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An holy kiss of peace, sent from the seed of life, greeting all the lambs and little ones with a tender salutation with a few words, entituled, relief sent forth into the camp of Israel.
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Smith, William, d. 1673.
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Wing S4307; ESTC R21311
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Vertue And dear Brethren and little Ones hold fast your Confidence unto the end for the Lord is now separating and sorting and in the fire the Dross and Tinn he is purging and the Gold Refining and Purifying in the comings forth it will appear without mixture then his Jewels he will make up and gather his Wheat into his Garner but expose the Chaff to unquenchable fire this is the day of his mighty Power where shall the wicked stand and in what place shall the ungodly appear For he will bring them all to an end and establish the Just for ever and ever This is his own work and who shall let it Be ye lift up ye little Ones Your strength is above all mortal men faint not in the furnace but chearfully abide the Trial that out of the mixture you may be freed and a sound and solid Substance may be brought forth fixed then will Israels King sit upon his holy Throne and the pure Seed into perfect Freedom will be born Read and understand my Life runs to and fro amongst you and with Cords of love it is bound up with you and with sweet and tender Greetings it doth salute you How oft do I behold you and with what joy do I meet with you my love continually breaths unto you for as the Rose in Summer you are unto me Oh my Bowels my Bowels I am filled with love the strength goes forth and sends a taste amongst you which runs more swiftly towards you than Streams in the South Oh! thou Immortal Babe where thou art born thou knowest me and thy lips stand ready to receive me and to rejoyce with me what can seperate from thee or stop the flowings forth of love unto thee the Salutation reaches thee and with an Holy Kiss of Peace I sweetly Greet thee and with an Arm of sincere love I embrace thee Oh the Unity in the Life how sweet it is We are alwayes near together and in the pure lovely life meet one another and in Christ Jesus the Seed of Life we are gathered all in one And now my Brethren What shall we render for these inestimable Mercies and stretched out Favours from the God of our Life And what is our reasonable service that we may Answer his loving Kindness he delights not in burnt Sacrifice nor in the fat of Rams but a broken and a contrite heart he despises not Oh! into the Love sink down that with the strength of it you may be overcome that in brokenness of heart you may offer up an acceptable Sacrifice for this I know and do impart it unto you my Brethren That when the heart is broken and tender in the strength of Love then is the Seed sweetly comforted and refreshed in the Streams of Life and through this lovely Salutation and tender Greeting and few words from the Life arise to exhort you and admonish you to abide in the love of God and in it dwell together that the sweet Unity may be felt amongst you as Brethren and Bear and Endure for that is true loves nature and keep cool and quiet in your minds and busie not your selves with the things of others for through much business have many been wronged who would make themselves busie in every thing by which the Enemy hath drawn them from their own measures that they have not been truly Serviceable in any thing This hath been of little use in the Church of God but hath both wronged the Particular and the General therefore all Friends keep to the Power of God and dwell in it for it was before the busie worker and will judge him down in you and bring him to his end and in stayedness and quietness feel your Peace and do not mind so much to appear as to be approved and keep out of Thoughts in your Particulars and also concerning one another for amongst many Thoughts have evil surmizings been begotten and a secret whisperer risen and then the Life hath been eaten up and Unity broken Oh Friends be careful and hurt not one another for ye are Brethren and gathered in one Truth to walk how should you not then love one another And be tender hearted and kind one towards another and if any thing be upon you to speak to one another do it in singleness and plainness as in the sight of God and if a fault do appear prove it in Gods Wisdom and let it be freely forgiven that you may make it manifest that you are his faithful Ones in shewing forth your love to him and also unto one another for where the contrary standeth it doth more hurt amongst you then all your outward enemies can do unto you for they can but reach the Body and afflict that but the Surmizings and Whisperers eates up your Life and destroyes the Inner-man and brings Gods pure Seed into fore travail and bondage Therefore give all diligence and keep to your Watch that you may not hurt and wound one another but be ready to heal and restore one another and watch over one another with that Eye out of which both the Beam and the Mote is cast and then you will see clearly and singly and be able to discern rightly And be careful after your own safety and preservation and wait diligently upon the Lord God that you may be kept clear in your understandings and also faithful to what you do understand that whilest you suffer in Body by the Wicked's Cruelty and bear forth a Testimony in outward Bonds unto the Truth of God the pure Life in you may not come into Sufferings by the working of the subtilty in begetting in you and amongst you hard Thoughts one of another and striving to be lift up one above another Oh let all diligence be used amongst you that the pure eternal Unity in Gods Covenant of Life may be preserved and strengthned and he that would be greatest let him become your Servant that none may be puffed up one against another but every one esteeming each other better than themselves that the Lamb in you all may Rule and be the Head and have the Dominion and Preheminence amongst you for this is his Day and the Appearance of his Glory and he begets into true love lowliness gentleness patience meekness and peace and which brings forth his own mind in you that the same mind that is in Christ Jesus will be in you and then you will be a sweet and savoury People unto God and unto one another and you will be good Patterns and Examples one unto another and Watch over one another with a tender lovely Eye and where any thing may be seen amiss amongst you to be ready to Restore such an one in the Spirit of Love and Meekness that as the Lord God in his Mercy hath Chosen you and made you Children of one House so no Division may be found amongst you but perfect Love and Peace and Unity may abound in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ