A Visitation OF LOVE, Sent unto All: that those that do not see, may see, and return out of the FALL.  
By Dorothy White.  
LONDON, Printed for the Author, 1684.   

A Visitation of Love, Sent unto All: that they that do not see, may see, and return out of the FALL.  
THAT which is upon my Mind, is to open the Eyes of the Blind: Moses, unto whom the Complaint came concerning Medod and Eldod, how that they were Prophesying in Israel: at which some were troubled, and busied themselves, complaining to him: to whom he meekly answered, I would that all the Lord's People were Prophets. And indeed, all People are the Lord's, as well as Baalam's Ass, by whom the Lord spoke.  
One thing more; which is this; the Disciples of Christ, being too busy, came unto him with their Complaint, saying,  
There are such that Prophecy, and work Miracles in the Name, and in thy Name cast out Devils, and follow not us; wilt thou that we command Fire to come down from Heaven to destroy them. Here you may see how busy they were; but mark the answer of that meek Lamb, who came to destroy nothing but Sin; and to save the Life of all; None can work Miracles in my Name, and speak slightly of me: he that is not against us is with us. He did not say, Prepare watchmans to keep them down. Neither did I ever read, throughout all the Scriptures, of any outward Watchmen, that the Church or Saints of God did ever set, or prepare to defend them: but these Watchmen which the Priests set, and gave large Money to belie the Resurrection of Christ: so for Money all the Devil's Watchmen are hired.  


GOD who inhabits Eternity, and dwelleth in the Light,  
Is coming to Judge the Watchmen of the Night:  
Long it was I did you behold,  
Till the Spirit said to me, do thee unfold.  
And you blind Watchmen, I cannot let you alone.  
Seeing upon you must fall the little Stone:  
Therefore unto you I give this Call,  
For upon you that little Stone must fall.  
And of these blind Watchmen I must say something more,  
They are as blind as Sodomites: that cannot find the Door:  
[The Door is Christ]  
This to the Watchmen may prove sad News,  
They are such Watchmen as God did never choose;  
This I have seen for twenty years and more;  
Watchm● were not set to stand without the Door;  
But such things we did ourselves disown,  
When Light and Perfection we to the World made known.   

When that singly we did stand  
We said we were protected by God's Right hand,  
We amazed the World, we put them to a stand.   

What shall I say! but this I must conclude,  
The Saying true of the Apostle Judas.   

Wells without Water, Clouds without Rain,  
Carried about with the Tempest.  
Such are craftily crept in among us.   

'Tis neither gallant Ship, nor Glley with its Owers,  
Neither the Watchmen that standeth at the Doors,  
Neither of them all ever shall prevail,  
Neither Ship, nor Mast, nor its gallant Sail;  
Nothing shall prevail but that little Stone,  
Let him work, and do his Work alone.  
David made use of this little Stone,  
And afterwards became a King to sit upon the Throne.  
So the little stone is come, cut out of the Mountain without hands,  
To try all Building that are built upon the Sands.  
And this I say, with this Allusion;  
He'll turn the Wisdom of the Wise into Confusion;  
The little Stone, the stumbling Block,  
Against wise Builders now is come to knock,  
Who have not their Foundation on the Rock.   

If thou wouldst know who these things do write,  
And who it is that doth this indite,  
I am one that's hidden in the Rock,  
That sweetly feeds with the Shepherds little Flock:  
And if that thou dost thus inquire;  
I am one that have oft be●n thorough the Fire;  
Which Fire thou must also come ●o feel,  
To destroy both thy Wit and Skill;  
And then God's Word thou wilt surely feel.   

I have been one have met the Watchmen of the Night,  
Enquiring after my B●loved, but they gave me a Smi●e:  
So this I say to Watchmen of all sorts,  
You that are gathered into Outward Courts;  
Your Work it was, first to watch within,  
To feel God's power, to destroy the Devil and Sin,  
That you may find Christ the Door,  
Who came to give Life, and Men to restore.  
I feel the Fountain, that's my Life and Peace,  
Which doth flow, and is shall never cease;  
I feel the Well, the which is digged deep,  
From which flows waters most pleasant and sweet:  
Yea, the Honey that flows out of the Rock,  
Which doth sweetly satisfy the Shepherd's little Flock;  
Yea, the hidden Manna, and the Bread at home,  
Yea the Springs that are overflown;  
Yea the Desert comes to rejoice,  
To hear the Turtle with its pleasant voice;  
Now I am come to hear him si●g at home,  
And to sing Praise before God's holy Throne.    

Arise, O Zion, and shine, for the day of thy shining is come: put on thy beautiful Garments, for the Glory of the Lord is arising to shine upon thee; O Zion, behold thy King cometh unto thee, shining in his Glory and his Majesty; behold he rideth meekly on; he will get the Victory before that he hath done: he is coming to prepare thy waste Places, and to raise the Desolations of Jerusalem, and to make her a Fenced City, with Walls on every side, and to prepare and bring her up, that she may be known to be his Bride. So I have glad Tidings to preach unto the Poor, and Liberty to the Captive, and the opening the Prison Doors unto them that are bound; and to say to the Prisoner of Hope, come forth, and arise in the Shining of the Son of Righteousness; who is arising this day with true Healing under his Wings; and how beautiful is the Feet of him that bringeth glad Tidings upon the Mountains of Israel; who publisheth Peace and Salvation upon the Hills; behold thy Beloved cometh, skipping over the Mountains, and leaping over the Hills: behold the Comforter of Zion's Mourners is come, he is hastening on his way for their Deliverance, and everlasting Redemption is drawing nigh; the day of the Redeemed is come: they shall walk up to his holy Mountain with Joy and everlasting rejoicing upon their Heads; yea, Mourning and Sorrow and Sighing shall fly away; He will wipe all tears away from their eyes, and they shall sorrow no more, because all old things are passed away, and all things are become new.  
There is that within this Lamp of Gold,  
Which to man was never yet unfold.  
Therefore hear what the Spirit saith; And he that hath an Ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith, and signifieth unto you. Hear, that your Souls may live; for by hearing cometh Life and Immortality to be brought to light, by hearing of his Voice within; so every one must come home, and stand upon their Watch-Tower, and hear what the Lord faith unto them: He that speaketh from Heaven unto thee, is thy Soul's Beloved, in whom thou wilt come to rejoice with unspeakable Joy, full of Glory.  

He filleth the Hungry with good things,  
He hath made a Feast for his Priests and Kings;  
Yea, a Feast of Fat Things.  
[A Feast within his holy Mountain]   

I have glad-tydings to declare; I'm filled with more than I can bear.  
To you I must glad-tidings bring; for now's the pleasant time of Spring.  
I hear such pleasant Melody: I tell you now that Summer's nigh.   

The Turtle's Voice is heard within our Land;  
His Voice I hear, I do it understand.   

I hear him now to sing at home: Where love's Fountain's overstown.  
And when the Winter's gone and passed: The Redeemed shall sing Hallelujah at last.  
And to him that overcometh I will give a new Name in the white Stone.  
And none shall know it but him, that 'tis his own.  
And he shall reign as King, and sit upon the Throne.   
And to him that overcometh, I will give unto him the Key of David, that openeth, and none can shut; and shutteth, and none can open: He will give unto them his spirit: The Spirit searcherb all Things, even the deep Things of God. His Spirit speaketh expressly therefore, He that hath an Ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit faith, and the Bridegroom saith unto the Churches; and more especially in the Church of the First Born, whose Names are written in Heaven; who are come to the Word of God written in their Hearts: these must speak, as the Spirit gives Utterance; there is no limit, nor tie to them: The Children of the Kingdom are free, being born of the Free Spirit; and as the Wind bloweth where it listeth, and on whom it listeth; even so is the Spirit, descending as lightuing upon whom he pleaseth; there is no time nor place appointed for him; how, or when, or where he shall appear; and in whom, or by whom he shall speak, or he shall not speak; seeing the Holy Men of God, aught to speak as the Holy Ghost moveth in them, and as the Spirit gave them utterance; each one particularly as they had received, so they ministered of the Manifold Graces of God: None is to be tied up from this, for this is the Worshipping God in Spirit; neither at this Mountain, nor at Jerusalem is the Father worshipped; but at all times, and at all Places, the Father of all Spirits is worshipped where the Spirit draws and leads them thereto: and you have an Ointing which is in you, which is able to teach you all things; which is Truth, the Spirit of Truth, the holy anointing of the Father, the Son from Heaven, whom all are commanded to hear; and the Voice that was heard out of the excellent Glory, faith on this wise; This is my well beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him in all Things: He is King and Lawgiver, Highpriest, and Prophet; and all that shall refuse to hear him wherever he speaketh, they shall be c●● off: the Mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath spoken it: He is a Spirit, and all must bow, and worship him in Spirit; yea, Angels and Spirits, Pincipalities and Powers, Dominions and Kingdoms he will rule by the Word of his Eternal Power; and when he bringeth his First Begotten into the World, he saith, Let all the Holy Angels worship Him: So there is nothing to be bowed unto but him alone, who sitteth upon the Throne; so all the Israelites, who are so indeed, who are born of the holy right Seed, they are to follow the Lord fully, and the Lamb that leadeth them, as Caleb and Joshua did, who were the valiant hearted of Israel, against whom the Evil Spies cast their Stones, Numb 14. They could not enter themselves for the Giants, and the Anakins, and the many things that lied in the way; but the Faithful, full of Faith, followed the Lord fully, he led them by the right hand; he rebuked the Waters, and made them at a stand; these, through Faith, became more than Conquerors and conquered Death, and obtained the Crown, and Resurrection, and holy Life: Say to the Righteous, It shall go well with them; but woe to the wicked, the proud, and the Oppressors, it shall go ill with them: woe unto them that are at ease in Zion this day, who are stretching themselves upon their Beds of Ivory and Ease; who are drinking their Wine in Bowls: these have not considered the Afflictions of Joseph, and have not been acquainted with the day of Jacob's Trouble: but now their Beds shall be too short to stretch themselves at ease upon; their Covering shall be too narrow to hid them under. Behold ●h●s saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel; I will kindle a Fire in Si●n, I will blow Zion as a Field, and search Jerusalem as with Candles, And blessed are all the wise Virgins, who have Oil in their Lamps, whose Lights are burning: those who took not only their Lamps, the outside Profession; but took Oil with them; who were gathered by the Lord into and under the Profession and Form of Christ Jesus; not the Outside Form, or Out▪ si●e Court but in Spirit and in Life were drawn to the Lord; no man can call Jesus Lord, but by the Spirit: he is the Lord of all the Spiri●ual-Worship, but not of all the Forms: so many Forms many have been making and decking for the Son of God, and graving and imaging out; but he hath hitherto worked beyond them all; he ascended above all Heavens, above all the Comprehensions of men, and at last shined in his Glory, and he will ag●in be lifted up, and draw all men after him; though the Gazers and Wonderers do not see his ascending intothe Clouds of Heaven; but the single hearted sees it, whose Eyes are single to God; but those that were garnishing the Sepulchers of the Prophets, and the Tombs of the Prophets in the days past, they did not know the coming of Christ the Lord; neither did they receive him when he cam●; and therefore he saith, Blessed are they that shall not be offended in me Behold I lay in Zion for a Stone of Stumbling, and a Rock of Offence, for the Rising and Falling of many in Israel; but a sure Foundation for all that have built upon it an unmoveable Rock; which the Persecutors of all sorts shall never be able to move, or lift him out of the way. That which I have seen and tasted, and heard with my ears, and my hands have handled of the good Word of God, on which all the sincere hearted feed on, that grow alive unto God, and of the Milk thereof; and by it they are nourished as lively Branches growing in the Vine; growing in Christ Jesus according to their degree and measure of the Spirit of Grace which they have received; such speak as the Spirit gives utterance; they speak with the Spirit and with the Understanding; they pray with the Spirit and with the Understanding; they sing with the Spirit and with the Understanding also, as it pleaseth the Spirit to reveal unto them and to prepare that Offering; such are with their eyes unto him to please him, as the Eyes of the Maid is to her Mistress; suc● are not Men-pleasers, neither can they daub with untempered Mortar; and the Axe is laid to the Root of the Tree of Corruption; and the Fire is burning and undermining all Building, and every man's Works shall be tried by the Eternal Fire and Consumption of God; and what work will not endure, by the Fire-Consumption and Eternal Judgement, shall be burnt up; Before him goeth a Consuming Fire ●o burn up his Enemies round about, and he will sit as Refiners Fire and as Fuller's Soap, and a Purifier of Silver, to take away the Dross and the Tin; all must feel the Fire burn within their own hearts; all that are walking in the right way (as saith the true Disciples) when Jesus was in the way with them, though unknown to them, Did not our hearts burn within us. So the day of burning, of burning like an Oven of Fire, and of much Fire; many must yet feel, and be Baptised with the Holy-Ghost and with Fire; and feel the Fan which he hath in his hand, to purge away all the Filthiness both of Flesh and Spirit; for there is no reprobate Silver, nor whited Walls, nor painted Sepulchers shall stand; but the Lord will thunder out of Zion, and utter his Voice out of his Holy Mountain, he will shake the Foundations of the Earth and the Heavens also he will overturn until he Reign himself, who saith, I will set my King upon my holy Hill of Zion, And who amongst us shall dwell with everlasting Burning; and who shall abide with Devouring Fire; behold the day of the Lord cometh, that will try all, and every one, and none will abide the day of his coming, but they that have known the DAY of his coming within, that have known their Temples washed and cleansed, and prepared, and made a sit Habitation, through the Spirit, for the Living God to dwell, and walk in them; such can say of a truth, The Tabernacle of God is with men, and Grace and Truth is come by Jesus Christ the Righteous, who hath brought with him everlasting Righteousness: And this was that the Prophet cried for, Ob send out thy Light and thy Truth, that i● may lead me to thy Holy Hill of Zion. And this is the true Leader, the New-Covenant, the Law, which God said, He will write in the Table of their Hearts, and I will put my Spirit in their Inward Parts. And this is the New-Covenant, and the New-Law, which the Lord said he would give forth in the last days, and the old is to pass away: Through the Law came by Moses, it was to pass away; but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ, which was to be increased: and his Government should increase, and it shall be upon his Shoulders: and his Kingdom is to be Established; and his Government, which is everlasting, from generation to generation in all the Line of the Righteous: and he is his Church-Governour, that Governs his own Church: Behold it shall come to pass (saith the Lord of Hosts) I will raise up the Righteous Branch of David, whose King shall bear Rule, and prosper; of whose Kingdom and Government there shall be no end. Yea, many shall come from the East, and the West, the North and South, and shall flock as Doves to the Windows of the Ark, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Heavenly Places in Christ Jesus, in the Munishonal Rock; where their Bread shall be sure, and their Water shall not fall; and the Inhabitants of the Rock shall sing and shout for Joy, for a wiser than Solomon is here, and to us he doth appear; this is the Prince of our Peace, this is our Counsellor, the Wonderful, the great Jehova.   

The great King: and unto him all the Saints Praises shall sing,  
For unto us he will Deliverance bring.  
And of it we have no cause to doubt,  
For he will work, and bring it so about,  
That his Enemies at last he will tyre out.  
Some say, Seal him down; others say, Make it sure,  
Prepare Watchmen to stand without the Door.  
But his Redeemed he will to Mount Zion bring,  
Where they shall shout for Joy, and Praises they shall sing.  
Having their Harps ready in their hand,  
Clothed in white then they shall stand.  
Singing that Song, which none shall ever know,  
But they that have the Fountain in them sweetly flow:  
These follow the Lamb wheresoever he doth go.  
Yea, through the great Tribulation; through the washing of Regeneration  
Therefore are they crowned with Life and everlasting Salvation.  
And in God's Rest these come to lie down,  
Where he sets on their Heads an everlasting Crown.  
But woe to the proud Oppressors, and Professors of all sorts,  
That are only gathered into Outward Courts.  
[I am that I am, saith Cry Aloud]  
If any think that God's Spirit they will silent keep,  
You do but dream while you are asleep:  
And when you Work you think that you have done,  
You have it as much to do, as when you first begun;  
No more than you can pluck the Sun out of the Firmament;  
When you have all done, your Labour is vainly spent.   

God at sundry times, and after divers manners, in the days that are past; he than spoke to our Fathers by the Prophets; but in these latter days he now speaketh unto us by his own Son; whom he hath made Heir of all things, by whom also he made the World, and laid the Foundations thereof by his Eternal Word, and this is one of his Names: his Name is called, The Word of God: And upon his Vesture it is written, He is Lord of Lords, and King of Kings; and, By him Kings Reign, and Princes decree Justice. And all just things come from him, and all righteous Laws and Decrees are made by him, and there is no unrighteousness with him, nor in him. So in the days that are past, the People of the Lord God had a Lawgiver outwardly; which Law was given from the Lord through his Servant Moses, which the People were then under that Dispensation of the Law, and obedient thereunto they were then required: but that Dispensation is passed away, and the Gospel Dispensation is come forth; and he is come that fulfilled the Law and the Prophets, and putteth an end to all Laws outwardly, and only directs and points at the Gospel Dispensation, an inward intelligible Teaching, with this Saying, You have a more surer Word of Prophecy: Unto which you do well, if you take good heed, and go not out from it, after any thing that is made or prescribed by the Invention of Man; but keep to the anointing the holy Unction which you have already received of the Father: you that have received this, let the Word of Life dwell plentifully in you, that engrafted Word which is able to save you, lead you, guide and direct you, move not without it; awake not your Beloyed until he please to move and rise in you, wait for the coming down of the Angel, for the moving and stirring of the Waters, and then put forth, and not before. Behold I send my Angel to testify these things to the Churches: I am the bright and Morning Star, the Root and Offspring of David: The Daystar is come; He maketh his Angel's Chariots, his Ministers as a Flame of Fire. He hath touched their tongues with a Coal from his burning Altar, and for Zion's sake, such cannot hold their peace, and for Jerusalem's sake, they cannot cease, but their Leader they must obey, neither move without him nor go before him: these are led by him, who is their Captain, who leads them forward: these cannot go back to the Law, nor go back to that which is past, we are no more Debtors to the Law but under the teachings of Free Grace: so our Eyes are looking forward, and eyeing the Lord, who is leading of us to Mount Zion, unto the New Jerusalem, where Perfection will be known, where Hallelujah, we shall sing before his Throne, who is faithful and true; the Alpha and Omega, and Beginning and the End. Behold I come quickly (saith the First and the Last) I will give unto every Man a Reward as his Works shall be.  
This was the Harmony the Angels did sing,  
At the Birth of Zion's King,  
And such glad Tidings they did bring,  
Peace on Earth, and good Will towards all Men.  
We knowing the Author of these Things to be one that truly feareth the Lord; and also to be of a blameless Life and Conversation, could not be satisfied till we had it to the Press.  
The 20th. of the 3d. Month, 1684.  
FINIS.