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To my beloved wife Helener Penry partaker with me in this life of the suffrings of the gospel in the kingdome and pacience of Iesus Christ, and resting with me in vndowbted hope of the glory that shal-be revealed : all strenght and comfort, with all other spirituall graces be multiplyed through Christ Iesus our Lord.
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Penry, John, 1559-1593.
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TO MY BELOVED WIFE HELENER PENRY partaker with me in this life of the suffrings of the Gospel in the kingdome and pacience of Iesus Christ And resting with me in vndowbted hope of the glory that shal be revealed all strenght and comfort with all other spirituall graces be multiplyed through Christ Iesus our Lord. I see my blood layed for my beloved and so my daies and testimonies drawing to an end for ought I knowe and therfore I think it my dutie to leave behinde me this testimonie of my love towards so deare a sister and so loving a wife in the Lord as you have ben vnto me First then I besech you stand fast in that truth which you and I professe at this present in much outward discomforte and danger Let nothing drawe you to be subiect to antichrist in anie of his ordinances Let your soule and pour bodie be far froÌ„ those assemblies which yelde either knowne or secrete submission vnto the ordinances of the beast that is to receave his marks eyther in the right hand or the forhead as the spirit of God sayeth Rev. 13.16 For this are you forbidden to doe vnder the payne of Gods eternal wrath Rev. 14.9.10.11 2 Cor. 6.14.15.16 1 Cor. 3.16.17 Rev. 22.18.19 Deu. 12.30.31.32 c. Againe my beloved continewe a member of that holy societie whereof nowe you are where the Lord in his ordinances raigneth for here and in all such assemblies the Lord dwelleth by the presence and power of his spirit Mat. 18.20 28.20 Exod. 29.45 Leui. 26.11.12 Here he is a mightie protection and defence readie at hand Isay 26.1 4.6 .. And his ordinances you knowe hath he greatlie comaunded to be kept and observed Psal 119.4 Oh our soules are to reioyce in these waies more then in all substance and treasure Psal 119.14 And the loving kindnes of the eternall is for ever and ever towards them and theyr seed that remember his ordinances to doe them Psal 103.17 18. Whereas all those are accursed that err from his statutes and diminishe from the obedience they owe vnto his Maiestie Psal 119.21 Reu. 22 19. Psal 119.118 I pray you mark these places with all such like in the word against all those that maketh a slayght matter eyther not to walke in the wayes of God or to be subiect vnto small corruptions as they accoÌ„pte them be enarmed with the power of the word against all such lying delusions Lok 2 Cor. 6.14.15.17 In conclusion my dear wife and sister loke not at anie earthlie thingh consecrate your selfe wholly both soule bodie husband children and whatsoever you have vnto the Lord your God let them not be dearer vnto you then his worship and service knowe it knowe it to be an vnspeakable preferment for you that he voutchsafeth to take eyther your selfe or anie of yours to suffer affictions with him and his gospel here vpon earth Luk. 18.30 Mat. 19.29 And I am perswaded that you have vndergone the profession of the truth vpon the condition set downe by our saviour Christ Luk. 14.26.27 that is to hate all in respect of his gospel Fear not the want of outward things for the Lord careth for you and yours Remember what is set downe Heb. 13.5 Luk. 12.31 The Lord is my God and yours and the God of our seed I knowe if you and our pore children continewe that they shall see a blessed reward eveÌ„ in this life for these smale and weak suffrings of ours for the interest and right of Christ Iesus for I am assuered that the Lord wil give a breathing time a coÌ„fortable rest vnto his pore Church in this life And my good wife if you or anie of mine live to see those daies remeÌ„ber and let my pore children remeÌ„ber to declare in Syon the vengeance of the Lord our God and the vengeaÌ„ce of his temple against babel and that the Lord God hath brought forth our righteousnes in rewarding that wicked antichristian religion as it hath done vnto vs. Ier. 50.28 and 51.10.35.36 and 50.15 Reu. 18.6 In the meane tyme wait pacientlie the Lords leasure he is not forgetful of you and yours especiallie of his pore Church he cannot denie himself and the truth of his promises you know 2 Tim. 6.5 Be much and often in prayer day and night much in reading and meditation of his word and you shall find that he will graunt you yours harts desiere according to his good pleasure will Pray with your pore familie children morning and eavening as you doe Instruct them and your maide in the good waies of God See that no day passe over your head wherin you have not taught them especially her some one principall of the truth Think the tyme greatlie gained as I have often told you that is spent in the word of the Lord. Psal 1.1.2 Iosh 1.8 Amongst other places of the word wherin I would have you to be conversant in regard of these tymes I pray you to read Mat. 10. Luc. 12. Iohn 14.15.16 and 17. chapters Psal 37. Isay 60.61.62.63 chapters Marke everie day what petitions you make vnto the Lord that you may have eyther strenght and coÌ„fort of your faith in the inioyng of the things you aske and so may returne thankfulnes vnto him or continewance of pacience in expecting and wayting for his mercie And be not wearie in attending vpon his good leasure for in due tyme shall we receave if we faynt not for yet a verie little while and he that shall come will come and will not carâ—e Heb. 10.37 Above all things pray that the Lord would restore bewtie vnto his Church and so would overthrowe the cursed religioÌ„ of the Gomaine Antichrist in everie parte thereof observe your owne especiall infirmeties and wants and be earnest with the Lord that he would doe them away and consume them by the power of his spirit Remember me also and my brethren nowe in bonds that the Lord would assist vs with the strenght and comfort of his spirit to kepe a good conscience and to beare a glorious testimonie vnto the end yea be not void of hope but I may be restored agayne vnto you by your praiers and therfore also be earnest with him for my deliveraÌ„ce If the Lord shall end my days in this testimonie as blessed be his name howsoever it goeth I am readie and content with his good pleasure kepe your self my good Helen here with this pore Church you may make as good refuge and stay here as anie where else for your outward estate though you could not yet I knowe that you had rather dwell vnder the wings of the God of Israell in povertie with godlie Ruth then to possesse kingdomes out of the land of Canaan and whatsoever shift you make kepe our pore children with you that you may bring them vp your selfe in the instructioÌ„ and informatioÌ„ of the Lord Ephes 6.4 I leave you and them indeed nothing in this life but the blessing of my God