was made of Mast A Rib is a beam or a side-piece which was part of the building of the whole Creation so she was called Woman because she was taken from man for Eve signifies Living and she was the Mother of all living Gen. 1. Sch. How many Faiths are there and which is the true one Mast There is one Faith and the true Faith is that which works by love and purifies the heart and justifies thee and saves thee and gives thee Victory over that which separates thee from God through which Faith thou hast access to God in which Faith thou pleasest God and hast unity with him and them that please God Sch. How many Baptisms are there Mast One Sch. Who is the Baptizer Mast Christ for John is decreased and Christ is increased that is the one Baptism that saves he baptizeth with the Holy Ghost and with Fire and burns up the Chaff with unquenchable fire who comes with his Fan and throughly purges his Floor and gathers his Wheat into the Garner Sch. What is the Wheat Mast The Wheat is the Seed of God Sch. What is the Chaff Mast The body of Death and the body of the sins of the flesh and the corruptions that must be all plunged down to the Fire Sch. What is that Jordan that John baptized in Mast Jor. is a River and dan is Judgment he dipt them in the River of Judgment Sch. What is the Ministers of Christ's Work Mast Christ gave Gifts unto men for the Work of the Ministry and their work was for the perfecting the Saints and for the edifying the body of Christ till we be all come to the unity of the Faith the knowledge of the Son of God Mark and unto a perfect man and unto the measure of the stature of the Fulness of Christ Sch. And are these Christ's Ministers Mast Yes Sch. And what are the rest that do not bring People to this stature such as tosses People to and fro and carries them with their cunning slights and craftiness of men and lies in wait to deceive them Mast Yes they are them that bring people to no stability Ephes 4. Sch. What is the Scripture Are they the word of God Mast The Scriptures signifies writings the Scriptures of Truth are the Words of God Christ's Name is called the Word in the Revelations In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and God was the Word John 1. Schol. What is the Original of Sin Mast Original is the beginning the beginning of sin was the Devil Sch. And who destroys him Mast Christ Jesus destroys the Devil and his Works and through Death destroys Death and the Devil who has the power of Death and the Seed of the Woman shall bruise the Serpents Head Sch. What Seed was that Mast Christ Jesus Sch. To bruise how is that Mast It is to break to pieces to crush to break into pieces and into powder his strength and power Sch. Master the Star-gazers tell me all Light comes from the Sun Mast Read Genesis 1. there thou wilt see there was Light and Day and there was three days before the Sun was made Sch. What is the Church Fellowship Mast It is the Gospel Fellowship Sch. What is the Gospel Mast The Gospel it is the power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth so the Power of God the Gospel is everlasting Sch. What is the Cross of Christ Mast The Cross of Christ is the Power of God and this is foolishness to them that perish and set up a wooden or a stone or iron Cross or any other outward Cross Sch. What is the ministration of condemnation which was glorious And what is that administration that exceeds it in glory Mast The Ministration of Condemnation was the Law that took hold upon the outward Actions of Men and Women but the Ministration of Restauration that exceeds it in Glory is Christ that takes away the Root of sin which the Fruits of sin proceeded from and the Law took hold upon the outward Action which Christ takes away the Root of and so makes the Root and the Branches holy who destroys the Devil and his works and bruiseth the Serpent's head Christ doth by whom all things were made and created who was glorified with the Father before the World began and set up from everlasting to everlasting the beginning and ending the first and last Sch. Who is the Christian Sabbath or Rest Mast Christ Jesus he that believeth hath entered into his Rest and ceased from his own Works as God did from his and so Christ is the Rest by whom all things are made and Created and there is Rest and Peace in him but not in old Adam Sch. Is the Light sufficient for Salvation Mast Yes by believing in the Light thou shalt be a Child of Light Sch. Who are true Christians Mast Such as believe in the Light of Christ and are led and guided by Christ Jesus Sch. Why are the true Christians called Quakers in this Age Mast It is in scorn and derifion that they are so called to render them and the Truth odious to the People that so they might not receive the Truth and be saved Yet quaking and trembling is no new thing for thou maist read of Quakers in the Scriptures as in Heb. 12.21 Moses said I exceedingly fear and quake And it is said Son of man eat thy Bread with Quaking and drink thy Water with Trembling And when Damel saw a Vision a great quaking fell upon the men that were with him And Habakkuk his Belly trembled and his Lips quivered Hab. 3.16 Sch. Sure those that scoffingly call the true Christians Quakers never read these Scriptures for they prove very plain that there were Quakers in the Primitive times But why do the people called Quakers say Thee and Thou to a single person Is that according to the Scriptures Mast Yes it is the proper Language to a single person and according to the Scripture God said Thee and Thou to Adam and Adam said Thou to God and people say Thee and Thou in their Prayers and it is the Pride in peoples Hearts that cannot take that Language themselves which they give to God And God said Thee and Thou to Moses and Moses said Thee and Thou to God again Jacab said Thee and Thou to Laban and Laban said Thee and Thou to him again and Jacob and his Sons said Thee and Thou to each other Gen. 43. to Chap. 49. And Jeptha who was a Judge in Israel did Thee and Thou his Daughter and she did Thee and Thou her Father the Judge again Judg. 11. And when Daniel and the 3 Children were before the King upon Examination they said Thou to the King and the Caldeans did Thou the King Dan. 3. And Paul did Thou King Agrippa And many other Examples there be in Scriptures but these are sufficient And Thee and Thou is the singular Number and to be spoken to one and You or
the Den and no manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed in his God And by the Commandment of the King those Men that had accused Daniel were brought and were cast into the Den of Lions even they their Children and Wives and the Lions had the master of them and brake their Bones in pieces before they came at the ground of the Den. This Daniel also delivered Susanna from the two wicked Judges he destroyed Bell and his Temple and slew the Dragon which they Worshipped Neâ•Œbuâ•Œchadâ•Œneâ•Œzer signifies the mourning of the Generation or wailing of Judgment he was King of Babel he conquered Egypt and destroyed Jerusalem he erected an Image of Gold and commanded it should be honoured decreed That whosoever refused to fall down to the said Imag should be cast into a hot fiery Furnace he dwelt seven years amongst wild Beasts The three Children were cast into the fiery Furnace for not worshipping the Image but God delivered them out of the Furnace Joâ•Œsiâ•Œah signifies the Fire or burning of the Lord the son of Zephaniah Iddo prophesied of him That he should destroy the Idolatry of Jeroboam he was made King of Judah and he put down Idols and caused Baals Priests to be put to death Iâ•Œsaiâ•Œah signifies the Health or Salvation of the Lord he was a Prophet of the Lord. Zaâ•Œchaâ•Œriâ•Œah signifies Mindful of the Lord. Matâ•Œthew signifies Given or a Reward he was an Apostle called by Christ Jeâ•Œsus signifies A Saviour or The Lord a Saviour the son of God a Voice from Heaven said unto him Thou art my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased he came of the Seed of David whose Kingdom endureth forever Christ signifies Anointed at the Age of twelve years Jesus disputed with the Doctors and the People were astonished at his Wisdom yet many would not believe he was the Christ because he descended of so low Parentage and said Is not this the Carpenter's Son Great Multitudes followed him and he healed many diseases his coming and Preaching was in great humility he was Mocked Persecuted and put to Death by the Jews the chief Priests perswaded the Multitude to ask of Pilate that Christ might be put to Death after his death they persecuted his Apostles and Imprisoned Peter and John and commanded they should preach no more in the Name of Jesus and also Stoned Stephen to death And King Herod persecuted the Christians Killed James the Brother of John with the Sword and because he saw it pleased the Jews he Imprisoned Peter also Paul signifies Marvel or marvelously he was an Apostle of Christ he was marvelously converted from being a Persecutor of the Church of Christ to be an Apostle and an elect Vessel of God Peâ•Œter signifies a Stone or Rock an Apostle of Christ John signifies The Grace of God or Gift or Mercy of the Lord the Son of Zebedee he and his Brother James were called by Christ as they were mending their Nets to be Apostles John was Banished into the Isle of Pathmos Tiâ•Œmoâ•Œthy signifies The honour of God or the honouring of God or precious to God Titus signifies Honourable Thomas signifies a Twin Philip signifies a Warrier or lover of Horses Saâ•Œmaâ•Œriâ•Œtans signifies Keepers marvelous hard thorny places or Dreggs The reason of the Names of the Books of Moses and other Books THE Hebrews usually named their Books from some of the first Words in the beginning of each As the first they called Beâ•Œreâ•Œshith that is In the Beginning the first word of that Book The second they called Veâ•Œleâ•Œsheâ•Œmeth which signifies Now these are the Names The third they called Vaâ•Œjiâ•Œkra which signifies And called for so it begins in the Hebrew The fourth Bamâ•Œmidâ•Œbar which signifies In the Wilderness The Lord spake to Moses in the Wilderness The fifth Elâ•Œleâ•Œhaâ•Œdabâ•Œbaâ•Œrim which signifies These the Words The Greek Interpreters and others from them called the first Genesis that is Generation because it declares the Creation and Generation of the World and of Men. The second Exodus which signifies A passing out because in it is declared the passing out of the Children of Israel out of Egypt in the beginning of that Book The third Liviticus because in it is declared the Laws and Order of the Levites The fourth Numbers because in the beginning thereof is the sum of the Children of Israel The fifth Deuterenomy which is Second Law the Law repeated the second time Judges is called from the Declaration of Judges that judged Israel before the Kings Kings from the Declaration of the Kings that reigned in Israel after the Judges Chronicles signifies a declaration of the things that were done in their several times Ecclesiastes signifieth the Preacher because so it begins The words of the Preaher The rest are named from the names of the Writers or things easie to be understood As Colossians signifies punished Corinthians signifies filled Ephesus signifies desirable Thessalonica signifies the other Victory of God The Signification of the seven Arts. THE word Grammar comes of a Word that fignifies to write Rhetorick of a Word that signifies to speak fluently Logick of a Word that signifies to speak and reason Astronomy signifies the Law or Distribution of the Stars Geometry signifies measuring of the Earth Musick signifies the Muses Art or Authors of Songs or Poetry Arithmetick comes of a Word that signifies Number Weights Measures and Coyns mentioned in Scriptures reduced into our English valuation Of Shekels there were three sorts A Common Shekel which weighed a quarter of an ounce and was worth fifteen pence The Kings Shekel weighed three Drachms that is in our Mony twenty two pence Half-peny The Shekel of the Temple weighed directly half an ounce and was worth two shillings six pence The Jews had three sorts of Talents The Common Talent which weighed three thousand quarters of an ounce or common Shekel amounts to six thousand Drachms which is one hundred eighty seven pound ten shillings The Kings Talent weighed three thousand of the Kings Shekels which amounted to nine thousand Drachms which is two hundred eighty one pound five shillings The Talent of the Temple or Sanctuary weighed three thousand Shekels of the Temple which is precisely so many half-ounces which amounteth to three hundred seventy five pounds A Silverling is often in Scripture used for a Shekel which is half an ounce and worth two shillings six pence for thirty of these Silverlings of the Sanctuary Christ was sold Mat. 26. which amounteth to three pound fifteen shillings English Mony The common Shekel of Gold weighed two Drachms and was worth fifteen shillings The Talent of Gold of the Temple weighed twelve thousand Drachms or Hungarian Ducats which is of our Mony forty five thousand pounds Abimelech King of Gerar said to Sarah I have given thy Brother an hundred Silverlings which were common Shekels which amounted to sixty two pounds sixteen shillings Gen. 20. Abraham bought a burying-place for his Wife Sarah for four hundred Shekels of Silver which are common
who is light and Salvation 5. He hath the Office of a Shephard who puts his Sheep forth out of the Prison and Captivity of old Adam and the Serpent out of the Jaws of Death and the Pit wherein there is no Water and the Graves of old Adam and out of his Bryars and Thorns and Christ goes before them as a Shepherd and they know his Voice and a stranger they will not follow and he brings them to the Pasture of life and to the Waters and Springs of life where he feeds them and fills them abundantly Christ doth who is the life 6. And he hath the Office of a Minister to minister Grace and Truth unto thee and Glory and Faith and the heavenly Riches and light and Power and Strength 7. He hath the Office of a teacher whom God hath anointed to preach the Spirit of the Lord is upon him to bind up the Broken-hearted to open the eyes of the Blind to set the Captive at liberty and the Prisoner free and to teach thee the vvay of life Salvation Holiness and Godliness the vvay of the Redeemed and the vvay of the Lord vvhich is perfect and the way of the Just which is a shining Light distinct from the way of Unjust which is Darkness 8. He hath the Office of a Phisician to heal thee of thy Sicknesses and Infirmities thy Deasness and blindness who is a Physician of value Christ Jesus 9. He hath the Office of a Mediator and Interceder who mediates and makes intercession for thee to God that thou maist pass to God through him who is able to save to the utmost 10. He hath the Office of a Captain of thy Salvation who conquers the Devil and his Works Hell Death and the Grave who trains up and disciplines his Souldiers with the heavenly Armour the Brest-plate of Righteousness and the Helmet of Salvation and the Armour of Light and shoes the Feet with the preparation of the Gospel and this Armour is proof being tryed and the Arms are the Shield of Faith the Sword of the Spirit the Word of God and Christ trains up his Souldiers to keep their Ranks in Righteousness in Godliness in Holiness in Truth in Life that they may stand against Death and stand against Darkness Unrighteousness Unholiness and the Power and Prince of it but doth not wrestle nor war with flesh and blood but with spiritual wickedness and Rulers of Darkness in High places c. And many more Offices as thou readest the Scriptures thou wilt see Child as thou growest in Truth that Christ hath for Christ is the Way the Truth and the Life and the Leader of people to God whom old Adam and the Serpent hath led from God Schol. What is it that gives the knowledge of God and where is it Mast The Light which shines in the heart it gives the knowledge of the Glory of God in the Face of Christ Jesus 2 Cor. 4. Schol. What brings Salvation Mast The Grace of God which hath appeared to all men brings Salvation Titus 2.11 which Grace teacheth us to deny ungodliness and worldly Lusts that we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present World Schol. What is the true Hope from the Hypocrites Mast The true hope is Christ in you the hope of Glory Col. 1.27 Sch. Who are them which seek that which comes down from above Mast Them that be risen with Christ and dead with him their affections are set on things above and not on things on the Earth Sch. What makes a man a Believer and how cometh a man or woman to be a Believer Mast Christ Jesus ' teaches thee how to believe and what to believe in John 12.36 While you have the Light believe in the Light so there are no true Believers but who believe in the Light so Christ teaches people to believe in the Light which Light manifests all things it manifesteth Christ to be its Saviour its way its Light and to be its Mediator for the light cometh from Christ who is the Light that enlightens every man that comes into the World that all through him might believe John 1. Sch. What makes a Child of Light and to come to have that honourable Name after God who is Light Mast By believing in the Light he becomes a Child of Light and so Children of the day and so there are no Children of the light nor Children of the Day but first they believe in the light Sch. What is that which shall lead into all Truth Mast It is the Spirit of Truth which must lead into all Truth Sch. Where is the Spirit Mast Within Sch. What shall reprove the World of sin of their righteousness and of their Judgment Mast It is the Spirit of Truth that leads the Saints into all Truth Sch. In what is God worshipped Mast He is worshipped in Spirit and in the Truth Sch. Where is the Spirit and where is this Truth Mast The Spirit is within and the Truth is within in the inward parts by which Spirit God is known and by the Truth the God of Truth is known Sch. What is God Mast God is a Spirit Sch. Where is the Church Mast The Church is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Thes 1.1 Sch. What is the Church Mast The people of God which he hath purchased with his own Blood Sch. Was Christ's blood shed for all and did he take death for every man and was he an offering for the sins of the whole World Mast Yes his blood was shed for all men and he tasted Death for every man c. tho some trample the blood of the New-covenant under their feet and deny the Lord Jesus that bought them Sch. Who is he that must instruct people Mast Neh. 9. Thou maist see how God gave his people his good Spirit to instruct them in the ways of righteousness and holiness and in the way of the Lord which is perfect Sch. What is the just man's Path and what the unjust man's Path Mast The path of the Just is a shining light which shines more and more till the perfect day but the path of the wicked is Darkness Sch. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his ways Mast By taking heed to the Word Sch. Where is the word Mast In the heart and the mouth to obey it and do it Rom. 10. Sch. What is the good old way and which is the new and living way and which is of these ways must we walk in Mast The good old way was the way among the outward Jews which they were to walk in but the new and living way is Christ Jesus which thou and all true Christians must walk in Sch. What was that Image of God that Adam was made in was it from below or from above Mast It was from above from God of his Image and Righteousness likeness and holiness the Image of God was not of the Earth from below Sch. What is meant of that Rib Eve