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The everlasting Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and the blessed effects thereof testified to by experience : with a few words to England, my native country / by Isaac Penington.
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Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.
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that they would prize the day of their Visitation that they might hear the sound of Life both from others and also in their own hearts and the saving Arm of the Lord might be inwardly Revealed to them and they effectually Redeemed thereby I am no disdainer of Papists or any sort of Protestants nay not of Turks or Jews but a Mourner because of their several Mistakes and a breather to God of my Life for tender Mercy towards them all Astrop 13. of 7 Mon. 1678. Poscript ANd in this Light the true Church the Gospel-Church the New Testament Church is known which is a Church of the Children of Light a building built in the Light which Church is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thess 1. 1. In whom they are built together for an habitation of God through the Spirit Eph. 2. 22. Yea in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an Holy Temple in the Lord v. 21. for the Lord frameth them fitly together into a Spiritual and Holy building And all that are here gathered out of the Darkness into the Light who walk in the Light and abide in the Light are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chief Corner v. 20. And are no more Strangers and Forreigners but fellow-Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God v. 19. The Gospel-Church is the Spiritual house of Jacob which walk in the Light of the Lord Isa 2. 5. who go up to the mountain of the Lord to that which is revealed to be the mountain of God in the last dayes even Spiritual Mount Zion Heb. 12. 22. to the house of the God of Jacob where he teacheth his Spiritual people the inward Jews of his wayes and they learn to walk in his Paths For out of this Zion shall go forth the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus in the dayes of the Gospel and the word of the Lord from this Jerusalem v. 2 3. For Jerusalem which is above is free which is the Mother of all the Children which are born of Gods Spirit Gal. 4. 26. Joh. 3. 6. And she being the Mother of them all nourisheth them all with the word of Life which goeth forth from her and all her Children know and justify her their Mother Matt. 11. 19. O that all both Papists and Protestants knew this true Mother-Church this Mother of all the living of whom none but the living are born and who nourisheth all the living and none else with the Law and word of Eternal life And if they knew the true Church the Church is of the true Jews the Church of the first born whose names are written in Heaven and did live and walk in the Light of the Lamb and follow the leader the Shepheard of Israel and faithful Bishop of the Soul who overseeth and taketh care of the Soul they would learn and come to know and experience these things following First The dwelling places of Mount Zion and her assemblies and Gods creating upon every of them a cloud and smoak by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night which is the defence upon all the Glory that the Lord bringeth forth among his Spiritual Church and people Isa 4. v. 5. 2dly They would know the Land of the inward Jews the Spiritual Judah and the Song sung therein because of the strong City which the Lord builds there and the Salvation which he appoints for Walls and Bulwarks about it And would see and know how none but the inward Jews the inwardly Circumcised and sanctified even the righteous Nation that keepeth the Truth can enter by the Gates into that City Isa 26. 1 2. And they that dwell in that City whose minds are stayed on the Lord and who trust in him the Lord will keep in perfect peace v. 3. Then Jerusalem is a quiet habitation indeed and the resting and feeding places in it are sure Isa 32. 18. and ch 33. v. 15. and v. 20. 3dly They could know the Feast of Fat things which the Lord of Hosts makes to all people that are here to all people that come up to and dwell on his Holy Mountain and serve and Worship him in Spirit and Truth The Lord of Hosts maketh such a Feast as no eye hath seen nor ear heard nor can it enter into the heart of man toconceive what it is but only by the Spirit of God even a Feast of Fat things even a Feast of Spiritual Fat things a Feast of Wines on the Lees of Fat things full of Marrow of Wines on the Lees well refined Isa 25. 6. They that are turned to the Light and follow Christ the Light shall not abide in Darkness but have the Light of Life Job 8. 12. Shall be translated out of the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of the dear Son and there shall Sup with Christ and he with them and both together Drink of the Fruit of the Vine of Life new in the Fathers Kingdom 4thly They shall infallibly know here in this Light which shines on Gods Holy Mountain the destroying or swallowing up of the face of the Covering cast over all people and the Vail spread over all Nations Isa 25. 7. For the Vail is cast over and spread in the Darkness But is done away and swallowed up in Christ the Light for the Vail is done away in him 2 Cor. 3 14. And all that are in Christ in his Spirit in the Light and liberty thereof behold as in a Glass the Glory of the Lord and are changed into the same Image from Glory to Glory by the Lord the Spirit v. 17. 18. Lastly Here the King of Righteousness his high way is known even the way of Holiness which the unclean cannot pass over but the sanctified in the Light do walk in and the wayfaring men here though fools do not erre in Isa 35. 8. For they that are taught of God in the New Covenant and follow the leadings of his blessed Spirit do not erre O that the true Church were known which is now come and coming out of the Wilderness leaning upon her Beloved who led and leads her out thence into her own land of Life and Glory where her Light shines and she ariseth and standeth upon her feet before the Lord and the Glory of the Lord shines upon her and covers her Happy is the eye that seeth this and the Soul that hath a share in it A few words to England my Native Country O Land of my Nativity O my dear Country-men THe pure power of the Lord is upon me and the Springs of Life open in me And among many other Things I am melted in Love and Desires after your welfare and this is in my Heart to say to you If I now testifie to you in Truth of a Pearl a heavenly Pearl an everlasting Pearl will ye not hear me If I tell you your Heart is the Field or Earth wherein