Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	day_n	lord_n	rest_v	6,331	5	10.2675	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81715	The captives returne, or, The testimonys of John Danks of Colchester, and Elizabeth Danks, his wife, to the mercy and goodness of God, in calling them back to his everlasting truth, after their ont-runnings [sic] and seperation from the same. : Also being warnings to those that still continue in enmity and seperation from the pretious truth and from the people of God, that they may returne while the Lord calls and while the day of their visitation continues. : With a short testimony to the truth by way of preface / written by John Furly, junior.	Danks, John, 1631 or 2-1697; Danks, Elizabeth.; Furly, John, 1618-1686.	1680 (1680)	Wing D210A; ESTC R171684	7,867	17

sometimes on the left and sometimes as it were going quite back again into the bondage of Corruptions to wit the open pollutions of the world out of which the Lord had redeemed me yet in all my backslidings the Lord would not leave me but followed me with his judgments and often filled my soule with terror and anguish but my will being got out into liberty would not be bridled but hardned my heart and went on in stifneckedness and rebellion against the Lord and would have none of his reproofs where upon in process of time the people of the Lord with whom I had walked and had union and comunion with disowned me and publickly declared against me which was such a heavy stroak that it struck me almost to death for severall dayes and nights together I was as once benummed in his sences or as one past feeling for I was neither sensible of joy nor Sorrow But when I recovered my self I considred their proceedings against me and judging them to be unjust I gatherd up all the strong proofs and arguments that I could get against them and away I went to the mens meetings to Vindicate my self and to prove them transgressors and so to acquit my self thus I went time after time from one meeting to another and from one particular friend to another and spake and wrote but all would not do no satisfaction could I have which increast my trouble and fild my heart with a multitude of thoughts and how to get ease I knew not In this turmoile of spirit I fell to writing and wrote that book signed Christodulus Eccleston which book I now disown and testify against and the spirit that gave it forth Let the matter contained in it be what it will as given forth by that Spirit that is out of the faith which workes by love which is the bond of peace and therefore in the faith which workes by Love it is judged and condemned to be good for nothing but for to stir up envy and discord and to beget prejudice and to nourish and strengthen the same And therefore I desire all friends and people who have any of them in their Custody or afterward shall come into their hands to make them null and void And when this book was made publick still I had no satisfaction but remained in great trouble and was tumbled and tossed up and down and sometimes ran into extravagancy amongst extravagant company and then judgment and terror would lay hold on me and shame would cover my face in so much that once above all the rest the terror and wrath of the almighty was so heavy upon me that I knew not what to do nor where to wind my self for no quietness nor rest I could have night nor day and death was often presented before me and what a wofull portion I should have if the Lord should take me off the earth in that Condition which made me Crye within my self Lord what shall I do And this was the answer Doe no evill Commit no sin And at that time I made a promise to God that I would take heed to my wayes and walk more Circumspectly before him so that this begat an awe in me so that I durst not run into such customs but was more watchfull over my wayes and here I had some peace and quietness of mind but still sorrow pursued me and I walked with a bowed down Spirit so that I was made very sensible of my great loss for I felt no such living refreshments and comforts issuing into my soule as formerly I had and I was also made sensible that this my loss came through my disobedience and my being seperated from the Lords people and my neglect in waiting upon God Then there arose longing desires in me that I might once more enjoy the privelidg that I once had to wit Union with the Lords people and to wayt upon God But then friends publick declaration against me appeared such a great block in my way that I could not step over it but I made a promise to God that if ever he would give me another opportunity to make up the breach between us I would in no case obstruct or hinder it and a beleif was begotten in me that God would work out my way for me so I waited in my longing desires and hope to see the fulfilling of my belief and in Gods due time he did give me another opportunity For according to his good pleasure George Fox came to town who like a tender and loving father who amongst his Children is willing to accept the least submission from a wilfull Child tooke the stumbling block out of my way and made my way plaine so that I might goe and set down with the Lords people and wait upon God in which state I now am waiting upon God for the resurrection of my first Love Everlasting praises and thanks be unto his name forever who has once more plucked my feet out of the mire and set me in the right way wherein I should walk And now in the sence of the springings up of the love of God in my soule do I call unto all you males and females who have been convinced and have believed the truth as it is in Iesus and have been put to flight either in the winter season or on the sabbath day and have erred and gone astray from the way of the Lord and are wandering in the dark holes and corners and by-paths of strife and envy amongst the hills and mountaines of Imaginations crying out the glory and power of God is lost but that he will reveal and make it manifest in ages and generations to come The man Moses is lost and gone out of your sight and you have made you Gods of gold and of silver to go before you which can neither save nor deliver you but you are Lost up and down by the will of your old adversary the devill Come cast away your Idols of gold and of silver to the moules and to the batts for of a truth the glory and power of God is risen but in the dark holes and corners and by-paths of strife and discord you cannot see it therefore is my call unto you that you would stand still and be quiet and incline your hearts dilligently and see if you cannot hear the voice of him that Cryes behind this is the way and if you hear it tho it be never so small and low turn your faces towards it and follow it of a certain it will lead you home to your tents where you may set down in quietness and stilness and ceas from your toile and travell which you have while you are among the hills and mountaines of your Imaginations where there is nothing but barrenness and leanness of soule and so keeping at home in quietness and stilness you will feel and see the glorious powerfull arm of the Lord God reaching forth towards the judging and subduing your enemies under your feet and to strengthen and renew a right Spirit in you and so you will come to live in the sence of the Love of God springing again up in your soules and so your soules will come to be fed and nourished with bread from heaven Therefore come away be no longer straglers and lingrers behind but follow him who is the good shepheard who tho he has hundreds of sheep and looses but one he will go into the mountaines to seek him and if he find him he will lay him on his shoulders and bring him home and fold him among his lambes but if you will run on and will not stand still to hear his voice and follow him then will you dye and perish forever in your gain sayings Therefore as you tender the good and welfare of your Immortall soules be quiet and stand still and let the power of the Lord God work its effects in you and bring you home to himself that you may enjoy everlasting rest and peace with him which is the desire of my soule who am your friend JOHN DANKS. Written in the 4 Moneth 1680. FINIS