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Show 1668. ~ Chap XX No· c R o iis, No C'R."bWN'. Vot: 1.1 doth it profit a Man, to gain the ~hole1 Worl~, and to tore his own SouP Por 1r would he bclltr for tiS never to bave lmou:n tbe Why 1[ R,t!Jreoufnifr than batJmg known it, to do tbt-contY.nry . .lrct met tufore IR· trent ou,' by the Love of God, that you ~ecrettft not, or look back; but ratbe!mcreaJf t~t Charity, ~ear and Obed1ence, wklCb n due unto God, and 10 your ftlve1 amongJf )OUT fe!vu ; of!d jland/a/IJfl 1nl1thife good Prmaples, wb1c!J you' hove beard and un"derflood of _cjOd, oy our n;eam : An.d 1fjnt you would remove froJfJ amongj? yo'<., all vam Converfauon and ev1l Surmifes, troubling the Peace, the Love, the Conc?rd, ttnd whatfoever ld indifpofe or deaden your Minds to the Ser~tce of God, your own ' S'al~ation and the Adminiftration of the Truth, if you defire that God Mat. 19, t7• jhould be M,e'rcij11lto you m your Goods Te"'por(ll tl'f~ Spmtual · For ) Oil tan JQ nothing tJJ/Ibout him; and if you deji,.e !? be H~trs of bn Glory, do tbllt .WhiCh he commanderb · If you would enter lDto Ltfe, kec:p my Comtnattd· miJ~~~ife be careful, tbar t~ere be nft ~ nourifoed .'!ir'bdg ty~u, A' 1'f 1 s p 0 1{ T S, G1uttonY, W~ored6m, Dancin~, nor any LeJwdnefs, or Rtot, 1 nor Que1tions nqr Deceits, .n?r Ufury, nor Dif~o~ds, forfupport o'( en· tertpin apy PerJons of a Wicfied Co'!ve;/a1ro1f., .O': that. gzve any SttinJaJaJ. iR f.xamp!e amqngfl you; but ltj CJ;tmty ayd Fidelity re1gn omongfi/ou, ad aiJgood Example; d~ing .to _on~a'!oth(':•. tlltvery o.ne d~}fts}h~ll/2 lle 40f!t upto bim · For otbrrwi(e It 15 1lnpoffi~le, that any lh~~!d be faV<jdA ot can have 'the Grace of God, or .lie i~od_ M-en .i~ this' World, ,or ha.ve u~o2 ry in another. And theufor_e, if,)',ou bopf ap4 ~rfire. to po.ffifs. cterlfal Life, to litJe in Eflqm a(l4 Crrdu, and to Jl(O/ptTj fn ~~~ Wqr}d'l rn yo•r GdoJ.t Temporal and S.>piriiual, Purge ,ypbt f~lv. es lrQIJiall d\fo.t<l';!l~, 'f. a·r,.s, _tot.~{ End that God moy be atwa;s UJith i'ou, w'bo forfa~;lJl not /bo~f .. ~~ ~~dft !II M¥. But know this for certal[l, that God. ~eart1f1!Jpt, no;. dwe1f~1 , wfll{_ Sz~nfl·.,, nur in ~he Soul that is i''t'en 1fHIO WtckeJn~.fs, · nof t!t tf~ :.M'a~ tba! zsf~-, jeO to.Sin. And thlrt],ore let every Of1e ~le~!zje rhtt f:Va)'s r{ bu lftart., dft ,fly the Danger, if be fl!of/J not pcrijh them!'. 1 haw. nf, other Tbtng al this prcfenr, b11t tbat you uoff.IJ put m Pra!flft theft Tbm,gs, ;, <~nd _th1C God1 ofP~ace he with you aU, ~nd _go along w1ili us, ;~nd Pe ~reff~a atn6n_g ,ua; in our Sincere, Humb1.e and Fervent P1~yer~, -~~d rhit he W>ll be ple'af.li to fave all thofr his F'mhful, that truft 1n Chnft Jefus. Inti rely" yours, ready to db yhu Ser'vi'te' in a!l 'J:Pi~.C.f Pojfible, tt(c~rdiltz unto the Will o[God, J!a!tHolomew Tert.ab, §. XXIll. Beh~ld ttie iife and1 Do{\firie, fdltfutlio~ ~~d_'Pra,tli~e'o(tho, Bern de Gir. ancient Wa!denJes I How hatmlefs, how platn, liow taD6nous, liow ex:- 1o~d de Hail. ceeding Serious, and h~avenlr in their ~~mv~rfation~ ! !.Thefe wer!t· t~e Hilt. de Ia. Men 'Vomen ay, and Children \_OO, wlio, for above five Hundred xei~s, ~~~. O;..;.e- hl\'e'Valiaritl/, but paffi\•ely, ~aintaintd a chiel War, ~~the Bxpen~.of in w.ald. Be. their own Inn?cent Blood,, agfl!Jft ~h~ ~nhf3r~ qfCruelncs and Seycrltles V; H1~. hom. of feveral Prmus, ]1/unCios and Bifoops; ~ut atiove all; o~ cerratn cruel dig._ area: c\e Inqui}itors ·. of whom ~eir I:IJftorians report, tbllt they }Je/d, II W{U 4 g~;A,~ ~·. 1• -t·~~· .lttr Evilro ;once a! an Ht:r_ej;ck, tba'n to h,e i'+liity of PerjurY; and for a Clef. 11. p. 249'· gr;u,m to marry f1 Wije, than to "keep a1WkoTe. In ~o1r, ~n di.ffent, :h~ Cat. Teft. "t:'per fo confc.icnlloujly, wat 'rjfrfc ibaf! Of{el.l Immor4~Jt,y •. Tw~s a~at~ ve: H4t. the like _Ad\'etfaries, rhefc poor fYal¢e:zfes fou~~t, by Suff~nogs_thrC?P,. ghJf.d Vl!n Bib. the Nations, by Prifons, f;on}ifcaflons!\ Bani}hmentt, ryandrmg jfom1 ' HI . P· lo to_Va71ey, from Den to c,vc, being moduJ., Whipped., R_tf.,cked, tqr(JWf!Jf01fJ v· Ro~hs and Towen, drivrn Ofl ./11oJmtains, and 111 one Night Thou.ffn~r}t· M~~~:r:fo1. 6. riJP..in}!. byi~tcrjftve Frofls and Snows, Jmot!Jjr~d in Caves, Siarvedz- J.,111Priftt 7· Mat. Par. neJ Ripped up, lfangeJ, Dif-membrtd, Rif~d, Plunder(d, Strangted, Brot1- in Hen. 3· ed: 'Rottjled, Burm;d; and whatfoever could be irlvent~ to Ruin Mep~ ~n~;i~~~e '"omen a'qd t;~jldren. '{hcfc- Waldenfu rou Protefl_ankf _prc[end tOr. be R~g.lt;~l, your Anceftqrs ~ F.t;orn them you fay yo~ h;1ve yol!r Reh_gto?_; 3Jld. OJ.t~~ 1. 7• li~e the Jcwi of the Prop1Jt1r, are yol.l b1.nldmg theu Pr;ufes 10 yo~~u~~ ' . ' ¥.o1- J. ~ . 'OR1GA~ ,% ,C~9llf...N. -4~1 ~o.ufes: B;lt 0 )oo~ hack!1 I befee~h JOY, ~ol"Bnlike are.?;<U to.thefF Af· 1 66R tlltled Pilgrims I what Refem~.l~rl~F Js tMrf. Of"tb~ir -LXfr ,l?'Y~Ilrs? Dif ~ the.y help to pu,chali: ,ond fi)leferve you a I:joet}Y .ah& ·~, lgi9p.(can' y~u Chap. ;x. thlllk)attheLofsofallthar was dearto..the\') ·' · · tpjj,-,a9 ·s.:rn,yc. ff, joilr Dajt aod Teart in Pn.'de, Wanroli11efs ane Van . ·y.;~opoitio,n Chrf. I, 3• ~heirs ybur Ext:J;fs With thei1 . Th.mpe,:~nce? ~6Ur acldi . . 'w1th . ~tflr c:. 7· Pbln~efs I Yp.~r -Luxu!Y._~nd 'Flelh·pleafin& Com1effali"''~• ' wlrh their Sunphc1tY and Sel,f!IJenlarr But :i~e :you not got imo tll3.( Spitlt :lnd1N:i· t~r<>they condemned. in. their Day 1 Iutp that" Catnali')'an~ )'Vorldly·Mind· eane!S they reprp'vdd In thelt Perfecuro.rsl ~ay, mto ·a Strain of}'fif..~· clition too, whilft you feef!' 10 hld~ all under a Cloak bf &fo!m'q;jpn? lfoW cah_you hope to confute thelr Pe(fecu't9i•, ~bofe \vqrft.' Pa~t1 pe~h~ps was " the~·. Cruelty, that I"'", Pe!f<·"'.utors y9ur,Sclvu? Wh<!fwha\ie you, b~fid,e\; theltgo?d Words, thats hl<e them? Jtnd .dp ypu thi that Words )I'·~ fend of! the Blows of eterral Vepgeance? 'That a litre B¥·rotc·B:Jpb.~ (tho' of never fo goOd E;~tpr~(!'io~~ "in thep\fe)vcj) {Qall feu'e)ouf Tur~ ' t the Gr~at ~y? No, ·Prom God ftell you, That wbi/jfydu live in Jb: w~~t. I John t . ... .ton•efs, Pnde, and Luxuryi'f Li!~ UfqrJd, pleaj_"J and[ulfi!Ji.ng, tbe Lu~ oJ '1··•61 •11 the J!ye, tbe Lujl o[, fbt f ief/!, aH'~'tbe 'Pfi4e!J.. J:i.{;• God lf;#/h~o" 4U, ,u~d ''1• ·• '~ ,; 'LOJI,&bs you a nil )'PIIf Wor)lJJP, tp Scprn. Never tell me, ra.m ~0 R,~~l 1. .•he ):>evil that fays fo: ~· hi'f -&~t two s,,i.plures ~y ,in t ' e ~ Dlys ;_ O,ne, T,hat ~heres nope tblz'r d"nh 9o~, and ~h~ t h,e 't a perfw<ide all, it's imp,o!fihle to '!'Jiriome hi1i; 'wliich is •4f fq 1\ilrl are Oveuome: .A/the ~G(~ "f.'rpmifed I f "of.ek:ut Cppq , 'Jh4 .~S ~~ilJ GcUo~~~l~t yT hat we mujl nql 711Jge, left we ~e judged •; tha~t., .: is, it· ii,JI ..w lt~~· ~ ~t~.. .. 11 of the {fl11le Thmgs that are equivalent kfi wr 'at:._f rd. ~ t d away with SaMn aod his H~pgcrifie too, (kpow w~:i! ,11 ~nd 'ft~ wh~ln I fpeak' Once more tell you all, whethet you· f'• fd . 'b~~·· :that unl~fs you' fcl. rfake qu\ ~idt, .Luxury, ,Ava.!iit, ,an ""'bolf 'f'J. rtetj af .Van•tti'~, and dthgc;ntlJ. 1mmd the ~ternal Light •J Gad iQ Y<l# if~tts. to (lbe_Y'~~' .";ratb ;vlll b:e -y~ut Pp,ruon for eyer. , Tt.u.fr,DQt y'dJtr 1 Pet. 1, ai Soqls upo.n q\~PP/Y·d Scnptures! He that;, a Child of G'od,'-1n•fl h(,/!f 13, •4· !f, For Got/. u 1iqJ.y, and pone are bu Soltt aml. D11ughur.r .b.uJ1 (boJe wfio,p,f R.om. 8. r. tt tldf'p~ed'hy_ the &,rnalSpiril o.n. aye~ thereby:. 'Twas an Holj, Pla.-i"; ). f.qpi&fe, 16• Dtv,~e Life, the!< poor fuffenng Chdllians both ptofe!fed :md praaill:tf. re~lffi~g ro convc:.rfe ~ith .fuch aS~!ved ~the ~up~rftuit~~ and Excefsof the World; for whach~ tf'you wtll believe tbetr very Adverfarier, the_f were per(ecuted .- For ,("ays Rninerim, (a gteat Wtiter agafnft 1hem) Tbef R • d uf! to, reqch, firjl, r»har the Di[ciples of Cb~lh o~tght to be, 4Jld,tbpf non'e ~re ft~~~ ;!f;en~ IJ~ Difctples, hl\t they. th~t tmttare hts _Ltfe: iin1 that the.Pq_p~s. CarJ1? al_iosac .Modo. nals, &~ hc~auJe tbey live m Luxury, -'Pude, -A vance, f.!! c. are not tbe Sue-· dtcend1.1,91. a.Jfou OJ Cbrtfl; but tbem(tlves .onft, in that they walk up to his ~Om- ~rroln. Ecc. n~an'dm~nts; 1hm (fays he) lh(y wm upqn the People. ~ut lffo, t'hat ~one 12~0:;.t~~6• areChnftians, but thofe th:g _imitate Chr.ift~ what will b~ome ohhof~ p. 8H. who call therofelves Chrill:ian~, and yet li,ve at Eafe in the.flelh. nqt re~ Kranz. in garding the Wo~k ofrhe Holy C,:efs oj Cbrifl in thtir Henrtt, ibtit 'cruPfi~~ :fi~r~j: ~ ~ them that br1r 1t, to the World, and the World to rbem? Th1s was the true Sa:r.l. s.c:ap., · GroUnd of their Sufferin~s, and their loud Cryes againft t~e Impietie:S of 16. th~ Grc.ateit; . not fpanng any R.anks, from tJc: Throne to the Dung bill,. tU lmowmg thr1r God WtU RQ Reflftltr of J'.erfonr. And now if you wquld; followrhem indeed, if you wo.uld beProreflanrs in Subfi~f\Ce, and learO .Yo~r Enemies. a Way wonh thei.; Chapging for (elfe better Words go bpt a hrtle way) lf you ~ould obtaiq [he lfeavenly Inbetirance, ;md you would. be eternally Ble!fed, h.e ye [trfwaded to for fake aD tbt Prid.eand rhe PomP, Df tbH Vam World. 0 mm the C::oncems of an Everlafling ,Refl! Lee the Juft and Serious Principle of God wirbin you, bethecooltanr Guide and Mic:6 .• 8, g; . Companion of your Minds~ and let your whole Hearts be exercifed there· hy; that you may experience an intire Reformation and Change of .Affi[/i"' M t 13. l ons, through the Power of rhat Divine Lr8 ven', which lea·vens the wh ol~ a ' · 'H lutnp, viz, Body1 Soul and Spiiit- where it is received ;· to which an~ H h h it'• |