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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56574	A testimony to the Lord's power and blessed appearance in and amongst children wherein is expressed the great love of God to them, who, as young and tender, have tasted of his good word & heavenly life. Published for the use of Friends, and to prevent various reports, that they may have a true account in the following testimonies, given forth by faithful witnesses. Here are also added to what was before printed, several pretious testimonies and epistles, which are as the effects of the appearance and opperation of that great power & wisdom of God in and amongst them.	Taylor, Frances, d. 1685.; Paterson, A., Quaker, attributed name. aut; Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686, attributed name. aut; Matern, John, 1639 or 40-1680. aut	1679 (1679)	Wing P683B; ESTC R217119	22,314	71

thee to send my Brother hither lest he perish in his Sins and Iniquities I am perswaded if he came hither the Lord would have Mercy upon him as he had upon me who was an Abominable Sinner So this is all at present but my Master and Mistress remember their Love to thee and I would desire thee to salute my Sister in my Name with my Love to my Brother I rest Thy Obedient Son Philip Dymond Written in the 10th Moneth 1679. OH the Love of the Lord who can express it Oh! when the mighty God pours out of his Water of Life into our Souls we are even constrained to sing Praises to his Name Oh! how can I in any measure express the Love of the Most High through his Son Jesus Christ Oh! the Most High doth draw us with the Cords of his infinite Love Oh! our God is a God of Mercy a God of infinite Love When I consider when I was in Aegypt's Bondage and a Captive to the Devil how many times would he call me out but I knew not that it was he yet at last he made his Arm bare to me and drew me out of the Pit of Darkness with the Cords of his Love And it is now my Testimony for the Lord That he is coming to teach his People himself And Wo to the Teachers that take Tythes and are like AEgypt's Task-masters for the Wrath of the Lord is kindled against them that he will neither leave them Root nor Branch But let us fear the Lord and be Valient for his Truth and he will certainly bless us with his Blessings from above So unto him do I commit my Soul with the Souls of all his People to whom be all Honour Renown and Dominion who is worthy of it God blessed forever and evermore From one that desires the Prosperity of his blessed Truth and in some measure has felt the Operation of it Philip Dymond Written the 29th of the 11th Mon. 1679. Dear Father Mother MY Duty is remembred unto you hoping you are in good Health as I am at this present writing Praises be to the God of Heaven and Earth who of his Loving-kindness hath appeared unto me in the day when I went astray and rebelled against him running apace to my own Destruction in that day it pleased God to give me a sight of my Sin so that I certainly know that my Redeemer liveth Praise Honour and Glory be to the Lord God of Power who hath so plentifully visited my Soul with his Love and Kindness So thinking meet to accquaint you with my present Condition and Exercises having no more at present I recommend you to the Lord the Father and Maker of all good things I rest Your Dutiful Son John Weight Written in the 9th Mon. 79. Dear Friend A. P. MY dear and true Love salutes thee desiring thy Well-fare I have at this time writ a few Lines unto thee which I hope may find thee in good Health Forasmuch as when thou wast with us the mighty Power of the Lord broke in amongst us and tendered our Hearts so also it hath continued with us unto this day which I desire may never depart from us I can really say The preserving Hand of the Lord is time after time witnessed to keep us and preserve us and his intent is to do our Souls good so that in him may be our Peace and Salvation for sometimes waiting upon him in his blessed Light for his appearance he doth so lovingly and fatherly appear that he overcometh our Souls so that we cannot but Praise and Glorifie him that so graciously should visit us in his Love as he said In the Day of my Power my People shall be a willing People And even at the writing of these Lines he hath broken my Heart before him O! how is the Lord found of them that seek after him How beautiful is he in his Arisings How doth he fill them that hunger and thirst after him Now are the dayes of Comfort come even now are the dayes of Rejoycing and being Glad in the Lord approaching unto our Souls for he that wounded us hath in some measure healed us he that made our Hearts sad hath now caused us to rejoyce in him the Creator of Heaven and Earth for who were we or our Fathers Houses that the Lord should have respect unto us but in his Mercy hath he done it therefore it is my Desire that we may all be faithful unto the Lord in that he hath committed unto us so shall we have more Much might be written in the Openings of the Lord but this is sufficient as I think to acquaint thee how it goes with us Farewell and be saluted From thy dear Friend James Claypoole Junior Waltham-Abby the 19th of 10th Moneth 1679. WHen in the Fear of God I consider the wonderful Care that he hath of the Children of men and how he strives with them by his Spirit to work out their Deliverance and that both in Old and Young my Heart is melted within me for in the Consideration of these things he hath often exercised me even in the Consideration of his Kindness towards the Children of Men even towards those who are but of young and tender Years O! when I consider how plentifully he hath poured forth of his Spirit in and among Children and how my Soul with many others hath been overcome by the living Sense of the Holy and Heavenly Living and Eternal Power of the Lord God of Heaven and Earth that hath appeared amongst us to the comforting of our Souls and how his heavenly Presence hath and doth still follow us from time to time in our Assemblies to our great Joy I cannot but thank the Lord and praise his holy Name for his care that he hath had over me in bringing me amongst them to be made a Traveller with them in that heavenly Truth which he revealeth unto us time after time in and through his Son Christ Jesus For although I had some sense of the Power of God before and was really convinced in my Mind that the Way wherein I have been brought up was the Way to Eternal Life to those who were Possessors of that Truth which they did profess and I did in some measure seek after the Possession of the same yet when I came into this Family and amongst those Children among whom God doth so wonderfully appear I was made to confess before the Lord that all that I had done was but very little in comparison of that wherein I saw others exercised and under the sense of the same Power did I secretly cry unto the Lord That I also might be made Partaker of that Power that did so fill their Hearts and that he would forgive me my Sins and blot out mine Iniquities that I had hitherto committed and that I might feel his Saving Arm to redeem me from the Bondage of Corruption wherein I felt my self deeply entangled Which Cry I do really know was of the

Lords own begetting because he hath answered it in some measure and in his Love hath wonderfully appeared unto me and refreshed my Soul many a time since the day that I came among these Children and under the sense of that Love of God hath my Heart often been broken O! how is my Soul tendered when I think of the Lords Love to my Soul and how he hath delivered me from the Snares of the Enemy who hath often sought to captivate my Soul and to hinder the motions of the Spirit of the Lord that would sometimes arise in me for then was he busie to draw away my Mind from the Power of God lest I should lay hold upon it and thereby be delivered from him Oh! when I consider these things and how I have been made to cry in the bitterness of my Spirit when no Mortal Eye could see Who shall deliver me out of this Thraldom how the Lord yearned towards me with Bowels of tender Compassion whereby he made me sensible That he had laid Help upon one that is Mighty even upon his Beloved Son the Lord Jesus Christ who is come a Light into the World that all might believe in him and have Eternal Life And that if I would but give up to him he would Deliver me Blessed be his Name forever For by the Working of his holy Power hath he constrained me to give up unto him and to cast my self down at his Feet that so I might be saved by him For even as he healed those of their outward Infirmities in the dayes of his Flesh who were cast down at his Feet and who humbled themselves before him so doth he arise in this Day to those who are willing to be humbled before him and to give up truly unto him with Healing in his Wings to heal their Back-slidings and to cure their Infirmities and it is those only who Humble themselves before him and who are willing to be content with that Measure that he is pleased to bestow upon them how little soever it be that he doth Nourish and that he doth Refresh even as he did those two Women of Old one whereof was willing to be content with the Crumbs that did fall from the Table the other was willing to be content if she could but touch the Hem of his Garment How was the Lord moved with Compassion towards them and how did he Refresh them and give them the Desire of their Hearts and indeed so he doth to all those in this Day who despise not the Day of small things but are willing to wait upon him in the least of his Appearances although it be but as a Grain of Mustard-seed the lest of all Seeds yet if it be given way unto it will come to be great and it will become a Teacher that cannot be removed into a Corner but will alwayes be with those both Day and Night to Reprove them for Sin and Evil and to give them Victory over the same that lay hold upon it and by Virtue thereof they will even grow from strength to strength until they become Perfect men in Christ Jesus who said Be ye therefore Perfect as your Father which is in Heaven is Perfect Waltham-Abby the 8th of the 11th Moneth 1679. David Barclay WHen I consider how Merciful Loving and Kind the Lord hath been unto us and how he doth graciously appear and time after time manifest his Love amongst us my Heart is filled with Praises and my Soul doth magnifie his Power and rejoyce in God my Saviour For I do truly believe that the cause of my coming to this place was of the Lord for as before I was Wicked and Disobedient unto God running hither and thither seeking rest for my Soul but could find none But Praises be to God forever he did at last hear my Cry and answer the desire of my Heart and did pluck me as a Brand pluckt out of the Fire and set my Feet upon a Rock where he did make known unto me the thing which had been long hidden from me and did also shew me the Darkness and Obscurity which I was plunged into such was the Mercy of God which I hope I shall never forget unto my dying Day and I can truly say that the Lord doth still abide with us and doth time after time appear unto us healing the Wound which before he had caused for we do certainly know that he is both able to wound and also to heal Oh! I cannot but admire the Loving-kindness of God that he should so appear and abide as he doth but it is true as it is said With those that are meek and lowly and of a contrite Heart will God abide and with such is he well-pleased for in my measure I can witness that God is a God of Love and of Long-sufferance and desires not the Death of a Sinner but would rather that he should live for I have known it so therefore is my Mouth opened at this time to the Praise of God and that the Ages to come may know of the Wondrous Works of the Lord even amongst Children and those that are but young in Years for he indeed hath looked upon us with an Eye of Pity and Compassion and it hath pleased him to appear unto us and to shew us the gross Errors and Pollutions which we have been addicted to Therefore in the sense of the Mercy and Loving-kindness of God my Soul is even overcome and doth magnifie and praise his Name desiring that both I and all those whom he hath in any wise made sensible of their States and Conditions may be kept in his fear and dread unto the end of our days that so in the End we may lay down our Heads in Peace and enjoy his presence for evermore And also that while we live we may live to his Praise and be kept humble and low that so in the consideration of his Love we may be even constrained to love him again for what were we or our Fathers House that he should appear unto us who have been so Wicked and Disobedient unto him Oh! this is great Love indeed that for all this the Lord should be so merciful for he hath opened our Eyes that we can clearly see and discern that the end of the Lord in this matter is to do us good and that we may perfect his Praise as it is said Out of the Mouthes of Babes and Sucklings will I perfect Praise Therefore we cannot but praise him who is worthy of all Praise henceforth forever and forever more Amen Waltham-Abby the 23d of the 11th Mon. 1679. Sam. Sweeting To his quondam School-Master Loving Master MY Love salutes thee with the rest of thy Houshold remembring my School-fellows and Landlords hoping that you are all in good Health as I am at this present writing by the Grace of God who is the preserver of all mankind and by whom we live and breath and have our being O! when I remember at any

time thee or my School-fellows I am moved with compassion unto you because of my former Acquaintance and because of the Love which I bear unto you O! how am I cast down when I think of things which were done there with thee in my time O! when the Lord gave me a sight of the Vanities thereof O how Naked I saw my self in the sight of the Lord for even I was as Naked as Adam when he had eaten of the forbidden Fruit yea when the Lord called unto me saying Where art thou I was afraid and was ready to hide my Face but if I had called never so often to the Hills and Mountains to hide me still I should have been as Naked as ever I was and he that cannot first witness these things with me can never witness a new Birth and if he cannot witness a new Birth he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven for Paul said while he was upon Earth Flesh and Blood cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven O! when I remember the Pride of the Pharisee he who is counted the Shepherd of the Town when as I once went down the Town and did not put off my Hat to him how he complained unto thee O! but he never considered when he was Drunk himself and when he lay in Babylon even to the Day and Hour he was to feed his Sheep O that thou mightest but think upon these things with consideration then wouldest thou not wink at these things any longer And so no more but thy Loving Friend Ralph Fretwell Waltham-Abby the 19th of the 11th Moneth 1679. My beloved Brother MY dear Love in the Unchangeable Truth of the Lord our God wherewith my Heart at this time is overcome saluteth thee so that in the feelling Sense of the Heart-ravishing Love of a Tender-hearted Father witnessed towards my Soul am I constrained at this time to write a few Lines unto thee shewing thee how wonderfully and how powerfully the Lord hath made bare his Arm of Eternal Salvation and hath stretched it forth towards our Souls in this Place in the Sense of which my Heart at this time is broken so that I cannot forbear but must needs acquaint thee with that which I have seen with mine Eyes and heard with mine Ears and my Hands have handled of the good Word of Life since I came into this Family Oh! my Mouth cannot speak these things which I have livingly felt and experienced in mine own particular neither can I express those things wherein I have seen others exercised since I came amongst them for I have felt the Almighty and Powerful God at work in me to the rooting out in some measure of that Spirit of the crooked Serpent that hath so long possessed the House but now have I felt the Cleansing Power and Purifying Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ who is come as a Refiner with Fire and as a Fuller with Sope and who hath determined That he will have a Pure and Undefiled People to Worship him to purifie and to cleanse my Soul in some measure from the Polutions of Sin and Iniquity Oh my Brother my Soul cannot express the wonderful Loving-kindness of the Lord God Almighty which he hath handed forth unto me in and through his beloved Son who is come indeed that his Children might have Life and that they might have it more abundantly Oh! the flowings forth of his heavenly Life is felt in this Day to refresh the Hearts of those that wait upon him and his heavenly Peace is witnessed to comfort their Souls which is more than Thousands of Gold and Silver and indeed as one said A Day in his Court is better than a Thousand else-where Oh! this is the Day of glad Tidings indeed unto a Remnant whom he hath reached unto by the Operation of his blessed Power which worketh wonderfully in the Hearts of his little Ones and of his tender hearted Babes whom he tendereth before him whereby they come to witness the Times of Refreshment and of sweet Consolation to run down their Souls as a place of broad Rivers Oh! my Soul at this time is sensible of his Consolating and Refreshing Presence whereby he hath often comforted me to his Praise I can say it and I know assuredly that he withholds nothing that tends to the good of those that love him and that delight to run the Way of his Commandments and to follow him in the Regeneration but he enables them and endews them more and more with Power from on High and he renews their Strength from time to time so that indeed they can run the Race that he hath set before them and not be weary and walk in his Heavenly Way and not faint Oh! my Soul is so filled at this time with the pure Life of Jesus that I cannot but admire his Holiness who so filleth the Hearts of his Children with heavenly Praises and melodious Songs whereby he makes them to praise and magnifie his Name in the Land of the Living Oh! how can those who are sensible of this his blessed Power and of the Dawnings of his heavenly Day upon their Hearts and Souls but forever praise and magnifie his Name for his blessed Appearance and for the Revelation of his holy Power whereby he hath turned their Hoarts from their former Lovers and from their former Idols unto the Love of him and of his Truth who is over all worthy to be loved and waited upon So having no more at present I do remain Thye Loving Brother D. Barclay A Testimony of one of the Teachers BLessed be the Name of the Lord our God forever and evermore who in this Day hath made his People sensible of his Redeeming Arm of Power stretched forth for their Deliverance out of the Bondage and Slavery of Satan to serve him in the Liberty of his own holy and blessed Spirit and to praise his Name in the Land of the Living who is their God and their King their Captain and their Leader who goeth out and in before his Children his Sheep his Babes his little Ones whose Hearts he hath tendered by his heavenly Power and thereby he doth over shadow them from time to time and makes them to grow in the sense of his Love and Goodness to their Souls Thus the Lords Love is extended in this his heavenly Day unto many and the Arm of his Eternal Power is revealed in many for their Deliverance whereby they are come to know a blessed Change wrought upon their Hearts and as their Minds are staid upon him they do alwayes feel him near unto them and he is never wanting to administer Comfort and sweet Consolation unto them when they do truly and in Uprightness of Heart wait upon him O! the flowings forth of his fatherly Love and heavenly Everlasting virtuous Life that my Soul with the Souls of others hath been many time sensible of in our Family Meetings in this place And I can truly say I have been made to