The vials of the wrath of God poured forth upon the seat of the man of sin, and upon all professors of the world, who denieth the light of Christ which he hath enlightned every one withal, and walk contrary to it, with it they are condemned : and a vvarning from the Lord to all who are walking headlong to destruction in the lusts of the flesh, and deceits of the world, that they may repent and turn to the Lord, lest the overflowing scourge sweep them all into the pit / by him who is called George Fox.

The Worlds PROFESSION without Foundation. With Several precious Notes to Great men, and Rich men.

ALL profession of the world is without ground, and the foundation; for the light is denied of the world, and hated: professors, Priests and people, and all who hates the light, their deeds are evil, and they will not bring their works to the light, lest the light should reprove them, they know their deeds are evil, thou wilt not bring thy works, lest the light should reprove them: drunkard, thou knowest thy deeds are evil, thou wilt not bring thy works to the light, lest the light should reprove thee, there thou hast learned thy condemna∣tion, which is the light. Lyer thou knowest thou shouldst not lye, there thou hast learned thy condemnation, the light, and swearer and railer, thou knowest thou shouldst not swear nor rail, the light within thee lets thee see thy deeds are evil, and it makes thee confess thy deeds are evil, there thou hast learned thy condemnation, the light; Ye devilish mindes who are hatching mischief, plotting together to do mischief in Alehouses and upon your beds, something in your consciences tells you, You should not do so, there you have learned your condemnation, the light; ye cursed speakers, envious ones, quarrellers, fighters, stoners, wrathful malicious ones, there is something in your consciences tells you, All this to be of the devil, there you have learned your condemnation, the light that Christ hath enlightned you withal, which lets you see your deeds are evil when you are sitting in Alehouses, drinking, carding, shovelboording, swearing by God, or your Soul, or your Faith, or cursing and provoking one another to wrath, fighting and abusing one another, so you are them that defiles the flesh, there is something in your consciences tells you, All this to be of the devil, there you have learned your condemnation, which is the light which lets you see all the works of darkness.

Now therefore hearken to the light which may lead you up to God the Father of light, it lets you see, you should not lye, not steal, not commit adultery, you should not walk in unclean act ons, and all you that do, you know your deeds are evil by the light in your consciences, which is your condemnation, the light in your consciences which should exercise it, and

all you wanton lustful ones, sporting your selves, who gather your selves together to spend your time in vanity, there is something in your consci∣ences tolls you, All that to be fally, foolishness and madness: Laughter is mad∣ness, faith the prophet, and who is grown solid and civil, and denies such practices that is counted madness with you, who live in folly, there is that in your consciences lets you see your deeds to be evil, you have learned the condemnation the light, which when the book of all consciences is o∣pened you will all witness what I speak. To that in your consciences do I speak, then the time will come that you will wish you had not been born into the world.

Now you easeful ones are at ease, and you professors Priests and peo∣ple, have set you nests so high as though none could reach you; and all you conceited ones, who rest in your conceits; and you worldlings, who are drunk with the cares of this life; and you covetous ones, who devour one another, for the creature, for the earth, the time is coming when the poor despised ones shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and a cry will be among all you, and an howling, a wishing you had never been born.

Lyer, thou are for the lake that burns; unbelievers, you are for the lake; drunkards and scorners, you are for the lake that burns, and shall never inherit the kingdom of God who act such things; drunkard, thou hast cast the Law of God behinde thy back; and you that minde earthly things, your end is destruction, whose God is your belly, who glories in your shame, who live 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the lust, drunkenness, gluttony devouring the creation, a time will come that you will wish ye had never been born, for you have all known in your dayes, that your deeds have been evil, and that you have done contrary to the light in your consciences, there is your condemnation, the light, for you wicke will be as the chaff which the winde driveth away, and all you proud will be as the stubble, the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

This is to be scattered among the ignorant, simple and blinde people, led by the God of the world, and drunkenness, and lust, that the witness may arise in them, against these ungodly deeds, that they may be left without excuse, who have had a time, and a visitation to call to repen∣tance. Now you have time prize it, you have light which Christ hath given you, to it I speak, which lets you see all your dees to be evil, ha∣ting it, it will be your condemnation. To all manner of people I speak, it will eternally witness me, and condemn you.

Some are drunk with drink, sitting together to invent mischief, to shed blood, to destroy the innocent. Another company, Priests and people, are got together, drunk with rage and persecution, as drunk as the other are, in rage and madness, plotting and inventing together against the righ∣teous, to shed innocent blood, some you get into prison: and you are worse then common drunkards, for you stock, and cause the innocent to

be imprisoned. Therefore awake all drunkards, and sear God, and turn unto the Lord while ye have time.

Pharaoh thou oppressor, pharaoh thou taskmaster, Pharaoh thou proud one which lays heavy burthens upon the innocent and righteous seed, and opresleth the just, plagues and woe is thy protion, as was Pharaoh's, who taxes, and oppresses, and causeth the just and righteous seed to labour under thee, who bindes with oathes, and compels to swear by that which is a declaration of Christ, who saith, Swear not at all; and, He that doth not abide in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God, but is of the devil.

O ye earthly minded men! give over oppressing the poor, exalt not your selves above your fellow-creatures; for ye are all of one mold and blood; you that set your nests on high, joyne house to house, field to field till there be no place for the poor, woe is your portion. The earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof. And you that have not so much of the earth, give over your murmuring and reasoning, fretting and grudging, for all your want is for the want of God: the righteous God is coming to give to every one of you according to your works: now the works of ye all must be tried, you that have appeared unto men beautiful outwardly, will be found in the generation of murtherers, and ye that have pretended to worship, your sacrifice will be found to be Cains, which God hath no respect to.

O ye high ones which spread your selves, appear fair, tall and strong! you know not God, nor your selves to be oakes. O ye tall Cedars! ye know not your selves to be so, the Lord is sent to look for fruit in his vine∣yard among you, it is full of wilde Olives, and their wilde Grapes, that many are drunk with the juyce of the wilde Grapes; and so the vineyard is full of bryers and thornes, that the lambs and sheep cannot pass, but they are tangled among the bryers and the thornes; and the Land is as a wilderness; that part full of Serpents; and the earth is overgrown with with weeds and nettles, that there is no feeding for the lambs till the earth be dressed and overturned.

Howle ye vinedressers! a day of howling is coming among you, who have been pretenders of the dresser of the vineyards, which is overgrown with weeds, and nettles, and thornes, and crooked wayes, the lambs and sheep hath been scattered and devoured amongst the bryers and the thornes, and no discerning you have had betwixt a lamb, a goat, a sheep, a wolf. Now the Lord himself is gathering his lambs and his sheep where they have been scattered this cloudy dark day, and some are torn, and some are trampled upon with the horses of Pharaoh; but the Lord his hand against you, and his sword drawn, the battel is begun, and the sword drawn, which must not be put up till it hath made a separation in hewing down, and the Lord himself will have the praise, and the honor and the renown, and all, who rules.

O how beautiful hath thy Harlot been? O how full is the land of In∣chanters? O how full is the land of Sorcerers & witchcrafts! the mystery of her hath deceived many through her whoredoms. Green was the grass, & fresh was the flowers, the bay-tree spread it self, and the haw-thorn, but the time is coming of fading; the flower will fade, and the grass will wither, and the whoredom and the inchanter must come to judgement; the Lord is risen and riseth as a swift witness against the inchanter, against the sor∣cerers, against the whoremongers and the covetous. The glittering sword is drawn to hew down you fruitless trees which cumber the ground, ye lustful fleshly ones, you have not seen your selves to be these trees which cumber the ground: ye heady high-minded ones, you have not seen your selves to be these trees which cumber the ground: ye who live in the flesh, ye do not see your selves to be these trees which cumber the ground: ye scorners, ye lyers, ye dissemblers, false hearts, ye do not see your selves to be these trees which cumber the ground: but the Lord is risen against you; the earth stinks with the dead that is upon it, and the pollution of the polluted. The Lord is risen with power, and sending forth to bury the dead, and to raise up the dead: all who are immortal, this may see, may receive.

Repent, for the day of the Lord is coming. Awake ye worldlings, hearken to that in your consciences, which shews you sin and evil, that will guide you unto God, loving it. Awake ye drunkards and lustful ones, who follow pleasures, consider the wayes you walk in, for you who act such things, must never inherit the kingdom of God; for you act con∣trary to that in your consciences, which will be your condemnation, pride, and ambition, selfishness, and self-will, stands up; which the plagues of God are due unto: silence all flesh, who lives in your con∣ceit and deceit, thieving and stealing in the night, what the Saints spoke, making your selves drunk with it, and then sells it to drunkards, and then are jovial, eating and drinking with drunkards. Howle ye drunkards, for ye shall want the staffe of bread; a day of howling is coming upon you, lay aside all deceitful merchandize.

And all ye Star-gazers, who are gazing among the Stars, wondering after your imaginations, doing the works of darkness, in whom lodgeth the Spirit of witchcraft.

Silence, and come down all ye that ride so high, that do bestir ye as Jannes did, and Jambres, at the coming of the children of Israel out of Aegypt: through the fire and the sea, ye cannot come.

Silence all presumptious talkers of God, who sees him not, but are presumptious boasters, who live in envie, crossness, and perversness, and vain contention, which proceeds from corrupt mindes, who mindes the

earth and earthly things, who are enemies to the cross of Christ, who glories in your shame, whose end is destruction, whose belly is your God, who do not see God, are not come so far as Moses; for Moses saw God face to face; and death reigns from Adam to Moses, and all that sees not God, death reigns in you. To that in your conscience I speak, which Christ hath enlightned you whithal, which calls you to repentance, which shews you your evil deeds, which will be your teacher owning and loving it, your condemnation hating it. Now you have time, prize it, this is the day of your visitation.

George Fox.