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  EPISTLE 203
  by George Fox
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Summary: George Fox's Epistle 203 emphasizes our identity in Christ, the
importance of community, and the power of God's eternal life within us.

Topics: "Eternal Life", "Kingdom Living"
Scripture References: Genesis 12:2, Psalm 23:2, Psalm 145:13, Isaiah 40:31, Luke 1:33, John 10:20, 1 Corinthians 4:8, Ephesians 3:21, Hebrews 7:16, Revelation 19:16

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George Fox preaches about reigning as kings in the Father's hand,
following the King of kings who gives abundant life, and experiencing
the endless kingdom and dominion with joy and comfort. He encourages
dwelling in the light, minding the seed of God, and being diligent in
serving the Lord to be a blessing and sweet savour unto Him. Fox
emphasizes feeling and knowing the power of an endless life, a kingdom
with no end, and a dominion over all dominions, leading to possessing
everlasting life and meeting together to wait upon the Lord.

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What, Friends! Do ye reign as kings [1 Cor 4:8]? Can they pluck never a
one (of you) out of the Father's hand [John 10:20]? Are ye put forth? Do
ye witness that scripture fulfilled; put forth to follow the King of
kings [Rev 19:16), (the shepherd,) who gives life abundantly [John
10:10f]? In that let your joy be still, and your comfort remain; in
which ye will feel the endless kingdom and dominion [Psa 145:13, Dan
4:3,34]. In that the Lord be with you, who is your strength, comfort,
and fulness for evermore, world without end [Eph 3:21]! And, friends,
mind the light, and dwell in it, and it will keep you atop of all the
world; and mind the seed of God, and know it, and in it be content.

Dwell in the power of truth [1 Esd 4:40], and be not negligent in that,
but diligent, serving the Lord, every one in your measures; that to the
Lord God every one of you may be a blessing [Gen 12:2], and a sweet
savour [2 Cor 2:15] unto him in your creation and generation, feeling
and knowing the Lord's power every one in yourselves, yea, the power of
an endless life [Heb 7:16], and of a kingdom that hath no end [Luke
1:33], and of a dominion that is over all dominions.

And in the power of the Lord God everlasting, ye may feel the seed of
God in every particular of you raised up, which doth inherit the same;
that ye may sit down in your own possession of everlasting life. And in
that meet together, waiting upon the Lord [e.g. Isa 40:31], and in it
keep your meetings, where ye may feel the chief shepherd leading you
into pastures of life [Psa 23:2, Ezek 34:14]. And so the blessing of the
Lord be with you!

G. F.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/george-fox/epistle-203/
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