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The day dawned both to Jews and Gentiles, and clear discoveries of light and righteousness; the bright and moning star appearing Jacob wrestled with the angel until the break of the day, and would not let him go until he blessed him.
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D. W. (Dorothy White)
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the Lord this day that comes to experience and to say O the height and the depth the length and the breadth of the love of God which we have in Christ Jesus that unseparable love that superabounding love that far exceeds the love of Women of which I am perswaded neither Principalities nor Powers things past things present nor that which is to come will be able to separate those from this love of God which they have in Christ Jesus who are firmly fixed therein as the Sun in the firmament by a perpetual decree so do the fixed Stars stand upheld by the Lords right hand these are the true Spouse that leans on her beloveds breast he doth her Aid and Assist he nourished her in the Wilderness for in times time and half a time until the Floud and Storm is over and the Man-child the Whale is cast up unto God and into his Throne so he that overcometh will I give to sit in my Throne as I overcome and sit in my Fathers Throne so he that overcometh hath right to eat of the Tree of Life he that doth the commandment of Jesus he overcometh he entreth into the Gates of the holy City whose Gates are filled with praises and everlasting Hallelujahs which all the Redeemed shall sing for ever who doth know the overcoming in them Come up thou North wind and blow and thou East wind and blow and South and West wind and blow upon the Garden and kindle the Spices thereof that the frequent smell of the sweet Spices may go forth that when the beloved comes to walk there in his Garden he may take delight in the sweet favour thereof that it may be as the savour of Jacob as of the field which the Lord hath blessed the sweet breath of Jacob and breathing forth of life my beloved is become as a Fountain of Gardens and sweet distilling showers always distilling and dropping the sweet heavenly showers my beloved is become as a bed of sweet Spices and as the dew of Hermon distilling and running down as the sweet Odours and precious Oyntment he is altogether lovely he is the chief of ten thousand his doctrine drops as the dew and as the sweet showers in the Summer spring which causeth the Lilies to grow and the Turtle doth sing in the sweet vallies where the Rivers of God's pleasure doth flow The Wilderness shall become as a pleasant Spring The Desert forth her pleasant fruits shall bring And the faithful shall both rejoyce and sing And now my beloved friends I shall shew you a more excellent way a way which the Lord hath cast up a high and a glorious way a way for the ransomed and the redeemed to walk in a way that the wayfaring man though a fool shall not err therein the way which is Christ the new and living way and the good old way so as many as hath received Christ so let them walk in him and he is the way that is new cast up for the Gentiles to walk in the way the truth and the life and no man cometh to the Father but by me saith Christ and no man cometh to me but he whom the Father draweth so all must come to the feeling of the drawings of the Father in them who draws them to the Son that they may know the Son lifted up in them who will then draw all men after him so as the outward Sun draws up by the heat and vertue thereof and by its shining all the Trees and Fruits of the Earth so the inward Sun the Sun of Righteousness it draws up all the Trees of Righteousness after him Ye are the Trees of Righteousness the planting of the Lord and he shall grow up as a young Plant and as a Tree by the Rivers of Water whose leaf shall never fail but always shall prosper they shall be as green Olive-branches round about his table And Joseph was as a fruitful bow growing by a Well side whose branches did spread over the wall over the wall of Separation his sheaf came to overtop all the other though the Archers shot at him Yet Joseph's Bow abode in strength And he got the victory at length And how the famine got into their land They were not aware neither did they understand But at last when they came to see Then to Joseph submit must they And now Oh my beloved friends you that have the living tast and sweet savour of life eat and drink abundantly for the more you tast the more you will desire it is desirable meat it is meat indeed as Christ saith My flesh is meat indeed and my bloud is drink indeed and except ye eat my flesh and drink my bloud you have no life in you These were hard sayings to be understood about which their minds fell a reasoning Can this man give us his flesh to eat reasoning like Nicodemus who came to Jesus by night reasoning with flesh and bloud which stands in the darkness but flesh and bloud never revealed these things but he that is born of the Spirit comes to see these things revealed by the Spirit of Christ the Lord and as the Wind bloweth where it listeth so the Spirit descendeth from heaven like a Dove and behold saith the true Spouse My beloved hath Doves eyes so they that were waiting at Jerusalem for the promise of his coming the second time he came and appeared in the midst of them as he faith I will be in the midâ—t of them he ascended upon them when the doors were shut as a mighty rushing Wind so fell the Holy upon them which sat upon each man like a Dove they then came to speak wich new tongues the wonderfull things of God which they had seen and these things are now seen by his descending again from Heaven as lightning and as die lightning cometh cut of the east and shineth into the west so shall the coming of the Son of Man the second time without sin to salvation and we have seen his coming and the enlightning Angels of his presence is coming to enlighten the whole earth according to his ancient promise it is now coming to pass the glory and knowledge of the Lord shall fill and cover the earth as the waters fill and cover the sea so it is the spiritual bread and spiritual wine that the outward flesh and bloud signifies the inward and spiritual Grace the inward spiritual bread which ail his Disciples did and do seed on as they said evermore Give us this bread and I am the bread of life said Christ and whosoever eateth thereof they shall never hunger again and whosoever shall drink of the waters that I shall give they shall never hunger again and but it shall be in them a well of waters springing up unto everlasting life these are the pleasant waters the waters of Shiloh which runn softly sweetly and pleasantly as the honey out of the rock so is the springing in of the word of life more sweeter
than the honey and the honey-comb this is the new Wine of the Kingdom the fruits of the heavenly wine which the saithfull drink of every day new in the Fathers kingdom and this is the cup of Blessing this is the spiritual Bread and Wine this is the spiritual Supper of the Lord Jesus Christ and this all are to eat of untill the Lord come in them The outward Supper was but a Figure and a Sign of the inward and Spiritual Grace so the inward Spiritual Grace and Heavenly Bread is that which the outward figured out so great is the Mystery of Godliness Christ manifesteth in mortal flesh and these things hath the Lord in his wisdom hid from the wise and the prudent of this world and he hath revealed them unto Babes and sucklings even to new born Babes that are new born Again they that desire the sincere milk of the Word that they may grow thereby but many prophets and wise men desired to see these things but they did not see them therefore the world by its wisdom never came to know God but he that will be truly wise in the things that are of God must first become a fool as to tthe Worlds wisdom and come to a Child-like state My little Children saith the faithfull and true for whom I again travel in birth until Christ be formed in you The figleav'd garment though sewed with a seam It shall not serve to cover the unclean But their nakedness this day will be seen The people walk in clouds and forms They do not seee clear light But the day draws near he will appear And he will shine most bright The Lord of Hosts is coming into the Vineyard this day and to look over it and to look for the fruits thereof and behold saith the Lord of Hosts I planted my Vineyard upon a very fruitfull Mountain I digged a well therein and made a a Wine-press therein I also made a Tower therein all this have I done what more could the Lord of Hosts have done that he hath not done for his Vineyard but he cometh to look for fruit there but behold wild Grapes Grapes some of Sodom and Egypt therefore thus sâ—iâ—h the Lord of Hosts Repent and return and work your first works else Behold I come quickly and lay the Vineyard desolate and take away the Hedge that was about it and let in the Beasts of prey upon it I wil also forbid the clouds that they shall not tain upon it And this is the Lamentation mentation that may be taken up over a great part of the house of Israel who doth bound in their pride as well as other iniquities by which the truth of God comes greatly to suffer by their unrighteous walking who profess the Light and walk in darkness which causeth the people to say All are alike but we say No the workers of Iniquity must bear their burden but the children of the Light and of the day of God they will be clear of the works of Iniquity and of the workers thereof The day of separation is coming although the Seed of Israel was in number as the sand on the Sea-shore yet but a remnant of them shall be saved and let not any think the worse of the precious truth because of the ill carriages of some and the debauchery of some because of the breaking out of theâ—r corruption who never were well wounded nor never came to the sound healing but tins was the complaint of the daughter of Sion her wounds were slightly healed therefore all come to the search how hast thou been wounded have the Dragon had such a wound in his head that he can never be healed more he that will wound the Dragon is come and slay Ahab yea the Angels hand is laying hold of the Dragon the old Serpent called the Devil and all his pride and iniquities shall be slain with him the Lord will search the camp and all shall see what hinders them what Golden wedge is hidden in it and every one must cast lots and chuse to himself Is it I Is it I What sleeper is there for which cause the waves thus beat read within what is hidden within the Vessel is there not a sleeper if there be arise and awake it is high time the God of Heaven is coming to make known who are his own and what is his own and what is not he will cast out the Kingdom of God is like a net that brought up the Fish both good and bad but in the day when he gathereth them into Vessels he shall cast the bad into the Sea again every particular will then be concerned Is it I Is it I am I a wise Virgin have I oyl in my lamp and is my lamp made ready and is it burning for the midnight crie is gone forth behold the Bridegroom cometh every one is concerned for himself seeing my oyl will not serve another nor anothers for me what doth the witness of God say every one must feel this the Spirit of Jesus to justifie him and this is the peace that none can give nor take away so every one must be reconciled unto God through Jesus Christ the reconciler who came to reconcile the World unto himself so all must follow him that reconciler that reconciles the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the World he maketh perfect as pertaining to the conscience this is the perfect law of God the covenant which is sure so there is perfection in the light of the Lord God and of the Lamb and he perfect ail that are sanctified and all the works of God are perfect and there are all compleat in him so all must follow the Lord and his leadings and direct guidings who goeth safely on as the measure of grace as he hath received and believed in so they will come to walk by faith which they have in them selves this is the word of saith which was once delivered unto the Saints which word we also preach to the world and to this word the Apostle recommends every one unto the word of his grace which is able to save them lead them guide them and direct them and build them up in the most holy faith and I can say no other thing hut direct all unto the word of faith unto the faithful witness in their own conscience and there to look and wait for the appearance and coming more and more of the Lord Jesus Christ therefore hasten Lord Jesus and come quickly And blessed is he who is found this day having on his Wedding Garment for when the King came and beheld his guests when they were come into the Bride Chamber he looked over them he there 〈◊〉 on who had not on his Wedding Garment he said friend How camest thou hither having not on the Wedding Garment How many this day are got under the profession pretended Friend as he saith How camest thou hither Hast thou put off the Old Man with his deeds