A copy of a letter which was sent to one call'd a Quaker occasion'd by a book lately publish'd, intituled, Moderation exciting to reconciliation amongst that people. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B43585 of text R181366 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 6KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B43585 318212165 ocn 318212165 Wing P47A

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 eng Quakers -- Early works to 1800. Society of Friends -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. eebo A copy of a letter which was sent to one call'd a Quaker :occasion'd by a book lately publish'd, intituled, Moderation exciting to reconciliation amon J. P. 1698 7 921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Copy of a LETTER Which was sent to one call'd a QUAKER , Occasion'd by a Book lately Publish'd , Intituled , Moderation exciting to Reconciliation amongst that People . 22th ( Month call'd ) June , 1698. My Friend ,

I Have Read over the Book of W. R's . you sent me last Night , and thank you for it ; I perceive it is of the same tendancy for a Reconcilement , with that of Benjamin Cole's , Charles Harris , and others , formerly Printed , which was , by the other Party , greatly Rejected : and indeed they had great reason for their so doing , if what they had Printed concerning them were True , viz.

That John Story , John Wilkinson , and that Party , were Ministers of the Devil , and Ministers of Antichrist , Answer to W. Rogers , in Postscript and that a Cursed Spirit was entered into their Hearts and Souls . See their Epistle of Caution , p. 4. 1681. And charged W. Rogers , in particular , To be Sealed down under Eternal Judgment and Condemnation , from GOD , for ever , except he Repented . And also said , In this State ( exceptthou ( W. Rogers ) canst find a place of Repentance ) thou art reserved in Chains of Darkness , unto the Judgment of the Great Day . Answer to W. Rogers , &c. p. 4. & 16. Printed 1682. And that the said W. Rogers , and others of his Friends , were Betraying Judas's , Wolves , Doggs , Devils Incarnat , G. Whitehead's Judgment Fixt , &c. Preface , Printed 82. and that He , and They , were Heathens , Athiests , and the like . I say , these things Considered , they could not accept of any offers for a Reconciliation without Repentance ; especially considering how their great Apostle and Prophet , viz. George Fox , ( who said , when Living , He had Power to Bind and to Loose whom he pleas'd , ) had Sealed up their Doom , ( and which he ordered not to be Opened till after his Death ) in these words , viz. And as for this Spirit of Rebellion , and Opposition , that hath risen Formerly , and Lately , it is out of the Kingdom of GOD , and Heavenly Jerusalem ; and is for JUDGMENT and CONDEMNATION , with all its BOOKS , WORDS , and WORKS . This was Printed in their Yearly Paper , 91. And Reprinted in George Fox's Journal . 1694. p. 616.

Thus you may plainly see , how 't is Impossible there can be any true Reconciliation whilst these their Testimonies are upon Record , ( and , as they pretended , given forth by the Spirit of GOD ) until they come to Repentance themselves , and Acknowledge that they have been greatly Mistaken , and that they have been Acted , and Guided by a Wrong , Lying , and Deceitful Spirit ; I say , till this be first done , there can be no true Peace , Unity , or Reconciliation amongst you ; for the great Divisions of your People were not chiefly , nor indeed at all , as in the Apostles Days , some were for Paul , and some for Apollos , &c. ( as W. R's . Book seems to intimate ) for they were owned to be Good Men , on all sides , and Ministers of CHRIST ; but your Preachers have Sentenced one another to be Ministers of the Devil , and Ministers of Antichrist , and that a Cursed Spirit was enter'd into their Hearts and Souls , and that they were Devils Incarnate , and the like : Now , if your Ministers and People be such , What Man that truly fears GOD , can have any Fellowship , or , in the least , desire Union with them ? I believe not any . And therefore my Advice is , That before any Proposals for an Accomodation , or Reconcilement be made amongst you , that a Solemn FAST be Proclaimed throughout all your Tribes , and begg of the ALMIGHTY ( as Ezra , of old , did ) That HE would shew them the RIGHT WAY ; and no doubt , if they did Truly , and Sincerely Humble themselves , and Implore HIS Divine Assistance , but it might be Granted to them , as it was to those that Fasted and Afflicted themselves , in days past . Ezra 8. 21 , 23. But till this Humility , and Sencible State be come to , [ by both Parties ] all their Unities , and Felowships , will be but as so many Combinations , and Political Designs , to keep up their Reputation and Esteem amongst the People , and to advance their Trades and Worldly Interests ; Which are , and ought , to be Rejected , and Testified against by all that truly Fear GOD , and that hate Hypocrisy , and every Evil and Deceitful Way , as doth

Your True Hearted Friend J. P. What Peace ; so long as the Whoredoms of Jezebel , and her Witchcrafts are so many . 2 Kings 9. 22.