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A41347
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A salutation of true love to all faithful friends, brethren and sisters in the fellowship of the blessed truth with an addition of tender love to all younger convinced friends in and about London &c. : also a few words of advice to the children of believing and faithful parents.
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Fisher, A. (Abigail)
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1690
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Wing F986; ESTC R37815
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his immediate Power hath fitted for the Publishing his Truth and Informing you of the blessed Way of Life and Salvation in this our Age Blessed be his Name his Fame hath spread and shall to the Ends of the Earth He is the same God this Day as ever his Power is not lessened neither is his Arm shortned but his Voice is still uttered and his Call is Come look unto me all ye Ends of the Earth and be ye saved who saves his People from Sin that they may be Workers of Righteousness He saith I am God and there is no other He is a jealous God and jealous of his Glory therefore see to it all you who have heard his Call which I doubt not but many must acknowledge too therefore this is with me in the Love of God to you who have heard but not yet obeyed the Call of the Lord which is Come and be saved a worthy Call indeed and worthy of all Acceptation for your Encouragement that thereby you may come to forsake and deny those things which the Call hath been to you to come out of or depart from either immediately by his Spirit in your Hearts or Instrumentally through any faithful Servant by the Conducts of it for his Call hath gone long forth and his Alarming Trumpet hath been long sounded and is this Day Arise thou that sleepest and come to Judgment for SION must be Redeemed through Judgment and all her Converts with and by that Righteous Principle of Light and Life by and through which the Spirit of God's Love and Free Grace hath been and yet is so largely Extended to and amongst you that now you may not only hear but believe and obey the Gospel of our Lord and come to know him to be your Saviour and to have your Spiritual Eyes so opened as to behold your Teacher which you have often heard cannot be removed into a Corner for that is the good End of the Lord in visiting you who have had a large Day in this City therefore now that you may come to know the Work of Salvation by a thorough Separation from all that which draws the Mind into Vanity from God that thereby you may be the saved of the Lord and of that number which may come to Mount SION with Songs of Deliverance and enter into that Joy which all the faithful who hide not their Talent in that Earthly Mind which leads to a Carnal Liberty and Fleshly Ease shall enter into therefore whilst the Day of God's tender Visitation in the Riches of his long forbearing Love doth last and whilst he is yet striving by his Spirit harken and give Ear what the Spirit saith which hath and doth say Come and all that will come may come therefore what Excuses will any make who have had so much or many Invitations of the Love of God who hath also said My Spirit shall not always strive with Man Therefore let none harden their Hearts or stiffen their Necks against the Way of the Lord which is as sure this Day as ever as Righteous and Holy as ever and they that walk in it must deny themselves of all the contrary as much as ever and blessed be the Lord this is not the Day in which the Lord will say to such My People perish for want of Knowledge therefore let all take heed of the greater Condemnation He that knows his Masters Will and doth it not shall be beaten with many Stripes Dear Friends In the tendering begetting Love of our God is my Heart opened to you who are the Younger convinced amongst us for whom my Spirit with many more hath been and is truly concerned with many Desires to the Lord on your behalf that as you have heard the Truth and been Educated in the Truth you may also receive the Truth in the Love of it and come to be led and guided by it into the Self denying Way of it to take up the Cross and bear the Yoke in your Youth that thereby you may come to wear the Crown of Faithfulness in your Riper Years For it is the same this Day as ever If you die not the Death of the Righteous you cannot expect to be made Heirs of Everlasting Life therefore it behoves all to be concerned and consider what Spirit they are sowing to if to the Flesh and carnal Desires of that you will certainly reap Corruption but if to the Spirit Life Everlasting for to be spiritually minded is Life and Peace Blessed be the Lord there are many Witnesses of it and now that there may be many more of those who have heard it born Witness to for the Lord hath caused many to rise early and go forth late to Preach the Everlasting Gospel amongst you which is glad Tydings of Peace to all that believe and obey the Gospel but to such who do not obey what Tidings doth it bring to your Houses O! Harken and again hear what the Spirit saith you have been often directed to it and it is the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit of God must give you a right Understanding of these things that differ from it whatever you may hear by those who have had large Experience of the Way and Work of the Lord which will be your great Condemnation if you walk not in it but blessed be the Lord there is a living Hope in that Faith which stands in the Power of God that many will yet be awakened unto Righteousness and stirred up to walk in that blessed Way and Path of the Just which is a shining Light and will shine in them more and more till the perfect Day for the Sun of Righteousness is risen and his splendorous Beams are seen yea many have and yet shall behold the Glory and Beauty that is in him and be made Partakers of that healing Virtue which proceeds from him therefore all press forward through the Throng of all that which you find to oppose in your Hearts that by Faith you may come to touch the Hem of his Garment by which the Precious Virtue of his Life you may know conveyed to your immortal Souls Dear Friends the Lord is on his way therefore be ye followers of him why should any stay behind and miss such great Salvation as is offered in this our Day Friends be concerned and seek the Lord that you may be found of him and find find him to be your exceeding great Reward for he is a rewarder of all them that diligently seek after him and blessed be the Lord there is a Remnant that have sought but not in vain yea many faithful and living Testimonies have you heard of the same therefore is my Heart still in the Love of God drawn to remind you that you come to be experimental Witnesses the Lord many of you know and the Truth you know therefore travel on and go forward in the Foot-steps of the Flock of God who are gone before and many are entred into that Holy City the Gates of