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A77218 This is for all you the inhabitants of Whitewell to consider, who deny the perfect life of Christ to be brought forth in his people here upon earth, and manifested in their mortal flesh by a ceasing from sin. And to all others whom it may concern. Bradly, Richard, d. 1662. 1660 (1660) Wing B4125A; ESTC R170754 8,208 9

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This is for all you the Inhabitants of Whitwell to consider who deny the perfect life of Christ to be brought forth in his people here upon earth and manifested in their mortal flesh by a ceasing from sin And to all others whom it may concern BE it known unto you all who name the name of Christ and would be accounted Christians this is it that Christ the Son of the living God and Saviour of mankind requireth of you all To depart from iniquity sin and all ungodliness and return to him who saves his people from their sins who is come to judge all flesh raising up his true and faithful witness in all consciences which shews unto every man upon the face of the whole earth what is sin iniquity and ungodliness to the end they may return to him and repent and their sin may be taken away and their iniquities blotted out and his perfect life brought forth which doth his will on earth as it is done in heaven who witness his kingdom come in great power glory which is not of this world therefore the world seeth it not Joh. 18.36 but is spiritual invisible to the carnal which stands in outward observations Lo here lo there where men are doing their own wills and that which is right in their own eyes there the will of God is not known by which sanctification is wrought and witnessed to perfection Now all the world from the head to the tayl Kings Princes Rulers Magistrates Idol-shepherds false prophets priests and people all being out from the pure light of Christ in their consciences are out of that which gives them the Light of the knowledge of the glorified in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4. 6. and being in darkness sees not the treasure that is in the earthen vessels for darkness cannot comprehend the Light neither the excellency of the power of God which is able to save to the utmost all that come to to it which is Christ the power of God the wisdom of God the strength of God and the life of God Now all that are ignorant of this power of God by denying it refusing to be led and guided thereby can never see nor taste of the life immortal which dwells in the Light and in the Light is onely seen and revealed Now all the world being out of the Light are out of the sight of the perfect immortal life pleading for the life they see which is sinful and mortal and not the life of God for the pure life is hid from the adulterous eye and so it appeareth by Christs words speaking to the ungodly children of darkness who shall answer saying When saw we thee an hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister unto thee Matth. 25.44 So here all may see that they that live in sin and plead for it term of life are all blind not one that could see the perfect life of the Son of God and brethren of Christ but on the contrary beat persecute imprison and despitefully used them as the same generation doth at this day being all from the Light denying it are all blind beating and imprisoning the sons of God as evil-doers For when the Lord Jesus himself appeared in flesh upon the earth not one of that generation could see him to be a perfect man but the learned with their learning Scribes Pharisees Rulers Priests and People all blind saying he was a sinner and had a divel and deceived the people but were all lyers and false accusers This was the generation of evil-doers which justified themselves saying that God was their father whiles they were doing the divels work as the same generation doth at this day who owns his name but denys his nature calling themselves Christians but persecute his life where it is made manifest to destroy the works of the divel Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge who eat up my people as they eat bread Psal 14.4 Nay they being from the light of Christ that which gives the true knowledge of God how can they know him or his Son or his servants No man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him Mat. 11.27 here you may plainly see there is no true knowledge of God but by the revelation of the Son The Father by the call of his grace which appeareth to all men bringeth salvation to all that are obedient to his heavenly call by the revelation of his Son in them and the Son being revealed within leadeth to the Father which by his grace revealed him This grace is a spiritual free-gift that is come upon all men though all receive it not nor believe it for many turn from it into wantonness that is their condemnation not that it is not come but because men love it not Where that which brings salvation is not received nor known how can salvation be witnessed therefore saith the world it is not to be here but hereafter putting the day of salvation far off which the Lord hath brought nigh Here the day of the Son of man is not known but those that hear his voice know his day and in his Light see it and rejoice in God their Saviour the Gentiles light and Israel's glory which is spiritual Mark the Gentiles Light is Israels glory which every true Israelite witnesseth to be spiritual and are not all those blind Priests and false Prophets that turn people from from the free-gift of God Israels spiritual glory the Gentiles Light the Son of God and Saviour of the world Now all that are turned from the spiritual gift the Light of the Son of God which shines in the conscience to give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ are in darkness consulting with flesh and blood the imaginations of their own hearts which can never reveal the Son of God within Mat. 16 17. for he was first revealed to Peter within before he could confess him without and John was in the spirit when he saw those great mysterie in the Revelations and it was the Spirit that spake to the Churches and they that have a spiritual ear open do hear what the Spirit saith and he onely hath an ear to hear that is turned to the manifestation of the Spirit which is given to him to profit withal and the manifestation is given to every man They have ears but they hear not eyes but they see not and a measure or manifestation of the Spirit but they profit not therefore are they unprofitable servants which are to be cast into utter darkness because they loved it and hated the light and the manifestation of the Spirit which thewed them the deeds of darkness and so chusing darkness rather then light it justly became their portion Therefore all you professors who are pleading with the darkness of the world for darkness and
the deeds thereof I warn you all from the Spirit of the living God that you cease from so doing and own his Light a free-gift which will lead you if you obey it to Repentance and give you power to put off the deeds of darkness and to put on the armor of Light which is able to save and defend you from the power of darkness and give you victory over hell and death that you may witness the glorious liberty and freedom of the sons of God and have an inheritance into the immortal kingdom with all the children of Light and heirs of heaven but on the contrary if you go on in opposition against the Light which reproves you in secret and shews you the deeds of darkness which you live in and plead for term of life then shal darkness be your inheritance and the reward of evil-doers your portion remember you were warned in your life-time and the truth of God declared intender love to your precious souls which the witness of God in all consciences shall manifest that these things belong to your everlasting peace labour to know them before they be hid from your eies for yet you have a little time but you know not how soon time shall be no more And be it known unto you all that if you in the Light of Christ wherewith you are inlightned come to see the truth and come not to the obedience of it because it is reproached reviled despised hated and even with much tyrannie and cruelty persecuted by the prudent of the world both Rulers Priests and people but deny him who is the Light the Way the Truth and the Life Joh. 8.12 and 12. and 46 and 14.6 or refuse to confess him as your Forefathers did because they loved the praise of men more then the praise of God know this from the living God that that shall be your portion for you have chosen it and have refused to suffer with the Lord and his chosen people who suffer tribulation and shall be brought out with their robes washed with the blood of the Lamb to serve him day and night in his temple Revel 7. ver 14. But he that suffereth not with him shal not reign with him though you may think to come in when you perceive the Lord beginneth to exalt his chosen ones over the nations without but you shall know that your thoughts are vain for you refusing to suffer with the seed come not to have dominion over the nations within and so the unjust bears rule in you over the just which God will not exalt with his Son to rule over men or nations without for he will not give his glory to another who refuseth to suffer with him for by suffering is our salvation made perfect and the reward is to them that work but he that refuseth to go into the Vineyard when the Lord requireth him shall have his portion with the rebellious even so is the kingdom of heaven but all those who refuse to suffer with the body exclude themselvs from being members not coming to the fellowship of his sufferings cannot come to the fellowship of his reign for many shall strive to enter and shall not be able Why they have left the Cross behind which is the power of God for whosoever followeth him must take up his cross daily in the denial of himself and his own will and the will of God comes thereby to be known and done and where his will is done there his kingdom is come and they onely can say the Lord omnipotent reigneth but where the will of another is done the kingdom of God is not known but the prince of the power of darkness rules in the hearts of those that do his will who are the children of disobedience and of these two sorts are all people upon the face of the whole earth and here all may plainly see whose children they are the light of Christ in their consciences doth shew them whose will they do and if you deal plainly with your own souls you need not doubt whose servants you are for his servants you are to whom you obey whether of sin unto daath or of obedience unto righteousness Rom. 6.16 If you will not believe the witness of God in your own consciences nor the testimony of the holy men of God in the Scriptures whom will you believe For the Scriptures sayth Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not 1 Joh. 3. 9 he that comitteth sin is of the Devil ver 8. can you believ these plain words of Scripture for whosoever wrests them it is for his destruction There is no salvation but in Christ Jesus Mark in Christ Jesus and he that abideth in Christ Jesus is saved how doth that appear He sinneth not Mark then as long as a man sinneth he is not saved because he is not in Christ Jesus for he that committeth sin is of the Devil while he is of the Devil he is not saved Then are all that sin without salvation Yea if they abide in it But did not David sin and Peter sin and many others who are Saints in Heaven Yea they did but did not abide in it but repented of it and were saved from it which was recorded for all to beware for had they abiden in it salvation they had not known Therefore remember these plain words and let them not slip out of your minds continually salvation is not known but as sin is departed from this is truth and shall stand for ever And as sin is departed from the perfect life of the Son of God is known and witnessed and all that plead for sin are seen not to be of God but in the service of the Divel Therefore as you will answer it before the Lord take warning from his Spirit plead not against his kingdom which stands in righteousness and true holiness for he hath set his Son upon his holy hill which is becoming a great mountain in the earth and shall be established for ever in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow unto it Isa 2. ver 2. Therefore cease from that which is evil and obey the Light within and then shall you be delivered from condemnation for the way of the Lord is peace to the righteous but he rewardeth the wicked with sorrow So dear people as you tender the salvation of your pretious soule mind the fear of the Lord that so ye may be preserved out of the iniquity and may come to understand the things that belong to your everlasting peace in this day of your visitation before they be hid from your eyes now while the Light reproveth the Lord calleth and such as turn at his reproof and answer his call shall find mercy but the Light shall be the condemnation of the rebellious So as one that hath obtained mercy and tasted how good the Lord is to them that fear him and think upon his name Malach.