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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74996	The last words and testimonies of and for William Allen, late of Cowen in Essex, a faithfull servant of the Lord; who finishing his testimony, departed this life the 21. of the 11th month, 1679.	Allen, William.	1680 (1680)	Wing A1065B; ESTC R170100	8,226	24

was at ●●e Castle at Colchester he having after some ●me some liberty granted him was made ●erviceable there sounding forth the everlasting Gospel so that divers were awaken● and gained to the Truth amongst others 〈◊〉 was made instrumental to me and hath be● as a Father to me for these divers years see●ing and travelling for ●y preservation in t●● way of life so that we were near and dear 〈◊〉 one another and oft have I been refreshe● with many more through that stream 〈◊〉 Life that ran through him in the Assemblies 〈◊〉 the Lord's people so that I can truly say 〈◊〉 was pleasant to me to sit and hear the sound 〈◊〉 Life through him his care being as he wou● oft by way of counsel say to others to wa● that God might give the breath that w● might be as Trumpets in his hand for the● only it gave a certain sound his heart w●● upright to God and his care was over th● Flock of God where his lot was cast who●● glory he sought above all and hath his r●ward with him in Glory for ever though h● met with exercises as to the outward man incident to mankind while in this Tabernacl● of clay especially within a year and ha● before his decease being much afflicted wit● bodily Weakness and Sickness but would o● say he was content in the Will of his Fathe● and to drink the Cup at his hand In whic● ●ime he shewed forth the Meekness and Pati●nce of him that dwelt in him and a large share ●e had of his Father Job's exercises as he ●ould himself say But the Lord in due time ●eeing it was enough and that he had born a ●rge share of the heat of the day spending ●nd being spent for the Gospel put a period ●o his days Who was filled with the glory of ●he Lord to the last so that he said he could ●out for joy but that he wanted strength of ●ody which he said was but an earnest of ●hat he should more fully enjoy when this ●arthly Tabernacle was dissolved Who now 〈◊〉 entred into his rest and shines as a Star in the ●irmament and his memory is blessed who ●et lives and with whose Spirit we feel uni●y and Fellowship though the earthly Taber●acle is returned to its center which unity ●sts and endures through ages and generations ●here the Spirits of just men made perfect are ●elt that are gon before us and that life which ●welt in them remains with us which is our ●oy Comfort and Encouragement to perse●ere on in the way of life and to us is a cer●ain Testimony that though the Lord is plea●ed to remove his Servants and Prophets from 〈◊〉 he will not leave nor forsake us but will still lead his people as a Flock to the fresh Pastures of life there to lie down where none can make afraid wherein the blessed sence of the overcomings of his love the holy high praises is offered up unto him who is worthy of it for all his Mercies and Blessings daily enjoyed increased and multiplyed upon us who hath been our preserver and upholder to this very day and is our stay and strength in the deepest exercises Blessed are they who keep to him they never are forsaken To him be the Glory and Praise for ever John Furly Junior The Testimony of Ann Furly the Elder concerning our deceased Friend William Allen. HE was a man whom God made instrumental to my being convinced of the blessed Truth and in whom the Power of God much dwelt his Ministry was a living Ministry he lived in that which he declared of he did not only exhort to faithfulness but he was always found in it himself he was Valiant upon Earth for Gods blessed truth and as the Lord required it of him he thought not his life dear but did hazzard it many a time in particular here at Colchester where he exposed himself to the rage of the cruel Troopers to the apparent hazzard of his life in the time of their sore beating and abusing friends when assembled together he then openly declaring the truth amonst us but the secret arm of the Lord preserved him and his people that day that was no hurt done for which the Lord was praised for his great deliverance for it was his Wonderful hand only that effected it And now after all his labours the Lord hath given him a good reward and received him up to glory as he will do every one who abides faithful to what he makes manifest Ann Furly the Elder The Testimony of Martha King concerning our dear Friend William Allen. THis dear worthy of the Lord and Valiant in Israel who engaged in the Lambs Warfare till he overcame he was made a● Pillar in the house of God and as a Trumpet that gave a certain sound Sounding forth an alarme from Gods holy Mountain whereby many were awakened to righteousness and their Spirits quickened and a remnant are the seal of his Ministry at this day to whom he was an instrument in the hand of the Lord for the turning their minds from darkness to light and from Sathans Power to the Power of God My Spirit is bowed before the Lord and the cry of my Soul is that all who were so turned by him may for ever walk worthy of the Lords goodness and answer his ●arge love to our Souls so shall we answer the ●abour and travels of this our dear deceased ●riend that they be not bestowed upon us in vain who breathed for the prosperity of Sion that all whose faces were turned Sion-wards night not look back nor linger in the Suburbs of Babylon those that did so he would oft declare should be left behind and Amalek should prevail over them Much might be written concerning the bles●ed life and power which dwelt in this our dear ●riend wherein he obtained a good increase ●hrough his faithfulness to the Lord the streaning forth thereof was very sweetly refreshing ●nd consolating to those whose hearts were tru●y bowed to God Now this remains that we follow his steps ●n all faithfulness holiness and Godly fear and pure obedience to the Lord watching to his Power having a single eye to him the living fountain from whence all our refreshings come that we may have bread in our own Houses and water in our own Cisterns and witness a growth and increase in the increases of God so shall we also finish our course with joy and lay down our heads in rest and peace with the Lord as he hath done Martha King OUr dear friend William Allen is gone and Immortal is his Crown and he is at rest in his Fathers bosom In his sickness he would say that he was filled with the joy of the Lord and with the presence of his Father Our loss is great for I can truly say that he was an Instrumennt in the hand of God to do good to my Soul and to many more and the living presence of the Lord was with him for our Souls have been refreshed with his living Ministry many a time and although his body is removed from us yet we injoy him in that I which is Immortal as we abide faithful Susanna Potter Colchester in Essex 11th 1. Mo. 1679 80. Dear Friends There is something in my heart to wri●● concerning our dear Friend William Alle● whom the Lord hath taken out of the Bod● but his Life still lives with the upright in heart he was a man that did truly fear the Lord and sought his Glory alone he turned man● from darkness to light and from Sathan power to the power of God and there ar● many living Witnesses thereof The Lord was good to him night and day beyon● what words can declare and although h● felt Exercises as to the outward man to abound yet his consolation in the heavenly power much more abounded for the Lord fill'd him with the flagons of his Love and new Wine of the Kingdom that he was straitned in the earthly Tabernacle being so filled with the living presence of the Lord ●●at he would say he wanted room Let me ●o Much might be spoken as to that living ●ower that wrought in him and his faith●●lness thereunto and many of his living ●xpressions doth remain with me as con●erning Friends keeping low in the middle ●ath of judgement where the Redemption ●f Sion comes to be witnessed But not ●nto us not unto us but unto the heavenly ●ower Spirit and Life that wrought effe●tually in him and preserved him to the ●nd of his days be all praise power domi●ion and thanks given for ever and evermore Amen saith my Soul Elizabeth Fryet FINIS