ABSTRACT

A. t'tyi a*d thou hafI tr yed day and /light t hut thou never triedff the right w>ty% the Seed of God is not trjed with deceit, lying, hypocrifie9 wr cruelty : But if thou hadft turned in with thy mind to the Light of God i» thy < onfcience % thou aouldfl foon have known w , or had the

' love of Chrift been (hed abroad in thy heart , thou might'ft have comprehended us ; or had ft thou found the Ball ante of the Sanlluary of • the true Tabernacle5 which God hath pitchedf andr*tf man3 thou mightfl have weighed us -t or hadft thou laid Judgement to the Line, and high* teoHfnfi to the Plurnmetythou might'ft have fathomed iu \ or could*ft th6»h*vf opened the Iiool^of Life, thou might*ft have read or hadfl thou went into the Houfeof'Ijrael, thou might f t have had fellowfhip with M) &c• Contrary to our wills were we cafl in amongftyou , and » have given our teftimor,y for the Lord, and called you all to repent* 4»ff, and have forewarned yon of the evil the Lord is Ringing upon )oH'ybutyou have flighted the daif of yourvifitationy audhave done de­ fine to the Spirit of Grace, and have caft many hard ffeeches and falfe afperfions upon the 7 ruth9 andthe Meffengers thereof, and the Lord will 'itfit for thefe things', and you have blinded your eyes that you will not fee y and flopped your ears that you might not hear , and hardened your tie&ts that you might not under f t and; I caft you fhould fee with your eyes, and hear fPith your ears, and underftand with your hearts, and turn to the Lordy and be converted, and he fhould heal jpfc* Oh that jou had kniwn in this your day , what had belonged to your ft/tce 5 tut now it U hid from your eyes. The defire of our fouls is%That

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