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A letter from a friend to a loyal subject where ever he is in England, Scotland, France or Ireland that is wise and faithful, valorous and couragious, for the great honour of God and our royal sovereign, Charles the Second, King of Great Britain / by J.V.
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J. V., 17th cent.
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1680
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Wing V8; ESTC R23593
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Fulness that is in them they are his for all things were made by him and for him that are in Heaven and in the Earth whether they be Thrones or Dominions or Principalities or Powers for by his Wisdom and Power the whole Creation doth consist For it pleased the Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Sir that in him in his onely beloved Son should all Fulness dwell Fulness of Merit and of Spirit Fulness of Wisdom and of Power Fulness of Righteousness and Holiness and Fulness of all Grace and Glory to make all that come unto him Wise Strong Rich Honourable and most Happy But they that will not Sir deny themselves overcome themselves and lay out themselves to come unto him they will not enjoy themselves in the midst of many Enjoyments in the World But Sir Their Lives will be uncomfortable to themselves and unprofitable to others because they cannot be fruitful in good Works till they come to Christ stay with him and abide in him then they will be useful and fruitful in their Generation for the good of many in the Nation then Sir they will come to be Plants of Renown and will flourish in the Courts of Gods House and bring forth pleasant and profitable Fruit in due time and season that will revive and refresh the City of God which is the Church of Christ in England Scotland France and Ireland yea throughout the whole World But Sir Unprofitable Branches that be in his Vineyard that will not bring forth the Fruits of Righteousness which is Faith Love and Obedience he will take away and cut down as Branches and Trees that cumber the Ground Sir The Righteous Persons be they where they will they be the most Excellent Persons in the Earth because they be most Fruitful in their Generation for the great Honour of God the King and the Nation The Lord loveth the Righteous let who will hate them he knows the worth of them they are Sir his Plants of Renown his Glory and his Crown and the Labour and Travel of his Soul The Lord that loveth the Righteous doth preserve them and watch over them as his Treasure because in them he takes pleasure Sir They be a Foundation to a Nation and do many times preserve a Nation from Desolation The Righteous Persons Sir should be minded and regarded by the Sons of Men because they be the Light of the World for them The Righteous Persons are most useful and fruitful for they be the Salt of the Earth and a City on a Hill They be Men of Wonder and sometimes Men of Thunder Are they not as fair as the Moon as Clear as the Sun and as Terrible as an Army with Banners because they be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Sir In the Righteous Lord that loveth Righteousness I have both Wisdom and Power Righteousness and Strength Therefore let not any be offended but let every one labour to be amended that so the times may be the better for them and many the better for the times for the Lord he waits to be gracious and doth not delight in the death of Sinners but had rather that they would turn and live to him and for him and then they will for ever live with him in whose presence is fulness of Joy and at whose right hand are pleasures for evermore that will make amends for all the Tryals Troubles Losses Crosses and Reproaches they can meet withal in this life Sir This is high and honourable work pleasant profitable and delightsome work victorious glorious and crowning work that will crown the God of Heaven with much Glory among the Sons of Men and our Royal and Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second King of Great Britain with great Honour and Power over them over all Heathen and Popish Kings Priests Princes and Emperors in the World which will be for the great Honour Peace Profit and Comfort of all Loyal and Faithful Magistrates and Ministers of the Gospel in all Nations that have been for a long time slighted and undervalued by a Gain-saying Proud Stubborn and Rebellious Generation that have acted against Law and Religion against Gospel and Reason Out of Pride and Contention they have caused Sedition and Treason Wars and great Confusion but the Expectation of such Men will in due time perish because they trust to an Arm of Flesh and make Lies their Refuge but the Hope of the Righreous is Gladness because he trusts in the Lord in the Lord Jehovah who can and will in this Generation for the Peace and Prosperity of many Nations bring Order out of Confusion Light out of Darkness and Good out of Evil when vain has been the help of Man yea of many Wise Strong Rich and Learned Men to bring it about but vain is not the help of the God of Heaven who has all Power in his own hand and the whole Creation at command Sir It is in vain for Men of this Opinion or that Opinion for to complain the times are sad when that by their strife and contentions they have made them so bad It is Pride that has caused Contention and Contention Seperation from the Government of the Church of England which ought not and would not have been if that they had minded and regarded the Peace and the Prosperity of the City and the Kingdom Great has been the Mischief that Separation has made in this Generation in three Ancient and Renowned Nations as England Scotland and Ireland Has not Separation caused Mutiny and Mutiny Sedition and Sedition Rebellion and Rebellion great Disorder and Confusion among many Persons and Families in these Kingdoms to the shame of the Protestant Religion and the Government of the Church of England so that the times have been the worse for such Men and many the worse for them but there is no time too late for that Man that is wise in Heart for to cause such Men by the Wisdom and Power of God for to smart The Heart of the Wise Sir teacheth his Mouth and addeth Learning to his Lips The wise in heart will be called prudent now Wisdom dwells with Prudence which will enable a Man for to hearken unto Counsel and to attain unto great Counsels so as to know when and how in due time and season for to Counsel Councellors and to inform Senators not onely what may be done but what is best to be done for the great Honour the Peace and the Prosperity of a King and Kingdom Sir A King and a Kingdom may stand in need of a Parliament and an Army of Men but the Lord of Hosts who is the King of Glory and the Prince of Peace stands not in need of any of them but can work with them or without them when and by whom he please for to manifest his Wisdom and Power among the Sons of Men for the great Honour and Exaltation of a Kings Person and the great Joy Peace and prosperity of many Nations which will be brought about in this Generation for Englands great Honour and Exaltation to the Worlds Admiration O great is the Wisdom and Power of God in Man with Man and for Man when and by whom he please for to make bare his Arm that so all the Glory may redound to him and that no Flesh should glory before him because all the Sons of Men have their Wisdom their Power and their Strength from him that is comfortable to themselves and profitable to others for both the preparation of the Heart and the answer of the Tongue it is from the Lord For the way of Man is not in himself it is not in Man that walketh for to direct his steps much less to order his thoughts but the steps of a good Man and so his thoughts are ordered by the Lord and he delighteth in his way for the way of the Lord is strength to upright but destruction will be to the workers of iniquity in this Generation to their great shame and condemnation who are for strife and contention sedition and treason for wars and confusion Therefore let all them that be wise be lovers of peace and workers of righteousness and then the Lord who is a lover of righteousness will encourage them assist them and reward them Let all labour to be wise in heart because that they among the Sons of Men will best understand the Mind of the God of Heaven they will know how to do his will and keep in his love and favour which is better than life and all the delights of this World but the wisdom that is in the World among too many of the Sons of Men it is foolishness and doth many times end in madness because they do not make the Word of God their Rule his Spirit their Guid and his Glory their Aim but they that do will never want a wise Councellor and a most excellent Comforter Sir In the work of Faith and in the labour of Love for the Peace and Prosperity of many Persons in all Nations I shall for the present take my leave and shall remain your true and loving Friend John Varney a Member of the Church of England and of the City of London a Subject to his Majesty of Great Britain and Servant to the God of all Wisdom Power and Strength who can do what he will and work with whom he will among the Sons of Men to manifest his Wisdom and PoWer over rhem that so all Strife Contention and Wars throughout the whole World may cease and amoug all People in all Naâ—â—ons 〈◊〉 Trade great Joy and a lasting Peace Therefore Glory and great Glory be given to the most high from Men and Angels and that continually foe his great Wisdom Power Glory any Majesty and great Honour and Renown grreat Joy Peace and Prosperity from the most High upon Englands Royal Majesty upon his Royal Person and all his Royal Relations that so he and they may long live to Reign for God and with God among the Sons of Men for the great Joy and Prosperity of them and at last for ever with him among the Holy Angels in his Kingdom of Heaven Amen Amen let all Loyal and Faithful Subjects in England Scotland France and Ireland say and pray yea all Persons in all Nations that do love the Peace and Prosperity of their own Souls and the Comfort of their Lives August 30th 1680. 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