A salutation of love to the seed of God every where Dickinson, James, 1658-1741. 1696 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A35937 Wing D1388 ESTC R28592 10685053 ocm 10685053 45494 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. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Society of Friends -- England -- Pastoral letters and charges. 2006-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-11 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-11 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A SALUTATION OF LOVE TO THE SEED of GOD Every where . DEar Friends , You who are born of the Incorruptible Word of Life , and have been quickened by the Immortal Power of Christ , and received Gifts to Serve him , and one another , and all the Creation of God : All keep low in the pure Fear of the Lord , waiting to feel the Motion of his Divine Spirit , to guide you in your several Gifts and Services , that thereby as living Members of the Compleat Body , you may be all preserved in your places , where the Body will Edifie it self in Love , and all will be Comforted in the Lord Jesus Christ your Heavenly Head , and dwell under his Peaceable Government , where his pure Love and Life will abound amongst you , and in it your Hearts will be kept open to God , and one to another ; and in his Divine Light you will all come to see your services and places in the Churches of Christ , and every one will be concerned to keep in the Heavenly Discipline and Order of the Gospel , to keep their ▪ Ranks in Righteousness where his holy Banner of Love will be over you , and it will be your Delight to keep under it , where the Rayes of his Glory hath many times Covered you , and you have seen his Beauty , and have often been Ravished there with , and prevailed upon thereby to serve the Lord and one another ; that nothing hath been too near and dear to part with , to answer his pure Requirings ; because of the sweet Recompence of Reward , you have received from his Bountiful Hand , and the Glory that hath been set before you , which hath wrought a willingness in you to take up the Cross , and despise the Shame ; following your blessed Lord and Heavenly Example , through the many Tribulations , and have washed your Garments in the Blood of the Lamb , that they have been made white and clean . I say unto you all , Keep Low and Humble in the pure Fear , with your Eyes single to the Honour of the Giver , where you will feel his Power with you , and to assist you every Day in your Services ; and then the Life will Speak through you , and here you will be Instrumental in the Lord's Hand for the Building up one another in the most holy Faith , which worketh in the Heart by Love , where the Unity of the Spirit will be kept , and the Bond of Peace will be Witnessed , which will keep you all near the Lord , and near one another , where all will be tender of Gods Glory , and tender one over another , Travelling and Breathing to the Lord one for another's Growth and Preservation in your Several Gifts and Services , that as fixed Stars in the Firmament of Gods Power , you may be all shewing forth the Power of him which maketh the Stars to differ as pleaseth him , and giveth Light unto them , some more and some less , Yet all shew forth his great Power and Divine Wisdom : As they keep their places , and are Governed by his Heavenly Power , and kept by him from the reach of the Dragons Tail , which draws down all to the Earth , whose care is not to keep to the Power of the Immortal Word by which they have been Quickened and Divinely opened , and have had Gifts given unto them : Those that do not keep low in the pure Fear and Humility , and are thereby kept tender of Gods Glory , and also tender over the Blessed Unity of the Church of Christ ; those the Dragon hath prevailed and will prevail over , and draw down to the Earth again , and their Habitation will be there where the Wo will be their Portion : Therefore let all be careful and keep upon their Watch , that they may see the many Snares of the Old Crooked Serpent , and escape them , by keeping to the Power of Christ , which will keep all Humble and Low , in the true dread before the Lord ; what-ever their Gifts or Services be , let none look at the Gift more then the Giver : But let all be careful to Honour the Giver in their Gift , so will the Lord take Delight in you , and make you worthy of double Honour , as he hath done many Worthies whom he hath upheld Faithful unto him in their Gifts , discharging their duty to him and to the whole Creation , whose Memory lives , and shall live for ever ; for their names are written in Heaven , and is very sweet and pleasant to all who are kept Faithful to the Lord , and who are Ingaged in the same warfare they were concerned in : For Dear Friends , Great is the Lords Work which he hath begun , and he will carry it on by his own Arm of Power , which is Manifested to many , and those that he makes use of , must be subject to his Meek Lowly Spirit , and wait to be thus guided by it , in all their Services , where self is had in no reputation ; but that is daily denyed in all its appearances whatsoever , and had great need to be Careful to watch in the Light , that none be betrayed from the Simplicity of the Gospel , and so be puffed up above the pure Fear of God , and let up a wrong Mind , to look out at their Gifts , or Attainments , or Services they have passed through , and thereby beget a slight esteem of their fellow Servants , and to set up themselves , and not to have a true regard to the Honour of God , nor the Peace and Prosperity of his Church and People : Where such a Mind is given way to , it hurts the Particular , and brings Trouble and Exercise on the General . But Oh my Friends , God hath Called you to Peace , and to Walk together in his Peaceable Spirit , in which ye have all Life , and Peace , and Salvation , by which ye are Supported and born up in your several Services , and all shew forth the great Power of him that hath called you to serve him and one another . And in all your Mens and Womens Monthly and Quarterly Meetings , let a Care be upon all , that this Peaceable Spirit be kept in , and your Spirits be kept in Subjection under it ; so will you be all kept in the Love which Edifies and Builds up in the holy Faith , and settles and confirms in that holy Gospel Discipline , the Lord hath brought you into , in which he hath owned you , and stood by you , through many Exercises , and will never leave you , nor forsake you ; except you forsake him , and trust in your own Strength . My Soul is under a deep Travail that you may be kept , by his great Power , faithful unto him , and in sweet Fellowship one with another , where your Joy may be full in the Lord , and his Communion pleasant in his holy Covenant of Light , in which my Soul Dearly Salutes you all , and Remaines your Friend and Brother . James Dickinson . From on Board the Ship , the Providence in the Downs . the 18. 12 th Month ▪ 1695. FINIS . LONDON Printed and Sold by T. Sowle . near the Meeting-House in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street . 1696.