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A56574	A testimony to the Lord's power and blessed appearance in and amongst children wherein is expressed the great love of God to them, who, as young and tender, have tasted of his good word & heavenly life. Published for the use of Friends, and to prevent various reports, that they may have a true account in the following testimonies, given forth by faithful witnesses. Here are also added to what was before printed, several pretious testimonies and epistles, which are as the effects of the appearance and opperation of that great power & wisdom of God in and amongst them.	Taylor, Frances, d. 1685.; Paterson, A., Quaker, attributed name. aut; Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686, attributed name. aut; Matern, John, 1639 or 40-1680. aut	1679 (1679)	Wing P683B; ESTC R217119	22,314	71

A TESTIMONY TO THE Lord's Power AND Blessed Appearance In and Amongst CHILDREN Wherein is expressed the great Love of God to them who as Young and Tender have tasted of his good WORD heavenly LIFE Published for the Use of Friends and to prevent various Reports that they may have a True Account in the following Testimonies given forth by Faithful Witnesses Here are also added to what was before Printed several pretious Testimonies and Epistles which are as the Effects of the Appearance and Opperation of that great Power Wisdom of God in and amongst them Printed in the Year 1679. Dear Friends WHEN I consider the great Love of God in this Day extended so largely both to small great it is to my great admiration and especially the hand of God reaching abundantly towards Children how wonderfully he hath appeared to them that in their Generation they may be God's Faithful Witnesses as we have been in our Day as the Lord hath kept us Faithful Some of the Openings of that Life in them and Pratlings of their Lips as tender Babes in Christ Jesus are here presented to be read in the Additional Epistles and Testimonies to what was before Printed Many other precious Epistles and Testimonies we have by us which were written to their Unconverted Friends and Relations which at this time we thought not so meet to be published C. T. OH dear Children into whose hands this Book may be recommended whether in the Truth or out of the Truth but I hope it may meet with many that are in the Truth a word is put into my Heart to Encourage you that fear the Lord and walk in his Way and an Invitation to you that fear him not And when this comes to your hands take this holy Exhortation and enter into your Closets and with Seriousness and Godly Fear read this Book which was at first put forth at that time when that Hellish Report was raised of us That the Devil arose amongst us This Book I say was put forth then to take away the Reproach and now many other things are added unto it of the Effect of that Great and Notable Day and the pouring forth of the Lords blessed Power and Spirit poured forth upon our Children a Holy Day indeed Forever let it be had in remembrance of us and of all those that truly fear the Lord a Notable Day indeed Verily the Devil Roared at it and stirred up his Instruments to Blaspheme this his holy Work but in the Name of the Lord We Defie him and them Ah! dear Children what may we say unto you of some of ours that live in the House with us that were once wild and disorderly as well as others but the Lord hath made them to Lament for their Sins and I know they have repented of them and the Lord hath been pleased to shew Mercy unto them and now they love his Righteous Wayes and the Lord hath filled their Hearts with his holy Praises and hath also constrained them to write to their Relations that live in Sin and do earnestly beseech them To Repent of their Evil Wayes and Defie the Devil who is the whole Cause of the Misery and Sorrow that falls upon the Sons Daughters of men for transgressing the holy Law of God that is written in their hearts Oh! how do they Lament over them that they may come to Fear the Lord walk in his Way with them that they may be blessed with them forever And many blessed things are amongst them too large here to relate This greatly exercised me this Morning and I could have no Rest until I had it writ down and then God's Peace confirmed me that I had done his Will Frances Taylor The 29th of the 11th Moneth 1679. A Testimony to the Everlasting Power of God which in Ages past hath wonderfully appeared in Sons Daughters which hath been Despised Mocked and Evil spoken of by the Wisdom which is from below that sees it not nor can know it which heavenly Power hath appeared in our Days and hath wrought wonderfully in and upon the Hearts of many even to the amazement of many and it hath met with the same Spirit of Opposition now as formerly calling it Madness Witch-craft and Diabolical Delusion It was prophesied of Old That the Lord would work a Work which some should not believe if it were told them This in part hath a Remnant seen in these Dayes and even of late as hereafter is mentioned UPon the 4th day of the Moneth called June 1679. at a Meeting in the Town called Waltham-Abby in Essex of the People call'd Quakers where was present about Forty or Fifty Young Boyes and Maidens God's heavenly Power brake forth in some Maids and Young Girls it begun with Three or Four at first broke them into Tears and Melting of Heart continued so a small time then it reached two or three of the Younger Boys which melted them into Tears and in a very small time reached all the Boyes and Young Girls many of them being but about Eight or Nine and Ten Years old the Power was so mighty that they were all broken into Tears some into Trembling and at last it reached unto the Elder People so that all in the Meeting was broken by the Power into Tears and Melting which did continue for about one Hour until the Meeting was ended This I was an Eye and Ear Witness of and felt God's Power wonderfully to the gladding of my Heart and answering the Breathings of my Soul which I have many a time had in a Travail to the Lord for the Children That the Lord might visit them in their Young Dayes after which Meeting I had this Hope and Faith raised up in my Soul which to some I did declare that God had a Work to work with some of these Children which he would bring forth e're long And several signal Testimonies hereof hath the Lord brought forth since as hereafter appeareth from other Eye and Ear Witnesses thereof And although Men in the Fallen Wisdom see not understand not not believe that this is from the mighty Power of God yet there is a Remnant gathered by this Power and have Experience of the Operation thereof how it hath wrought in them even in some when they were Young these are God's Witnesses that this is his Work yea it is fealed to them by his Spirit And let all the Mockers know God's Work in our Day will be too heavy for them and except they will Repent will be a Stone of stumbling upon which they will fall and be broken to pieces yea those that slight and neglect the Day of their Visitation untill it be too late this same Power they stumble at will fall upon them and Grind them to Powder This is from one who Travails and Breaths to the Lord that his Everlasting Power may be more and more revealed in the Hearts of the Sons and Daughters of men that many may be gathered

Satisfaction unutterable was ministred to them who waited upon the Lord for this to see their Expectation answered in this Matter what greater Joy could be afforded surely none I can truly say it was more to me I hope to my dying Day never to forget it then all Visible or Created Comforts whatsoever And so as the Lord did in a wonderful manner break forth in his Living Power upon the 4th day being the 4th day of the 4th Moneth so we have witnessed since and do witness daily Praises to our God for it the same Arm of Power to work in our Family-Meetings so that for some Nights we have gone to Bed with the Tears in our Eyes being filled with the Love of so tender and merciful a Father who thus had visited us in his love and filled our Hearts with unexpressible Joy And this I say more on the behalf of the Children that some have been so livingly refreshed in our Evening-Meetings that after they have been in Bed their Sleep hath been taken from them for several hours together and their Souls have been ●●lled with Praises and Thanks-givings more then could be uttered This I was constrained to say for the Lord that he is no hard Master that he takes no pleasure in the Death of Sinners but thus even in our day as of Old so fatherly tenderly and condescendingly he deals with People even with the renderaged as to accommodate himself in his appearance to their Capacities that they may feel him at work in their inward parts who worketh all his Childrens work in them and for them to the everlasting renown and praise of his worthy Name forever Now let all be invited hereby to bow and submit their Necks to the Yoke of Christ and let them be made willing to take it upon them for truly it is light to them that are made willing in the day of his mighty Power Further let me intreat all who have been sharers with me in this late and continued Heart-breaking Power to walk worthy of the same that we together may pass the time of our sojourning here in fear that in the end when we shall lay down these Tabernacles we may be admitted unto the full Fruition and compleat Enjoyment of his favour who hath called us and that very early whose favour is better then Life whereof of late we have had a large Earnest to the refreshing of our Souls and the establishing of them in his fear Everlasting Praises Glory and Renown be sounded forth unto our bountiful Lord and Master Christ Jesus World without End Amen A. PATERSONE Here follow several Living Testimonies given forth by the SCHOLLARS Dear Father Mother MY Duty is remembred unto you both with my dear Love to my Brother and Sisters and unto the rest of the Family hoping you are all in good Health as I am at this present I have sent you a Book whereby you may know the State and Condition our Family is in at present how wonderfully the Lord hath wrought amongst us for as he hath begun a blessed Work in the Hearts of many in these latter Ages to destroy and break down the Power of Darkness and to set up his own Kingdom so he will go on in his mighty Power and Strength and will make his Arm bare for the bringing back of the Out-casts of Israel For as he promised That Righteousness shall cover the Earth as the Waters cover the Seas so will he perform it in its appointed time which now in some measure is begun I am constrained to tell you what the Lord hath done for my Soul how day after day he hath followed me with tender Mercy willing me to turn from my Wickedness and vain Imaginations and to obey and worship him the Creator of all things I being troubled and vexed in my Conscience by the grievous Terrors and Judgments of God did often times lie Howling and Crying in my Bed for one or two Hours together so that sometimes I could scarce sleep but as if I had been Tormented in the very Depth of Hell and forever cast out of the sight of God never to receive Mercy from him but the Lord full of Mercy and Love did by degrees help me and delivered me out of the Claws of the Enemy and so by waiting more and more upon him I became yet more sensible of my State and Condition and did pray unto the God of Heaven That he would teach me his Way wherein I should walk before him in Singleness and Uprightness of Heart and would alwayes preserve me in his holy Fear For as it is said A bruised Reed will he not break nor the smoking Flax will he not quench until he send forth Judgment unto Victory this have I witnessed in my particular And again They that wait upon the Lord renew their strength this also hath the Lord made me a witness of for sometimes sitting down in his Fear and Dread with my Mind only staid upon him and waiting for his presence he hath melted my Heart and bowed down my Spirit before him by the blessed in-breaking and over-powerings of his tender Love that so I could not but praise him and honour him that in such a gracious and bountiful manner hath appeared unto me and in abundance of Love manifested himself unto me and I have gone to my rest in Peace with he hath brought me out of Aegypt wherein I was a Captive and a Bond-slave under the Prince of the Power of Darkness with a desire never to return back into Aegypt for it is said They that go down into the Deep see the Wonders of God So the Lord before whom I stand knows I have a living Desire that I may alwayes be kept in his Fear and walk worthy of the Love which he hath manifested unto me and obey him that so what I am I may be to him and alwayes may be kept Low and Humble before him giving him the Praise Glory Honour and Renown unto whom it belongs now henceforth and forever Amen So I rest Your Dutiful Son James Claypoole Waltham-Abby the 5th Mon. 1679. Dear Mother I Received a Letter by which I understand it hath been the Will of the Lord God to take away my Father out of this World for which I am very sorry but since it hath been the Will of the Lord I am sati●fied for the Lord is merciful O! his Mercies have been very great and his Kindness unutterable to me who can say so who brought me to the place where he would have Mercy O! where he would make himself manifest O! in bringing me out of the Pit of Darkness the Saying is fulfilled I was found of them that sought me not I was made manifest to them that asked not after me So dear Mother I would desire and beg of thee that thou wouldst send my Brother hither O! Mother the Lord is here here he hath been pleased to make himself manifest Therefore Mother I would desire