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Show 68 The Au THoR's L IF E. Vot. -I. t6 raifed in my Soul to Him, That we, who have !mown tbh Fatbtr!J Vijiration ~ from on High and wbo have beheld the Day •f the Lord, the Rijing of tbt Sun of Rig/.lr;oufnefs, wbo ir fu~ of Grace, and [11U of Truth, and have beheld Hu Glory, and '"rfrfftd tl to he the Glory of tfie only htgofle~ Son if G d. and who by Obedrence to his .ttpeeartmce are became rbe Cbrld~n of L · b: ;nd of the Day and tU the Firfi1Tuitt to God after this lo'!g !'igbt 0jgAp'o(l,1cy_ might for' ever wJ!k and dwell in His Holy C.Ovmont, Cbrifl ]tf'fs, the Ltihr of the World; be'caufe in him we pave a/JJJays Peact, but our (Jf him comes allrhe Trouble. And whil!l this Heavenly Senfe re!led with me,. t~e Lord God, tha.t tnade me, and called me by his Grace unto Salvatt.on, ~::ud lt upon !fie, to ~I fit .Yo~ )nan holy Exhortarion. And it is the Exhortation of my Ltfe at thiS Tt.me, in the earneft and fervent Motion of the Power an~ Spirit of !rfllt,. to be-feech you all, who are turned to the Light of Chr.tft, that fhme.th. tn. youi Hearts, and believe in it; That you carefully and faahfully walk 1n tt, m tbe fame Dread A tee and Fear in which you began ; that the Holy PoverJy "f Spirit, that is pre~ious in th; Eyes of the Lord, and was in t~e Days of your fir!! Love, may dwell and re!l with ~ou; that you may da1ly_feel rhe fame Heavenly Hunger and Tbirft, the iilme Lowli~eJs ~nd Humlfuy of ~nd,' the fame Zeal and Tenderne[s, and the fame Smcenty and Ll'~e unfer_tn~d; that God may fill you out o(HU Heavenly TreaJure mth the Rrches oJ. ~ife, '311d Crown you with Holy Villory and Dominion over the God and Sptrlt of this World: That your Alpba may be your Omega, and your Autbor y~ur Finijher, :md your firfi Lo·t'e your laft Lave; that fo nQne may m:1ke Slup~ wreck of Faith, and of a good Confcience, nor faint by the yYay. An~ '3S in this State we are keot in Holy Watchfulnefs to God~ as In the Begmn'" ing, the Table which our Heavenly Father fpreads, and the Bleffings Wim which he comp::lifeth us about, !hall not become a Snare unto us, nor fb;ll we turn the Grace and 111ercics of the Lord into \iVantonnefs; but we fha 1 Eat and Drink in an holy Fear, Apparel our fel\'es in Fear, Buy aJJd Sell in Fear, Vifit one another in Fear; keep ~eetings, and th~re wait up?n the Lord in Fear: Yea, whatfoe\'er we take m hand to do, 1t !hall he m the holy Fear of God, and with an holy Tendernefs of His Glory, and Regard to the Profperity of his Truth: Yea, we fhall deny our felves not only in the u~lawfut Things, but in the Things that are even l:lwful to us, for tile Sake of the many Millions that arc unconverted to God. For, my Friends and Brethren, God hath laid upon us (whom he hatlt honoured with the Beginning of his great Work in the World) the Care both of this Age, and of the Ages to come ; that they may wJlk, as they have us for Examples: Yea, the Lord God hath chofen you to place his Name in you; the Lord hath cntruficd you with his Glory, that you might hold it forth to all Nations; and th:lt the Generations unborn may call you Ble!fed. Therefore, let none be Treacherous to the Lord, nor reward him EvH for Good; nor betray his C:aufe direaty by wilful lVickednefs, nor indi~ ye£1ly by Negligence and Unfaithfulnefs: But he ::ealo11s and valimtt for Truth on .Earth; let none be Slot!Jfu/ or Carelcfs: 0 remember the Sloth· ful Servant's State. And let the Loving Kindnefs of the Lord overcome every Soul to Faithfulncfs; for with Him are Riches and Hono11r~ and eve_ry good Thing: And whither jhou!d any go? He barb the Wordi of Eternt~l LiJ~· 0, let none lofe their Tefiimony, but hold h up for God; let thy Gift be never fo fmlll, thy Teftimony never fo little. Through thy whole Coo~ \ 1erfation bear it for God; and be true to what thou an cominced of: And wair :~ll ~pon the Lord,. thlt you may grow in your heJvenly Teftimony; that L1f7 m:~y fill your Hearts, your Houfes, and your Menlngs; that you may datly wait to know, and to receive Power to do the Will of God~ on Earth, as it is in Hc.l\'en. And·, 0! That the Ctofs of Jefus may he in high and honourable Efle~m with every one; that the Liberty of all may ftand in the Crofs, which. alone preferveth: For it is the Power of God, that Crucifieth us to the • World, and the World to us. And through Death, Way is made unto Life VoL. r. . The Aui'Jto~t'sLIFE. 69 Life a~d lll>lllorUlliY • which by this bldfed Crofs, the Gofpel the Power 6 is brQugh< t~ Light. So fhall tl<e Life that God hath fown ;~ out Hem/ 1 77- grow, and m that Seed (h~ll w& ~11 come to .lie plc!fed, unto whom God ~ hath appomted the Domi.mon over us. And it is good for all to live under theH6ly Go•e~nment of 1t; for the Ways of it are the Wars ,ofPleafant-ne1•, a11d.all1t s l'arh~ are P<::~ce; ~nd all that ate ~om of ir, 'CilJI fay, TPJ ~dlfi'J' u:. a Seepm of R,gbtmif~<.fr. And, !0.1 That all Friends every where. may co.nnn.uaUy. bow ~b~o ~-is Righte.a_us Scepter~ flOsl keep to hl$ holy L:t.w, whtch IS WJuten m t~eu Hearts; 'that it may be a Light to thetr Feet, and ~ Laothorn to tb.eJr Paths. So 1ball 1hey CO(IlC to witnefs that holy ~romtfe m3de good unto them, 'JOnt the Spirit vJilic.b J have 1;,.. , vm 11nto bmz, the Seed~ and tbt Wordi, wbicb I have prt~ i!lto bif j}lpJtth, 1~' ~9• tt. jJJ.1llnor depart from bun, nor from bu Sted, nor from bis Sudi Seed unto olJ Generationt. l: t. _ ., Wherefore, Friends, redeem the Time, becaufe the Days a.xe ;;vH. Go.d hath given.you t6 fel! they :Jre (o: 1\.nd be ye feparated more and mor~, yea, perfect~~ dtfentangled fro~ the Cares of this World. And be ¥e not C\ltrf beted wnh the many~ Thmgs ; buJ , !land loo(e from the Things that are f een, whtch are Temporal. . And you that a~e Poo~, murf!JU.t not; but be PatiC!lt, and uuft in the Lo~d, ?nd fu-bm~t to h1s Prov1dence, \and he will provide for you, th._:lt wh1ch IS conv~ment for you, the DJys of your appointed Tjme. And. you that are Rtch, keep in the MQderation, and fuive nor to multiply Earthly Treafur~, nor to heap up uncertain Riches ro yout felv.es; buj: wh.ar God.lut~ gtven you more t~Jn w~at is convenient for ¥our own Ufe_, wa1t for b1s '~/JfdofT!. to cmp,lo.y u: for his Glory; that you may be faith~ ful Stewards of thts \Vorld s Mammon; and the Lord God fhall reward you in your Bofoms, of the Riches of that Kingdom that !hall ne\'er have an End. o. my Friends and Brethren, whether Rich or Poor, in Bonds or at Libe~ .. ty, .m whatfoever State you are,. the. SJluration of the univerfal Life of Je· fus JS to Y?U· And. the Exhon~uon IS, to how to what is made kn!li\'Vn uotb you; and 10 the L1ghr, by whtch ye have receive~ in Meafure the Know~ l e~ge of God~ warch and wait diligently to the farther Revelatio.n of the Mmd and Wtll of God unto you, that ye may be endued from on High wi.t~ Power and Might in your inward Man, to anfwer the CaU and }{equmngs of.the Lor~ ; that yc may be enabled to make known tot he Nati~ ons~ w.hat IS ~he Rtchesof ~he Glory .of this bleffed Myfteryin the Gentilrr; wh1ch.ts Chnit Jefus the I:1gbt of r.he World, in you the Hope of Glory. For thts I.havc to tell you~~~ the Vt!ion of the Almighty, that the Day of the breakt,ng up of the Nattons about you, and ofth.efoundingoftbe Gofpcl Tr1,1mpet unto the Jnh:~bitants of rhe Eanh, is juft at the Door: And they that are worthy, who have kept their Habitation from the Beginning and have dwelt in the Unity of .th,e Faith tha~ o~ercometh the 'Vorld, and have kept the Bond of Peace, TbeLord God wtll 1mpower :~nd .Spirit them to go fo~th with his Everlafiing Word and Tefiamcnt ro awnkcn, and go· t ber, Kw.JreJI, Languagu, and People to tbc Glory of tbe rijing of tbe Gen· tiles Ligbt; wbo ii God's Salvation 11nto the Ends of the Earth. And ~ m?fi tell you, that there is a Breathing, Hungering, Seeking Peo· ple, folaanly fcatrered up and doWn this great L:and of Germany where the Lord h:uh fent me; and I believe it is the like in other Natio~s And as the Lord hath laid it upon me, with my Complnions, to feek fo~e of them out, fo have we found fevcral in divers Places. And we ha\'e lud mJ~ ny bleffed Opportunities amongfr them, wherein our Hearts have greJdy rejoyccd; having been made deeply fen!ible of rhe Love of God towards th~m, ::111d of .the great O.Pennef:i ::Jnd Tenderncfs of Spirit in them, ro receive t~e Tclhmony of L1g.ht and Life through us. And we h:tvc a fied4 fJft:Beltef, that_che f:ord wtll carry on his Work in rhis Land effeaually; . and that h~ w1ll ra1fe up thofd, that fhall be ilS Minifters of~is Eternal Tefiament arnongft them. And 0! our Defire is, that God would put it i.nto |