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circumcised with the Spirit, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, that came upon man by transgression, if they will feed on Christ their heavenly sacrifice; for the old Covenant of circumcision was held in the flesh, and then they did feed upon the natural sacrifices; but the new Covenant is held in the grace, light, and Spirit, by which they are circumcised, and so do feed on their heavenly sacrifice for in the old Covenant they were not to eat the blood of beasts, or any blood; but in the new Covenant Christ tells you, "Except you do eat my flesh, and drink my blood, ye have no part in me." For as by Adam and Eve's eating that which God forbade, came death; so, if Adam and Eve's sons and daughters have life again, it is by eating of that which Christ commands; and as by eating came death, so by eating cometh life, and not by talking; no, not by talking of the Son of God; for all reprobates may do so; for the apostle saith, "If Christ be not in you, ye are reprobates:" and "he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life; and he that hath the Son of God, hath life;" and the saints did confess the Son of God was come, and had given them an understanding, and they were in Him, and they were to walk as He

walked, and not only to talk as He talked : for there are too many talkers, and few walkers in Christ; my desire is there may be inore walkers.

And my desire is, that you, in your measures, may be preserved to the Lord, and know what He doth require of you, "to love mercy, to do justice, and to walk humbly with God;" for the more He gives, the more He requires; and the less that He gives, the less He requires; who will judge the world in righteousness, according to the Gospel preached in every creature; showing that there is something of God in every creature that shall answer his judgment; and therefore my desire is, that all may be faithful to what the Lord hath made known unto them by his grace and truth, light, power, and Spirit, and then the Lord will supply them with more ; to whom be glory and praise, who is the Creator of all, through Jesus Christ, by whom all things were made. Amen.

G. F.

NUMBER CCCLV.

To Friends in America, concerning their Negroes and Indians.

Swarthmore, the 10th Month, 1679.

All friends every where that have Indians or Blacks, you are to preach the Gospel to them, and other servants, if you be true Christians; for the Gospel of salvation was to be preached to every creature under heaven; Christ commands it to his disciples, "Go and teach all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." And this is the one baptism with the spirit into one body, which plunges down sin and corruption, which hath gotten up by disobedience and transgression; for all have been plunged into sin and death from the life, for all died in Adam: then they have been all subjected by the evil spirit, which hath led them out of the Truth into the evil; and therefore they must all be baptized into the death of Christ, and put on Christ, if they have life.

And also, you must preach the grace of God to all Blacks and Indians, which grace

brings salvation, that hath appeared unto all men, to teach and instruct them to live godly, righteously, and soberly: which grace of God is sufficient to teach and establish all true Christians, that they may appear before the throne of grace.

And also, you must teach and instruct Blacks and Indians, and others, how that God doth pour out of his Spirit upon all flesh in these days of the new Covenant, and new Testament; and that none of them must quench the motions of his Spirit, nor grieve it, nor vex it, nor rebel against it, nor err from it, nor resist it; but be led by his good Spirit to instruct them; and with which they may profit in the things of God; neither must they turn from his grace into wantonness, nor walk despitefully against the Spirit of grace, for it will teach them to live soberly, godly, and righteously, and season their words.

And also you must instruct and teach your Indians and Negroes, and all others, how that Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for every man, and gave Himself a ransom for all men, to be testified in due time, and is the

propitiation not for the sins of Christians only, but for the sins of the whole world; and how that He doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, with his true light, which is the life in Christ, by whom the world was made.

And Christ, who is the Light of the world, saith: "Believe in the light, that ye may become children of the light." And they (which is the

that do evil, and hate the light, life in Christ,) will not come to the light, because it will reprove them; and love the darkness more than the light; this light is their condemnation. And so, all must be turned from darkness to light, to believe in the light; and from the power of Satan to God; and if they do not believe, they will be reproved, condemned, and judged by Christ, who hath all power in heaven and in earth given unto Him, who will judge both the quick and the dead, and reward every man according to his works, whether they be good or evil.

And therefore you are to open the promises of God to the ignorant, and how God would give Christ a Covenant, a Light to the gentiles,