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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43847	The poor widows mite, cast into the Lord's treasury wherein are contained some reasons in the justification of the meetings of the people of God called Quakers with an approbation of several truths held by them, and the ground of dark persecution discussed / written by a woman of the south, who came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of him that is greater than Solomon, and doth a far off behold the happy estate of his friends and servants who stand continually before him, to hear and receive wisdom from him, who is the true Emanuel, now left it should be counted a libel or any should think we dare for own it in the world, I have subscribed my name.	Hincks, Elizabeth.	1671 (1671)	Wing H2050; ESTC R20070	37,177	47

fill the Breast likewise is eas'd The Child then it is satisfi'd and Mother also pleas'd This figure God made use of when to Israel he did say Her Child can a Mother forget that sucks on her each day This is the Faith that sucks the Breast of Consolation By which the Just shall ever live if they feed thereupon For in the World we are but sent this plainly doth appear Which shews our Father is alive in whose House is our chear In which is Bread of Life enough and Mansions there are many So Prodigals must come thereto if they mean to have any And this may well observed be what doth the Father move No sooner sees his Son to come but RVNS to meet his Love Oh here is Love Love Love indeed Who can such Love er'e shun For when poor Souls begin to move the Father he doth RVN Yea not away but towards him as if it were a Bliss With arms spread out doth it receive and gives to it a Kiss And is not only here content with joy his House doth sound Because the dead is made alive his lost Son now is found And seemeth to be servile to beset with cares and fears Waiting for to be garcious on Israel forty years And when that we did wallow in the blood that was our own Vnsalted washt or pittied then was his strong Arm known Oh this was Gods own only Power that did Salvation bring Oh this was then a time of Love which makes us now to sing Salvation Glory and Power unto our God for ever Who is our present help at hand his Promise faild us never So all may see the ground-work then that solely doth us move In our affections to Love him ' cause first he did us Love For when that we ungodly were then he his own Son sent From sin and Satan us to free this was his true intent From Egypts darkness and Deaths bonds poor Souls he did set free This was Gods Love and the Sons Word in this both did agree This Truth also in many things illustrated may be That we no Independants are alone on God live we Though we as strong as Sampson were who the Philistines killd And heaps on heaps of them did bear yet he to Death must yeild Till the Lord cleave a hollow place where water did spring out In the same Jaw-bone of the Asse wherewith he made the Rout And when that he had drank thereof his Spirit came again And he revived also was though given himself as slain So of our selves no strength we have 't is in God we must hoast Who is our Captain Strength and Stay the only Lord of Hoasts Now by experience David may yet in Gods strength alone Declare how he by it had killd the great Philistian The Lyon Bear and through an Hoast gone by this strength he hath And he over a Wall hath lept that stood a cross his Path. This is the way that he did go and therefore Courage took ' Cause formerly God did him help and never him forsook Though then were some as there be now which unto him did say That in his God no help there was whereon his soul to stay This plainly then you now may see these cause mens hearts to faint Denying of Gods strength which he doth work in every Saint So putting them quite out of heart for ever to attain Over their hearts-lusts Victory or Ground on them to gain This Spirit you may also see in Israel of old Which did not the true Spies believe though they God Truth b● told For they the Sons of Anack feard that mighty were and tall So did not in Gods Power trust but fell a murmuring all And their false Spies to help forward their unbelief and spight Said They appear'd like Grashoppers in the Anakims sight None doubted then nor do they now but the Land it is good But how 't could then or now can be attaind the Question stood And notwithstanding God to them such Miracles did show And wonderfully brought them out of Egypt they did know Yet those false Spies did them perswade as Ministers do now Of Satan which do make a trade against God to avow That from their Masters Kingdom he poor Souls cannot set free Or that his Kingdom in this World diminished shall be Which is the cause of Vnbelief amongst us now at length But those that unto Sion come do grow from strength to strength And now as then the true Caleb do still the People tell The Land is good and to Conquer they able are full well And that the People should not fear unto them thus he sed Their Defence doth from them depart they are to us for Bread And that the Lord he was with them there was no cause to fear Yet they for all this did rebell for their words did not care For many false Spies still they had which brought an ill report So that the Congregation bad stone them with stones for 't Now if there be a Caleb that God follow fully will With other Spirit than they do they cry him stone or kill And yet for all this God will bring his Calebs to this Land They and their Seed shall it possess which to his Truth do stand Who do believe and so confess God by his Power can Bring his People out of Egypt to heavenly Canaan From this it may observed be The false spies they are many From which the ground of Vnbelief doth spring Truth scarce hath any Though in this work it is their share to suffer as men think Yet unto us it is our Joy of Christs own Cup to drink E'en as t was then so it is now Destructions way is wide And many follow in the same few from it turn aside These men that did Gods glory see and miracles also In Egypt and i' th Wilderness do tempt him ten times mo Than those that never yet did see Gods Power that 's Divine More tollerable it shall be for such who have no Sign These Miracles and Wonders great Advantages should be And in our hearts such Courage raise that we no fear should see This is the way David did go with confidence to Saul He took up Courage in his heart and told Israel all That in Gods strength a Lyon he had killed and a Bear And therefore this Physitian bold knew no such thing as Fear This Plea we ' gainst all those have that unto People preach Let God or man do what they can Man Canaan Land can't reach Something of the Cause of DARKNESSE IGNORANCE and PERSECUTION AS the dark Body of the Moon which in the Night is Light That it receiveth from the Sun by standing in its sight And then again by Reflection on us this Light doth cast While it thus governeth the Night no longer doth it last For when the Day-light doth appear it wan doth wax and fade ' Cause it retains no Life or Power nor hath it any Shade For that the brightness of

Death This is no Outward visible Sign not signified so But separates man from his Lusts that always stood his foe Thus in his flesh Christ he took up the Comforts of Mans Life And laid them down at Gods own Will to reconcile the Strife For God it was that was in Christ the World to reconcile Now in his stead Embassadors hath sent to us the vile Though 't was not him did the Offence but was the Offended Yet his Embassadors pray us to be re-con-ci-led Here 's Grace indeed not only free but doth a begging come And Messengers t' intreat the World to accept this Ransome The which none could lay down for it but He of 's own accord Did purchas 't with his precious Blood and so of right is Lord. Yet doth not use Commanding Power but Love is his own way And those that will not this shall Rule as Enemies he will slay But this last Baptisme doth set the True Baptismes on The answer of a good Conscience by Christs Resurrection For as Christs flesh it suffered the same mind we must have No longer in our sins to live which to our Soul 's a Grave But now the Gospel it is preacht the dead sleeper's awake Yea he is come to Judgement to God Life to him doth make For that he would no longer have our Souls in Prison lye But by his quickning Spirit preach and free-ed us thereby Who sometime disobedient were yet God did suffer long Waiting as in the dayes of Noa who griev'd his Spirit strong And now unto the Will of God he doth subjection give No more unto the Gentiles Will resolveth he to live This is that Tabernacle which down nere shall any take Nor Cord thereof shall broken be removd shall be no Stake For here the Glorious Lord will be Rivers and Streams whereon No Gally nor no gallant Ship at all shall pass upon For that mens Tacklings loosed are their strength at Ours doth fall They cannot well strengthen their Mast or spread abroad their Sail For t is the Lord that is our King and our Lawgiver to How can we then lack any thing for ought he bids us do Oh this also is Wisdoms Gate Why he you then so mad If ever that your Souls be sav'd to 's Church God must you add Wisdom cryed hath without and uttered voice in street Yea in the Market place she calls where Pharisees do greet In the chief Places of Concorse the opening of the Gate Yea in their great Assemblies to where multitudes were sate How long ye simple ones will ye love your simplicity Turn ye unto this Church that ye may eat and live thereby And Scorners Why do ye delight in this your scorning Trade You being Fools Knowledge do hate t is sin thus hath you made At Gods reproof if now you 'l turn he 'll pour on you his Spirit His words unto you he 'll make known that you may Life inherit But this much know if you refuse and do not him regard But do his Councel set at nought with this he 'll you reward For mocking he will mock again at your Calamity And laugh when as your fear doth come it 's desolation nigh Then you may call but God will now to answer give at all Because you did not answer him when he to you did call For you none of his Counsel would Reproof's you did despite And would not choose the Fear of God but hated Knowledge wise Therefore the fruit of your own way is meat for you to eat Your own devices you shall fill who shut out Wisdom great In Vs the Time is come to pass last dayes pro-phe-si-ed That the Mountain of the Lords House should be established And on the Top exalted is above all barren Hills And many People to us flow thus God his House now fills And we his People bid you come to this the Lords Mountain It is the House of Jacobs God t is he o're it doth Raign Here he doth teach us his own Way the Pathes that we should walk From out of Sion flowes that Law whereof we joy to talk This is the Word which God the Lord sends from Jerusalem That doth among the Nations Judge rebuking much of them So that they have their Swords now beat into Plow shares we see And their Spears into Pruning-Hooks this LOVE makes all agree So Nation doth not lift up Sword for Esau doth embrace His Brother Jacob in his Armes this makes War cease 'T is Grace So we with Isay bid you come to this house with accord Desiring you to walk with us in the Light of the Lord. We are the City on a Hill there set that all may see Therefore alwayes in Cottages still this we cannot be For that we are not to be hid but set there to be shown And that through the Power of God to others should be known Which is the Light the Christ in us the Hope of Glory to And doth cast out the Reprobate this work he is to do The Blind make see and Deaf to hear tho Mountebancks do rage Leapers are cleans'd Dumb do speak this throws them off the stage And this also is freely to we witness it truly And if that we should hold our peace stones would against us cry For what are we more then wrought stone 't is God that doth us raise To he the seed of Abraham for to shew forth his Praise Tho in the Wilderness we 're squard and now appear but loose Yet being brought together all we do make God a House Whereby the Workemans Worke is seen for that he hath them tryed And made them like the Corner-stone to answer every side Yea Judgement to the Plumet hangs and Righteousness to 'th Line For to make all upright and true according to his mine These living stones together set may plainly see each other The Mighty workmanship of God in Sister and in Brother Yea t is the Standard of the Lord the Ensigne he hath ser For all Nations to flock unto tho Small things day is yet And though that we be Quakers call'd by most people in scorn Yet we the true Assembly be and Church of the First-born For in our heart God he doth dwell whose Spirit is a Sword Which was the cause that we were made to tremble at his Word And when the Lord with Odours sweet doth this his own House fill Oh then all others that pass by its sweetness favour will And if that any Lydia come that is to God so dear Whose heart the Lord hath o-pen-ed she 'll feed upon our chear For in these publick Mountains God to all will make his Feast And Messengers to 'th high way send for to invite his Guests These are the Feasts of Charity made by the God of Love On Heavenly Manna here we feed which comes from God above We being many are one Bread of which we partake all And when we 'r hungry doth us feed both now and ever shall This also

is Gods Candlestick in which his Candle 's set And lighteth those be in the House and is for others yet The Woman having lost her piece of silver sought with pain And when that she had found it out t' her Neighbours cryes amain Contented not within her self these favours up to frowl But she must tell to others to what is done for her Soul This was the Sheep that went astray into the Wilderness But the good Shepherd he is come and brought it to the rest Oh therefore Neighbours neighbours come let us rejoyce together And praises in his House let 's sing for ever and for ever This is the HIVE also to which the BEES do honey bring Which they do gather from God's Flowers there they together sing Which is to him a savory thing and pleasant to his Heart Because 't is what comes from himself in us he doth it dart This is the Sacrifice of god which in them doth arise Being from broken contrite hearts God will it not despise Hither the Virgins Wise also are altogether come Each having Oyl in his Vessel tho in their Lamps burns some These Lamps being altogether trim'd they do make a great Light Which is the brightness of Gods Love held forth to Peoples sight To this bright rising all must come which is as Heavens Gate And with Oyl in their Vessels wait lest they do come too late This is the place that is dreadful in which Gods presence is Were two or three together be to praise the Name that 's his This needs must be the House of God where Angels do descend And those that meet in Gods pure fear he doubtless will defend This is not any New thing now as if 't had never been But this hath been in in Ages past as plainly hath been seen This is the House that David lov'd even the dwelling place Wherein Gods honour still remains in hearts full fraught with Grace And David bud all here to come and that with one accord Who God did fear to them he 'll tell the goodness of the Lord. What for his Soul the Lord had done which he for him did save Which was the Branch of Jesse Stem and rais'd him from the Grave Because he would not suffer him being his holy One That ought to him belonging should ere see corruption Therefore for this doth Davids Preach and to the living tell In the great Congregation of Saints that do excel In whom was only his delight which faithful were and true And that in Virtue did excel whose hearts God had made New These are the Living Waters which are both the last and first Therefore must all that seek for Life come here to quench their thirst Without money and without price Come ye do buy and eat Both Wine and Milk Why do you spend money for that 's no meat And your Labour also for that which doth not satisfie For it is not the Bread of Life therefore you eat and dye But hark with diligence to God oat ye that which is good And let your Soul delight it self in fatness it s own food Incline your ear yea come and hear and then your Souls shall live The Covenant sure of Mercy pure of David he will give Our Meetings they do witness Him that must the People lead And he is our Commander to our Peace Light Life and Bread Thus being met in Gods pure fear we then the Cysterns are Which he of living water clear doth send to us from far And therefore from this evil to when that it doth appear All People we advise to come from Cysterns are not clear For these be such Men to themselves who have forsook the Lord Hewed the which no Water will of Life to them afford These Meetings also Malachy did speak of in his time Wherein they that did fear the Lord and were all of one mine Vnto each other oft did speak to which the the Lord gave ear And then a Book of remembrance he wrote as doth appear For that they are and shall be his for ever he 'll them spare As Man doth spare his serving Son for they are Jewels rare These Meetings then were also kept in such an evil time When none but th' wicked were set up for goodness was a crime The Proud were then the Happy oalld wicked workers set up Yet then Gods People they did Meet tho Sufferings were their Cup. Bethesdas Pool a figure was of this our Meeting Place Whereas both Lame and Blind must wait for Gods descending Grace And in much patience wait his Will till that the Angel move And the Waters with virtue fill to heal this is Gods Love And therefore be not too hasty but wait upon Gods leasure For all Infirmities he heals and therein taketh pleasure Samarias Mountain t is likewise wherein is Jacobs Well Which springs forth to 〈◊〉 Life of this many can tell Here is the true Ho-ly Water of Life both pure and clear This is not that the Pope doth make wherewith he men doth jear But this is that that God doth give whereof when men do drink Out of their Belly Rivers flow much more than they can think Here when Gods People they do Meet whose zeal is as a flame Which maketh oft their hearts to burn wh●… declares his Fame Of which the Scripture it is full yet is a Book that 's seald Which neither learnt nor unlearned to any hath reveald For the Veil being or'e their heart when Moses he is read How then can they know Christs own day though it be prophesi'd Though precept upon precept be yet they are nere the near And Line upon line they see not being without Gods Fear Of this Isaiah did complain and grievd for in his time This was the cause of Ignorance and darkness of the mine A sinful Nation he them call'd a seed of evil-doers Who had the Lord forsaken and in corrupt wayes were goers So laden with iniquity those things they did not know Which daily unto them was read their Veil did blind them so For Rulers they of Sodom were which is the Earthly Power Inhabitants of Gomorrah which cloggs them every hour So all these wicked worldly things that are set in the heart Must all with Gods pure fire be burnt though man do feel the smart Yea be moved out of its place by Gods Almighty Power For this same power of God alone will all of it devour And this Word-fire the virtue hath not only for to burn But give Light Life yea Heat and Power to them that of it learn And therefore tho dark cold and dead without power or strength Yet come to this Light Living-Word 't will raise you all at length We therefore in our Meetings have known this Refiners fire Which is to take off all the dross from it do not retire For as in outward fire we see when coals abroad be spread The Light the Life and Heat goes out and all comes to be dead But when