of Jesus Christ in the doctrine of Free-grace more fully then in former dayes he hath given you liberty to worship him in his owne way and established your liberty by a Law both spiritual and temporal He hath manifested his care of you in answering all your prayers and granting all your requests that you heretofore have or now doe put up to him in faith so that it is but aske and have seek and finde and yet all this is but the beginnings of mercies to you these be but the dawnings of the day and the first fruits of what is ripening Your eies have not yet seen your ears have not heard your hearts have not yet understood what glorious things are comming you may now say to all the proud opposers yet remaining as once was said to Haman Hest 6. 12. If Mordecai be of the seed of the Iews before whom thou hast begun to fall thou shalt not prevaile against him but surely fall before him If those that hereto fore you called Puritans and now Separatists be of the seed of Abraham the father of the faithfull before whom ye have begun to fall you shall not prevaile against them but surely fall before them Assemble your selves together against these people you will be broken in pieces take councel together it will not stand continue your Plots one after another as fast as you can it will be discovered take councel of Achitophel and it will be turned into foolishnisse lift up your voices with Herod like a god the Worms will destroy you and that immediately Speak with the tongue of men and angels you want love and you are but as sounding brasse and tinkling Cimbals Rejoice O Sion thy day is dawning Howle O Babylon thy day is ending and thy plagues are comming The most glorious dayes that ever we read of in Scripture doe begin to dawn although very few doe see it and the most doleful times that ever appeared is almost come against the enemies of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus for all that they have hitherto undergone is but the beginnings of sorrows the first wo is past the second is â—…omming see Revel 18. 2. Babylon is fallen 〈◊〉 fallen v. 8. Her plagues are come in one day â—â—eath and mourning and famine and she shall be â—…tterly burnt with fire for strong is the Lord who â—â—dgeth her Silence thy thoughts and listen 〈◊〉 little and thou shalt heare that voice â—…poken of Rev. 9. 10. 15 16 19. Oh what weeping and wailing is there mongst the Great ones the Kings and â—…rinces and Merchants and mighty ones â—…f the earth Why what is the matter â—…hy Babylon is on fire I cannot come neer â—…er I am fain to stand afar off Alas alas â—â—at great City that is cloathed in fine linnen and â—…urple and scarlet and decked with gold and preâ—…ious stones and pearls in an houre is so great â—â—easures come to nought Well what follows â—…hereupon v. 20. Rejoice O ye servants of the â—…ord for I am now avenging you on your enemies Their day of mirth and carnal pleasure is â—â—ding and their plagues beginning but â—…our day of perfecution is almost over Ye â—…hall rejoice but they shall mourn ye shall 〈…〉 ng for ioy of heart but they shall weep for â—…orrow of heart and howl for vexation of â—…pirit Your enemies have already received â—…heir good things with the rich man and â—â—re now to receive the bad Luk. 16. 25. But â—…ou have been with Lazarus in misery and received your bad things and now you arâ—… to receive your good you shall be comâ—…forted but they shall be tormented Luk. 16 24 25. Give eare a little silence your owâ—â— thoughts listen Methinks I heare Chriâ—â— saying to his people as in Luk. 24. 17. whaâ—… manner of communication is this that yoâ—â— have one to another as you walk and aâ—â— sad what sad you had never so greaâ—… cause to rejoice v. 25. O fooles and slow oâ—… heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken If ever these words were seasonable to them it is also seasonable to us and it is written for our learning O fools and slow of hearâ—… to believe all that the Prophets have said to believe all that Christ hath said and thaâ—… all his Apostles have said No marvel yoâ—… have communication together as you walâ—… and are sad You do not believe the Prophets you do not believe Christ you dâ—… not believe the Apostles for if you did you could not be sad forall these do testifie abundantly that there is none undeâ—… the heavens have so great cause to triumpâ—â— and rejoice as you for as all things worâ—… for the glory of God so they turn to youâ—… good All things work together for good to them that fear God Let not us then be fools slow of heart believe all that the Prophets have said Why what have the Prophets said â—…he Prophets speak of the state of the â—…hurch in their dayes and also they proâ—â—esied of the state of the Church in the yes of Christs incarnation and lastly they â—â—ophesied of the state of the Church of â—…hrist in the latter dayes before his coming 〈◊〉 judgment Now all is written for our â—…arning but that which doth most neerly â—â—ncern us is to know what state we are â—â—der and what God is now doing and â—…hat we are now to expect First then the Lord is even now beginâ—â—g for the time is at hand to bring in the â—â—ws and that will be of great advantage 〈◊〉 all the elect Gentiles as you may see â—…om 11. 12 13. and Isa 60. 3. 5. 66. â—…1 12. So that will be brought to passe â—â—a 2. 1 2 3. The mountain of the Lords house all be established on the top of the mountains â—…nd exalted above the hills and all Nations shall â—…ow unto it So the Law shall go forth of 〈…〉 ion and the Almighty will have a gloriâ—…us kingdom in the spirits of his people â—…nd this is the Name of Christ upon earth â—…nd the New heaven we read of In a word â—…e will in and by his Saints rule the world See Dan. 7. 27. The kingdom and the dominioâ—… and the greatnesse of the kingdome under tâ—â— whole heaven shall be given to the Saints the most High whose kingdome is an everlastinâ—… kingdome and all dominions shall serve and ob 〈…〉 them Oh what a blessed day will this b 〈…〉 when the Power both supreme and suâ—… ordinate shall be in the hands of the Sainâ—… of the most High The government haâ—â— for a long time been in the hands of tâ—â— basest of men as in Dan. 4. 17. and setteâ—â— up over it the basest of men Look back little and consider what kind of Magisteriâ—â— power we had begin at the Head was noâ—… vice advanced purity derided on whoâ—… Justice that hath no respect of persons hath been executed Next unto him wâ—â— any man fit for a Lord unlesse he was railing persecuting Bishop
And then fo 〈…〉 our Judges and Priests did not the oâ—â— judge for reward and the other teach fo 〈…〉 hire Mic. 3. 11. And then for the lesse 〈…〉 Lawyers and Journy-men Priests hoâ—… fast would the one ride and the other run 〈…〉 the one to cheat you in temporals the other in spirituals Then the Constables Church-wardens and Overseers if yoâ—â— come not to Church to hear their refinâ—â— Masse then they give in your names to thâ—â— Chancellor and Proctor and by vertue of a Spiritual warrant from their reverend Lord and Master the Apparitor must be imployed to summon you to appeare before them and if they have no witnesses against you then you must take an oath to accuse your self and then the very meanest Officer as the Clark Sexton and Tithingman if there be ever a Puritan or Round-head in the whole Parish they will mischief him as much as in them lies But the measure of their iniquity being full and their day of calamity dawning these men are in part â—…lready laid aside and shortly will be fully rejected both of God and man And the Kingdom and the Dominion and the greatnesse of the Kingdom under the whole heavens shall be given to the Saints of the most High whose Kingdome is an everlastâ—…ng Kingdome and then the Nations shall â—…ecome the Nations of Christ and the goâ—…ernment shall be in the hands of the Saints and the Nations and Kingdomes that will not serve thee to wit Christ in the Saints shall perish Isa 60. 12. 17 18. For brasse I will bring gold and for iron I will bring silver and for wood brasse and for stones iron I will also make thine officers peace and thine exactors righteousnesse violence shall no more be heard in thy land wasting nor destruction within thy borders but thou shalt call thy walls salvation and thy gates praise Jer. 30. 21. And their Nobles shall be of themselves and their Governors shall proceed cut of the midst of them and so the Lord will punish all those that oppresse you Even now is the Lord begining to restore Magistracie and Ministery to itâ—… primitive institution This work is begun in England Ireland and Scotland will followâ—… and if I mistake not France Holland and Spain will come after and so all other parts untill that be fulfilled Dan. 2. 35. Dan. 7. 27. Rev. 11. 15. In Dan. 2. we read of a little stone cut out of the mountaines without hands and it became so big as to fill the whole earth And that in Dan. 7. 27. The greatnesse of the Kingdome under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the Saints Rev. 11. 15. And the kingdomes of this world shall become the kingdomes of our Lord and of his Christ and so all his enemies shall be made his foot stool The houre of temptation is begun and will not end till it hath gone over all the earth O England England thou was first in misery thou shalt also be first in thy delivery Oh that thou didst now know what thou shalt shortly enjoy Thou hast been rough-hewed already thou wantest nothing but plaining and so thou wilt be made fit for the spiritual building thou hast been rough-hewed by the open prophane but now thou shalt be plained by the most zealous Pharisees those that will fast twice a week and give tythe of all they possesse and pray in the corners of the streets and say Lo here is Christ In a word the greatest formall professors will be thy greatest persecuters herein is the devils last and most subtle design he will now come with fair words and specious pretences and if you look upon his habit he is in sheeps cloathing and if he hath feet like a beast he will have hornes like a lamb and although under another garb he will execute the power of the first beast in persecuting thee as Rev. 13. 12. But God will bring these proud opposers down unto the dust See Isa 24. 19 20 21 22 23. Then the Lord God shall reign in mount Sion and in Jerusalem gloriously Therefore with Peter let us expect a new heaven and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousnesse 2 Pet. 3. 13. Behold I create â—…ew heavens and a new earth Isa 65. 17. And you shall sing for joy of heart and that whiles your enemies doe weep for sorrow of heart and howl for vexation of spirit Isa 65. 1â—… 〈◊〉 14. For the Lord is now turning to his people a pure language and they shall shoâ—…tly serve him with one consent Zeph. 3. 9. The eyes of the blinde begin to be opened and the ears of the deaf to be unstopped the lame man begins to leap as an Hart and the tongue of the dumb to sing for in the wildernesse do waters break out anâ—… streams in the desart The brightnesse of Christ doth begin to appear which doth not onely discover but also destroy Antichrist 2 Thess 2. 8. Yea unto all you that fear his name is the Son of righteousnesse arising with healing in his wings Mal. 4. 2. The light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shall be sevenfold Isa 30. 26. And so he will destroy iâ—… this mountain the face of the covering cast over people and the vail that is spread over all nations and the rebuke of his people he will take away Isa 25. 7. And so we shall all know him from the least to the greatest Jer. 31. 34. And the Lord shall be one and his name one and as for 〈◊〉 we shall all have one heart and one way Jer. 32. 39. Isa 11. 6 7 8 9. And this he will do for light is sown for the righteous and gladnesse â—…or the upright in heart Therefore rejoyce in the Lord ye righteous and give thanks at the rememâ—â—ance of hiâ—… holinesse Gird up the loyns of youâ—… â—…inde be sober and hope to the end for the grace â—â—at is to be brought unto you at the revelation of â—…esus Christ 1 Pet. 1. 13. Now above half of the sons and daughâ—…ers of men are of a contrary judgement â—…aying of these and the like Scriptures â—…hat they be either fulfilled already or else â—…ay they there is some other meaning in â—…hese Scriptures which might be easily anâ—…wered Then for those men that do see â—…learly that these things are yet to be fulâ—â—lled they do vary and differ in their judgements 1. The first saith It is true glorious â—…imes are at hand Sathan shall be chained â—â—p and Christ shall reign personally on the earth for a thousand years Rev. 20. 2 3 4 5 6 7. 2. A second party of men stands up opposing the first saying It is true Christ shall reign upon the earth in the midst of his people but when not till after the judgement is past and this old earth burnt up and then he will create a new heaven and a new earth when the first heaven and the first earth
are past away Rev. 21. 1. 2 Pet. 3. 13. 3. Then there be a third sort of sober Christians that do look for and expect these glorious times and yet they do deny that Christ shall reign personally he shall reign it is true say they but how Christ will come in the spirit and have a glorious Kingdome in the spirits of his people and they shall by the power of Christ in them reign over the world and this is the new heaven and the new earth And for my part I do affirm that this is the glorious state that is now comming Isa 66. 22. 2 Pet. 3. 13. Rev. 21. 1. And these are the times of restitution so frequently spoken unto in the Scripture Rom. 8. 19 20 21 22 23. Act. 3. 20 21 22 23. Oh what a glorious time will this be when Magistracie shall be restored to its primitive institution to countenance those that do well and punish evill doers Rom. 13. 3. Dan. 7. 27. Isa 2. 3. Isa 1. 26. O what a joyful time shall this be when Ministery shall be restored to its primitive Institution Jer. 3. 18. Jer. 24. 4. O what a blessed time will this be when our God shall undeceive the people that have been deceived by the Priests the Dragon shall be cast out of heaven and his Chaplains out of the Church God will take away the nature of wicked men that â—…lthough they remain wolves lions and â—…ruits still yet they shall not hurt nor deâ—â—roy in all this holy mountain For the â—â—arth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea Hab. 2. 14. Wherefore most noble overcoming Saints â—…ook for great alterations and mighty â—…hanges see what dissolutions God is making in the earth and look for the Lord â—…o be revâ—…aled from heaven who will be mighty in his dispensation and glorious â—…n revelation and strong and powerful in operation and he will bring to passe his determination which will be to the confounding of all things that are in opposition against him Oh then taste and see that the Lord is gracious it 's life to know him it is heaven to behold him it is melody to hear him it is endlesse happinesse to enjoy him And as you like the end that the Almighty aims at so approve of the way which he acts in and wait with patience for the accomplishment thereof There be glorious Deliverances for the Saints as hath been said but the Saints are too sudden in expecting these deliverances WHen our first Parents were fallen there was a promise made to them of a recovery by the second Adam in these words The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpents head And as soon as Eve had conceived and brought forth a son Gen. 4. 1. saith she I have got a man from the Lord for so some of our Translations render it And seeing this was not he when she brought forth her second sonne she calls him Abel which signifies vanity Seeing she was deceived in the first she calls the second vanity Now our mother was just as we are too sudden in our expectation of deliverances So if we look into that of Moses Exo. 5. ult Neither hast thou delivered thy people at all saith precious Moses Why Moses thou art a little too quick Have not these people prayed and hath not the Lord heard the cry and sent thee to bring them out of Egypt and am not I now upon delivering them and yet are they not delivered at all â—…oses thou art a little too sudden in exâ—…ecting deliverances So it was with the Apostles Act. 1. 6. â—…ord said they wilt thou at this time restore â—…e kingdome to Israel The Apostles were too â—…dden this was not to be done till many â—…undred years afterwards Methinks I see â—…he people of England yea many of the Lords â—…wn Lambs some of them in Egypt under â—…haraohs hard task-masters murmuring and â—…omplaining at other Saints as they did at Moses and Aaron And I see some others â—…rought to the Red-sea but in great fears before and behind as they were and some â—…re got over the sea and seen all their eneâ—…ies drowned as they were pursuing them â—…nd so begin to sing and many be marched â—…nto the midst of the wildernesse where they see great miracles waters flow out of â—…he Rocks and raining Manna from heaven and yet notwithstanding the people begin to murmure and desire to go back again to Egypt Oh here is the state of the English Nation they say it is better to go back again to Egypt to King Pharaoh or if he be dead to his young Sonne that he may reign over us where we may enjoy our old Discipline and eat our wonted food the onions and the garlicks and the leeks But some are of a more choise spiriâ—… and have sent unto Canaan to spie out thâ—… land Well there were twelve men seâ—â— ten of them bring up a false report of thâ—… land onely two of them were of anotheâ—… spirit and speak the truth the greateâ—â— part say it is a barren land the lesser paâ—â— say it is a fruitful land The people werâ—… divided and some fall to murmuring anâ—… so are destroyed in the wildernesse Well a few are gotten to Canaan the enemy flieâ—… before them they possesse their habitations and having all things at the full they soon forget their God Is not this all along our state at this day Some are travelling from Egypt to Canaan and some are journeying from Canaan to Babylon and some are walking from Babylon to Sion Q. Methinks I hear many saying If there be such glorious times at hand and that God doth intend good to us why is it thus and thus with us A. It is true there be many external and internal burdens lying upon us that we would be glad to have removed But consider a little first the fountain from whence these come Gods love secondly the end of them for thy good this will cause the â—â—ule to rejoyce in tribulation for to you is given not onely to believe but to suffer â—â—r his sake must Job the justest man that 〈◊〉 alive be fought against with the terrours â—…f the Lord Job 6. 4. Must David a man after â—â—ds own heart have no rest in his bones â—…ecause of his sins and be so wasted with â—â—e grief of his heart that his moisture is â—â—rned to the drought of Summer Psal 32. â—â—rs 3 4. Must Hezeâ—…iah who walked before the â—…ord in truth and with a perfect heart â—…ave the anger of the Almighty break his â—…ones like a Lion Isai 38. 13. Nay must the Sonne of God himself lie â—…leeding upon the crosse and cry out in â—…he bitternesse of his soule My God my God â—…hy hast thou for saken me and shall we think â—…o be altogether free from chastisement was â—…ot Abel murthered by his brother Noah â—…ocked by his son Job scoffed by his wife â—…lie slain by his sons See
plantâ—… his Spirit by vertue of which these men aâ—… women can pray in the Spirit rejoice 〈◊〉 the Spirit and in some measure worshâ—â— God who is a Spirit in spirit and in trutâ—… These can read and understand the letter 〈◊〉 the spirit they can discourse of spirituâ—â— things understandingly and feelingly bâ—… this power they can pull down strong holâ—… cast down imaginations Read for the proof 〈◊〉 this 2 Cor. 10. 3 4 5 6 7. By this power thâ—… can keep down their natural or corruptâ—…ble body as Paul 2 Cor. 9. 27. But I keâ—â— under my body and bring it unto subjection left should be found to preach that to others that should not practise my self Now this spiritual power as it was râ—…ceived from God so it is to be improvâ—… for God which if we be faithful and diâ—â—gent so to do then First the Lord will have the glory Mâ—â— 5. 16. Secondly it will redound to our greâ—â—est good Mat. 21. 22 23. And that there is a spiritual power it â—â—ll further appear from the several comâ—…ands from the Lord to his people to be â—…ing in spiritual things which were all 〈◊〉 vain if there be no ability given forth to â—…e Creature to do that which is required â—…ight instance in as many places as there 〈◊〉 Chapters in the Bible to prove it but â—…r brevities sake I shall mention but a few â—â—t 11. 23. Barnabas exhorted them all that â—â—th purpose of heart they would cleave unto the â—â—rd They did not answer him and say â—…at they had no power they could not doe it â—…il 2. 12. Work out your own salvation with â—…re and trembling These people did not â—…y there was Free-will in the Text. As King â—…AMES once said upon the like occasion â—…ere was Treason in the Text when a â—…inister that preached before him had taken Text of Scripture that did treat of the aâ—…se of Kingly power the King burst forth 〈◊〉 a passion and said There was Treason in the â—â—xt But if Kings will not cast down their â—…rowns at the feet of Christ Christ will â—…uck them off and lay them at the feet of â—…en If there be no power in man Natural nor 〈◊〉 man Spiritual then away with all the â—…dmonitions Instructions Informations and so with the whole Bible cease to teaâ—â— Man As good go teach the Sun Moon anâ—… Stars which way they shall go the Wind 〈◊〉 blow or the Sea to ebb and flow go teaâ—â— the Fish to swim and the Bird to flie fâ—â— they have power but man hath none And indeed if man regenerated if maâ—… spiritualized have no power to act go anâ—… race out these ensuing Scriptures as requâ—…ring that of man which man hath no abiliâ—â— to do Luk. 13. 24. Strive to enter in at tâ—â— strait gate Many shall seeke to enter â—… Rom. 15. 30. Now I beseech you brethren fâ—â— the Lord Iesus Christs sake and for the love 〈◊〉 the Spirit that you strive together with me yoâ—… prayers to God for me Hâ—…b 12. 4. You have nâ—â— yet resisted unto blood striving against siâ—â— Heb. 12. 1. Let us lay aside every weight and tâ—â— sinne that doth so easily beset us and let us 〈◊〉 with patience the race that is set before us 2 Peâ—… 1. 5 6 7. And besides this give all diligence adâ—… to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledge aâ—â— to knowledge temperance and to temperance paâ—â—ence and to patience godlinesse and to godlineâ—â— brotherly kindnesse and to brotherly kindneâ—â— charity c. 2 Pet. 1. 10. Give all diligence 〈◊〉 make your calling and election sure 2 Phil. 1â—… Work out your own salvation with fear and treâ—…bling Jer. 4. 14. O Ierusalem wash thine heâ—◠〈…〉 m wickednesse that thou mayest be saved â—â—r 18. 11. Return from your evil wayes and â—…ake your wayes and doings good saith the Lord. â—…at 11. 28. Come unto me all ye that labour and â—…e heavy laden and I will give you rest Jâ—…r 3. 13. â—â—ly acknowledge thine iniquity I wil pardon it Now as many as have received this spiriâ—â—al power are able according to its meaâ—â—re to doe the thing required As to inâ—â—nce The Lord said to David Seek my face â—…avid's heart being enlightened and imâ—â—wered by God makes this answer to the â—â—rds command Lord thy face will I seek â—â—d sometimes God conveyes the power â—â—gether with the precept to enable them 〈◊〉 do what he commands them to do And â—â—en if a man do it not or do the contrary â—…e Scripture tels thee thou art slothfull â—â—d dost not use thy power or covetous â—â—d so abusest thy power 1 C or 9. 18. Now let me ask thee O thou enlighten 〈◊〉 Christian hast thou since thou wast enâ—â—ghtened by Christ done as much for Christ thou mightest have done Doth not thy â—…nscience tell thee thou hast been negligent â—â—d slothful and left undone those things â—…hich thou oughtest to have done and done â—…ose things which thou mightest have left â—…done In a word hast thou avoided so much evil and done so much good as thâ—â— mightest have done What thou wilt 〈◊〉 now I know not but when thou anâ—… shall appear before the Searcher of all heaâ—â— atâ—… the last day we shall not tell the Loâ—â— we wanted power to obey him in his coâ—…mands Surely if there be no life vigor powâ—â— in men and women regenerate then in vaâ—â— are all those stirrings perswafions and iâ—… treaties in Scripture as to instance in a feâ—â— 2 Tim. 1. 6. Wherefore I put thee in remembraâ—â— that thou stirre up the gift of God which is in thâ—… 2 Pet. 1. 13. Yea I think it meet as long as I 〈◊〉 in this tabernacle to stir you up by putting you remembrance c. 2 Pet. 3. 1. This epistle 〈◊〉 loved I now write unto you in which I stiâ—â— up your pure minds by way of remembrance â—… Heb. 3. 13. But exhort one another daily whilâ—… is called to day lest any of you be hardened throâ—… the deceitfulnesse of sin Heb. 10. 24. Let us 〈◊〉 sider one another to provoke one another to lâ—â— and good works 1 Cor. 4. 16. Wherefore I seech you be ye followers of me 1 Pet. 1. 15. 〈◊〉 as he which called you is holy so be ye holy in manner of conversation 2 Tim. 2. 19. Let eâ—â—â— one that nameth the name of the Lord depart frâ—â— iniquity Ephes 4. 22. That you put off the 〈◊〉 man which is corrupt Mat. 5. 16. Let your l 〈…〉 â—…shine before men that they may see your good 〈…〉 s and glorifie your Father which is in heaven Tim. 4. 13. Till I come give attendance to â—â—ding to exhortation to doctrine c. Now if there be no power in a man reâ—â—wed to do what is commanded then rase â—â—t all the Commands for they be all in â—…in they be worse then Pharaoh they reâ—…ire heavenly bricks to be made of earthly â—…aw Away with all exhortations perswasiâ—â—s intreatings
Thus much of the nature of the Fall noâ—… of the manner of the Fall and of the subtilâ—â— of the Devil that old Serpent thereiâ—… He himself being fallen comes to the Gaâ—…den in the form of a Serpent out of envâ—… to mans happinesse he boards the womaâ—… thus Hath God said Ye shall not eat thereof as if he should have said It is a likely maâ—…ter that the Lord cares what you eat whaâ—… do you think that he stands upon an appleâ—… hath he created all things for you then dâ—… ye use them This is the first assault whicâ—… 〈◊〉 woman weakly resisteth beginning at 〈◊〉 first to yeeld whereas God had said â—â—ou shalt dye she answereth doubtfully and â—â—th Lest I dye Then the Devil perceiving â—â—e woman to stagger and the ground of 〈◊〉 faith to shake plants all his peeces and â—â—epares his Army for a storm for his name â—â—egion and he had beleagured the woâ—â—n before So the word was no sooner â—â—t of her mouth Lest ye dye but he reâ—â—es Ye shall not dye at all What dye with â—â—ing so fair an Apple Can there be any â—â—rt in it O filly woman Ye shall not dye â—â—all God he affirmeth Ye shall dye certainly The woman saith Lest ye dye The Devil that old Liar saith Ye shall 〈◊〉 dye Then not giving the woman any respite 〈◊〉 be think her self or to reply Oh saith he â—â—od knoweth that your eyes shall be opeâ—â—d and you shall be as gods as if he should 〈…〉 e said God envies your happinesse and â—…ove you so well that I cannot but tell â—â—u of it for he knows very well that if â—â—u should but eat of that Tree you should â—â—e that which you never faw before and â—â—at you shall be as gods Oh impudent â—â—ar for by cating both Adam and all we his posterity became more like unto Sathâ—… then like unto God Behold O filly wâ—… man saith he what a goodly Tree this how pleasant to the eye dâ—…licate to tâ—… taste divine for use can it do you aâ—… hurt would any but fools abstain go 〈◊〉 eat and fear not I will warrant you 〈◊〉 harm Then the woman seeing it was goâ—… for meat pleasant to the eyes and a T 〈…〉 to be desired after to get knowledge 〈◊〉 took of it and did eat and by these or 〈◊〉 like reasons perswaded her husband aâ—… gave him and he did eat O all ye sonnâ—… and daughters of Adam put on all the Aâ—â—mour of God If it be possible stand upâ—â— your guard Set forth your Sentinels Maâ—… ready for an Enemy which hath slain yoâ—… Father deceived your Mother cheated aâ—â— almost undone all your Brethren defilâ—… your Sisters wounded your Childreâ—… and plundred all your Kindred to the skâ—â— and left them all as poor as Job never be peace with him maintain a continual wâ—… against him acquaint all the men aâ—â— women in the world of his base deceitâ—â— cheating tricks that his ill savour mâ—â— stinke in the nostrils of all men and womeâ—… under the Sun that they may loath hiâ—… and stand upon their guard to oppose hiâ—… though his name be Legion fear him not â—â—is a conquered Enemy If he meet but â—â—e poor Saint in the field cloathed with â—â—t a little faith as a grain of mustard-seed â—â—s poor Saint will challenge all the devils â—…hell to give him a meeting and if they â—â—rst to appear he will but resist them with â—…ittle faith James 4. 7. Resist the devil and will flie from you For he is a base cowardly beggerly Eneâ—…y he is subtle but there is one that takes â—…re of thee is wiser then he he is ancient â—â—d experiences but thy friend is more anâ—â—â—nt then he he is a Prince but thy friend 〈◊〉 King of Kings he is swift of motion 〈◊〉 can fly in the air but thy friend hath the â—…avens for his Throne and the earth for his â—…otstool filling heaven and earth with his â—â—essed presence though his presence is not â—…anifested to all yet he is present in all plaâ—â—s at all times beholding all actions Oh â—â—en keep the word of his patience that he â—…ay keep thee in the hour of temptation â—â—ld fast the word of God for with that â—…hrist put Sathan to the worst Matth. 4 1 2 〈◊〉 4 5 6 7 8. Next stand upon thy guard at all times 〈◊〉 all places in all companies in all duties â—â—eep up faith for thou and I fell in the first Adam through unbelief and we be raiâ—… again in the â—…econd by faith so the Dâ—â— is foiled he thought to conquer us whoâ—â— by unbelief but we shall overcome him faith Wherefore above all things take the shiâ—â— of faith whereby ye shall be able to quench all 〈◊〉 fiery darts of the Devil Eph. 6. 16. Jam. 4 NOW I shall speak to our Restauratiâ—â— by the second Adam and of the gloâ—â—ous state of all those that are appointed the Father to be restored by the Son aâ—… sanctified by the Spirit If I had the tongue of men and Angels aâ—… understood all mysteries I could not give thâ—â— a full and compleat description in each paâ—…ticular of the happy and blessed state of tâ—â— Elect by the Father that are redeemed 〈◊〉 the Son and are or shall be sanctified by tâ—â— Spirit They were servants but now they 〈◊〉 Sons and Heirs they shall be shortly inh 〈…〉 ritors and enjoyers they once knew noâ—… thing they do now know in part they shall shorâ—â— know as they are known They were dead in sinne they now aâ—â— quickned from sinne they are or shall bâ—â— quite freed from sinne They were naked they be now cloathe with the robe of Innocencie and they shall 〈◊〉 cloathed with Immortality They were enemies they be now reconâ—…led and shall be saved They once with Adam hid from the preâ—â—nce of God they now take delight in his â—â—refence and shortly they shall abide in it â—â—r ever They were Sathans slaves they now are â—â—e Lords Freemen and shall dwel in Sion â—â—ey were like a beast they be now like a â—…rince they shall shortly be like the Anâ—…els They did glory in their shame they now â—â—e ashamed of their sinne they shall shortly â—â—e with out and shame They were like the dirt and mire most â—â—thy they be now like the Moon in her â—…eauty and shall shortly be like the Sun in â—…is glory Oh the depths of the riches boath of â—â—e wisdome and knowledge of God! Oh how unâ—…archable are his judgements and wayes past â—â—â—ding out What is man that thou art mindful of him or â—â—e son of man that thou shouldest regard him As in the first Adam we dyed so in the second â—â—e are made alive In the first we lost an earthly Paradise â—…y the second we have gotten a heavenly Paradise This is that seed of the womaâ—… spoken of by the Father to our first Parentâ—… that should bruise the Serpents head This is he that is called The repairer 〈◊〉 the
the hardships that â—…acob a man chosen of God went through â—…e is threatened by his brother banished â—â—om his Father abused by his Uncle â—…efrauded of his Wife in the day he is â—…corched with heat in the night troubled â—…ith frost as you may see at large Gen. 31. â—…ers 40. Then see the divisions between his twâ—… Wives two Sisters baulling for one Husbanâ—… after this they both went from their Fatheâ—… and now see a fresh pursuit behinde hiâ—… Laban follows Jacob with a Hue and Cry before him Esau is marching up to him wiâ—â— four hundred men so to go forward were intollerable to go backward unâ—…vailable Well after the Almighty had dâ—…livered him and he marched into his owâ—… Country his Wife Rachel dieth his daughter Dinah is ravished his Son Reuben lie with his Concubines then his most beloved Son Joseph they report is dead theâ—… soon after this arose a Famine and another of his Sons in prison and nothing can redeem him but his onely Benjamine here is the losse of son after son Gen. 42. 36 And Jacob said unto them Me have ye bereaveâ—… of my children Joseph is not and Simeon 〈◊〉 not and you will take Benjamin away 〈◊〉 these things be against me But there was 〈◊〉 time then drawing neer that Jacob should bâ—… delivered from his troubles and enjoy the company of all his Sons again The way to true happinesse is through many difficulties you must suffer a while before you shall be established strengthened and setled God is unstripping thee of thy riches and righteousnesse as he did Job that he may give thee twice as much and ten times better in its room the Vision is yet for an appointed time Hab. 2. 3. and at the end it will come wait for it nay it will surely come it will not tarry It may be thou and I have heard That the mountain of the Lords house shal be established upon the top of the mountains well it shall come to passe but the Vision is for an appointed time Hath the Lord promised that knowledge shall cover the Earth as the waters the Sea and that we shall all know him from the least to the greatest Wel God is faithful it shall come to passe but the Vision is for an appointed time Doest thou not read in Dan. 2. that there was a stone cut out without hands and became a great mountain and filled the whole Earth well the Vision is for an appointed time wait for it for it will surely come it will not tarry Hath the Lord indeed promised to take away thy filthy garments as once he did from Joshua Josh 3. 3 4. the Vision is for an appointed time it will speak and not tarry Hath he promised indeed that sorrow and sighing shall fly away and that all tears shall be wiped from thine eyes and thou shall have no more pain and sorrow why hâ—â—s faithful that hath promised onely the Vision is for an appointed time it will speedily speak it will not tarry Do the Scriptures speak of the calling of the Jews and of the bringing in of the fulnesse of the Gentiles and of the restauration of all things the Vision is for an appointed time it will speak and not tarry Hath the Lord indeed promised that the light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of the Sun shal be seven-fold the Vision is for an appointed time it will speak it will not tarry Hath he said by his servant Isaiah c. 25. 7. And he will destroy the face of the covering cast over all people and rend the vaile that is spread over all nations He is faithfull so that one tittle shall not passe till all be fulfilled onely it shall be done in its appointed time How shall hope and patience be exercised if he should not make us wait and how shall we say as in Isai 24. 9. This is our God we have waited for him and he will save us this is the Lord we have waited for him we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation say not with Moses Neither hast thou delivered us at all Exod. 5. last vers but say with Paul 2 Cor. 1. 10. Who hath delivered us who doth deliver us in whom we trust he will yet still deliver us â—…e thankfull then for what is already done and believe and wait for what is â—…ow a doing I see the Saints saying with Abraham Gen. 15. 2. Lord what wilt thou give â—…e c. But methinks you should rather be saying with David Psal 116. 12. What shall I give thee for all thy benesits to me Again we read in the book of the Revelation of seven Seals and seven Vials and seven Trumpets If we compare these Seales Vials and Trumpets together I suppose we shall finde them hold forth one and the same thing And then if we consider what Seale is now opening what Trumpet is now sounding what Vial is now pouring forth thou wilt see what state the Church of Christ s now under and what the Almighty â—…s now doing for her deliverance Is not â—…he seventh Seal now opening is not the â—…eventh Vial now pouring forth Is not â—…he seventh Trumpet now sounding and â—…ome of the Saints begining to lift up their voices Rev. 11. 15. And the seventh Angel sounded and there were great voices in heaven saying The kingdomes of this world are become the kingdomes of our Lord and of his Christ and â—…e shall reign for evermore Rejoice O Sion â—…hy day is dawning Howle O Babylon thy plagues are comming he is gathering his wheat into the barn but he will burn the chaffe with an unquenchable fire It iâ—… true the Saints may be shaken once more as in Heb. 12. 26 27. that those things that may be shaken may be taken away and those and only those that cannot be shaken may remain But Babylon shall be shaken down to the earth and ground to powder and cast into the bottomlesse pit there to continue for ever Oh then lift up your hearts w th your hands unto our God in the heavens Oh lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees Take the two wings the one of Faith the other of Love and flie into the aire of Comfort where thy treasure is saying Come Lord Jesus come quickly take possession of that which is thine own I had many things more in my heart and mind to present unto thy consideration whosoever thou art that readest these words I will here but name them unto thee but in another Treatise shortly present them before thee which being done I shall apply those words of Solomon Eccles 12. 12 13. 1. Beware of extremes Men be very apt in this age either to cry up all Clergy-men or cry down all Clergy-men whereas we should endeavour the plucking up and rooting out all false pretended Ministers for they be the worst of men the Scripture calls them Dogs and Wolves and Cheaters and Deceivers