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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66947	The dead-man's testament: or, A letter written, to all the saints of God in Scotland fellow-heirs of the blessing with those in England: for a view of the present work of God against the mystery of iniquity and for unity and love amonst themselves, in this day of the Lord's mercifull dispensation, and of the judgement of the whore. By Thomas Wood, sometimes inhabitant of Leith, lately departed this present life. And supplied by one of his own countrey-men, a lover of the true spirituall Beautie of Zion. Published by authoritie.	Wood, Thomas, of Leith.	1651 (1651)	Wing W3413; ESTC R221198	10,313	19

THE DEAD-MAN TESTAMENT OR A LETTER WRITTEN To all the Saints of GOD in Scotland Fellow-Heirs of the Blessing with those in England For a view of the present Work of GOD against the Mystery of Iniquity and for Unity and Love amongst themselves in this day of the Lord 's mercifull dispensation and of the judgement of the Whore BY THOMAS WOOD Sometimes Inhabitant of Leith lately departed this present life A●d supplied by one of his own Countrey-men a lover of the true spirituall Beautie of Zion Published by Authoritie Printed at Leith by Evan Tyler 1651. HAving perused this Book Intituled The Dead Mans Testament I do finde it to be Orthodox and sound and likewise usefull for the Lords People namely those to whom it is directed I do therefore allow it forthwith to be Printed and Published Given under my hand at Leith Novemb. 25. 1651. TIMO VVILKS A LETTER WRITTEN To all the Saints of GOD in Scotland Fellow-Heirs of the Blessing with those in England Grace peace and love with a rich Increase of all spirituall and heavenly gifts be plentifully multiplied upon all you the Israel of God for ever I Desire to write to you dearly beloved not in any considence of mine own ability being so unworthy but in the love and light of his Spirit who is our wisdome our righteousnes our sanctification and redemption I desire to say something to you the sons and daughters of GOD as the Lord himself hath named you 2. Cor. 6. For I know beloved even by experience in my self that in this day of the fierce wrath of GOD upon this Land the working of his Divine Providence in much love and mercy toward you may be too much looked upon even by you his precious People with the dark eye of naturall reason and sense rather then in the clear light of the Spirit of Truth as his love is constant with you in Jesus Because of the great distress upon this Nation and wrath over this People and because of your own sufferings in your bodily condition with the rest of the Nation as also because the outward glory of this National Church and beautifull appearance of holiness and worship therein is now much defaced Therefore even ye the freely Beloved of GOD are in danger looking naturally upon these things to conceive hard and dishonourable thoughts of your kind and mercifull Lord as if he were not fully pacified nor well pleased with you in his dearly beloved Son but were yet pleading a Controversie with you in his displeasure for your Iniquities as he is doing indeed with all the ungodly of the Land But Beloved although ye suffer in your bodily condition with the rest of the Nation yet your spirituall condition is nothing impaired thereby nor the free love of your Welbeloved any whit diminished For those sufferings which in the Justice of God are curses to the wicked are in the mercies of your God turned unto blessings to you They are the fatherly chastisements of your gracious Lords Hand upon you in abundance of love for teaching you more of himself in the Spirit and of his Heavenly Consolations and therefore they can do you no evill but good Your Fathers wisedome and love make all things work for your good He hath delivered you out of the power of evill and darknes and translated you into the Kingdome of his dear Son Col. 1. 13. where ye have your life hid with Christ in God above the teach of either temporall or eternall evills for by one offering your Lord hath perfected for ever all you that are sanctified Heb. 10. And therefore rejoyce evermore in the comfortable assurance of his free love even with strong consolation for your Lord called you to have free accesse alwayes even with boldnesse unto the most Holy Place within the Vale of his Flesh and hath covenanted with you to remember your sins no more Heb. 10. 18 19 20. What reason then Beloved have your hearts to be troubled or afaid for any outward shadow of evils for ye have your abiding in the shadow of the Almighty And as for the decay of the glory of this Nationall Church and Formality of Worship wherein naturally we did too much glory as did the Jewes in the Temple I trust Beloved your GOD will let you see that in all this great and terrible Work both he and his Instruments have had thoughts of love toward you his dear People and is only pleading with all the prophane in the Land for the abuse of his holy Things and purging all you his Saints who are his true Church indeed in whom he taketh delight to dwell from much corruption and deformity of the multitude that so yee may shine as Light amongst a perverse Generation for the beauty of this Nationall Church Beloved hath not been that purely spiritual and holy beauty of the Immaculat Spouse of Christ and Kings Daughter all lovely and fair within Psal 45. And therefore be not ye offended dear People although your Lord for his own glory and your comfort cast down or pluck up that which not himself by his Spirit but men by humane wisdome or policy had builded or planted Neither mistake ye the working of his Divine Hand as if he were robbing you his People of any of his own spirituall or heavenly Ornaments of free love which himself hath put upon you for his gifts toward you in these things are without repentance But as he is renting his holy Things from the prophane multitude of the Land to whom men had blindly cast them and who carelesly trod them under foot so is he in much love purging you his peculiar People from these Nationall Whoorish or Babylonish Ornaments of worldly power and glory humane wisedome and policy and counterfeit holines and worship wherewith ye were fallen in love and much defiled for the Mystery of Iniquity hath been very depthly and deceitfully working in this Nationall Church both in regard of her constitution or Members being builded by the Policy of men rather then by the Spirit of our Lord Jesus of all the prophane multitude of ignorant Atheists Witches Blasphemers Drunkards Scolders and Mockers of Godlines in the Land under the name of a true Reformed Church of Christ and a communion of the Faithful and in regard of that confused mixed Power and Goverment under the name of a true Spirituall Church-power and Government of Christ wherewith this Multitude was ruled and governed And lastly in regard of that confused or mixed Doctrine and Worship wherewith this Multitude was taught and wherewith they prophanely worshipped or rather highly provoked the Lord to anger for alac● beloved this beauty of this National Church hath consisted more in Multitudes of People Humane Power and Policy and forms of godlines in Worship then in any reall beauty or work of the Spirit of the Lord Jesus For the Office-bearers of this Church not contenting themselves as did the Apostles with such a number of you the