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for sinners, and went into the grave for sinners, and died for the ungodly, yea, tasted death for every man, who through death destroyed death, and the devil, the power of death, and is risen; for death and the grave could not hold Him, and the powers and principalities, with all their guards and watches, could not hold Him within the grave; but He is risen, and is ascended far above all principalities, powers, thrones, and dominions, and is set down at the right hand of God, and remaineth in the heavens till all things be restored: and He is restoring with his light, grace, truth, power, Spirit, faith, Gospel, and word of life; so that you read of some "that came to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus."

And therefore all must bow at the Name of Jesus their Saviour, in his Spirit and Gospel, if you will rise with Him; and you must suffer with Him, if you will reign with Him; and die with Him, if you will live with Him; and all that are dead and buried with Christ, and are risen with Him, they will seek those things that come down from above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God; and there you will seek those things which come

down from above, and not things which are below.

For those which seek those things that are below, are the talkers of God and Christ, and the prophets and apostles' words, but they are not dead with Christ, nor risen with Him; and therefore they do not seek those things that come down from heaven, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. But they that seek the things that are above, are dead with Christ, and risen with Him; they, I say, do seek those things which come down from heaven, where Christ sits at the right hand of God; and they have not only sought them, but have found them, and received them, and come to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, a safe established and heavenly sitting, in the heavenly rest and habitation in Christ Jesus, who is the First and Last, and over all, from everlasting to everlasting. Blessings and praises over all be to the Lord God, through Him, for ever. Amen.

G. F.

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London, the 7th of the 12th Month, 1680.

Dear Friends,

My love is to you all in the holy, peaceable Truth; and my desires are, that whatsoever ye do may be done in the Name of Jesus, to the glory of God the Father: and all be subject one to another in the fear of the Lord God, so that ye may all come to dwell in the love of God, which edifies the body of Christ, who is the heavenly man. And let all strifes, and divisions, and backbitings, or whisperings, or prejudices, cease and be buried; and so whatsoever is amiss, or hath been amiss, let it be put down by the Truth and Spirit of God, that it may be uppermost, which is a strong bond to unite your hearts, and minds, and souls together, and to the Lord; and be kind and courteous one towards another, all studying to. be quiet, and to excel one another in virtue, purity, holiness, righteousness, and godliness, in all your words, lives, and conversations; so that you may all walk as becomes saints and Christians, every one esteeming and prefer

ring one another above himself in the Truth, in meekness, and lowliness of mind, and humility: for He that inhabits eternity, dwells with the humble heart. And therefore do not quench the least motion of God's good Spirit in yourselves, nor in any other; but let truth and goodness be cherished in all; and let all harshness, and bitterness, and revilings be kept down by the Truth, that in it you may bear one another's weakness and infirmities, and so fulfil the law of Christ; keeping down revenge, hastiness, or passion; as knowing vengeance is the Lord's, and He will repay it, on every one that does wrong, without respect of persons.

For, friends, you should be as lights, or as a city that cannot be hid; and as the salt of the earth, to be a good savour: take heed of losing the salt's savour, either in word or conversation; for if you do, you will come under the foot of men, they will trample upon you; therefore be careful, fervent, circumspect, and faithful in the Truth, and let your moderation, temperance, and sobriety appear to all men, shewing forth the work of the Lord, and your honesty and justness in all your words and dealings between man and

man; and owe nothing to any man but love, that every one of you may be adorned with a meek and quiet spirit, which is with the Lord of great price: and be indued with wisdom from on high, which is pure and peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, and full of mercy and good works; let the fruits of this wisdom appear among you all, and then you will all be gentle and easily entreated one of another.

And keep in the unity of the Spirit, which is the bond of the heavenly peace; and all walk as becomes the glorious, joyful, peaceable Gospel of Christ, which is the power of God. And therefore, all you who know this glorious Gospel of peace, live and walk in it, keeping your glorious, heavenly, comfortable fellowship in this glorious Gospel of peace, in which enmity cannot come; and in this everlasting Gospel, the everlasting God, who is over all, from everlasting to everlasting, will have the praise, glory and thanks, who is worthy of all, for ever and evermore.

G. F.

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