A Father's Love
"To my beloved Daughter, Dorothy Cromwell, of Husrley. "From aboard the John, 13th August 1649 "My Dear Daughter, "Your Letter was very welcome to me. I like to see anything from your hand; because indeed I stick not to say, I do entirely love you. And therefore I hope a word of advice will not be unwelcome or unacceptable to thee. "I desire you both to make it above all things your business to seek the Lord: to be frequently calling upon Him, that He would manifest Himself to you in His Son; and be listening what return He makes to you, –for He will be speaking in your ear and in your heart, if you attend there unto. I desire you to provoke your Husband likewise there unto. As for the pleasures of this life, and outwards business, let that be upon the bye. Be above all these things by comfort of them,–and not otherwise. I have much satisfaction in hope your spirit is this way set; and I desire you may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and that I may hear thereof. The Lord is very near: which we see by His wonderful works; and therefore He looks that we of this generation draw near to Him. This late great mercy of Ireland si a great manifestaion thereof." [News had just arrived that the Irish army before Dublin had been defeated.] "Your husband will acquaint you with it. We should be much stirred up in our spirits to thankfulness. We needmuch of the Spirit of Christ to enable us to praise God for so admirable a mercy. "The Lord bless thee my Dear Daughter, "I rest, thy loving father, "Oliver Cromwell."
A Wholesome Letter
“Dear Cousin,
“I thankfully acknowledge your love in your kind remembrance of me upon this opportunity. Alas you do too highly prize my lines and my company. I may be ashamed to own your expressions, considering how unprofitable I am, and the mean improvement of , my talent.
“Yet to honour my God, by declaring what He hath done, for my soul, in this I am confident, and I will be so. Truly, then this, I find: that He gives springs in a dry barren wilderness where no water is. I live you know where in Meshec, which they say signifies prolonging; in Kedar which signifies blackness; yet the Lord foresaketh me not. Though He do prolong, yet I He will I trust bring me to His tabernacle, to His resting place. My soul is with the congregation of the First-born, my body rests in hop: and if here, I may honour my God, either by doing or by suffering, I shall be most glad.
“Truly no poor creature have more need to put himself forth in the cause of God than I. have had plentiful wages beforehand; and I am sure I shall never earn the least mite. The Lord accept me in His Son, and give me to walk in the light, as He is the light! He it is that enlighteneth our blackness, our darkness, I dare not say He hideth His face from me. He giveth me to see light in His light. One beam in a dark place has much refreshment in it:–blessed be His name for shining upon so dark a heart as mine! You know what manner of life mine hath been. Oh, I lived in and loved darkness and hated light; I was the chief; a chief of sinners. This is true: I hated godliness, yet God had mercy upon me. O the riches of His mercy! Praise Him for me, pray for me that He who hath begun a good work would perfect it in the day of Christ.
“Salute all my friends in that family whereof you are yet a member. I am much bound unto them for their love. I bless the Lord for them; and that my son by their procurement is so well. Let him have your prayers, your counsel; let me have them.
“Salute your sister and husband from me;- He is not a man of his word! He promised to write of Mr Wrath of Epping, but as yet I have received no letters; put him in mind to do what with the convieniency maybe done for the poor cousin I did solicit him about.“Once more, farewell. The Lord be with you, so prayeth
Your truly loving cousin,
“Oliver Cromwell”
Letter of Cromwell's
"To Colonel Robert Hammond: These.25th November, 1648.“Dear Robin,“Thou desirest to hear of my experiences. I can tell thee: I am sucha one as thou didst formerly know, having a body of sin and death;but I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, there is nocondemnation, though much infirmity; and I wait for there redemption. And in this poor condition I obtain mercy and sweetconsolation through the Spirit. And find abundant cause every dayto exalt the Lord and abase the flesh, — and herein I have someexercise.“As to outward dispensations, if we may so call them, we have notbeen without our share of beholding some remarkable providencesand appearances of the Lord. His presence hath been amongst us,and by the light of His countenance we have prevailed. We are surethe goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush (Exodus 3) has shinedupon us; and we can humbly say, we know in whom we havebelieved; who can and will perfect what remaineth, and us also indoing what is well pleasing in His eyesight.
"I find some trouble in your spirit, occasioned …by thedissatisfaction you take at the ways of some good men whom youlove with your heart, who through this principle, that it is lawfulfor a lesser part, if in the right, to force a numerical majority, etc…"You say: 'God hath appointed authorities among the nations, towhich obedience is to be yielded. This resides in England in theParliament. Therefore resistance, etc.
"[This is true, but] I do not therefore think the authorities may doanything [i.e. whatsoever they like], and yet such obedience be due.All agree that there are cases in which it is lawful to resist. If so,your ground fails, and so likewise the inference.“I desire thee to see what thou findest in thy own heart to two orthree plain considerations. Whether the whole fruit of the war isnot likely to be frustrated [by this treaty with the King], and allmost like to turn to what it was, and worse? And this, contrary toengagements, explicit covenants with those who ventured their lives upon those covenants and engagements? Whether this armybe not a lawful power, called by God to oppose and fight againstthe King; and being in power to such ends, may not oppose onename of authority, as well as another name?" Oliver Cromwell
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Nothing much to tell. I’m walking a single solitary pilgrims walk, in England, that is not an easy one. I am a Calvinistic Covenanter Christian, My Autonomic Nervous system is failing slowly, which has led to severe disability, with an ultra rare disease than medics don’t even understand, often misdiagnose.and will no doubt kill me at some point. But, I trust the Lord to get me where I’m going. All glory to HIM.
The symptomology listed on the link, most porphyrics will only have most of those symptoms if in an acute attack. A few of us, with the ongoing, smouldering symptoms, that never go away, have most if not all of the symptom list, even when not in an acute attack, and are persistent and constant. Anyone who has ever been in the psychiactric system, diagnosed as this or that, even if physically well, should consider this illness could be responsible. King George III, the most famous porphyric, his sole symptom was “insanity.” Its so rare in part, because it’s massively under-diagnosed. But in making this illness known, when it struck me physically a few years ago, God vindicated me from every mis-diagnoses and bersmirchment upon me medically that has ever been made, and has made them all null and void.
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