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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

because I have not been above two moneths so violently troubled May 31. Being Munday came to her the Lady Willoughbie of Parham with D r Coxe Physician and M rs Cox M r and M rs Adderley of the Charter-house c. Having heard of her great comforts Dr. Cox put severall Questions to her Which with her Answers were to this effect 1. D r Cox Some say of your Comfort that it is but a Delusion some say it is not Q. How do you know t is no Delusion S. Ans. You cannot know what my comforts are except you knew what my terrors were But I beleeve the Lord did not keep me in them and carry me through them and deliver me from them not foon one but from all my fears and give mee comfort to delude me with his comfort For nothing could satisfie in those Terrors but Christ therefore it is apparent that it is Christ because nothing else could do it to free me from one of my terrors much lesse to free me from all Could any thing keep me from such great temptations but the power of God then shee told of some of her Temptations Q. How know you it was the power of God Ans. Because it was the bare arme of God that brought salvation to me Isa. 59.16 nothing else could and nothing els did it I went about seeking rest and could sind none till he gave me rest Q. How know you this working in you is the Spirit of God A. Where the Spirit of God is there is libertie he d 1 Cor. 3 17. sets the soul at liberty that was in bondage for I was in bondage The other is a Spirit of Error this is the Spirit of Truth the other is the Spirit of darknes this is the Spirit of light This is the Spirit of Truth and not of Error because he leads the soul into all Truth e Ioh. 1 13. and he set me at liberty that I am no under the Law but under Grace f Rom. 6.14 2. Q. How or in what sense are you not under the Law S. Ans. Because the Spirit of life in Christ Iesus hath made me free from the law of sin and of death For what the Law could not doe being weak c. Rom. 8. 2. 3. It was weak to pardon my sinne and to carry it into the land of forgetfulnes therefore God sending his Son condemns sin and saves the sinner even me the chiefest of sinners 3. Q. Whether have you SIN in you A. Yes a thorn in the flesh as Paul had to humble me but not to condemne me 2 Cor. 12. 7. Q. Whether doe you think that others judge of your condition now that it is but in hypocrisie A. They that saw or knew me in my Terrors when I could not be ruled might well know that nothing but the Peace of God which passeth all understanding could so rule me which was as Ephraim an untamed heifer Phil. 4.7 Ier. 31.18 she spake this very low 4. Q. Why do you speak no louder are you weaker with your joyes then you were with your Terrors Ans. I had more cause in my Terrors when I abus'd my body but I never felt it till now I beat my head oft against the wall and took my flesh in my teeth and the more and ofter I did it the lesse I felt it And when I had an opportunity against my life and did not take it then I beat my self for it most of all because it took not effect Or if I spake any thing that was offensive to any with me or did that I should not when it was brought to mind afterward then I abused my body for it most of all And that I did so then is the cause why I lie here now For now that he hath brought me to my self now I feel it He did not onely bring my soul to hell and brought it back again but my body to the grave that he might raise it up again if he see it good 1 Sam. 2.6,7 5. Qu. Why do you not eat Why do they now get things for you that you may rise again Ans. I do eat But its meat to eat that the world knows not off but those that taste of it His words were a Jer. 15. 16. found and I did eat them His words are the joy and rejoycing of my heart his words of mercy and love and joy in the holy Ghost which sill an empty soul indeed as I was which is meat indeed both to soul and body at the present Qu. Whether do you not refuse the creatures our of temptation An. No for I would eat if I could my stomach was then sild with terror that I could not eat now with joy If I could I would take the Creatures but for the present I cannot But if he see it best for his glory and my good I wait for a power from him for this as well as for the rest that he hath done for me for I know that all power is in his hand and all my times are in his hand therfore I desire to wait on him Q. Whether could you endure to be mock'd and skoff'd and jeered at in the world if some should say This is she that was mad or that counterfeited could you endure it Ans. It s no more then my Lord and Master was before me They said he was mad and had a Devil and the Souldiers mock'd him Let me undergo the uttermost I do but follow his a 1 Pet. 2. 22. steps And if I will be one of Christs I must do so b Luke 14. 26. He suffered it but for such a one as I though he was the Son of God yet he made himself of no reputation c Phil. 2. 7,8 And what was it for but to die for me the the chiefest of sinners that I might live to have life from him that I might live to him d 2 Cor 5. 14 15. 7. Q. Whether could you be content with Christ alone now and take no comfort in any thing in the world but be satisfied with him alone Ans. Yes very well for he is a satisfying Christ for having him I have enough I have all things Therefore I desire not to look after pleasures in the world for I have enough in him e Phil. 4.11 12. For he is full of satisfaction and I have tasted of that fulness Grace for Gr..ce. f Io. 1.16 8. Q. Whether do you love God now more then ever you did before Ans. I know not that ever I lov'd him at all before For I had no love at all g Tit. 3.3 neither to the Creator nor to the creature for all were enemies All the sight of God I had then was that he was an enemy I saw no excellency nor beauty h Isa. 53.2 nor comliness in him to be desired at all It must be one that hath attained to great love that can love a deformed creature God is

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