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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89679	Some returns to a letter which came from a general meeting of officers of the Army of England, Scotland, and Ireland, sitting at Jame's Westminster. Also A blast from the Lord, or a vvarning to England, by way of exhortation to take heed, and not run upon their own destruction; which will be speedily, without true repentance. By a lover of the truth, and a prisoner for declaring truth abroad Ben: Nicholson.	Nicholson, Benjamin.	1653 (1653)	Wing N1106; Thomason E689_18; ESTC R203013	13,591	19

the Sea of persecution that you may pass through and you shall pass through the Mountains and leave them behinde you and the Egyptians will the Lord drown in the Sea which they thought to have driven you into but being got over the Red sea and all the Egyptians lie drowned on the shore yet but in the wilderness and great tryals and distresses is there and a mixt multitude now begins to lust for flesh and murmuring gets up and a great slaughter from the Lord destroyes the mightiest of the murmurers so that where God giveth the hearts desire if it be not only used ta his Glory it brings the greater Condemnation Thus going on to Mount Sinah and behold there is a Fire upon it blackness and darkness and sore tempests and fear and much dread overcomes them who look upon it and thunderings and loud voices and great Earthquakes there make the people tremble all those things are plain to him that runs the righteous Race and are all seen within and there the Law of God is written in the heart and added because of transgression and the guilt of Sin and punishment for the same doth appear now the Law of God being written in the heart doth judge and condemn all sin there and there the day of Judgement is come and there is a separation of the precious and vile Sheep and Goats good and evill which good is by God received into rest and cherished but the Evill is punished and cast into torments as plain example will shew in the children of Israels progress for they that believe not cannot enter into the good land But dear hearts be carefull of turning back again into AEgypt in your hearts but go on with courage for all the difficulty for they that endure to the end shall be saved Hearken to Moses the servant of the Lord the manifestations of God within that which doth convince of sin and evill and direct to or in truth and this true Prophet of the Lord will not only lead you into the Mount but into the good Land though now but at the side of the Red sea but if you will not hear this Moses you shall be cut off from amongst the people of God therefore dear Friends as the Lord hath manifested himself to you be faithfull and as yee have put on Christ so walk ye in him in faithfulnesse according to what ye have received for the Lord accepts of that which a man hath and not of that which a man hath not and he requires no more then he gives so he that is faithfull in little shall be Ruler over much being faithfull of a little manifestations of God begets a rule over much sinn and corruptions though they be never so strongly placed in the affections therefore take heed of backsliding for if any set their hands to the Plough and look back they are not fit for the kingdom of Heaven and know that it were better for them never to know the wayes of God then after they know them to return back from them c. And whereas you say The Lord hath strongly convinced you of the great evils you lived in and of the great good you ought to doe which you have omitted That which doth so convince is the true l●ght which being obeyed will lead into all Truths Therefore harden not your hearts against the Lord which hath discovered himself so largely unto you for he discovereth not sin to be lived in nor duty to be neglected for that light which discovereth these things being obeyed giveth strength to forsake sin and to perform duty this is the piller of fire which God lead the children of Israel by through the plain of the read sea or by the way of the Wilderness of the read sea and over the read sea or thorough the which their enemies pursuing were a cloud that they could not see them This is the light of God that enlightneth every one that cometh into the world without end but is darkness to the carnal heart and called evil by every natural man this light doth discover sin and iniquity in the heart O enter into the secrets of your hearts and wait upon the Lord there for the manifestations of his love mediate and pray there in secret and the Lord which seeth in secret will reward you openly by abiding in the house it will appear you are the vertuous woman and all will follow and seek after you whose price is above Rubies and that you are the bride the lambs wife married to him in truth and righteousness and he will take care for you in all things and direct you in all ways how to walk for the woman is to be in subjection to her husband as also saith the law of righteousness but if you gad abroad for councel you will declare to all you are the harlot whose feet abide not in the house whose paths go down to death and all that follow you shall taste thereof O take heed for every one shal give an account unto God for the deeds done in the body whether they be good or evil Therefore O ye heads of the people which judge and rule over them beware of taking gifts and rewards they blind the eyes they will wholly put out the light of God within you and take no bribes for as the Lord liveth for those things hath the Lord cast down all out of the place of judgement that have acted in them and be sure if you still continute the same work you shall have the same wages for if ye judge for hire or rewards or take gifts or bribes the Lord will utterly consume and cast you ou● as he hath done all before you The children of Israel was a perfect figure of this for the which offences the Lord scattered them abroad amongst the heathen and they drave them forth of the land as might be witnessed in our days Ob. But may some say Though the Lord be to be worshipped in spirit and truth yet he hath left the Civil Government to man for man is a reasonable creature by the which he ought to Govern at his own discression Ans No man is reasonable but he which hath faith For all are unreasonable men that live upon sence and it is the property of a beast to live upon sence as all our Judges Rulers and Town Clarks do now all judging and preaching for hire taking gifts and rewards which is contrary to sound reason because the Lord forbids it surely the potter should have power over the clay to make it and then to use it at his pleasure for his own use and not the po● please it self True reason ought to guide every one God made man a reasonable creature but man being not content with that condition God had placed him in but acted in his own reason became like the beasts that perish thus pure reason was destroyed and corrupt reason took place as it doth this day in every natural man God

made Adam innocent and placed him in a happy condition and gave him a Commandment that he should not do such and such things if he did he should die but Adam aspiring to be wise in himself disobeyed the Lord and followed his own wisdom which was against all pure reason that he being made by God should forsake the Commandment of God and follow his own will and wisdom for surely God that made man only for his own glory and made all other things for his use and service ought to have served God in all things as all things was to serve him and no man ought to rule contrary to the Record of the spirit the Scriptures which are written for our instruction and as the testimony of the word of God within shall teach and direct the which if it had been obeyed Adam had not faln nor Cain kill'd his brother Abel nor Ishmael scoffed Isaac nor Esau hated Jacob neither had the children of Israel murmured and tempted God in the wilderness and there faln but that they lived upon sence neither had Saul the King of Israel any reason to save alive Amalekes King or to spare the best of the sheep and oxen which he had command to slay for which disobedience the Lord rent his Kingdom out of his hands as be hath done all that disobeyed his word and will do all that ever disobey him before which he ever gave warning and still doth complaining against the Rulers which rule with force and cruelty and against oppressors saying Oppressours rule over my people and with force and cruelty do they rule over them and they that lead them cause them to err c. Love is the fulfilling of the Law then sure it is good reason that the Law should be used in love and great reason that man should rather live in honour then like a beast as every natural man is every man being guided and governed by God and that walks according to what he commandeth is in honour but being guided by his own will is a beast but the beast and the false Prophet which deceiveth the people with their lying wonders shall be shortly taken and cast into the lake which butneth with fire and brimstone Dear hearts if our faith were stedfast our hope firm and our Love perfect then should we be established in everlasting peace for faith is powerfull and subdues Kingdoms hope is upright and will keep stedfast to the Lord to walk in holyness with boldness and love being lived in will overcome all things and establish eternal peace these are the Saints heavens wherein they dwell or the three heavens of rest whereof two shall cease but the third shall abide for ever Search and examine your selves where you are try whether you be yet in the faith or no faith purifies the heart from all dead works hope keeps firm to the Lord in true holyness and righteousness nothing can remove it perfect love casts out all fear and overcometh all torments faith is a valliant Champion hope is an upright judge and love an everlasting King of glory that shall reigne for ever If you know the ways of God happie are ye if you walk in them for he that followeth righteousness and mercy findeth life righteousness and honor Pro. 21. ver 21. Thus farewell dear hearts and the God of peace establish you in peace for ever which is the hearty desire of him who dearly loves all appearance of truth though now a prisoner for truths sake York Castle Feb. 8. 1652. Benjamin N●chelson FINIS