fire of God must doe it for they remaine in one Mystery till the judgement of God every one at the houre of the Resurrection shall come forth in his owne Mystery and he shall see his workes before him and feele them in him 100. It is not understood that they shall answer for their selves selves with words for the Kingdome of God consists and proceeds in Power and albeit the ungodly shall cry out Woe upon his abominations and Seducers yet every mans worke shall bee Summoned in POWER which shall either rejoyce or torment him 101. Now the old body of this World is the Mystery of this World and the new body is the Mystery of the Divine light World and the soule is the Mystery of God the Father and the Earth with the Elements hath also both Mysteries which shal be moved through the Principle of the Father 102. And then the doores of the Mysteries shall be set open and each shall give and set forth its Figures which it hath swallowed up for the Principle of the soule must stand before the judgement with both the Mysteries 103. Happy are they which shall have the body of Christ in the Mystery of the wrath or fire of Gods anger they shall have the soules fire or the Principle of the Father surrounded with the light World and illustrate with the Majesty they shall feele no paine or hurt and shall passe unsensibly through the fire and there the outward or third Principle shall be proved and all earthlinesse or falshood shall remaine in the fire but the workes shall be renovated in the fire and freed from their earthly source and soyle and then the earthly Mystery remaineth in the fire and is a food of the fire whence the light ariseth and the Righteous looseth nothing 104. For the works of love which were brought forth in the new body doe passe with the spirit of the soule through the fire and remayne in the Divine Image in the source of the light and they of the third Principle that is of this World doe remaine in the fire-source of the Soule 105. But that which hath been wrought and acted in an wholly evill and malicious manner in the third Principle and yet in this World hath not been renewed by earnest Repentance and Reconcilment toward his Brother that falleth unto the centre of Nature that is the root of the darke World 106. But the workes of the ungodly shall not be able to remayne in the fire for the fire swalloweth them downe in it selfe to the darke Centre Viz. the Originall of nature wherein the Devills dwell and thither also goeth there-soules fire being the Fathers principle for this fire of the soule shall have no matter to make it burn aright but it shall be as a quenched darke painfull sourse-sourse-fire onely as an anguish that would faine produce fire this is called Gods wrath and not a principle a death or a dying source 107. For the principle of the father wherein the right and true soule consists is a flaming fire which giveth light and in the light is the pretious Image of God for that light doth qualify and sweeten the burning light with the essentialty of Love so that it is a pleasing delight and a cause of nature and of life 108. Therefore I tell you that you should not thinke it strange or misunderstand it when I or any other let it be Theophrastus or who it will write that man shall stand before the Judgment with his body which he had here I perceive very well that you have not as yet understood my Writings in the Book of the Threefold life and also in the Booke of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ which treateth of Christs suffering dying and rising againe and how we must enter into his death and arise out of his death you shall finde it cleare enough explained and enlarged but seeing you have them not yet at hand be pleased to have patience you may very likely get them to read and then you will be freed from your perplexity and deepe searching in this manner 109. For they lay their ground much deeper then your apprehension is in this doe but read them right you shall verily find what the Mystery is what the magicall Bysse and Abysse is also what the Being of all Beings is there needs no consulting with one or another he that understands the great Mystery whence all Beings have proceeded and doe still proceed he doth not encumber himselfe with such large circumferences 110. You have undertaken a very hard labour which doth nothing but perplex eat up and consume your life it is wholly needlesse he that findeth and knoweth the great Mystery he findeth all things therein there need no literall demonstration God Christ and the eternity with all wonders do lye therein the Holy Ghost is the Key to it are you in the new birth as you say then there is no need of such hard seeking with such hard labour seek onely Christ in the Manger in the dark Stable when you finde him then you shall indeed find where he fitteth at the righ hand of God 111. Searching onely doth nothing the Phylosophers Stone is a very dark disesteemed Stone of a Gray colour but therein lyeth the highest Tincture would you search out the Mysterium Magnum then take before you onely the Earth with its Mettals and so you may well finde what the Magicall or Cabalisticall ground is 112. The deep and Mysticall numbers which otherwise no man is able to fathom or finde out lye all in the Mystery but hee that findes it searcheth not after the numbers he taketh Gold for Earth and doth as one that hath a costly Treasure lying in an obscure place the Manger and swadling cloaths of Christ are more acceptable to him then the whole World with its Figures or externall pompe and glory he hides the Numbers themselves for the outward Kingdome must accomplish its wonders 113. Wherefore should the earthly Mystery be unvailed before the time enquire of the Magists who have understood the heavenly and earthly Magia wherefore they have kept the Tincture secret and not revealed it there is no other cause at all but that the World is not worthy of it so likewise it is not worthy of the Numbers of the Mystery 114. Therefore God hath hidden them from us that the earthly Mystery might accomplish and fulfill all its wonders on us and that all the Violls of Gods anger be poured forth on us how can a man undertake to reveale such secret things without the consent of the Mystery indeed he tampereth about the outside of the Mystery but if he comes in he must have the will of the Mystery 115. The outward instigation to manifest and reveale the Mystery proceedeth from the Starres for they would faine be freed from vanity and they drive mightily in the Magicall Children to manifestation therefore we must prove and examine the instigation
I hope to God and his Children that they will see the Divine manifestation of grace and understand it and depart from such strife and controversy about the will of God and the person of Christ and see the Justification of a poor sinner before God and learne to understand it 16. which I have faithfully and diligently done towards every one according to my gifts out of a christian brotherly heart with a further Offer that if any should yet stick in such a conceit and opinion and were not satisfyed in his thoughts that he would in a Christian and friendly way set down his opinion with his conclusions thereupon in writing and send them to me and hee shall receive such an answer upon his Questions and objections that he shall see that I meant christianly and that it came from a Divine gift 17. Seeing Sir that you together with your Brother Mr. H. S and likewise the deepe learned Doctors J. S. and J. D. K. are my very much respected Friends and in the Life-Tree of Christ my Eternall fellow-members and Brethren in Christ and I as a fellow-member from a religious heart doe rejoyce also with them seeing God hath adorned and endowed them with understanding and wisedome and other Christian Vertues whom likewise I have acknowledged alwayes as my favourable charitable and gracious Maesters thereupon I have taken order that they should get a copy of this Treatise among them desiring and entreating them to deale one with another in a Christian brotherly way and communicate it to each other for the transcribing of it by reason of greater imployments of my Talent and that would be an hindrance to me else I would have sent to each a copy of it 18. Yet if this Treatise should be intercepted and not come unto their hands then I will send them my owne Manuscript and I entreat them that they would be pleased to read it over and consider it without prejudice or irksomnesse they shall finde such rich sense and meaning therein that it will be profitable to them in many things but especially in the Christian exercise of the New birth 19. And wherein I can be further serviceable to them in my small gifts I shall be mindfull alwayes faithfully to performe the same as an obliged Christian in thankfull gratefulnesse of their good affections uprightnesse candor and favours towards me 20. And albeit I am a man of no repute in respect of their greatnesse or highnesse and also in respect of D. D. yet let them but for a while a little shut up Reason and think that it pleaseth the most High to manifest his wonders by simple people and such as are accounted foolish in the Worlds eye as it hath come to passe from the beginning of the World hitherto when Alterations have beene to come 21. Sirs know for certaine that I will not be wanting in giving an answer unto any mans high or profound questions if they be vertuous apt and Christian for the same is committed to me in trust from the most High and given as a free gift of grace 22. The which I mention in a Christian intent and affection that if any had yet any scruple in that opinion to see whether I in love could helpe him to quit himselfe of it and bring him into the Temperature of the minde I should not thinke any paines too much to impart my gifts and understanding to him And so I commend you and yours into the Love of Jesus Christ and my selfe into their favour Dated 20. Feb. 1623. A POSTSCRIPT 23. The tribulation destruction of Babel approacheth with exceeding hast the storme ariseth upon all Coasts it shall be a soar Tempest vain hope deceiveth for the breaking of the Tree is at hand which is knowne in the wonders 24. The homebread fire hurts its owne native countrey righteousnesse and truth are troaden under foot great heavinesse trouble and Calamity grow on apace 25. Men shall mourne for an old empty ruinous Cottage on which Salvation relyeth not they will be enraged for the Nest wherein Satan hath hatcht his young 26. The Towre of Babel is without foundation men suppose to prop it up but a wind from the Lord overthrows it 27. The hearts and thoughts of men shall be revealed for there commeth a Proba from the Lord wherby the verball Titular Christian shall be laid open in his false heart and soule as a reed that is tossed too and fro◠of the wind seeing his heart is wavering now this now that way that his false ground becomes manifest 28. Many shall betray themselves and ruine both body and goods through Hypocrisie the Hypocrites and titular Christians shall quail for fearé when their false ground shall be revealed 29. The Orientall Beast getteth an humane heart and ere this cometh to passe he helpeth to tear downe the Towre of Babel with his Clawes 30. In the darknesse of the North there ariseth a Sun which taketh its light from the sensall properties of the nature of all beings from the formed expressed and re-expressing word and this is a wonder at which all Nations doe rejoyce 31. An Eagle hath hatcht young Lions in his Nest and brought them prey so long till they have growne Great hoping that they should likewise bring their Prey to him again but they have forgotten that and they take the Eagle and pluck of his Feathers and bite of his Clawes for unfaithfullnesse so that he can fetch no more prey albeit he should Starve for hunger 32. But they fall out about the Eagles nest and teare one another in anger till their anger becomes a fire which burneth up the nest and this is from the Lord of all beings 33. If the Rich man knew upon what foundation he stood he would enter into himselfe and looke unto his latter end 34. The Sun giveth to many things life and likewise to many things death 35. But he that lyeth still in Selfe-will and giveth way for his internall ground out of which man is originally to lead and guide him he is the Noblest and richest upon the Earth 36. The Postilion arising out of the ground of nature cometh and carryeth the Sword over the Earth and hath six windes for his assistants which for a long time have ruled upon the Earth these breake the Postilions Sword through the Revelation of the Seventh winde which they alwayes kept hidden in them but by reason of the Postilions Power they must call and manifest him 37 Which Seventh winde a new fire revealeth and at this time the fountaine of grace shall flow with sweet water and the afflicted and oppressed shall be refreshed THE ONE AND TWENTIETH EPISTLE TO FREDERICK CRAUSSEN DOCTOR OF PHYSICK Our Salvation in the life of Jesus Christ in US 1. DEAREST Sir Christian and faithfull Friend I wish unto you and yours and all those who Desire and Love Jesus in all faithfull reall Cooperating Love-desire the
in my returne 18. Mr Doctor become seeing read the treatise of Election with inward deliberation or ponderings it hath more in it in its internall ground then outwardly in reference to the sayings of the Scripture is to be expressed which inward ground I dare not give or unfold to the unwise 19. Be faithfull in the Mysteries and account the wicked World not worthy of them in its coveteousnesse what you cannot understand Parabolically there questions are requisite somewhat more shall be revealed to you yet in order onely to doe that I am prohibited by the Prince of the Heavens in nature and manner of the blossoming earth I dare well doe it 20. Therefore imitate the Bees that gather honey of many flowers often writing might doe you service yet what you please God takes God need takes need each thing receiveth its like THE THREE AND TWENTIETH EPISTLE TO CHRISTIANUS STEENBERGER DOCTOR OF PHYSICK Our Salvation is in the life of Jesus Christ in U S. 1. WORTHY Learned Christian deare Friend all hearty wishes of Divine Love and Grace premised Desiring that the Fountain of Divine love might be opened through the Sun of life unto you whence the Divine water springeth as I doubt not but the Bridegroom hath called his Bride Viz. Your soule to this well-spring seeing I understand that God hath placed you under the Crosse and Tribulation 2. This is the first marke and signe of the Noble Sophia wherewith shee signeth her Children for shee useth to manifest her selfe through the thornes of Gods anger as a faire Rose on the thorny Bush so farre forth as the soule keepeth it vow and fidelity for there must be a faithfull and firme Bond and Covenant between the soule and this fire burning Love of God 3. Man must set upon such a purpose that he will enter into Christs bitter passion and death and dye therein dayly to his sins and evill vanities and pray earnestly unto God for the renewing of his minde and understanding He must be anointed and illuminated of the holy spirit and put on Christ with his suffering death and resurrection that he may be a true branch on the vine of Christ in whom Christ himselfe worketh and ruleth according to the internall ground of his Spirit 4. Which Mystery is comprehended in faith where the deity and humanity are then conjoined according to that same internal ground in manner as the fire doth through heare the Iron and yet the Iron retaines its substance but so long as the fire burneth therein it is changed into a meer fire 5. Not that the creature apprehends it in its owne might but it is apprehended when the will doth wholly resigne it selfe up to God and the spirit of God ruleth in this resigned will and the will is the true Temple of the holy Ghost wherein Christ dwelleth essentially not in an Imaginary thought-like creaturely manner but as the fire in the Iron or as the Sun in an hearb where the influentiall power of the sun doth forme and make it selfe essentiall in and with the tincture of the hearb 6. Thus it is to be understood likewise in the spirit of man when the holy power of God doth sorme and Image it selfe in mans spirit and faith and becomes a spirituall being or essence which onely the soules mouth of faith doth lay hold on and not the earthly man in flesh and bloud which is mortall it is an Immortall Being wherein Christ dwelleth in man it is the Heaven of God enstamped on the little World and it is a Revelation of the place Throne or seat of God where the paradise doth again spring forth and beare fruit 7. Therefore the Dragon must be first slain and albeit he yet hangeth unto the earthly flesh as the rind and barke on the tree yet the spirit liveth in God as Saint Paul saith our conversation is in Heaven and as Christ also said he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud he abideth in me and I in him also without me you can doe nothing 8. Therefore I say if any one be a true Christian he is so in Christ he is begotten and innate in the life and spirit of Christ and puts on the Resurrection of Christ for thus the satisfaction of Christ is imparted to him and thus also Christ doth overcome sin death Devill and Hell in him and thus he is reconciled and united with God in Christ 9. For the new birth is not a grace imputed from without that we need onely comfort our selves with Christs Merits and continue in the Hypocrisie of sin no it is a childlike innaâ—e grace that God hath put Christ with the Justification on the convert that Christ also doth redeem him in himselfe with the power of his Resurrection from Gods anger else he is no Christian let him flatter and make devout shewes in hipocrisie as he pleaseth 10. Concerning the interpretation of some words and also of that which you desire of me which are specifyed in my Book called Aurora which have very hidden Meanings the knowledge whereof was given me of the most High I give you to understand that at present it is not convenient to write at large and Expressly thereof in Letters seeing the time is dangerous and the Enemy of Christ doth horribly rage and rave till a little time be past yet I will give you a short hint further to consider of it 11. As first there is a twofold meaning of the Northern Crowne The first poynteth at the Crowne of life Viz. The Spirit of Christ which shall be manifest in the mid'st of the great darknesse Viz. In the contrition or distresse of the sensible nature of the Conscience where a peculiar motion is present then commeth the Bridegroome Viz. The power of Christ in the mid'st of such a motion 12. The other signification is a Figure of the outward Kingdome where the great confusions entanglements and contentions shall be when as the Nations shall stand in controversie There also is the figure Viz. the Victory intimated as it stands in the Spirituall figure how it shall goe and what People shall at last Conquer and how in the mean while in such lamentable time of Tribulation Christ shall be made manifest and knowne and that after and in that miserable time the great mysteries shall be revealed that men shall be able to know even in Nature the hidden God in Trinity in which knowledge the strange Nations shall be converted and turn Christians and therein is signifyed how the Sectarian contentions in Religion shall be destroyed in such Manifestation for all gates will be set open and then shall all unprofitable Praters which at present lye as so many Bars before the Truth be done away and all shall acknowledge and know Christ which Manifestation shall be the last then the Sun of life shall shine upon all Nations and even then the Beast of inquity with the Whore end their dayes which is
Unity and seeke the Lord and no more fight and destroy our selves we will be content are we not here altogether Pilgrims and Strangers and seek our native Countrey 31. In this time a Zyon verily shall be found and the Heaven shall drop downe its dew and the Earth yeeld her fatnesse yet not so as if wickednesse should be wholly done away for it shall continue unto the end of which Christ saith Thinkest thou that when the Sonne of man shall come that there will be Faith upon the Earth And though the Children of Zyon shall have a fiery deliverance that they shall remaine Maugre the will of the Devill insomuch that God will worke great things as at the time of the Apostles yet it endureth not unto the end for as it was in the dayes of Noah when he entred into the Arke so shall the comming of the Son of man be as it is written 32. But that the holy Ghost shall be in the hearts of the faithfull in Zyon I acknowledge I know it for Zyon shall not be from without but in the new man it is already borne hee that would seeke it let him but seeke himselfe and depart from the old Adam into a new life and hee shall finde whether Jesus bee borne in him 33. If he findes it not let him enter into himselfe and seriously consider himselfe and so he shall finde Babel and her workings in him these he must destroy and enter into Gods Covenant and then Zion will be revealed in him and he shall be born with Christ in Bethleem Jehuda in the darke Stable not in Jerusalem as reason faine would have it that Christ should be born in the old Asse the old Asse must become servant and serve the new man in Zion 34. But that in Foure hundred yeares there shall be a meer golden Age I know nothing of it it is not revealed to mee also the limit of the Worlds End is not revealed to me I cannot speake of any four hundred Yeares for the Lord hath not commanded me to teach it I commend it to Gods might and leave it for those to whome God would vouchsafe the knowledg of it seeing therefore I have not as yet apprehended it I rest satisfyed in his gifts yet I despise no man if he had a knowledge and command so to teach 35. For the fourth Book of Esdras is not sufficient as I understand to give a positive assurance to it yet I wait for my Saviour Jesus Christ and rejoyce that I may finde my Lord when I have him then I hope after the death of my old Adam fully to recreate my selfe in the Still rest of Zion and to wait in my God expecting what he will doe with me in his and my Zion for if I have but him then I am in and with him in the Eternall Sabbath where no strife or contention of the ungodly can any more reach me in my New man at this I doe in the meane time rejoyce in this miserable Vale of Tabernacles 36. The first resurrection of the dead to the thousand yeares Sabbath of which there is mention in the Revelation is not sufficiently made knowne to me how the same may be meant seeing the Scripture doth not mention it elsewhere and Christ also and his Apostles give not an hint of it in other places save only John in his Revelation but whether they shall be a thousand Solar yeares or how it may be referred seeing I have not full assurance I leave it to my God and to those to whom God shall vouchsafe the right understanding of it till God is pleased to open my eyes concerning these Mysteries 37. For they be Secrets and it belongeth not to man to make conclusions about them without the command and light of God but if any had knowledge and illumination of the same from God I should be ready and willing to learne If I could see the ground thereof in the light of nature 38. But seeing it behooveth me not to hide my knowledge of it so farre as I apprehend it in the light of Nature I will therefore set downe some Suppositions or considerable Opinions which are in my minde not positively to affirme but give it to consideration for good and wholesome instructions may be drawne forth thereby and t is also profitable for man so to search I will doe it in all syncere uprightnesse to see if we might attaine somewhat neerer the matter and perhaps there may be some to whom God shall bestow such a gift stirred up thereby to write more clearely 39. As first whether or no it be certaine that the World must continue Seven thousand yeares and one thousand of them should be a meere Sabbath Seeing that God created all in six dayes and began the rest on the sixt day towards evening whence the Jewes begin their Sabbath on Friday evening and Elias also saith that the World should stand but Six thousand yeares and Christ likewise declareth that the dayes of tribulation shall be shortned for the Elects sake else no man should be saved which you apply to the fall of Babel and to the time of Zyon but it seemes as if Christ spâ—ke of the fall of the Jewes and the end of the World and foresheweth an evill End 40. Also Christ saith that it shall be at the time of his comming to judgement as it was in the dayes of Noah where men did Marry and were given in Marriage now we know very well as the Scripture testifieth what manner of wicked World was in the days of Noah that the Deluge must come and destroy them This would intimate and denote a very meane Sabbath 41. And though a man should otherwise expound the words of Christ concerning his comming yet that would not be sufficient to prove it being also that the Disciples of Christ doe alwayes represent the End to be nigh and Paul saith That the end should come after that Antichrist is revealed 42. But that the Resurrection of the dead and the last Judgement should be understood of both namely that the righteous shall arise to the thousand yeares Sabbath and among them some ungodly and that Gog and Magog at the End of the thousand yeares should fight against the Saints it seemes to run quite contrary to the light of Nature 43. For first I cannot apprehend how the first Resurrection must come to passe seeing the Saints shall have their workes follow them according to the words of the spirit besides wee know very well that all our workes are sowne into the great Mystery that they are first brought forth into the foure Elements and so passe into the Mystery and are reserved to the judgement of God where all things shall be tryed by fire and that which is false shall consume in the fire and the figures shall fall unto the Centre of Nature Viz. the darke Eternity 44. But if mens workes shall follow them in the first
come of which it was told me three yeares since by a Vision namely OF REFORMATION the end event or time when it shall come to passe I commit to God I know it not yet perfectly 30. And herewith I commend you unto the love of Jesus Christ Dated the 8. of May 1624. THE FIVE AND THIRTIETH EPISTLE A LETTER From JACOB BEHMEN Written from DRESDEN to GERLITZ in the Time of his Persecution Dated the 13. of June 1624. TO Doctor KOBERN Immanuel 1. MY very deare sir and Christian Brother I heartily desire the continuall working of the Love of Jesus Christ in you that your Tree of Pearle may grow great under the Crosse of our Lord Jesus Christ in such stirring and exercise and that we may all in that power withstand in the Faith and in the meeknesse of Christ the wrathfull enemy of Christ which at present roareth like a raging Lyon and setteth himselfe mighty against Jesus and his Children that we may with Paul fight a good fight and at length get the prize Our Salvation thereby and not for temporall honour and pleasure sake deny Christ in the Truth once acknowledged it would be very hard to recover it againe 2. For my part I thanke God in Christ Jesus that he hath signed me with his Markes and dayly maketh me like unto his Image whom I pray that I may continue stedfast also that he would deliver my Enemies from the abominable death of Eternall horrour wherein at present they lye captivated and know it not and bring them also into the light that they may know this way and come into our Eternall Fraternity 3. Yet to speake judiciously of these things we certainely see before our eyes that this way is wholly opposite to the Devill because he rageth so much against it without cause it is indeed a very great wonder that he should make so great a stirre against so small a piece of Devotion sure it must needes not relish but savour ill with him wheras there are many greater Bookes full of Foppery and Folly and partly of Idolatry to be found which he doth not oppose but his spite is onely against the Way to Christ that none might walke in that way 4. For at this very time especially hee thinketh to set up his Kingdome powerfully and yet he seeth at present that it hath breaches in it every where For the Assaylant breaketh in hither from many Quarters especially from the North and we can doe no better at present then not to regard this Enemy but overcome him with Patience under the Crosse of Christ with earnest Repentance and so at length he will become feeble and faint and this Firebrand will have an end 5. For he is but a â—fiery flash of Gods Anger which must bee quencht with Divine Love and humility wee must in no way add fuell to it to make it burne but kill it with Christs Victory as Christ with his Love overcame the wrath of God and Hell and bruised Death and mightily ruled over all his Enemies and then such Enemies in the Anger of God shall not long prevaile as Christ hath taught us that we should feed our Enemies with Meate and Drinke and rejoyce when they afflict us for his sake our recompence is in Heaven 6. It is not good out of our owne selfe purpose to use a †Worldly Sword or Weapon against such an enemy of Christ for â—o he would be but the stronger but with Patience and Prayer we shall well overcome him I regard not his unjust revilings I have a good Conscience concerning him the time is comming apace that such an Enemy will be cut in pieces by the Sword of Gods power 7. It is fit we should consider the Time for Babel burneth in the whole World and there is woe in every Street onely men see it not yet but are blinde concerning it 8. I give you very great thankes for your Brotherly faithfulnesse and Christian care in that you have taken of my Wife some things into your keeping if the High Priest will needs assault my House let him doe it that it may be knowne in all Countries what a maker of uproares he is it will tend much to the honour of him and his he will get a great deale of credit in the Electorall Counsell for having stormed my House by his trusty Officers and broken the Windows if others should doe or cause such a thing the Counsell would not suffer them in the City 9. Therefore I much marvell that they make such an uproare in Gerlitz and without cause occasion the raising such a Clamour abroad against the City if the ground should be enquired after it will sound but odly neverthelesse it must be so for the time is Borne there will suddenly come somewhat else this is but a signe Type or Figure seeing they have so solemnely celebrated the Feast of the Holy Ghost therefore he must needs powerfully assist them whereby it may be very well discerned what spirit they are the Children of which Spirit they serve and this will give us so much the more cause to avoyd them I suppose it is loathsome enough it stinketh of Pharisaicall Pitch and Hellish Soot O that God would once have pitty on the simple people who are so very blinde and doe pull downe the judgement of God upon themselves which will shortly be poured forth 10. Their stability is very well seene that which they approve of at one time the same they disallow at another time O if some Jesuits should come and remand the Church from Luther againe what good Papists would they make 11. But let it goe as it doth Silence is best they hunt after a Gnat and thinke they have caught Venison but there lyeth couched a small Graine of Mustard seed of the Crosse in it which put Christ to death that shall burst their Guts and grow to be a great Tree and this none can resist 12. My Wife need not cause any Window-shuts to be made if they will breake them they may and then the fruits of the High Priest will be seene let her have a little Patience if shee can not get a place in Gerlitz I will get a place for her some where else where shee shall have quiet enough but let her stay within at home and not goe out except upon necessity and let the Enemy rage he will not eate her up 13. I must waâ—te yet a while here and â—â—pect what God shall please to doe for I have but newly gotten a littâ—e acquaintance among the Great ones here which happeneth daily and I am well yet thankes be to God but I have not had any opportunity to desire any thing for my Protection from the Lords the Prince Elector being gone a Journey and some of the chiefe Lords with him 14. Though I doe not rely upon any Worldly protection but will adventure it on Gods name and trust him