GOOD NEVVS TO THE Good Women And to the Bad Women too that will grow better The like to the Men. But here the WOMEN are put in the first place the which is now out of their place because this Book chiefly Treats Of the WOMEN SHEWING What the Scripture saith of the Good Women and also what the Scripture saith of the Bad Women And for Satisfaction to the Jews herein is proved whose Seed it is the Serpents Head shall bruise Though the Lord be high yet hath he respect to the Lowly But the Proud he knoweth affar off Psal 138 6. Pro. 16.18 Pride goeth before Destruction and a haughty Spirit before a fall LONDON Printed and Sold by S. Darker in Jewen Street at the Corner of Bull head-Court at the Sign of the Stationours Arms and at John Gouges in West-Minster Hall at the Sign of the Castle and at Elizabeth Degrate's next to the Fountain Tavern in the Strand 1700. 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By which Books the Scriptures are made Plain and the Mistakes removed as the Word of the Lord may be fulfilled Dan. 12 4.7 There is yet to be Printed a Book to prove that the Jews are not to be called into the Gospel of the Christian Warefare which is but the Preparation for the Gospel of Peace Ephe 6.15 which is to be Published by an Angel after the Messiahs Second coming Rev. 14.16 But the Jews when they come to know who their Messiah is that Great Prince that standetâ— up for them Dan. 9. They are then to Praâ— to God as Daniel did That God would do what he had promised them for the Loâ—ds sake Dan. 9.17 Which Lord is the Mesiah or Saviour There is alâ—o to be Printed an Explanation upon the Prophesie of Ezekiel from the 33 Chap. to the end of the Book And the Beast in Daniel And the Beast in Revelations and the Two Witnesses With a Concordance how rightly to divide the Scripture as to Christ first and Second coming without the knowledge of which none can Preach Sound Doctrine whosoever will set their helping hand to the Press will therein do God good Service This Gospel of the Christian Warfare the Christians were but to hold fast till the Lord comes Rev. 3.11 12. Who will appear the Second time to them that look for him without Sâ—â— unto Salvation Heb. 9.28 But in this time there was no other Expel to be received then what was first deliver'd Not the BLACK RAVEN but the SHE DOVE brought the glad Tidings of the Earth's Restoration from the Deluge or Flood by her returning again to Noah with an Olive-leaf pluckt off whereby he knew the Waters were abated from off the Face of the Earth Gen. 8.11 AND it is the female Seed that had the Promise of God the Serpent's Head to bruise Gen. 3.15 And by whose Seed it is the Earth and World will be restored from the bondage of Corruption under which they groan Rom 8.22 For the Lord of Life came of a Maid or Virgin without Man Luke 1. 26 27 34 35. According as it was by the Prophet fore-told Isa 7.13.14 Hear ye now O Housâ— of David is it a small thing for you to weary men but will ye weary my God also Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a Sign behold a Maid or Virgin shall conceive and beaâ— a Son and shall call his Name Iâ—manuel We are here to take notice That this Son who is called Immâ—nuel was given as a Sign to the House of David and not to the King that desired none For this Sign was not to be in his Day And of this Immanuel the Prophet saith verse 15. Butter and Honey shall he eat that he may know how to refuse the Evil and choose the Good From which Words is a clear Information that this Son was to be good And therefore not as the Jews have represented him And for farther Proof that this Son here spoken of was not to be in that King's days as the Jews imagined The words of the Prophet make plain from the 16 verse For before the Châ—ld shall know to refuse the Evil and chuse the Good the Laâ—d that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her Kings This seems to be spoken of Assyria and Babylon because the Prophet saith the Land which thou abhorrest And both Assyria and Babylon were conquer'd Kingdoms before this Son was born and so forsaken of both her Kings as well as Israel and Judah were forsaken of both their Kings before this Child was born This is the Son on whom the Government shall be upon bis Shoulder Isa 9.6 Who at his first coming was laid as a Stone of stumbling and for a Rock of offence to both the Houses of Israel Isa 8.14 15 16 17. Isa 28.16 17. Isa 49. 7 8 9. Isa 53.2 3 4 But Emmanuel which being interpreted is God with us when he comes the second time he will appear in glory And Immanuel's Land Isa 8.8 will then be restored And this Immanuel is the it or one Seed or he that should bruise the Ser pent's Head and the Earth or World restore again to that perfect state as at the first Creation The which he will accomplish at the time of the restitution of all Things Acts 3.19 20 21. For he will return to Sion and build again the Tabernacle of David which is fallen Acts 15.15 16. And then the Lord will not only restore but secure all his People in that perfect state they were in before the Fall And then the Punishment that Sin brought into the World will be excluded from all God's People so as then the Husband will not be above the Wife nor the Wife above the Husband but as they were in the first Creation before Sin entred into the World Ne ther now is there any disserence between them in the Lord Gal 3.28 But them that love him best are best accepted of him But because Woman was first in the Transgression Women have been laid under subjection in this time But the Lord of Life coming by Woman he who is the Reconciler between God and his Creature by him the Women will be deliver'd from that Bondage which some has found intollerable And in reference or
the great Signs and Wondâ—rs that had been done And therefore She covenanted with the Men which she had hid for the Saving of her self her Househould and Relations By which means they were preserved And she believing in the God of Israel She was afterwards taken to wife into that Line of which the Messias came Mat. 1.5.6 Who when his Enemies are made his Footstool he will take to himself his own great Power and Reign Rev. 11.15 17. And Ruth for the Love She had to her Mother-in Law and Israels God She forsook her Country her Kindred and her Fathers House And resolved to cleave with her Mother to the true God For which she was taken to wife into that Line of which the Messiah came Ruth 1.16 Chap. 4.13 And after the Reign of many wicked Kings in Judah who had set up false Gods and worshâ—ped them and the Law of the Lord was cast aside by them But when Hilkiah the Priest found the book of the Law of the Lord he sent it to the Good King Josiah who when he heard the Words of the Law and the threatned Punishments which God had pronounced against those Sins which his Predecessors had committed in that Place He rent his cloaths And at the time of this good King and good high Priest Huldah the wife of Shallum was Prophetess and the good and humble King did not disdain to enquire of the Word of the Lord by Her and the humility of the good High Priest was such that he went unto her 2 Chron. 34.14 19 22. to understand the mind of the Lord tho he was the high Priest of Gods setting up And with the high Priest was the Ephod with the Breast-plate in which was the Vrim and Thummim Exod. 28.28 30. And the High Priest might have said I will rather enquire of the Lord by the Ephod by which the Lord doth answer the High Priest 1 â—am 23.9 10 11 12 than go to a woman to know the mind of the Lord. But his humility was such as to desire the knowledg of the Word of the Lord let the Lord declare his Mind by whom he pleases And now tho' there is no Prophets nor Prophetesses as was formerly yet by whomsoever God makes the Scriptures to agree it is visibly evident the Lord must be assisting therein seeing no Mortal of themselves could do it Since by men they have been set at an unreconcileable difference The beast desiring to charge Times and Laws and it was given into his Hands untill a time and times and the dividing of time Dan. 7.25 By which we have lost the right Sentiments of the Word and of the World to come By which means the Scriptures are made to contradict themselves So as thereby the Sheep of Christ Eat that which others have trodden and Drink that which others have souled with their Feet Ezek. 34.19 But by whomsoever the Lord shall make the Scriptures to agree whether by Man or Woman Man is bound to acknowledg it and to own the whole Truth without they will for the sake of by-ends be found in wilful Rebellion against God and thereby draw the threatned Judgments upon themselves which otherwise they might escape And man by the Apostasy having laid the World in darkness therefore God accordingly brings forth the whole Truth another way Now Moses did prophesy to the Time of this Kingdom that is yet to come For he prophesied of the Vine whose Grapes are Gall and Clusters Bitter For which their Foot shall Slide in due time from the greatness and Grandeur they are in when the Lord doth Whâ—t his Glittering Sword and his hand take hold of Judgment And then it is the Lord will restore his People and cause the Nations to rejoyce with them Deu. 32.32 35 41 42 43. This Song gives an account of Israel's being brought into the Land of Canaan their waxing fat and kicking therein their being cast out of their Land their being moved to Jealousy and provoked to Anger by a foolish Nation They were moved to Jealousy because the Heathen were brought in to be the Vine of the Earth at the Messiahs first coming and they were provoked to Anger by a foolish Nation for the Romans took their Country and destroyed their Cities and Temple And the Romans were term'd a foolish Nation because when they had embraced the Faith they soon let go the Truth Now Moses prophesied of this time and of the day of Judgment but Hannah was she that first prophesied what should be done in the Kingdom or World that is to come That God will raise the Poor out of the Duâ—t and lift up the Begger from the Dunghill to set them among Princes and to make them inherit the Throne of his Glory 1 Sam. 2.8 according as in Psal 113.4 5 6 7 8. And though the Lord be high yet hath he respect unto the Lowly but the Proud he knoweth affar off Psal 138 6. And before destruction the Heart of Man is Haughty and before Honour is Humility Pro. 18.12 And in this time it was the Women Midwives that saved all the Male Children of the Hebrews alive when Pharaoh through Self-interest Pride and Cruelty ordered them to be destroyed For which the Lord rewarded the Midwives Exod. 2.15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22. And it was Pharaohs Daughter who brought up Moses as her Son And he was the Type of the true Messiah And for Pharaohs Wickedness and Cruelty God hardened him in Unbelief of his Power so as he followed Israel into the Red Sea in which he and his Host were overthrown Exod. 14.28 And when Christ came into the World to suffer he did not only come of a Woman but the knowledg of his coming first came amongst the Women For the blessed Virgin went and acquainted her Cozin Elizabeth with the Glad tidings who upon the hearing of the Sound of her Salutation was filled with the Holy Ghost Luke 1.41 We are here likewise to take notice that Women were first said to be filled with the Holy Ghost And the Blessed Virgin said He that is mighty bath done to me great things and holy is his Name For behold from hence forth all Generations should call her blessed Luke 1.48 49 And it was Anna the Prophetess published in the Temple Christ's first coming to all them that looked for Redemption in Jerusalem Luke 2.38 And it likewise was a Woman that anointed Christ's head with the precious Ointment at which some murmured the Ointment being of such Value Mark 14.3 5. And it was a Woman that washed the Lords Feet with her Tears and wiped them with the Hair of her Head and anointed them with Ointment Luke 7.38 And it was Women that did Minister to Christ of their Substance Luke 8.2 And a Woman of the Gentiles a Samaritan the Lord Christ declared himself to and she made him known to the Men of Samaria and brought them to Christ John 4.26 28 29 30 39 40 41 42. And at
plainly appear they were to instruct and teach the People tho' not in the great publick assemblies or Synagogues as the men were neither were they sent but to them that had before embraced the Faith that they might further instruct them therein For if they had been sent to others they might thereby have been Slandered and so brought a Scandal upon Religion Thus we see by laying the Writings of St. Paul together we may understand his meaning which if we take them not considering how they were spoken then they are plain Contradictions as we here see Now one Woman being first in the Transgression was the cause that God laid Women under Subjection in this time and Pain in Childbearing And hath given the Men the ruling Power in Church and State and in their own Families Now that Judg that hath been so severe on the Womans side is near at the door to call Men to an account how they have ruled in Church and State and in their own Families and what good example they have shewed Therefore it is best for them to consider and order their Conversation a right before it is too late that they may not be reckoned as part of that Vine that will be trod without the City when the Lord comes Rev. 19 15. Chap. 14.18 19 20. Eve was beguiled thro the Serpents Subtilty 2 Cor. 11.3 And did not willingly betray her Husband for She gave him of the Fruit before she had found the evil effects thereof But Men who were intrusted with the word for themselves and their Posterities and they by their changing Times and Laws Dan. 7.25 and Eating the good Postures and in treading down the residue of the Postures and fouling the deep waters Eze. 34.18 19 20. And hiding the Talent Matt. 25.18 of the Word which was left to mankind to improve their time thereby the which man by his turning things upside down Isa 29.16 〈…〉 the World in Darkness and made Merchandize of the Souls of the People Rev. 18.13 For which God hath declared That the Prophets the rulers the Sâ—ers hath he covered and the vision of all is become as a book that is Sealed Isa 29.10 11. And the Apostle saith God hath chosen the weak things of the World to confound the things which are Mighty 1 Cor. 1.27 Isa 44.25 From which it is plain that the whole truth of Gods word was not to be brought to light on that side by which it was first lost And for those that will not read nor consider because they will not understand it is wilfull Ignorance and willfull ignorance is like to willfull Rebellion and that man that will persist to set up his Wisdom aboue Gods word shall certainly fall thereby for none is to add unto it nor diminish from it Deâ— 4.2 Rev. 22.16 Num. 12.8 and all that would not be Sharers of Gods Wrath should declare the whole truth when God again brings the true meaning of his Word to Light But how ready is Man in Religion to differ with one another for trifles because Interest lies at the bottom But when all Men are found in Mistakes as to the great part of their Fundamentals then the Generality of all Parties is willing to Smother it by reason they think it not to sute with their interest but what advantageth it for a Man to gain the whole World and lose his own Soul Matt. 16 26. But it is want of a belief in the truth which makes many so regardless and unwilling to deny themselves the Injoyments of this World for the hopes of that of a better And others thinking to put off all to A Lord have mercy on them at the last Whereby multitudes will find themselves miserably deceived Therefore let every thinking Soul break off their Sins by Working righteousness and such as are Rich shew mercy to the Poor 1 Tim 6.17 18 19. And Labour to attain to the true knowledg and Love of God And the Patient waiting for of Christ knowing that our Labour will not be in vain in the Lord 1 Cor. 15.58 FINIS