contribute what he hath and yet I know my brethren you have just nothing of your own but a little self-pride and self-covetousnesse earthlinesse and lust anger pride malice emptinesse and fulnesse in your own conceit yea this is all the best of you all have Are not ye stufft with these things hatred and rebuke yea your very hearts as David speakes in another sense and would be seen of men as Christ tells elsewhere being very hypocrites pray preach dispute and Prophesie for nothing else in the world but to get the world because it is a step and stirrup for preferment to be seen of men so to do and glory to the flesh to be counted somebody and a brave Preacher yea almost a Pastor at least a Member and an Officer in the Church of Christ called such a mans Church an ungodly divelish word Who hath a Church but Christ What hath every selfish Saint a Church purchased by his own blood got and brought from the body I know not how No it may be never of it but got into it at a back door or brought in head and shoulders or for company which is best still in the best things But this is stark nought to call any Church of Christ or little peece of his body by the name of this or that or t'other man but be ye what ye will Pastor Preacher Church or no Church Minde what you are in your selves though in Christ we all know you are righteous Col. 2. 10. Yea you especially that are gifted Saints indeed for our eye is still on you and onely you for carrying on this work of Reformation in the world and setting up of Christ in the Popes Chair as it were and if ever he had a pill or a pull this will be one to purpose yea me thinks we see the Rope just about his neck himself hanged up and choaked and the Spirit breathing yea the witnesses which have lyen dead and slain as it were many hundred years or Prophesying in sackcloath at the best are now alive again do not you hear and see them speak pray Preach and Prophesie and their beds green Cant. 1. 16. Fruitfull in their Work successefull in their warre against sin Satan Turk Pope divel divels mates and all the powers of hell Munks Punks Priests Fryars whorish and false worshippers these rogues rovers drovers robbers of the soul of men backs and bellies too Pigmongers whoormongers Applemongers Egg Corn Pease or Baconmongers loving all and better bitts too greedy doggs and Priests that can never bark pray nor preach but are snapping honest men in all hours and companies often on the Ale bench Puffe and tipling elsewhere but the witnesses are up on their leggs again for the King of glory as in the dayes of old And have at away runs the rabble the Kings of the Eall drive these locusts to the West the Divels to their dens and Imps to their dams and Errors to their homes yea all to the Divell most to the Pope many to the Mass-Priest t'other Priest too and his tail lustfull lazy idle simple ignorant wanton loose and vain-glorlous Christians Shakers Quakers and ungodly Ranters some such there be All these and your journey Jobbers hard red faced Clerks Sawers Psalm-men Wardens Pares neither good drunken Readers Sleepers Runners or Baptizers that have alwayes Crosse and Common prayer yea and Godfathers in their Pockets too these are all the long tail of the Priest where these errors like a bag full of catterpillars hang as on an old bush the rising of these Kings Tub-Preachers so call'd fires frights yea burnes bag bush yea the divels nest and all And this is your work mark how Pauls fals the scaffold to the Body all to the ground It is our work and it doth us good to the heart to see how the old idle whoore tumbles yet hang her she will make a brave Hospital and a good piece of Reformation it would be to give her to the Saints for such a kind of use you that are free fit and long for this work yea to be setting up this new Trade as some fools think yea too many good godly choice and precious Saints but take a serious observation though a weak application follow the Jews Temple rent Mat. 27. 51. at the slaying Christ in that was the true worship and true worshippers of God but the worship and worshippers were little lesse then a den of thieves and robbers yea they murdered the Lord of life and glory Acts 7. 52. God teares their worship yea the worshippers in pieces rejecting both by this simile rending the whole Temple in twain yea did he ever since smile on that sinfull selfish people against the appearances of Christ in his own Person and Disciples whom he ever did and doth still love as himself but these zealots in their darknesse doth by the servant as before with the Master one is a Belzebub yea so saith the Scribes Pharisees and Doctors most Temple-men but before this inhumane murther of our Lord Jesus the people cryed Hosanna Hosanna John 12. 13. though after Crucifie Crucifie Mark 15. 13. 14. The Priest leads the people to their sin God rejecteth both they reject the Stone Mat. 21. 42. the Stone rejects the builders Rom. 11. 15. Yea the sacrifice of them all but the Temple then was rent Mind their sin throughly for which this Judgment comes the Person of Christ they loathed the Spirit of Christ is as really now in the members of Christ 2 Cor. 13. 5. As God was in the humane nature of Christ when they hang'd him on a tree this Spirit they cannot come at but how many this day nail this Spirit and the appearances of it yea the very arms and legs of it they crown these appearances with reproaches yea thornes some think they are making such a cap now others see them spit continually in every Sermon I could almost name some that cry for the spear noted ones C. A and others what hath this love and speckled Dove done against these men which good work is it they would now stone him for is it for enlightning the world or filling their hearts with joy which others did with sorrow for convincing men too much of the deeds of darknesse John 16. 8. or distinguishing of the works of holinesse wills and inventions of men all which this Spirit doth must and was to do yea to fill the world with Prophets but take heed ye despise not these little ones Mat. 18. 6. yea erring ones for so they are in the esteem of most men Touch not the anointed of the Lord he hath rebuked Kings for their sakes nor do these Prophets any harm Psal 105. 15. If ever you do know God and men forewarnes you of medling with these or his little Churches which you are too apt to spit at and speak hardly of but the work of God is carried on by these little trees scattered Saints and Churches yea God and his
Jonathans was with David froward things are sometimes in our mouths yet our hearts can never be divorc'd nor our affections let go you out of our thoughts no no my Lord far be that ingratitude from us who long since have learned better things and as far be it from you to forget us who were once as deer to you almost as Israel was to Paul for whom he even wisht himself accurst jeapordi'd his life a thousand times hunger cold and perils sure the latter you have done more than ever any did that for us a murmuring people against you and your God whose protection with you the Israel of God under your command was your guard rearguard yea your strength victory in all your mighty battels in every nation Oh that we should do so oh that we should be so unworthy so illy to requit so good a God so good a servant it is our sin let never yours be to revenge or yet be angry with a froward people it was Moses sin you know his punishment far be that from you may you see the deliverance of Sion fully wrought and they as in the land of promise all the priveledges of the Gospel yea this may you see in your dayes and say in the end thereof Let me now thy servant depart in peace so mine eyes have seen thy salvation the salvation of Sion and her deliverance fully wrought and oh that your soul with such expressions may leave this world at once this flattering world whose highest glories joyes and pleasures leaves but sadnesse in the soul of man yea they fill that immortall Jewell with nothing else but shame guilt and sorrow but may your Sun never set in such clouds but like a rain-bow in a hopefull day This is our Prayer and now comes our Petition not for our lives nor our liberties commonly so called but our Christian Priviledge yet not granted to us no nor scarce thought on neither My Lord excuse us we cannot but with hearts grief so speak it care is taken for many things we doubt not the poor the fatherlesse the right of the needy the debts Lawes and Liberties of the Nation as far as this juncture of time will give leave yea further the Gospel and the Preaching of the Gospel by godly sound and able men with the discountenance of all vice and unsoundnesse And yet my Lord is this all far be it from you to think so we look we long we hope for more yea for more than all this and never shall be silent till you or your God and ours hear We look we long for liberty in our selves whilst men have it in their thoughts to crush us for owning Christ too much and yet it is too little yea this is the thing we tend the throne of grace for now whilst we petition you and the godly in your Councel for Liberty in our selves for the word is as fire in our bones the Spirit having long since kindled it we cannot longer now be silent but do claime for this as our undoubted Priviledge Namely the exercise of our Gifts in the open Congregations yea this is so much our duty and a Priviledge that we cannot without guilt sin and shame keep one moment longer silent no no it is too long since we have wrong'd our selves our choycest selves this way and grieved the Spirit to purpose yea we have wrong'd thousands as our selves had our candle been as on a hill which is as underneath a bushell how many souls might we ere this day have enlightned some of which unhappily are in hell complaining of their unhappinesse and our unfaithfulnesse My Lord this is the case and it is plain and clear we are guilty we are guilty in the presence of the LORD yea we confesse before heaven earth men and Angels and all the hoste of both we are guilty and what shall we now do but with ropes about our necks guilt shame and sorrow in our souls now about our work and oh that the the time is so far past and we not aware but the night comes on wherein no man can work for God Christ self or others yet that we may at last be doing to purpose yea for all men My Lord we cry for help and cry we will untill deliverance come by you or else some other way Israel was heard we doubt not but we shall be the like our cause is far better we groan not for outward burdens though some do and that justly too but for the glorious liberty of the Sons of God yea to be set into that by you O my Lord Crumwel now under God our Protector if you shall say the time is not yet come and defer us one moment longer God will lay you by and certainly out of the hearts of his deerest ones and raise up deliverance some other way for the time of Sions deliverance is come will come let men and divels say nay yea the set time is come and the watchmen are on her walls there they see it and the Spirit of Prophesie is in their mouths and they will not keep silent longer you are to guard them that is your Title work and Honour the subjection of Nations without the affections of Gods people is a small thing your greatnesse glory and honour is nothing if while you sit at the stern you guide not the ship for the most to Gods glory the good of his people and souls of all men how much will this tend to both yea to the Nations of which we may with sadnesse say millions perish for want of knowledge thousands have words in their mouths abilities with sincerity in their hearts why should they want incouragement or rather protection by a law for that same purpose for that is all they do desire a small thing for you my Lord to deny to them Let them be tryed and tryed again and again for sincerity soundnesse holinesse and ability in some measure the latter will come on apace when we have this Liberty Protection and Commission to speak in all the schooles of the Prophets and Churches of Christ the national ones In all which we promise by the grace of God whose we are to do nothing against the truth but for it waving all disputes and contentions whatsoever nothing in disdain to our Fathers in Christ but in love to our brethren and sisters especially the little ones yea for their sakes plead we thus and the strangers that knowes not God but you will say they are taught already true my Lord and better then we can do it yet we will not rob them nor unteach them but add a word of our experience in convenient seasons sometimes sooner sometimes later This was practised by your Army to the good of thousands in their marches up and down yea the greatest my Lord you know it well enough the publick exercises are as the bellowes of the Almighty on â—â—s people carried on in the
Spirit their hearts being warmed with the breath thereof might not they then add a word or two of their experience O how sweet would that be from the sence of Gods love so to do one hour before or after would fit us for or fasten those things which now too soon we loose thus might we prophesie how sweet and lovely would the Assemblies of the people be yea how primitive like then would all our deerest brethren return again never more to separate from us but would be as lamps and pillars in our Assemblies And why may not these Jewels and their Lustre shine as well there as where few resort O my Lord bring them forth that have lyen among the pots they will be as doves whose feathers are covered with yellow gold yea let the world see the gifts and graces of the sonnes of Sion more precious than choice silver say unto them upon whom the glory of the Lord is risen arise and shine for their feet are beautifull and their God will be admired yea then will Satan and his Kingdom fall like lightening before the Spirit of the Lord men will not disdain the Saints nor perish for want of knowledge as now they doe whilst they think they have as much as any not knowing what the Saints through grace doe then will the boules of the Temple be usefull indeed other men have laid them by but bring them you out that every one may drink from their experience the waters of life receive the bread of life for that is that we promise now to break and nothing of self further be it from us ever to broach schism faction treason or rebellion yea any thing more than one thing our Lord Jesus Christ his loves and loveliness yea nothing but faith Christ his righteousnesse healing and practicall points we promise to preach nothing else but these things and the humility of Christ for our example nor will we ever slight those stars that â—ed us first to him no no they that travelled with us and pointed out the Lamb of God before us shall never be forgotten if they will be quiet they are our Fathers and woâ—thâ—â—wel of double honor yea we will ever â—ow to tâ—em as Joseph did to Jacob. And now my Lord our old Friend and good Friend will you hear will you help us your â—â—llow members once again in this â—iâ—k of time why should others have the honour from you try and try us by whom you please yea set up such as may do it and the God of heaven set up you in the hearts of his My Lord we fear not the touch many will be â—â—t though most are not so in any measure leâ— them be unbyassed not all of the Cleargy and try us while they will they will find men enough we desire not to run before so sent by you or they nor then out of our calling to the charge of the Nation but here and there as Providence leads to witnesse for the Truth most in our Parishes where our walking is known O my Lord this were Christian liberty indeed this were to be freed from Antichrist to purpose Men talk as if after all we should go back again far be that from the Israel of God and as far be it from you to withhold your hand from this work of his give us this Jewell long lost make up this breach and give us liberty as in the dayes of old and then we will lift up our heads yea voices and sing together yea we will never more complain but sing the songs of Sion and her deliverance fully come and under God and Christ you shall have the glory yea the glory of all we are or have in this particular Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands so have you but Solomon built the Temple and so have you when these tryed stones are laid in every place yea you have then done more for Christ the Saints the World the Souls of men than all the Christian Kings and Princes that ever was none has had a heart nor none has had a hand for this nor none are in memory of Saints to purpose but you shall be for ever yea let our tongues cleave to the roofe of our mouthes if we forget your labour of love in this particular yea though we or some of us have railed at you yea prayed to blast you in your late Proceedings yet will we â—â—g you in our bosomes and say you are more righteous than thousands To wind up all you know our mindes consult not with â—â—esh and blood nor byassed men The Lord Jesus and his Spirit hold you close to the rule keep you waking night by night on your bed to weigh our Petition and if it be right hear us as ever he should hear you in your heart-sick-dying hour when you and this world must part O my Lord hear us we are his though all of his are not with us yet thousands are and why and how can be against us the Word and Spirit is for us yea God himself My sons and my daughters shall Prophesie be not you against us nâ—d none but you can hinder yea against him who hath been your salvation all along yea and them too which at your command have shed blood and lost blood life limbes and relations yea and all upon this account more than any Israel never fought with Amalek on so low account as pay nor we with our neighbours for vineyards shadows and titles no no let it never be said in Gath nor published in the streets of Askalum here or in other countries we destroyed towns cities fired houses spilt the blood of millions and sent souls to heâ—on so low account one valley ful of sculs and bones are more worth than these besides former vowes would be minded and in this the main is paid death would be minded and for this you may take comfort judgment would be minded and for this you may expect a Crown if for any work under heaven O my Lord to have a Crown from Christ with this saying Weldone and Welcome when Kings and Captains shall run to the rocks hills and mountains This is considerable may such considerations ever well in great ment hearts and flatterers far from all your Councels for if you should miscarry good had it been if you had never been or any thing but what you are The Name of Christ the honour of God the expectation of the Saints the eyes of all the nations round about are more on you than any man on earth the Lord God Almighty and the Prayers of his People lead you and your Councel in all wayes of well-doing LEt us now treat a little with the people of the Nation I mean common Protestants that do confesse Christ and that is all and me thinks we hear most of them rail laugh and jear others judging and condemning us for proud fooles and hypocrites and such as if â—et alone will spoil the
are treating with for our liberty which we charge you to preach up for 't is the year of Jubile that is come Lev. 25. 10. Sions captives some Psal 126. 1. of them we are yea we warn you by the Trumpet of the Lord so to do Noah being warned of God prepared an Ark Heb. 11. do you do the like yea prepare an Ark of protection from my Lord Protector for us and your selves especially we fear not the Lord and his Word will save us yea his Arm shall save us for we are children that will not lie Isa 63. 8. nor do not lye for it is the truth we stand for nor can ye do any thing against it if ye would This Rock will break and dash yee all in pieces set you up who will yea this truth hinted will prick you to the heart if ye kick against them that maintain it Why should ye that are for God and have been so all your daies many of you fight now against him take heed and take that Scripture Acts 5. 39. Yea again take heed lest ye be found so doing through pride self-hastinesse or any thing Men Brethren and Preachers we babes and children warn you old men and Fathers 1 John 2. 12. Yea we write these things unto you Fathers because ye have known him and owned him all your daies that was from the beginning yea we know ye know him and this to be his minde yea a Truth according to his minde that we now stand and plead thus for your conscience tells you it is so we know it doth so and before the Lord we think most of your consciences know it but something or another troubles fear of errors fear of slighting meanes and maintainance honour and esteem from men which if you be pleasers of you know what is said Iohn 5. 44. But fear ye none of all these things do not perplex your hearts this way fear him whom ye should fear our King and yours the King of Saints great and marvellous are thy works Lord God Almightie Just and true are thy wayes O King of Saints who shall not fear thee O Lord and glorifie thy Name all nations shall come and worship before thee Rev. 15. 4. A sweet Scripture but to the point fear not Errours which we think is one of your great and main feares fear not that God is wiser than man ye than the wisest of the sons of men we nor you never play the fools more than when we set our wisdomes to his minde what we say Ye may think to save the truth of Christ as Vzzah did the Ark by putting out your counsel take Gamaliells counsel we have done ye that of the Ark which erring ye turn against us Vzzah was forbid to touch the Ark we are bid to build up one another and covet the best gifts yea to Prophesie 1 Cor. 14. 1. Iude 20. which we do men of old ordained unto condemnation creep forth with us Iude 4. not without the minde of God and broach damnable Errours yea denying the Lord that bought them In zeal as you think for him to save his truths Word and Ordinances it may be your selves yea all from falling ye put your hand power policy and humane wisdome against these men and us with them in true zeal as you think to save these truths well if ye do we think what we know and we know what we think and tell you too of the Texts 1 Chron. 13. 9 10. Acts 5. 33 39. A Word to the well satisfied sanctified and Godly of the Nation who are in Christ Jesus Saints by Calling 1 Cor. 1. 2. ANd for you of all formes and Judgements that are good and sound we have a word to each and first for you Churches and holy Brethren partakers of the heavenly calling Heb. 3. 1. We shall need to say but little to you about our Modell or Petition Yea nothing at all but straight choose ye out from amongst your selves men that are full of the holie Ghost like Stephen Acts 6. 3. zealous as Paul self-denying as John the Baptist who alwaies pointed to Christ denying himself that like to the other John may preach nothing but love love to God and all his wayes love to Saints in all their formes such men there are such men choose from amongst your selves yea and be sure they be so to promote this work in the publick places But first call a meeting ye that are in fellowship have many pray spend one or two in a serious consultation in and about this Modell for your next Petition I mean not for words but substance ye that I pray consult the minde of God is amongst the light of God in and the truth of God professed by you lay the golden Rule the Reed of the Temple the Word or the Modell and Petition to this Rule trie see search and find if it be not so But herein you are satisfied already Yea I think scarce a man otherwise What then Up and be doing for the Lord is with and hath laid this as a present work before you Yea do not you see it on your Tables as you sit and in your Bibles too Yea is it not and was it not in your hearts long ago well you had never such a nick of time as now to promote so good a work One man can do more than fifty could formerly you know who we mean you have the ear of God Yea you his little Church and Churches have so and the heart of this man too Pray what should hinder It is but ask and have two humble lines from one of your Society doth this work we will warrand you but for company sake which is good yea exceeding good in a good matter You may all draw a line or two of love and liking to the Work and when he that hath our hearts as well as we his shall be humbly presented with these desires we shall then see what a gracious answer we shall soon find believe it the Lord our God nor the Lord protector our true old Friend and good Friend under him can denie nothing to the Saints and little Churches scarce himself especially such a thing as this as tends so much to the good of all souls peace and welfare of the Church and State the glorie of both which is most under his care now so then it is but to seek and find ask and have one knock by a Petition and this door of Liberty flies wide open beating down all that stand against it Well is the Work before you yea on your Tables in your hearts Yea and put into your hand by God and his poor sinning servants do not delay time it requires haste post-haste therefore do not delay because ye know not what they are nor where they are nor of whose judgement all which concernes just nothing The work is the Lords and before you by his Providence so we say again do not ye be busie Paul once complained
none was like him Why so Every one minded his own things and none the things of Christ Phil. 2. 21. but God forbid his Churches should do so or say what Liberty shall we have and we have to exercise our gifts that is selfish why should one or the other say so may not all have leave one as well as another sure none will preach what the people cannot bear nor any thing disputeful or to bring in Members to their own Churches but to the universal one Church of which wholly and solelie Christ is the King Past our Priest and Prophet yea we say none will speak or Preach otherwise that would straight confound us all and spoil all our meetings then indeed but we are not jealous of you in the least though we thus speak for we know you have learned to do all things in decency and order 1 Cor. 14. 40. not any thing in confusion Yea you have the minde of Christ dwelling in you 1 Cor. 2. 16. and will do nothing in strife and vain-glory Phil. 2. 3. boasting in flesh Gal 5. 26. wrangling or jangling but in love and meeknesse with a sweet Spirit of humilitie to all good Magistrates and Ministers which he hath set over us for our good that we may live peaceably Godly and honestly in both our Callings Now Brethren fare ye well fare ye well again peace and the God of peace which passeth all understanding now and ever knit and keep Phil. 4. 7. all your Churches members hearts and mindes in the knowledge of God our Father and of his Son Jesus Christ our dearest dear and beloved one these things persons and this Work be now and ever in your hearts and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen Amen Amen 2 Cor. 13. 11 12 13 14. A Word to our other Brethren yea to all you that love our Lord Jesus the God and Father of him that raised him from the dead Acts 4. 10. ANd to you that are travelling Sion-ward some under one dispensation some under another even as the Lord pleaseth and perswades the heart which light of his in you you neither dare nor can go against but on on as the Lord perswades from one degree unto another until at last you come to see he himself which you never do nor can do fully in this vail of teares though some draw nearer far than others by meeting with more fountains Psal 84. 8. loves and discoveries Yet the God of gods and fountain of all joyes and glories they never fully see but in time may Yea undoubtedlie shall And they shall see his face Rev. 22. 4. and what I say to one I say to all his face in whose presence is fulnesse of joy at whose right hand are pleasures for evermore Psal 16. 11. You which are travelling Siâ—n-ward shall some it may be with your Cimbals and instruments of joy leaping as the Roe upon the mountains of spices Cant. 8. 14. through the indwellings of God the high discoveries and joyes of his Spirit which the joye of the Harvest is never like in substance or operation Isa 9. 3. Well some are travelling so with these joyes and glories in their heart and eye others silently and sâ—eetlie yea greatly mourning and lamenting for the absence of him who should be nigh them and in them Christ their Bridegroom and husband Luk. 5. 35. and the comforts of Christ his Spirit and joyes all which they want through the indwellings of sin temptations and afflictions for sin to all these we have a word a sweet word and this it is They shall all return like the rivers in the South from their captivity Psal 126. 4. of sin bondage and temptations to sin with joy yea they shall bring their sheaves with them Psal 126. 6. The fruits of this penitential holy and heavenlie sorrow which be it where it will and as much as it will it is never to be repented of 2 Cor. 7. 10. For on the heads of all hearts where this sorrow now dwels shall be everlasting joy Isa 61. 7. yea Crownes of Roses joyes and glories these sorowes now are pleiting and when the work is done like a mighty Eagle sorrow and sighing shall fly away and all teares shall be wiped clean away from these blubbered cheeks God himself shall do it Rev. 21. 4. Wherefore comfort ye your selves and one another with these words as Paul saith in another case 1 Thess 4. 18. In the mean time here is a work commended to your hands from your brethren your fellow members Citizens and travellers yea the same way with you whom you and every one of you are bound by God nature all the nearest relations and obligations under heaven to do for all that you can and for the present your hearts and hands are desired to this good Work for your good God and our Lord Jesus the glorie of both and your own and our liberty Yea your own for amongst you are many more precious than choice silver Lam 4. 2. Isa 13. 12. Yea the Starres of heaven mark well what we say and their graces would shine like the gold of Ophir Isa 45. 9. where they called to the present work which with tears we beseech you Brethren in Christs stead and for Christs sake Rom. 12. 2. 2 Cor. 5. 20. to set about in good earnest and for the present get a meeting two or three amongst your selves God shall pay the Messengers that bring them together 1 Thes 1. 3. What if you send a Summons ten or twentie miles round to meet in some convenient places Yea Tickets one man and one Saint unto another 't is the work of God and the generation Yea a Work that will wagg before you set your hand if our great Counsel do but hear an inkling they know your labour of love and the godlie will help Yea he that sits at the helm will do it himself 't is in his heart yea and thoughts so to do yea to put you on it and wonders why ye stay so long in the Work of God knowing he hath power now to do any thing for you you in the Armie have nothing else to do and can pray and preach well if you have not forgot that and the afflictions of Joseph Amos 6. 6. which is sorer than all that you have freed us from Yea than the Egyptian one we value not to make brick maintain you or any thing Yea your wives and coaches to set but your helping hand yea the Lord set that we need not your sword but your faith praiers and Petition Yea one word from the Counsel of Officers at St. Jameses doth it and if one among you all scruple ask Mr. Cradack he is right for the work we are sure old Hugh at Whitehall and most of your Independent Ministers Nathaniel Caryll Mr. Sterrey Doctor Owen the man preaches well and clear these will all help however good Captains good Souldiers Serjeants Saints and Christians speak
one to another of the thing for the Lord Jesus sake 't is right in your eyes yea your own practise and we have learned of you and will set it up by the grace of God if you lay it by to look for Arrears and Debenters which when this is done you may Yea marry buy and sell too so ye do not forget the Rock and living unto him who like a River followed you in the Van and Rear three wildernesses together some once or twice over and smote the rock again and again yea your enemies in every place where you or they met Oh that men would praise the Lord may the Armie now say for his mercy endureth for ever yea sing this 136. Psalm as long as you live yea breath and yet we dedicate it to you once again yea to every one of your hearts 't is so paâ—t and full to your condition And pray when you sound your brave triumphing sounds Remember us the last Trumpet and how much of your love and zeal in this particular you have lost Rev. 2. 4 5. And now we come again to you Men and Brethren which we were treating with before we medled with the sword or godly of the Army about the same thing still if you have not dispatched your Summons to all men aind places where the fear of the Lord dwels rich poor hgh low young and old blinde halt and lame yea get them altogether to consult do not stay and say one to another Pray ye Sir do you and Pray ye Sir do you send for old Father Eli and you for young Samuell and you for Zacheus we Christ and his people will all dine there Luk 19. 5. and treat afterwards about restoring every man his own at least especially the Liberty of the Saints and promulgation of the Gospel but let every one yea some in particular go to all as the Messengers of the Churches 2 Cor. 8. 23. and let them charge them in the Name of God to come straight away by the morning light the light of God in them yea charge them by this day and charge them by this night of Gods withdrawing from them they delay no time if they be about a businesse of their own dealing in their Calling let them shut up and bring them straight away if they be about the business of another or medling with the State bring them straight away if they be about their holy Worship and Christian duties bring them straight away yea from the Lords Table to meet the Lords people Men may leave the best of duties upon some occasions in a case of necessity and such a one is this yea the season of the year requires it look else saith Christ to every Saint in England do not you see the eares white Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest to thrust forth labourers into his harvest John 4. 35. Mat. 9 38 Yea pray my Lord Protector so to do or else pray him Oxford and Cambridge will never send enough What do we gazing so after these as once the Angel said Oh ye men of Galilee Acts 1. 11. So say we Ye men of the Army City Town and Countrey why do ye all so gaze and gape after those men that were taken away once so shall they come again yea the very men shall come again though some without their gownes yet their University gifts shall not be wanting the graces of the Spirit the Gifts of Gods People Oh my friends many of these you gape and gaze after are gone and gone in the late warres I hope just the same men are not come again to another much lesse to the same place This we never fought for or looked for unlesse they were taken by their sequestrations up into heaven I mean godly sorrow and Repentance for their former sins popery pride fulnesse of bread ignorance emptinesse drunkennesse and thirst yea for our blood which is precious in the fight of the Lord so saith David Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of all his Saints Psal 116. 15. Well but shall we trust these thirsty wretches with our souls once again rather then a known godly Christian of ten or twenty years standing gifts and abilities Good and godly Tryers do not you do so wickedly and sin against God Gen 19 7. There be of the Synagogue of Satan which say they are Jewes Rev. 2. 9. Yea they will say so now because ye are uppermost but try them well and you shall find them lyars they guilt themselves it may be by praying for the State and the Lord Protector can they by the Spirit do so or Preach Well we hope ye will not take tinne and lay by silver Isa 1. 22. for all the keyes of David in your hand power to open and shut whom and when you please which should be wholly in the hands of Christ Isa 22. 22. Rev. 3. 7. Two sweet Texts in the eyes and hearts of Saints But to our other friends once again whom we must intreat they are so backward some through the worlds pleasures profits places cannot give a meeting no it may be eâ—â—ry week though it were to be wished they could not because they the Saints more imployed and richer have better gifts theâ— poor but for their own souls and graces sake for a good meeting is better for the good of their souls and strength of their graces than a good bargain or dinner either much more then a little idlenesse some walk abroad others ride some visite Joan hold my staffe t'other day but these rich Saints cannot come to our poor weekly meetings I wish they may to this good work ' it s their good Masters who hath blest them thus Oh but others which have more peace joy and communion far then these them I hope will come but some are so full of cares feares and poverties that they cannot give a meeting unlesse it be the Lords day about five of the cloâ—k Well once a week would do no hurt nor bring the world backward rather thee forward and upward and it is best thriving so having food and rayment let us be content said a good man 1 Tim. 6. 8 for our selves and children it is implyed passions may come soon enough and may be God himself will be one and that is enough saith David Psal 119. 57. In the mean time come you to the Generall Assembly of all Saints and Church of the first born Heb. 12. 23. Yea to the first in the Work of the Lord which will be good so to do at last it is best at first and most honourable God ever mindes the first fruits Exod. 23. 19. and claims the first Male. Christ the first Gospel Minister sets up him above John the Baptist Mat. 11. 11. one Preached Repentance the other Pardon Minde it Presbyterians too many of you set up John the Baptist and set the other by Yea Paul and John the Evangelist both down You know how I mean
selfish which that there may be danger of we admonish or else give our thoughts may be from the minde of the Lord in this thing also That then our Christian friends and neighbours the Godly of the Parish yea one or two of these bodies may for the honour of Christ the Vindication of the Gospel yea and for the good and humbling of the guifted Christian brother with a great great deal of humility grave and godly exhortation call in and take back his Commission with a dehortation to exercise any more for the present yet after a full manifestation of his godly sorrow not for a week moneth scarce three or four let it be returned and when ever it is with a great deal of grave exhortation yea and prayer among your selves yea ordain none nor Ticket none without that nor let never none claim to or look upon himself as an absolute Minister but as a kind of assistant much lesse to meddle with many things quite out of their sphere as baptizing burying ministring the Sacrament or any such kind of works for these are without dispute the proper office of the Minister who hath the charge of the place and not of these who help onely of good will exercising not every day so constantly as the Minister better misse three Lords dayes than not hit one my meaning is not good and sound matter and now I think how they were served that went to cast out Divels Acts 19. 15 16. upon whom the evill-Spirits fell and cryed out against wounding tearing and sending them away naked and ashamed so say we haply a Ranter vain or ungodly man may attempt to imitate or do in vain glory but let all such take heed the beadel people or Church-wardens do not fall upon them nothing will preserve a man from mischief but sincerity in such a case therefore let all take heed what they attempt from the example of these vagabond Jews and how they do disturb any congregation or come with teares vain wanton notions or delusions of the devil to disturb our holy worship and in case such a man do come mark the sting or poyson of the adder and mildely give a hint of that the Justice will take course if he come too often but for once he may passe as he is but no more by no meanes But as I said but now Scribes Pharisees and Hypocrites will storm and grieve exceedingly notwithstanding all these cautions and cry down for pride Schism faction new doctrine and I know not what yea a legion of lyes they will raise against it but this is one yea a thumper to cry out so unlesse it be in this sence they mean it hath been lying by a long time we do confesse yea and up by Antichrist but be it new or old it must be sold and broached every day an old suit or fashion long laid by is a new when put on again an old Antichristian Errour is the like when it is new broached but we are sure this Gospel-truth spurn'd at by the Ministers whilst they send a Post to Scotland for you know what and what it cost is no new thing but an old thing and that must not be despised nor the old customes of the Saints in the Primitive times too Take a bundle of Texts and weigh them at your leasure we are in haste too Acts 8. 4. 8. Acts 18. 28. Acts 17. 11. Acts 11. 19 20 21. Heb. 3. 13. Heb. 10. 24 25. Jud. 20. 1 Thess 5. 11. 14 19 20. 1 Pet. 4. 10 11. 2 Pet. 1. 20. 21. 1 Pet. 2. 9. James 5. 19. 20. Mal. 3. 16. Isaiah 2. 3. Joel 2. 28. 1 Cor. 14. 34. Col. 3. 16. 1 Cor. 2. 14 15 16. Phil. 1. 16. 17. Num. 11. 26. Mar. 9. 38 39. Surely some of these are to the purpose and never a one in the Biblâ— lookes with a full and broad face against us But to come to the old matter Well are you for the work or are you not You bondmen to the Ministers five to Mr. such a one and ten to Mr. such a one yea and it may be twice as many to another Oh ye captive daughters of Sion Isa 52. 2. Yea Sinah I had almost said the children of the bond-woman Gal. 4. 22 25. But the Lord make you free whose freemen you are if you be Believers have you never read that Text If the Son make you free you are free indeed John 8. 36. We know he hath yea we cry aloud Come out of her my people all kinde of Antichristian bondage and how fast are you in yea tyed by the leg to one Pew or one Pulpit daring scarce for your life misse one Sermon in a whole year of one mans Preaching when a hundred may be five are as good within a mile round here in the City but still you ly groaning under such a one and such a ones Cushion as it were where he beates the Law yea breakes your heart or at least puzles and fills your soul with doubts yea almost quite off from believing that your sins are pardoned which were pardoned long ago For the Lords sake do not sigh and cry if I have not all grace I have none all faith yea to remove mountains especially that of Repentance which they branch out fourty waies sometimes thirty of them in impossibilities hast thou a loathing of sin love and liking to Christ Faith in and on Christ to act and fetch comfort from Christ it is enough yea hast thou nothing of all this Believe thy sins pardoned and they are pardoned yea believe it to be so really and they are as sure as the Lord lives fetch strength from that wash thy face dip thy head back and belly in the blood of Christ the Fountain set open for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in Zech. 14. 1. Yea dabble day and night thy soul there especially in your hot dayes of temptations and accusations yea in such dayes lay alwayes by your thoughts in the Fountain dipping and diving of your souls like the little dive dapper in the mean time put on thy beautifull garments Isa 42. 1. and come away and do not cry I am for Paul and I am for Apolos I am for Cephas 1 Cor. 3. 22. I am for Christ for so do many say dividing him but will you be for us and our old work you that say you are for Christ we are in his way and for his work and resolved upon it by the grace of God you are for Christ in one we for Christ in every man Yea to make him known to every man like Philip we would call Nathaniell John 1. 45. Run and tell yea Preach we was about to say with the woman of Samaria and with the Angel shew where men have laid by Christ and Religion too in these times yea where and when again he is risen in the souls of his and with Stephen witnesse these things almost with our blood I do not see Stephen now I
Priests Prophets Samuel Moses Aaron David and Daniel now Peter Paul James and John again yet not without the old Spirit the Spirit of his Son God who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in times past by the fathers the Prophets hath in these last times spoken to us by his Son Heb. 1. 1. You the great Saints of England and glory of the world we would intreat you on the knee again and again yea beseech you in the bowels of love yea the God of love and the mercies of that God Rom. 12. 2 for his own and the honour of his and the poor gifted Saints sake that you would all pull off your Crowns of honour for an hour as once the poor fishers did their great bootes to follow Christ else it would have been but slow And you my Lord Protector What if you should begin in this high and low work and give us in your own Person one short and sweet Sermon now at White-Hall as late you did to your own Family we would say King David were on earth again and put in their murmuring no more at your present greatnesse who did a meaner thing in dancing before the Ark of God 2 Sam. 6. 16. My Lord look to the Canopies above and down again to White-Hall yea your self and what are you though so great a Saint more than a worm gnat nothing Isa 41. 14. Yet may you Nothing this way honour him that is what he is and doth what he pleases in heaven and in earth yea in hell amongst and with Saints Angels men and divels yea every living thing as well things that are not winds Seas storm fire hail ice snow yea day and night for they are all his too Psal 74. 16. This one Being and Being of all Beings may you poor Nothing yet preach and our good Lord Jesus who once becaâ—e nothing to serve and make you and us all Kings Priests and Prophets to our God by his blood Rev. 1. 6. Not that above once or twice we desire this work of honour from and for you to preach this God that every moment rides the circle of the heavens Isa 40. 22. upon the mighty wings and Chariots of the windes that drawes or drives the cloudâ— hither and thither yea the Seas where he wills quite from off the earth and flings them down again upon the Prayers of his people when and where he please as lately now when man and beast was mourning yea every senslesse creature dying yea the earth it self yauning wide as if that and all would dye yea dye they would and dye they must at once but God prevented all for his peoples sake and said live again Oh that men would praise his Name and sing again his mercy endureth for ever Psal 136. a Psalm for your soul in secret but a Sermon it is we beg yea one at at least from you my Lord and the Princes among the people yea the Saints of the most high God Dan. 7. 27 shall imitate you all for the honour of the work Nathaniel Pickering Wooslâ—y Sadler and Sir Henry Vane all which and many more could and can pray and Preach bravelie and if all Jacob be but one worm to the God of Jacob 't is no dishonour to these choice bitts of this worm to praise their Maker once or twice at the least in the great Congregations and the Assemblies of the Saints which David hints so often at as his own practice in a soul exalting way of glorie I will praise thee in the Congregation yea in the great Congregation of the people yea among the Gods Psal 111. 1. and 138. 1. I will do it and will not you Gods your selves once at the Prayers of all Saints as Paul speaks in another case God forbid you or any should be ashamed of a good Master and what is it else that some princes stick at Come come it will be an honour one day to come bowing to the Saints and lick the dust of their feet yea the meanest work for Christ and them will be an honour for the greatest Monarchs in the world yea to preach this King of kings that hath this Name written on his thigh The Word of God Rev 19. 13. and 16. Read ye often the sixtie of Isaiah but let us come down from these gods to the people yea to the Saints that may tend it best and most to them we have a word Be as the tree or river in the Paradise of God Rev. 2. 7. Watering and feeding yea feed and water yea that have gifts all the rest yea all the Church of God over which you are made in your own proper places Overseers a high glory so to be Acts 20. 28. but begin at the 17. verse and mark well the whole Chapter The Angels never were but servants to bring newes or carry Saints to their home Heb. 1. 14. and how sweetly did they sing for joy of this glorying in the Work Luk. 29. And what may you say Oh yee dust of Jacob who are all of you together lesse then the least of the mercies of a God Gen. 32. 10. Your God we mean and your work we are at that is to Preach him up sin Satan death and Devils down yea to their own places I mean the sorrowes of the Saints and the works of darknesse all which are to be Preached down and Christ up from the grave of death and hell with the keyes of both in his hand Rev. 1. 18. This Lord and these keyes must you Preach up yea the power now in his hand and in his hand alone over sin Satan curse grave Law men devils Saints and Angels things present and to come yea over all these he is King for ever and hath wholly and solely the power of and over these things souls and consciences of men That is one thing my Brethren you are now called to Preach up by the first born which do call on you from the rising of the light life and love of God now in their souls and therefore do not scruple Oh ye Kings of the East Rev. 16. 12. but come forth as the morning Sun in the glory of your gifts and graces and the Spirit of the Son and Father and Preach up all three the Father in his love Iohn 3. 16. the Son in his merit 1 Tim. 1. 18. yea and the fruits joyes life and power of the Spirit Gal. 5. 22. converting and convincing killing saving damning and destroying powers burning up and burning down like devouring fire in and on the soul the world and all the works of flesh flaming up to the heavens the righteousnesse of men much more pride hypocrâ—sie self and the foolishnesse of and in man every whereas he turns from one form to another resting more than he ought therein Well and who is now free fit and sufficient for this thing but our sufficiency is of God 2 Cor. 3. 5. And he hath appointed for good men every one to
Spirit hath done it And why may not this be a providence or sign this piece of Babels Temple falling when a Sparrow fals not otherwise Mat. 10. 29. which they say hath stood so many hundred yeares it is strange why should it fall now in the rising of the Saints the coming forth of the Spirit or the zealous persecuting of the worshippers but to receive wounds in our names holy worships and Christian prophesying as schismaticks hereticks giddie gaddie headie ignorant factious foolish and blasphemous men opposers of all government and all for our holy worship as we think from God and according to the mind of God yea for all these wounds in the houses of our friends Zech. 13. 6. this wounds our soules double as it were This present Simile and fall may prognosticate something our prayer and prayers shall be that you nor your Temple may never be left to outward judgements much lesse your Sacrifice be loathed or any thing hid from your eyes yea all our eyes that may concern your present much more your future weal and happinesse yea we will ever pray that they that see may say and they that say may see what they doe in the day of their visitation yea temptation to all that dwell on the earth or elsewhere below the true God life light and love of God and those wherein this light life and love is daily manifested which heaven froward men neither doe nor can know or did they ever yet now are fallen not as the Angels to bondage and darknesse God forbid or from the Olive either the love and sweetnesse life joyes and fatnesse once of communion with the Vine our head and husbands presence and embraces which makes and keeps our beds and graces heads gifts hearts joyes and glories lovely green and fruitful yea our bed being so by his rising on in and with us our hearts joyes hopes helps are alwayes near us nor may nor can we then be touchie vain wanton sinful or idle yea men may say what they please doe what they please tempt while they please men and devils all but we charge you doe not awaken our beloved till he please Cant. 2. 7. yea once again we charge you by the Roes and the Hindes the leaping of our hearts the joyes of our souls all which are as in a pleasant field a specious and spacious place of liberty where our souls are sported over hils and dales high and low promises all chased and set home upon us by the Spirit but awake not our beloved untill he pleases Yet let us about and about the mountain of spices Cant 8 14. until the day break and all these shadows of sin temptations accusations and sorrows flie all away which for the present the body bed head and whole soul is filled and laden sometimes by friends who through envie would fain wake our beloved but still our bed is grâ—en and fruitful none of these things can cause uncleannesse unclean things may yea do often come out of mens beds and mouths seemingly green like ours this may and can be must and will be but can an unclean thing or action word or thought much more reproach shame sinful evil surmisings false lies and slanders with bitter invectives the brats of Babell begotten with strife pride ill-will and envie on beds of ignorance seemingly green all bastards by bondage and the bond-womans sonnes But Mount Sion the sonnes of her whose beds are green and really so do nor can bring forth any of these unclean spirits or the evil of them love joy and the fruits of love longings and forbearance without envie or evil for any but good will for all yea and good for evil the best of good we can we wish to our enemies whilest we pray for our friends we forget not our selves t is true nor the worst of them neither the falsenesse of them that kisse and smite us love us as their lives and leave us at an hour But we will run on nor off no more from our brethren onely close up the point you know what you must preach up and what down when you go about the work which the Lord set you forward for and assist you in Christ must be preached up in his Kinglie Office all power in his hands it may be Church keyes and all Isai 22. 22. Yet some are too busie and claim more than Peter ever did lock out and lock in worse many times But self and all of self must be preached down the loves of God the coming of the Spirit the Sonnes Merit and tumbling down of Pauls we mean Gods leaving of the froward heart and worshippers but this latter with abundance of caution not loudly nor angerly or seemingly zealous in carriage or countenance bitterly so I mean but with one hand alwayes on your heart in a begging way of consideration ever presse this point be sure to do it in a love-Dove like winning way yea let this holy Spirit breath in you all and live at rest in you all then you must be quiet with all men Rom. 12. 18. self condition and relation Phil. 4. 11. 1 Cor. 6. 7. rather suffer wrong never do any Ier. 22. 3. You must make peace and follow it with and for all men 1 Pet. 3. 11. If you will Preach the God of peace and our Lord Jesus the Prince of peace Isa 9. 8. hear nor tell no newes that may tend to strife Prov. â—6 20. Say it is not so sure you are mistaken Ah but he was weak or angry be sure you be free from pride and covetousnesse the sin of many Preachers Prov 16. 18. Prov. 29. 23. Luk 12. 25. Heb. 13. 5. 1 Cor. 6. 10. do not flye too high nor lye too low in your Preaching but that I leave till anone be grave and sober 1 Cor 14. 40. Tit. 2. 7. be humble and modest Psal 101. 2. Rom. 12. 13. Be sure you do not Preach humm haw speak little nonsence when you Preach or Pray yea and look to the main chance at home 1 Tâ—m 5. 8. for we will never feed you as a Minister give or lend you sixpence more than another brother it is better to give then to borrow Acts 20. 35. have a care of running into debt Rom. 13. 8. ill comming out these cares and thornes will spoil any Saint or Preacher in the world Luk. 8. 14. Preach sometimes abroad yea be sure to Preach and pray to and with every one that is sick Jam. 5. 14. And this you may have leave to do especially to poor people and poor Saints I am afraid may want and want for all some Perswade all erring Gal. 6. 1. convince all living one time or other if it were possible remember while ye live this saying Wo be to him that all men speak well of Luk. 6. 26. What good thing dost thou Mat. 5. 47. more then another And yet a Teacher a full gut and empty stomack alwayes goes together I am sure in
and let ever some of these true travellers of and for Sion be travelling to one place or another Preaching to and enquiring after Saints and their walkings all along the rode alighting still to visite every sick and afflicted one This will be as a Messenger of a thousand did a brother so come to a Saint sick or dying he would be received as an Angel of God as Paul speaks in another case what a Messenger from the Saints ten twenty or thirty miles to visite me like Sion whom no man regarded Jer. 30. 17. For my poverty or weaknesse surely the Lord alone sent him as Joseph said to his brethren but never take this journy without the State gifted Brethren Saints and as many Christians hands as may conveniently be got of the neighbourhood yea the Ministers if it can be got and half a dozen of honest men going to him may do much if he be a good one else take it not by no means and let this with a godly Justice be by the States order to impower you to command the keyes in any place Church or Chapel now in England in case the Ministers or Church-wardens be malignantly opposite and upon their and the Constables perill let it be if any should be wronged going so forth And this is the main work of all we would be at and not so much preach where there is little need unlesse it be to improve our time and talents yea never where there is an able Minister but a little before he comes and after and yet we would have a care of tyring men too much a six a clock Lector may do well in any mans Church in the Summer mornings John 8. 1 and 2. Psal 63. 2. and perswade the Minister to come or send his servants rather he himself may be busie in his study and let all consider if want be within three or four miles off London some Chappels quite shut up others none but Masse Priests Common-prayer men that can preach and pray no more than a cat to any purpose to supply them what want then must needs be twenty miles round well you see your work we your willingnesse for the work The Lord be with one all and every one of you in your journeys yea the mighty God of Jacob Gen. 19. 24. Make you strong against all oppositions from men or divels yea the beast of Ephesus which Paul fought so often with 1 Cor. 15. 32. harmlesse and wise as serpents in the managing of your gifts and Liberty Mat. 10. 16. successefull as the primitive Saints Acts 2. 46. 47. through the zeal of Paul who became all to all men to gain some 1 Cor. 9. 22. caught and begot many by gile 2 Cor. 12. 16. beged and beseeched them to Christ by the mercy of God Rom. 12. 2. to whose mercies loves armes joyes and blessings gracious presence and assistance we commit you by prayer and let all be sent forth so and let them follow you yea every one of you which are willing to spend and be spent for Christ 2 Cor. 12. 15 which none almost minds besides Phil. 2. 21. O Christ how few owns thee in this Nation called by thy Nam How few lives to thee that profess much sweet Jesus our deerest dear keep them that do from all enemies as in an Ammunition of rocks Isa 3â— 10. Let bread be given to them their work and water never fail Amen Amen Lord Jesus Christ IF any unsatisfied man or men without pride self or passion would seriously read squier Shepherds little book Called the peoples Priviledge and Duty guarded against the Pulpit and Preachers increachment never answer to any purpose but as one Lawyer doth a lost cause who must say something to please his simple cliant who hath fed and feed him all along yea a little balling pleases some when mony and cause is both lost and it may be still some will shoot against the light of the Spirit but take heed of looking too much against this truth or those Arrows which self pride parts or malice may shute upwards at it but read squier Shepherd once or twice soberly over you that are willing to be satisfied in these truths which doth and shall prevail and now though the sea rores Psal 46. 3 4. and makes a noise yet will we be glade there is a river the streams thereof shall refresh the City and Citizens of our God that are now dwelling on mount Sion and not Sinai in Arabia the wildernesse of strife and bondage Gal. 4. 24 25 26. And now if the drift of this be erroneous for a wanton Spirit or against our Lord Jesus whip us at the cart or hang us up in chains till we and our names rot and this is our Petition also to you the high and great Councel of these Nations yea good my Lord do one or the the other for us it is the onely way to get our hearts to purpose why should you loose the choicest thing under heaven next to the heart of God and we the main fruit of all our travell blood and treasure O my Lord the night comes when none can work John 9 4. Remember that ye sleepie virgins of Sion Awake awake for our deliverance O Arm of the Lord Isa 51. 9 10. and let all the Churches now in London yea in England hear what the Spirit sayes to them Rev. 2. 29. in this day of their visitation W. B. A Hint of some Texts we fain would be at Col. 3. 11. HE is all and in you all Christ is all in all in and to himself and in the eye of the Father and working of the Spirit he is all and in all to his Saints the last and present help and hope of siâ—ners he is the light life and gâ—ory of the world the image of the Father the Son Rock Well Water Spring Morning Star light life and comfort of the Saints all in all to them in his Names and Titles sweet Jesus Lord Jesus anointed Christ God-Man Man-God Immanuel with and â—n us Titles King of for and in the Saints to keep save help and deliver all Believers from sin death hell flames men divels dangers grave sting curse and curses Law fears bondage and captivity yea a Priest to pray day and night he interceeds continually when we do and cannot at the Throne of grace if we live die or sin he is still our intercessoâ— a Prophet to us when we pray preach study minde think or meditate that is sweet heaven comes down soul goes up world laid by we dye live and contemplate our God but Christ is all in all in health sicknesse wealth plenty want poverty all cases of all kindes whatsoever yea in life and death Christ is all and he that hath him shall not cannot dye nor lye long in the grave John 11. 26. and it is dead whilst he lives and shall live when he dyes with to and before the throne of God and the Lamb singing glory praise honour and salvation Palmleaves white Robes throng of Angels Rev. 7. 9. Wicked men dying so curse gnaw cry houl tear damn roar with in and among brimstone pitch rosin worm conscience satire scrich owle divels fighting flying teeth gnashing damned souls crying altogether frying for refusing Christ who is all in all little pleasure profit stories vaâ—n glories crownes Kingdomes names fames capps knees bowings melancholly musick joyes toyes moments pleasure earthly treasures sweet meat soure saâ—eâ— What is all to he and and what is he to nothing t'other nothing gets nothing loses all for nothing Oh Christ be my portion what will all avail me when I come to dye or a little thatch he whose goods wife children are all burnt by a fire their welfare thee lesse if thy soul misearry for want of this All. This and these Texts we fain would be at Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world John 1. 29. If ye be risen with Christ seek those things which are above where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God Col. 1. 3 4. And when Christ who is our life shall appear then shall we also appear with him in glory Jud. 20 buy of me gold tryed in the fire that thou mayest be rich Rev. 3 18. Build up â—re another in your most holy faith what shall it profite a man to gain the world and loose his own soul Mat. 16. 26. I sleep but my heart wakes Cant. 5 2. Bear you one anothers burdens and so fulfill the Law of Christ Gal. 6. 2. Vnlesse a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God John 3. 3. The night comes when none can work John 9. 3. Speak not evill of dignities Jud. 8. Wo be to you when all men speak well of you Luk. 6. 26. Every man seeks his own things but none the things of Christ Phil. 2. 21. Thy loving kindnesse is better then life therefore my lips shall praise thee Psal 63. 3. God is love and they that dwell in God dwell in love 1 John 4 16 I have fought the good slght I have finished my course henceforth is laid up for me a crown of glory 2 Tim. 4. 7. If any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him Heb. 10. 38. Yet when ye have done all say ye are unprofitable servants Luk. 17. 10. I am come into my garden my sister my spouse Amen even so come Lord Jesus Can. 5. 1. Rev. 22. 20. Thâ—se Texts and no other by the grace of God would we Preach and study but if cursed be the man that doth the destroying work of God negligently Jer. 48. 10. much more he that hinders this wilfully but we are ready not onely to be bound but to dye for Christ at Jerusalem yea welcome all for him Acts 21 13. FINIS