[BL] September, 1688.
[186] This letter was written October 17th, 1688. William landed in England November 5th, 1688.
[BM] March, 1689.
[BN] November, 1690.
[187] This epistle, the last he ever wrote, closes with a triumphant note and an optimistic outlook on the world:
"Christ the Seed reigns; and His power is over all, who bruises the serpent's head, and destroys the devil and his works, and was before he was. So all of you live and walk in Christ Jesus; that nothing may be between you and God, but Christ, in whom ye have salvation, life, rest and peace with God.
"As for the affairs of truth in this land and abroad, I hear that in Holland and Germany, and thereaway, Friends are in love, unity, and peace: and in Jamaica, Barbadoes, Nevis, Antigua, Maryland, and New-England, I hear nothing, but Friends are in unity and peace. The Lord preserve them all out of the world (in which there is trouble) in Christ Jesus, in whom there is peace, life, love, and unity. Amen. My love in the Lord Jesus Christ to all Friends everywhere in your land, as though I named them.
G. F.
"London, the 10th of the 11th month, 1690" (January 10th, 1691).
Transcriber's note:
Variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error.
Page 429 The transcriber has supplied the opening double quote mark in the following sentence: "I do deny them in my heart; for I am a Christian, and shall show forth Christianity amongst you this day. It is for Christ's doctrine I stand."