William Catons salutation and advice unto Gods elect, of what county, meeting, or family soever they are; mercy and peace, joy, and everlasting refreshment be multiplied among you all.
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             William
             Catons
             Salutation
             and
             Advise
          
           unto
           Gods
           Elect
           ,
           of
           what
           County
           ,
           Meeting
           ,
           or
           Family
           soever
           they
           are
           ;
           Mercy
           and
           Peace
           ,
           Joy
           ,
           and
           Everlasting
           Refreshment
           be
           multiplied
           among
           you
           all
           .
        
         
           DEarly
           beloved
           Friends
           ,
           my
           Spirit
           is
           and
           hath
           been
           under
           a
           deep
           sence
           of
           your
           joy
           and
           pure
           rejoycing
           ,
           of
           your
           sorrow
           and
           sufferings
           ;
           And
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           it
           ,
           my
           heart
           hath
           been
           melted
           and
           overcome
           ,
           with
           the
           unspeakable
           love
           which
           hath
           flowed
           from
           my
           life
           to
           you-ward
           ,
           when
           I
           have
           beheld
           your
           glory
           and
           beauty
           ,
           your
           comliness
           and
           purity
           ,
           your
           innocency
           and
           simplicity
           ;
           And
           these
           things
           my
           spirit
           hath
           viewed
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           beheld
           them
           
             with
             much
             delight
             ,
          
           and
           my
           heart
           hath
           been
           so
           ravished
           with
           them
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           night
           watch
           ,
           that
           sleep
           hath
           vanish't
           from
           me
           ;
           And
           instead
           of
           being
           overtaken
           with
           that
           which
           nature
           is
           subject
           unto
           ;
           
             My
             heart
             hath
             been
             filled
             with
             joy
             ,
             my
             mouth
             with
             the
             high
             praise
             of
             the
             Lord
             upon
             my
             bed
             ;
          
           And
           therein
           my
           soul
           hath
           Solaced
           it self
           ,
           being
           abundantly
           revived
           with
           the
           fresh
           streames
           of
           my
           fathers
           love
           ,
           which
           from
           my
           soul
           hath
           flowed
           forth
           like
           unto
           a
           mighty
           stream
           :
           And
           though
           my
           life
           hath
           breathed
           forth
           praises
           
             abundantly
          
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           yet
           my
           heart
           is
           full
           ,
           and
           my
           cup
           doth
           overflow
           ,
           and
           my
           soul
           is
           poured
           forth
           into
           your
           bosoms
           ,
           where
           my
           Fathers
           love
           and
           life
           is
           shed
           abroad
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           do
           most
           dearly
           salute
           you
           .
        
         
           Oh
           friends
           !
           your
           work
           is
           
             weighty
             ,
          
           your
           adversaries
           
             many
             ,
          
           and
           your
           temptations
           
             not
             a
             few
             ,
          
           and
           these
           things
           my
           soul
           have
           weighed
           ,
           and
           seriously
           pondered
           upon
           ;
           And
           I
           have
           observed
           how
           the
           Nations
           in
           the
           most
           parts
           where
           your
           residence
           is
           ,
           are
           angry
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           bends
           their
           brows
           against
           you
           ,
           and
           great
           have
           your
           sufferings
           been
           (
           in
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           not
           left
           you
           
             comfortless
             .
          
           )
           And
           so
           is
           it
           with
           our
           brethren
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           ,
           ●hose
           faith
           and
           patience
           the
           Lord
           tryeth
           ,
           by
           their
           being
           exercised
           in
           manifold
           Tribulations
           ,
           but
           it
           appeares
           by
           their
           writings
           that
           the
           Lord
           is
           exceeding
           good
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           their
           consolation
           by
           his
           Spirit
           
             abounds
          
           even
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           tend
           to
           the
           furtherance
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           And
           truly
           I
           am
           glad
           when
           I
           consider
           how
           patiently
           you
           have
           suffered
           
             violence
          
           to
           be
           done
           unto
           you
           ,
           without
           doing
           
             violence
          
           to
           your
           adversaries
           ,
           which
           thing
           is
           become
           of
           good
           report
           among
           all
           that
           feareth
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           have
           heard
           of
           your
           long
           suffering
           and
           forbearance
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           learned
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           Master
           ,
           
             who
             pleads
             our
             cause
          
           and
           clears
           our
           innocency
           ,
           and
           test
           f●●th
           to
           the
           faces
           of
           your
           adversaries
           by
           his
           witness
           that
           they
           have
           
             measured
             that
             measure
          
           to
           you
           which
           they
           would
           not
           have
           met
           unto
           themselves
           ,
           but
           when
           the
           cup
           of
           
             trembling
          
           comes
           to
           be
           put
           into
           their
           hands
           ,
           then
           shall
           they
           with
           sorrow
           and
           grief
           of
           heart
           remember
           what
           they
           have
           done
           unto
           you
           ,
           who
           have
           patiently
           sustained
           grievous
           sufferings
           from
           them
           ,
           but
           without
           controversie
           many
           of
           them
           who
           have
           affl●cted
           you
           ,
           must
           drink
           of
           that
           cup
           of
           suffering
           which
           they
           have
           put
           into
           your
           hands
           ,
           and
           then
           shall
           the
           
             oppressions
          
           wherewith
           they
           have
           
             oppressed
          
           you
           ,
           become
           their
           exceeding
           
             heavie
          
           burthen
           ;
           But
           however
           friends
           ,
           if
           the
           Lord
           should
           yet
           suffer
           your
           sufferings
           to
           be
           prolonged
           and
           continued
           for
           a
           season
           ,
           
             faint
             not
             you
             in
             your
             mindes
             ,
          
           but
           be
           strong
           in
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Lords
           might
           ,
           and
           be
           ye
           tender
           affectionated
           one
           towards
           another
           ,
           for
           an
           
             unspeakable
             necessity
          
           I
           see
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           your
           being
           tender
           one
           over
           another
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           be
           a
           comfort
           and
           a
           refreshing
           one
           to
           another
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           your
           several
           
             Counties
             ,
             Meetings
          
           and
           
             Families
             ,
          
           where
           you
           are
           dispersed
           and
           scattered
           abroad
           in
           the
           Nation
           and
           Nations
           ,
           
             as
             lights
             in
             the
             World
             .
          
        
         
           And
           Friends
           ,
           beware
           of
           giving
           place
           to
           that
           which
           would
           gender
           strife
           among
           your selves
           ,
           and
           bring
           you
           into
           varience
           one
           with
           another
           ,
           for
           that
           spirit
           is
           not
           of
           God
           but
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           that
           will
           not
           easily
           passe
           by
           
             offences
             ,
          
           but
           will
           both
           give
           them
           and
           take
           them
           ,
           neither
           will
           that
           bind
           up
           breaches
           ,
           but
           make
           them
           worse
           ,
           neither
           will
           that
           edifie
           the
           body
           ,
           but
           will
           bring
           suffering
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           suffering
           which
           that
           spirit
           brings
           upon
           it
           ,
           is
           more
           intollerable
           for
           the
           body
           then
           the
           sufferings
           that
           its
           open
           adversaries
           brings
           upon
           it
           ,
           for
           it
           will
           rejoyce
           in
           the
           failings
           of
           the
           weak
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           be
           lifted
           up
           when
           the
           Righteous
           are
           cast
           down
           ,
           and
           will
           look
           more
           at
           the
           failings
           of
           others
           ,
           then
           at
           its
           own
           ;
           Now
           my
           advise
           to
           you
           is
           ,
           to
           beware
           of
           it
           and
           watch
           vigilently
           against
           it
           ,
           as
           against
           one
           of
           your
           
             greatest
             and
             subtilest
             enemies
          
           of
           your
           souls
           and
           eternal
           peace
           .
        
         
           And
           Friends
           ,
           you
           that
           are
           dispersed
           abroad
           in
           sundry
           parts
           of
           the
           
             Counties
             ,
          
           and
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           are
           not
           above
           two
           or
           three
           
             Families
             in
             a
             Parish
             ;
          
           and
           paradventure
           some
           of
           the
           family
           are
           friends
           ,
           and
           some
           are
           not
           ;
           Therefore
           you
           had
           need
           to
           be
           vigilent
           and
           circumspect
           ;
           and
           also
           beware
           of
           letting
           in
           the
           spirits
           of
           them
           that
           are
           of
           another
           spirit
           then
           that
           which
           you
           are
           of
           ,
           lest
           thereby
           you
           loose
           your
           
             Authority
             and
             Dominion
          
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           bring
           trouble
           upon
           your selves
           ,
           which
           may
           easily
           befal
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           be
           too
           
             intimate
             and
             familiar
          
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           you
           had
           need
           to
           watch
           over
           one
           another
           
             in
             tender
             love
          
           for
           good
           ,
           that
           if
           you
           see
           evil
           appearing
           in
           one
           another
           ,
           you
           may
           betimes
           minde
           one
           another
           of
           it
           ,
           though
           I
           know
           it
           will
           be
           a
           greater
           cross
           to
           you
           to
           speak
           to
           the
           
             party
          
           that
           is
           
             guilty
             ,
          
           then
           it
           would
           be
           for
           you
           to
           speak
           to
           another
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           come
           to
           hear
           of
           your
           acquainting
           others
           ,
           with
           that
           which
           concerned
           them
           ,
           and
           you
           not
           minding
           them
           of
           the
           thing
           before
           ,
           hence
           may
           
             prejudice
          
           arise
           .
        
         
           Which
           when
           this
           is
           gotten
           up
           ,
           they
           in
           whom
           it
           is
           seated
           will
           strive
           to
           beget
           it
           in
           others
           against
           such
           as
           they
           have
           prejudice
           against
           ,
           and
           this
           will
           tend
           rather
           to
           the
           making
           of
           
             parties
          
           then
           unto
           peace
           ;
           Therefore
           be
           
             advised
             (
             Oh!
             friends
             )
          
           to
           take
           heed
           of
           that
           ,
           and
           I
           beseech
           you
           in
           the
           bowels
           of
           love
           ,
           be
           perswaded
           to
           live
           in
           love
           ,
           peace
           and
           unity
           one
           with
           another
           ,
           and
           be
           ye
           good
           
             paterns
             and
             examples
          
           one
           to
           another
           in
           all
           things
           ,
           least
           that
           you
           should
           bring
           
             burthens
          
           upon
           one
           another
           ,
           which
           
             (
             the
             Lord
             knoweth
             )
          
           you
           had
           not
           need
           to
           do
           ,
           for
           I
           know
           all
           of
           you
           in
           your
           several
           places
           wherein
           you
           are
           set
           ,
           who
           are
           truly
           under
           the
           yoak
           have
           much
           to
           bear
           already
           ,
           so
           that
           there
           is
           more
           necessity
           for
           your
           bearing
           ●ne
           anothers
           burthen
           then
           there
           is
           for
           your
           adding
           unto
           one
           anothers
           burthen
           .
           Therefore
           keep
           t●
           the
           life
           in
           your selves
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           love
           which
           beareth
           all
           things
           you
           may
           be
           comprehended
           more
           and
           more
           .
        
         
           And
           all
           you
           who
           are
           
             Rulers
             of
             Families
             ,
          
           who
           have
           the
           oversight
           both
           of
           children
           and
           servants
           ,
           be
           ye
           Paterns
           of
           love
           ,
           of
           meeknesse
           and
           wisdom
           ,
           of
           diligence
           and
           long-suffering
           ,
           that
           so
           your
           Families
           may
           be
           brought
           into
           these
           things
           ,
           to
           the
           praise
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           your
           comfort
           ;
           And
           beware
           of
           tollerating
           any
           
             evil
             vice
          
           in
           your
           families
           ,
           by
           giving
           too
           much
           liberty
           to
           that
           which
           would
           be
           
             Idle
             ,
             Wanton
             ,
          
           and
           
             Extravagant
             ;
          
           Oh!
           let
           not
           that
           be
           nourished
           neither
           in
           children
           nor
           servant
           ,
           but
           stand
           you
           in
           power
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           his
           living
           witness
           may
           answer
           all
           your
           words
           and
           actions
           ,
           and
           justifie
           you
           in
           them
           all
           then
           will
           you
           be
           at
           errour
           to
           that
           in
           your
           families
           which
           would
           
             work
             wickednesse
             ,
          
           and
           a
           
             praise
          
           to
           that
           which
           breaths
           after
           the
           Lord
           .
        
         
           And
           you
           that
           have
           
             unbelieving
             Wives
             or
             unbelieving
             Husbands
             ,
             unbelieving
             Children
             ,
          
           and
           such
           servants
           in
           your
           families
           as
           are
           out
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           walk
           wisely
           towards
           them
           in
           all
           things
           ;
           And
           strive
           not
           with
           them
           in
           your
           
             wills
          
           in
           that
           nature
           which
           they
           are
           in
           ,
           least
           you
           hurt
           your selves
           thereby
           and
           harden
           them
           ;
           And
           know
           this
           ,
           that
           such
           will
           sooner
           be
           won
           to
           the
           truth
           by
           your
           
             Loving
          
           and
           
             Courteous
             behaviour
          
           towards
           them
           ,
           then
           they
           will
           by
           your
           striving
           with
           them
           in
           the
           heat
           of
           your
           spirits
           ;
           and
           when
           you
           feel
           indignation
           arise
           in
           your
           hearts
           against
           their
           
             Vncleanness
             ,
             Rudeness
             ,
          
           &
           
             Wantonnesse
             ,
          
           and
           so
           upon
           the
           feeling
           of
           that
           may
           fall
           a
           threshing
           and
           judging
           that
           in
           them
           which
           the
           indignation
           in
           you
           riseth
           against
           ;
           then
           take
           heed
           of
           a
           
             mixture
             ,
          
           I
           mean
           of
           that
           which
           is
           
             hasty
             ,
          
           and
           
             forward
          
           in
           your selves
           ,
           
             mixing
          
           it self
           with
           the
           
             godly
             zeal
          
           in
           you
           ,
           and
           that
           may
           kindle
           a
           
             strange
             fire
          
           in
           them
           ,
           which
           will
           not
           consume
           that
           which
           the
           Lords
           indignation
           
             burns
             against
             ,
          
           but
           will
           rather
           
             set
             their
             whole
             course
             of
             nature
             on
             fire
             ,
          
           and
           then
           you
           may
           shew
           more
           wisdom
           in
           your
           forbearing
           to
           strive
           with
           them
           ,
           till
           that
           be
           somewhat
           over
           ,
           then
           you
           would
           by
           your
           continuing
           beating
           and
           threshing
           that
           which
           is
           not
           capable
           of
           your
           judgment
           ;
           for
           this
           I
           have
           observed
           
             (
             to
             wit
             )
          
           that
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           hath
           much
           more
           place
           in
           a
           man
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           spoken
           to
           him
           when
           he
           is
           
             calm
             ,
             temperate
          
           and
           
             patient
             ,
          
           then
           it
           hath
           if
           it
           be
           declared
           to
           him
           when
           he
           is
           
             roufe
             ,
             boisterous
          
           and
           
             passionate
             ,
          
           which
           naturally
           many
           men
           are
           subject
           to
           upon
           provocation
           ,
           as
           we
           our selves
           heretofore
           have
           been
           ,
           when
           we
           were
           where
           they
           are
           ;
           therefore
           let
           us
           the
           rather
           bear
           with
           them
           ,
           considering
           how
           our
           Lord
           and
           Saviour
           hath
           born
           with
           us
           ,
           who
           have
           
             obtained
             mercy
          
           from
           him
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           Honour
           and
           Renown
           be
           to
           his
           Name
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           .
        
         
           And
           Oh
           ye
           
             Children
          
           and
           
             Servants
             !
          
           be
           subject
           and
           obedient
           unto
           your
           
             Parents
          
           and
           
             Superiours
          
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           be
           not
           
             froward
          
           and
           
             perverse
             ,
             wilful
             ,
          
           nor
           
             obstinate
             ,
          
           but
           
             dutiful
             and
             submissive
             ,
             tractable
             and
             condescending
          
           to
           every
           of
           their
           equal
           and
           just
           
             requirings
             ,
          
           that
           there
           may
           be
           no
           varience
           ,
           strife
           ,
           emulation
           nor
           contention
           in
           your
           families
           ,
           but
           that
           love
           and
           peace
           may
           abound
           among
           you
           all
           ;
           And
           see
           that
           you
           flee
           and
           avoid
           all
           
             youthful
             lusts
             ,
          
           and
           that
           you
           put
           away
           
             childishness
             ,
          
           and
           become
           
             grave
             ,
             sober
             ,
          
           and
           
             discreet
             ,
          
           daily
           provoking
           one
           another
           to
           love
           and
           to
           good
           works
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           lightness
           nor
           wantonness
           ,
           nor
           to
           folly
           and
           vanity
           which
           doth
           not
           become
           Saints
           ;
           And
           withall
           be
           ye
           perswaded
           and
           advised
           to
           dwell
           together
           in
           unity
           ,
           love
           and
           peace
           ,
           and
           be
           ye
           helpful
           one
           to
           another
           in
           what
           you
           may
           ;
           And
           thereby
           
             ingage
          
           you
           one
           another
           in
           love
           to
           serve
           one
           another
           ,
           and
           thereby
           you
           will
           come
           to
           be
           indeared
           one
           unto
           another
           ,
           and
           so
           will
           come
           to
           be
           refreshed
           together
           with
           the
           sweet
           sincere
           milk
           of
           the
           Word
           of
           life
           from
           the
           breasts
           of
           consolation
           .
        
         
           Moreover
           Friends
           ,
           as
           touching
           your
           meetings
           ,
           let
           them
           be
           kept
           duely
           and
           orderly
           
             (
             while
             you
             may
             )
          
           in
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Counsel
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           observe
           the
           time
           that
           is
           appointed
           for
           friends
           to
           meet
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           no
           longer
           be
           observed
           by
           friends
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           oftentimes
           
             an
             hour
             or
             two
             ,
          
           after
           the
           time
           appointed
           before
           friends
           be
           wholly
           gathered
           ,
           this
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           ,
           for
           several
           inconveniences
           
             attends
          
           this
           neglect
           ,
           wherefore
           from
           henceforth
           
             (
             Oh
             friends
             !
             )
          
           be
           perswaded
           and
           advised
           to
           amend
           it
           .
        
         
           These
           things
           were
           upon
           me
           to
           lay
           before
           you
           ,
           
             Oh!
             my
             dearly
             beloved
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           my
           heart
           is
           open
           ,
           and
           often
           doth
           my
           life
           extend
           it self
           from
           Sea
           to
           Sea
           to
           meet
           you
           ,
           and
           dearly
           to
           falute
           you
           in
           the
           bowels
           of
           intire
           love
           ,
           which
           
             full
             often
             yearns
          
           towards
           you
           ;
           Oh!
           you
           
             fairest
          
           and
           
             dearest
          
           of
           all
           the
           Families
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           God
           Almighty
           multiply
           his
           peace
           among
           you
           ,
           and
           with
           his
           living
           presence
           
             perpetually
          
           accompany
           you
           ,
           so
           shall
           all
           Nations
           call
           you
           blessed
           ;
           
             Farewel
          
           in
           the
           Lord
           from
           henceforth
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
        
         
           Let
           this
           be
           read
           in
           your
           meetings
           and
           Families
           ,
           when
           you
           see
           a
           service
           for
           it
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Simmons
          
           at
           the
           Signe
           of
           the
           
             Bull
             and
             Mouth
             ,
          
           neer
           
             Alders-gate
             .
          
           1660.