Written by one, whom the World calls a Quaker, Joh. 17.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Verses. In the time of Israel's captivity, bound under hard hearted Pharaoh, that rules over the pure Seed, the Israelite within; Thus saith the Lord, Therefore do I make my Power known, that Israel may go free. Read Scriptur & see if can own same po●● that they that 〈◊〉 them for Read Job 8. etc. 4.21.5, 37 1. David Psal. 10 3, 4. Psal. 38 7, 8. Psal. 1 120 Isal. 66 & 5. Jer. 23. Hab. 3. Eze. 3 10. Dan. 11. Act 9 5, 6. Thus saith the Lord, we have heard a Voice, of Fear, of Trembling, and not of Peace; Wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his Loins, as a Woman in travel ask ye now, and see whether a Man doth travel with Child, and all Faces are turned into paleness: Alas that day is great, so that none is like it. It is even the time of jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it; And I will break his yoke from off his Neck, and will burst his Bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him, but they shall serve the Lord their God and David their King whom I will raise up unto them Jer. 30.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc. Eze. 12 18. D●n 10 The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of Man, eat thy bread with quaking, etc. So fearful was the sight, that I did exceedingly fear and Quake: Heb. 12.21. Verse. Printed in the Year, ●653. One of Zions sharp Threshing Instruments, with A Bunch of Sweet Grapes on the end of it. FOr tender hearts, which desire to know the way to Zion, the City of the living God, that they may mind the leadings of the Father's love, that sends his Son to them, when they lie wounded, half dead, being fall'n amongst Thiefs, Jer. 23.3 joh. 10.8. those that steal their words from their Neighbours, and have no Oil to pour in, neither do they take any care of them, but leave them, Ezek. 3.4 ver. Jer. 5.3 31. ver. and do not show any mercy to them at all, looking lightly at them, all that they look after is that they may be Lords and Rulers over God's heritage, to make themselves great, and rich, and honourable in the World, not knowing the office of a Physician, to dress the wound, and pour Oil into it, neither do they know the office of a Shepherd, but are more like Swineheards, Ezek. ●● 2, 3, ver. all Baal's Priests, feeding their lusts, faring sumptuously, and living delicately, in great parsonages, and fat benefices, fatting up themselves for the slaughter, pushing the diseased, and take no care, but lose the sheep, feeding themselves, and feed not the flock, which causeth the Lord to complain of them, and he sends his servants, rising up early and lying down late to cry out of their carelessness, Ezek. 3▪ 5, 6, 7, 8, 9▪ 10. ver. and some of them they beat, and some of them they stone, and others they imprison, to satisfy their lusts, and lives themselves in pleasures, and wantonness, doing their own wills and not regarding the will of the Lord, Therefore is he sore displeased with them, and will turn them out with the unprofitable servant, ●●e. 34. ●●, 17, 18, 〈◊〉. and reward them according to their works, even feed them with his sore judgements. But as a loving Father, 〈◊〉 ●●. 10.9, 11. & 15, 16. and a tender and good Shepherd, doth he take care for his sheep, and sends his Son to fouled them, and lead them into fat Pastures, even feeding them all along by the Rivers of his love, ●●●e. 34.11, 13, etc. where there is green and fresh mercies for the souls of his distressedones, to feed on, 〈◊〉. 15. ●, 2, 8, 9 and he dresseth the Diseased ones, pouring in the Oil of Faith, and Love, and Mercy, mixed together, to heal up the wound, and make them cheerful, 〈◊〉. 4.34. and profitable, to bring forth fruit for his Father's glory, and his delight is altogether in doing his Father's will, H●b. 10.7, 8, 9, 10. Verses. This was written by a labouring Man, that sometimes Thresheth, and sometimes Ploughs, and keeps with his Father's sheep, who is an Husbandman, and his delight is altogether in the new Creation, watering Plants, and feeding Lambs, and such work as his Father sets him about, whose desire and delight is altogether, in doing his Fathers will. A Bunch of GRAPES, AND An Iron ROD. ALL the Children of the Lord are taught of the Lord, Isal. 54.12, 13, 15. and are fare from oppression, and they are established in righteousness: The Lord alone is the Teacher of his people by his Spirit, and they are made possessors of that which the World doth but profess; All you that profess love to God and Jesus Christ, see what you do possess of him, Mat. 11 A great Figtree is sprung up out of the Earth, full of flourishing branches, and leaves; but examine, look upon the Tree, and see for fruit, the Lord is coming to look for fruits: every one seriously consider, where he stands, what he professeth, & what he practiseth, It is not be that saith Lord, Lord, that enters into the Kingdom, but be that doth the will of the Father, now there is no entrance into the Kingdom, Mat. ●● 13, 14. but through obedience, and every one would gladly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but they that will enter must enter in at the straight gate, not through their own wills, and lustful desires, but through the cross in selfe-deniall, in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ; The Lord hath commanded that thou shalt not be drunk, nor proud, nor covetous, nor given to anger, malice, nor revenge, nor to deal deceit fully with thy brother, nor to see them naked and hungry; and many other things thou shalt find commanded in thy spirit, and thou wilt confess it is truth, now mind whether thou dost obey the Lord in temperance in all things, in giving freely to thy poor brethren, in feeding and clothing them, in forgiving one another, freely: in speaking the truth to thy Neighbour, etc. (or thy lusts) and if thou dost, thou shalt be beaten with many stripes. Yea, but thou sayest thou wantest power, no thou slothful servant, thou hidest thy Talent in the Earth; 〈◊〉. 4.7. ●●m. 12.3 See if there be not the Talon given thee, the Lord is convincing every one, and hath set up his Ministry, saying, thou must not do evil, and hath written what it is to do evil in thy heart, and how to do well: but thou disobeyest, and calls God an hard Master, Remember the slothful servants portion, but if thou wilt obey the Ministry of Jesus Christ, mind, employ thy Talon, 〈◊〉 3.11. ●. 1. Ch. 〈◊〉 8.12. Pet. 1.19 he hath set a light in the World within thee, convincing thee of every evil thought, word, and action, be obedient to that, and it will guide thee into all truth; It will be a present teacher, a present Law in all companies, and upon all occasions, yea in all thy ways, to be a light to thy Feet, and a Lantern to thy paths, thou shalt find the light, love, truth, in obeying it continually, manifesting itself unto thee, and working thee into the experience of the Divine taste, sight, and apprehension of the exceeding love of thy Saviour, that when thy carnal mind (Dinah) who would run forth to fetch in earthly profits, or pleasures, continually to cross those desires, and take away from thee that Scorpion, which the Devil offers, to take thy earthly mind with, and so imprison thee, and waiting in this light, 1 Ch. 15, 16, 26 ver. 1 Joh. 2. 2 Cor. 1 Heb. 1 15, 16. 1 Cor. 13. 2 Cor. 16, 17, ver. Isa. 12. ver. 1 Pet. 3.20. Isa. 29. ver. The Lord will give thee an earnest penny even his precious love, to nourish thy spirit, even unto eternal life, thou needest not run out for teaching, If thou wilt but hear what the spirit speaketh to the Church, in thy heart, If thou hast an Ear to hear, that Minister, he hath the everlasting Gospel to Preach, and he doth continually Preach, and hand out the love of God to thee, examine thine heart, it is either an holy Temple, where the Gospel is preached by the Spirit of God, or the Temple of the Devil, where the Devil's doctrine is preached: now mind, his servant thou art, to whom thou yieldest obedience, the Lord is setting up his Ministry in power, in the spirits of his people, to him be everlasting praise for ever. Therefore cease from Man, and from the teachings of Man, hear what the spirit speaketh, to every disobedient spirit, this is the Ministry of God that worketh faith, that administers grace to the heaters; The Lord complained of a people, that drew near him with their lips, and that spoke of him in their mouths, but their hearts were far from him, that had their fear taught to him, by the precepts of men, see if it be not even so now, great run out for teachings after Man, great professing God in words, but whe●e is the power of godliness; great speakings of Jesus Christ, a Redeemer, but when he comes, the professing Pharises will not know him, but looks for an outward day of the Lord, an outward Kingdom, not knowing the voice of the true Shepherd in the spirit, not when he comes to take the Kingdom to himself, will he suffer him; If he be thy Redeemer, see if he have redeemed thee from thy vain conversation, and if thou findest him not doing it in thine heart, why dost thou call him Saviour or Redeemer, and hatest to be redeemed and saved? see your teachers, they say unto you, that you would not be proud, nor covetous, nor oppress, nor go to Law one with another, nor contend for the goods of this World, and say the Lord saith it, but the Lord never said it so to them, that live in those things, 〈◊〉. 7.15, 17, 18, 20.23.28, to be your teachers: feed no longer on wine, lest ye bring forth a whirl wind, they swear by my Name saith the Lord, and yet they swear falsely, he that hath a Dream, tell his Dream, and he that hath my word speak my word, for what is the Chaff to the Where saith the Lord, 〈◊〉. 10.7, ●, 10. ●0. 7.26, 28. 〈◊〉. 4. & and is it any thing else, but to tell Dreams, of their own hearts, studyings, and inventions, to say, and not to do, to profess to have the word of the Lord, and under that colour to grind the faces of the poor? Christ never sent any such: be not deceived, God is not mocked, to day if you will hear hear the Voice of the Lord, 40.3, ●. in your spirits, and it will break the Cedar's of Libanon, remove the Mountains, and cause the Hind to cast her Calf, it will break down every high thought, and remove every proud imagination, and cause every wild lustful desire to be abortive, and it will give strength to overcome the wicked one, to deny that which tempteth to do evil, and b●ing you to John, to be Baptised in Aenon, into Repentance, and newness of life; it will not only show you the way to the Father, but it will bring you into the way to the Father; Jesus Christ saving, and taking away your sins, and blotting out the hand-writings, and into righteousness, (eternal Life) it will let you see how the Lamb of God hath laid slain in you, from the beginning of the World in you, by your lusts, and corruptions, viz. The resisting the love in convincing of evil, ●●ch. 12.10 and move to good, the sight of which will cause you to mourn over him whom you have pierced by your lusts and corruptions, and no longer to allow the Jews Act; Now the Lord raise up the plant of his right-hand in all your spirits more ●nd more, that there may be abundance of sweet Grapes, ●hat he alone may be honoured. Friends, prise the love of God unto you, Joh. 1.4. and mind ●he light of God in you, that shows you sin and ●vill, and your conditions, and obey that which shows ●ou the vanity of your own minds, and the deceits of your own hearts, the Lord calls for your hearts, my ●●nne, give me thine heart, keep my Commandments, Prov. 7.2, 3. Pro. 2. 1 2, 3, 4. & Mat. 24 26, 27, 2 Col. 1.27 ●ind them about thy neck, and write them upon the Tables of thine heart, So shall they be health to your souls; Hearken diligently to the voice of Christ, and your souls shall live; he is not without in formal hearing, and formal praying, and formal breaking of Bread and Wine, he is not there, he is risen, look not for him without, but look for him within, and cease from man whose breath is in his Nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of, wait upon the Lord, Jam. 5.7 and he will renew your strength, and enable you to wait, but it may be you will say, I must use the means, you must do so, let me tell you, you will find it hard to flesh to wait, therefore use the means of patience, Let patience possess your souls, let the light guide you, 2 Cor. 4.6, 7. that shows you your wandering desires, and vain thoughts, and wicked imaginations, and if you be guided by it, it will turn your minds within, 1 Cor. 4. and bring you to Repentance, and Repentance, it will bring you to be loving and merciful, for God is so, and it will bring you to be meek, and lowly in spirit, and being kept in the true fear, it will cause you to lay aside all evil, Acts 3.1 as the light makes it manifest, and to wait upon the Lord in patience, till an entrance be made to your souls, and refreshment come from the presence of the Lord, and saith Christ, If ye love me, keep my Commandments, let them be upon your hearts, that you may obey them, and saith he, I am the light of the World, and the World is set in man's heart, so that he cannot find out the beginning, Eccl. 3.1 nor the end of the work of God, mind the light that ariseth there, look not forth at man, but keep within and wait upon the light, he that loves the light, brings his deeds to the light, that the light may prove them, this light is not a Chapter without you, ●oh. 3.19, ●0, 21. the Chapter declares of the light, but it is not the light, the light is within, Pet. 2.19 Cor. 4.7 as it was in them that spoke forth the Chapter; and minding the light of God in you in measure, having your minds guided by it, it will turn it within, and cross your wills, for there is a daily cross to be taken up, to your own wills, and your wills being crossed, that it cannot go forth, to fetch in desires, it will pine and famish the Earthly part in you, and as the light grows, it will make more evil manifest in you, and then the judgement will be set up within, ●am. 5.9. and there will be a watch set over all your thoughts, words, and works, and the righteous Law will pass through you, and limit your carnal minds, and bring into subjection every disobedient thought, word, or work, and there will be true Judgement and Justice executed in you, ●a. 26.9. so that you shall find that Scripture fulfilled, that saith, when thy Judgements are in the Earth, the Inhabitants thereof shall learn Righteousness, there will be Justice done, upon the carnal (Earthly) part within you; ●er. 11.12 And then Righteousness it will arise to guide you, and rule you, to live, and act in righteousness, and true holiness; Therefore look not forth, for that which looketh forth brings in darkness, therefore abide in the light in measure, and it will guide and keep you in peace, and look not above your conditions, for none shall be condemned for that which they know not, but for that which they know, and do not obey, being obedient to the right, it will lead you our of all the ways and works of darkeness, and lead up to purity, to Holiness, to Righteousness, without which none shall see the Lord, let them profess what they will, ●et what you do possess, and look not out: for letting your mind forth either after men for teaching, or ●o be feeding or delighting itself in any object without, as pride, or profits, or pleasures, or preferments, 〈◊〉 honours, or covetousness, or anger, or malice, Jam. 1. 2● 26. or peevishness, or passionateness, it doth draw you out of your conditions, and so the pure will be veiled in you, Jam. 3.2. ver. Ver. 5. ● Eph. 5. ● 4, 5, 6. ve● and then out of that veil will arise thoughts, and doubtings & questionings, and fears, and your minds will be ●●rdened, and troubled in you, and you will be ready to say that God withdraws from you, when he doth ●ot, it is your minds that go astray from him, and ●eade all your affections after it; Psa. 34, Jer. 17.8. Therefore blessed is ●he vian that trusteth in the Lord, and whose mind is dayed on him, and he will keep him in perfect peace all his days, whose mind is stayed on him; ●ro. 8.3 33, 34. Psal. 48. ● O wait on the Lord in patience, and let the light of God guide you, and it will keep you in peace in measure, as it grows in you, and walking in it in measure, it will keep you open, and pure, to receive the teachings of the Father, and as the light grows, it will open to you more and more, waiting in patience, 〈◊〉 will lead you sooner out of troubles, into rest, and peace, and joy, for when troubles do arise, your wit and reason would be studying out a way to be at peace, Rom. 5.3 4, 5. Rom. 8. 25, 26, 27 but it cannot, but rather keeps you in bondage, therefore let patience have its perfect work in you, and it will crucify impatiency, and lead you through the ●rosse, for patiently waiting through the cross obtains the Crown, and gets the victory, when ●roubles do arise be content, Luke 21.19. Heb. 10.36. and let patience possess your souls, when temptations come, submit to the will of the Lord, and look not down at Temptations, and Troubles, but look up to the Lord who is present with you in them, to lead you out of them, look not to find out a way by your own wisdom, but mind the Angel of the Lord that is present with you, ●●m. 5.2, ● 4, 5. to lead you out, for saith he, in all thy afflictions I am with thee, and the Angel of my presence shall go before thee, Therefore mind to follow him, and he will lead you out of Temptations, and Troubles, up to Peace and Joy, and Rest, even into the everlasting Covenant, to be united into the Divine Nature, to partake of all the soul satisfying Comforts and Refreshments, Cor. 2.9, ●●, 11. where there is marrow and Fatness, and love indeed, which no Tongue can express, Oh be faithful, be faithful to the Lord in what is made manifest in you, and prise his love above all things, and sink down into the love and mercy of the Lord, and mind to be kept in the corsse, the pure is the cross to the carnal part in all things, and standing in the Counsel of the Lord, it will discover all the consultaions of the enemy within, and so your will being kept in the cross, Wisdom and Reason, and Imaginations will be kept under, and thou wilt be kept in peace in all conditions, Joh 15.5. abiding in the which, in dwelling in that which is pure, and you will be brought to a discerning, to savour truth from error in yourselves, and you will see what it is that would draw you forth, and a strict watch will be kept, and so the tempter will be discovered how he lays his baits to draw forth your minds, and that which discovers the temptations, will bring you to reject the tempter in all things, Jam. 4.7. jam. 1.12. Jam. 5.8. and he will be kept for entering in, abiding in that which is pure, and it will keep you in the pure fear of him who is pure, and the pure fear will keep out all slavish fears, and so your minds will be kept free from all objects without, and from thoughts, ● Pet. 5.8, 9 and muse within, and having your minds clear and pure, you will be fit to ●●ceive the teachings of the Father, and so shall you ●ome to hear words unexpressable, having your minds ●●re and free, and so a way will be made for the free ●ove of the Lord Jesus Christ, to flow into your souls, ●hich being made to taste, and partake of, having ●our souls therein exercised, it will draw you out of yourselves, into that where no Creature is, even into the fountain of your Father's love, 1 Pet. 10, 11. to rejoice in him with exceeding joy, and it will even take your affections into its own purity, and excellency, that the ●owings in of it will even break your heart in pieces, Cant. 4. 8 10, 11. and overcome all things that are in enmity against it, and take you up into rapture of Joy, and Ravishment of spirit, to have your souls bathed in that full fountain of living mercies, to delight in the Lord's Love, above all other loves whatsoever, for the love of all things that are visible, is but transitory, and fades away, but dwelling in that which is pure, it will draw your affections into that which is invisible, Cant. ●. 1 13, 14, ● to be comprehended into the excellency of the full fountain of the free love of the Lord Jesus Christ, which will comfort your hearts, and cheer you up above all other comforts whatsoever: Oh my dear hearts, dwell wholly within, and mind to be guided by that which kills all lustful affections, to outward and visible delights and pleasures, which are but as dross and dung, in comparison of the eternal and invisible excellencies. Oh, wait still upon the Lord, and be not hasty, he is worthy to be waited for, stand wholly in the Counsel of the Lord, and your wills which would be delighting itself, below, will be kept in the Cross, which will cut down all things which are Earthly and carnal in you, and so abiding in the Cross, Heb. 4.13. and standing in the Counsel of the Lord, it will keep from harkening to words without life and power, to savour from what Genter they do arise, for by standing in the Counsel of the Lord, it will bring you to know, the true Power of God in yourselves, and to know the living word, which gives your soul's refreshment, which proceeds from the Divine Power, and excellency of the Lords Love within, operating, and manifesting itself to you, from the Lords own free Love, and eternal Excellency, and knowing this within yourselves, 〈◊〉. 13. ●●nt▪ 7.6, ●0, 9, 10, 12, ●●, ver. you will be brought to discern the same power of life, when it brancheth forth its self in others, to have unity with it; All words that are spoken without life and power, arise from a vain light mind, and they draw out the mind to lightness, and begets into the same nature of its self, and there the will gets liberty, and the old man is kept alive, and gets words from the same Centre, that ariseth out of conceivings, and imaginations, to speak of, but words without life destroy the Simplicity, in you, and harkening to them, it will draw you out of the love and sense of the Mercies of the Lord, and the pure unity and tenderness will be lost, and the old nature will get up again, and take its liberty under other Colours, and thereby the Grace of God will be turned into wantonness, ●●h. 15.5, ●●vers. and so the Lord will be dishonoured. Oh my dear hearts, I beseech you for the Lords sake to walk worthy of your calling, see that your minds be kept within, and guided by the pure guide, and it will keep you and lead you into purity itself, and knowing the true Voice, and the true Power of the Lord Jesus Christ in yourselves, ●●h. 10.14 ●●, 28. it will bring you to know the same in others, and that will beget into the same life to live in love and purity, to have Union and Communion with that which is pure and holy, and as words without life do deestroy the pure ●●●plicity and veil the pure, giving heed to them, 〈◊〉 words that are spoken from the will raise up the ●●●e, and rend through the veil of darkness, and ●ive light and refreshment, to that pure seed which ●es low, to nourish and revive it, that it may get strength, and grow in purity and love, oh look ●ot out at words, but know the power of words, ●nd give up yourselves wholly to the Lord, that ●ee may guide and lead you into all truth, but stand 〈◊〉 the Counsel of the Lord, and so away will be ●ade beyond your understanding, Jo. 14.16 17. vers. 8 26. verse. that the pure ●●ed may be raised up in glory in you, cease wholly ●rom all your Priests, for they draw your minds from the pure teachings within, and so will leaven you with their dirty stuff that is fetched out of the ●●ld store house of their studyings, 1 Joh. 2.2 Jer. 23. 2● 26, 27. v●● Jer. 23.25 Heb. 4.12 13. conceaving and imagination's, that they fetch out of old Authors ●nd Commentatours; for they know not the word of God, that study for words to speak, the Word of God is a living Word, it is a powerful Word, 〈◊〉 will cut down all lustful desires in you that would run forth into the earthly carnal delights: And that which cuts down the carnal desires in you, will strengthen the pure desires, that streams of living and fresh Mercies may come into your souls, from the living Fountain of the Lords eternal love, and this is within, Christ is within, 2 Cor. 13.5. vers. great is the mystery of Godliness, Christ in you, Col. 1.27. Know him there; and the word is within you, know it there, Rom. 10.8. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all Wisdom, Teaching, and Admonishing one another, let the Peace of God rule in you, Isai. 9.6, 7 which is Jesus Christ, the everlasting Prince of peace, know it all within you Col. 3.15, 16. Come to know this Teacher within, and look after no other, ye have an Unction, and ye need not that any Man teach you, but that anointing, 1 Joh 2.27. Know Christ within, killing sin and evil, and reveailing and manifesting the hidden Riches of his Father's Love to your souls, Rom. 8. ●0, 11. Cor. 1. ●. 7.28. the mystery that hath been hid, from Ages and Generations, is God the Father now revealing in the hearts of a poor despised People; Now if thou love the Lord Jesus Christ, thou must not love the World, for he that loveth any thing more than Him, he is not worthy of Him, and thou must deny thyself of all the delights of the flesh whatsoever, thou cannot have the Love of God, and the love of the World, for the friendship of the World is enmity with God, Joh. 2.15 〈◊〉 6.24. Oh love the Lord Jesus Christ with all your Hearts, for there is no love like to his Love, and wait wholly upon him for Teaching. Now to wait is to have your minds stayed off from all Thoughts, Conceivings and Imaginations, Pure, and Free, and then you will hear the voice of the good Shepherd, speaking to your Souls, that are in Prison; Therefore wait wholly, and be not weary, and wait within, and when Troubles and Temptations do arise, do not look at them, but mind that which doth discover them, that is the love of God to discover them, mind that, and stand wholly in the Will of the Lord, and so you shall find rest to your souls, 1 Pet. 3.18, 19 and walk worthy of the Lords Love, every ways, in Life and Conversation, and take heed of turning his Grace into wantonness. This was not written for Swine to snuffle upon, with their dirty Noses, and so cast dirt on it, but from the flow of love to tender desires, to mind what begets the desire to Righteousness, (thirst after the Water of Life) and you shall find in minding and obeying, the tender Love of God, as a careful Father, bringing a reward with him, as a tender Shep●eard, cherishing his Lambs in his bosom, Isa. 40.10, 11. and gently driving those that are with young; open when ●ee knocks; If thou but lay thy hand upon the La●ch, thou shalt feel the smell of Myrrh. Cant. 5.4. Let Swine feed on Husks, and forms, keep thou out of the words of all men, and sink down into the ground, (the eternal Word of Life within) and ●eare and follow the leadings in thee, Gal. 6.4. and so thou ●alt live in thine own life, and have thy rejoicing ●n thyself and not in others. Thine in the Vine, R. F. NOw cease wholly from all your Priests, for they never were sent of God, but are enemies both 〈◊〉 him and his, as by their fruits is made manifest, they are persecutors, the highest of them in their ●●eshly Wisdom, are the highest deceivers, and now ●re found to be persecutors, as the Jewish high Priests did persecute Christ when he came in the ●●esh, so do these Priests persecute jesus Christ, now where he is made manifest in the spirits of his people, ●o testify against their deceits, As is now made manifest by them, Therefore cease wholly from them ●ll, great and small, For as a Troop of Robbers ●●ite for a Man, so the company of Priest's murder in ●e way by consent, Hosca 6.9. and hold up that filthy horrible thing, which the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against, as in jer. 5.30, 31. ver. ●aith he, A horrible and a filthy thing is committed 〈◊〉 the Land, the Prophet's prophecy falsely, and the Priests bear rule by their means, and the People love to have it so, but what will ye do in the end thereof saith the Lord, Vengeance is mine and I will repay Therefore hold them not up, but come out of Babylon, l●st ye be partakers of her plagues, Rev. 18.4, 5. like Priests like people, Hosea 4.9. and the Leaders of the people cause them to err, and if the blind lead the blind, hot shall fall into the Ditch, Mat. 15.14. The Prophet divine for money, Isai. 9.16. and the Priests they Preach for hire● and lean upon the Lord and say, is not the Lord amongst us? Mica. 3.11 but saith the Lord, they ran but I did not send them, Therefore they shall not profit the people at all, Jer. 23. See what you are profitted by them and hold them not up, the Lord is against them jer. 23.30, 31, 32, Verses, and the Lord will mak● them contemptible in the Eyes of the people, Mal. 2● 9 ver. woe to them, they have run in the waye● of Cain, who was a Murderer, and Teacheth fo● rewards, Judas 11. as Balaams' Priests did; and shall perish in the gain saying of Core, for the Lord hat● poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, Isai. 29.10 an● hath closed your Eyes, the Prophets and your Rulers, and your Seers hath he covered, Isai. 19●10. Stay yourselves and wonder, cry ye out, and cry they are drunken, but not with Wine, they stagger but not with strong drink; Wherefore th● Vision is become unto you all, as a book sealed which men delivered unto one, that is learned, saying, read this I pray thee, and he saith, I cannot for it is sealed, Isai. 29.11, 12, 13. and the book is delivered to hi● that is unlearned, and saith, read this I pray thee and he saith I cannot, for I am unlearned, Wherefore thus saith the Lord, for as much as this people dra● near with their Mouth, and their Lips, but thei● Hearts are fare from me, and their sear toward is taught by the Precepts of Men, Therefore I will ●●eede to do a marvellous Work, and a wonder amongst ●●ese people, even a marvellous work and a wonder, for 〈◊〉 wisdom of their wise Men shall perish, and the ●●derstanding of the prudent shall be hid, Isai. 29.13. 〈◊〉. Now the Scripture is fulfilling daily, and to 〈◊〉 fulfilled: Woe to them that seek deep to hid ●●eir Council from the Lord, and they say, who ●●th us, and who knoweth us? and their works 〈◊〉 in the dark: Thus saith the Lord, your turning things upside down shall be esteemed as the Potter's ●●ay, Isai. 29.16. It is yet a little while, and Le●on shall be turned into a fruitful Field, and the witful Field shall be turned into a Forest. And in 〈◊〉 day shall the deaf hear the words of the Book, ●●ve the Mystery of Godliness unfolded in them, ●●d the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out darkness, and the Lord will be the glory of the ●●ople Israel his chosen ones, and the meek in the ●●rth shall increase their joy in the Lord, Isai. 29.18, 19 and the ●●ore among Men shall rejoice in the holy one of ●●ul; They also that erred in spirit shall come to ●●derstanding, and they that murmured shall ●●ne Doctrine, Isai. 29.24. shall be all taught of 〈◊〉 Lord, and know the voice of jesus Christ, (the ●●e Shepherd, and Bishop of their souls) Cease ye in Man, whose breath is in his Nostrils, Joh. 10.14. for where●● is he to be accounted of? Isa. 2.22. What agreement ●●th Righteousness with Unrighteousness, and what communion with light and darkness? Cease from 〈◊〉 teachings of Men, of corrupt minds, and wait ●olly upon the Lord, for the pure teachngs of his ●●it, the spirit of truth, that guideth and leadeth to all truth, Thus saith the Lord, Come out from ●●ng them, and be separate, and touch no unclean things, 2 Cor. 6.16, 17. Rev. 20.12. and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my Sons and Daughters, saith the Lord God Almighty, 2 Cor. ●. 18. The Book that was sealed with seven Seal is opening, the Mystery of Godliness which is Ch●i●● in us, the Divine Power of Righteousness, an● the Lord alone is Teacher of his people, himself alone by his spirit, Rejoice ye Saints and Righteous ones, Isai. 3.10. Joh. 15.1, z. the Lord is Keeper of his Vines, he the good Husbandman, the Keeper, and Preserus himself alone, Therefore thus saith the Lord, say un●● the Righteous it shall be well with them. Saith Jesus Christ, Cant. 1.12, 13, 14. I am the Vine, ye are the Branches, I am the good Shepherd, and my Sheep know my Voice, and I lead them into fat pasture● large, Cant. 2.4, 4, 5, 6. and green, where there is fullness of varieties, love in Joy and Joy in Peace, and merc● in the seat, where the King of Salem doth abide he brought me to the banqueting House, an● his Banner over me was Love, stay me with Flagons, Comfort me with Apples, Cant. 2.13. for I am sick 〈◊〉 Love, Love, Love; The Vines the tender Grape give a good smell, O come and taste how gracious the Lord is, my Beloved is mine, and I am his: Th● Fi●g tree putteth forth her green Figs, and th● Vines with the tender Grapes give a good smell, ari●● my Love my fair one, and come away. Say unto the wicked it shall be ill with them, Isai. 3.11. an● they shall be rewarded according to their do the wickedness of the wicked shall slay them, J●r. 17.10, Com● out of Egypt, Come out of Babylon, Come out 〈◊〉 the dark Ministry of the World, lest you be cursed, and blasted, for the curse is upon the Ministry of Antichrist, Mal. 2.1, 2, 3. and the Lord will be avenge of his Enemies, and he will rule all Nations as with an Iron Rod, Rev. 19 19, 20, 22 and break them to pieces as a Potter's Vessel; And there shall be but one Sheepfold, and one Shepherd, the Lord one, and his Name one; Rejoice ye Saints and righteous ones, the Lord is King, And sits upon the Throne, Ruling by his Power, to him alone be all Honour and Glory, Rev. 21. Praise, and Thanks, now and for evermore: Hallelujah to the highest. Farewell. R. F. 1 John 1 10. Thine in the Vine, We cannot be asunder, I in thee and thou in me, Rejoice in our Father's Love, john 14. and ver. the 20. Joh. 17.21 21. There's three in one, and one in three, And that's perfect love in Unity, I in them, and they in me, as Thou Father art in me, that They may be perfect in one. john 17.23. R. F. with S. T. 〈◊〉. 2. ●, 11 ●, 1. In the Vineyard together, Tasting of the fruit of the Vine, Where there are many sweet ●●nt. 7. ●, 12. Grapes sprung forth to feed one. FINIS.