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A55570	Tsofer bepaḥ, or, The bird in the cage, chirping four distinct notes to his consorts abroad I. of consideration, counsel and consolation, II. some experiences and observations gathered in affliction ..., III. the lamentations of Jeremiah ..., IV. a true Christians spiritual pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another metre : and as a preface hereto, an epistle to the Welsh churches, and a brief narrative of the former propagation and late restriction of the Gospel ... in Wales ... / by Vava. Powell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3078; ESTC R19436	71,339	204

whole glory i. e. the whole Church 2 Cor. 8.23 shall be a defence therefore be comforted that the counsel of God the Priesthood of Christ and the Covenant of peace are unchangeable and abide for ever which is the sure foundation of every true Christians confidence and comfort Be not slothful in proving your knowledge of faith in love towards walking after and suffering for Christ For the visible and seeming differences are little and smal between the right Christian and the Hypocrite therein But in the Anointing Spirit Vertue Power and Life within which like the oyl in the Lamp feeds the wick of profession I beseech you also in the Lord Heb. 6.2 2 Jo. v. 9. Pro. 4.2 1 Tim. 4.6 1 Tim. 1.10 Tit. 1.9 and 2.1 as dear Brethren that you be not moved from the Doctrin which was delivered to you which is the same with the Doctrine of the Apostles called the Doctrine of Christ good Doctrine and sound Doctrine In opposition to these are the Doctrines of Devils 1 Tim. 4.1 Mar. 7.7 Col. 2.21 Heb. 13.9 1 Jo. v. 10. Rev. 2.14 15 24. and the Doctrines of men which either directly deny Christ or much derogate from him who is the perfect Law-giver And that Satan and his Instruments may the better introduce their own Doctrines they make it their design and indeavour to batter down the Scriptures for their Dagon cannot stand before Gods Ark. As the Jewes make it death for any of their Religion to read and keep the New-Testament The Papists also make it an Article of their Creed that unwritten verities as they call them and the Canons and Traditions of their Church are of equal authority with the Scriptures hold that they should not be translated into vulgar Languages nor the Common-people be permited to read them † Contrary to Dut. 6.6 to the 10. Josh 1.8 Ps 119.19 16 105. Joh. 5.39 Act. 17.11 and 18.24 Ro. 15.4 2 Tim. 3.16 17. Col. 3.16.17 Rev. 13. 22.10 Also the Quakers generally deny the Scripture to be the Word of God * which are so called See and compare Mat. 15.6 with Mar. 7.13 Lu. 8-11 with Mat. 13. 37 Ro. 10.8 with Deu. 30 14 See also Jo 10.35 Act. 4.31 12.49 13.44 46. 19 20 Eph. 6.17 1 Tim. 4.5 H.S. in his book called the Everl Rule pa. 28. or a Rule affirming there is no other Rule Way or Means c. but that which is manifest in men And one of the learned'st of them disdainfully calls the Scriptures broken Cisterns your Scripture your Word your Letter † S.F. In his book cal'd Rust ad Acad pa. 115.116 117. These 3 last instances I divers others heard from the Parties owne mouths and some upon that account call it the great Idol others affirm the writings of their Teachers to be of equal inspiration and Authority with it and that which is yet worse one woman put her Bible under her foot another Burnt it and yet these two were great Quakers but now are turned Singers a degree as they concieve above them But beloved you are better taught I hope will still retain your love of diligence and delight in and zeal for this word of God And especially to walk more according to it then those that pretend to experience alike power with a greater mesure of perfection than either the Prophets or Apostles ever did I am fearful and jealous that this attempt of taking away the authority of the Scriptures will end in takeing away the very Bibles from us Therefore I exhort you again in the words of Christ and Paul Search the Scriptures and give attendance to Reading be stedfast in those truths which you have been taught from them by the servants of the Lord some whereof are now glorifyed and others through grace ready to seal it with their blood Concerning God and his Atributes Christ and his Offices the Holy Spirit and it's manifestations the decrees of God before time the two Covenants viz. the Law and the Gospel the wreched state of all men by Nature and out of Christ the freeness of Gods grace Joh. 5 39. 1 Tim. 4.13 in opposition to mans free-will The Doctrine of Justification by the imputed Righteousness of Christ apprehended and received by Faith Sanctification distinct from Justification wrought by the Spirit in us Perseverance Assurance and growth in Grace by vertue of our union with Christ and his spiritual in dwelling and operating in us Living Godlily Righteously and Soberly in this present World Denying our selves following Christ shunning sin resisting Satan separating from the world in matters of Gods worship not medling with nor mingling the Traditions of men with Gods truths joyning your selves to and continuing in the fellowship of Saints and using carefully and conscientiously all the Ordinances of Christ as Preaching Hearing and expounding Scriptures keeping up publick family and private prayers Prophesying and singing of Psalms Hymnes and spirial Songs in the Churches Repetition of Sermons Observing the Sabbath Baptism and the Supper of the Lord and upon occasion dayes of solemn fasting or Rejoycing visiting one another especially the tempted and the sick relieving the poor and in case of scandal and heresie to deal with offending members by Admonition Suspention or Excommunication according to the Nature of the Offence and carriage of the Offender doing all your duties to magistrates Masters Parents Husbands Brethren Neighbours and Enemies according to the blessed commands of Jesus Christ Withall expecting the destruction of Antichrist the Restauration of the Jewes the Coming Kingdom and Raign of Christ still remembring your latter end the immortality of your precious Souls believing the Resurrection of the Body the Judging of all and the Salvation of the Righteous Finally my Brethren the hour of temptation being come upon us let us redeem time be watchful and sober keeping our lights burning our Lamps shining our Loyns girded our consciences awakned our garments unstained Let us fear God more than men Sin more than suffering self more then others living basely more than dying Christianly and Nobly Let us wisely consider Gods works Ps 64.9 Esa 5.12 and wonders though others should slight them and maintain Gods Wayes and Cause though they be despised by most and let us not carnally comply with nor superstitiously conform to the world to save our estates Liberties or Lives Nor yet forsake the assembling of your selves together but edifie confirm and comfort one another Encouraging the weak helping to restore those that are faln and to establish those that yet stand Doing your duties commanded by God what ever danger may come thereby Keeping your selves from error and every evil thing by the holy spirit in you And as our Saviour commands John 14.1 be not troubled praying also earnestly that neither I nor you may suffer for sin or sin in suffering not be sensless under present or faint under future tryals Let us

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 OR THE Bird in the Cage CHIRPING Four distinct Notes to his Conforts abroad I. Of Consideration Counsel and Consolation II. Some Experiences and Observations gathered in Affliction and first intended only for private use III. The Lamentations of Jeremiah in the ordinary measure of singing Psalms IV. A true Christians Spiritual Pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another Metre And as a Preface hereto an Epistle to the Welsh Churches and a brief Narrative of the former Propagation and late Restriction of the Gospel and the true Preachers and Professors thereof in WALES And a short Vindication of the Author and others from the Calumniation of their Advesaries concerning the same By VAVA POWELL Iob 29.16 The dayes of Affliction have taken hold on me Ion. 2.2 I cryed out of my Affliction to the Lord and he heard me Deut. 33.15 As they dayes so shall thy strength be Ier. 50.34 Their Redeemer is strong the Lord of Hosts is his Name he shall throughly plead their Cause London Printed for L. C. at the next shop to Popes-head Alley on the West-side in Cornhil 1661. V. P. A Servant of Iesus Christ and your Brother To the Churches of God and scattered Saints throughout all Wales GRACE Mercy Peace and Patience be unto you all from God our Father through Jesus Christ the Son of God and our Saviour Beloved Brethren Whom I love dearly remember dayly long for greatly pray for earnestly and praise God heartily To whom I could write with my purest blood and do send these lines from my very inwardest bowels my eyes even at the writing hereof pouring forth teares for you as God knowes partly out of endeared affection but chiefly out of tender consideration and compassion of your late and present sufferings especially some of you of which I am a sharer and with whom yea for whose sakes in part I now suffer and am ready if God count and make me worthy and able to lay down my life for so deserving a Lord as ours is and for so dear a People as you are to whom also I am a debtor though at present disabled to pay that Pittance lent me for your sakes Ps 3.8 marg That I swore the members of my Chur. against all Magistrates Ministers and went preaching sedition rebellion throw two Counties whereas I was a prisoner above 2 months before This is like the Accusation against Nehemiah Paul Neh. 6.6 Act. 24.4 5 13. yet many of you and the Lord himself do bear me witness that I was unwilling to be a slothful servant or to hide my Talent in a Napkin whilst I enjoyed my liberty but to exercise it among you labouring day and night in perits often and many waies meeting and encountring with great difficulties but most of al with self-discouragements and weakenesses some whereof were known to my Observers as David calls his enemies many to you my friends more to my self but all to God Who yet made use of me a nothing Creature in his hand among better and worthyer Instruments to call gather edify you at which work I would have still been had not some of our own Country men laid hands unjustly upon me also informed against me falsly † as you well know whether out of hatred to the truth I preached and professed or that they might offer me as a Peace-offering to the Prince they know for what and I could tell God will in due time discover Neverthelesse I desire to pitty them pray for them and willingly to pardon the wrongs they have done to me and though I cannot say I am so transported with affection Rom. 9.2 3. and zeal as Paul to wish my self accursed from Christ for their sakes Yet I am perswaded I could be contented with Jonas to be cast into the Sea for the pacifying of Gods wrath towards them or their fury towards you But my faithful Fellow-travellers let us not be troubled that the winde now blowes in our faces or that like Lazarus we receive our evil things in this world Lu. 16.15 knowing that there is no Hell to the Saints but what they have in this present life and that to live persecuted and to die sainted are commonly inseparable and therefore as our Lord and his Apostle exhorted Rev. 2.10 1 Thes 3.3 Heb. 10.32 1 Pet. 4.12 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer Neither be moved by these afflictions nor count them strange for some of you when you were first illuminated endured afflictions and others of you who are Summer-converts were told that you must suffer it being the high-way and shortest cut to Heaven Consider then if all your way be fair and smooth what cause you have to question it and if any of you have the favour and friendship of the world let such a one suspect himself to be one of it Jo. 15.19 for the world will love only it 's own A day of close discovery and through tryal is come or coming upon us and the leaves of profession are like to hide hypocricy no longer Mat. 13.20 21 22. and 25 8 9. you know the stony and thorny ground were not discovered untill the time of temptation nor the foolish Virgins discerned till the very coming of Christ Judas was neither suspected nor did probably at all doubt himself till within few hours of his death Copper-coin may lie in the bag with gold and silver but when it comes to the Touch-stone it is found reprobate and Alcomy as some say will bear six fires but not the seventh The words therefore of Christ Luk. 21.8 Heb. 4.1 Take heed that ye be not deceived and of the Apostle Take heed least any of you seem to come short of the promise are very seasonable And never more need then now of Self-suspition Self-examination and self-searching whether we be in the Faith and Christ be in us yea or no What we build upon and whether we can stand before the Son of Man at his appearing Sincerity alwaies surpassed gifts and all flourishes of Religion in the sight of God and that will be of greatest request among good Men henceforth for the drosse must be taken away to make a vessel for the Refiner Pro. 25.4 and it 's to be feared when the Churches are searched they will be found like Sardis to have but a few names that keep their garments undefiled and all those that came in as self-seekers will steal out again to save themselves which is indeed the only way to lose themselves yet the foundation of God standeth sure Mat. 10.39 2 Tim. 2. 19 Pro. 10.25 Esa 4.5 Psa 33.11 Heb. 7.24 Psa 89.28 Esa 54.10 Jer. 32.40 and 33.20 25. and no member though never so mean or il-formed if it be of and in the body and really united to the Head shall be cut off but all that are living stones shall continue in the building and upon the

nearer he comes to the mark and end of the race Christians are apt to feel and fear Punishment more then sin which is the cause of it Gods people must expect in the world the Entertainment of Strangers When Gods people are humble enough and the wicked high enough and the Lords appointed time come then expect deliverance to the Godly and not before Take heed of being humbled and yet unhumble that is of being brought outwardly low and yet the heart continue still high Com. Sins in Saints are like weeds weeded out of a garden or field which lye in the Alleys or Reanes but never grow there againe Com. Or as weeds cast out in the high-way which an Enemy casts into the garden again but yet cannot make them grow there any more Soe Satan cannot make the Sins of Saints grow in them againe when they are once separated from them Com. A Hypocrite is like a white-stone in the water among other Stones and of the same nature with other stones there hard heavy cold and inflexible and differs onely in colour Com. A true Christian is like a flint-stone which though it fall into water yet it keeps and retains fire in it still so doth he retain his grace notwithstanding his corruption Labour to act those graces chiefly that are most contrary to your master-sins and chief corruptions Com. Sins doe dye and fall off from Christians as the leaves fall from trees in Autumn by degrees ☞ Christians are now as Abram was was driven out of Egypt and come where they were before or into their first state therefore they should offer to the Lord as he did Gen. 13.3 God is now spoyling us of what would otherwise have spoyl'd us He that serves the Lord without assurance serves him without so much as an earnest and doubtless that Servant must needs love his Master much that serves him and yet knows not his Masters love to him The Lord hath Saints enough odivide into three Bodies some o suffer for him some to destroy Babylon and some to be for Seed-corn torrow again in the earth Com. If a man were to have his choice of two Sisters to be his wife the one will not marry him unless he will make her a Jointure presently the o her is free to refer that wholly to him which of there two will he be likelyest to take for his wife So it is between Christ and one that will take him upon self-conditions and another that is willing to take Christ upon Christs conditions or to refer himself wholly to him Learn by lighter crosses to look and prepare for heavier Com. When the affliction grows greater and heavier Gods people will cry out more earnestly to the Lord as when some part or Member is sorely tweak'd or as the Grapes when they have most weight and pressure give forth their Juice most freely In two cases 't is hard to act faith 1 when there is no hing sencible or visible to second and support it or 2 when there is very much to till the outward senses It is a very common and ordinary thing for most or all Professors to be in one of two extreams either to overvalue or undervalue Instruments Creatures and Ordinances Churches gathered in Prosperity will hardly stand or continue together in Adversity The more Saints do beleeve and suffer the more they may expect of the Spirit Joh. 7.38 1 Pet. 4.14 Com. A Child of God may know the weight of sin by Christs sufferings for if that strong Barr of steel did bend under the weight of our sins what shall poor weak man do who is but a reed or rush Be more thoughtful and careful how to use what you have to Gods glory then to gain more As our good works and performances should have an operation upon our souls and hearts to strengthen faith so should our weakenesses and sins to work repentance The Lord freely gives and justly takes away The excercising of graces do naturally destroy sin and the more you abound in Acts of grace the more you encrease the habit Heb. 6.22 The Law causeth sickness of Soul but the Gospel healeth the same When Saints perceive their sins growing weak they should then prosecute them most A Saint is to put forth his Faith in Prayer afterwards follow his Prayer with Faith In the midst of earthly businesses the soul should redeeme some special time for secret and private duties It is the will of Christ that Saints should rejoyce more in what Christ hath done for them then in what they have done or can do for him It s a great condescention in God to afflict or lay his hand upon man and in that sense the Apostle exhorts Beleevers not to despise or think little of the chastning of the Lord Heb 12.5 Learn to observe what God gives without asking and what he gives in answer to Prayer for the one begets thankfulness the other more Prayer Com. Christ kept the Law legally Beleevers heep it Evangelically he perfectly they purposingly and endeavouringly A Beleevers assurance and chiefest joy doth not arise from his Sanctification because that is imperfect here in degrees but from his Justification Rom. 5.2.1 Pet. 1.8 A Beleever is to shut the eye of Reason if he will clearly see with the eye of Faith Com. The Promise is a Christians perspective and his Faith his eye with which he looks through it upon Christ and God the Father in him Look upon Christ first without you then search for him within you Ask thy Soul whether it be willing to receive Christ upon his own terms and for his own sake and to accept of Pardon and Life through him freely without looking at all upon thy owne Righteousness and art thou contented that Christ should be honoured in and by thee and thou despised and dishonoured for his sake God carries on the work of grace in beleevers usually 1. According to their natural constitutions and parts 2. According to the means they are under whether Legal or Evangelical 3. According to the things he hath to do by them or he intends to call them to suffer 4. According to the shortness or length of time they are to live in the world 5. According as they have been before their Conversion greater or lesse sinners In Duties Christians should 1. Look for to meet with God and enjoy communion with him 2. Expect to hear and receive from God 3. To return somewhat to God but yet know thou canstreturn but of his own to him 1 Chron. 29.14 1. God did take off and from his people their sins before he laid them on Christ And 2. God cannot in justice and to speak with Reverence take them off Christ and lay them on them again God makes us feel him or his hand that he may hear us strokes makes cryes and whippings mournfull complaints to him God troubles us that we may turn to him and leaves us a while for to see whether we will follow

Enemy to Rejoyce o're thee and he set up the horn of this thy foe 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord O wall of the Daughter Of Zion day and night let tears run down like a river Give thy self O Jerusalem no rest nor quietness Let not the apple of thine eyes cease whilst thy foes oppresse 19 Arise and cry out in the night in the first watch with grace Pour out thy heart like water now before Jehovah's face O lift up thy hands towards him for the life of thy sweet Young children that for hunger faint in top of every street 20 Behold O Lord and consider to whom thou this hast done Shall the woman eat their own fruit and babes of a span-long Shail the Priest and Prophet be slain in the Lords Sanctuary 21 The young and old lie on the ground in the streets openly My Virgins and my young Men are fallen by th' sword sadly Thou slew'st them in thy angry day thou kill'st without pitty 22 Thou cal'st as in a solemn day my terrours round about So that in the day of the Lord's anger none scaped out Nor remained those that I have swadled and brought up so Mine Enemy hath consumed my sin hath caused this woe CHAP. III. the man that affliction saw by the rod of his wrath Into darkness but not to light he led and brought me hath Surely against me he is turnd he turns his hand all day My flesh and skin hath he made old he brake my bones alway He built against me and compass'd with gall and travel me He set me in dark places as they that of old dead be He hedgd me round I cannot scape he made my chain heavy He also shuts out my prayer when I do shout and cry With hew'n stones he inclos'd my ways my paths he made un-straight Like Bear or Lion secretly for me he lies in wait And he hath turn'd aside my ways and in pieces pull'd me Yea he hath made me desolate great is my misery He bent his Bow and set me as a mark for the Arrow The Arrows of his Quiver he made through my reigns to go I was a Scoffe and derision to all my own People Also their song all the day long this to my sore trouble He fil'd me with bitterness he made me drunk with wormwood He brake my teeth with gravel-stones with ashes he me clad And thou hast also removed my soul far off from peace And I forgat prosperity by this my bitterness And I said my strength and my hope from the Lord is quite gone Minding the wormwood and the gall in this my affliction My soul doth still remember them and is humbled in me This I recall to mind therefore have I hope Lord in thee It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consum'd quite Because his compassions fail not we live still in his sight They are renew'd ev'ry morning great is thy † Faithfulness The heb word signifies also Truth truth in them The Lord 's my portion saith my soul therefore ' I le hope in him The Lord is good unto them that wait for him patiently And good unto the soul that doth seek him effectually It is good that a man should both hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord which unto his is * Psal 85.9 nigh It is good for a man that he the yoak in his youth bear He sits alone and silence keeps for on him he bar't there He putteth his mouth in the dust if perhaps hope may be He gives his cheeks to him that smites frl'd with reproach is he Nevertheless the Lord will not cast off for ever such But though he cause grief yet will he express compassion much According to the multitude of his mercies often For he afflicts not willingly nor grieves the sons of men To crush under his feet all the poor prisoners of the world To turn aside mans right before the face of the high Lord. To subvert a man in his cause the Lord doth not approve Who saith and it comes to pass when God wills it not above Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not good and evil Why doth the living man complain man's plagu'd for being sinful Let 's search and try our ways and turn back to the Lord quickly Let 's lift our hearts with hands to God that 's in the heavens high We have transgressed and rebel'd thou hast not pardoned Thou hast cover'd us with anger and us persecuted Yea Jehovah thou hast us slain and hast not pittied Thou coveredst thy self with a cloud and our condition now Is such that our prayers could not unto thee Lord pass throw Thou mad'st us as the off-scouring and refuse among men All our enemies against us their mouths daily open Fear and a snare is come on us distresse and destruction Therefore with rivers of water mine eye still runneth down For the daughter of my People most sore destruction Mine eye drops down and ceaseth not without intermission Till the Lord look down and behold my case from heaven high For th'daughters all of my city my heart 's mov'd by mine eye Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird causlesly In th' dungeon they cut of my life and cast a stone on me Waters flowed over mine head then I said I am gone I call'd upon thy Name O Lord out of the low dungeon Thou heardst my voice hide not thine ear at my breathing my cry Thou drewest near bid'st me not fear that day I call'd on thee My soul's causes O Lord thou plead'st thou didst my life redeem Judge thou my cause O Lord again for thou my wrong hast seen Yea all their vengeance at all times thou perfectly didst see And their imaginations all wrongfully against me Thou hast heard their reproach O Lord all their † So in the Hebrew thoughts ' gainst me still The lips of those my foes that rose against me to my ill Also their ungodly device against me all the day At their down-sitting and rising I am their † So in the Hebrew See in Job 30.9 the same word song alway Render to them a recompence O Lord according to Their handy works give them thy curse yea them hearty sorrow Persecute and destroy them in anger from under * The thy Glorious heavens who onely art the Lord God Almighty CHAP. IV. HOw is the gold now become dim How 's the most fine gold chang'd In † So heb th' head of ev'rystreet the stones Of th' * Heb. sanctity Sanctuary out are pour'd 2 The precious sons of Zion like to fine gold how are they Esteem'd as works of Pottets hands the prtchers made with clay 3 Yea the † Heb. See Mal 1.3 Dragons draw out the breast they give suck to their young My Peoples daughters like fierce * Marg. owles of desarts is become 4 The sucking child's tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth for drought The