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A49812	A serious remembrancer to live well written primarily to children and young people, secondarily to parents, useful (I hope) for all : lastly, compendious remarks of the death of Jonah Lawson who finished his course upon earth the 23d day of the month called February, 1683, in the 14th year of his age / [by] Tho. Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1684 (1684)	Wing L727; ESTC R34960	10,152	32

himself upon it and the Flesh of the Child waxed warm and neesed seven times an evident sign of Life and Strength Nature arising to expel Flatulent and Peccant Vapours he opened his Eyes and was embraced by his Mother 2 Kings 4. This you shall read continuing in the Grace of God living in that which crucifies the Flesh tho' dead in Sins and Trespasses you shall receive the Quickening Power your Hearts shall grow warm as I may say a Spiritual Warmness issues from the Quickening Power Said not the Disciples after Christ was risen Did not our Hearts burn within us while he talked with us by the way and while he opened to us the Scriptures Luke 24. Here was a Spiritual Warming This you shall read as you live in the Grace of God and become inward Jews Worshippers of God in Spirit and in Truth tho' you were once Dark yea Darkness it self yet receiving the Pure Divine Principle in you you become enlightned by it and living in it and obeying it in all things a Heavenly Increase is known here is a changing from Glory to Glory once Darkness now Light in the Lord a walking as Children of the Light and walking here the whole course of your Life is a Feast kindly receive what comes from the Hand of the Lord be true to that which secretly Reproves and Judges remembering that Zion is redeemed with Judgment and her Converts with Righteousness keep out of the Snares of the Earth knowing the way of God walk in it remember she was cloathed with the Sun that had the Moon under her feet Rev. 12. So in the Faith put on the Lord Jesus Children and Young People and who-ever read this Remember that under the First Covenant the Law was written in Tables of Stone but in the New Covenant the Law is written in the Heart in the inward parts and that the Lord will be the Teacher of his People and that he will blot out their Sins and remember their Iniquities no more this Law is Pure Divine Essential and to be owned and received where it is and they who do not are deniers of the New Covenant their Names are written in the Earth 't is Satan's sleight to bring Men to neglect Divine Grace the Royal Law where it is and to seek it where it is not to be found That 's it which in the Closet of your Hearts shews you Sin and Evil checks and reproves and disquiets you when Evil is committed And moves to Righteousness in the Obedience a daily Mortification is known a daily blotting out of Iniquity is witnessed your Name comes to be written in the Book of Life Fellowship with the Father in the Son is known The Renovation of Man is a gradual Work the outward Jews divided the Night into several Watches They had their beginning of the Watches Lam 12.19 Their middle Watch Judg. 7. The Morning Watch Exod. 14. In this The Egyptians were drowned In this Jesus walked on the Sea Mat. 14. In these Watches the outward Jew saw the Curtain of the Night wear out pass away one succeeded another By disobedience a Night of Blindness Darkness Ignorance and Infidelity came upon Man herein he was overwhelmed the Sun of Righteousness being manifest he Preached us a Watch of a Spiritual Nature and Tendency saying What I say to one I say to all Watch Mark 13.37 You owning the Light of Life in you the pure Principle of God which shews you Sin and Evil if you obey it you are come to the beginning the day dawning and the Day-Star arising in your Hearts in this Morning-Watch you see the Egyptian's Flesh Crucified with the Affections and Lusts thereof Christ walking on the Sea Waves of Iniquity brought under his Power he ruling in your Hearts by Faith The Apostle read this who said The Night is far spent the Day is at hand let us cast off the works of Darkness and let us put on the Armour of Light Rom. 13.12 Now Kindreds Tongues People and Nations Professors or Profane who deny the Light and Subjection thereunto they are not come to the beginning of Watches so are far from the Morning But you that own the Light of Life in you and are livingly concerned that your Light may shine forth before Men you that in Faith and Patience bear about in your Bodies the Dying of the Lord Jesus that his Life may be manifest in your Mortal Bodies You that labour and wrestle for a part in the first Resurrection you have your Senses exercised to the discerning of Good and Evil you have the Senses of the New Man created in Christ Jesus you have an Eye to see your Creator and his name is in your Foreheads you hear his Voice and deny the Voice of the Stranger the sweet Savour of Christ as precious Spikenard refreshes you you daily taste that the Lord is Gracious your hands handle the Word of Life Children young People and others who feel a pure divine Principle in you moving Heaven-wards be obedient to it in all things so you grow from Grace to Grace in the invisible Life as you put off what it manifests to be evil watch in it wait in it to grow up in the living Truth therein gird up the loyns of your Minds 1 Pet. 1.13 Let not any inward impediments stop you in your Heavenly Journey In Eastern Countries they wear long and loose Garments which-several tucked and girded up lest they should hinder them as Souldiers Jewish Priests Travellers Runners Wrestlers Table-Servers to serve more readily Now the Apostle brings them to the Inward to the Spiritual Girding up saying Gird up the loyns of your Minds 1 Pet. 1.13 And 't is of as absolute necessity now as then to wait in the Light of Life gird up the loyns of your Mind set your Affections on Heavenly things otherwise you cannot be good Souldiers of Jesus Christ to fight the Fight of Faith neither can you be of the Royal Priesthood nor perform the Heavenly Journey nor run the Race of the Righteous nor wrestle so as to obtain the Blessing nor sit at Christ's Table partake of his Blessings manifold Spiritual Graces so keep out of the Earth growing up in Heavenly mindedness Christ said to the Pharisees who lived in obstinate contradiction to him and his saving Doctrine The Kingdom of God is within you Luke 17.21 They slighted the Kingdom of God where it was and sought it where it was not to be found in empty Observations without as deluded Formalists do now He also saith The Kingdom of God is like to a Grain of Mustard-Seed to Leaven to a Pearl Now Children young People and who ever reads this mind the Kingdom of God within you the Light of Life which shews you Sin and Evil ●nd in complying therewith it leads you out of the Region of Death and ●stablishes you in the just Man's Path ●o you read these Parables and come to ●he end and fulfilling thereof A Grain of Mustard-Seed