are not spoken in vain Now if you would ask me what God I do â—orship my answer is A measure of the same light which shines unto you which is one in the male and in the female and thus we as it s written know whom we worship and declare John 4. 2â— him unto you that you may know him for he is not far from every one of us now that which may be known of him in the particular is manifest within them For to every one is the manifestation of the spirit given to profit withall and that is the spirit of the Lord that convinceth you of sin I have written John 16. 8â— this because I have reasoned with many that have granted that they ought to be lead by the spirit of God But said they to me there be many false spirits and how shall we know the spirit of God from the spirit of Errour Now as I have said to them so I say to all That which makes manifest sin unto man and reproves him for it that is the spirit of God therefore obey and follow it for the devils knoweth the voyce of Christ but followeth him not be you not like them for the Lords spirit will not alwayes strive with man awake to righteousnesse and sin not and dishonour no longer the profession of a Christian in saying you cannot in this world be free from sinning when in very deed you will not come to Christ it 's written he is able to save to the uttermost all them that come Heb. 7. 25. unto God by him will you give the Scripture the lye and dishonour the Lord O you foolish and unwise how long will you hate knowledge and delight in folly Now to conclude let not the unclean spirits within you deceive you in perswading any that I have written or given this forth because I would be advanced or because I hate any I tell you nay it is because I fear the Lord who would reprove me if I should Levit. 19. 17. Psal 50. 18. suffer sin upon my brother and not reprove him or if seeing a thief I consent to him Here followeth in love a general Epistle to all Saints who are the Remnant of Jacob in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord and as showers upon grasse Elect according to the foreknowledge of God through obedience to the truth and sanctification of the spirit Grace mercy and peace be multiplyed amongst you from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ Brethren know certainly that although we be weak in Christ as he was in the dayes of his flesh in the Father yet our life is hid with Christ in God and when Christ who is our life shall appear then shall we appear with him in glory now we are the Sons of God but we know not what we shall be but this we know we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is and every one that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure and know it is not onely given to us to believe on his name the light but also to suffer for it that your faith might be more pure then Gold that 's tryed in the fire for it 's no strange thing to suffer for the Lord for it hath accompanied our brethren which was in the World before us and our suffering for the Lord is an evident token we are of God and to them under whom and by whom we suffer it is a token evident that they are not of God And now brethren the day of our Redemption draweth nigh be faithful to the death and valliant for the truth upon Earth in this day of Zions controversie against Babylon for the Lord is with us and the shout of a King is amongst us and goeth before us to make War in Righteousesse and to thresh the Nations and to stain the glory of all flesh and to bring in contempt all the honourable of the Earth that so the great Whore which hath corrupted the Earth may be consumed and it 's in order to the remainingdispensations which is to come to wit the filling of the Earth with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters do cover the Sea that so the unclean spirits may passe no more through the Land but be bound for so they shall be for a thousand years for the Nations shall not be deceived under the Rule and Reign of Christ who shall Reign in Righteousnesse and Rule in Judgment after the Redemption of the body of our brethren the servants of God who are yet asleep in Jesus at which time we shall be changed to wit the body and so as i'ts written they without us should not be made perfect for as by one offering all that are sanctified are made perfect for ever even so at one season in a moment in the Twinckling of an eye shall they be raised and we changed and meet the Lord our Root the off-spring of David the bright and morning Starre who is one with that within us and not another Lord but another manifestation of the same Lord for there are differences of Ministrations but the same Lord yesterday to day and for ever and now brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace in which we stand which is able to build us up and to give us an inheritance amongst all them that are sanctified by faith in him Farewell A warning from Zion to the Inhabitants of the Earth and to the Virgins that sleeps and slumbers Awake from sleep ye slumbring men for night on you long time hath bin the mid-night cry is a near at hand and Christ shall Reign over all Lands in Righteousnesse for to set free Zion from her Captivity Awake from sleep and slumber then you Virgins all in number ten your Lamps prepare with Oyl to trimme that you with him may enter in he is the Sabbath of the Lord where we do rest with one accord and longs for you for to come in that you with us may to him sing Halleluja to him is our song for unto him it doth belong who have raised us from death's State to Reign with him that did us make And now farewell to worldly joy which formerly did us annoy and Captivate us time hath bin when we rejoyc'd and liv'd in sin then death did Reign which now is fled before him which is now our head the Lord of glory is his name it s on our hearts to spread his fame that darkness may flye quite away that light over all may bear the sway for darknesse it his time hath had and Babylon hath made men mad the Prophet false and Beast also shall now alive into lake go for Christ must Reign then all give place for evil shall flye from his face Why will you dye O Sons of men or where 's the place to purge from sin or where 's the thing that will you save from sin when
THE VOYCE OF Him that is escaped from BABYLON Reasons given forth to all sober minded people why I departed from the Ministery of thosâ— called Ministers of Parishes and why I departed from the Ministery of those called Anabaptists and why I have and what I have contended for some years past It 's the duty of believers in Christ to contend for the faith that once was delivered to the Saints Although for it I have been persecuted and am hated Woe is me my Mother that thou hast born me a man of strife and a man of Contention to the whole Earth Jer. 15. 10. LONDON 〈…〉 The Voyce of him that is escaped from Babylon Reasons given forth to all sober minded people Why I departed from the Ministery of those called Ministers of Parishes and why I departed from the Ministery of those called Anabaptists and why I have and what I have contended for some years past It 's the duty of Believers in Christ to contend for the faith that was once delivered to the Saints although for it I have been persecuted and am hated Woe is me my Mother that thou hast born me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole Earth Jer. 15. 10. VVHen I turned at the reproofs of God then the word of God entred into me and by it my understanding was enlightned and understanding was given me and then did I see that the Parish Ministers so called was Teachers of that that they walked not in themselves When I pressed them to it to wit to walk as examples to the people of what they preached some of them told me the things I said ought to be done and it was good if it was so but it could not Then being asked the Reason one of them replyed to wit William Hughes of Marlebrough who said he should then wrong his wife and Children Upon this I departed from them being satisfied of them that they was sayers and not doers for I had proved others of them before Then after my departure from them with whom I walked in an Independant way as they called it I went and heard the Anabaptists so called whose Conversations was more agreeable to what they said than those called Parish Ministers but their doctrine was one in this particular to wit that Christ died but for a Remnant whom they called the Elect I being unsatisfied with that doctrine by reason of a friend whom the Lord made useful to me who proposed this question to me Whether Christ dyed for all if not how can it be preached to all that he dyed for them and whether the pressing of all to believe be not the pressing of men to believe a lye if he dyed not for all seeing all are pressed upon 〈◊〉 bâ—liâ—â—â—â—hâ—t â—â— dyed for them After I had considered of it this wrought in my understanding that it was uncertain who Christ dyed for if he dyed not for all and that it was a lye to preach to the people that he dyed for them if he dyed not for them and that for me to believe he dyed for me if he dyed not for all was uncertain and so I was put upon the tryal of my faith In the proving of which I found that it was not according to the form of the Apostles doctrine for that was that he casted death for every man and that he dyed for all and gave himself a Ransome for all to be testified in due time God being no respecter of persons for when we was enemies Christ dyed for the ungodly the just for the unjust as it is written that he might redeem us from all iniquity not that he did then and that he might bring us to God I being convinced of this form of doctrine contended for it with those baptiz'd people with whom I accompanied and in love to them and the truth obtained a dispute between them and one John Cooper concerning that matter but the things disputed of being stated unsound proved to be of little profit as for the matter or question disputed on it was stated thus Whether that Redemption by Christ was greater or larger then salvation by Christ now this is not according to the former sound words Stated to wit the Scriptures of the Prophets for there is none saved by Christ's death but those that are redeemed from all unrighteousnesse and there is none redeemed from unrighteousnesse but by the blood which is the life for the death of Christ singly considered saveth not from death but the life as saith the Apostle we are saved by his life for the life is the Ransome 〈◊〉 5. 10. that redeems to God so then Redemption and Salvation by Christ is equal now Christ giveth himself a Ransome for all as it 〈◊〉 20. 28. is written for the free gift is unto all and lighteth every man that cometh into the world and this is to be testified in due time Now â—â—m 2. 6. when I saw that the baptized people would not be convinced of their errour to wit of personal Election and Reprobation before time I departed from them for I knew by light received that God who worketh all things after the Counsel of his own will hath ordained a way of life and a way of death before we was but did not decree persons to those wayes but set them before them to chuse life and good death and evil as it is written Deut. 30. 15. and thus our salvation is of God because he hath ordained the way but our destruction is of our selves if we turn from it or if called Baptists I began to consider that I had contended for the forme of truth but where was the power to be known and what was it that so my mind might be stayed upon it for as yet I knew not the Lord although he was within me and had enlightned my understanding by which I did know and discern Doctrines thus the Lord was within me and I knew it not then it did appear to me according to Scripture that that was the Lord which did search the heart and make manifest sin to me and did reprove me for it then I questioned what the everlasting Gospel was and reasoned with some what it should be Some said one thing and some another â—o that their sayings satisfied me not what it was It was so ordered by the Lord about two or three years after I had seperated from the Baptists that I went to their meeting then they desired to reason with me what the Gospel was to which I agreed willingly now it was referred for a fourteen dayes after and then it was Reasoned by them and I. There was about eight or ten of their Teachers besides many people he who was their chief Reasoner was one Blase Allen who affirmed that the everlasting Gospel was Remission of sin by the blood of Jesus Christ and glory by him at his appearing to all that thus receive it it s the power of God unto salvation
〈◊〉 14. 5. reasoned with him and his disciples Learn to do so also beware what comes into thy bucket least thou pour that out which is not of God although thou mayest say it is Remember that when Ioshua the High Priest was standing before the Lord Sathan was standing at his right hand therefore watch and be sober and be more ready to hear then to offer up the sacrifice of fools for they understandeth not what they speaketh and therefore will not give an account of it when they are asked lest their folly should be made manifest And you that have been deceived by words when your faith stood in them and now your faith stands in the power of God keep your understanding exercised in it that you may discern doctrines and give attendance to reading and beware of being puffed up for one against another I write not to shame any but to warne all It was a sin in Israel to limit the Holy one and it hath been the sin of many Generations even to this present time therefore as it s written Beware of men prove all things and the Lord Mat. 10. 〈◊〉 give you understanding in them Now that there may be no occasion given amongst the Lords people of disputing concerning Manifestations or Ministrations know that the day of preaching or manifestation of the glorious light in the World is not the day spoken of in Act. 17. 31. In which God will judge the World by the man whom he hath ordained but it is and was the day in which all are judged who are obedient to it according to men in the flesh that they might live according to God in the Pet. 4. 6. spirit so then by the Gospel are the Saints judged and purged and the Prince of the World judged and cast out and for this cause was and is it preached Now when this is preached in all Mat. 24. the World mark in the World for a witnesse the end of this World shall come and take to his dominion under the whole heavens and give it to the Saints of the Most high then they shall rule and all that did afflict them shall then come bending to them and then shall be fulfilled what is written to wit A King shall Reign in Righteousnesse and Princes shall Rule in Judgment In which day * Behold Iâ—rael after tâ—â— flesh shall be gathred froâ— all Countrieâ— and placeâ— in the Lanâ— of Canaan 〈◊〉 â—it those 〈◊〉 them that believed nâ—â— the Gospel and then shall the Saints sit upon throneâ— and judge them and thâ— world Rom. 8. 23â— a multitude of promises shall be fulfilled which is not as yet fulfilled Now under the Reign and Rule of Christ and his Saints shall Sathan be bound that he may not deceive the Nations and afterward he shall be loosed for a time and then will he gather his numberless number who will compasse about the beloved City but fire from heaven shall consume them and then shall all the Children of the wicked be raised and come to Judgment Now this is the day spoken of in Acts 17. 31. In which he will judge the World according to the Gospel for under the day of grace the Children of the wicked would not be judged by the Gospel therefore he then by the Man Christ Jesus will Judge them according to the Gospel know also that when the Son of Righteousnesse or day-Starr is risen in the heart our body is not risen for he that had the Son of God revealed in him saith Not that I have already attained unto the resurrection of the dead but he groaned in himself to wit for the redemption of our body and they also that was tortured not expecting deliverance looked for a better Resurrection but received not the promise that they without us should not be made perfect Now it may be objected Are not the Heb. 11. 40. Saints that are asleep in Jesus perfect My answer is Their spirits are perfect but their body although sanctified was weak for they suffered in it and it was sown in weaknesse Now there is a difference between weaknesse and wickednesse Christ was crucified through weaknesse but in him there was no wickednesse a word to the wise is sufficient Again know that the spirit in man is to be preacht to and not the seed for that came not to be ministred to but to minister and did preach unto the spirits that was disobedient in the dayes of Noah now the spirits of men was sometime disobedient but the divine nature was never disobedient therefore mans spirit is not the seed but a receptable subject or Candle formed in man by which he might receive the divine nature for the flesh and blood cannot receive it Again know that the Revelation of Jesus Christ in us is not the second appearance of Christ spoken of in Scripture for he who had the Son of God revealed in him saith We waite for the Lord from heaven and to them that look for him the second time shall he appear without sin unto salvation Now there are differences of Ministrations but the same Lord. And now a few words to the people of the Land of my nativity after the flesh I beseech you teachers and hearers examine your selves for the day of the Lord is at hand whether you know what you teach and what you worship I put this question unto you Suppose those who do worship stocks and stones or the Host of Heaven should ask you What God you do worship what would you say unto them that they might be certain and know your God Now they will expect either the sight of him to wit of your God or the sense of him that they may feel him or else what shall they believe as the object of their faith if you cannot manifest him unto them that they may see him or feel him Do you think that they will leave a certain for an uncertain for a parcel of words What they do worship if you should ask them they can shew you but I fear many of you worship you know not what For I asked one of your Teachers to wit William Spinnage called Minister of Poulshott whether he knew the Lord and he said unto me that to know the Lord was to be the Lord Woe is me O people for you your Teachers are leight and treacherous and preach to you that they know not words that do not profit and you are ever learning but comes not to the knowledge of the truth which would make you free but loves to live in your sins what will you do in the end thereof for the Lord will appear in flames of fire rendring vengeance upon all that know 2 Thes 1. 8. him him not and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power Mind this you that know not the Lord these words
you are laid in grave as you do dye so shall you rise the dead in sin cannot him praise a woeful day for you 't will be who from your sins are not set free O take my counsel I you pray and turn to the light the true way which in you is as he hath bin the thing that doth reprove for sin but if you will not turned bee yet of your blood now am I free who am a witnesse for truths sake that he would save you from the lake but force you he will not for why to him that way is Tyranny his ways are equal and in love to all for he doth all reprove that is his witnesse and 't will stand for it is greater then that of John the works he doth is a signe he would you save he is so kind And thus of you my leave I take who have written this for your sake with this my prayer for you all who yet are living in the Fall O Father dear in Christ appear to them that sin annoyes That they with me may be set free to praise thy name with joyes Written by R. W. and sent from the Devizes in love for the use of all Since the writing of this before mentioned I was pressed in spirit to write this following that men might learn and know that Zion and her Converts are two for matter before they are married and when they are married or given unto the Lord they are one in you with him but not in time of being for they was made and begotten in time Here followeth the Testimony of him that is come unto Mount Zion shewing what it is singly considered before God did light it or man is joyned to it written for the use of all those that asketh the way to Zion with their faces thitherward Mount Zion or the heavenly Jerusalem for matter is spirit but not the spirit of God or Christ for Zion or Jerusalem â—â—a 14. 32. Heb. 11. 10. is founded or made and the maker of it is God Now that which is founded or made had a beginning therefore not made of God but by God for if it had been made of God or of the divine nature Christ then no part of it could have been defiled Now the spirit that is found in mankind is part of it to wit Zion as the body of mankind is part of the Earth so that the spirit in man by mankind is not begotten but gave and found in man by God as it is written yet had he the residue Mal. 2. 15. Eccles 12. of the spirit as saith Malachi Now the spirit of man may be defiled but the divine spirit cannot therefore saith the Apostle the wicked toucheth him not So then Jerusalem that is above which is free is the mother of mens spirits and the Zech. 12. 1. spirit in mankind that giveth life to his body is the daughter Psal 85. 5â— of Zion which is one for matter before defiled or when it s purged and brought again into a Virgin state therefore every one that is begotten by the word of God and born again is begotten in and born of the spirit and so as it 's written of Zion its true to wit that this and that man was born in her †Mark that which is borâ— in Zion is thaâ— which was born and thaâ— was man foâ— the divine nature was not begotten again but maâ— was begot anâ— born again and that in Zion Again if it should be manâ— spirits that 's begotten again and given unto the Lord then 〈◊〉 would be shâ— that 's given unto the Lord but now its hâ— that is giveâ— unto the Lordâ— Isa 33. 14â— Num. 5. 2â— 12 14. for he is born in a measure of the same now a measure of the same in a particular is called by the name of the same without him which cannot be comprehended by a particular man For example the measure of Christ in man is called Christ now all the Sons of men cannot contain him for he is the expresse Image of his Fathers person incomprehensible above all and through all the life of the spirit in us that gives life to our body now before any man can be born again his mind must be purged which will not be except it be turned to the light in him and he abide its purging which is done by Judgment and burning therefore the Hypocrite will not keep his mind to the light because it is a fire but cryeth out when his minde is in Zion to wit his spirit Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings and so flyeth the Judgment of the Gospel by which the Saints are Judgâ—d and purged Now untill the minde and conscience and spirit of a man be purged it cannot enter into its Mother Zion but is shut out without the City Miriam when Leprous and the Lepers of Israel is its figures Now that which separates between the clean and the unclean is the Lord who is a fire round about Zion or Jerusalem which is free from sin A song of Zion gave forth by a son of Zion that men might know the gates of Zion which the Lord loveth more then all the dwellings of Jacob. 1 The glory of the Lord is come on Zion it doth shine The brightnesse of it doth surmount the Sun for it 's divine 2 Which makes my mother for to beâ— most glorious in his sight And all her Children holy ones which is the Lords delight 3 Upon her head there is a Crown that will not fade nor swerve Most glorious for to behold for it is of Twelve Starrs 4 And underneath her feet there is a moon sometime doth shine Which into blood turned shall be for it was not divine 5 But in Zion the Lord will dwell for he hath chosen she A wall of fire round about to her the Lord will be 6 If that her new name you will know and of her children dear When she on earth is manifest 't will be The Lord is there 7 Within this City safety is from sorrow death and pain On it the heat of Sun lights not nor on it cometh rain 8 Though it no Ravenous beast doth passe as Lyon Wolfe and Bear So that in her all safe they are there is no cause of fear 9 Her waters clear as Crystal glasse most lovely to behold Her street is rich and glorious for it is of fine Gold 10 No Ship in her doth passe with sayle nor gallion with ores The Merchants of great Babylon cometh not near her shores 11 A tree of life within her is most lovely is his root Whose leaves are green continually bearing twelve manner fruit 12 For healing of the Nations are the leaves of this tree To give knowledge of salvation to all he is so free 13 Most glorious things are spoken of the City of our God But how may man now enter in to setle his abode 14 There is no way but by the gates the wall