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The EPISTLE to the A/font/31') and eQzii~2rtcr/y ./Meet?»

irzgs otiiiiriends in E.t2g»’m-id, I/Ve[e=.r, ant ellev/here.

Promoter Yearly Meeting hair’ in iT_.G3’i£.lCZ?, 0:7; tire igi/9, i4.z‘."o,
I 5th, 161% and I 7255 Z?’/.’~"“'5 C,"/"1’e.'.7Je iiiiiiiiiii 2E«;?):2ifi'3, 1 69 5.

To our Deer and Tende;/‘Zy gt’/0'Z«’€el Free/2535* zzini B;*ei’;’;;'e;2 in our Blegrceii L07./1

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zmcl Szzviozzr jefzer C /Jrzrz‘.

 H I S our Solemn Tezz;’[}'1l«fe€l‘ii7,g fendetli Greeting and Cii;-2i"iian 3;.

Salutation, in him , who is our Life , in whoni our
Living Union, Peace and Sgihty for ever ll‘£ll]Cl5$;
B~leiTed, Praifed and Renowned be his mofi Glorious
Power, and E)'ICCll€l“it Naine; To whom he Glory and
Dominion, in and over his whole Church and Heri-
tage for ever and ever.

 

We being really perfwaded, you are not Unicnlible, that the good and The gooclF.l1d
blefied Intent and End of this, aiiti all our Agemezm, is (with the Lord’s OF our Mcm“
Alliftance ) for his Honour, in the promoting and maintaining of our hm’

Chrillian Society and Religion, in Life and P2-ziétice, in all the Parts and
Branches thereof, do not eltceni it niecellary frequently and exprefly to re-
mind you of all Particulars thereof ; We therefore Refer you Chiefly to the
Faithful I/Vitrgefs of God, and his Traci; in your own Hearts, for the Re-
newing and Continuance of your Godly Care and C a2zcrc2‘re;«2te, for the more

? Effefiual Pra€’tice and Performance of thofe weighty Matters and Things
heretofore, and now in the Love of God Recommended to you. _
’ Many Living and VV eighty Accounts were given to this A,fi>etz';7g from Accounts of

the feveral Counties in England and l/Va/er, of the Prevalency and Profperi- fT“"“i3 PW

ty of the Blelled Truth, and Progrefs of the Lord’s Woi'l<, and the ‘Unity,
Peace and C omord, and Increafe of Low’ among Frz'e22d:°, together with the

great C omxizzcemeizt, Opemecfi, and Prepzzrzztzerziin many People and Places,

to receive the Trut/oin the Love of it: As alfo of the Addition of feveral
Meetings, andflfeeting-/9011/eyllllbII1CPl21CCS, and1"riemi5trueZealantlCare
therein: All which were to the great Satisliietioii and Comfort of this
flfeetiizg.

And this Meeting Defires and Hopes, that you whom tl1C Lord jI'o'viiitMcct~,
hath Gifted with a PL1lZ)liCl{ Tefl'z'r;70;."} for his Naiiic an-:1 'l‘i'uth, Wlll in this ‘"3 '

D4} of Liberty be diligent to V ifit the Heritage of God in their Meetings ;
and more efiecially thofe leali frequented.

And from fome Forreign P21I‘t'ri ; as in A2,’,/~i'rz'ca, from Lang-[fliz;zi’( and i*iiri-cigii
Rom’-I_/Iaizd ; and in I:.u:'0pe, lrom };{i‘)."[J/‘;?a’, 1;?/.:;m' and Scot‘/izmi/, We l1£l‘.’CP‘m5‘

alfo received good Accounts.

But \VCl1'c1VCP()tllitCl particular Acvictt dii‘t«';letl to this llfectizzg of the
late [)5/f,7e;«zce5 iiifoiiie l’ai°ts of /.177/6;‘/at ; but hope , things are better
there than they have been; yet the Seine, (Iliriltiaii Advice and Coiinfel
given by our lall Yearly Aleetzzg to G. K, rift‘. having been openly lliglittcd
and oppofed by him in Print, and Otl1C1‘\‘»’lll:2 And he maiiifePring himlt-ll’
to be gone out ofthe pcaceable Spirit of our Lord jeliis Chrill, and to con-
tinue in the fame Spirit of Dzfcoz-cl and (S)/>,co,’x'tz'o;1, whereby he hath given
great Trouble and Sorrow to the C‘/mm’; of (,',/in‘//‘, and particulzirly to the
lalt Tear./y Alectizgt, and tliisallo; he is liirtlier Telltilied againll, until he
unfeignedly Repem‘, and be Reconciled to llilltllliul Priezzds and BIT!/J7‘(’77;

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I{oI14n.1,&:c. From Am/}ero’4m by an E[»i,;’z’Ze we received Account, that Frz'e;2c{5 are in
Peace and (Qiet, and i’VIeezi;c/gs kept up, and great Refort thereto in that
City : And that there is anOpennefs to Truth in z\7orc/l=~i’-£:.~[[.z2oc{, Frie/Zmd,
Emlzden and Frederic/3,/3a.1dt : Our Clear Friends and Brethren }'ame5 Fletc/oer,
Hertiiz Fe/Z, and Roger Hgydoc/3, are going for Ho!/afid in Truth’s Service.
Rd,“ For This Zlfeetirzg having Account of the prefent Low and Indigent Conditi-
P001‘ Fricnd€- on ofthofe Poor Frieizciy in the we ofil-fair, and thofe at D.m.‘:,z°cxC’ and Emly-
den, haveordered them fome Supply for their Relief.
§crrcSl‘entPrife- \Neunderftand by feveral Accounts from the Counties this Year, that
' there remain Pr{[0;;cr5 on Truth's Account for 7;m’.:e.c, arc. to the Number
of One Hundred Thirty Four Pr:'c;m,’: ; whofe Cofi,’ being lately prefented,
and opened to the /’\f.Z'i7g, by feme Friends from the i"¥’Ieetz';¢(g for Sufie2~'i‘/z<g)_:,.
A3 «Fm had a Favourable Reception and Refentment. Since which the Ac’? ofGe-
Pardon. zero! and Free Pardon being come forth, ’tis hoped, that many Frz'e;m".r,
who are Prij(me7°5 on C 071te7;2pt.r, may receive Relief thereby, on Improve-
ment thereof, by duly moving the fuoges and C ozcrrs thereupon ; which
you are defired not to omit.
or sufferings And it is defired, that the Accounts of Faithful Friends Suiferings for the
R“°"J' Tefiimony ofChril‘t jelus in this Gofpel Day,on all Accounts be truly Rated
and kept on Record ; and allo in due time called for, and carefully Exami—
ned by Appointment of fome Knowing Friends from the ,%arter/y ll/Ieetiiig,
that they be fent up in due Order and Time ; together with true Copies of
the H fczrrcmts, I/Vrity O1‘ Procefler Of C Ommi.’ menrs, Attefied by the ]aylors.
or Judgmcnts And remember the laft T‘t’JE'0'M€€fiflg5 Advice, to keep true Recordsof
:>:r:’crfccu- inaiiifeftfucig merit; upon Perjecutors. and fend up Accounts thereof, witll
' your Suflermgs, (as lome have already done ) for a VVarning to Pofierities’:
And be fure they be well Attefted.
Ap,,,;c,,,o,, And it’s requifite, to Recommend to the feveral ,@.zrtcrl} Meetings, to
to Mcrrjbcrs take C are, that timely Application be made in their refpefiive Counties’,
°fP‘""‘““°“‘ (byfome fober, difcreet F'r.‘€/"Id! ) to [Members of Parliament, before their
coming up to Sit ; giving them right Information, and intreating them,
that in their Places, they would be pleafed to ufe their Endeavours and In-

tereft for the Eafe of our Sufiérizg Friendr, (as aforefaid ) when prefented  

to them in Parlianzerzt. This Method having been found of Service in fome
Places, ’tis defired, it may be obferved.
Eiiucmon of And it’s Defired, and we Judge it meet to remind you, that all Friends
Chi1dI‘cn- that are or may be concerned, to take efpecial Care, in the Name of the
Lord, and for his Truth’s lake, for the good Education and Order of Friend;
Children in God’sholy Fear, in the Way of Truth,‘for their Prefervation
out of the Snares of the‘ Enemy, and Corruptions of the \Vorld. And alfo
O,-Schoolw,“ to fee that school; and 56/)00[-7/1,1/hrs,’ who are Faithful. Friends, and well
(malified, be plac’d and encourag’d in all Counties, Cities, great Towns
or Places, where there may be need. And that iUCl1‘«SC/J00!-ma/fer! (as
muich as may be ) .iOmL:tllhC Correipond with one anotner, for their Help
an 'Ii1iprovem€nt1ll fuch good and ealie Met/ions, as are molt Agreeable to
the 1:-uz/2, and the Childrens Advantage and Benefit', and that Care be
:1 l(§cn,t th/it Poor fI}‘I.’l'€/‘Id! L‘/iildrm may freely partake of fuch Education, in
r er 0 /zprmn Jlp.
Ofblarriagcs. I And that all Diligence, Care and Caution be hid, that no F;-iem’, oi-
'ric;zds (I/ix‘/a’mz be Betrayed in Arieflion, or otherwife nor Join in Marri-
age with thofe, that are not ofour Chriiiian Profeflon aiid Society, nor with-
Out the Privity and C021/em of P.1rc22t.v, (}u.1ra'i.z  or lawful Tutor; intruflcd
with them ', nor with any near Kjndrecl, contrary to the Law of God, and
wholefom Advice already iven them ', particularlv by a Tear!) Meeting; [:3
ptflle 167 5. and otherwife y the Faithful Servants ofClii'iii.
0‘ Wills. if-’c. And that Care be taken to Advile and Stir up all Fn'r;zd,r, that have E -

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 flats; to clifpofe ;:;I’, to maite due, timely, firm and lawful Settlement

thereof by l/."’z’z’.l,  otiiexmvife, to prevent future Trouble and Difcord, as
heretofore aclvifed : i.‘vi.zi;i:.1f_§ fueli I4/'zz’/5 in due time, will fhorten no Man’s
Days: But the (i}Lii..:‘ti‘i'.il.Ol1 or ‘Delay thereof has prov’tl very pernicious to
many, and ini,urious to Truth. W
And Friends, let thofe Juft and :‘i.r:t‘i«;nt Commands of God he obferv’d, Again“ Talc-

tzziz. Lev. I9. 16. Thai.’ J/,e‘L';zt'$ 720:‘ 3/» 21,0 :1;-25:’ alonzn as at Tale~bearer amrmg flay bcflilis’ mi’
19801’)/L’ : Anti iixod. 23. I. T/jozzfljzzlt not rizf,;’t3 d flejé Rrlpori : And I)”/fz/. I 5.

3. . 5' that 5.16/C5./l‘c‘f/I} .r20tz1’éri2 //is Toxgzzt, zzor £:]()f/J M/If to r’J.i5 1'\~"ez;g/;é0zz7', 270;’
Z‘./z,i‘eir/3.411252Reprotztzh zzgzz,-irz,/gi /22'; /‘«.7e{g/3:/.1(2.'¢';”, t;i"c. ".l‘is only futfh Innocent

ones, that {hall abide in tiieLord’s Tahernacle, and dwell in his holy Hill ;
wherefore in thefear of the Lord ftantl agaiiilt all I-lfilzi,/}Iercr".c, Biz:/céiterx,
Tat’;-ém;".<‘r.r, Defim2.er.r and Sl'.rz;za.’er(1:¢c, arxti agiiiilll all I/1/'r).I..fi,’il(;/‘C’7’z‘iI7g.l’, Backfir-

rrrggy, T4ft=-9€.19‘ii2g, Reprozzc/Jiivgf and éi/:1/Z(X'Ll7’¢'i27éi1, and put a fpeedy Prop there-

to, as much as in you lyes; for fueh ‘\f~.7oi‘l<s of Darlmefs and Envy tends to
Divzficfl and Dz"/"corzl ; and the Righteous L,.w of~:;,?m{ goes againfl both the
Auto/mrr, Fomerzterr, Rcccirrmv, and E71E(;.'17/lg.-"7‘.f thereof. See Prov. I I. I 3.

and :8. 8. and 26. 22. and 20.19. and 26. 20. and alfo 2 Car. 12. 20.

It’s Advifed for the Service of Truth, and fume Eafe to Friends con- T’riI‘-tlU.2.-

eern’d in the i’r2rz:i‘z{g, that it be reeomrnendetl to each /l’Im.*lz/y Ilfeetzbg in
the Counties, to take off two Book; of a fort,  the r are newly Printed
(under Two Shillings Six Pence price each) for one Year from this time ;
and 0:26 of a fort to a .’L[imr/;/y zlfeeimg, that is above that price, viz. fueh

good Books, as Truth and Friends allow and approve of : And that they

be fent into the Counties (@i1rfe;'_[}', about two or three Weelts before the

have oecaiion for a greater Number, they may lend to the Printer: for them,
keeping one for each Lqarzcrly zlfeetizzg.

The Friends of the Counties appoihtecl to Infpeel: the Accounts, report, Accounts.’
they have tl1I'C‘.l{5l_!l_}’ viewed them, and find them truly flared, to their
Satisfaetionz And that they ludge, there will be no want this Year.

Now Dear Friends and 15in.-v:kr:;¢,as we are called and gathered by the For Love and
Lord his Glorious Arm and Power, to e a People of one Heart and one ““l‘Y'
Way, and to walk before him in true Love and _Unity,in the peaceably Spi-
rit of our bleifed Lord jefus Chril‘: (who is our Life) our Strength and
Safety {lands therein, againft the Enemy, the 50;: of Perdztio/2, the Spirit
of Anticlxrg/I and Diwfion, and againft all the Evil Defigns and Attempts A
thereof. Wlierefore in the fame Spirit of J .ove and Unity keep, ' l
in Peace and Concord ', and in Gorlly Fear and Humility be Watchful a-
gainft the Enemies Attempts and Alfaults on all hands, which will be to
the wealtning and frultrating thereof. And all be faithful and humbly
Thankful to our God for all his Mercies, and for the prefent Liberty, and
blelfed Opportunities we do Euioy ; whole refrelhing Prefence, Power and
Counfel, hath greatly attended this our 1lJ(t'2i;.'g as at other times. And hi-
therto the Lord has Helpt, Strengthened and Confirmed us to our mutual
Comfort ', to his Praife and Renown be it Confels’tl and Remembrcd. And
to the Lord our God ,a nd the Lamb that fitteth upon the Throne, be G/or],

H7/;‘0l(f and I)om.im'0;z, for ever and ever.
Am1z;.< f/2:3 cf:/Jrlp SP}?/i’ oft/ie Love (fG0al, and "Unity of/11'; Blejfed Spirit, 212/; Conclulion.

Nleetiiig C om/udi d for to/21'; Tear, with the wanted Agreement that this our‘

Yearly l\‘Ieeting be 602211)-..'m‘al ( If z/ye Lord plea/é ) and that Friend: ry“

mc/2 C0:mt_y fczm’ at /ezzfl‘ Two Fart/Jftd Friends , to Attend t/J6 Serwct’ of

Trzzt/J and l‘r."c/‘rd; 45 f0rmcr[}'.

Signed in behalf of our [aid Wfectirzg, lay

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