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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43847	The poor widows mite, cast into the Lord's treasury wherein are contained some reasons in the justification of the meetings of the people of God called Quakers with an approbation of several truths held by them, and the ground of dark persecution discussed / written by a woman of the south, who came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of him that is greater than Solomon, and doth a far off behold the happy estate of his friends and servants who stand continually before him, to hear and receive wisdom from him, who is the true Emanuel, now left it should be counted a libel or any should think we dare for own it in the world, I have subscribed my name.	Hincks, Elizabeth.	1671 (1671)	Wing H2050; ESTC R20070	37,177	47

THE POOR Widows Mite Cast into the LORD'S TREASURY Wherein are contained Some Reasons in the Justification of the Meetings of the People of God called QUAKERS with an Approbation of several Truths held by them and the ground of Dark Persecution Discussed Written by a Woman of the South who came from the ends of the Earth to hear the Wisdom of him that is greater than Solomon and doth a far off behold the happy Estate of his Friends and Servants who stand continually before him to hear and receive Wisdom from him who is the true Emanuel Now lest it should be counted a Libel or any should think we dare not own it in the World I have subscribed my Name A MITE if ALL is more than ALL Than they Abundance have That have not FAITH to give up ALL Their ALL will not them Save Printed for the use and benefit of such Bees as suck their Hony from the Flowers and Blossoms that God makes to spring that they may have to keep themselves alive in the dark stormy Winter 1671 THE Widows Suite TO Her FRIEND T. S. whom she desires to be IMPRIMATOR to her Small Mite My Friend THese Lines to thee are sent that thou mayst them review Because I know thou dost Believe and Seest in things are True So that if ought be Unsav'ry and thou dost know the Fault Thou having in thy House Seas'ning put thereto the Earths Salt Moreover I not willing am that Truth at all be Blam'd Nor would I do or give out ought that any should be sham'd Therefore unto the Sanctu'ry I do my Weights forth bring The Ballance thereof them to try this is the only thing To have all right and made good weight Infirmities to heal And what Weights equal are and just on them to strike the Seal Which when they have Truths Seal on them Oh! then none will question Let the Noble Bereans search they 'l find the Weights all one The Poor WIDOWS MITE Cast into the LORDS TREASURY Where in are contained in short some reasons in the Justification of the Meetings of the People of God called QUAKERS c. NO Prologue Preface Frontispice nor no Epistle have To Usher in this little Mite that long hath lain in Grave But now a Resurrection hath and from the Grave is come And in the Holy City walks though before deaf and dumbe Nor did it see at all for that in 's very Birth 't was blind Nor taste the goodness of his God nor could him feel or find Now Praises praises unto him that quickned hath dry Bones By breathing makes the sences live to Abraham's Seed of Stones This is the mighty Power of God on us that blind were born His giving forth his Light his Christ his Everlasting ●…orn His Gospel Grace and Righteousness his Joy his Peace his Strength His mighty Arm Salvation brings unto us now at length With Wisdom Truth and Holiness which is to Sanctifie And cleanse this little New-born Babe which long in sin did lye This is the true Emanuel that doth his People save From all the sins that they have done that kept their Souls in Grav●… This is the Spirit that quickens us this is the time of Love When in our Blood we wallowing were Oh then What did 〈…〉 Our Father could not seeing he by birth an Am'rite was Nor Mother either cause that she came of the Hittits These fleshly earthly Canaanites could not help in that day Of the Souls great calamity God only is its stay For Pitty pitty no Eye had on it for to help when It was cast out and loath'd of all Love to it God had then He then did purge and purifie that Birth that is his own The which is born of the Spirit by a new Name is known And He it is deliverance brings from Satans Power and Might And hath translated us into his Sons marvelous Light Whereby we wonder and admire his Mercies manifold And from his Truth cannot retire his Truth doth make us bold And valiant for it upon Earth for which we All have lost For in our Building we sate down and did cast up the Cost And by the same our Souls have gain'd let th' world go as it will Let Life or Death or Sufferings come so God be with us still This is the Test we have for God in this we all agree That of our selves no help we have All is of Grace and Free For Obligations we have none wherewith the Lord to tye But the Free Promises he makes on them we do relye So those that true experience have pray tell it to each other What for their Souls the Lord hath done be it Sister or Brother This is the Cause that we do Meet together it 's Gods due That we may serve and witness Him by his Word which is true For in the mouth of two or three when they witness Allone Gods Word it is established and Truth prevails upon The Hearts and Souls of them that hear both IN and OVT also Whereby they the same Spirit know that is in many MO. This was the Order Paul did give the Co-rin-thi-ans to That to one place the Church should come and this also should do The Prophet or to Prophesie to Judge the others were By the same Spirit which they spoke that to them Truths did clear And if amongst them there did come one that believed not Convicted then he is of all and Judgement is his Lot And thus the secrets of his heart all manifested be So falling down upon his Face then worship God will he And of a truth report that God it is that lives in you This way th'unlearned come to know the Way of God that 's true Here one by one may Prophesie that all may hear and learn And also may be comforted that to Gods Spirit turn We Members of each others are being Christs Body dear Which he hath purchas'd with his Blood and plac'd in us his Fear For we be they the which are built on the Foundation Of Prophets and Apostles to Jesus Christ's Corner-stone In whom also the Building is fitly fram'd together Grown unto an holy Temple from which God will not sever For being Built together are through the Almighty Spirit An Habitation of God the which he will Inherit And so the Head it cannot say to 'th Foot I need not thee Nor eke the Eye unto the Ear O be thou gone from me For that the Body is but One yet Members hath it Many Apeare there would Deformity if lack there were of Any This Body God hath temper'd so the Members each with other That all should have the self same care Vncomly parts to cover Not to Rejoyce at Nakedness as did that cursed Cham But as Japhet and blessed Shem going backwards cover'd shame So what is wanting in each one a supply others have To Minister unto each wants by it their Soules to save And this all is by the same Spirit diversities of Guifts With

different Ministrations which Operate as thrifts And yet it is but the same Lord on whom we only call And the same God that Operates and Worketh all in all To own the Word of Wisdom's given the Word of Knowledg to By the same Spirit another hath both Faith and Power to do And heal infirmities of Soules by working Miracl's many And Prophesie and Descerning of Spirits where ther 's any All this the one and self-same Spirit which doth his members fill Dividing unto every man severally as t' will If this Church Figure be too bright for worldlings for to see The use we make of our Meetings in one Body to be Take your own Body-figure-world the Countrys Members are And each Comodity there grows which are brought from on far These outward things the spirit are of the world that 's compleat And every place where each doth go are members of the great And now God he hath plac't things so in the whole ther 's no want Neither can any Country say I 've all her 's nothing scant And so each Country his Offring to each other sends Then these these gifts when they receive with others making mends This order the worlds members have their wants for to supply By sending their abounding fruits for things they on rely And where most trading there is us'd Oh there they rich do grew In gold silver and pretious stones this Babylon doth know By Schism War if Trading fail Oh! then they do grow poor By wanting of Commerce and Trade when they have spent thir store This being true why shall not we as Members each of other Bring forth our Offrings to the Lord these may comfort another Object Me thinks I hear some Critick say O this is cunning made For to compare Conventicles to our great World and Trade You count your selves so heavenly me thinks that you should not So paraphrase on this fowl World lest you receive a blot Answer My Answer is 't is for thy sake thy hearing being but dull That I speak after the manner of men to thee in full Moreover this Worlds Children are more wiser much by far In their own generation then Lights own Children are So to this generation who mock and scorn and fain And for thy sake I have digrest but now let me return Unto Gods order in his Church that all may hear and learn This favour and incoragment it is held forth to all That what of God revealed is to any other shall Have liberty to speak it forth the Prophet which must hold Their spirits being subject to the Prophet which is bold So it the bruised reed breaks not nor smoking flax doth quench Till Judgment unto Victory comes and Truth sits on the Bench. For that the knowledg of the Truth doth bring us all together And from this Truth we cannot swerve nor from each other sever For the profession of our Faith together must hold fast For this our hope our stay our strength that must help us at last For whether shall we go but there where words of Life do spring And from the roots doth hony drop that makes poor Souls to sing Oh these Assemblies we may not at all as some forsake Least fiery indignation upon us God doth take For that it is a wilful sin not to profess Gods Name When before men we be brought forth to suffer for the same For where that two or three be come together in his Name If the mid'st of them he will be who can keep from the same For that in him the Treasures be of Wisdome Knowledg to Which he gives to his Children dear whose hearts to him are true In him 's the Oracle of God who doth his People teach In their hearts how to worship him so they it forth do preach And not Meeting it was the cause of Hearing some were dull Which made things hard for to be said or uttered to the full For there were some that for their time ought Teachers for to be And yet have need one teach again first Principles to see And were become such as had need of Milk and not strong Meat For every one that useth Milk unskilful is to Eat Or feed upon the Righteous Word for that a Babe is he To him strong Meat doth not belong with him t' will not agree But those that are of riper age to them it doth belong E'en those that by reason of use have their sences made strong Being exercised do deserne between both good and evil So in Gods Truth we are kept from the lying murdering Devil Job that was just and perfect both such Meetings did come to With other of the sons of God as Gods sons now do do And though Sathan did also come 't was for advantage sake To be Informer and accuse that he their goods might take And though that he Commission got to take all in his power By Sabins and Caldeans to as he doth at this hour Perswading God they him would Curse if he 'll but let him tuch Their goods or ought else that they have no Meetings would be such And yet again there was a day when the Sons of God Came For to present themselves before the Lord they are the same Who still hold fast Integrity although that he doth move ' Gainst him and us both to destroy yet we 'll not Curse our Love Yea Skin for Skin and all we have yea Bone and Flesh also We hope we shall to him give up rather then Curse him mo For how can we commit this sin not to walk in Gods way When we such large experience have of him our strength and stay But I shall rather here break forth it being now the Spring By Chirping praise our Gad of Love Who can but to him sing And in my song I shall you shew What these our Meetings be I figured have in many things yet all in Truth agree We are the Tabernacle of the Con-gre-ga-ti-on The which the Lord in Earth reserves to call his Name upon In us the Ark and Covenant is and Mercy-seat we see With Pot of Heavenly Manna to to us the Cher'bims flee With us also there is the Rod that buddeth and is green Of the High Priest from Judah came as plainly may be seen Here is the Golden Censer to in which is heavenly fire And here 's the Table of Shew-bread What can you more desire And here 's the Cap of Blessing to in our Communion This Blood our Souls must also purge for other help we 've none And if that you Baptiz'd would be oh here are Baptim's many Here 's Water Fire Suffrings Death here you cant miss of any With us there is the Laver of Re-ge-ne-ra-ti-on For Juda and Jerusalem it cleanseth Mount Sion And Fire-Baptism's also here the Holy Ghost Gods Word A Suffering-Baptism doth appear proceeding from the Sword A more secret Baptism there is cannot be spoke with breath And this is that Baptism of Christ Baptiz'd into his