â—â—ou shalt put all things under thee â—â—now the time and hour 〈◊〉 Iohn he wrote down all these things 〈◊〉 did record of thee â—â—om what he saw handled and felt â—â—om thy Eternity â—nd spirit comes forth with this word 〈◊〉 grace and love so pure With this sincere and wholesome food Which ever shall endure 〈◊〉 John he loved very much 〈◊〉 he dear and pretious Son â—nd could therefore speak of his death â—nd resurrection Of his humane low fleshly state And of his Godhead high In declaring the lovely Son He said what he espies This Son he is the eternall word That from above comes down And here takes up a place and seat And then retakes his Crown A holy glorious Christ is preach'd By the beloved Iohn Who kept in minde originall And so declares along O dear choice Iohn was much raised For he had been lifted high And instructed in School most pure Of the eternity O Iohn was often taken up And had a view I know Which made him love and speak so much Of loves hid flaming glow O Iohn by spirit he was led And whether did he goe To read in the Originall Great mysteries to know Iohn a brave witness unto truth In Patmas did remaine For testimony unto Christ And it was Eternall gaine In Fathers bosome he was layd And mercy seat did see And he obtained glorious things From the bright Diety O Iohn what afterwards must be Desired much to know And therefore press on to it And entring further goes And the further the more he see And the more doth admire The more in vision he beholds The greater's his desire O glorious writer Lord indeed Was thy deat Iohn of thee He was not silent but he doth Hold forth the things he see He shewed 〈…〉 Jesus Christ Who sate on throne so bright The enemies ruine and fall In his great conquering fight He shewed that all restor'd should be That in Creation time Appear'd so green so fresh and new In its beauty and prime He shewed that all was in the son When he appear'd in place Creation-groaning is done away Through restitution grace O what a witnesse art thou John Of Christ and of his spirit O thou shalt sit on Elders seat Through thy dear Saviours merit John thou wilt not offended be That hand-maids here should sing That they should meddle to declare The matters of the King John will not be displeased that They sit about the throne And go unto original And nothing else will own John he will not oppose and speak Contesting against that But O John will be pleased with What layeth flesh so flat O John will not condemn the song But rejoyce that the King Hath hand-maids that are risen up To speak the truth for him O John O loving John thou wilt Be like thy master here For when on earth he went about Hand-maids to him were dear O what a glorious writer's John That goeth down so deep Into the hidden mysteries To fetch matter and speech O John he declares Christ as man And Christ as God also And thus he will oppose and smite Those that against him go And when the Antichristians came John he waxed more bold In any thing if they deny Christ he will faster hold For he is the eternal light He is very God and man The bright the holy and pure One Thus of him speaketh John And hee 'l not let this truth to go For it was what he knew He said he is the Alpha and He is the Omega too O John he had enjoy'd the seal That cometh from above And therefore John and Mary doth Abound so much in love O blessed be the Lord of love That doth with spirit crown In bringing forth that harmony The which doth here abound Halelujah Halelujah will I here for ever sing For thou with Crown and Scepter here Dost shew thy self as King Halelujah Halelujah that Thy spirit here is plain And it doth strike at every sin That in the heart remain And every one that falleth down And lyeth at thy feet Thou wilt be sure to lift them up And set them on high seat Thy Word and offer it is plain Thy method it is choyce O every unbelieving heart Pray come and heat this voice This day thou hast thy kindnesse shown Though many do disdain Yet thou hast some choice spirits here That do not count it vain Thou here hast sober ones O Lord To whom thou hast been sweer And they do relish the rare things They do in spirit meet O thou hast some choice ones O Lord That in thy heart do see And thou art loving unto them That follow after thee O thou dost love poor hearts O Lord That will not thee deride Although thou comest in a way That wise ones do despise O thou dost love poor souls that will Not from reproofe them hide Though that the spirit meets with sin And at corruptions chide O thou dost love poor souls and say O do not open mouth ' Gainst that which offers grace to you And would your sins cast out Come here saith love and be no more Desirous of that Which will bring death and hell at last And lay your glory flat O come poor soul saith love O come Where hast thou been so long Why hast thou not come into me Whose affections are so strong O come poor soul and do not now Excuses to me make But when that love is offered Pray come and eat and take What saist thou to Original Pray take and eat the Book And thou wilt find much sweetnesse there And love therein to look The spirit doth make very much Of every word and thing And gives encouragement to that Which exalts Christ as King Therefore do thou do so dear soul Go against the beast still For him that is so pure and bright For to fulfill his will O what a spirit soul is this That fain would conquer thee It is a loving spirit souls And it will make you free O 〈◊〉 Doctrine it is plaint Its application new O treasure up the Doctrine And application too It is a lovely Doctrine But do not take it ill That applicat on also comes But O embrace it still O love application so choyce Though it should break thy bone It is to let out corruption Do not against it groane O blessed and most glorious God This day is very sweet What say you unto it dear friends Do not you it so meet O scorners understand it not You do not search and know And how then can you feel and find The glorious shining glow You say 't is a poor silly one That her own words doth say And do not observe it throughout To finde what in it lies But presently away do start So do Professors too But have no taste nor fight in that Which is Vision so new But O spirit shall here more sing Notwithstanding all those In reproof and in praises of The blessed Sharon rose And O you sober
Sin hath so much here checkt And a Body must thus declare And for poor sinners shew Therefore this Body must not want A finger nor a toe For the Body Father sent downe Which was Virgin body pure It was compleat from head to foot This body shall indure This body the Father sent out It was prepared of old And came forth in sweet Virgin state Though laid in manger mold This prepared body dear God It was compleat and choice And thou didst send it forth in time With a choice Virgin voice This body in Virginity Takes up its lodge therein Though it comes from the mighty throne Virgin womb must it bring O what a glorious body 's this That from eternity sprung And did declare Virginity To the rebellious Sons A glorious body it was when With Father it did lodge And a glorious body when that it In Virgin had refuge When in womb and in birth O it Had there no bloody gore A Virgin pure white and clean and Such as nere was before A Virgin cleane a glorious state That was brought forth thus here O it was of a glorious make And without filth appeared But a most glorious Son O God Provided in body to come And though an Infant yet it was A pure Virgin white one And no cry was found in his mouth No sin that did make cry But O the glorious Son did come Not with such sinfull cry A blessed body God prepared A body free from all From sin from filth from lust from fear When forth to manger calld A body and prepared indeed So glorious and so bright Who had no voice ' gainst Herod though He against him did fight A glorious body that came forth In a choice mysterie A delicate one that was most fair And did not in blood lye A delicate rare Child was Jesus And he looked fair at first And no washing he needed for He had no sinfull lust A glorious body a glorious Child That did not whimpering speake But O delicate countenance Was upon that slain sheepe Most delicate when it was in womb And when it in manger lay And when on the Cross and in grave Nothing took it away A rare Body was Jesus Christ In all his passages here And a glorious body he is in His intercession deare A body that God did appoint The Mediator to A body to suffer for sin And to make old things new A body and a body brought For poor ones to admire And O let souls advance him and Still unto him retire O this body pleaseth my soul It is not so with you two Then praise is unto spirits Psalme That brings this body new The Scripture shews this body bright And Spirit brings a Psalme Then poor hearts why are you troubled For such a double arme Of a Body the Psalme sings now Which from the grave was brought O don't then cry up other things Which is a mixed draught But come and praise the Psalme that brings The whole body so choice For Christ he is the first and is Second Resurrection voice Pray be not displeased at the Psalm And say it 's mixed here Because the body of Jesus Christ So prepared doth draw near Pray do not bring your argument ' Gainst Christ but to him come For you must bend and bow to him That is the only Son And if spirit this body brings O eate and take your fill And do not so oppose what the Spirit so sweetly brings Learn of the Apostles learn of them Which of spirit so did write And O do not reject it when It cometh down in sight See what report that it doth make Of Jesus and his Crown And if so then O bretheren Leave not though some do frowne For Spirit Christ doth say it will Take of his and shew you O do not refuse offers of Christs dispensations new Bretheren O be faithfull to Christ You profess him to love O then give up your selves when that He comes thus from above Bretheren you say that you love Christ Pray then let it appear And don't object against that which Doth draw his body near If the prepared body will ride Upon an asses colt O do not say 't is not the King And so from him revolt For although the King is upon A meane low kicking Colt Yet he is King and doth need that His glory to unfold Christ chuseth poor low and mean things Lay's aside Rabies skill And sends for the poor asses colt All bosting for to kill Christ needs poor things because great ones So much do him prescribe Christ will not give them the glory That in him wo'not confide Christ needs poor things to shew spirit Which is so high in power Because the wise will not embrace It in his way and bour But they mix some of their own clay And of their puddle here With that which is holy droppings And from him doth appear O Christ doth come in such a way And in such mystery that Most say O 't is a foolish King That lays his honour flat What a King and ride on asses colt When that it is so small O sure this is not the great King Who is the onely all But Christ minds not the scoffers nor For scorners doth he care But he doth call for the poor asse And rides his journey rare How ere he comes be glad if he VVill set you on your feet If that he will instruct you how You may the Saviour meet This body as the Father sends Be sure him so to take As he wa kes with dispised ones And with the poor doth eate And is filling their Vials with His odours most compleat The Lord Jesus is that body Which took so low a seat O can you the Psalme understand It is brought by a plain mouth And it will please God if you take It in its degrees throughout Then observe the Psalme of degrees Before you away do goe Or else you will it greatly blame And surely have a blow Therefore O now take in the Psalme In its high and low degree That brings a body so prepared O that you might it see Do you then beg Faith from on high From the most blessed seat That you may see that body which In glory is compleat And was so before thus he came He did all things espie A body prepared a body With glorious Deity But yet not as Beaumont reports For he doth allegorize The body was with Deity But not as he describes The body prepar'd before time Was in the deities sight But notionises of the body They doe not speak aright They spoyl great mysteries because They cannot bring them out But by an allegory or by A high speculative mouth But O true crucified Christ Teacheth us mysteries here And O he bringeth down a Psalm Which is most pure and clear A glorious body Christ needs must be Who takes in threefold light Who takes in one and three also Even the Godhead might That must all glorious be Who
takes in Heaven and Earth Sea Rivers and all Creatures so From him they issue forth That must a glorious body be Who takes in light and all And hath Stars Sun and Element Within his Diety Wall That must a glorious body be That takes in every plant That takes the whole Creation in To its high blessed mount That must a glorious body be To whom living creatures so bow And unto whom Elders fall down And Deity allow That must a glorious body be Where all Israel sits down And where those that are grafted in Receive the blessed Crown That must a glorious body be Wherein all doe so shine And the first and last do's appear And have deliverance time O that body and that alone There is none like to it A very glorious body prepar'd Upon Almighties seat A very glorious body souls Have you such Sermons had That of prepared body speaks Who is with glory clad The spirit in a Sermon-Psalm Of Christs body so choice Doth here come forth O therefore hear This sweet and pretious voice In all ages some Saints they have For this body been slain The Patriarchs and Apostles have With their blood it maintain'd O they fall down before the throne Before this body choice And sing to him as Creatour With Haleluja voice O they doe sing salvation to The Lamb that stood so slain And in his office as a Lamb They doe him there maintain A Lambs bow'd to when he is seen In the Diety so great To have fellowship and to come And appear on that seat And they fall down before the Lamb Because they honour must give Unto the worthy one who doth Make poor fallen ones to live They all fall down before the Lamb To honour his dignity high And the great power that he had The seals for to make flye They must honour the Lamb for he And onely he could break And open the fast sealed book And lead up poor low sheep All must fall down before the Lamb Though he look so slain Yet O great was the work he did And none can it defame A Lamb although that he doth stand So upon the slain ground Yet a Lamb on a throne to whom Such prayses did abound Yet he doth appear as a Lamb When in office he comes And when he is to reed the Book He must speak with Lambs Tongue When reading the Book he comes forth As a Lamb that was slain But yet the breaking of the Seal Requires Lions Reign The breaking of the seals must have The Lions power and strength And then the Book it must be read With lovely voice at length When Lion hath broken the seals The Lamb doth read it plain Before whom all those doe fall down That are the Kings own train The Cherubs Seraphims living creatures And the elders compleat They all fall down when the Lamb looks From his high throne and seat A very glorious body to whom Living Creatures so bend And to whom elders with loud voice Such praises doe surrend A very glorious body though It stood like poor slain Lamb Yet in perfection it appears To strike down Babylon A Lamb and a Lamb with seven Horns O what a Lamb so grown O it s a choice and precious Lamb Prepared for the throne A Lamb and a lamb with seven Horns O how were all here met Seven Candlesticks seven Lamps choice Were all at the Lambs beck And he had also seven Stars That is so bright a Sun O here was perfect number bright And all through the Lamb come Lamps Seven Horns seven choice burning Seven spirits him to attend What a number of seven had he His stout proud foes to rend O Iohn saw Christ in perfection In his number compleat And O the visions which he shews Is most lovely and sweet A sweet vision of the slain Lamb When he is risen in power When he had reconciled all He then breaks Babylons Tower Therefore saith he unto Mary O doe not touch me here For I am not yet ascended up To draw perfection neer Don't touch me for I have not yet I have not taken might So as to break all enemies And give to them a flight But now O now Iohn may touch the Lamb When seven Horns doe appear And when seven eyes do shew him Sons O Iohn he may draw neer The Lamb he is compleat in all He hath full Majesty Sufficient value for poor ones Who doe his rich grace see The Lamb hath Lion strength indeed When horns they doe come out When that his justing power appears Against Babylons rout And his great strength doth then come forth To Iudahs root so rare And to the branch that then shall call His beloved from far A glorious Lion a glorious root That out of David springs And comes and hath prevailed too For victory he brings Who could rouse up Iudah till that This root did spring and grow And how could the Tree have come out If God did not thus blow A glorious body for that is The Sermon of this day To set out the body of Christ Though in a singing way Yet the Doctrine must proved be In the Psalm that is sweet O therefore minde the Doctrine Which sheweth Christ compleat For faith looks not on miracle But on the body bright And therefore faith doth fetch ground from What it here brings in sight Faith it doth goe to the body That is prepar'd alway And fetcheth power and strength from thence All evils to alay Faith therefore doth not come hither To fetch miracle for any But faith comes to see and behold Prepar'd body for many O faith it comes and doth require The body of Christ to behold And therefore come dear ones to that The which will truth unfold Pray dear comers doe not desire A miracle to have But pray come and with faith behold Whole Body rise from grave Come and behold Christ body souls And gaze not on miracle still O doe not follow him for looks That will not your souls fill Don't follow miracle bread here Is morsels that's more sweet The whole body Father prepar'd Walks upon spirits feet Pray don't hunger after miracle-Loaves For it won't satisfie It will not break corruption It can't open your eye Pray don't love for miracle bread It will not make you strong So as to ingage against the foe And spoyl Antichrists throng Pray doe not come for miracle-bread For Christ is risen up And spirit brings the whole body To give your souls a pluck Is not Christ body far more sweet Than miracle bread so small That satisfies thousands of souls And is broken to all And this whole body here it comes That is more than a Loafe Then hearken not to miracles Against the spirits vote Because the whole body throughout And the Father is one And it will strengthen to the work Of Christ advancing throne Is that enough to satisfie Instead of miracle here Then O come and eate heartily To whole body draw neer Praised
doe flye How many will follow the coal That will not now relye When Seraphims with a live coal Doth touch Isaiahs tongue O he doth then stand on his feet And for God goeth one Seraphims hot coal from above Makes the heart look up high And presently it doth goe forth For Jesus Christ to flye For a voice in the coal there doth As well as in Seraphim come For to raise up poor dying hearts To declare for the son To ages of the Mystery That from the throne did come And to tell them of the living Host which He saw above the Son And his Ministry was most sweet For God he did out-goe And the glorious power did make him For Christ to over-flow He was desirous that he might His Lord Christ much advance Therefore with open eye he looks When spirit doth on him glance And now dear souls will you goe home Will you on these things feed O will you then to morrow come For more to supply need The Lord he hath this day prepar'd You for more here I know He hath brought down his body sweet To make your souls to grow O pray then call to mind Doctrine That holds forth Christ above Remember the Doctrine of the psalm ' Gainst miracle-mongers that don 't it love Remember the doctrine of the Psalm Which you have heard this day And O remember to apply It after Spirits way That so Satan may not at all Steal your affections away And O dear hearts be carefull now Over matter you pray Now Lord this night I 'l with thee rest I know thou wilt bring more O praised be the Lord for what Hath come down heretofore O praised be the glorious God For what this day hath come I will now in thy bosome roll Who art the glorious Son NOVEMBER the twelfth 1657. about ten of the Clock It begun with a speaking touching the faith of NOAH in building the Ark and ABRAHAM in offering his Son and so went on concerning Faith BUt faith is that which pleaseth God He takes his walks therein And is above all that men can shew From their own reasonings In Salvation and preservation And victory throughour This faith must rise up to the Lord To fetch and bring all out Faith justifies the will of God And the foreknowledge tree Faith speaks well of electing love Which reason cannot see Faith is the very power of God And life wherein doth lie All blessing and all glory for It pleaseth the most high O then let all know that the Lord Will have his will and way The which the Scripture doth declare And must in us bear sway Whiles this was uttered the Quakers being present spake but could not interrupt for withmore power and swiftnesse the voice went on as followeth None can hinder the mighty word Of the eternall One But the Devil he riseth up And is offended with that tongue The which extolls the glorious God And of him doth declare Against that comes his instruments For it they cannot bear The Devill hates the Spirit should Exroll the eternall breath And that it should advance that God Which giveth saving health The Devil rageth at the truth At that which is most choice To that which is Gods rare workings Me sends condemning voice The Devil cannot hold his peace When God is declaring faith According to election and To foreknowledge high sort But the Devil greatly doth rage And his instruments come Yet O spirit will sing thy praise And extoll the high Son Though all the powers of hell should rise And in their rage come here That shall not stand against that faith Which shines so bright and clear The spirit comes down to slay Devil And break his instruments quire It is sene forth for to witnesse Against thy inward light Thou talk'st of inward light but O For what dost thou it bring It is to oppose the Lord Jesus As Prophet Priest and King Thy light is not Jehova's light 'T is not light or the Son But 't is that Satan hath framed Against the glorious One. The spirit of truth is for Christ come For to exalt his power And this doth not please the Devil In this his tempting hour But doth intage the Devil so To plead against the truth Which God discovers from above By his sweet singing Lute O do not thou poor man thus chat Or for the Devil plead When that his Spirit forth is come That did for sin so bleed Christ bled for sin O why dost thou For the Devil here so plead And stand up and contend for him And the Lord Jesus leave The Spirit cannot endure that you Should against the Son go And therefore now against thee it comes Who art to Christ a foe The Spirit is much offended that thou Dost thus his Psalm refuse And da'st so boldly plead for that Which Christ will never use The Lord Jesus doth love Spirit And by his sweet alarm He now doth witnesse against thee That blows the Devils horn The Spirit doth blow salvation The Spirit for that doth come To declare against what thou bring'st To oppose that living Throne The Spirit most powerfully comes forth To give to thee a Check It is most Royall choise and pure And doth to Christ direct The Spirit is a holy one And full of purity The Spirit that crucifies self Doth give to thee the Lie The Spirit it doth come from God And from the glorious Son In these his sweet appearances And against thee it comes The Spirit of foundation speaks Which is of Jasper stone And of those bright and living things Which are about the Throne The Spirit will not let thy rage Nor Devil nor sin take place But O the glorious Spirit will Oppose thee to thy face And this Spirit the Lord doth own And it is not in thy power For to prevail and batter it In thy attempting hour Though all of you should now oppose What is so dear and bright Yet the Spirit it would declare Against thy hellish light But O man thou art chained fast To the Devils way and will And thou dost think Spirit to choke But its prevailing still 'T is not in thy power nor in Thousands were they with thee Nor in the Devill nor Hell it self To spoil this melodie For Spirit chiesest melody is choice It 's glorious and rare O Spirits Harmony is sweet Nothing can with it compare Companions you that love the Lord This Spirit doth you desire From the Devil and his instruments Unto him to retire Dear hearts keep close unto your God And prize his Spirit high And though others oppose it yet Do you unto it fly O do you keep close unto God The Devils power is slain He nor his instruments cannot Bring any thing to stain For the great God is present here In his Psalm that 's most sweet Be not discouraged because it Doth with objections meet But O do thou appear O Lord With thy power that 's great Against those that dare
be God for the body That Iohn did see so clear O praises to God night and day That this body draws neer Haleluja Haleluja for That glorious vision high And for the breaking up of seals Which made sorrow to fly Haleluja for the glorious Lamb. And for his coming down And for his blessed and free grace And for his royall Crown Haleluja for that the Lamb is Unto his children come For to take the Book and read it And open the kingdome It was a glorious one to Iohn That said pray doe not weep For the Lion he hath prevail'd For his poor low lost sheep O Iohn you may wipe away tears The Lions come with power O the root of David appears In thy sad weeping hope Iohn doe not weep for thou shalt know Great mysteries to come For thou are greatly belov'd by The blessed glorious Son Iohn doe not weep for now thou shalt In bright vision behold The things that afterwards shall come Unto the latter fold Come and behold great glorious things That have a sparkling shine Look into Heaven and behold What is bright and divine O do not Iohn lie down and weep Thou must stand up and goe And look that so thou mayest see The enemies overthrow Iohn do not weep but cast thy eyes Unto the glorious throne And view what from thence doth come forth From the Eternal one O then Iohn had a lovely sight That was most bright and fair And spirit doth invite you to Come to this body rare The spirit it doth lead you to The things that are most high To him that came from Heaven to Earth And in the grave did lie Souls come to the whole body and Doe you not stick at part Feed not on little morsels when All is sent to your heart Souls spirit alwaies doth and must For the whole body speak That it may carry souls unto Christ on his lovely seat Souls come and take the body that Was crucified for sin And O be much in love with him That is the blessed King A glorious body souls indeed On him pray fix your eyes For this prepared body doth All things in it comprise Apply this doctrine dear souls Be sure you take it all For it will steele and strengthen you And keep you from a fall O you will be carry'd on sweetly And be comforted herein But O ther 's nothing else that can Free your poor souls from sin The Spirit comes and doth shew it So sweetly here prepar'd That so you may freely come eate Of this most dilicate cheer This Psalm O it is very sweet Of the great King of Kings For O the matter is the same Of which the Harpers sing The Harpers they doe sing of thee Harpers as witnesses come And O the glorious Trumpets do Sound of the lovely Son Blessed be God that doth provide Such a body compleat That doth cause his for to beleeve Against the erronious seat Blessed be God for that body That will over-come all By his great mighty power and strength They shall before him fall Blessed be God for that body Prepar'd which Doctors so speak That he might confute many and Shew divine wisdome great Blessed be God for that body That is of noble make A prepar'd Virgin body So pure in City and Gate A rare choice workmanship that God Prepar'd for sinners vile That he might be their Saviour And all their evils foyl A very rare gift was indeed That whole body to me And you and every one that comes His free grace for to see Those that are rich in their conceits Cannot this treasure finde They are not in capacity To taste of this sweet wine They that do think that they are wise And will not here stoop down O they cannot see Jesus Christ And his high glorious Crown They cannot take in this Psalm Lord Which here doth speak so high And doth declare such wondrous things There Rabbies makes them fly O they that come to catch at words The Lord catch them in that That they may willingly lye down Before the spirit flat They that doe come and doe desire Something for to catch up That they may carry it about Lord give their hearts a pluck O come unto poor souls O God O overcome their heart That they may not ' gainst spirit gape And from it fling and start Lord catch the tatling tongues break Scorners reproaching here That so deridingly doe speak ' Gainst what of Spirit appears But let Companions see O God The body that 's prepar'd O let them own a holy Christ That is so choice and rare Companions Christ is sweet this day In these his comings down In all his glorious victory To have his Martyrs fam'd Companions O how sweet is Christ His righteousness is great He is a very faithfull one That sits one royal seat O Christ was kind to Patriarchs And to Apostles there He is kinde unto Jew and Gentiles Though Anti-christians tear He is kinde to poor hearts although Unbelief would them flay Yet Christ he keeps them and doth make Them to observe his way Christ must be observed aright By those that sing his praise Or else they walk not with the Lord Though they keep holy days If Christ be not observ'd in all Great fault hee 'l with you finde But O with spirit he doth walk In his choice rushing winde Companions are you pleas'd with Christ And with his doctrine too Though it in Psalm be poured forth A course that is so new Doe you praise for Christ doctrine and Psalm Which here he doth so bring O then how greatly you will be Reviv'd when spirit doth sing Hath this day to Companions been A teaching day most sweet Which hath so witnessed against Perjur'd rebellious seat The voices which have gone this day Even in their meetings all Have not held forth the whole body To which spirit doth call And though that Children have met Different from the apostates traine Yet there meeting is not aright Nor of new Covenant straine Though Children have met this day And great prayer seems to sound Yet God doth not accept that which Is not on new Covenant-ground O that Children would not so rise Against the doctrine sweet Which is for the whole body prepar'd To set on royall seat O that poor ones would thank spirit That in love so doth come For to overthrow that which is Not pleasing to the Son Poor hearts why doe you wrangle with me Alas what am I herein But O you wrangle against him That great teachings doth bring Poor hearts doe not wrangle with me I am but poor and small I cannot answer your wranglings But leave it to Christ my all I dare not argue with you for I shall spoyl these high things Therefore I doe refer you to him That most rightly doth bring A confirmation from his word For what the spirit said And let thousands come forth to me In spirit I 'le ingage I dare not else engage with one
to come forth To oppose thy Royall seat For though objections do arise You are strengthened by Christs hand Though they do bring forth Treachery Yet through faith you stand And have a glorious sight of it O it is very sweet Dear friends can you rejoice in that Which others count a cheat But Spirit sings victory over All lies and cheats throughout O Spirit it doth sing O Lord Against the lying mouth The Psalm it hath a joyfull sound It victory can sing Now over the accusing tongue And what it forth doth bring O the Psalm it is very pure And to Companions dear Because the Lord appears in it All Cheaters for to fear O thou dost bring us to the shore Where living Creatures be And we behold the glory and We do thy power see O victory I sing O Lord Against the lying mouth O Halleluia I sing And victory throughout O spirit it is powerfull In these thy comings down O what a mighty royalty In beholding thy Crown O what a Noble King is Christ How he appears in sight When any opposition comes Against children to sight I was an eye and ear witnesse to this Psalm against the Quakers and heard many of their impudent objections I shall instance some The men came in sate down in the room at the end of two hours spake against the truth at the name of Christ and electing him then the voice answered their severall objections which are in the Psalm they said we were told she could neither hear nor see and yet she answered in words and names me one in the room at which they raged higher and spake against the Kingdome truth but the Lord sent down a louder voice that did drown this and so swift that the writer could not take all but as you may read victory so I can witnesse that it had victory over them that they were not able to tarry in the room but went away raging against the truth in the Psalm pray mark the Psalm read it again and again much incouragement to those that have the truth at that time to see such a decision of truth against error O what a victory O Lord Doth from Jesus Christ come O God the Father doth appear Most clearly in his Son O what a victory O Christ Doth shine forth in thy face In thy bright resurrection And in thy glorious grace Victory over death and sin A Royall victory By him that now in spirit doth Against the Devil cry O what a glorious victory God in it doth come down Against all that Satan can do His blessed truth to crown O what a victory is this That God to us doth show That by the very powers of Hell Can never have a blow A glorious victory indeed O souls will you come in And close with Jesus Christ this day And part with every sin Victory victory I sing In this triumphing day Over the Devil Hell and Sin And fears shall flie away When the Spirit is poured out O let not children fear Although the Devil in his doth rage And at out-goings tear The glory of the Lord is here O then let Children Behold his power and Majesty And stand in aw of him Unto thy children thou wilt give What is to thee most dear O thou wilt shew kindnesse to them That unto thee draw near O thou art faithfull unto them They shall with comfort meet That â—o keep close to Jesus Christ And prize his spirit sweet O blessed be the glorious Lord He will with us abide And will appear ' gainst those that do Against his spirit side O blessed be the Lord that doth A victorious Psalm bring O praised be that mighty God That in Spirit I sing Praised be God hath so poured And so flowed forth here Against that hellish light that would Thy own appearance tear But O thy children O Lord They shall abide and stand And be kept close unto thy word By thy outstretched hand O thy children have not an ear To hear their lying tongue Thy own children shall not receive What from hell forth doth come Thy children shall not embrace The cheats that go about But they shall be kept to the day Of Redemption throughout Thy children are kept so fast By the power of the Son That now they cannot start aside Though such inchantments come And praised be God for that which We here have found this day Of God and Jesus Christ which doth In our souls bear sway O You are very safe who do Sit down and sup with Christ Who have his prepared body So freshly brought in sight You have heard of the body which God prepared for you To be broken that still you might His love afresh still view O 'T is a Royall body Friends I know you love it dear And that you do not at all mind What against it appears O 't is a royall body souls What can you of it say Have you embraced Jesus Christ In the Fathers own way O see how spirit Jessifres Against the Devils lies O let it therefore teach your souls For it more up to rise The more you do love God poor souls And Jesus Christ do see The more you will prize and esteem Of spirits melody O you his beloved children dear You should for spirit stand You that profess for Jesus Christ And for Jerusalems Land Give thanks to God that overcame Though you so sinfull be And this very God will appear Against all Treachery And go away you vile ones that Do so kick against him You are defi'd by spirit and He manifests your sinne O go thy way from spirits shine Which here appears throughout And against thee this day doth plead And thy deceitfull mouth But 't is not in thy power to break This pleasant Harmony Although thou comest with hellish tricks Against it for to flie This Vision was the night before the Quakers came shewed to her but she knew not of their coming but the Lord did provide for their coming By this we understand the rise of them and in what strength we must encounter with them Lord thou the vision hast fulfill'd That I this night did see For thou shewedst a grievous thing That did come to bite me Thou shewedst a Cocatrice to me And it was very high And it had teeth that were most sharp And against me it did she Its teeth were like to iron Even like iron strong And a fiery eye I did behold As it did passe along It first came in most cunningly And a while it did walk But at last it did open mouth And against me did talk O what a terrible sight dear Lord Did I in night behold But then came power from above And of it I did take hold It was a very grievous sight Unto my fleshly pare But O the Lord did then appear And strengthened my heart For O thou didst bring forth O Lord The other night a Vision sweet For a Lamb then there did appear That stood slain for