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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65944	The work of God in a dying maid being a short account of the dealings of the Lord with one Susannah Whitrow, about the age of fifteen years, and daughter of Robert Whitrow, inhabiting in Covent-garden in the county of Middlesex, together with her experimental confessions to the power and work of the Lord God, both in judgments and mercy to her soul / published for the warning and good of others who are in the same condition she was in before her sicknss [sic].	Travers, Rebecca.; Whitrowe, Joan.; Martin, Ann.; Ellis, Sarah.	1677 (1677)	Wing W2039; ESTC R33641	14,505	50

Testimony CONCERNING Susanna Whitrow To her Mother A few Words which were expressed by this precious Child in the time of her Illness I Not thinking she was so near her End did not bear in memory as many of her Words as I might have done I can truly say I was much refreshed in seeing the great Work and Power of the Lord upon her and hearing the precious Words that proceeded out of her Mouth When first I came to see her she had lain about a Weekill she seemed to be in much Extremity of Pain and crying out to the Lord saying O Lord the Enemy has wounded my Heart he has wounded my Head and he has wounded my Hell Come Lord I make room I make room my Heart is open O rip me up and set me in thy Bosome as thou didst the last Night O I feel the Enemy coming in like a Flood Lord drive him out Another time I went to visit her when she was in great Conflict of Spirit and Body and her Mother withdrew from her to seek the Lord leaving her Father by her Bed-side in which time she uttered little or nothing but lay Groaning she would hardly suffer her Mother to be from her if she could help it after a while her Mother came again and she said O Mother Cease not Cease not though no one had told her that her Mother was a praying to the Lord but only as she had a sence of it in her self and when her Mother came to her again she was in a sweet still Frame of Spirit and cryed out Ah! my dear Mother O my blessed Mother the Lord has shewed me my Mother shall have a double Portion of his Spirit yea my Mother shall have a double Portion This she spoke several times over with many more precious Words that are past out of my Mind Another time I came to see her a Day or two before she dyed and her Countenance was changed and she looked very sweetly and lay praising the Lord saying Oh my Saviour my blessed Saviour Another time her Mother went out of the Room in to the next Room about some Business and she called earnestly to her Mother and said Ah! Mother I had much in my Heart to have spoke to thee Care not for this World a little will serve us we shall not want the Lord will feed his People as he did Elisha by the Ravens yea the Lord will feed us as he did Elisha Sarah Ellis COncerning that False Report that was raised by some Envious Persons which she formerly kept Company with hearing of her Change from that Vain Conversation she had formerly lived in they reported That she was in love and that that was the Cause of her Distemper When her Father came home and had given me a Relation of what those Persons had infused into him although I was satisfied to the contrary I went to my dear Child and examined her concerning it and because I would be clear of what-ever might happen hereafter concerning it I said unto her My dear Child thy Father and I will give our Consent freely for thee to Marry him and we will do to the uttermost of our Power for thee to make thy Life comfortable with him all thy days Then she said My dear Mother I thank you but that Man is no more to me than one I never saw with my Eyes neither will I ever him if he had all the Possessions of the Earth It 's true there was something betwixt us he being very urgent with me upon the account of Marriage proffering to settle a considerable Estate on me and my Father at that time being a little harsh to me I thought I would set my self at Liberty but upon better Consideration I told him I would do nothing without my Father and Mother's Advice which he was unwilling to in that and some other things I was dis-satisfied I considered if I should have him I should be ruined so that small Affection I had to him I withdrew and before I fell sick this last time I did desire never to see him more And now my Mother I am clear of him and all Men living Oh my bowed down and broken-hearted Mother What hath been thy Sufferings in this Family Oh! how hast thou been oppressed with our Iniquities Ah bowed down Ah! how often hast thou told my Father The Lord would visit him with sore and grievous Judgment if he did not Repent and turn from the Evil of his Ways Ah! how often hast thou said The Lord would plead thy Righteous Cause with us Now the Day is come thou hast so long warned us of now the Lord is risen now the Lord is broke in upon us Oh how great hath been thy Care and Pains which thou hast taken to bring us into the Fear of the Lord Oh thou Blessed of the Lord Great shall be thy Reward the Lord will give thee Beauty for Ashes and the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness Bleffed be thou my Mother Her Mother being at that time Praising and Magnifying the Lord then she said My blessed Mother now is that Vision fulfiled which the Lord shewed thee concerning me That my Soul should bless thee and thy Soul should bless the Lord. Then she broke forth into sweet Melody singing Praises unto the Lord. Blessed are the Poor in Spirit Lord I am Poor I am Needy I need thy Strength continually to withstand the Temper O Lord stand by me move not from me for if thou go the Tempter will come I will hold the fast thou art my Saviour thou shalt save me from the Tempter My dear Mother send for that dear Friend meaning R. T. that prayed by me the other day she is a precious Woman her Heart is upright before the Lord the Lord hath shewed it me I love her let her pray by me to the Lord against the Tempter And send for that faithful Servant of the Lord W. P. The Lord will hear the Prayers of the Faithful but I have been Unfaithful O how often have I sinned against my Saviour the Light in my Conscience which shewed me the Way I should walk in O how often hath he knocked at my stony Heart saying This is my blessed Truth which the Quakers Preach by which all Souls that I have made shall be saved in Then I have said in my Heart After such a thing and such a thing is accomplished I will leave off my Life of Vanity and become a new Creature Oh! I was she that trusted in LYING VANITIES I thought I should have had LONG LIFE and then I did intend to serve the LORD in my OLD AGE Oh! how have I been against a Woman's speaking in a Meeting but now whether it comes from Man Woman or Child it is precious indeed O that I could be with my Mother the Lord is with her that I might have a little time longer that my dear Mother and I might go in the Country and walk in a

is They have tasted of their perishing Life of Vanities yea they they have drunk a full Cup their Measure is running over O but they never tasted the Joys the unspeakable Ravishments of Soul that attend the humble holy Life of Jesus Oh if they had ever tasted the least Mite thereof they would bid adue to all their dirty Life of Vanity ah they would not dare to spend their precious Time in adorning themselves like Jezabels Patching and Painting and Curling their Monstrous Heads but O the Christian Life is another thing they must not give themselves the liberty to think their own Thoughts much less to act such Abominations as these After she had lain a while Praising and Magnifying the Lord then she spoke very deep and weighty things which are not set down concerning the Wise Virgins and their Lamps burning and exhorted all to keep very diligently upon their Watch for said she The Lord will come as a Thief in the Night and in a Day when he is not looked for therefore Watch and Pray continually here the Tempter cannot enter this is the way my Saviour spake off when he said You must take up your daily Cross this is that Flaming Sword which is spoken of you must pass through mark that you must pass through it before you can come to the Tree of Life this is the Cup my Saviour asked if you could drink off and this was that Baptism he asked if you could be baptized withal Come all you that call your selves Christians what of the Life of Holy Jesus is in you who was a Man of Sorrows you light and airy Ones you wild and wanton Ones you that are Lovers of Pleasures more than God you Workers of Iniquity who are always crying Lord Lord but do not the things that I say this shall be your dreadful Doom that you are SATERS but not DOERS you Workers of Iniquity that think you can never have enough of the Pride of Life the Lust of the Eye which is not of my heavenly Father and so you are of your Fathor the Devil for his Servants you are whom you obey At another time she said I have heard them say that my Mother is so grounded in her Religion that it is impossible ever to turn her My Mother is grounded indeed she is established upon the Rock that shall never be moved my Mother shall never be moved her Name is written in Heaven yea in the Lamb's Book of Life it is sealed it is sealed the Lord hath told me so and bid me tell her There should none be able to pluck her out of his Hand Come my blessed Mother I have something to say to thee thou art Mary thou art Mary my Mother thou hast chosen that good part which shall never be taken from thee thou shalt sit continually at the feet of thy Lord Ay this is my Mother's Portion O what Portion is like this this is more than to sit in the Thrones of Princes Be ye holy as I the Lord your God am holy this they say is Impossible O would the holy just and true Lord command that which is impossible In this they count the Lord a hard Master O but what can my Soul say of thy Power when I sought thee but could not find thee I knocked hard but none would open for my Sins stood like Mountains that I could not come near thee I would fain have prayed but could not I lay several days and nights prostrate before thee strugling for Life but could find none and I said There is no Mercy for me then said I I will never leave thee if I perish I will perish here I will never cease crying unto thee Then I heard a Voice say Jacob wrestled all night before he obtained the blessing O then thy Word was strength to my Soul O then my stony Heart was broken to pieces before the Lord and then the Spirit of Prayer and Supplication was poured into my Soul and now I can sing as David did of Mercy and Judgment unto thee O Lord will I sing O with a rended Heart and my Mouth in the Dust will I sing Praises unto thee my blessed Saviour c. For several days she had a very great conflict in Soul and Spirit concerning the Tempter and strong were her Cryes to the Lord for strength to overcome the Enemy she was so deeply engaged in the holy War of the Lord against the Enemy that she would not suffer her Head to be removed from the Pillow but said It must be as it were nailed there till she had overcome the Tempter she said I would not suffer a thought to wander if I move I shall be drawn off my Watch and then the Tempter will prevail then she had a Vision and as it were the appearance of an Angel giving us the full description thereof which we have forgot only that it was arrayed in White she had also a Vision of the Tempter which she said stood before her bound in Chains then she said It is finished I have overcome my Saviour hath bound him then she broke forth into Blessing and Praising and Magnifying the Lord that it is beyond the Tongue of Utterance to give a Relation thereof for many Days and Nights together she would hardly suffer her self to Slumber but would waken her self to sing Praises unto the Lord and to declare of his wonderous Works that he hath done for her Soul Some Friends came into the Room but she saw them not and after many sweet and precious Words she said Don't you Feast but Fast you are the People that must Fast and Pray and be you contented with mean things O what matter for fine Houses or silken Apparel O remember him that sate on the Ground but wore a Garment without a Seam our blessed holy Lord who went up to the Mountain to Pray that with-drew himself into Gardens and Desolate Places of the Earth my Soul hath Fellowship with him O my dear Mother if it please our dear and heavenly Father to spare me this time we will get us into the Country to some little remote Place amongst the Woods where none can hear us O then shall our Crys pierce thro' the Heavens which shall make the Earth to Ring and the Birds shall hear the Eccho thereof O there my blessed Mother will we sing Praises Praises Praises with rended Hearts and our Mouthes in the Dust to the one holy holy Lord. O thou Glorious One thou hast overcome my Heart thou hast ravished my Soul O thou pure pure holy One what shall I say of thee or what shall I render to thee for thy loving-kindness to me O my Heart is overcome with thy love Praises be unto thee for thy loving-kindness to me O how shall I do to set forth thy Goodness for my Heart drops before thee Lord if it be thy holy Pleasure to take me out of this Life then let me have I beseech thee one whole Day that

my Tongue may never cease Praising thee And the Lord answered her Request All that Day she was wonderfully filled with the sweet Solace of the heavenly Life singing Praises and Hallelujahs to the Lord and spoke very much concerning the Lamb and his Followers which had washed their Robes and made them White in the Blood of the Lamb and towards the evening while the Power of the Lord was upon her there came in two Persons to see her and she uttered many precious heavenly Words which were not taken in Writing at which time these Words were spoken by her O what matter for fine Houses and silken Appearel and so went on above half an hour and with a very great weight upon her Spirit saying O Israel what hath thy God done for thee then uttering many deep weighty Words she said The Daughters of Sion are Haughty they go with their out-stretched Necks and their wanton Eyes uttering many more deep Words then taking up an inward Lamentation she said O what shall we do for the Daughters of Jerusalem After several Days lying in the sweet Solace and heavenly Life of the Lord in which time she uttered many heavenly things which were not taken in Writing she did express these Words O thou Beloved of my Soul what shall I say of thee for thou art too wonderful for me O Praises be unto thee O come all ye holy Prophets praise you the Lord with me O praise the Lord O my Soul upon the loud-sounding Instrument ye Glorious Angels you that excel in Glory sing praises to him that sits upon the Throne O how am I overcome Ye Stones in the Street why rise ye not up to praise him that lives forever O thou Light praise thou the Lord and thou Darkness praise and exalt him above all things forever O thou Son and Moon ye Stars in the Firmament of his Power magnifie the Lord above all forever O all ye Fishes in the Sea why come ye not forth to praise the Lord the mighty God who gives you Breath and Being I will praise thee my holy Lord God whilest I have any Breath O praise the Lord O my Soul sing praises to the God of my Salvation O my holy One my holy One thou hast overcome my Heart Ah! thou hast ravished my Soul My dear Mother I shall be as a new born Babe I shall be very simple but bear with me for the Lord is with me My dear Mother I must lay down this Body the Lord will not trust me longer in this wicked World happy am I my Saviour my Soul loves thee dearly thy love is better then Wine my Saviour my holy One how Glorious art thou I have seen thy Glory I am overcome my Heart is overcome with thy sweet Countenance O how lovely art thou I am ravished my Heart is ravished with thy innocent looks with the sweet smiles of thy glorious Countenance O come away come away why dost thou stay I am ready I am ready Then lying some time very still I heard her in a heavenly Harmony in which frame of Spirit she departed without either Sigh or Groan Joan Whitrow her Testimony concerning the Loving-kindness of the Lord. OH Lord Did I ever ask Riches or Honour of thee But I have asked Wisdom and Understanding for I said in my Heart The Marchandise of that is better than the Marchandise of Gold and Silver O Lord thou art that Wisdom my Soul asked which cometh from above that is first pure and then holy and thou art that Understanding my Heart sought for more than for hidden Treasures and did I ever ask Silver or Gold or Houses or Lands for my Childrens Portion but I have asked the Fear of the Lord for I know right-well if they had that they had all Treasures Ah! Glory Glory Glory be unto thee for what thou hast given me O my Soul doth magnifie the Lord my Spirit doth livingly rejoyce in the God of my Salvation who hath had regard to the low Estate of his Hand-maid Oh! what shall I render unto thee for all thy Mercies towards me but to stand continually upon my Watch-Tower and to keep in my Wards whole Nights that when my Lord comes in the second Watch or in the third Watch he may find me with my Loyns girded and my Light burning that so I may be ready in Body Soul Spirit to enter into the Joy of my Lord. Oh my Soul what hath the Lord been to thee here even a place of broad Rivers O the Height and Length the Depth and Breadth of the Love of God to my Soul in this State Oh! how hast thou come in and Supped with me and caused me to eat of the Banket that thou hadst prepared and caused me to drink of the Wine of thy Kingdom so that my Cup hath overflowed as it doth at this time in the remembrance of thy gracious Goodness what thou hast been to me in the day of Tryal and in the many Tribulations how thou didst set my Feet upon a Rock and didst establish my Goings Praises be unto thee and yet this was a small thing of thy glorious Goodness and bountiful Loving-kindness but thou hast also given my Children a Name amongst the Living and Crowned them with Eternal Life Oh Eternal Praises and endless Hallelujahs be given unto thee our everlasting Father Oh did I ever think in the day when thou led'st me down into the Deep that I should have thus beheld thy Wonders in this the day of thy mighty Power wherein thou hast returned me the Answers of my Petitions when I said unto thee Let my Children be thy Children otherwise I desire none for one Child in thy Fear O Lord is more to me than a Thousand in the Spirit of this World Then did thy Presence over-shadow me my Soul was sweetly solaced in thy Love Oh! then thou answered'st me and said I will be a Father to thy Children and a Husband unto thee Oh thou Faithful One who is a God like unto thee keeping Covenant with them that Fear thee for now thou hast performed thy Word unto thy Servant Glory be to thee forever Oh thou Holy One what hast thou done for me no Heart can conceive no Tongue can express the Riches of thy Love for thou hast given me my Children again in the Resurrection of thy most holy Life though their Tabernacle be gone to its place yet they live with me in the Spirit for our Communion is with the Holy One. And now O Lord what am I or what is my Family that thou shouldst shew this great Kindness to not unto me O Lord not unto me but unto thy Name be the Praise for what am I that I should offer up an Offering unto the Lord for out of the Willingness of my Heart have I offered my Children unto the Lord although my Children were as dear to me as my Life and I could have laid down my Life for theirs if