Epistle 272
Maintaining balance and justice in all aspects of life is crucial for preserving righteousness and holiness, and for knowing the just and true God.
George Fox preaches about the importance of maintaining righteousness, equity, truth, and holiness both inwardly and outwardly, to combat inequality, injustice, and false measures. He emphasizes the need to uphold justice and righteousness in all dealings, ensuring a true measure and balance in all aspects of life. By following these principles, individuals can preserve the favor of God and uphold the good and righteous nature within themselves and others, leading to a deeper understanding of God's works and His just ways.
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Keep to the equal measure and just weight [Deut 25:15, Prov 11:1, 16:11, 20:23] in all things, both inwardly and outwardly, that you may answer equity, answer truth in the oppressed, and the spirit, and grace, and light in all people. And so, being kept in righteousness, and equity, and truth, and holiness, that preserves you over the inequality, injustice, and the false measure, and weight, and balance in all things, both inward and outward. And this keeps your eye open, keeps you in a feeling sense, keeps you in understanding, and true wisdom, and true knowledge, what you are to answer to all men [Col 4:6] in righteousness, and truth, and equity, both inward and outward.
And this is to all you that have purchased or bought any Irish land, so that justice and righteousness, and the true measure, and true weight, and even balance, may be among you, to answer that which is true, and just, and even, and equal; that you may answer that which is equal, and just, and true in yourselves, and in every man and woman; that you may be preserved in the sense and favour of God, and so may answer the good and righteous principle in all, by which <18> they may be brought to truth, the equal principle, and just measure, and true weight and balance; by which they may know the just and true God in all his works and out-goings.
G. F.
Sermon Outline
- Maintaining Balance and Justice
- Weighing things equally
- Answering equity and truth
- Preserving righteousness and holiness
Key Quotes
“And so, being kept in righteousness, and equity, and truth, and holiness, that preserves you over the inequality, injustice, and the false measure, and weight, and balance in all things, both inward and outward.” — George Fox
“You must weigh things equally and answer equity and truth in all situations.” — George Fox
“You must strive to answer that which is true, just, and equal in yourselves and in every man and woman.” — George Fox
Application Points
- Strive to answer that which is true, just, and equal in yourselves and in every man and woman.
- Maintain balance and justice in all situations by weighing things equally and answering equity and truth.
- Preserve righteousness and holiness by keeping your eye open to the truth and striving to know the just and true God.