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A40739	A testimony to the true light which is the vvay of life and righteousness, to all that obey it, and are subject to its requirings : being a serious admonition to all people to turn to the Lord, but more especially intended for the inhabitants of the town of Colchester and parts adjacent / by John Furly ; also, a true relation how the Lord made manifest strength in weakness, and raised up a living testimony to his eternal truth, in a child of his, (named, Elizabeth, who deceased the 16th of the twelf moneth, called February 1669) to the admiration of all that were about her.	Furly, John, 1618-1686.	1670 (1670)	Wing F2541A; ESTC R40428	18,251	31

A TESTIMONY TO THE True Light Which is the VVay of Life and Righteousness to all that obey it and are subject to its requirings Being a Serious Admonition to all People to turn to the Lord but more especially intended for the Inhabitants of the Town of Colchester and Parts adjacent By John Furly Also A true Relation how the Lord made manifest strength in weakness and raised up a living Testimony to his Eternal Truth in a Child of his named Elizaboth who deceased the 16th of the twelf Moneth called February 1669. to the admiration of all that were about her My Son if thy heart be wise my heart shall 〈◊〉 even mine yea my reins shall rejoyce when thy lips speaketh right things Pro. 2● 15 16. The lip of Truth shall be established for ever Prov. 12. 19. Every man will kiss his lips that giveth a right answer Prov. 24. 26. The Tongue of the Just is as choice Silver Prov. 10. 20. 〈◊〉 unto the Righteous it shall be well with them for they shall eat the fruit of their doings Isa 3. 10. Printed in the Year 1670. A Serious Exhortation to my Neighbours and Acquaintance in and about the Town of Colchester to improve their time before the day of their Visitation be over TO praise my dear deceased Child who is entred into her Rest and her Works follow her or to exalt my self the Lord is my Witness I do not expose this Relation to publick view but to exalt the Name of our God and of his Everlasting Truth whose Name alone is excellent throughout all the Earth who rather then fail will and doth raise up Children to be the Heralds to proclaim his Goodness making good his Promise to ordain praises out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings I say for Psal 8. 2. this cause am I made willing it should be communicated to publick view and that others may be excited and stirred up thereby to enquire after the Way of Life and Happiness that they with her may find rest also for their immortal Souls There are many I know with Balaam will desire to dye the death of the Righteous and that their latter end may be like theirs who never so much as chuse the Lord to be their Portion as she did nor scarce set one foot forward in the Way which is Everlasting but are rather walking in the many by-paths and in the crooked and broad way which leads to perdition when as the Way is but one and its a plain Way in which the Wayfaring-man though a Fool giving heed Isa 35. 8. thereunto shall not err It s the Way in which this Child was educated from her child-hood and it led her and it is of ability I do affirm it in the Name of the Lord and give it in as my Testimony for his everlasting Truth to bring all that shall obey it to the same Haven of Rest and Happiness as it brought her Quest Now many an honest heart may say Let me know that Way and acquaint me with that Principle for rest is that which I desire and is that which I have long been seeking after Answ To such I answer Christ Jesus is the Way who hath lighted every man and woman that cometh into the World who is come a Light into the Joh. 9. Joh. 3. 17. World to the intent that all men through him might believe and be saved according to his own assertion I am the Light of the World he that believeth John 12. 46. Joh 8. 12 Joh. 1. 12 Joh. 3. 19 in me shall not abide in Darkness but shall have the Light of Life And as many as did receive him to them he gave Power to become the Sons of God And to those that believe in him he is the same at this day but those that did not believe on him but reject him and his Counsel against their own souls those were condemned by him because they believed not in him for so himself affirms This is the Condemnation that Light is come into the World and men love darkness rather then Light That is the very cause of condemnation and the cause why the Wrath of God comes upon men and women to wit Because they are disobedient to the Light with which they are enlightned which if they did obey it would lead them to the Light of Life Quest But some are ready to say Why is it called Light Where doth this Light shine Or where is it to be found And what effects when it is obeyed will it produce Answ For the sake of the simple-hearted I shall lay it down as I have received it of the Lord. First Most properly it is called Light because it maketh manifest according to the Apostles own words What ever is reproved is made manifest by the Light for whatever maketh manifest is Ephe. 5. 13. Light Secondly This Light shineth in the heart making manifest the evil that lurketh and lodgeth there discovering the very hidden things of dishonesty 2 Cor. 4. 6. making a difference there between the precious and the vile And it is a Discoverer of the very thoughts intentions and purposes of the heart so Heh 4. 12. that the Enemy of the soul cannot lay a bait to insnare you or with his cunning wiles come to tempt you but as you apply your selves to the Light of Christ which shineth in your hearts for direction and believe therein and flee thereunto as unto a strong Tower ye will find safety Thirdyy I do affirm that this Light of Christ which shineth in the heart hath Power Vertue and Efficacy in it to overcome the evil One in all his appearances and therefore the Apostle Paul rightly Rom. 13. 12. calls it Armor commends it to be the Armor of proof commands it to be put on Saith he Put on the Armor of Light by which you shall be able to resist Ephe. 6. 16. the fiery Darts of the Devil not onely be able to resist temptations from wicked men without you but a●so the Devils temptations within you Yea his Darts his most piercing Darts his fiery Darts and not onely some of them but all his fiery Darts are to be resisted by this Light which is Armor Friends and People there is but Christ or Belial there is but Light or Darkness ruling in every man or woman that is in the World the Darkness and the power of it is that which leads and hurries men and women into sin and evil The Light and Power thereof is that which makes sin and evil manifest convinceth of sin repoveth for it and leads out of it and this Light is not at a distance from Joh. 16. 8 you but it shineth in your hearts in which the aboundant Love and Kindness of God unto man hath appeared that as the Enemy of mens Souls hath got a Seat in man and is near to him for as it s said He ruleth in the hearts of the Children of Ephe.

2. 2 disobedience to tempt him to sin and evil so the Light of Christ is in him also to shew him the sin and to lead man out of it and to give him power to resist him in all his appearances So by minding hereof you will not be caught in his snare for as it s said In vain is the Net laid in sight of the Bird yea Prov. 1. 17. as you apply your selves to the Light and wait for power there from and stand upon your watch Tower the Enemy of your souls will flee from you as a routed Enemy or as darkness doth when the Sun ariseth and it cannot be otherwise for he cannot abide the Light in it he cannot dwell darkness is his Center and Habitation The appearance Pro. 4. 17 of Light is the appearance of God and that is terrible to him that wounds him most for God is Light and in it he dwells and in him is no darkness 1 John 1. 5. 2 Cor. 6. 15. at all and Light and Darkness cannot dwell together nor Christ with Belial and therefore this old subtil Serpent the Devil the Enemy of man-kind bends his greatest strength against the Light I say the power of Darkness most opposes that if he can but bring men and women into a dis-esteem and dis-regard of the Light to account that as a slight or a 2 Cor. 4. 4. mean thing not worth the minding he soon makes that man or woman his Slave and Vassel as it is written The god of this World blinds the minds of them which believe not least the Light of the glorious Gospel of Christ which is the Image of God should shine upon them Mark He would not have the Light to shine nor its operation in the heart to be regarded for where it s minded he knows men and Joh. 12. 40. women soon comes to be redeemed from under his power region and dominion and therefore he blinds their minds and closes their eyes least they should see with their eyes and understand with their hearts and be converted and the Lord should heal them I say the power of darkness both in himself within and in his Instruments without bends his greatest strength and force setting it as it were in battel array against the Light and the Children of the Light because that makes him and his Kingdom manifest and not only so but destroyes and also detects all the deceitful unfruitful works of darkness that are brought forth by him and by his off-spring which are all children of darkness and could he but expel the Lig●t out of the World and root that out of the hearts of people then he would soon accomplish his desired end indeed then would his mountain stand strong for ever but blessed be the Lord magnified be the pure Name of our God for ever whose Glory is revealed and whose Light is risen which not only makes him and his subjects manifest but shall also destroy and expel the power of darkness and lay waste his heritage for ever it hath done so already in the hearts of thousands Prov. 4. 18. yea of ten thousands and it shall increase more and more till the Righteousness thereof go forth as brightness and the Salvation thereof as a Lamp Isa 62. 1. that burneth for that is God's determination to exalt his Son Christ Jesus the Light of the World and to give him a Name above every name yea he will magnifie his Law and Solomon tells thee in the Proverbs The Law is Light and make it honorable Pro. 6. 23 Isa 23. 21. he hath done it in a great measure already the reproach of his people he hath taken away the mockings of Moab the revilings of the Children of Ammon is little now to what it was in years past but he will magnifie it yet more and make it yet more honourable for the Gentiles must come to this Light and Kings to the brightness of its rising Isa 60. 3. Revel 21 24. as it was prophesied by Isaiah for the Nations of them that are saved must come to walk in the Light of the Lamb of which Friends and People we affirm that without it ye cannot be freed from the cunning wiles of Satan who goes about like a roaring Lyon seeking whom he may devour for Friends there is not another power can save you from sin but that Power which makes sin manifest there are but two powers to which all men and women in the World are subject the one leads into sin the other leads out of sin that power which prompts and leads into sin all men will readily grant that 's the power of Darkness that never leads to God nor yet to goodness that Power which leads out of sin and evil it must on the contrary be confest is the Arm and Power of God none dare say that that at any time leads into sin and evil So Friends and Neighbours with the Light which shines in your hearts which as you are faithful unto will increas● to shine more and more until it be perfect Pro. 4. 18 d●y examine your selves every day and hour under wh●t Powe● and Region you are and whom you do 〈◊〉 For his Servants assuredly you are as it is written to wh●m you yield obedience This Light will 〈…〉 with you it will fl●●ter none of you nor will i● accuse any of you falsly its Voice is God's Voice in you and speaks one and the same Language with the Lord in Heaven it will never justifie you when you do evil but then brings anguish tri●ulation and sorrow upon you nor never condemn you when you have done well when you do well you find and feel inwardly acceptance with the Lord Honour Glory and Immortallity is your Portion agreable to the Apostles words If our Hearts condemn us not then have we peace towards 1 John 3. 21. God So dear Friends slight not its appearance for it never appears but to do you good or to preserve you from evil before you enter into it it is a faithful Witness there is no bribing of it that will do Pro. 14. 5 its Office it will shew you the evil you are about to do that so of your blood it may be clear and if you are condemned your condemnation may be of your selves as Christ the Light of the World said If I had not come ye had not had sin but now you have no Cloak for your sin now men have no excuse as it is written All men shall be left without excuse John 15. 22. Every mouth shall be stopped because What could the Lord have done more for men and women then to place a Light which is a measure of his own Spirit so near them even in in their very Hearts and Consciences that the Enemy of their souls cannot budge or stir but this Light makes him manifest Eph. 5. 13 and often woeth and beseecheth men to forsake the evil of their

Mother Then she made a little pause and said I see a Vision a little Youth came in in a Murry Gound the lovei●est Lad that ever I saw in all my life with a white cloth about his middle and a Crown upon his head and he pickt at my Nose but when I spake to him in the Name of the Lord his Crown fell from off his head and almost all his hair and so he vanished away the next day she again mentioned the loveliness of the Lad. This Vision is recommended to the Spirit of God that reveals secrets to them that fear him she not giving any Interpretation thereof When she saw one of her Sisters weep she said Weep not for me I am well she never took not●ce of death Then she said again I am very well I hope I shall never forget the Lord all serve the Lord that he may be your Portion that will be manner of boasting in my Fathers House there is bread enough there is fulness want of nothing yea there is fulness of Bread durable Riches and Honour I desire never to forget the Lord. The Reader may take notice that all these fore-going words were not spoken by her without intermission but of times she made a pause as being spent and out of breath and then her heart being lifted up unto the Lord and rejoycing in his Pure Holy Fresh Living Presence ●●e would sing unto the Lord inwardly with Grace in her heart and then begin again as the spirit of the Lord breathed through her for it was manifest to the Beholders and Hearers of her as it will be evident to the Consciences of all that hears this Relation that have any sence or feeling of the Life of God that it was not she that spoke but the Spirit of her Heavenly Father that spake in her and that thus inabled her rightly to divide the Word of Truth and to give to each of her Brothers their Portion in due season which I hope will take root downward and bring forth fruit upward to the Honour Glory and Praise of the Husband-Man whose Handy-Works Praise him to whom be Glory Honour and Praise for ever and Dominion in the highest and Heavenly Halelujahs for ever Amen Written by the Father of this dear Lamb who is a Companion to all that fear the Lord In scorn called a Quaker J. F. Postscript ALl young Lads and Girles that reads this Relation read it with seriousness and good consideration and as you feel desires that your latter end may be as this dear Child's was then consider what led her to that end and whether the same doth lead you whether her way be your way her delight your delight and such Companions a she chose be your Companions Her Way was the Light in her own heart which made her to eschew evil words and actions which others ran into forlack of taking heed thereto Her delight was to be obedient to her Parents and to be serviceable to the least of God's People without repining nay she never thought any thing that she was capable of doing for any of the Servants of God a burthen Her Companions were them that feared the Lord and for children she bore most affection to those that were most sober and innocent to be short she lived as she dyed that was In subjection to that pure Principle of Light that was in her by which she was taught obedience to that godly discipline and government to those that were over her in the Lord so all that would lay down their heads in the like joy and peace as she hath done and would be crowned with honour and immortality must diligently search to find and know that pure Principle of Light in you that is a Reprover of every evil thought word and action and then walk in obedience and subjection thereunto that it may not be your Reprover but your Comforter and speak peace unto you in your own bosoms morning and evening that so when the last morning and evening of your lives come you may be sure of that Peace that none can take from you that so death may be no more terrible to you then it was to this tender Plant who walking in innocency dyed in peace and is gathered into Glory and hath a Name and Place among the Faithful S. C. SInce the departure of my dear Lamb hearing what Lyes hath been broached concerning her in dispite of Gods precious everlasting Truth as if in her life time she walked not amongst those People called Quakers but gave her Brothers charge to have a care of them at her death which thing being as false and contrary as Light is to Darkness I could not but bear my Testimony against it The Child was alwayes a Lover of those People to go to their Meetings it was as her appointed food their company was her delight she never knew when she had enough of it or did enough for them Both in her life and at her death also she chose to forsake Father and Mother to live in the City of London because she could enjoy more of their Meetings and Company then at Colchester she was a Child that feared the Lord loved and obeyed his Light in her heart according to her Measure which God had placed in her she feared and hated a Lye and lived and dyed in the Truth which the People called Quakers do profess I say hearing this false Report concerning my dear Child for the Truth 's sake I cannot be silent but am constrained to bring in my testimony concerning her life and death That it was in God's precious Truth to wit the Light Christ Jesus the Rock of Ages which she was built upon which is the Way the Truth and the Life which hath led her to her Heavenly Father where she resteth in his Bosom and her good Works follow her as you may see by the foregoing Treatise and the Lord knoweth that it is not so much to commend my Child as the Truth and the Way in which she walked which preserved and kept her unspotted of the World to the coming of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in whom she is now at rest And I would advise all both old and young that have not yet walked in obedience to the Light which shineth in their hearts now to delay no longer but speedily to give up to be led thereby for the Light is the Way to Life eternal to all such as walks in and are given up to be led by it as she was for Wisdom is justified of her Children a good Tree cannor bring forth evil fruit neither can an evil Tree bring forth good fruit as the Scripture of Truth Testifieth by the fruit you shall know whether the Tree or Root which it grew upon be good or evil so I shall leave this to the Witness of God in all Consciences to judge of the Root which she was ingrafted upon and of the Way which she walked in by the fruit which she brought forth to the Praise and Glory of God who loved her and hath taken her to himself who knoweth what is best for us to whom be all Glory and Praise rendred who alone is worthy By me her dear Mother Anna Furly THe Lord having in measure made me sensible of that blessed Truth which the People of God called Quakers do own and which my dear Sister bore testimony unto both in her life and at her death I could do no less then bring in my testimony also to the same Truth that there is no other way but that to Heaven and Happiness and that I may be found walking and abiding therein to the end of my dayes is the desire of my soul knowing that he or she that turns their backs upon the Light which is the Way of Life the Lords Soul shall have no pleasure in such yea better were it for such they had never been born then having once professed this Truth they should turn aside from it into crooked and by-pathes surely to such the Light will be their condemnation but unto them that walk in the Light as he is in the Light there is no occasion of stumbling Thus having born this my Testimony I have peace therein not minding the reproaches of Amoleck nor the revilings of the Children of Moab for I esteem it greater riches to suffer afflictions with the People of God then to dwell in the tents of wi●kedness or injoy the pleasures of sin for a season Anna Furly jun. The End