because they will not be defiled with your men, and give you more money for their ransom than they are able to give.

And again Mahomet saith, chap. iii. p. 34, that Jesus said, Who shall sustain the law of God in my absence? And the apostles answered him, We will sustain the law of God in thy absence,' &c. And therefore why do not you believe in the law of God, according to Jesus and the prophets; for Jesus's apostles declared against such men as burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men; and who knew the judgment of God was upon them that committed such things, and that they were worthy of death, and yet did not only do such things, but had pleasure in them that did them: and, therefore, you Turks that do such things, are judged by the great God, and all his holy prophets, and Jesus Christ, and his apostles, to act contrary to God's pure, just, holy, righteous law, and they are witnesses against you, as is also your own Alcoran.

And now consider, O ye Turks! the great and holy eternal God, who made the world and all things therein, he is Lord of heaven and earth, and the great King over all, and dwelleth not in temples made with hands, but in temples of his people's hearts; neither is he worshipped with men's hands; he giveth to all breath, life, and all things, that they might serve and worship him. And he hath made of one blood all nations of men, for to dwell on the face of the earth; and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitations. And all should seek after the Lord, who fills heaven and earth, who is not far from any people, and now commands all men every where to repent; because he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness. And, therefore, how can you do any violence against your own flesh and blood, seeing that God hath made of one blood all nations of men, and commands you to do unto all men, as you would have them do unto you, yea, and to love another, and to love enemies? And therefore, it is the devil that seduces you, and makes you hate both your friends and enemies, and your own flesh and blood. And also the eternal God of truth commands, that prayers and supplications be made for all men, who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth; and therefore you ought not to destroy them, nor to hurt them, which you cannot hurt, if you truly pray for them. For the Lord hath commanded his prophet Ezekiel to say unto the people, As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his wicked ways and live. Therefore turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways, for why will ye die? for I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God of truth.' Therefore turn yourselves to the Lord, and ye shall live; for the Lord God that created the heavens and the earth, and stretched

them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which comes out of it; he that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein, his law and covenant, and light is to be minded and kept that he hath given to the nations, so that every one that hath breath, may praise the Lord in his covenant of light; for in the hand of the Lord is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. And the Lord opens unto them that obey him, his good treasure; that they have the blessings from above and also from below. And he is the Lord God of the spirits of all flesh, and therefore all are to worship and serve him in the spirit and truth, who is the Lord God of their spirits. And he was the teacher of Adam and Eve, and as long as they kept under his teachings they were happy; but when they forsook God's teaching, and followed the devil's and satan's teaching, who led them from God into corruptions, filthiness, uncleanness, and into divisions, and to destroy one another. But according to God's promises and prophets, the seed of the woman is come to bruise the serpent's head: and is the speaker and teacher again to his people by it, as he was to Adam and Eve in paradise. Glory and praise to the great and eternal God for ever. And God by his prophets said, that he would pour out of his spirit upon all flesh.' And Jesus Christ said, that God was a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and truth.' And now all men and women in the whole world, they must come to the spirit and the truth in their own hearts, which they have from the God of truth, if they do serve and worship the holy and eternal God of truth, in his spirit and truth. And these are the true worshippers that worship the eternal God of truth in his spirit and truth, which the devil, which is the foul corrupt spirit, is out of, who abode not in the truth, and there is no truth in him; therefore he is not to be followed, nor worshipped, but the God of truth. And the grace of God which brings salvation, hath appeared to all men, which teacheth us, his people, to deny ungodliness, and worldly lusts, we living soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Now all men must come to this grace of God in their hearts, which appears to them in their hearts, which shows them their ungodliness and worldly lusts, and their unrighteousness; and it will teach them to forsake it, and bring their salvation. But if that you do turn this grace of God into wantonness, and walk despitefully against the spirit of grace, you walk in despite of that which should bring your salvation; then you bring the wrath and indignation of the great God against you, who abuse his grace and favour. And the Messiah, and you, and Mahomet do confess that John declares Christ the Messiah to be the word; then you are to obey him. Moreover John saith, that he was not that light, but sent to bear witness of that light, and that was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.'

Now you all being enlightened with this true light, which light lets you see all your evil deeds and actions that you do, and all your evil words and thoughts that you speak and think. And every one of you that doth truth cometh to the light, that your deeds may be manifest they are wrought in God, from whom they have this light, in whom there is no darkness; but every one of you that doeth evil, hateth the light; then you hate Jesus Christ, and the eternal God; neither will you come to the light, lest your deeds should be reproved by the light; and this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds be evil.' Now if you would do the truth, and come to the light, and love it, it shines in your hearts, and would give you the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ, and then you would know this heavenly treasure in your earthen vessels, and the excellency of this power to be of God, and not of your selves. And you do confess, that Jesus Christ was not begotten by the will of man, who was conceived of Mary, and that she should conceive and bring forth without the touching of man; and he being conceived by the holy spirit, then whose son can he be but God's? Who taught him the scriptures, and the mysteries of the laws of the old testament, and the gospel; who was a prophet to the children of Israel, as you confess in your alcoran, chap. iii. page 34. So he was declared to be God's son in the power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead;' for all died in Adam, and he tasted death for every man, and is risen for the justification of all that believe in him, the true light of the eternal God.

And now all ye Turks, and all people upon the earth; God, who is immortal, eternal, and invisible, he has poured out of his spirit upon you all; but if you do grieve it, and vex, and rebel, and err from and against his good spirit, then you go from God's law, and that which doth witness for him, which is his spirit in your hearts, which is a witness for the King of kings, yea, the great King of heaven and earth. I say, this witness doth witness for the great God, who will judge the world in righteousness, according to this witness, and the secrets of every man's heart; he by his spirit doth show unto man his thoughts and the imaginations of his heart, and searches the heart, and tries the reins, and all things are naked and open to him, who is a consuming fire to the wicked. Now this spirit of the God of truth, which he hath poured upon all flesh of men and women, it is a witness against you for the pure God, for all your unrighteous, and ungodly impious actions, and your bad thoughts and words, and whatever you do or act that is unjust and unholy, and for what you do to others, you would not have done to you; the holy spirit of the great God of truth is a witness against you. It was a witness against Adam and the old world that

disobeyed him; it was a witness against the Jews, and it is a witness against all christians that walk not in it; and Turks, and all people upon the earth. And they that are led by the good spirit of God, are his children, sons and daughters; and therefore prize your time while you have it, ye Turks and others, and mind God's good spirit, and his light and grace, which will bring your salvation, that you may come into favour with the God of truth.

From him whose love is to God and Jesus Christ, the just and holy One, and all his holy prophets and apostles, and all people upon the earth, for their salvation, and desires their eternal good and happiness, and not any man's destruction.

G. Fox.

Kingston upon Thames, the 16th of the fifth Month, 1680.

POSTSCRIPT.

Of George Pattison's taking the Turks about the 8th Month, 1663.

DEAR FRIEND,

THINE I have received. In answer to thy request, I have given thee an account as well and as near as I can; but as to the exact time I cannot, for I have not my books. I was George Pattison's mate, and coming from Venice, being near a Spanish island called May York, we were chased by a Turkish ship or patah, as sometimes before we had been, and thinking by our vessel's well sailing, might escape. But Providence ordered it so, that by carrying over-much sail, some of our materials gave way, by which means the said Turk came up with us, and commanded the master on board, who accordingly went, with four men more, leaving me and three men, and a boy, on board our ship; and so soon as our men came on board the Turk, they took them all out of the boat, and came about fourteen Turks in our boat. All which time I was under a very great exercise in spirit, not so much for myself, because I had a secret hope of relief; but a great stress lay upon me, for the men in this very juncture of time. For all hope of outward appearance being then gone, the master being on board of the Turk, and four more, and the Turks just coming on board, I being as one, even as if I were or were not, only desiring of the Lord for patience in such an exercise, and going to the vessel's side, to see the Turks come in, the word of life run through me, 'Be not afraid, for all this thou shalt not go to Algiers.' And I having formerly good experience of the Lord's doing upon several such like occasions, as in times of war, I believed what the Lord did say in me. At this all kind of fear was taken from me, and I received them as a man might his friend; and they were as

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civil, so showing them all parts of the vessel, and what she was laden withal, then I said to them that were our men, be not afraid, for I believe, for all this, we shall not go to Algiers: but let me desire you, as you have been willing to obey me, so be as willing to obey the Turks. For by our so doing, I saw we got over them; for when they saw our great diligence, it made them careless of us, I mean in securing of us. So when they had taken some small matter of what we were laden withal, some went on board their own ship again, and some staid with us, which were about eight. Then began I to think of the master and the other four, which were in the Turks' ship; for as for myself, and the others with me, I had no fear at all; nay, I was so far from it, that I said to one then, 'Were but the master on board, and the rest,"if there were twice so many Turks, I should not fear them.' So est desire was to the Lord, that he would put it into their hearts to send him on board with the rest; and good was the Lord in answering, for it was as a seal to what he before spoke through me.

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As soon as the master was on board with the rest, all manner of fear was off me, as to my going to Algiers, and some said to me, I was a strange man; I was afraid before I was taken, but now I was taken I was not. My answer was, I now believe I shall not go to Algiers, and if you will be ruled by me, I will act for your delivery, as well as my own. But as yet I saw no way made, for they were all armed, and we without arms. Now, we being altogether, except the master, I began to reason with them; what if we should overcome the Turks, and go May York? At which they very much rejoiced; and one said, I will kill one or two; another said, I will cut as many of their throats as you will have me. This was our men's answer; at which I was much troubled, and said unto them, if I knew any of them that offered to touch a Turk, I would tell the Turks myself; but said to them, if you will be ruled, I will act for you, if not, I will be still; to which they agreed to do what I would have them. Then, said I, if the Turks bid you do any thing, do it without grumbling, and with as much diligence and quickness as you can, for I see that pleases them, and that will cause them to let us be together; to which they agreed.

Then I went to the master, who was a man of a very bold spirit, and told him our intents; whose answer to me was, if we offered to rise and they overcame us, we had as good be burnt alive, the which I knew very well. But I could get him no way to adhere to me, in that he was fearful of bloodshed; for that was his reason, insomuch, that at last I told him we were resolved, and I questioned not to do it without one drop of blood spilt, and I believed that the Lord would prosper it, by reason I could rather go to Algiers than to kill a Turk. So at last he agreed to this, to let me do what I would, provided we killed none. At VOL. VI.

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