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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44806	Some of the misteries of Gods kingdome declared, as they have been revealed by the spirit through faith for the information of all such who have erred for lack of knowledge in their judgements, and have perished for lack of understanding ... : also for the confirmation of such who are made partakers of the like precious faith / by one who is made partaker of the riches of his grace, and of the salvation which is in Christ Jesus revealed through the spirit, called Francis Howgill.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3179; ESTC R38992	36,833	47

in some measure be felt and its living testimony in some thing yet it may be a long time before there be a clear distinguishment in the understanding so that one cannot clearly discern its moving from all other false motions and high imaginations which are above And hence it is that the hasty and forward minds follows their vain motions which leads them into deceit and then the Questioner gets up and then they question all that ever the Spirit hath made manifest unto them before a vaile then is drawn over and the enemy lodges in the vayl and in the darknesse which is entred and then as soon as any hearkens within to that which is the uppermost and doth abound the enemy that lodges in that presents motions as to obey this and that and all is deceit So therefore all is to keep back that they may sensibly feele between the pure motions and drawing of the Spirit and the vain thoughts that arise out of the earthly heart and when any thing doth arise which the light doth not bear witnesse to it 's not to be followed nor heeded but a quiet still writing that things may be cleared to the understanding and for want of this many have run out and have brought forth Satans work and acted things forwardly in their wil and so have clean lost the true sense of that which should guide their minds and have followed the spirit of errour and have caused the pure spirit of the Lord to be evil spoken of But as there is a keeping back and a quiet waiting out of willing or running and hast it arises purely and stilly in the heart and shines forth in brightnesse in the heart so that it giveth perfect evidence and full testimony of it selfe that there will be no doubting nor questioning of it's motion for it will apparently shew forth its selfe in its own transparent brightness with full assurance of its own will and then after it be cleerly seen and its motion then keep under all reasoning and keep out all questioning and give not way to temptation and that which moves of the Lord of life will carry thee through in its own operation and power to accomplish the will of God and so thou wilt have peace being obedient and thy strength will be renewed for as any is brought to submit unto the will of God when it is known and comes to obey by vertue of its own power that which is contrary unto Gods spirit in thee comes to loose its strength and to decay and be we●kned but as any disobeys the pure motion of Gods holy Spirt after it be known the enemy is strengthened and that which is of the flesh nourished and the spirit comes to be quenched that which would give thee power if thou submittest to it But yet know this the spirit in it selfe never loses its purity neither can be quenched in it selfe but will bear its pure witnesse against thee and none shall be able to stop its reproo● Thus the diversity of its operation comes to be known as it s hearkned unto obeyed loved and believed in it puts forth its pure power and gives strength and seales peace to the obedient but disobeyed and resisted it condemns judges reproves and seals condemnation to the disobedient and yet there is no variation in it self for it is always one and the same But as it operateth upon different natures or objects unto which it joyns to or stands at a distance from that is to say the good ground it causeth to bring forth fruit unto God and the cursed ground out of which bryars and thorns do arise it kindles a fire in that shall not quenched but as there is a submission unto its pure operation it burns up and destroys that which hinders the growth of the seed and it purgeth the heart of them that have confidence in it from all filthinesse both of flesh and spirit and worketh up the creature into its own frame and nature and fashions and makes and moulds all that are in the faith into the image of the Father and so the Fathers love comes to be shed abroad in the heart and as wrath was revealed through the spirit and condemnation so now the peace of God comes to be enjoyed and his consolation shed abro●d largely in which there is pure rejoycing for ever Vnto whom the Spirit of the Father bears witness and seals assurance of the Fathers love a●d of justification with God declared NOne hath the witness of Gods spi●it bearing witnesse to them nor in them who have not believed in the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world by whom alone life is begotten by the powerful operation of Christ in them that believe in him who is eternal light it selfe whose word is spirit and life by which the new Creature is framed formed in them that b●lieve unto whom he maketh manif●st his power for unto him who is the life of men is all power committed both in heaven and ear●h for nothing was made or created but by him neither is any turned from sin but by him and by his mighty power without him ●s death in him is life and the life is the light of men So that none but they that are born of the light and are begotten by him who is light can have the spirit of Christ who is light to bear witnesse unto them neither the assurance of the Fathers love for onely they that are born of the spirit and walk after the spirit are justified by the spirit of the Lord for the assurance of his love is not made manifest to his enemies but unto them that are born and brought forth in his own image in his own likenesse and nature which is pure and incorruptible without stain or d●filement the holy seed which is heire of the promise who knows the living hope which purifies the heart and bringeth the answer of a good conscience unto them that feel and witness●the washing of regeneration and have know● in themselves the clean water poured sor●h upon them which hath taken away the stains and spots and bl●mishes and the defilements for where these are not washed out and the heart cleansed from them and that believed in wherein Gods all-suffi●iency is felt and his pow●r made manifest there cannot be assurance of the Fathers love in the heart nor in the soule neither doth the spirit of the Fa●her bear witnesse unto such nor assure their justification but on the contrary where sin remains unsubdued and taken away the spirit of the Father condemneth the sin and the creature now is joyned to it and is become one with it for no sin is brough● forth but there is a consent and an ascenting to the instigation of the Devill although when a temptation ariseth either within or without there may be a resisting and a striving against it for a little but the heart not being kept close to the spirit the enemie

all things which are reproveable and the day-star is arisen in the hearts of many and they are come to see that fulfilled in their hearts which Peter exhorted them to wait for and to take heed unto the sure word of prophesie until the day appeared and did dawn in their hearts which day when it appears and to whom it appears discovereth all things and maketh all things manifest as it is declared by the Spirit of truth in the Scripture of truth and every mans work shall be tried of what sort it is and of what nature it is and this day hath appeared to many praises to the Lord who have waited for it and now they see every thing in its ground and rise and every tree and fruit is seen according to its kind whether good or bad and every mans works is obvious to every one who are in the day and upon whom the morning of righteousness hath appeared and the Sun of righteousness hath shined upon whereby that is seen in every one by the light which is truly called day by the Lord who causeth it to spring from on high which is reproveable and condemnable and also whatever is justifiable and unreproveable is seen by the day of the Lord appearing in the heart The day of the Lord what it is and to whom it hath appeared discovered and how it is seen GOd is a spirit his day is spiritual and is seen with a spiritual eye its pure light pure brightness the pure shining forth of the Lord in his glorious excellency the pure shining forth of eternity life puting forth it self in its brightness holiness sheding it self abroad in its glory purity spreading it self in its immeasurable excellency and can onely be seen as it is in it self by the children of the light that are born of it there is a natural day there is a spiritual day the natural day receives its brightness from the Son the spiritual day receives it brightness from the Son of righteousness by whom it s brought forth without whom nothing was made or is made or brought forth but by him who is the fountain of life and as the natural day receives its clearness from the natural Sun and is discerned by the natural eye of a natural man and all things natural are seen and discovered by and in the natural day and are perspicuous and obvious to him that hath his natural sight even so from the Sun of righteousness the Lord of glory light and purity the day of God receives its brightness and is issued out from him by the rays of his brightness and is discerned and seen only by the spiritual eye of the spiritual man who is the Image of the father brought forth in life and in his own nature and quality that is to say from God the Father of life by Christ Jesus the life of men the light of the world and this is the birth which is born from above which is of the nature of the Father and the Sun and of the day and he onely comes to behold this day and discerns all things of the fathers kingdom by it and likewise discerns all the hidden things of dishonesty and the works of darkness which is brought forth by the Prince of darkness who is shut up in eternal and utter darkness which is his dwelling place for ever which is his residence and shall be the residence of all the workers of iniquity that bear his Image for ever Obj. But some may be ready to say It is not yet appeared and all things are not yet made manifest and that day is not yet come neither hath appeard in this age to any Answ. What if a man that is naturally blind say that there is no light in the day nor in the Sun because he sees none is therefore there no light in the day nor in the Sun And what if all things be alike unto him day and night so that he can distinguish nothing doth this therefore make void their seeing who do see with the natural eye both the Sun and the day and hinder them from distinguishment or discerning And what if they who are spiritually blind and are children of the night say they see nothing nor beholds nothing of the day of the Lord or of the discovery of the things of God or of his glo●ious appearance which many witness doth this therefore make their sight void or discovery of the things void to them who have seen into the things that be of God● kingdom the unbelief of some doth not make the faith of them that do believe void God forbid What the day of the Lord is and what it will be to the wicked declared AS I have said though the day of the Lord be pure light and brightness in it self and mixeth not with the night which is of a contrary nature because the Lord in the beginning separated them and set a decree which will last unto all perpetuity and that which limited the bounds and circumferen●e the●eof now is the same I say though the day of the Lord be pure and keeps its purity and property and nature and is still one and the same in it sel● for nothing can alter its purity yet it is a day of blackness and gloominess and a notable terrible day unto the wicked who hates its appearance and hates the light children of falshood and of deceit whose deeds be evil it makes them and their deeds manifest there it is unto them as it is written in a certain place The eye lids of the morning are unto them as the shadow of death the appearance of the Lord affrights them and they would run from it as a thief that diggeth through a wall and breaketh open a house in the night when deep sl●ep is upon men but when the day appears that discovers his actions he is afraid because he wil then if he stay there be seen and all that live wantonly upon earth whose hearts are set to seek after wickedness as for hid treasure the day of the Lord will steal upon such as a thief and will come as upon a thief and they being children of the night and bringing forth the fruits of darkness contrary to the light they will have their portion in utter darkness and eternal vengeance will compass them as a wall and fury as a fi●e that devoureth all the fewel so sh●ll the ungodly perish and have their portion with hypocrites Think on this all you raylers and revilers of the light and of the appearance of God and repent for as ●●e wilde asse that snuffs up the winde and they that seeks will not weary themselves with her yet a time cometh when she may be found and taken Even so all the ungodly though they may runne as a wild Asse traverse their way as a Dromedary yet the moneth cometh and the day cometh they wil be overtaken in the middest of security and they shall not escape And though the children of