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A46836	The exceeding riches of grace advanced by the spirit of grace, in an empty nothing creature, viz. Mris. Sarah Wight lately hopeles and restles, her soule dwelling far from peace or hopes thereof : now hopefull, and joyfull in the Lord, that hath caused light to shine out of darknes ... / published for the refreshing of poor souls, by an eye and ear-witness of a good part thereof, Henry Jesse ...	Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing J688; ESTC R18578	106,320	192

they beleeved not and what great need they have of Christ and till then they never rightly beleeve I have found it hath been so with me No sin is like the sin of unbeliefe The enemy is the Grand enemy of the soul that sin is the Grand sin of the soul. Though it be the great sin of all and the damning sin That yet Iesus Christ should not onely bid such a one beleeve but give it to beleeve it is to be admired 2. Quest. Whether many are not worse by hearing the Gospel of Grace in Christ to the ungodly and chiefest of sinners S. Ans. Many are worse and many are better The y 1 Pet. 1. 25. Word by the Gospel is to be preached to the world of sinners that is the Word which became flesh z Joh. 1. 14. That Christ came not to be ministred unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many a Mar. 10 45. He is not to be ministred unto by workes of our righteousnesse or our preparing our selves first for him or any worthinesse in our selves but to minister that is to supply our wants first the Spirit and therewith righteousnesse peace and joy which make an empty soule full indeed and to give his life not so sell it to them that haue money but to give it to them that have none his life no lesse price a ransome for us bondslaves that were in bondage to Satan sin and corruption for many for a numberles number that none can number so they are indeed if all be gathered together though but a few in comparison of the rest for many are called but few are chosen b Mar. 20. 16. It s there for many here for few Many are called by the word to Beleeve and to Repent all where the Gospel comes but few are called out of their sinfull state Iune 10.47 It being now above 75. dayes since she did eat at all and full 65. dayes since shee did sip or drink two dayes together her drink being onely fair water for about twenty dayes and since that some small beer and both these onely at once still in two three or four dayes of late in four or five dayes once and then no more till about so long after shee having never been able to stirre out of bed since April 6. being 65. dayes through her great weaknesse especially in her head by her so beating it against walls in her Terror and now shee being very weak unlikely to live unlesse shee took somewhat except he who so miraculously had upheld her so long should hold out the same great power and goodnes still unto her shee not having taken so much as a sip of any thing at all for four or five dayes last nor so much as moistened her mouth or lips in all that time and had enjoyed very little rest for a week together or more The Relator perceiving it now as from time to time formerly spake to her about eating or drinking somewhat S. Ans. I am not hungry nor thirsty Rela I have sometime neglected my body till I saw I must not wrong the Temple of the Holy Ghost c 1 Cor. 3. 17. and then I durst not but eat though I had no mind to it because t is an ordinary means of preserving life and health S. Ans. I cannot do it I do not abstain out of wilfulnesse for I would if I could nor have I any command or temptation in my spirit against it as if I should not but it is because I cannot When I have tried I am the worse by it I cannot digest it and the smell of it hurts me The Relator durst not then further urge her and being ready to depart Shee entreated his visiting some of the despairing soules that had been with her and to pray for them and for her selfe that shee might quietly submit to the will of God to live or dye for she found not such contentednesse to live as she desired but rather longing to be dissolved to be with Christ which was best of al for her Phil. 1. 23. So lie left her more drooping weak and pensive then at any time shee now to the eye of man drawing neer to death as he apprehended and was much affected with it spake of it to some ☞ But yet remembring some expressions of Faith that she had uttered before touching the raising up of her body as well as her soule pag. 33. 35. he had hopes the Lord would yet raise up her body to the praise of his Name and the refreshing of others that are despairing disconsolate soules And now behold and see the LORDS doing for it is marvailous and worthy to be remembred That day and untill about ten of the Clock at night all that week before-going especially on since Tuesday beforesaid she had these words following her and still as it were spoken to her again again viz. With long life will I satisfie him Ps. 91. 16. At first she took it to be meant of Eternall life in glory and rejoyced in it But when it was opened to her to be also of long life here Shee thought that would not satisfie her and therefore she would not regard it being so desirous to be absent from the body and to be present with Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 5.8 a little glimpse of him that shee felt was so sweet shee so desired the full fruition of him that shee was not so contented to live as was meet and as now having a sight of it shee desired prayer for her that shee might be and that she might quietly lie down at the feet of God to do with her as he would that shee might not be so weary of the condition the Lord allotted to her About ten at night this came in as if it had been whispered to her soule from God Thou hast not wearied me with thy sacrifices but thou hast wearied me with thy sins Yet I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine owne Names sake a Isa. 43.22.25 and will remember them no more for ever no not for ever Thou art mine my b Cant. 7. 10. desire is towards thee I will c Hos. 14. 4. heal thy backslidings I love thee freely I forgive all thy sins for my Names sake as though they had never been committed Come and see how I have loved thee How I have ever loved thee Behold and admire this love of mine Fathom this sea of my love if thee canst which drownes the multitude of thy sins and see how I have ever loved thee from eternity with an endlesse boundlesse and everlasting d Jer. 31 3 love the number of thy sins and multitude of thy transgressions against me shall never be able to seperate the e Ro. 8 35-39 union that I have made between thee me This manifestation exceedingly melted her heart and the more abased her soule before him And shee said Lord

in Lawrence Pountney lately of Black Fryers M r Cradock Minister in Nicholas lane M r Barker Minister at Garlick-hill M r Brag from about Bristol M r Isaac Knight late of Holland Captain Harrison The Lady Mayerne and M ris Iane Done her sister Lady Hartop with M ris Fant her sister now M ris Stock and M r Ric-Wollaston M ris Rolls wife to Judge Rolls M ris Mary Leeb Hanna Trapnel Dinah the Blackmore and those that are named pag. 8. 9 10. and many others The Reason of naming many is there rendred viz. that some more incredulous might the sooner beleeve and reap benefit and not reject the mysteries of God against themselves to their hurt Luk. 7.30 Which may plead excuse for naming them Ioh. 4. 39. For the saying of the Woman many of the Samaritans beleeved on Iesus Joh. 12. 11. Joh. 11. 45. By reason of Lazarus being so raised up many beleeved on Iesus Act. 9. 42. By making knows his raising up of Dorcas many beleeved on the Lord. If some yet say How is it possible that one so young and never understanding to purpose till now should be able so to speak T is answered This is the Lords work and it is marvellous in our eyes who out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hath ordained strength perfected praise Mat. 21. 16. And hath promised to his to powre out of his Spirit in the last dayes upon them and upon their children their sons and daughters Act. 2. 17. 33. 38 39. Our Lord Jesus promised to his Disciples that his Holy Spirit should bring to their remembrance what he had said to them Joh. 14. 26. This good Spirit brought to her remembrance now when it was most usefull what shee had read and heard formerly and opened her heart to understand them and opened her mouth to utter them in an humble melting manner as he had opened to her even when her bodily eyes and ears were held which since April 19. are both of them opened H. I. M r Saltmarsh his Letter For my dear and honored Friend and Cosen M H. JACIE Dear Cosen I Salute you in the Lord. I did much rejoyce in those breathings of the Spirit of God which I found in your little Book OF THE RICHES OF GRACE ADVANCED c. Surely the Lord is teaching his people and fulfilling his promises They shall be all taught of God Joh. 6. 45. And thus his New Covenant with his people shall be more and more revealed and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day Isa. 2.11 When I meet with such precious manifestations of the Lord me thinkes I taste those waters of life those rivers of living water which shall show out of the bellies of those who beleeve in Christ Joh. 7. 38. There is not a streame of this water but it proceeds from the Throne of Grace Rev. 22. 1. Zach. 14.8,9 though it flow in the vallies in the poore low and humble Christians I finde in this Spirituall Treatise of yours two things very experiment all the one is her Legall and the other her more Gospel condition In the first shee is in bondage in blackness and darkness and tempest in much distresse and shadow of death her life drawing nigh unto hell and afflicted with all his waues Psal. 88.3.7 In her Gospel state I find God shewing wonders to the dead making the dead to rise and praise him shewing his loving kindnesse in the grave and his faithfulness in destruction and making known his glory in the dark and his righteousnesse in the land of forgetfulnesse Psal. 88.10 11 12. And truely the voice of joy and gladnesse is in the tabernacles of the righteous Psal. 118. 15. I finde that when God reveales himselfe in Christ in his grace and love the Spirit of the Christian is sweetly raised and cheered and the love of the Lord is as wine even as the spiced wine I make no question but the Lord will fill this soule with more discoveries then this of the Riches of grace this truth being that first discovery of God in love Dear Cosen you do well thus to watch the appearances of God in his and to publish them to the Saints I am yours in the Lord JOHN SALTMARSH The CONTENTS or TABLE of the Book Of this Hand-maid her education Parents and dwelling pag. 4 5 6. Her Deep afflictions 1. In Spirit pag. 6. to 15. 10. 42 43. 59 60. 67. 70. 78. 109. 112. 127. 2. In body pag. 7. end 22. 31. end 55. 78. 115. 128. Her soules deliverance pag. 15. 35. 40. 54. 59. 67. 86. 89. Her sight and hearing given at greatest need pag. 24 25. 29. 34. 43 end The Lord refreshing her unable to eat or drink for many dayes pag. 15. 18. 20 21. 55. 57. 91. 116. 131. Her brother hoped for it pag. 5. and saw pag. 30. The Lords power excellent by this earthly vessell being in trances opening his Gospel-treasure pag. 15. to 33. 54.86 Whilst shee was blind and deafe 34. Which after her hearing was restored shee remembred not at all Of like expressions after it pag. 35. to 43. 51. c. CONFERENCES with some troubled about SIN with a Maid with M ris A. 44 45. to 48. with one 61. to 64. with another 65. another 72. with another 76. another 81. with another 99 another 105. with another 122. Other Conferences about her eating 57 58 about her condition now 85. future 89. About Ordinances 87. 118. About Differences among Saints 88. 39. Powring out the Spirit 90. New Covenant all free 91. The Law 92. 94. 115 Duties 93. 118. Endeavours 64. 94. Of Generall Redemption Free-will Falling away 95 96 97. Punishment for sin 98. Why weak after comfort 115. 128. Of enduring Christs reproach 117. Content with Christ alone 117. 22. Not loving God not before 117. Not proud by visiters 119. Of the Trinity 120. Justification and Sanctification by Christ 121. Items against receiving or telling false reports 125. Praises in Zion 119. Against stubbornnes or murmuring 24 30. Against lying and wronging Conscience pag. 7. 153-155 To be trained up in holy Scriptures pag. 6 3● 42. 59 60. Against unmercifulnes 103 104. The Lord raiseth her body being neerest death 132. by Faith 135. to arise and eat 138. walk 141. A Thankesgiving day Order 144. Summe and USES of all 151. Cautions about OATHS 155. A TABLE of many of the choise places of holy SCRIPTURE that in this Book are cited opened illustrated or applyed Where * is here added the Translation is neerer the Hebrew or Greek Page GEn. 22. 14. Iehovah jireh God will see 156. d ve 18. Gen. 26 4. All Nations-blessed 97 a 124. q Gen. 41.14 Iosephs garments changed 101. t Exod. 19. 4. Bare you on Eagles wings 149. a Ex. 34.6 Gracious mercifull long-suffering 53.105 e Levit. 16.21 Scape-Goat bears sin to Wildernes 67. k Num. 11.11 Manna-colour as Bdellium 38. o Num. 21. 9. Looking to brazen Serpent heal'd 81. m Deut. 29. 29.

the more low in her own eyes and having the more melted and humbled her soul by the greatnes of his goodnes towards such an one which frame the Lord continue to the end The Occasion of the meeting was declared Many of the most materiall of the former passages of the Lords speciall providence being related in a way to exalt the LORD alone and not a worthlesse Creature Praises were then rendred to the Name of the Lord which is exculted * Neh. 9. 5. above all blessing and Praise In speciall with respect to this mercy to soule and body and to the Glorious Attributes of God manifested herein Some Instructions were also given for some direction and furtherance herein both to the Party her selfe and to her Mother and to all present Amongst others some from 2 Chron. 32. 25. But Hezekiah rendred not againe according to the benefit done unto him for his heart was lifted up therefore there was wrath upon him Whence was observed 1. That the mercies of God require rendrings unto God rendring the glory thereof to him 2. That the measure of rendring back that the Lord looks should be endeavoured is according to the benefit done to them 3. That all neglect of thanks or rendring againe springs from pride or the lifting up of the heart that 's the root 4. That the Lords choice servants are very subject the fearefull sinnes of pride and unthankefulnesse 5. That the wrath of God is against pride and unthankefulnes The Lord takes it heavily when his people walk proudly or unthankfully The first was then insisted upon which being opened confirmed and applied and Praises further rendred with prayer suitable there was then a time of bodily refreshing in a cheerfull manner after the middle of the day eating and drinking of what was sweet and pleasant a Neh. 8. 10. that it might not be as a day of Fasting b Joel 2.12 14. This was but short and moderate that it might be no hinderance but rather a furtherance to the main work then intended Having eaten and blessed the Lord further Instructions were given from the words of our Lord Jesus to his owne Disciples in Luke 10.20 In this rejoyce not that the Spirits are made subject to you but rather rejoyce that your Names are written in Heaven Where is held out to us 1. That evil Spirits have been made subject to Christ Disciples and so they shall be c Mar. 16. 17. d 1 Cor. 6. 3. 2. That the Prime cause of rejoycing is that one knows his Name is written in Heaven He is known there what he is he is of esteem there hee hath interest there and happinesse there 3. That even the Disciples of Iesus Christ are prone to be carnall or fleshly in rejoycing and not so spirituall as is meet Praises with prayer again and again being rendred in the Name of Jesus Christ and those for whom nothing is prepared beeing remembred Neh. 8. 10. and Conclusion being made the Assembly in convenient time was dismissed many being greatly refreshed in the Lord who had thus exalted his great and glorious Name in causing LIGHT thus to shine out of DARKNES restoring her soul from so deep despair and thus wonderfully raising up her body that had been long to the eye of reason ready to see corruption And as her Brother M r Ionathan Vaughan before her sowls enlargement had writ from Oxford confidently that Iesus Christ would deliver her as is touched before in pag. 5. So he having been brought to London by a good providence just at that time to see it done as pag. 25. and 29. when he was returned to Oxford before the end of April 1647. He writ thence That he made no doubt but the Lord would restore her body also to its perfect health though then it drew not to death His words were these Most dear Mother I am constrained to confess with thankfulnesse that it was an Almighty Providence indulgent to me which brought me home to you in a most seasonable and acceptable time in which have both heard and seen the goings forth of the Love towards my choice and precious Sister to be in love mercy and peace The strong man is dispossessed by stronger Christ the hope of Glory now reigning in her I make no doubt but the Great Physician the good Samaritan who hath poured out into her wounded Conscience his wine and oyle will restore her body to its perfect health whereby shee may be able in the land of the living to declare the Riches of the free Grace and love of God to poor sinners I came safe to Oxford I praise God c. Iune 30 being the Monethly Fast-day she went to Great Alhallows London it being neer Lawrence Pountney and heard Mr Io. Simpson there hee having known her soul in adversity was desired to have helped there in the Day of Praises but was hindered by his Preaching that day elsewhere M r. Prime the Minister of Lawrence Pountney had an impediment that hindered him also where he was desired After the Fast-days Sermons were ended her heart was drawn out to goe to two women that were in deepe despaire for refreshing them by the comforts she had received being greatly affected with their sad conditions And the day following being Iuly 1. she so went to another woman in like condition one of the former women and this having been with her severall times of late since her soul was comforted By speaking much to them and by going so farre about a mile to and fro this day and about as farre the day before shee was much wearied and spont so that her body was in some weaknesse for some dayes after And this was the more encreased by the resortings to her daily of many in London who would draw out expressions from her to her further spending of her small strength Hence that shee might bee the more retired and recover strength for further service among the little ones that are afflicted c. her tender Mother hath procured for her a place in the Countrey neer a friend there a few miles distant from London The LORD hath given her to enjoy much of himself in the City as much may he give hath he given her in the Countrey We cannot leave her better then in these enjoyments which are a Christians ALL IN ALL. Before that her retire into the Conntrey the night before Iuly 4. which was the First day of the week called the Lords day it being but three dayes before her removall into the Countrey shee had a Dream or Vision which left so deep an impression on her Spirit that after she arose she wrote it down and related it to her Mother and to the Maid by whom the Relator hearing of it asked her about it and desired to see the writing The substance of it was this On Saturday-night last I was in a Dream in great terror and so quaked that the bed did shake under me I