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  JULY 21. 1678. EARTH TO EARTH.
  by Jane Lead
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the need to release worldly burdens to
fully embrace our spiritual calling and find peace in God.

Topics: "Spiritual Growth", "Divine Intervention"
Scripture References: Psalm 55:22, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 11:28, Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:7

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Jane Lead preaches about the spiritual journey of carrying burdens and
being relieved by divine intervention, symbolized by a heavy bag of lime
being taken away by two compassionate individuals, leading to a peaceful
rest. She emphasizes the struggle of not allowing worldly concerns to
interfere with spiritual growth and the importance of surrendering all
cares to God. Through a vision, she learns to trust in God's deliverance
from overwhelming burdens and to focus on heavenly calling rather than
earthly distractions.

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Going to my rest, somewhat troubled, that any thing of a Worldly concern
should interrupt me, in that Spiritual employ and calling, that now I
had so delightfully betaken my self unto; I met with this in the Night,
I saw my self imposed upon to carry a heavy Bag, the stuff that was in
it, seemed to be Lime. I went with it, till I was full weary, and coming
to a place which was as a Pit, that I must pass down into, and up again
with my burthen, at which I was much disturbed, and stooping to go down.

There suddenly appeared two Persons, having great pity towards me,
saying, Come we will bear off this burthen for you, so they took it from
me, and threw it into the Pit, saying, Let the Earth go to the Earth,
but come thou after us to the Land: Where thou shalt know the Peaceable
rest. So greatly eminent was my Deliverer, only at the joy of which, I
came out of the Vision. Then I consider'd the thing, and it was shewn
me, it came for support, and to relieve under the present Weight of care
and concern that was thrown upon me.

For the Word said, Fear not; out of this horrible Pit thou shalt be
delivered also. For my great strife lay here, I knew not how to let in
any gross thing into the Mind of my Spirit, which I had assigned over to
God for Spiritual replenishments: Which could have no agreement with the
Earthly stuff. For truly I found Store-house little enough to take in,
and to stow up, what from my Father's Treasury of Spiritual Goods was
sent in to imploy my whole time upon. Therefore I could rather have
chosen Death, than be put by, or prevented the following of my Heavenly
Vocation.

So it was shewn me, that the Pit which was prepared to swallow me up,
should be ordained for to received what had oppressed and burthened me.
And by the greatest plunges, our escape and deliverance would be wrought
out. For by experience I found hereby a fear, and holy jealousie, lest I
should be over balanced with Cares, that did proceed from the sensitive
Life. And such were the eager out-cries of the Soul, as it was heard to
what it feared. For by strength of Faith I well know, God will suffer
all to be brought under, that is now in exteriour Height of Dominion. O
precious Grain of Omnipotency! God, even our Rock, will raise thee up,
to be our saving Friend.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/jane-lead/july-21-1678-earth-to-earth/
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