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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66687	The new law of righteousnes budding forth, in restoring the whole creation from the bondage of the curse. Or A glimpse of the new heaven, and new earth, wherein dwels righteousnes. Giving an alarm to silence all that preach or speak from hear-say, or imagination. By Gerrard Winstanley	Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.	1649 (1649)	Wing W3049; ESTC R219016	82,328	133

for Abraham sprang from him and all Abrahamits are but a tree or vine that did spring from that one seed for indeed the spirit of life lies in the bottom which lifted up both Abraham and his children and is the one seed of righteousnesse and life from which every one springs what name soever any righteous body is called Now this seed doth promise himself to be the blessing of all Nations and the restorer of all things from bondage but the Nations of the earth since that report was made never yet enjoyed the benefit of it for the curse hath still rested upon the Creation and hath been rather multiplied from year to year so that at this very day those in whom the first fruits of restauration appears do see darknesse nay thick darknesse do cover man-kind And the curse doth rest mightily in the fire water earth and air all places stinks with the abomination of the curse So that a man can go into no place but he shall see the curse and enmity is that power that rules the creatures that makes them jar one against another Likewise miserry breaks forth upon man-kind from these four Elements of which his body is made and the curse rests within him and the curse dwels round about him But Abrahams seed is and must be the blessing of all Nations and shall spread as far as the curse hat● spread to take it off And this seed Dear Brethren hath lien hid in you all the time appointed and now is breaking forth And the Nations shall know That salvation or restauration rather is of the Jews that King of righteousnesse and Prince of peace that removes the curse and becomes himself the blessing arises up in you and from you and fils and will fill the earth both man-kind and the whole Creation Fire Water Earth and Air for the blessing shall be every where And though the seed of the flesh have cast you out for evil and you have been the despised ones of the earth and the children of the flesh refuses to buy and sell with you yet now your glory is rising And the ancient prophesie of Zecharie shall be fulfilled That ten men shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew saying Let us go with you for we have heard that God is with you This new Law of righteousnesse and peace which is rising up is David your King which you have been seeking a long time and now shall find him coming again the second time in the personall appearance of sons and daughters he will be a true Davider indeed between flesh and spirit between bondage and libertie between oppressours and the oppressed he is and will be the righteous Judge he will lead your captivitie captive and set you down in peace He is now coming to raign and the Isles and Nations of the earth shall all come in unto him he will rest every where for this blessing will fill all places All parts of the Creation in whom the curse remains shall be shaken and moved and the seed of the flesh shall find peace no where He will throw down the mountaines of the flesh fill up the low valleys of the spirit he will make rough wayes smooth and crooked wayes strait he will make the earth fruitfull and the winds and the weather seasonable he will throw all the powers of the earth at your feet and himself will be your governour and teacher and your habitations on earth shall be in peace that so you that are the Citie of the Lord New Jerusalem the place of his rest may be the praise of the whole earth If any one say The glory of Jerusalem is to be seen hereafter after the ●ody is laid in the dust it matters not to me what they say they speak their imagination they know not what I know that the glory of the Lord shall be seen and known within the Creation and the blessing shall spread in all Nations and Jerusalem indeed which is Abrahams children sprituall Israel gathered together shall be the praise and glory of the whole earth and the restauration of all things is to be seen within the Creation of Fire Water Earth and Air And all bodies that are made of the compound of these four Elements are to be purged and delivered from the curse and all shall know that this almighty King of righteousnesse is our Saviour and besides hi●● there is none The swords and counsels of flesh shall not be seen in this work the arm of the Lord onely shall bring these mighty things to passe in this day of his power and the hearts of men shall tremble and fail them with fear to see the misery that is coming upon the world for the glory and riches of men shall be brought low and the Lord alone shall be exalted Therefore all that I shall say is this Though the world even the seed of the flesh despise you and call you by reprochfull names at their pleasure yet wait patiently upon your King he is coming he is rising the Son is up and his glory will fill the earth And when you see the Doves flock to the windows not to your Church-windows but to the teachings of the Father for his discoveries are the windows that lets the light of the Father shine into the soul and these are dreams voices and revelations immediatly from the Father himself his own inward teaching without which the soul is hungry and flocks unto the inward discoveries and teaching of the Father for satisfaction forsaking all other in point of inward rest When you see or hear of the risings up of Israel like the noise of mighty waters carrying all before them then rejoyce and say Your redemption draws near and the reports from the Lord are true wait with a meek and quiet spirit for the consolation of Israel even the coming forth of the deliverer That shall turn ungodlinesse from Jacob Then shall Jacob rejoyce and Israel shall be glad So I rest January 26. 1648. A waiter for the consolation of Israel JERRARD WINSTANLEY The New Law OF RIGHTEOVSNES Budding forth to restore the whole Creation from bondage of the curse CHAP. I. THere is nothing more sweet and satisfactory to a man then this to know and feel that spirituall power of righteousnesse to rule in him which he cals God For while the flesh through hasty and violent lusts doth rebell against the spirit it hath no true peace but is still pulling misery upon himself But when the created flesh is made subject to the law of righteousnesse and walks uprightly in the Creation in the light of that spirit then it lies down in rest In other writings I have declared what I know That Almighty power ever living Spirit is which rules and preserves the whole Creation fire water earth and air and of every creature in these elements or that is made up of all these in a compound matter as all flesh is And something I shall

Justice And is not God the Authour of that wrath As 〈◊〉 is said Is there any evil in the Citie and the Lord hath not done it I answer This is warily to be understood left we dishonour the Lord in making him the Authour of the creatures misery as one of late in his Pulpit an Universitie man in my hearing did relate and by his multitude of words darkned knowledge mightily therefore I shall deliver what I have received concerning this First know that there is mention of three Gods in the Scriptures 1. The Magistrate I said ye are gods 2. The Devil The god of this world hath blinded your eyes 3. The King of Righteousnesse is called God The Lord God omnipotent reigns Now the Magistracie is ruling power called God by their righteous Government a Kingdom may be kept in peace but by their unrighteous Government they trouble every body and the people may say Thou O our God hast destroyed us Secondly The devil or the powers of the flesh in every man and woman is a ruling power called god that brings misery to every body and corrupts the whole Creation fire water earth and air 1. By drawing the Creature into unreasonable wayes which wayes and works 2. Becomes the creatures own tormentours when by the light of the Sun of Righteousnesse man is made to see himself for all mens sorrows are but the risings up of their own works against themselves Therefore people may say to the devil or their unrighteous flesh O thou our God thou hast destroyed 〈◊〉 thou hast deceived us O god thou promisedst peace and afterwards writest bitter things against us Our own works are our tormenting devils Then thirdly The King of Righteousnesse is the ruling power called God but he is not the Authour of the creatures misery for his dealing with unrighteous flesh is two-fold which is the righteous Justice and Judgement of the King First he suffers man to take his own course and to act his own will and to follow his own l●sts letting him alone and permitting him a time to do what he will for wise proud and covetous flesh thinks himself to be a god or an Angel of light and that his wisdom and power is the onely power And now if the righteous King should not give him this libertie he would say he had wrong done him therefore Reason lets him have his will to act his principles that when the time comes that he shall be made to see himself and his works he may be left without excuse This declares the Almighty power of patience love and meekness in the King towards his creature that he can suffer himself to be a servant to that cursed power in the flesh to this end that he may take that fleshly wisdom in his craft destroy that curse and save his creature man from that bondage That after that man hath had trial of his own wisdom and power of his flesh and finds it a devil and that there is no blessing in it he may then come to lie down in the wisdom and power of the King of Righteousnesse in rest and peace Secondly In the solnesse of time that is when all flesh hath corrupted his wayes then the King or Sun of Righteousnesse arises up and lets man in his light to see himself to be a devil The King layes no hand upon him but lets him see himself and the mans own works become the devils that torment him If a man have sore eyes and look in the Sun his eyes smart now that smart comes not from the Sun but the venome of the eyes rises up torments it self when the Sun cause it to see or feel it self This declares the wisdom power Justice and holinesse of the King that when he rises he can make flesh to see it self and needs do no more but shine forth and burn in his brightnesse by whom that curse or drosse in the flesh is consumed and cannot stand therefore if flesh were righteous it would stand before the righteous Law but seeing it cannot stand it appears unrighteous to be a devil and no Angel of light And this method of the Father brings glory to his own name that he alone is the one almighty power and wisdom This is Justice in the righteous Judge and shews him to be the pure Law and flesh kils and torments it self I but when the waters drowned the world and the fire burned Sodom this was a Judgement more then letting flesh see his own unrighteousnesse I answer The overflowings of the water in that manner to drown and the breakings forth of the fire in that manner to burn waste and consume were the rising up of the curse that was in the water and fire to destroy the unrighteous flesh of man that caused it For when the Father made the Creation he made all Elements to uphold one another in Righteousnesse and one creature to preserve another therefore it was all very good But this rising up of creatures to destroy one another is the curse which unrighteous man that is the Lord of the creatures hath brought upon the Creation I but how comes the fire and water to break forth to destroy at some times more then another I answer When the fulnesse of time comes that earth begins to stink with the abominations of man then the Father arises up and shews himself within the Creation of fire water earth and air And the curse that is brought upon this by man cannot abide the presence of the Lord but rises up and runs together into a head to oppose the Lord but indeed it destroyes man that was the cause of it So that the risings up of waters and the breakings forth of fire to waste and destroy are but that curse or the works of mans own hands that rise up and run together to destroy their Maker and torment him that brought the curse sorth While water and fire are useful the blessing of the Creation lies in them and comes from them to preserve the Creation for the glory of the Maker But when they break forth to waste and destroy this is the curse the burden of the Creation that breaks forth to destroy unrighteous man that caused it And it doth break forth when the Lord appears in the Creation as I said when the Sun shines the venome in sore eyes rises up and smarts So when righteous power begins to move in the fire and upon the water the curse that is in these Elements arises up and disturbs the Creation to the destruction of man whose work it is I but one man kils another by wars and such like Is not this the wrath of God upon them I answer in the same manner as I did before for as the cursed flesh in one body torments it self when he sees himself a devil So multitudes of bodies of men are still but one flesh or one earth And when the Sun of Righteousnesse begins to shine into this earth the venimous parts