A Sermon Preached at the Quakers Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, | Page 3

on in your hearts, see how the image of God is carrying on
upon you. Consider, that the Lord is a holy God, of purer eyes than to
behold iniquity with approbation: "There is no peace to the wicked,"
that walk in the broad way, and grieve the Holy Spirit, and do not
answer his divine call. There is a two-fold call concerning man, a call
to repentance, and a call to judgment. The call to repentance is in this
day of God's visitation; they that receive it now, that are so wise, as to
answer God's call, and believe in the Son of God, and in his inward
appearance, that obey his voice, when they hear his call, saying, Come
away, come out of thy sins, come out of the wickedness, filthiness, and
pollution of the world; come into the divine nature of the Son of God;
come into his life: Into what life? Into the spiritual life, the divine life?
Thou hast been dead to God and alive to the world: Now that thou
mayst [sic.] be dead to sin, and alive to God, come unto him that hath
all power in heaven and in earth committed to him. O come unto Christ,
the dear and blessed Son of God, in this day of grace and salvation, and
receive power to overcome thy sins! Then thou wilt be a conqueror, and
overcome the Devil.
We are of ourselves altogether insufficient for these things, we are
weak and impotent; and our Saviour hath told us, "Without me ye can
do nothing:" We are justified freely by God's grace, through the
redemption that is in Jesus Christ; not justified by our own works. How
great a contradiction is it to charge them with the contrary, that say,
They cannot preach nor pray, but as the Spirit of God moveth them.
Blessed be God that hath made us sensible of our own weakness,
emptiness, and poverty. Our help hath been in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth, who hath given his Son to be an helper,
and an all-sufficient Saviour to us; with him he hath given sufficient
power and strength, whereby we are enabled to overcome the Devil, the
enemy of our souls: So that we may be enabled to stand against
principalities and powers, against spiritual wickedness, and conquer all

the powers, of darkness, and fight the good fight of faith, and finish our
course with joy, and keep the faith: seeing there is laid up for us a
crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give
us at that day; "and not only to us, (saith the Apostle,) but unto all them
that love his appearing." We have not an High-Priest which cannot be
touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin: Christ, our Redeemer, was
tempted, that he might succour those that are tempted. When the Devil
tempted our Saviour in the wilderness, and could not prevail, he went
away and left him: The prince of this world found nothing in him, upon
which he could fasten his temptation. Christ will enable those that
believe in him to overcome the Devil, and to be more than conquerors,
through him that loved them: He came into the world to purge and
purify his people, and to be the author of eternal salvation to all them
that believe in him, and obey him. But it is said, "He did not many
mighty works" among some to whom he preached the everlasting
Gospel, because of their unbelief: Many will not believe in the inward
and spiritual appearance of Jesus Christ the Son of God, who is the
light of the world; they will neither believe in the light, nor walk in the
light, which will enable them to conquer the evil one, who is the prince
of darkness: It is only through Christ Jesus, the great captain of our
salvation, that we are victorious.
Therefore, my friends, open your hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ,
receive this blessed gift of God which he offers to you: And can God
give you a greater gift than the Son of his Love? And will not you
gladly receive him, and that great salvation which he hath purchased
for you with his own blood! But, say some people, we have received
Christ, and believe in him, and believe the divine authority of the Holy
Scriptures. But let me ask you, Who keeps house all this while? What
have you done for Christ? Christ hath died for you; but hast thou lived
to him? And hast thou died to the world, and died to thy sins and lusts?
Consider with yourselves, It is both your great