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A26132 Breif [sic] and plain discovery of the labourers in mistery, Babilon, generally called by the name of Quakers with a discription [sic] how the subtile serpent deceived them and made them proud boasters, calling the tower of Babel, which they are building in their imaginations, Mount Zion : with a desire of their return to him that hath confounded their language with a few words in love .../ [by] Elizabeth Atkinson. Atkinson, Elizabeth. 1669 (1669) Wing A4129A; ESTC R31567 8,118 13

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but hatred for telling you the truth yet I remain a Lover of your Souls and desire your return to him that first called you Elizabeth Atkinson IN the love of God that he hath shed abroad in our hearts do I come to give you a visit who profess nothing but the common beleif that is that ye shall be saved by the Merits of Jesus Christ I beseech you to consider your condition while it is called to day before the night come upon you and let not the Devil deceive your souls perswading you that you have faith when you have not how shall we beleive you have faith when we see not the fruits of it brought forth for all things are known by their fruits and this we know that the fruit of faith is righteousness and to do as we would be done unto but truly Friends ●●ear that many of you are so far from having this experience of the work of God that you have not yet considered it Therefore for your sakes am I willing to declare something of he loving kindness of my God towards my soul I in times past as well as others have harkned to ●he inticements of this subtile Serpent and disobeyed my maker until the cool of the Evening that my God was pleased to call unto me and then was I as●amed and when I came to be sensible how I was fallen into the wrath of God by my disobedience then did my God appear with a comfortable promise of redemption which caused a great joy to spring upon me that the Lord that I had provoked by my disobedience should mercifully offer a Covenant of peace and reconciliation but this condition was joyned to the Covennat that I should harken diligently to the voice of Christ the Mediator of the Covenant and this was the Doctrine he that will be my Disciple must follow me in the regeneration Now Friend● this know that since the Lord was mercifully pleased to call unto me I have found the Law made manifest in me which made me see sin to be exceeding sinful and though under this school-master I have remained in hope yet I do acknowledge I have many times deserved the rod though I can truly say I have not stubbornly or willfully offended but by t●e subtil●y of the Enemy have been drawn into snares which hath caused my Soul to lament for this was often set before me they that sin wilfully after they have received the knowledge of the truth their remains no more sacrifice for sin Now Friends if any of you have heard the call of God and desire to make your election sure waite upon him that hath called us with earnest Prayers and supplications for our God that hath promised deliverance to the Captives saith He will be sought unto and he will cut the work short in righteousness for the E●ect sak● Acquaint your selves with the Scriptures and slight them not as the manner of some is saying they had known as much if they had had no Scripture which is a plain Demonstration of their slighting the giver for all Scripture is given forth by inspiration and was profitable for instruction which the wise man loves though the fool hate it and through faith in Jesus Christ are able to make us wise to Salvation for though Life and Salvation be not in the Scripture yet they truly testifie of him who is the Life and Salvation of all them that beleive and abide in the faith to the end they were given for our learning and we know that the gifts of God are not in vaine but to be received with thanks-giving we have the comfort to find our selves companions with the Saints of old In our spiritual travel's and our experiences since we set our faces Sion ward and as we come to be experienced in the Mistery we find it to agree with the history which addeth strength to our hope above all things let us pray earhestly that we may be endewed with a right spirit for there is many spirits gone forth into the world secretly working strange delusions but the Lord is discovering this old Serpent though he transform himself into several shapes appearing in some like sheep in their behaviours but come to try them and you shall finde them full of all subtilties far from the real innocency of sheep and these are strong builders in Mystery Babylon for though they slight the Scriptures yet to shelter themselves they will many times bring Scripture though in a confused manner only to maintain their opinions and imaginations and when they are confuted by plain Scripture they will put it off by evations either turning it into an Allegorie or telling you you have nothing to do with that Scripture but the time hastens apace that all secret things shall be revealed upon the house top some others this old Serpent hath deluded after another manner lulling them asleep in security perswading themselves all is well because Christ dyed for sinners and this the Devils know for they beleive and tremble but friends be not so deceived to think you are come to the end of the warfare before you have begun to fig●t under Christs banner retire thy self in stilness into thy quiet chamber and see if thou art not takeing part with the Enemy and doing him service and if thou findest it so then thou art not a servant of Christ for no man can serve two Masters as the Spirit of the wicked one worketh in the children of disobedience to do evil so doth the Spirit of Christ work in the believer to do well for he worketh the will and the deed and if thou findest not thy will to be changed and regenerated that whereas formerly thou didst obey the Tempter now it is thy whole delight to obey thy Maker if it be not so with thee thou art not come to the beginning of the work viz. to fight under Christs banner for though he be the Captain of our Salvation yet we as good Souldiers must fight under him being armed with that Armour he gives us which is the shei●d of Faith and the breast plate of Righteousness now seeing the time draweth near that we must all appear before the Tribunal seat of the righteous Judge who will reward every one according to their deeds not their words those that have been faithful to their Captain though never so little were committed to their trust shall enter into the possession he hath purchased but those that are found under the banner of the Enemy though they may cry Lord Lord and say they have prophysied in his name and cast out Devils yet they shall not enter many have been called but they are not all chosen for by the subtilty of the Enemy transforming himself they have been deceived and this hath been by not keeping humble and low to follow the Lord as he would ●ently lead exerciseing them under what dispensation he pleaseth but they would come before elimbing in their heart and this hath wearied them and caused them to slumber and then did this painted guide step before them and now they are following him and will not see their mistake for he blinds them with a seeming righteousness because they should not look under his vizard and this puffs them up with pride saying they are the people and none besides them it will be hard for these to be renewed and brought down again to the acknowledgment of the truth Except they hearken to the voice of the Lord behind them which calleth them back again saying this is the way walk in it now you that have not yet heard the voice calling you out of the broad way stand still and hearken until thou hear him call unto thy soul and when thou hast his mercy tendred unto thee proffering thee the Covenant of peace and reconciliation beleive him but run not before him for he is faithful that promiseth and mind the condition of the Covenaut and follow wim with thy eye fixt upon him and if he will have thee under a School master for a while be content and learn thy lesson for as thou comest forward thou growest nearer to the Mark of the high calling for he is the end of the law therefore let us press forward in faith and patience that we may come to the end of our race with joy O that we may never forget to wait upon the fountain of wisdome for our Enemy is subtile but prayses be to the Lord for ever that doth discover his devices and as he hath discovered the mistery of iniquity so I trust he will water us with the dew of Heaven that we may grow in ahe mistery of Godliness and this is my desire who am a lover of the souls of all people though not of the Sectarian contention Elizabeth Atkinson FINIS Job 34. 32.