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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

stirred up an Adversary unto Solomon Hadad the Edomite c. And the Lord stirred up another Adversary Rezen c. w 1 Kin. 11.14 23. The like is said of Gods stirring up the King of Assyria to carry some of the Children of Israel Captives into Babylon x 1 Ch. 5.26 So God said he would strenghen the King of Babylon and put his Sword into his hand y Ez. 30.24 These with many more instances prove that Gods will and hand are in all the matters that are done upon Earth Object But these are Old-testament proofs and God dealt at that time in another way than he doth now in the Gospel daits Answ You will find as clear proofs in the New-Testament Christ himself allowes and in effect affirmeth That the power that Pilare had to condemn and Judge him was given him from above z Jo. 19.11 And the Apostles jointly acknowledge That Herod Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and the people of Israel were gathered together to do what soever Gods hand and his Counsel determined before to be done a Act. 4.28 So it is said That the Key of the bottomlesse-pit was given to the Angel that fell from Heaven b Rev. 9.1 2. Rev. 9.1 2 And this must be Christ who is said to have the Keys of Hell and of death c Ch. 1.18 But what to do Even to open make way for the smoke of Errors and Wickedness to ascend as there it follows Likewise the Gentiles have Commission to trample upon the Church for so much the words will bear And the Holy City shall be trodden under foot for forty and two Moneths d Ch. 11.2 Nay it is said further That God hath put it into the hearts of the ten Kings to fulfil his will to agree and to give their kingdom unto the Beast until the Word of God shall befulfilled e Ch. 17.17 But some may object and say by his will is meant hating the Whore making war with her and making her desolate Though that be part of his will yet the other may aswel be his will and so taken here and agreeable to other Scriptures As God said unto Satan before the destruction of Ahab Thou shalt be a lying spirit and goe forth and do so thou shalt prevaile with him f 1 Ki. 22.22 So it ' s said That the dwellers of Jerusalem and their Rulers fulfilled the Scriptures that is Gods will in condemning Christ. g Act. 13.27 Consider then you that fear God if you are under any affliction or suffering whatsoever that it is God that is the efficient and first cause of it As the Church in the Lamentations said Though he meaning God causeth grief c. h La. 3.32 And it is he that formeth Light and createth darkenesse i Esa 45.7 and there is no evil in the City i. e. of affliction but he doth it k Am. 3.6 If your enemies hate you look upon it as Gods turning their hearts to hate you l as the Egyptians did the Israleites l Ps 105.25 If they curse you look upon it as David did on Shimei's cursing For the Lord saith David hath bidden him m Sam. 16.10 11. If robbed spoiled and reproached by them remember That it is the Lord that gave Jacob for a spoil and Israel to the Robbers n Es 42.24 and Jacob to the curse and Israel to reproach o 43.28 And if you be delivered up into the hands of your Enemies yet say as Job did God hath delivered me up to the ungodly and turned me over into the hands of the wicked p Jo. 16.11 And if they slay you yet know they are but Gods Instruments and hand therein q Ps 17.13 14. And therefore conclude and say to them as Joseph did to his Brethren As for you ye thought evil against me but God meant it unto good r Gen. 50.20 Object But doth not this as you say plead for the enemies of God and tend to strengthen their hand and give them incourgement to persecute the people of God so much the more Answ No more than the Prophet Elisha's saying unto Israel I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Ifrael ſ 2 Ki. 8.12 c. Give him ground to kill and slay as he did afterward or the words of Christ said of Judas One of you shall betray me tend to move him to betray Christ And though God may give up wicked men to their own hearts lusts t Ps 81.12 and suffer them to walk in their own waies and commit such wickednesse v Act. 14.16 and leave them to discover what is in them and give the Devil leave to delude and harden them as he did Ahabs Prophets and permit them as he did Pharoah to pursue the Israelites who threatned and resolved six things I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoyl my lust shall be satisfied upon them I will draw my sword my hand shall destroy them w Exo. 15.9 yet he could performe but one of them and God will turn the rage of man to his own praise and the remainder of wrath he will restrain x Ps 86.11 Consid 2 Secondly as we should consider that whatsoever is done is done by the will appointment of the Lord and therefore we should with the Prophets learn to be silent because he doth it † Psal 39.9 So we should also consider wherefore the Lord doth all this doubtlesse it is not without cause as God told Israel of old And they shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done to it y Eze. 14.23 If like self-justifying Judah you ask Wherefore the Lord our God hath done all these things unto us z Jer. 5.19 I may and oh that I could with tears mention it and that my blood were fit to write it answer with the same Prophet For the greatnesse of our iniquities a Cha. 13.22 But alas whose tongue can utter or whose pen can expresse the nature or number the greatnesse grievousnesse of the sins of the Professors nay of the choisest Christians of this age to whom it may be truly said as formerly to Jerusalem That they have multiplied their transgressions more then they b Ez. 16.51 i. e. then the Samaritans with whom the Jewes had no dealings c Joh. 4.9 And may not the Lord say to his people now as formerly Thou hast also taught the wicked ones thy wayes d Jer. 2.33 Nay may not the Saints of God generally cry out Woe to us we have sinned e Lam. 5.16 and transgressed like men Yea wo to us we have sinned such sins as unrighteous men could not sin against light and love assurance and experience after sealing and consolations Hath any generation since the Apostles daies had such powerful Preachers and plenty of Preachings as this

* So Isa 3.4 babes ask bread and no man doth break it to them though sought 5 They that delicately did feed in the streets are des'late They that in scarlet were brought up dung-hils embrace of late 6 For the punishment of the sin and of th' iniquity Of the daughter of my People is greater in degree Then the punishment of the sin of Sodom that 's orethrown As in a moment and no hand staid on her falling down 7 Her Naz'rits were purer than snow than milk they were whiter Their bodies ruddier than rubies their † Polishing decking of Saphir 8 Their visage blacker is than cole not known in th' streets of some Their withered skin cleaves to their bones like a stick it 's become 9 The slain with the sword are better than those by hunger kill'd For these flow out struck through † So Hebr. with want of the fruits of the field 10 The pittiful womens own hands sod their own children dear They were their meat in the slaughter of my Peoples daughter 11 The Lord accomplish'd his fury his fierce wrath out he pour'd He kindled fire in Zion and her foundations devour'd 12 The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants below Would not have believed that the adversary or foe And that the crule enemy should prevail over them Have forcibly entred into the gates of Jerus'lem 13 For the sins of her Prophets and her Priests iniquities That have shed the blood of the just in midd'st her is this 14 They † Heb. the same mov'd as blind men in the streets they have polluted much Themselves with blood so that men could not once their garments touch 15 They cry'd unto them depart ye for it is polluted Depart ye depart ye touch not when away they had fled And wandred they said among the heathen every where They shall no longer inhabit nor sojourn with us here 16 The Lord's anger divided them hee 'l them no more esteem The Priests persons they did not † favour prize nor th' Elders highly deem 17 As for us our eyes as yet fail'd for our vain help we have Watch'd in watching for a Nation which yet could us not save 18 They hunt our steps that we cannot go in our streets safely Our end is near our days fulfil'd for our end 's come quickly 19 Our persecutors swifter are than th' Eagles of Heaven They pursu'd and laid wait for us on hills in desart then 20 The breath of our nostrils is gone which refresh'd our spirits The annointed of † Heb. Jehovah was taken in their pits Of whom we said and surely hop'd that under his shadow Among the heathen we shall live which hope is vanish'd now 21 Rejoyce and be exceeding glad O daughter of Edom That dwellest in the land of Vz the cup also shall come And likewise pass through unto thee and thou drunken shalt be And make thy self naked because of thine iniquity 22 The punishment accomplish'd is of thine iniquity O thou sad daughter of Zion he will no more carry Thee away to captivity thy sins he will visit O daughter of Edom he will thy sins discover yet CHAP. V. O Lord † Heb. signifies to remember or mind mind what is come on us think on and see our shame Our portion is turn'd to strangers our houses aliants claim We are orphans and fatherless our mothers as widdows We drank our water for money our wood is sold to us Our necks are under grievous and sore Persecution Whe labour and we have no rest our state Lord think upon We have through want given the hand to the Egyptians And to be satisfi'd with bread to the Assyrians Our father 's sin'd and they are not and their † Iniquities sins born have we Servants rul'd or'e us ther 's none that from their hand doth us free We gat our bread with the peril of our lives and no less Because of the devouring sword of the dry wilderness Our skin was black like an oven through sore famine likewise They ravish'd th' women in Zion and maids in Judah's Cities Princes once powerful are now by their hand up hanged The faces of our grave Elders were no whit honoured They took the beautiful young men to grind to make them food And the children through their weakness did fall under the wood The Elders have ceas'd from the gates the youths from their † ●sick playing The joy of our heart is now ceas'd our dance turn'd to mourning The Crown is fallen from our heads wo to us we did sin For this our heart is faint for these things our eyes now are dim Because the mountain of Zion which is now desolate The cunning foxes upon it do boldly walk of late Thou O Lord for ever remain'st like to thee there is none Thy throne from generation to generation Wherefore dost thou forget us Lord and that for evermore And us forsake † So Heb. in the Margin for length of days this makes our suffering sore Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and we shall be turned Renew our days as thou of old did'st and hast promised But thou O Lord hast utterly we fear rejected us Against us thou art very wroth yet justly thou deal'st thus A true CHRISTIANS PILGRIMAGE Or AFFLICTED-STATE Setting forth Pathetically and Mystically a Saints Night and Day or Sorrow and Joy Most of it being A Vision seen in Affliction and profitable for Edification and Consolation The flying Sun the fading Shaddow The dismal Night the welcom Morrow O Glorious Sun that run'st with joy thy race And daily shewst the world thy goodly face Shine forth upon my Dyal tho but clay That I may rightly know the time of Day I thought it was scarce Noon but now I see The shadows of the Evening covering me Alas where have I been what have I done Had I my back all this while on the Sun Or did I sleep or dream that all my year A Summer without Winter would appear Alas my † Those six Words signifie the Conscience Watch Alarm and my Clock My mourning Dove my Sentinel and Cock. Slept all at once until that audibly One said the King and all his Train past by Then startling out of slumber I look'd out And saw his whirling Chariots fly about Ah thought I then I must lurk in the shade Until the Worlds great light doth Retrograde Where am I now on what ground do I stand I cannot see my right from my left hand Is this a Hill or Plain is' t Land or Water Oh! whither shall I step or flee for shelter I am soon doted and quite at a loss Already turn'd into my first Chaos Is there no hope of Light Oh I see none Where are the [a] Angels Pleiades and Orion Are all God's sparkling [b] Scriptures Diamonds divine So clad with clouds that none of them do shine I see not one about this Canopy Sad soul how fast comes on thy misery But where art thou fair [c] Church Moon wilt thou appear O [d] True Christian hearb of Grace lo here but ne'r the near Where is thy light O help if ever now Ah I cannot for the * Which is the cause of the Moons Eclipse earths thick shadow Hath interposed so between me and thee I am eclips'd look for no light from me