VVritten by one, whom the World calls a Quaker, Joh. 17.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Verses. In the time of Israels captivity, bound under hard hearted Pharaoh, that rules over the pure Seed, the Israelite within; Thus saith the Lord, Therefore do I make my Power known, that Israel may go free. Read Scriptur & see if can own same po [...] that they that [...] them for Read Job 8. &c. 4.21.5, 37 1.
David Psal. 10 3, 4. Psal. 38 7, 8. Psal. 1 120 Isal. 66 & 5. Jer. 23. Hab. 3. Eze. 3 10. Dan. 11. Act 9 5, 6.Thus saith the Lord, we have heard a Voyce, of Feare, of Trembling, and not of Peace; Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his Loines, as a Woman in travell aske yee now, and see whether a Man doth travell with Child, and all Faces are turned into palenesse: Alas that day is great, so that none is like it. It is even the time of Jacobs trouble, but he shall be saved out of it; And I will break his yoake from off his Neck, and will burst his Bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him, but they shall serve the Lord their God and David their King whom I will raise up unto them
Eze. 12 18. D [...]n 10The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of Man, eate thy bread with quaking, &c. So fearfull was the sight, that I did exceedingly fear and Quake:
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One of Sions sharp Threshing Instruments, with A Bunch of Sweet Grapes on the end of it.
FOr tender hearts, which desire to know the way to Sion, the City of the living God, that they may minde the leadings of the Fathers love, that sends his Son to them, when they lie wounded, halfe dead, being falne amongst Theeves, Jer. 23.3 Ioh. 10.8. those that steale their words from their Neighbours, and have no Oyle to powre in, neither do they take any care of them, but leave them, Ezek. 3.4 ver. Jer. 5.3 31. ver. and doe not shew any mercy to them at all, looking lightly at them, all that they looke after is that they may be Lords and Rulers over Gods heritage, to make themselves great, and rich, and honourable in the World, not knowing the office of a Physitian, to dresse the wound, and powre Oyle into it, neyther do they know the office of a Shepheard, but are more like Swineheards, Ezek. [...] 2, 3, ver. all Baals Priests, feeding their lusts, faring sumptuously, and living delicately, in great parsonages, and fat benefices, fatting up themselves for the slaughter, pushing the diseased, and take no care, but lose the sheepe, feeding themselves, and feed not the flock, which causeth the Lord to complain of them, and he sends his servants, rising up early and lying down late to cry out of their carelesness, Ezek. 3▪ 5, 6, 7, 8, 9▪ 10. ver. and some of them they beat, and some of them they stone, and others they imprison, to satisfie their lusts, and [Page]lives themselves in pleasures, and wantonnesse, doing their own wills and not regarding the will of the Lord, Therefore is he sore displeased with them, and will turn them out with the unprofitable servant, [...]e. 34. [...], 17, 18, [...]. and reward them according to their workes, even feed them with his sore judgements. But as a loving Father, [...] [...].10.9, 11. & 15, 16. and a tender and good Shepheard, doth he take care for his sheepe, and sends his Son to fould them, and lead them into fat Pastures, even feeding them all along by the Rivers of his love, [...]e. 34.11, 13, &c. where there is greene and fresh mercies for the soules of his distressedones, to feed on, [...]. 15. [...], 2, 8, 9. and he dresseth the Diseased ones, pouring in the Oyle of Faith, and Love, and Mercy, mixt together, to heale up the wound, and make them chearfull, [...]. 4.34. and profitable, to bring forth fruit for his Fathers glory, and his delight is altogether in doing his Fathers will, H [...]b. 10.7, 8, 9, 10. Verses.
This was written by a labouring Man, that sometimes Thresheth, and sometimes Plowes, and keeps with his Fathers sheep, who is an Husbandman, and his delight is altogether in the new Creation, watering Plants, and feeding Lambs, and such work as his Father sets him about, whose desire and delight is altogether, in doing his Fathers will.
A Bunch of GRAPES, AND An Iron ROD.
ALL the Children of the Lord are taught of the Lord, Isal. 54.12, 13, 15. and are farre from oppression, and they are established in righteousnesse: The Lord alone is the Teacher of his people by his Spirit, and they are made possessors of that which the World doth but professe; All you that professe love to God and Jesus Christ, see what you doe possesse of him, Mat. 11 A great Fig-tree is sprung up out of the Earth, full of flourishing branches, and leaves; but examine, looke upon the Tree, and see for fruit, the Lord is comming to looke for fruits: every one seriously consider, where he stands, what he professeth, & what he practizeth, It is not be that saith Lord, Lord, that enters into the Kingdome, but be that doth the will of the Father, now there is no entrance into the Kingdome, Mat. [...] 13, 14. but through obedience, and every one would gladly enter into the Kingdome of Heaven, but they that will enter must enter in at the straite gate, not [Page 2]through their own wills, and lustfull desires, but through the crosse in selfe-deniall, in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ; The Lord hath commanded that thou shalt not be drunke, nor proud, nor covetous, nor given to anger, malice, nor revenge, nor to deale deceit fully with thy brother, nor to see them naked and hungry; and many other things thou shalt find commanded in thy spirit, and thou wilt confesse it is truth, now minde whether thou dost obey the Lord in temperance in all things, in giving freely to thy poore brethren, in feeding and clothing them, in forgiving one another, freely: in speaking the truth to thy Neighbour, &c. (or thy lusts) and if thou dost, thou shalt be beaten with many stripes. Yea, but thou sayest thou wantest power, no thou slothfull servant, thou hidest thy Tallent in the Earth; [...]. 4.7. [...]m. 12.3 See if there be not the Talent given thee, the Lord is convincing every one, and hath set up his Ministery, saying, thou must not doe evill, and hath written what it is to doe evill in thy heart, and how to do well: but thou disobeyest, and calls God an hard Master, Remember the slothfull servants portion, but if thou wilt obey the Ministery of Jesus Christ, minde, imploy thy Talent, [...] 3.11. [...].1. Ch. [...] 8.12. Pet. 1.19 he hath set a light in the World within thee, convincing thee of every evill thought, word, and action, be obedient to that, and it will guide thee into all truth; It will be a present teacher, a present Law in all companies, and upon all occasions, yea in all thy wayes, to be a light to thy Feete, and a Lanthorne to thy pathes, thou shalt finde the light, love, truth, in obeying it continually, manifesting it selfe unto thee, and working thee into the experience of the Divine taste, sight, and apprehension of the exceeding love of thy Saviour, that when thy carnall minde (Dinah) who would run forth to fetch in earthly profits, or pleasures, continually to crosse those desires, and take away from thee that Scorpion, which the Divell offers, [Page 3]to take thy earthly minde with, and so imprison thee, and waiting in this light, 1 Ch. 15, 16, 26 ver. 1 Joh. 2. 2 Cor. 1 Heb. 1 15, 16. 1 Cor. 13. 2 Cor. 16, 17, ver. Isa. 12. ver. 1 Pet. 3.20. Isa. 29. ver. The Lord will give thee an earnest peny even his precious love, to nourish thy spirit, even unto eternall life, thou needest not run out for teaching, If thou wilt but heare what the spirit speaketh to the Church, in thy heart, If thou hast an Eare to heare, that Minister, he hath the everlasting Gospell to Preach, and he doth continually Preach, and hand out the love of God to thee, examine thine heart, it is either an holy Temple, where the Gospell is preached by the Spirit of God, or the Temple of the Devill, where the Devills doctrine is preached: now mind, his servant thou art, to whom thou yeeldest obedience, the Lord is setting up his Ministery in power, in the spirits of his people, to him be everlasting praise for ever. Therefore cease from Man, and from the teachings of Man, heare what the spi [...]it speaketh, to every disobedient spirit, this is the Ministery of God that worketh faith, that administers grace to the heaters; The Lord complained of a people, that drew neare him with their lips, and that spoke of him in their mouthes, but their hearts were far from him, that had their feare taught to him, by the precepts of men, see if it be not even so now, great runnings out for teachings after Man, great professing God in words, but whe [...]e is the power of godlinesse; great speakings of Jesus Christ, a Redeemer, but when he comes, the professing Pharises will not know him, but lookes for an outward day of the Lord, an outward Kingdome, not knowing the voyce of the true Shepherd in the spirit, not when he comes to take the Kingdome to himselfe, will he suffer him; If he be thy Redeemer, see if he have redeemed thee from thy vaine conversation, and if thou findest him not doing it in thine heart, why dost thou call him Saviour or Redeemer, and hatest to be redeemed and saved? see your teachers, they say unto [Page 4]you, that you would not be proud, nor covetous, nor oppresse, nor go to Law one with another, nor contend for the goods of this World, and say the Lord saith it, but the Lord never said it so to them, that live in those things, [...]. 7.15, 17, 18, 20.23.28, to be your teachers: feed no longer on wine, least ye bring forth a whirle wind, they sweare by my Name saith the Lord, and yet they sweare falsely, he that hath a Dreame, tell his Dreame, and he that hath my word speak my word, for what is the Chaffe to the Wheare saith the Lord, [...]. 10.7, [...], 10. [...]0.7.26, 28. [...]. 4. & and is it any thing else, but to tell Dreames, of their own hearts, studyings, and inventions, to say, and not to doe, to professe to have the word of the Lord, and under that colour to grind the faces of the poore? Christ never sent any such: be not deceived, God is not mocked, to day if you will heare heare the Voyce of the Lord, 40.3, [...]. in your spirits, and it will breake the Ceda [...]s of Libanon, remove the Mountaines, and cause the Hind to cast her Calfe, it will breake down every high thought, and remove every proud imagination, and cause every wild lustfull desire to be abortive, and it will give streng h to overcome the wicked one, to deny that which tempteth to doe evill, and b [...]ing you to John, to be Baptized in Aenon, into Repentance, and newnesse of life; it will not only shew you the way to the Father, but it will bring you into the way to the Father; Jesus Christ saving, and taking away your sinnes, and blotting out the handwritings, and into righteousnesse, (eternall Life) it will let you see how the Lambe of God hath laid slaine in you, from the beginning of the World in you, by your lusts, and corruptions, viz. The resisting the love in convincings of evill, [...]ch. 12.10 and movings to good, the sight of which will cause you to mourne over him whom you have pierced by your lusts and corruptions, and no longer to allow the Jewes Act; Now the Lord raise up the plant of his right-hand in all your spirits more [Page 5] [...]nd more, that there may be abundance of sweet Grapes, [...]hat he alone may be honoured.
Friends, prize the love of God unto you, Joh. 1.4. and mind [...]he light of God in you, that shewes you sinne and [...]vill, and your conditions, and obey that which shewes [...]ou the vanity of your own minds, and the deceites of your own hearts, the Lord calls for your hearts, my [...]nne, give me thine heart, keepe my Commandements, Prov. 7.2, 3. Pro. 2. 1 2, 3, 4. & Mat. 24 26, 27, 2 Col. 1.27 [...]ind them about thy neck, and write them upon the Tables of thine heart, So shall they be health to your soules; Harken diligently to the voyce of Christ, and your soules shall live; he is not without in formall hearing, and formall praying, and formall breaking of Bread and Wine, he is not there, he is risen, looke not for him without, but looke for him within, and cease from man whose breath is in his Nostrills, for wherein is he to be accounted of, waite upon the Lord, Jam. 5.7 and he will renew your strength, and enable you to waite, but it may be you will say, I must use the meanes, you must do so, let me tell you, you will find it hard to flesh to waite, therefore use the meanes of patience, Let patience possesse your soules, let the light guide you, 2 Cor. 4.6, 7. that shewes you your wandering desires, and vaine thoughts, and wicked imaginations, and if you be guided by it, it will turne your minds within, 1 Cor. 4. and bring you to Repentance, and Repentance, it will bring you to be loving and mercifull, for God is so, and it will bring you to be meek, and lowly in spirit, and being kept in the true feare, it will cause you to lay aside all evill, Acts 3.1 as the light makes it manifest, and to waite upon the Lord in patience, till an entrance be made to your soules, and refreshment come from the presence of the Lord, and saith Christ, If yee love me, keepe my Commandements, let them be upon your hearts, that you may obey them, and saith he, I am the light of the World, and the World is set in mans heart, so that he cannot find out the beginning, Eccl. 3.1 [Page 6] nor the end of the worke of God, mind the light that ariseth there, looke not forth at man, but keepe within and waite upon the light, he that loves the light, brings his deeds to the light, that the light may prove them, this light is not a Chapter without you, [...]oh. 3.19, [...]0, 21. the Chapter declares of the light, but it is not the light, the light is within, Pet. 2.19 Cor. 4.7 as it was in them that spoke forth the Chapter; and minding the light of God in you in me [...]sure, having your minds guided by it, it will turne it within, and crosse your wills, for there is a dayly crosse to be taken up, to your own wills, and your wills being crost, that it cannot go forth, to fetch in desires, it will pine and famish the Earthly part in you, and as the light growes, it will make more evill manifest in you, and then the iudgement will be set up within, [...]am. 5.9. and there will be a watch set over all your thoughts, words, and workes, and the righteous Law will passe through you, and limit your carnall minds, and bring into subjection every disobedient thought, word, or worke, and there will be true Judgement and Justice executed in you, [...]a. 26.9. so that you shall find that Scripture fulfilled, that saith, when thy Judgements are in the Earth, the Inhabitants thereof shall learne Righteousnesse, there will be Justice done, upon the carnall (Earthly) part within you; [...]er. 11.12 And then Righteousnesse it will arise to guide you, and rule you, to live, and act in righteousnesse, and true holinesse; Therefore looke not forth, for that which looketh forth brings in darknesse, therefore abide in the light in measure, and it will guide and keepe you in peace, and looke not above your conditions, for none shall be condemned for that which they know not, but for that which they know, and doe not obey, being obedient to the right, it will lead you our of all the wayes and works of darkeness, and lead up to purity, to Holiness, to Righteousness, without which none shall see the Lord, let them professe what they will, [Page 7] [...]et what you doe possesse, and looke not out: for let [...]ing your minde forth either after men for teaching, or [...]o be feeding or delighting it selfe in any object with [...]ut, as pride, or profits, or pleasures, or preferments, [...] honours, or covetousnesse, or anger, or malice, Jam. 1.2 [...] 26. or [...]eevishnesse, or passionateness, it doth draw you out of your conditions, and so the pure will be vayled in you, Jam. 3.2. ver. Ver. 5. [...] Eph. 5. [...] 4, 5, 6. ve [...] and then out of that vaile will arise thoughts, and doubtings & questionings, and feares, and your minds will be [...]rdened, and troubled in you, and you will be ready to say that God withdraws from you, when he doth [...]ot, it is your mindes that goe astray from him, and [...]eade all your affections after it; Psa. 34, Jer. 17.8. Therefore blessed is [...]he vian that trusteth in the Lord, and whose minde is dayed on him, and he will keepe him in perfect peace all his dayes, whose minde is stayed on him; [...]ro. 8.3 33, 34. Psal. 48. [...] O waite on the Lord in patience, and let the light of God guide you, and it will keepe you in peace in measure, as it growes in you, and walking in it in measure, it will keepe you open, and pure, to receive the teachings of the Father, and as the light growes, it will open to you more and more, waiting in patience, [...] will lead you sooner out of troubles, into rest, and peace, and joy, for when troubles doe arise, your wit and reason would be studying out a way to be at peace, Rom. 5.3 4, 5. Rom. 8. 25, 26, 27 but it cannot, but rather keepes you in bondage, therefore let patience have its perfect worke in you, and it will crucify impatiency, and lead you through the [...]rosse, for patiently waiting through the crosse ob [...]aines the Crowne, and gets the victory, when [...]roubles doe arise be content, Luke 21.19. Heb. 10.36. and let patience possesse your soules, when temptations come, submit to the will of the Lord, and looke not downe at Temptations, and Troubles, but looke up to the Lord who is present with you in them, to lead you out of them, [Page 8]looke not to finde out a way by your own wisdome, but minde the Angell of the Lord that is present with you, [...]m. 5.2, [...] 4, 5. to lead you out, for saith he, in all thy affliction [...] I am with thee, and the Angell of my presence shall goe before thee, Therefore minde to follow him, and hee will lead you out of Temptations, and Troubles, up to Peace and Joy, and Rest, even into the everlasting Covenant, to be united into the Divine Nature, to partake of all the soule satisfying Comforts and Refreshments, Cor. 2.9, [...], 11. where there is marrow and Fatnesse, and love indeed, which no Tongue can expresse,
Oh be faithfull, be faithfull to the Lord in what is made manifest in you, and prize his love above all things, and sinke downe into the love and mercy of the Lord, and minde to be kept in the corsse, the pure is the crosse to the carnall part in all things, and standing in the Counsell of the Lord, it will discover all the consultaions of the enemy within, and so your will being kept in the crosse, Wisdome and Reason, and Imaginations will be kept under, and thou wilt be kept in peace in all conditions, Joh 15.5. abiding in the which, in dwelling in that which is pure, and you will be brought to a discerning, to savour truth from errour in your selves, and you will see what it is that would draw you forth, and a strickt watch will be kept, and so the tempter will be discovered how he layes his baites to draw forth your minds, and that which discovers the temptations, will bring you to reject the tempter in all things, Jam. 4.7. Iam. 1.12. Jam. 5.8. and hee will be kept for entring in, abiding in that which is pure, and it will keepe you in the pure feare of him who is pure, and the pure feare will keepe out all slavish feares, and so your minds will be kept free from all objects without, and from thoughts, [...] Pet. 5.8, 9 and musings within, and haveing your minds cleare and pure, you will be fit to [Page 9] [...]ceive the teachings of the Father, and so shall you [...]ome to heare words unexpressable, having your minds [...]re and free, and so a way will be made for the free [...]ove of the Lord Jesus Christ, to flow into your souls, [...]hich being made to taste, and partake of, having [...]our soules therein exercised, it will draw you out of your selves, into that where no Creature is, even into the fountaine of your Fathers love, 1 Pet. 10, 11. to rejoyce in him with exceeding joy, and it will even take your affections into its own purity, and excellency, that the [...]owings in of it will even breake your heart in peeces, Cant. 4. 8 10, 11. and overcome all things that are in enmity against it, and take you up into rapture of Joy, and Ravishment of spirit, to have your soules bathed in that full fountaine of living mercies, to delight in the Lords Love, above all other loves whatsoever, for the love of all things that are visible, is but transitory, and fades away, but dwelling in that which is pure, it will draw your affections into that which is invisible, Cant. [...]. 1 13, 14, [...] to be comprehended into the excellency of the full fountaine of the free love of the Lord Jesus Christ, which will comfort your hearts, and cheare you up above all other comforts whatsoever: Oh my deare hearts, dwell wholy within, and mind to be guided by that which kills all lustfull affections, to outward and visible delights and pleasures, which are but as drosse and dung, in comparison of the eternall and invisible excellencies. Oh, waite still upon the Lord, and be not hasty, he is worthy to be waited for, stand wholly in the Counsell of the Lord, and your wills which would be delighting it selfe, below, will be kept in the Crosse, which will cut downe all things which are Earthly and carnall in you, and so abiding in the Crosse, Heb. 4.13. and standing in the Counsell of the Lord, it will keepe from hearkning to words without life [Page 10]and power, to savour from what Genter they do arise, for by standing in the Counsell of the Lord, it will bring you to know, the true Power of God in your selves, and to know the living word, which gives your soules refreshment, which proceeds from the Divine Power, and excellency of the Lords Love within, operating, and manifesting it selfe to you, from the Lords owne free Love, and eternall Excellency, and knowing this within your selves, [...]. 13. [...]nt▪ 7.6, [...]0, 9, 10, 12, [...], ver. you will be brought to discerne the same power of life, when it brancheth forth its selfe in others, to have unity with it; All words that are spoken without life and power, arise from a vaine light mind, and they draw out the mind to lightnesse, and begets into the same nature of its selfe, and there the will gets liberty, and the old man is kept alive, and gets words from the same Center, that ariseth out of conceivings, and imaginations, to speake of, but words without life destroy the Simplicity, in you, and hearkning to them, it will draw you out of the love and sense of the Mercies of the Lord, and the pure unity and tendernesse will be lost, and the old nature will get up againe, and take its liberty under other Colours, and thereby the Grace of God will be turned into wantonness, [...]h. 15.5, [...]vers. and so the Lord will be dishonoured.
Oh my deare hearts, I beseech you for the Lords sake to walke worthy of your calling, see that your mindes be kept within, and guided by the pure guide, and it will keepe you and lead you into purity it selfe, and knowing the true Voyce, and the true Power of the Lord Jesus Christ in your selves, [...]h. 10.14 [...], 28. it will bring you to know the same in others, and that will beget into the same life to live in love and purity, to have Union and Communion with that which is pure and holy, and as words without life doe deestroy the pure [Page 11] [...]plicity and vayle the pure, giving heed to them, [...] words that are spoken from the will raise up the [...]e, and rent through the vayle of darknesse, and [...]ive light and refreshment, to that pure seed which [...]es low, to nourish and revive it, that it may get [...]rength, and grow in purity and love, oh looke [...]ot out at words, but know the power of words, [...]nd give up your selves wholly to the Lord, that [...]ee may guide and leade you into all truth, but stand [...] the Counsell of the Lord, and so away will be [...]ade beyond your understanding, Jo. 14.16 17. vers. 8 26. vers. that the pure [...]ed may be raysed up in glory in you, cease wholy [...]rom all your Priests, for they draw your mindes from the pure teachings within, and so will leaven you with their dirty stuffe that is fetcht out of the [...]ld store house of their studyings, 1 Joh. 2.2 Jer. 23.2 [...] 26, 27. v [...] Jer. 23.25 Heb. 4.12 13. conceavings and [...]maginations, that they fetch out of old Authors [...]nd Commentatours; for they know not the word of God, that studie for words to speake, the Word of God is a living Word, it is a powerfull Word, [...] will cut downe all lustfull desires in you that would runne forth into the earthly carnall delights: And that which cutts downe the carnall desires in you, will strengthen the pure desires, that streames of living and fresh Mercies may come into your soules, from the living Fountaine of the Lords eternall love, and this is within, Christ is within, 2 Cor. 13.5. vers. great is the mistery of Godlinesse, Christ in you, Col. 1.27. Know him there; and the word is within you, know it there, Rom. 10.8. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all Wisdome, Teaching, and Admonishing one another, let the Peace of God rule in you, Isai. 9.6, 7 which is Jesus Christ, the everlasting Prince of peace, know it all within you Col. 3.15, 16. Come to know this [Page 12]Teacher within, and looke after no other, yee have an Unction, and yee neede not that any Man teach you, but that anointing, 1 Joh 2.27. Know Christ within, killing sinne and evill, and reveailing and manifesting the hidden Riches of his Fathers Love to your soules, Rom. 8. [...]0, 11. Cor. 1. [...]. 7.28. the mistery that hath beene hidde, from Ages and Generations, is God the Father now revealing in the hearts of a poore despised People; Now if thou love the Lord Jesus Christ, thou must not love the World, for hee that loveth any thing more then Him, hee is not worthy of Him, and thou must deny thy selfe of all the delights of the flesh whatsoever, thou cannot have the Love of God, and the love of the World, for the friendship of the World is enmity with God, Joh. 2.15 [...] 6.24. Oh love the Lord Jesus Christ with all your Hearts, for there is no love like to his Love, and waite wholy upon him for Teaching. Now to waite is to have your mindes stayed off from all Thoughts, Conceivings and Imaginations, Pure, and Free, and then you will heare the voyce of the good Shepheard, speaking to your Soules, that are in Prison; Therefore waite wholly, and be not weary, and waite within, and when Troubles and Temptations doe arise, doe not looke at them, but minde that which doth discover them, that is the love of God to discover them, minde that, and stand wholy in the Will of the Lord, and so you shall finde rest to your soules, 1 Pet. 3.18, 19. and walke worthy of the Lords Love, every wayes, in Life and Conversation, and take heede of turning his Grace into wantonnesse. This was not written for Swine to snuffle upon, with their dirty Noses, and so cast dirt on it, but from the flowings of love to tender desires, to minde what begets the desire to Righteousnesse, (thi [...]st after the Water of Life) and you shall finde in minding and [Page 13]obeying, the tender Love of God, as a carefull Father, bringing a reward with him, as a tender Shep [...]eard, cherishing his Lambes in his bosome, Isa. 40.10, 11. and gently driving those that are with young; open when [...]ee knocks; If thou but lay thy hand upon the La [...]ch, thou shalt feele the smell of Mirrhe. Cant. 5.4. Let Swine feed on Huskes, and formes, keepe thou out of the words of all men, and sinke downe into the ground, (the eternall Word of Life within) and [...]eare and follow the leadings in thee, Gal. 6.4. and so thou [...]alt live in thine owne life, and have thy rejoycing [...]n thy selfe and not in others.
NOw cease wholly from all your Priests, for they never were sent of God, but are enemies both [...] him and his, as by their fruits is made manifest, they are persecutors, the highest of them in their [...]eshly Wisdome, are the highest deceivers, and now [...]re found to be persecutors, as the Jewish high Priests did persecute Christ when hee came in the [...]esh, so do these Priests persecute Iesus Christ, now where he is made manifest in the spirits of his people, [...]o testify against their deceits, As is now made manifest by them, Therefore cease wholly from them [...]ll, great and small, For as a Troope of Robbers [...]ite for a Man, so the company of Priests murder in [...]e way by consent, Hosca 6.9. and hold up that filthy horrible thing, which the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against, as in Ier. 5.30, 31. ver. [...]aith hee, A horrible and a filthy thing is committed [...] the Land, the Prophets prophecy falsely, and the [Page 14]Priests beare rule by their meanes, and the People love to have it so, but what will yee do in the end thereof saith the Lord, Vengeance is mine and I will repay Therefore hold them not up, but come out of Babylon, l [...]st yee be partakers of her plagues, Rev. 18.4, 5. like Priests like people, Hosea 4.9. and the Leaders of the peopl [...] cause them to erre, and if the blind lead the blind, hot shall fall into the Ditch, Mat. 15.14. The Prophet divine for money, Isai. 9.16. and the Priests they Preach for hire [...] and leane upon the Lord and say, is not the Lord amongst us? Mica. 3.11 but saith the Lord, they ranne but I did not send them, Therefore they shall not profit the peopl [...] at all, Jer. 23. See what you are profitted by them and hold them not up, the Lord is against them Ier. 23.30, 31, 32, Verses, and the Lord will mak [...] them contemptible in the Eyes of the people, Mal. 2 [...] 9. ver. woe to them, they have runne in the waye [...] of Caine, who was a Murderer, and Teacheth fo [...] rewards, Jude 11. as Balaams Priests did; and shall peris [...] in the gaine saying of Core, for the Lord hat [...] poured out upon you the spirit of deepe sleepe, Isai. 29.10 an [...] hath closed your Eyes, the Prophets and your Rulers, and your Seers hath hee covered, Isai. 19 [...]10. Stay your selves and wonder, cry yee out, and cry they are drunken, but not with Wine, they stagger but not with strong drinke; Wherefore th [...] Vision is become unto you all, as a booke sealed which men delivered unto one, that is learned, saying, read this I pray thee, and he saith, I cannot for it is sealed, Isai. 29.11, 12, 13. and the booke is delivered to hi [...] that is unlearned, and saith, read this I pray thee and he saith I cannot, for I am unlearned, Wherefore thus saith the Lord, for as much as this people dra [...] neare with their Mouth, and their Lips, but thei [...] Hearts are farre from mee, and their seare toward [Page 15]is taught by the Precepts of Men, Therefore I will [...]eede to do a marvelous Worke, and a wonder amongst [...]ese people, even a marvelous worke and a wonder, for [...] wisdome of their wise Men shall perish, and the [...]derstanding of the prudent shall be hid, Isai. 29.13. [...]. Now the Scripture is fulfilling dayly, and to [...] fulfilled: Woe to them that seeke deepe to hide [...]eir Councell from the Lord, and they say, who [...]th us, and who knoweth us? and their workes [...] in the darke: Thus saith the Lord, your turning things upside downe shall be esteemed as the Potters [...]ay, Isai. 29.16. It is yet a little while, and Le [...]on shall bee turned into a fruitfull Field, and the [...]itfull Field shall be turned into a Forrest. And in [...] day shall the deafe heare the words of the Booke, [...]ve the Mistery of Godlinesse unfoulded in them, [...]d the blinde shall see out of obscurity, and out darknesse, and the Lord will be the glory of the [...]ople Israel his chosen ones, and the meeke in the [...]rth shall encrease their joy in the Lord, Isai. 29.18, 19. and the [...]ore among Men shal rejoyce in the holy one of [...]ul; They also that erred in spirit shall come to [...]derstanding, and they that murmured shall [...]ne Doctrine, Isai. 29.24. shall be all taught of [...] Lord, and know the voyce of Iesus Christ, (the [...]e Shepherd, and Bishop of their soules) Cease yee in Man, whose breath is in his Nostrills, Joh. 10.14. for where [...] is he to be accounted of? Isa. 2.22. What agreement [...]th Righteousnesse with Unrighteousnesse, and what [...]ommunion with light and darknesse? Cease from [...] teachings of Men, of corrupt minds, and waite [...]olly upon the Lord, for the pure teachngs of his [...]it, the spirit of truth, that guideth and leadeth to all truth, Thus saith the Lord, Come out from [...]ng them, and be seperate, and touch no uncleane [Page 16]things, 2 Cor. 6.16, 17. Rev. 20.12. and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and yee shall be my Sonnes and Daughters, saith the Lord God Almighty, 2 Cor. [...].18.
The Booke that was sealed with seaven Seale is opening, the Mistery of Godlinesse which is Ch [...]i [...] in us, the Divine Power of Righteousnesse, an [...] the Lord alone is Teacher of his people, himsel [...] alone by his spirit, Rejoyce yee Saints and Righteous ones, Isai. 3.10. Joh. 15.1, z. the Lord is Keeper of his Vines, hee the good Husbandman, the Keeper, and Preserv [...] himselfe alone, Therefore thus saith the Lord, say un [...] the Righteous it shall be well with them.
Saith Jesus Christ, Cant. 1.12, 13, 14. I am the Vine, yee are the Bra [...] ches, I am the good Shepheard, and my Sheep know my Voyce, and I lead them into fat pasture [...] large, Cant. 2.4, 4, 5, 6. and g [...]eene, where there is fulnesse of varieties, love in Joy and Joy in Peace, and merc [...] in the seate, where the King of Salem doth abide hee brought mee to the banquetting House, an [...] his Banner over mee was Love, stay mee with Flaggons, Comfort mee with Aples, Cant. 2.13. for I am sick [...] Love, Love, Love; The Vines the tender Grape give a good smell, O come and taste how graciou [...] the Lord is, my Beloved is mine, and I am his: Th [...] Fi [...]g tree putteth forth her greene Figges, and th [...] Vines with the tender Grapes give a good smell, ari [...] my Love my faire one, and come away.
Say unto the wicked it shall be ill with them, Isai. 3.11. an [...] they shall be rewarded according to their doings the wickednesse of the wicked shall slay them, J [...]r. 17.10, Com [...] out of Aegypt, Come out of Babilon, Come out [...] the darke Ministery of the World, least you bee cursed, and blasted, for the curse is upon the Ministery of Antichrist, Mal. 2.1, 2, 3. and the Lord will bee avenge [Page 17]of his Enemies, and hee will rule all Nations as with an Iron Rod, Rev. 19 19, 20, 22 and breake them to pieces as a Potters Vessell; And there shall be but one Sheepfold, and one Shepherd, the Lord one, and his Name one;
Rejoyce yee Saints and righteous ones, the Lord is King, And sits upon the Throne, Ruling by his Power, to him alone be all Honour and Glory, Rev. 21. Praise, and Thankes, now and for evermore: Hallelujah to the highest.
Farewell.