A declaration of the bountifull loving-kindness of the Lord manifested to His hand-maid Mary Harris, who stood idle in the market-place till the eleventh hour, yet then received her penny ... as also a few words of encouragement from experience to any who knows the name of the Lord in the least measure, to fear the Lord, and trust in His mercies.

A few Words of Encouragement from Experience, to any who know the Name of the Lord, in the least mea∣sure, to Fear the Lord and Trust in his Mercies.

Friends,

IN the Living sence of Gods Love and manifold Mer∣cies wherewith he hath compassed me, as one every side, it hath been often (yea, very often) upon, and in my heart, what shall I render, or wherewith shall I appear be∣fore the Lord? And the Answer was, and is, Keep low in his Fear, and do thy Duty, declare his Goodness, spread forth his Praises, that they who have not such experience of his Mer∣cy, may by thy Declaration, speak good of his Name, and be en∣couraged to fear him for ever, and trust in his Mercies.

Then first, whosoever thou art that shall read these lines, and hast any hungrings and thirstings begotten in thee after Righteousness, fear the Lord and trust in his Mercies, and thou shalt be satisfied; let the Lord God of Heaven and Earth be thy fear, and let him be thy dread; yea, keep in the fear of the Lord all the day long, and that will purifie thy heart, and make it a fit receptacle for the manifestation of Gods Love and Power.

Or art thou in any doubt concerning the Truth, or the Way or Manifestation of it as it now appears; wait thou in God's Fear, and trust in his Mercy, and assuredly the Light

will shine forth, it will arise and expel the Darkness, and discover to thee the Path of Life, in which the wafaring man, although at Fool, shall not err.

Again, Art thou in Gods Eternal Truth, poor, low and little, seeing and knowing little of the mystery of Godli∣ness, having little faith, love or zeal for God, his Truth and People; yet sayst thou in thy heart, this little is of the right kind, and I would not part with it for all the World? Well, Friend, be contend with thy Portion, and keep in the pure fear of the Lord, wait on him, and trust in his Mercies, and he will arise in thee, and increase thy store; yea, when he hath by his righteous Judgments, as with a rod of small cords, whipt out the Buyers and Sellers out of his Temple, and the House is clean, and thou fit for it, the time of refreshment being come, he will assuredly open the well-springs of Life in thee, and fill full thy Cup with the overflowings of his vertue, and thou shalt praise his Name even so long as thou abidest in his fear; for the Lord is not a hard Master, but he answereth the desire of every living one; and this my Soul knows right well, let him be glori∣fied for ever, who hath given me the desires of my heart, so that I must praise his Name whilst I have a being.

But art thou now increased in Divine Substance, so that thou canst say, now the eyes of my understanding is enlight∣ned, and those things which before were hard and dark as to me, are now become plain and easie, and now I see, (not men like Trees) but in the Light of the Lord I see light, not as in a glass darkly, but now I see face to face, the sha∣dows are over and gone, and now I can say my Redeemer liveth, and the eye which the Lord hath opened seeth him; yea, and he standeth last upon my Earth; the Lord my God having cast out the strong man that did keep the house, now he liveth and reigneth in me, and opens even the Flood-gates of

his everlasting Loving-kindness in me; yea, he feedeth me with the Bread that cometh down from Heaven that shall ne∣ver perish, and I drink and am refreshed, yea, I drink aboun∣dantly of the River of Pleasure that is at the right hand of the Father; I drink of the wine that is well refined new in the Kingdom of Heaven; may I not now sit down, being perfected in that Love which casteth out fear? may I not now keep holy day in God, being in a state above the fear, so much exhorted to? Ah, Friend, whosoever thou art, that shall thus say in thy heart, be not high-minded, but fear, and remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day: Art thou at rest in God, oh, sanctifie the Sabbath day, and keep it holy, for this the Lord requires; and stand upon thy watch continually, and fear to the end, lest after all this thou grow careless, and the exalted spirit get up, and thou fall from thy stedfastness, and so lose thy Crown: Blessed is he who feareth alwayes.

Further, art thou in a low estate as to things of the World, having many depending on thee, and knows not which way to turn thee, as to an outward livelihood? Ah, fear the Lord, and trust him over all, and he that feeds the Ravens, and cloathes the Lillies, that can neither sow nor spin, cast thy care upon him, and assuredly thee and thine shall be fed, For the Earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof; its the Lions that shall want, and suffer hunger, But they who fear the Lord shall want nothing that is good; this have I seen and known, and this is writ for the encouragement, comfort and strengthning of them who are of a fearfull heart; keep in Gods fear, be faithfull to his requirings, be not carefull, but do thy duty, and Heaven and Earth shall sooner pass away, then the Lord fail to supply thy necessi∣ties; yea, He shall bless thee in thy Basket, and thy Store; he shall be with thee in thy going out, and in thy coming in, he will

cause all to prosper thou settest thy hand unto: yea, he shall bless thy Children within thee, and he shall Crown thee with his peace, which passeth all understanding, even in thy daily labour, as thou art found waiting upon him; and he shall also replenish thy heart, and as thou keepest thy eye and heart to him, thou shalt be fresh and green, bringing forth trust in thy old age, and thy last dayes shall be thy best dayes; and thus shall it be with them who fear the Lord, and faith∣fully wait upon him in a chearfull diligence, expecting each day their daily bread from the hand of the Lord, who giveth liberally, and upbraideth not: Oh, my Soul praise thou the Lord, (in the sence of his Love, and enjoyment of his Mer∣cies) and let all that is within praise his holy Name, for his Mercies are manifold, and his compassion never faileth; this day is the Scripture fulfilled, and God is known indeed to be the Father to the fatherless, and the Husband to the widow; yea, the Master of that Family which calleth up∣on his Name hath provided all things needfull, so that it may well be said, What lacked ye? and he hath, yea, God himself hath recompenced, into the Bosom, even an hun∣dred fold, whatsoever hath been given up, or lost for his sake and the Gospels; surely, surely he hath given good measure pressed down, and running over, of this I and mine are living witnesses, and we have no cause to complain, but great cause to praise and magnifie his Name, and to live to him for ever and ever; Let all thy Works praise thee, O Lord; So, even so saith my Soul.

Mary Forster.

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