Concerning such as have forbidden preaching or teaching in the name of Jesus and such as are ashamed to confess Him before men, and call not on the name of the Lord, &c. Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1684 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A40145 Wing F1772A ESTC R220228 99831650 99831650 36115 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A40145) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 36115) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2126:3) Concerning such as have forbidden preaching or teaching in the name of Jesus and such as are ashamed to confess Him before men, and call not on the name of the Lord, &c. Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for Thomas Howkins in George-Yard in Lumbard-street, London : [1684] Signed and dated at foot: G.F. [i.e. George Fox]. The 26th. day of the 10th. month, 1684. Reproduction of the original in the Friends' House Library, London. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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HERE you may see who , and what they were , that forbad the Apostles to Preach or Teach , or Speak in the Name of Jesus , and what Christ saith of such that are ashamed to Confess Him before Men ; And what Judgments come upon those Families , Kingdoms or Nations , that do not call upon the Name of the Lord : And they that do not call upon the Name of the Lord , and know Him not , are such as devoureth Jacob , the Elect and Beloved of God. And yet the Lord poureth out of his Spirit upon all Flesh , that with the Spirit they may know God , and call upon his Name , Joel 2. Acts 2. The Jews and their Priests said unto the Apostles , and threatned them , That ye Speak henceforth to no Man in this Name Jesus , Acts 4.17 . And they said again ( in Verse 18. ) to the Apostles , That they should not Teach in the Name of Jesus . And in Acts 5.28 . they again said , That they should not Teach in the Name of Jesus , [ mark ] not to Teach in the Name of Jesus . And in Verse 40. they said again to the Apostles , That they should not Speak in the Name of Jesus , [ mark ] not so much as to Speak in the Name of Jesus . And yet the Apostle said , With the Heart Man Believeth , and with the Mouth Confession is made unto Salvation . And if thou Confess with thy Mouth the Lord Jesus Christ , and that God hath raised him up from the Dead , thou shalt be saved , Rom. 10.9 , 10. And the Jews , which were the greatest outward Professors , agreed , That if any Man did Confess that he was the Christ , they should be put out of their Synagogue , John 9.22 . And many of the Chief Rulers Believed on him , but because of the Pharisees , they did not Confess him , namely Christ , lest they should be put out of their Synagogue , John 12.42 . So here were them that did Believe , both Rulers and others in Christ , but they were afraid to Confess Christ , lest they should be Excommunicated , or put out of their Synagogues . And Christ saith unto his Disciples , Whosoever shall Confess Me before Men , him will I Confess also before My Father which is in Heaven : But whosoever shall Deny Me before Men , him will I also Deny before My Father which is in Heaven , Mat. 10.32 , 33. and Luke 12.8 . So here you may see they that do Confess Christ before Men , are Confessed by Him before His Father , and they that Deny Him before Men , Christ will Deny before His Father . And John saith , Every Spirit that Confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the Flesh is of God , and every Spirit that Confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the Flesh is not of God : So here you may see that it is the good Spirit of God that doth Confess his Son to be come in the Flesh , 1 John 4.2 , 3. Here you may see the two Spirits , that which is of God , and that which is not of God , the good Spirit , and the bad Spirit . And , Who Confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the Flesh , is a Deceiver and an Antichrist , and so not in the Spirit of God nor Christ , 2 John 1.7 . And the Apostle saith , Prove your own selves , know ye not your own selves , how that Jesus Christ is in you , except you be Reprobates ? 2 Cor. 13.5 . And so if they have not the Spirit of Christ , and if He be not in them , then they are Reprobates , and so none of Christ's . And the Apostle saith to the Colossians , Christ in you the Hope of Glory , And they Warned every Man , and Taught every Man in all Wisdom , that they might present every Man perfect in Christ Jesus : So then Christ must be in His People , and they must be in Him , Col. 1.27 , 28. And Christ before Pontius Pilate witnesseth a good Confession , 1 Tim. 6.13 . This was before His Persecutor , so must all the Followers of the Lamb Confess Him before Men to the Glory of God the Father , and not be ashamed of Christ their Life , Light and Salvation , Redeemer , Mediator , Prophet , Bishop , Shepherd , Leader , Counsellor , Way and Door to God , and the Author and Finisher of their Faith , and Heavenly Rock and Foundation , and the Captain of their Salvation , and not to be ashamed to meet in His Name , who hath all Power in Heaven and in Earth given to Him , lest He be ashamed of you before His Holy Angels , and His Father which is in Heaven : And therefore in His Light , Spirit , Grace , Truth and Faith , see and hold Christ your Head , who Bruiseth the Serpents Head , and Reconcileth you to God , in whom you and all Nations are Blessed , and have Rest and Peace , AMEN . Pour out Thy Fury upon the Heathen that know Thee not , and upon the Families that call not upon Thy Name , for they have Eaten up Jacob , and Devoured him , and Consumed him , and bave made his Habitation desolate , Jer. 10.25 . These were the Persecutors of the Faithful . And David saith , Pour out Thy Wrath upon the Heathen that have not known Thee , and upon the Kingdoms that have not called upon Thy Name , for they have Devoured Jacob , and laid waste his Dwelling Place , Psal . 79.6 , 7. These were the Persecutors of God's Elect. Yet God setteth the Poor on High from Affliction , and maketh him Families like a Flock , Psal . 107.41 . And God setteth the Solitary in Families , and bringeth out those which are bound with Chains : But the Rebellious Dwell in a Dry Land. Psalm 68.6 . The 26 th . of the 10 th . Month , 1684. G. F. LONDON , Printed for Thomas Howkins in George-Yard in Lumbard-street .