[Page]
[Page]

Seventh Month, Anno 1692. Our Friends and Brethren in the Truth, both in Pennsilvan [...] East and West and else where, [...] to be Read in their Monthly and Quarterly Mee­tings, as they in the Wisdom of God shall see meet.

[...] there hath been an Unhappy Difference of [...] be­tween [...] the great Reproach of Truth and [...] Profession. And whereas there hath [...] [...] [...], Samuell Jenings, John [...], and [...] them, being in Number Twenty Eight of those who [...] George Keith, and the Friends joyned with him. [...] his Condemned as A Person [...] and Unqualified to be a Minister of Christ, and as a Person without the fear of God before his [...] and whereas the said Paper of Condemnation hath been [...] of setting up many Se [...]erate [...] [...] well [...] other, [...] and Dist [...]ance, (both privately and publi [...]) in [...] Parts. And whereas the said George Keith, and others joyned [...] him, being Offended with the said Judgment have appealed [...] Spirit of Truth and true Judgment of all faithful Friends [...] Meeting, and have requested (by a second Paper [...] and the rest concerned with him) they [...] have a fair [...] and Tr [...]al before Impartial [...] to the signing [...] sent to [...]ther [...] Day of the [...] Meeting [...] breaking up of the Meeting for publick [...] and [...] are [...] subscribed [...] Truth has [...] yet having [...] in the said [...] on either [...] being [...] true Desires to the [...] that he would [...] to put an end [...] and truly make [...] before it grow [...] to the [...] George Keith, and the [...] the Friends joyned [...] their said [...]: And the said [...] and the [...] (though again desired, by two Messengers [...] Meeting, to [...], and they) refusing the Meeting [...] till an [...] the Publick Meeting [...] day; and [...] being Assembled, and the said Thomas [...] and the [...] still refusing to come, (although the said Thomas [...] said [...] Keith to [...] George Keith, and the [...] before us; and the said [...] concerned not appearing (though again [...] Expectations and Desires, (with [...] Absolute Healing the [...] Breach [...]. Notwithstanding whereof [...] the [...] both side [...], and having [...] and deliberately [...] them, do give it as our Sep [...] and Judgment. That the said George Keith, and his Friends concerned in the said Paper of Condemnation, are not guilty of the Charges and Censures therein contained; And that therein for the Honour, Prosperity and Wellfare [...] and [...] and Quietness of the Churches of Christ [...] [...] Parts, and else where, the said [...] [...], and [...] [...] of the said Twenty Eight Persons [...] Recall their said Paper of Condemnation [...] that they condemn the same by a Writing under their Hands, directed to all the Monthly and Quarterly Meetings whereunto the said Paper was directed; and that they [...] offering to speak, by way of publick [...] in Meetings, till they have so done. And we [...] give it [...] our Judgment, That those Publick Friends [...], and Ill Behaviour in their [...] forbear speaking in [...] they clear themselves [...]; And that all Publick [...]; but that in [...]; established [...] among Friends.

Signed by us in Behalf of our [...]
  • Robert Turner
  • Elias [...]urling.
  • John Reid,
  • Charles Reade,
  • Thomas Cobot [...]e,
  • Harmon Upde [...]graves,
  • Thomas Powell,
  • Nathaniel [...],
  • Joseph Richards,
  • Ed [...]ou [...]d Wells,
  • Thomas [...],
  • John Nea [...]
  • Anthony Woodwa [...],
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • John [...]
  • Joseph [...]
  • Thomas Godfrey,
  • John B [...]dd,
  • [...] Pa [...]ke,
  • Caleb Wheatly,
  • Edward White,
  • Thomas Gladwin,
  • Thomas Rutter,
  • Edward Smith,
  • Benjamin [...],
  • Joseph [...],
  • William Thomas.
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • John [...],
  • Daniell [...],
  • Joseph Adams,
  • Edward G [...]y,
  • [...],
  • Samuel [...]llis,
  • Thomas Cross,
  • James Moore,
  • Thomas J [...]n [...]et,
  • John Harper,
  • Robert Wheeler,
  • Nathaniel [...],
  • Robert [...].
  • [...]
  • Thomas [...],
  • William [...],
  • James [...],
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • William [...]
  • Thomas [...]
  • Samuell Houghton,
  • [...] Smith,
  • Peter Daite,
  • Richard Sery.
  • George William,
  • William [...],
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • William [...],
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • [...]
  • Thomas [...]
[...] of all [...] come together in [...] Christ [...] by the [...] [...] Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak [...] thing, [...] but that [...] and in the same Judgment [...].

This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal. The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.