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A57302
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A general epistle to the people of God, in scorn called Quakres, in England, and elsewhere
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Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.
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1693
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Wing R1482; ESTC R219043
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Hearts of the Sons of men by this Gospel-day with which God hath visited us is all false Spirits upon the Earth discerned and every deed of darkness manifested yea the very Seat of Antichrist discovered In the first breaking forth of this day God made us a willing People and put upon us the Helmet of Salvation and girded us with the Sword of the Spirit and made us able to War with the Dragon and his Power and thorow Faith gave us many and great Victories yea we were made more then Conquerers Oh! the sweet remembrance of this day is now with me who am warned to warn you to live in a daily sence and consideration of the height depth breath and length of the love of God and his tender mercy to us ward who are by Nature Children of Wrath as well as others and sate in darkness and in the region of the shadow of deaâ—h And when we recount the vile sort of men we can say such were some of us but God hath mercifully washed our Garments in the Blood of his dear Son and hath put upon us the Garments of Praise for the Spirit of heaviness which surrounded us in the long and dark night of Apostacy which hath been over the world for Ages and Generations before we had our beings but the Darkness is past and the true Light now shineth Oh! that the remembrance of that exceeding Riches and kindness which God hath manifested in us may ever be with us and that we may walk worthy of so high a Calling in all holy Conversation and Godliness for to this end were we called and separated from among many to be the first Fruits unto God in this latter age of the world and hereby will his Name be renowned throughout the world by us as we daily walk in a holy Conversation coupled with fear lowliness and tenderness for so is our subjection to him manifested and the same Witness which we have received be reached and raised in the Hearts and Consciences of the Sons of men who will not otherwise be reached and they will bless God on our behalf in the day of their visitation But if any walk loosely and let go the Girdle of Truth and begin to eat and drink with the Drunkards and to contend with or beat their fellow Servant or draw back into a fleshly liberty whereby the Cross of Christ is thrown aside neglected and despised the Lord of that Servant will appear in a day when he is least aware of him and appoint him his Portion with Hypocrites where is weeping forever For God will not now be mocked with any People or Profession they who sow to the Flesh shall dye wither and inherit Corruption but they who sow to the Sperit of Truth and walk in its Law shall live and flourish and reap Life and Vertue daily For its Ministration is the last and greatest the world shall be visited withal whereby Life and Immortality shall again appear to all Nations Kindreds and Tongues upon the face of the Earth if they receive and walk in it for it is ordained of God to be the guide of Life to all the Sons and Daughters of Adam to lead them out of the fall into the way of Peace and shall fulfil the last and great Prophesie Rev. 21. 24. That the Nations of them that are saved shall walk in the Light of the Lamb and the Kings of the Earth shall bring their glory and honour unto it and the Glory and Honour of the Gentiles shall be brought unto it ver 26. This is begun to be fulfilled in the Earth and many are come coming to the brightness of his rising whose coming is as the Light which ariseth in the East and shineth to the West that none may be left unvisited with this glory but all who shut their Eyes from this glorious Sun shall have no benefit by his appearance but shall stumble and fall and rise no more unto Life Peace and Salvation and shall dye in their Sins perish in their Unrighteousness for none can have the benefit either of the Death Passion or Resurrection of Jesus purposed of God for all mankind but who doth believe receive and follow him who went before and trod the Wine-press alone And as the rejecting of him in his outward appearance was the ruin of the outward Jews even so the dispising of him in his inward and spiritual appearance will be the ruin and downfall of the outward Christians this Testimony I must leave to the world and it shall live be fulfilled when Iam gone hence no more to be seen But you my dearly beloved Friends and Brethren who have accepted of this day and have opened your Eyes to â—ehold the glorious Son of Righteousness which is now risen wiâ—h healing in his Wings let your moderation appear to all men and walk honestly as in the day and keep on your Breast-plate of Faith that the Enemy wound â—ou not for your Sincerity is within your Spiritual Armour in your holy Mountain where no devourer can come And though the Lord hath taken Peace from the Earth where Righteousness dwells not and one Mountain rises against another and beat one another to dust be not troubled at these things for they must be and also Famines Pestilences and Earthquakes in divers places they are but the beginning of Sorrows to them who have despised the Mercy and Long-sufferings of the Lord and hath sleighted and neglected the day of their Visitation which hath been for many years in which he hath strove with them by his Spirit and hath waited to be good and gratious to the worst of men but they have not known nor considered in this their day the things which belong to their peace I pray God it be not hid from their Eyes but we are commanded to say whatever befalls the world it shall go well with the Righteous in it therefore stand still in your Tent doors and quietly wait to see the Salvation of God thorow all these Overturnings which he suffers to be in the Earth Often would the Lord have gathered ENGLAND under the shadow of his Wing and Power but they I mean the greater part have refused to be gathered and hate to be reformed of this I am a living Witness they were invited to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb but they have made several Excuses yea wilful and obstinate refusals to come which hath kindled the wrath of the Master of the Feast to say they shall not taste at my Table And he will invite other Guests more hungry and willing to come who shall fill his House Of this we have and may yet be more Eye-witnesses for â—e is shaking the Earth and Heavens that that which is to be shaken may be removed that the Foundation which cannot be shaken may remain sure forever And he will gather his Sheep out of all Kingdoms and from all barren Mountains where they have been scattered in this cloudy