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Show The AuT Ko R's L I F E. VoL. I. 110 • A SonflUJtans, .a.nd ~· Stm~t~ . · the Evening wtth B. F. . · d the End of 1t to h1m 1677· I arnve~ ther~.~~ ly made known our commg, an ho was got thither be-- ~ llltJnt,. and !;nm; ~~ee Means of they oung German, tf at our Inn, and im~eWonderwick. and h1s WtiC, Y t A Invitation came to us a 1 and yet Plam. l6. 8, 3· fore us to vifit th_en~.' to hls Haufe, which was verJ ~d,3~5 "Heartily Welcome. 1 diately we repauc took us by the H:md, .an £ R tirement, I fpoke He prefent1~ carer~~ d~'wn and after fomb rtm\~ had given us a Sober rc~e\r::~: ~f~~?at W:JS ur~~ 7_~(/~~do~f ~~:eprefent Frame and Difpofi· and P,Hh~tica~ ~ccount 0 his 1 ' • 1 had finifh'd what tion ofh_JS Sptr.lt.the Abfenccof his W~fe ; but/Gf?}() a~nd of its Work in All thtswas to fi eak of the Wanefs o 'f his Life he led us :w-as then up~n Ocec:fio~ of lhe Hi~ory he gHv\~id oher here ~ere fome Man, upon t te h his Wtfe was: e k", dly into. a !lor he~ Room, wt:~~fit her, fhe Saluted us very 1 IIPow~r of God did, Cb~wi1"7a~c~~~~o~~d after fome Silenc~ ~hS~~:~~~ Conditions to me, in a Li~ing and i"~~r t~:~."~~· ii,e~ S~bft~nce of 1rr~ TellJf.}~! w~:' tln and opene.i my ou De nth reigned from Adam to . oJe.t \ . What Chrift's :~~s Jr~'Jb~;:: ti;"P[.pbe~{, ~~y f'td ~~u~'~:o~l~ ~;D~'~i~iR~'~~;r"t"~~ Day was· How JeW ee t d under the Law, tat fp M ~~~!;/;h~;~~~ 2,~a~;,:~o ~f0d• W~i:f~i~~:~in~~d ~:~:"~as l~:: tain, the. ThlunddringtHLkgJSnT.gand what it WJS to beBilnfliHd~ri~j le of Way whtch e to . ' d' ea· g them to the e e . ~ the Government of His Gr:lce ;h.~~ G~d had Ched abroad in thelt fVt LiEht and Truth, and Gr~~1a:n:: of the Appearing and O~rat~ng £ w~~~ 1 d~cl.ared the Naturel:d: to their own Confci~nces for th-t]" r'!!as ~evealed !:,';~[~~·; aA~a·lr:~ uuly fay, the ~:'fl;/'of'~lEfn t~is Senfe !;,as on ft us, and ltke OJ I, fwam on t 1 B okennefs fell upon all; and at ~':ve~ to Kneel doW antd ~ray~ 'e~~tric~ly manifefted in andftamonglldut'he that was before th~ or . e~:l Great Man :lnd his Wife Ble Mus, nn .r. "t The Meeting betng done, t e . with Tears in his Eyes, !Y O~J e' Work of G 0 Din our Hands, faymg e God that 1 ever Jived ta Jet yoll. B!r.JJed f or Your Sakes; and Blt~itt much Difficulty; for !hey pre~ us, And thus we left them, thouS£ d to Lodge with them ; and tw~s with great h:ltneftnefs, bot~ tf rclt :!They faid it was a Scandal f.O. thetr h rd for them to hear our e u a . d p. /e as we were go out o lt; or Haoufe, thlt they ~ould let fuch G~o Bu:o~e declared our Pre-Engagement futfer us to lodge many other ~lace. t of True Kindnefs towards them. elfcwhere, and that it was not or wan ention: ' I was (f:lid he) ~nee at One PJ£fage I had almoU forgot t~ F:·cdcric.k/ladt, when the M?gt!hatet ' Table with the ~ukc o~ ~oljle~=o ale called t~akers in that Ctty: ~be ' came to comphtn again .ad' j againlt them . but at the very nammf ' Duke was ready_ to be preJ~ blce rdinary Kindn~fs in my Mil•d towar t ~ of t1Jtm, I concu ved a 1~Jore t an o h e for a People? He told .me ' them. 1 afk'd the Mag1 ~\at~ t~~i~t ~:!s ~e~heir Supen~rs: I aik'~ ~dj' ' th:tt they would not P]l fr their Hats to God? He faJd, Yes: ltD; • whether they woulRd Pf. o by they will not pull them off to Man. b ' That may be the ea on w a their Taxes? yes: Do they ru. ' they live Pe~ceably > Yes): ~0. t~c: ft}y do any Harm with them~ No. ' their Rns tn your Eyes o. > Th meet in Silmce, and they wlll ~ot ' \.Vhv what is your Quarrel then. d h e~ Sp' it Why that is according ' Spctik or Pray unle/SSIIJ~y he ~a~[ tJ/ b~ to 1be '3 ~uak;r, I would ldif~ ' to the Dofinne of: cnpture. faw one before butl blefs Go . ' a f<J~akcr too. But, faid h;•. I. n_ev~r d againlt the faife ChriHia~ity r~;c IS ' you now. ' He very muc m\elg c T. d .i\'1 rtifieJ and Retrred ~.4lt, in the World, and g~atly J"~~·w~: wUl .!r~ in° the Truth. We !et'N.~ 1 have great Hopes e an B d to our Inn to Supper, and to e . VoL. I. Tbe Atri.aoR's LIFE:.' Next Mornin~ we took W~ggon 'for the 'Hagu~, whete we tTiet With 16?1· bocemi1n 1he Kmg of Denmark s Refidenc at Cullen, who had been at Rot· ~ terdam td feek us, and came back thither, with Hopes to meet us. We Hague. tiC :had fome Senice the~e with a l.rawy~r; but were, again difappointed of vi· '7• 8. f.. ficing the Lady OverkJrk, becaufe of ner Hulbands Prefence; and the other recired Man before--mentioned was. again from Home: The J11dge waul~ gladly have received us, but a great Caufe then depending commanded ltis Attend:lnce. That Afternoon we took Boat for Delft, and fo to Rotterd11m, Del~. where we all arrived well. Rotterdam.: Ic was my Defire to have been the next Day at a Meeting at Dorr; }jut it feems the Way rhar we hoped had been open for us, was fhur, infomuch ' 8• 1• 5• that we were prevenred of that Service. However, I applied my felf ro the perfeCting of what yet wanted to be compleated in thofe Wrirings I left behind me to be Printed. The next Day, being the Sixth Day of the Week, we had a very Blelli!d ,9, a, 6; Publick Meeting, taking therein our Leave of rhe Counrry : And afrer that was done, we had another amongft Friends, recommending to them the Pedceable, Tender, Rigbttom TRUTH: Defiring that they mighr Live t~nd Grow in it, and be a Pe~le to the Lord's Praife; fo fhould His Work Profper; His -Dominion be .Enlarged and Encreafed among them. ln the Evening I had aifo a Meeting at my Lodging among the Grear People of that Place, of which I have before made Memion: And m:~gnified be the Name of the Lord, His Power did fo fweetly Vifit them, and effetluallf. ~each them, thJr, at their Departure, Some of them fell upon 011r ).,,Tet-Js; and with Teart of Lcve, Prayed, thar they might be rememhred by us, aJ'Jd"' that they might have Srrength to anfwer our great Travel for them. We recommended them unto the Lord, and the Pure Word of His Grace in their Hearts. The nexr Day, the Generality of _Friendr of that Place, met at Simon 2.0o s. 1• Jobn[on's Houfe, early in the Mornmg, where we took our Leave of one :loorher, in rhe Love :1nd Power of the Lord, feeling His Li~ting Prefence with them that ftayed, and with u3 that went. · · Several accompanied us to the Briel, where we arrived about Ndon:. Bri~ There accompanied us the King of Denmark's Refid ent :lt c~ten, who had been with us ar thofe Meetings at R.Ptterdam,, P: He.ndriclu, and C Rocloffr_ o'f Jimflerdam, and A. Sonne»llmt, B. F. · M.S. and S. 7- with ieveral others of Rotterdam. The Pacquet-Boar nor being come, we were neceffitared to lye there that Night. That Night it was upon me, in the Earneft Love of God, to Salute the. Princift and Conntifr, with a Few Farewel-Linu, as followeth. ( ~~ To the Princefs E L 1 z A B 'E T H, Salvation in th• Crofr, Amen. Dear and Truly Rej}efled Friend, • My Soul moll earne!lly defireth thy Temporal and E:ternal Felicity, • which ftandeth in thy doing the Will of God now on Earrh, as 'ris ' done m He:~ven . 0 Dear Princeft, do ir! Say 1he Word once in Truth 'and Righreoufnefs, }{or my WiD, bur Thine be done, 0 God! Thy D.ays .rlleJiei.6bo•.' • are few, and then thou muft go ro ]uJgmettt: Then an Acconnr of thy FoJV Tev1 •r ' Talent God will require from thee. What Improvement haft thou made? ur. ' Let it prove and thew its own Excellency, that ir is of God, and that it ' leadeth All, that love it, to God. 0 that thou mayft be able to ,give ~ an Account wirh Joy! . ' I could not leave this Country, and not teftifie the Refentments I ,Pear ' in my Mind of that Humble and Tender Entertainment chou g~veft us at • thy Courr : The Lord JESUS Reward thee: And furely He hath a ~ Bleffing in Store for rhee, Go on, be ftedfafi, Over,omt, :1nd thou fha!t · lnbenr. |