Epistle 69
George Fox encourages believers to focus on the pure life of God within them to grow spiritually and avoid strife.
George Fox addresses his friends in Malton, urging them to focus on the pure life of God within themselves to grow spiritually and avoid strife and confusion. He emphasizes the importance of living in the wisdom of God, which is granted to those with pure hearts, and encourages them to wait on the Spirit for guidance and righteousness. Fox reminds them to not quench the Spirit but to live in the authority and power of the Son of God, assuring them of his spiritual presence and joy in their faith.
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All my dear friends at Malton,--Mind that which is pure in you, that ye may grow up in the power, out of the form. And take heed of deceit, and of jarring one with another; take heed of strife and confusion in your minds. But mind the pure life of God in you, according to your measures, to guide you up to God out of the flesh, and all the ways and works of it, within and without, which that which is pure <81> and holy, calls all unto. So all walk in the wisdom of God, which is given into the pure heart, that none of your nakedness may appear, and men see your shame [Rev 3:18, 16:15]; but all wait in the spirit upon God the Father of spirits, to be clothed with his righteousness. So God Almighty keep you and bless you; the blessing of the Lord be with you and among you! I am with you, present in spirit, (joying and beholding your faith towards God, which ye have in Jesus Christ,) though absent in body [1 Cor 5:3].
And all Friends, quench not the spirit [1 Th 5:19] of God in you, but live in the authority of the son of God and his power, whereby ye may be kept on top of the world.
G. F.
Sermon Outline
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- Mind the pure life of God in you
- Grow in the power out of the form
- Avoid deceit and strife
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II
- Walk in the wisdom of God
- Be clothed with righteousness
- Wait in the spirit upon God
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III
- Quench not the spirit of God
- Live in the authority of the son of God
- Stay on top of the world
Key Quotes
“Mind that which is pure in you, that ye may grow up in the power, out of the form.” — George Fox
“Quench not the spirit of God in you, but live in the authority of the son of God.” — George Fox
“The blessing of the Lord be with you and among you!” — George Fox
Application Points
- Reflect on the purity within you to guide your daily decisions.
- Seek God's wisdom to navigate conflicts and confusion.
- Embrace the authority of Jesus to live a victorious life.