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A general epistle to all the saints being a visitation of the Fathers love unto the whole flock of God ... : to be read in all the assemblies, of them, that meet together to worship the Father in the spirit and truth ... / E.B.
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Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
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Wing B6005; ESTC R14865
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A General Epistle TO ALL THE SAINTS BEING A VISITATION OF THE Fathers Love Unto the whole Flock of God who are called and gathered into the Spiritual Kingdom of Righteousness and Peace To be Read in all the Assemblies of them that meet together to Worship the Father in the Spirit and Truth in the silence of all flesh E. B. LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson at the Sign of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill in Martins l'Grand 1660. live unto God in all that which is answerable unto him and your words and works will be accepted of him and well-pleasing to him even because it is him that worketh in you to will and to do all good things and he alone exalted in you and you subjected and the Maker is become the Husband and you married unto him and he lives in Power and Rule and Command and you live in subjection unto him and in fulfilling his Will in what he guideth in by his Holy Spirit And this life is very pretious Oh Friends live in it and dwell in it alwayes and then your Ioy and Peace will be with you over all this world and you will be Comforted when Fear and Terrour comes upon all men for the Lord God whom we serve and worspip in the Spirit will cause his Enemies to know his Power and that he doth and can do whatsoever he Will and will smite his Enemies and wound them in their Consciences for all Power Dominion and Authority is with him he is mighty to save and mighty to destroy and his Reward is to every one according to their deeds and this is the God whom we fear and worship and all flesh must bow before him when he shews his presence though men be high and lifted up and go on in Rebellion against him without fear yet the hand of the Lord will be upon them and he shall smite them with the Rod of his mouth Wherefore all Friends have respect unto the Lord in your hearts in all things that you do and in all things that cometh to pass for that is blessed in a people and they shall prosper their Souls shall be nourished and their lives refreshed with the mercies of the Lord even all they that do wait upon the Lord and have respect unto him and his Eternal Power which doth and suffereth all things that be In which Power you must dwell and walk and feel it in your hearts and it will be your Armour and Defence in all things and it will carry you through all that which worketh contrary And it is very pretious to be Armed with the Armour of God in the Day of Temptations and Tryals that you may not be overcome of the wicked nor spoiled of the heavenly Inheritance Oh Friends put on strength that you may stand and never be moved from the hope of Eternal Life and feel the renewing of your inward man even the increase and growth of the immortal Life in you that you may live in that unto the Lord God and Covenant with him may be preserved whereby you may be a praise and a glory to him in your Generation in the sight of the whole world even all you who have tasted of the Presence and Power of the Lord and who have known his Mercies and Iudgements and been acquainted with him that you may be kept faithful unto the end and not be subverted by the wicked one nor drawn from the Obedience to the Truth nor loose your Crown of Immortality neither by the flattery nor terrour of the ungodly but that you live in the Dominion of Immortal Life which keeps above all Mortal Temptations and Mortal Terrour and gives Authority over all And this Life is blessed where the Glory and Peace of this world the Troubles Sorrows of it also are seen over felt beyond nothing of it can move the Heart nor disquiet the Spirit nor work any Separation from the Fathers Love and in the Seed of God where it lives above mortal is this enioyed by us and all the faithful But if the mans part live above the Seed of God that will be drawn aside by the love or by the terrour of this world for that is changable and the evil one hath a part in it so that part is to be kept in subjection in you under the Seed of God and it must bear the Cross of Christ alwayes else you will be overcome of the wicked for in that part the mans part which is of this world the Devil hath something a place to receive him and a part to obey him but in the Seed of God he hath nothing neither place nor part And so Friends live in the Seed of God for in that is your Victory and heavenly Dominion and also your Election and your Assurance for ever even in the second birth begotten of the Father for that is the Heir of God and therein doth man inherit Eternal Life and Rest and Peace to his Soul and therein is Blessings and Peace and life inwardly and outwardly and all fulness is enjoyed where the Lord is the Teacher the Father the Shepheard the Master the King and Iudge and he is become to us the all in all and the Kingdom delivered to him and all subjected under him even God with us the substance of all the end of all and all the contrary put under even the Lyon and the Lamb laid down together and man lives in Peace according to the Promise and the Mountain of the Lords House is established on the top of all in which nothing can destroy or hurt the pure Life but life is in Dominion over all and Death is swallowed up of it Oh Friends this is the mark that is before you press on towards it that you may obtain the final end of all your travel and waiting of your obedience and suffering and the end of your hope and patience and the very end of the message sent of God and delivered to you by us The end of all is this That you may dwell in God and he in you and be gathered up to him to be ever with him and that he may be your all in all and you may be to him an honour and praise throughout the world in your Generation even he your onely God and you his onely people And Friends certain it is that the way of life and peace and of Salvation is made manifest unto you and you know wherein Everlasting peace and reconciliation with God standeth and you also know what the cause is of all trouble and sorrow and condemnation the Lord hath opened many hearts and given unto many a good understanding And seeing you know this live in the way of peace and escape the other that you may not come into condemnation for it is a fearful thing to fall into the condemnation and wrath of the Almighty And for this cause that men should be saved from wrath and have peace with God the message of Life