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Show ( 128 ) ' D~niel Gold's Houfe, with my dear ~rother, , Chriflopher Holder, The Word of rh~ Lotd _came , exprdly to me, which did fill me unmedtarely , wich Life aud Power, ~nd heavenly Love, by , which he confirained me, and comm~nded me ' ro afs to the Town of Bo(fon, my Lt_fe .to lay , do~'l'l in his will, for rhe Accompltfhmg of ' his Service, that he had there. ro perform , at the Day appoinced . . To w~tch heavenly , Voice 1 prefendy yielded Obedtence, 1~or que- ' fiioning rhe Lord how he wo~ld bnng rhe ' Thing to pafs, being I was a Chtld, and Obe- ' dience was Demandt:d of me by the Lord, ' who filled me wich living Strength. and Power ' from his heavenly Pretence, whtch at that ' dme did mightily Overfhadow me, and my ' Life at th;;tt rime did fay, Amen, ro what rhe ' Lord required of me, and had _Commandtd ' me ro do, and willingly was I ~tven up from ' that rime, ro this Day, the Wtll of the Lord ' to do and perform, what-ever became of my ' Body : For, the Lord ~ad faid unto me, fv!J ' S~n~l fha!J refl in Everlajlt~g Peace,. and my Life 'jball e11ter into Rtjf, (of bem~ Obedzent to ~heGod ' of my Life: I being a Chtld, and dudl: ~?t ' ~eilion rhe Lord in rh~ leaft, bur rar.~er w~J- ' ling ro lay down my L1fe, than to bnng Dlf' honour ro the Lord: And as rhe ~ord m~de ' me wiJiing, dealing Gently and Kmdly ~Hh ' me as a Tender Father by a Faithful Child, ' wb~m he dearly Loves, fo the Lord did d.eal ' with me in Minifiring his Life unro me, wh1ch ' gave and gives me Strength ro pe_rform wh~c ' rhe Lord required of me; and thll as I .d~d ' and do fiand in need, he Minifired and Mtm4 ' firech more Strength, and Venue, and heaven' ly Power and Wifdom, whereby I was and · 'am ( 129 ) ' am made ftrong in God, not fearing what ' Man fhall be fuffered to do unro me : Being ' filled wich Heavenly Courage, which is Meek' ncfs and Innocency, for the Caufe is rhe Lord's ' rhat we go in, and the Banle is rhe Lord's; 'and thus faith the Lord of Hofts, rhe Mighcy ' and rhe Terrible God, Not by Strength, nor by ' Might, nor by Power of Man, but by my Spirit, 'faith the Lord of Hofts, I will perform what my ' Mouth bath {poken, through my Servants 1vhom I ' have Chofen, mine Elect in whom my Soul delight' eth. Friends, the God of my Life, and rhe ' God of the whole Earth, ~id lay this Thing ' upon me, for which I now fuffer Bonds near ' umo Death : He by his Almighty Power, ' and Everlafiing Love, confirained me, and ' laid chis Thing upon me ; and truly I could ' nor deny rhe Lord, much lefs Relifi rhe Ploly ' One of Ifrael. Therefore all who are Igno, rant of the Morion of the Lord in che inward ' Pat rs, be nor hafiy in Judging in this macrer, ' left ye fpeak Evil of the Things ye know nor : ' For, of a Truth, rhe Lord God of Heaven and ' Earth Commanded me by his Spiric, and fpake ' unco me by his Son, whom he hath made ' Heir of all Things, and in his Life I Live, and ' in ic I fhall deparr this Earthly Tabernacle, if ' Unmerciful Men be fuffered ro take it fron1 ' me. And, herein I rejoyce, that rhe Lord is ' wich me, the Ancienr of Days, the Life of ' rhe Suffering Seed, for which I am freely gi' ven up, and fingly do I fiand in che Will of' ' God ; for co me to live is Chrift, and w Dy,e ' is Gain; and rruly I have a great delire, and ' will to dye herein, knowing rh~t rhc Lord is ~ wirh me, whatever Ignorant Men fhall be ~ able to fay againfi me ; for che Wirnefs of rhe I 1. 'Spirit |