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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60437	Hidden things made manifest by the light in a plain distinction between condemnation and temptation : wherein is shewed how the rightetous law of God is ministered upon the transgressor, and how it is to be by all received and continued under, through it, as a schoolmaster to come to Christ, by him to have the sin done away forever : also of temptation, what it is, and how it may be known and discerned from condemnation, that out of temptation man may be delivered and kept with the light of Christ, who was tempted and did overcome : with a direction to them who profess the knowledge of the truth, and live not in the power of God, that they may know the entrance within the vail, where the temptations are overcome, and where the foolish virgins cannot enter / given forth for such who say they see, and yet their sin remaineth ... by a member of the church and body of Christ ... Humphrey Smith.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing S4062; ESTC R10253	15,254	23

HIDDEN THINGS Made manifest by the LIGHT In a plain Distinction between CONDEMNATION and TEMPTATION Wherein is shewed how the righteteous LAW of God is ministred upon the transgressor and how it is to be by all received and continued under through it as a Schoolmaster to come to Christ by him to have the sin done away for ever Also of Temptation what it is and how it may be known and discerned from Condemnation that out of Temptation Man may be delivered and kept with the Light of Christ who was tempted and did overcome With a direction to them who profess the knowledge of the truth and live not in the power of God that they may know the entrance within the Vail where the Temptations are overcome and where the foolish Virgins cannot enter Given forth for such who say they see and yet their sin remaineth and may be serviceable to such who can hear and understand the things of God that those who are yet blinde may no longer put darknesse for light and light for darknesse as it is written Bring forth the blind people that have eyes and the deaf th●● have ears Let all the Nations be gathered together and let the people be assembled who among them can declare this and shew his former things Let them bring forth their witness that they may be justified or let them hear and say it is truth Isa 43. 8 9. By a member of the Church and body of Christ for whose sake I suffer bonds in the Common Goal and House of Correction at VVinchester where my Name is written Humphrey Smith LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth neer Aldersgate 1658. Hidden things made manifest by the Light in a plain distinction between Condemnation Temptation Concerning the Ministration of Condemnation THE World being set in mans heart and sin being in the world before the promise was made which promise was before the Law by which the sin is discovered which sin was in the world before the promise yet the promise was before the Law and yet until the Law come death reigns over that to which the promise is and sinne separateth man from God the which is not clearly seen until the Commandment which is Light is come the ministration whereof is condemnation unto MAN being found in the transgression the which Ministration of Condemnation is to pass over all having sinned and when this commeth it finds man in the death and by it is sinne revived whereby man comes to see a body of sin which stands between him and God so that he is afraid of the dreadful power of God ministred forth through the law to slay him that hath transgressed the which some coming to see or in the least measure to feel calleth it a temptation because it maketh him sensible that condemnation belongeth to him and that all his profession and building upon the promise in that which the promise was not unto and seeing that if he lyeth down to receive this Ministration that then all his profession and knowledge zeal wisdom and prayers which did arise out of that ground which was cursed by reason of the sinne that was in the world before either the promise the profession or the law will be all ript up from him as filthy Rags and that his shame and nakedness must appear as it 's written Every mouth shall be stopped and every one shall stand guilty before God and no darkness nor shadow of death shall hide the workers of iniquity from the mighty hand of God who bring●th to judgement the hidden things of darkness and rips open the secret of the heart so that the most secret sins that ever was committed are clearly made manifest and justly charged upon the head of the transgressor who stands in enmity to God who will wound the head of the transgressor and plead in righteousness with him in whom the sin is found though not made manifest until the time that the Law is come by which it is discovered And this Ministration of Condemnation is not a temptation though many call it so who being blind put darkness for light and light for darkness for that which sheweth man his sin doth not tempt man to sin but rather brings man in fear that he may not sin for because of sin was the Law added and the Law was given after much of the love preservation power deliverances and the wonders of the Lord had been seen and it was given in the Wilderness where sometime there was want of bread and water where was Serpents Scorpions and many trials where the figure of him who was to heal the wounded and take away the sting of death and save the life of man was lifted up on high without them the which figure or outward bodily appearance was prepared by Moses And Christ had a body prepared him both which the carnal eye might see the carnal mind contend about even as the Devil about the body of Moses but the substance of the figure Christ the Light Gods power being not received within in the heart and so sin the transgression of the Law remains within and the figure or that which the natural eye did or may see was and is looked upon without and that without doth not take away the sin within and these knew not the ways of God who sinned and at last loathed the Manna calling it light bread in the Wildernerness even there was the Law ministred they whose eyes are open may read and understand And where the Law was given forth there was a Mount or a high place of the earth which then trembled by reason of the dreadful power of the Lord of Hosts and beneath or under the Mount was the Seed and Israel of God which was to keep the Law and Life Read within and understand and yet by reason of that which was hard upon the heart there was a crying out with dread and horror and fear That the Lord might speak no more least they dye and so that which is hard upon the heart in the which by the Law which is Light sin is found that is it which is afraid to receive the Law and come near the darkness and thunders and tempests and so though many do talk of the Law being a Schoolmaster to Christ yet are they as much afraid to receive the Ministration of Condemnation as their Fathers were who might have boasted that they were the people of God and his onely chosen flock and that the Land of rest was promised to them and that they had fed upon the passover and yet they perished before they came to that which was promised who are left for an example and they might have boasted and talked much of the goodness of God and of his wonders and of his presence being with them and of their own experiences therein and that therefore they were not to come under the Ministration of Condemnation and fear and horror and trembling and astonishment and

And it is a temptation which causeth man to deny and refuse the Law which is light and not come under nor receive the Ministration of Condemnation supposing he is under Grace and so not to come back to the Law because he hath gotten a profession of Christ whose day Abraham saw whose seed came through the Law of whom Christ came who fulfils the Law and maketh an end of sin who was in the Church in the Wilderness and in his pitty saved them and bare them all the dayes of old leading the humble feed that through the Wilderness of sin it might come and at last enioy that by which the sin is done away for ever And it is a temptation which causeth man to call that a temptation which in the conscience doth sometimes arise and let man see that he by his sin is in the fall the death and the curse and that the iudgements of God belongs to him and that he cannot escape the fierce wrath of the Almighty living in that by which sin is daily committed and the righteous Law of God transgressed and himself out of the Covenant of life wanting the power of God to bear him up out of iniquity so that he labors and prayes and cryes sometimes with tears like Esau to keep that alive in the transgression which God hath appointed to destruction Consider this And strive against that which letteth see the emptiness thereof condemns afterwards if a false ioy doth not arise secretly to glory in what was done whereby that was satisfied and got ease which the Judgement was to which of the Judgement was afraid and from under it led forth to perform a wil-worship from that ground where Cains nature bears rule who can bring a sacrifice but the deeds with the light seen to be evil who at last murthers the Just the sin lying at the door which secret sin cannot be hid from the light in any that commit it or in whom it is though never so secret And it is a temptation which worketh in the dark corners of the heart in the time when condemnation cometh to drive man to dispair by reason of the fierceness of the Judgement and drives him from God and his righteous Judgements into unbelief and hardness of heart against God and herein the Tempter prevails over many some whereof then go to destroy themselves not keeping in patience under the Judgement which was to destroy the sin for Christ the light comes to condemn and destroy the sin but the life he comes to save Others through unbelief have hardned their hearts in sin their minds being in that in which they cannot believe that ever they shall overcome sin nor be saved from it and such grow worse then before and use all means in vain lustful delights to murther that in them which checks reproves and condemns them for sin and many here turn aside from under the condemnation many and various ways some who are blind calling it melancholly so that few endure to the end enter through the strait Gate by the death through it the life to find not waiting with long forbearance out of that which hasteth in patience in the light to see feel and know the seed of Abraham brought forth of the barren Womb which against hope in hope believe And these Temptations leadeth further into sin and is not that which condemns for sin for that would keep out of sin though its Judgements be never so heavy upon man for sin And being that God is known in the ways of his iudgements and that they who are to receive the promise must keep Judgement and that with Judgement Sions redemption is to be witnessed and when Judgement begins to be set up in the heart to iudge condemn confound overturn and cut down the head body and root of all that which by the light is seen to be in the transgression having the form of godliness but not the power which keepeth out of and free from all sinne which the Judgement is to pass upon Therefore is that a Temptation which then draweth forth the mind from under the Judgement to get ease by a supposed peace with God from the comprehension of something done without afar off or long ago so climbs up another way then by the light within which I knovv is the door which condemns bringeth to Judgement the hidden things of darkness and brings fire and sword upon the Earth and sendeth not peace to it but setteth two at variance within whereby there is much striving in the Womb and not rest day nor night because of the War between the two seeds out of which trouble being led by that which in the Judgement could not stand so that getteth ease again and then man preacheth peace unto himself having got out of some trouble he then striveth more strongly to keep out of it then he did before and labours much to comprehend a resting-place to abide in though that be not redeemed with Judgement out of bondage which thereby should come to obtain rest and peace for evermore And being that the Law and the Prophets together are until John and that the Law is to iudge and cut down that which is above the seed exalted and that the Prophesies and openings from the Testimony of Witness is to uphold and preserve under the Judgement whereby some secret hopes or refreshings comes unto that which at last out of bondage should be redeemed therefore it is a temptation which leadeth forth on that hand in a Joy through the reason vvith great swelling imaginations in the vain light mind out of the fear of God not standing in his counsel but like the rest of the false Prophets coming to true openings from it run forth before that through Judgement be brought forth which should go before and lead them in Gods Wisdom and Counsel to stand and such speak great swelling words in a secret pride boasting of their experiences but are become the untimely children of the Mother of Harlots who with their Mother must be turned back into the bed of Torments And being the Lord God of life hath given his Son a light in the heart that man might be led taught and guided by him out of sin and giveth power to all them that love follovv and obey him to overcome their sin vvhose light being in Man a free gift from God and that by no other Name Way or Means man can ever be saved Therefore it is a Temptation vvhich leadeth out from that in the heart Which in it is given there to make an end of sin to follovv that vvhich doth not make an end of sin nor minister povver to them that follovv it to overcome their sin so that they cannot receive that vvhich clenseth from all sin such have the root and ground in them from whence sinne cometh but the Root of Jesse in whom there is no sin they are onely professing and talking of without them And it

is all in vain And this is not known by any but such who know the Judgements of the Lord set up in the heart and the Cup of Astonishment to the Adulterous seed which comes of the Will of the flesh and cannot lay down the life for the Friend Wherefore I say Wait to know the Birth that is immortal and feel that born up which never yet vvas raised in them over vvhom the Vail yet is that the free-Birth may be known and the Seed whom God hath appointed the blessing unto from under death redeemed that by the powerful risings thereof the understanding may be opened with that which was before Forms were that to it you may come which giveth life unto the soul and know a Saviour borne of the barren Womb and a Deliverer brought forth in the place where he hath not been known and the plant to spring out of that ground which is yet dry that it may be overshadowed with the loveliness of its spreading forth that a Way may be opened in the Wilderness and the humble exalted in the Valley and so come to learn of that which is yet little and low and take heed of taking counsel of the Serpent vvhose subtilty will soon lead forth from the simplicity neither cover your selves with any thing before the Righteousness of God which is perfect be received but love that which comes from the man of sorrows vvho comes to break the peace of all them who walk not in the everlasting Way of Life Let all them who are out of it search their hearts with the Light And take heed of that which is high forward or strong in the Will for vve are weak which is not brought to the Cross for there is the first birth from the wrong grounds which will speake and act that which it lives not in neither is able to confirm it in faithfulness to the death and loss of all for things may be true in themselves and that which is out of the truth may speake of it yet such vain talkers cannot suffer to death for what they speak For that which cometh forth first is strong in the Earthly and would live for ever and have the blessing and would rule over the meeke thing in the particular and in others having a secret desire to be admired being far unwilling to take a servants place but certainly it is the meeke humble suffering seed which in many is yet opprest that is to last for ever vvho through death comes into the Dominion Therefore sink down out of the airy Comprehension and subtilty above the life and first come to suffer with that vvhich is meek and lovv if ever you intend vvith it to reign in that peace and life vvhich from all that vvithout the Vail is hid and in silence watch and be sober to see him come which saves the soul and clothes it with his own Righteousness that you be not found without a covering of the spirit power and life among the foolish Virgins for few there be that find the Way of life and abide therein And I knowing the terror of the Lord that will certainly come upon all them who dye out of his Covenant therefore I warn all people every vvhere as the Lord enlargeth me to wait to feel the powerful Word of repentance and with the light to make diligent search into the ground and foundation of all Professions Words and Actions For the Lord God will make inquisition for the blood of the Just and reward the double-minded according to the intents of their hearts the Gaul whereof will be rent with the povver of his Might which will sweep away the refuge of lyes and confound your Divinations in the head of that knowledge above the seed and a day of desolation must come Sword and Famine must you know and the Earth to be removed and your heavens shaken that the poor may come to receive the glad tydings of the Gospel which is the povver of God for the fat and the strong is for judgement both vvithin without they are still sent away empty but the poor are they which are to be satisfied not the rich high wise strong mighty prudent Diviners and Orthodox Men and zealous Professors and licentious Libertines as they are called who professe a Saviour to come some would have a King to reign hereafter but they are not agreed how nor when nor where their King shall reign whom they imagine shall come but are sound despisers and not lovers nor faithful followers of him that is come the glory of whose KINGDOM is already shining over the World and is established in righteousness Who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords Who is our Head our Law-giver and our King and vve do not look for another as the Drunkards of Ephraim do vvho are drunk but not vvith Wine and staggar at noon-day and must be dashed one against another and broken to pieces as the potsherds of the Earth vvho are looking for a King to come and know not the King who is already come Who is the Light to which they will not bow though it in secret doth them reprove and sheweth us plainly of the Father and lets them see their disobedience To it now therefore bovv and bend for plainly the Lord God vvho is light vvill not alvvayes strive by the light of his Son in your hearts and this knovv That as I tender the least honest desires that are begotten in any after the living Truth of God yet I am to deal plainly vvith all and clear my conscience of all Who are covered vvith their ovvn conceivings and in Words and Writing to vvarn all in the spirit of truth and meekness as the Lord moveth me in faithfulness to declare against that vvhich yet in any bears rule over the Seed vvhich by judgement must be overturned and all the judgements of the Lord are true Wherefore ye that are vvilling to come out of temptations into that vvhere the foolish virgins cannot enter wait in the fear of the Lord to feele his Work vvithin vvhile the day of salvation lasteth least thick darknesse come upon you and you be found in the night in vvhich none can vvork and take heed of a secret high mindedness and prize your day of visitation more then life or liberty and take heed of that vvhich vvould contrive a vvay to shun the cross or stop the mouth of the vvitness but let the honest simplicity come to rule in the measure of it and take heed of entring in and yeilding to temptations for many vvayes hath the Serpent vvhich is near to beguile and destroy the life from man vvhich is not overcome but in the continual fear through the cross to the Will vvith the povver of the light vvhich is given to lead through all these things into the rest vvhich is prepared onely for them vvho are faithful to the light For this have I not learned nor received from men the Lord God knovveth I lye not but through the operation of the mighty povver of God vvhose indignation I have born in vvhose judgements I rejoyce for ever and glorifie and praise his blessed Name vvho by it my Wisdom confounded and suffered me to be sifted and tempted by the Enemy divers vvayes yet preserved my life under the shadovv of his Wing that I might praise and serve him in the Land of the living and declare his Wonders among the sons of men and let them also see vvith the light the narrovv vvay that they are to come vvhich in some measure hath been declared though in that language vvhich the Wisdom of the World may not understand and call it legal to vvhom as foolishness it may appear but my voice may be knovvn to the spirit in prison vvhom my soul travels for in the bovvels of my Fathers love H. S. FINIS