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heaven_n	let_v	lord_n	world_n	5,376	5	4.7330	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40739	A testimony to the true light which is the vvay of life and righteousness, to all that obey it, and are subject to its requirings : being a serious admonition to all people to turn to the Lord, but more especially intended for the inhabitants of the town of Colchester and parts adjacent / by John Furly ; also, a true relation how the Lord made manifest strength in weakness, and raised up a living testimony to his eternal truth, in a child of his, (named, Elizabeth, who deceased the 16th of the twelf moneth, called February 1669) to the admiration of all that were about her.	Furly, John, 1618-1686.	1670 (1670)	Wing F2541A; ESTC R40428	18,251	31

leave it I feel no pain the Lord is good to me good is the Will of the Lord let thy Will be done in Earth as it s done in Heaven Everlasting Kindness hast thou shewn me and I hope I shall never forget it while I am in this World Lord purge all here that they may all be clean and able to serve thee let not an unclean spirit be here that they also may serve thee in the Land of the Living whilst they have a being in this World Oh the Everlasting Kindness of God is never to be forgetten good art thou unto me thy Goodness is never to be forgotten woundrous Works hast thou done wash me make me clean leave not in me any thing which is not of thy self thou desirest not the death of a Sinner but rather that he should repent and live And Lord if I should not improve my time that which I have shall be taken from me Lord take away the very stump of evil leave it not in me if I improve not my time my Tallent will be taken from me yea assuredly it will Then turning to one of her Brothers who had not carried himself so in the Awe and Dread of the Lord as he should do though of late he hath given some hopes of his return she said to him Improve thy time for thou knowest not how soon thou mayst be taken away If thou give thy mind to Drunkenness what will become of thee thou must assuredly go to destruction thou canst not go to Heaven that way thou canst not ever expect it but to Hell thou must go where there is torment for ever where the Fire never goes out but the Flames thereof are everlasting Thou art running head-long to destruction and therefore wait upon the Lord and exercise thy mind upon him else thou must go to destruction And so she said to two other of her Brothers Mind the Lord improve your times as I hope I shall do mine or else I had better never have known the Way of Truth To her Brother that she first called to him she said James be not a sorrow to thy Father and Mother and Brother and Sister but love the Lord and then the Lord will love thee Go not about to drink Wine the house of our Father affords wine where thou mayst drink Wine as we do moderately lest wrath and destruction be thy Portion Fear the Lord and mind what I say Go not a Fudling but fear the Lord and beg of him to forgive thee yea beg Life of the Lord and he may give it unto thee but if thou go on in the broad way destruction will be thy Portion therefore fear the Lord and mind what I say the Lord will forgive thee if thou return and repens but if thou dost not head-long into Hell thou must go Thou hast of ten greived thy Father and Mother Oh what will become of thee if thou return not Hell will be thy Portion for ever Beg of the Lord to forgive thee repent and walk in an other Way Repent I say whilst thy day lasteth if thy day be over then Hell will be thy Portion Hell and Torment that never ends The Lake is for the Lyar and for the unclean and for the Swearer Hell is for them But Heaven the Father's Bosom the Father's House where there is Bread enough that 's the Portion of the Righteous Then she took him by the hand and also about the neck and kissed him Mind what I say O dear Brother the Fire of Hell never goes out no never is not that a long day no never but flames for ever that a long day Brother Therefore beg of the Lord whilst thou hast a day Thou hast been very wicked and hast greived us yea thou hast cost me many a Tear repent whilst a day lasteth lest everlasting Flames of Fire seise upon thee that 's a long day Brother and thou knowst not how soon thy dayes may be shortened and thou mayst come to dye The Lord hath been good to me I hope I shall never forget his loving kindness To her Brother Benjamin whom she called to him she said Thou hast been a Boy of a perverse spirit wo will also overtake thee if thou walk in the Way of wickedness but if thou walk in the smooth and narrow way it will be well with thee thou hast been naught and stubborn be not so naught now any more but turn a new leafe that when thou diest thou mayst go to the Lord In the Fathers House there is bread enough there thou shalt want for nothing no for nothing thy stubborn heart must be plucked down beg of the Lord to forgive thee go not on in crooked paths but walk in the strait and narrow way and he will lead thee to happiness thou shalt not miss of it Then she called to her Brother Jonathan and said to him Be not thou naught thou art very apt to be pettish and peevish that is a bad spirit also turn a new leaf and beg of the Lord to forgive thee Then to her Brother James she said again Beg of the Lord to forgive thee dear Brother James walk in the way of the Righteous I shall be glad you may all grow up as Trees of Righteousness and as Plants of the Lord mind what I say to thee dear James it s my love to thee that causeth me thus to call upon thee to be a new Plant regenerate born again when a good thing comes into thy mind hold it fast make much of it when a wicked thing comes into thy mind put it far from thee put it away and put a righteous thing in the room of it and then thou wilt become a good Plant I shall never forget the goodness of the Lord if I should his hand would reach me if thou hast but a day to live be good that day the Lord would not have one Soul to die and perish desire of the Lord to break thy stony heart and to give thee a new heart thou hast had a foul heart if thou goest on thou wilt never be out of torment is not that a long day yes it s a long day Call upon the Lord mind what I say Brother that will rejoyce me and thy Parents Brothers and Sisters thou hast been wicked Oh what will become of thee if thou dost not repent I cannot express it thou wilt never be out of Torment but alwayes burning and that is not a heat Brother like an Oven heat with a little wood Oh Brother let it never be said that any of John Fu●ly's children are gone to Hell and that he was a good man but his children are wicked children thou hast cost me many a tear if thou return to the Lord thou wilt then be their joy and delight repent whilst thou have a day to live love the Lord Brothers love good men hate the Devil but oh love the Lord and then ye will he a joy to your Father and

rational man that a good man that hath experienced its operation and that walks in the Light can speak against the Light its as easie and as possible for a man to fathom the Are or make a Girdle for the Sun he cannot he dares not for the Light is his Life his Armour his Preserver his strong Tower which as he flees unto he is safe it s his delight to dwell in it and walk in it it s that which he is made a child of should he speak against the Light he should speak against the Lord he should vilifie his Maker he should speak against his own Interest and against that Kigndom of which he is an Heir for the Inheritance which is prepared for him and others of the Cloud of Witnesses gone before him is an Inheritance of Light for the Apostle Col. 1. 12. called it An Inheritance with the Saints in the Light Nay he is so far from speaking against it that he continually exalts it and commends it and commends it best by walking in the Light and is ready to lay down his Life in defence of the truth of it He that doth well it s written loves the Light and Joh. 3. 21 brings his deeds to it that it might be manifest his works are wrought in God So all Friends and People it s an everlasting Truth to you neither your Guides nor your selves can ever be competent Judges of the Light or of its sufficiency nor ever truly report of its Authority or Power nor know what it will lead you from nor bring you unto until you come to be led by it and give up to its requirings as did this dear Child and when you have done so you will bring in your Testimonies for the Lord with me and others that its a marvellous Light and worthy to be followed loved and obeyed for Wisdom was and ever will be justified of her Children as it was ever hated of its Enemies but on the contrary the children of Darkness will exalt their fathers Kingdom the Prince of Darkness and their inheritance which is a kingdom of Darkness 2 Pet. 2. 17. Jude 6. where they are reserved in Chains of Darkness to the Judgment of the great Day So Friends and Towns-men whose lives the Lord hath miraculously spared in the last great Contagion in this Town which swept away thousands and also hath hitherto preserved in or from this last Visitation of the Small-Pox and made you living monuments of his Mercy at this day Let the time past suffice wherein you have walked contrary to this Light of Christ in your Consciences and said often to it in your Hearts in this kind Cease from before me I desire not the knowledge of thy Law nor would you hear the voyce of the Charmer charm he never so wisely nor never so seasonably even just when your feet were oft-times going down to the chambers of Death and which sometimes hath looked you in the face and smit you in your Hearts when you have entertained thoughts of acting wickedly yet have ye made good the Prophets words In a Land of ●●righteousness you would do unjustly and would not behold the Majesty of the Lord I say let the time past suffice and now turn at his reproof and obey his call lest his Wrath be kindled against you and he may not hear when you call but may laugh at your calamity and mock when your fear cometh for though you have escaped one woe and a second yet the Lord hath many more Arrows in his Quiver which he can bring out of his Armory of his Justice wherewith he will wound the hairy Scalp of every one that goeth on in his iniquities that so a time of refreshing you may know from the presence of the Lord before you go hence and see man no more which is my hearts desire to the Lord for you all Your Friend J. F. Colchester the 18th of of the 12th Moneth called February 69. Friends THis choyce Child this goodly Plant this Tree of Righteousness lovely in her life to all that knew her but most lovely at her Death was of age thirteen Years five Weekes She loved the Lord of a Child and also those that feared him Her delight was to hear Truth declared and to be with the excellent of the Earth even with such as excelled in Vertue She dyed at her Father's House in Colchester after five dayes sickness two dayes before her departure she was filled with the Love of God and the Springs of Life were so opened in her that made her Cup to over-flow so that she brake forth into many precious Expressions concerning HOw Good the Lord was and how Gracious he had been to her all her dayes and never did her hurt in all her life and then she lay still a while musing and meditating upon the Lord and making melody with Grace in her heart which was clearly perceived by all that were about her after which she again broke forth into praises How good the Lord was and often brethed up to the Lord that she might be faithful for if she were not her Tallent would be taken from her and often with great fervency of Spirit begged of the Lord That he would speak what he had to say to her and by her for said she I am ready to serve thee and also to obey thee she was not willing to speak more or less then what the Lord should speak by her and in her by his Spirit very often with great eagerness did she put up that Petition to the Lord at which time she lay with most pleasant and sweet Countenance saying She was well and that she felt no pain Soon after in the presence of seaven or eight Persons she spake as followeth which was taken in Short-hand from her mouth as she uttered the words WHatever is not of thy self Lord purge out of me yea purge me throughly Lord leave not a wicked word in me thrust away the power of Darkness Lord make me able to praise thee let me not come into the way which is evil for if I do I shall dishonour Thee and thy Truth I hope I shall never rebel against thee more but have full satisfaction in Thee and in thy Wayes and not in the evil One and his wayes Wash me O Lord throughly let not an unadvised word come out of my mouth If it be thy will O Lord speak for I am willing to hear thee and obey thee though I be accounted unshamefaced by the People of the World for the same I hope I shall never forget thy Loving-kindness while I am in this World Oh! thy everlasting Kindness is never to be forgotten purge me clense me throughly let not any evil be left in me make me clean O Lord that I may be able to serve thee in the Land of the Living Shew them O Lord the evil of their wayes that have done evilly and lay a burden upon their spirits that they may