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A47984
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A letter from a friend to the wise and learned, in England, Scotland, France, and Ireland
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1680
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Wing L1378; ESTC R221715
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King David love the Law of God It was his delight and his meditation Day and Night It made him wiser than his Enemies yea wiser than his Counsellors It is the highest Interest and will bring the greatest Honour Profit and Comfort to all Kings Priests Princes and Emperors in the World for to delight themselves in the Word of God above all things in the World because it doth hold forth that Pearl of Price which is more worth than all the Kingdoms of the World And that Pearl of Price is the Lord of Life the King of Glory the Prince of Peace who only can make them Wise Strong Rich and Honourable in the sight of God and holy Angels who only can make them partakers of the Dâ—vine Nature which is the highest Honour and the greatest Favour who only can give them endurable Riches as an Ornament of Grace and a Crown of Glory that will for ever last and flourish when all things under the Sun will soon waste and perish Because the Church of England has kept the word of God's Patience he will keep her in this hour of Temptation which is come to try all Nations The enemies to the Word of God and to the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the Turk the Pope and the Devil and all the workers of Evil because it doth blame them and shame them and will condemn them if they will not learn to be lovers of God and Workers of Righteousness The work of Righteousness is Peace and the effect of Righteousness is quietness to the Mind and will prove profitable comfortable and advantagious to all Mankind so that the People will praise God yea all People in all Nations will learn from his holy Word to praise him with new Obedience so that the Earth will bring forth great increase and among all People in all Nations there will be a free Trade great Joy and a lasting Peace from the Gospel of Reconciliation which is to run and be glorified among all Nations for their Information Reformation and everlasting Salvation So that England Scotland France and Ireland will soon become the Wonder and the Glory of the World the Crown of Kingdoms the desire and delight of Nations the Joy of the whole Earth and the City of the Great King for Unity Peace and Concord for Piety and Vertue for Wisdom Power and Strength for Honours Riches and great Glory As these are Trying Times so this high and honourable Work is Trying Work as it doth try and exercise all the powers of my Soul so it will try and exercise all the Powers of the World for the Glory and great Glory of the most High and the great Honour and Exaltation of England's Royal Majesty among the Sons of Men and above any of them This work will try who are Enemies and Friends to God and Man They be Enemies that will not mind and regard it but will do what they can to hinder it and oppose it and they be Friends that do what they can to countenance encourage and set it forward as soon as they can and as well as they can for it will tend to their great Honour Peace Profit and Comfort And though I have met in this high and honourable Work much discouragements from many of the Sons of Men yet I have great encouragement from the God of Heaven who is with me as a mighty God a great King and a righteous Judg who will judg the World in Righteousness and his People with his Word of Truth Therefore they that be incensed against me or offended at me will be ashamed As the Sons of Men cannot hinder the Wind from blowing nor the Waters from flowing no more can they hinder the God of Heaven from working in me and with me for to manifest his Wisdom and Power among the Sons of Men to bring about what he knows that is best to be done for the great Honour Peace and Prosperity of our Royal King and all Kingdoms Though I am but a mean and ordinary Man for person yet the Spirit of God is no mean and ordinary Spirit for Counsel that has enabled me to understand his Mind and to make it known in due time Upon so noble a Design therefore let not any despise the Day of small things for the Lord who is most Wise and most Strong loves to bring about great and wonderful things by weak and unlikely means that so all the Glory may redound to Him and that no Flesh should glory before him because all the Sons of Men have their Wisdom Power and Strength from him that is comfortable to themselves and profitable to others Let not any slight and undervalue the Bible which is the Word of God because it is an Iron Rod to bring home Children that do go astray and a sharp Sword to cut down them that will not it obey Ministers of the Gospel that do preach the Word of God in season and out of season are to be minded regarded and honoured so far as their Doctrines do agree to the Word of God And so are all men so far as they honour love and obey the Word of God which abideth for ever for Heaven and Earth will sooner fail than one tittle of God's Word come to nothing Therefore Glory be given to the most High from Men and Angels and that continually for his great Wisdom Power Glory and Majesty and great Honour and Renown great Joy Peace and Prosperity from the most High upon England's Royal Majesty upon his Royal Person and all his Royal Relations that so he and they may long live to Reign for God and with God among the Sons of Men for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of them and at last for ever with him among the holy Angels in his Kingdom of Heaven Amen Amen Let all Loyal and Faithful Subjects in England Scotland France and Ireland say and pray yea all Persons in all Nations that do love the peace and prosperity of their Souls and the comfort of their Lives Made known in due time how to procure and secure many hundred thousand pound a Year to the Crown of England for the great Honour and Profit of our Royal Sovereign Charles the Second King of Great Britain and for the peace and prosperity of all Kingdoms by John Varney a Member of the Church of England and of the City of London a Subject to his Majesty of Great Britain and Servant to the God of all Wisdom Power and Strength who can do what he will and work with whom he will among the Sons of Men to manifest his Wisdom and Power for the great Honour and Exaltation of a Kings Person and the great joy peace and prosperity of all Nations There be many seeming Friends among the Sons of Men that be real Enemies unto them but a true and a faithful Friend is more precious than Gold or the Gold of Ophir Because in the worst of Times and before the best