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James Nayler's Testimony

There is a spirit which I feel that delights to do no evil nor to revenge any wrong,
but delights to endure all things, in hope to enjoy its own in the end.
Its hope is to outlive all wrath and contention, and to weary out all exaltation and cruelty,
or whatever is of a nature contrary to itself. It sees to the end of all temptations.
As it bears no evil in itself, so it conceives none in thoughts to any other.
If it be betrayed, it bears it, for its ground and spring is the mercies and forgiveness of God.
Its crown is meekness, its life is everlasting love unfeigned;
and takes its kingdom with entreaty and not with contention, and keeps it by lowliness of mind.
In God alone it can rejoice, though none else regard it, or can own its life.
It is conceived in sorrow, and brought forth without any to pity it,
nor does it murmur at grief and oppression.
It never rejoices but through sufferings: for with the worlds joy it is murdered.
I found it alone, being forsaken.
I have fellowship therein with them who lived in dens and desolate places in the earth,
who through death obtained this resurrection and eternal holy life.


A Collection of Sundry Books, Epistles and Papers: From the London 1716 ed
An Epistle to the Serious Reader: An Impartial Account of... J. Nayler
Two Short Papers of Confessions
A Letter from William Dewsberry
To All the Dearly Beloved People of God
To the Life of God in All
Particulars of the Persecutions of James Nayler
James Nayler's Answer &c.
The Day of the Lord Dawning &c
How All Flesh May Come to Know the Lord &c.
A Discovery of the Wisdom from Beneath, and from Above
Churches Gathered Against Christ and His Kingdom
A Word from the Lord to All the Faithless Generation of the World
To All the World's Professors and People
To Oliver Cromwell
Love to the Lost and a Hand Held Forth to the Helpless
Concerning the Fall of Man &c
How Sin is Strengthened and How it is Overcome
A Message From the Spirit of Truth
What the Profession of the Living Faith is
Of the Way of Life
A Candle Lighted
Deceit Discovered by its Fruits
A Door Opened to the Imprisoned Seed
To All that Desire to be Set Free from Bondage
Grace Received and Grace Rejected
A Letter to King Charles II
An Account from the Children of Light &c
To Those Things which Some call Religious
Milk for Babes and Meat for Strong Men
His Last Testimony and Death

Epistles and Papers Never Printed Before 1716:
To the Called of God
Concerning Love and Judgment
For Friends to be Tender and Compassionate
Not to Strive but to Overcome by Suffering