Tender counsel and advice by way of epistle to all those who are sensible of their day of visitation and who have received the call of the Lord by the light and spirit of His Son in their hearts to partake of the great salvation, wherever scattered throughout the world : faith, hope and charity which overcome the world be multiplied among you / by William Penn.
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             Tender counsel and advice by way of epistle to all those who are sensible of their day of visitation and who have received the call of the Lord by the light and spirit of His Son in their hearts to partake of the great salvation, wherever scattered throughout the world : faith, hope and charity which overcome the world be multiplied among you / by William Penn.
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           TENDER
           Counsel
           and
           Advice
           ,
           By
           Way
           of
           EPISTLE
           To
           all
           those
           who
           are
           Sensible
           of
           their
           DAY
           of
           VISITATION
           ,
           And
           who
           have
           Received
           the
           Call
           of
           the
           Lord
           By
           the
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           of
           his
           SON
           in
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           to
           partake
           of
           the
           Great
           Salvation
           ,
           wherever
           scattered
           throughout
           the
           World
           ;
           
             Faith
             ,
             Hope
          
           and
           Charity
           ,
           which
           overcome
           the
           World
           ;
           be
           multiplied
           among
           you
           .
        
         
           By
           William
           Penn.
           
        
         
           The
           Second
           Edition
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           and
           Sold
           by
           
             T.
             Sowle
          
           ,
           near
           the
           Meeting-house
           in
           White-Hart-Court
           in
           Gracious-Street
           :
           1695.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           TENDER
           Counsel
           and
           Advice
           By
           Way
           of
           EPISTLE
           To
           all
           those
           who
           are
           sensible
           of
           the
           DAY
           of
           their
           Visitation
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             
               
                 My
                 Dearly
                 Beloved
                 Friends
                 ,
              
            
             
               WHO
               are
               sensible
               of
               the
               Day
               of
               your
               Visitation
               ,
               by
               the
               Light
               of
               the
               Lord
               Jesus
               in
               your
               Hearts
               ,
               and
               who
               have
               gladly
               received
               the
               holy
               Testimony
               thereof
               ,
               by
               which
               you
               have
               beheld
               the
               
                 great
                 Apostasy
              
               ,
               that
               is
               in
               the
               World
               ,
               from
               the
               Life
               ,
               Power
               and
               Spirit
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 gross
                 Degeneracy
              
               ,
               that
               is
               amongst
               those
               called
               Christians
               ,
               from
               the
               Purity
               ,
               Self-denial
               ,
               and
               holy
               
               Example
               of
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               and
               his
               Primitive
               Followers
               ;
               and
               how
               Pride
               ,
               Lust
               ,
               and
               Vanity
               reign
               ,
               and
               how
               Christendom
               is
               become
               a
               
                 Cage
                 of
                 Vnclean
                 Birds
              
               :
               Who
               have
               mourned
               under
               the
               sence
               thereof
               ,
               and
               have
               cried
               in
               your
               Souls
               ,
               
                 How
                 long
                 ,
                 how
                 long
                 ,
                 how
                 long
                 ,
                 O
                 Lord
                 God
                 holy
                 and
                 true
                 ,
                 will
                 it
                 be
                 ,
                 ere
                 thou
                 takest
                 to
                 thy self
                 thy
                 great
                 power
                 and
                 reignest
                 !
              
               To
               whom
               the
               World
               is
               become
               a
               burden
               ,
               and
               the
               Vanities
               and
               Glory
               of
               it
               but
               
                 vexation
                 of
                 Spirit
              
               :
               Who
               despise
               the
               things
               that
               are
               seen
               ,
               which
               are
               Temporal
               ,
               for
               the
               sake
               of
               the
               things
               that
               are
               not
               seen
               ,
               which
               are
               Eternal
               :
               Whose
               Eyes
               look
               through
               and
               beyond
               Time
               and
               Mortality
               ,
               to
               that
               Eternal
               City
               ,
               whose
               Builder
               and
               Maker
               is
               God
               :
               Whose
               daily
               Cries
               and
               Travails
               are
               to
               follow
               Jesus
               in
               the
               way
               of
               Regeneration
               ;
               to
               live
               as
               Pilgrims
               in
               this
               World
               ,
               for
               the
               sake
               of
               that
               Glory
               ,
               which
               shall
               hereafter
               be
               revealed
               ,
               that
               can
               never
               fade
               away
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               attain
               unto
               the
               Eternal
               Rest
               of
               God
               :
               To
               you
               ,
               
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
              
               ,
               to
               you
               it
               is
               ,
               that
               the
               God
               and
               Father
               of
               him
               that
               was
               dead
               ,
               and
               is
               alive
               ,
               and
               liveth
               for
               evermore
               ,
               
                 Christ
                 Jesus
                 ,
                 the
                 faithful
                 and
                 true
                 
                 Witness
                 ,
              
               who
               hath
               loved
               and
               visited
               my
               Soul
               ,
               hath
               now
               moved
               upon
               my
               Spirit
               to
               write
               ,
               and
               visit
               you
               with
               this
               Epistle
               .
               Receive
               it
               then
               ,
               and
               with
               it
               the
               
                 endeared
                 Salutation
              
               of
               that
               Love
               and
               Life
               which
               are
               not
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               but
               overcome
               the
               World.
               Great
               and
               frequent
               are
               my
               Travails
               for
               you
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               persevere
               ,
               and
               not
               faint
               ,
               but
               endure
               to
               the
               end
               ;
               that
               you
               may
               obtain
               that
               glorious
               Salvation
               and
               Redemption
               ,
               that
               is
               in
               Christ
               Jesus
               .
               Yea
               ,
               for
               this
               are
               my
               Knees
               bended
               before
               the
               God
               of
               the
               Spirits
               of
               all
               Flesh
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               be
               entirely
               kept
               ,
               
                 that
                 you
                 may
                 so
                 run
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 obtain
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fight
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 overcome
              
               ;
               that
               an
               Immortal
               Crown
               and
               Kingdom
               may
               be
               your
               Portion
               ,
               when
               all
               Sins
               and
               Sorrows
               shall
               be
               done
               away
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               this
               you
               may
               do
               ,
               hear
               my
               Exhortation
               to
               you
               in
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Truth
               .
               Dwell
               in
               the
               sense
               ,
               that
               God
               hath
               begotten
               in
               your
               Hearts
               
                 by
                 the
                 Light
                 and
                 Spirit
                 of
                 his
                 Son
                 ,
              
               who
               is
               now
               in
               his
               Son
               ,
               
                 in
                 you
              
               ,
               reconciling
               you
               unto
               himself
               .
               Watch
               ,
               that
               this
               blessed
               sense
               be
               preserved
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               it
               will
               preserve
               
               you
               .
               For
               where
               the
               holy
               sense
               is
               lost
               ,
               Profession
               ,
               even
               of
               the
               highest
               Truths
               ,
               cannot
               preserve
               against
               the
               Enemies
               Assaults
               ;
               but
               the
               Gates
               of
               Hell
               will
               prevail
               against
               them
               ,
               and
               the
               Enemy's
               Darts
               will
               wound
               them
               ,
               and
               they
               will
               be
               carried
               again
               Captive
               by
               the
               Power
               of
               his
               Temptations
               .
               Wherefore
               ,
               I
               say
               again
               ,
               live
               and
               abide
               in
               that
               Light
               and
               Life
               which
               hath
               visited
               you
               ,
               and
               begotten
               an
               holy
               sense
               in
               your
               Hearts
               ,
               and
               which
               hath
               made
               Sin
               exceeding
               sinful
               to
               you
               ,
               and
               you
               weary
               and
               heavy-laden
               under
               the
               burden
               of
               it
               :
               And
               hath
               raised
               in
               you
               a
               Spiritual
               Travail
               ,
               Hunger
               and
               Thirst
               after
               your
               Saviour
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               deliver
               you
               ;
               that
               ye
               might
               be
               filled
               with
               the
               Righteousness
               of
               his
               Kingdom
               ,
               that
               is
               without
               end
               .
            
             
               Dear
               Friends
               ,
               God
               hath
               breathed
               the
               Breath
               of
               Life
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               in
               measure
               you
               live
               ;
               for
               dead
               Men
               and
               Women
               do
               not
               Hear
               ,
               or
               Hunger
               ,
               or
               Thirst
               ;
               neither
               do
               they
               feel
               Weights
               and
               Burdens
               as
               you
               do
               .
               The
               Day
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               dawned
               upon
               you
               ,
               and
               it
               burneth
               as
               an
               Oven
               ;
               you
               know
               it
               ;
               and
               all
               Works
               of
               Iniquity
               are
               as
               Stubble
               before
               it
               :
               You
               
               feel
               it
               so
               ,
               they
               cannot
               stand
               before
               the
               Lord
               :
               His
               Judgments
               take
               hold
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               consume
               them
               .
               O
               love
               his
               Judgments
               !
               that
               with
               those
               of
               Old
               you
               may
               say
               ,
               
                 In
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 thy
                 Judgments
                 ,
              
               O
               Lord
               ,
               
                 have
                 we
                 waited
                 for
                 thee
                 ,
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 our
                 Soul
                 is
                 to
                 thy
                 Name
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 thee
                 .
                 With
                 our
                 Souls
                 have
                 we
                 desired
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 Night
                 ,
                 yea
                 with
                 our
                 Spirits
                 within
                 us
                 will
                 we
                 seek
                 thee
                 early
                 :
                 For
                 when
                 thy
                 Judgments
                 are
                 in
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 will
                 learn
                 righteousness
                 .
              
               Part
               ,
               part
               with
               all
               ,
               
                 My
                 dear
                 Friends
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 for
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 arise
                 in
                 your
                 Hearts
                 ,
              
               that
               his
               
                 and
                 your
                 Enemys
              
               may
               be
               scattered
               :
               That
               you
               may
               witness
               Him
               to
               be
               stronger
               in
               you
               ,
               then
               he
               that
               is
               in
               the
               World.
               If
               the
               desire
               of
               your
               Soul
               be
               to
               his
               Name
               ,
               and
               the
               remembrance
               of
               him
               ,
               you
               will
               love
               his
               Judgments
               and
               abide
               there
               ,
               the
               days
               he
               alloweth
               for
               your
               purification
               .
               Behold
               his
               blessed
               Visitation
               is
               upon
               you
               :
               His
               Angel
               hath
               Saluted
               you
               ,
               and
               his
               holy
               Spirit
               hath
               overshadowed
               you
               ;
               he
               hath
               begotten
               holy
               desires
               in
               you
               ,
               I
               pray
               that
               they
               may
               never
               be
               extinguisht
               ,
               and
               that
               you
               may
               never
               
               faint
               .
               Wherefore
               look
               to
               Jesus
               that
               is
               the
               Author
               ,
               that
               he
               may
               be
               the
               Finisher
               .
               I
               Testify
               for
               God
               ,
               
                 he
                 has
                 appeared
                 to
                 you
              
               ;
               yea
               ,
               he
               hath
               said
               to
               you
               as
               to
               
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 Philip
              
               ,
               &c.
               
                 follow
                 me
              
               :
               And
               I
               say
               unto
               you
               ,
               follow
               him
               :
               Come
               and
               see
               where
               he
               dwelleth
               ;
               do
               not
               lose
               Sight
               of
               him
               ,
               let
               him
               be
               lifted
               up
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               your
               Eye
               be
               to
               him
               :
               Who
               ,
               
                 whereever
                 he
                 is
                 lifted
                 up
              
               ,
               draweth
               all
               such
               after
               him
               .
               And
               this
               is
               the
               reason
               ,
               why
               People
               are
               not
               now
               drawn
               after
               Christ
               ,
               because
               
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 lifted
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 Hearts
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 exalted
                 in
                 their
                 Souls
                 ;
                 he
                 is
                 Rejected
                 ,
                 Opprest
                 ,
                 Crucified
                 ,
                 and
                 Buried
                 ;
                 yea
                 they
                 have
                 Rowled
                 a
                 Stone
                 upon
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 Guards
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 not
                 rise
              
               in
               them
               to
               Judge
               them
               .
            
             
               But
               blessed
               are
               you
               ,
               whose
               Eyes
               have
               seen
               one
               of
               the
               days
               of
               the
               Son
               of
               Man
               :
               Blessed
               are
               you
               ,
               at
               whose
               Doors
               he
               hath
               knocked
               ,
               to
               whose
               Heart
               he
               hath
               appeared
               ,
               who
               have
               received
               his
               holy
               Visitation
               ,
               who
               believe
               
                 it
                 is
                 he
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 another
              
               ;
               and
               therefore
               have
               said
               in
               your
               Hearts
               ,
               with
               Nathaniel
               of
               old
               ,
               
                 thou
                 art
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 thou
                 art
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Israel
              
               ;
               and
               with
               
                 Thomas
                 ,
                 my
                 Lord
                 and
                 
                 my
                 God.
              
               O
               what
               have
               you
               ,
               
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
              
               ,
               to
               do
               ,
               but
               to
               keep
               with
               him
               for
               ever
               !
               For
               whither
               should
               you
               go
               ,
               the
               words
               of
               Eternal
               Life
               
                 dwell
                 with
                 him
              
               ?
               He
               is
               full
               of
               Grace
               ,
               and
               full
               of
               Truth
               ,
               and
               of
               his
               Fulness
               ye
               have
               received
               Grace
               for
               Grace
               .
               And
               this
               is
               that
               Grace
               which
               bringeth
               Salvation
               to
               all
               that
               receive
               it
               ,
               embrace
               it
               ,
               and
               will
               be
               led
               by
               it
               .
               For
               it
               teacheth
               such
               ,
               as
               it
               did
               the
               Antient
               Christians
               ,
               to
               
                 deny
                 all
                 ungodliness
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 world's
                 lusts
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 live
                 soberly
              
               and
               godlikely
               
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 evil
                 world
                 ,
                 looking
                 for
                 that
                 blessed
                 hope
                 ,
                 and
                 glorious
                 appearing
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Saviour
                 Jesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 given
                 himself
                 for
                 them
                 to
                 deliver
                 them
                 from
                 all
                 sin
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 redeem
                 them
                 from
                 all
                 iniquity
                 .
              
               You
               know
               that
               you
               are
               
                 bought
                 with
                 a
                 price
              
               ,
               now
               you
               feel
               it
               ,
               and
               in
               measure
               discern
               the
               preciousness
               of
               that
               Price
               which
               hath
               bought
               you
               ,
               namely
               ,
               
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 the
                 Dear
                 Son
                 of
                 God.
              
               Grieve
               not
               his
               Spirit
               that
               is
               ready
               to
               Seal
               you
               to
               the
               Day
               of
               your
               perfect
               Redemption
               :
               But
               give
               up
               your
               Bodies
               ,
               Souls
               and
               Spirits
               
                 to
                 his
                 service
                 ,
                 whose
                 they
                 are
                 ,
              
               that
               they
               may
               be
               order'd
               by
               him
               to
               his
               Glory
               .
            
             
             
               I
               write
               not
               to
               you
               as
               to
               the
               World
               ,
               for
               you
               are
               called
               out
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               by
               him
               that
               hath
               overcome
               the
               World
               ;
               that
               as
               he
               is
               not
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               so
               you
               may
               not
               be
               of
               this
               World.
               Come
               then
               out
               of
               it
               more
               and
               more
               ,
               
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Nature
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Fruits
                 ,
                 and
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Fashions
              
               of
               the
               World
               !
               They
               are
               all
               for
               the
               Fire
               .
               Christ
               said
               ,
               the
               World
               loveth
               its
               own
               .
               Search
               with
               the
               Light
               of
               the
               Lord
               Jesus
               ,
               what
               there
               is
               in
               you
               ,
               
                 that
                 the
                 World
                 owneth
                 and
                 loveth
                 ?
              
               For
               that
               is
               its
               own
               ?
               And
               consider
               what
               it
               is
               ,
               
                 that
                 the
                 World
                 is
                 offended
                 with
                 ?
              
               Not
               that
               that
               cometh
               from
               it self
               ,
               of
               its
               own
               making
               and
               inventing
               ,
               but
               
                 that
                 which
                 crosseth
                 its
                 Inventions
              
               ,
               that
               is
               of
               another
               Nature
               ,
               and
               springeth
               from
               another
               Root
               .
               O
               be
               not
               conformed
               to
               the
               Fashions
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               that
               please
               the
               Lust
               ,
               which
               grieveth
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               ;
               but
               be
               ye
               renew'd
               in
               your
               Minds
               ;
               and
               being
               so
               within
               ,
               you
               will
               be
               as
               a
               new
               People
               without
               .
            
             
               They
               that
               have
               been
               truly
               with
               Christ
               ,
               are
               quickly
               discovered
               ,
               they
               cannot
               be
               hid
               .
               So
               it
               was
               of
               old
               ;
               the
               Jews
               said
               of
               the
               Disciples
               ,
               
                 these
                 men
                 
                 have
                 been
                 with
                 Jesus
              
               ;
               their
               Speech
               and
               Carriage
               bewray'd
               them
               ;
               their
               outsides
               were
               not
               like
               the
               outsides
               of
               other
               Men
               ;
               they
               were
               
                 not
                 currant
                 with
                 the
                 Fashions
                 and
                 Customs
              
               of
               that
               time
               .
               Nor
               can
               they
               that
               have
               been
               with
               Jesus
               ,
               conform
               to
               the
               vain
               Fashions
               and
               Customs
               of
               this
               World
               ;
               wherefore
               be
               not
               you
               ,
               in
               any
               sort
               ,
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               but
               give
               diligence
               to
               make
               your
               holy
               high
               Calling
               and
               Election
               sure
               :
               For
               many
               are
               called
               ,
               and
               few
               are
               chosen
               ;
               and
               the
               reason
               is
               ,
               they
               are
               slothful
               Servants
               ,
               they
               hide
               their
               Talent
               in
               a
               Napkin
               ,
               neglect
               the
               Day
               of
               their
               Visitation
               ,
               and
               work
               not
               out
               their
               Salvation
               with
               fear
               and
               trembling
               :
               And
               then
               the
               Night
               overtaketh
               them
               ,
               in
               which
               they
               can
               never
               work
               the
               works
               of
               Repentance
               ;
               and
               the
               things
               that
               
                 belong
                 to
                 their
                 peace
              
               are
               hid
               from
               their
               Eyes
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               Lord
               forbid
               ,
               
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 so
                 with
                 any
                 of
                 you
                 !
              
               No
               ,
               no
               ,
               I
               hope
               ,
               yea
               ,
               I
               believe
               better
               things
               of
               you
               .
               And
               I
               am
               assured
               ,
               that
               as
               you
               keep
               your
               Hearts
               chastly
               to
               the
               Light
               and
               Grace
               ;
               that
               with
               which
               you
               have
               been
               visited
               of
               the
               Lord
               ;
               you
               shall
               be
               kept
               to
               Eternal
               
               Salvation
               .
               For
               they
               are
               saved
               ,
               that
               walk
               in
               the
               Light
               :
               Into
               the
               Light
               the
               Enemy
               cannot
               come
               ;
               for
               the
               Light
               is
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               and
               the
               Enemy
               hath
               no
               part
               or
               place
               in
               him
               ;
               he
               is
               driven
               out
               from
               the
               holy
               place
               by
               transgression
               ,
               and
               he
               is
               now
               a
               fugitive
               from
               Heaven
               ;
               but
               he
               goeth
               up
               and
               down
               the
               Earth
               ,
               seeking
               whom
               he
               may
               devour
               ,
               whom
               he
               can
               catch
               and
               carry
               away
               with
               his
               baits
               and
               Snares
               .
            
             
               Wherefore
               Wo
               to
               the
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               earthly
               Inhabitants
               ,
               such
               as
               love
               and
               live
               in
               the
               
                 earthly
                 Nature
              
               ;
               for
               all
               such
               shall
               be
               a
               prey
               to
               him
               ,
               he
               shall
               have
               power
               over
               them
               ,
               and
               keep
               up
               his
               Kingdom
               in
               them
               .
               But
               those
               that
               receive
               and
               abide
               in
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               
                 the
                 Light
                 ,
                 Life
                 and
                 Truth
                 ,
              
               are
               out
               of
               his
               reach
               ;
               they
               are
               in
               the
               munition
               of
               Rocks
               ,
               under
               the
               pavilion
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               safe
               Ark
               of
               the
               most
               High
               God.
               However
               ,
               he
               is
               permitted
               to
               tempt
               &
               try
               ,
               till
               the
               time
               shall
               come
               ,
               that
               he
               is
               not
               only
               trodden
               under
               Foot
               ,
               but
               also
               bound
               and
               cast
               into
               the
               Lake
               ,
               
                 that
                 burneth
                 with
                 Fire
                 and
                 Brimston
                 .
              
               And
               he
               is
               the
               greatest
               Enemy
               to
               those
               that
               turn
               
               their
               back
               upon
               him
               ;
               wherefore
               he
               watcheth
               to
               surprize
               them
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               take
               them
               at
               unawares
               ,
               and
               triumph
               over
               their
               failings
               .
               And
               for
               that
               reason
               Christ
               Jesus
               preached
               the
               Watch
               earnestly
               ,
               and
               with
               repetition
               to
               his
               Disciples
               .
            
             
               Now
               my
               dear
               Friends
               ,
               there
               be
               several
               things
               (
               or
               ,
               the
               Enemy
               in
               several
               Appearances
               )
               will
               attend
               you
               in
               this
               holy
               march
               ,
               you
               are
               making
               to
               the
               Eternal
               Land
               of
               rest
               ;
               of
               which
               I
               would
               caution
               you
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               none
               of
               you
               make
               Shipwrack
               of
               any
               of
               those
               holy
               beginnings
               ,
               you
               have
               experienced
               by
               the
               Light
               and
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Lord.
               Beware
               of
               
                 vain
                 thoughts
              
               ,
               for
               they
               oppress
               and
               extinguish
               the
               true
               sense
               .
               These
               vain
               thoughts
               arise
               from
               the
               Enemy's
               presentations
               of
               objects
               to
               the
               mind
               ,
               and
               the
               Mind
               's
               looking
               upon
               them
               ,
               till
               they
               have
               made
               their
               impressions
               upon
               the
               mind
               ,
               and
               influenced
               the
               mind
               into
               a
               love
               of
               them
               .
               This
               is
               a
               false
               liberty
               ,
               a
               dangerous
               ,
               ye
               a
               destructive
               liberty
               to
               the
               holy
               Sense
               ,
               that
               God
               hath
               begotten
               in
               any
               .
               For
               ,
               as
               that
               is
               not
               received
               but
               hindered
               by
               such
               thoughts
               ,
               so
               it
               is
               
               not
               improved
               ,
               but
               destroyed
               by
               them
               :
               The
               divine
               Sense
               in
               the
               Soul
               is
               begotten
               by
               the
               Lord
               :
               'T
               is
               his
               Life
               and
               Spirit
               ,
               his
               holy
               Breath
               and
               Power
               ,
               that
               quickneth
               the
               Soul
               ,
               and
               maketh
               it
               sensible
               of
               its
               own
               state
               and
               of
               God's
               will
               ;
               and
               that
               raiseth
               fervent
               desires
               in
               it
               to
               be
               Eternally
               blessed
               .
               This
               is
               that
               which
               Satan
               rageth
               at
               ;
               he
               feareth
               his
               Kingdom
               ,
               he
               findeth
               that
               he
               is
               come
               that
               will
               cast
               him
               out
               of
               his
               possessions
               .
               He
               cryeth
               out
               ,
               
                 Why
                 art
                 thou
                 come
                 to
                 torment
                 me
                 before
                 my
                 time
              
               ?
               He
               is
               the
               Father
               of
               vain
               thoughts
               ,
               he
               begetteth
               them
               in
               the
               mind
               ,
               on
               purpose
               to
               draw
               off
               the
               mind
               from
               that
               Sense
               ,
               and
               to
               exercise
               it
               in
               variety
               of
               conceptions
               ,
               in
               a
               self-liberty
               of
               thinking
               and
               imagining
               concerning
               Persons
               and
               things
               .
               Here
               he
               offereth
               his
               Baits
               ,
               and
               layeth
               his
               Snares
               ,
               and
               never
               faileth
               to
               Catch
               and
               defile
               the
               unwatchful
               Soul.
               
            
             
               Now
               ,
               if
               you
               should
               say
               ,
               
                 what
                 are
                 these
                 vain
                 thoughts
              
               ?
               I
               tell
               you
               my
               Friends
               ,
               All
               those
               thoughts
               and
               conceptions
               ,
               that
               either
               bring
               not
               Real
               Profit
               to
               the
               Soul
               ,
               or
               that
               Grieve
               ,
               Hurt
               
               or
               Oppress
               that
               holy
               Sense
               ,
               which
               is
               begotten
               of
               God
               in
               the
               Soul.
               And
               that
               by
               which
               Thoughts
               are
               to
               be
               examined
               is
               the
               
                 Light
                 of
                 Christ
                 Jesus
              
               :
               For
               as
               
                 whatever
                 may
                 be
                 known
                 of
                 God
                 is
                 manifested
                 within
                 man
                 ,
                 for
                 there
                 God
                 hath
                 shown
                 it
                 him
                 ,
              
               as
               saith
               the
               Apostle
               Paul
               to
               the
               
                 Romans
                 ;
                 So
                 what
                 ever
                 is
                 reproved
                 ,
                 is
                 made
                 manifest
                 by
                 the
                 light
                 ;
                 for
                 whatever
                 maketh
                 manifest
                 ,
                 is
                 light
                 ,
              
               saith
               he
               to
               the
               Ephesians
               .
               By
               this
               Light
               of
               Christ
               Jesus
               examine
               your
               own
               Thoughts
               ;
               see
               whence
               they
               rise
               ,
               from
               whence
               they
               come
               ,
               and
               what
               they
               tend
               to
               .
               O
               Friends
               ,
               here
               is
               a
               Mystery
               ;
               and
               the
               Evil
               One
               worketh
               here
               in
               a
               Mystery
               !
               For
               where
               he
               cannot
               prevail
               to
               draw
               out
               the
               Mind
               from
               its
               sensible
               Habitation
               to
               embrace
               his
               Representations
               of
               old
               Lusts
               and
               Pleasures
               ,
               that
               are
               wicked
               in
               themselves
               ,
               he
               will
               present
               you
               with
               lawful
               Objects
               ,
               your
               
                 outward
                 Enjoyments
                 ,
                 Business
                 ,
                 and
                 Calling
                 ,
              
               and
               steal
               in
               upon
               your
               Minds
               in
               the
               Croud
               of
               these
               Lawful
               things
               ,
               and
               there
               lay
               his
               Snares
               ,
               hid
               and
               covered
               ,
               and
               at
               unawares
               catch
               you
               .
            
             
               My
               Dear
               Friends
               ,
               Blessed
               are
               they
               that
               see
               Jesus
               their
               Captain
               ,
               going
               before
               
               them
               ,
               and
               counselling
               and
               leading
               them
               in
               all
               their
               outward
               and
               lawful
               Concerns
               ,
               that
               they
               offend
               not
               .
               For
               ,
               my
               Friends
               ,
               this
               know
               ,
               you
               may
               unlawfully
               think
               of
               lawful
               things
               ,
               either
               in
               thinking
               on
               them
               unseasonably
               ,
               mark
               that
               ,
               when
               your
               Souls
               should
               be
               wholly
               retired
               ,
               and
               exercised
               in
               the
               Lord's
               Light
               ,
               to
               feel
               his
               presence
               ,
               in
               which
               is
               Heavenly
               Life
               :
               Or
               in
               thinking
               on
               lawful
               things
               carelesly
               ,
               not
               with
               regard
               to
               your
               Guide
               ;
               he
               that
               hath
               bought
               you
               throughout
               with
               his
               own
               precious
               Blood
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               have
               the
               Government
               of
               your
               Bodies
               ,
               Souls
               and
               Spirits
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               your
               Bodily
               concerns
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               of
               the
               things
               relating
               to
               your
               Souls
               and
               Spirits
               .
               This
               prevents
               much
               harm
               and
               mischief
               in
               Business
               and
               Families
               ,
               and
               preserveth
               the
               Divine
               Sense
               that
               God
               hath
               begotten
               ,
               and
               the
               Creature
               in
               it
               :
               So
               that
               its
               Fellowship
               and
               Peace
               with
               the
               Lord
               runneth
               as
               a
               River
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               stopt
               or
               hindred
               by
               the
               designs
               of
               the
               Enemy
               .
               Or
               lastly
               ,
               in
               thinking
               on
               lawful
               things
               excessively
               ,
               too
               much
               ,
               more
               than
               is
               needful
               ,
               without
               limits
               ,
               thereby
               gratifying
               the
               fleshly
               Mind
               ,
               which
               is
               
               Enmity
               with
               God
               ,
               and
               that
               Sense
               which
               he
               begetteth
               in
               the
               Soul.
               O
               the
               Mountains
               that
               are
               raised
               ,
               by
               such
               vain
               Thoughts
               ,
               betwixt
               God
               and
               the
               Soul
               !
               How
               doth
               the
               Soul
               come
               under
               an
               Eclipse
               ,
               lose
               sight
               ,
               and
               at
               last
               all
               Sense
               of
               the
               Living
               God
               ,
               like
               Men
               drowned
               in
               great
               Waters
               ?
               And
               thus
               many
               have
               lost
               their
               Condition
               ,
               and
               grown
               unsensible
               ;
               and
               then
               questioned
               all
               former
               Experiences
               ,
               if
               they
               were
               not
               meer
               Imaginations
               ;
               till
               at
               last
               they
               arrived
               at
               Atheism
               ,
               denying
               and
               deriding
               God
               and
               his
               Work
               ,
               and
               those
               that
               kept
               their
               Integrity
               :
               For
               whom
               is
               reserved
               the
               Blackness
               of
               Darkness
               for
               ever
               ,
               unless
               they
               timely
               and
               truly
               Repent
               .
            
             
               But
               when
               this
               subtle
               Enemy
               of
               Man's
               Salvation
               seeth
               that
               he
               cannot
               make
               you
               bow
               to
               the
               Glory
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               that
               all
               his
               Snares
               that
               he
               layeth
               in
               the
               things
               that
               are
               seen
               ,
               which
               are
               Temporal
               ,
               are
               discover'd
               and
               broken
               ;
               and
               that
               your
               Eyes
               are
               directed
               to
               those
               things
               that
               are
               Eternal
               ,
               then
               will
               he
               turn
               Accuser
               .
               He
               will
               aggravate
               your
               Sins
               ,
               and
               plead
               the
               impossibility
               of
               their
               Remission
               :
               He
               will
               seem
               to
               act
               the
               Advocate
               for
               the
               
               Justice
               of
               God
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               cast
               you
               into
               Despondency
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               doubt
               of
               Deliverance
               and
               Salvation
               .
               Many
               are
               the
               Thoughts
               ,
               with
               which
               he
               perplexeth
               the
               Sons
               and
               Daughters
               of
               Men
               :
               But
               this
               know
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               a
               Liar
               from
               the
               beginning
               .
               For
               the
               Lord
               doth
               not
               visit
               the
               Souls
               of
               any
               to
               destroy
               them
               ,
               but
               to
               save
               them
               .
               For
               this
               end
               hath
               he
               sent
               his
               Son
               a
               Light
               into
               the
               World
               ;
               and
               they
               that
               bring
               their
               Deeds
               to
               it
               ,
               are
               not
               of
               the
               Devil
               ,
               who
               hateth
               the
               Light.
               Neither
               doth
               the
               Lord
               cause
               People
               to
               Hunger
               and
               Thirst
               after
               him
               ,
               and
               not
               fill
               them
               with
               his
               good
               things
               .
               Be
               assured
               ,
               
                 my
                 Friends
              
               ,
               where
               ever
               the
               Lord
               hath
               begotten
               Desires
               after
               him
               ,
               and
               where
               ever
               Sin
               is
               become
               exceeding
               sinful
               ,
               yea
               a
               burden
               to
               the
               Soul
               ,
               
                 the
                 Devil's
                 Kingdom
                 is
                 shaken
              
               ,
               the
               Prince
               of
               this
               World
               is
               begun
               to
               be
               Judged
               ,
               and
               God
               is
               at
               Work
               for
               the
               Redemption
               of
               that
               Soul.
               Hearken
               not
               to
               the
               Voice
               of
               the
               Serpent
               ,
               for
               that
               lost
               your
               first
               Parents
               their
               blessed
               Paradise
               :
               And
               with
               the
               same
               Subtle
               and
               Lying
               Spirit
               he
               would
               hinder
               you
               from
               returning
               into
               Paradise
               .
               But
               when
               he
               is
               herein
               disappointed
               ,
               he
               
               shifteth
               his
               temptation
               ,
               and
               presenteth
               another
               temptation
               ,
               viz.
               that
               though
               you
               have
               begun
               well
               ,
               yet
               ye
               will
               never
               be
               able
               to
               hold
               out
               to
               the
               end
               .
               
                 That
                 the
                 Temptations
                 are
                 so
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Enemys
                 so
                 strong
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 overcome
                 by
                 you
              
               ;
               and
               that
               it
               were
               better
               ,
               never
               to
               profess
               such
               high
               things
               ,
               than
               to
               fall
               short
               of
               them
               ;
               this
               will
               but
               bring
               Reproach
               to
               the
               way
               ,
               and
               the
               People
               of
               it
               .
               Again
               ,
               that
               
                 't
                 is
                 Curiosity
                 ,
                 and
                 Spiritual
                 Pride
                 ,
                 and
                 Conceitedness
                 ,
                 for
                 you
                 to
                 be
                 thought
                 better
                 then
                 others
                 ,
              
               with
               the
               like
               Suggestions
               ,
               on
               purpose
               to
               stagger
               your
               Resolutions
               ,
               and
               weaken
               your
               Faith.
               Ah!
               he
               is
               a
               Devil
               still
               ,
               a
               Liar
               and
               a
               Destroyer
               :
               Look
               not
               to
               him
               ,
               but
               to
               Jesus
               ,
               who
               hath
               called
               you
               .
               Keep
               but
               your
               Eye
               to
               him
               ,
               of
               whom
               the
               
                 Brazen
                 Serpent
              
               in
               the
               Wilderness
               was
               a
               Figure
               ,
               and
               he
               shall
               Cure
               you
               of
               all
               Diseases
               ,
               of
               all
               Wounds
               and
               Stingings
               of
               Serpents
               and
               Scorpions
               ,
               &c.
               that
               may
               attend
               you
               in
               the
               Wilderness-travail
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               hour
               of
               your
               Temptation
               .
               God
               is
               exalting
               him
               ,
               
                 in
                 you
                 ,
                 a
                 Saviour
              
               ;
               therefore
               is
               he
               manifested
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 to
                 destroy
                 Sin.
              
               Yea
               ,
               
                 stronger
                 is
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 you
                 ,
                 
                 than
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 World
              
               :
               He
               is
               able
               
                 to
                 bind
                 the
                 strong
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 him
                 out
              
               ;
               do
               but
               believe
               truly
               in
               him
               ,
               and
               cleave
               to
               him
               .
               Remember
               there
               were
               
                 evil
                 Spies
              
               of
               old
               ,
               those
               that
               brought
               false
               nitelegence
               ,
               that
               Canaan
               was
               a
               pleasant
               Land
               ,
               
                 but
                 the
                 Way
                 impassible
              
               ;
               but
               the
               Faithful
               Enter'd
               and
               Inherited
               .
               Keep
               therefore
               in
               the
               righteous
               Life
               of
               Jesus
               ,
               and
               walk
               in
               his
               holy
               Light
               ,
               and
               you
               shall
               be
               preserved
               
                 through
                 all
                 exercises
                 and
                 difficulties
              
               unto
               the
               Eternal
               Canaan
               ,
               the
               Land
               of
               rest
               .
               Neither
               Wonder
               at
               these
               things
               ,
               
                 that
                 temptations
                 attend
                 you
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 tryeth
                 and
                 proveth
                 you
                 ,
              
               it
               is
               the
               way
               of
               all
               that
               are
               gone
               to
               God.
               For
               even
               Jesus
               was
               tempted
               and
               tryed
               ,
               and
               is
               therefore
               become
               our
               Captain
               ,
               
                 because
                 he
                 overcame
              
               .
               Neither
               be
               ye
               cast
               down
               ,
               because
               the
               Lord
               sometimes
               seemeth
               to
               hide
               his
               Face
               from
               you
               ,
               that
               you
               feel
               not
               allways
               that
               Joy
               and
               Refreshment
               ,
               that
               you
               sometimes
               enjoy
               .
               I
               know
               what
               work
               the
               Enemy
               maketh
               of
               these
               withdrawings
               of
               the
               Lord.
               Perhaps
               he
               will
               insinuate
               ,
               
                 that
                 God
                 hath
                 deserted
                 you
                 in
                 his
                 displeasure
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 must
                 never
                 expect
                 
                 to
                 see
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 will
                 never
                 come
                 again
              
               :
               And
               by
               these
               and
               the
               like
               strategems
               ,
               he
               will
               endeavour
               to
               shake
               your
               Faith
               and
               Hope
               ,
               and
               distract
               you
               with
               Fear
               ,
               and
               to
               beget
               great
               jealousies
               and
               doubts
               in
               you
               ;
               and
               by
               impatience
               and
               infidelity
               ,
               Frustrate
               your
               good
               beginnings
               .
               But
               though
               David
               said
               of
               Old
               ,
               in
               the
               distress
               of
               his
               Soul
               ,
               
                 One
                 day
                 shall
                 I
                 fall
                 by
                 the
                 Hand
                 of
              
               Saul
               ,
               yet
               he
               overcame
               him
               ,
               and
               had
               the
               Crown
               .
               Yea
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Jesus
               himself
               cryed
               out
               in
               the
               agony
               of
               the
               Cross
               ,
               
                 my
                 God
                 ,
                 my
                 God
                 ,
                 why
                 hast
                 thou
                 forsaken
                 me
              
               !
               Nevertheless
               he
               gloriously
               Triumph'd
               over
               all
               ,
               and
               lead
               Captivity
               Captive
               ,
               for
               the
               joy
               that
               was
               set
               before
               him
               :
               Which
               joy
               is
               bebore
               you
               ;
               it
               is
               the
               mark
               of
               the
               price
               of
               your
               great
               and
               holy
               calling
               .
               Wherefore
               faint
               not
               ,
               neither
               murmur
               ,
               if
               your
               Spiritual
               Moses
               seem
               to
               withdraw
               a
               while
               from
               you
               .
               Do
               not
               you
               
                 make
                 Images
                 in
                 his
                 absence
              
               ,
               neither
               wax
               Wanton
               ;
               but
               possess
               your
               Souls
               in
               holy
               fear
               and
               patience
               ,
               waiting
               with
               holy
               Reverence
               and
               Diligence
               for
               his
               appearance
               ,
               who
               is
               your
               victorious
               Leader
               .
            
             
             
               All
               these
               things
               are
               for
               your
               good
               ,
               that
               
                 proud
                 Flesh
              
               may
               be
               debased
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Soul
               may
               be
               redeemed
               .
               Wherefore
               bear
               the
               hand
               of
               the
               Lord
               ;
               whom
               he
               loveth
               ,
               he
               Chastneth
               ;
               his
               Anger
               lasteth
               not
               for
               ever
               ,
               but
               his
               Mercys
               endure
               for
               ever
               .
               Shrink
               not
               from
               the
               pure
               operations
               of
               his
               holy
               word
               ,
               let
               it
               divide
               asunder
               
                 betwen
                 the
                 Soul
                 and
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 the
                 Joynts
                 and
                 Marrow
                 in
                 you
              
               ;
               suffer
               your
               right
               Hands
               to
               be
               Cut
               off
               ,
               and
               your
               right
               Eyes
               to
               be
               pluck'd
               out
               ,
               that
               do
               offend
               ,
               let
               not
               the
               pain
               scare
               you
               .
               O
               bear
               the
               pure
               searchings
               of
               this
               Heavenly
               word
               !
               Yea
               ,
               if
               your
               minds
               be
               stay'd
               in
               it
               ,
               you
               will
               find
               it
               to
               be
               a
               word
               of
               Patience
               ,
               which
               will
               keep
               you
               ;
               for
               all
               Virtue
               is
               in
               it
               .
               Keep
               it
               ,
               and
               be
               still
               :
               It
               is
               good
               ,
               said
               one
               of
               Old
               ,
               
                 that
                 a
                 Man
                 should
                 both
                 hope
                 ,
                 and
                 quietly
                 wait
                 for
                 the
                 Salvation
                 of
                 God.
                 Yea
                 it
                 it
                 is
                 good
                 for
                 a
                 Man
                 that
                 he
                 bear
                 the
                 Yoak
                 in
                 his
                 youth
              
               (
               this
               is
               your
               youth
               )
               
                 and
                 such
                 an
                 one
                 sitteth
                 alone
                 ,
                 and
                 keepeth
                 Silence
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 hath
                 born
                 it
                 upon
                 him
                 .
              
               Ah
               blessed
               are
               they
               that
               bear
               this
               holy
               Yoak
               ,
               who
               are
               come
               to
               this
               Silence
               ,
               who
               Dye
               daily
               ;
               that
               not
               they
               ,
               but
               
               Christ
               may
               Live
               and
               Rule
               in
               them
               ;
               therefore
               hear
               him
               ,
               and
               take
               up
               his
               Cross
               ,
               and
               follow
               him
               .
               Follow
               him
               ,
               keep
               him
               Company
               ,
               he
               hath
               beaten
               the
               Path
               ,
               and
               trode
               the
               Way
               ,
               start
               not
               aside
               at
               his
               Cup
               ,
               neither
               shun
               his
               Baptism
               :
               Go
               with
               him
               to
               Caiaphas
               ,
               to
               Pilate
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Cross
               ;
               dye
               with
               him
               to
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               you
               shall
               rise
               with
               him
               unto
               Life
               Eternal
               .
               Honour
               ,
               Glory
               and
               Immortality
               are
               at
               the
               end
               of
               this
               Holy
               Race
               !
               O
               that
               you
               may
               run
               it
               with
               Chearfulness
               and
               Perseverance
               !
            
             
               But
               this
               is
               not
               the
               utmost
               Strategem
               of
               the
               Enemy
               ;
               he
               hath
               yet
               a
               more
               plausible
               ,
               and
               a
               more
               dangerous
               Device
               wherewith
               to
               destroy
               the
               holy
               Sense
               that
               God
               hath
               quickened
               ,
               where
               he
               seeth
               these
               Temptations
               resisted
               ,
               and
               that
               he
               cannot
               hinder
               a
               Religious
               Work
               in
               the
               Soul
               ,
               by
               any
               of
               his
               Baits
               taken
               from
               the
               things
               that
               are
               seen
               ;
               and
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 his
                 drawing
                 you
                 into
                 Imaginations
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 Religion
              
               ;
               and
               into
               Religious
               Duties
               ,
               not
               in
               God's
               way
               or
               time
               ;
               nor
               with
               Christ's
               Spirit
               .
               Here
               he
               is
               transformed
               into
               the
               Appearance
               of
               an
               Angel
               of
               Light
               ,
               and
               would
               seem
               
                 Religious
                 now
                 ,
                 a
                 Saint
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 a
                 Leader
                 into
                 
                 Religion
                 ,
              
               so
               that
               he
               may
               but
               keep
               him
               out
               of
               his
               Office
               ,
               
                 whose
                 right
              
               it
               is
               to
               teach
               ,
               prepare
               ,
               enable
               ,
               and
               lead
               his
               Children
               with
               his
               holy
               Power
               and
               Spirit
               .
               Yea
               ,
               if
               he
               can
               but
               keep
               the
               Creature
               's
               Will
               alive
               ,
               he
               knoweth
               there
               is
               a
               ground
               for
               him
               to
               work
               upon
               ;
               a
               place
               that
               he
               can
               enter
               ,
               and
               in
               which
               his
               Seed
               will
               grow
               .
               If
               this
               Will
               of
               Man
               standing
               ,
               he
               knoweth
               that
               the
               Will
               of
               God
               cannot
               be
               done
               on
               Earth
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               done
               in
               Heaven
               .
               O
               this
               Will
               is
               God's
               Enemy
               ,
               yea
               ,
               the
               Soul's
               Enemy
               ;
               and
               all
               Will-worship
               ariseth
               hence
               :
               Yea
               ,
               it
               is
               the
               Off-spring
               of
               the
               Serpent
               and
               of
               the
               Will
               of
               Man
               ;
               and
               it
               can
               never
               please
               God.
               Let
               all
               beware
               of
               this
               ;
               
                 God
                 is
                 a
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               and
               he
               will
               be
               Worshipped
               in
               his
               own
               Spirit
               ,
               in
               his
               own
               Life
               .
               The
               Worship
               of
               God
               standeth
               in
               the
               
                 Will
                 of
                 God
              
               ;
               and
               is
               not
               brought
               forth
               of
               the
               Will
               of
               the
               Flesh
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Will
               of
               Man.
               Remember
               that
               the
               Word
               came
               not
               to
               Esau
               ,
               
                 the
                 First-birth
                 ,
                 the
                 Hunter
              
               that
               stayed
               not
               at
               Home
               ;
               but
               to
               
                 Jacob
                 ,
                 the
                 plain
                 Man
                 ,
                 he
                 that
                 dwelt
                 in
                 Tents
              
               ;
               to
               him
               came
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               that
               dwelt
               in
               a
               
                 still
                 and
                 quiet
              
               Habitation
               .
               For
               in
               the
               true
               silence
               is
               God's
               Word
               heard
               ,
               
               into
               which
               
                 the
                 Hunting
                 Nature
                 of
              
               Esau
               ,
               
                 the
                 First-birth
              
               ,
               can
               never
               come
               .
               It
               can
               never
               
                 stand
                 still
              
               ,
               and
               therefore
               it
               can
               never
               see
               the
               Salvation
               of
               God.
               Against
               this
               Nature
               watch
               ,
               and
               know
               Jacob
               ,
               
                 that
                 inherits
                 the
                 Birth-right
              
               ;
               the
               Election
               of
               God
               (
               though
               
                 now
                 a
                 Worm
                 )
                 to
                 wrestle
                 and
                 prevail
                 .
              
               Then
               Worm
               Jacob
               ,
               is
               Israel
               a
               Prince
               ,
               to
               whom
               belongs
               the
               Statutes
               and
               the
               Ordinances
               .
               
                 The
                 Word
                 came
                 to
              
               Jacob
               ,
               
                 and
                 the
                 Statutes
                 to
              
               Israel
               :
               Here
               is
               Dominion
               ,
               Government
               ,
               Exaltation
               :
               This
               is
               the
               Lot
               of
               
                 Worm
                 Jacob.
              
               Wait
               therefore
               ,
               
                 till
                 the
                 Angel
                 move
                 upon
                 the
                 Waters
                 ,
              
               before
               you
               step
               one
               step
               .
               Are
               ye
               Followers
               of
               the
               Lamb
               ,
               that
               hath
               visited
               you
               ,
               the
               Captain
               of
               your
               Salvation
               ?
               Run
               not
               in
               your
               own
               Wills
               ,
               wait
               for
               his
               Word
               of
               Command
               ,
               do
               nothing
               of
               thy
               own
               Head
               and
               Contriving
               ,
               yet
               do
               all
               with
               diligence
               that
               he
               requireth
               .
               Remember
               what
               became
               of
               them
               of
               Old
               ,
               that
               offered
               
                 false
                 Fire
              
               :
               O
               stay
               ,
               till
               a
               Coal
               from
               his
               Holy
               Altar
               touch
               your
               Hearts
               and
               your
               Lips.
               Jesus
               told
               his
               Mother
               at
               the
               Marriage
               in
               Cana
               in
               
                 Galilee
                 ,
                 his
                 time
                 was
                 not
                 come
                 :
              
               He
               rejected
               the
               Will
               in
               her
               ,
               and
               staid
               ,
               till
               his
               time
               was
               come
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               his
               Father's
               
               time
               ,
               
                 in
                 whose
                 Hands
                 are
                 the
                 Times
                 and
                 Seasons
                 :
              
               Whose
               Will
               he
               came
               to
               do
               ,
               and
               not
               his
               own
               :
               Leaving
               us
               therein
               a
               Blessed
               Example
               ,
               
                 that
                 we
                 should
                 also
                 follow
                 his
                 steps
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               not
               to
               attempt
               to
               perform
               even
               things
               of
               God
               in
               our
               own
               Wills
               ,
               nor
               out
               of
               God's
               Season
               and
               Time
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               best
               :
               For
               in
               his
               Seasons
               ,
               
                 he
                 is
                 with
                 us
              
               ;
               but
               in
               our
               own
               Seasons
               and
               Wills
               
                 he
                 withdraweth
                 himself
                 from
                 us
              
               .
               And
               this
               is
               the
               Cause
               ,
               that
               the
               Nations
               Worshippers
               have
               little
               sense
               of
               God
               in
               their
               Hearts
               ,
               and
               that
               their
               Priests
               cry
               out
               against
               inward
               Sense
               ;
               Lest
               the
               People
               should
               go
               alone
               ,
               and
               come
               to
               a
               more
               acceptible
               Worship
               .
            
             
               My
               
                 dear
                 Friends
              
               ,
               as
               you
               would
               enjoy
               God's
               Presence
               ,
               Love
               and
               Life
               ,
               and
               be
               acceptable
               with
               him
               ,
               wait
               in
               his
               holy
               Light
               and
               Spirit
               that
               hath
               visited
               you
               ,
               against
               these
               
                 strategems
                 of
                 Satan
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Wake
                 not
                 your
                 Beloved
                 before
                 his
                 time
              
               :
               Watch
               against
               the
               will
               ,
               that
               Instrument
               of
               Satan
               ,
               and
               Enemy
               of
               God's
               Glory
               ,
               and
               your
               own
               Comfort
               .
               Let
               it
               be
               Bridled
               ,
               Subjected
               and
               kept
               under
               Christ's
               Yoak
               ,
               yea
               ,
               subdued
               ,
               that
               the
               will
               of
               God
               may
               be
               done
               in
               you
               and
               by
               you
               ,
               which
               bringeth
               glory
               to
               the
               Lord
               ,
               
               and
               Eternal
               peace
               to
               the
               Soul.
               One
               Sigh
               ,
               rightly
               begotten
               ,
               out-weigheth
               a
               whole
               Volume
               of
               self-made
               Prayers
               :
               For
               that
               which
               is
               born
               of
               Flesh
               ,
               is
               Flesh
               ,
               and
               reacheth
               not
               God's
               Kingdom
               ,
               he
               regardeth
               it
               not
               ;
               and
               all
               that
               is
               not
               born
               of
               the
               Spirit
               is
               Flesh
               .
               But
               a
               Sigh
               ,
               or
               a
               Groan
               ,
               arising
               from
               a
               living
               Sense
               of
               God's
               work
               in
               the
               Heart
               ,
               it
               Pearceth
               the
               Clouds
               ,
               it
               entereth
               the
               Heavens
               ;
               yea
               ,
               the
               Living
               God
               heareth
               it
               ,
               his
               regard
               is
               to
               it
               ,
               and
               his
               Spirit
               helpeth
               the
               Infirmity
               .
               He
               loveth
               that
               which
               is
               of
               himself
               ,
               and
               hath
               care
               over
               it
               ,
               
                 though
                 as
                 Poor
                 ,
                 as
                 worm
              
               Jacob.
               
                 For
                 the
                 Crys
                 of
                 the
                 Poor
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sighings
                 of
                 the
                 Needy
                 will
                 I
                 arise
                 ,
              
               saith
               the
               Lord
               :
               
                 The
                 Poor
                 in
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               that
               hath
               parted
               with
               all
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               win
               Christ
               ;
               that
               need
               him
               only
               ,
               and
               Seek
               him
               above
               all
               :
               Who
               have
               no
               helper
               in
               the
               Earth
               ,
               but
               have
               denied
               all
               earthly
               helps
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               bring
               and
               work
               their
               Salvation
               for
               them
               .
               And
               as
               you
               are
               not
               to
               run
               in
               your
               own
               wills
               ,
               nor
               to
               offer
               up
               Sacrifices
               of
               your
               own
               preparing
               ,
               so
               have
               a
               care
               how
               you
               touch
               with
               those
               that
               do
               ;
               how
               you
               bow
               to
               their
               wills
               ,
               and
               joyn
               
               with
               their
               Sacrifices
               .
               For
               all
               these
               things
               greatly
               help
               to
               extinguish
               the
               Divine
               sense
               begotten
               in
               your
               Hearts
               by
               the
               word
               of
               Life
               .
               And
               as
               you
               are
               faithful
               to
               the
               Light
               and
               Spirit
               of
               Christ
               ,
               which
               giveth
               you
               to
               discern
               and
               relish
               between
               that
               which
               standeth
               in
               your
               own
               will
               ,
               and
               the
               will
               &
               motion
               of
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               in
               your selves
               ;
               so
               will
               you
               by
               the
               same
               Light
               discern
               and
               savour
               between
               that
               which
               proceeds
               from
               the
               will
               of
               Man
               ,
               and
               the
               will
               and
               motions
               of
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               in
               others
               ;
               and
               accordingly
               either
               to
               have
               or
               not
               to
               have
               fellowship
               with
               them
               :
               For
               what
               hath
               Light
               to
               do
               with
               Darkness
               ?
               Or
               what
               hath
               Spirit
               to
               do
               with
               Flesh
               ?
               Or
               what
               hath
               Life
               to
               do
               with
               
                 Death
                 ?
                 For
                 the
                 Grave
                 cannot
                 Praise
                 thee
                 ,
                 O
                 Lord
                 ;
                 Death
                 cánnot
                 celebrate
                 thee
                 :
                 They
                 that
                 go
                 down
                 into
                 the
                 Pit
                 cannot
                 hope
                 for
                 thy
                 Truth
                 .
                 The
                 Living
                 ,
                 the
                 Living
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 praise
                 thee
                 ,
                 as
                 doth
                 my
                 Soul
                 this
                 day
                 .
              
               This
               was
               the
               Testimony
               of
               the
               blessed
               Prophet
               Esaiah
               ,
               and
               it
               standeth
               true
               for
               ever
               .
               According
               to
               the
               Prophet
               ,
               Thou
               hast
               ordained
               peace
               for
               us
               ,
               for
               thou
               hast
               wrought
               all
               our
               works
               in
               us
               .
            
             
             
               Wherefore
               I
               exhort
               you
               in
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Truth
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Counsel
               of
               the
               God
               of
               Truth
               ,
               keep
               in
               the
               Divine
               Sense
               and
               Watch
               ,
               
                 if
                 you
                 would
                 endure
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 in
                 the
                 will
                 of
                 God.
                 And
                 I
                 say
                 again
                 ,
                 Touch
                 not
                 with
                 Man-made
                 Ministrys
                 ,
                 nor
                 Man-made
                 Worships
                 ,
                 let
                 their
                 words
                 be
                 never
                 so
                 true
                 :
                 'T
                 is
                 but
                 Man
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 but
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 but
                 the
                 Will
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 shall
                 have
                 no
                 acceptance
                 with
                 God
                 ,
              
               O
               this
               is
               the
               
                 Golden
                 Cup
              
               of
               the
               Whore
               ,
               that
               is
               gone
               from
               the
               leadings
               of
               the
               Spirit
               ,
               with
               which
               the
               Nations
               are
               defiled
               ;
               have
               nothing
               to
               do
               with
               it
               .
               Keep
               to
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               God's
               great
               Light
               ,
               follow
               him
               ,
               as
               he
               shineth
               in
               your
               Hearts
               ,
               and
               ye
               will
               not
               walk
               in
               Darkness
               ,
               but
               have
               the
               Light
               of
               Life
               ;
               not
               of
               death
               to
               Condemnation
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               World
               ;
               but
               unto
               Life
               ,
               which
               is
               Justification
               and
               Peace
               .
               And
               remember
               that
               nothing
               bringeth
               to
               Christ
               ,
               
                 that
                 cometh
                 not
                 from
                 Christ
              
               .
               Wherefore
               all
               Ministry
               that
               cometh
               not
               from
               Christ
               ,
               God's
               great
               Prophet
               and
               High
               Priest
               to
               all
               true-born
               Christians
               ,
               cannot
               bring
               People
               to
               Christ
               .
               Man
               only
               gathereth
               to
               Man
               ,
               to
               hear
               and
               believe
               in
               Man
               ,
               and
               depend
               on
               Man
               :
               And
               if
               the
               Church
               of
               Corinth
               sought
               a
               proof
               
               of
               Christ's
               speaking
               in
               Paul
               ,
               that
               had
               begotten
               them
               ,
               and
               had
               wrought
               the
               Signs
               and
               Works
               of
               an
               Apostle
               in
               them
               :
               how
               much
               more
               reason
               have
               you
               to
               demand
               
                 a
                 proof
                 of
                 Christ's
                 speaking
                 in
                 the
                 Priests
                 and
                 Ministers
                 of
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 not
                 wrought
                 the
                 Signs
                 and
                 Works
                 of
                 Apostles
                 or
                 true
                 Ministers
                 ?
              
               And
               by
               what
               should
               you
               try
               them
               ,
               but
               by
               the
               Light
               and
               Spirit
               of
               Christ
               in
               you
               ?
               Yea
               ,
               't
               is
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               in
               you
               ,
               that
               giveth
               you
               to
               savour
               ,
               if
               others
               speak
               from
               Christ
               in
               them
               .
               And
               this
               the
               Apostle
               referreth
               the
               Corinthians
               to
               ,
               for
               a
               proof
               of
               Christ's
               speaking
               in
               him
               :
               For
               nothing
               leadeth
               to
               God
               ,
               but
               that
               which
               came
               from
               God
               ,
               even
               Christ
               Jesus
               the
               Son
               of
               God.
               O
               let
               him
               be
               your
               Vine
               ,
               and
               know
               him
               to
               be
               your
               Fig-tree
               :
               Sit
               under
               his
               holy
               Teachings
               ,
               whose
               Doctrine
               shall
               drop
               as
               Myrrh
               upon
               your
               Souls
               :
               He
               will
               feed
               you
               with
               the
               
                 Bread
                 of
                 God
              
               ,
               that
               cometh
               from
               Heaven
               ,
               that
               feedeth
               and
               leadeth
               them
               thither
               that
               feed
               upon
               it
               :
               And
               He
               is
               that
               Bread.
               
            
             
               Therefore
               wait
               and
               watch
               unto
               his
               daily
               and
               hourly
               Visitations
               to
               your
               Souls
               ,
               and
               against
               all
               the
               Approaches
               of
               
               the
               Enemy
               ,
               that
               so
               he
               may
               not
               take
               you
               at
               unawares
               ;
               but
               that
               you
               may
               be
               preserved
               from
               the
               power
               of
               his
               Darts
               ,
               and
               the
               force
               of
               his
               Temptations
               
                 by
                 the
                 Holy
                 Armour
                 of
                 Light
                 ,
              
               the
               defence
               of
               the
               faithful
               Antients
               :
               If
               you
               be
               willing
               and
               obedient
               ,
               you
               shall
               eat
               the
               good
               of
               the
               Land.
               Now
               is
               your
               Day
               ,
               now
               is
               your
               Time
               ;
               work
               while
               the
               light
               is
               
                 with
                 you
              
               ;
               for
               the
               Night
               cometh
               ,
               in
               which
               
                 none
                 can
                 work
              
               .
               Not
               only
               the
               Night
               of
               Eternal
               Darkness
               to
               the
               Wicked
               ;
               but
               the
               Night
               of
               Death
               unto
               all
               :
               For
               in
               the
               Grave
               there
               is
               no
               Repentance
               ,
               neither
               can
               any
               Man
               there
               ,
               work
               the
               Works
               of
               God.
               You
               know
               the
               Foundation
               :
               Is
               he
               Elect
               ?
               Is
               he
               Precious
               to
               you
               ?
               
                 Have
                 ye
                 chosen
                 him
              
               ?
               Yea
               ,
               I
               am
               satisfied
               you
               have
               :
               See
               what
               you
               build
               upon
               him
               .
               Have
               a
               care
               of
               
                 Hay
                 ,
                 Straw
              
               and
               Stubble
               !
               Have
               a
               care
               of
               your
               own
               Wills
               and
               Spirits
               !
               Labour
               not
               
                 for
                 the
                 Bread
                 that
                 perisheth
              
               ,
               as
               all
               the
               Bread
               of
               Man's-making
               doth
               :
               But
               labour
               you
               in
               the
               Light
               and
               Strength
               of
               the
               Lord
               for
               the
               Bread
               that
               never
               perisheth
               ,
               that
               Bread
               that
               cometh
               from
               Heaven
               ,
               that
               nourisheth
               the
               Soul
               in
               that
               Life
               that
               is
               
               heavenly
               ,
               that
               is
               
                 hid
                 with
                 Christ
                 in
                 God
              
               ,
               the
               Root
               and
               Father
               of
               all
               Life
               ;
               that
               of
               this
               Fountain
               you
               may
               drink
               ,
               that
               is
               clear
               and
               pure
               ,
               that
               cometh
               from
               the
               
                 Throne
                 of
                 God
              
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Lamb
               ,
               and
               not
               of
               the
               
                 muddy
                 Puddle
              
               of
               Man's
               Invention
               .
               There
               is
               a
               Bread
               that
               perisheth
               ,
               and
               there
               is
               a
               Drink
               that
               perisheth
               ,
               and
               Wo
               to
               them
               that
               feed
               thereon
               ,
               for
               their
               Souls
               shall
               perish
               also
               ,
               if
               they
               Repent
               not
               .
               But
               there
               is
               a
               Bread
               that
               never
               perisheth
               ,
               and
               there
               is
               a
               Fountain
               that
               springeth
               up
               unto
               Eternal
               Life
               ,
               and
               Blessed
               are
               they
               that
               Feed
               and
               Drink
               thereof
               ;
               for
               they
               shall
               have
               Eternal
               Life
               with
               God.
               This
               is
               that
               which
               only
               satisfieth
               what
               is
               Born
               of
               God
               ;
               it
               will
               feed
               on
               no
               other
               Bread
               ,
               nor
               drink
               of
               no
               other
               Water
               .
               I
               cannot
               but
               warn
               you
               all
               that
               are
               come
               to
               the
               Lord's
               Day
               ,
               that
               you
               cease
               from
               all
               other
               Food
               ,
               
                 from
                 Man
                 and
                 Man's
                 Will
                 and
                 Invention
              
               ;
               for
               that
               stifleth
               the
               Divine
               Sense
               ,
               that
               overlayeth
               and
               killeth
               this
               Heavenly
               Birth
               .
               There
               are
               no
               Grapes
               to
               be
               gathered
               of
               Thorns
               ,
               nor
               Figs
               of
               Thistles
               :
               Keep
               to
               your
               own
               Vine
               and
               Fig-tree
               Christ
               Jesus
               ;
               sit
               under
               him
               ,
               
               that
               you
               may
               eat
               of
               his
               Fruit
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               fruit
               of
               
                 Life
                 ,
                 the
                 hidden
                 Manna
              
               ;
               hid
               from
               the
               Nature
               and
               Spirit
               of
               
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 a
                 Mystery
              
               thereunto
               .
               Two
               things
               consider
               ;
               first
               ,
               you
               must
               wait
               till
               the
               Manna
               cometh
               ;
               and
               then
               you
               are
               not
               to
               be
               idle
               ;
               you
               are
               to
               work
               ;
               and
               next
               ,
               as
               it
               daily
               cometh
               ,
               so
               it
               must
               be
               daily
               gathered
               and
               fed
               upon
               :
               For
               the
               Manna
               that
               was
               gather'd
               yesterday
               ,
               will
               not
               be
               Food
               for
               to
               day
               ;
               it
               will
               not
               keep
               for
               that
               use
               .
               As
               it
               was
               outwardly
               ,
               so
               't
               is
               inwardly
               .
               Time
               past
               is
               none
               of
               thine
               :
               'T
               is
               not
               what
               thou
               wert
               ,
               but
               what
               thou
               art
               ;
               God
               will
               be
               daily
               look'd
               unto
               .
               Didst
               thou
               eat
               yesterday
               ?
               
                 That
                 feedeth
                 thee
                 not
                 to
                 day
                 :
              
               Therefore
               Jesus
               taught
               his
               Disciples
               ,
               and
               us
               in
               them
               ,
               to
               pray
               for
               our
               
                 daily
                 Bread
              
               ,
               for
               the
               present
               sustenance
               ,
               and
               to
               look
               no
               farther
               ,
               but
               depend
               upon
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               live
               by
               Faith
               in
               him
               ,
               that
               raised
               up
               Jesus
               from
               the
               Dead
               ;
               so
               that
               the
               time
               to
               come
               is
               no
               more
               ours
               ,
               than
               the
               time
               past
               can
               be
               recalled
               .
            
             
               Wherefore
               ,
               Blessed
               are
               they
               ,
               that
               fear
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               confide
               in
               him
               ,
               they
               
               shall
               never
               be
               confounded
               :
               They
               shall
               lack
               no
               good
               thing
               ;
               for
               the
               Lord
               loveth
               Israel
               ,
               he
               is
               good
               unto
               Israel
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               are
               of
               an
               upright
               Heart
               ;
               whose
               Hearts
               look
               up
               to
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               not
               down
               to
               the
               Earth
               ;
               neither
               love
               nor
               live
               in
               the
               vain
               Lusts
               of
               the
               World.
               
                 Such
                 shall
                 abide
                 in
                 his
                 holy
                 Tabernacle
                 ,
                 such
                 shall
                 dwell
                 in
                 his
                 holy
                 Hill
                 ,
              
               even
               they
               that
               
                 walk
                 uprightly
              
               ,
               that
               
                 work
                 righteousness
              
               ,
               and
               
                 speak
                 the
                 truth
                 in
                 their
                 hearts
                 ;
                 in
                 whose
                 sight
                 a
                 vile
                 person
                 is
                 contemned
                 ,
                 but
                 who
                 honour
                 them
                 that
                 fear
                 the
                 Lord.
                 
              
            
             
               O
               my
               dear
               Friends
               ,
               I
               know
               experimentally
               ,
               that
               this
               is
               hard
               to
               Flesh
               and
               Blood
               ;
               that
               which
               is
               Born
               of
               the
               Corruptible
               Seed
               ;
               but
               that
               can
               never
               enter
               into
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               :
               That
               must
               be
               Crucified
               by
               Christ
               that
               hath
               Crucified
               Christ
               :
               
                 Blood
                 requireth
                 Blood.
              
               Wherefore
               give
               that
               which
               is
               for
               the
               Famine
               ,
               to
               the
               Famine
               :
               For
               the
               Fire
               ,
               to
               the
               Fire
               :
               And
               for
               the
               Sword
               ,
               to
               the
               Sword.
               Let
               all
               the
               sinful
               Lusts
               be
               famisht
               ,
               let
               the
               Stubble
               be
               burnt
               ,
               and
               the
               Corrupt
               ,
               yea
               ,
               and
               the
               Fruitless
               Tree
               that
               cumbereth
               the
               Ground
               ,
               be
               
                 cut
                 down
                 
                 and
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 Fire
                 .
              
               Let
               the
               work
               of
               the
               Lord
               be
               done
               in
               you
               ;
               let
               him
               purge
               his
               Floor
               ,
               and
               that
               throughly
               ;
               that
               you
               may
               come
               out
               as
               pure
               as
               Gold
               Seven
               times
               tried
               ,
               fitted
               for
               his
               use
               that
               hath
               chosen
               you
               ;
               that
               you
               may
               bear
               his
               Mark
               ,
               and
               wear
               his
               Inscription
               ,
               
                 Holiness
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
              
               ;
               so
               you
               will
               be
               Vessels
               of
               Honour
               ,
               in
               his
               House
               .
               Therefore
               I
               say
               ,
               let
               your
               Houses
               be
               swept
               by
               the
               Judgments
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               the
               little
               Leaven
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               leaven
               you
               in
               
                 Body
                 ,
                 Soul
              
               and
               Spirit
               ,
               that
               
                 holy
                 Temples
              
               you
               may
               be
               to
               his
               Glory
               .
               This
               I
               know
               ,
               is
               your
               desire
               ,
               that
               are
               on
               your
               Travail
               to
               this
               Blessed
               Enjoyment
               .
            
             
               Well
               ,
               you
               believe
               in
               God
               ,
               believe
               also
               in
               Christ
               the
               Light
               that
               hath
               visited
               you
               :
               And
               if
               you
               truly
               believe
               ,
               you
               will
               not
               make
               haste
               :
               You
               will
               not
               make
               haste
               out
               of
               the
               Hour
               of
               Judgment
               ;
               you
               will
               stay
               the
               Time
               of
               your
               Trial
               and
               Cleansing
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               be
               as
               I
               said
               ,
               as
               pure
               as
               Gold
               Seven
               times
               tried
               ;
               and
               so
               receive
               the
               Lord's
               Mark
               and
               Stamp
               ,
               his
               Image
               and
               Approbation
               ;
               that
               you
               may
               be
               his
               throughout
               ,
               in
               Body
               ,
               Soul
               ,
               and
               
               Spirit
               ;
               seal'd
               to
               him
               in
               an
               Eternal
               Covenant
               .
            
             
               Dear
               Friends
               ,
               gird
               up
               the
               Loins
               of
               your
               Minds
               ,
               watch
               and
               hope
               to
               the
               end
               ;
               be
               not
               slothful
               ,
               neither
               strive
               ;
               despond
               not
               ,
               nor
               be
               presumptuous
               :
               
                 Be
                 as
                 little
                 Children
                 ;
                 for
                 of
                 such
                 is
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 God.
              
               Dispute
               not
               ,
               neither
               consult
               with
               Flesh
               and
               Blood
               :
               Let
               not
               the
               Prudence
               of
               this
               World
               draw
               you
               from
               the
               simplicity
               ,
               that
               is
               in
               Christ
               Jesus
               .
               Love
               and
               obey
               the
               Truth
               ;
               hide
               his
               Living
               Word
               in
               your
               Hearts
               ,
               though
               it
               be
               as
               an
               Hammer
               ,
               a
               Fire
               ,
               a
               Sword
               ,
               yet
               it
               reconcileth
               and
               bringeth
               you
               to
               God
               ,
               and
               will
               be
               sweeter
               to
               you
               that
               love
               it
               ,
               than
               is
               the
               
                 Honey
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Honey-comb
              
               .
               Fear
               not
               ,
               but
               bear
               the
               Cross
               ;
               yea
               ,
               without
               the
               Camp
               ,
               the
               Camp
               of
               
                 this
                 World's
              
               Lusts
               ,
               Glory
               ,
               and
               False
               VVorships
               .
               But
               this
               know
               ,
               when
               the
               Enemy
               cannot
               prevail
               by
               none
               of
               these
               Stratagems
               ,
               if
               you
               resist
               him
               ,
               
                 as
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 the
                 World's
                 Glory
                 ,
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 False
                 Prophet
                 ,
              
               then
               he
               turneth
               Dragon
               ;
               then
               he
               declareth
               open
               VVar
               ;
               then
               you
               are
               
                 Hereticks
                 ,
                 Fanaticks
                 ,
                 Enthusiasts
                 ,
                 
                 Seducers
                 ,
                 Blasphemers
                 ,
                 unworthy
                 to
                 live
                 upon
                 the
                 Earth
                 .
              
               But
               in
               all
               these
               things
               
                 rejoice
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 exceeding
                 glad
                 ,
                 for
                 great
                 shall
                 be
                 your
                 reward
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 .
              
               VVhat
               ,
               if
               your
               Parents
               rise
               up
               against
               you
               ;
               if
               your
               Brethren
               betray
               you
               ;
               if
               your
               Companions
               desert
               and
               deride
               you
               ?
               If
               you
               become
               the
               Song
               of
               the
               Drunkard
               ,
               and
               the
               Scorn
               and
               Merriment
               of
               the
               Vile
               Person
               ?
               Yea
               ,
               though
               the
               Powers
               of
               the
               Earth
               should
               combine
               to
               devour
               you
               ,
               let
               not
               your
               Hearts
               be
               troubled
               .
               
                 Shun
                 not
                 the
                 Cross
                 ,
                 but
                 despise
                 the
                 Shame
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 your
                 Care
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 be
                 afflicted
                 with
                 you
                 in
                 all
                 your
                 Afflictions
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Fire
                 he
                 will
                 be
                 with
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Water
                 he
                 will
                 not
                 forsake
                 you
                 .
              
               O
               let
               your
               Eye
               be
               to
               him
               ,
               whose
               Name
               is
               as
               a
               strong
               Tower
               ,
               the
               Sanctuary
               of
               the
               Righteous
               in
               all
               Ages
               ;
               that
               you
               may
               be
               able
               to
               say
               in
               your
               Hearts
               with
               David
               of
               old
               ,
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 is
                 my
                 Light
                 and
                 my
                 Salvation
                 ,
                 whom
                 shall
                 I
                 fear
                 ?
                 The
                 Lord
                 is
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 my
                 life
                 ,
                 of
                 whom
                 shall
                 I
                 be
                 afraid
                 ?
                 Though
                 an
                 Host
                 should
                 encamp
                 against
                 me
                 ,
                 my
                 Heart
                 shall
                 not
                 fear
                 ;
                 though
                 War
                 should
                 rise
                 against
                 
                 me
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 will
                 I
                 be
                 confident
                 .
                 One
                 thing
                 have
                 I
                 desired
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 that
                 will
                 I
                 seek
                 after
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 dwell
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 all
                 the
                 days
                 of
                 my
                 Life
                 ,
                 to
                 behold
                 the
                 beauty
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 enquire
                 in
                 his
                 Temple
                 .
                 For
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 trouble
                 he
                 shall
                 hide
                 me
                 in
                 his
                 Pavilion
                 ,
                 he
                 shall
                 set
                 me
                 upon
                 a
                 Rock
                 .
                 When
                 my
                 Father
                 and
                 my
                 Mother
                 forsake
                 me
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Lord
                 will
                 take
                 me
                 up
                 .
                 I
                 had
                 fainted
                 ,
                 unless
                 I
                 had
                 believed
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 goodness
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 in
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 the
                 Living
                 .
                 Wait
                 on
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 be
                 of
                 good
                 Courage
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 shall
                 strengthen
                 thine
                 Heart
                 :
                 Wait
                 I
                 say
                 on
                 the
                 Lord.
                 
              
            
             
               O
               my
               dear
               Friends
               ,
               let
               it
               be
               your
               daily
               and
               hourly
               work
               to
               wait
               upon
               God.
               How
               often
               does
               David
               speak
               of
               waiting
               upon
               God
               ?
               he
               felt
               the
               sweetness
               of
               it
               ;
               therefore
               retire
               into
               your
               holy
               Chamber
               :
               Be
               still
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               will
               speak
               comfortably
               unto
               you
               .
               Blessed
               are
               they
               ,
               that
               wait
               
                 upon
                 him
              
               !
               whose
               Expectations
               are
               only
               from
               him
               :
               
                 For
                 though
                 the
                 youth
                 shall
                 faint
                 and
                 be
                 weary
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 young
                 men
                 shall
                 utterly
                 fall
                 ,
                 They
                 that
                 wait
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 shall
                 renew
                 their
                 
                 strength
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 mount
                 up
                 with
                 wings
                 as
                 Eagles
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 run
                 and
                 not
                 be
                 weary
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 walk
                 and
                 not
                 faint
                 .
                 I
                 waited
                 ,
              
               saith
               
                 David
                 ,
                 patiently
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 inclined
                 unto
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 heard
                 my
                 cry
                 .
              
               And
               this
               was
               his
               Testimony
               ,
               
                 Behold
                 ,
                 the
                 Eye
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 upon
                 them
                 that
                 fear
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 deliver
                 their
                 Soul
                 from
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keep
                 them
                 alive
                 in
                 Famine
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 nigh
                 unto
                 them
                 that
                 are
                 of
                 a
                 broken
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 saveth
                 such
                 ,
                 as
                 be
                 of
                 a
                 contrite
                 Spirit
                 :
                 David
              
               knew
               it
               ,
               therefore
               ,
               he
               could
               speak
               it
               .
            
             
               
                 O
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
              
               ,
               who
               are
               compassed
               about
               with
               many
               Tribulations
               ;
               the
               Lord
               God
               ,
               your
               Staff
               and
               Strength
               is
               near
               you
               to
               sustain
               you
               .
               Have
               ye
               born
               the
               holy
               reproach
               of
               Jesus
               ,
               and
               despised
               the
               Shame
               of
               his
               Cross
               ,
               and
               did
               he
               ever
               desert
               you
               ?
               Be
               not
               cast
               down
               ,
               though
               to
               the
               Eye
               of
               Reason
               there
               seemeth
               none
               to
               help
               ,
               no
               ,
               not
               one
               to
               save
               :
               Though
               Enemies
               within
               ,
               and
               Enemies
               without
               ,
               Encamp
               themselves
               about
               you
               ;
               though
               Pharaoh
               and
               his
               Host
               pursue
               you
               ,
               and
               great
               difficulties
               be
               on
               each
               hand
               of
               you
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 dismal
                 Red
                 Sea
              
               be
               before
               
               you
               ;
               
                 stand
                 still
              
               ,
               make
               no
               Bargains
               for
               your selves
               ,
               let
               all
               Flesh
               be
               silent
               before
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               
                 his
                 Arm
                 shall
                 bring
                 you
                 Salvation
                 .
              
               Yea
               ,
               when
               you
               are
               ready
               to
               go
               down
               into
               the
               Pit
               ,
               that
               your
               Throat
               is
               dry
               with
               crying
               ,
               and
               your
               Eyes
               seem
               to
               fail
               with
               waiting
               ,
               
                 his
                 Salvation
                 shall
                 spring
                 as
                 the
                 Morning
                 ;
                 because
                 his
                 Mercies
                 are
                 to
                 all
                 Generations
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Seed
                 of
              
               Jacob
               
                 never
                 sought
                 his
                 face
                 in
                 vain
                 .
                 The
                 poor
                 Man
                 cryeth
                 ,
              
               saith
               David
               ;
               What
               poor
               Man
               was
               this
               ?
               
                 He
                 that
                 is
                 poor
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Eyes
                 ;
                 that
                 hath
                 no
                 Helper
                 in
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 but
                 God.
                 This
              
               poor
               Man
               cryed
               ,
               
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 heard
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 saved
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Troubles
                 .
                 Our
                 Souls
                 ,
              
               said
               the
               Righteous
               of
               old
               ,
               
                 waited
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 is
                 our
                 Help
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 Shield
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
            
             
               Wherefore
               ,
               
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
              
               ,
               be
               not
               you
               discomforted
               ,
               for
               there
               is
               no
               new
               thing
               happeneth
               unto
               you
               :
               'T
               is
               the
               Antient
               Path
               of
               the
               Righteous
               :
               
                 For
                 thy
                 sake
              
               ,
               says
               
                 David
                 ,
                 have
                 I
                 born
                 reproach
                 ;
                 I
                 am
                 become
                 a
                 stranger
                 to
                 my
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Alien
                 unto
                 my
                 Mother's
                 Children
                 :
                 When
                 I
                 wept
                 ,
                 and
                 chastned
                 my
                 
                 Soul
                 with
                 fasting
                 ,
                 that
                 was
                 to
                 my
                 reproach
                 .
                 I
                 made
                 Sackcloth
                 also
                 my
                 Garment
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 became
                 a
                 proverb
                 to
                 them
                 .
                 They
                 that
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 Gate
                 ,
                 spake
                 against
                 me
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 was
                 the
                 Song
                 of
                 the
                 Drunkards
                 .
                 Save
                 me
                 O
                 God
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Waters
                 are
                 come
                 in
                 unto
                 my
                 Soul
                 :
              
               And
               the
               Water
               
                 Floods
                 are
                 ready
                 to
                 swallow
                 me
                 up
                 .
                 They
                 persecute
                 him
                 ,
                 whom
                 thou
                 hast
                 smitten
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 grieve
                 those
                 ,
                 whom
                 thou
                 hast
                 wounded
                 .
              
               Do
               you
               not
               know
               this
               ,
               
                 Dear
                 Friends
              
               ,
               are
               not
               your
               Tears
               become
               a
               Reproach
               ,
               Your
               Fasts
               a
               Wonder
               ,
               your
               Paleness
               a
               Derision
               ,
               your
               Plainness
               a
               Proverb
               ,
               and
               your
               Serious
               and
               Retired
               Conversation
               a
               by-word
               ?
               Yea
               ,
               when
               the
               Lord
               hath
               Wounded
               ,
               have
               not
               they
               also
               grieved
               ?
               And
               when
               the
               Lord
               hath
               smitten
               you
               ,
               have
               not
               they
               mocked
               ?
               But
               this
               was
               
               David's
               joy
               ,
               
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 my
                 Shepherd
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 not
                 want
                 :
                 He
                 restoreth
                 my
                 Soul
                 ,
                 he
                 leadeth
                 me
                 in
                 the
                 paths
                 of
                 righteousness
                 for
                 his
                 Name
                 's
                 sake
                 ;
                 he
                 maketh
                 me
                 to
                 lie
                 down
                 in
                 green
                 Pastures
                 :
                 He
                 leadeth
                 me
                 beside
                 the
                 Still
                 waters
                 .
                 Yea
                 ,
                 though
                 I
                 walk
                 through
                 the
                 Valley
                 of
                 the
                 Shadow
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 fear
                 no
                 Evil
                 ;
                 for
                 thou
                 art
                 
                 with
                 me
                 ,
                 thy
                 Rod
                 and
                 thy
                 Staff
                 they
                 Comfort
                 me
                 :
              
               Who
               was
               the
               Comforter
               &
               preserver
               of
               
                 Shadrach
                 ,
                 Mesach
                 ,
                 and
                 Abednego
                 ,
              
               that
               refused
               to
               obey
               the
               King's
               Command
               against
               the
               Commandment
               of
               God
               :
               They
               would
               not
               bowe
               to
               his
               Image
               ;
               but
               rather
               chose
               the
               Fiery
               Furnace
               ,
               then
               to
               comit
               Idolatry
               ,
               or
               bowe
               to
               another
               thing
               ,
               then
               to
               the
               Living
               God.
               Did
               not
               we
               cast
               Three
               Men
               into
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               Fire
               ?
               said
               
                 Nebuchadnezzar
                 ,
                 Loe
                 I
                 see
                 Four
                 Men
                 loose
                 ,
                 walking
                 in
                 the
                 midst
                 of
                 the
                 Fire
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 have
                 no
                 hurt
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 the
                 Fourth
                 is
                 like
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 God.
              
               O
               my
               Friends
               ,
               the
               Fire
               obeyeth
               him
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               the
               Winds
               and
               Seas
               :
               All
               Power
               is
               given
               to
               the
               Son
               of
               God
               ,
               who
               is
               given
               to
               you
               for
               your
               Salvation
               .
               Well
               ,
               
                 Shadrach
                 ,
                 Mesach
              
               ,
               and
               Abednego
               ,
               the
               King
               calleth
               out
               of
               the
               Fire
               ,
               and
               they
               have
               no
               harm
               ;
               though
               the
               Mighty
               Men
               ,
               that
               cast
               them
               into
               the
               Fiery
               Furnace
               ,
               
                 were
                 consumed
              
               .
               The
               God
               of
               
                 Shadrach
                 ,
                 Mesach
              
               ,
               and
               Abednego
               ,
               is
               magnified
               by
               the
               
                 King's
                 decree
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Shadrach
                 ,
                 Mesach
              
               ,
               and
               Abednego
               ,
               are
               by
               the
               King
               
                 highly
                 Preferred
              
               .
               Here
               is
               the
               end
               of
               
               faithfulness
               ;
               here
               is
               the
               blessing
               of
               perseverance
               God
               will
               bring
               honour
               to
               his
               Name
               ,
               through
               the
               Patience
               and
               Integrity
               of
               his
               People
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               was
               this
               Son
               of
               God
               that
               preserved
               Daniel
               in
               the
               
                 Lyons
                 Den
              
               ;
               it
               was
               his
               Voice
               ,
               that
               David
               said
               
                 divideth
                 the
                 Flames
                 of
                 Fire
                 ;
                 he
                 rideth
                 upon
                 the
                 Winds
                 ,
                 he
                 sitteth
                 upon
                 the
                 Floods
                 .
                 The
                 Voice
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 Powerful
                 ,
                 the
                 Voice
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 full
                 of
                 Majesty
                 :
                 They
                 that
                 trust
                 in
                 him
                 ,
                 shall
                 never
                 be
                 confounded
                 .
                 Blessed
                 are
                 they
                 whose
                 God
                 is
                 the
                 Lord
                 :
              
               For
               he
               is
               a
               present
               help
               in
               the
               Needful
               time
               of
               trouble
               .
               
                 The
                 angel
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Encampeth
                 round
                 about
                 them
                 that
                 fear
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 delivereth
                 them
                 .
                 O
                 taste
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 good
                 :
                 Blessed
                 is
                 the
                 Man
                 that
                 trusteth
                 in
                 him
                 .
              
               O
               fear
               the
               Lord
               ,
               for
               there
               is
               no
               want
               to
               them
               that
               fear
               him
               .
               
                 The
                 Young
                 Lyons
                 shall
                 lack
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Old
                 Lyons
                 suffer
                 Hunger
                 ;
                 but
                 they
                 that
                 seek
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 want
                 any
                 good
                 thing
                 .
                 Many
                 are
                 the
                 Afflictions
                 of
                 the
                 righteous
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Lord
                 delivereth
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 them
                 all
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 redeemeth
                 the
                 Souls
                 of
                 his
                 
                 Servants
                 ,
                 and
                 none
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 trust
                 in
                 him
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 desolate
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               which
               Cause
               ,
               
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
                 ,
                 cast
                 away
                 every
                 Weight
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 Burden
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sin
                 that
                 doth
                 so
                 easily
                 beset
                 you
                 .
              
               Neither
               look
               at
               the
               Enemys
               strength
               ,
               nor
               at
               your
               own
               weakness
               ;
               but
               look
               unto
               Jesus
               the
               blessed
               Author
               of
               your
               Convincement
               and
               Faith
               :
               The
               mighty
               One
               ,
               on
               whom
               God
               hath
               layd
               help
               ,
               for
               all
               those
               that
               believe
               in
               his
               Name
               ,
               receive
               his
               Testimony
               ,
               and
               live
               in
               his
               Doctrine
               ;
               who
               said
               to
               his
               
                 dear
                 followers
              
               of
               Old
               ;
               
                 Be
                 of
                 good
                 Chear
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 overcome
                 the
                 World.
                 Fear
                 not
                 little
                 Flock
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 Father's
                 good
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 to
                 give
                 you
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 And
                 they
                 that
                 endure
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 saved
                 .
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 leave
                 you
                 Comfortless
                 ,
              
               said
               he
               ,
               
                 I
                 will
                 come
                 to
                 you
                 ;
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 with
                 you
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 you
                 .
              
               This
               was
               the
               Hope
               of
               their
               glory
               ,
               the
               Foundation
               of
               their
               building
               ,
               which
               standeth
               sure
               .
               And
               though
               sorrow
               cometh
               Over-night
               ,
               yet
               joy
               shall
               come
               in
               the
               Morning
               .
               
                 Ye
                 shall
                 Weep
                 and
                 Lament
              
               ,
               said
               Jesus
               ,
               
                 but
                 the
                 World
                 shall
                 rejoyce
                 ;
                 and
                 ye
                 shall
                 be
                 sorrowful
                 ,
                 but
                 your
                 
                 sorrow
                 shall
                 be
                 turned
                 into
                 joy
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 rejoycing
                 into
                 howling
                 .
                 And
                 Loe
                 I
                 am
                 with
                 you
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 World.
              
               Be
               ye
               therefore
               encouraged
               in
               the
               holy
               Way
               of
               the
               Lord
               ;
               wait
               diligently
               for
               his
               daily
               Manifestations
               unto
               your
               Souls
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               be
               strengthned
               in
               your
               inward
               Man
               ,
               with
               Might
               and
               Power
               ,
               to
               do
               the
               Will
               of
               God
               on
               Earth
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               done
               in
               Heaven
               .
               O
               
                 watch
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 enter
                 not
                 into
                 temptation
                 :
                 Yea
                 ,
                 watch
                 unto
                 Prayer
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 enter
                 not
                 into
                 temptation
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 you
                 fall
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 temptation
                 .
              
               Christ
               said
               to
               
                 Peter
                 ,
                 Canst
                 not
                 thou
                 watch
                 one
                 hour
                 ?
              
               Every
               one
               hath
               an
               Hour
               of
               Temptation
               to
               go
               through
               ;
               and
               this
               is
               the
               Hour
               ,
               that
               every
               one
               is
               to
               watch
               .
               Jesus
               the
               Captain
               of
               our
               Salvation
               was
               under
               great
               Temptations
               ;
               
                 he
                 was
                 sad
                 unto
                 Death
                 ;
                 he
                 did
                 sweat
                 drops
                 of
                 Blood
              
               ;
               but
               he
               watch'd
               ,
               he
               pray'd
               ,
               he
               
                 groan'd
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 he
                 cry'd
                 with
                 strong
                 cries
                 :
              
               But
               through
               Suffering
               overcame
               :
               And
               remember
               how
               in
               the
               Wilderness
               he
               was
               tempted
               ,
               but
               the
               Angels
               of
               the
               Lord
               ministred
               to
               him
               .
               So
               they
               that
               follow
               him
               in
               the
               way
               of
               the
               Tribulations
               and
               
               Patience
               of
               his
               Kingdom
               ,
               God's
               
                 Angel
                 shall
                 minister
                 unto
                 them
                 all
              
               :
               Yea
               ,
               he
               will
               keep
               them
               in
               the
               Hour
               of
               Temptation
               :
               He
               will
               carry
               their
               Heads
               above
               the
               Waves
               ,
               and
               deliver
               them
               from
               the
               devouring
               Floods
               .
            
             
               Wherefore
               finally
               ,
               
                 my
                 Friends
              
               ,
               I
               say
               unto
               you
               ,
               in
               the
               Name
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               
                 Be
                 of
                 good
                 chear
              
               !
               Look
               to
               Jesus
               ,
               and
               fear
               not
               Man
               ,
               whose
               Breath
               is
               in
               his
               Nostrils
               :
               But
               be
               Valiant
               for
               the
               Truth
               on
               Earth
               ,
               
                 Love
                 not
                 your
                 Lives
                 unto
                 the
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 shall
                 receive
                 a
                 Crown
                 of
                 Life
                 and
                 Glory
              
               ;
               which
               the
               God
               of
               the
               Fathers
               ,
               the
               God
               of
               the
               Prophets
               ,
               the
               God
               of
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               and
               the
               God
               of
               the
               Martyrs
               and
               true
               Confessors
               of
               Jesus
               ;
               yea
               ,
               the
               God
               and
               Father
               of
               our
               
                 Lord
                 Jesus
                 Christ
              
               shall
               give
               unto
               all
               those
               that
               keep
               the
               pure
               Testimony
               of
               his
               Son
               in
               their
               Hearts
               ,
               and
               patiently
               and
               faithfully
               endure
               to
               the
               end
               .
            
             
               
                 Now
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 keep
                 you
                 from
                 falling
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 present
                 you
                 faultless
                 
                 before
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 his
                 Glory
                 with
                 exceeding
                 Joy
                 :
                 To
                 the
                 only
                 Wise
                 God
                 ,
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 be
                 Glory
                 and
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Dominion
                 and
                 Power
                 ,
                 both
                 now
                 and
                 ever
                 ,
              
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 I
                 am
                 your
                 Friend
                 that
                 sincerely
                 Loves
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 earnestly
                 Travails
                 for
                 your
                 Redemption
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Penn.
                
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .