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A42003	A declaration to the world, of my travel and journey out of Ægypt into Canaan through the vvilderness, & through the Red-Sea, from under Pharaoh, and now hath a sure habitation in the Lord, where rest and peace is known; by one who dwelleth in the light which hath led him out of darkness, from Satans power to the power of God, who in the power liveth, and by it is preserved, glory be to the Lord Omnipotent.	Greene, Thomas, 1634?-1699.	1659 (1659)	Wing G1840; ESTC R203773	3,873	7

through the righteousness judgements of the Lord and by the power of the Lord and by his outstretched arm was I brought out of AEgypt from under the thick darknesse that covered the earth then the eye of my understanding was opened and the Light appeared as the Sun that riseth in the East and setteth in the West and as I waited in that which shewed me sin evil many openings of the Fathers love I had wch made me weep for joy and at that time in the year 1655. there was many of the people of God in prison in the common Goal in Northampton amongst whom was William Duesbury whose face I never saw and the witnesse of God in me did answer to the truth which I heard he declared then I began to get truth in the comprehension being gone from under the judgements of the Lord which I was under but little before and contended with the World for the truth which now setteth me free And many times I had drawings to visit William Duesbury and the rest in Prison and I have went to the Prison door and knocked but with much fear and have went away again and durst not go in for I saw something in my self which William would cut down though I held the Truth but it was in the unrighteousness then the righteous judgement of the Lord took hold on me as before for holding the Truth in unrighteousnesse then the Word of the Lord came unto me which said Silence all flesh in the presence of the Lord then I durst not professe no more then I did possess then a day of silence I knew and subject to the higher power I was which power crucified me unto the World and the World unto me so then in the Cross I waited which crossed my own will then the Power was felt which led me out of the customs fashions traditions of men then I became a fool and a by word among my country men who cal'd me a Quaker wch word I owned for a day of Trembling and Quaking I knew by the unresistable Power of God but trembling or quaking I denyed for fear of man or the powers of man but quaking by the unresistable Power of God I durst not deny least I should deny the Power that appeared to Moses at which power he feared and trembled and David his bones were as if they were out of joynt and Habakkuk said my belly trembled and my lips quivered at the voice rottenness entered into my bones I trembled in my self that I might rest in the day of trouble and Daniel trembled and Paul trembled and was astonished at the Word of the Lord. So all people in tender love I warn you that none may rest in a profession of God and Chirst and Scriptures for that will stand in no stead when the Lord cometh to plead with you but turn to the light which maketh manifest your evil deeds for that is the true Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the World and all who are led by this Light they are led out of darkness from Satans Power to the Power of God and the day is come the ax is now laid to the root of the tree and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire Written by one who hath seen the travel of his soul and is satisfied and is now come of his desired haven where rest and peace is known and hath ceased from his own works and knoweth the Lord to work in him both to will and to do even his own good pleasure who is known to the World by name THOMAS GREEN Twickinham the 26 day of the 8. month 1659. THE END

A DECLARATION TO THE WORLD Of my TRAVEL and JOURNEY out of AEGYPT INTO CANAAN Through the Wilderness through the Red-Sea from under Pharoah and now hath a sure habitation in the Lord where rest and peace is known by one who dwelleth in the light which hath led him out of darkness from Satans power to the Power of God who in the Power liveth and by it is preserved Glory be to the Lord Omnipotent LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. A DECLARATION TO THE WORLD Of my travel and my journey out of AEgypt into Canaan c. COme all to the light which is Gods witnesse in you all which reproveth for sin in secret which light leadeth to the Father of Lights this I declare from my youth which light condemneth for unrighteousnesse which I have known ever since I was seven or eight years of age when I yeelded my members servants to unrighteousnesse when I had committed any evil either in word or action the witnesse of God in my Conscience followed me and condemned me for it and brought a fear and a dread upon me that I was in more fear then I was of receiving correction from my parents yet I knew not what it was that troubled me and many times the Seed of God in my cryed for deliverance and a secret desire I had as for the Lord that I might come to the knowledge of him but where to find him I knew not then I was directed to hear Sermons and to read the Scriptures yea and I did so and was very diligent in hearing yet there was some thing in me which could not be satisfied with hearing nor reading for my life was not changed then I saw my self in the state of condemnation for disobedience and so in a troubled state I was then the Teachers bid me believe in Christ and apply the promises and observe duties then I desired to know Christ that I might believe in him then they said I must believe in that Christ that died at Jerusalem that he died for my sins yea and I did believe in that Christ that died at Jerasalem but that he had taken away my sins I could not believe because I lived in that which he condemned me for yet I knew not who he was though he told me all that ever I did then they bid me apply the promises and so I did but I was condemned for it for even in Scripture the promise was to the seed not to the seeds many but to the seed one which seed that at the promise was to was crucificied in me I living in pleasure murdered and kil'd the just then I observed duties and thinking by prayer and other performances to get acceptance with God whom I knew but as a Judge and a condemner and in this condemned estate I run up and down to hear the Priests and those that were the best respected in the Countrey where I lived and in hearing of them I increased in knowledge and the more I increased in knowledge increased sorrow and could speak much of what I have heard from men and would talk much of God Christ and Scriptures exceeding many my equals Then I began to be exalted and was called by the World a Christian though I was out of Christ and many times when I have been speaking of the things of God in the vain mind I have been caused to walk solitary alone in the field and a secret desire hath arisen in me as I walked alone that I might come to the knowledge of God yea with tears and bitter lamentation yea I can truly say my desire was even as Jobs who said O that I knew where I might find him that I might come even to his seat but where to find him I knew not and in this bewildred estate I lay long and then to get out of this troubled estate I would go amongst them that was given to mirth as musick thinking there to get case in the midst of laughter my heart was made sad then the Priests told me that a troubled state was a good state that Paul saw himself wretched and therefore I might be so and in this state they cryed peace to me to whom God had not spoke peace so then I began to se et them to be Physitians of no value then I went amongst them people called Anabaptists and I saw them in the form higher to the truth then the Priests in what they acted by the Scripture and so then I went much to hear them and could speak in their behalf for the justifying of their practises as Baptisme and breaking of bread according to Scripture and I did see plainly that the Priests was those that built by Sion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity crying peace to me while I lived in the filthy conversation so amongst the Baptists I went high a year and they did tell me how needful it was for me to be baptized being did believe which ordinance I could not take up I seeing their lives like the former nothing differing but in the form then about the year 1654. I came to London and heard the Baptists there which told me breaking of bread by it they came to be sealed to the Father calling it the seal of the Covenant then with a great zeal I did eat and drink with them thinking to be sealed to God at that time and by so doing my life should be changed but my life was as bad as ever and I saw my self in the state of death as before and without hopes for ever and knew not where to seek to find rest for my soul which lay crucified in the Wildernesse then about the year 1655. I went into Northampton-shire again and there I ran up and down from Mountain to Hill from one Sect to another as before and yet found no rest then I was made to stay at home and go no whither and as I was walking in an Orchard the word of the Lord came unto me even the youths shall faint and be merry and the young men shall utterly fall but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength and at that time the Lord manifested something of himself in me which was pure which never gave me consent to do evil shew with the light I saw my sins from my youth set in order before me and the judgements due unto them and by the judgements of the Lord the earth in me was shaken and the pillars thereof did fall yea the judgements of the Lord was so dreadful that I could have wished I had never been and that I had perished in the womb before I came forth and from under judgement I would have fled but my fig-leaved garment would not hide me then under the judgement of the Lord I was willing to stand naked as in the day that I was born before the Lord and no other way came redemption unto me or was I redeemed but