ye may be a blessing in your generation, and a good savour to God, and in the hearts of all people. That none may say, ye are an unstayed, unestablished, or a fickle people, and have your religion, truth, and worship to seek; but that ye have it already, and are established in the life and power of God, and in his worship, church, and religion, which Christ is the head and the life of, (which destroyeth the devil and his works,) who is the pasture of life, who was before death was. And so, feel him set over all that, which makes to suffer, who was before it was, and will remain when it is gone: and so, feel the top-stone over all laid, and Christ to reign. G. F.

CLXV.

All Friends, be faithful in the power of God and his seed, and mind the power of God, which was before the power of darkness, and the fall of Adam were. In which power of God is your fellowship, and in which fellowship ye may see over the Jews' fellowship and the Gentiles,' and ye may see the apostles' fellowship, and the apostatized christians.' Now, the gospel is preached, and the true fellowship come into again, which the apostles were in, which was before the apostatized christians' fellowship was, out of the life and power of God which the apostles were in, and the church in the primitive times. And the gospel fellowship, the power of God, is perfect, in which is our fellowship, which was before any imperfection was.

And they have no more command to set up temples, tithes, oaths, or swearing among the christians since the apostles' days, than the Gentiles had to set up Diana's temple; for the temple worship, tithes, and oaths Christ came to end, and to bring people out of them, and to make them his temples, and to bring to yea, yea, and nay, nay in their communications. And so, before the fall there were no oaths, in the fall there were; but in the restoration there are to be no oaths, tithes, nor outward temples. G. F.

CLXVI. To the church of God in Scotland.

Dear friends,—In the power and light is my love to you all, in which the virtue, life, holiness, and righteousness are known, and the riches, that never fade away. Live in the truth, which ye first received, that it may be your crown and your clothing. And dwell in love, and peace, and unity one with another in the truth of God, which the devil is out of, and keep your meetings in the name of Christ Jesus, that never fell; and then ye will see over all the gatherings in the fall, in whom the peace, life, and the blessing are. And all know one another in him, who

is the substance, and him to be your way and teacher, priest and prophet, that never fell; and then ye will see over all the false ways, prophets, priests, and teachers in the fall, ye being in him that never fell, your priest and prophet. Be faithful to God every one in your measure of light, life, and truth; which truth is over the whole world, and all that is in it. And so, living in the light and truth, ye may answer the light and truth in every man and woman; and be a good savour to God in the hearts of all people. And keeping your habitations in the truth, and in the light and life, then ye will see over Adam and Eve, their sons and daughters' habitations in the fall, who cannot abide the truth, light, and life in the inward parts; therefore they are not in peace one with another, being not in the habitation that Adam was in before he fell, nor in Christ that never fell, in whom the saints sit down, in the life, Christ, who was with the Father before the world began. Adam lost his habitation, and the Jews lost their habitations, the one went into the earth, and the other into captivity, where the apostates are; and so are become like untimely figs, or like unto the corn upon the house top. Now this is the word of the Lord God unto you all, keep your habitations in the light, life, and power, which ye first received and felt in yourselves; that ye may be clothed with the blessing of the Lord, which was before the curse was. And live in the unity in the light, which was before darkness was, or the power of it; and in the life which was before death was; and in the truth which was before the devil was; and in the power of God, which was before the power of satan was. All live in this, that ye may be clothed with that which is immortal, and attain to the crown of life, and to know the election before the world began. He that is the first and the last, that is the beginning and the ending, sit down in him, not in Adam in the fall, but sit down in Christ, that never fell; and there that life ye will come to know, which was with the Father before the world began. And so, live in the substance, which is the seed, Christ, who ends the prophets, first covenant, first priesthood, and all the types, and figures, and shadows given after the fall. G. F.

CLXVII.

My dear friends,-Be not carried away by good words and fair speeches, nor the affectionate part, which is taken with them; but every one have hold of the truth in yourselves, and the life, and light, and power of the Most High, by which ye may be stayed upon Christ, your bread of life; he is the staff of your heavenly and eternal life; bread is the staff of life. Now friends, who have denied the world's songs and singing; sing ye in the spirit, and with grace, making melody in your hearts to the

Lord. And ye having denied the world's formal praying, pray ye always in the spirit, and watch in it. And ye that have denied the world's giving of thanks, and their saying of grace, and living out of it; do ye in every thing give thanks to the Lord through Jesus Christ. And ye that have denied the world's praising God with their lips, whilst their hearts are afar off; do ye always praise the Lord night and day, and from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, praise ye the Lord. And ye that have denied the world's fastings, and of their hanging down their heads like a bulrush for a day, who smite with the fist of wickedness, keep ye the fast of the Lord, that breaks the bond of iniquity, and lets the oppressed go free; that your health may grow, and your light may shine as the morning. G. F.

CLXVIII.

Friends all every where, who have tasted of the love, mercy, and kindness of God, and his power, ye are called to holiness and chastity. Therefore keep out of inordinate affections, and inordinate fleshly love, and feigned flattery and desires, which are below the truth; which will bring you to infirmness. And keep out of fond affections, and fond love, that draws out the fleshly part, the fleshly eye, and brings into pride, and looseness, and false liberty, and to abuse the power of God. Oh! keep out of all uncleanness, whatever may be pretended, and fleshly desires; for the 'lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life are not of the Father, but of the world.' And therefore keep down that which is not of the Father, but of the world. And take heed of dishonouring your bodies, and defiling your minds, but keep your bodies clean from all fornication, adultery, and uncleanness; for that which pretends otherwise, and doth so, defiles it, and is out of the truth, and is contrary to the law of God, and contrary to Christ's doctrine. And therefore defile not yourselves, but live pure, chaste, and holy, as becometh the saints; for no adulterer nor fornicator hath any part in the kingdom of God. Such go from that of God in themselves, and quench the spirit of God, and abuse his power, and go into fleshly love, and feigned desires, and flattering pretences, covering it with a false liberty, and so are in the bondage to the beggarly, fleshly lusts; and whom they overcome, they bring into the same bondage, and through their feigned flattery, and dissembling carriage rob, and beguile, and spoil, to fulfil their insatiable, ungodly desires, wills, and lusts. Therefore live in the truth, for all such things are out of the truth, and such as do the same, whatsoever they be; therefore all that go into uncleanness under what fair pretence soever, are to be judged. G. F.

CLXIX.

To all the elect, chosen and faithful, who are of the royal seed of God, living stones, elect and precious, knit and built up together, and united, the family and household of God, and come to his mountain, that is established upon the top of all mountains, that walk in the light of the Lord, in unity and covenant with God, in the covenant of life and peace with him. Who in this the Lamb's day are the gold tried in the fire. Who have been tried by goods spoiling, by bonds, by whippings, by mockings, and reproaches in the day of the Lamb's power, and some have been tried unto death; and ye have proved to be the pure gold, that hath come out brighter and brighter. Who have not feared the waves of the sea, nor the winds; who fear not the storms nor the weather; whose anchor holds, which is the hope, the mystery, which anchors the soul which is immortal, to the immortal God. Among whom the star of Jacob is seen, and the morning star is risen, and the sun of righteousness shines, and the Lamb's voice is known, the church in her glory and beauty is appeared and appearing; the marriage of the lamb, and the bride, and the wedding day is known, in which there is unity; and the virgins sing praises, and follow the Lamb, because of his sweet ointment; and the virgins are upon Mount Zion. And the gospel is going forth unto all nations, kindreds, and tongues; and life and immortality are coming to light through the gospel, which is the power of God; and the mystery of the fellowship is known, which is in the power. And for want of the power, the gospel, in which is the fellowship, hath Christendom been on heaps, and the heathen ignorant. And now ye who know the power of God, ye know the gospel; and ye who are in the power of God, ye are in the mystery of the fellowship. So mark, the fellowship is a mystery, and the mystery of the fellowship is everlasting. So, if any wants the power of God, he wants the mystery, in which is the fellowship, although he may have all the scriptures.

2. And now, friends, if any be moved of the Lord God by his power, be obedient to it, and wait in the life and in the power, and it will direct you to the glory of God, in his wisdom, not to abuse it; that whatsoever ye do, ye may do it to his glory, ye answering the just principle of God in every one.

3. If any be moved to go to the steeple-houses, or markets, or to reprove sin in the gate, or to exhort high or low, or to reprove them; reason not with flesh and blood, nor quench the spirit. And when ye have done, in the same spirit live; and then ye will have peace, and

rest, and fellowship with God, and one with another. For the unity is in the spirit, and it is the bond of peace.

4. And all Friends, in your meetings do not quench the spirit. And take heed, and do not judge one another in the meetings; but have patience until the meetings be done. So, if any have any thing upon him to speak to another, he may speak to him after the meeting is done; that will cover one another's weakness, and not hurt others.

5. And all Friends every where, wait to feel the power of God in yourselves in your meetings. And take heed of sleeping, and feel the power of God in one another; that ye all may be in the mystery of the fellowship. For wo unto them, that are at ease in Zion! I warn and charge you all in the presence of the living God, that none make their habitation in the earth, or build tabernacles there, lest ye become vagabonds from the Lord. But let every one rest in his habitation in God, and here is no vagabond; but there shall every one know an heirship, a habitation, and an inheritance. And I warn and charge you from the Lord, not to make any of the world's jewels your God; but live all in the power of the Lord God, in which ye will be carried over the spirit of the world.

6. And Friends all every where, dwell in the love and fear of the Lord God, and in peace one with another, and in the power and life of the Lord God keep your meetings; and live in the mystery of the fellowship of the gospel, which is everlasting. G. F.

This is to go to all the meetings of Friends among them to be read.
London, the 11th of the 3d month, 1658.

CLXX.-To Friends at Worcester.

Friends,-Every one of you having a light from the son of God, wait in it, that ye may come to receive the son of God, from whence it comes; and receive power from him to become the sons of God, and have faith in him. For who are of faith are of Abraham's seed, which faith gives the victory over the world. It is by faith our hearts are purified. So, dwell in the light which casts out all jangling spirits; in which ye may have unity ope with another, and with Christ from whence the light comes, and with the Father, whom he is the way to. And that with the light ye may answer the light in every man, (which comes from Christ,) though they hate it. So, the Lord God Almighty keep and preserve you.

And all keep your meetings in the power of God, that the Lord may see present among you.

G. F.

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