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spirit_n	heart_n	lord_n	work_n	7,796	5	5.2350	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40525	A visitation by way of declaration unto the manifestation of the spirit in you rulers and heads of these nations both Parliaments, officers, and souldiers, that are in arms and authority to do service for the Common-Wealth outwardly. Amongst whom I formerly have had my conversation about thirteen or fourteen years, and with many of them I have often engaged against the enemies of the peace and liberties of the honest people of these nations, and that some of the old officers and souldiers may very well remember. From a true lover of your souls, that loves to do justice, and all that join with them, known unto the children of men by this name, Joseph Fuce.	Fuce, Joseph.	1659 (1659)	Wing F2258A; ESTC R220311	7,863	8

A VISITATION By way of DECLARATION UNTO The Manifestation of the spirit in you Rulers and Heads of these Nations both Parliament Officers and Souldiers that are in Arms and Authority to do Service for the Common-Wealth outwardly Amongst whom I formerly have had my Conversation about thirteen or fourteen years and with many of them I have often engaged against the Enemies of the Peace and Liberties of the honest people of these Nations and that some of the old Officers and Souldiers may very well remember VVhat ailed thee O thou Sea that thou sleddest thou lordan that thou wast driven back ye Mountains that ye shipped like Rams and ye little hills like Lambs Psal 114. 5 6. VVas it not because of the dreadful presence of the Almighty who hath said of old unto his people I will restorethy Iudges as at the first and thy Counsellors as at the beginning afterward thou shalt be called the City of Righteousness the faithful City Isa 1. 26. From a true Lover of your souls that loves to do Justice and all that join with them known unto the children of men by this Name Joseph Fuce LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. A Visitation by way of Declaration unto the manifestation of the Spirit in you Rulers and Heads of these Natitions c. OH ye wise ones of the earth that are in Authority to sit in Parliament lend your ears and hear in this the day of your visitation Luke 19. 44. and be not lifted up in pride of heart and bitterness of spirit against the Lords Heritage which the proud and lofty Rulers and envious Magistrates hath oppressed grievously as you your selves may very well know consider what hath been their pretence and what hath been their reward in the end Have they not been overturned broken and scattered as the chaffe before the winde And had this happened a great while ago in another Age or a far off in Forreign Countreys then had there been more necessity for me to have spoken more larger of what hath been acted by them and what hath happened unto them but you that are not wilful and blind have your own selves both seen and heard of their most unjust and unreasonable cruelty which they have acted especially upon those despised People which live godly in Christ Jesus although others that are not according to their minds hath not altogether escaped their wicked Decrees Therefore in the pure fear of the Lord I exhort you that are more tender-hearted and do feelingly know what they have done that you take heed that none creep in among you to corrupt you but consider truly and honestly so as to let those things which hath been done by them and that which came upon them befor examples unto you 1 Cor. 10. 6. so that you may by no means be perswaded to do as they have done neither to suffer that to stand which the Papist of old the oppressors of late hath set up which is contrary to the will of God the publike good of the Common-Wealth for because of these and such things the Lords hand was against them to cut off some of the chiefe of them and to give the other up to be scattered as the small dust of the earth before the winde therefore you that are in their places listen a little and incline your ears to hear the voice of the just and your hearts to understand ye Heads of these Nations for unto you I write in obedience to the spirit and in love to your souls you are all to be turned in unto the manifestation of the spirit which is given to every man to profit withall 1 Cor. 12. 7. and so all to learn of it how to perform and bring to pass the good works which many hath promised to do but hath not performed them because they took counsel and not of the Lord Isa 30. and went out from the manifestation of the spirit in them which is light and despised it's reproof and so hated the instruction of the just within and took counsel together with the chief priests as the pharisees did without in darkness and the priests being of so many opinions and in so much confusion and opposition one against another but all in darkness And the people that know no other Preacher but the Priests they are all like the priests for the priests have taught them so to be for so the leaders of the people hath caused them to err Ier. 23. And the people by the instructions of the priests hath made choice of men of several opinions unfit to sit in Parliament yet such have for a time sate as members in Parliament others that hath meant wel that are not taught by the priests they have made choice of such as would have done that which the Lord requireth which is to undo the heavy burdens and let the oppressed go free Isa 58. 6. So some were for taking off oppression and others for laying it on and when these came together there were divisions among themselves some for that which was right and others for that which was wrong and the priests party made up with many Lawyers being the greater in number as you your selves very well know that they that would have done good knew not how to perform it because of evil-doers which did oppose them and if there be such among you they will hinder you if they be not rem●ved in time And therefore I warn you who are in Authority that you may not take counsel of the many priests to be deceived by them if they should do as they have done that is to come bowing and crouching with flattering titles from their lying lips and deceitful hearts and with their seigned Petitions which they call Humble And this hath been their manner of creeping unawares into the hearts and affections of Parliament-Men and others to draw their minds from the pure principle of God in them which should have taught them to have been of one mind and so to have proceeded to the glory of God and for the publike good of the Nation according to the will of God and this are ye witnesses of Therefore all you that are of such a noble mind to do justice and to love mercy and walk humbly with God Mich. 6. 8. Mark you must all take counsel together of the Lord and so come to be all taught by one Teacher within you all that so you may come all to stand together in the Counsel of the Lord who hath given the manifestation of the Spirit to every one of you to profit withall and all that profit with the manifestation of the spirit which is light they must owne that to be their Teacher to teach them how to cast off every weight and burden and the ●in that doth so easily beset them that so the seed in every particular may go free Now you must of necessity be turned unto the light