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The man-child brought forth in us, or, God manifest in flesh by John Lewin ...
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Lewin, John, Member of the army.
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Wing L1835; ESTC R11954
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is the weakest Saint the Lord hath done it it is in being already it is no new thing but only there wants a manifestation of it the thing is done already God is come and hath dwelt in flesh and taken it into union already with himselfe A woman shall that is the weakest Saint shall compasse Christ the man-child they shall doe it this is not an uncertain word but this word Shall houlds forth the certainty of it all Though a woman the weaker vessell that is the weakest Saint yet there God and and his greate power will appeare this should keep our hearts from gadding wandering going about for God will appeare hee will manifest himself this is for our comfort that when God shall thus appeare then shall that speech be used When I shall turn back their Captivity The Lord bless thee oh habitation of justice and mountain of holynesse the Lord blesse thee that is the Saints who are the habitation of God and mountain of holinesse Although this proverb be not used as yet it shall bee used when he shall bring againe their Captivity that is when the Lord shall appeare and bee manifest in us when the Lord shall arise to the prey then they shall confesse this the Lord bless thee oh thou habitation of justi and mountain of holyness in whom the holy God dweleth Vpon this I awaked and beheld and my sleepe was sweet unto me it seemes the prophet was in a sleepe yet hee awaked and it was very sweet unto him that God would appeare at last This is for comfort to those that waite upon God for his appearance will be before wee bee aware and I say that as surely as God will appeare in us and manifest himself in us so he will in many more Who hath hard such a thing as this That A Nation should bee borne at once we shall see many companions that is a comfort to us all though I confesse were there no man in this world that did waite for God yet I should be quiet silent and rest in the lotte I know the vision will speake and will not tarry it is but for an apointed time and then God will appeare till then wee should bee quiet and waite for him as Christ was hee tels his discipees you shal al leave me but the Father is with mee though you doe leave me yet I have the Father with me I am not alone if all the world doe forsake us yet if God live in us we shall be satisfied but neverthelesse if wee waite upon God in deed we shall see more that have the appearance of God in them A Nation in one day 60. Isa 2 3. ver the the Lord shall arise on thee and his Glory shall bee seen upon thee and then the Gentiles shall come to thy light and kings to the brightnesse of thy riseing lift up thy eyes round about that is when God shall appeare in Saints then many more shall come in and God will appeare in them When the name of God shall be read upon the Saints that is the new name and thou shalt be caled by a new name which the mouth of the Lord shall name and then the Gentiles shall see thy Righteousnss and all Kings thy glory that is they shal clearly see God in them Isa 61. Chap. 19. ver where the prophet saith the Lord shall bee unto thee an everlasting light and thy God thy Glory Zacha. 3.7 ver Thus saith the Lord of hosts if thou wilt walk in my waies and keep my charge then thou shalt judge my house and I will give thee places to walke in among those that stand by what is that It is to live in and walk with God only to waite for and upon God and only to be with God What is his Courts The place where God walkes and dwels If we continually waite for the appeareance of God and live in him hee will give us places or walks among those that judge his house among those that know him and live in him he wil give us places among the high'st we shal be as high with God as any are there be some with God that live only in God if we wait upon him we shal be among those even the highst hear now o Joshuah the high Preist thou and thy fellowes that sit before thee for they are men wonder'd at for behould I will bring forth my servant the branch Heare Oh! Joshuah thou and thy fellowes that is Christ and those who are Christs are men wondered at as the word will beare it monstrous men those that live up to the glory of Christ are men wondered at but I will bring forth the branch the man-child Christ that is the branch behould God will appear in you and not only in you but in many othors also a glorious appearance of God is a bringing forth of the branch a bringing forth of Christ in us Isa 60. Chap. 14. ver the sons of those that afflicted thee and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves downe at the soles of thy feet and they shall call thee the City of the Lord the Zion of the holy one of Israel although Saints may be an afflicted people a flock troden down few yet God shall he so manifest in them that they shal be called the City of the Lord the Zion of the holy one of Israel though few yet a City and a most Glorious City I will make glorious the place of my feet the place of Gods residents the glory of Lebannon shall bee given unto it and I will make thee an eternall Exellency in stead of our ordinary light teachigs of men the Lord will be unto us an everlasting light and thy God thy glory this glory we waite for to see God dweling in us that men may see us the Tabernacles of God for God to be our light and our glory for God to dwell in the light of every one of us and that all Nations may see his saving health or his salvation that we may see that light reason understanding and discretion to bee nothing but God we are apt to think wee had all these in us of our owne Reason understanding and wisdom are all of the Lord if we could but see it it is the very appearance of God Acts. 17.23 That God saith Paul whom ye ignorantly worship him declar I unto you now all the world in what formes soeuer think they worshid God some on way and some another this God saith Paul I declare he made the worlds and he dweleth in no Temple made with hands nor is worshiped with mens hands seeing hee gives to all breath and life he is not far from never one of you if possible yee might feele and find him for in him wee live and move and have our being I know many are very zealous to worship God in their way this God is in us and they shall see when God appeares that he is not far