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To King William and Queen Mary, grace and peace The widow Whitrow's humble thanksgiving to the Lord of Hosts, the king of eternal glory, the God of all our mercies, unto whom be glory, glory, and praise for the king's safe return to England.
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Whitrowe, Joan.
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transgresseth the command of the LORD may find it at home But Saul instead of deep Humiliation and thorow Reformation in broken and contrite heartedness as David did and destroying what he had saved alive he falls to Worshipping to pacifie his concerns that way There are many Saul's now adays that salves up their evil Consciences that way and goes on making such a noise with their Worshipping that the cries of the oppressed in them cannot be heard and so goes on crucifying the LORD of Life afresh by their ofen quenching the motions of His Holy Spirit in them till at last His Holy Witness lies slain in their Sodomite hearts and then they triumph and make merry over it and send Gifts one to another and drink Iniquity as an Ox drinks Water without reproof when the Witness is slain But alas all this will but serve whilst their time is out for this Sore thus healed will break out again for the Spirit of Life from GOD shall enter the Witness and then shall the Book be opened wherein is written LAMENTATIONS AND WOES Therefore the Prophet Samuel knowing all these things refused to go with Saul to worship the LORD although he so earnestly begged and intreated him for he knew the worshipping in that rebellious Spirit was Abomination to the LORD notwithstanding his confession that he had sinned And besides all this Samuel knew there was something else to do before worshipping to appease the Wrath of GOD. Bring me hither said he Agag the King of the Amalakites Then said Samuel As thy Sword hath made Women childless so shall thy Mother be Childless among Women And Samuel hewed Ageg to pieces before the LORD Let none mistake me in this Similitude I do not mean that the Lives of any should be taken away no no for I would not do the least hurt to the greatest of all my Enemies for that was not the Work of Christ my LORD who came not to destroy mens Lives but to save them and to destroy their Iniquities and for this I am offered up in Body Soul and Spirit which is the highest Sacrifice I can pay and happy should I be to be counted worthy to be an Instrument in that blessed Work to others in this my Day and Generation to hew Ageg to pieces before the LORD the Prince of the Power of Darkness which rules in the Children of Disobedience And this is it that I have laboured so much for and made so many humble Addresses to the KING and QUEEN that they may not neglect this great Salvation but that they may be the happy Instruments in this blessed work of Reformation that the Will of GOD may be done in them and throughout their Dominions to the Glory of GOD and the Exaltation of His ever Blessed NAME and the happy establishing them in Holiness and Righteousness all the days of their Lives which is the humble Prayers of the LORD's Servant and you true faithful Subject according to the will of GOD. From one that is of no Sect or gathered People yet have I sought the LORD from my Childhood until this day And having found the only good which is GOD to be my Teacher and the ALMIGHTY to be my Counseller who is my Sabboth of Rest And in His Holy Pure unspotted Life I have unity and fellowship with all that are in this throughout the Vniverse Putney New-years Day 1692 1. JONE WHITROWE This following was writ by another who desired to have it incerted here IF any one though intending well should be so inticed as to strengthen that deceiveable murmuring discontented Spirit that would stir up Strise and Division amongst the Heads of the Nation they may expect trouble upon trouble until they forbear Repent and give Glory to Him who searcheth the Heart and tryeth the Reigns against whom it is in vain to strive THE END