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Show An A 'P p E N 'D I X to ~IS God h s laid Help upon one that is 1\!tgbty, No. XX. nefs, with all your Hearts: Foilian m:.aake your Sins kn?wn _unt? you, and ~ VIZ. uponJefus Chnft, and he fl f ou will walk m h1s Ltght, as hts Pral. s9• 19. Redeem you froni all Unr~hteouf~j 5~,1 :fa1k. in tlJe Lzgbr, tU be 11 m the beloved Dtfctple fpeaks, aymg, b tber and the Blood of Jefm Cbrijl Lt Tu we have FeUowjlnp one wzt ano F;zendr If you witl be Saved by tle~n/etb tH {rom aO Sm. Andfttheref~rc~ and f~rfake all which the Light the !Jlood of Chrift, then. mu you ea ou muft watch ag:1inft your own of Chnft does condemn 1n you; yea, Yt unawares may not be overcome Thoughts Words and Deeds, that you a es as 3 Tf)lef m the Ntght to de. by the En~my of your. Souls :r ~E{ }~~~~o Gneve the Holy Spmt of God; VoL. I. Eph. 4• 30• ihoy you. Do not Llve, n~l Evil m Thoughts, Words, and Detds; yea, bur turn your Mmds from 3 ' b our Duds every Day to the if you love the Ltgbt of Cbrifl, then h nng Jod or no · For all Tbutgs thlll £ph.. ~·13• Ltgbt, and fee whether t1Jey are ~J.:u!a~tfo.ft b/ the Ltgbt; for whlltjoever Maiolo are Reproved, or Jufttfied, arc 111 L' ht burns ttl an Oven agatnjl tzO Un· Jotbmake manifeft 1$l~tgbt; and :fih:n. 1t· . For it is the Fierr Part of the rtgbttoufnefl,; yea, It n l~kc ~ Re ~e'i: ~ied the Bngbtnefs aJ Hts Commg, Baptifm of Chnft, and t ere ore h eb that Wtcked One fhall be re· .2 ThdT. 2. s. the Confummg Spmt of H,s .illoutb, w er tte Thorns and Briars {hall he Jra. Jo. t7• vealed, and burnc upd andd ro~tf\~~fn~fs both of Flefh and Spirit purged burned upanddevoure, an ~ e 1 Burthen to you; if you. thereby are away. If now your Sms a~e ecome a the may be weakned 10 you, and weaned, and if you heamly defire t~tl w!ub of Jefi1:t be fincerely and :tt laft conquer~d alfo ; Hhe~s ler;~ich i?auh 15 in the Ltgbt ; for 1~ Darkearnefily kept tn your ew 'h. g Watch therefore wah the Ltght of nefs is no fafe .nor true atcl l'h. ed. Watch (1 fay) againft every u~Chrift, wherewith you are en tg tnf rlarknefs Stand upon your Guard m fruitful Tbou~bt, Wort,~nd TVo;!~d therewith,'tlke the Saints of Old, that the Blefi'ed Ltght, an you 3 fift him when and howfocver he does you may difcern the Enemy, andre~ fo 'be maY not overcome you ; but :tppear and appro~ch unto yo~; t .ar. For when he fees hts Allurements that you may. obtam V~~ory 0'~r h~mb~oken (as this is done in the Ltght of jneffeaual, h1s Snares I cov.ere . 3'A.nem ts and your Souls grow ftronger Chrtit) then is he wearftet.~\~'~holly fer:ated and conquered. For this to refill htm, unfrtl a~ a. t who were more than Conquerors, who wal~· was the Way o the ncte~ ~, f J fi were Redeemed from Condemnan· ~7~m. 8. t4, tng after the Light and Spu}} dtoi: t~;t Ltve after the Flefh. 0 this Lz,ghr on, whtch w1ll '<?me ':{~"1 3 1 on , For it teacheth tn to deny Ungodluuf.;, 'l'i.tus 2. u, and thls Groce bnnget. n Vf11 c' d mnation ond to Ltve Soberly, Rrgbtc- 411d Worldly_ Lufls, whtch bnngW: 0~d e And tbls is the only L1vmg lVay to oufly, and GodlyR.n ftbu/pefcnt of 0God This was the Teacher oJ theSamrs, th7 EvcrlafttfgR ef an deC~mfort in.hts greatefi: Tempta~ions . . My Groce ... 2 Cor. 12. 9• thts was Pau s ~ ug~n fi bee And as u has been m T1me paft, fo (fa~d .the ~ord) j) fup•"6\{ tb;~ th~t come to receive it, embrace it, and is lt m th11 our ay' to.1f b guided by it and follow It ; aod to them love it, and who are Wl ~g !on eEtuliVays f;om all vmn Ufes a"d Cil}lowu, m. S2· n. f:J.id the Lord,V.Deporr ;;uh rorv; a ld Recetv~ you m)l' Counfel, whtch is the • ttnd.frQ tbJ. amr:~e \r~i~; ofG~. and the Fountain of all W1fdom ; and Prov. 8. 1, ~~v~!t h~ du~\0 your fclves Ciflerns, Broken CiflerPt, that can hold n4 t!l<. Jer. '2. 11• TV~~~dly Are your Preachers and Teachers fenft bhy "'.od! orfib~ ~e: ~~~yo:r • III. ' be your Teachers> Confider o t ts .-3enou Y · r Gat. 1. 1. ~~~}~~ba~o~ev!~ccompanied whhjefus? Are t~eyd In~t~u~d an~~~n~i~~~ Mat. 28. 19. .A.l \s lo41 ~' 1 lohnt.t. by him? Are they born ·~~inA:e~~:e ~:~/~ndvfai:bf~l W0i~~ff.e~; ffive ~b~hb'fa;jnr_}e~~~,h 1~}1~: and bllndlt~ that which they fpeak and0del~''er ~eny· > t'. the Living Word whtch they Pr~ach unto.you? . r .o t ~ ~0 ;~~i~ 0~~t Spirit, and Underftandin&, in thet~ own Ttme and Wtll, p~. p\ain and interpret thofe Matters, which .the S:unts of .Old, .an!! th~iti,·e VoL. I. The AuTHOR's LIFE. mitive Chriftians fpake forrh as they were moved by the Holy Ghoft > rf it No. XX. befo, then have they not received fuch Work, or fuch Vttl:ory, through ..._..-y-..._; rbe Holy Spinr in rhemfelves, as the SJ.inrs had Experience of. 2 Pet. •· 21~ Fourthly, Do your Preachers turn your Mmds ro the L1ghr of Chrift, (that IV. is the Life in Him) which punts m your Hearts; Which alone d1fcovers ~~s~66 1:· sJn to the Crenrure, and Chews every M~n what. the Lord doth Require of 'c:a ' • Him! Do they direa you to that Light which did lead the Saints of Old; and, by their Believing in rbe Li,ghr, made them Childrtn of Light; wherein John n. 26. the Nations of them rbnt areSnvedjhnlJ walk? Do they turn you, (I fay) to Rev. 21. 23, this Light. to this Grace and Spirit !n your fel;res, which·com~th by Jefi.ls '24- Cbri/l ? Does your Knowledge, Feelmg, Expenence and Worfh1p, con lift in the 'Revelations and Works of this Blelfed Principle of God~sBegetting in you? So that your Faith and Hope confift oot in Words only (though they, may all be True in Words) nor in the Education of an Outward Religious Perfwalion by Vain Teachers; but that your Faitb and Hope are grounded, and builded upon the Power of the Living God, who gives Viftory 0\'er the • John~· 4; World, unto all thofe, who, in their Heans, Believe in the Light of Jifus: .And this Bleff'ed Hope, P11riftes rhe Heart, and Fortifies rheSodl. Fifthly, When you come to your Meetings, both Preachers and People, V. what do you do> Do you then gather together Bodily only, and kindle a Fire, compaffing your felves about with the Sparks of your oWn Kindling, Ifa.'So. 11~ and fa pleaie your felves, and walk in the Light of your pwn Fire, and in the SparkJ which you have llindled ; as thofe did in the Time of Old, whofe Ponion it was to lye down in Sorrow? Or rarher,' Do you Sit down fn True Silence, refiing from your own Will and WorRings, and Waiting upon the 'Lam. 3, 21·f Lord, iixed with your Minds in that Light, wherewith Chrift h.:rs Enlight· 2f, 28. ned you, until the Lord Breath.; Life in you, ·Refrel'heth you, and Prepares John 1. 9• you, and your Spirits, and Souls, ro make you fir for his Sen'ice, th:J.t you may offer unro Him a Pure and Spiritual Sacrifice? For Thar whic,h M Born John 3• 6, of the Flejh, is Flrjh; and be that Sowetb to his Fiejh, jhoY of tbe F!ejh, Reap G•!. 6. a. . ~rruption: For Flejh ttnd Blood cannot lnberir the KiHgdom o/God: Bur be • Cor.IS·'$0.: that Sowetb to the Spirit, jhnU, of the Spirit, Reap Life Eternal, through. Chrift who has Quickned him. What have you felt then, my Friends, of this Work in your Hearts? Has Chrifr there appeared> What has he done for you ? Have you bowed down before him, and received him in your Hearrs) Is He f ormed in you? GaL4o •9· Do you Live no more, but does Chrift Live ~n you ? For if you know not a Cor. 13. i 'Cbrift to be in you, then are you yer Reprobates, though you confefs him in Words: As the Apoftle faid of Old. All you therefore, that Hunger and Thirft after the Righteoufi1cfs of God's Kingdom, which .is an Everlafting Bleifed Kingdom, turn in, tny Friends, and come to Cbrift, who fiands at the Door of yOur Hearts and Knotk.t. He 1tev. ;~. 2Gi is the Light of the Worid, and it concerns al1 true Servant• of tb'e Lord, to direCt: all Men to this Light, elfe have rlrey not a right Difcerning, nor 'True Sight or Tafte of the Things of God, VIz. To r 11rit Men from Dar~ nefs to Lithr, from the Kingdom of Sata11, to the Power, and Kingdom of God; from the Dark Inventions, and Humane Traditionf of Men, to Chrift, the great Lrgbt of God, the High Priejl, and Holy Prophet, whom a:ll Men mufi hear, and out of whok Mouth, the Law of the Spirit of Life ffiuft be Rom. 8. 2~ received. By this he judges Men in Rightcoufnefs, and in him are hid all the Trrafrtru of Wifdom nnd Knowledge. This is the High· Prieft of all True Col. 2. '3• Chriftians, and their Cbie( Treaj'ure. HJppy therefore arc 31 thofe that receive him in their Hearts, thofe that know him to be their Light, their Guide, their King, their Law-Giver, their Bijhop, and their Heavenly Shepherd, who follow him through all Things, and through all Perfecutions, and Sufferings, and that ftedf.Jfily love his Crofs (the Power of God) and with aU Gladncfs cmbr.:tce the Reproach thereof; who h:J.ve experienced, th:J.t without Chrift they can do John'S· to! nothing; anc;l therefore w:~.it for his Divine Power, Strength :~nd 'Wifdom, tQ. Govun and Guide them : For fuch tan receive no Teftimony from any F f 2 Preachers, |