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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10044	A testimony concerning the life and death of William Sixmith, being sent with the following matter to London, in order to be made publick.	Sixmith, William, 1655 or 6-1677.; Sixmith, Bryan, d. 1679.	1678 (1678)	Wing S3923B; ESTC R184261	13,685	28

A Testimony concerning the Life and Death of William Sixmith being sent with the following Matter to London in order to be made Publick William Gibson MY very dear and well-beloved Friend the dear Salutation of my Life salutes thee in the most pure and dearest Love with which at this present my Heart is filled and the Remembrance of thee in the Immortal Life in and through which I have often been refreshed by thee and at this time have sweet Vnity with thee and my very Soul is affected with thee in that spiritual Relation in which I am perswaded that neither Heights nor Depths Principalities nor Powers things present nor things to come shall be able to separate us from that Love of God in Christ Jesus And so having a Sense upon my Spirit at this time how the Lord God hath made thee an Instrument in his Hand by his Mighty Power for the turning many from Darkness to Light and from the Power of Satan unto God amongst whom my Son William Sixmith was one who was touched and made sensible of the Lord 's heavenly and blessed Power which in thy Ministry did reach unto him and it was effectual as thou may'st understand by these his Writings which I have sent to thee for to peruse we found them scattered amongst several other Papers in his Trunk several We●ks after his Death and had I seen any convenient Oppertunity would have sent them to thee long since for through thy Ministry was a Door of Hope opened in him and the Love of God was shed abread in his Heart in which he desired the Prosperity and Welfare of all People and being I find freedom in my Spirit shall a little acquaint thee how it was with him before this powerful and heavenly Visitation From his Childhood he was inclined to that which was good and never that I know of did he seek to cover any thing that he did amiss by any excuse but would readily confess the Truth though against himself And I can truly say I never knew him tell a Lye either directly or indirectly to the day of his Death neither was he given unto those Youthful Vanities that most young People are Naturally inclined unto and though at this time the Lords secret Arm of Power did preserve him out of many Temptations yet still the Vail was over his understanding and he was very ignorant of Gods Heavenly Power that converts the Soul untill by the Testimony of the Spirit of Truth through thee he was awakened which gave such a certain sound that it did penetrate his very Heart and his Soul was affected with the Virtue of Gods Heavenly Power which did out ●●ke a Rasor and thy Words were to the Seed that was raised as sweet as the Honey-Comb and although his love was very dear unto all the Houshold of Faith yet did his love more abound and flow forth unto thee then to many others And in the time of his Sickness thou wast often in his remembrance and the Night before he departed this Life he was refresht in the remembrance of thee and spoke of thee and of thy being with him which in a Spiritual ense might be the Apostle saith Col. 2.5 For though I be absent in the Flesh yet am I with you in the Sp●●● ●●j●ying and beholding your Order and the stedfastness of ●our Faith in Christ In the beginning of his sickness he did most cheerfully and willingly resign up himself both Soul Body and Spirit into the Hands of the Lord God and would not have any thing to do with any Physician nor any Physick at all but only a little Water for his Mouth and Throat which were very Sore which did him good he sometimes saying that He was satisfied with the Lords love and that he knew his Redeemer lived which was able to restore him to his Health if he pleased and if not he was contented And in the time of his weakness we did perceive that the Spirit of Supplication was in his Heart and often was his Mouth filled with the living Praises of the God of Heaven whom his Soul loved and he was very patient and quiet all the time of his Sickness not in the least shewing any discontent but most-what of a very cheerful Countenance and his Words were even as in the Time of his Health till such time as great Weakness came upon him and the Pangs of Death seized on him And a little before he departed I being in another Room he desired I might be called and when I came unto him he set his Eyes upon me and with a very Innocent Look gave me his Right Hand and desired I would not be Troubled with other words which I did not understand he speaking so weakly the Pangs of Death being upon him and in a short time after he laid down his Head in Peace upon the Twenty Fourth Day of the Seventh-Moneth 1677. He was Twenty One Years and about Seven Moneths Old And in the time of his Health he was a Patern of Piety and a good Example to my Family and to those that were inwardly acquainted with him he was lowly for indeed the Truth was precious to him and the Company of those that truly feared God was his Delight for his Heart was affected with them and indeed many such did truly love him And I know it was a Trouble to him if at any time Business should so fall out to hinder him from any Meeting where friends came together to Worship God in the Spirit in 〈◊〉 Truth for I know it was his very Heart's Delight to be in such M●●●ings and I have good cause to believe that he never thought the Time either Long or Tedious that he was in such Exercise And I do certainly know that nothing did bring so much Grief and Trouble upon his Spirit as those that did make a Profession of the Truth yet walkt Disorderly and some such he did often Reprove very sharply some by Word of Mouth and others by Letter which few knew of but those it did concern for indeed he was a very lowly and meek-spirited Young Man and very Dutiful to his Parents and would not neglect any Opportunity wherein he might be serviceable to the Truth and a very Tender and Affectionate Carriage to his Brother and Sisters and his Eye was continually over them for Good and his Counsel and Advice to them at all times was to stir them up to Live in the Fear of God And the last Paper that he writ upon the Truth 's Account was to John Dunbabin of Sauky who had lent him a Book that John Cheney had written against the Truth so when he had read the Book he did return the Book back again to John Dunbabin with the Letter which I have also sent thee which thou mayst read over at thy leisure and conclude with the Remembrance of my dearest Love which is in Deed and in Truth to thee thy Wife and Children and to

of saving Grace Whilst they in Wickedness to men preach Peace When Scripture without Spirit a dead Letter Without the same it maketh no man Better The Letter kills the Spirit giveth Life This as come to redeemeth out of Strise This is the Supream Rule who walk Hereby Men's Meanings of the Scriptures they can Try For none the things of God do truly Know Put as his Spirit doth reveal and Show Some would God's Love unto a few Confine And Reprobate the rest and so in Fine Quite pass them by in that most sad Condition Where no Recovery is to wit Perdition Soothing the other in that Confidence They ne're shall fall from Grace O vain Pretence Saying Whom God once loves he loves Forever Although they sin yet he for sakes them Never When God of one Blood hath made all Mankind And he so loved the World that he Resign'd His Son to reconcile them all if They Truly believe in him who is the Way For Christ hath tasted Death for every Man For he through Death destroy'd Death's Power for Man The Wicked's Death the Lord doth not Desire But that he turn from Sin he doth Require He that committeth sin doth fall from Grace And in committing it he breaks his Peace Grace joyns not with him in his sinful Deed Grace doth reprove him if he will take Heed Grace takes no part with Man when he doth Sin Man disobeys it when he falls Therein When Man acts that which doth polute the Mind He over-runs Grace and leaveth Grace Behind This is the Word behind that shews the Way That calls Walk here whenas men go Astray Grace truly leads its Grace that should Conduct This is man's Guide and this would man Instruct If man Resist not and gain say the Same In perfect Holiness 't would man Retain For as 't was said My Grace sufficient is They that obey it cannot walk amiss W. S. 1674. REmember thy Creator in thy Youth And let thy Mind be still inclin'd to Truth Which when thou findst be sure thou it Obey And 't will conduct and guide thee in the Way That will thee lead unto Eternal Life And bring thee out of Enmity and Strife 'T is as a Light shining in a dark place Until the Day dawn and Day-light Encrease This is the chief Pearl therefore do it Prize Do not this Burden but let it Arise For all that 's contrary Truth alone must Judge Which will not suffer sin in thee to Lodge For this will seperate all Good from Evil And also quench the Arrows of the Devil When thou in Trouble art then hither Fly And thou will find it a chief Remedy Let not time slip but see that thou Obey Its Counsel alwayes whilst thou hast a Day Keep the Watch. A Watchful State is the most blessed State To wait on him that did all Men Create To feel feel him working in the inward Part Searching and trying all things in the Heart Binding the Strong Man that the House did Keep Spoiling his Goods casting him out to Sweep Each Corner and to make the whole Heart Clean That none of his old Dregs therein Remain And then when it is purg'd and cleans'd from Sin O! then it s his good will to dwell Therein That he may lead and guide the Soul Aright And then to walk therein he takes Delight So that I say it is a blessed State To wait on him that did their Souls Create To feel him working in his mighty Power Resisting Satan in the tempting Hour For all that wait on him feel his Protection And in the stilness feel him give Direction Reproving and Chastizing all that 's nought Not in Deeds only but in Words and Thought And such are those he seeks to worship Him That do not yield to any thing that 's Sin But when the Tempter comes them for to Try Unto the blessed Spirit still they Fly For he 's a Tower a Shield a Fence to Those That wait still in his Spirit to Oppose The Eneny which as a Roa●●●g Lion Would those devour that tra●●●● towards Sion So if the Watch be kept they cannot Stray Nor to the Tempter will they be a Prey But if the Watch be down Temptations Com And by the Tempter they are Over-run W. S. 3d Moneth 1675. To the Sinner REnew thy Grief O man renew thy Care Lift up thy Voice aloud and do not spare For to bewail thy precious time Mispent O! cry and cease not O Lament Lament O! let the Eccho of thy Voice Rebound And let the Nations with thy Mourning Sound For sad's thy state and miserable Wo Doth thee attend although thou dost not Know How suddenly it hastens on thy Head Thy Heart being har●ned and thy dull Mind fed With airy Vanities and lustful Pleasures Such fading F●ncies are thy only Treasures Therefore Repent whilst thou hast yet a Day For it is ready to be past Away W. S. Contemplation O How delectable is Contemplation It far surpasseth all vain Recreation It s more delightsome far than all vain Toys And far excelleth all base worldly Joys For here the Soul doth true Contentment Find Here here alone 's true Solace to the Mind Although it feel the Judgment poured Down Yet in the same there is a sight of th' Crown That those enjoy that persevere to th' End They in the Judgment feel the Vail to Rend And th' Understanding so to open Clear Where God's great Mysteries to them Appear For he doth purifie and doth make Clean His Children dear and in his Way doth Train Them in that Path which pleasant is to Him Whose Bodies are his Temples cleans'd from Sin It s those who by true Contemplation Find Retiring in wardly a Stay to th' Mind W. S. SHall Life or Death things present or to Come Again intangle again Overcome Religious Persons who are Sojourning After Cannan's Land and Travelling Heaven-wards Or shall any fading Joy Grasp so the Mind as it should not Rely And fixed be on Christ their Strength and Stay No no for he 's the true and living Way Darkness and Death subdued are by Him Youth 's here depending overcome their Sin Ever blessed are they who in Christ Abide They happy are and rest Unterrify'd W. S. 1677. Loss of Time VVHat bitter Lamentation shall I Make Or what Bewailing Speeches shall I Take Now to deplore my Time I have Mispent O Dear Heart why O! why was I Content Thus thus to let it slip and slide Away Not truly it regarding day by Day O! how am I ensnared in Vanity And plunged deep into Iniquity For want of keeping up a daily Watch The Enemy away my Mind doth Snatch Hurrying it into Terrestrial Things Which Anguish Sorrow Grief and Trouble Brings But as the Watch is kept O! I feel Power Which doth preserve me in the Tempting Hour Great God of Heaven and Earth keep thou my Watch And then no Hurt unto my Soul can Reach O! thou Preserver of a panting Soul To thee