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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36273	Once more a warning to thee O England but more particularly to the inhabitants of the city of Bristol.	Dole, Dorcas.	1683 (1683)	Wing D1834; ESTC R32763	12,707	22

that we are used What is above written is not written boastingly or to exalt self but that all may know our Innocency and the true cause wherefore and by whom we suffer and it is great pitty that Men Professing Religion should bring forth no better Fruites which is no way inducing to any sober People who have any regard to Gods Honour or the good of their own Souls to come to be of their Religion the thing that they in words so much press for And blessed be the Name of the Lord we have no cause to complain that our sufferings are too hard for the Testimony of Jesus who suffered Death for us neither have we any thing to glory in but in the Lord Jesus that is giving us strength in weakness for of our selves we have nothing to glory in but our Infirmities but glory be to his Name for Evermore that is redeeming of us out of Imperfection and making our Hearts sound in his Statutes who works in us both to will and to do of his own good Pleasure and so let his own works live to praise him saith my Soul forever and for evermore for it is by Grace we stand and not by any works of ours but that Faith that doth not bring forth good works is a dead Faith and is not the Faith which the Iust lives by which stands in the Power of God Oh! therefore consider before it be too late ye Rulers and Teachers of the People what Fruites there are brought forth in this Nation that Preaching and Praying to the Living God is become a Crime in this Nation and hasten to put a stop to this great Current of Wickedness that is running down the Streets like a mighty Stream for the Determination of Israels God is to Humble this Nation and to thinn the Land of Evil-doers and those that will not bring their works before death to Iudgment the Lord will send forth his Destroying Angel to cut them down by Mortality for as sure as he did send forth his Angel in Jerusalem to mark all that Mourn Sigh for the Abominations of the times so is the Angel of his Presence sent forth this day to mark all the Upright Heatted that our Souls may rest in the day of Trouble that is coming upon the Wicked that will not come to see Sin to be exceeding Sinful and so come to cry out under the Body of Sin and Death as the Apostle once did in the sense of his wretchedness till he came to witness Victory through Christ Iesus his Lord and a resting place in him for his Soul for as to an outward Callamity the Lord may suffer the Righteous to pertake with the Wicked the Miraculous Works of God in this day are inward an Inward Change and a through Translation out of the Kingdom of Satan into the Kingdom of the Lord Iesus Christ within for the King of Heaven suffereth Violence in and until the Violent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it by force O! you that are gazing after Christ and his Miracles in the outward Observations like unto the Wise Professing Jews notwithstanding they had seen many Miracles that Iesus had done yet nothing would serve them but their own Wills Without he would come down from the Cross they would not believe in him and many Miracles have been wrought by Christ in this day not only among the mean ones but also some among the great and mighty of the Earth that have believed on him and have parted with their Legions of Unclean Thoughts and Actions to entertain Christ and when this through Change hath been made your Visible Eyes have beheld that they have lived in Newness of Life outwardly also and yet you will not understand that Scripture John 14. 12. where Christ said Verily Verily I say unto you he that believeth on me the werkes that I do shall he do also and greater worke then these shall he do because I go unto my Father And what greater workes can be done in the sight of the Visible Eye then was done by him in that prepared Body which suffered without the Gates of Jerusalem for as many as did believe in his Name and seek him in Brokenness of Heart as Mary Magdalen did out of whom he cast seaven Devils when she sought him at the Sepulchre if she could see his Body but he was risen out of the sight of all Visibles for though she had seen that Body but three days before yet her Visible Eyes could not discern the Lords Body but thought it had been the Gardiner which indeed he is the true Gardiner which pulls up every Plant and Weed in his People which is not of his own Right Hands Planting that their Sacrifice may be Pleasant and Sweet in his sight but he saw the Integrity of her Heart that she was sick of Love after him and therefore in his tender Bowels of Mercy and tender Compassion he could not refrain himself any longer but made himself known unto her and said Woman why weepest thou whom seekest thou and when she asked for her Lord in the Resurrection of Life and Power he appeared unto her and indued her with Wisdom and Power and sent her to Preach the Resurrection to his Disciples for if Christ send us in a Message whether the Words be few or many it is Preaching the Everlasting Gospel whether it be Male or Female they are all one in Christ for as the Woman fell first into the Transgression so in the Restoration Christ first appeared unto her and sent her to declare unto the Men that he was risen and afterwards he appeared unto the two Men as they were walking on the way and their Hearts burned within them while he was opening the Scriptures to them but their Visible Eyes could not discern the Lords Body that was risien out of the sight of all Visibles though they knew him a little before until he made himself known in breaking of Bread with them And he is the Resurrection and the Life at this day that opens the understandings of his People whereby they understand the Scriptures of Truth and causes the dead to hear his Voice and live Oh! therefore my counsel is unto you both Professor and Prophane that you do not trifle away your pretious time to sit under the Ministry of the Idol Shepherds this day which do feed you with a Form of Words without the Power for the Book is Sealed to the Learned and Unlearned till the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah open the Book and unloose the Seals Oh! therefore hearken no more to the corrupt teachings of Men who have gotten the words of the Prophets Christ and his Apostles but are ignorant of the Power that preserves from Sin and speaketh saying Thus saith the Lord whereas the Lord hath not spoken unto them therefore they do not profit the People at all for they have nothing to do to take the Name of the Lord in their Mouths who do hate to be reformed