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The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting , held in London , by Adjournments , from the 21 ' */ of the Fifth Month , to the 29 th of the same * inclusive ^ 1823 , to the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends , in Great Brir tain , Ireland Q&d elsewhere *
Dear Friends , WE have again been made thankful in the belief that the Lord is not unmindful of us ; and we reve ^ - rently trust that this meeting has not been held in vain . We may inform you that the current of Christian love has renewedly flowed amongst us ; and it has extended to ail our absent
friends . Under this precious influence , we offer you our endeared salutation , desiring your advancement in the way which leadeth unto eternal life ; and that you may ever bear in remembrance that € t other foundation
can no man lay , than that is laid , which is Jesus Christ . " Beloved friends , we have no new doctrine to communicate ; no fresh precepts to enforce : it is a peculiar excellence of the gospel that its character is always the same . To those who desire to have their hearts cleansed
from the defilemeuts of sin , —yea , to all—the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ continues to be freely offered . The cross must be daily borne by all who would become his disciples . If we would attain uato that holiness
without which no man can . see the Lord , we must apply in faith unto Him who " taketh away the sin of the world ; " who was ' * wounded for our transgressions , " who was ' bruised for our iniquities /* and by whose
stripes we are healed ;** who , being m glory with the Father ** before the world was , " condescended in order to effect our * edemptiott , to come down from heave&y and take upon hir » the nature
of man * In contemplating the infinite importance of these solemn truths , and ik publicly , acknowledging our belief in the divinity of our blessed kav iour , we desire ntoatr dearly to « o » vey the sentiment that it is ncrt
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the mem assent of the judg-meot to the truths of Holy Scripture , however desirable such an assent naay be , that is sufficient to make us real Christians . It is only by the sanctifying- operation of the Holy Spirit that we come full y to partake of the benefits of the mediation and propitiatory sacrifice of the Son of God .
It i » our earnest solicitude , that all whom we are addressing' may be enough concerned for the salvation of their souls . Dear friencjs , we believe that for the advancement of this most necessary work , it is good for us frequently to seek after retirement in spirit before the Lord , and to wait ia reverent silence for the secret
intimations of his will . If this be not immediately manifested , let not any be discouraged , but let them persevere in faith . Then we believe that ia the Lord ' s time that evidence of his care
will be granted , which will prove consoling to the mind . On such occasions the precepts of holy writ will at times be brought instructively to our remembrance . With these
mvjuluable writings , it becomes every one who bears the name of a Christian ,, to endeavour to bei well acquainted . In order to acquire this knowledge , we wish that all our members may
observe the good practice of a dailyserious reading of the Scriptures ia their families , when collected $ ari < i also that they frequently read them in private in a pious disposition of mind * even though it be but a small portion
at a time . In the Sacred Writings , no duty is more clearly Bet forth than that of prayer . Prayer is the aspiration of the heart unto God : it is one of the
first engagements of the awakened soul , and we believe that it becomes the clothing of the minds of those whose lives are regulated b y the fear and love of their Creator . If in mo ^
ments of serious reflection , aud- when communing witfy Our own hearts , we are sufficiently alive to our helpless condition , we shall often feel that wt may pour forth oar . secret supplications unto the Lord . And as we
believe that it is one of the greatest privileges a Christian can enjoy , jfchufc to draw nigh in spirit unto the Father of mercies , we earnestl y desire that n $ one may deprive himself of so great a blessing . But let » U on « U 6 & occa * -
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Quakers * Yearly Epistie , \ 8 > % & . _ 406
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impressive illustrations of those important practical principles which she had derived from an enlightened philosophy and from a careful examination ot Scripture . WILLIAM TURNER , Jun .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1823, page 405, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1786/page/37/
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