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A96859	A brief treatise of religious womens meetings services & testimonies. According to the scriptures of truth. [A]lso, something concerning womens prophecying and teaching, &c. [W]ith some other things, (distinguishing the holy from the unholy) in the scriptures cited ... / [Wr]itten for the satisfaction of all that desire to be informed, by one, who by the free grace of God is become a searcher of the scriptures, and a lover of truth in the inward parts ...	Wood, Hugh, 17th cent.	1684 (1684)	Wing W3393; ESTC R186836	20,182	51

if they were to Mourn apart then who shall hinder their Rejoycing and Praising God apart when the time is come Rev. 1. 7. Behold he cometh with Clouds mark and every Eye shall see him and they also which pierced him and all Kindreds of the Earth shall Wail because of him even so Amen And the gathering is and must be to him whom they have pierced when the Lord opens the Eyes both of the Male and Female to see him whom they have pierced they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for his only Son and shall be in bitterness for him as one that is in bitterness for his first-born They that sow in Tears shall reap in Joy Psal 126. 5. Those Women who were gathered together to mourn for him who was crucified and pierced it was not long that they had waited at the Sepulchre Mourning till they were made Witnesses of his Resurrection and then joy and gladness filled their Hearts yea these holy Women were made Witnesses before the Men the Lord seeing it meet in his Wisdom to reveal himself to and in the weaker Vessels that he may stain the Pride of all Flesh and bring into contempt all the honourable of the Earth Matth. 27. 55 56. And many Women were there beholding afar off which followed Jesus from Galilee ministring unto him Here was Women Ministers ministring unto Christ among which was Mary Magdalen and Mary the Mother of James and Joses and the Mother of Zebedee's Children Here was a Meeting of Women following Jesus from Galilee And who can forbid a gathering of Women following the Light of Christ out of the World from all its Affections and Lusts even through the Cross to the Death that they may witness through him the Resurrection unto Life eternal and so rejoyce and praise him together Mark 16. 9. Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the Week he appeared first to Mary Magdalen out of whom he had cast seven Devils and she went and told them that had been with him as they mourned and wept Here was Mourners and Weepers in the men's Meeting as well as among the Women And who can forbid the Women to come to the Men and declare it to the men when they are made Witnesses of the Resurrection of the Life of Jesus Christ in their own Hearts as Mary Magdalen did to the Apostles Acts 16. 13. And on the Sabbath we went out of the City by a River-side where Prayer was wont to be made and we sate down and spake unto the Women which resorted thither Here was a Womans meeting by a River-side And here Paul and those that were with him came and sate down with them and Paul spake to them and the Lord opened Lydia's Heart So as men feel a freedom from the Lord and a true desire raised up in them they may go to the womens meetings and visit the womens meetings and sit down with them and wait upon the Lord together and Pray and Prophecy together and Praise the Lord together Deborah was a Prophetess and judged Israel and was a Mother in Israel and what a Prophecy she prophesied in the Name of the Lord and what gracious Words proceeded from the Spirit of God through her you may read at large in the fourth and fifth Chapter of Judges Hannah was a good Woman and she prayed in her Heart and spoke in her Heart unto the Lord and the Lord heard her and gave her her Request he gave her Samuel and Samuel was one of the Lords Prophets and after she had brought forth her first-born she rendred Thanks unto the Lord and what gracious Words came from Gods own Spirit in this Woman you may read 1 Sam. 2. And there was a wise Woman in Abel of Beth-maacah who gave good Counsel unto Joab and to the men of the City and delivered the City from Destruction she was one that was peaceable and faithful and a Mother in Israel as you may read 2 Sam. 20. Such women as these may be permitted to speak in the Church and will not be hindred nor stopt by the Righteous But the covetous proud Priesthood of this Generation is of another mind warring against the appearance of God both in the Male and Female forbidding all either to Preach or Prophesie except those who are approved and licensed by themselves and has received-their Mark but their Building is shaken and their Foundation discovered and their Power is broken and scattered and the Consumption determined is come and coming upon them read Zach. 14. 12 13. And you may read 2 King 22. How Hilkiah the Priest found the Book of the Law in the House of the Lord and gave it to Shaphan the Scribe and he read it and also he read it to the King and we see how tender the Heart of good Josiah the King was and how he rent his Clothes and humbled himself and how he sent Hilkiah the Priest and others of his Counsellors to enquire of the Lord for him and the People and for all Judah concerning the words of the Book of the Law that had been lost and was found in the House of God for the King perceived that the Wrath of the Lord was great against them because they and their Fathers had not hearkened unto the words of the Book of the Law to do accordingly to what there was written and they went unto Huldah the Prophetess and enquired at her What! was there not a Prophet in all Jerusalem nor in Judea to enquire at that they went to the Prophetess Was there not a man that knew the Word of the Lord that they went to a Woman Yea there was howbeit they went to a woman and the Lord spake to them by a woman They read the Words in the Book of the Law without them Jer. 1. 2. But this woman read in the Book of Life Come hear all you who despise Womens Teaching and Prophecying in the Church answer me plainly What do you think of this Woman If she were in your dayes would you not forbid her and tell her that women are not permitted to teach or prophesie and that Paul permits not a Woman to speak in the Church Oh! that the Lord God may open your Eyes to see and know what Women those are that Paul speaks of there and then I know that the best of you who are against holy Womens speaking in the Church would be quiet your selves and forbear speaking in the Church till ye come to dwell in that holy Spirit wherein this holy Woman Huldah dwelt for I here declare that all men as well as women that is in their first fallen estate in their first birth in old Adam's nature let them be never so gloriously adorn'd with knowledge learning and wisdom arts parts and sciences I say they are nothing then but Women not permitted to speak in Christs Church But in the new and second Birth the man and the woman is all one in the Lord and the

man and the woman that comes through the Cross of Christ to have the first man crucified and slain in them and the second birth brought forth in them and they being born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible by the Word of God which liveth and abideth sorever I say be it either man or woman that comes to this state may preach and prophesie in the Church and speak and pray and praise God in the Church for it is not they that speak but it is Christ Jesus that speaketh in them they being nothing but the empty Pitcher until the heavenly Light and Life appear and Christ doth utter his Voice through their earthly Tabernacles for we preach not our selves said Paul 2 Cor. 4. 5 6 7. but Christ Jesus the Lord and our selves your servants for Jesus sake for God who commanded the Light to shine out of Darkness hath shined in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ see also Mat. 17. 2. But we have this Treasure in earthen Vessels that the excellency of the Power may be of GOD and not of VS There is a great Mystery lieth hidden in all the Scriptures of Truth which the first man seeth not and knoweth not but it is opened in the Light of the Lord in the glorious face of Jesus Christ to the truly sincere and seeking Soul who loves the Light and hates Darkness I say in this 14 vers of the 22 chap. of 2 King there lieth open a clear Manifestation of the place dwelling of a true Prophet or Prophetess the enlightn'd Mind doth see it in the openings of the Springs of Life in the face of Jesus Christ they see it whose face doth shine as the Sun in his strength and his Rayment is white as the Light O that the vail were taken off all hearts that the eyes of all might be open'd and anointed with Christ's Eye-salve that they may see believe in him and turn to him who rends the vail breaks down the middle wall of partition it is the true Light and Life in man and in woman of Christ Jesus in them that opens all the Mysteries of his Father's Kingdom The King and his Nobles and Hilkiah the Priest had a knowledge of God and his Law by holy History and by Report and Hear-say and they were zealously affected real so far as they did know but Huldah that godly Woman was come to the holy Spirit of Prophesie where she knew and heard the Voice of God immediately and saw him by the seeing of the Eye of her Soul as Job did The King and the Priest and the Scribe and the rest of the King's Counsellors had the outward Book of the Law which was found in the outward Temple open'd unto them But Huldah this godly Women and Prophetess of the Lord had the inward Book of the Law which she had found in ●he inward Temple opened unto her by ●im who openeth the Seals in all Ages even Christ Jesus the Lamb of God the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah the Root and Off-spring of David the bright and morning Star the Light and Life of men I say ●e had open'd the Book of Life unto Huldah and doth open it to all who believe in and follow him both Men and Women They read in the Law and believed it and were humbled before the Lord and their hearts were tendred and they wept and this was and is acceptable with God in its time and place Oh! that this were the case with Kings Nobles and People this day wherein there is as great a Cloud of Wrath hanging over our heads and ready to be poured forth because of our Transgressions Iniquities and Rebellions as ever hung over the heads of Israel in the days of old we are guilty of the like Transgressions and may expect the same Punishments if speedy and unfeigned Repentance prevent it not and it would have been poured out long e'er now but that the Lord waits to be gracious and is calling and hastening People out of Sodom that they be not consumed in the Flames of eternal Vengeance Oh! this Land is guilty guilty let great and small and Persons of all ranks and degrees lay it to heart But to return to our purpose in hand The King and the Priest and the Scribe and the rest read and heard read the Book of the Law written by Moses and others of the Lords Prophets and believed what was written and was humbled before the Lord when they heard of the Wrath denounced because of their Iniquities and Rebellions and this as I said before was acceptable with God in its time and place But men and women are not to stay here nor set up their standard here but they are to travel on till they come to witness deliverance from the Evil against which the Wrath is denounced and till they come to travel beyond the Historical knowledge and hear-say and be made partakers of the Life it self even the Life of the Son of God manifested in their earthen Vessels and they being born again without which they can neither see nor enter the Kingdom of God nor hear the Voice of God in his own Kingdom Huldah was come here and had her dwelling here to wit into the new Birth and here she read in the Book of Life and heard the Word of the Lord And the King and the Priest and ●he rest knew this and therefore was not ●atisfied with what they could learn from ●he Letter of the Law till they went and ●nquired at her who knew the Word of ●he Lord and what effect the Word of ●he Lord through this good Woman had ●pon good King Josiah and the rest you may read 2 King 23. There is one thing more which comes before me which I may not let pass and that is the grievous mistake of the Letter-learned who prosess themselves to be the only men and I verily think believe themselves to be the only men that are endued with Wisdom and Gifts to govern the People and to teach the People the way to the Kingdom of Heaven which Kingdom of Heaven signifieth in Scripture-Language Righteousness Peace and Joy in the holy Ghost Rom. 14. 17 18. For he saith Paul that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God and approved of Men. But what Righteousness we have had and how much Peace we have enjoyed under these Letter-learned men's government and teaching let the present Broils and Contentions that are found amongst their Followers and Scholars bear witness You may see in this 14th Verse of 2 Kings Chap. 22. The Translators of the Scriptures call it the Colledge where Huldah that holy Prophetess dwelt they to wit the Letter-learned men imagining that none can be a Prophet but those who have dwelt in their Colledges and are trained up there this Colledge they account their second part their English and Grammer Schools