LIVING WORDS THROUGH A DYING MAN; BEING A Melodious Song of the Mercies and Judgements of the Lord, sung by a Disciple of Christ on his dying bed, when the Pangs of Death were upon his outward man. With an Arrow shot against Babylon, being a direct Prophecy of the Downfall of her Merchants, the Hirelings and False Prophets. With sweet Exhortations and Prophecies also of the spreading of the Glorious Truth of God, until it shall have covered the Face of the whole Earth.  
By one who died a Prisoner for the Testimony of Jesus, FRANCIS PATCHET.  Rev. 2. 10. 
Fear none of these things that thou shalt suffer: Behold the Devil shall cast some of you into Prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have Tribulation Ten Days; but be thou faithful unto death, & I will give thee a Crown of Life.  Cor. 4. 16. 
Though our Outward man perish, yet the Inward man is renewed Day by Day.  Cor. 4. 17. 
For our light Affliction, which is but for a Moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal Weight of Glory.   

Several Testimonies concerning the faithful Servant of God Francis Patchet of Scotforth, in the County of Lancaster, who died a Sufferer for the Testimony of Jesus; which he held against the Antichristian Oppression of Tithes inflicted upon him by one— Garthwaite the Priest of Lancaster: And because for Good Conscience sake he could not satisfy the Unlawful and Unreasonable Demands of the said Priest, in giving, or paying him Tithes, he cast him into prison in Lancaster; But this not being sufficient to satisfy his Envy and Cruelty (as afterwards will further appear) would not let him be so near home, but removed him to London, about 180 Miles from his abode, where he was committed to the Fleet Prison until the time of Sickness, which was unto death; and died a Prisoner the 2d. of the 10th Moreth, 1677.  

The Testimony of Christopher and Elizabeth Cheesman concerning him.  
I Have a Living Testimony to bear concerning Francis Patchet that faithful Sufferer in the Cause of God, who held forth his Testimony unto the end of his days against the Oppression of Tithes, for which he died a Prisoner at London, about one hundred and eighty Miles from his Habitation, being sent thither by a persecuting hireling Priest, because for good Conscience sake he could not satisfy his greedy Appetite, in paying or giving him Tithes; which being in direct Opposition to the Government of our Lord jesus Christ our High Priest, who was sent by the Father, and offered up himself once for all, to put an end to the first Priesthood, with Tithes and Offerings appertaining to the first Covenant: And therefore doth every one that believeth in Christ jesus the second Covenant, and in Faithfulness obey him, deny to pay Tithes, and to maintain such Ministers, who abide not in Christ's Doctrine, who said, Freely ye have received freely give; which command, the Apostles and Ministers of Christ, in days past, did keep, as do his Ministers in this our Age, Glory to the Lord God forever.  
Christ and his Apostles and Ministers took no Tithes, nor persecuted any, either for Maintenance, or because they differed from them in Worship or Religion. And those Ministers who obey Christ, and abide in his Doctrine, and follow his Example, and the Example of his Holy Apostles; those are true Ministers, and profit the People: But those who Preach for filthy Lucre; and persecute those (who are taught of God) For Wages, for whom they do no Work; such are they the Prophet speaks of, That run and God never sent them, and therefore they Profit not the People at all.  
And this faithful Sufferer loved not his Life unto death, but laid it down in Testimony for the Truth of God, & a Witness against the persecuting Hireling Priest; and is now crowned with Glory Immortal among the Redeemed of the Lord for ever and evermore.  
And I (being a frequent Visitor of him for divers days before his Death, yea, many times in a Day, and in that Night also; when Pangs of Death took hold onf his outward man, under which he lay with much Patience, even as a Lamb with out complaint, and as one not alrighted or disturbed at the appearance of Death) can give a further and ciearer Testimony of his Faithfulness to the pure Truth of God, which he spoke and declared of, some few hours before his departure, being very weak, insomuch that according to outward appearance his sudden departure was much expected; and all about him did conclude, that his Breath was almost gone; but after he had lain still a little while, being a little after the 12. hour of the night, at which time he began to speak & continued speaking till about the 3. hour, in Praising and magnifying the name of the Lord; but his Voice at first was so weak; that we could not clearly hear what he said, only we understood that he prayed & said O Lord God of mercy, preserve thy People, & immediately his speech was strengthened, & he spoke with an audible voice; so that he was heard over all the Chamber where he lay, and he began to sing forth of the mercy & goodness of the Lord, and said, O Lord God Everlasting praises everlasting, Glory and Honour for ever be given to thy Name; thou hast made way for thy Redeemed as in ancient days, when thou madest the Sea dry land for thy People Israel to go through; Oh Glory and Honour for ever be unto thy Name, who art Unchangeable in all thy ways; thou madest man in thy own Image, in thy Likeness madest thou him; but he lost it through Disobedience: But O Lord, in thy Unexpressible Love thou sent thy only Son jesus Christ the New man (not Old Adam) to redeem again; Oh everlasting Praises to thy name for ever saith my soul; Oh the Seed; the little Seed must spring and grow, till it comes to reign, whose right it is, and all that stands in Opposition against it must be brought under; all that is contrary to it, must bow to its Appearance: Oh our God there is no God like to our God: He hath given his Son a Light into the world and his Salvation to the ends of the Earth, Glory and Honour to the Lord for ever: O this blessed day! wherein Truth has appeared: Oh England's Glory! Truth, Truth, against all Untruth. Oh Friends, obey the Truth, love the Truth, Buy the Truth and Sell it not. Ah Christ jesus The Way, the Truth and the Life! Oh my dear Friends, Brethren and Sisters, that are here with me, I know you not (that is, after the flesh) love the Truth, obey the Truth; Truth, Truth, Truth; God's Truth is pure, it is holy, it admits of no Impurity, of no mixture; it leads out of the Fall, out of the Old Adam: Oh the little Seed that grows in God's Garden! Ah dear friends, work in the Garden of God, mind the little Penny, work in the Garden of God: Oh how Love springs up in my Heart! Oh Praises, Praises, Thanksgiving and Halelujahs unto our God for ever, saith my soul. Oh the Unutterableness, the Unspeakable Love to my soul this Night! Oh Praises, Pràises unto the Lord, and all that is within me give thanks and magnify his Name for ever, and ever more.  
And speaking of the House of the Lord and Temple of the Lord, he said,  
Glorious is the House of God; Oh! a House of Holiness, a pure House, a House of love, and her gates praise: Oh our God is a consuming God; he consumes all that is bad, all Impurity, all Uncleanness: our God consumeth all that is Unholy, all that is Wrong: And our God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Oh dear Friends, Brethren and Sisters, dwell in the light; he that dwelleth in the light, dwelleth in God; but he that dwelleth not in the light dwelleth not in God, but in darkness, and so in Wickedness, in Sin and Transgression, in the pride of life, and the vanities of the world. So my dear Friends, Brethren and Sisters, love the Truth, believe in the Truth, and the Truth will make you free: And so all that abide in the Truth they spring forth and grow like as the Willows by the Water Courses, and shall never be Barren or Unfruitful. Oh Friends, the Day, the promised Seed is come? Oh the Glory of England! A blessed Day is broken forth that shall never end; he is come to reign whose Right it is. Oh the Lamb shall have the Victory against all Opposition whatsoever: Christ Jesus is come the promised Seed, which shall grow and prosper till it hath covered the Face of the whole Earth. And in Prayer he said, O Lord preserve all Friends, my dear Brethren and Sisters, in the Truth to the end and for ever.  
This is part of what this faithful Sufferer did declare, when Pangs of Death were upon his outward man, witnessed by Christopher and Elizabeth Cheesman.   

And so he went forward, Praising and magnifying the Lord, declaring of his great and wondrous works from the Creation to this day; and of the great Love of God in sending his Son for the Redemption of man, and bringing of man back out of the Fall: And he spoke much of the Lord's making way for his People in this Nation of England, as in ancient days he made way through the Red Sea for his chosen Israel to pass forth of Egypt on dry land: And he declared very much concerning the Temple of God, and House of God, and Garden of God, beyond what we have retained in memory, or can commit to Writing; And that God is Light, and in him is no Darkness at all; and they that love God are in the Light, and they that love not God, are in Darkness, and they that hate the Light walk in Darkness, and in the Vanities and Delights, and the Abominations of the World: And further magnifying the Name of the Lord said, Oh the Light and Everlasting day that is now broken forth, it is the Glory of England; and the Work of the Lord shall prosper against all Opposition whatsoever. And he often repeated it over,— Oh the Appearance of Truth, the Glory of England; And concerning the House of God, The House of God (said he) is a House of Holiness, a House of Purity, a House built without Hands, of living Stones, precious and chosen, that need no Hammer, nor fitting with Tool. And further he declared concerning the Word of God, and the Power of God, and that his Word and Power is one; and that his Power is an unlimited Power, and his Mercies unspeakable towards man, and that man's Destruction is of himself, and not of God; Not of God (said he) and said, that The World's Breaden Christ, and Water will stand them in no stead.  
Christopher Cheesman.   

SOmething is in my Heart to signify to concerning the Innocent, Lamblike life of our dear Friend, and patient Sufferer for the Truth of our God, Francis Patchet.  
The Lord our God hath pronounced Woe against all that are covered, and not with the Spirit of the Lord; But I am satisfied and well assured, that that Dovelike Spirit descended upon him, and was his Covering, which made him to abide in the Doctrine, and follow the Example of his Captain Christ Jesus, whom he followed, whose faithful Soldier he was, against Sin, the Flesh and the Devil, triumphing in the Lord over them all, I am a living witness for him, being constantly with him in the time of his Sickness; I asked him if he had a Wife? he answered, Yes, a very honest loving Woman; saying at another time, He came as freely from her as he was to go to her: He being so freely given up to suffer for Truth's sake, that he had nothing laid to his Charge. After he had lain still some Hours, he said, My strength faileth me; and I said, I hope the Lord doth not fail thee, to which he answered, Through Mercy he never did fail me: He continuing weak, and lay speechless for some time; the Spirit of the Lord wherewith he was covered, revived him; whereby he had a new Strength given to him, to magnify the pure, powerful Name of God in Prayer and Praises saying, The Lord hath laid the Foundation in Zion; the Lord is building up Zion with chosen Stones, with precious Stones that need no Hammer nor Tool to come upon them; the Lord is building a glorious House; and the Works of the Lord are glorious; Oh Praises to the powerful pure Name of God which is above every Name; his Name hath done valantly; he hath stretched forth his Shepherd's Crook, he hath drawna little Remnant to himself, and hath led them through the Red Sea, he hath put a new Song in their Mouths, he hath caused them to sing praises upon the Banks of Salvation; pure praises unto his Pure, Holy, Powerful Name. And in Exhortation said, Oh love the Truth, buy the Truth and sell it not? Oh the Truth, Truth, Truth its more than all, Truth is stronger than all; the Truth shall prosper notwithstanding all Opposition that shall rise up against it; The Truth (said he) will make you free. And further he said, Resist the Devil that subtle Serpent, and he will flee from you. My Soul rejoiceth (said he) to see this glorious day of the Lord.   

Here followeth something of the Expressions of Dear Francis Patchet given forth upon his deathbed, in Testimony for God, his Truth and People; who departed this Life the 22d day of the tenth Month, 1677. about the nineth Hour of the Day.  
AFter he had lain sometime in great Weakness; insomuch that his Speech was sometime taken from him, and sometimes he could speak a few broken words, by which we could understand that he told us, That his Strength Failed him, and that he was almost spent; and after this he lay about an hour silent, in great Weakness, insomuch that we looked every Moment when he should depart this Life; but it pleased the Lord (whose servant he was and is) inwardly to renew his Strength, and raised him up in his power, insomuch that a little after the twelfth Hour of the Night, he began to break forth into Praying and Praising the Lord in a most sweet and precious manner, and declared much of the goodness of the Lord; and how bountiful he had been unto his Soul; and so he lay a pretty while admiring the precious love of God, which he said, did plentifully flow unto his soul through Jesus Christ: And he often said unto the Lord, Praised; Praised be thy pure holy Name: And then he earnestly exhorted Friends to be faithful in their places unto the Truth, saying in an overcoming Sense thereof, Oh! precious, precious Truth which first broke forth in this Nation: It's the Glory of England. And this Expression he servently and frequently used, That the despised Truth of God was England's Glory: And he spoke much of God's Israel, saying, The Lord who divided the Red Sea of old, to make way for his Redeemed, would surely once more appear for Zion sake. Then he spoke unto the Lord saying, Oh thy precious Light! in which I see thy Glory; Lord, what will become of them that despise thy Light? And though these are but some of the many sweet and heavenly Expressions, yet they are what the Lord brought fresh into my Remembrance, of which, I am a living Witness,  
Moses West.   

Here are some of the Words spoken by our dear Feiend Francis Patchet a little before his Death,  
OH the love of the Lord! How good hath the Lord been unto my soul this day and this Evening? Oh the Unexpressible love of God how hath it flowed forth unto my soul this day? Praises, pure holy Praises, my Heart and Soul and all that is within me praises the Lord: Oh the wonderful love of the Lord! And then in Exhortation he said, Friends, be faithful to the Lord, press forward, be faithful to the Lord to the end of your days; never look back, but press forward; it matters not what Trials or Reproaches you meet withal here, it is nothing, be you Faithful to the Lord; He will carry you through all; He hath a little Remnant which he hath regard unto. Press forward Friends, in the Truth; for it is the Truth, the Blessed Truth which is declared of. The Lord hath raised up many able Ministers of the Gospel, of the Gospel here in England, The Lord is come to teach his People himself in Spirit and in Truth; the False Prophet and the Hireling Priest the Lord will cut down, and all that resist his Blessed, powerful Work, which he hath begun in this Nation of England: For he hath begun a good Work, and he will carry it on against all Opposition of Evil Spirits that resist it. Oh how is the Spirit of the Lord upon me at this time! pure, Holy praises be given unto his pure Holy powerful Name, which hath opened my Mouth at this time to speak of his wonderful Works, How the Lord appeared for Israel of old, by a Mighty and Out stretched Arm of power, when their Enemies were behind them, ready to overtake them, and the Red Sea before them; that in Appearance there was no way to escape, yet how did the Lord appear wonderfully for their Deliverance, and brought them through. Speaking much more of what the Lord would do for his Faithful Israel in this day, Blessing and praising the Lord for all his Mercies and Lovingkindnesses, which he was made largely a Partaker of, to the Praise of the great Name of the Lord.  
Ann Edmundson.   

Postscript.  
Reader,  
HAving come much short of what was spoken and declared at large by this Faithful man, concerning the things of God, & his Kingdom, as they were plentifully opened unto him, upon his dying bed; and because we could not omit to mention what we certainly retained in Memory, we have here collected a short Account of the the Heads of those things he declared of, with some Words expressly, as he spoke them.  
As First, He spoke much concerning The living Bread that came down from Heaven, the Heavenly Manna, the Souls Food, Saying, Buy it without Money, and without Price, eat and live for ever, drink and live for ever, Exhorting to know this Bread In our own Houses, etc.  
If you know the Truth (said he) the Truth shall set you free; Truth, Truth, Truth, Oh the precious Truth, it is all, and more than all.  
And at another time said, Oh! thy Pure Everlasting Light, which is so much despised amongst men; thy precious light by which I see thy Glory.  
And at another time, two Friends standing by his Bed side, he turned his Face to them and said, I know you both, pray for me. And some time after another Friend R. T. came in, and ask him how he did? His Answer was, I have had a great Skirmish, but through Mercy I have overcome; and said also, Avoid Satan; I defy thee, get thee behind me Satan. I have got the Victory: And then in Exhortation said, Resist the Devil and he will flee from you, that subtle Serpent, that goes about like a Roaring Lion, seeking whom he may devour. And spoke much that the Devil would have Christ To fall down and worship him, and how the Devil carried Christ up to show him the Glory of the World, saying, All this will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.  
And again exhorted Friends saying, Press forward to the End of your Days, my dear Brethren and Sisters that are here present with me, I know ye not (that is, after the outward man) but be ye all Faithful.  
He also spoke very much concerning David (as well he might) being made a large Partaker of David's Experiences of the Goodness and Mercies of the Lord unto his Soul, as David did. Oh David, said he, A man after God's own heart; and how David praised the Lord, and to show the Goodness of God to David, he spoke very much.  
And often times in great Admiration of the Truth, and its Glorious Appearance, he uttered these and the like Words, Oh the Glory of England, the Appearance of Truth England 's Glory. And that The Lord hath begun a Good Work in England, and he will carry it on notwithstanding all Opposition.  
He exhorted much to Faithfulness, and to obey the Truth, and walk in the Truth, The Truth of God, said he, is precious. He did often express an Indignation against Idolatry, False Prophets, and Hirelings, and said, The False Prophet, and Hireling Priest the Lord will cut down, and he will teach his People himself. And he declàred much concerning Israel of old, and of their being brought into the good Land; the promised Land; And after God had delivered Israel, said he, Then Israel sang Praises unto the Lord; out of Egypt's Bondage they were delivered, and brought into the Good Land, the same it is this day, where none can make afraid, which he often said; and spoke how the Lord brought all his through Trials, Reproaches, and Troubles, saying, It is no matter what Trials, Reproaches, Troubles and Afflictions we meet withal here; the Lord will bring and carry us through them all. And likewise about the Newman, Not the Old-man, said he, but the Newman Christ Jesus that is revealed, doth bring back again out of the Fall.  
Thomas Farnbury (the man of the house where he died) who not counted one of the People called Quakers, yet a friendly and honest man, gave this Testimony concerning him, That it was the Divine Nature and Power of God that spoke in him, more than at other times.  
This is the Substance of what we kept in Memory, being but a small part of those sweet and living Expressions given forth by this patient Sufferer, and Servant of the Lord, who by the Power of the Lord (after looked upon as a dead, or dying man) was raised up to declare of the wondrous works of God in a most sweet and heavenly manner, who began to speak, a little after the twelfth hour of the Night, & spoke till about the the third Hour, and afterwards continued (making sweet Melody in his Heart to God) till between the ninth and tenth Hour in the Morning, and then departed out of this earthly House, like a patient Lamb: 2 Cor. 5. 1. For we know, that if our earthly House of this Tabernacle were dissolved, we have a Building of God, an House not made with Hands, Eternal in the Heavens.  
Henry Toul●son and Andrew Lund 〈◊〉 Countrymen and Fellow prisoners fo● the same Testimony) Thomas and Marabella Farnbury, Christopher Cheesman and Elizabeth his Wife, Moses West, Ann Edmundson, Rebecca Veal, and Marabella Farnbury the younger, who were Eye and Ear-witnesses.   
THE END.