doe flye How many will follow the coal That will not now relye When Seraphims with a live coal Doth touch Isaiahs tongue O he doth then stand on his feet And for God goeth one Seraphims hot coal from above Makes the heart look up high And presently it doth goe forth For Jesus Christ to flye For a voice in the coal there doth As well as in Seraphim come For to raise up poor dying hearts To declare for the son To ages of the Mystery That from the throne did come And to tell them of the living Host which He saw above the Son And his Ministry was most sweet For God he did out-goe And the glorious power did make him For Christ to over-flow He was desirous that he might His Lord Christ much advance Therefore with open eye he looks When spirit doth on him glance And now dear souls will you goe home Will you on these things feed O will you then to morrow come For more to supply need The Lord he hath this day prepar'd You for more here I know He hath brought down his body sweet To make your souls to grow O pray then call to mind Doctrine That holds forth Christ above Remember the Doctrine of the psalm ' Gainst miracle-mongers that don 't it love Remember the doctrine of the Psalm Which you have heard this day And O remember to apply It after Spirits way That so Satan may not at all Steal your affections away And O dear hearts be carefull now Over matter you pray Now Lord this night I 'l with thee rest I know thou wilt bring more O praised be the Lord for what Hath come down heretofore O praised be the glorious God For what this day hath come I will now in thy bosome roll Who art the glorious Son NOVEMBER the twelfth 1657. about ten of the Clock It begun with a speaking touching the faith of NOAH in building the Ark and ABRAHAM in offering his Son and so went on concerning Faith BUt faith is that which pleaseth God He takes his walks therein And is above all that men can shew From their own reasonings In Salvation and preservation And victory throughour This faith must rise up to the Lord To fetch and bring all out Faith justifies the will of God And the foreknowledge tree Faith speaks well of electing love Which reason cannot see Faith is the very power of God And life wherein doth lie All blessing and all glory for It pleaseth the most high O then let all know that the Lord Will have his will and way The which the Scripture doth declare And must in us bear sway Whiles this was uttered the Quakers being present spake but could not interrupt for withmore power and swiftnesse the voice went on as followeth None can hinder the mighty word Of the eternall One But the Devil he riseth up And is offended with that tongue The which extolls the glorious God And of him doth declare Against that comes his instruments For it they cannot bear The Devill hates the Spirit should Exroll the eternall breath And that it should advance that God Which giveth saving health The Devil rageth at the truth At that which is most choice To that which is Gods rare workings Me sends condemning voice The Devil cannot hold his peace When God is declaring faith According to election and To foreknowledge high sort But the Devil greatly doth rage And his instruments come Yet O spirit will sing thy praise And extoll the high Son Though all the powers of hell should rise And in their rage come here That shall not stand against that faith Which shines so bright and clear The spirit comes down to slay Devil And break his instruments quire It is sene forth for to witnesse Against thy inward light Thou talk'st of inward light but O For what dost thou it bring It is to oppose the Lord Jesus As Prophet Priest and King Thy light is not Jehova's light 'T is not light or the Son But 't is that Satan hath framed Against the glorious One. The spirit of truth is for Christ come For to exalt his power And this doth not please the Devil In this his tempting hour But doth intage the Devil so To plead against the truth Which God discovers from above By his sweet singing Lute O do not thou poor man thus chat Or for the Devil plead When that his Spirit forth is come That did for sin so bleed Christ bled for sin O why dost thou For the Devil here so plead And stand up and contend for him And the Lord Jesus leave The Spirit cannot endure that you Should against the Son go And therefore now against thee it comes Who art to Christ a foe The Spirit is much offended that thou Dost thus his Psalm refuse And da'st so boldly plead for that Which Christ will never use The Lord Jesus doth love Spirit And by his sweet alarm He now doth witnesse against thee That blows the Devils horn The Spirit doth blow salvation The Spirit for that doth come To declare against what thou bring'st To oppose that living Throne The Spirit most powerfully comes forth To give to thee a Check It is most Royall choise and pure And doth to Christ direct The Spirit is a holy one And full of purity The Spirit that crucifies self Doth give to thee the Lie The Spirit it doth come from God And from the glorious Son In these his sweet appearances And against thee it comes The Spirit of foundation speaks Which is of Jasper stone And of those bright and living things Which are about the Throne The Spirit will not let thy rage Nor Devil nor sin take place But O the glorious Spirit will Oppose thee to thy face And this Spirit the Lord doth own And it is not in thy power For to prevail and batter it In thy attempting hour Though all of you should now oppose What is so dear and bright Yet the Spirit it would declare Against thy hellish light But O man thou art chained fast To the Devils way and will And thou dost think Spirit to choke But its prevailing still 'T is not in thy power nor in Thousands were they with thee Nor in the Devill nor Hell it self To spoil this melodie For Spirit chiesest melody is choice It 's glorious and rare O Spirits Harmony is sweet Nothing can with it compare Companions you that love the Lord This Spirit doth you desire From the Devil and his instruments Unto him to retire Dear hearts keep close unto your God And prize his Spirit high And though others oppose it yet Do you unto it fly O do you keep close unto God The Devils power is slain He nor his instruments cannot Bring any thing to stain For the great God is present here In his Psalm that 's most sweet Be not discouraged because it Doth with objections meet But O do thou appear O Lord With thy power that 's great Against those that dare
â—â—ou shalt put all things under thee â—â—now the time and hour 〈◊〉 Iohn he wrote down all these things 〈◊〉 did record of thee â—â—om what he saw handled and felt â—â—om thy Eternity â—nd spirit comes forth with this word 〈◊〉 grace and love so pure With this sincere and wholesome food Which ever shall endure 〈◊〉 John he loved very much 〈◊〉 he dear and pretious Son â—nd could therefore speak of his death â—nd resurrection Of his humane low fleshly state And of his Godhead high In declaring the lovely Son He said what he espies This Son he is the eternall word That from above comes down And here takes up a place and seat And then retakes his Crown A holy glorious Christ is preach'd By the beloved Iohn Who kept in minde originall And so declares along O dear choice Iohn was much raised For he had been lifted high And instructed in School most pure Of the eternity O Iohn was often taken up And had a view I know Which made him love and speak so much Of loves hid flaming glow O Iohn by spirit he was led And whether did he goe To read in the Originall Great mysteries to know Iohn a brave witness unto truth In Patmas did remaine For testimony unto Christ And it was Eternall gaine In Fathers bosome he was layd And mercy seat did see And he obtained glorious things From the bright Diety O Iohn what afterwards must be Desired much to know And therefore press on to it And entring further goes And the further the more he see And the more doth admire The more in vision he beholds The greater's his desire O glorious writer Lord indeed Was thy deat Iohn of thee He was not silent but he doth Hold forth the things he see He shewed 〈…〉 Jesus Christ Who sate on throne so bright The enemies ruine and fall In his great conquering fight He shewed that all restor'd should be That in Creation time Appear'd so green so fresh and new In its beauty and prime He shewed that all was in the son When he appear'd in place Creation-groaning is done away Through restitution grace O what a witnesse art thou John Of Christ and of his spirit O thou shalt sit on Elders seat Through thy dear Saviours merit John thou wilt not offended be That hand-maids here should sing That they should meddle to declare The matters of the King John will not be displeased that They sit about the throne And go unto original And nothing else will own John he will not oppose and speak Contesting against that But O John will be pleased with What layeth flesh so flat O John will not condemn the song But rejoyce that the King Hath hand-maids that are risen up To speak the truth for him O John O loving John thou wilt Be like thy master here For when on earth he went about Hand-maids to him were dear O what a glorious writer's John That goeth down so deep Into the hidden mysteries To fetch matter and speech O John he declares Christ as man And Christ as God also And thus he will oppose and smite Those that against him go And when the Antichristians came John he waxed more bold In any thing if they deny Christ he will faster hold For he is the eternal light He is very God and man The bright the holy and pure One Thus of him speaketh John And hee 'l not let this truth to go For it was what he knew He said he is the Alpha and He is the Omega too O John he had enjoy'd the seal That cometh from above And therefore John and Mary doth Abound so much in love O blessed be the Lord of love That doth with spirit crown In bringing forth that harmony The which doth here abound Halelujah Halelujah will I here for ever sing For thou with Crown and Scepter here Dost shew thy self as King Halelujah Halelujah that Thy spirit here is plain And it doth strike at every sin That in the heart remain And every one that falleth down And lyeth at thy feet Thou wilt be sure to lift them up And set them on high seat Thy Word and offer it is plain Thy method it is choyce O every unbelieving heart Pray come and heat this voice This day thou hast thy kindnesse shown Though many do disdain Yet thou hast some choice spirits here That do not count it vain Thou here hast sober ones O Lord To whom thou hast been sweer And they do relish the rare things They do in spirit meet O thou hast some choice ones O Lord That in thy heart do see And thou art loving unto them That follow after thee O thou dost love poor hearts O Lord That will not thee deride Although thou comest in a way That wise ones do despise O thou dost love poor souls that will Not from reproofe them hide Though that the spirit meets with sin And at corruptions chide O thou dost love poor souls and say O do not open mouth ' Gainst that which offers grace to you And would your sins cast out Come here saith love and be no more Desirous of that Which will bring death and hell at last And lay your glory flat O come poor soul saith love O come Where hast thou been so long Why hast thou not come into me Whose affections are so strong O come poor soul and do not now Excuses to me make But when that love is offered Pray come and eat and take What saist thou to Original Pray take and eat the Book And thou wilt find much sweetnesse there And love therein to look The spirit doth make very much Of every word and thing And gives encouragement to that Which exalts Christ as King Therefore do thou do so dear soul Go against the beast still For him that is so pure and bright For to fulfill his will O what a spirit soul is this That fain would conquer thee It is a loving spirit souls And it will make you free O 〈◊〉 Doctrine it is plaint Its application new O treasure up the Doctrine And application too It is a lovely Doctrine But do not take it ill That applicat on also comes But O embrace it still O love application so choyce Though it should break thy bone It is to let out corruption Do not against it groane O blessed and most glorious God This day is very sweet What say you unto it dear friends Do not you it so meet O scorners understand it not You do not search and know And how then can you feel and find The glorious shining glow You say 't is a poor silly one That her own words doth say And do not observe it throughout To finde what in it lies But presently away do start So do Professors too But have no taste nor fight in that Which is Vision so new But O spirit shall here more sing Notwithstanding all those In reproof and in praises of The blessed Sharon rose And O you sober
Spirit Come come O love to poor young hearts That are so prone to pride That they may come and run to thee And in their God confide O come O love to poor young ones That they may stedfast be Like to the holy one of old That did profels for thee Come love O come to poor young ones And they 'l profess for truth And not be enemies Unto thy Spirits lute O poor young ones will dearly love Thy countenance so bright If thou dost but appear to them They will be changed quite If they doe look on thee and see Thy Temples that appear Like to Pomgranner O they 'l bee Refreshed and much cheer'd O shew thy face love unto them Thy lovely Cheeks so bright O it s a sight so wondrous sweet It will their soules delight O thou knowest love t is my great joy To speake in spirits shine To poor young ones that they may come And drink of thy choice wine Because when I was little and small Thou didst mee love and owne I would have young ones come to thee And sit about thy throne Because that some from thee doe goe And so against thee throw I would have others come to thee And of thy glory know Oh I would faine have young ones come They greatly please my heart O come away from vanity And herein take your part Come love O come give them a call And no trifle shall keep Nor any Earthly thing intice From thy Gosple so sweet Come young ones love would gaine you now From following of sin Can you die unto all things else And live alone to him O can you part with all things here He doth you to him call Let your beloveds vaile to him That is the all in all He 'l give white garments unto you You shall be holy and pure And your Corruptions he 'l lay flat And make your joy endure Let the great God know what you say His love is sweet and rare O let it swallow up your hearts For he is passing fair O let this enter in your souls Not in your head and brain But in your inward vital parts Even your hearts and reins O love must get in you throughout It must possesse as cheif O it must rule in every part What say you is it not meet It will be very sweet to you And your soul shall it sinde When that he comes and meets within you In his sweet rushing winde O love thou dost delight my soul Of thee I love to sing It doth revive and chear my soul For to extol the King O resurrection love is come How can poor ones despise And now for Sina keep a day And ' gainst new Covenant shut their eyes The Lord doth manifest himself O he is fair and bright Poor souls how can you but own him In resurrection light Here is enough to rake your heart If you fly not from grace O it is sweet to see the King In his resurrection face O he is rare O he is choice Love wrappeth up your friend It swallows up my very soul What unto me he sends And still ther 's more than I can view O it is fresh and green And takes the pains to talk with you O were it by you seen It would enter into your hearts And sink into your reins It would refresh you every part Not onely swim in braine O love thou dost delight my soul Of thee I love to sing And I am raised very high For to extol the King Lord thou hast lifted him on high And in him writ thy word He is the eternal light and Sun That 's raised up above O thou hast extolled thy Son Whom doth the law comprise The law of love and of Spirit But Children shut their eyes O thou hast extolled thy Son Of thee he doth declare And the spirit now forth is come â—or him that is so rare O thy Son is thy onely one â—n him thy soul delights â—he contest now is against him â—hat shall have his birth-right All that is said against spirit â—nd arguments so high â—hall tumble and fall down before â—im that for sin did dye â—hat dyed to free from punishment â— obedience to that Which was his Fathers will and Law â—nd buffetings he had â—nd much reproach from sinners here â—ut spirit doth for him speak â—nd Angels doe rejoyce about â—he Sons high glorious seat O thou hast exalted thy Son He is the Eternall Word â—nd thy spirit was also one â—n Councell that did move â—o frame poor man that doth surpass How glorious is he â—ut what 's the Son that was before â—ll from Eternity Before Creation did appear How glorious dear God There was the Son that was so neer Before the Creature had A being and he shall indure For evermore to come And all things that were framed here Are centred in the Son Thou carriest all to his bosome And he declares the same And the Apostle speaks of them But 't is in the Sons name Christ is the first and onely rest And when the Scripture came This rest most sweetly doth appear 〈◊〉 a gloâ—â— us gaine O what a rest O what a rest Thou dost center all in O what a rest is Jesus Christ That frees poor hearts from sin O this choice rest in secret place In mystery hid was But he came sorth in full set time And his love doth surpass And he brings forth a lovely Law A Law that enters reins And also purifies the heart And pierceth every vaine And now that the Son is so come All Types are done away No Tables of stone doth appear In this clear Gospel-day O come to me poor soul saith Christ O come the Father calls O come my love is very great Come and let all things fall To come to me and be you sure You shall not loose thereby But have a glorious Law of love Within your hearts to lie I have a Law I have a Law The Father it doth own O now saith Christ why doe you not Flock about my high throne O poor souls come O come to me Why will you will you die Despise not the true prophesy That rises up so high Why should you not come unto me To me that loves so much I bleed for you saith Christ and why Doe you not give a touch I loved you when you were lost And made of you my choice That you might come away from sin To resurrection voice I did shew forth my heart to you In a sharpe agony Why doe you run away from me And unto Sinai fly I was willing to suffer wrath And any thing for you And why are you so obstinate O come and take a view I was very willing to goe Into the grave for you And why will you leave and forsake My Covenant so new O what are you dead to the Law Moses is done away And yet in Gospel times you doe Observe the Sinai day Why will you not obey a Christ Poor hearts you are deceiv'd
In an abiding ground And there 's no other cause for it But what in God is found The Tree of knowledge it did stand In Paradise and there Is also put the flaming sword Which is exceeding rare The flaming sword is also there That it might run through all That would be striking at this Tree Thinking to make it fall But who so striketh at this Tree The flaming sword shall cut And those that cavil at Spirit Shall surely have the hurt Some in this Generation Pretending much for Grace Say it was for all not only some But this doth it deface And though that Christ doth with sweet voyce Call to rebellious ones And they are left without excuse None can come to the Throne But such as in foreknowledge were O this is glorious Grace The Deity doth here shine forth In its election face O the Son he doth magnifie The Fathers grace and love But yet the Son he doth not spoyle Foreknowledge from above And poor Souls you will not then think Upon free will so much If you go forth to Jesus Christ And have redemptions touch O look unto the son of God Fo he foreknowledg knew And all the glorious things that so From Gods election grew And when souls rightly take a view O it is through Christs light Else its dangerous to look On that which is so bright The sword that was about the tree It had a lovely flame It did sorround foreknowledg tree That nothing could it stain The very spirit that did move In first creation so It also doth defend this tree Against the evill foe And O this glorious tree is-kept Though Babylon would have slain And hath indea voured by all means This flaming love to stain But O the sword is about it And this your faith shall see And therefore look up to the Lord For there is victory And do not fly against spirit Which doth so much appear For the truths of the diety And would draw your souls near Ezekiell he was taken up And did in vision bright Behold the glorious Diety He had a precious sight Of severall winged creatures when God thus did him up call For then most sweetly he beheld The Originall of all The spirits work in creation In rivers he is there And in dry land he doth appear In all things very rare And father and sons light and love Is in a l that was made And the spirit these three are one In all that then was said Then in redemption spirit comes And thereof he do h talk And shews the blessed royall King In his redemption walk The spirit of the son hath told And of the Father dear And to the creature doth apply And bringeth this love near The spirit reads originall book Not for himself alone But to apply redemption To the poor weeping one And therefore love poor souls to drink Of spirits wine so choice For that will cleanse your souls from sin And free you from all dross Come O you sober waiting ones You love to drink herein And for to tast of Jesus Christ Who frees the soul from sin Come waiting souls come what say you Unto this wine so sweet What say you to the clusters that You did from Canaan meet But O the scorner comes and laughs At Canaans clusters great But the children do not delight To sit in scorners seat But O come forth you sober ones And eat of the choice grape For the juce is refreshing sweet And after more you will gape O come you sincere sober ones For it s prepared for you For they are relished and toucht But by a very few Poor hearts you that do sigh and groane Gome drink of spirits wine It will carry to Jesus Chrst And will your souls refine O poor hearts methinks you should not Hear those would make you fly From the sweet teachings of this love Which in your hearts shall lie O the anointings of the Lord Will make your souls to shine O do not speak against that which Is so high and sublime It doth not favour any one It is not from the brain But it doth search the heart throughout And it doth try the reines O pray souls receive the spirit For it is very high It did create and form all things That you do here esple O pray souls love the spirit which Also doth shew the son In his redemption work so great For from him he doth come And O what doth the spirit show Of his anointing great And what will not anointing do Before the highest seat Pray waiting hearts drink of this wine It shall with you remain It will not onely fly to head But run in every vein O come poor unbeleeving ones Look to this royall grace And see the cups that over-flow They 'l fill your soul apace O Christ he minds the trembling heart And the wounded spirit That taketh what doth issue forth From his victorious merit Would you poor hearts have a spring time O come you and wait here For the cold winter it is gone And summer doth appear O come you drooping hearts O come For spirit doth love still To speak particularly to you Your empty souls to fill It is the publick spirit souls And it doth love to show The large and royall grace that doth To sinners overflow And the book of originall These things doth tell and bring Poor souls O come and read in it The matters of your King O Christ when he did rise from grave With Godhead spirit high He minded Maries tears and then Did pitty weeping eye It was his work for to ascend And swiftly go to throne Yet when a weeping Mary comes Hee 'l not leave her alone Without some words of comfort O He must to Mary talk And also send to Bretheren Who likewise love his walk She cries Rabbony and would touch But prethee Mary stay For I am not ascended yet Saith he but go that way He did not stay I cant now talk But wipes away her teares And speaks most kindly unto her That so she might not fear O what a glorious Christ is this That doth say I am he And what'a bright and flaming love May poor hearts in him see While she was weeping he do h speak And unto her doth come While you have eares on cheeks for him He will bring comfort home Unto your soul and you shall drink And have your fill of love And it shall rise up to a flame And carry you above O come then and do you behold The King in his high reign In full compleat persection and See all the enemies slain This you shall see therefore rejoyce In your Saviour so dear Behold the love of him that will Wipe away all your tear â— Therefore O Souls come unto him Beleeve he is your rest And love the Gospell very dear And covenant that is best And be sure you observe what doth Come from the King of Kings And let none lead your souls away From that which comfort