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A visitation of love, sent unto all: that those that do not see, may see, and return out of the fall. By Dorothy White
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D. W. (Dorothy White)
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1684
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A Visitation OF LOVE Sent unto All that those that do not see may see and return out of the FALL By Dorothy White LONDON Printed for the Author 1684. A Visitation of Love Sent unto All that they that do not see may see and return out of the FALL THAT which is upon my Mind is to open the Eyes of the Blind Moses unto whom the Complaint came concerning Medod and Eldod how that they were Prophesying in Israel at which some were troubled and busied themselves complaining to him to whom he meekly answered I would that all the Lord's People were Prophets And indeed all People are the Lord's as well as Baalam's Ass by whom the Lord spake One thing more which is this the Disciples of Christ being too busie came unto him with their Complaint saying There are such that Prophesie and work Miracles in the Name and in thy Name cast out Devils and follow not us wilt thou that we command Fire to come down from Heaven to destroy them Here you may see how busie they were but mark the answer of that meek Lamb who came to destroy nothing but Sin and to save the Life of all None can work Miracles in my Name and speak slightly of me he that is not against us is with us He did not say Prepare Watchmen to keep them down Neither did I ever read throughout all the Scriptures of any outward Watchmen that the Church or Saints of God did ever set or prepare to defend them but these Watchmen which the Priests set and gave large Money to belye the Resurrection of Christ so for Money all the Devil's Watchmen are hired GOD who inhabits Eternity and dwelleth in the Light Is coming to Judge the Watchmen of the Night Long it was I did you behold Till the Spirit said to me do thee unfold And you blind Watchmen I cannot let you alone Seeing upon you must fall the little Stone Therefore unto you I give this Call For upon you that little Stone must fall And of these blind Watchmen I must say something more They are as blind as Sodomites that cannot find the Door The Door is Christ This to the Watchmen may prove sad News They are such Watchmen as God did never chuse This I have seen for twenty years and more Watchmâ— were not set to stand without the Door But such things we did our selves disown When Light and Perfection we to the World made known When that singly we did stand We said we were protected by God's Right hand We amaz'd the World we put them to a stand What shall I say but this I must conclude The Saying true of the Apostle Jude Wells without Water Clouds without Rain Carried about with the Tempest Such are craftily crept in among us 'T is neither gallant Ship nor Glley with its Owers Neither the Watchmen that standeth at the Doors Neither of them all ever shall prevail Neither Ship nor Maste nor its gallant Sail Nothing shall prevail but that little Stone Let him work and do his Work alone David made use of this little Stone And afterwards became a King to sit upon the Throne So the little stone is come cut out of the Mountain without hands To try all Building that are built upon the Sands And this I say with this Allusion He 'll turn the Wisdom of the Wise into Confusion The little Stone the stumbling Block Against wise Builders now is come to knock Who have not their Foundation on the Rock If thou wouldst know who these things do write And who it is that doth this indite I am one that 's hidden in the Rock That sweetly feeds with the Shepherds little Flock And if that thou dost thus enquire I am one that have oft beâ—n thorow the Fire Which Fire thou must also come â—o feel To destroy both thy Wit and Skill And then God's Word thou wilt surely feel I have been one have met the Watchmen of the Night Inquiring after my Bâ—loved but they gave me a Smiâ—e So this I say to Watchmen of all sorts You that are gathered into Outward Courts Your Work it was first to watch within To feel God's power to destroy the Devil and Sin That you may find Christ the Door Who came to give Life and Men to restore I feel the Fountain that 's my Life and Peace Which doth flow and is shall never cease I feel the Well the which is digged deep From which flows waters most pleasant and sweet Yea the Honey that flows out of the Rock Which doth sweetly satisfie the Shepherd's little Flock Yea the hidden Manna and the Bread at home Yea the Springs that are overflown Yea the Desert comeâ—h to rejoyce To hear the Turtle with its pleasant voyce Now I am come to hear him siâ—g at home And to sing Praise before God's holy Throne Arise O Zion and shine for the day of thy shining is come put on thy beautiful Garments for the Glory of the Lord is arising to shine upon thee O Zion behold thy King cometh unto thee shining in his Glory and his Majesty behold he rideth meekly on he will get the Victory before that he hath done he is coming to prepare thy waste Places and to raise the Desolations of Jerusalem and to make her a Fenced City with Walls on every side and to prepare and bring her up that she may be known to be his Bride So I have glad Tydings to preach unto the Poor and Liberty to the Captive and the opening the Prison Doors unto them that are bound and to say to the Prisoner of Hope come forth and arise in the Shining of the Son of Righteousness who is arising this day with true Healing under his Wings and how beautiful is the Feet of him that bringeth glad Tydings upon the Mountains of Israel who publisheth Peace and Salvation upon the Hills behold thy Beloved cometh skipping over the Mountains and leaping over the Hills behold the Comforter of Zion's Mourners is come he is hastening on his way for their Deliverance and everlasting Redemption is drawing nigh the day of the Redeemed is come they shall walk up to his holy Mountain with Joy and everlasting rejoycing upon their Heads yea Mourning and Sorrow and Sighing shall fly away He will wipe all tears away from their eyes and they shall sorrow no more because all old things are passed away and all things are become new There is that within this Lamp of Gold Which to man was never yet unfold Therefore hear what the Spirit saith And he that hath an Ear to hear let him hear what the Spirit saith and signifieth unto you Hear that your Souls may live for by hearing cometh Life and Immortality to be brought to light by hearing of his Voyce within so every one must come home and stand upon their Watch-Tower and hear what the Lord faith unto them He that speaketh from Heaven unto thee is thy Soul 's Beloved in whom thou wilt come to
rejoyce with unspeakable Joy full of Glory He filleth the Hungry with good things He hath made a Feast for his Priests and Kings Yea a Feast of Fat Things A Feast within his holy Mountain I have glad-tydings to declare I 'm fill'd with more than I can bear To you I must glad-tidings bring for now 's the pleasant time of Spring I hear such pleasant Melody I tell you now that Summer 's nigh The Turtle 's Voice is heard within our Land His Voice I hear I do it understand I hear him now to sing at home Where Lov 's Fountain's overstown And when the Winter 's gone and past The Redeem'd shall sing Hallelujah at last And to him that overcometh I will give a new Name in the white Stone And none shall know it but him that 't is his own And he shall reign as King and sit upon the Throne And to him that overcometh I will give unto him the Key of David that openeth and none can shut and shutteth and none can open He will give unto them his spirit The Spirit searcherb all Things even the deep Things of God His Spirit speaketh expresly therefore He that hath an Ear to hear let him hear what the Spirit faith and the Bridegroom saith unto the Churches and more especially in the Church of the First Born whose Names are written in Heaven who are come to the Word of God written in their Hearts these must speak as the Spirit gives Utterance there is no limit nor tye to them The Children of the Kingdom are free being born of the Free Spirit and as the Wind bloweth where it listeth and on whom it listeth even so is the Spirit descending as lightuing upon whom he pleaseth there is no time nor place appointed for him how or when or where he shall appear and in whom or by whom he shall speak or he shall not speak seeing the Holy Men of God ought to speak as the Holy Ghost moveth in them and as the Spirit gave them utterance each one particularly as they had received so they ministred of the Manifold Graces of God None is to be tyed up from this for this is the Worshipping God in Spirit neither at this Mountain nor at Jerusalem is the Father worship't but at all times and at all Places the Father of all Spirits is worship't where the Spirit draws and leads them thereto and you have an Ointing which is in you which is able to teach you all things which is Truth the Spirit of Truth the holy anointing of the Father the Son from Heaven whom all are commanded to hear and the Voice that was heard out of the excellent Glory faith on this wise This is my well beloved Son in whom I am well pleased hear ye him in all Things He is King and Law-giver High-Priest and Prophet and all that shall refuse to hear him whereever he speaketh they shall be câ—â— off the Mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath spoken it He is a Spirit and all must bow and worship him in Spirit yea Angels and Spirits Pincipalities and Powers Dominions and Kingdoms he will rule by the Word of his Eternal Power and when he bringeth his First Begotten into the World he saith Let all the Holy Angels worship Him So there is nothing to be bowed unto but him alone who sitteth upon the Throne so all the Israelites who are so indeed who are born of the holy right Seed they are to follow the Lord fully and the Lamb that leadeth them as Caleb and Joshua did who were the valiant hearted of Israel against whom the Evil Spies cast their Stones Numb 14. They could not enter themselves for the Gyants and the Anakins and the many things that lied in the way but the Faithful full of Faith followed the Lord fully he led them by the right hand he rebuked the Waters and made them at a stand these through Faith became more than Conquerours and conquered Death and obtained the Crown and Râ—surrection and holy Life Say to the Righteous It shall go well with them but wo to the wicked the proud and the Oppressors it shall go ill with them wo unto them that are at ease in Sion this day who are stretching themselves upon their Beds of Ivory and Ease who are drinking their Wine in Bowls these have not considered the Afflictions of Joseph and have not been acquainted with the day of Jacob's Trouble but now their Beds shall be too short to stretch themselves at ease upon their Covering shall be too narrow to hide them under Behold â—hâ—s saith the Lord of Hosts the God of Israel I will kindle a Fire in Siâ—n I will plow Zion as a Field and search Jerusalem as with Candles And blessed are all the wise Virgins who have Oyl in their Lamps whose Lights are burning those who took not only their Lamps the outside Profession but took Oyl with them who were gathered by the Lord into and under the Profession and Form of Christ Jesus not the Out-side Form or Out siâ—e Court but in Spirit and in Life were drawn to the Lord no man can call Jesus Lord but by the Spirit he is the Lord of all the Spiriâ—ual-Worship but not of all the Forms so many Forms many have been making and decking for the Son of God and graving and imâ—giâ—g out but he hath hitherto worked beyond them all he ascended above all Heavens above all the Comprehensions of men and at last shin'd in his Glory and he will agâ—in be lifted up and draw all men after him though the Gazers and Wonderâ—rs do not see his ascending into-the Clouds of Heaven but the single hearted sees it whose Eyes are single to God but those that were garnishing the Sepulchres of the Prophets and the Tombs of the Prophets in the days past they did not know the coming of Christ the Lord neither did they receive him when he camâ— and therefore he saith Blessed are they that shall not be offended in me Behold I lay in Zion for a Stone of Stumbling and a Rock of Offence for the Rising and Falling of many in Israel but a sure Foundation for all that have built upon it an unmoveable Rock which the Persecutors of all sorts shall never be able to move or lift him out of the way That which I have seen and tasted and heard with my ears and my hands have handled of the good Word of God on which all the sincere hearted feed on that grow alive unto God and of the Milk thereof and by it they are nourished as lively Branches growing in the Vine growing in Christ Jesus according to their degree and measure of the Spirit of Grace which they have received such speak as the Spirit gives utterance they speak with the Spirit and with the Understanding they pray with the Spirit and with the Understanding they sing with the Spirit and with the Understanding also as it pleaseth the Spirit to reveal unto them and to