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A56991	The wise virgin, or, A wonderfull narration of the hand of God wherein his severity and goodnesse hath appeared in afflicting a childe of eleven years of age, when stricken dumb, deaf and blinde through the prevalence of her disease, yet upon her wonderfull recovery was heard at severall times to utter many glorious truths concerning Christ, faith, and other subjects : to the wonderment of many that came far and neer to see and hear her / by James Fisher ...	Fisher, James, minister of the Gospel in Sheffield.	1653 (1653)	Wing R1004; ESTC R204524	88,491	208

MARTHA HATFIELD THE WISE VIRGIN OR A wonderfull Narration of the hand of God wherein his severity and goodnesse hath appeared in afflicting a Childe of eleven years of age when stricken dumb deaf and blinde through the prevalencie of her disease yet upon her wonderfull recovery was heard at severall times to utter many glorious Truths concerning Christ Faith and other subiects To the wonderment of many that came far and neer to see and hear her The works of the Lord are great sought out of all them that have pleasure therein Psal 111. 2. All thy works shall praise thee O Lord and thy Saints shall blesse thee Psal 145. 10. Natura in minimis maximè mirabilis By James Fisher a Servant of CHRIST LONDON Printed for John Rothwell at the Fountain and Bear in Cheap-side MDCLIII To All those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and especially my much endeared Friends the Parents of this Childe of Wonders Grace and Peace be multiplied through the Knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. THe Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord in the whole dispensation thereof seems to be nothing else but a Composition of wonders every thing therein being matter both of wonderment and document And as in other respects so particularly in the manner of the propagation thereof and in the way whereby our wise good God hath brought it home and setled the precious truths thereof upon the hearts of his chosen ones Though God useth a generall Uniformity yet is there also a particular variety of Dispensation God sometimes stepping out of the ordinary course of instituted means to meet with the darknesse unbelief and other weaknesses of poor souls especially in these last Ages of the World wherein there are some rarities of Providence whereby God seemes to speak unto us that he is intending to do some new and strange thing in the Earth And if you look narrowly what these means are which God hath chosen out you shall plainly discover that of the Apostle to be verified all along that they are the foolish the weak the base and the despised things of the World He hath not chosen armes or armes of the Mighty ones nor the mouth of the Sword but the Sword of the mouth for out of the mouthes of Babes and Sucklings he hath ordeined strength whereby he effecteth wonderfull things for the advancement of his Kingdome here in the World That which comes out of the mouths of these Babes shall accomplish his Royall Will Thus it was with the Head and Captain Generall of this Infantry the Lord Jesus he was at first a Babe and a Suckling and the Apostles were such in their originall and such are all those who are their Successours But this Scripture seems to receive a further completion even in the Letter of it in this instance and example of which I shall now make Relation Out of her mouth the Lord hath ordained such things should be uttered as may I hope through his blessing prove instrumentall for the promoting of some part at least of that glorious Gospel-Designe of Love towards lapsed Creatures which you will finde recorded in the subsequent Relation and that both in the time of her extream weaknesse as also since her Restauration and Recovery and because God hath raised up one so extraordinarily to declare so much of his Will unto us surely God expects that we should more then ordinarily improve these his dispensations and the rather because such Mirabilia Dei are usuall presages of great mutations in the Countreys where they are acted and if men answer not God in such Providences he usually gives them up to spiritual evils and after that to temporal Desolations May not Germany Scotland Ireland acknowledge this with teares in their eyes that they have not walkt worthy of the glorious appearances of God amongst them and may not England subscribe the same confession in letters written as Draco's Lawes were with their own Blood Hath not God shewed signes and wonders in all these Nations And are not spirituall Judgements as gray haires visibly here and there upon us and is it not observable that the Jewes before their being given up to utter Desolation enjoyed the highest dispensations that ever when a people are lifted up to Heaven as Capernaum was with Gospel-priviledges and yet have much of hell in their practices the next news we hear of them will be that they are brought down to Hell by Gods Judiciall Providences The extraordinary works of Gods mercies being abused make way for extraordinary Judgements But I wish hope that others but especially you my dear Friends relations who have been eye and ear-witnesses of these rare actings of Providence and whose hearts have been so much affectd therewith will wisely consider the Lords doings and lay them upon your hearts until your hearts be warmed therewith and your lives conformed accordingly This Childe being acquainted with some intentions of some of her Friends to print her Speeches answered I wish they may aime at a right end a most seasonable Item and if we do not endeavour to have them first printed in our hearts and to publish them in our lives we shall give but a poor account of the publication of them to the world If the World must know as we do judge that fit that such a light should not be set under a bushell what God hath done for us I beseech you let 's carry it so as the World may know to our joy and not grief what we do for God Oh let 's take heed to our spirits that we do not with these sweet flowers of mercies as children with their Nosegayes smell at them and delight in them for a short time and then cast them away God hath done wonderfull things for us Oh that it might appear he hath wrought wonderfull things in us His wonderful works do declare his Name is neer to us let our works declare that his Name his Service Word Worship and all his Institutions and Commands are dear to us If God walk in the middest of us then we should be exactly careful that no unclean thing be found in us It did much aggravat● Solomons defections from the Lord that they were acted after God had appeared to him twice God hath not appeared once or twice but many times and in sundry manners and particularly in this Providence much of God appearing in her every time she spake how great will our sin be if after God had given us such a deliverance nay so many mercies in the womb of this we should again break his Commands grow loose and mindlesse of God and forsake his Ordinances and wayes as many do Gods Works in this instance declare his Name to be neer and that exclusively by way of exclusion of all other names and David might mean so much in that phrase that his Name and the names of all his gallant and Heroick Commanders were to

in the mean time fix my eye and heart upon those promises Acts 15. 17. Hoseae 1. 11. and particularly that which I think excludes not the Gentiles Great shall be the Day of Jezreel Amen Even so Come Lord Jesus FINIS POSTSCRIPT To the Reader THe truth of the Particulars related in the preceding Narrative will be avouched by many person of worth both for Honesty and Piety whereof if any doubt they may enquir● at Leighton in Yorkshire or in sever a● other Townes neer adjoyning and be fully satisfied in all particulars Many Names by way of Testimoniall● might have been produced but this Reference is thought sufficient We hope Reader those that are eng●●ged in this Work dare not commit su●● impiety as to gull the World with a pie●● of Forgery April 18th 1653. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl 1 Cor. 1. 27 28. Psal 8. 2. * In idem caput though not in eu●dem gradum Hosea 7. 9. Mal. 2. 15. Deut. 23. 12 13 14 1 King 11. 12. Ezra 9. 13 14. Psal 75. 1. Cor. 7. 31 Ezek. 29. 21. Isai 32. 4. Isai 35. 3. Luke 2. 46. Luke 1. 66 Scriptura ●asus cereus plum●ea ●es●iae aedificationis ●egula Pighiu● ex Exam. Chem. in ●ecrel 1. Concil Trident. ●ess 4. Z●ph 3. 5 Psal 111. 2 John 20. 25. Life of ●he hand ●sai 57. 10. g Psal 136 23. h John 1. 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. i Heb. 12. 6 k 2 Cor. 7. 5 6. l Psal 107. 30. m In extasie of Novemb 9. Revel 2. f In the ●ame extasie g 2 Cor. 4. 16. h Luk 22. 42 46. i Luke 4. 4. k Jer. 17. 5. g Psal 8. 2. a Jer. 35. 5. 6. b 1 Cor. 2. 10. c 1 Kings 10. 7. d 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Pet. 1. ult e Job 4. 8. f In extasie Octob. 9 g In extasie Nov. 1. Luke 17. 1 h In extasie Nov. 8. Psal 50. 15 a In extasie of Novemb. 9. b Jam. 1. 24 c Hab. 3. 16 d Isai 34. 11. e Petru● Te●orius Archbishop 〈◊〉 Toledo f Exod. 14 20. g Psal 44. 4. h Zach. 4. 6 i Zach. 12. 10. k Psal 65. 1. b Decemb. 8 the first time she spake out of an extasie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 April 6 1652. Her Prayer Her Vncle ●ap Hatfield Note Conflict Comfort Conflict Comfort Vntill April 23 April 23 Note Ball of Faith Burroughs Treatises c. May 1. Vntill May 19 May 19. 1652. De spect●is l●muribus Ephes 5. 8 1 Pet 5. 18 Matth. 7. 7 Cantic 3. 4 Psal 63. 8. 1 John 5. 18. 1 Pet. 2. 34 Matth. 7. 14. John 6. 37. Eccles 1. 12. Psal 9. 10. Revel 21. 4. 2 Chron. 15. 2. Psal 125. 1. John 17. 24. Isai 40. 11 ●eb 13. 5. Act● 11. 28. Revel 3. 19. Matth. 23. 37. Matth. 11. 28. John 7. 37. Phil. 3. 8. Ephes 3. 17. Psal 50. 15 Deut. 10. 20. Isai 26. 4. Heb. 13. 5 John 14. 2 3. Gal. 2. 10. Matth. 16. 24. 1 Sam. 2. 30. Matth. 11. 28. 1 Pet. 5. 8. Col. 3 ● Psal 47. 6. Psal 103. 2. Matth. 16. 24. Heb. 8. 10. John 7. 37. Colos 3. 4. Ezek. 36. 26. Isai 53. 6 Jer. 24. 7. John 14. 22 23. 17. 26. 1 John 5. 18. Job 19. 26. Matth. 7. 7 Matth. 7. 13 14. Pro. 41. 〈◊〉 Isai 27. 18 19. Nehem. 9. 33. Psal 121. 3 4. Mal. 2 2. Phil. 3. 8. Heb. 13. 5. Col. 3. 1. Psal 149. 1 6. vers Heb. 11. 13 14 16. Psal 103. 1 2. Phil. 2. 8. John 7. ● Ezek. 36. 26 27. Isai 54. 7 8 Matth. 7. 19. Psal 51. 15. John 6. 27. 1 Sam. 2. 30. Psal 50. 23. 1 Thes 5. 18. Rom. 1. 22. 23. John 6. 44. Psal 119. 117. Psal 136. 2. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Ephes 3. 8. Ephes ● 8. Rom. 10. 17. Ephes 1. 18 19. Matth. 23. 12. Psal 50. 15. 1 John 1. 7 Ephes 5. 27. 2 Chron. 20. 22 23 24. Jet 31. 33. Titus 1 1. Col. 2 2. Ephes 3. 8. Col. 2. 3. Luke 1. 74. Jonah 1. 17. Matth. 23. 37. Matth. 7. 1● 14. Phil. 3. 8. Mar. 8. 36. Matth. 6. 19. Ve●se 33. John 6 44. Joh. 12. 32 1 Thess 2. 13. Isai 40. 31 Psal 16. 11 Psal 9● ● Matth. 16. 27. Rom. 16. 20. Matth. 13. 25. Gal. 6. 7 8. Matth 7. 19. Heb. 4. 16. John 5. 40. Joh. 12. 35. Matth. 11. 28. Joh. 10. 10. Luke 10. 16. Col. 3. 1. Ephes 6. 11. 1 Pet. 2. ult Mar. 9. 24. 2 Tim. 2. 1. 2 Cor. 6. 10. Revel 2. 9. 1 Pet. 2. 7. Matth. 23. 46. John 5. 39. 46 47. 2 Cor. 4. 16 17. Luke 11. 22. John 4. 14. Joh. 17. 17. 1 Pet. 1. 16 1 Pet. 5. 9. Acts 15. 9. Mal. 2. 2. Jer. 31. 18. Luke 13. 3 Revel 21. 7 Heb. 11. 27 Ephes 6. 16. Ezek. 17. 4 5. James 2. 5. Psal 24. 3 4 with 15. Prov. 2. 3 4 5. Ephes 4. 23. Rom. 13. 14. Cantic 3. 4 Luke 11. 1 ● Thes 5. 18. 1 Cor. 15. 52. with 58 Revel 19. 7 8 9. Psal 73. 26. John 6. 35. 2 Pet. 1. 1. Psal 27. 14 Ephes 6. 11. John 1. 16. Psal 4. 6 7 Phil. 1. 29. Ephes 2. 8. 1 John 2. 15. John 5. 44 Psal 79. 9. Psal 51. 7. Psal 78. 7. Deut. 32. 18. Isai 9. 6. Matth. 23. 12. Deut. 32. 18. with 19 Psal 78. 42 with 59. Psal 124. 7 Rom. 3. 26. Heb. 10. 22 Ephes 3. 17 18 19. Lam. 3. 22. 1 Sam. 2. 30 ult Psal 2. 13. meeter 2 Pet. 1. 1. Acts 5. 3. Heb. 10. 22. Neh. 8. 10. Luke 1 46 47 with 48. Hose 10. 12. Luke 17. 10. John 15. 13. James 4. 4. 1 Cor. 15. 45. Col. 3. 11. Isai 26. 19. Rom. 8. 2. Mal. 3. 3. Isai 66. 11 Lam. 3. 40. Jer. 17. 9. Psal 139. 23 24. Ephes 4. 2● Isai 29 18 Matth. 6. 22. Zach. 3. 2. Heb. 11. 6. Psal 143. 11. Matth. 25. 33 c. 1 Thes 4. 17. Acts 2. 37. Job 14 14. 1 Cor. 15. 51 52 53. Psal 116. 1 Chron. 15. 2. John 8. 48. John 10. 28 29. Psal 34. 7. 2 Chron. 15. 2. Heb. 13. 5. Psal 28. 4 5. Isai 5. 12 13. Psal 27. 14 Psal 31. 15. Isai 40. 3. Psal 51. 7. Luke 11. 21. 1 John 16. Phil. 3. 9. to 12. Ezek. 36. 26. Psal 78. 60. Jor. 5. 24 25. Isai 1. 12 10 15. Isai 29. 24. 32. 4. 2 Cor. 3 6. Isa 27. 8 9 Deut. 32. 29. 1 Cor. 15. 17 19. with 58. Micah 6. 9. Heb. 12. 10 11. Job 5. 19. Psal 119. 71. Rom. 15. 13. Ephes 3. 17. Isai 26. 4. Phil. 3. 8. Col. 3. 2 3. Heb. 13. 8. 1 Pet. 5. 10 Matth. 7. 24. Heb. 4. 16. Dan. 12. 3. Revel 12. 10. Luke 10. 18. Luke 11. 21. Zach. 12. 10. Luke 1. 74 1 Thes 1. 10. 2 Pet. 3. 18 Heb. 11. 26 2 Pet. 2. 5. Heb. 13. 9. Co● 2. 7. 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. with 1 John 5. 4. Ephes 6 12.