A vvarning to the nations to lay aside all prejudice and enmity the ground of strife and wars and to come and embrace the light, Christ Jesus ...
         Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682.
      
       
         
           1667
        
      
       Approx. 20 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 6 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images.
       
         Text Creation Partnership,
         Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) :
         2004-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).
         A64267
         Wing T592
         ESTC R11166
         11994934
         ocm 11994934
         52082
         
           
            This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of
             Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal
            . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
          
        
      
       
         Early English books online.
      
       
         (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A64267)
         Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 52082)
         Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 829:13)
      
       
         
           
             A vvarning to the nations to lay aside all prejudice and enmity the ground of strife and wars and to come and embrace the light, Christ Jesus ...
             Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682.
          
           11 p.
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1667]
          
           
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
             Caption title.
             Signed on p. 11: Thomas Taylor.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford.
         Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors.
      
       
         EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com). The general aim of EEBO-TCP is to encode one copy (usually the first edition) of every monographic English-language title published between 1473 and 1700 available in EEBO.
         EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org).
         The EEBO-TCP project was divided into two phases. The 25,363 texts created during Phase 1 of the project have been released into the public domain as of 1 January 2015. Anyone can now take and use these texts for their own purposes, but we respectfully request that due credit and attribution is given to their original source.
         Users should be aware of the process of creating the TCP texts, and therefore of any assumptions that can be made about the data.
         Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). If an author (or for an anonymous work, the title) appears in NCBEL, then their works are eligible for inclusion. Selection was intended to range over a wide variety of subject areas, to reflect the true nature of the print record of the period. In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.
         Image sets were sent to external keying companies for transcription and basic encoding. Quality assurance was then carried out by editorial teams in Oxford and Michigan. 5% (or 5 pages, whichever is the greater) of each text was proofread for accuracy and those which did not meet QA standards were returned to the keyers to be redone. After proofreading, the encoding was enhanced and/or corrected and characters marked as illegible were corrected where possible up to a limit of 100 instances per text. Any remaining illegibles were encoded as <gap>s. Understanding these processes should make clear that, while the overall quality of TCP data is very good, some errors will remain and some readable characters will be marked as illegible. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.
         The texts were encoded and linked to page images in accordance with level 4 of the TEI in Libraries guidelines.
         Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements).
         
          Keying and markup guidelines are available at the
           Text Creation Partnership web site
          .
        
      
       
         
         
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Salvation.
           Society of Friends -- Doctrines.
        
      
    
     
        2004-07 TCP
        Assigned for keying and markup
      
        2004-07 Apex CoVantage
        Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images
      
        2004-08 John Latta
        Sampled and proofread
      
        2004-08 John Latta
        Text and markup reviewed and edited
      
        2004-10 pfs
        Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
      
    
  
   
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           WARNING
           TO
           THE
           NATIONS
           ,
           To
           Lay
           aside
           all
           Prejudice
           and
           Enmity
           ,
           The
           Ground
           of
           Strife
           and
           Wars
           ;
           And
           to
           come
           and
           Embrace
           the
           Light
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           see
           themselves
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           be
           Saved
           and
           Healed
           ,
           and
           United
           in
           the
           Love
           of
           God.
           
        
         
           THe
           Indignation
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           upon
           all
           Nations
           ,
           and
           his
           Fury
           upon
           all
           their
           Armies
           ;
           he
           will
           greatly
           distress
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           he
           will
           now
           plead
           the
           Cause
           of
           his
           Covenant
           of
           Light
           against
           all
           those
           that
           withstand
           his
           Glorious
           Appearance
           ,
           and
           Work
           of
           Restoration
           ,
           in
           this
           the
           Day
           of
           his
           Mighty
           Power
           ,
           wherein
           he
           is
           giving
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           his
           Everlasting
           Peace
           to
           
           Israel's
           Seed
           under
           the
           whole
           Heavens
           ,
           who
           fear
           his
           Great
           Name
           ,
           and
           tremble
           at
           his
           Almighty
           Word
           of
           Life
           ,
           which
           shakes
           not
           onely
           Earth
           ,
           but
           Heaven
           also
           :
           And
           now
           is
           the
           Lord
           God
           
           Almighty
           bringing
           forth
           his
           Glory
           to
           light
           ,
           and
           creating
           the
           New
           Heavens
           and
           new
           Earth
           ,
           wherein
           dwells
           Righteousness
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           Promise
           ,
           Isa.
           65.
           17
           ,
           &c.
           wherein
           the
           People
           beat
           their
           Swords
           into
           Plough-shares
           ,
           and
           their
           Spears
           into
           Pruning-hooks
           ,
           never
           to
           learn
           War
           any
           more
           ;
           but
           every
           one
           now
           that
           believes
           in
           the
           Truth
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           the
           Light
           and
           true
           King
           of
           Righteousness
           and
           Peace
           ,
           shall
           sit
           under
           him
           ,
           the
           true
           Vine
           ,
           and
           none
           to
           make
           them
           afraid
           ,
           Isa.
           2.
           2
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           even
           now
           is
           the
           Lord
           God
           Almighty
           arisen
           ,
           &
           got
           up
           into
           his
           high
           Throne
           of
           Majesty
           and
           Everlasting
           Glory
           to
           Raign
           ;
           and
           of
           this
           his
           Peaceable
           Kingdom
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           begun
           to
           set
           up
           in
           his
           Trembling
           People
           ,
           there
           never
           shall
           be
           End.
           The
           true
           Israel
           of
           God
           is
           now
           coming
           up
           out
           of
           the
           spiritual
           Egypt
           indeed
           ,
           to
           possess
           the
           true
           Land
           of
           Promise
           ,
           the
           Inheritance
           and
           free
           Gift
           of
           our
           God
           ;
           and
           no
           Inchantment
           shall
           now
           stand
           against
           God's
           Spiritual
           Host
           ,
           nor
           Divination
           against
           the
           Redeemed
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           have
           known
           his
           Wonders
           in
           the
           Deep
           ,
           and
           known
           the
           Out-goings
           of
           God's
           Power
           against
           Pharaoh
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           Host
           in
           the
           
             Red
             Sea
          
           of
           his
           Fiery
           Indignation
           .
           And
           now
           will
           God
           be
           exalted
           in
           Judgment
           ,
           and
           avenged
           in
           Righteousness
           upon
           all
           Nations
           and
           People
           under
           Heaven
           ,
           who
           hold
           the
           Truth
           in
           Unrighteousness
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           that
           God's
           Holy
           Son
           Christ
           Jesus
           the
           Light
           should
           reign
           ,
           though
           he
           be
           come
           to
           Reign
           and
           Judge
           in
           the
           Earth
           .
           For
           to
           him
           ,
           the
           Light
           who
           lighteth
           every
           man
           that
           cometh
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           is
           all
           Power
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           given
           .
           And
           his
           Light
           shines
           freely
           into
           all
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           O
           all
           People
           of
           the
           Earth
           ;
           and
           shineth
           in
           the
           thickest
           Darkness
           to
           make
           manifest
           the
           Creator's
           Will
           to
           all
           your
           Consciences
           ,
           though
           your
           Darkness
           ,
           O
           People
           ,
           comprehends
           it
           not
           ;
           but
           it
           comprehends
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           your
           dark
           Wayes
           ,
           and
           destroying
           Thoughts
           ;
           and
           lets
           you
           see
           plainly
           ,
           That
           for
           all
           your
           great
           Workings
           ,
           and
           toilsom
           Labour
           in
           an
           Out-side
           Profession
           in
           your
           Earthly
           Wills
           ,
           you
           have
           wrought
           no
           Deliverance
           in
           the
           Earth
           ;
           but
           your
           Souls
           Enemies
           still
           stand
           in
           strength
           .
           And
           it
           lets
           you
           see
           ,
           that
           for
           all
           your
           Striving
           ,
           and
           Fighting
           ,
           and
           Killing
           and
           Spoiling
           ,
           and
           Destroying
           one
           another
           about
           Earthly
           Things
           ,
           you
           have
           done
           no
           good
           at
           all
           ;
           but
           brought
           God's
           Judgments
           upon
           
           all
           your
           Souls
           ,
           and
           pierced
           your selves
           through
           with
           many
           Sorrows
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           the
           Heavenly
           Voice
           sounds
           through
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           calls
           aloud
           in
           your
           Ears
           ,
           and
           knocks
           at
           the
           Door
           of
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           O
           all
           People
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           High
           and
           Low
           ,
           Professor
           and
           Prophane
           ,
           Jews
           and
           
             Gentiles
             ,
             Christians
          
           ,
           so
           called
           ,
           and
           Turks
           ;
           Arise
           ,
           Arise
           ,
           Awake
           ,
           Awake
           ,
           turn
           in
           your
           Minds
           to
           the
           pure
           Light
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           the
           Judge
           of
           Quick
           and
           Dead
           ,
           the
           Son
           of
           the
           eternal
           God
           ,
           Creator
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           who
           died
           for
           your
           Sins
           ,
           and
           rose
           again
           to
           give
           you
           a
           New
           ,
           Holy
           and
           Everlasting
           Life
           in
           himself
           through
           Faith
           in
           his
           Name
           .
           And
           behold
           ,
           he
           lives
           for
           evermore
           .
           And
           all
           see
           and
           search
           diligently
           in
           your selves
           ,
           what
           you
           know
           of
           his
           Holy
           Life
           made
           manifest
           in
           you
           ,
           to
           destroy
           the
           Body
           of
           Sin
           and
           Death
           in
           you
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Darkness
           hath
           filled
           your
           Vessel
           ,
           and
           brought
           your
           very
           Soul
           ,
           Mind
           and
           Heart
           into
           the
           Thraldom
           of
           that
           Wicked
           One
           ,
           who
           is
           called
           the
           Devil
           and
           Satan
           ,
           &
           compassed
           with
           Terrors
           &
           Fears
           &
           Affrightments
           your
           very
           Life
           ,
           and
           whole
           Man
           ,
           because
           of
           the
           Wrath
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           which
           you
           by
           your
           Sinful
           ,
           and
           Unrighteous
           ,
           and
           Unholy
           and
           Cruel
           Doings
           both
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           your
           Neighbour
           have
           stirred
           up
           against
           you
           .
           And
           behold
           ,
           the
           Earth
           languisheth
           because
           of
           these
           things
           ;
           And
           the
           Children
           of
           Light
           ,
           who
           are
           redeemed
           to
           God
           ,
           out
           of
           these
           sore
           Evils
           &
           grievous
           Plagues
           do
           mourn
           for
           you
           ,
           and
           bewail
           your
           Misery
           Night
           and
           Day
           ,
           as
           well
           knowing
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           what
           your
           woful
           End
           will
           be
           ,
           if
           these
           Bryars
           and
           Thorns
           and
           noisome
           Weeds
           (
           the
           proper
           Fruits
           of
           the
           Curse
           )
           be
           still
           suffered
           to
           grow
           in
           you
           ,
           and
           cumber
           God's
           Ground
           .
           Oh!
           how
           nigh
           unto
           cursing
           is
           that
           Field
           ,
           which
           God's
           Rain
           rains
           upon
           ,
           and
           yet
           brings
           forth
           no
           better
           Fruit
           ,
           then
           Killing
           ,
           and
           Slaying
           ,
           and
           Spoiling
           ,
           and
           Cousening
           ,
           and
           Cheating
           ,
           and
           Defiling
           ,
           and
           Oppressing
           one
           another
           ,
           besides
           Lying
           ,
           and
           Swearing
           ,
           and
           Cursing
           ,
           and
           Drunkenness
           ,
           and
           Pride
           ,
           and
           Persecution
           of
           God's
           Righteous
           Seed
           ,
           with
           all
           other
           Abominations
           of
           the
           World
           against
           the
           Holy
           Light
           ,
           &c.
           
           Checks
           and
           Reproofs
           of
           the
           good
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           both
           in
           their
           own
           Consciences
           ,
           and
           the
           Mouth
           of
           
           God's
           Servants
           ,
           and
           Holy
           Witness
           of
           Truth
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           ;
           which
           notwithstanding
           all
           these
           their
           Abominations
           many
           of
           them
           profess
           to
           be
           their
           Rule
           .
           But
           know
           ,
           O
           Man
           ,
           whoever
           thou
           art
           ,
           or
           whatsoever
           Profession
           thou
           art
           of
           ,
           that
           that
           's
           thy
           God
           and
           Ruler
           ,
           and
           Father
           ,
           and
           Teacher
           ,
           and
           Way
           ,
           whose
           Commands
           thou
           lovest
           ,
           and
           whose
           Works
           thou
           dost
           and
           whose
           Will
           in
           the
           inward
           of
           thy
           Mind
           thou
           closest
           with
           :
           as
           Christ
           said
           to
           those
           Lyars
           ,
           false
           Accusers
           and
           Murderers
           in
           his
           Day
           ,
           Joh.
           8
           ,
           44.
           &c.
           
           
             Ye
             are
             of
             your
             Father
             the
             Devil
             ,
             for
             his
             Works
             ye
             will
             do
             ;
             he
             was
             a
             Lyar
             &
             Murderer
             from
             the
             beginning
             .
          
           So
           thou
           that
           goest
           from
           he
           Light
           of
           God
           in
           thee
           ,
           which
           shows
           thee
           thy
           Sin
           ,
           and
           the
           Evil-Lustings
           &
           Desires
           of
           thy
           Flesh
           and
           Mind
           ,
           thou
           goest
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           from
           his
           Fear
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           Way
           of
           Peace
           :
           And
           so
           ,
           thou
           going
           from
           this
           ,
           and
           joyning
           to
           Evil
           Motions
           of
           Sin
           in
           thy
           Flesh
           and
           corrupted
           Mind
           ,
           thou
           joynest
           to
           the
           Devil
           ,
           and
           so
           bringest
           forth
           Sin
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Devils
           Work
           ;
           and
           the
           Wages
           of
           every
           such
           Work
           is
           Death
           .
           And
           so
           in
           the
           very
           moment
           of
           time
           ,
           in
           which
           thou
           dost
           the
           Evil
           Work
           ,
           whatsoever
           it
           be
           (
           contrary
           to
           God's
           Light
           in
           thee
           )
           thou
           dyest
           the
           Death
           ;
           and
           so
           remainest
           dead
           from
           the
           Life
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           blessed
           Righteousness
           ,
           until
           the
           Day
           of
           true
           Repentance
           and
           Amendment
           of
           Life
           :
           And
           then
           what
           will
           it
           profit
           thee
           to
           have
           gained
           the
           World
           ,
           or
           Victory
           over
           thy
           Neighbour
           ,
           or
           Satisfaction
           to
           thy
           Lusts
           to
           the
           Loss
           of
           thy
           Soul's
           Life
           ?
        
         
           Therefore
           Arise
           ,
           Arise
           ,
           Awake
           ,
           Awake
           ,
           O
           all
           Nations
           and
           People
           !
           come
           forth
           to
           the
           Judgment
           of
           this
           great
           Day
           of
           God
           Almighty
           :
           For
           now
           is
           the
           effect
           of
           every
           Vision
           to
           be
           known
           and
           felt
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           the
           High
           Towers
           of
           the
           City
           of
           Confusion
           ,
           the
           Mystery
           Babylon
           the
           Great
           ,
           the
           Mother
           of
           Harlots
           ,
           shall
           fall
           to
           the
           Ground
           ;
           and
           the
           Mountain
           of
           the
           House
           of
           the
           Lord
           shall
           be
           exalted
           over
           all
           ;
           yea
           ,
           the
           Lord
           alone
           ,
           and
           his
           Righteousness
           ,
           &
           Truth
           ,
           and
           Peaceable
           Kingdom
           on
           the
           Top
           of
           all
           shall
           stand
           ;
           and
           no
           Weapon
           formed
           against
           him
           and
           his
           People
           shall
           ever
           prosper
           any
           more
           .
        
         
           And
           how
           is
           it
           ,
           O
           all
           Nations
           ,
           Kings
           and
           People
           ,
           that
           ye
           are
           not
           yet
           willing
           after
           so
           long
           a
           time
           knocking
           at
           the
           Gates
           of
           your
           Cities
           and
           Doors
           of
           your
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           ye
           will
           not
           
           open
           to
           the
           King
           of
           Glory
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           the
           Light
           ,
           
             that
             lighteth
             every
             one
             that
             cometh
             into
             the
             World
             ,
          
           that
           he
           may
           come
           in
           ,
           and
           be
           Judge
           ,
           Lawgiver
           and
           King
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           you
           ,
           that
           the
           Desire
           of
           all
           Nations
           may
           come
           ,
           and
           be
           Head
           in
           all
           ?
           For
           what
           is
           it
           that
           the
           Soul
           that
           God
           hath
           made
           in
           all
           Nations
           doth
           desire
           ,
           but
           to
           see
           it self
           unburthened
           of
           that
           grievous
           Corruption
           ,
           which
           hath
           defiled
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           delivered
           from
           that
           Body
           of
           Sin
           and
           Death
           ,
           which
           hath
           and
           doth
           so
           imbondage
           it
           from
           the
           beginning
           ,
           until
           the
           Day
           of
           Christ's
           Power
           be
           known
           within
           ,
           to
           work
           the
           Work
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           destroy
           the
           Work
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           and
           to
           save
           the
           Soul
           from
           its
           Sin
           ,
           and
           to
           present
           it
           spotless
           to
           God
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           true
           Salvation
           indeed
           ?
        
         
           Now
           this
           is
           my
           Witness
           for
           God
           amongst
           the
           Servants
           and
           Redeemed
           of
           the
           Lord
           this
           day
           ,
           whom
           the
           World
           in
           Scorn
           calls
           Quakers
           (
           who
           am
           a
           Sufferer
           with
           them
           for
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God's
           sake
           )
           That
           there
           is
           none
           can
           thus
           know
           the
           Day
           of
           Christ's
           Power
           to
           Salvation
           ,
           but
           as
           they
           believe
           and
           receive
           that
           Light
           of
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           which
           they
           be
           freely
           enlightened
           withal
           ,
           which
           shines
           in
           their
           very
           Hearts
           and
           Consciences
           ,
           which
           searcheth
           their
           very
           Hearts
           and
           Reins
           ,
           and
           maketh
           manifest
           to
           man
           his
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           from
           which
           none
           can
           hide
           any
           thing
           ;
           but
           all
           things
           are
           naked
           and
           bare
           before
           him
           ,
           the
           Light
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           
             who
             lighteth
             every
             man
             that
             cometh
             into
             the
             World
             ,
             Jew
          
           and
           Gentile
           ,
           one
           and
           other
           ,
           who
           searcheth
           the
           most
           hidden
           things
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           brings
           them
           forth
           to
           the
           Judgment
           of
           his
           Righteousness
           .
           For
           though
           the
           Night
           may
           hide
           the
           Adulterer
           and
           the
           Thief
           from
           man
           ,
           it
           hides
           them
           not
           from
           God
           ;
           there
           is
           one
           Nigh
           in
           the
           Heart
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           that
           tells
           Man
           and
           Woman
           all
           that
           ever
           they
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           do
           daily
           do
           ,
           even
           their
           secret
           Thoughts
           ;
           Is
           not
           this
           the
           Christ
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           true
           Messiah
           ?
           that
           was
           to
           come
           ,
           and
           is
           come
           ,
           and
           dwells
           amongst
           us
           ,
           and
           we
           look
           not
           for
           another
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Fulness
           ,
           have
           all
           we
           received
           ,
           and
           do
           daily
           receive
           ,
           who
           believe
           in
           his
           Light
           ,
           which
           shines
           in
           our
           Hearts
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           .
           And
           this
           the
           Fulness
           of
           our
           Blessed
           God
           and
           Saviour
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Light
           ,
           is
           it
           which
           filleth
           
           all
           that
           come
           to
           him
           with
           all
           spiritual
           Blessings
           ,
           and
           Heavenly
           good
           Things
           ;
           and
           without
           whom
           all
           is
           Darkness
           ,
           Emptiness
           ,
           Death
           and
           Desolation
           ,
           as
           all
           the
           poor
           ,
           deceived
           ,
           lost
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           of
           the
           faln
           Adam
           do
           sooner
           or
           later
           know
           ,
           and
           are
           made
           to
           confess
           .
        
         
           But
           Blessed
           are
           they
           that
           consider
           of
           things
           in
           time
           ,
           and
           say
           things
           to
           heart
           ,
           before
           it
           be
           too
           late
           ;
           
             For
             there
             are
             but
             Twelve
             Hours
             in
             a
             day
             ,
             in
             which
             men
             may
             work
             ,
          
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             and
             then
             the
             Night
             cometh
             ,
             in
             which
             no
             man
             can
             work
             :
          
           But
           the
           Door
           will
           be
           shut
           upon
           all
           who
           have
           slighted
           and
           neglected
           the
           Day
           of
           their
           Visitation
           .
        
         
           Oh
           
             England
             !
             England
          
           !
           and
           all
           Lands
           far
           and
           near
           ,
           that
           you
           had
           known
           ,
           or
           could
           yet
           believe
           the
           things
           that
           belong
           to
           your
           Everlasting
           Peace
           ,
           before
           they
           be
           hid
           from
           your
           Eyes
           .
           Therefore
           turn
           ye
           ,
           turn
           ye
           at
           the
           Reproofs
           of
           God's
           Wisdom
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Light
           and
           Truth
           ,
           which
           sounds
           through
           all
           ,
           and
           lets
           you
           see
           the
           Vanity
           and
           Evil
           of
           all
           your
           Works
           ,
           and
           Fraialty
           of
           all
           your
           Lives
           ,
           how
           soon
           the
           Thread
           of
           your
           Life
           is
           cut
           off
           ;
           and
           then
           ,
           where
           are
           the
           great
           Emperors
           and
           Kings
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           Crowns
           ?
           And
           where
           are
           the
           great
           Captains
           and
           Commanders
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           Bloody
           Victories
           ?
           And
           where
           are
           the
           wise
           Ahithophels
           and
           cunning
           Counsellors
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           Admirers
           ?
           And
           where
           are
           the
           covetous
           Oppressors
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           Houses
           full
           of
           the
           Spoils
           of
           the
           Innocent
           ?
           Yea
           ,
           in
           that
           day
           ,
           where
           is
           all
           the
           Glory
           and
           Lusts
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           Lovers
           of
           it
           ?
           Surely
           in
           Darkness
           and
           Misery
           shall
           they
           lie
           down
           together
           ,
           and
           Death
           shall
           have
           Dominion
           over
           them
           ,
           even
           all
           who
           have
           not
           believed
           in
           the
           Light
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           who
           have
           not
           followed
           him
           in
           the
           Regeneration
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           be
           saved
           ;
           but
           have
           
           spent
           their
           dayes
           in
           the
           Pleasures
           and
           Lusts
           of
           the
           present
           Evil
           World
           to
           De
           u
           ction
           .
        
         
           Now
           therefore
           ,
           O
           all
           People
           ,
           Hearken
           to
           the
           Counsel
           of
           the
           Lord
           in
           this
           your
           Day
           ,
           and
           learn
           of
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           the
           Light
           ,
           who
           calls
           you
           to
           Repentance
           from
           all
           your
           grievous
           Wayes
           .
           How
           long
           shall
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           strive
           with
           you
           ?
           when
           will
           you
           cease
           learning
           War
           ,
           and
           Destruction
           ,
           and
           Oppression
           ,
           and
           
             Spoil
             ?
             O
             when
             will
             you
             beat
             your
             Swords
             into
             Plow-shares
             .
             and
             your
             Spears
             into
             Pruning-Hooks
             ?
          
           O
           when
           will
           you
           go
           and
           say
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           one
           Neighbour
           to
           another
           ,
           and
           one
           Nation
           to
           another
           ,
           
             Come
             let
             us
             all
             be
             humbled
             before
             the
             Lord
             God
             of
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             ,
             who
             made
             us
             all
             of
             one
             Blood
             ,
             to
             dwell
             together
             upon
             the
             Face
             of
             the
             Earth
             in
             Truth
             ,
             Goodness
             and
             Love
             to
             serve
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             so
             as
             Branches
             of
             one
             Tree
             to
             receive
             Life
             ,
             and
             Vertue
             ,
             and
             Power
             from
             our
             God
             into
             our
             Souls
             ,
             to
             strengthen
             us
             unto
             his
             holy
             Work
             ;
             who
             came
             not
             to
             destroy
             Men's
             Lives
             ,
             but
             to
             save
             them
             ;
             whose
             Kingdom
             is
             not
             of
             this
             World
             ,
             and
             therefore
             is
             not
             set
             up
             or
             maintained
             with
             carnal
             Weapons
             ,
             Violence
             and
             Spoil
             ;
             but
             by
             the
             Eternal
             Spirit
             of
             our
             God
             ,
             whose
             Fruit
             is
             in
             all
             Goodness
             ,
             and
             Righteousness
             and
             Truth
             ?
          
           And
           let
           not
           the
           wicked
           Devil
           ,
           the
           Destroyer
           ,
           deceive
           us
           any
           more
           by
           his
           Lyes
           and
           Delusions
           ;
           but
           let
           us
           all
           with
           one
           Heart
           and
           Soul
           resist
           his
           Temptations
           .
           When
           he
           perswades
           us
           to
           seek
           to
           be
           great
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           be
           avenged
           on
           them
           we
           count
           our
           Enemies
           ,
           let
           us
           not
           hearken
           to
           him
           ;
           but
           let
           us
           overcome
           their
           Evil
           with
           Goodness
           ;
           and
           not
           to
           seek
           the
           Destruction
           of
           their
           Persons
           ,
           or
           spoil
           of
           their
           Estates
           ,
           as
           the
           Heathens
           do
           that
           know
           not
           God
           ;
           but
           let
           us
           follow
           the
           Example
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           God
           manifest
           in
           Flesh
           ,
           who
           when
           he
           was
           reviled
           ,
           reviled
           not
           again
           ,
           
             but
             prayed
             for
             such
             as
             despightfully
             used
             him
             .
          
        
         
         
           O
           come
           ,
           let
           us
           follow
           this
           meek
           Lamb
           in
           Righteousness
           and
           Truth
           ,
           and
           learn
           of
           him
           in
           our
           Heart
           ,
           who
           is
           Meek
           and
           Lowly
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           find
           Rest
           for
           our
           Souls
           ;
           Who
           rebuked
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           who
           would
           have
           had
           Fire
           to
           come
           down
           from
           Heaven
           to
           destroy
           the
           Samaritans
           ,
           that
           would
           not
           at
           that
           time
           receive
           Christ.
           For
           what
           knowest
           thou
           ,
           O
           Man
           ,
           but
           the
           Samaritans
           may
           in
           time
           ,
           come
           to
           a
           better
           Mind
           ;
           and
           then
           thou
           wilt
           see
           it
           was
           thy
           Will
           ,
           and
           not
           God's
           ,
           that
           desired
           their
           Destruction
           in
           their
           Sins
           .
           For
           Christ
           would
           have
           all
           to
           be
           saved
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           his
           Truth
           :
           But
           many
           will
           not
           come
           to
           him
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           have
           Life
           ,
           and
           so
           their
           Destruction
           is
           of
           themselves
           and
           their
           Condemnation
           just
           .
           And
           who
           are
           those
           now
           therefore
           that
           withstand
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           which
           said
           ,
           
             love
             your
             Enemies
          
           ;
           and
           seek
           not
           the
           Destruction
           of
           their
           Persons
           ,
           and
           the
           Spoil
           of
           their
           Estates
           ;
           but
           seek
           by
           good
           Doctrine
           and
           good
           Life
           to
           bring
           them
           out
           of
           their
           Sins
           :
           And
           if
           they
           will
           not
           ,
           but
           rather
           hate
           thee
           for
           thy
           good
           Will
           ,
           be
           content
           ;
           thou
           hast
           quitted
           thy
           own
           Soul
           ,
           and
           art
           clear
           of
           their
           Blood
           ;
           And
           so
           thou
           becomest
           a
           Sufferer
           with
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           shalt
           reign
           with
           him
           in
           due
           time
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           who
           are
           these
           now
           on
           the
           Earth
           ,
           that
           withstand
           Truth
           ,
           and
           continue
           in
           the
           hateful
           destroying
           Wayes
           of
           the
           old
           Jews
           and
           Gentiles
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           will
           not
           be
           counselled
           by
           the
           Lamb
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           
             Suffering
             Seed
          
           ,
           who
           said
           ,
           
             Learn
             of
             me
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             meek
             and
             lowly
             in
             Heart
             :
          
           But
           are
           Men
           of
           corrupt
           Minds
           ,
           who
           account
           Gain
           ,
           and
           
             Worldly
             Honour
          
           ,
           and
           Promotions
           more
           then
           Godliness
           ,
           who
           cryes
           Peace
           to
           themselves
           in
           their
           Sins
           :
           And
           that
           same
           Spirit
           in
           them
           which
           cryes
           that
           false
           Peace
           in
           them
           ,
           is
           the
           same
           that
           stirs
           them
           up
           
             to
             Kill
             ,
             Destroy
             ,
             
             Oppress
          
           and
           Spoil
           one
           another
           for
           Selfish
           and
           Worldly
           Ends.
           
        
         
           But
           the
           Lord
           is
           arisen
           to
           judge
           all
           these
           Evil
           Things
           and
           to
           redeem
           a
           Seed
           to
           serve
           him
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           before
           Antichrist
           the
           Murderer
           got
           up
           amongst
           them
           ,
           that
           professed
           Christ
           in
           Words
           ,
           but
           denyed
           him
           in
           Deeds
           ;
           who
           had
           a
           Name
           that
           they
           lived
           ,
           but
           were
           Dead
           from
           that
           true
           Life
           ,
           which
           was
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           whom
           in
           Words
           they
           professed
           .
        
         
           And
           though
           the
           Passage
           we
           feel
           now
           to
           be
           as
           hard
           of
           coming
           from
           amongst
           the
           false
           Christians
           and
           Turks
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           for
           the
           first
           true
           Christians
           to
           come
           from
           amongst
           the
           Jews
           and
           Gentiles
           ;
           Yet
           the
           Almighty
           Power
           of
           our
           God
           is
           able
           over
           all
           ,
           and
           through
           all
           to
           carry
           us
           on
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           whom
           he
           hath
           called
           and
           saved
           with
           a
           mighty
           Salvation
           (
           ever-praised
           be
           his
           Name
           )
           and
           who
           will
           yet
           save
           his
           Beloved
           Seed
           Israel
           ,
           and
           gather
           them
           from
           the
           East
           and
           West
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           North
           and
           South
           to
           sit
           down
           with
           Christ
           in
           his
           Kingdom
           :
           And
           this
           is
           no
           ill
           News
           to
           any
           ,
           but
           who
           are
           glewed
           to
           Deceit
           ,
           and
           married
           to
           Iniquity
           ;
           But
           it
           is
           good
           News
           and
           Glad-Tidings
           indeed
           to
           all
           that
           love
           their
           Souls
           ,
           and
           the
           Honour
           and
           Glory
           of
           Truth
           more
           then
           the
           things
           of
           this
           perishing
           World.
           And
           I
           could
           desire
           that
           all
           who
           are
           apt
           to
           reason
           ,
           as
           the
           Jews
           did
           ,
           when
           they
           heard
           the
           Declaration
           of
           the
           Gospel
           of
           Peace
           ,
           and
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           stands
           in
           Righteousness
           and
           Peace
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             If
             we
             let
             this
             go
             on
             ,
             then
             the
          
           Romans
           
             or
             Others
             will
             come
             and
             take
             our
             Place
             and
             Nation
             .
          
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           consider
           ,
           That
           the
           very
           Course
           which
           they
           ,
           to
           wit
           the
           Jews
           ,
           in
           the
           Denyal
           of
           the
           Truth
           took
           for
           saving
           of
           themselves
           ,
           brought
           utter
           Destruction
           upon
           them
           and
           their
           Nation
           .
        
         
         
           But
           what
           lā—ā—
           shall
           vain
           man
           in
           his
           foolish
           faln
           Wisdom
           and
           earthly
           Reasoning
           think
           to
           be
           Wiser
           then
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           a
           greater
           Care
           and
           Love
           to
           the
           Creation
           ,
           then
           God
           himself
           ,
           who
           made
           it
           ,
           hath
           ?
           What!
           shall
           Angels
           at
           the
           Birth
           of
           Christ
           sing
           ,
           
             Glory
             to
             God
             on
             high
             ,
             and
             Good-will
             to
             men
          
           ;
           and
           yet
           when
           the
           Way
           of
           God
           in
           Christ
           is
           published
           ,
           for
           bringing
           this
           great
           Work
           of
           Salvation
           to
           pass
           ,
           vain
           man
           must
           come
           in
           with
           his
           False
           Mind
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             This
             is
             the
             way
             to
             confound
             all
             Order
             ,
             and
             destroy
             all
             Good
             ;
             And
             that
             this
             Doctrine
             turneth
             the
             World
             up-side
             down
             ;
             And
             that
             the
             Messengers
             of
             Christ
             are
             pestilent
             Fellows
             ,
             and
             Movers
             of
             Sedition
             ?
          
        
         
           O
           Earth
           ,
           Earth
           !
           Tremble
           before
           the
           Lord
           ;
           for
           thou
           shalt
           never
           have
           Peace
           in
           thy
           own
           wayes
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           never
           be
           saved
           by
           thy
           own
           Strength
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           never
           be
           established
           by
           thy
           own
           Counsels
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           never
           have
           true
           Peace
           ,
           nor
           any
           Plenty
           within
           thy
           Borders
           ,
           until
           thou
           believest
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           which
           saith
           ,
           Learn
           of
           Christ
           ,
           whose
           Kingdom
           is
           not
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           and
           whose
           Weapons
           are
           not
           Carnal
           ,
           but
           Spiritual
           ,
           mighty
           through
           God
           ;
           not
           for
           the
           pulling
           down
           of
           outward
           Walls
           and
           Bodies
           ,
           but
           for
           raizing
           ,
           and
           pulling
           down
           ,
           and
           destroying
           the
           strong
           Holds
           of
           Sin
           and
           Satan
           in
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Lives
           of
           the
           Children
           of
           men
           :
           For
           after
           that
           ,
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             The
             World
             by
             Wisdom
             knew
             not
             God
             ;
             it
             pleased
             God
             by
             the
             Foolishness
             of
             Preaching
          
           (
           to
           wit
           ,
           such
           Doctrine
           as
           this
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           Cross
           and
           Stumbling-block
           to
           all
           corrupt
           Flesh
           )
           
             to
             save
             them
             that
             believe
          
           .
        
         
           So
           lay
           things
           to
           heart
           ,
           ye
           people
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           Inhabitants
           of
           all
           the
           Earth
           ;
           for
           God's
           Purpose
           is
           not
           to
           exalt
           any
           man
           or
           men
           of
           this
           World
           ,
           or
           to
           glorifie
           any
           Flesh
           ;
           but
           to
           exalt
           his
           own
           Son
           ,
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           the
           heavenly
           Man
           ,
           
           the
           Lord
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           the
           Truth
           overall
           ,
           of
           whose
           Kingdom
           and
           Government
           there
           shall
           be
           no
           End.
           And
           all
           that
           obey
           his
           Voyce
           ,
           and
           for
           Obedience
           thereunto
           are
           made
           willing
           to
           Suffer
           with
           him
           ,
           shall
           Raign
           with
           him
           for
           evermore
           :
           But
           all
           others
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           called
           Christians
           or
           Turks
           ,
           or
           whatever
           else
           ,
           shall
           be
           as
           the
           Dust
           or
           Chaff
           before
           the
           Wind
           to
           be
           scattered
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           by
           his
           Spirit
           from
           the
           beginning
           has
           said
           ,
           and
           at
           this
           time
           speaketh
           in
           his
           Servant
           .
        
         
           
             Thomas
             Taylor
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .