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A30525 A general epistle to all the saints being a visitation of the Fathers love unto the whole flock of God ... : to be read in all the assemblies, of them, that meet together to worship the Father in the spirit and truth ... / E.B. Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing B6005; ESTC R14865 10,086 14

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its way And as for the men that now are in Power it is very Just with the Lord to let them have their Day even to try them what they will do many others before those have had also their Day that have promised great things as to Liberty and Freedom of the Nation even much more than these but they abused times and seasons and opportunites and were deceitful towards God and Man and sought themselves more than the good of others and therefore are they justly under Reproach and sufferings even for their disobedience sake who would not give eare to the Cry of our oppressions though they were called unto but made our Yoaks more heavy and our Tasks more great though the Lord looked for better things from them yet they were rebellious till they were sunk into Confusion and we yet stand and they are fallen that thought to destroy us And this spirit and these men who now are which once the other had power over is now Iustly set in Power over them And all this is accomplished in the Iustice of the Lords hand and therefore Why should we murmure against God or say Why hast thou done it But let us travel in Patience through all the Oppressions and in the Power of the Lord we shall work through them as through others heretofore even till the Lord deliver us For this Spirit that now is must Rule until the pleasure of the Lord be fulfilled concerning it May not the Lord do something through it unworthy of a better spirit to be imployed in God hath vessels of dishonour And the King of Assyria and Nebuchadnezzar must serve his pleasure when he will use them And therefore no man at present is found able to divert the Authority of it for it seems right unto the Lord that it have its season if not in love to it yet in his wrath that its measure of wickedness may be filled up in this occasion given unto it that the Lord may destroy it for though it have all Power to Rule and to subdue that which riseth against it yet this is not because the Lord is on it side but thus he suffers it for a Rod to correct others that have been unfaithful even till the Lord correct it also with his Iudgements And the purpose of the Lord is to prove the men if so be some of them may learn Righteousness and be saved though some of them want the shew of Religion which others have had yet God hath not left himself without witness in them And the Lord may be nigh to some of them if he smite they must be wounded let us walk in Wisdom and Innocency towards them and be faithful towards the Lord concerning them and leave them to him And as for all the confusions and di●●ructions and rumors of Wars what are they to us What have we to do with them and wherein are we concerned in these things is not our Kingdome of another World Even that of peace and righteousnesse and hath not the Lord called us and chosen us into the possession of that Inheritance wherein strife and enmity dwelleth not Yea he hath broken down that part in us that is related thereunto and being dead in that Nature of Strife Bloodshed and Warrs how can we live in strif and contention in the world or have fellowship with any therein And can we have pleasure in the confusion and distraction amongst men or joyne in any thing with them if so be we are quickened in the new life to God which is a life of love and peace and free from such things and if we are crucified in the life to this world out of which all these confusions and strife doth arise how can we live therein and therefore these thing are nothing to us neither are we of one party or against another to oppose any by rebellion or plottings against them in enmity and striving with them by Carnal Weapons nor to destroy any mens lives though our Enemies so we Warr not for any nor against any for the matters of this worlds Kingdom But our Kingdome is inward and our weapons are spiritual and our victory an peace is not of this world And our War is against souls enemyes and against the powers of darknesse even by the sword of the Spirit which God hath given us and called us to war therewith to convert people from sin and death and from the very occasion of wars and contentions about the things that are earthly and this is our calling and work at this day and these things all the Children of the Lord are to mind and to keep over the spirit of this world in all people which all this enmity strife and confusion that is up amongst men lodgeth in and out of it ariseth for these things are the fruits of the spirit of this evill and sinfull world and the fruits of the spirit of God are of another nature even Peace and meeknesse towards all and not enmity towards any in which Spirit let us live and walk admonishing all hereunto and Praying for our enemies and not hating them but doing good for evill and not rendring evill for evill but being meek and humble merciful and patient towards all and this is the true Christian life learned of Christ and this life is blessed in this World and in the World to come and them that live here are redeemed out of the world wherein is Troubles and Confusion Wars and Strifes But let us not heed any of these things for they Rise and Fall in their season and are brought forth and effected in the changeable and erring spirit which worketh not the honour of God but is in the dishonour to him And Friends let us be a people separate from all that live therein waiting for the deliverance of the holy seed in all and believing that through all these things the Lord will set up his Kingdome and thus it must come to passe BABYLON MVST FALL WITH A GREAT NOISE for in strife and confusion was She builded and therein hath She long stood and thereby must She fall and Tribulations must come upon the earth that People may learn to fear the Lord through his Iudgements And he will speedily do great things in the world which cannot be believed by many if it were told them for Hell and Death must be destroyed and both the Beast and the Whore must be taken alive and cast into the Lake of the anger of God But blessed are they that do wait upon the Lord and rest under his shadow and waits in his Counsel and receive his Instructions they shall see the maruelous works of his hand but the wicked and unbelieving shall be turned into darknesse and shall not see the countenance of the Lord to refresh them but their sorrow shall be Increased And as for me if I were no more this is the Testimony of my Love unto the Seed of God through these Nations who am a Companion to all that travell after truth and righteousnesse and that seekes the Lord in their hearts that he may Rule and these things were upon me to send amongst the flock of God to be read in all your meetings Oxfordshire the first day of the third Month 1660. EDW. BURROUGH THE END