For Plymouth, Keep Your Meetings
George Fox exhorts Friends to meet together in the measure of life, guided by the light of God, to avoid deceit and strife and to be kept in peace and love.
George Fox delivers a warning to Friends, urging them to gather in the presence of the Lord God and be guided by the measure of life towards unity with the Father of light and life. He calls for the dread and terror of the Lord to be present, confounding deceit, and guiding all minds towards God for peace and love. This message is to be shared among Friends to be read in all their meetings.
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A Warning To Friends, To Keep To The Light, Out of Deceit And Strife, in Unity (1655)
Friends, - I warn and exhort you all in the presence of the Lord God, to meet together in the measure of life, that with it ye may be guided up to God, and in unity kept together to him, the Father of light and life; and God Almighty be with you! And that the dread and terror of the Lord may be among you, and deceit confounded; and that with the measure of life all your minds may be guided up to God, that so ye all may be kept in peace and love. And let this be sent among Friends, to be read in all their meetings.
G.F.
Sermon Outline
- Meet in the Measure of Life
- Avoid Deceit and Strife
- Guided by the Measure of Life
- Minds guided up to God
- Peace and love in unity
Key Quotes
“Friends, - I warn and exhort you all in the presence of the Lord God, to meet together in the measure of life, that with it ye may be guided up to God, and in unity kept together to him, the Father of light and life;” — George Fox
Application Points
- Meet with others in a spirit of unity and purpose, guided by the light of God.
- Avoid deceit and strife by being guided by the measure of life.
- Strive to maintain peace and love in all your interactions.