A TRUE AND REAL MANIFESTATION Of endeared and Unfeigned love Flowing through a Brother From the Endless Life, Unto the Scattered (Yet United) flock Who are of the SEED ROYAL.  
Printed in the year 1661.   

A true and real Manifestation of endeared and unfeigned Love flowing through a Brother, from the endless Life, Unto the Scattered, (yet United) flock who are of the SEED ROYAL.  
OH! Ye living Branches of the true Vine; ye Children of the day whose light is come, on whom the glory of the Lord is risen, ye hungering Lambs and little ones, and thirsting souls after righteousness, and all ye in whom true desires are begotten, after the knowledge of the Lord; and whose faces are turned towards Zion, more especially to all ye amongst whom I sometimes have had my Conversation in the Gospel of Christ jesus the light of life; unto you all, (without respect of persons) endeared everlasting love, from melting bowels, from me freely flows and reaches, and in which receive the dear Salutation of me your Brother, fellow Traveller and Companion, towards & in the promised Inheritance; and now a Prisoner for the Testimony of that Truth and Gospel which in the fullness of time hath been in the demonstration of the Spirit and Power of God revealed and declared in and amongst you; yea in fullness of love and life am I even constrained hereby to salute and embrace you: and let you know that I am yet alive, & that that life & power lives in me which shall subdue Death itself; & him that hath the power of it, in which life power and love I earnestly desire and wish that grace mercy love, life and peace eternal, may be abundantly shed abroad and multiplied in and amongst you all.  
Oh! my dear and eurlastingly beloved Brethren and Sisters, what shall I say or what words shall I use to express my love union and nearness to and with you, ye bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh, & love of my life; surely I am full, yea I am full of Love towards you, and have (even as it were) traveled in pain for some time waiting to bring forth a manifestation of it: And now truly rejoice that the time is come for me to ease myself unto you, and the gates being set open, let my love swiftly run forth towards you as a mighty Stream that runs down a steep Hill, and bears down all opposition before it; When I look back and call to mind the day, when the Lord uttered his Voice amongst us, and when his call reached to his own in us, & when he bowed our hearts to answer his call, and when I with many of you turned my face toward Zion, and began to advance out of Egypt, and took our Journey together through the wilderness in a path unknown unto us; yea, my dear hearts, when I remember now in this time of my restraint & Captivity, what freedom and liberty once I had amongst you, when I went with joy & gladness with them that kept holiday, when I assembled amongst the little ones of my Father's family to wait upon him, and when sometimes as the least of his little ones, I Ministered before him amongst you out of that everlasting Treasury from whence I received a portion to distribute, when he uttered his Voice through me, and when his witness in many of you answered and testified it was not the voice of a Stranger; When his glory even filled his house, and his presence appeared in the midst of us to the shaking of the earth removing the mountains and rending the rocks, when his living streams swiftly run through the little valleys, and watered and refreshed his pleasant heritage, when the broken in heart were bound up, and comfort and glad tidings Proclaimed to Zions mourners, when the Lambs skipped upon the mountains, and the morning Stars rejoiced together, when with one accord from the life Eternal, in its dominion we breathed forth praises unto Zions King, yea when these things are set before me in this my captive (yet contented state) verily, my bowels are even turned within me, and in remembrance thereof mine heart affects mine eyes, and mine eyes answers my heart, and oft tears plentifully runs down upon my Bed in the night season; Oh my dear and precious ones! feele ye my melting, panting, yearning bowels over and towards you; Let not my tears be spilt in vain in remembrance of you, what though I am here shut up, and numbered amongst transgressors, and separated from your sosciety? ye know it is only for bearing record to the living hope begotten in you, even the hope of Israel: Oh! how can I forget the Lords pleasant Heritage, whose beauty, whose love hath even overcome me; ye excellent ones, surely my delight is in you, my union, my fellowship, my life is with you, nay if I forget you, (in whom my soul rejoices, and in whose love I am folded) then let the pitiful tender mother forget her innocent tender Infant of a span long, the fruit of her womb which she hath brought forth through sore pangs and sorrow; yea then let mine eyes forget to guide or direct my feet, and let my right hand forget his service for its fellow members, for if I forsake or turn my back from the little ones of the Camp of Israel, when in the wilderness in the day of trial, when Amalecks forces approaches near them, yea or at the Lion's mouth or Dragon's Den, then let my right hand be dried up, and my peirceing sword (which the Captain of Israells' host hath girt about me) return into mine own bowels, and let the sharp Arrows of my Bow (which abode in its strength when the Archers shot at me) swiftly pass through my own Breast, yea then let the enemy persecute my soul and take it, and lay mine honour in the dust, and tread my life down to the ground, and let me be as them that go down to the grave and shall never see light, nay ye are written and sealed in my hearts love with indeligable Characters, even as with the point of a Diamond, in the bright polished Marble; what instrument or power shall ever be able to raze you out; or make a separation between us! yea though my outward man be here in bondage, my love, my life, my spirit is at liberty; and on a rock am I set above mine Enemies, my Trials and Sufferings (wherein my spirit) I oft behold the Innocent Lambs, feeding in the pleasant pastures, under the good Shepherds conduct, and drinking at the living Fountain, where I see the harmless little ones feeding in the Banqueting house in the Father's presence; & the Banner of love displayed over them, & where I truly feed drink & am refreshed with and among them, to my unexpressable joy & great delight; yea the Innocency of the Lambs, and simplicity of the Babes oft times even overcomes my heart with love unto them, and the spirit of Courage and Valour which my God hath raised up in them in this day of his power, (by which they are made willing to jeapard their lives in the high places of the Field) even fills my soul with joy, and my mouth with songs of praises for them; Oh dear Lambs! let me have a habitation amongst you, and in your love and life let me have a resting place, yea stretch forth your Arms to embrace my breathing soul; and let your hearts be open to receive my love, for I am your Brother, one of your Mother's Children, let me be near unto you; And further my dear beloved Brethren and Sisters, let me put you in remembrance that the enemies of your everlasting peace are many, subtle & Potent, yea when I have beheld the raging sea, casting up her Monsters, when I have reviewed the strength of Amalecks' Army, with the Midianitish wiles, the long wilderness uninhabited, and the unknown path to be passed through, with the many Briars and Thorns, fiery Serpents and wild Beasts, the sons of Anak to be overcome, and fenced Cities to be won in the ardency of my spirit, and fervency of love, my soul even cries Lord preserve the Innocent and upright in heart, & carry thy little ones in thy Bosom, & let thine everlasting arm encompass them, for what Power, what Wisdom, can deliver from those Enemies & lead through those straits difficulties and distresses, but the Power and Wisdom of the Lord of Hosts. And therefore in all estates and conditions whatsoever, let your eye be unto him, from whom alone salvation comes, and in diligence and faithfulness wait upon him, that with his wisdom and power ye may be throughly furnished, by which ye may be able to encounter with and overcome all hardships, and enemies whatsoever; for truly dear hearts, when I view the strength, the subtlety, the vigilancy and cruelty of these Enemies, my heart would faint, but that I also see and know the work is the Lords, and his power is over all, whose council shall stand; Who is bringing up his chosen with joy, and his redeemed with gladness, to the mountain of holiness and habitation of Justice, where the weary find rest, and the hungry and thirsty are plentifully fed and refreshed and nourished up and preserved unto everlasting life, and where salvation is appointed for Walls and Bullworkes. And therefore Oh ye seed of Abraham! and little ones of the house of Israel, lift up your heads and rejoice, fear not neither be ye dismayed, look ye not out at enemies, neither their power, malice, subtlety, nor rage, but stay your minds in that light that first convinced you of sin, wait very diligently in it, and be faithful to its leading and commands in the least appearance, although you may (as to the outward), suffer great loss by so doing; and take diligent heed to watch against that which would draw your minds from it, under what colour or pretence soever; Dear hearts take heed of self in every thing, for it's in League with the Prince of Darkness, and is a chief Leader in his Army; self love, self wisdom, yea, beware of the wisdom of the flesh, which will some times exercise itself in the things of God, and will be prying into & trying, & examining, & judging, that which it understands not; but in the end it betrays Simplicity and Innocency, beware of self Exaltation under what show soever, but keep to that which keeps you in the Cross to the carnal part, that ye may die daily thereunto, yea remember the time of your first love, and day of your espousals, when the dread of the Lord was over you, and when you durst not utter words until tried and Judged, when simplicity and Innocency was sought after, to be Guide and Leader. Oh than Unity and Love increased, and the little ones grew strong in the Lord, Take heed of Covetousness, of the mind, secret stealing again into the Earth, beware of haste and rashness in any thing, but let the meek and gentle Spirit, Guide and Lead in every thing, and be kind and tenderly affectioned one to another, bearing and forbearing each other in love, looking always to the better Part, where the unity stands, unto that which in yourselves discovers secrets, but covers and hides infirmities in the Brethren; and if any be overtaken with a fault take heed of hasty Judging & Reproving, for that will not restore, but in Pity and Love bear; Verily when I have beheld the strong, subtle and many Enemies that the poor weak and little ones have to encounter withal, many strong Lusts and risings within, and great temptations and trials without, by which many times they are overcome, and sore wounded, my soul in secret is even melted and drawn out in love and pity towards them; and gladly could I help bear their burdens and War against their Enemies! yea my life would not be dear unto me to save a Lamb from the Lion's mouth.  
Let bowels of love reach one to another in every condition, And ye that have of this world's goods, shut not out from you the sense and feeling of others wants, but wait to have that eye open that beholds & feels others necessities, yea let your bowels be drawn forth to the hungry and needy, that their bowels also may bless the Lord for you; & take heed of excuses when truth & necessity requires your aid; what if some be slack & negligent herein, let others be So much the more bountiful & liberal by such example to provoke or make them ashamed, that it may appear that the earth is under your feet, and that you are Children of the Lord, because you love the Brethren, and in all that the sense and feeling of the love of God towards you reach forth one to another as the root and offspring of all, then shall peace extend to you as a River, and righteousness run down as a mighty stream, then shall there be no mourning nor complaining in our streets, nor beggar in our Israel, but Unity, joy, and gladness within our Habitation, Oh it's a blessed thing to have an open heart and liberal hand; a sacrifice well pleassing to the Lord.  
And dear hearts, take heed of that eye that will watch for evil one against another, or be too watchful to spy others faults, take heed of suffering prejudice or offences to arise in any case within you, for if it once have got footing there, it is not easily removed, & if that which is evil in another rise against any of you, Then diligently watch over your own hearts, lest the same evil rise in you and contend with the other, And this doth but gender strife & break Unity; but in case of wrong or injury done against you, seek not too eagerly to vindicate yourselves (though innocent) but in God's wisdom, true patience and love to the offender, bear and forbear, and suffer wrong rather than to increase discord, waiting patiently on the Lord, who in due time will clear your innocency as the light. And so all dwell in love together, & let the God of peace an Unity rule in your hearts forevermore. Then shall your hearts be filled with joy and gladness, and your mouths with joyful praises, Oh praise the Lord forever, and exalt his Name in the Congregation of the righteous, for he hath done marvellous things, he hath regarded the low estate of the poor and needy, he hath heard the cries of the Oppressed, and sighing of his Prisoners, and with his Arm hath he brought Salvation, and with his own right hand hath he gotten himself the Victory. Oh! ye Innocent and upright in Heart, lift up your heads and be glad in the Lord, for his Council concerning us shall stand, that he will never leave us until he hath set us in full Possession of the promised Inheritance: Settle it in your hearts that he hath not raised us out of the dust and brought us hitherto, now to let us fall in the wilderness, and give us over as a Prey to our Enemies; What then shall become of his great Name which he hath exalted and is exalting in the sight of the Nations, and for which it is that he hath done these great things for us? not for your sakes nor worthiness, (Oh Seed of Israel) hath he remembered his Covenant with you, but for his own name sake hath he wrought deliverance for you; yet know this for your consolation, for your sakes will he reprove Kings in the day of his wrath, and pour contempt upon Princes, yea and (rather than his work of deliverance shall sail) will overthrow Kingdoms & Nations if they stand in his way: praise him forever, and give thanks in remembrance of his hollyness, for it becomes the just to be thankful, and praise is comely for the upright, And when you draw near unto him make mention of your Brother before him, that his loving kindness may be continued towards me, and I preserved in faithfulness to him, and Unity with you all, yea let all my true hearted Brethren and Sisters know, that he hath dealt very bountifully with me, and all his ways have I found to be Mercy and Truth unto me, for when by his grace he first called me, I obtained Mercy to be found faithful, and when through my Labours and Travels in his Vineyard wherein he set me, my Testimony for him there was finished, and my outward strength near exhausted, he gathered me to my expected rest in peace, and though mine Enemies (in eager pursuit of their malice and envy) causelessly cast me into this jail amongst thiefs and evil doers, yet my God had a design of Love towards me in it, who hath made it a very pleasant Habitation, and is himself become a little Sanctuary unto me, where in his presence I am preserved in perfect joy and peace, having the Testimony of his spirit in many of you of my faihtfull service for him towards you, and the same Testimony also in myself that I never consulted with flesh and blood, or disputed his Commands when and where ever he sent me, and that I this day stand clear of the Blood of all men; And now my dear and precious Ones, in view of your goodly Tents & pleasant Habitation I leave you, and with plenty of tears I kiss and embrace You, my heart being as full of love towards you, as when I began to write, for while the streams thereof swiftly runs unto you, such is my sympathy with and nearness to you, that I am filled with the Returns of Yours to me, it being as natural to my heart to receive it, as the parched ground the drops of rain; Oh bless ye the Lord for me, and let us magnify his Name together.  
Well then dear hearts, in your love am I even rolled as in a Garment, and bound with everlasting cords, and sealed in a perpetual Covenant which out lasts the day and night, in this love let me live, yea in it let me die, yet in the same I shall out live death itself, where (in his everlasting Arms who is love, and who never slumbers nor sleeps) I rest and solace myself with and in you, And so receive ye this as a token of that endeared love flowing forth from me which shall abide when I shall be no more, but yet a hope lives in me that he shall once again see the faces of many of you Who is  
Your dear Brother (a Prisoner for the hope of Israel) JASPER BATT. Evilehester Goal the 18th of the 10th Month, 1661.