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knowledge_n	faith_n	grace_n	temperance_n	1,784	5	11.4380	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75884	A fannaticks letter sent out of the dungeon of the gate-house prison of VVestminster: to all his brethren in the three nations at liberty; and also in the several goales and dungeons therein, that are under all the principles of the doctrines of Christ, Heb. 6. I, 2. By Henry Adis, a baptized believer, undergoing the name of a free-willer; and also most ignomineously by the tongue of infamy, called a fannatick, or a mad man.	Adis, Henry.	1660 (1660)	Wing A579; Thomason E1084_6; ESTC R208012	21,559	25

A Fannaticks Letter Sent out of the DUNGEON OF THE Gate-House Prison OF VVESTMINSTER TO ALL His Brethren in the three Nations at liberty and also in the several Goales and Dungeons therein that are under all the Principles of the Doctrines of Christ Heb. 6. 1 2. By HENRY ADIS a Baptized Believer undergoing the Name of a Free-Willer and also most ignomineously by the tongue of Infamy called a Fannatick or a mad man Gal. 5. 1. Stand fast therefore in the Liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free and be not entangled again with the yoak of Bondage LONDON Printed by S. Dover for the Author and are to be Sold at Book-Sellers Shops 1660. A Fannaticks Letter Sent out of the DUNGEON OF THE Gate-House Prison OF VVESTMINSTER c. Dearly and well beloved Brethren in the Lord IT is the desire of my Soul that Grace Mercy Truth Peace Love Gentlenesse Goodnesse Faith Meeknesse and Temperance to you be multiplyed with all long-suffering and knowledge Brethren When I enter into a serious consideration of what the flock of God gone before endured in their dayes not onely by cruel Mockings Deridings and Evil Speakings but also by Whipings Imprisonments Buffettings Banishments and painful Deaths Patiently Chearfully Readily and Willingly And all this that they might keep a good Conscience towards God in order to their producing his Glory and their own Eternal good I say The serious consideration of this is that which doth much encourage me notwithstanding the many difficulties of this our day to take up a resolution to go on in my Christian progresse by Divine assistance and not to look back lest with Lots wife I become a standing Monument of Gods everlasting Displeasure and therefore these are earnestly to desire you also in Gods Fear to persevere in that Path and to run swiftly towards perfection in that race you have already made some progress in beginning at Heb. 6. 1 2. And so chearfully to passe thorow this valley of Tears for he that runneth obtaineth not the Crown unlesse he strive lawfully 2 Tim. 2 5. Let us therefore so run that we may obtain 1 Cor. 9. 24. Let us labour hard to get up Sions Hill having a single Eye to Gods Glory In which narrow way you must expect the Hedges to be lined on both sides with multitudes of Amalakites shooting out their Arrows even bitter words whose Teeth are as sharp as Arrows and their Tongue a sharp Sword Psalm 57. 4. Who whet their Tongue like a Sword and bend their Bow to shoot those Arrows even bitter words Psalm 64. 3. who are ready to say with those in Jer. 18. 18. Come and let us smite him with the Tongue and let us not give heed to any of his words to whom let me beg you in Gods Fear as you tender the Honour of the Gospel and the Reputation of your Master King Jesus whom Jew-like they so Mock Scoff and Jeer at not to render to them evil for evil nor reviling for reviling but contrariwise blesse knowing that you are thereunto called that ye should inherit the Blessing for he that will love Life and see good dayes let him refrain his Tongue from evil and his Lips that they speak no guile let him eschew evil and do good let him seek peace and ensue it for the Eyes of the Lord are over the Righteous and his Ears are open unto their Prayers But the Face of the Lord is against them that do evil And who is he that will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good And if ye suffer for Righteousnesse sake happy are ye and be not affraid of their Terror neither be troubled but sanctifie the Lord in your Hearts and be ready alwayes to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the Hope that is in you with Meeknesse and Fear having a good Conscience that whereas they speak evil of you as evil doers they may be ashamed when they shall falsly accuse your good conversation in Christ for it is better if the Will of God be so that ye suffer for well doing then for evil doing for Christ also hath suffered for sin●●●… the Just for the unjust Psalm 3. 9. c. Therefore let us look unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our Faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the crosse and despised the shame Heb. 12. 2. Who is the Captain of our Salvation and was made perfect through sufferings Heb. 2. 10. Who was led as a Lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before the shearer was dumb so opened he not his mouth Acts 8. 32. For even hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps who did no sin neither was guile found in his Mouth who when he was reviled reviled not again when he suffered he threatned not but committed himself to him that Judgeth Righteously 1 Pet. 2. 11 12 13. Therefore seeing we have taken his yoak upon us let us learn of him who is Lowly and Meek and we shall find rest for our Souls Mat. 11. 29. And let us not think to be above our Master for if they have called the Master of the house Belzebub how much more them of his houshold And if they have so done to the green Tree what will they not do to the dry Tree It is enough for the Disciple to be as his Master and the Servant as his Lord And therefore let us consider what Legacy our Master hath left us who saith That in the World we shall have tribulation for behold saith he I send you forth as sheep in the midst of Wolves be ye therefore wise as Serpents but harmlesse as Doves But beware of men for they will deliver you up to the Counsels and they will scourge you in their Synagogues and ye shall be brought before Governours and Kings for my names sake for a testimony against them and the Gentiles And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake Mat. 10. 16. 18. 22. Yea the time will come that if they shall kill you they will think they do God good service and Christ hath spoken these things that we should not be offended John 16. 12. Therefore in our patience let us possesse our Souls And blessed is he that shall not be offended in him for our light afflictions which are but for a Moment worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory whilest we look on the things which are not seen and not on the things that are seen for the things that are seen are Temporal but the things that are not seen they eternal 2 Cor. 4. 17. And although no chastening at the present seemeth joyous but grievous yet neverthelesse afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable Fruit of Righteousness unto them that are exercised thereby Heb. 12. 11. And were it not that to the rejoycing of my soul I heard that your Joy