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A60655 A spiritual prospective glass Through which the rulers and people of England, may plainly see those things which concerns their peace. Being a manifestation from the Spirit of God, in love to all people. By one that desires the prosperity of truth, and the peace of the nation. W.Smith. Smith, William, d. 1673. 1670 (1670) Wing S4333; ESTC R216948 15,398 21

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A Spiritual Prospective GLASS Through which the Rulers and people of England may plainly see those things which concerns their peace Being a manifestation from the Spirit of God in love to all people By one that desires the prosperity of truth and the peace of the Nation W. Smith In him was Life and the Life was the Light of Men and the Light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not Jo. 1. 4. 5. For God who commanded the Light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the fear of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4. 6. Printed in the Year 1670. To the Reader READER IF absolute necessity did not constrain to make a discovery of that which doth occasion desolation and to inform all concerned wherein they wrong both themselves and others and so to set the truth before the face of all people it would be more satisfaction to fit in stilness then in such a manner to appear in publick and though the innocent dwell in that Love which endureth all things yet where severity oppresseth their innocency it causeth them to manifest the truth on their own behalf and also for the benefit of such by whom they are oppressed and for this very end is the matter published which in this little book is contained for if any conclude that the Innocent Quakers suffer as evil doers they make there conclusion without a good understanding and none are to conclude a matter until it be fully cleared by sufficient evidence and whoever thou art into whose hands this little book may be ordered thou art desired to read it or hear it in meekness and to consider the matter in it as becommeth true Wisdom and sound Judgement and so by thy own temperance and moderation thou may reap proffit and do thy self good Farewell W. S. A Spiritual Prospective Glass c. IT is not to be questioned but the Rulers and people of England do acknowledge and confess that Christ Jesus is their Redeemer and Saviour that they are Christians through the Faith they have in his death and Resurrection and therefore to be hoped that the ensuing matter may meet with better respect and entertainment in Relation to Christ an practice for Christian practice is always an acceptable thing to a Christian Nature and life because nature is delighted in that which is in agreement with it and the first being stated as a thing not questioned the latter may be more fully opened and presented for the harmony will not break where the matter is substantial in its ground and nature for whatsoever breaketh harmony doth alter the course of Nature by malignity for Christianity is concurrent in all passages without any malignity in it self to let or hinder and in this Harmony the Lord God hath his glory and where it is not so it is but Christianity professed which wanteth the substantial ground and nature of a Christian Life and the Title of a spiritual Prospective Glass comprehends the whole matter by allusion for most people know that it is the property of a visible Prospective Glass to discover visible things plainly which otherwise are obscure and not to be clearly discerned and by that means many comes to be satisfied concerning a thing by beholding it so fully as to know what it is even so must all people come to know and be satisfied concerning spiritual things by beholding them in the Light and Spirit of God for spiritual things are spiritually discerned and the Light and Spirit of God doth discover spiritual things as they are in nature and Life and in that discovery there is no deceiveableness by any false presentation or object but a true discovery of the substance of spiritual things by which the Soul hath great benefit and comfort and with this blessed Light and Spirit Abraham see Christs day and rejoyced and with the same light and spirit Moses see to the beginning and rehearsed the mighty works of God in the beginning and he see Christ the great Prophet who was to be Raised up like unto him and commanded that he in all things should be heard and so ●●ses see the beginning and the ending in the light and spirit of God and all the Prophets and holy men of God see the Heavenly and spiritual things in the same light and spirit of God and John see the Lamb of God and said behold him and some beheld his glory as the Glory of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth and so in the light and spirit of God all the Holy men of God discerned spiritual things and then they did not look at things that were temporall but at things that were eternal and this were a true presentation or object which did not deceive the beholders and by believing in it according to the dispensation of God they came to witness Salvation and Eternal life and so people must come to the light and spirit of God in themselves if they would see spiritual things for flesh and blood doth not reveal spiritual things and they that expect to see spiritual things in that nature they deceive themselves and this hath been in ages past and is at this day the ground of error concerning spiritual things for what man can see spiritual things with a natural eye there is no testimony given by the holy men of God that they see the things of God with flesh and blood or a natural eye but said The natural Man receives not the things of the spirit of God because they are spiritually discerned and no Man knows the things of God but the spirit of God and here the natural man is to stop and stand still and be quiet he cannot see spiritual things nor receive spiritual things nor judge of spiritual things and so not fit to meddle with such weighty concernments for seeing by Scripture testimony that no man knows the things of God but by the spirit of God then all that would know the things of God are to mind the spirit of God in themselves and as the spirit is minded obeyed it teacheth and instructeth in the things of God which it knoweth and so the things of God are revealed by his spirit and taught by his spirit and they that receive the Spirit they know the things of God in it and here is the spiritual mind in which is life and peace and he that hath a spiritual mind is a spiritual man and that man is fit to judge of spiritual things because he sees them in the spirit and knows them in the spirit and therefore able to give sound judgement which the natural man cannot do for the natural man runs into error by believing in false objects which darkness presenteth to his view and as he receives it into his beliefs so he holds it in his judgement and opinion as if it was the truth for error is a mistaking of