Epistle 227
The sermon emphasizes the importance of faith, valiance, and following Jesus Christ as the way to life and peace.
George Fox encourages believers to rejoice and sing, emphasizing that despite the darkness surrounding them, the Lord is actively working and truth is flourishing. He reminds them that Christ reigns over all challenges, urging them to remain steadfast in faith and valiant for the truth, even in difficult circumstances. Fox reassures that the seed of Christ brings life and peace, guiding them through the trials of life and the ways of the fallen world. He emphasizes the importance of following Christ, who ultimately has the victory over all adversities.
Text
Sing and rejoice [Zech 2:10], ye children of the day and of the light [1 Th 5:5]; for the Lord is at work in this thick night of darkness that may be felt [Exo 10:21f]. And truth doth flourish as the rose [Isa 35:1], and the lilies do grow among the thorns [Song 2:2], and the plants atop of the hills, and upon them the lambs do skip and play. And never heed the tempests nor the storms, floods nor rains, for the seed Christ is over all, and doth reign. And so be of good faith and valiant for the truth [Jer 9:3]: for the truth can live in the jails. And fear not the loss of the fleece, for it will grow again; and follow the lamb, if it be under the beast's horns, or under the beast's heels; for the lamb shall have the victory [Rev 17:14] over them all.
And so all live in the seed Christ [Gal 3:16], your way [John 14:6], that never fell [1 Pet 2:22]; and you do see over all the ways of Adam's and Eve's sons and daughters in the fall. And in the seed Christ, your way, you have life and peace; and there you do see over all the ways of Adam in the fall, in which there is no peace. So in the seed Christ stand and dwell, in whom you have life and peace; the life that was with the Father before the world began.
G. F.
Sermon Outline
- The Lord's Work in Darkness
- Faith and Valiance
- Following the Lamb
- Life and Peace in the Seed Christ
- The seed Christ is the way to life and peace
- The seed Christ is the way to see over all the ways of Adam's fall
Key Quotes
“The Lord is at work in this thick night of darkness that may be felt.” — George Fox
“The truth can live in the jails.” — George Fox
“The lamb shall have the victory over them all.” — George Fox
Application Points
- We should trust in God's promises and stand firm in our convictions.
- We should follow Jesus Christ and trust in His guidance and leadership.
- We should seek life and peace in the seed Christ by trusting in Him and following Him as our Lord and Savior.