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A89844 The power and glory of the Lord shining out of the north, or The day of the Lord dawning: wherein the true light is holden forth to all who desire to walk in the day. With a warning to the people of England of all sorts, not to oppose Christ in his kingdom. Shewing also the way how all flesh comes to know the Lord and fear him, by his terrible shaking the earthly part in man, witnessed by the holy men of God in Scripture. With a word to the serpents seed, or ministers of Antichrist, or man of sin, wherever he is found. By one whom the Lord hath called out of this dark world, into the true light, whom Ismaels brood calls a Quaker, whose name in the flesh is James Nayler. Naylor, James, 1617?-1660. 1653 (1653) Wing N302; Thomason E711_2; ESTC R207117 21,947 29

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THE Power and Glory of the LORD Shining out of the NORTH OR THE Day of the LORD Dawning WHEREIN The true Light is holden forth to all who desire to walk in the Day With a Warning to the People of England of all sorts not to oppose Christ in his Kingdom Shewing also the way how all flesh comes to know the Lord and fear him by his terrible shaking the earthly part in man witnessed by the holy men of God in Scripture With a Word to the Serpents Seed or Ministers of Antichrist or Man of Sin wherever he is found By one whom the Lord hath called out of this dark World into the True Light whom Ismaels brood calls a Quaker whose name in the flesh is James Nayler Then spake Jesus again unto them saying I am the light of the world he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life Joh. 8. 12. Therefore behold I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people even a marvellous work and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be bid Isa 29. 14. For in my jealousie and the fire of my wrath have I sp●ken surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the Land of Israel so that the fishes of the Sea and the fowls of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep upon the earth and all the men that are upon the face of the earth shall shake at my presence and the mountains shall be thrown down and the steep places shall fall and every wall shall fall to the ground Ezek. 38. 19 20. London Printed for Giles Calvert at the sign of the Black-spred-Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1653. The Power and glory of the Lord shining out of the North. ALL People everywhere who profess that you love God and have a desire to walk in his Rev. 11. 8. ways and are in this dark world wandering too and fro enquiring the way how you may come out of this great City which is Sodom and Egypt where fil●hiness and darkness rules and is heard wherein the Lord is crucified and all the righteous blood hath been shed and your selves are kept in bondage to sin and unrighteousness blindness and thick darkness and know not where you are nor the way out of this condition though many of you have been inquiring after the way so many years seeking after your blinde guides who are not the way neither in the way themselves and so have forsaken the fountain of light and have run after and have been led by them who are in the same darkness with you now stand still a while and see where you are and what you have been doing you pretend as to the Kingdom of God but you are not seeking where it is you have been seeking without but it is within you and there you must find it if ever you finde it it is not to be found in Forms and Customs and outside Observations Luk. 17. 21. but the Kingdom of God is within you and the way to the Kingdom is within you and the light that guides into the way and keeps in the way is within Christ is the way and know ye not that Christ is in you except ye be reprobates Joh 14. 6. and as he is the Way so he is the Light I am the light of the 2 Cor. 13. 5. world and lighten every one that cometh into the world Joh. 1. 9. and 8. 12. he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life I am the true shepherd of the sheep and my sheep know my voice but the voice of a stranger they 1 Pet. 3. 19. will not hear and the voice of Christ is spiritual not carnal Rev. 2. 7 17. and he speaks to the Spirits in prison and he that hath an ear Joh. 10. 11 12. hears what 's the Spirit saith and he who comes once to hear the voice of Christ in Spirit will no more desire to hear the voice of strangers All your hirelings are strangers to Christ and he knows them not for though they may prophesie in his name and in his name cast out devils yet if they be workers Mat. 7. 22 23. of iniquitie Christ knows them not and such know not Christ For he that saith I know him and keeps not his Commandment 1 Ioh. 2. 4. is a lyer Now all people cease from your strange guides and outside-outside-lights and return to the light of Christ in you that which shews you sin and evil and the deeds of darkness for what ever makes manifest is light and this is that light which shines into the conscience which tells you that lying Eph. 5. 13. swearing pride envy coveteousness backbiting and dissembling leads to condemnation and this light checks you for sin and would have you to do to all men as you would be done to And this light is not a Chapter without you in a Book but it is that light that revealed that to the Saints in their several measures which they spoke forth and which thou readest in the Chapter and this light being minded will lead to the perfect day which declares all things as they are And this did the Apostles exhort the Saints everywhere to take heed unto till the day dawned and the day-star did arise 1 Pet. 1. 19. in their hearts and this is a more sure word of prophesie then that the Apostle did see in the mount as he declared unto them and if you take heed to this light to obey and love it then it will shew that to you which no outward declaration of man can shew you it will let you see all your sins done in secret and whom you have wronged and how you have spent your time and will bring you to repentance and to tenderness of heart towards all people and will bring you to exercise a pure conscience in the fear of God towards God Act. 24. 16. and man in uprightness and so will lead up to Justification and Peace and if you disobey it it will condemn you in your own hearts and will shew you that God is greater then your hearts who will render to every one according to their works and here you are left without excuse before God Men and Angels and in this that you know sin and live in it here you have learned your codemnation and your deceit is discovered whereby with a pretence you make prayers and say Lord shew us a sight of our sins when as God hath given you a light within you which being minded and obeyed will shew you all your sins and wickednesses and lead you out of them Joh. 3. 20. but this light you hate because you love your evil deeds and you perish not for want of light tendred but because you turn