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Show 6 The AuTHOR's LI FE• .VoL L. ') "firing of Friends and preparing our felves for a further Journey: That ts - t677· ;~'ray G. K. R. B. B. F. and my fdf. Da,rzick complaining of their ~ FindingLetters here from the Fnefds ofng us alfo ;hat the King of Poland heavy Sufferings th.ey unde~wenbc; ~"a~r.rddrefs to Him, it fell up~n me to was there, and ~sking Adv~ce ah Name of the Friends of Dantzuk. write the followmg Letter tn t e To th~ K 1 N G of Poland. Great l'RtNCE I . d .,. b t worrbv of aD Men, but Ill ~CTIONS of Jujli<', MtrcyAn ''"1 'ar.r.d 'n of KINGS an4 a moft exceUent Manner oj the Sertom Con.ft' ~~P:Dantzick have been RJNCES. Wt, cmain Inhabitants of tbt Guy d injlrbe'Royal Law long great Sufferers, nor f:b:Je{}(J~'f::1:/~6':1C;~y,afbar relate rot be well Gofo vGeor4n,m oern at n~,Breacb oU{~ I ral and Civil Things . but purely and only Jot OJ tt tn a na 11 • d , the Caufe of ~ur T_endebr Confcun~:s tor;a;:~,~: Magiflrattt of tbis City, tee This Seventy bemg. 1 m repreJente ·f· Jome ex reffing, a1 if enfing could not tll yet recezve from thfhem 'id' ~''!In;, 0 Kin{ an Occajion of Dif· tbe'Burtben Of ourOpprej}iom, ou gzve / dP. otelzor fatif/aOiod a,gainft them, wbo/~1 ou.Macknowje;J:n t: make ;his .Add refs utzto Being th".5 neceffitaf:.d, 4{ zn" )hn:~~~ 'Humility and Patience} that beTbu, take zt not amz.,s, I at r« {JESUS nnd with aU Manner OJ Chriflian eomerb the St~ant.s an~ "F_M~or;rbrie}ly relat; to T hee the mofl Fundamt?ttal ~ejfef! jand S,r;:cfie~~~vO belie':ed by IH : Wbicb, fiJt bop; Tho~ wi/t believe, de• srmczp et mop .., b · !}l'£1 d a1 Evtl Doers ferve nottbofe Punijhlmebnlt~ I at,::e,t:b:,/ u"S:~ G od and Father~ One Lord J JVe do reverem y e zeve, .~.ua E h . 6 :JJm Chrift, and g•s &~:;j;i~f ~b~ '3'£.'})'/'N:;• .g"J;,.,~, ;;v,;a~~ bten · i;;nw;.:,~'/,"J ~i~n:"!nfpiration; .and.rbeY_ are prafitable {ble ~~';;;~J:: ~~ ~f;~{' [~ ~fe~~:~ §:lv~t~:,11:h~o~g~f~!:;;u~'!r'fcl. \sin Chri!l Jefus. o Tim. iii •. J), 16. b > .n d b r bu tbt Dirca- 3 n 111 tbefe Holy Scriptures are not to e unaerJ·O~ ! II .., l 'Jb veriu, Teachings, anrl Operations of that Eternal Spznt, ftom VJUnce t ey ca~e.We believt that aD M;n!<ind through DifobeJimct to the Spir/{ 0~ God, ·a~·e {a~:/":b!t 1;:f~~~~:;YH~ ?;d, i::dG:J::}ss~~j a;;:Jn:/s, b:,b"fo; 'if: Son aL ight into the World, rta': roboforoer h~IievetbfaEn d ob{Y-{fi tbzs L 1·~ b t jhould not abide in Dark.nefs, but have t he Ltght o terna . J e. Wt believe this Gift of Light and Grace through Jefus Chnft, '" bb >Oni~erjal: and that there is not a Man or Woman up.on &rth, that bat ·not a juffiiient Meajure of this Light, and to whom tbls Gra~e ~art not ft; eared to rt'proue their ungodly Works of Dar!mefs, and to eo .t tftll 0 '~be it 1t(J Eurnal Salvation. And this iS' the Great Condemna~to1f of. t.he Wo~Id at this Day under aU their Great Profeffiom of God, Chnft, ~pmc, ' at~d Scriptures; that though Chrift bath enli,g~tned them, yet t!Jey ,wt C~o;_, '-brin their Detdt to the Light, but bate the Ltgbt, and love tbezr d~r liJtom; and PraOices rafber than. the Li~bt; beca~fe thei~ Deeds :lfe Ev1l.R .rur· 6. We do believe m the Bzrth, Life, Do£1rtne, Mzrncles, De~t~, eJ'Jfis re[/ion and .lifcenjian of Jefus Chrift our Lord ; and that He la1~ d~'J~ h Life for the UJ1g5!dly, "or to continue jo, but that thej jhould enJ'. I e~r Wickednefs and UngodlinefS', and live Soberly, Ri&bteoujly, and Godbkelj m .t1JiS' prefont Evil World: As the S•ints of Old did, tbttl were redeemed }rom tl!e Eorrb, and fat in lieavtnly Places. . 7. Jl'e VoL. 1. The Au·t Ho n's LiFE, ~7 7· Wed~ believe, _ t~at tU the Devil through Man's Difohedience hrougbt :ui77; Sin into .A~an's lkortj fo C.hrift: Jefus, thro~tgh Man's Belief i11, and Obed; .. ~ ence to Hts Holy Spmt, Ltght ~nd Gr~ce, cleanfeth tbe lledrt of Sin; de-jlrtJyetb the ~or.fS' of the De11Jl; finijheth tranfgre/flan, and bringeth in Ever/a fling Rtgbtcoufneft. That altbe Devil hath hmrhiS' Kingdom of Dar ,f .. ntfs in JHan, fo Chtift: may ,hatie !Jis Kingdom of Ligbt, Life, Ri!,hteoufnef.r, Peace and Joy zn the Holy Ghoft m the lJeart of .Man .l And not that Chrift Jefus jtzvetb MeH from Wrath, and not ftom Sin :- For the Wages of Sin ii Dea(h, in wbof~ henri foever it liveth; but the Gift of God is Eternal Life, to all that Believe and Ohey through Jefus Chrifi. $. We do believe, that aU true Minijlry and Worjhip only fland in the Ex· perhnenta/ Senft, Operations and LeadingS' of this lio!y L ight, Spirit orGrt~ct', that iS' }bed abroad 111 the Hearts of .Afen And Women, to conJull them in the lioly Way of Regeneration unto Life Eternal. Tbii WaJ tbe Ancimt, .Apoflo"' lical DoUrine; tbey /pOke what they bad Seen, Tt~jled and Hmul!ed Of tbe Word of God.· And this iS' our Faith, Dolbine ond Prafiice in zbis Day. .i111d be not difpleafed with m, 0 King, me inrreat Thee, if fA.'t give thil for the Reafon oJ oflr ohfenring of our felvts from the P11blick and Co,!tmot1 .Miniftry or Worjhip, namely, that we have no Tajle or Relijh, no Senft or Evidence that their Minijlry or Worjhip are Authorized and PerformrJ by the .Apoflolica! Power and Spirit of JESUS; but rather that they are the tnve'n· tion.r, StudieS' and Po~ers of Mt~n's Nature: .AO wbich are b11t /lrcnge Fire, and therefore Ctl'lmot kindle a True and A.cceptahle Sacrifice toG 0 D. For it is nor Man'.r Spirit and Degenerate ]\Tnture, Speaking and Profeffn.( the Werds of God's Spirit, that giveth Acceptance with the Lord. or admi· nifiretb Heavenly EdifiCation to Men. Nor can we heliroe, rbnt wbtrC Envy, Paf]ion, Wrath, 111a!ice, Per{e&ution, Envl an4 Strife, Lujls, Vanity, Wdnton, ifs, and World!l Minledncfs have juch a Sway and Power, that. th~ True Cbrijlian Spinr, lLife and DoUrine can be heartily received and fo/.. . lowed • .dnd alibis it the Reafon in the SiilJt and Prefence of that God, that 111adt Heaven and Eartb, and will Judge the.f<uick and the Dead, wherefore w~ cannot join in the Common and Pt~blid Worjhip of t heje Parts; Jo doth tlu fame Light and Spirit of God !t~y an Holy ]1/eceffity upon IH, with a Meek and Quiet Spirit, to come togtrber after tbe Manner of the Ancient Cbrifli· ons ibat were the True Followers of Jefus ; and ruith Godly Fear and a n• tirtd MindtofDait upon God, and mditate iu HiS' Holy Law of Life, "Jat He bath writ in our Hearts, according to HiS' New·Covenant Promifo-: That Ht: may Feed 111, Teach tiS, Stre11gtben rn, and Comfort tH in our inward hlan . .And tu by Thi's Holy Spirit according· to the PraOice of the r;hurche.r oj'OIJ, 11ny are ;,eli ned or moved to Reprove, Exborr, Admonijh, Praife, or Pr,ry, a·' ore found 'exerciftd inthefe lio!yPraflices. Now, 0 Prince ! Give 111 Poor Chriflians Leave to expoftulat6 with Thu : Did C H Rt s T JEsus, or HiS' Holy Followers, endeavour by_ Precept or E;r .. ample, to Jet up their Religion with a C1rnal Sword) Gzlle.d He any Troop.r of Men or Angels to defend Him 1 Did He encourage Peter to difpure hi$ t.}cape wirb the Sword? B.ut .did He not fay, Put it up? Or, d!d He counre. nonce His over ZealotH DifctpleS', when they wou/J have hdd Fue from Hea ... ven, to Jeflroy tbofe that were not of t beir blind ? . ]\''o : But did not Chrift rebuke them, .fayi11g, Ye know not what Spirit ye are of? And if it WIIJ nei· rher Chrift's Spirit, nor their own Spirit that would have Fire from Hea\'en > Ob! What is that Spirit that would kiml!e Fire on Earth, to dejlroy ft~eb tU Peaceably Diffent upon the Account of Confcience? lf we may not rvifh tb~t God WtJulJ Smite A1en of other ]Jtdgmcnr.r, becaufe they differ from 1u, (m which there is no U.fe of Carnal Weapons) can u:e f o fJT deceive o.11r ft!v~.r~ a1 to efleem our felve.r Chriftians, and Followers of Ch~i~t, wbiljl tue 111• &ollrnge Men witb Worldly Weapons to Perfuure j11cb at D10tnr (ro11z us? 0 King! When did the True Religion Perfecllte 1 When rfid tb: True Church offer Violence for Re!igi011 1 WtTcl not llcr Weapon.; Proycrs, Ten':s• tmd Patience? Did not J E S US C.ompier by ihofc Wcaponr, ~1tJ vanqu~(h I Cn.elty .. |
