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A93265 A lamentation for the lost sheep of the house of Israel. With an invitation to have them turne in their minds to the true shepheard of the souls. Also something in discovery of the nakednesse of all professions who are found in the words without the life and power. / Written by one of the children of the light, who is known to the world by the name of Martha Simmons. Simmonds, Martha. 1655 (1655) Wing S3791; Thomason E855_2; ESTC R207517 4,550 8

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A LAMENTATION FOR THE Lost Sheep Of the House of ISRAEL With an Invitation to have them turne in their minds to the true Shepheard of their souls ALSO Something in discovery of the nakednesse of all professions who are found in the words without the life and power Written by one of the children of the Light who is known to the world by the name of MARTMA SIMMONS I have seene also in the Prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing they commit adultery and walke in lies they strengthen also the hand of evill doers that none doth return from his wickednesse they are all of them unto me as Sodom and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorah Jer. 23.14 Awake awake put on thy strength O Sion put on thy beautifull garments O Jerusalem the holy City for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean Isa 52.1 Octob 20 LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Blackspread Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1655. A LAMENTATION For the lost Sheep of the House of Israel OH England England when art thou groping in the darke and stumbling at noon day art thou grown so high in thy fallen wisdome and in the pride of thy heart that thou canst not stoop to a measure of God in thee thou high professor and thou wilde wanton one thou runst to fast over the field to finde the Pearle there is a Royall Diadem hid in thy uncleane heart which never consented to the evill thereof Oh that thou wouldst harken to it that thy inward eye might be opened then wouldst thou see the beauty of it surely if thou didst but see thy soule in death and a measure of the light and life of Jesus there checking calling and knocking to have thee turne in thy minde to it that thou mayest be purged and oleansed and that it may shine forth and bring up thy soule out of the horrible pit then wouldst thou begin to know indeed what pure redemption is And here mayest thou come to see that faith which purifies the heart which is the reall substance of things hoped for and this would be of more value to thee then thousands of Gold and Silver Oh vaine and foolish man and woman that maketh not God thy trust but trusts in the arme of flesh and in the multitude of thy conceivings how soone art thou affrighted and palenesse strikes thee in the face and the least stirring or rushing in the creation makes thy knees smite together and thy countenance fall and this is because thou art in Caines condition and hast no habitation in God and though thou mayest offer a Sacrifice and pray and cry and confesse thy sinnes and cover the Alter with teares and give thy body to be burnt it in that nature it is not accepted But this I shall say to thee Oh that thou couldst but hear if thou wouldst but submit thy neck to the yoak of Christ the measure of him in thee that thou mayest see him to work in thee and thy own workes laid aside thou wouldst finde more peace and satisfaction both to soule and body and then shouldst thou see him who is the Rock of ages to be thy Rock and strong defence and then shouldst thou see a war begin contrary to thy will and him that brings into the war and carries through and then there would be nothing to doe on thy part but to stand still and keep thy minde in girt up to him that workes and then thou wilt come to see what it is to follow the Lamb through the tribulation but if thou wilt not improve thy measure of Light but wilt run on in thy headstrong rebellion against that little secret love that checks thee in private and shewes thee thy heart when none else can and if thou slight this day of small things then will this precious Pearl the measure of Light be taken from thee and given to him that is more worthy and the gnawing worme will enter into thee which will never die but will torment thee to all eternity and then wilt thou be shut up in darknesse and unbeliefe where thou mayest say to thy soule take thy thine ease eate drink and be merry for to morrow shall be as this day and much more but thou foole in this night of thy darknesse shall thy soule be taken from thee and then what will thy small time of pleasures doe thee good will they not ad to thy torment therefore I counsell thee to prise thy time and be still and staid and seek dilligently for that messenger who is one of a thousand who brings the glad tidings who is the true teacher that cannot be removed into a corner the corner stone who if thou abide will break thy heart to peeces and will convince thee of thy sinne and of thy righteousnesse and bring his pure Judgements upon it that his r●ghteousnesse may appear And now to you high Priests of this Nation and teachers of all sorts of opinions who have been groping and hunting in your wisdome to finde out that precious Pearle to defile in your filthy nature but you have not yet found it nor cannot finde the doore to enter into the kingdome nor get your starved hearers a little bread of assurance of eternal life only this you can do to ad to your condemnation gather up the Saints conditions of sufferings and patience who were persecuted by the same proud high flowne nature that you are in and you add your meanings to them and so bring the curses that are written in that book upon your heads it is time for you now seeing you cannot finde a way to give over stealing from your neighbour and be content with that you have and let the people alone to the measure of God in them that that may guide them into the way that they may finde bread for their soules and seeing you will not enter your selves do not shut the kingdome against them in laying stumbling blocks before them and raising up false accusations against the Light and those that walk in it and casting a lie into the mouths of the ignorant people in saying the letter is the word when the letter declares that the word was in the beginning by which word the world was made which word all the Saints and servants of God was ever guided by which word enquired of your father Caine for Abels blood which word translated Enoch which word called Abraham out of his own country to follow the Lord in a strange land who was no vagrant person which word called Moses from the glory of Pharaohs house which word in due time was made marisest in flesh who wandered up and down n dens and caves of the earth who had no certaine abiding place and yet he was no vagabond whom your generation crucified who is risen againe and hath taken upon him the seed of Abraham who is now appeared in this day of his power to gather up his elect into