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A28345	An embassage from the kings of the east to His Highness the Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.	W. B. (William Blake), fl. 1650-1670.	1654 (1654)	Wing B3151; ESTC R12966	53,248	78

we inrich the Common wealth with the knowledge of Christ and his righteousness by this kind of industry yea the Ministers who take the more pains for fear least we should excel them besides our experiences are considerable and it will be a good help to them also two may see more then one and two hours more in every day thou may est allow thy self to read over debts gather in and pay if thine and thy debters names be in one book 't is done in half a one if thy trading be not very great at this rate eight or nine will be spent in thy shop every day take one for recreation and that is more then Christ took who was Lord of time and all things But suppose thon takest two to recreate thy self walk with neighbors wife and children Rich Saints rather poor crying friend and neighbour what is in the Cubbard how hangs the tassles of the buget we mean how goes things where the charge is great Is the Landlord paid Are ye out of debt how much will put you in a way of subsistance All this is good But stay we must not forget the belly Gentlemen will have two for that but we allow but one for our selves meat is made for the belly and the belly for meat t is a shame how some eat whilest others faste but God shall destroy the one and the other 1 Cor. 6. 13. Yet we have an hour left still spend one halfe of that and take the rest to pick up in thy thoughts dead bones and sculs of thy old acquaintance yea go spuddel in the grave or cave brave Dean who was slid into a vault by his princely Train and musick was but a melancholly crucifying sight the old board flapt down the glory all was gone would some would peep in there every day where they intend to ly and must at last in the mean time remember you the worlds vanity thine own mortality Christs excellency Heavens joyes and hels torments Christs coming and thy dayly going to another world where thou would be stated the first moment that thou diest in an unchangeable condition and if it be of glory with Christ as certainly all believers will yet will their never be an opportunity to act do or speak one word for this Christ or his Saints again as is now a damned sinner once in hell will never have a minuts opportunity to do for self or hear of Christ again nor can a Saint warn a sinner there Laza us could not send to Dives kindred who as it is probable were laughing playing buying selling not at all minding his condition Well friends if you would be good Preachers Christians or forewarners of poor simple sinning sinners minde time study hard and resolve to be and do to day what you would to morrow if you were to dy but one Saint of a thousand is not yet does not yet or at least so much as he intends and what a sad thing is this How much trouble may it cost if death come as a man from a far countrey or thief in the night Rev 16. 15. But to our old rules once again onely remember this of time to keep a book or watch to see how that goes away a private book is best a thousand times and set down what of God you injoy every dayes providence and what of that is most remarkable t is done in half a quarter of an hour your failings and distempers write down every night good deeds leave out Christ will tell of them before Men and Angels Mat. 25. 35. this will be a better glasse and a larger then my Lady fools paint or pleasure who is dead while shelives 1 Tim. 5. 6. vers for in this you may see your life every day and year and when you shall read so much communion with God on such a duty such a strait such a providence such a casualty or deliverance from the grave self wife or children such a losse and why so Saints can tell if they please to look why every rod comes Mich. 6. 9. and what to doe in a new strait if they keep the experience of their old deliverance Psal 77. 7 8 9 10. the day and year exact as some doe their expences for seven yeares together the Lord make us as wise as the children of this generation Luke 16 8. and especially you that would fain be teachers which the Lord make you able to but take one direction for your Bibles in all your Bibles write us at the side or in every place where there is room for a word one word and no more as thus in the second and the third of the Revelations where mention is made of seven Churches and choice promises to all now write for thy own help and readinesse the remarkable word of every promise in the spare places ●s thus at the seventh verie of the second Chapter write Tree at the tenth verse Crown at the seventeenth white Stone Power or Nation at the twentie seventh White Ray at the fifth verse of the third Chapter Name or Pillar at the twel●● Gold at the eigthteenth And so in Isa 65. 13. where the Lord saies My Servants shall eat but ye shall be an hungry drink but ye shall be thirsty sing for joy of heart but ye shall weep and lament Set thirst sing or weep at the side of the verse bread water well life treasure fulnesse rock refuge stone lilly rose wine apple tree shadow great rock sun star olive oyl priest prophet King of Kings Rev. 19. and 16. Write thigh lamb altar scape goat serpent and so in regard of Christs sufferings write brused broken afflicted marred sorrow or a man of sorrows yea by us a sixpenny Concordance or a bigger bound up by it self and every remarkable word in it set that with your pen by the side of the Scripture especially the most useful and where you find one and the same remarkable promise or one and the same threatning exhortation or reproof to be in two or three Scriptures set us by the verse where the remarkable and most known word stands a little hint where the other stands that is most like it or the same Many Bibles have something this way but you may add much more and with a little pains make one Bible worth ten of your gaudy ones and alwayes bring this to the Pulpit and not a cheating thing like a Bible gilt bound fill'd ●p and stuffed with white Paper old notes or new got stole preacht or borrowed we know not where nor when yea it may be some ten times over this is worse than pinning new leaves in and truly we think it much our duty to call for it from you if any of you should do so when you are set up what rivers of living waters in your belly John 7. 38. and speak by a quill to living stones in the Church of God 1 Pet. 2. 5. For shame take pains 't is lazinesse and not the memory

and let ever some of these true travellers of and for Sion be travelling to one place or another Preaching to and enquiring after Saints and their walkings all along the rode alighting still to visite every sick and afflicted one This will be as a Messenger of a thousand did a brother so come to a Saint sick or dying he would be received as an Angel of God as Paul speaks in another case what a Messenger from the Saints ten twenty or thirty miles to visite me like Sion whom no man regarded Jer. 30. 17. For my poverty or weaknesse surely the Lord alone sent him as Joseph said to his brethren but never take this journy without the State gifted Brethren Saints and as many Christians hands as may conveniently be got of the neighbourhood yea the Ministers if it can be got and half a dozen of honest men going to him may do much if he be a good one else take it not by no means and let this with a godly Justice be by the States order to impower you to command the keyes in any place Church or Chapel now in England in case the Ministers or Church-wardens be malignantly opposite and upon their and the Constables perill let it be if any should be wronged going so forth And this is the main work of all we would be at and not so much preach where there is little need unlesse it be to improve our time and talents yea never where there is an able Minister but a little before he comes and after and yet we would have a care of tyring men too much a six a clock Lector may do well in any mans Church in the Summer mornings John 8. 1 and 2. Psal 63. 2. and perswade the Minister to come or send his servants rather he himself may be busie in his study and let all consider if want be within three or four miles off London some Chappels quite shut up others none but Masse Priests Common-prayer men that can preach and pray no more than a cat to any purpose to supply them what want then must needs be twenty miles round well you see your work we your willingnesse for the work The Lord be with one all and every one of you in your journeys yea the mighty God of Jacob Gen. 19. 24. Make you strong against all oppositions from men or divels yea the beast of Ephesus which Paul fought so often with 1 Cor. 15. 32. harmlesse and wise as serpents in the managing of your gifts and Liberty Mat. 10. 16. successefull as the primitive Saints Acts 2. 46. 47. through the zeal of Paul who became all to all men to gain some 1 Cor. 9. 22. caught and begot many by gile 2 Cor. 12. 16. beged and beseeched them to Christ by the mercy of God Rom. 12. 2. to whose mercies loves armes joyes and blessings gracious presence and assistance we commit you by prayer and let all be sent forth so and let them follow you yea every one of you which are willing to spend and be spent for Christ 2 Cor. 12. 15 which none almost minds besides Phil. 2. 21. O Christ how few owns thee in this Nation called by thy Nam How few lives to thee that profess much sweet Jesus our deerest dear keep them that do from all enemies as in an Ammunition of rocks Isa 3● 10. Let bread be given to them their work and water never fail Amen Amen Lord Jesus Christ IF any unsatisfied man or men without pride self or passion would seriously read squier Shepherds little book Called the peoples Priviledge and Duty guarded against the Pulpit and Preachers increachment never answer to any purpose but as one Lawyer doth a lost cause who must say something to please his simple cliant who hath fed and feed him all along yea a little balling pleases some when mony and cause is both lost and it may be still some will shoot against the light of the Spirit but take heed of looking too much against this truth or those Arrows which self pride parts or malice may shute upwards at it but read squier Shepherd once or twice soberly over you that are willing to be satisfied in these truths which doth and shall prevail and now though the sea rores Psal 46. 3 4. and makes a noise yet will we be glade there is a river the streams thereof shall refresh the City and Citizens of our God that are now dwelling on mount Sion and not Sinai in Arabia the wildernesse of strife and bondage Gal. 4. 24 25 26. And now if the drift of this be erroneous for a wanton Spirit or against our Lord Jesus whip us at the cart or hang us up in chains till we and our names rot and this is our Petition also to you the high and great Councel of these Nations yea good my Lord do one or the the other for us it is the onely way to get our hearts to purpose why should you loose the choicest thing under heaven next to the heart of God and we the main fruit of all our travell blood and treasure O my Lord the night comes when none can work John 9 4. Remember that ye sleepie virgins of Sion Awake awake for our deliverance O Arm of the Lord Isa 51. 9 10. and let all the Churches now in London yea in England hear what the Spirit sayes to them Rev. 2. 29. in this day of their visitation W. B. A Hint of some Texts we fain would be at Col. 3. 11. HE is all and in you all Christ is all in all in and to himself and in the eye of the Father and working of the Spirit he is all and in all to his Saints the last and present help and hope of si●ners he is the light life and g●ory of the world the image of the Father the Son Rock Well Water Spring Morning Star light life and comfort of the Saints all in all to them in his Names and Titles sweet Jesus Lord Jesus anointed Christ God-Man Man-God Immanuel with and ●n us Titles King of for and in the Saints to keep save help and deliver all Believers from sin death hell flames men divels dangers grave sting curse and curses Law fears bondage and captivity yea a Priest to pray day and night he interceeds continually when we do and cannot at the Throne of grace if we live die or sin he is still our intercesso● a Prophet to us when we pray preach study minde think or meditate that is sweet heaven comes down soul goes up world laid by we dye live and contemplate our God but Christ is all in all in health sicknesse wealth plenty want poverty all cases of all kindes whatsoever yea in life and death Christ is all and he that hath him shall not cannot dye nor lye long in the grave John 11. 26. and it is dead whilst he lives and shall live when he dyes with to and before the throne of God and the Lamb singing glory praise honour and salvation Palmleaves white Robes throng of Angels Rev. 7. 9. Wicked men dying so curse gnaw cry houl tear damn roar with in and among brimstone pitch rosin worm conscience satire scrich owle divels fighting flying teeth gnashing damned souls crying altogether frying for refusing Christ who is all in all little pleasure profit stories va●n glories crownes Kingdomes names fames capps knees bowings melancholly musick joyes toyes moments pleasure earthly treasures sweet meat soure sa●e● What is all to he and and what is he to nothing t'other nothing gets nothing loses all for nothing Oh Christ be my portion what will all avail me when I come to dye or a little thatch he whose goods wife children are all burnt by a fire their welfare thee lesse if thy soul misearry for want of this All. This and these Texts we fain would be at Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world John 1. 29. If ye be risen with Christ seek those things which are above where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God Col. 1. 3 4. And when Christ who is our life shall appear then shall we also appear with him in glory Jud. 20 buy of me gold tryed in the fire that thou mayest be rich Rev. 3 18. Build up ●re another in your most holy faith what shall it profite a man to gain the world and loose his own soul Mat. 16. 26. I sleep but my heart wakes Cant. 5 2. Bear you one anothers burdens and so fulfill the Law of Christ Gal. 6. 2. Vnlesse a man be born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God John 3. 3. The night comes when none can work John 9. 3. Speak not evill of dignities Jud. 8. Wo be to you when all men speak well of you Luk. 6. 26. Every man seeks his own things but none the things of Christ Phil. 2. 21. Thy loving kindnesse is better then life therefore my lips shall praise thee Psal 63. 3. God is love and they that dwell in God dwell in love 1 John 4 16 I have fought the good slght I have finished my course henceforth is laid up for me a crown of glory 2 Tim. 4. 7. If any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him Heb. 10. 38. Yet when ye have done all say ye are unprofitable servants Luk. 17. 10. I am come into my garden my sister my spouse Amen even so come Lord Jesus Can. 5. 1. Rev. 22. 20. Th●se Texts and no other by the grace of God would we Preach and study but if cursed be the man that doth the destroying work of God negligently Jer. 48. 10. much more he that hinders this wilfully but we are ready not onely to be bound but to dye for Christ at Jerusalem yea welcome all for him Acts 21 13. FINIS