To the flock of Christ every where to be read in their assemblies. Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1681 Approx. 6 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). A40297 Wing F1955A ESTC R215514 99827368 99827368 31786 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. A40297) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 31786) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1908:9) To the flock of Christ every where to be read in their assemblies. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Christianity -- Early works to 1800. 2007-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion TO THE FLOCK of CHRIST , Every where to be READ in their ASSEMBLIES . GRACE , MERCY and PEACE be multiplied among you all from God the Father , and the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Fountain of all : And God who hath called you by his Grace , and gathered you to be a People by his Power and Spirit to his Son Christ Jesus , your holy Heavenly spiritual Head , Life , Rock , and Foundation . Now that you may All walk in Christ Jesus and abide in him your Vine , and in him you will all bring forth Heavenly Fruit , to the Praise and Glory of God. Christ saies , In me ye have Peace , in the World ye have Trouble ; And therefore keep out of the Spirit of the World ; Let not the Spirit of the World come into you ; for if ye do , ye go into Trouble both Inwardly and Outwardly . But if ye keep in Christ , who is not of the World , you keep in your heavenly Peace and Region : For he that hath the Son of God , he hath Life ; and therefore keep in the Life in Christ : And he that hath not the Son of God , is in Old Adam in Death without Life . And without me ( saies Christ ) ye can do nothing : without his Grace , his Light , his Truth , his Gospel , his Power , his Spirit , his Faith , ye can do nothing : And if Christ be not in you , you are Reprobates : And if he be in you , and you in him , you are in your Election , and in the seed , in which all Nations are blest . And therefore my Friends and Brethren , both Males and Females , keep and walk in the seed in which all Nations are blest , which bruises the Head of the Serpent , and destroys the Devil and his Works , which brought Misery and the Curse upon all Nations . So that in this holy seed you all may be the Children of the Kingdom of God that stands in Righteousness and Power , and Joy in the Holy Ghost ; I say , in the Righteousness of Christ before unrighteousness was ; and in the Power of God , before the power of Satan and Dragon Was ; and in the peace of God , that passes all the Vnderstanding of the World , and was before the God of the World was ; and in the Holy Ghost , which was before the unclean Ghost got into Man and Woman . And so that you may all come to walk in the New Covenant of Light which was before the Prince of Darkness was , and Life , that is over Death , and before Death was . Here in this you will know your heavenly Region to walk in , which will keep you out of all the Worlds unruly Waies and Actions , and ungracious Words and Languages , that all your Words be season'd with the Grace of God , that hath brought your Salvation , that you may Edifie the Hearers , and your Conversation may be in Heaven . And keep in the Cross of Christ the Power of God , that keeps you Crucified to the World , that is , Dead to the World ; and the World Dead and Crucified to you . For if you do not keep in this Power of God , which was afore the World and its God was , to keep you Crucified to the World , but let in the Spirit of the World , you let in his God which will Crucifie the good in you , and you come to Crucifie to your selves the Son of God afresh , and put him to open shame . Therefore keep that killed and Crucified with the power of God , the Cross of Christ , which did and would Crucifie the Just and then you keep alive in the power of God , and alive in Christ Jesus , and he is alive in you and you in him . And now , All Friends and Brethren , That your Meekness , your Temperance , and your Gentleness and Sobriety , and Tenderness and Moderation may appear to all men , That your Light may so shine that they my see your good Works , and glorifie your Father which is in Heaven . And ye being the Salt of the Earth , you will make all Savoury : therefore take heed of losing your Salt , lest you be trodden under the feet of Men. And keep out of the Restless , Discontented , Disquieted Spirit of the World about the Government : For you know it has been alwaies our way to seek the good of all , and to live peacably under the Government , and to seek their Eternal good peace and happiness in the Lord Christ Jesus : and to lay our Innocent Sufferings before them who have suffered as Lambs and Sheep , and made no Resistance ; but have prayed for them that Persecuted us and despitefully used us ; and hated us , according to the Command of Christ . 9 Month , 21 Day , 1681 . G. Fox . 1 Epistle of Peter , c. 2. FOR ye were as Sheep gone astray , but are now returned unto the Shephard and Bishop of your Souls . For even hitherto ye are called : because Christ hath suffered for us , leaving us an Example , that ye should follow his steps , who did no sin , neither was guile found in his Mouth . Who when he was reviled , reviled not again ; when he suffered , he threatned not , but committed himself to him that Judgeth Righteously . And he that will love life and see good daies , let him refrain his Tongue from speaking evil , and his Lips that he speak no Guile . LONDON , Printed for Benjamin Clark in George-Yard in Lombard-street , Bookseller , 1681.