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A41048 A testimony and warning given forth in the love of truth and is for the governour, magistrates & people inhabiting on the island of Barbadoes, which is a call to turn to the Lord. Fell, Lydia. 1676 (1676) Wing F625; ESTC R20225 5,822 8

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he said that a Kingdom is prepared yea he said Walk in the Light while you have the Light and work while it is called to Day for the Night cometh wherein none can work yea the Night cometh I say upon the Children of the Night in whom the Prince of this World ruleth where the Wars are and Rumours of Wars within and without But blessed be God there are many Children of the Day who can truly say Greater is he that is in us then he that is in the World and Christ said to his Followers If ye were of the World the World would love his own but ye are not of the World even as I am not of the World but I have chosen you out of the World therefore doth the World hate you but they hated me before they hated you and for this cause they hated me because I testified that the Works thereof are evil So now consider what is of the World Evil Thoughts Envy Malice the Lust of the Flesh the Lust of the Eye and the Pride of Life with other such like things and the Love of the World which is Enmity with God as saith the Scripture for where the Love of the World is the Love of the Father is not And so I say turn to the Light of Christ Jesus in your Consciences that with it you may see how it stands between God and your immortal Souls for that is it which stands all people most in stead that is to say how it shall be with us when we go hence and be no more even to our long home for our time here is but a moment in comparison of Eternity and all Souls are immortal either ever to live with God in Joy Happiness or else in eternal separation from him in perpetual Misery Torment in that Fire which can't be quenched as for instance you may read how that Dives when he was in Hell was not dead but living in that place of Torment where he saw Lazarus in Abraham's Bosome and how Abraham said Now remember how thou in thy Life-time had thy good things but Lazarus evil things but now he is comforted and thou tormented and further he said There is a great Gulf between that those who would come from thence cannot come so his Day time was gone over his Head O therefore I warn you in God's Fear lay these things to heart before it be too late and your day of Visitation pass over your Heads and let not these things be to you as a Tale that is told but as I said turn to within to the Light of Christ and every one deal truly with your own Souls while you have a time and space given you for God will not be mocked such as every one sows such shall they reap they who sow to the Flesh shall of the Flesh reap Corruption but whoso soweth to the Spirit doth from the Spirit reap Life everlasting Now what can any sow to the Spirit I say Nothing but Obedience to its Requirings for so is Life reaped and Joy and Peace that none can take away blessed and praised be God forever doth my Soul say and as saith the Scripture so we say All have a Measure of the Spirit given to profit withal as to God-ward and by it all may know a profitting in the Knowledge of God whom to know is Life and some have more and some less as it is testified but he who hath least if he come to improve it he shall find it sufficient for Salvation for Reproof for Instruction and the Reproof of Instruction is the Way of Life and so herein it is that God's Grace hath appeared unto all in that all are enlightned with a measure of the true Light which as the Apostle said The Grace of God hath appeared to all men which teacheth us that denying all Worldly Lusts we might live soberly righteously and godlily in this present evil World so it hath appeared to all but all do not turn to it to be taught by it And Christ saith I am the Light of the World and John saith That was the true Light which enlightneth every man that cometh into the World So we say this is the Grace the Light which manifesteth all that is to be known of God for by it God hath shewn it unto us and by it God will shew it unto all who believe in it and no other way but by the measure of his Grace made known in the hearts of all Believers whereby a profitting is known and a growing from one degree of Grace to another degree of Grace for By Grace are we saved and that not of our selves it is the Gift of God as said the Apostle who was taught first to live soberly then righteously then godlily and to do unto all as we would have all do unto us for so it teaches and brings into Righteousness and true Holiness without which none can ever see God So all that do run this Ra●e which is set before us faithful unto the end shall surely obtain the Crown of Life which God the Righteous Judge shall give at that day So the Way of Life and the Way of Death is set before every Man and every Woman so they who love the Light they bring all their deeds to the Light that thereby they may be tryed whether they are wrought in God who is Light with whom there is no Darkness at all for God will render unto all according as their Works are whether good or evil but they who hate the Light love their evil deeds and will not bring their deeds to be tryed lest by the Light they should be reproved for that which manifesteth is Light so while it shines in Darkness the Darkness cannot comprehend it but as it shineth out of the Darkness then shall all see how it is with them that is a measure of him who told the Woman of Samaria all that ever she had done who when she had met with him she ran and told them of the City and said Is not this the Christ so when we had found him by turning to the Light for that is his Name we cannot but tell you of him that you may wait to see his Day-star arise in your Hearts which gives the true Knowledg of God and of his Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ and his Name is called The Word of God So to the Word of Faith which is near all in the Heart and in the Mouth that all may obey and do it for Obedience is better then Sacrifice and to Hearken better then the Fat of Rams yea this Word is a swift Witness as it is given heed unto against every Evil Way and Evil Word and Evil Thought and as it is minded it saith This is the Way walk in it when thou turnest to the right hand or to the left and so as Christ said This is the Condemnation of the World that Light is come into the World but men love Darkness rather then Light because their deeds are evil so that which shews the Evil the same gives power against all Evil and purifies the Conscience from all dead works and makes alive to serve God in the newness of his own Spirit to whom be Praise and Glory even to God who is over all in Heaven and Earth blessed forever and ever Amen So this is a Testimony and also a Warning from one who hath obtained Mercy through Christ the Lord of Life and Glory that now ye may seek God that ye may find him to your Joy for he is not far from any one of you and this is the way to keep God's Judgments from a Place or Land even by keeping his Commands for it is said that a man's greatest Enemies are those of his own house And also consider if Iniquity doth not greatly abound in your Island and even the Sins of Aegypt Babylon and Sodom first Aegypt Hardness of Heart for as Pharaoh said having hardned his Heart against the Servant of the Lord Moses he said Who is the Lord that I should obey him and then the Sins of Babylon Whoredom and Confusion of Tongues as Cursing Swearing and not Plainness of speech one to another whereas Christ said Let your Communication be Yea Yea and Nay Nay for what is more cometh of evil and then the Sins of Sodom Pride Idleness and Fulness of Bread Now let that of God in all your Consciences answer if these things be not so which are herein testified and that by the Movings of God's Spirit in my Heart and indeed it is for no other end then to clear my Conscience in his Sight So if you would have God's Anger turned away and his Hand of Mercy stretched out towards you still and towards your Island it must be by turning to him who will then turn unto you and to lie low under his Mighty Hand for if God keepeth not the City or Place all the Watchmen watch but in vain So this is in true Love to your Souls from one who is known by the Name of LYDIA FELL THE END