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A44788 A general epistle to all who have believed in the light of the Lord Iesus and are called of God to follow the lamb through the great tribulation Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669. 1665 (1665) Wing H3160; ESTC R30344 5,599 10

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you to the opening of your hearts and quickning and enlivening you souls unto God and Judgeing down the evill and have you not ●elt his living mercies shed abroad in you and the springs of life opened and the holy seed refreshed and Gods witnesse reached in all and many Convinced and Converted unto God in your assemblies so that all have gone away comforted and refreshed and resolved to continue in the grace of God the Consideration of these things dwelling in your hearts and the sence of your owne present condition should stir you up and provoke you unto stedfastnesse in the faith and practice you have received and walked in from the beginning of the manifestation of Gods love unto you so that there should me thinks need little exhortation Gods enemies is resolved to do wickedly be you also so to doe your duty they seeke by any means to make any fall from their principles and stedfastnesse doe you seeke to escape their snares and to be kept cleare in your consciences before God Be valiant for the truth sell it not but all for it th●● it may be your all and then you shall see your lot is fallen in a good place and your possession is pleasant the Lord calls now to suffering put now your necks in the yoake beare one anothers burthen and so fulfill the law of Christ and take heed you give not eare to that voice that speakes save thy liberty save thy estate possesse thy own provide for thy self spare thy self that is the voice of the enemy of your souls so keep over the world and its spirit let no sl●ckn●sse appear for that makes suffering long and that gives ground to your adversaries that they shall prevaile that weakens the hands of others strengthens not this confirmes our enemies in their deceit that we are but as other men and people that have professed God in Summer and fair weather but will make ship-wrack of all in a storm and in suffering any turning aside from the holy commandement of God openeth the mouths of Gods enemies Do not seek every one your own profit ease life and liberty only but every one anothers good and mind not only one member but the whole body heed not them that draw back that is no pre●●dent for you to follow but them that presse forward and is not offended in the time of hardship heed not them that will tell you they can keep their hearts upright to God and retain their love to truth and friends and yet will not afford their presence in your ●ssemblies but escapes suffering and denies the Crosse and neglects their present duty for that is deceit and their own he●rts will deceive them put not off till to morrow defer not the time till you can see some more ease and some greater calm beware of that for then coldnesse fearfulnesse and slavishnesse will enter in and you will lose your strength Moreover if any have begun well and be perswaded of the truth of that they have believed and continue not unto the end and do not finish such will be reckoned foolish builders that could not finish and all will mock them and neither God nor men can or will believe them but your adversaries will glory over you again when any suffers or are brought into bonds for Christ and the Gospel sakes seek not to get out by any indirect means neither make any Covenant with thy adversary vvho vvould sell both thee and all faith and hope for money that encourages deceit and that spirit would buy it self out of the service of God and grow weary give no place to that be content every one with your present condition till God arise and plead our cause and make our innocency and righteousnesse appear as noon day and make his adversaries his foot-stoole which undoubtedly he will do and make all know the most High ought to rule and will rule in the kingdoms of men and not give his glory unto another neither suffer another to take it Be conformable to none that goes about under pretence of love to perswade or counsel you from your duty to God neither submit to them that would betray you of your peace heed not the frowns of corrupt men nor the counsel of them who mind their own bellies pleasure ease profit and earthly things let not natural affections and love either to lands wife or children blind your eyes but love them and receive them in the Lord and enjoy them as though not stand loose from all things and out of all entanglements and cast your care upon the Lord who careth for the fatherless and the widow and them that hath no helper in the earth give no occasion or advantage to any that would turn your hearts aside from following the Lord least their love betray you give up all you have and enjoy to the Lord and his service and your Souls Bodies and Spirits as a sacrifice unto the Lord that he may accept you and pour forth and continue his blessing amongst you Never heed the threats of them that are as the Oaks of Bashan nor of the great men of the earth that mind their pleasure and lusts who shut you up in Prison and hale you before Judgment seats for the Worship of God and falsely accuse you and condemn you when God justifies you the moth shall e●t them up as a garment and stain the glory of all flesh that withstand the Lord and they shall melt away as Snayls and as the fat of Lambs and the kidnys of Rams and God will bring the recompence of their own deeds upon their own pates and wound the hoary scalp of every one that doth wickedly who toucheth Gods anointed and doth harm to his Prophets and persecutes his Children surely judgment is not far from the dwellings of them who have required the Lord thus as to render him evil for good and God will be avenged on such a faithlesse mercilesse perfidious people as this and of such a spirit which rejoyceth in iniquity and makes a mock of sin and hates all reproof and would cloak over all mischiefs with the Name of pure Laws and Authority and Decrees of the Holy Church yet persecutes and gainsayes the highest power of God in things spiritual that pertains to the conscience the Beast and false Prophet and mother of Harlots have joyned together and flatters one another and joynes their strength together against the true Church and heir of all the World and would under pretence of doing honour unto him shut him out of the earth and k●ls his subjects and destroyes the children of the free Woman under pretence of suppressing Herresie and turns Judgment into Gall Hemlock and Wormwood and in stead of relieving the oppressed ads to their burthens Friends dwell above all these things and the Devil and his rage the earth is the Lords and the fulnesse of it we cannot be banished from Gods presence neither shall they fulfil their determination or ever be able to root out that testimony which is among us for Princes shall be given for its Ransome and Kingdoms and Nations for its prosperity The God of power strengthen you all that you may quit your selves like men of God like children of the most high whose inheritance is not here in the world but in the Kingdom that fades not away The Lord God of power be with you and make you to consider what I say and to receive this my true love unto you all for the Lord● sake who partakes with all the suffering members of Christ in their bonds and shall and can rejoyce in all your comfort and joy The peace of God dwell in your hearts and his heavenly light shine upon all your tabernacles that you may be as beautiful in the eyes of the Lord as the Roses of Sharon and blossom as the Lillies of the valley and yield your fruit as the Fig-tree that casteth not his fruit The Lord takes our part let none doubt of that and pleads our cause let all consider that our enemies shall see it and be troubled at this and time shall manifest it therefore be of believing hearts and trust in the Lord so shall you never be confounded neither be ashamed but be as mount Sion that cannot be moved and as the mountains are round about Jerusalem so shall the mercies of the Lord compasse you about from this time forth and for evermore Friends Faith is sealed in my heart and Love in my reins and Gladnesse in my soul and Peace in my conscience so that none doth or can hinder my rejoycing praised be the Lord for ever and ever Amen Let this be dispersed among Friends I desire The Lords Servant and yours in all true unfained pure love F. H. THE END