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A43847	The poor widows mite, cast into the Lord's treasury wherein are contained some reasons in the justification of the meetings of the people of God called Quakers with an approbation of several truths held by them, and the ground of dark persecution discussed / written by a woman of the south, who came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of him that is greater than Solomon, and doth a far off behold the happy estate of his friends and servants who stand continually before him, to hear and receive wisdom from him, who is the true Emanuel, now left it should be counted a libel or any should think we dare for own it in the world, I have subscribed my name.	Hincks, Elizabeth.	1671 (1671)	Wing H2050; ESTC R20070	37,177	47

say This is not fairly done To rip up this our misery in the sight of the Sun And as it were for to rejoyce or'e us in this our fall Nor do you put a helping hand to any of us all Answ To this I Answer It is just the measure is your own For the Saints blood some of you drank as lately hath been shown Your mighty men but lately were Merchants of Babylon And dealt in Slaves and Souls of men Alas your City 's gon For tho in Scarlet deckt with Gold with pretious Stones and Pearls And in Fine Linnen cloathed were and lived then like Earls Yet now your Ships and Companies of Sailers which did Trade Within the Sea of Babylon did weep and wail and said Alas alas that great City wherein we rich were made Is like a Mill-stone cast i' th Sea thus God doth us degrade Wherefore O Heaven or'e her rejoyce ye Prophets also too With the Apostels for God hath on her revenged you And your Crafts men with all their Craft no more in her be found Nor yet at all shall there be heard a Mill-stone for to sound Thy Candle-light for evermore exstinguished shall be The voice of Bridegroom and of Bride be heard no more in thee For that thy Merchants they still were the Great Men of the Earth Which by their Sorceries deceiv'd all Nations of their Breath For that in her was found the Blood of Prophets and of Saints And all that were slain on the Earth which brings on her heart-faints Therefore we which in Heaven dwell with voice and one accord Continual Halilujas sing Salvation to the Lord. With Glory Honour and Power let 's praise the Lord of Heaven Whose Judgements just and righteous be he to the Whore hath given For why she did corrupt the Earth with her vile Fornication Gods Servants blood for Vengeance cryes on her abomination Now blood unto her God hath given for that it is her share Yea she is worthy of the same ' cause Saints blood she 'd not spare Object But some may say Why do you thus apply these things to them When you also now Sufferers are which come of Jesses Stem Answ For Answer though we may be slain for the good Word of God And for the Testimony held which we have from the Lord As those Souls under th' Altar which unto the Lord did cry For Vengance on those dwelt on Earth and answer'd Ye must lye Vntil the rest of your fellow-servants and Brethren to Which witnesse bear unto my Name be kill'd as well as you For thus 't was under the fifth Seal the Angel open'd when The Moon was blood the Stars did fall and Sun was hid from men What from the Earth can we expect when Blood 's the light of heaven But Persecution with effect when Stars to it fall even But by the way Observe under the Altar Souls do lye The which the Sacrificer kills and there he doth them tye And so Obedience was lost which was better than any Of all the Sacrifice they made though offer they did many For their Oblations they were vain Incense abomination Nor did God this require of them they being Sodoms Nation When they spread forth their hands to God he fast did close his eyes And though they many Prayers made God did them all despise Their New Moons and their solemn Feasts Assemblies like a flood The Lord had no regard to ' cause their hands were full of Blood It was Jerusalem also that did the Prophets kill And stoned those to them were sent and with blood did fulfil And though they said they would not be partakers with their Fathers In this same bloody Tragedy yet Saints blood they still gather But desolate there House is left Gods Glory from it 's gone For that they have contemnd the Sun which on their Moon hath shone Wherefore they shall not henceforth see the true Light till they say Blessed is he that cometh in the Lord Gods Name alway Object But some of these Objected have against us saying we Have not so much gain-said oppos'd those in our places be So that we cannot choose but think you very flatterers are And as the common Proverb is Your Friends at Court you spare For that it hath observed been the men most godly were Their Congregations you did haunt and ' gainst them rave and tear As then so now those that are bad ' gainst them no word doth spring But those that zealous were and good you made their Churches ring So that we cannot but suppose the Bottom doth design Some Machavillian Policy to be acted in time And if that this be nothing so why do you not still go Into those great Assemblies now the Reason let us know Answer For Answer hereunto I say What man is there so mad To spend his time in the threshing of Bushes They 'r as bad For if one would go vilifie the worst of men there 's nought In them to use the Proverb old that worth a Rush is thought Or who is he that will look for Grapes on the thorny Twiggs Or is there any one that doth of Thistles gather Figgs So that they have no cause to say That we against them were When as that we a threshing went we did not rave or tear For certainly you may suppose we did judge there was Corn Which prompted us to come and thresh and winnow in your Barn And if the grain it did cling fast the chaffe and straw unto The Threshers do not discommend tho they did it undo And though at first the best Corn's made out of the Straw to spring Yet do not you the Thresher blame if it to th' rest they fling For good full Corn it doth rejoyce when Threshers come thereto ' Cause then it knows it shall be put Gods own will for to do And though it be but Oxen which this Corn out do tread Yet by the same they food must have and not be muzzelled It is because Corn's hard and tough that Instruments made be With sharp hard Teeth because plain Tools from the Straw can't it free So those that good and godly were we did them not contemn But what was done was Gods visit did you to us commend For you were counted the lost Sheep of the House Israel Therefore count us not Enemies because Gods Truth we tell And by enquiry you did find of Gods Message worthy Though still we see you hardned be and us reproach daily In the time of Elias though there Widows were a many He to Sareptha's Widow 's sent of others not to any Also in Israel there was much Leprosie on man Yet none at all were cleansed but Naaman the Syrian So that if God did send to cleanse you of your Leprosie Then charge not the Messenger with Machivel-Policy Nor with the Prophet do find fault that doth preserve your store When in great Famine that you were he shew'd you where was more Moreover you may see those men

Death This is no Outward visible Sign not signified so But separates man from his Lusts that always stood his foe Thus in his flesh Christ he took up the Comforts of Mans Life And laid them down at Gods own Will to reconcile the Strife For God it was that was in Christ the World to reconcile Now in his stead Embassadors hath sent to us the vile Though 't was not him did the Offence but was the Offended Yet his Embassadors pray us to be re-con-ci-led Here 's Grace indeed not only free but doth a begging come And Messengers t' intreat the World to accept this Ransome The which none could lay down for it but He of 's own accord Did purchas 't with his precious Blood and so of right is Lord. Yet doth not use Commanding Power but Love is his own way And those that will not this shall Rule as Enemies he will slay But this last Baptisme doth set the True Baptismes on The answer of a good Conscience by Christs Resurrection For as Christs flesh it suffered the same mind we must have No longer in our sins to live which to our Soul 's a Grave But now the Gospel it is preacht the dead sleeper's awake Yea he is come to Judgement to God Life to him doth make For that he would no longer have our Souls in Prison lye But by his quickning Spirit preach and free-ed us thereby Who sometime disobedient were yet God did suffer long Waiting as in the dayes of Noa who griev'd his Spirit strong And now unto the Will of God he doth subjection give No more unto the Gentiles Will resolveth he to live This is that Tabernacle which down nere shall any take Nor Cord thereof shall broken be removd shall be no Stake For here the Glorious Lord will be Rivers and Streams whereon No Gally nor no gallant Ship at all shall pass upon For that mens Tacklings loosed are their strength at Ours doth fall They cannot well strengthen their Mast or spread abroad their Sail For t is the Lord that is our King and our Lawgiver to How can we then lack any thing for ought he bids us do Oh this also is Wisdoms Gate Why he you then so mad If ever that your Souls be sav'd to 's Church God must you add Wisdom cryed hath without and uttered voice in street Yea in the Market place she calls where Pharisees do greet In the chief Places of Concorse the opening of the Gate Yea in their great Assemblies to where multitudes were sate How long ye simple ones will ye love your simplicity Turn ye unto this Church that ye may eat and live thereby And Scorners Why do ye delight in this your scorning Trade You being Fools Knowledge do hate t is sin thus hath you made At Gods reproof if now you 'l turn he 'll pour on you his Spirit His words unto you he 'll make known that you may Life inherit But this much know if you refuse and do not him regard But do his Councel set at nought with this he 'll you reward For mocking he will mock again at your Calamity And laugh when as your fear doth come it 's desolation nigh Then you may call but God will now to answer give at all Because you did not answer him when he to you did call For you none of his Counsel would Reproof's you did despite And would not choose the Fear of God but hated Knowledge wise Therefore the fruit of your own way is meat for you to eat Your own devices you shall fill who shut out Wisdom great In Vs the Time is come to pass last dayes pro-phe-si-ed That the Mountain of the Lords House should be established And on the Top exalted is above all barren Hills And many People to us flow thus God his House now fills And we his People bid you come to this the Lords Mountain It is the House of Jacobs God t is he o're it doth Raign Here he doth teach us his own Way the Pathes that we should walk From out of Sion flowes that Law whereof we joy to talk This is the Word which God the Lord sends from Jerusalem That doth among the Nations Judge rebuking much of them So that they have their Swords now beat into Plow shares we see And their Spears into Pruning-Hooks this LOVE makes all agree So Nation doth not lift up Sword for Esau doth embrace His Brother Jacob in his Armes this makes War cease 'T is Grace So we with Isay bid you come to this house with accord Desiring you to walk with us in the Light of the Lord. We are the City on a Hill there set that all may see Therefore alwayes in Cottages still this we cannot be For that we are not to be hid but set there to be shown And that through the Power of God to others should be known Which is the Light the Christ in us the Hope of Glory to And doth cast out the Reprobate this work he is to do The Blind make see and Deaf to hear tho Mountebancks do rage Leapers are cleans'd Dumb do speak this throws them off the stage And this also is freely to we witness it truly And if that we should hold our peace stones would against us cry For what are we more then wrought stone 't is God that doth us raise To he the seed of Abraham for to shew forth his Praise Tho in the Wilderness we 're squard and now appear but loose Yet being brought together all we do make God a House Whereby the Workemans Worke is seen for that he hath them tryed And made them like the Corner-stone to answer every side Yea Judgement to the Plumet hangs and Righteousness to 'th Line For to make all upright and true according to his mine These living stones together set may plainly see each other The Mighty workmanship of God in Sister and in Brother Yea t is the Standard of the Lord the Ensigne he hath ser For all Nations to flock unto tho Small things day is yet And though that we be Quakers call'd by most people in scorn Yet we the true Assembly be and Church of the First-born For in our heart God he doth dwell whose Spirit is a Sword Which was the cause that we were made to tremble at his Word And when the Lord with Odours sweet doth this his own House fill Oh then all others that pass by its sweetness favour will And if that any Lydia come that is to God so dear Whose heart the Lord hath o-pen-ed she 'll feed upon our chear For in these publick Mountains God to all will make his Feast And Messengers to 'th high way send for to invite his Guests These are the Feasts of Charity made by the God of Love On Heavenly Manna here we feed which comes from God above We being many are one Bread of which we partake all And when we 'r hungry doth us feed both now and ever shall This also

that zealous were indeed At the first threshing did spring forth and are reserv'd for Seed The which the Promise is unto and it inherit shall Because in him they did believe and answered his Call And they will testifie also the Threshers they did well Though they sharp Instruments did use 't was good to them befel For seeing they were hungry Souls Heavens Bread tho it be bitter Now they were just a coming forth of Egypt was the fitter And as for being Flatterers or that at Court have favour Our Sufferings they will testify in Court we have no savour Nor ought on Earth to appeal to but that we lye down still And suffer all for Christ his sake for this we know's Gods will Also in this we do rejoyce that we with him partake Both in his Sufferings and his Death this Baptim's for his sake And as for your Idol flattring with us there 's no such thing As Cap or Knee or Worship which makes Courts against us ring And cause we can't it to them give no favour they do show Yea unto us they do not right as most of you do know And as for our not going now oh that would you disgrace Should we cry out on Anti-christ who you say's in your Place No no if that Anti-christ doth this your Church now possess Against him then you should declare t is your part now we guess And that he might not never more arise much less to stand You made the People Covenant against him through the Land With Hands lift up to Heaven high that God he would record This Solemn League and Covenant you have made to the Lord. And yet are picking upon us to do your drugery Must we fulfill your Covenant and for 't in Prison lye Then may you say we 're Fools indeed and Busie-bodies too To meddle in others matters where so little thanks is due But if that you have vowd a Vow defer it not to pay For God in Fools no pleasure takes t is true what I do say But from us this Proviso take With no Weapons contend But Heart and Tongue with Gods own Breath and Spirit he doth send For Creature-killing-Weapons they are Antichrists own Arms And you will never overcome by any such like Charms But now with us Gods Standard's set and Goshans Land is known Where Light to Israel doth shine as I before have shown Sor if inward Egyptians will true Is-ra-el-ites turn This House of God still open stands for them to come and Learn More than all Egypts Sorcerers or her Magicians Can teach because t is very clear Gods Power transcendeth Mans. Now the Lord hath deliverance sent to his Daughter SION That dwelleth with the Daughter of MYSTERY Babylon For among natural bruit Beasts there is no Mystery With outward Sheep and inward Wolves the Mystery here doth ly For Foxes Lyons Wolves and Bears there shape doth them discover What spirit t is doth lodge in them so doth their Voyce moreover Shew forth and also warning give to Man and Beast beware Lest on them they do make their prey being caught in their Snare These Beasts in their earthly Nature act right within their Sphere Though tyrannizing or'e the rest keeping them all in fear But when these alter Voice and Shape what sphere run in they then Having Sheeps-cloathing with Lambs voice they then devour Men. 'T was the strict Sect of Pharisees and Writing Scribes also That Jesus Christ call'd Hypocrites ' gainst them denounst his wo. Calling them Fools Serpents Blind-guides and Vipers Children to And also Painted Sepulchers such names he counts their due The reason of 't if you would know Matthew doth it repeat Their Burdens Scourgings Devourings tho they got Moses Seat Their C●…ing and Pretences too Long Prayers they did make And 〈…〉 Tombes and Sepulchers these courses they did take 〈…〉 Sons and Fathers Prophets kill'd Wise Men and Christ also 〈…〉 scourged in their Synagogues and much Blood spite from mo Something as to the ORDER in our Meetings wherein we do not Respect Persons for which the Spirit stirs up to Persecution THese Meetings and Assemblies are such as James doth us tell Where Gay-cloathing had no respect nor did Gold-rings excel For in our Meeting-Place there 's no chief seats kept but those That do the vilest rayment wear may sit as doth gay cloathes For we dare not commit this sin Mens persons to respect Lest while before him we appear our Service he reject Advantages we do not seek that we may men admire Nor can we fawn on them for ought or bid them sit up higher For we be those that do believe no honour do receive Nor dare we ought to others give God never gave us leave But honour do we in the Lord all men it is their due But when men seek it to themselves we give it not thereto For no man hath that which is good or ought that 's honourable It is no more than Crumbs that fall from Gods Almighty Table Why should the Riv'let boast it self which by the Fountain's fed And what hath Man to glory in who beggs his daily Bread For 't is of Grace all that we have his Gifts we live upon Therefore to him let 's Praises give yea unto him alone Moreover should we honour give to men which they count civil We know'ts a snare and we must shun appearances of evil Did not this vanity help much to hasten Herods doom When th' People cryed The voice of God and not of man is come This honour to himself he took 't was a temptation And sought the glory to himself the which was Gods alone So with an Angel he was smote God vengeance on him took And with Worms then he eaten was on this to us is spoke For he a Persecutor was this only doth afford With hands stretcht out to vex the Church he killd James with the Sword And because he did see it pleas'd the Jews he did proceed And apprehended Peter too all Truth thus out 〈◊〉 weed But when to God Prayer was made for Peter God did hear And by his Angel did him from Blood-sucking Herod clear And for his Pride and Cruelty in recompence God paid And brought his Judgements upon him as I before have said These are the Hamonites of old which in themselves do say Who shall the King or the People honour but us alway But see what he unto himself as honour thus did crave Was given unto Mordecay whom he ordain'd his Slave The Gallows-measure he had made for to hang Mordecay Was measured unto himself for thus the King did say For when the King once knew the thing h'said Hang him thereupon Thus on proud wicked mens Heads fall Gods Judgements many a one This was the man that thought it scorn Ones blood to seek alone But all his Brethren the Jews must be kill'd every one And though but one commit th' Offence not to his Pride to bow Yet all the rest must suffer for 't