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The Lambs government to be exalted over all in Israel ..., or, The glory of the Lord risen like devouring fire ... with an exhortation (from God) that none ... seek to physitians ... without his leadings ... / given forth in the movings (at the commandment) of the Captain of Israel, by one that followeth him, William Baily.
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Bayly, William, d. 1675.
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shew them his way and guide them in it which is a way of holiness mercy and truth and that they might alway fear and dread his great Name and terrible Majesty who is able to do whatsoever he will in the Heavens and in the Earth and that they might through his judgements come to be redeemed and reconciled unto him in Christ the everlasting Covenant of life and peace Therefore my dear Friends Wait you upon God and let him be your fear and your dread then will you not dread man or rather the furies of wilde Beasts or Serpents which is manifest in the sons of men neither let in the fear of death or any tryal whatsoever which tends to the vailing or weakning your tender life which you have felt and enjoyed in God but let the presence of the Mighty God of worm Jacob fill your hearts who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell and also to save to the uttermost all them that fear and obey him that you may feelingly and perfectly know and understand in the light of the Lord all things that comes to passe in your particulars then shall you be of a right and sound judgement concerning all men spirits and things in the general for none can truly know the Cause Ground or Root of a matter originally but who dwels in God the Root that bears him and all men the original of life and he that doth not know aright may easily or soon judge wrong Therefore it s the Saints onely amongst all the children of men that are able and can and must judge the world Mark who are sanctified by Christ Jesus yea such shall judge Angels who dwell in him to whom they all bow for he is judge of quick and dead and from him is no secret hid that shall not be manifest For he is come neer to judgement and is a swift witnesse against all unrighteousnesse and also his tender mercies and blessings are neer the upright-hearted which is to them as the former and latter rain but the rebellious dwell in a dry Land So be you all very still in your minds and not will or run but diligently heed the will and counsel of the motions of Gods good Spirit in you which is the onely Teacher of his people for he hath said My Spirit shall not alwayes strive with man and he is the true Physitian Shepherd and Overseer of the soul and will he not over-see and take care for the body the lesser by giving wisdom and discretion how to order all his creatures to his praise yea and this is witnessed among his babes blessed and praised for ever be his name which is their strong Tower and Safety Rock and Defence and they need not another who are come to dwell in the Holy City New Jerusalem that came down from God the quiet habitation whose walls are peace and gates praise and salvation here is no need of Candle Sun or Moon to give light but the Glory of God doth lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof And hither is the Lord God of endless wisdom and compassions bringing his little ones that beleeve and trust alone in him who is becoming all in all in his faithful children this is the sum my Friends this is that we have waited for to which end the Lord hath long waited to be more and more manifesting his grace and wisdome unto us that we might come up hither by descending lower in our selves into him who is the root and off-spring what shall I say of him if it can be born I could say much in the infallible counsel of God that he is becoming the Father and Mother Feeder and Cloather Healer Guider and Governour yea all as I have said unto his dear Lambs who have long breathed and panted after him and cannot be fully satisfied till this is accomplished No borrowed light no Moon or Candle will suffice the Noble birth but the very glory of God and the marriage of the Lamb to whom it ascribes all having received all out of the bosome of the eternal treasury of the wisdom and compassions of the Allmighty And so here is a cry heard with a loud voyce from the Throne of God and the Lamb Cease from man cease from man in all things and come up hither ye travelling children and you shall be refreshed and satisfied it s I have heard your cryes and if men at any time have had compassion on you it was through my bowels which I put upon him to that end therefore look unto me and come I am the fountain of all goodness mercy and truth saith the Lord God and not any man for they are but as Cisterns which may break and then where wilt thou be for thy dayly nourishment and refreshment These were the two great evils committed in the dayes past viz They have forsaken me the Fountain of living waters and hewed them out cisterns broken Cisterns that could hold no water for which the Heavens were astonished and very desolate and afraid Is Israel a home-born slave read Jer. 2.11 12 13 14. and consider it perfectly for the latter dayes of considerations are come as much as if God had said Is Israel who once wrestled like a Prince and prevailed and had power with God and with man c. become so ignoble as to forsake me the Fountain and be satisfied now with Cisterns that will hold no water Oh! this was a horrible thing these were great evils the very Heavens were astonished at this Therefore my dear Friends let this saying sink deep into your hearts See that you alwayes in all things mind the Motions and Leadings of the Spirit of Truth for it is the true and perfect Guide sent of the Father to guide us into all Truth and to shew us things to come and he that follows any man by word or example and goes from this in himself hath committed a great evil even Idolatry and is gone from the hearkning and obeying this is the Witchcraft spoken of 1 Sam. 15.22 23. Gal. 3.1 This is not to be suffered to live or not to be lived in in all Israel Exod. 22.18 the Lord hath spoken it for worm Jacob who is now arising in the strength and pure wisdom of his God is no more a home-born slave to feed at Cisterns or live upon Husks or to be deceived with any likeness whatsoever but is filling himself at the living Fountain of the Riches Nobility at the right hand of the Majesty on high and so in vain is the snares laid in the sight of him that hath wings that sees them and is able to escape them for there is a Remnant that stands upon Mount Sion with the Lamb in the innocent life who are and can freely come to God the Judge of all be ript open and stand naked in the particular and such is the Lord God cloathing with white robes of his everlasting Righteousness which shall never