Dear Friends,
Mind whereon you feed, and in what you grow, and keep all low in your minds, that the virtue of meekness you may feel, and know the strength of it with God; take heed of the knowledge above the life, and of getting words of wisdom, and therewith set yourselves above the meek, and despise the weak, and so become strong trees without fruit, which God will overturn by the roots: But everyone feed in a clean Spirit, and therein know the power of the word of life in yourselves, which as it passes breaks the rocks, and melts the hardness in every heart, and melts you all into one heart, as one man, all into one mind in Christ Jesus, that you may be knit in one body, and one Spirit, and one Head, the Lamb over all, glorified over all; having come through the world, and through the law, now know the power of love in yourselves, as it is in Christ, and the mercy seat and forgiveness of God; even as you have received of the Lord freely, that you may be sealed therein; that there be no evil in any heart unblotted out before God, that He may walk in you all in pure peace and mercy, and that all may know into whom you are begotten; and with the saving health of God you may be all covered, and the weak strengthened and comforted, that none be driven away for want of compassion, but that such be visited with the same you have received, or would receive from God for yourselves: and this is brotherly-kindness, as God is kind: And all know the virtue of a healing tongue, and how to use it; and often remember, you were enemies to God, and ignorantly did that which you should not; and in that state God sought you with much patience and long-suffering towards you, and with great forgiveness were you gathered into His love and mercy, that He might lead you an example towards your brethren, for all souls are His: How much more should you be tender to such as are already called, and serve them as brethren who have but received the truth in belief thereof, and are turned towards God, bearing their testimony in that faith against the world, though in much weakness? Yet of such be tender, and feed them with milk, as the Lord has fed you; so do with much fear and gentleness, lest the same be driven out of the way, and give no advantage to the enemy; and set not yourselves above them with that which you have received from God: But seek the life of God in all; and let that be the chief thing you aim at in all, for the Lord's sake, leading them the way of meekness and fear which is in God, and in the pure wisdom, putting a difference between weakness and willfulness, and between the brethren and the world; and as your hearts are found perfect to the Seed (of the word of God) herein, God will make you wise to salvation, nurses and fathers shall you be called, and a blessing will be in your hand on whomever you lay it; and you will grow in grace and mercy as you come to feel this rise in you, and in the knowledge of salvation, and the power of God's arm you will feel you have to gather with to God, and He will write His name of peace upon your assemblies, and build you as a city without breaches.
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