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A MESSAGE TO THE Philadelphian Society,

Wheresoever dispersed over the whole Earth.

The Philadelphian Society was a 17th-century group of Christian mystics who believed in the "Philadelphia" state of the church—one defined by brotherly love and spiritual purity—as described in the Book of Revelation.

Together with,

A CALL to the Several Gathered Churches among Protestants in this Nation of England.

By Jane Lead.

Isaiah 48:20. Go forth from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare this, tell it, utter it even to the end of the earth.
In this context, "Babylon" and the "Chaldeans" are used metaphorically to represent spiritual confusion, worldly corruption, or formalist religious institutions that the author believes the faithful should leave.

An oval library stamp containing text. THE LAMBETH LIBRARY original: BIBLIOTHECA LAMBETHANA. This refers to the historic library of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace.

LONDON:

Printed and Sold by B. Whitlock in Stationers Street, near Grub Street, 1696.