Long-Mournful and Sorely-Diftreffed

ISAAC PENINGTON,

The LORD, in his tender Mercy, at length Vifited and
Relieved by the Miniftry of that despised People called

QU

AKE

R

R

S;

1616-79

AND IN THE

SPRINGINGS of that LIGHT, LIFE, and HOLY POWER in him,
which they had truly and faithfully testified of, and directed his
Mind to, were these things written;

AND

Are now published as a thankful Teftimony of the Goodness of the LORD
unto him, and for the Benefit of others.

They also that erred in fpirit, fhall know understanding; and they that
murmured, shall learn doctrine. ISAIAH XXIX, 24.

VOL. I.

THE SECOND EDITIO N.

LONDON:

Printed by SAMUEL CLARK,

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For JOHN and THOMAS KENDALL, Bookfellers, in Colchester.

M DCC LXI.

THE

CONTENTS

T

OF THE

FIRST VOLUME.

HE Way of Life and Death made manifeft, &c.
The Scattered Sheep fought after,

Some Propofitions concerning the Only Way of Salvation,

The Fundamental Principle of the Gospel,

Page 1

72

78

82

A short Catechism for the fake of the Simple-hearted.

85

Some plain Queries out of the Book of the Revelations,

Some Confiderations helping out of Babylon,

An Exhortation to the present Powers,

The Jew Outward,

152

The Axe laid to the Root of the Old Corrupt Tree,

Some Affertions concerning Faith,

184

A neceffary Warning concerning adding to, and diminishing from,

the Scriptures,

189

196

A brief History of the State of the Church,

206

An Exhortation relating to the Workings of the Mystery of Iniquity,

and the Mystery of Godliness,

A brief Account of fome Reasons, &c.

Some Confiderations proposed to the City of London, &c.

to the Distracted Nation of England,

to the Army,

212

218

221

223

227

A Question to the Rulers, Teachers, and People of England,

The Root of Popery ftruck at,

Page 238

Somewhat concerning the Ground of Error, and the Way to Truth

and Unity,

252

An Examination of the Grounds and Caufes which are faid to induce the

Court of Bofton to make that Order of Banishment against the

Quakers,

Examination of the Appendix to J. Norton's Book,

Answer to another Paper,

The Authority which Chrift excluded out of his Church,

Some Confiderations concerning the State of Things,

A Warning of Love from the Bowels of Life,

Where is the Wife, where is the Scribe? &c. I COR. i. 20.

258

296

311

314

325

334

341

The New Covenant of the Gospel distinguished from the Old Covenant of

the Law,

An Epistle to fuch as obferve the Seventh Day for a Sabbath,

349

364

Some Queries answered,

367

The First Letter answered,

377

Second Letter anfwered,

381

A brief Explication of the Mystery of the Six Days Labour, and

Seventh Day's Sabbath,

384

Some Confideration propounded to the Jews,

388

Some Queries concerning the Work of God in the World,

394

An Advertisement to the Powers and People of this Nation,

397

1

The Confideration of a Pofition concerning the Book of Common-

Prayer,

401

A Warning of tender Bowels to the Rulers, Teachers, and People, 417

Of the Kingdom, Laws, and Government of Chrift in the Heart and
Conscience,

42 I

An Answer to that common Objection against the Quakers, that they con-

demn all but themselves,

425

A Loving and Faithful Advertisement to the Nation, and Powers

thereof,
429

The great Question concerning the Lawfulness or Unlawfulness of Swearing,

under the Gospel,

433

Somewhat

Somewhat Spoken to a Weighty Question concerning the Magiftrate's Protection of the Innocent,

Some Confiderations for the Serious and Wife in Heart,

443

450

A brief Account of what the People called Quakers defire, in reference to the Civil Government,

453

A few Words to fuch as have felt the Power of the Endless Life drawing

A few Words about the present Work of God in the World

Concerning Perfecution,

455 456

459

A brief Account of that Stubbornness which by many is objected against the People called Quakers,

477

Some Directions to the Panting Soul,

482

Concerning the Worship of the Living God, which he teacheth Ifrael His People,

490

Some Questions and Answers relating to Converfion, and to Tenderness of Confcience

:

494

Natural,

Ifrael,
Redemption

Some Questions and Answers for the Opening of the Eyes of the Jews 497 for the Direction, Comfort, &c. of God's Spiritual 509 conducing towards the further Opening of the Path of

518

Some Questions and Answers fhewing Man his Duty, &c.

535

concerning the Seed of Ifrael and the true Church 545

To all fuch as Complain they want Power,
Some Queries to the Strict Profeffors of this Age,

552

563

Some Obfervations on Romans xiv. 20.

567

Three Queries to the King and Parliament,

572

A Salutation of Love to the Commiffioners of the Peace for the County of Bucks, &c.

582

A Weighty Queftion propounded to the King and Parliament,

585

Some of the Myfteries of God's Kingdom Glanced at,

Some Questions and Answers of deep Concernment to the Jews,

593

611 Some