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A85258 An exhortation, by way of epistle to the friends of Christ, every where. Field, John, 1652-1723. 1696 (1696) Wing F863A; ESTC R177041 7,654 38

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Name and Testimony to be increased and that out of that slavish Fear that came over them and from under that Spirit of the World that did then prevail over them they may be brought and by the Lord may be enabled to bear their Testimony in Plainness and Faithfulness against the corrupt World and the Language Ways Fashions and Customs thereof And in that Fear Humility and Modesty that becomes the Followers of our Lord Jesus Christ who was a Pattern of Humility Who in the days of his flesh when he had offer'd up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from Death was heard in that he feared Heb. 5. 7. who was also exemplary in Truth Plainness and Simplicity the which if we would follow his Example let not us exceed and then in Simplicity Plainness and Truth Matt. 5. 37. Ro. 15. 5. Joh. 1. 51. Joh. 3. 3. Joh. 5. 19. he will lead and keep all those in that will learn of and follow him and that are diligent in seeking God and serving him in his Spirit and supplicating the Lord therein in true Faith and the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ There oh it 's there that whatsoever they so ask shall receive and these may be enabled in this Day to stand faithful and true Witnesses for him in the approaching Day wherein we shall meet with Trials and Exercises and therefore as the Exhortation was le ts not forsake the assembling our selves together as the manner of some is but rather the more as the Day approacheth for if such neglect this Duty now they 'll not be able to endure the Exercises and Troubles of the approaching Day Therefore let all Prize and improve the present Time and Seasons of Love in a diligent and frequent meeting together and a diligent and faithful serving God when so met and then the Lord will own us appear among us manifest his presence in the midst of us overshadow our Assemblies with the Wing of his Glory And will cause the Holy Ghost to fall upon us Acts 2. 4. as we meet with one accord fill us with the Holy Spirit and make us partakers of the Comforts thereof of the Life that 's in his Presence and of the Joy of his Salvation and will cause the Showers of his Divine Love plentifully to fall upon us whereby his Heritage will be refreshed his Garden and Plants watered and his People comforted and all grow up fresh and Green in Life in Vertue in Love and Faithfulness to God his Truth and Testimony and one unto another And as all thus grow in Love and Faithfulness and encrease through the Knowlege of him that hath called us to Glory and Vertue and give all diligence they 'll add to that like pretious Faith that they have obtained through the Righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ Vertue and to Vertue Knowledge to Knowledge Temperance to Temperance Patience and Godliness and to Godliness Brotherly Kindness and Charity and if these things be in you and abound they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the Knowledge of God and our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1. 3 5 6 7 8. And therefore my dear Friends it greatly concerns us to wait and attend upon the Lord God in the Spirit of his dear Son and to be frequent and diligent in that Christian Duty that we may sensibly know and livingly Experience an Increase in the Knowledge of God and in these Christian Vertues which if we neglect our Duty of Meeting and Waiting upon God we can never truly know these things nor grow in these Christian Vertues neither can we be true to our Testimony nor keep the same so clear and clean in all things as we ought nor rightly do and observe Christ's Commands endure his Cross and follow his Example in that plainness and simplicity which becomes those that are his Disciples that we may not in any thing decline therefrom under any Colour or Pretence whatsoever either for the Fear of suffering or to please any And then oh then my dear and tender Friends our God will bless us and Christ will love us and we shall love him and to all Men thereby it will be known we are his Disciples in that we love one another John 13 35. This is a pleasant Habitation and safe Dwelling-place Here Fear will be cast out Jealousies will have no place Life will be felt Comfort enjoyed Zeal and Diligence encreased Care and Caution used that we may not justly offend any or give occasion thereof 1 Cor. 10. 31. either to Jews or Gentiles or the Church of God by our unfaithfulness to God Coolness to love and Slackness to do our Duty decling our Meetings and being careless drousie or negligent in waiting and attending upon God therein for one Cause if not the main and great is That some among us have been and are liable to be drawn and are too apt to imitate in their Language vain Fashions foolish Dresses evil Customs and Ways the World or those that do not keep in that Meekness and Lowliness that Christ exhorted to and was a Pattern of And this is through their weakness and Corruption of Heart Love of the World and the Lust of the Eye the Lust of the Flesh and Pride of Life 1 Joh. 2. 15 16. which hath had a Place in them and hath been too much occasioned through Remisness in their Christian Duty of frequently Meeting together in the Fear and Name of God and Jesus Christ and diligently humbly and reverently Waiting and Attending upon him therein and giving up in Obedience to the Call and Requirings of God and being true to the inward Discoveries of his Light and Convictions of his Spirit in their Hearts Oh! therefore all you who shall find your selves in this State and have any Desires to amend your Ways Let me in brotherly Love and in great good Will to your Souls Good earnestly intreat you to be diligent in Waiting and Attending upon the Lord in the Assemblies of his Chosen People and inwardly exercis'd in the precious unspeakable Gift of God's Spirit 2 Cor. 9. 15. and draw near him in Faith and with a true Heart Heb. 10. 22. Then will the Lord draw near to you renew your Strength wean your Hearts and draw your Affections off and from all the fading Vanities foolish Delights sinful Pleasures corrupt Ways evil Customs unprofitable Talk And from whatsoever is either offensive unto God hurtful to your Souls unbecoming the Truth and our Holy Profession and set your Minds upon things above Col. 3. 2. and raise you up by his Power Rom. 6. 4 into newness of Life and redeem you Rev. 14. 3 4. from the World and the Evil of it and bring you into Covenant with God and Vnity with his People and teach you so to live and walk that you may please him escape his Wrath 1 Eph. 6. and be a People to the Praise of his Grace and to the Honour of his Name and to do what you do therein then will your Peace be as a River and your Righteousness like the Waves of the Sea and we shall not only give Honour to God but be a Comfort one to another and be one another's Joy and Crown of Rejoycing in the Lord which that we may be kept in Love and Faithfulness to God and one another to the End Is the hearty Prayer of your sincere Friend and Brother in that most precious Truth which will out-live and last all the Contemners of it and gives Joy in Believing and Comfort in obeying and through them Peace and Salvation to the Immortal Soul as there is an abiding therein George-yard London the 11th of the 3d Month 1696. I. Field Errata p. 8. l. 8. for Word r. World FINIS