To all you that are the highest in profession. Prepare to meet the Lord who is come and coming to try all your sandy foundations, and will discover your secret parts, who have pretended many years to keep things clean, and yet the stink of your works is gone up before the Lord, and the cries of the oppressed among you hath entred [sic] into His ears, and He will suddenly come, but who shall abide the day of his coming. ...

ID 24741
Title To all you that are the highest in profession. Prepare to meet the Lord who is come and coming to try all your sandy foundations, and will discover your secret parts, who have pretended many years to keep things clean, and yet the stink of your works is gone up before the Lord, and the cries of the oppressed among you hath entred [sic] into His ears, and He will suddenly come, but who shall abide the day of his coming. ...
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Signed Author J. Whitrowe
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Volumes 1
Pagination 7
Date of Publication 1701
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Location of Printing London GB
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Notes ESTC Notes: Title from beginning of text on p. 1.
Imprint from colophon.
Signed at end: J. Whitrow.
Accusing Quaker leadership of misuse of funds, and profiting from their congregations while allowing members to live in poverty.
Final page blank.
Printed note attached to the foot of p. 7: "The reader is desir'd to take notice, that I sent the coppy of this paper in writing per J.E. to G.W. [George Whitehead?] to desire that it might be read in the men and womens meetings; but he would not permit it, though I very much importun'd him; and made use of others of his Friends, hoping that they might prevail, which if they had, I should not have printed it.
Not in Wing. Not in J. Smith, Friends' books.
Signatures: A⁴.
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Whitrowe, Joan. To all you that are the highest in profession. Prepare to meet the Lord who is come and coming to try all your sandy foundations, and will discover your secret parts, who have pretended many years to keep things clean, and yet the stink of your works is gone up before the Lord, and the cries of the oppressed among you hath entred [sic] into His ears, and He will suddenly come, but who shall abide the day of his coming. ...The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24741, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24741. Accessed 2025-09-12. 

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