AN Invitation of LOVE UNTO THE SEED of GOD, Throughout the WORLD.  
With A WORD To the WISE in HEART. And A LAMENTATION For NEW-ENGLAND.  
Given forth from the movings of the Spirit of the LORD, by one who is known to the World by the Name of JOAN BROOKSOP.  
London, Printed for Robert Wilson.   

AN INVITATION of LOVE unto the Seed of GOD throughout the World, etc.  
OH harken all ye People of the Earth, and listen all ye Inhabitants of the same: Oh harken what the Lord speaks to his People, He speaks Peace unto his Israel, and to all them that put their trust in him; for saith Christ Jesus, I am the Light of the World, which doth enlighten every one that cometh into the World. Oh harken to that of God in all your Consciences, which checks for sin and for iniquity, and for every thing that is contrary to that of God in all men's Consciences, which is the Light which Christ Jesus hath enlightened every one withal that cometh into the World. Oh my dear Friends, consider the Loving kindness of the Lord God unto your Souls, that he should So love the World, as to send his only begotten Son into the World, that they through him might believe; in whom is Life, and the Life is the Light of men. Oh let not the Loving Kindness of the Lord slip out of your Minds, but fear and dread before him, who made Heaven, and Earth, and all things that are therein; and hath all Powers in his hand, and can turn them whensoever it pleaseth him, and howsoever it pleaseth him. Oh fear and dread before his holy blessed Name for ever more, Amen.  
For at his Name must every knee bow, and every tongue confess, even at the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord, and only Saviour, and Redeemer, whom we witness come, to take away sin in the flesh; which all the Teachers in the World are ignorant of, that tell people, that they cannot be free from sin while they live in this Life; which is contrary to Christ's Commands, which saith, Be ye perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect: and, Be ye holy, as I am holy: And so they keep poor people always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the Truth, as it is in Jesus. For Christ, he came not to call the Righteous, but Sinners to Repentance, that they through him might believe, in whom is Life and Salvation, for all them that believe in the Light which Christ Jesus hath enlightened them withal.  
And so all People, great and small, high and low, rich and poor, of what sort soever ye be, Mind the fear of the Lord God of Life, every one of you in your own particulars; while you have time, prise it; lest the Lord come and smite the Earth with a Curse: For assuredly, a Day of account must come upon all flesh, to try all them that dwell upon the Earth, whether their deeds be wrought in God, yea or nay: For the Lord God of Life is risen, and arising to plead with all the Inhabitants of the Earth, and they shall be as stubble before him; for our God is a terrible God unto the wicked, for all the proud, and all that do wickedly, shall be as stubble before Him with whom we have to do. For assuredly, a Day of Account must come upon all flesh, to try them withal; and every man's work that will no abide the fire, must be burnt up, of what sort soever it shall be: For there is not a deed done in the Body, but an account must be given for it, whether it be good, or whether it be evil: the mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath spoken it; Who will perform all his Promises made unto his own Seed. All praises be given unto him who made all things by the word of his Power, and Man to serve him. And now is his everlasting Trumpet sounding unto all Nations, that whosoever will come and drink of the Rivers of Life freely, may come and buy Wine and Milk without Money and without price. And let every one that is a thirst come, and whosoever will, let him come, and take of the Water of Life freely: And so all People, who desire to know Salvation for your own Souls, come to the Light which Christ Jesus hath enlightened you withal. And now hath the Lord alone set up his Standard, and is displaying his Ensign, that all Nations may come unto it and be saved, who is Israel's King and Redeemer, from all Storms, and Tempests, whatsoever may be suffered to come upon them to try them withal. Oh! my dearly beloved Friends, in whom there is any tenderness towards God and his Truth, consider what you have been doing, and how you have spent your time, whether in the Service of the Lord, or in serving of your own Wills? To that in your Consciences I speak, which is God's Witness, and will bear witness, against all that which is contrary to it in your own particulars.  
And if you love the Light, you will bring your deeds to the Light, that the Light may prove them, whether they be wrought in God yea or nay; but if you hate it, it will be your condemnation, (the Light) but I exhort thee whoever thou art, as thou tenderest the good of thy own Soul, that thou love the Light which is the Life of Men, and embrace it, and love it with all thy heart, and with all thy mind, with all thy Soul, and with all thy strength; Oh! love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy Neighbour as thyself; so shalt thou come to feel the Plant which the Lords right hand hath planted in thee, to grow up, if thou lovest it; for this know asuredly oh Man, that the Lord is come to look for Fruit, For he that sows to the Flesh, shall of the Flesh reap Corruption; But he that sows to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap Life Everlasting; and Joy and Peace, which shall never be taken from them; And so in tender love unto the Seed of God in all People, do I write, to warn all that love their own Souls, to fear and dread before the Lord God of Life and Power, for the Lord is at hand, as thousands can witness at this day; all praises be given unto his holy Blessed Name for ever; for his Love is unspeakable unto the Children of men, and his Ways past finding out; Oh! that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his loving kindness towards the Children of men, for his Mercy endures for ever, throughout all Generations, unto such as love his holy blessed Name for ever: Oh, let the house of Israel, say, that his mercy endures for ever; and let the house of Jacob say, that his mercy endures for ever; and let the house of Aron say, that his Mercy endures for ever: Oh! let all them that know him say, that his Mercy endures for ever; and let all the Ransomed one's of the Lord, say, that his Mercy endures for ever; who have tasted of his Everlasting Love, which is shed abroad in our Hearts towards his own Seed: And in that Love which the Lord God of my Life hath loved me with all, do I exhort thee, and beseech thee unto whom this may come, that thou slight not the day of thy Visitation, for if thou dost, the Lord will slight thee, when the day of thy Calamity cometh upon thee to try thee; therefore I say unto thee, slight it not, lest the Lord come and spew thee out of his Mouth; and thou seek the Lord with tears as Esau did, and could not find the Blessing; For the Spirit of the Lord shall not always strive with Man; therefore sink down low to the witness of God in thee, that so thou mayest come to have Peace with God in thy own particular; and so being obedient unto the Light of Christ in thee, thereby thou mayest come to witness victory over all that which hath vailed from thee the Pure Seed of God in thee; and so my dearly beloved Friend, unto whom my Life reaches, that all might come to the Knowledge of Life in themselves, and live; which is the desire of my Soul, and the desire of all them that love and fear the Lord Jesus Christ, who is my Life, and the length of my Days, in whom I live, not I, but Christ in me, the Hope of Glory, as the Scriptures of truth do bear witness: Unto that of God in all men's Consciences do, I speak, which is my witness and the Apostle bears witness of the same when he saith, Know ye not, that Christ is in you except ye be reprobates; so than I say, as thou tenderest the good of thy immortal Soul, Dwell in the Light which is the way that leads to Life, which all the Prophets, and all the Apostles, and all the Holy men of God did witness, Christ the Way, the Truth, and the Light, as thousands can witness at this day; all Glory, and Honour, Praise, Power, and Thanks be given unto his Blessed Holy Glorious Name for ever, and for ever; who first loved us, when we were in our Blood, he said unto us, live, and is become unto us a place of broad Rivers, and Streams of Everlasting Life, flowing into our Hearts, to nourish his own Plant in us, whom he hath called and chosen, to bear Testimony for his name Sake; everlasting Pure Praises be given unto him, who liveth for ever, who is our King, Priest, and Lawgiver; unto whom the gathering is, and shall be for ever, all praises be given to his holy Name; for he is become unto us the chiefest among ten thousands, and more to be desired than the Honey, or the Honeycomb, of all them that fear him and keep his Commandments; and more to be Embraced then fine Gold: And as we abide faithful unto the Lord, we know that we shall all sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, where none shall make us afraid, though ten thousands rise up against us, yet shall we not fear what man can do unto us; for our God is on our side, Who then can be against us? who works all our Works in us and for us continually; who never ceases to administer daily refreshment unto his own Seed in us; Everlasting holy Praises be given unto my Heavenly Father, who is my Eternal Portion, and my exceeding great reward; who hath redeemed me from Death to Life, and from under the Power of Satan unto God, and hath set my feet upon a Rock, which Rock is Christ in me, the hope of Glory; In whom I live, and move, and have my Being; and unto him alone belongeth all the Glory; for of myself I can do nothing: But it is he that worketh all his Works in me by the Word of his own Power; by which I stand even at this present time, and am preserved through all Straits by Sea and by Land, and through good report and evil report, and whatsoever may come for his Name Sake; Who so loved the World, that he sent his only begotten Son into the World, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but should have Everlasting Life abiding in them; for he came to save Sinners, of whom I was the chief; but now I am washed and cleansed through the Blood of Christ Jesus, which God hath revealed in me by the Revelation of his only begotten Son, without which none can see God, and live.  
This is to go all over the Earth, that so People may come to see their Sins, and repent, and live; given forth from the moving of the Spirit of the Lord God, in tender Love unto the Seed of God in all men's Consciences to whom I writ, who am a true lover of Israel's Good, and would have none to perish in their Sins, but that all might come to the Knowledge of him, and live, in whom is Life and Salvation, and with him there is Plenteous Redemption for evermore, that he may be feared and worshipped in Spirit and in Truth, for such is the Father seeking to worship him, as do worship him in Spirit and in Truth; as thousands do witness in these our days, in whom he hath revealed the Image of his only begotten Son in our hearts, Jesus Christ our Lord, and only Saviour, in whom we live, and move, and have our Being, who is the Rock of Ages, and Generations; so that Generations which are to come, shall bless and praise his holy Name for these our days, wherein he hath made known of the Riches of his Grace, and of his Majesty in our Hearts, and hath shed it abroad unto all Nations, Kindred's, and People, that so they might come to the knowledge of Salvation for their Immortal Souls, and live in whom is Life.  
O all People be obedient unto that of God in your own Consciences, which makes manifest the deeds of darkness in your own particulars, that you may come to feel the springs of Life to nourish the Plant, which his own right hand hath planted in you. O love the Light that leads to Life and Salvation; O let it take impression in your hearts, so shall it be worn in the inward part of the mind, which is the searcher of all secrets, and knows the intents of the same; for they are all naked and bare before him. O my dearly beloved Friend, in whose hearts there is any tender desires begotten, Keep to the Light, and dwell low in it; for if ever thou come'st to know Salvation for thy Soul, thou must know it in thee; for Christ saith, that none cometh unto the Father, but by me, and none knoweth the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son revealeth him; and he saith, I and my Father are one; and he saith, Ye are my Friends if ye do whatsoever I command you to do; and his Commandments are not grievous but joyous unto all them that keep them in truth and uprightness of heart and mind; unto whom the Son of Righteousness is risen, with healing in his wings; and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather his wheat into his garner, but the chaff will he burn with unquenchable fire. O fear and dread before him, for he is a God of Love to his own Seed, but a terrible God unto the wicked, and all the ungodly shall be as stubble before him; and there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth; and there shall be none to help them. Therefore return with speed, while ye have time prise it, lest it be hid from your eyes, and ye perish in your sins, and there be none to help you; for there is no redemption in the Grave, as the Tree falls so it lies, and as death leaves it, so Judgement shall find it; and the ungodly shall perish in their ungodliness, but the righteous shall flourish like a green Bay-Tree; and they shall reign over their enemies within and without, for the Lamb shall have the Victory over all his enemies that may arise to oppose him; for his Dominion is an everlasting Dominion, and of his Government there shall be no end; who rules all Nations with a rod of iron, before whom all the Nations of the Earth are but as the drop of a bucket; for he will dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel, yea they shall call to the Mountains to cover them, and the Hills to fall upon them in that day when the Lord shall call them to an account for all their life time; O that thou wouldst lay this to heart, whosoever thou art that art in this Condition, and fear and dread before the living God of Life and Salvation, whose presence is dreadful unto the wicked.  
O my dearly beloved Friends and fellow Citizens of the household of God, who are come to the Heavenly Jerusalem, the City of the Saints solemnity, where all the faithful ones shall lie down together, and drink of the Rivers of Life, which run freely: Oh drink, drink my beloved friends of the virtue of the streams of my heavenly Father's Love, which run freely and plenteously, for all them that do wait upon him in his holy blessed fear for ever, and hath him alone to be their hiding-place, of whose fullness there is no end; for he gives freely and upbraids none. Oh my dearly beloved Friends, unto whom my Life reacheth, Read me in the Covenant of Light, and Life, and Peace, where our Unity stands, in that which was before words were, and shall be when words shall be no more, even in that by which the World was made, and all things were created, and are upheld to this day, even by the word of his Power: And so all dear Friends, hold fast your Confidence without wrath or doubting unto the end, and in the end, that so ye may receive a Crown of Life, which is laid up for all them that endure faithful unto the end; for assuredly, ye shall all reap if ye faint not; but stand fast, and keep your integrity, oh dwell low in the feeling of the pure power of the Lord God of Life continually, that with it you may come to fathom over all the World, both within and without, and live unto God who is the Father of Spirits, that so ye may come unto the New Jerusalem, the City of the living God, and unto the spirits of just men made perfect by the blood of the Lamb, which was slain from the foundation of the World; but now hath the Lord made him known in these our days; everlasting holy praises be given unto his glorious Name for evermore, Amen.  
Oh the riches of his Grace and Love, which he hath shed abroad in our hearts, towards his own Seed, who hath taken upon him the Government, and of whose Dominion there shall be no end, for he is come to Rule whose Right it is; everlasting, glorious, powerful, holy praises be given unto him for ever, my Father of Life in whom I live for ever; who is my strength, and the length of my days, and my portion for ever, and my exceeding great reward, who have forsaken all my Relations, Husband, & Children, and whatsoever was near and dear unto me, yea & my own Life too, for his own Names sake: Everlasting praises be given unto his glorious Name for ever, who hath counted me worthy to bear a Testimony for his Names sake, and hath fulfilled that Scripture, which he spoke to his Disciples, when he said, He that will not forsake Father and Mother, Wife and Children, for my Names sake and the Gospels, is not worthy of me; yea, and his own Life too: Which I do witness in my measure, Hallelujahs be given to the Highest for ever, who am a true lover of the Seed of God, and it is the desire of my heart, that all may come to the knowledge of him in their own particulars, and live to God, in whom is Life and plenteous Redemption for evermore, Amen.  
J. B.   

A LAMENTATION for New-England.  
OH New-England repent, I say unto thee repent, for in thee is found the Blood of the Saints, and the Cry of it is entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbaths, and it is come before him, for he is risen to plead with all flesh by the sword of his mouth, and the brightness of his coming, and he will terribly shake the Earth, and it shall be as stubble before him; for he is risen to make inquisition for blood: Oh how will you stand before him? or, what will you answer him when he shall call you to an account, for all your ungodly deeds, that ye have ungodlily committed against the Lord and his Truth? or, what will you answer when he shall make inquisition for blood? Oh howl and weep ye Rulers of Boston, for the men of Nineveh shall rise up in Judgement against you, for they repent at the Preaching of Ionas, but a greater than Ionas is here; but you have hardened your hearts against his servants, and against the witness of God in your Consciences. Oh how is your beauty stained since the day the Lord first visited you? and, how is your Light become Dark, yea even gross Darkness that may be felt, and blind as ever the Sodomites were? Oh how doth my Soul pity you, that ever ye should be so ignorant of your own Salvation, to turn the truth of our God into a , and put his Servants to death, when he sent them among you to warn you of the Wrath to come, which is coming upon all the inhabitants of the Earth, except they repent; and therefore hath he sent his Servants and Handmaids amongst you to warn you in tender love to your immortal Souls, but how have ye rewarded the Lord evil for good? and he looked that ye should have brought forth good fruit, but behold briers and thorns, and ye have made yourselves a stink to all Nations round about you. Oh come down to the witness of God in your Consciences which will let you see what you have done, and if you love it, it will bring you to repentance, even the Light which Christ Jesus hath enlightened every one withal, that cometh into the World; and if ye hate it, it will be your condemnation, even the Light; unto that in your Consciences I speak, which is God's Witness, and my Witness, which never consented to sin, but ever stands a Witness against it, in all your Consciences, and is even pressed as a Cart is pressed with sheaves. Oh that every one of you were made sensible of it, than would you not so kick against it as you do at this day, even as the Gadarens did at Christ, who besought him to departed out of their coasts; even so have ye made Laws, and Gallows, and Prisons, and Whips, what not, that can be invented against the people of God. Oh how are you found fight against the Lord and his Witness in every one of your Consciences: for assuredly a Day of Account ye must give unto the Lord God of Life, who hath all Powers in his hands, and can turn them whensoever it pleaseth him, and howsoever it pleaseth him. Oh what will you answer him when he shall call you to an account? Oh ye Rulers of Boston, my heart is made sad when I remember your condition and your state, how you are found out of the ways of God, against your own Souls. Oh New-England, how is your beauty become ashes, and your glory turned into shame? and how have ye forgotten the Lord your Maker, and the Rock from whence ye were hewn, and are found fight against him? But this know all ye that forget God, and kick at his reproof, and will have none of his Counsel, but slight his Messengers, and the Witness of God in your own Consciences; yea know this assuredly, that ye cannot hid yourselves from the Wrath of the Lamb, and his presence; For, Who art thou, oh man, that art found striving against thy Maker? Have not I all Power in Heaven and in Earth, to do with them as seemeth good in my sight? saith the Lord God Almighty. Oh that man could praise the Lord for his Mercies and his Goodness towards the Sons of Men! And say not but that you were warned in your Life time, by one who is a true lover of the Seed of God, known unto the World by the Name of  
Joan Brooksop. The 4th Month, 1662.  
THE END.