           ye
           may
           all
           know
           in
           your
           Understandings
           ,
           that
           every
           one
           may
           know
           their
           going
           forth
           and
           coming
           in
           as
           the
           Power
           ordereth
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           Order
           will
           be
           kept
           ,
           and
           not
           broken
           ;
           for
           if
           the
           true
           Power
           be
           not
           understood
           
           in
           its
           Movings
           ,
           but
           that
           another
           thing
           moveth
           and
           acteth
           ,
           that
           thing
           breaks
           the
           Order
           ;
           and
           none
           do
           keep
           the
           Order
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           but
           who
           live
           in
           the
           Power
           and
           understandeth
           the
           Motion
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           all
           are
           to
           wait
           upon
           God
           ,
           to
           understand
           his
           Counsel
           and
           do
           his
           Will
           ,
           and
           not
           follow
           their
           own
           Counsel
           ,
           and
           do
           their
           own
           Wills
           ;
           for
           ,
           if
           any
           do
           so
           ,
           they
           will
           run
           into
           Confusion
           ,
           aud
           come
           to
           nothing
           ;
           but
           who
           stand
           in
           the
           Counsel
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           do
           his
           Will
           ,
           they
           serve
           him
           in
           the
           order
           of
           his
           own
           Life
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           hath
           Glory
           :
           And
           so
           all
           is
           to
           be
           kept
           down
           with
           the
           Power
           ,
           that
           nothing
           may
           be
           seen
           or
           heard
           but
           the
           pure
           Seed
           in
           its
           own
           pure
           Life
           ,
           and
           then
           you
           will
           feel
           what
           the
           Lord
           makes
           up
           to
           himself
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           casteth
           out
           ,
           that
           must
           not
           come
           within
           the
           Borders
           of
           his
           Land
           ,
           nor
           within
           the
           Gates
           of
           his
           City
           ,
           nor
           within
           the
           Doors
           of
           his
           Houshold
           and
           Family
           ;
           but
           is
           separated
           and
           cast
           out
           ,
           as
           an
           unclean
           thing
           ,
           which
           with
           his
           Jewels
           he
           will
           not
           make
           up
           ;
           For
           it
           is
           in
           the
           Seed
           that
           he
           planteth
           ,
           and
           buildeth
           ,
           and
           maketh
           up
           his
           Jewels
           ;
           and
           so
           he
           fitly
           frames
           his
           Building
           together
           ,
           and
           i●
           Him
           it
           grows
           unto
           an
           Holy
           Temple
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           the
           Habitation
           of
           God
           through
           his
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           House
           is
           built
           upon
           the
           Rock
           ,
           and
           not
           upon
           the
           Sand
           ;
           and
           the
           Houshold
           are
           fed
           with
           Bread
           of
           the
           finest
           Wheat
           ,
           and
           not
           with
           Husks
           and
           Chaff
           ;
           and
           he
           is
           Lord
           and
           King
           in
           his
           own
           House
           ,
           to
           Rule
           ,
           Order
           and
           Govern
           his
           Houshold
           ;
           and
           his
           Houshold
           live
           in
           Order
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           Confusion
           ,
           and
           here
           ye
           will
           all
           have
           Rest
           and
           fulness
           of
           Joy.
           
        
         
           Therefore
           ,
           be
           Faithful
           to
           the
           End
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           Serve
           ,
           Worship
           and
           Honour
           the
           God
           of
           all
           Power
           and
           Greatness
           ,
           that
           by
           your
           Faithfulness
           his
           
           Power
           and
           Greatness
           over
           all
           the
           Earth
           may
           be
           exalted
           ,
           and
           his
           Name
           set
           above
           every
           Name
           in
           its
           own
           Excellency
           .
        
         
           And
           so
           ,
           in
           every
           good
           Word
           and
           Work
           be
           ye
           all
           Fruitful
           ,
           and
           walk
           in
           a
           Holy
           and
           Blameless
           Conversation
           ;
           that
           he
           ,
           who
           is
           Life
           ,
           may
           be
           known
           to
           be
           the
           ROOT
           and
           TREE
           by
           the
           Fruit
           of
           Righteousness
           ,
           who
           is
           to
           Day
           as
           Yesterday
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           And
           Friends
           ,
           Be
           Careful
           to
           Honour
           God
           in
           all
           things
           ;
           for
           he
           Honoureth
           those
           that
           Honoureth
           him
           :
           And
           take
           heed
           that
           none
           Dishonour
           God
           by
           fond
           Affections
           one
           towards
           another
           ;
           for
           if
           any
           go
           fondly
           together
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           Marriage
           ,
           they
           Dishonour
           God
           ,
           and
           hurt
           themselves
           :
           And
           none
           to
           be
           busie
           in
           making
           Motions
           between
           Party
           and
           Party
           ,
           or
           to
           perswade
           any
           to
           change
           their
           Conditions
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           themselves
           are
           satisfied
           to
           continue
           and
           abide
           ;
           but
           let
           every
           one
           feel
           the
           Truth
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           the
           Movings
           of
           it
           in
           their
           own
           Hearts
           ,
           to
           dispose
           them
           in
           such
           a
           Weighty
           Concernment
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           
             Ordinance
             of
             God
          
           will
           be
           known
           in
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Life
           ;
           and
           such
           a
           Marriage
           will
           Honour
           God
           ,
           as
           being
           Honourable
           in
           the
           Undefiled
           Seed
           .
        
         
           And
           all
           keep
           your
           Judgment
           in
           the
           Power
           ,
           Life
           ,
           and
           Wisdom
           that
           judgeth
           Righteously
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           be
           able
           to
           discern
           and
           try
           spirits
           ,
           whether
           they
           are
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           let
           no
           fair
           Shew
           or
           Appearance
           out
           of
           the
           Life
           come
           over
           you
           to
           vail
           your
           Judgment
           and
           Discerning
           ,
           nor
           no
           feigned
           Love
           or
           Humility
           sway
           your
           Affections
           ;
           
           for
           if
           any
           let
           in
           such
           things
           ,
           by
           letting
           out
           themselves
           to
           comply
           or
           joyn
           with
           them
           ,
           they
           will
           let
           Darkness
           over
           their
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           lose
           their
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           cannot
           put
           a
           Difference
           between
           the
           Precious
           and
           the
           Vile
           in
           a
           sound
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           so
           may
           be
           taken
           and
           snared
           with
           a
           smooth
           formed
           spirit
           in
           Carriage
           or
           Words
           .
           Therefore
           all
           be
           mindful
           and
           careful
           to
           keep
           Sound
           Judgment
           ,
           that
           not
           any
           thing
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           Spirit
           and
           Life
           of
           God
           ,
           may
           come
           over
           you
           ;
           but
           keep
           the
           Judgment
           of
           Truth
           upon
           all
           ,
           and
           set
           true
           Judgment
           over
           all
           ;
           and
           do
           not
           set
           a
           Byass
           upon
           your
           Judgment
           ,
           to
           turn
           or
           wrest
           you
           aside
           in
           Judgment
           ;
           but
           all
           Judge
           in
           Truth
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           in
           which
           you
           will
           also
           feel
           the
           Mercy
           .
        
         
           And
           all
           keep
           in
           the
           Stayed
           Sollid
           Life
           ,
           and
           let
           not
           your
           Minds
           run
           after
           New
           Things
           ,
           to
           draw
           you
           from
           the
           Sound
           and
           Weighty
           Truth
           which
           you
           have
           seen
           ,
           and
           heard
           ,
           and
           believed
           ,
           but
           what
           is
           manifested
           unto
           you
           ,
           either
           by
           Word
           or
           Writing
           ,
           let
           the
           Heavenly
           Truth
           be
           Received
           ,
           and
           Embraced
           ,
           and
           Lived
           in
           ,
           and
           none
           to
           run
           after
           new
           things
           to
           forget
           the
           old
           ;
           and
           so
           you
           will
           all
           keep
           in
           mind
           the
           Sound
           and
           Wholesome
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           hath
           plentifully
           been
           delivered
           by
           Faithful
           Brethren
           ,
           both
           by
           Word
           and
           Epistle
           ;
           and
           the
           Doctrine
           will
           abide
           and
           remain
           in
           you
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           abide
           and
           remain
           in
           the
           Doctrine
           :
           For
           ,
           the
           preaching
           of
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           by
           Jesus
           Christ
           is
           the
           Sound
           and
           Wholesom
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           all
           are
           to
           receive
           and
           believe
           ;
           and
           whether
           it
           be
           preached
           by
           Word
           or
           Epistle
           ,
           it
           settleth
           and
           establisheth
           the
           Heart
           and
           Mind
           of
           those
           that
           receive
           it
           ,
           and
           believe
           in
           it
           ;
           and
           they
           come
           
           to
           grow
           in
           Grace
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Doctrine
           preached
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           by
           them
           received
           and
           believed
           :
           And
           so
           ,
           Sound
           Doctrine
           maketh
           a
           Sound
           People
           ;
           and
           you
           that
           have
           received
           it
           ,
           and
           believe
           in
           it
           ,
           you
           are
           made
           Sound
           by
           it
           ;
           and
           whatsoever
           is
           manifest
           of
           that
           Nature
           ,
           as
           a
           renewing
           of
           the
           Testimony
           ,
           it
           doth
           more
           confirm
           you
           in
           the
           Doctrine
           which
           ye
           have
           already
           received
           ,
           but
           never
           draweth
           you
           from
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           you
           keep
           the
           Doctrine
           from
           first
           to
           last
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           forget
           any
           part
           of
           it
           :
           And
           you
           do
           well
           that
           keep
           in
           mind
           the
           Sound
           and
           Wholsom
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           the
           Sound
           and
           Wholsom
           Exhortations
           with
           which
           ye
           have
           been
           exhorted
           into
           Obedience
           and
           Faithfulness
           in
           things
           pertaining
           to
           the
           Gospel-Doctrine
           ,
           and
           so
           keepeth
           in
           the
           Gospel-Fellowship
           and
           Order
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           ye
           do
           well
           who
           are
           thus
           mindful
           of
           that
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           in
           and
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           hath
           been
           preached
           unto
           you
           ;
           ye
           keep
           in
           that
           which
           is
           Sound
           and
           Wholsom
           ,
           aud
           out
           of
           that
           which
           Putrifies
           and
           Corrupts
           ,
           and
           so
           come
           to
           live
           in
           the
           ingrafted
           Word
           ,
           that
           is
           able
           to
           save
           your
           Souls
           .
        
         
           And
           all
           Friends
           ,
           Keep
           your
           Meetings
           in
           the
           Faith
           ,
           and
           hold
           fast
           the
           Profession
           of
           your
           Faith
           in
           all
           Meetings
           ;
           and
           keep
           in
           mind
           the
           great
           Refreshment
           with
           which
           ye
           have
           been
           refreshed
           in
           Meetings
           ,
           and
           which
           still
           remains
           with
           all
           the
           Faithful
           ;
           and
           watch
           against
           that
           spirit
           and
           nature
           which
           at
           any
           time
           bringeth
           Heaviness
           and
           Drousiness
           upon
           you
           in
           Meetings
           ;
           and
           when
           you
           feel
           such
           a
           thing
           coming
           upon
           you
           ,
           do
           not
           give
           way
           to
           it
           ,
           to
           be
           overcome
           by
           it
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           resist
           it
           in
           time
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           will
           feel
           
           the
           Power
           as
           a
           Spring
           of
           Living
           Water
           ,
           to
           refresh
           your
           Souls
           .
        
         
           Oh!
           let
           your
           Dilligence
           be
           improved
           in
           Watchfulness
           and
           Perseverance
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           all
           feel
           the
           Power
           and
           Life
           over
           that
           which
           would
           at
           any
           time
           vail
           you
           from
           beholding
           the
           excellent
           Glory
           and
           from
           pertaking
           of
           the
           Heavenly
           and
           Living
           Vertue
           ,
           that
           so
           you
           may
           all
           feel
           the
           Arm
           which
           preserveth
           ,
           and
           drink
           at
           the
           River
           which
           Refresheth
           and
           Nourisheth
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           be
           Strong
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           his
           Might
           ,
           and
           so
           be
           able
           to
           resist
           and
           overcome
           the
           Enemy
           in
           all
           his
           Appearances
           .
           And
           in
           all
           your
           Meetings
           be
           tender
           over
           the
           Good
           one
           in
           another
           ,
           that
           ye
           may
           be
           a
           Comfort
           one
           to
           another
           ;
           and
           so
           ,
           in
           the
           Peaceable
           Wisdom
           to
           live
           and
           Glorifie
           God.
           
        
         
           And
           Friends
           ,
           Do
           not
           run
           into
           Superfluities
           in
           Meats
           ,
           Drinks
           or
           Apparrel
           ,
           to
           come
           under
           the
           Power
           of
           any
           ;
           but
           all
           wait
           to
           be
           preserved
           in
           Sobriety
           ,
           Temperance
           ,
           and
           Humility
           :
           And
           do
           not
           fashion
           your selves
           like
           unto
           the
           World
           ,
           in
           their
           Novelties
           and
           new
           Fashions
           ;
           for
           they
           know
           not
           what
           to
           eat
           or
           drink
           ,
           or
           put
           on
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           from
           that
           which
           should
           lead
           them
           into
           Comliness
           and
           Modesty
           ,
           and
           follow
           that
           which
           leadeth
           them
           into
           Vanity
           and
           Folly
           ;
           but
           do
           you
           dwell
           in
           the
           Heavenly
           LIGHT
           ,
           by
           which
           you
           may
           Adorn
           the
           Blessed
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           Honour
           the
           Lord
           God
           of
           all
           your
           Mercies
           .
        
         
         
           Finally
           ,
           Brethren
           ,
           Fare-ye-well
           ;
           Live
           in
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Truth
           ,
           and
           Holiness
           ,
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           Godliness
           ,
           and
           Love
           ,
           and
           the
           God
           of
           Love
           ,
           and
           Peace
           and
           of
           all
           Heavenly
           Vertues
           and
           Graces
           will
           be
           with
           you
           ,
           into
           whose
           Everlasting
           Arms
           I
           commit
           you
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Love
           of
           his
           Life
           I
           am
           dearly
           with
           you
           all
           .
        
         
           
             
               The
               7th
               Moneth
               ,
               1672.
               
            
          
           
             William
             Smith
             .
          
           Let
           this
           EPISTLE
           be
           read
           among
           Friends
           in
           the
           Power
           and
           Wisdom
           of
           Truth
           .
        
         
           THE
           END
           .