To friends in England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, New-England, Barbado's, or any where else where the Lord God shall order this to come, in the tender spirit of life and love, greeting

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DEar Friends, Brethren, Lambs and Plants of the most High, it is in my heart to add one thing, which I have been deeply exercised about, and have received help from the Lord in, wherein I am truly willing (in faithfulness and tenderness) to be helpful to any of you that stand in need thereof, as the Lord shall give me ability and opportunity; It is this, Among other things, wherewith the Enemy endea∣voureth to reproach those whom the Lord hath sent forth a∣mongst us, he maketh use of this, as if they wanted Bowels and Tenderness. Now Friends, I beseech you consider it, that the Enemy may not thus enter you; Did not the Lord consider of his work, and whom he sent forth in this his ser∣vice and labour of Love? Doth he not know the need of bow∣els and tenderness in them, and would be not especially furnish them therewith? Yea, have they not bowels from, and in the Lord? and doth not the eye that is open see, and acknowledge their bowels, and bless the Lord for them? I have lately been often warmed in the true sence of it, and have felt, that there∣in I have not blessed his Name in vain; but the thing is so in the sence of Truth, and so acknowledged before the Lord, in that which erreth not: Onely as true judgement and severity

hath its proper place in the Lord as well as his Mercy; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 made use of by him towards his people, as all by experience know, so must it be in them also who bear his Image, who must know, in his Wisdom and Authority, whom to smite with his Rod and sharp Reproofs, and when, and whom to cherish in the tenderness and meltings of Love. And this is also love and tenderness (and hath sweet and precious vertue and use∣fulness in it, both for the recovery and restoring of those whose condition calls for the sharp stroke, and for the preservation of the rest) though it doth not so appear to that, which by no means can endure the judgement, but would have the tender∣ness and mercy which belongs not to it; for the mercy is to the broken, to the humble, to the meek, to the afflicted and bo••••••∣down ones under the sence of judgement; not to the stiff and stubborn against the righteous judgements and testimonies of the Lord. And my Friends consider, Could the Lord carry on his glorious Work, in the hearts of his Children, without his judgements? Or can they, who are sent by him, possibly carry on his work among his people, without making use of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pruining-knife, to cut off that which sprouted out unnaturally and unseasonably, which (if it be let alone) will draw away the sap from that which should be fed and nourished with it. Dear Friends, the Lord give you a true sence, that in his Light, Life, Wisdom and Presence ye may justifie what is of him, discerning between things that differ, and not call any thing that is evil (as the tenderness which is out of him is) good, nor any thing that is good (as the judgment and severity which is of him is) evil, but may rightly distinguish between the nature of things, knowing every thing that is of God, and owning it in its place.

Alisb. Prison the 29th. of the 6th. month, 1666.

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