The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2 : $b Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.Fox, George
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The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2 : $b Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.
Fox, George
Fox, George, 1624-1691
By this Spirit, in which the true sighing is, I saw over the
false sighings and groanings. By this invisible Spirit I discerned all
the false hearing, the false seeing, and the false smelling which was
above the Spirit, quenching and grieving it; and that all they that were
there, were in confusion and deceit, where the false asking and praying
is, in deceit, in that nature and tongue that takes God’s holy name in
vain, wallows in the Egyptian sea, and asketh, but hath not; for they
hate his light and resist the Holy Ghost; turn grace into wantonness,
and rebel against the Spirit; and are erred from the faith they should
ask in, and from the Spirit they should pray by. He that knoweth these
things in the true Spirit, can witness them. The divine light of Christ
manifesteth all things; the spiritual fire trieth all things, and
severeth all things. Several things did I then see as the Lord opened
them to me; for he showed me that which can live in his holy refining
fire, and that can live to God under his law. He made me sensible how
the law and the prophets were until John; and how the least in the
everlasting kingdom of God is greater than John.
The pure and perfect law of God is over the flesh, to keep it and its
works, which are not perfect, under, by the perfect law; and the law of
God that is perfect, answers the perfect principle of God in every one.
This law the Jews, and the prophets, and John were to perform and do.
None know the giver of this law but by the Spirit of God; neither can
any truly read it, or hear its voice, but by the Spirit of God; he that
can receive it, let him. John, who was the greatest prophet that was
born of a woman, did bear witness to the light, which Christ, the great
heavenly prophet, hath enlightened every man that cometh into the world
withal; that they might believe in it, and become the children of light,
and so have the light of life, and not come into condemnation. For the
true belief stands in the light that condemns all evil, and the Devil,
who is the prince of darkness, and would draw out of the light into
condemnation. They that walk in this light, come to the mountain of the
house of God, established above all mountains, and to God’s teaching,
who will teach them his ways. These things were opened to me in the
light.
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