be more faithful to the Lord in what he required and so more strength was given me and through the Power of his Might I became bolder to bear Testimony for the Lord against Priests Tythes and Offerings which were only to continue during the first Covenant and through the Lord's power was carried over them through Prisons and spoiling of Goods for the Lord's sake and his Truth and had Joy thereby in the presence of mine Enemies So Friends I can truly say by experience that it is faithfulness to the Light of Christ Jesus that the Lord requires for to obey is better than Sacrifice and to hearken then the fat of Rams therefore it is nothing of that which is Natural of our selves neither Carnal Wisdom nor Humane Learning that can give true Knowledge of God and his Will to the Creature but it is the Lord's Work in the Creature through mercy to reveal himself by the Light of his Son which hath not only lightned me and some few more but every man that cometh into the World that through him who is Light and in him is no Darkness at all People might be saved from darkness and the deeds thereof which are Carnal Sensual and Devilish So all dear Hearts to the true Light which you are all enlightned with I commit you desiring you in God's fear it may lead you and guide you in all things at all times and be your Counsellor when you lie down and when you rise up and as you come to have unity with the Light of Christ Jesus you will come to witness Fellow ship and Unity with God and you will feel the strength of his Love to constrain you to love him honour and obey him with all your Hearts and Souls and so you will witness a growth and increase in the Knowledge of God in Christ Jesus and so become the Disciples and Followers of Christ and know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free and by the good Leadings thereof receive the end of your Faith even the Salvation of your Souls which is many thousand fold better than all earthly Pleasures and all earthly Enjoyments therefore why should we not sell all for that Kingdom which fades not away which stands not in Meats and Drinks but in Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost which is prepared from all Eternity for them that believe in the Lord Jesus and for the Testimony of his Name are made willing to forsake all the World and the Glory thereof and love not their Lives unto Death so they may finish their Course with Joy in obeying or suffering what the Lord requires that for a Recompence of Reward they may receive Eternal Life with the little Lambâ— of my Father's fold who cries after the Lord in the Power of his Might to bring into his Rest the Prodigals in England that they may look upon him whom they have pierced as I have done who was one with them in the same excess of Riot but now through the largeness of the Love of God I am become alive who was dead and for the Seed's sake I cannot but declare those things which I have seen and heard R. M. To the Drunkards of England who were my Companions in the Kingdom of Darkness whom my Soul pities FRIENDS THE desire of my Heart is that all Men might come to the Knowledge of the Truth and be saved that thereby they might obtain Freedom and come forth of Egypt where Darkness remains to the Supper of the great King where Bread shall be given them and their Waters shall be sure therefore why should any perish with Hunger and the Way of Life and Fulness so near to every one even within them Truth in the inward parts which is sufficient to lead out of all Error and to guide their steps in the Paths of Peace therefore the Way is not so hard as the Souls Enemy would have People believe it is though it be said to be Narrow it is but to that part which cannot inherit God's Kingdom and those that come to Christ who is the Way to his Father who is the Light of Men to lead and guide them to his Father and to make his Yoke easie and his Burden light are his Witnesses who is that true Prophet Moses writ of Whom the Lord would raise like unto me saith he him shall you hear and every one that will not hear that Prophet shall be destroyed So all you who have not obeyed nor regarded that Prophet though you have been often check and reproved by him in your Hearts and Consciences though you obeyed him not loving your own Wills and Carnal Pleasures better then the God of your Life and if he should leave striving with you you are left without Excuse for he hath appeared to you who appeared outwardly in the days of his Flesh and hath now in these last days appeared inwardly by the Light of his Spirit according to the Scriptures which saith Christ within the hope of glory And blessed be the Lord thousands be living Witnesses of this Eternal Truth which is herein declared of not out of any Self-Exaltation but for the Praise of God whom I honour and the desire of my Soul and the end of my Writing is according to the good Will of God that all may come from under Death's bonds into the Light of the Lord Jesus which will let them see the Evil within them and the Deceivers without them who abide not in Christ's Doctrine but teache for Doctrine the Commandments of Men who are of the World whose Ways and Worships are vain who are Men-pleasers and respect mens Persons and receive Honour one of another contrary to Christ and his Royal Law who though he were a King he said he received not Honour from Men but those men are set up by man and are not true Followers of Christ nor keep his Sayings therefore I am bold to call them Seducers who follow the Lust of the Flesh Covetousness Drunkenness and Pride whose Lives are Prophane and Works are abomination to the Lord and I know they are seen by many who will confess they are such men as serve not the Lord Jesus Christ but their own Bellies and yet will not be diswaded from them but love to follow their pernicious ways rather then the Light of Christ Jesus which manifests them and though they be Convinced that they be not Godly Teachers nor sent of him yet they will not be Converted from them to the Light of Christ Jesus which would turn them from the Power of Satan to the Power of God wherein is Salvation to every one that believes to the Jew and also to the Gentile therefore is it not a sad thing to see how the Devil betwitcheth People and blinds their minds lest they should be turned to the Truth in this Day of the Lord's Power wherein he is more plentiously pouring forth of his Spirit upon the Seed of Jacob and his Blessings upon
Lord lay But all that will not hear his Call Eternal plagues shall on them fall Which shall for evermore endure And be to them their portion sure The dangerous state of all People who are out of the Covenant of Life A Few words to all sober-minded Who with darkness have not combined To serve that Prince for term of days Which he perswades without delays Servants to be to Sin and Evil It is the covenant of the Devil For no less time he will agree Then during Life his Slaves to be So all that would your freedom know From Sin and Satan here below While you are in this House of Clay Regard not outward Bonds I say For there the Enemy may prevail And cause your Faith thereby to fail Looking at things that here we see Which seems unpossible to be Being not seen with Eye of Faith Cannot please God as Scripture saith But come down to God's witness near Which stands i' th' Conscience alway clear To shew unto you Words and Deeds Whether savoury or stinking Weeds And whether you hear or forbear That which reproves Sin will be clear Which is most pure and light also And shews man Sin where-ever he go Which is God's Love to all mankind To give them light that were full blin◠Blessed are they that faithful be To what the Lord doth let them see To be their duty day and night Acting as in their Masters sight Then nothing can be done in haste But light their Counsellor will taste And judge that down which doth 〈◊〉 If it be not i' th' holy fear And here 's the Exercise indeed Of Christians as they are freed Yet such as will not Truth retain But in their Lusts still will remain Assure themselves this is a warning From that which gives a true discernin◠As he can say who liv'd i' th' Lust Before he came to know the Just And was as bad as they can be Until the Lord did let him see By his pure Light what he had done Against the Record of his Son And then it was a time of trouble To see himself worse than a bubble And he not only in that state But all that did the Light so hate And then he wept with Sorrows grief Until the Lord sent him Relief Which was his presence to refresh His fainting Soul near to perish So all wait low in Christ who 's pure Till him you know your Souls to cure Who is the good Samaritan To cure and heal the wounded man And those that will not own his cure Eternal Plagues shall all endure And such from Sorrow can never cease Nor have therefrom any Release Concerning Perfection ALL you that scoff at Purity Perfection looking not to see While you are here on this side Grave Nor any thing that shall you save From Sin and sinning while you'r her◠Yet hopes at Death you shall be clear And then to pass to Rest and Peace And have with Death a full release So that no judgment can you grieve Because you do on Christ believe Is this your Hope and Faith indeed Who lives i' th' Lust and have no need To be redeem'd from that condition But still runs on without suspition Without the sence of deadly danger Being to Truth a very stranger And him who is the good Physitian Who would cure with much contrition And none but Christ can do that Cure Of your Disease which brings most sure Eternal death to all that love it And none but he can remove it Take heed therefore no time delay Lest you should miss of Cure I say Of that so dangerous Disease Which without Cure brings Plagues not case Therefore it 's good to weigh the cause Before you dye to have a pause How that your Souls may be delivered When that from Bodies they be severed For this will be both sure and true That every one receive their due And likewise be rewarded so According to 'th Deeds they did do In the Bodies where they had place Before they had run out their race And look how Death doth stop their Wind So Judgment shall them surely find And then the Judgment shall proceed According as hath been decreed And all that have not walk't with God Assuredly shall feel his Rod And likewise many grievous Woes Shall then be added to the Foes Of the great God of Power and Might Who to all men hath given a Light To lead them safe from the dark Power And from the Sorceries of the Whore But to his Enemies will be torment Because they thought not to repent Nor would believe that they should dye When they transgress'd continually Therefore they 'r left without excuse Who did his Witness then abuse When they prefer'd their pleasures here Before the Lord who bought them dear And if the Lord should striving cease And sorrow send and no more peace Unto those Souls that have not priz'd The day of God by them despis'd How great will be their cry and sorrow When day is past that hath no morrow Therefore all you that loves delight In that which is darker then night Awakened be and stand upright To Christ Jesus in his pure Light Which shines i' th' Hearts to let men see What is not good nor pure to be And if obeyed in its leadings Will not admit such proceedings As brought them on with such an hand As scarcely one to make a stand For to consider of their end That do their time so vainly spend Their end therefore will sadness bring Who counted Truth a lying thing And the pure Light a foolish guide To keep their steps they should not slide By which Lord keep us in thy power On thee to wait for evermore And thy pure Truth preserve spread That they may live which now are dead To the Backsliders in Heart YOu that have seen the holy Land Wherein ripe Grapes so fully stand And some of you did taste the Fruit That grew therein tho now turn'd brute And chuses rather with Beasts to feed Then to be followers of that Seed Which would have led you to the same And given you an eternal Name If you had stood within your Tent And not for fear of men relent But to the Lord had faithful been Then you like Willows had been green And likewise fed under your Vine Also refresh'd as with new Wine But now you 've gotten other Lovers And hopes beside to have some covers Because of Truth you got some Words Which will prove to your sides like Swords How will you answer the just Judge Who do against his Witness grudge Which would have led you out of death And all things else that are beneath If you had been but honest-hearted And from the Truth never departed The Lord to you had been a portion Preserving you from all abortion To testifie against the dark Which have no covenant with the Ark But now you 'r in a sad condition By refusing your commission And gone to serve under the Beast
his Off-spring which makes them cry to the Inhabitants of the Earth who have any sence and be not past feeling to come out from amongst them and touch not the unclean thing and the Lord will receive them Have you not read in the Scriptureâ— of Truth of a certain Rich Man that Christ spoke of who was clothed with Purple and fine Linnen and fared Sumptuously every day who dyed and was buried and being in great Torments desired to have one sent to his Father's house for he had five Brethren that he might warn then lest they should come to that place of Torment but it was denyed him Though it be this day testified to you through one who was dead and is by the Power and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ raised from Death to Life to warn People who are yet in Darkness and under the shadow of Death and under the power of a strange King to wit the Soul's Adversary to come forth of the Darkness and shew themselves in the Light of the Lord Jesus which lighteth every man that cometh into the World and will shew them their evil deeds and lead out of them and brings Salvation to all that are faithful and obey him which was the very end of his coming to save lost Men and lost Women from their Sins and to destroy the Works of the Devil which is Sin under which burden of Sin and Corruption the Spirit of the Lord hath suffered and the Lamb as one slain whose Bowels of Love and Merey now flows forth to his Creation Men and Women and would have them come to him that they might have Life but the God of the world hath blinded the Eye of their understanding whereby they are settled in a Life below the Son the end thereof will be more bitter than Death for their Rest is out of the Truth out of the holy Mountain in Egypt where the Innocent suffered and suffers and the Darkness remains upon such to this day and they will not give up to set forwards towards the Land of Peace and Rest for the way is tedious to that Nature they are in and the Enemies numerous therefore it is high time to feel after the good Old Way to the Land of Promise So in the fear of the Lord cast away the works of Darkness Sin and Evil and come to the Light of Christ Jesus that you may be armed with it whereby you may be drawn out of your Lusts out of your Pleasures out of your Pride out of your Covetousness out of vain Worships out of your idle talking and foolish Jesting out of your Drunkenness Wantonness and Vncleanness yea and from all manner of Sin into that which is Pure into that which is Holy which is of God's begetting and is of more value then all Created Objects is not that of God which testifies against Sin and Vngodliness yea I can truly say that was it which judged me and condemned me when I was young before I was made sensible what it was So all dear People fear the Lord and take heed of loving your Lusts better then the God of Life that manifests them with the brightness of his coming and with his breath would destroy them so then if you perish in your Evil ways your Destruction is of your selves in neglectiâ—â— so great Salvation and not prizing your Souâ—â— Redemption which is freely tendred in the Covenant of Light and Life which is Mercy 〈◊〉 speakable and that you shall one day confesâ— you are left without Excuse to your eternal Wâ—… and Misery for evermore if you go on in yoâ—â— Rebellion against the Lord and you shall remember you were warned by one who was 〈◊〉 Companion with you in your unfruitful Works 〈◊〉 Darkness called R. M. The true Teacher found which manifesteth mens Teachings unprofitable who deny the true Teacher within WHere is the Word the Life and Law Which keeps the Children in the Awe Where is the Truth the Grace Peace Which makes all Jars and Wars to cease Where is the Light that shines so bright Throughout the Nations in the Night Where is the true and safe possession The righteous Law above Profession Why do the Nations ' gainst it rise Is' t not because it testifies Against their deeds that they be evil Acted in service of the Devil Why doth the Woman Jezabel preach Who is forbidden for to teach And to seduce poor Souls with Lyes With painted shows and feigned cryes Tho' she be decked as a Queen All her Adulterous skirts are seen By those that cannot to her bend Nor ear unto her Witchcrafts lend Her Priests against delusion cries Although themselves be in that guise Being strangers to the Living way Amongst the dead they have their prey Tho' they the Scriptures often read Crying peace peace unto the dead Yet they cannot the mystery see Whose minds are dark i' th' Enmity Tho' humane Learning they have store That makes them but adore the Whore Being enriched by her gain Causeth them labour with their brain To keep in Darkness all they may Lest they should turn from them away Unto the Truth which was before False Prophet or the Scarlet Whore Which is the Way Christ the Churches Head Who gives his Children living Bread That they may never hunger more Being fed by his Eternal store Which flows forth to his Children dear Who are kept low in dread and fear Therefore all Souls that feed below The Bread of Life your Food we know To be no more than fed with death Feeding of that which is beneath The Son of Righteousness his Seed Who is Salvation sure indeed To all that in his Light believes But Sorrow to them his Spirit grieves Oh come to him who crys within And he 'l redeem you from all Sin For he hath often for you waited To have you turn from that he hated Who was not far from you unknown Checking for Sin to press it down He calls to all that would be free From Sin and all Iniquity To cease from man whose breath 's soon spent And hear but him who breath him lent Who is to his a perfect Teacher And is the only Spirit reacher Who came men's Lives not to destroy But Souls to save from all anoy Who walks in vertue of his Life Knows that which kills both Lust and Strife Of which a measure you have within That never gave consent to Sin But stood always a Witness pure Against him that would you allure So if Redeemed you would be Into the Christians Liberty Slight not your day of Visitation By looking at Predestination Not owning Christ that he should reign I' th' hearts of men Sin to restrain Therefore come search and try and hear Without Money in God's pure fear And willing be on him to waite Till he appear tho' it seem late Within your Breast you may him find If him to hear you be inclin'd So while it may be said to day Come come and see where the