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A salutation of love to all the tender hearted, who follow the lamb wheresoever he leadeth them
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D. W. (Dorothy White)
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terrible which will blow such Chaffnway that the pure Wheat may be seen and the Precious Seed separated from the Unclean and he said Didst thou not sow good Seed in the Field Then from whence sprang these Tares He answers While the Good Man of the House slept the Enemy came and sowed his Tares by Night but I will send forth my Angels the Reapers and they shall separate and gather the Wheat from the Tares he shall gather the Wheat into his Garner and he shall take the Tares and bind them in Bundles and cast them into Vnquenchable Fire And the Day of Separation is coming and the Righteous Seed groans for it and their Cry is How long Lord Hasten and come quickly How long Lord Holy and True art thou Come and bind up thy Jewels in the Bond of Love and Truth in the Bond of Peace Joy and Humility where they may sing with one Harmony saying My Beloved is mine and I am his and he is the chiefest of ten thousand he is altogether Lovely And what beloved Dalilah is there left behind that shall make a Separation The Lord will search through the whole House of Israel he will not leave a hoof behind What means the bleating of the Sheep and the lowing of the Oxen in mine Ears saith the Lord What is it that is saved alive bring it to the Sword bring it to the Fire let it be tried by the Fire let the Judgment of the Lord pass over it that Spiritual Pharaoh's Bondage may be broken which holdeth Israel in Captivity that the Seed cannot go free every one in particular must feel the Judgments of the Lord upon Spiritual Pharaoh before the Seed of the House of Israel can go free the Bond-Woman and her Son Ishmael must be put out the Scoffer at the true Woman and her Seed the Birth that is born of the Flesh and of the Fleshly Bond-Woman mustbe put out from Abraham's Seed Isaac only the true Seed in whom is the Blessing and Promise it is the Election that obtains the Everlasting Inheritance which is given to the Elected Seed And now my Beloved Friends you that are born again of this holy right Seed the Seed which cannot sin because in it dwells no sin so the Seed having Purity in it self so every Seed bringeth forth Fruit according to its kind it being born of the Divine Nature and being begotten of the Holy Word by the Word of his Holiness these are not born of Flesh nor Blood but of the Spirit of the Word of Life which liveth in them so they come to say The Lord Liveth And because he Liveth they live also and then it is no more I but Christ Liveth in me he is the holy Seed of Promise born of the Pure Virgin-Birth Overshadowed by the Holy-Ghost these come to know the Overshadowings of the Glory of God and behold its shining in the Face of Jesus Christ who is formed in them and is full of Grace and Truth he brings with him everlasting Righteousness and fulfilleth all Righteousness so Blessed are the Poor in Spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of God It is the Poor that receive the Gospel Blessed are the Pure in Heart for they shall see God and Without Holiness none shall see God for Holiness becometh God's House for ever And ye are called with a high and a holy Calling and many are called but few are chozen so blessed are they that are called and chozen who are faithful and true for though the Seed of Israel in number are as the Sand of the Sea it will be but a little Remnant of them shall be Saved even those that are found with their Names written in the Book of Life they that can read within their Witness and Seal in them who have the White-Stone and in it the new Name which none knows but he that enjoys the same it is the hidden Life hidden with Christ in God blessed are they that feel and enjoy the same without this all Profession will be in vain it will not be a Profession of Zion and have a Life in Sodom-Sin and to talk of Jerusalem and live in Aegypts Pride a day of Searching is at Hand Gold shall be known from Dross and Reprobate Silver but let the Upright hide in the Rock until the Lord's Indignation is over Therefore say to the Righteous it shall go well with them their Peace shall he as a River he that his Mind is staid upon me I will keep in perfect Peace saith the Lord. So the Blessing of Peace rests and remains upon the Upright in Heart for ever Dorothy White A POST-SCRIPT I Am God unchangeable therefore ye Sons of Jacob and Seed of Abraham are not consumed at this Day Therefore in that Seed which the greatest Fire and Fiery Tryal could not consume nor burn up nor the Righteous Garments could not be singed when the Furnace was heat seven times hotter than it was before it could not consume the Faithful who believed therefore they could not bow but the Faithful will rejoyce both in the Fire and in the Water because the Lord is with them and such as have known the Flames and Consumption of God and have passed through the Fâ—â—â—y Conflicts who have felt the Arm of God to bear them up that they sunk not their Faith failed not he saith I will be with thee in the Fire and when thou passest through the Water though they are very high yet saith Christ I have Prayed for thee that thy Faith fail not So it is he that holdeth out his hand and helpeth up above the Doubting he that help is laid upon who is mighty and greater than all Prophets speaking to me because he speaketh Peace and Joy to my Soul and every one must seel him and hear him to speak Peace and Joy to their Souls he that no man ever spoke like him this will be thy satisfaction when thou hearest him thy self Therefore hear what the Spirit saith and the Bride hear what the Angel of God saith and let him be thy Guide His words are Sweeter than the Honey and the Honey-Comb Hear him only and cleave to him alone It is sweet Honey drops out of the Rock Oh they feed thereon who are the Shepherd's Flock They do hear the Spirit they do hear the Bride They do feel the Comforter he is now their Guide They feed on Pasture that is so green They do drink at the Living Fountain Stream They drink of Waters flowing from Jacob's Well I Salute the Innocent and bid them all Farewel FINIS