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             A true description of my manner of life of what I have been in my profession of religion, and what I am at present, by the grace of God / this was given forth some time before that faithful servant of God laid down his body, who was known amongst many, by the name of Edward Burrough.
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           A
           TRUE
           DESCRIPTION
           OF
           MY
           Manner
           of
           Life
           ,
           Of
           what
           I
           have
           been
           in
           My
           PROFESSION
           OF
           RELIGION
           unto
           this
           very
           Day
           :
           AND
           What
           I
           am
           at
           PRESENT
           ,
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           This
           was
           given
           forth
           some
           time
           before
           that
           Faithful
           Servant
           of
           God
           laid
           down
           his
           Body
           ,
           who
           was
           known
           amongst
           many
           ,
           by
           the
           Name
           of
           
             EDWARD
             BVRROVGH
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Robert
             Wilson
          
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1663.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           true
           Description
           of
           my
           manner
           of
           Life
           ,
           of
           What
           I
           have
           been
           in
           my
           Profession
           of
           Religion
           unto
           this
           very
           Day
           ;
           and
           what
           I
           am
           at
           present
           ,
           by
           the
           Grace
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           I
           Was
           brought
           up
           ,
           and
           Educated
           by
           my
           Natural
           Parents
           in
           profession
           of
           Religion
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Customes
           and
           Traditions
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           in
           saying
           Prayers
           ,
           professing
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           hearing
           men
           Speak
           upon
           them
           :
           And
           I
           was
           exercised
           in
           the
           Formal
           Worship
           then
           upheld
           ,
           to
           Read
           ,
           and
           Hear
           ,
           and
           Sing
           ,
           and
           Pray
           ,
           according
           to
           Tradition
           :
           And
           this
           was
           about
           the
           time
           when
           Prelacy
           was
           going
           down
           ;
           but
           I
           was
           Wanton
           and
           Leight
           ,
           and
           lived
           in
           Pleasures
           ,
           and
           without
           the
           Fear
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           knew
           nothing
           of
           him
           but
           by
           Hear-say
           ,
           and
           Tradition
           .
           Neither
           was
           I
           then
           Zealous
           for
           what
           I
           Professed
           ;
           But
           when
           I
           grew
           up
           towards
           Twelve
           years
           of
           Age
           ,
           something
           of
           God
           stirred
           in
           my
           Mind
           and
           Understanding
           ,
           and
           shewed
           me
           ,
           That
           there
           was
           a
           Higher
           thing
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           was
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           not
           at
           all
           the
           Worship
           of
           the
           Living
           God
           ,
           but
           Ignorance
           ,
           and
           without
           his
           Knowledge
           .
           And
           then
           I
           sought
           after
           ,
           and
           followed
           the
           cheifest
           Presbyterian
           Preists
           in
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           gone
           several
           Miles
           to
           have
           heard
           one
           of
           the
           best
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           seemed
           liker
           Truth
           than
           the
           other
           ;
           Such
           was
           then
           my
           Thirstings
           and
           desire
           after
           God
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           sincerity
           of
           my
           Heart
           ,
           which
           were
           begotten
           in
           me
           :
           So
           I
           followed
           the
           Highest
           of
           the
           Priests
           and
           Professors
           of
           that
           Form
           ,
           and
           grew
           in
           Favour
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           was
           Owned
           among
           them
           as
           Religious
           ,
           (
           then
           I
           left
           off
           some
           small
           part
           of
           my
           Leightness
           and
           Vanity
           )
           and
           Sober-minded
           ,
           as
           having
           somthing
           of
           the
           Fear
           of
           God
           before
           me
           :
           Then
           (
           through
           my
           industry
           in
           Reading
           and
           Hearing
           ,
           and
           
           writing
           Notes
           )
           I
           gathered
           much
           Knowledge
           from
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           that
           sound
           and
           report
           of
           things
           Without
           me
           ,
           as
           of
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           his
           Life
           ,
           his
           Dying
           and
           Rising
           ,
           &c.
           which
           I
           applied
           in
           may
           self
           ,
           to
           have
           peace
           thereby
           (
           as
           I
           thought
           ;
           )
           but
           it
           was
           in
           the
           enmity
           against
           God
           in
           my
           Nature
           all
           this
           while
           ,
           and
           unregenerate
           ,
           though
           grown
           very
           Zealous
           in
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           Duties
           ,
           and
           Performances
           ;
           highly
           respecting
           the
           Sabbath
           day
           ,
           and
           my
           Duties
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           :
           So
           that
           thus
           I
           became
           a
           Scorn
           to
           many
           of
           my
           Acquaintance
           ,
           and
           was
           Reproached
           by
           the
           Name
           of
           a
           Round-head
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           .
           But
           as
           I
           grew
           up
           in
           Wisdom
           and
           Knowledge
           ,
           so
           into
           Pride
           ,
           and
           High-mindedness
           ,
           and
           forgat
           the
           Simplicity
           ,
           and
           left
           the
           former
           Innocency
           ;
           and
           so
           was
           kept
           and
           continued
           in
           Ignorance
           of
           the
           Living
           Truth
           ,
           and
           but
           groping
           as
           a
           Blind
           man
           ,
           not
           knowing
           whether
           I
           went.
           
        
         
           Then
           when
           I
           was
           about
           Sixteen
           Years
           of
           Age
           ,
           it
           pleased
           the
           Lord
           to
           shew
           Himself
           a
           little
           more
           to
           me
           ;
           and
           I
           was
           stricken
           with
           great
           Terrours
           many
           times
           ,
           and
           Judgment
           was
           set
           up
           in
           me
           ;
           and
           my
           Wisdom
           and
           former
           Knowledge
           was
           much
           confounded
           ;
           and
           my
           observing
           of
           my
           former
           duties
           of
           Righteousness
           was
           become
           dead
           ,
           and
           dry
           ,
           and
           empty
           to
           me
           :
           for
           when
           I
           had
           been
           Praying
           ,
           I
           heard
           the
           Voice
           oft
           ,
           
             Thou
             art
             Ignorant
             of
             God
             ,
             thou
             knowest
             not
             where
             he
             is
             ,
             nor
             what
             he
             is
             ;
             To
             what
             purpose
             is
             thy
             Prayer
             ?
          
           And
           very
           often
           much
           Fear
           and
           Dread
           came
           upon
           me
           ,
           and
           broke
           me
           off
           from
           Prayer
           many
           times
           ;
           and
           trouble
           came
           thick
           into
           my
           mind
           ,
           and
           Fearfulness
           fell
           many
           times
           upon
           me
           ;
           Weeping
           and
           Crying
           took
           hold
           of
           me
           ;
           and
           I
           was
           stricken
           off
           my
           former
           Delights
           that
           I
           had
           loved
           ;
           and
           what
           I
           had
           gathered
           into
           my
           Wisdom
           (
           as
           of
           Experiences
           ,
           and
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           God
           )
           died
           in
           me
           :
           And
           for
           a
           time
           I
           left
           off
           Reading
           the
           Scriptures
           ;
           for
           it
           was
           shewed
           me
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           Ignorant
           of
           the
           true
           God
           ;
           neither
           knew
           ,
           nor
           understood
           what
           I
           Read
           :
           the
           Beauty
           of
           all
           things
           Vanished
           ,
           and
           I
           had
           no
           Pleasure
           in
           
           anything
           :
           Even
           the
           Preaching
           of
           those
           whom
           I
           had
           formerly
           delighted
           to
           Hear
           ,
           was
           Withered
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           became
           Empty
           and
           Barren
           ,
           and
           he
           burthen
           of
           Sin
           lay
           Heavy
           upon
           me
           .
           And
           many
           a
           time
           I
           sate
           down
           alone
           Weeping
           and
           Sorrowing
           ,
           and
           separated
           my self
           from
           the
           Vain
           wayes
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           from
           Vain
           worldly
           People
           ,
           and
           was
           made
           to
           Reprove
           many
           often
           for
           Wickedness
           ,
           though
           therefore
           I
           was
           had
           in
           Derision
           ;
           for
           Wrath
           was
           in
           me
           against
           Sin
           ,
           though
           my self
           was
           Ignorant
           of
           God.
           And
           I
           went
           to
           some
           of
           the
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           asked
           
             What
             this
             God
             was
             ,
          
           but
           no
           man
           could
           give
           me
           Satifaction
           herein
           .
           And
           thus
           I
           was
           hurried
           up
           and
           down
           ,
           and
           many
           times
           grievously
           Tempted
           ;
           but
           knew
           not
           where
           to
           have
           my
           Mind
           stayed
           ,
           nor
           how
           to
           gain
           Power
           over
           my
           Enemies
           ,
           which
           were
           very
           many
           .
        
         
           But
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           having
           been
           exercised
           through
           great
           trouble
           of
           Spirit
           ,
           it
           pleased
           the
           Lord
           to
           manifest
           his
           Love
           in
           my
           Soul
           ,
           and
           I
           had
           sweet
           Refreshings
           coming
           in
           from
           his
           Presence
           ,
           and
           I
           had
           Joy
           and
           Peace
           in
           abundance
           ,
           and
           great
           openings
           of
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           God
           was
           Revealed
           in
           me
           ,
           which
           the
           World
           knew
           not
           ;
           and
           through
           Judgement
           was
           a
           pure
           innocent
           Simplicity
           brought
           forth
           in
           me
           ,
           and
           great
           Thirstings
           and
           Desires
           more
           then
           at
           the
           first
           were
           begotten
           in
           me
           towards
           God
           ;
           and
           I
           saw
           many
           Glorious
           things
           afar
           off
           by
           way
           of
           Prophesie
           ,
           and
           was
           in
           much
           Rejoycing
           many
           times
           ,
           and
           could
           sing
           Praises
           unto
           God
           ;
           for
           then
           I
           was
           brought
           out
           of
           the
           Land
           of
           
             Egypt
          
           and
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           could
           say
           I
           had
           peace
           in
           Measure
           with
           God
           in
           the
           Light
           ;
           and
           many
           Scriptures
           were
           opened
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           the
           Ministry
           of
           Christ
           was
           looked
           into
           ,
           which
           before
           I
           had
           been
           blind
           concerning
           ,
           and
           my
           former
           Sorrow
           was
           not
           departed
           from
           me
           ,
           and
           forgotten
           ;
           for
           Joy
           and
           Gladness
           filled
           my
           heart
           ,
           and
           I
           grew
           up
           to
           know
           Great
           things
           in
           my
           apprehension
           ,
           and
           began
           to
           run
           forth
           in
           my
           Wisdom
           ,
           thinking
           to
           comprehend
           in
           my
           own
           Knowledge
           ,
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ,
           
           having
           the
           True
           Light
           shining
           in
           my
           Understanding
           ;
           And
           through
           my
           Aspiring
           mind
           ,
           grew
           up
           into
           the
           notion
           of
           Truth
           ,
           but
           without
           the
           Life
           ,
           only
           to
           speak
           of
           Great
           things
           in
           my
           own
           Wisdom
           :
           But
           not
           knowing
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           keep
           Low
           in
           it
           ,
           to
           have
           my
           Mind
           stayed
           upon
           the
           Principle
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           be
           preserved
           in
           my
           Peace
           and
           Joy
           with
           God
           ,
           I
           lost
           again
           my self
           ,
           through
           my
           forward
           Will
           and
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           runing
           out
           into
           Knowledge
           without
           the
           Fear
           of
           God
           ;
           Though
           I
           was
           above
           many
           of
           the
           Priests
           and
           Professors
           in
           my
           Knowledge
           ,
           and
           followed
           only
           the
           highest
           Notionists
           ;
           but
           the
           Fleshly
           Man
           was
           set
           at
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           the
           Cross
           was
           despised
           ,
           though
           I
           was
           looked
           upon
           to
           know
           Much
           ,
           and
           could
           speak
           True
           Experiences
           ;
           but
           the
           Judgment
           I
           had
           lost
           ,
           and
           the
           former
           Terrour
           was
           gone
           ,
           and
           the
           Rod
           that
           once
           Smote
           me
           was
           Broken
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           the
           Serpent's
           Root
           sprang
           forth
           a
           Cockatrice
           ,
           and
           his
           Fruit
           was
           a
           firie
           stinging
           Serpent
           ,
           upon
           which
           I
           fed
           for
           many
           dayes
           :
           And
           then
           Pride
           grew
           more
           than
           ever
           ,
           and
           Self-conceitedness
           ,
           and
           Presumption
           ,
           and
           Fleshly
           liberty
           to
           the
           Carnal
           mind
           :
           And
           my
           delight
           was
           much
           in
           Discoursing
           ,
           and
           Talking
           of
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           I
           spent
           that
           which
           God
           had
           given
           me
           ,
           like
           the
           Prodigal
           ,
           and
           gave
           Holy
           Things
           to
           Dogs
           ,
           for
           I
           wanted
           the
           true
           Wisdom
           of
           the
           Heir
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           .
           And
           here
           I
           lived
           Pleasantly
           ,
           for
           I
           had
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           the
           Mystery
           of
           Christ
           in
           my
           Comprehension
           ;
           and
           the
           Mystery
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           (
           as
           I
           thought
           )
           was
           Revealed
           ;
           for
           I
           comprehended
           much
           in
           my
           Wisdom
           ,
           being
           unsetled
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           which
           should
           have
           guided
           me
           into
           the
           Cross
           ;
           But
           the
           World
           was
           set
           in
           my
           Heart
           ,
           and
           Pride
           ,
           and
           Covetousness
           ,
           and
           the
           Earthly
           Spirit
           ruled
           ,
           and
           my
           Delight
           grew
           up
           again
           ,
           from
           the
           Simplicity
           I
           once
           had
           ,
           growing
           in
           the
           Knowledge
           out
           of
           the
           Innocency
           .
        
         
           Here
           I
           ran
           from
           my
           Husband
           ,
           after
           other
           Lovers
           ,
           and
           had
           left
           the
           Lord
           ,
           my
           Maker
           ;
           and
           I
           spent
           the
           Portion
           of
           the
           Gift
           of
           God
           as
           among
           Harlots
           ,
           and
           Iniquity
           and
           Sin
           encreased
           
           again
           ,
           and
           Death
           by
           Sin
           came
           upon
           me
           ,
           and
           the
           Serpent
           beguiled
           me
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           
             Eve
             ,
          
           even
           when
           I
           was
           Innocent
           ,
           and
           I
           had
           Eaten
           of
           the
           Knowledge
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           the
           Life
           ,
           and
           that
           fed
           a
           part
           within
           me
           ,
           which
           should
           have
           been
           Famished
           ,
           and
           my
           Left
           hand
           knew
           what
           my
           Right
           hand
           did
           ,
           &
           the
           Woman
           usurped
           power
           over
           the
           Man-child
           in
           me
           .
           And
           in
           this
           condition
           ,
           for
           many
           dayes
           ,
           I
           travelled
           ,
           and
           became
           darkned
           in
           my
           Mind
           more
           and
           more
           ;
           and
           had
           lost
           that
           which
           once
           I
           had
           Felt
           and
           Known
           ,
           and
           had
           but
           in
           my
           earthly
           Memory
           the
           sence
           which
           before
           I
           had
           in
           the
           true
           Light
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           Measure
           enjoyed
           :
           I
           could
           tell
           of
           Experiences
           ,
           but
           they
           were
           Dead
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           could
           speak
           of
           many
           Divine
           things
           in
           my
           Imaginations
           ,
           but
           I
           held
           the
           Truth
           in
           an
           unrighteous
           mind
           .
        
         
           Then
           the
           Witness
           of
           God
           began
           again
           to
           work
           in
           me
           ,
           and
           brought
           me
           to
           Question
           some
           things
           how
           it
           was
           with
           me
           ;
           and
           I
           saw
           my self
           to
           be
           Ignorant
           more
           then
           formerly
           ,
           and
           I
           felt
           Peace
           and
           Joy
           departed
           from
           me
           ;
           and
           somthing
           desired
           to
           be
           restored
           again
           to
           my
           former
           condition
           ,
           but
           I
           grew
           to
           be
           much
           given
           to
           the
           love
           and
           delights
           of
           Riches
           ,
           and
           Honour
           in
           the
           World
           ;
           I
           fed
           my self
           with
           that
           Knowledge
           which
           formerly
           I
           had
           received
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           Deceitful
           mind
           could
           say
           ,
           I
           once
           had
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           whom
           he
           Loved
           once
           ,
           he
           loves
           for
           ever
           .
           But
           then
           that
           was
           head
           and
           ruled
           in
           me
           which
           he
           Loves
           never
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           was
           Wanton
           ,
           and
           in
           
             Ishmaels
          
           Birth
           ,
           which
           I
           thought
           to
           be
           a
           goodly
           Child
           ,
           and
           would
           fancy
           he
           might
           have
           lived
           before
           the
           Lord
           ;
           and
           in
           my
           Vanities
           amongst
           Heathens
           I
           crucified
           the
           Lord
           of
           Life
           ;
           but
           the
           Blood
           of
           that
           which
           I
           had
           slain
           cryed
           continually
           ,
           and
           the
           Witness
           which
           lay
           slain
           gave
           me
           no
           rest
           ,
           which
           the
           Earthly
           man
           made
           Merry
           over
           ,
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           till
           the
           Lord
           was
           awakned
           as
           one
           out
           of
           sleep
           ,
           to
           lay
           again
           his
           Judgments
           upon
           me
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           grew
           weary
           of
           all
           Knowledge
           ,
           and
           Profession
           ,
           though
           never
           so
           High
           ;
           Something
           which
           shined
           deep
           in
           me
           ,
           shewed
           me
           Ignorance
           in
           the
           
           Highest
           of
           Words
           ;
           and
           I
           was
           tossed
           up
           and
           down
           in
           my
           Thoughts
           ,
           having
           lost
           the
           savour
           of
           Life
           which
           once
           I
           had
           tasted
           of
           ,
           &
           that
           Tenderness
           which
           was
           once
           upon
           my
           Spirit
           ;
           And
           I
           was
           as
           a
           Drie
           Bone
           strewed
           abroad
           ,
           and
           I
           became
           a
           Reproach
           to
           my self
           ,
           who
           once
           had
           felt
           the
           Working
           of
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ;
           but
           was
           now
           past
           Sence
           ,
           and
           might
           sit
           down
           in
           Darkness
           ,
           and
           look
           no
           more
           after
           Religion
           .
           And
           this
           was
           partly
           my
           Resolution
           ,
           seeing
           my self
           Deceived
           in
           all
           Things
           .
        
         
           But
           in
           due
           time
           the
           Lord
           Awakned
           me
           ,
           and
           brought
           me
           Home
           ,
           and
           sent
           the
           true
           and
           faithful
           Messenger
           (
           the
           First-brought-forth
           of
           many
           Children
           )
           not
           known
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           for
           whom
           the
           Nations
           shall
           Bless
           the
           Lord
           ;
           and
           the
           Message
           of
           Eternal
           Light
           he
           declared
           ,
           and
           spake
           the
           Language
           I
           knew
           not
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           my
           High
           talkings
           ;
           for
           it
           was
           Higher
           ,
           and
           yet
           Lower
           then
           I
           understood
           ;
           and
           it
           comprehended
           me
           ,
           and
           overthrew
           me
           in
           the
           height
           of
           my
           Knowledge
           :
           And
           the
           Lord
           spake
           to
           me
           ,
           by
           Him
           ,
           and
           caused
           me
           to
           hear
           his
           Voyce
           ,
           through
           Him
           ;
           and
           my
           dim
           Eye
           was
           restored
           to
           Sight
           ,
           and
           my
           Understanding
           was
           Opened
           ,
           and
           the
           Vail
           was
           Rent
           ;
           and
           I
           saw
           my self
           as
           in
           a
           Glass
           ,
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Prodigal
           state
           ,
           and
           above
           the
           Cross
           ,
           and
           without
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           without
           the
           Fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           for
           my
           professed
           Freedom
           was
           proved
           Bondage
           ,
           in
           the
           ballance
           of
           Equity
           ;
           and
           my
           own
           Will
           had
           Power
           over
           me
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           Heart
           led
           me
           Captive
           ;
           And
           the
           Witness
           being
           Raised
           ,
           I
           saw
           my self
           Where
           I
           was
           ,
           and
           What
           I
           had
           been
           doing
           ;
           I
           saw
           I
           had
           been
           making
           an
           Image
           to
           the
           first
           Beast
           ,
           which
           had
           a
           Wound
           by
           the
           Sword
           ,
           and
           did
           Live
           ,
           whose
           Deadly
           Wound
           was
           again
           Healed
           ,
           and
           was
           Worshipping
           the
           Image
           which
           I
           had
           set
           Up
           ,
           even
           he
           Likeness
           of
           the
           first
           Beast
           :
           And
           I
           was
           full
           of
           Airy
           Notions
           and
           Imaginations
           ,
           and
           the
           Son
           of
           the
           Bond-woman
           lived
           ;
           and
           I
           saw
           that
           Harlots
           gone
           from
           God
           had
           been
           my
           Companions
           :
           And
           I
           confessed
           I
           was
           not
           worthy
           
           to
           be
           called
           a
           Son
           ,
           who
           had
           departed
           from
           the
           Fathers
           House
           ,
           and
           was
           found
           Feeding
           upon
           Husks
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           fill
           my
           Belly
           ;
           then
           Trouble
           and
           Distress
           come
           upon
           me
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           appeared
           a
           swift
           Witness
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           true
           Judgement
           was
           set
           up
           in
           my
           Heart
           ,
           and
           dayes
           of
           Sorrow
           compassed
           me
           about
           ,
           such
           as
           was
           not
           since
           the
           begining
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           and
           I
           was
           at
           my
           Wits
           end
           ,
           and
           a
           day
           of
           thick
           Darkness
           and
           Trouble
           ,
           a
           day
           of
           Weeping
           and
           Mourning
           ,
           and
           Misery
           ;
           a
           day
           of
           Recompence
           and
           Vengeance
           came
           upon
           me
           ,
           such
           as
           I
           had
           never
           known
           ,
           even
           for
           many
           days
           I
           was
           compassed
           with
           Pain
           ,
           as
           a
           Travelling
           Woman
           ;
           one
           Vial
           of
           Wrath
           after
           another
           was
           poured
           out
           ,
           and
           the
           Great
           Whore
           was
           to
           be
           Judged
           ,
           and
           to
           Drink
           of
           the
           Wine
           of
           the
           Wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           had
           once
           made
           me
           to
           Drink
           of
           the
           Wine
           of
           her
           Fornication
           and
           Abominations
           ;
           my
           Pleasant
           day
           was
           turned
           into
           Mourning
           ,
           and
           my
           Merry
           Hours
           into
           Weeping
           ;
           the
           Earth
           was
           with
           its
           Glory
           consumed
           away
           ,
           and
           the
           Children
           of
           my
           Vanity
           fainted
           for
           Thirst
           ;
           and
           I
           became
           a
           Reproach
           to
           the
           Wicked
           round
           about
           me
           ,
           and
           was
           some
           time
           as
           a
           Distracted
           man
           ,
           when
           the
           Terrour
           of
           the
           Lord
           was
           upon
           me
           ;
           And
           it
           was
           hard
           to
           find
           Patience
           in
           that
           Day
           ,
           and
           to
           endure
           this
           Wounded
           Spirit
           :
           My
           Sins
           were
           set
           in
           Order
           before
           my
           Face
           ,
           and
           they
           Reviewed
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           set
           up
           in
           me
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           submitted
           my
           Neck
           to
           the
           Yoak
           ,
           and
           separated
           my
           Heart
           from
           all
           the
           Glory
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           my
           Acquaintance
           ,
           and
           sought
           out
           the
           Fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           his
           Judgements
           my
           Soul
           loved
           ;
           And
           I
           gave
           my
           Heart
           to
           seek
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           I
           Prized
           his
           Treasure
           above
           All
           things
           ,
           and
           my
           Heart
           found
           Favour
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           I
           became
           Subject
           to
           Him.
           And
           I
           betook
           my self
           to
           a
           poor
           Despised
           ,
           Contemptible
           People
           called
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Lord
           Raised
           us
           up
           about
           this
           time
           ;
           and
           now
           the
           Lord
           hath
           Made
           up
           the
           Breach
           ,
           and
           Healed
           up
           the
           Wound
           ,
           
           and
           Restored
           ever
           lasting
           Praise
           and
           Rest
           in
           my
           Soul
           ;
           and
           she
           hath
           found
           her
           Beloved
           ,
           whom
           from
           the
           dayes
           of
           my
           Child-hood
           I
           sought
           ,
           with
           a
           desire
           to
           know
           his
           Wayes
           ;
           and
           now
           I
           am
           one
           in
           the
           Generation
           of
           the
           Righteous
           Seed
           ,
           which
           was
           ever
           Hated
           by
           the
           Seed
           of
           Evil
           Doers
           ;
           But
           I
           had
           rather
           have
           chosen
           Affliction
           with
           Them
           ,
           than
           to
           enjoy
           the
           Pleasures
           of
           Sin
           with
           the
           Multitude
           :
           And
           now
           do
           I
           bear
           Witness
           unto
           the
           Lord
           in
           this
           his
           Day
           ,
           unto
           the
           one
           Eternal
           Truth
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           of
           whom
           I
           am
           made
           a
           Partaker
           (
           through
           the
           Faith
           of
           the
           Gospel
           )
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           do
           set
           to
           my
           Seal
           ,
           That
           the
           Lord
           is
           True
           ,
           and
           his
           Wayes
           and
           Judgements
           are
           Equal
           ,
           whereby
           he
           Redeems
           
             Sion
             ,
          
           and
           her
           Children
           :
           And
           a
           Witness
           for
           the
           Lord
           I
           bear
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           against
           all
           the
           Deceitful
           Professions
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           which
           stands
           in
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           Man
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           from
           the
           Head
           of
           the
           great
           Image
           ,
           unto
           the
           Feet
           ,
           his
           whole
           Body
           (
           in
           the
           Light
           )
           is
           seen
           and
           comprehended
           ,
           and
           all
           deceivableness
           of
           Unrighteousness
           is
           seen
           in
           its
           Working
           ;
           And
           unto
           the
           pure
           Teachings
           of
           God
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           do
           I
           give
           Testimony
           ,
           and
           against
           all
           the
           False
           Teachers
           and
           Hirelings
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           by
           whom
           the
           People
           are
           not
           Profited
           :
           And
           in
           a
           Measure
           I
           have
           received
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Ministry
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           thereby
           Destroy
           it
           ,
           but
           Seal
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           am
           come
           into
           the
           Covenant
           of
           Peace
           ,
           where
           every
           one
           ,
           from
           the
           Least
           to
           the
           Greatest
           know
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           are
           established
           in
           Righteousness
           :
           And
           what
           we
           have
           Heard
           ,
           Seen
           ,
           and
           Tasted
           of
           the
           Word
           of
           Life
           ,
           that
           do
           we
           Declare
           ,
           and
           stand
           Witness
           for
           God
           ;
           as
           we
           have
           Received
           the
           Truth
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           are
           made
           Free
           by
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           do
           Suffer
           ,
           and
           are
           giving
           up
           to
           Bear
           the
           Sufferings
           for
           the
           Seeds
           sake
           ,
           which
           is
           not
           of
           this
           World.
           Unto
           which
           Seed
           in
           us
           ,
           God
           hath
           fulfilled
           his
           Promises
           ,
           and
           his
           Word
           ,
           and
           hath
           removed
           the
           Enmity
           ,
           and
           taken
           away
           his
           Punishing
           Hand
           ;
           and
           the
           Fearfulness
           
           of
           his
           Countenance
           is
           changed
           into
           Love
           ,
           Life
           ,
           and
           Peace
           ;
           and
           Sorrow
           ,
           and
           Mourning
           is
           fled
           away
           ,
           and
           the
           Man-child
           is
           brought
           forth
           ,
           and
           the
           Remembrance
           of
           our
           former
           Trouble
           is
           now
           past
           :
           And
           unto
           Him
           who
           is
           not
           known
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           though
           a
           Sufferer
           by
           it
           ,
           do
           I
           bear
           Witness
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           Angels
           and
           Men
           ;
           and
           Wo
           unto
           his
           Persecutors
           ,
           they
           shall
           Fall
           ,
           and
           never
           more
           Rise
           again
           ;
           and
           Sorrow
           and
           Confusion
           shall
           fill
           their
           Loynes
           ,
           and
           the
           end
           of
           his
           Enemies
           shall
           be
           accursed
           in
           deep
           Misery
           ,
           and
           the
           Snares
           of
           the
           Enemy
           laid
           for
           him
           shall
           hold
           fast
           their
           own
           Feet
           .
           Now
           I
           am
           Despised
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           cast
           aside
           of
           my
           Relations
           ,
           and
           am
           not
           Greater
           than
           my
           Lord
           ,
           who
           was
           called
           a
           Blasphemer
           ,
           and
           Deceiver
           ,
           as
           now
           I
           am
           ,
           Praised
           be
           the
           Lord
           for
           Evermore
           ,
           who
           hath
           Separated
           me
           from
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           Worldly
           Glory
           ,
           and
           hath
           made
           me
           a
           Partaker
           of
           his
           Love
           ,
           in
           which
           my
           Soul
           hath
           full
           Satisfaction
           ,
           Joy
           ▪
           and
           Content
           ;
           and
           now
           my
           Habitation
           is
           in
           the
           Lord.
           And
           thus
           I
           have
           Travelled
           through
           the
           World
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           End
           ,
           and
           now
           am
           come
           to
           the
           Beginning
           of
           that
           which
           never
           shall
           have
           an
           End
           ,
           which
           the
           Dark
           mind
           of
           Man
           knows
           not
           .
           And
           this
           hath
           been
           my
           Travel
           many
           a
           day
           in
           Weariness
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           Burthened
           Spirit
           ;
           and
           though
           tossed
           too
           and
           fro
           ,
           yet
           now
           I
           have
           found
           a
           sure
           Resting
           Place
           ,
           even
           the
           beautiful
           Gates
           of
           
             Sion
             ;
          
           and
           my
           Mind
           is
           staied
           ,
           and
           my
           Soul
           Resteth
           in
           the
           Enjoyment
           of
           Love
           ,
           and
           a
           sure
           Defence
           is
           upon
           my
           Glory
           ,
           my
           Neighbours
           may
           Rejoyce
           with
           me
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           
             Edward
             Burrough
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .