A visitation of love unto all people Cotton, Priscilla. 1661 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A34702 Wing C6475 ESTC R28569 10629820 ocm 10629820 45471 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A34702) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 45471) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1400:27) A visitation of love unto all people Cotton, Priscilla. 4 p. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Society of Friends -- Pastoral letters and charges. 2000-00 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2001-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2001-08 TCP Staff (Michigan) Sampled and proofread 2001-08 TCP Staff (Michigan) Text and markup reviewed and edited 2001-11 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A VISITATION OF LOVE Unto all PEOPLE . GAther oh Nations and come , for he whom you have desired is come , who is beautiful , who bringeth Salvation and Peace ; Oh return , return to him , look not out for him any more to any likenesse , for the Lord is come into his Temple , whose temples you were made to be , though ye have not known it , and therefore set up that in you which you ought not , the abominable Idolatry , Covetousnesse , Pride , and all Uncleanness , into which your minds have entred , and upon which your minds have been set , so under tribulation and anguish are ye held , and this is the fruit of your evil works , and no peace nor rest for your souls have you found , because ye have not found him who bringeth peace , but are full of anger , hatred and wrath , hating one another , unmerciful , and hard-hearted , and remember not that of one bloud ye were made to dwell on the face of the earth , that ye might seek after God and find him , who is not far from every one of you , He in whom ye live , and move , and have your being is not far from every one of you ; where have ye then been seeking of him oh ye People and Nations ? Consider , that ye have not yet found him who is the desire of all Nations , to whom all the Nations of the Earth must be gathered that have been scattered in the dark and cloudy day , and have forgotten their Maker . Oh ye Protestants , Papists , Turks , Jews , Indians and Moors , consider why you have not found him that must gather you into one again ? why are you not satisfied concerning your God ? Why do you set up so many gods ? so many likenesses of him , and have killed and are killing one another about a likenesse , which the true God commanded you not , but with that of him in your Consciences are condemned for these things , and calls you into Love and Peace . Oh come and return unto him , to the true and living God , a measure of him have ye all received , with which he striveth with you to draw you to him , and he hath sown his seed in you , a just , holy , and righteous Law hath he placed in your hearts , which is sufficient to bring you all to the knowledge of him , who is the Saviour of all men , who is not willing that you should perish in your sins , but that you should return unto him . Of his grace hath he given you , his light hath lighted every one of you , which doth make manifest to you which have not the Law , when you transgresse the Law in your hearts , that sheweth you when you do evil , and though the vail hath been spread over all Nations , who from the light is gone in many Generations , yet so much is left in you all as shall leave you without excuse , though darknesse have covered you , yet you can feel after him who is near in your hearts , you do feel something pricking of you when you do any thing contrary to his just and righteous Law in you , you do feel something in you bring guilt , shame , and condemnation over you , when you do things that are unseemly , though never so secretly , and sheweth you it is evil to be angry , to be filthy , to be envious , and it is good to be patient , to be pure , to be meek , gentle and loving ; now this ye know by that of God which is manifested in you , both ye that boast of the Law , and ye that have not the Law , and therefore all return to the righteous Law of God in your hearts , ( take heed to it ) that with it you may come to see how you came degenerated , and lost the pure righteous holy image of love and life wherein you were created , for as you return to it , and believe in it ( the least measure , the smallest seed , least in you , which moves to holinesse and justesse ) you will come to see what it was that departed from the Living God , and the Light will guide you to him again , the same that lets you see what departed , will shew you what must return , and sufficient is that of God in you ( his grace ) whereof ye have all received to save your souls , not any thing of your selves , nor of mans wisedom , or invention . Therefore oh ye People and Nations , behold the day is come , the light of life appeareth , the Saviour of your souls is revealed , the treasure in the earthen vessel is found , that which hath been hid in ages and generations , the great mystery , Christ in you the hope of glory , the light of the Gentiles , Gods Salvation to the ends of the Earth . Oh ye People and Nations , remember and return unto God , for behold the time is come , wherein the vail must be rent , and the covering taken away , and the light of life revealed , who will rent the vail that is spread over all Nations , and he will now arise and gather his seed out of the desolate heaps , for long hath his oppressed seed mourned unto him , and though it be grosse darknesse among the Nations , yet the light of life shall break forth , and in all Nations of the Earth there is shall take hold of it , and come to know the true and living God , and him worship in Spirit and in Truth , for the Lord hath held forth , and is holding forth his scepter of Righteousnesse , his Mercy and his Truth , his light and life to all the inhabitants of the Earth , he will lift up his Ensign afar off to gather them to him to Righteousnesse and Peace , his Call is gone forth to them that have been far from Righteousnesse , from Truth and Peace ; Hearken diligently to his voice that calleth after you to do justly one to another , to do as you would be done unto in all your dealings one with another . Oh give diligent heed unto that which in your Consciences cries to put away the evil of your doings , the deceit , the corruption of your trades , your hard-heartednesse , and cruelty one towards another , for the light is come that shews you these things ought not so to be ; and therefore oh ye People and Nations against it shut not your eyes , for who turns not to it shall be condemned with it ; Therefore to it turn your minds , that the holy just one your Saviour you may come to see , whom ye have pierced , before whom the tribes of the earth must mourn ; Yea verily a day of mourning and bitter lamentation must ye witnesse when ye come to behold him whom you have pierced by your sins and transgressions , that you may be comforted of him who comes to comfort those that mourn , and it 's them that feareth him and doth Righteousnesse are accepted in all Nations of him . P. C. The 19. of the 3. Month , 1661. THE END . London , Printed for Thomas Simmons , 1661.