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A30549 To the beloved and chosen of God in the seed elected particularly in London and elsewhere, who have seen the day of Christ, and received the message of peace and reconciliation in these last dayes of his glorious appearance. Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing B6036; ESTC R13767 6,995 9

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TO THE BELOVED AND CHOSEN of GOD IN THE Seed Elected Particularly in LONDON And elsewhere Who have seen the day of Christ and received the Message of Peace and Reconciliation in these last days of his Glorious appearance THe dear Salutation of my life salutes you all in the most pure and dearest love with which I am beloved of the Father and with which also at this present my heart is filled and issueth forth towards you and the whole body of elected ones and the remembrance of you in the Lord is very precious unto me as I see and behold you and hath fellowship with you in the Immortal life which the Father hath begotten in you and in me and in which my knowledge is of you and my unity with you and therein onely is the remembrance of my dearest love unto you and in which I hope I am also known and remembred of you even in the spiritual relation and heirship of Immortality being fellow Citizens of the heavenly Ierusalem and children of her conception and bringing forth Now my dearest friends seeing you have believed in the light life of men even in him that was and is and is to come and have also tasted of that all fulness that is in him you have a witness in your selves even of the Spirit of the Father which is greater then all and you need no other testimony but that of the Spirit That the Lord is good and full of Grace Truth Mercy Peace and Joy even the full Fountain and Treasure of all vertue and blessednesse in this present time and hereafter I say if you have tasted and felt of Immortal life and if the fountain hath been opened in you and you have seen his glory and received of his treasure then the evidence dwells in you of eternal blessedness and no man needs to teach you of these things nor to say unto you know the Lord if you dwell in him and go no more forth yet bear with me a little that I may speak and be refreshed not to deminish from what testimony you have in you but the rather to add towards it for my witnesse is not another but the same which ye enjoy which is faithful and true And this I say Oh how great how mighty and powerful is the Lord our God everlasting and infinite He is that eternal spirit that filleth all the Creator and being of all things that are the life and virtue in all and the invisible substance greater then all he is in himself the immesurable and infinite fulnesse the Fountain of Life of Mercy and Righteousnesse and Peace and of all virtue and of every good thing who can declare his beginning or end he is without time place or thing yet gives being to all and is present in all yet not known saving of himself and by his own spirit yet he effecteth all things and worketh whatsoever he will Who can utter his wonderous Works Who can number his Mercies Who can account his infinitenesse Who can behold his Invisibility Who can reach his endlesse being He filleth Heaven and Earth and of his fulnesse every Creature in Heaven and Earth receiveth and by him doth subsist though it is onely given unto mankinde to behold and perceive of him it is onely his gift unto his Saints that fear him to understand of his ways and in us he hath opened of his fulnesse and treasure even in our hearts and the divine mistery of this infinite God is revealed and discovered in the hearts of the sons of men whom he hath chosen and he hath given us to enjoy and possesse in us a measure of that fulness that is in himself even a measure of the same love and life of the same mercy and power and of the same divine nature and a measure of the same heavenly quality and property which is in him in all fulnesse dwelleth in us his Saints by measure even in all that are born of him in whom the immortal birth is brought forth which is of his own nature and is Immortal Spiritual Holy Meek Merciful even as the Father for the quality of him that hath begotten is in us that are begotten of him we bear his image and are of the Father partakers of his substance Immortal and Infinite and are one with him in nature and fellowship and perfect through him that dwells in us and hath changed us into his likenesse these things ye know if ye be born from above and if the immortal birth live in you and ye be constant in the faith then are ye heirs through it of the everlasting inheritance of eternal life and already have received the earnest and assurance thereof and all are yours because you are Christs and he is Gods and you have the Father and the Son And this life and immortality is brought forth in us and infinitenesse it self dwells with us and eternity possesseth us and fulnesse it self is shed abroad in our hearts and we have the treasure of Life of Wisdome of Knowledge and of Divine fulnesse in our Tabernacles of clay which also are sanctified by his Word and Power to be fit habitations for the Eternal God to dwell in And oh what love is this with which we are beloved by him Oh what mercy is this of which we partake from him Who are become the Sons of God and Children of the most high in whose earthen vessels dwells Immortality and Life and infinite Substance being gathered into his shepheards fold of defence where we have immortal food and are established on the Holy Mountain where nothing can destroy and are at rest and peace under the shadow of the Rock of Ages that hell nor death nor wrath of man can terrifie Oh what eye hath seen this what ear hath heard it and what heart hath perceived it and not admired the loving kindnesse of the Lord who among you are witnesses of this that sayes not great and Infinite is the Lord and Immeasurable in Mercy and Truth and Righteousnesse Oh Friends if ye know these things and if ye receive daily of this fulnesse and if the measure of that immortal life be risen in you and hath raised up you with its self into its own fulnesse which once was descended out of its own fulnesse of Eternal Rest and strength and was manifest in its measure in poverty and weaknesse in your hearts in the feeling of afflictions and wrath because of sin but it descended to suffer all and to bear transgression that you might be raised with it into its life and glory and fulnesse and if this be finished and effected in you Oh then how shall you not live to his glory and praise in your Generation and in love and peace and unity with himself and one with another and magnifie him in Soul and Spirit that hath called you and chosen you and now works all your works in you and for you and you live by him because he lives in you
immoderate care in every thing as to earthly matters not taking thought what shall come or be to morrow neither cumbring your selves about uncertain riches but leave the issue of all things to the Lord in whose hands are blessing and the curse to give or take away according to his pleasure and be not servants unto but Rulers over all affections in earthly things for spiritual blessings are the Crown and the earth is the footstool of the Lords Redeemed And as for the dayes and seasons in which we now are let none be troubled as though it were not wel or could be better for all things are well that are come to pass because the will of the Lord hath effected them either as the cause or as the means and it is good for us that these things are so for the prosperity of our Kingdom is going on through all the hammer is beating upon the Rocks that wil beat them to pieces and the ax is hewing down the Ceders the little stone prevails against the many headed beast and the Image of idolatry is weakning and the holy Seed growes in strength and vertue and the puropse of the Lord can none prevent But the light of the Sun must be as the light of seven dayes amongst us and the day spring from on high hath already visited us and we have seen of his glory wherefore let all the upright have patience and long suffering til the measure of iniquity in our adversaries be fullfilled which is hastening to be accomplished and transgression growes full and sinners growes ripe for vengance and we must pass over their mountain of darkness and in the mean time the Lord hides us under his shadow even till transgression be finished and covers us from the storm and blinds the enemie turns his rage backward and we are not destoyed but our life is renewed righteousness mercy and love are a defence about us and how great is the kindness of the Lord herein mine eye have seen it and my heart meditateth thereon the power and wisdom and love of the Lord herein are very great and who can find out the depth thereof or declare his immeasurable power and wisdom And thus the salutation of my life unto all the faithful is expressed and I am well in him who is my fulness and desires no more concerning you then your faithfulness in the cause of God for without controversie the cause of God is with us and on our part and as you are faithful therein that is my reward concerning you and the addition to my joy and in the Heavenly spirit of the Lord God Almighty are you committed unto him who is able to keep you even to the end and in the end to glorifie you in eternal life in rest and peace for ever and this is the portion of the faithful and my desires on your behalfe and my salutation of you hoping that you have not so learned Christ as to deny his because of the Love or terror of this world but that over all you will be preserved in faith and victory I am now according to the will of the Father in Ireland it is some weeks since I arrived at Cork City in much peace and safty with my dear companions it having been long upon my spirit to visit the seed of God in this Nation even of love have I felt it in me and not of constraint but of a willing mind and free spirit and not of force and after the time of patience and waiting for many days to see my way clear for it the Lord hath ordered it and brought it to pass acceptable unto me and many here and this is the time in which this visitation must be effected for till now my way was not clear but that this journey hath laid upon me I should have rejoyced to have been present among you either in testimony by suffering or otherwise but this is the will of God And it is in my heart to pass through this Nation and to visit the seed of God by the love and word of the Father as he gives of his life and strength and opens the way before me I perceive in this Land friends are generally well and truth grows in victory and dominion and the Lord is adding to the numberless number of them that must stand on mount Zion and through the rage of men and above it all the little flock is preserved in its beauty and the seed sown in weakness and afflictions is received and quickned in much power which is my joy About Bristol I continued about two moneths in much precious service for the Lord and truth had good authority over all and great acceptation in the hearts of many and some convinced and others edified and confirmed as many can witness in the spirit and until after the time of the Fair I was not clear of that City but imediately after I was free and my way made very convenient and clear to this place and the hand of providence ordered all things very well on that behalfe as I do hope in the continuance of the power and presence of the Lord with me through this work and in his power I am committed even to do or suffer all things for his Name sake and that by vertue of his own life that dwells in me And the Lord preserve all the Brethren like minded that the work of the Lord may be fulfilled and finished by us Amen County of Cork the 2●th of the 6thMonth 1660. E. B. The End LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the sign of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1660.