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Joshua Redivivus, or Mr. Rutherford's Letters
Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherford's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a well-wisher to the work & people of God.Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherfoord's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a wellwisher to the work & people of God.
Rotterdam? : s.n., 1664
Part 1 › Letter 58: To JEAN Mc MILAN. (58)Part 1 › Letter 58: To JEAN Mc MILLAN. (58)
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To JEAN Mc MILAN. (58)
To JEAN Mc MILLAN. (58)
Loving Sister.
Grace, mercy & peace be to you: I cannot come to you to give you my counsel, & howbeit I would come I cannot stay with you; but I beseech you keep Christ, for I did what I could to put you within grips of him; I told you Christ's Testament & latter will plainly, & I kept nothing back that my Lord gave me, & I gave Christ to you with good will: I pray you make him your own, & go not from that truth I taught you in one hair breadth, that truth shall save you if ye follow it: salvation is not an easy thing & soon gotten; I often told you few are saved, & many, many damned: I pray you make your poor soul sure of salvation, & make the seeking of heaven your daily task: if ye never had a sick night & a pained soul for sin, ye have not yet lighted upon Christ; look to the right marks of having closed with Christ, if ye love him better then the world, & would quite all the world for him then that saith the work is sound. O if ye saw the beauty of Jesus & felt the smell of his love, ye would run through fire & water to be at him: God send you him. Pray for me, for I cannot forget you. Grace be with you.
GRace, mercy & peace be to you: I cannot come to you to give you my counsel, & howbeit I would come I cannot stay with you; but I beseech you keep Christ, for I did what I could to put you within grips of him; I told you Christ's Testament & latterwill plainly, & I kept nothing back that my Lord gave me, & I gave Christ to you with good will: I pray you make him your own, & goe not from that truth I taught you in one hair breadth, that truth shall save you if ye follow it: salvation is not an easie thing & soon gotten; I often told you few are saved, & many, many damned: I pray you make your poor soul sure of salvation, & make the seeking of heaven your daily task: if ye never had a sick night & a pained soul for sin, ye have not yet lighted upon Christ; look to the right marks of having closed with Christ, if ye love him better then the world, & would quite all the world for him then that saith the work is sound. O if ye saw the beauty of Jesus & felt the smell of his love, ye would run through fire & water to be at him: God send you him. Pray for me, for I cannot forget you. Grace be with you.