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Show ~:jo No. XXV. 1./"'Y'.J ~n :A p p E N 'D I X to Voi. ( intO the Kingdom of our Lord and Savio11r Jej11s Chrift, that is an F.v~rlaft~ ing Kingdom. My beloved Brethren and Sitters I_ Be nor caft down at th~ Rage ot Evil Men, whofe Anger Works n~t theRtghteoufnefs o~God, and Whofe Cruelty the Lord will limit. Norhmg ftrange or unufual1s come rO pafs, it makes- well for ~hem ~ha_r Eye the Lord in and through the~e Sufferings : There is Food In Affi1Eho~ and though the Inftruments of It cJr .... not tee ir, :111 {hall wOJk together for Good to ~hem th~t fea_r the Lord: Keep yoUr Ground in r.h.e T~uTH,_ that was, an_d 1s tbeS~rnts v_,oory: They that fhrink go out of tt; 'tts a Shteld to the Rtghteous. Feel a, and fee, _I charge you by the Prefence of rhe Lord, that. you t~rn nor a fide the Lor~ s End cowards You in this Suffering. by confutung With Flefh and Blood .III eafing your Adverfariu, for that will load you. Keep out of bafe. Bargamings or Conniving at flefhly Evafions of the Crofs. Our Captarn would not ieave us fuch an Example: Let them ihri~k, that k~ow ~ot ~h~ they fhould ftand, we know in whom we have believed : He ts M1ghner In tbe Faithful tofuffer :md endure to the End, than the World to perfecute: Call to Mind thofe Bteffed Ancients, that by Faith overcame of Old, th~t end11red cruel Mockings and Scourgings, }'ta, moreo'f!er Bo'!ds and lmprifomnt~rs, that accepted not Deli\'erance (to deny then Teft1mony) that they mtghr obtain a better RifurreOion: 17Jty were Jloned; they frtre tempted, they 'Wtre fau:m afunder, they were jlain with the Su:ord .; but ye hJve not forefifted unto Blood, and it fufficeth, I hOJ:l~ to You, ThJt the Lord _knou:ub bow to deliver tbe Godly our of Tempratron, _and to rcforve the. tm;ufl unto the Day of Judgment to be punifh.ed, _when 1t ~ay be truly fatd, 11 jhaO 1..0 weD with tbe Rigbreaus, bu~ very rU_ w11h tbe 1!'"ked: The Lord ~ad by H!s Power keep your Hearts livmg to htm, th.at 1t may be yor~r Dehgbr_to wa~t upon Him, :md receive the Bounty of Hts Love, that betng fed wnh Hts Daily Bread, and drinking of his Cup of Bleffing, you may be rJifed above the Fear or Trouble of earthly Things, and groW f\rong in Him who is your Crown of Rejoyci_ng, that having a~fw;:red his ~equirings, Jnd walk· cd faithfully before Htm, you may recetve m the l!.nd of yc,ur Days the welcome Sentence of Gladnefs: Eternal Riches are before you, :m Inheritance incorruptible: Prefs after that Glorio~s Ma1~: Let your Minds. be Jet on Things t bat arc abov~, and when Chnfi that IS the Glory of H1s poor People fhall appear, they (hall appet~r WJtb Him in Glory; when all Tears {hall be wiped away, and there fhall be no more Sorrow or Sighing, but they that overcome fhall ftand as mount Sian that cannot be moved. So, .A1y Dear Friends and Brethren, endure, that You may be f::tvcd, and you fhall reap if you faint nor. Whlt fhould we be troubled for? Our Kingdom is not of this World, nor cannot be flnken by the Overrurning here below. Let all give Glory to God on High, live peaceably on Earth, and {hew Good-Will to all .iH~n, and our Enemies will at l:lfi 1ee, they do they know not what, and Repent, and Gtorifie God our Heavenly Father. 0! Great is God's Work on Eanh. Be univerfal in yonr Spirits and keep out of all Straitnefs and Narrownefs: Look ro God'a· Great and Glorious Kingdom and its Profperity : Our Time is not our own, nor are ,,.e our own : God hath bought us with a Price, not to ferve our felves, hue to glorifie him, bdth in Body, So11/, nnd Spirit; and by bodily Sufferings for the TRUTH, he is Glorified. Look to the accorriplifhing of rhe Will of God in rhefe Things, that the Meafure of Chrift's Sufferings may be filled up in us, who bear about the Dying of the Lard ]e[11s; eHi: our Suffering is in vain : Wherefore, as the Flock of God, and Family and Hou£hold of Faith, walk with yo11r Loins girded, being fober, hoping to the End for the Grace and Kindnefs which {hall be brought unto you ar the Reve· lation of JEsus CHRIST, to whom You and Yours are committed: His precious Spirit minifter unto You, and his own Life be (hed abroad plcnte~ ()Ufiy among you, that you mny be kept blamelefs to the End, I am To11r Friend and Brother in the FeUowfoip of the Slljfering for the . TRUTH, asitirinjESUS. ,..,.~;;~~~ft.~~-2~~~~f the VVilliam Penn. .&.- VoL· 1. The AuTHOR's LiFE. An A c c o u NT of the Ble .IJed Enio[ Gulielma Maria No.XXYI. Penn, and of Springet Penn, the Beloved Wife, and E.ldeft Son of ~ \V I L L I A M p E N N. Printed for the Benefit of his Family, Relations, nnd particular Friends in JJ1emory flj them, nnd rht Lord't GoodndJ to them. .An A c co u N T of the Ble.J!ed End of my 'Dear Wife Gulielma Maria Penn. The Memory of the 1afl ir BlejJed. Prov. X. 7· MY Dear Wife, afrer Eighr Monrhs Illncfs (rhough lhe never perfeElly recovered her We:-~knefs the Year before, which held her about Stx Months) deparced this Life the 23d of rhe 12th Month, 1693·4· about half an Hour pafi Two in the A/tcrnooll, being rhe Sixth DJy of rhe Week, and rhe Fiftieth Year of her Age, and was ienfihle ro rh~ very l:tft. During her 1llnefs'lhe uttered many Living and Weighty Expreffions, UJ>" on diverre Occafions, both before and near Her End. Some of whiclt I took down for mine and her Dear Children's Confolation. At one of the many Meetings held in her Chamber, we and our Children and one of our Sen ants being only prefenr, in a tendering and living Power fhe broke out as fhe Eue in her Chair, Let 111 t~!l prepare, not k.nowrng wbat Hour or Watch rbe Lord comet b. 0 I am full of 111auer! Sbal/ r»e receive Good, nnd foall we not reaive Evil Tbing.r at th~ Hands of the L ord? 1 have ufl my Care upOn the Lord, _He is rbe Pbyjician of Vahte; my ExpeOarion is wboOy from Hrm: He cnn rt~ije up, nnd be can cnft down. A while afrer {he faid, Ob tJibnt Jlnll be done tO the Unprofitable Servant? At another Meeting, before which mnch Heaviners fecmed to lie upon her natural Spirits; fhe f:~id, ThU btU been n Prccio11s Opportunity to me, I am finely Relieved and Comforted, Ble.ffed be the LJrd. At another Time, as I was fpeaking to her of the Lord"s Love Jnd \iVitnefs of His Spirit that was wirh her, to give her the Peace of We11·doing, Chc returned to me, looking up, For, faid lhe, I neve1· did, ta my Knowledge a wicked Thing in aU my Life. To a Friend aged 75 Years that came ro fee her, (he faid, Tbo11 and 1, to all lippenrnnce are nenr Ollr E.lr.ds: And to another a hour 65 Years Old, that came alfo to fee her, (he faid, How much older ba~ tbe Lord made me b~v tb.H We11kn~l!, tbnn tbo11 nrt? Bur I nm contented, 1 do not murmur ; .I jub~ mit to His Holy Will. In the Strength of her Fits and Vapours, fhe fJid, 'Tis rbe great Goodnefl of the Lord, that I [ho11ld be able to lit th11s flill. He is the Pbyjician of Vt,. bte to me, can I flry: Let my Tong11e Jet fortb Hu Praije, and my Spirit mognijie Hitn whiljl I hnv~ Breath. 0 I am rcnJy tn be tranfported beyond my Strength. God WtU not in tbe Thunder, nor in tbc Ligbtnmg, bur He f.QtU heard in the jlifl Voice. She did at feveral Times pray very fwcetly, and i9- all her Weaknefs mani_fefted the moft equal, qndaunted and refigned Spirir, as well as in all other RefpeEl:s. She was an excelliog Perfon, both as Child, Wife, Mother, Miflrcfs, Friend, :md Neighbour. She called the Children one Day when We:~k, and faid, Be nor frigbrcJ Children, I do not cnll )'Oil to take my Leave of you, b11t to fee yo11, mtd l fDOuld have you w.dk in the Fear of the Lord, nnd with HH People in Hi5 H'IY TRUTH, or ro rhar Effecl. Speaking :n :~norher Time folemnly to the Children, (he faid, I never de/ ired nny_grcnt Tbings for you, but thor you may J<'e-ar tbe Lord, and ttMik in HisTRUTH, amon&_His People, to the Endo[}ollr V<~ys, &c. She would nor fuffer me to neglea any PublickMcering, :~frer I had my Liberty, u2on her Account, fayiog often, 0 go my Dcarejl! Don't binder 11ny Good f or me. 1 d~jire thee go: I bat·e (ajlmy Cu·e upon tbt Lortl: 1 fh~Q fee tber a:ain.. · About A li.AUOUI!t 1"~~/'~~- elma.Mariil :Penn. Life p. 141. |
