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Show Tb A 0 1- u (n's L I F E; VoL. I. rlO'l e mmoveable, without Wavering; I beloved Friend, be Stedfaft, I d Trembling ; and lofe not ~ ·b~ncfiy: x::~/:r"t:::~e~i~:d;;~~h~·~E1"wL:y.::%: ::,r:::_spi~·:.t~l~h~ t " n weakened bMt bar to ru • Unneceff~try Di}Cour e, or loft, at _lea f. ' .lp_pearancu, Vain Compa!'Y.' . f tb Nature; Or they fVorl~ 1~/fJo:ld~ s ..Ajjairs ('rtvailu(,i!l tberi~~~~;tfJ:,igbt~ and Burdens upon W]":ppre(s tbe innocent Li[e, _nndrrbglrd wbom tboulookeft for, and put lilt S, I and rolong the commg OJ t e e 'of this Compliance! Let me put ~?. rf~' ;[ t:y/.b~;j:J,'b/R~f!;.tZ:'Jjfreque~~{;;1.-o PJ/:bi~$a~'!,~: ft~;ji,:b£~ ~e~b: aqSen~;;d:~~~b:b:~e;~}"PM!n~ft~;r,~•;n:iC:n~iat: ~h~.g~:a;t~Yn::a~J,:::. ~? t~r1~};t;;.1,a:::.:;~J, ':j:r:Jthe w~;•j·f~ ;{ Wherefore, my dear . nen ' '" bllt rbe Nature and Image_ OJ I . b t1Je Spint of this W,orld m tby {:~ ~! ifllmow an enti~e T~anf/tltzon, d"~~r:v:; Things moy be crucified,htGbqt/ %.r,/ tbe holy Light, "tbu Cro.fVs.an f I Enoch and walk wzt o • Jt./.r, d be is the HetJvtnly me :oo, ,l } God ;bat kiUetb and maketb ~ltvfie ; bfruit. But if thou abidefl not tn bllb' ~bou abidefl in bim, thou wilt brmQ o~ which his Heaven/} Father only ca'! , e thou wilt not bring fonb tMba~ Fidrt:t·'tv' abidetb in ! 0 my Soi~l is even ravfhijb dll ifid 0 J eewb111 the '" m'/ . . , 1 mefallh be, you a ~i:b t~e· Senfibe of fha~:o~~:l~ fr~!bfca;bz~~~:V~r, ~~hof goodd ,F~e_a] ;:~:~ have Peace, ut m t f h World · as 11 e ba Jlll ' • .r overcome rhc World, IWam fh·t o C~itoms o~ Fafh ions; for whatever u o!r of the World's Ways, o~ JPo; 'd barb n~ Part in me: .i:lnd ml am not OJ the Nature and Spirit of tbz~r 1/1 World . for I have chofen you out of t~j this World, neither are y~u 0J t ': ofrhe Wor!hips, and Falhions of tb: Wopr·1• W ld ut of the lnvenuons, ou h U d live and wal,.. lls I .. roZrllre; ~o lellve them aU, r_o 'some out o~ '.fo":,;b~r' t'To the Life and Pr:lft~ce rims in the World; that rs nange~s. the Vain Cujloms and qeumo.mu, ~~the World; •ot ufing,buto{~';,';"~~~~ remembring t h.•t tbe Fnend~tp o{ y(a the whole Converjat~Difh (;I J And ,;bat if the ltTorid batt you, It 'Jate tbi; World is Enmity wtt . o • er than his Ma/ler, nor the Serpant me firft; and the Difciple IS ror hgreWorld t!Je TVorld fJJOU!dLo\•e you, ;nd than his Lord: If you were o ut· {or the niorld /ovet1J it's own. 0 .my r. ear not reproach and per.J:<bute yrfio fll• fen"b/e wbat it ls, not to be of thdu II or/~ Fritnd tbllt thou mayp e pe 1 '/ J rbefe Words not difcerne even VJ lJut ;here isyet a fa:;!h'[ M:~er:;d' inquiry is beg;tten, mucb lefs of,~"; many in wbomfome ~en erneJs :f: lfi E nh :1nd a falfe Heaven, flJ~!le fJJOrtd! Chrijlillns. This World bath a f e ro}r WicJwlnifs, hut I,iquity zn a Founlation. and n[n/fe J oy' fiot Tb~ \\.bore falfe Prophet, ana Dra&ob, My/lery inwardly and out(IJOT 'Y· d This is their World that m11}t e "n~ aU t1Jeir O.ff·SpringCorei}lbe.re c~n{,r:~r .bir true Difciplcs. 0 the. Lig1Jt of burnt with Ftre, tb~t 'bn ts n~ o bat Ji iritual Solomon, that £.tv~th :rile J ejlls difcoveret1J zt ! Alfhd hh '1./ving ~hild the true Birth; gzvmg ;! .t'' Judgment, and tbllt fa vet t e 1 Pretend;r, And 11y that bear his voue rbe .rf$bt Mother, and n~t to the f:L{feht difcenting and Judgment, to whom andjoUow him., fh~U reuzve tru~ k~;w bir Voictfrom Man's. . tlll Judgment u grven: ~~Jt/ta . Naturu that have contrary Frmtr an1 There are Two. Trees OJ t of'tlfre which ir Chrift, the other the :rr~ be Leaver. Tbe on!~~ the Tree Tb F. . 'of the one giveth Life; The Frutt OJ t .tJ Death, and that zs Satan. e rutt h li.rfl Heal; the Leaves of the ''r . other bringeth Death; the Leaves oft e lear/ diflinguijh the Brancbts: ( Poifon. Many that difcern the Jr;e, c;,::o~a~not ~ifiinilly behold the Ltav~t .i:lnd rbofe that fee many ilrmr an ranc be ' radual Difcoveries nnd Revebt,l· mucb lefr the Fruit. This bo'Wfb jY /Go~ as it is daily received, and darly ons of the Light of Jifrf~ 1d ~ 1}.; A: -and Sword of the .Almighty, t~ tNt b~ obeyed. Tea, and tbat or lSif 'b. Eternalfearcbing Light and w~ru at I down; d4i!y feel the Strokes o t IS t vtrJ Vo.~..I. . ' The AuTHo:a's LIFE. veryR()(Jt o/-tbis 'Corrup~ Tue;!bls Evil.'o'!e, tmd blr'Corrupt Nrlt!Jrt, TVorkt «ni EffiOs. For wbtcb End Je(us Chriflu come, nnd therefore is enDed a SJV.our, which is lillie lcnown in Trurh to _rlu Chriflianr of rbir World . .Ah my dear Friend, thou K.nowtji thh Word, )'til, thou haft /elt it; 0 bik it in thy Heart I Tren{11reir *P 111 thy Soul. nnJ /()Ve it, ffttt{ abide with it f()l" ~VIr . .illts! WbiJ.ber fhot~ldfl !bon g()? Tbit hath 1he Words, and is the Word pf Et.er!lfll Life; d:1ily' therefore watch nnd W4i1, thnt tho# mn;fl be gra/ud INOre into i1; tlM1 thou m_ayjllive JJ_nd grow by tbt Virtue tmd Life of it; (llld that itma.y grow in thy Hean, as t1grewttmo'!g the ./irfl Chrijfittnr, the holy FoDowerr oj the Perfecuted Jefus. And when 11 fenrchetb tby WounJ, 11nd tMitctb aw1r thy dertd Flejh; )lea, whtn it feparareth hnween the So11!, 1111d 1he Spiri1 l)j this World, and dividerh between Joints and Marrow, whe11 it cutteth offrhe right Hand, and plucketh our the right Eye; 0 watch unto Prayer, and Pray rbar thou mayft endure ! 0 ketp rhe holy Pntience ~~ tbis p~reanrl living Word; and this very Word fC'ill keep thee in the ho(lr of thy Sharpefi Trialr, nnd / orefl Triblllntions ! ·All Virtue is in it! !1 is :1. Tried Word. a. fure Refuge, the Sraff and Strength of the Righttolls in n/J iJ,ger. Twar DJ.vid's Tead1er, and Buckler; a Light to bu Fee1, and a' L:lntbornto hir Patbr. Walk tbou in the Dgbt rhrreoJ; and tholljhnlt 11o1 j111mhle: In this Word is Life (as in the Root) and this Light is the Life of Men. They tha1 rcceivt and love t he Ligkt of i(, will1herein receive Divine Life }rom it {o,liye1oGod. Tbis it rbe Brea~ of Got], tbar comerbfrom God, and/eederb, and leadeth up /() God: By thu only, rhnt wbich is ho,ra l!f 6od·iiv11h, and i1 nouri]hed; Thi1 ir thnl Carkafs /() which the Wife Eagles 6atber; af/d foe tbougarhtrefl t() noot!Mr, ondfoedejlonnoorher. Tbirir tb!It hidden Manna, th,zt C()111etb /rMz Heaven; rh1tt /eederb God's GoJf!_e/ lfrael, Tbe World hath a Manna, hu1 it peri.fhetb ; bMt 1bis endMrerb /or ever: F()r 'tis not of Man, nor from Man, bkt Immortnl, and from God· hid [r!Jn~ the Knowledge of all tbe Vai11 Chriflian, i11 the World: So that thl Ifrael of God cnn fay to thf Children of tbir World, and thor in Truth and Righuo1ifnejs, We have a Bread you know not of. For 1hir Manoa wait tltti/y, tbnttbou mayfllu firengtbned in thy Wildernifs~Travef to rhe Lanil. of fj.rna/ &fl. Wblrt/ore labour 11ot for the Bread that perifheth, 1b(u is, rhe Bread of Man's inventing and making, which cometh from below, and profiterh no~ be'laufe it giveth not Life Eternal. B11t ltt!JMIY thou, (my dear Friend) for (IJ( 13rt4d tflor never perijherh7 rha1 end11rnh /or ever, and rbar giveth Life Eurnnl to aD tb1U feed upop i1. 0 cafl thy Care upon rhi1 Word, ·lovf ir, and *well with i1, mair doily upon it, hrnr itr Voice only, nnd f~lloto it, for it ilfli11f,tth the Soul 1() the Eurna/ Habitntion of Refl and G!or)'. Tea, when aO Flejh ./hall wither, anJ the &a11ry thereof [itde away, this Word, and they tbnt 11rf Grafred into ii, fhall abide for ever. 0 that 1his may he rhy Choice, 911d it {hall be thy Diadem, nnd thy Eternal Crown. of' Glory. Thi'Je art the /ervtnt Dtjires, and rhefc the dai'f Prnyers of ffl) Soul, to the God af my Salvarjon for thee; no1 only that nothmg in thee may be lojl, be.._ fides tb.eSon ()f Perdition: B111 rhnt rho11 mnyfl Caft ofF every Weight and Burden, and that Sin that doth fo eafily befet thee, that griever h. boWerh and oppre_fferb thee: Under 1he heayy Weigh! of which tbougroanefl ondjigbefl tha1 thy RcJee111er W()u/d come /rom Zion to deliver thee. 0 give not Heed to rht Ene-my, the Falfe Accufer, that /tekcth to droour that mbichis hegonen of God in thee .• Nei1her loo!c upon thine oa;n Sins, Burdens, or Wenlwe.J!es; but fift up tby Head, and look to JESUS, tbe Author of thy IJ/e.f!ed Vifitatio1t, and whoUy Hunger nnd Thirflafier Him, 1he~iritual Buzen Serpent, tbnt healetb and rtlieverb aU. that in Faith and ull A.f!t~rance loo1 lfJ liim . . Want of fooling to Him, hearing and obeying im, nnd havi11g True F:tirh in Him, it tht Caufe both of all the Prifumption nnd De./}tlir that are lnite vtheids DDoaty• . He did II() mighty Tbingz of Old in tbofe Plaar where they h#0 faint not, /oo/( not had, r(111ember the Holy .Ancien1s, 1he Holy Pilgrim$ 6[ Yaitb, the R9a/Gentration of Heaven! Heb. rr. 'Ibou/u/ievejl in G()d, , Believe |