the great Signs and Wondâ—rs that had been done And therefore She covenanted with the Men which she had hid for the Saving of her self her Househould and Relations By which means they were preserved And she believing in the God of Israel She was afterwards taken to wife into that Line of which the Messias came Mat. 1.5.6 Who when his Enemies are made his Footstool he will take to himself his own great Power and Reign Rev. 11.15 17. And Ruth for the Love She had to her Mother-in Law and Israels God She forsook her Country her Kindred and her Fathers House And resolved to cleave with her Mother to the true God For which she was taken to wife into that Line of which the Messiah came Ruth 1.16 Chap. 4.13 And after the Reign of many wicked Kings in Judah who had set up false Gods and worshâ—ped them and the Law of the Lord was cast aside by them But when Hilkiah the Priest found the book of the Law of the Lord he sent it to the Good King Josiah who when he heard the Words of the Law and the threatned Punishments which God had pronounced against those Sins which his Predecessors had committed in that Place He rent his cloaths And at the time of this good King and good high Priest Huldah the wife of Shallum was Prophetess and the good and humble King did not disdain to enquire of the Word of the Lord by Her and the humility of the good High Priest was such that he went unto her 2 Chron. 34.14 19 22. to understand the mind of the Lord tho he was the high Priest of Gods setting up And with the high Priest was the Ephod with the Breast-plate in which was the Vrim and Thummim Exod. 28.28 30. And the High Priest might have said I will rather enquire of the Lord by the Ephod by which the Lord doth answer the High Priest 1 â—am 23.9 10 11 12 than go to a woman to know the mind of the Lord. But his humility was such as to desire the knowledg of the Word of the Lord let the Lord declare his Mind by whom he pleases And now tho' there is no Prophets nor Prophetesses as was formerly yet by whomsoever God makes the Scriptures to agree it is visibly evident the Lord must be assisting therein seeing no Mortal of themselves could do it Since by men they have been set at an unreconcileable difference The beast desiring to charge Times and Laws and it was given into his Hands untill a time and times and the dividing of time Dan. 7.25 By which we have lost the right Sentiments of the Word and of the World to come By which means the Scriptures are made to contradict themselves So as thereby the Sheep of Christ Eat that which others have trodden and Drink that which others have souled with their Feet Ezek. 34.19 But by whomsoever the Lord shall make the Scriptures to agree whether by Man or Woman Man is bound to acknowledg it and to own the whole Truth without they will for the sake of by-ends be found in wilful Rebellion against God and thereby draw the threatned Judgments upon themselves which otherwise they might escape And man by the Apostasy having laid the World in darkness therefore God accordingly brings forth the whole Truth another way Now Moses did prophesy to the Time of this Kingdom that is yet to come For he prophesied of the Vine whose Grapes are Gall and Clusters Bitter For which their Foot shall Slide in due time from the greatness and Grandeur they are in when the Lord doth Whâ—t his Glittering Sword and his hand take hold of Judgment And then it is the Lord will restore his People and cause the Nations to rejoyce with them Deu. 32.32 35 41 42 43. This Song gives an account of Israel's being brought into the Land of Canaan their waxing fat and kicking therein their being cast out of their Land their being moved to Jealousy and provoked to Anger by a foolish Nation They were moved to Jealousy because the Heathen were brought in to be the Vine of the Earth at the Messiahs first coming and they were provoked to Anger by a foolish Nation for the Romans took their Country and destroyed their Cities and Temple And the Romans were term'd a foolish Nation because when they had embraced the Faith they soon let go the Truth Now Moses prophesied of this time and of the day of Judgment but Hannah was she that first prophesied what should be done in the Kingdom or World that is to come That God will raise the Poor out of the Duâ—t and lift up the Begger from the Dunghill to set them among Princes and to make them inherit the Throne of his Glory 1 Sam. 2.8 according as in Psal 113.4 5 6 7 8. And though the Lord be high yet hath he respect unto the Lowly but the Proud he knoweth affar off Psal 138 6. And before destruction the Heart of Man is Haughty and before Honour is Humility Pro. 18.12 And in this time it was the Women Midwives that saved all the Male Children of the Hebrews alive when Pharaoh through Self-interest Pride and Cruelty ordered them to be destroyed For which the Lord rewarded the Midwives Exod. 2.15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22. And it was Pharaohs Daughter who brought up Moses as her Son And he was the Type of the true Messiah And for Pharaohs Wickedness and Cruelty God hardened him in Unbelief of his Power so as he followed Israel into the Red Sea in which he and his Host were overthrown Exod. 14.28 And when Christ came into the World to suffer he did not only come of a Woman but the knowledg of his coming first came amongst the Women For the blessed Virgin went and acquainted her Cozin Elizabeth with the Glad tidings who upon the hearing of the Sound of her Salutation was filled with the Holy Ghost Luke 1.41 We are here likewise to take notice that Women were first said to be filled with the Holy Ghost And the Blessed Virgin said He that is mighty bath done to me great things and holy is his Name For behold from hence forth all Generations should call her blessed Luke 1.48 49 And it was Anna the Prophetess published in the Temple Christ's first coming to all them that looked for Redemption in Jerusalem Luke 2.38 And it likewise was a Woman that anointed Christ's head with the precious Ointment at which some murmured the Ointment being of such Value Mark 14.3 5. And it was a Woman that washed the Lords Feet with her Tears and wiped them with the Hair of her Head and anointed them with Ointment Luke 7.38 And it was Women that did Minister to Christ of their Substance Luke 8.2 And a Woman of the Gentiles a Samaritan the Lord Christ declared himself to and she made him known to the Men of Samaria and brought them to Christ John 4.26 28 29 30 39 40 41 42. And at
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By which Books the Scriptures are made Plain and the Mistakes removed as the Word of the Lord may be fulfilled Dan. 12 4.7 There is yet to be Printed a Book to prove that the Jews are not to be called into the Gospel of the Christian Warefare which is but the Preparation for the Gospel of Peace Ephe 6.15 which is to be Published by an Angel after the Messiahs Second coming Rev. 14.16 But the Jews when they come to know who their Messiah is that Great Prince that standetâ— up for them Dan. 9. They are then to Praâ— to God as Daniel did That God would do what he had promised them for the Loâ—ds sake Dan. 9.17 Which Lord is the Mesiah or Saviour There is alâ—o to be Printed an Explanation upon the Prophesie of Ezekiel from the 33 Chap. to the end of the Book And the Beast in Daniel And the Beast in Revelations and the Two Witnesses With a Concordance how rightly to divide the Scripture as to Christ first and Second coming without the knowledge of which none can Preach Sound Doctrine whosoever will set their helping hand to the Press will therein do God good Service This Gospel of the Christian Warfare the Christians were but to hold fast till the Lord comes Rev. 3.11 12. Who will appear the Second time to them that look for him without Sâ—â— unto Salvation Heb. 9.28 But in this time there was no other Expel to be received then what was first deliver'd Not the BLACK RAVEN but the SHE DOVE brought the glad Tidings of the Earth's Restoration from the Deluge or Flood by her returning again to Noah with an Olive-leaf pluckt off whereby he knew the Waters were abated from off the Face of the Earth Gen. 8.11 AND it is the female Seed that had the Promise of God the Serpent's Head to bruise Gen. 3.15 And by whose Seed it is the Earth and World will be restored from the bondage of Corruption under which they groan Rom 8.22 For the Lord of Life came of a Maid or Virgin without Man Luke 1. 26 27 34 35. According as it was by the Prophet fore-told Isa 7.13.14 Hear ye now O Housâ— of David is it a small thing for you to weary men but will ye weary my God also Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a Sign behold a Maid or Virgin shall conceive and beaâ— a Son and shall call his Name Iâ—manuel We are here to take notice That this Son who is called Immâ—nuel was given as a Sign to the House of David and not to the King that desired none For this Sign was not to be in his Day And of this Immanuel the Prophet saith verse 15. Butter and Honey shall he eat that he may know how to refuse the Evil and choose the Good From which Words is a clear Information that this Son was to be good And therefore not as the Jews have represented him And for farther Proof that this Son here spoken of was not to be in that King's days as the Jews imagined The words of the Prophet make plain from the 16 verse For before the Châ—ld shall know to refuse the Evil and chuse the Good the Laâ—d that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her Kings This seems to be spoken of Assyria and Babylon because the Prophet saith the Land which thou abhorrest And both Assyria and Babylon were conquer'd Kingdoms before this Son was born and so forsaken of both her Kings as well as Israel and Judah were forsaken of both their Kings before this Child was born This is the Son on whom the Government shall be upon bis Shoulder Isa 9.6 Who at his first coming was laid as a Stone of stumbling and for a Rock of offence to both the Houses of Israel Isa 8.14 15 16 17. Isa 28.16 17. Isa 49. 7 8 9. Isa 53.2 3 4 But Emmanuel which being interpreted is God with us when he comes the second time he will appear in glory And Immanuel's Land Isa 8.8 will then be restored And this Immanuel is the it or one Seed or he that should bruise the Ser pent's Head and the Earth or World restore again to that perfect state as at the first Creation The which he will accomplish at the time of the restitution of all Things Acts 3.19 20 21. For he will return to Sion and build again the Tabernacle of David which is fallen Acts 15.15 16. And then the Lord will not only restore but secure all his People in that perfect state they were in before the Fall And then the Punishment that Sin brought into the World will be excluded from all God's People so as then the Husband will not be above the Wife nor the Wife above the Husband but as they were in the first Creation before Sin entred into the World Ne ther now is there any disserence between them in the Lord Gal 3.28 But them that love him best are best accepted of him But because Woman was first in the Transgression Women have been laid under subjection in this time But the Lord of Life coming by Woman he who is the Reconciler between God and his Creature by him the Women will be deliver'd from that Bondage which some has found intollerable And in reference or
the time of Christ's Sufferings the Daughters of Jerusalem wept for him Luke 23.28 But the Sons of Jerusalem cryed Crucifie him Crucifie him Verse 21. And Herod with his Men of War sit him at nought and mocked him Verse 11. But the Women that followed Christ stood beholding him all the time of his Crucifixion Mark 15.40 41. Luke 23.49 When all his Disciples forsook him and fled Matt. 26.56 And it was the Women that was first at the Sepulchre where the Body of the Lord was laid early in the Morning when it was yet Dark John 20.1 Matt. 28.1 And So by their Love and Diligence they got the first sight of the Lord after he arose And the Lord sent them to be the first publishers of the Resurrection to his Disciples Matt. 28.10 And it was the Women of Macedonia who first embraced the Faith in that Place For a Vision appeared to Paul in the Night There stood a Man of Macedonia and prayed him saying come over into Macedonia and help us Acts 16 9. Which accordingly he did And he and they that accompanied him thither were in that City abiding certain Days Verse 12. In which time it doth evidently appear they had gotten to themselves Hearers For it is said in the 13. Verse On the Sabbath Day we went out of the City by a River side where Prayer was wont to be made A place chosen Sutable to their purpose that those that embraced the Faith might there be Baptized And we are to take Notice that it was the Women that met there For St. Paul saith We Sat down and spake unto the Women which resorted thither But the Men of the City rose up against them And the Magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded to beat them and when they had laid many Stripes upon them they cast them into Prison Charging the Jaylor to keep them safely Verse 22 23. At which time the Jaylor and all his were convicted and baptized Verse 30 31 33. And Lidia was a Succourer of them both before and after their imprisonment Verse 15 40. And it was the men that pretended to be knowing in the Scriptures that withstood the Apostles Doctrine and stir'd up the devout and Honourable Women and the chief Men of the City Acts 13 50. against St. Paul for declaring the Truth And of the Greeks it is said That the Honnourable Women Believed Acts. 17.12 where by it is signifiyed that there was not many honourable Men that did there believe because there is no mention made of them And that God who for Abrabaws Love and Obedience to him became his exceeding great reward So that for Abrahams sake all the great Blessings promised are to come upon him and his Seed in time to come Gen 12.2 3. Chap. 15. 1. Chap. 22.15 16 17 18. So the Lord will not let the Love of the Women pass unregarded by him Who hath promised that those that Love him should be Beloved of him Pro. 8.17 John 14.21 And the Messiah being the seed of the Woman so as Women with the Tribe of Judah may say 2 Sam 19.42 The King the Lord Christ is near of Kin to us therefore let us prepare and wait and pray for his return that we may be found ready for the Bridegroom of our Souls When as for them that will not prepare of his Supper they shall not have any share Luke 14.24 For of such the Lord saith They shall not tast of his Supper And of Woman came the chief Corner stone And by Man has been lost the right knowledg both of Christ's Kingdom and Throne Therefore God saw good that from his Word Woman should conceive aright how to bring the true knowledg of both again to light And as Zerubabel laid the Foundaaion Stone so his hands finished it Zech. 4.7.9 And accordingly Zerubbabel truth to Woman doth Joyn 1 Esd 4.13 because she was to bring to light that truth which Man had declin'd And that God that caused a Woman Anna by Name to declare in the Temple the Coming of Christ to all them that looked for Redemption in Jerusalem Luke 2.38 When the Scribes and Pharisees understod it not Therefore no wonder that God should now again bring to light the truth of that Doctrine which Man did first Slight Now whereas St. Paul saith 1. Cor. 14.34 Let your Women keep Silence in the Church for it is not permitted unto them to speak Verse 35. And if they will learn any thing Let them ask their Husbands at home These words of St. Paul could have no general reference For many of the Women did embrace the Faith before their Husbands As those of Macedonia did So as had they been to ask their Husbands at home it had been the ready way to have turned them to have been Insidels again But St Paul wrot this to the Church of Corinth where without doubt he found the Men more industrious to understand the Truth and that the Women might be too troublesome to them by asking them too many impertinent Questions in the Church or publick Meetings Therefore he saith Let your Women keep Silence in the Church for it is not permitted unto them to speak but to ask their Husbands at home And whereas St. Paul saith 1 Tim. 2.12 I suffer not a Woman to teach Thereby shewing he spake this from himself And if it is to be taken as here exprest the which I cannot so understand him because then he contradicts himself and also it not being agreeable to the rest of the Scriptures therefore of no force And he desires the Churches to be Followers of him even as he is of Christ 1 Cor. 11 1. But the Churches are to follow none but as they follow Christ But Christ gave no such Command as this of St. Paul but left other Examples as I have before cited And in St Pauls time one Man had Four Daughters Virgins which did Prophesie Acts 21.9 And were they not to speak in the Church which then were in the Believers Houses to whom were they then to declare their Prophesies to And the Women were to instruct and teach their Children and Neighbours and acquaintance in the Truth And St. Paul saith The Elder Women should teach the Younger Women Titus 2.3 4.5 And their Husbands too no doubt if they were Ignorant in the Faith And Timothy knew the Holy Scriptures from a Child being taught by his Mother and Grand-Mother 2 Tim. 1. 5. Chap. 3.15 And Aquila and Priscilla took the learned Apollo to their House Who is said to be Mighty in the Scriptures him they took and instructed in the way of God more perfectly Acts 18.24 26. And St. Paul saith Priscilla and Aquila were his helpers in Christ Jesus Rom. 16.3 And in that Priscilla is put foremost it doth signifie she was the better instructer of the two And likewise the same Apostle wrote to his Yoke-fellow to help those Women which labored with him in the Gospel Phil 4.3 Whereby it doth