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A60238
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O England; thy time is come, God hath not taken thee until thou be ful; yea, the fulness of thy time is come ...
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Simmonds, Martha.
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1656-1665?
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Wing S3793; ESTC R222389
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seemed him good and seeth that there is yet an oppertunity for him to break it make it more for his honor then it was seeing it is yet clay in his hand and so is man in the hands of the Almighty Oh my Friends consider how much more shall the Lord be glorified in purifying a Vessel fit for himself to dwell in all righteousness meekness and long-suffering And thus we see his reign and rejoice in sufferings as Deceivers and yet true So friends consider that if it had pleased him he could have prayed to his Father and he would have sent him Legions of Angels but he chose rather to suffer and thereby to cross his own will and also all mens wills for surely he is the same now as he was in former ages who alwaies appeared contrary to the expectacions of all the world but if he should appear in the way you have long lookt for him then man would have something to boast in but now boasting is excluded for it hath pleased the Father of Spirits to appear in a spirit a little lower then Angels and so is hid in the Clouds from all mens eyes of corrupt hearts and self-conceited ones who thought they had an eye to have pierc't through the Clouds are now found the blindest of all sorts for as he suffered at his going away so doth he at his coming again for so saith the Scripture he shall come in like manner as he went Hannah Stranger There 's none can reigne with Christ but he That is a Virgin pure in innocency No evil thoughts nor words must be For that will stain Virginity O How excellent is thy waies thou God of Mercy and Truth surely they that go out of thy pathes are not worthy to walk therein they that forget thy love have not found the sweetness of it why should it be that any that have known thy Word should cast it behinde their backs But let my soul cleave to thy Statutes let obedience be my life continuallie so shall I be acquainted with thy will O Lord thou knowest I love thy counsel and in it my heart pondereth and if thou wilt open thy bosom and let me come neerer to thee that is all I desire but let me remember thy former mercies for they are life how hast thou led me through the Desarts and refreshed me with thy Christal Streams gave me Manna for food How gentlie didst thou guide me when all comforts failed me and removed the mountains out of my way and hath set me upon a plane that I run the way of thy Commandments with great delight Why hath thy Rod been so light upon me seeing my sins have been multiplied How have I scaped the Rod of thine anger nay thou didst put a Rod into my hand to smite the backslider and hard-hearted O Lord thou knowest it was thy will I did not resist thee Oh that they might know it the rod and who it was that did appoint it and now thou hast taken it out of my hand and bowed me to thy will and hath opened a door of Mercie to all sorts of people Oh let thy Mercie shower down abundantlie and fill the earth with thy Blessing that thy Works may praise thee for now praises readie for thee and many hearts panteth after thee that have long lain amongst the pots all the upright love thee for they have been as a chased Roe upon the Mountains which have wanted a Shepherd wherefore arise O Lord and visit the Nations with thy appearance that they may know thy salvation Martha Simmonds OH my beloved Where hast thou been hidden in the clefts of the Rocks and I could by no means finde thee though I have sought thee day night with a mournful and bleeding heart but when I was still and patient then thou didst appear to me with pure consolation and then we did sup together but then thou wouldest withdraw again and then my soul would mourn for I saw thy presence was my life and preservation Thou didst command me forth into thy Work to invite those in which knew thee not and I was obedient to thee when I returned and gave thee an account thou didst accept my service though men denied it and thou gavest into my bosom a double Blessing Oh! how thou hast drawn me unto thee inclin'd my heart to thy will how hast thou indeared my soul within thy bosom Thou hast tried me and in thy trial thou hast found me steadfast it all that I desired of thee was and is That thou wouldest wholly take me into thy Counsel I ever loved thy Reproof and dreaded thy Anger for I finde correction is as balm to me and I have not murmured at them Oh pure eternal perfect Lord God! when I came neer to know thee it was life for evermore for thy presence overcame me but how have I been tossed to and fro in this dark world surely thou hadst a purpose to make use of me in thy will and time for the devil hath set very fore against me for before ever I saw the Light of the Sun or received a natural birth in this visible World I was rejected of men for my Patents denied me a birth and as concerning self it had been good I had not been born for I have not had pleasure in this world but have stood as one alone and since I knew the way to thee I have exceedingly hasted out of it and before I knew the way I sought for the way to all that pretended to direct the way but they hadstoln thy words had not thy life so they wearied me and profited me not but now thou hast revealed thy son in me Oh! how am I overcome with thy presence and now I shall live with thee for ever M.S. IS it become a crime not to judge another in his Work but to let him stand and fall to his own Master Christ Jesus who alone hath power over the conscience Doth not the Apostle Paul say Wherefore dost thou judge thy Brother Wherefore dost thou set at nought thy Brother Did not he say this to those that judged one another And did not he plead the cause of both for one against the other that judged when they could neither of them bear the other yet did not he then vindicate both in their contrary perswasions and judged onely their judgings of one another Rom. 14. Did Christ judge John Baptist because he came neither eating nor drinking or did John judge him because he came both eating and drinking though the world judged both saying of the one He hath a Devil of the other He is a glutton and a win-bibber a friend of Publicans and Sinners Did Barnabas judge Boanerges because he was a Son of Thunder or Boanerges judg Barnabas because he was a Son of Consolation It is said Cant. 4. last Awake O North-winde and come thou South and blow upon my Garden that the Spices thereof may flow out Let my
draw near and justified me thou healed my wound with thy anointing thou poured in thy consolation as oyle into my bones which was dryed with sorrow Thou made me forget all my grief thou renued my youth and my flesh came again as a child my heart thou madest new within me A clear vessel didst thou make me after the breaking of the old Then didst thou fill me with thy goodness thy Word became my food and the joy of thy spirit was my strength I became obedient and thy love was spread in my heart My soul is satisfied with thee my God and my Redeemer Praise the Lord. J.N. A Song of Deliverance THou hast seen Oh my God thou hast seen it when the wicked one laid a Snare for my feet in the day of my trouble when he spread his Net to take me unawares In the dark he spread it he covered it he said in his heart He shall not know thereof till I have caught him within my compass he shall not perceive it so was I as a bird innocent not knowing that it was for my life Then didst thou shew me it Oh thou preserver of the helpless thou said Hearken unto me so will I save thee from his subtilty follow me so shalt thou escape Thou led me in a foolish way to the wisdom of the enemy but I found it a way of peace and safety and a path of purity in which my soul delighted With holiness didst thou compass me and beset me about with salvation Though mine enemies compassed me about like a flood yet was my soul in safety Thou discovered to me the man of mischief and said in secret This is he that seeks for thy life Shall I forget thee my God Shall I forget thee Shall not I have thee ever before me By thy mercy hast thou gained my heart Thou knowest I love thee incline thou my heart unto thy fear continually Keep thou me for my trust is only in thee so shall I praise thy Name for ever and spread thy glory and goodness while I have any being Praise the Lord O â—y soul J.N. Evil eyes do watch me Oh my God! they come to spye out my wayes who have mischief in their hearts and according to the mischief of their own hearts so do they wrest my wayes till they have fill'd their hearts with envy the bitterness whereof they vent when they shoot their Arrows they have pierced my soul withlyes wherewith they reproach thy pure wayes they are not afraid to speak evil of thy spirit O Lord wilt thou teach me in innocencie do thou guide me in thy pure path so shal I not be ashamd when I behold the face of my Enemies Give me not up to the wills of them that seek for my life rescue my soul and I shall praise thee my Redeemer and my God In thee alone I put my trust Let not the wicked have dominion over the poor and helpless break the wills of the blood-thirsty man Thou seest how many have joined hands against me in this day of my trouble to take my life yet in thee is my trust Plead for me O my God declare thou my innocencie With cruel jealousie have they wounded me when they have condemned thy righteous waies They have done what they could to cause me to disobey thee and have set themselves to stop my way that I should not follow thee O my God thou hast seen it and hast redeemed me out of their hands yet have they cast out floods of reproach after me they have tempted me daylie Hadst not thou holden me up when they caused me to stagger I had fallen for ever but thy promises was a stay unto me O let me never forget thy faithfulness let me mention thy Name to all that want a refuge J.N. THe spring of Summer doth appear The bud is fresh and green The Turtles voice doth sweetly sound Our King in Zâ—ons seen Shall we not sound this thing abroad Shall not we Praises sing O suttle self thou hast long withstood The Praises of our King But since Zion he hath set up By power of his own To all the Citizens thereof Our God and King is known VVhat we have seen we spread abroad What we both seel and know Which hath the Vessels fild with Praise Like Floods that overflow The Heavens above the Earth below Doth both in Fraises meet Righteousness runs down Truth springs up And doth each other greet Purity hath put forth her voice And Love doth loudly cry Innocency a Trumpet sounds To all the passers by Holiness from Heaven is sounded forth Unto our God alone Peace is proclaim'd in Purity Our King is on his Throne The Heathen rage to hear thereof The Kings together flock And all the world doth set themselves To overturn this Rock From whence these Waters doth descend That makes this fruitful sound For his appearance none can bear Who in self and sin are found So such with sand this Flood would stop VVith earth cur wells would fill And thousands are together set VVho seeks this Seed to spill Yet shall we sit and sing thy Praise VVhilest we a being have Though al the world do us withstand VVhose souls are in the grave Oh Holy Holy Holy still Both night and day we cry Thy Song most sweet thy Praises pure Shall cause our Foes to flye Oh Zion sase how art thou set Upon a Hill most high Thy Life not known thy Joyes are hid From all that pass thee by Thy Babes are Plants of Holiness Gods Husbandry thou art Yet all dark Powers of wickedness Against thee take a part By day the evil Tydings came By night the arrows flye Yet in thy House I safety have VVithin thy Temple high J.N. The End