than the honey and the honey-comb this is the new Wine of the Kingdom the fruits of the heavenly wine which the saithfull drink of every day new in the Fathers kingdom and this is the cup of Blessing this is the spiritual Bread and Wine this is the spiritual Supper of the Lord Jesus Christ and this all are to eat of untill the Lord come in them The outward Supper was but a Figure and a Sign of the inward and Spiritual Grace so the inward Spiritual Grace and Heavenly Bread is that which the outward figured out so great is the Mystery of Godliness Christ manifesteth in mortal flesh and these things hath the Lord in his wisdom hid from the wise and the prudent of this world and he hath revealed them unto Babes and sucklings even to new born Babes that are new born Again they that desire the sincere milk of the Word that they may grow thereby but many prophets and wise men desired to see these things but they did not see them therefore the world by its wisdom never came to know God but he that will be truly wise in the things that are of God must first become a fool as to tthe Worlds wisdom and come to a Child-like state My little Children saith the faithfull and true for whom I again travel in birth until Christ be formed in you The figleav'd garment though sewed with a seam It shall not serve to cover the unclean But their nakedness this day will be seen The people walk in clouds and forms They do not seee clear light But the day draws near he will appear And he will shine most bright The Lord of Hosts is coming into the Vineyard this day and to look over it and to look for the fruits thereof and behold saith the Lord of Hosts I planted my Vineyard upon a very fruitfull Mountain I digged a well therein and made a a Wine-press therein I also made a Tower therein all this have I done what more could the Lord of Hosts have done that he hath not done for his Vineyard but he cometh to look for fruit there but behold wild Grapes Grapes some of Sodom and Egypt therefore thus sâ—iâ—h the Lord of Hosts Repent and return and work your first works else Behold I come quickly and lay the Vineyard desolate and take away the Hedge that was about it and let in the Beasts of prey upon it I wil also forbid the clouds that they shall not tain upon it And this is the Lamentation mentation that may be taken up over a great part of the house of Israel who doth bound in their pride as well as other iniquities by which the truth of God comes greatly to suffer by their unrighteous walking who profess the Light and walk in darkness which causeth the people to say All are alike but we say No the workers of Iniquity must bear their burden but the children of the Light and of the day of God they will be clear of the works of Iniquity and of the workers thereof The day of separation is coming although the Seed of Israel was in number as the sand on the Sea-shore yet but a remnant of them shall be saved and let not any think the worse of the precious truth because of the ill carriages of some and the debauchery of some because of the breaking out of theâ—r corruption who never were well wounded nor never came to the sound healing but tins was the complaint of the daughter of Sion her wounds were slightly healed therefore all come to the search how hast thou been wounded have the Dragon had such a wound in his head that he can never be healed more he that will wound the Dragon is come and slay Ahab yea the Angels hand is laying hold of the Dragon the old Serpent called the Devil and all his pride and iniquities shall be slain with him the Lord will search the camp and all shall see what hinders them what Golden wedge is hidden in it and every one must cast lots and chuse to himself Is it I Is it I What sleeper is there for which cause the waves thus beat read within what is hidden within the Vessel is there not a sleeper if there be arise and awake it is high time the God of Heaven is coming to make known who are his own and what is his own and what is not he will cast out the Kingdom of God is like a net that brought up the Fish both good and bad but in the day when he gathereth them into Vessels he shall cast the bad into the Sea again every particular will then be concerned Is it I Is it I am I a wise Virgin have I oyl in my lamp and is my lamp made ready and is it burning for the midnight crie is gone forth behold the Bridegroom cometh every one is concerned for himself seeing my oyl will not serve another nor anothers for me what doth the witness of God say every one must feel this the Spirit of Jesus to justifie him and this is the peace that none can give nor take away so every one must be reconciled unto God through Jesus Christ the reconciler who came to reconcile the World unto himself so all must follow him that reconciler that reconciles the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the World he maketh perfect as pertaining to the conscience this is the perfect law of God the covenant which is sure so there is perfection in the light of the Lord God and of the Lamb and he perfect ail that are sanctified and all the works of God are perfect and there are all compleat in him so all must follow the Lord and his leadings and direct guidings who goeth safely on as the measure of grace as he hath received and believed in so they will come to walk by faith which they have in them selves this is the word of saith which was once delivered unto the Saints which word we also preach to the world and to this word the Apostle recommends every one unto the word of his grace which is able to save them lead them guide them and direct them and build them up in the most holy faith and I can say no other thing hut direct all unto the word of faith unto the faithful witness in their own conscience and there to look and wait for the appearance and coming more and more of the Lord Jesus Christ therefore hasten Lord Jesus and come quickly And blessed is he who is found this day having on his Wedding Garment for when the King came and beheld his guests when they were come into the Bride Chamber he looked over them he there 〈◊〉 on who had not on his Wedding Garment he said friend How camest thou hither having not on the Wedding Garment How many this day are got under the profession pretended Friend as he saith How camest thou hither Hast thou put off the Old Man with his deeds
THE Day DAWNED BOTH TO JEWS AND GENTILES And Clear Discoveries of LIGHT AND Righteousness The Bright and Morning STAR Appearing Jacob wrestled with the Angel until the breaks of the day and would not let him go until he blessed him Printed in the Year 1684. The Day dawned both to Jews and Gentiles and clear discoveries of Light and Righteousness IN the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God and the same was with him in the Beginning by it was all things made that was made and without it was nothing made that was made so without him their is nothing can be made as he said without me ye can do nothing so then it is by Grace in Jesus Christ that Salvation cometh for by Grace are ye saved as he saith unto Paul My Grace is sufficient for thee so Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ the Lord of Glory in whom all Glory endeth unto whom all Glory is returned and ascribed unto him who siâ—teth upon the Throne who liveth for ever before whom the four and twenty Elders and Beast fell down and Worshipped God saying Worthy worthy is the Lord God and the Lamb and to receive all Power Honour Glory Might Majesty and Dominion be given unto him that liveth for ever and for ever more not unto us beause we can do nothing but all honour unto him because he can do all things who created all things by the Word of his Power which word breathed into Man the breath of Life in the beginning and the word is Life and in it is the Light of Men and the Light is perfect and cometh from above from the Father of Lights and as the Father hath Life in himself so he hath given the Son to have life in himself and whosoever believe in the Son hath Eternal Life in him and he that hath not the Son hath not Life but I am come that ye may have Life and that ye may have it more abundantly that your joy may be full that ye may know Life and Immortality brought to light By him that is true is the perfection of Beauty who is the Glory of all Nations unto him shall the gathering of all Nations be that they may see him in his shinings of whom the Prophets have foretold and behold it is now come to pass his coming was prophesied of that he should come in and with his thousands and ten thousands with his innumerably companies and Troups and Armies of Saints and Angels and the Armies that are in Heaven follow him who rideth on his White Horse whose face is as lightning and his Raiment as white as Snow who hath a Rainbow about his Head and now he is come to Reign and to sit on the Throne he that was dead is now alive he lives for evermore he that saith Behold I come quickly and I will not tarry and for the cry of the Poor and the sighing of the needy I wil arise saith the Lord of Hosts I have heard I have heard the cries of my Afflicted I have heard I have heard the groaning of the oppressed and I am coming down to deliver because the cries of Sion as unto me the cries of the travelling ones whose pains shall hasten deliver and because this is her cry How long Lord holy and true art thou arise and avenge our cause on them that dwell on the Earth also this was the cry of the slain that lay under the Altar that was slain and filled all the day long these had the Testimony of Jesus these were beheaded for it these had no other head but Christ these were hidden in him and he was head over them and all that did Reign as head over them were taken away So Christ in them was the Supreme Authority he Reigned King in his Kingdom where the Kingdoms of the World are become the Kingdom of God and his Christ and he is become all and all in them These are the true Spouse that is coming up out of the Wilderness leaning upon the breast of her beloved and indeed there is no other to be leaned upon besides him upon whom help is laid he hath laid help on him that is mighty and whither shall we go but unto him Thou hast the word of Eternal life the word of life and peace that satisfieth the disquieted Soul for it is he that dissolves the doubts by the sweet incomes of his love and sweet distilling Showers from above by his former and latter Rain and blessed are all they that feel and enjoy it yea most of all happy and crowned for ever shall they be that dwell in his love O what shall I say there is not greater love more enduring love more constraining love confirming love it confirms and establisheth that heart that feels it they can say O God my heart is fixed in thee and upon thee not in the form but in the power of God such are fixed Stars fixed in the Firmament of God's power shining Stars some greater and some lesser every one in its Degree and Order the wise Creator hath fixed them in the Firmament of his glorious power such come to shine above the Word above the dark forms of the World in the Firmament of the Heavens in Paradise Again where God hath Planted them as in that day wherein the Morning Stars did sing together and the Sons of God shouted for joy there was a mutual harmony an Angelical harmony an innocent harmony all must be brought unto this into Innocency into Joy and Humility as the Angels in Heaven so God will make up his Church of such Jewels as he will compleat and bind them up in the bond of Peace and covenant of Love out of all strife he will redeem them and from amongst men And the numberless number which John saw on Mount Sion of all Nations Kindreds Tongues and People which were to be brought there which God is bringing to pass in this our day yea of all Nations and of all sorts of People the Lord is now gathering as a Shepherd gathers his Sheep together and brings them to their Fold so is Christ the true Shepherd bringing all the true Jews to the Heavenly Jerusalem from above not onely into one form but into the heavenly power and heavenly life of Jesus where they shall sing Hallelujah with the Lord God and the Lamb who hath redeemed them and such as are redeemed by his power and washed by the word of Regeneration who are made white in the Bloud of the Lamb who are come to the Bloud of Sprinkling and to know their Conscience washed from dead works these come again to serve the living God and worship him in the beauty of holiness in the light of Righteousness into it must the Nations be gathered the Nations of them that are saved must walk in the light of the Lord and of the Lamb in the Light of the Holy City in the Light of the New Jerusalem and
and put on the New Man which is Christ as he saith Put on the Lord Jesus and be cloathed with him But how is the Wedding Garment put on Art thou cloathed with the Day Stars of God with the everlasting Righteousness with the Righteousness of Saints put on changing of Raiment the pure and white linnen the Garment that 's washed of the Lamb which must be without Spot or Stain or Blemish or any such thing So must be every member that belong to the glorious Body of Christ for as he is so are his members all compleat in him this is the spouse the Lambs wife the Bride that hath made her self ready washed and made white in his Blood shining in his glory and in the beauty of Holiness without Spot or Stain or wrinckle or any such thing these are as sheep come up from the washing made pure and white in the blood of the Lamb these have passed through Death and such he will crown with life and dominion over Death and Hell They shall raign and know the thousand years Sabbath the Sabbath of rest as it is said they shall raign with him a thousand years and for ever and ever lasting so blessed is he and they that hath a part in the first Resurrection on whom the second Death shall have no power and I am the Resurrection and the life said Christ and he that believeth in me said Christ shall never die nor see Death And I will raise him in the last day he must be raised in the day in the Light of the Lord which is day Christ is the light they must arise in him I in them and thet in me and he that is in Christ is a new Ceature All old things are passed away and all things become new and he that hath Christ hath crucified the flesh with the lust and affections thereof so they come to be crucified to the World and the World to them so they come to leave their grave clothing behind fallen Adams transgression the sinful lust of die flesh and pride of the world and pomps and vanities thereof that which people have been long a talking of but leaving those things undone which they should have done but the Lord is coming to face die Nations whose face is in his hand and to make known the sayer from the doer but it is he that doth his will shall be justified in that day wherein he will make up his Jewels and him will he spare as a man spareth his only Son that serveth him he that doth my commandments he is my Disciple ye are my Disciples if ye do all whatsoever I command you The harlot like the ture Spouse doth her self adress She stands up perfection she doth profess But God is come and coming her to discover She shall be seen before the day is over Although she sits and rules much like a Queen The day is coming wherein she shall be seen And all flesh hath sinned and come short of the glory of God And all flesh had corruped the way before the Lord And alt hath been Children of wrath and we as well as others Ye all hath been born blind from the Mother Eve Until the Lord Jesus Christ Anointed the Eyes of the Blind with the ointment of his own making or eye Salve by which he hath done the cure as he did to the Blind Man who was born blind and when he was asked how he came to see his answer was this one thing I know whereas I was once blind I now see although the mighty and the learned could not believe saying How could this Man do these Works he being a Sinner thus they condemn the Just one and it is said he could work no Maircles in his own Country for their unbelief sake so they that do believe can now say with the Blind Man whereas I was once blind I now see and this I know is the Maircles he is now a working and a doing that tâ—e Nations may see and be saved And every eye shall see him and the powers of Heaven shall move then shall they see his coming in the Clouds of Heaven with power and with great Glory and we have more than a cloud of Witnesses who have seen his coming in them so these are clouds who have the Rain in them and the wells who have water in them so many as have reserved the spirit of Christ are the clouds in which Christ raineth not the outward clouds seeing he faith we have more then a cloud of witnesses but in men he is coming to raign yea in thousands and ten thousands these are the Armies which are in Heaven that follow the Lamb these are the numberless number which no man could number and John inquired of the Angel what are these and he said these are them that have passed through great tribulation whose garments are made white in the blood of the Lamb and they follow the Lamb which way ever he goeth therefore they were cloathed in white for they were worthy these Sung a new Song that none could learn nor none never can learn but the followers Of the Lamb it is a new Song indeed That none can sing but the holy Seed That through death comes to be freed And have they not all heard ye verily his sound is gone forth into all Lands and his words to the end of the Earth so they heave all hard but they have not all obeyed If ye here and obay then it shall go well with â—ou it s the willing and obedient that shall eat the good of the Land but the disobedient mail dwell in a dry Land they shall be like the heath in the desart that shall not know when good cometh therefore obedience is better then sacrifice and to hearken is better then the fat of Ramms Therefore hear that your souls may live hear what the Spirit and the Bride saith come up hither come up to the mountain of the God of Jacob and he will teach you of his ways and ye shall walk in his paths in the path of peace in which all the ransomed of the Lord walk and all the redeemed who inhabit the holy mountain of his holiness where no destroyer can never come therefore blessed are the undefiled in the way who walk in the way of holiness in the path of peace which leadeth them to that eternal Joy where all the saints in light have their true rest and where they come to profess that year that passeth all understanding whether hath ear heard whether have it entered into the heart of Man neither can it be conceived by any the riches of the love of God the treasures of life the fulness of joy and unspeakable glory that is laid up for all the faithful ones who came to inhabit this holy mountain wherein is the feast of Tabernacles or feast of fat things the wine well refined from the lees So they that dwell in thy house they always will praise thee they
that inhabit thy holy Mountain they shall always sing Hallelujah with him that inhabits Eternity and dwelleth in the light he also dwells with the Children of men unto that man will I look said the Lord who is of a broken heart and a contrite Spirit and trembleth at my word So the eye of the Lord runs to and fro in the Earth but his eye is upon the faithful that they may dwell with him so he saith I will walk in them and dwell in them and they shall be my people and the Tabernacle of God is with men and he will place his name in the midst of them the name of the great Jehovah in which is everlasting strength and now the Angel is flying forth saying now is Salvation come the â—ingdom of our God and the power of his Christ and blessed are they who witness this saying the Kingdom of God Come in them and the day of his power come in them which is Christ the power of God these know the raign of Christ and the second coming of Christ in the flesh so every Spirit that confesieth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God and they that deny his coming in the flesh are of Antichrist but many will confess that Jesus Christ once came in the flesh but they must come to know the second coming of Christin their flesh so than they come to a right knowledge of Christ in them the hope of their glory and such will come to say although I have known Jesus Christ after the flesh I shall henceforth know him So no more but after the spirit a quicknig Spirit the Lord from Heaven who is come to quicken and make alive them that were dead in sins and trespasses so these come to know the work that Christ came to do in them and and to make them alive unto God so ye that were once dead in your sins and trespasses he hath made alive and these are faithful witnesses of his coming and resurrection who have seen his comingin them yea Christ is their Wisdom their Sanctification and Redemption and they can say the day of the redeemed is come wherein they come up as sheep from the washing and through the washing of Regeneration These comes to be washed from all Spots and Stains and to ware there washed Garments without spot or stain these were the number that John saw they were not defiled with Women but they were Virgins that follow the Lamb so was the State of the Church of Christ signified and foreshone by the Angel unto the faithful and he saith I send mine Angels to testifie the things to the Churches he that walked in the midst of the golden Candlestick he that is in the midst of the Holy City the streets whereof is paved with pure gold and he saith I will make die Soul of man more precious than the golden wedgâ— of Ophir so he is purifying and refining as a refiner of Silver and a purifier of gold as seven times in the fire that his workman-ship may shine forth in the Nations And Christ saith I come to kindle a fire in the Earth and what if it be already kindled but dost thou feel a spark of this holy fire that Christ is kindling of it in thee of his fire of Love dost thou feel the smoking flax begin to smoke in thy heart And dost thou feel the bruised Reed Dost thou feel thy heart begin to be made tender and a desire begin to arise to know the Lord Then surely the Lord will not quench this smoking flax tho it be but a Spark it shall become a flame and he will not break the brased reed but he will bring it forth to victory So though the grace be little in appearance it is strong enough it is sufficient to save all that trust in it it is saving grace so though the faith be little as a grain of Mustardseed it is able to remove the Mountains and to raire the hills far away it is like the little leeven that the Woman hid in the three measures of Meal until the whole lump was levened so grace is the leeven which as it works in thee it will work such a change and beget such a pure mind such a Spiritual a Christ like mind so thou wilt become like minded and changed into his divine Nature a natural branch ingrafted into the vine and taken of the wild Olive and ingrafted into the new stock so the root will be new and the fruit will be new also so thou wilt come to know the root and of-spring of David thou wilt spring and grow up in him who is the righteous branch of David who shall spring forth as die Cedar of Lebanon and grow as a tree by the Rivers of water whose leaf shall never fade this tree shall grow again in Paradise and shall bring forth twelve manner of fruits and shall yield its fruit every month and bring it forth in due season so the people of the Lord are taught of the Lord and in righteousness they come to be established and great shall be their peace and their peace shall flow as the River they shall be as a well watered Garden who feel the heavenly bedewing and showres the former and the latter Rain the showers of his mercy which are renewed morning by morning so they will come to learn the parable if the fig-tree when she began to put forth her tender bud as in the the time of spring then behold Summer draweth neigh doth this fig-tree begin to cast forth her buds in the dost thou feel the time of come in thee is there a spring of life springing up in the than sinners draweth neigh wherein the turtles voice will be heard and the singing of Birds will be known and such will come to sing the Winter is past the rain is over and gone The Turtles voice is heard now at last The sing of Burds is came The Lord is come and secret he doth reveal They can not hinder him by all there wit and still But his Enemies all he will out run He will conquer them he will them over come The voice of the Bridegroom is heard this day The voice of trumphet and of Victory 21 5th Month 1684. Written for the Author Dorothy Wight Victory they shall all know that follow the Lord fully ERRATA PAge 2. line 22. for Deliver read Deliverance l. 26. for filled r. killed p. 3. l. 20. for word r. world p. 4. l 21. for numberly r. numberless l. 36. for way r. voice p. 5. l. 14. for shop r. shut p. 9. l. 6. for go r. you l. 7. for more r. move l. 8. you are the Wise mans building l. 33. for whale is cast r. while cast l. 40. r. fragrant Garden p. 12 l. 51. for said r. saw p. 13. l. 5. for Stars r. Star l. 6. for changing r. change l. 29. for face r. fan twice in the line l. 41. for the r. it s p. 14. l. 4. for reserved r. received l. 30. for profess r. possess ibid. for year r. peace l. 31. for whether r. neither twice in the line p. 15. l. 50. r. but dost thou feel the time of Spring come in thee l. 51. r. is there a Spring of Life springing up in the Summer p. 16. l. 5. for secret r. secrets l. 6. for still r. skill THE END