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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81704	A seasonable caution. From the north to the south. / By A plain countrey man ...	G. D.	1682 (1682)	Wing D20B; ESTC R171670	5,983	8

A Seasonable Caution FROM The North to the South BY A Plain Countrey Man Inhabiting amongst the Northern Hills from whence the Lord sent forth many of his Servants into the Nation with the Message of the Gospel in our Day whose Going Forth was as the Morning their Light springing forth as the Day who hath Lived to see the Finishing and Dissolution of many of them and the Vail of Darkness and Apostacy coming on again as the Practice and Deportment of many in divers Publick Meetings in several Parts of this Nation Who have contended for Form have sufficiently demonstrated contrary to the Practice of the True Church in her Purity The Consideration of which drew him to write these following Lines though in a plain and simple Stile being most agreeable to his Capacity and not inconsistant with Truth Desiring the Reader to observe when he speaks of the Churche's Apostacy that he means of that Ruling or rather Over-Ruling Party with their Proselites who call themselves The Church that have Judged the Faithful to God out of Unity the True Church understanding no cause for such a Censure except they want submitting Friends Affairs to their written Rules which I take to be a Mark of Apostacy Gods Great Appearance broke forth in our Day Whose Messengers to this Effect did say A Witness in each Conscience God did place By the Inshinings of his Light and Grace Did shew to each one when they went astray Which if obey'd would lead them in the way Of Life Eternal which should never dye In which all 's Happy to Eternity But if against this Light we did Rebel Horror of Conscience the Pangs of Hell Would seize our Souls and heavy on us lye And be our torment to Eternity Thus hath the Lord laid open to each view And th' Way of Life Death unto all shew Wherein his Justice greatly doth appear And when he comes to Judgment will be clear And each one's Blood required at their own hands Who having Knowledge and broke his Commands But this hath been a Mistery Through Ages in Apostacy But th' Night of Darkness nearly spent His Messengers with 's Word he sent That God his Will to Man imparts By 's Light in secret of their hearts Touching Gods Worship they inform In Spirit and Truth we must perform All fain'd form'd Worship here must fall Inventions which some Worship call Thus Gospel-Trumpeters he sent Out of the North which Clouds did rent And by their Trumpets certain sound Many awaked which lay bound I' th Grave of Sin to Glorifie His Omnipotent Majesty So powerful was this Voice and Call Terror on Young and Old did fall And when his Presence did appear Faces turn'd pale hearts struck with fear This dreadful and yet joyful Sound Did through these British Isles abound Many to seek God then inclin'd That knew not th' Light in Darkness shin'd This Pearl lay hid long under ground Though sought for yet by few was sound But in the Lords appointed Time The Light out of Darkness did shine And then out of Obscurity Break forth with great Celerity And when the Darkness thus declin'd Son ' mongst the Northern hills did shine And in such splendor to behold The Fame thereof i' th South was told Whose Rising was to Admiration Which was confirmed through this Nation From which Illuminating Rays Both North South his Name may praise Then Reformation did begin And th' New Creation known within Then of New Heavens Earth could tell Where Truth and Righteousness do dwell The Deserts then came for to yield More Plenty than the Fruitful Field God in his Servants by his Word Wrought this effect which thus occur'd Being with Righteous Armour clad And Gospel-Preparation shod Whose Vessels he did Sanctifie That they his Name might Glorifie He choosed the plainer sort of Men Which he prepar'd for 's Preachers then Who were not Learn'd Rabinical Yet taught of him who did them call Some Call d from Wife and Children small Who in Obedience gave up all And in the Faith and Power they went To unknown Place and Faces sent And th' Saving-Gospel to them Preach't Which in his Name Power they Teach't And through it many a Conscience Reacht Others he Rais'd in younger Years Who Faithful Witnesses appears And from their Fathers House did take And Skilful Preachers likewise make For to divide the Word aright Who in his Counsel walkt Vpright Both Young Old who kept their Station Prophets and Preachers to their Nation And what I here do testifie Both North and South may verifie Their Godly Labours he did bless Vnto the Churches great Success Who then came Flocking in apace Turn'd Inward to Gods Light and Grace To which his Servants did direst Knowing 't would Righteousness effect In less than half an Age of Time Thousands did flock to Gods Ensign Of Light his Ministers held out Which People gather'd then about And in short time our Eyes did see Church-Gather'd numerous to be And in more Beauty now appears Than She had done hundreds of Years Her Lights did shine their Lamps did burn Which shew'd her Wilderness Return So obvious in the World was She Described then by Innocence Adorn'd with Vertuous Ornaments Perfum'd with Odoriferous Scents That 't were great Pity that e're She Again to th' Wilderness should flee 'T would many a Spirit wound and goar Considering this Estate before In this same Age and Time to see Entring again Apostacy And when that we do call to mind How Good the Lord hath been and Kind And that in Her Reveal'd hath been What Good Men wisht and have not seen It rests upon them as a Seal That 's true to Israel's Commonweale Remembring those joyful Days Resembling Years of Jubilees When She did keep a Holy Day Like as the Sacred Writ doth say Then from her Labours She doth cease Resting in Him who gave her Peace How unto Her did People hye As Doves into the Window fly Most amiable to behold Flocks Gathered Resting in the Fold Sweetly in Him taking Repose In Innocence fearing no Foes Nor in the Fold was pushing any Though into it were gathered many Which then came flocking far and nigh To hear her Wisdom from on high No jarring then there did appear Th' Great Shepherd of the Flock was there Each one in Peace possest his Vine Her Ministers amidst her shine Which did the Heavenly Image shew Most pleasant in the Church to view Many strong Pillars in her stand Supported by th' Almighties Hand Then in those glorious Gospel-Rays Was seen on 's Throne th' Antient of Days And great and little Stars appear Shining in order in their Sphere Then in the Church Sincerity Was priz'd above Formality And Praise ascends as with one Voice Together th' Morning Stars rejoyce And then in her the Light did shine Opening deep Misteries Divine Such sacred things reveal'd hath been As Vultrous Eye hath never seen When I look back for to aspect These Days