him foolishness and madness This is the Wiâ—…dom of God and the children thereof judged and condemned by man in his day And how can it be otherwise How can the wisdom of men but judge that as foolishness whose beauty and excellency is hid from its eye But this is because the wisdom of man is out of its place not subjected to the Wisdom of God but exalted above it therefore as a Curse unto it is it suffered to lift up it self in its conceitfulness against and so to persecute the pure Wisdom of God and the birth thereof that it might fall and be broken and snared and taken and its day deservedly come to an end and be shut up in the shadows and chambers of eternal darkness But what Ear of Man can hear this Surely none that is whole in the line of Man's wisdom reason and understanding but that alone which is bruised broken and in some measure dashed to pieces by the inroads of a divine Life and Nature This iâ—… the leading of that Life which hath broken it and in the shinings of the Light eternal upon it and into it may be enabled to take up the Cross to the natural part and to die that Death with Christ which preserves from the second Death with the misery thereof Happy is he who knows and hearkens to the Perswasions of God's Spirit who is born of God and taught to wait upon him and worship him in Spirit who receives his Religion from the Ligâ—… of Faith into the renewed Nature and Mind and not from the Reason of Man into the natural understanding which is easily corrupted and cannot be kept pure but alone by the indwelling of the Principle of Eternal Life in it For though such may suffer very deeply in this World from the men of this world as the Subjects and Servants to the Principle of Life have done in all Ages and Generations yet their Principle will bear them out in which God will appear to strengthen and refresh their spirits and carry them up above all their Sufferings in the Patience Meekness and Faith of the Lamb And keeping to their Principle they cannot be overcome but must either live or die Conquerors according to the will and good pleasure of Him who ordereth and disposeth of all things well and bringeth good out of every evil in despite of all the Powers of Darkness And he that overcometh whether by life or death in the Lamb's Spirit shall wear the Lambs Crown sit down in that perfect Rest in the Kingdom of the Father which will give the hearts of all his Children full Satisfaction In which assured hope Life stirring in our bosoms and quickning our hearts with Love unto our God and Zeal for his Truth we can freely give up all that is near and dear unto us in this World and lay down our heads in inward Peace â—…n the midst of the greatest outward Persecution and Trouble Even so O Lord thy Will be done concerning this Generation of thy People whom thou hast begotten to thy Self and brought forth by thy mighty Power to testifie to thy Truth in this present day Dispose of them as it pleaseth Thee and let not their Faith in thee nor thy Faithfulness to them fail but let them be a Praise to thy Name throughout all Generations and tendered by Thee as the First fruits of thine Appearance in the Glorious Light of the Everlasting Day after this great long thick and dark Night of Apostacy from the Life and Spirit of the Apostles hath so long ecclipsed and covered the brightness of thy Beauty from the fight of the Earth Isaac Pennington A Declaration to all the World of our Faith and what we Believe who are called QUAKERS Also what Ministers and Magistrates we own and what and whom we deny Concerning God Christ and the Spirit FIrst That there is only one true God who is a Spirit and his Presence filleth Heaven and Earth he is Eternal and Everlasting the Creator Preserver of all things that Heaven and Earth and all things therein by him were framed and brought forth and all things remain unto this day by his Power and whatsoeveâ—… he willeth in Heaven and Earth he brings to pass by his Word and Power And we believe That this God only is and ought to be feared loved obeyed and worshipped by all Creatures and no other thing besides him in Heaven and Earth and we believe that his Worship and Obedience and Care and Love is to be given in Spirit even iâ—… what his own Spirit moveth and leadeth his people unto And we believe his True Worship required and accepted of him is not by the tradition of men in outward observances or set days or places but he is worshipped only in Spirit and Truth without respect of times places or things and that none can worship him in righteousness but his Children who are born of his Spirit and are led and guided thereby And we believe that this God hath given his Son Christ Jesus into the World a free Gift unto the whole World and that every man that cometh into the World is lighted by him that every man may believe and be saved And we believe That he is given into the World and no Nation Country or People excepted but to all mankind he is given of God and hath enlightened them And every man through the world that believeth in and receiveth Christ who is the Wisdom and Power of the Father shall be saved with eternal Salvation And every one that believes not in him shall be damned and shall possess everlasting misery And we believe That Salvation Justification and Sanctification is only in Him wrought by him and no other for there is no other Name given under Heaven but him alone by which Salvation is and we believe all that receive him and believe in him are reconciled to God and are made alive to God to live to him in all things and do receive the forgiveness of Sins and are set free from all unrighteousness and from the body of Sin and Death and have the witness of the Spirit in them and the Spirit of the Father they have received and it witnesseth in them of the Father and of the Son and of the things that belong to their peace and it is the Earnest of the Inheritance and the Seal of the Promise of Eternal Life and by it are the deep things of God revealed to mankind and by it the Father and the Son dwell in the Saints and by it they have fellowship one with another and the Father Son and Spirit are one And this we faithfully believe Again concerning Christ we believe Thaâ—… he is one with the Father and was with the Father before the World was and what the Father worketh is by the Son for he is the Arm of Gods Salvation and the very Power and Wisdom of the Creator and was is and is to come without beginning or end And we
made fit to Rule or Judge in Spiritual matters by all the reading and professing Moses Writings and Christs Words and the rest of the Holy Scriptures though they were given by the Inspiration of God until the Lord take of that Spirit which was upon and in Christ who is like unto Moses and give unto and pour it upon and minister it in unâ—…o them And this is done in Gods way which is secret and time which is in his own hand to those whom he accounteth wrothy thus to honour and who truly wait for it as a wayfering man for a resting place and as a Captive for deliverance And though Christ after his Resurrection said All Power in Heaven and in Earth is given unto me Go ye therefore and teach yet they were to tarry until they had the power in themselves and when that was come which they were to tarry and wait for then with that they went and so taught the Nations from the sensible feeling of that which taught them how to teach and all things else when the same Spirit and Power was upon them which was before committed unto him and so the coming forth of it from him into them and filling them therewith was to them in that work of the Ministry most effectual like as the Vertue going forth of Christ healed the Woman so the Power and Vertue of the Holy Spirit coming forth from Christ being sent of the Father and received by the Disciples who with much desire waited for that impowered them to do that which before they were commanded to do after they were endued with Power or had the Power in them and so what they were commanded to do they were to wait to receive Power in themselves from God to perform and Christ did intend to give them Power to do that which he commanded And as he commanded them to go and teach he also required them to tarry and so not to go until they had received so to do and so it was the Power of the holy Ghost in them which made them Ministers and these were and such are truly Ordained Ministers And after they had received Power from on High even the Spirit or Life of Truth and were filled therewith and so had it in them then they went to do that which was commanded them then they went to teach Nations and converted thousands and turned sinners and brought Souls to God and then they were called Christians and then were People brought to be of the True Church which Christ buildeth upon that which Flesh and Blood revealeth not And this is the Enterance into the Church in God 2 Thes. 1. 1. The receiving of the Spirit and in this God is Worshipped and not else for this hath excluded all other Worship and these only are the true Worshippers who come in thus by the door which is Christ the Light and Spirit of Truth sent into the heart from God And if all the prudent learned Divines so called in Europe or all or any of the wisest Orthodox men so called in any other quarter of the whole World can prove by the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament any other true Worship of God who is a Spirit now extant among men and to be performed especially among them called Christians with acceptance to God but only that which the Spirit of Truth leadeth such unto as receive it then let them bring it forth that we may see it and prove it by plain undeniable truth of Scripture or otherwise I shall look upon their proofs words ways actions practices performances duties and several Worships as things of no value Or if there be any other enterance into the true Worship of God then this Spirit that God sendeth for the Light which leadeth to it or if there be any other Worship which God doth or will accept to be after this spoken or prophesied of in the Scriptures of Truth whereby this shall ever be done away or ended from being the true only and alone Worship of God whilst men have a being upon Earth then let the wisest of the sons of men bring it forth and produce their strong Reasons therein that we may plead together and that the enterance into and the true Worship it self of the only true invisible God may be declared all over the World for the satisfaction of every tender heart concerning this For this I am satisfied in that Christ Jesus who is the End of the Law and who finished his work when he was upon the Earth is made a Quickning Spirit and is the Way and Truth of life which bringeth into the Worship of God and he is the Beginning and the End and he leadeth to the beginning of Gods Worship and he is the end and the Rest of all the Faithful in whom all the promises are Yea and Amen and without him all is as nothing and all that comes before him are Theives and Robbers and he it is that abideth a Priest forever and his Spirit of Truth is it which all â—…cople and Professors whatsoever should first wait to receive thereby to be led into the true spiritual Worship which alone God accepteth llâ—…st they have their worship and building fall together in a day when there is none to deliver And then thus I query If Christ's own dear Disciples who had forsook all and followed him not Priests or Papists did not come to receive this Spirit by hearing all the words which he spoke unto them but by waiting after the words were ended Then whether those that have not forsaken all nor so much as the Worlds fashions do now come to receive the Spirit by reading hearing or professing the same words of Christ now written or any other part of the Scriptures Or whether a Proud man hath received this Spirit or a Lyar or Profane Person or any Wise or Prudent Man whatsoever by any means or way of his And whether any such ever did have or can or may by any industry or other way or means attain to this Spirit which leadeth in the true Worship of God but as it is freely given forth from God and then whether all people are not to be led by that Spirit which God freely giveth into the Worship of God because Christ said the Spirit shall lead which indeed doth lead into all Truth and nothing else doth so And they that have not received this from God to lead them are not yet come to be led by that which the Sons and Children of God were and are led by And the Ministration of the Spirit which all are now to be taught by is inwardly to be known in the nearest secret invisible maner and is more out of the sight comprehension and reach of mans Wisdom then any other Ministration and it is given forth from the clear Foundation it self unto the soul satisfaction of man when he is come to the end of words or having heard much or all the words that can he spoken
abounds and makest the coming of Christ who came to fulfill the Law to destroy it through the evil of thy heart that when the righteous Law cryes in thee for Purity and condemns thee for thy unrighteous walking then thou fleest to the free Grace in Christ to save thee from the power of the Law but thou shalt find the Law hath Power over the fleshly man as long as he lives and the fleshly man that now guides thee is under the Law until it be destroyed through Faith in Jesu Christ For he came not to destroy the Law but to fulfil it and the Saints witness it though thou wrest the words of Paul when he declared his condition before he came to the fulness of stature in Christ to thy own destruction I see a Law in my members warring against the Law of my mind bringing me into captivity to the Law of Sin which is in my members but he gave not up himself to be a Servant of â—…in as thou dost it was his Burthen that made him to cry O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from this Body of Death And he waited in the Faith until he was freed Rom. 8. 2. For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the Law of Sin and Death that the Righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us who walk not after the Flesh but after the Spirit He witnessed Christ come in him to fulfill the Law and so do all the Saints now according to their growth Some witness the Law fulfilled in them and others are waiting in the Faith patiently following the Lord daily through the Cross until the Law be fulfilled But thou art departed from the Counsel of the Lord thy God and causest his Name to be evil spoken of and hast made the Hearts of his people sad as they did that the Apostle speaks of For many walk of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping that they are Enemies to the Cross of Christ whose End is Destruction whose God is their Belly whose Glory is their Shame who mind Earthly things These Scriptures are fulfilled in thee which the Apostle mentions And while they promise them Liberty they themselves are the Servants of Corruption for of whom a man is overcome of the same is he brought into Bondage For if after they have escaped the Polution of the World through the Knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ they are again entangled therein and overcome the later End of them is worse with them than the Beginning For it had been better for them not to have known the way of Righteousness then after they have known it to turn from the Holy Commandment delivered unto them But it happened unto â—…hem according to the true Proverb the Dog is turned to his own vomit again the Sow that was washed to her wallowing in the Mire And thou mayest read what will be manifest to thee from the Lord For if we sin wilfully after we have received the Knowledge of the Truth there remains no more Sacrifice for Sin but a fearful looking for of Judgment and fâ—…erce Indignation which shall devour the Adversaries He that despised Moses Law dyed without Mercy how much sorer Punishment supposest thou shalt thou be thought worthy of who hast troden under foot the Son of God and hast counted the Blood of the Covenant wherewith thou wast Sanctified an unholy thing and hast done despight to the Spirit of Grace and we know him that hath said vengeance belongetâ—… unto me I will recoâ—…pence saith the Lord It is a feareful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God Remember from whence thou art fallen Repent and do thy first work in minding that Light of Jesus Christ in thee before whom thou once stoodst condemned for that thou now livest in Prize the time and give up to be guided by the Counsel of the Lord in thee the Light of thy Conscience that discovers every vain thought wait on the Power that is present with the Light and it will dash Babylons childern against the Stones which is Sin in its conception so will thy carnal mind be brought to the Cross daily and thy heart will be purged with the Spirit of Judgment and the Spirit of Burning Kiss the Son in obeying his Counsel the Light in thee lest thou perish in the way for if his Anger be kindled a little blessed are they that trust in him The Discovery of Mystery Babylon To all enslaved Captives in Babylons's Kingdom who are made drunk with the Wine of â—…he Wâ—…ath of her Fornications and bewitched through the multitude of her Inchantments FRiends Babylon is within you the Mother of Harlots is within you and she bewitcheth you through the abundance of her Sorceries and the Beast is within you that ariseth out of the bottomless Pit of the deceived heart which is deceitful and desperately wicked and the Beast which all the World wonders after is your wills that make war against the Lamb of God in you which is the Light that makes manifest the evil of your hearts and your wisdom is the great Whore that sits upon the Beast that ariseth out of the bottomless Pit of the deceitful heart and she finds out many deceitful inventions to preserve the beastly will alive having a golden Cup in her hand full of the abominations of the Earth and this Golden Cup is your outward professions glorious comprehensions and conceivements of God and Christ imitating what the Saints did in power according as they were moved by the operation of the Spirit of the Most High God and you imitate the Saints practice by your wisdom There is nothing but confusion in the Kingdom of Babylon So come you to be divided into so many particular Forms as Presbyterians Imdependants Anabaptists and divers others that are in outward worships painted over with glorious words and yet you whose wills guide you are painted Beasts bewitched with the Mother of Harlots notwithstanding all your outward professions and glorious observations they are but the golden Cup and within you are full of the Abominations of the Earth as Self-Love Covetousness â—…usts Uncleanness Frowardness Backbiting Slandering Hard-heartedness Cruelty and Oppression Grinding the Faces of the Poor Impatiency and Unbelief and the fear of the Lord is not before your eyes and thus you lie enslaved Captives in the Kingdom of Babylon refreshing your hearts in the Creature enjoyments which will perish some in Father and Mother some in Wife and Children some in House and Land some in Gold and Silver some in the Self Wisdom delighting in themselves some in Honour and Preferment in this World and when there is enjoyment of these visible creatures then there is content and when they are taken away there is trouble the mind alwayes Plotting Contriving and Acting every way to get of the creatures what the heart lusteth after and he that gets the
he might read his condition within Therefore despise not the day of small things but mind the Counsel of the Lord Jesus the little Light that shines in thy dark heart look upon the figures the parables The little Leaven which is hid in three measures of meal it changeth the whele lump into the nature of it self So the little Light that shines in thy dark Heart is the powerful Word of Faith which was in the Beginning by which all Things were created and without him was nothing made this Word is Life and the Life is the Light of Men and Light shines in Darkness and the Darkness comprehends it not This Light is the Word of Faith the Apostle exhorted to take heed unto Say not in thy Heart who shall ascend up to Heaven to fetch Christ down or down into the Deep to fetch him up the Word is nigh thee in thy Heart and in thy Mouth and this is the word of Faith which we preach the unctioâ—… of the Holy One given of the Father whereby we need not teach one another but as the Anointing teacheth us which is Truth and no Lye which is the sure Word of Prophecy whereunto ye do well to take heed as unto a Light shining in a dark Place until the Day dawn and the Day-Star arise in your Hearts All People return within give up your selves freely to be guided by that Light that discovers to you the Evil of your Hearts and none be discourâ—…ged because you see an evil Heart but prize the Love of God that discovers it to you and whatever the Light makes manifest to you to be Evil Wait on the Lord for Power and he will give thee Power to obey and in being faithful in a little more will be communicated from the Lord so will the Righteous Law be set up in your Hearts that will cry through your Earthly and Carnal Hearts for Righteousness and Judgment and so will bring yâ—…u to an Account for every idle Word and all Deeds done in the Body Look up unto the Lâ—…rd against whom you have sinned and he will arm you with Power to what he lays upon you with Patience to undergo his Will until all the Powers of the Earth in you be faâ—…ished and slain under his Righteous Judgments then will Judgment be brought forth into Victory that you can no longer live without the loving-Kindness of your Father in Christ Jesus Now is the Parable fulfilled the little Grain of Mustard Seed grown up above all Herbs and the little Leaven hath leavened the whole Lump and the Prodigal starved forever if his Father receive him not freely into his House Thou that canst witness this Condition stand still in the Will of God he will raise up his Seed in thee to trust in his Name and to delight in the Eternal Covenant of Love and Life he hath made with thy Soul in the Lord Jesus Christ and will guide thee by the Word of his power in a Way thou knowest not forth of Babylon where thou wast an enslaved Captive under the Power of the filthy Beast which is thy Will and the Whore the Mother of Witchcrafts which is thy Wisdom which enthrall'd thee under the Powers of Darkness to satisfie the Lust of thy own Heart which led thee to Destruction up to Sion to live by Faith in the Lord Jesus which will purifie thy Heart and set thy Soul free from under the Powers of Darkness into the glorious Liberty of the Sons of God where thou shalt sing the Songs of Sion Hallelujahs and Praises for evermore unto the Lord God that sits upon the Throne and to the Lamb forever and ever W. D. To all enslaved hard-hearted and unbelieving Jews in this Nation and else-where who are made drunk with the Wisdom of the Whore and bewitched through the Abundance of her Sorceries to put the Day of the Lord afar off looking for Christ's coming in the Spirit as the hard-hearted unbelieving Jews in the letter did for his coming in the Flesh according to the Promise but they limitted the Holy One according to their carnal Wisdom expected his coming in great Pomp and Glory and when he came in that poor despised Way contrary to their Expectations they stumbled at him and would not own him to be their Saviour but rose up against him and put him to Death Mat. 27. I to Vers. 50. BEhold you hard hearted and unbelieving Jews do you not look for Christ coming in the Spirit according to his Promise as they did for his coming in the Flesh but you limit the Holy One as they did expecting Christ to come in Power and Glory according to your own Fancies and so put the Day of the Lord afar off you in rejecting and despiâ—…ng the counsel of Jesus Christ the pure Light in your Conscienees which lets you see every evil Thought Word and Action and cryes behind you This is the Way walk in it but you disobey the Light and hearken to the Counsel of your Hearts as the Jews in the Letter did who put Christ to Death and so you slay the witnesses in Spiritual Sodom and Egypt in your Hearts where our Lord is crucified in not regarding the Counsel of Christ which is that Light that shines in your dark Hearts which knocks at the Door according to his Word I stand at the Door and knock if any Man hear my Voice and open the Door I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me Oh! thou enslaved Soul under the Power of Babylon in thee come forth mind the Light in thee which is the sure Word of Prophecy whereunto you do well to take heed as unto a Light shining in a dark Place until the Day dawn and the Day-Star arise in your Hearts stand not out against this secret Counsel of Christ in you leâ—… you perish in your Gain sayings for if his Anger be kindled a little blessed are all they that trust in him All give up give up freely to be guided by the Counsel of the Lord the Light in you believing in his Power that is present with the light he will lead you daily through the Cross in the stâ—…aight Way of his Sufferings and Death where the Old Man will be put off with hiâ—… Deeds and so you shall have right to the Tree of Life and shall enter with him through the Gates into the City New Jerâ—…salem where you shall have Communion with the Father and the Son and an Inheritance with those that are sanctified in Christ Jesus and shall reign as Kings upon the Earth to the Praise Glory of the Riches of the Grace of our Heavenly Father to whom alone be all Power Dominion Honour and Glory forever and ever W. D. A Word from the Lord to all that are waiting on the Lord in Sion and to those that are weeping and are seeking the Lord their God asking the Way to Sion with their Faces thitherwards FEar not ye
Mourners in Sion the Lord waits on you to be gracious unto you and though he give you the Bread of Adversity now and the Water of Affliction yet shall not your Teachers be removed into Corners any more but your Eyes shall see your Teachers and your Ears shall hear a Voice behind you saying This is the way walk in it when you turn to the right Hand or the left therefore every one of you mind the Light which is of Jesus Christ in you that judgeth the Unrighteousness of your Hearts give up to be guided by the pure Light in you which is your Teacher the Counsel of Jesus Christ and it will bring Judgment forth unto Victory and whatever he makes manifest to you to be his Will Wait on the Lord in his Counsel and he will give you Power to obey and when you have obeyed his Will take heed of departing from the Counsel of the Lord which is the Light within you to hearken to the Counsel of your own Hearts which will draw your Minds to look back at your Obedience and the Experiences you have passed through so will the Beast which received a deadly Wound with the Sword the Righteous Law that goeth out of the Mouth of the Lamb in you his deadly Wound will be healed and sits a painted Beast above the Cross of Christ working lying Wonders in your Hearts imitating the Operation of the Power of God who is purifying his Sons and Daughters with the Spirit of Judgment and the Spirit of Burning and the Beast in you that tasted of the Power of God when he received his deadly Wound under the Justice of God now can imitate the same in Deceit and cause Fire to come down from Heâ—…en in the Sight of Men intimating the Operation of the Spirit of Burning and so deceives himself and all that dwell upon the Earth he is made manifest to all that dwell in the Heavenly Light in their Hearts All Friends mind youâ—…Watch for the Adversary the Devil goes about like a roaring Lyon seeking whom he may devour abide in the Counsel of the Lord which is the Light in you and you will discern between the Beast which is Antichrist in his lying Wonders and the Lamb Jesus Christ in the Operation of his Power so you will come to try the Spirits whether they be of God yea or nay all that are guided by the Beast have their Life in speaking and acting in outward Operations what they once experienced and what they comprehended to be Truth speaking that they enjoy not and are exalted in Pride the Heart returned into the Earth But thou that art guided by the Lamb the Light in thy Conscience the righteous Law cryes through thy earthly Heart and bringâ—… it to Judgment and thou canst find no Life in the Operation of the Power of God nor in thy Obedience but whilst the Presence of the Lord is with thee in it and when thou haâ—… done the Will of God in obeying what he hath made known unto thee thou seeâ—…t thy self to be an Unprofitable Servant and hast need of Patience that thou may est receive the Promise where thy Life is hid with Christ in God to save thee freely for his Names sake or else thou perishest and to carry thee on by his Mighty Power or else thou fallest so thou haft nothing to glory in but in the Lord And as they that are guided by the Beast which is Antichrist spake of the Truth a riddle to their own hearts not knowing the Power and Life of what they speak adding to the Word of the Lord and the Plagues Curse of God will be added unto them But thou art guided by the Lamb Jesus Christ thou knowest when the Word of the Lord is committed to thee If any have my Word saith the Lord let him speak my Word faithfully Is not my Word like a Fire saith the Lord and like an Hammer that breaketh the Rocks in Pieces Thou canst witness the Word of the Lord to be as a Fire and as a Hammer to break the Rocks in Pieces in thee and bring down all in thee in Subjection to itself and it alone rules in thee And thou that canst witness the Word of the Lord thus manifested in thee thou art a true Messenger of the Lord let not the Deceit stop thy Mouth for the Word of the Lord that calls thee to speak shall perfect his Work for which he is sent All Friends stand fast in the Counsel and Will of God be faithful in following the Lamb daily through the Cross and none be discouraged In Temptations be content look up to the Lord to keep you in the Hour of Temptations for it is no Sin to be tempted but to yield to the Tempter and when the Lord delivers you from the Power of the Tempter watch that your Will get not from under the Cross but sink down into the Love of God And every one be content in what the Lord hath made manifest to you and be faithful according to your Talents and more will be communicated to you And none look forth at others Conditions for if you do the Enemy will cause you to stumble and you will come to a Loss in your own Condition Wait patiently in the Counsel of the Lord the Light in you for he is making a short Work in the Earth that you that come into the Vineyard at the eleaventh Hour shall receive as much as they that came in at the third Hour and have laboured in the Heat of the Day All ye Children of the Lord lift up your Heads behold your King riding in Majesty and Power upon the wild Ass Colt which is your wild Nature subjecting it to himself that you may enter with him through the Gates of the city into the New Jerusalem where there enters nothing that worketh Abomination and maketh a Lye but what is written in the Lamb's Book of Life and there you shall dwell in the Banqueting House of the Lord forever feeding upon the Feast of fat Things rejoycing in the Eternal Love and Mercy of your Souls in the free Covenant of Life in the Blood of Christ who is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings God blessed forever who is riding on in Majesty and in Power conquering and to conquer all the Powers of Darkness in the Hearts of his Saints that they may reign as Kings upon the Earth to the Praise and Glory of our God who is taking unto him his Great Power to reign in his Saints for evermore to whom alorâ—… be all Honour Glory Power and Eternal Praises forever W. D. A Word of Consolation unto the Child of Light that yet sits in Darkness being deeply afflicted and wounded in Spirit through Ignorance of Salvation in the New Covenant in Christ Jesus the Light DEar Child of the Birth of the Immortal Seed which crieth over all the World and beyond all the Pleasure Pomp and Vanity therein for the Enjoyment of