A collection of the several writings and faithful testimonies of that suffering servant of God, and patient follower of the Lamb, Humphry Smith who dyed a prisoner for the testimony of Jesus, in Winchester common-goal the 4th day of the 3d moneth in the year 1663.

ANd all you young Children, who are growing up into years of discretion, this you are to understand, that you have not made your selves, but were created by the Lord God of Heaven and Earth, who ruleth over all Mankind, whose Presence is every where, and filleth Heaven and Earch, and Knoweth the secrets of all the Hearts of the Children of men, and sheweth unto man (both Old and Young) what is his Thoughts, from whom the least Evil cannot be hid, who is dreadful in Holyness, and just in his Judgments, and Righteous in all his Wayes, and his Presence is near unto every one, and from his All-seeing-Eye can no one hide his deeds, and before him should you fear for∣ever, and learn in his fear to walk, which will keep you out of Evil; and grieve ye not his Spirit, left he refuse to help you in your great Distress, neither provoke the Lord against you, by learning Wickedness among the Sons of men, who are all astray from the lowly Guidance of his Spirit, and so their works are Evil, and their words Unfavoury, and Evil Words they use, which doth corrupt the good Manners, the which of them you should not learn, but let your Yea ne Yea, and your Nay be Nay, and so learn of Christ, that his Power he may minister unto you and you by him come to be saved, that you may be Children of God, and taught of God, and drawn by his Spirit unto Christ his Son, who said, I am the Light, of whom the Scriptures bear Testi∣mony; And in him (the Scripture saith) is Life; and he is come, who is the Light, that you might have Life in your selves, and come to be Heirs of the Promise of God by Regeneration, through the working of the Power of God, which worketh in the Hearts of the Children of men, to sit them for himself, a Habita∣tion of Holiness, that he may be glorified in his People.

And certainly you ought in the tenderness of your Years to have a true fear before that God of Life, which made you, who is an invisible Spirit, as may be read in the Holy Scriptures of Truth: And as you learn the fear of the Lord, who cometh to dwell in his people, he will by the Direction and Guidance of the Light of his Son in your Hearts, who is the Mediator, by whom the Law is handed forth, will he teach you your Duty to∣wards

your Neighbour, which is near unto you, and to Honour your Father and Mother and what Honour is, as also your Du∣ty and Obedience in the first place towards God, that his Love might be towards you, and that your dayes might be prolonged, as also saith the Law; for whoso groweth Wicked and Rebellious against the Light, the Lord suffereth not to live out half their dayes, Job 24. vers. 13. For Life comes from God, and he with∣draws it at his pleasure from them that obey him not; and when he taketh way their Breath they dye, and the Breath of God was the Life of the Soul of man; and Christ said, He was the Life, who is meek and lowly in Heart, who said, Suffer little Children to come unto me; and said he, I am the Way, and he com∣eth to condemn Sin, and calleth to Repentance, his Name is cal∣ed, The Word of God, Rev. 19. 13. and the Word is very nigh thee, even in thy Heart, Rom. 10. 8. And so that is the Way that you all which are Young, should go, and be trained up in, that when you are old, you might not depart from it, Prov. 22. 6. so may you have Peace with God, and his Blessing to be with you alwayes, and be a Comfort to your Parents, and all that truly fear the Lord.

Written by a Member of Christ, whose love was to little Children, and so is mine, who am called. Humphery Smith.