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Mirabile pecci, or, The non-such wonder of the peak in Darby-shire discovered in a full, though succinct and sober, narrative of the more than ordinary parts, piety and preservation of Martha Taylor, one who hath been supported in time above a year in by H.A.
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1669
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Wing A9; ESTC R13065
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small mistakes of Words and Terms which afterwards were polished to a more acute and regular way of speaking 5. But the manner of her Speech was not worth the taking notice of if you compare it with the matter of the same Her ordinary sayings were very considerable with which I question not but I by my own or friends Collections might have Stuft more Sheets then at this time I must have leave to Bestow upon Her Story Most of these were Scripture Dialects and of them I shall give you no account I know others who have writ upon Young Maids under some such like Visitations have bestow'd twenty forty or more Pages upon the meer repetition of Scripture Passages These I do not I dare not reflect upon though I shall not imitate It was the good Assertion of one of her Judicious Visitors That he never heard her speak any thing untheological and that though she pretended to nothing of Inspiration nor any thing extraordinary but what was the Effect of her Reading and Diligence yet whatsoever Discourse did câ—â—urr he never found her lost in it but that she was clearly with good Language and to purpose able to talk of it The ordinary Subjects of her Discourse were upon the Blacks and Whites the Storms and Sun-shine of the Christians Life She thought no time lost in which she could but say something against sin and for Holiness in which she could but cry up the Promises to lost returning sinners and the Advantages of Affliction to them that belong to God in which she could but sufficiently dilate upon the miseries of a besotted World and the glorious enjoyments of the New Jerusalem SECT II. BUt I shall here give you a Copy of some of her ordinary sayings as they were not much above a Month ago taken from her own Mouth by the Hand of a Friend They were short Answers to Questions proposed but I shall take no notice of the Questions I blesse my God he hath wrought in me a desire exercise my self in all wayes and duties of Holinesse so as he may receive glory others edification and I comfort in the Day of Jesus I desire I resolve for sincerity I know that its God that works all in me and for me of my self as to pious actions I can do just nothing it 's He He that is become all to me and I am nothing but what I am in him my motion my being is in Him and of Him The Reproaches of the World which are many and crowd in upon me do not cannot rob me of my Joy which I have in Christ Jesus my Lord my Portion my Righteousness my Life my All. I in Christ or rather in me doth oppose Sin Errour Deceit yea all manner of uncleannesse both of Flesh and Spirit and it is He that giveth me the Victory over all Enemies Visible and Invisible So that to him belongs all the Praise and be shall have it I discaim any share in it let him have all I know by Nature wrath was my Portion and that I was born in open Rebellion to God Now if Christ through his unspeakable goodnesse and sorrow did redeem me to himself I am sure I ought to be zealous of good works and to glorifie Him with my Soul and Body which are his If I was able to feed upon all the good Creatures of God where as nâ—w I cannot yet they could none of them satisfie or solace my poor weak hungry Soul It is the enjoyment of him who is the Bread of Life the Life of my Life that is my satisfaction to whom be glory 2. Sin is the Serpents fruit and so it comeâ— to be of that Poisonous Nature that it infects thâ— World sets God and Men at difference woundâ— the soul and begets the sting of Death Holiness as I shall speak of it is a Believerâ— serious Conversation which he lives in Christ by which he is doing what he can to re-gain thaâ— Image of God he lost in Paradise and to get himself ready for an happy estate in Heaven where all Holiness dwells Afflictions are the actings of Gods dear love towards Believers for whom the Lord loveth he afflicteth Afflictions are those strange seeds which while they are taking root in the Believers heart do beget war weeping and sorrow but yet at length they do bring forth the profitable the pleasant and peaceable fruits of righteousness The promises which are many great and precious are the rich manifestations and assurances of Divine goodness by which God designs to encourage the poor Believer and bear up his heart under all his sorrows The Reconciliation of the Promises and Providences of God seems to be one of the greatest mysteries and sweetest studies in the world To see how sweetly these joyn themselves together at the journies end though they seem to thwart one the other all the way The Word of God I mean the Word of Reconciliation is as it were God speaking forth himself to us in Jesus Christ It is the rule and Guide to Holiness to God and Happiness To speak of Heaven is a very great difficulty for 't is unspeakable kingdom of Glory eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive of those things which God hath there prepared for them that love him How should I then tell what Heaven is any further then thus That there is fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore and that which makes all these excellent is that they are everlasting Death is no evil Messenger to the Saint for the Sting is taken away and he gains by dying Christ hath been the death of Death and so Death is no death to the Saint It is but as it were his dissolver out of Flesh into Spirit so that when Death comes the Saint may tryumph and bid it welcome What I said of Heaven I may speak just backward concerning Hell The torments are unutterable and for their extremity express'd by weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth these also are the more terrible because everlasting As I am crucified to the world and the world to me and as I know the Devil is my Adversary and God a present Help in time of trouble so I look upon all the scandals that are cast upon me to be as Pearls in my Crown I look upon my preservation without the use of creatures to be the manifestation of Infinite Power for the benefit and advantage of them that fear God to let them see how God can preserve life by and if himself and for the hardening of the obstiâ—â—â—â— and impenitent for my own awakening and â—â—â—â—ging into a way of holiness 3. Thus I have given you a taste of her sayings out of the Paper above mentioned which I have compendiz'd and put something into another order inserting also some few short Sentences which I heard my self or were communicated to me by worthy friends doing what I could to keep to her very words