A seasonable warning, and wholesome advice for merchants, owners and masters of ships, and that are occupied in the great waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path.

A seasonable warning, and wholesome advice for merchants, owners and masters of ships, and that are occupied in the great waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path.

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A Seaſonable Warning, AND WHOLESOME ADVICE For Merchants, Owners and Maſters of Ships, and that are Occupied in thegreat waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path.

A Seaſonable Warning, AND WHOLESOME ADVICE
For Merchants, Owners and Maſters of Ships, and that are Occupied in thegreat waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path.

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GIve Eare unto this. You having to do with the ſtrong and mighty Winds which may turn to your advantage or diſadvantage: And therefore he that rides on the Wings thereof you are to be ſubject unto, and you are to hear and fear the great and wonderfull power of this God, who is our God, that the world (in ſcorn) call QƲAKERS: And this is to warn you that you meddle not, nor have to do in Tranſporting them, which are innocent as we are in this day, for God is our God, and he hath and is redeeming many to ſerve, honour and obey him, to worſhip him, in his own ſpirit and truth, in their peaceable meeting together, according to his requirings, and for which we have been Impriſonned and are now ſentenced to Baniſhment, and ſo to be Tranſported by ſome of you, out of our native Countrey, and from ou [...] [...]ar Wives and Children, and near and dear Relations, and ſo to be expoſed to ſlavery and bondage, and much hardſhip; [...] for no other cauſe but for ſerving and obeying the Lord, as is before mentioned: And therefore if you meddle, or have any thing to do in Tranſporting us, you muſt expect our God will be againſt you for ſo doing; and he is mighty and wonderfull in ſtrength, and exceeding great in all his dealings, and wonderfull in his councells, to infatuate and bring to nothing the Purpoſes and Councells of them that meddle in this Matter, and will certainly croſs their ends that ſeeks to make an advantage of ſuch an opportunity that may be preſented unto them, to encourage them in hope of gain, but will turn to to their loſs, becauſe it it is againſt God, his truth and innocent people; and therefore conſider well this thing, that you be not enſnared to engage one way or other, but make our caſe your own, that you would not ſo be dealt by your ſelves, and conſider the cry of the Widows ſtate, and Fatherleſs Children, and their near and dear Relations, which will be very loud and piercing, and they will be heard by the righteous and juſt Judge of Heaven and Earth: And can you be ſo hard-hearted to endure without remorſe that ſad and mournfull Cry, which can do no leſs but riſe in the hearts of ſuch who are concerned in the ſame; and truly Friends, we know in whom we have believed in, and ſo are freely given up to ſuffer what the Lord will permit men that know us not, to do unto us; * yet we can do no leſs but in tenderneſs to all, to warn you, that you may not meddle, nor be partakers of the ſins of ſuch that are our Enemies, and not ours only, but the Lords, that ſo you may not be partakers of the Reward due to ſuch a work, as to perſecute, and that to Baniſhment, and (for ought we or you know to death) the innocent people of God, that he hath raiſed up by the migt of his own power to ſtand faithfull unto him, in this day of tryall, and ſo dare not deny the juſt principle of him which leads us to meet in faithfulneſs to worſhip him in this day of the great and many oppoſitions wherein many turn their backs upon God and his truth, which we cannot do, but deſire ſtill to follow him through great and many Tribulations: And therefore in Love to you all, both to your Souls and Bodies, and that you may not have a Curſe in your Eſtates, not be blaſted in your Trading from Sea to Sea, and from Land to Land: And if you do Trafick to thoſe Iſlands which we are ſentenced to be Baniſhed unto Jamaica and Barbadoes, you may not be blaſted in your deſignes thither; and that you may not have a Curſe to follow you do I write; and that I may be clear of you that may undertake to Tranſport us without our knowledge or conſent whatever events may follow; and I can truly ſay I deſire no mans hurt, but ſeek the good of all men, yea, the good of mine Enemies, both here, and for ever hereafter; and to deal plainly with all men, and that they may know that the mighty God of Iſrael doth take our parts and owns us in all our ſufferings and will aſſuredly be avenged on all ſuch as ſeek our hurt, becauſe we ſerve and obey him, yea, he will reprove Kings for the ſake of his innocent people, of which we are, and we can do no leſs then pray for the peace of Hieruſalem, for they ſhall proſper that love it: And if ſo, as true it is, then conſider what muſt be the portion of them that hate it, and perſecute, and oppreſs, impriſon, Baniſh and Tranſport the innocent ones thereof for their Conſcience towards God, or have a hand in the ſame, it muſt not be a Bleſſing nor Proſperity, but a Curſe, a Blaſt from the Lord, and therefore be warned of this thing, leaſt [...] will be indignation and wrath from God, who is a God of Judgement; ſo [...] mighty God who rules the Winds and [...] at his pleaſure, that he may [...], nor engage to Transport [...] and Servants of the living [...] firſt with them before you intermeddle [...]atter, which is of a weighty concernment if you [...] that have, or may have to do in the ſam [...].

The 17th of the 10th Month, 1664.

And this is from a Lover of all Men now Priſoner in Newgate, ſentenced to be Baniſhed to Jamaica, known to ſome by Name WILLIAM BREND.

Notes

*

Read of this kind of Merchandiſe in Rev. 18. 11, 12, 13, 14.

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A seasonable warning, and wholesome advice for merchants, owners and masters of ships, and that are occupied in the great waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path.

Brend, William, d. 1676.

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1664

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— A seasonable warning, and wholesome advice for merchants, owners and masters of ships, and that are occupied in the great waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path., Brend, William, d. 1676..

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