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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28286	Herein is held forth the gift and good-will of God to the world and how it is tendered.	Blackborow, Sarah.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3063; ESTC R36530	5,718	8

be tried nor are ashamed of their Testimonie neither do they manifest such an impatient spirit to turn their back or run away or be impatient or wrathful but can willinglie in the true fear of God vvith meekness and love be readie to give an answer to every one that asketh and in the same spirit and mind which was in Jesus calls to all you who are bringing forth your ovvn begettings and that vvhich the comprehender hath formed in your ovvn minds every one bringing forth that conception vvhich the povvers of darkness forms but they that lives in Gods pure light sees all this and you in the pit carrying your graves about with you and your clothing is death and sees all that vvhich led you thither and sees vvhat is doing in all Kingdoms He that can receive it let him Now Christ Jesus the light of the World is vvitnessed to be the Word of God in vvhom is life and his life is the light of men Therefore now all you vvho are busying your minds and carnallie reasoning what it should be some calling it a natural light others saying that it 's not sufficient to shew every sin I say Cease your quarrelling against that which should lead you to the help of the Lord John 14. John knevv vvhat it vvas he did bear a true Testimonie he said he vvas not that light but came to bear vvitness of that light and h●s Testimonie is true Many are now Witnesses of it with him praised by the Lord and he said That the life of Christ was the light of men mark It is the life of Christ is the light of men and this is it that lighteth every man that comes into the World according to the measure of life received and I bring in my Testimonie though one of the least who witness life according to the measure of life received That it is light and doth enlighten and gave light to me in which I saw all things that acted in me contrary to the life of Christ and being believed in and obeyed it hath led me out of the Devils Kingdom into Christ and so to God the Father of Spirits and truly people there is no other way to Christ but by owning that vvhich checks and reproves you in secret therefore I beseech you return to the light every one who are quarrelling against it living in the careless mind so long until you say you know no such thing in you that is a dreadful state near the Reprobate who knows not Christ in thee for they that knows not that which reproves or shews sin knows nothing of Gods gift nor of his good will to man and so are walking in the beastly state without bit or bridle the love of God cries Wo Wrath and Vengeance to such a one and that man hath shut himself out from the salvation of God and hath no way to come near it again but by waiting to feel God's reproof by his Witness for man being given over to the power of the Devil and his Vessel being filled with his spirit can easily sin against Gods Witness and with his will and great delight easily join himself to the Transgressor against the light the life of Christ and willingly lye down in Transgression and in this state the God whom he serves which is the Prince of the Air will furnish him with a hope which must perish and give him a faith which may exercise his tongue to talk of but will never make him perfect as pertaining to the conscience And here lies all the World who are found in the wickedness out of Gods Wisdom out of his Fear and found in the iniquity in the alienation from God denying the light and transgressing the life out from the help of the Lord not answering his call but giving up themselves to the Devil and answering to him and offering up all that they have and are to him both in their Worship and in their daily practise and now being run far from God that call cannot be heard nor that voice which calls to him to return yet something there is which lets men in this state know and convinces them that they are sinners and lets them see that they are weak and have no power to do well though they know not what it is because the beastly nature hath covered them with gross darkness And though God hath made his dwelling-place in darkness that so he might come near to manifest his love to man yet man being shut up in unbelief cannot believe that he is so near him or that this is he who visits him every day and afflicts him every moment and this is Gods visitation in man which pursues man with reproofs Gods good will to the creature Now all who slights this hardens their hearts against the reproof of the Lord and are found despisers of his counsel and will none of his reproof therefore he that made them will not save them he that formed them will shew them no favour when ye call he will not answer and when ye cry he will not hear nor help and so all your crying in that spirit doth but tempt the Lord to pour down vengeance and wrath upon you Yet doth the good will of God to man follow him with reproofs again and herein he manifests his long suffering and forbearance though he be pressed as a Cart with sheaves yet still his good will ceaseth not and his mercy and love waiteth to be gracious and all this he doth that man might return or be left without excuse for a sufficiency there is in Gods gift to let man see what is good and what is evil therefore fear and tremble you wanton ones who are walking at ease in iniquity dreadful will your sentence be when he shall swear in his Wrath you shall not enter into his rest and that be pronounced My spirit shall no longer strive with man Therefore now consider while you have time and know that that spirit shall strive for its time and bear its testimony in you against all the powers of darkness for though the Devil be strongly seated in mans heart yet the weakness of God is stronger then that for though that that checks is the least manifestation of God in the creature and the lowest and weakest that can be in appearance yet is it so strong that all the powers of sin and the Devil cannot hinder it from bearing it's testimony until it hath left the creature without excuse and you who are not found faithful to improve the one Talent are not found worthy to receive any more And so let the Lord be clear of the blood of all men and whether you receive this or no yet a generation hath he begotten to himself who will bear witness to his gift and sing Halelujah for evermore A word unto you Rulers Justices of Peace Constables and other Officers IN the fear of the Lord you are warned by one who stands a true Witness to the Lord amongst the generation which the living God hath raised up in his power to bear witness to his perfect Gift which is now to be held forth to Kindreds Tongues and Nations by a despised people to be lifted up that so he might draw man unto him even this is he who amongst the generation of them that are saved is become Lord over all even he who is the light of the World who must be lifted up among the Nations that so healing every one may witness who comes to him looks upon him believes in him power they may receive to become the sons of God therefore be ye warned who are before-mentioned how you seek by your Power or Authority to hinder the Testimony by suppressing the Meetings of the Lords People his Sons and Daughters who are made in Christs spirit to declare to all people how they come to witness Christ Jesus the Saviour as near to deliver as the Devil is to tempt and destroy glad tydings to the thirsty weary soul and a possibility to all men The blood of souls shall cry vengeance upon that in all men which seeketh to suppress this our Testimony And you Priests who preath for money and prepare war if you have it not the blood of the innocent ones who have dyed in stinking holes and dungeons thrown in there by you because they could not deny Gods Witness in them to pay you your money that blood cryeth loud Vengeance Vengeance And also that blood which hath been shed by cruel whippings for no other thing but declaring Christ the light in all men with the blood of souls which cryes loud in the ears of the Lord who will render vengeance in the day when he makes inquisition for blood upon you who are found in such practises From a lover of the Seed of God in all Sarah Blackborow THE END LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1639.