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A call from God out of Egypt by his Son Christ the light of life, and this from the movings of the holy power, is sent for a visitation unto the seed of God in all professours, teachers and people through this nation and land of England / from a follower of the lamb, D.W.
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D. W. (Dorothy White)
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Those he redeems and bringeth from the grave All such who by his Pow'r an Int'rest have This quickeneth and bringeth up again The Soul of man that hath been dead and slain All must come to the Light o' th holy Day To know the Life that leads the narrow way Unto the Rest the Kingdom and the Crown And in God's Rest at last for to lie down And the Way is the Light the Life the Truth The same will lead to thy Creator in thy dayes of youth And all must come unto the Light To be led in the Way that 's right And all must come unto the blessed Seed By which God's My'stries they must come to reade And this is made known in the greatest deep Where his Blood is drink and his Life is meat On which the living do delight to 〈◊〉 Which is their heav'nly Breâ—â— in time of need And all who feed on this shall never hungâ—â— more For them the Cup of Blessing is layed up in store And in CHRIST the Head is the hidden Life Of all the Brides Children who are the Lamb's Wife Who are now come to be redeem'd again And in the Lamb's Pow'r ov'r the World do Râ—ign As Conquerors over both Hell and Death This in the Seed is known born of the Royal Birth By which all Sions Children are set free Sounding forth Praise in this Gods Holy Day And this my Solutation is unto the Seed in all Which yet remain in Darkness Death and Fall And God is come his Seed for to â—â—deem And bringing it to light that 's glory may be seen And the worm Jacob who hath been under all Shall now arise triumphing over Death and Fall The second Adam that by transgression hath been slain Now by Gods quickening Power shall be reviv'd again And by our God's most holy living breath All souls shall rise that have been under death And at God's Voice open the graves shall fly When his Trump blows from 's holy Majesty Hâ—… his Pow'r the Cords of Sin shall break Nor Death nor Hell no more the Seed shall keep Under but it shall rise it Majestie Reigning in Glory on his Mountain hie Ah! we are come unto the Holy Day Where th'Scepter of Sions King now beareth sway Unto whose Government all Kings most bend When in his Glory from Heaven he doth descend Then all their Crowns must cast before his Throne For he will reign on Earth as King alone Christ's Government on Earth is now begun Ov'r all he 'l reign and to that end is come Glorious is that Power that redeems from sinning That restores man even 〈◊〉 in the beginning Glorious is that Life which reigneth over all Which conqâ—â—â—s Death and Hell and brings from th'Fall The Seed is blest and its Rest is in God's own Breast A Tender Visitation from the Fountain of Love sent unto all the Suffering-Seed from the melting bowels of compassions from the Father of Life unto all the Chosen Called and Elect who are this day found faithful followers of the Lamb thorow the Tribulation and so through the washing of Regeneration who by suffering come attain the Victory which stands alone in the Faith which purifies and makes white And now is the Day come wherein a clear and through-separation will be made betwixt the faithful Followers of the Lamb from them that backslide and have a name to live and are dead as to the Life of God And although there were many that came out of the Land of Egypt who were also Followers of the Lamb for a time whose eyes also beheld the miracles and wonderful works which Christ did yet after this many returned insomuch that Christ said unto his Disciples when he looked back and beheld the little number Will ye also forsake me this was the Answer of the faithful Followers Nay whither shall we go Thou hast the Word of Eternal Life But many took offence at him and so in the Winter fled from him and also denied him although they came once to receive the gift of God and to tast of the powers of the world to come yet such as kept not their first estate who dwelt not in their first love became like unto the Angels thâ—… who were reserved under the chains of darkness unto the Judgment of the great Day Therefore Brethren and Beloved in the bowels of the Lord Jesus is this tender Visitation sent unto you and amongst you all who at this day profess the Truth of the living God for the stirring up of your pure minds to be more diligent and more faithful in watching alwayes and waiting for the appearance and coming of the Lord Jesus Christ who will appear the second time without sin unto Salvation whose Reward is with him and he that shall come will come and will not tarry And he will reward all the Faithful for their Faithfulness a thousand fold in this life and Eternal Life for ever So blessed for ever are all the honest-hearted who singly wait for the appearance of the Bridegroom Such are the Virgins that slumber not whose Oyl is burning and so if he should come at midnight such will be found ready to enter within the Gates of Paradise But verily this I have to declare from the Lord God of Life who hath sealed it It will be hard for many to enter at this day who once had a tast of the precious Truth who are now growing cold such will be spued out in the Day of the Lord. But this I have to say for your encouragement who are faithful and single-hearted The Lord God everlasting will reward you the doers of his Will and your reward will be Everlasting Joy Everlasting-Peace and Consolation and Joy shall be heaped upon Joy and Glory upon Glory shall be revealed in the habitations of the Righteous What shall I say to express the endless Love of the Father whose Fulness is come whose Fountain is open how he is become a place of broad Rivers Blessed be the Day that now is dawned the Day which Abraham saw is now come unto Abraham's Seed and rejoycing is known by the Redeemed who are returning again unto Sion with songs of Rejoycing and everlasting Joy upon their heads such know the New Songs who are come unto the Day such have entred into the City where the Lamb is the light thereof where Praises are returned to God who lives for ever and unto the Lamb who is worthy to reign over all To whom be Hallelujahs given Honour and Praise world without end So this is my Salutation unto the Suffering-Seed who am a Sufferer for the Name of JESUS and for the Testimony of his Truth Dorothy White To all the Elect of God who are called and chosen faithful and true Greetings of Peace Mercy and Love from the Father is sent unto all the Upright in heart THe Rest the Life the Power the Fulness of all Professions wait all to possess the very substance and the end of all Declarations the Heavenly Life of God made manifest in your mortal flesh And so let 〈◊〉 â—ord of his Grace dwell plentifully in you that ye may behold the â—â—ory thereof as the Glory of the only begotten of the Father full of Grace and Truth that ye may all be overshadowed with his beautiful Brighteness so that ye may be filled with the Glory of his Majesty so that ye may come to say in your hearts Oh! how goodly are thy Tents O Seed of Jacob how glorious how excellent is the Beauty of the Habitation of Israels God! who is now broken forth as the Sun in the morning whose shining is clearer and clearer unto the perfect day And now God is bringing forth the perfection of Beauty in and among his chosen Generation and He shall become the Glory of all Nations a wise Counsellor a King and Law-giver a Royal Priesthood the unchangeable Prophet And so Friends and Brethren in the fellowship of the Gospel of Eternal Peace Joy and Unity in the holy Spirit of Love and Life Solace your selves in the Grace and Faith which giveth the perfect knowledge of God in the face of his Son in whom ye have believed in whom standeth the New Covenant which God hath made with the Seed of Abraham whom he is now calling and gathering from the ends of the Earth and this is his Covenant with him even the sure Mercies of David which are renewed through the Seed of Promise and this Seed God is raising which shall inherit his Blessing and Mercy for evermore So all you dear and wel-beloved Children of your Father Abraham who was blessed whose Faith justified him and was accounted unto him for Righteousness So grow ye in the same word of Faith until God perfect his own Image in you for this is the work of our Father in this the day of his Power and of his glorious Appearance to bring forth his Children after his own Likeness and Image Form and Beauty and so the Followers of the Lamb must bear the Mark of the Lamb and by it they must be known So in the Unity of the holy Spirit of Peace feel the Blessings daily multiplied from the God of Mercies and tender Compassions whose Bowels of Love yearn unto his own And so my dear and beloved Friends in the Eternal Welfare of God I bid you all Farewel D. W. THE END