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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60963	To all the Christian congregations of the peculiar people of God now reproached and persecuted by the name, and under the denomination of Quakers that grace, mercy and peace of God the Father, and the power of his his Christ be abundantly multiplyed and encreased among you all.	Salthouse, Thomas, 1630-1691.; D. B. (Daniel Baker), fl. 1600-1660. aut	1662 (1662)	Wing S475AA; ESTC R214111	8,449	14

copied and communicated among Friends as a confirmation of my communion with all the Saints at liberty and in bonds for the Testimony of Jesus and the Word of God and in the fellowship of the Saints in Light and in the fulness of the blessing of the Gospel I rest with you and am your real and faithful friend and fellow-servant in the houshold of faith Cornwall the 24th day of the 8th Month 1662. Thomas Salthouse To the Brethren in the travel and perfect Liberty in the holy acceptable Faith through the sufferings of the free born unchangeable seed of Truth whether in bonds or otherwise beset in London or elsewhere throughout the Land Greetings of pure and perfect love in the blessed savour of Grace Peace and Truth herewith is sent that which is arisen up and springs forth from one and the same clear innocent Testimony of Jesus Christ our Lord for whose Name sake ye suffer my soul that liveth in the prosperity and suffering of your life beareth record not onely to your consolation but for your faithfulness to the right Way and pure Worship of the living invisible God of Eternity over all blessed for ever Amen MY dear Friends in the blessed unity fellowship of the Eternal Gospel of God in the life of Immortality which is brought to light hereby yea and in the holy lively stedfast Faith which stands in the same in every particular of us who have assuredly believed in it for our comfort and edification in the blessed love of the blessed truth in which is no variableness no not so much as the shadow of turning Verily in the same is the right dear salutation of the kindness of my very heart and precious life to you in the Fathers bowels of tenderness and everlasting pity and compassion the which I am well perswaded reacheth to and among and in every particular of you more o● less that live and dwell in the Fountain of the pure fear of the Lord with your pure minds girt up stedfast and entire to him and of his Eternal Riches are made partakers more or less in your own day by day morning by morning because his mercies and bountifulness endureth for ever in his own life and goodness in the hid treasures of his House that 's immovably founded upon the sure and stedfast foundation of blessedness that is sure from generation to generation from everlasting to everlasting even the pure Rock of Ages the perfect foundation of many generations behold this is our Rock and hiding place of refuge and consolation in all our distresses even as it was our Fathers of old Wherefore lift up the head ye blessed of the Lord and open ye everlasting Gates of praise what though storms arise and dark tempests wheel about and floods beat and troubled Seas swell and the proud Waves lift up their heads and rise with violence again and again against us as our eyes hath seen well yet let us be stil be glad and rejoice in the everlasting kindness and tenderness of our God that lives for ever who delighteth in them that fear him that sits upon the floods in the Ark of his Almightiness and guides with his eye and skilfulness of his hand and openeth his bowels of healing and saving-health unto the upright in heart that in any wise cannot be ashamed of his blessed and manifold appearances but confess him and trust in him among and before the sons of men and as so many pillars of eternal righteousness holding forth the pure Testimony of innocency and as an Ensign to the Nations the same in the blessed wisdom of the just living Lord of Life from on high the same is displayed over the heads of the uncircumcised in heart so that many sweetly savour the heavenly distillings of the pure clear breath of immortality eternal life which is breathed forth and so richly manifested and brought to light which flourisheth in the midst of the House of Israel and dwelleth in the tents of little small Jacob who is arising in the eternal strength of his mighty God to possess the Gate of his Enemies and to tread upon the high places of the Earth Oh feel his triumph in every particular in the ●aithfulness of the God of good old Abraham and his Seed to which all the exceeding great and precious promises pertain against which no formed Weapon can prosper albeit the crafts-men and cunning Inventers be never so skilful and artificial the counsel of the Lord God over all shall stand and his living Word of Life and Salvation shall endure for ever the same without any variableness as it was in the beginning with God blessed for ever Amen And with you my dearly beloved brethren ye Fathers Elders and Pillars of blessedness my soul right dearly loveth you and cleaveth unto you in whom the Word of Eternal Life hath an abiding-place in the sanctifying power and heavenly virtue of the same is that which adorns the tabernacles of the just and fills the upright-hearted with gladness and causeth the little Babes of Life to reign with unspeakable joy in peace and quietness and also reneweth the blessed strength of young men to wax grave temperate bold and valiant in the renowned Faith of the Worthies of old so that both old and young high and low babes and little ones are on this wise blessed with the sweet savour of the goodness of our God Oh what shall I say words are all insufficient to demonstrate Is it not even so and much more let the life of pure virtue and lasting righteousness bear me record concerning this salvation which is unutterable to declare the depth and riches of the same which hath no end Well the blessed day and season is so manifestly approached and shining over us that many words are not to be multiplied to tell you of these things who are made partakers and lively Witnesses of the same yet a little you may well bear with me because I perfectly love you and in the same I greet you my dear Friends every particular of you in your own without respect of persons whether in bonds or at liberty my heart is one with you your souls are as mine ye lively Saints in light if you suffer how can I rejoice if you lament and mourn because of oppression so do I and the Father's bowels of kindness and tender pity hovereth over us to our consolation and so however it be it s well with us in the heavenly exercise of our pure minds in the unlimited Spirit of holiness and sanctifying power of blessedness in the fear of the Lord God So Grace and Life Love and Peace of eternal goodness be encreased and multiplied and abound more and more in every particular to be witnessed over all Yea and Amen by the pure hand of Immortal life and virtue to his glory that liveth for ever in the everlasting Light in which I salute you all as I began my voice so in the same I finish to you-ward at this time onely in the perfect love and unity I commend every of you to the pure manifestation of the living Lords life in the same that is invisible eternal and unchangeable and fadeth not to be preserved unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in fulness and mighty power and glory Blessed are all that in uprightness love and wait for his appearance and Kingdom over all Amen and Amen Friends in this Countrey do well universally and the love of the truth prospereth wel in them Meetings are quiet yet onely six at present Prisoners for meeting Truth encreaseth with its good savour in the hearts of many here away Right dearly friends are affected with your cruel sufferings faithfulness and in our prayers sighs and groans we cannot forget you as we are well perswaded neither can you forget us likewise as it becometh Saints Farewel Shrewsbury Town-Gaol for the blessed clear testimony of the right way and pure worship of the Lord Jesus a prisoner this 14. of the 9. Mon. 1662. In the faith and long-suffering patience of the Saints in light I am your companion and brother Daniel Baker A heavenly Voice to the Mourners in Sion and to all that sigh and languish within the borders of Jerusalem is this tender Salutation O Jerusalem Jerusalem why art thou thus dismaid Thy King doth live and reign in truth thou needst not be afraid Behold a Cup of mourning's put in thy hand That all may mourn with thee within thy Land What though thou mourn a while as in the darkest night Thy joy shall far surmount the same with triumph in the clear light Oppressed Sion Sion thy precious tears why do they thus run down As if the Comforter for thee could now be found My Soul for thee doth make her moan in love Because thy travel's great thou harmless Dove Drink down thy mourning spirit ablessing is herein To heal thy bleeding wounds by men of sin Thy Comfortor is near be not dismay'd Thy mighty God is nigh to give thee aid His perfect Eye beholds his Enemies so st●ut They smite and wound thy Life and cast thee out But how the Bowels of thy Fathers God doth roul None know save they that feel the travel of thy soul But why how long oh Lord Oh Sion Sion thy God long suffering stands He also feels thy wounds even from thy Enemies hands But why how long oh Lord how canst thou long for bear Whilst Bears Wolves Lyons strong spare not to tear The outside Hedges of thy Vinyards choice Arise thou King of Life and thunder forth thy voice With thy Eternal Word thy Sword smite on amain Let Sions Enemies so stout by thee be slain And let the Light of thy sweet Life flame forth Because thine Off-spring's blest whose rise was in the North. Thou blessed seed of life my soul doth honor thee Because thy living God Eternal so doth he Thy Fame thy Name thy birth thy living Lord hath blest Thy habitation's glorious in which my soul doth rest D. B. FINIS

To all the Christian Congregations of the peculiar People of God now reproached and persecuted by the Name and under the denomination of Quakers that Grace Mercy and Peace of God the Father and the Power of his Christ be abundantly multiplyed and encreased among you all DEar Brethren and faithful Friends unto whom it hath pleased God to make known the riches of the glory of the great Mysterie that hath been hid from the wise and learned whose faces are turned towards Sion and whose faith stands in the Power of God who are come through great tribulations out of desolation and are turned to the chief Shepherd and Bishop of your souls in singleness of heart in the form of a servant and in the love of a brother do I humbly and heartily salure and send greeting unto you all and as a worker together with you I beseech you all to stand fast in the Liberty where Christ Jesus hath made you free let not so much as an inclination enter into your hearts of being again entangled with the old oppressive Antichristian yoke of Bondage from which you are delivered for what profit hath you in those things whereof ye are now ashamed To what purpose did you worship God when your fear towards him was taught by the Precepts of men Did you not then leave undone the things which you ought to have done and do the things which you ought not to have done And did you not then err in your hearts and go astray like lost sheep How did the false Prophet then lead you whose right eye is utterly darkned And how did the Merchants of the Earth make a prey upon you whilst you were all the day long accounted as sheep for the slaughter in the streets of the great City of Confusion where you have been captives mourning in desolation though you could not with delight participate in her sin And therefore hath the Lord called you forth and separated you from among them and saved you with a mighty salvation and lifted up the light of his countenance upon you and now is the Spirit of Life from God entered into you that laid as slain in the streets of the great City spiritually called Sodom and Aegypt Wherefore arise arise ye faithful and true Witnesses of the Most High over whom the Heathenish Inhabitants of the earth have made merry lift up your voices like Trumpets let the Word of God which is like fire proceed out of your mouths and let the high Praises of God be in your hearts March up to Mount Sion in the sight of your Enemies that you may see the Judgement of the great Whore the Beast and false Prophet taken alive and destroyed together And dear Friends whom God hath sought out and purchased as his peculiar Treasure be faithful to that which is your professed declared known principle and approved practise in the external exercise of your Religion confesse Christ before men and contend earnestly and with confidence in the day of tryal for the Faith once delivered to the Saints that it may appear be manifestly declared to all the world that you have respect to Gods requirings and love to his Law and that you are not in rebellion nor in transgression against the Lord nor unprofitable to the King although you are accused to be divers in your Laws and Customs at this day for godliness is profitable unto all things For this cause we pay tribute and pray for Kings and Rulers that under them we may live peaceably in this present World in all godliness and honesty as becometh Saint● Is the Decree sealed against you and the time prefixed and Posts gone forth because Mordecai cannot bow in obedience to the King's command Well And is there none to help nor to make supplication Stand stil and see the salvation of God the Enemy discomfited and Israels off-spring safely delivered Is there a Decree gone forth that none must meet ●r make prayers and supplication to God but under great penalties And wil not Daniel conform and obey the King's Laws No it 's contrary to the Law of his God and against the King hath he done nothing worthy of punishment And is the way in which you worship the God of Daniel at this day called Heresie And must not five meet together to make intercession and supplication to God for all men according to the practise of the primitive Christians but it must be accounted a transgression of Law Well it 's better to obey God then man in this case and to suffer affliction for non-conformity with the established persecuted people of God then to make shipwrack of Faith and a good Conscience and so to be cast out as abominable branches amongst the workers of iniquity Are you despised by Sanballat because you are but a few in number and feeble in appearance Fear not little Flock for the Lord is with you and no Enchantment nor formed Weapon can prevail against you for your Work is of God and your Building wil stand in the stormy day Are you now hated reproached and persecuted for your Religion and righteousness Rejoice and be exceeding glad for this was the portion of your Predecessors the Prophets and holy Apostles in the dayes of their pilgrimage in this World Doth not the Fig-tree blossome Is there no appearance of fruit in the Vine Rejoice ye in the Lord and trust in the God of your salvation Is Truth fallen in the Streets Can Equity have no entrance Are proud men accounted happy and wickedness winked at You that fear the Lord and tremble at his Word meet often together and speak comfortably one unto another that the Lord may number your names among his Jewels I say neglect not the assembling of your selves together after the manner of some whose day is turned into darkness whose sun is gone down at noon and who are faln among the uncircumcised But dear friends enter all into the Mountain of the Lord's House and hide your selves within the munition of Rocks until the wrath of man be restrained and let every soul be subject to the power of Christ Jesus and you that are strong watch over the weak comfort the feeble-minded bear one anothers burdens say to them that are of a fearful heart Be strong Consider them that are in bonds as bound with them and as being members of the same body build up one another in the most holy faith endure hardships as seeing him that is invisible with respect to the recompence of reward the durable riches which are appointed for the faithful Let not the glory of this Worlds Kingdom external Liberty the pleasures of sin nor the treasures of Aegypt enter into your hearts to alienate your affections from your Head and Husband the Bridegroom and Bishop of your souls let neither flattery nor fair speeches draw you away from your stedfastness fear not mens frowns faint not in your minds cast not away your confidence think it not strange