openeth it self asunder when the foregoing service in the (e) Heb 9 c holy is accomplished 2. For the vail before the most holy cleerness of the Godly being of Jesus Christ and before his spiritual and heavenly goods departeth not away from before the cleerness of the most holy (d) Heb. 7 8 9.10 unless that the former God service in the holy have first his full course the which is the accomplishment of the daily God-service in the holy in the (e) Mat. 16. Luk. 9. c taking up of our Cross in the willing obedience to the belief for to continue therein obediently till (f) Mat. 10 2â— unto the end that is till unto the (g) Rom. 6. a Phil. 2. b. death of the Cross 3. Which death of the Cross of Christ and to be implanted or incorporated into Christ with the same like death and so (h) Rom. 6. a Col. 2. b. baptised or washed into his death is verily the (i) Math. 28. Mar. 16 b upright Baptism unto salvation wherein the man is rightly baptised or washed according to the truth of the holy Scriptures and so then (k) Rom. 6. a out of the same death regenerate (l) Ioh. 3. b or born again as a new Creature in Jesus Christ 4. For that the same (m) Tit. 3 b 1 Pet. 3. c baptism is the right font of regeneration serving to the washing away of the sin wherethrough the believing man who doth with Christ according to the flesh lay away mortifie and (n) Rom. 6. a Col. 2. c. 3. a bury the sin in the flesh is made alive again with Christ and also according to the spirit in upright (o) Luk 14. Eph. 1. a. 4. b righteousness and holyness and so through the second birth from the death or the resurrection of Christ he becometh holy and altogether renewed in the spirit of his inward mind and the (p) Act. 2. b. holy Ghost poured upon him in whom Christ also with the cleerness of his Godly being getteth (q) 2 Cor. 4. a Gal. 4. a a shape or form By the high priest Iesus Christ the new and liuing way is prepared for us through the â—imple that is to say his flesh Heb 10 5. And that same verily is (r) 1 Co. 13. b. 2 Cor. 3. b the cleerness of the true being and of the holy spirit of Jesus Christ where through one beholdeth and inheriteth in the spirit the Love in her vertuous nature that most holy as likewise the fulness of the riches of God the Father in the heavenly being or essential form 6. Behold and consider that is the true (s) Ioh. 11. c resurrection from the death according to the Scripture (t) Ioh. 17. a through the which the living God of heaven and his Christ is known according to the Spirit and Truth 7 It is true the (u) 1 Cor. 15. c. same is sown in the mortality and it riseth up in the immortality And God giveth it a body after his own pleasure and that of the seed of his own body 8. See that is the everlasting life against the death And the (x) Eze. 13. b 1 Cor. 15. f Heb. 2. b conquest or victory against the Hell and against all the enemies of the life whereby all those that follow after Christ have or possess that life and (y) Ioh. 10. b that in fulness 9. That is verily the (z) Heb. 3.4 a. Rest of life which God hath reserved or kept and is left in store for the children of God as a perpetual inheritance in the last time according to the Promises The fifteenth Chapter THE true most holy of the inward Tabernacle or Sanctuary of God is the Love for that (a) Rom. 13. Col. 3. b is the perfection (b) Rom. 6. a the incorporating into God in the spirit the (c) Ioh. 17. everlasting life (d) Col. 2. b and the fulness of all the riches of God 2. If one now be not (e) Ioh. 1. a born anew then can he not see the Kingdom of God Ioh. 3. 3. Therefore if there be a new (f) 1 Pet. 2. a Gal. 6. c creature in Christ then is the old (g) Isa 43. c Apo. 21. perished or worn out behold it is all become new but that altogether of God who (h) Col. 1. b hath reconciled us with himself through Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 5. 4. The Lord our Almighty God hath gotten (i) Apo 12. the Kingdom let us rejoyce and be glad and give (k) Ioh. 9. him the honour for the marriage of the Lamb is come and his bride hath made her ready and it is granted unto her to cloath her self with white glistering silk and the silk is the Justification of the Saints Apo. 19. 5. The Members or Commonalty of the body of Christ in the love which are (l) Act. 2. Rom 8. b Eph. 1.4 c sealed with Christ in the true being through the spirit of Love is (m) Apo. 21. a living Tabernacle of God wherein God liveth and worketh In the which the fore-front the holy and the most holy is revealed or made known according to the spirit 6. In which true Tabernacle of God also the (n) Deut. 32. song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb is sung and it soundeth even thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 EMÌ„ANVEL God and Man Loue The everlasting life the perfection in the service of the holy gratious word vnder the obedienâ— of the Love God with the man is vnited the man with the God head namely in the everlasting mind being all with God 〈◊〉 christ it is of one being with the man all what is manly be it the being will mind is then minded w th the God head so it is all one God the man one being one will one thought or spirit one hart one everlasting life Behold here the tabernacle of God is in men hee shall live in them they shal be his people hâ—e himselfe shal be with them for he is their God Apoca 21 the Kingdom of God shall not cvm with outward shew men shall not say Behold here or there it is for behold the Kingdom of God is inwardly in you Luke 17 this saith the Truth of God who loveth mee he shall keepe my words and my father shall love him and wee shall come to him and make an habitation in him John 14 7. Great and wonderful are thy Works Lord (o) Ier. 10. a thou Almighty God righteous and true are thy wayes thou King of Saints Lord who should not fear thee and praise thy name for thou only (p) Levit. 19. art holy Apo. 15. 8. Consider now how that the mans knowledge is but (q) 1 Cor. 13 a peice-peice-work or a thing unperfect the which among those that do yet remain divided or as broken off is
thy holy name stand submitted to thy Love and her service and turn them away from all violence and abuse And that the world may to thy praise be inhabited in the Love and in all truth and all men become turned unto thee (n) Exo 18.33 Math 3. Luk. 3 a in true repentance for their sins and the horrible plagues of ungodlyness which are (o) Apo. 18. a come over the world for the sins cause might cease 55. O God let us now find grace before thine eyes like as in times past the (p) Ioh 3. b City of Nineveh did on the which thou shewedst mercy that we do not all perish (q) 4 Esd 2 2 Pet 2. a like unto Sodom and Gomorrah for our sins are become many and grown to be (r) 3 Esd 8. b abundant even beyond all measure 56. O Lord and God O heavenly Father give ear I beseech thee to the crying of the poor (s) Psa 25.27.86 b and lead us in thy wayes gather us together on thy pathes and unite our hearts into (t) Col. 3. b one band of Love (u) Ioh. 17. c as one in all and all in one with love equity and righteousness and cleanse our (x) Psa 51. b Eze. 36. minds from all ungodly being or nature and destroy or break in sunder (y) Psa 1.33 all ungodly counsel that iniquity may not raign for ever 57. For wherefore should the darkness possess thine inheritance and still unhallow and lay wast thy holy place Temple or Tabernacle Should the house of the Devil also still be builded and thy house and holy city continue waste and ruinated more and more 58. O God behold how that the (z) Isa 64. c dwelling of thy Sanctuary lyeth overthrown and destroyed for in thy Temple (a) Lam. 4. Matth. 24. a Luk. 19. c there is not one stone that remaineth standing one upon another but are all broken and scattered from each other and upon the holy place of thy Sanctuary are now the (b) Dan. 9. Matth. 24. Mark 13. b abominations of desolation raigning 59. O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou City of Peace of the great and mighty King how art thou grown (c) Lam. 1 2 3 4. now to suppression and contempt when shalt thou yet O thou holy City be repaired or (d) Isa 58. c 61. a builded up again to an everlasting stability and receive thy peaceable children of Israel into thy dwelling 60. O Sion thou hill of pure Beauty when shall thy contempt as also the Heathens deâ—iding thee have an end And when shalt thou O forsaken one be comforted again to (e) Isa 49 5â— 66. the end that thou which hast a long time been unfruitful mightest become fruitful again and that thy dried up brests might give forth their milk again (f) Isa 61. â—â— that Kings might suck thy brests the Counsel Lords learn thy peace thy children dwell at Jerusalem and rejoyce their in thee O Sion 61. But when as I now O Jerusalem and Sion do think upon thy contempt and suppression then doth my soul suffer (g) La. 1.2 c great sorrow and grief for thy sake and mine eyes gush over with tears for very pitty and compassion sake towards thee that thou hast so long time layn wast and supprest 62. But when I think upon the Promises touching thy restoring and upon (h) Isa 54.60 61 62. the garnishing of beauty which is coming unto thee O Jersusalem and Sion in holyness and righteousness and that thy children shall be taught by the (i) Ier 31. d Ioh. 6. a Lord then doth my soul refresh or comfort her self a little 63. For the Law shall (k) Isa 2. a Mich. 4. a proceed out of Sion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem He shall come from thence which shall turn away (l) Isa 59. Rom. 11. Ioel 2 3. ungodlyness from Jacob that the children of Iacob may have their dwelling at Jerusalem for ever according to the Promises 64. For the Lords Election is at Jerusalem (m) Psa 78.87 Isa 2. Mich. 4. and even there upon the Hill of Sion hath God foreseen him an holy house which shall be exalted above all hills or high places because that his name may still be worshipped there and that (n) Isa 56. a Mal. 1.3 a his offering may alwayes and for evermore be offered there for his house which he hath chosen to himself is (o) Mat 21. b a house of Prayer and of holy offering 65. An upright mind towards thee in our inwardness (p) Psa 34.51 Isa 57.66 A contrite heart and a lowly spirit shalt not thou O God despise For thou wilt enter into the same also make thy (q) Ioh. 14. c dwelling even there and sanctifie thy name from generation to generation for evermore it is very true Take it to heart Charitas extorsit per H. N. FINIS Of the Eight VERTVES OR Godlynesses whereout all Vertues or Godlynesses do proceed or spring 1. MY beloved Here have I out of the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ witnessed and set forth unto you eight Vertues or Godlynesses and possess or endow you therewithal or leave the same â—â—…â—nd for you as a good Testament to a perpetual Memorial oâ— Remembrance Deut. 30.31 2. For that cause is also my exhortation heartily unto you all that ye would continually with diligence give your endeavor to ensue or follow after the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses and to exercise your selves therein obediently and even so according to the requiring of the holy and gratious word of the holy Spirit of the Love of Jesus Christ Psal 83. Eph 4. Col. 3. proceed and grow forth from the one Vertue or Godlyness unto another For out of the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses proceedeth or springeth all upright righteousness love and peace 3. For that cause let all your exercise be for to live and and walk in the same going forth from the one Vertue or Godlyness into another Deut. 4.30 31. Psal 83. till unto the perfectest 4. The first Vertue or the beginning of the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses is the Lust Pleasure or the Will of the Lord. 5. For which Lusts cause 1 Cor. 13.1 or Will of the Lord because the same might obtain an essential shape in you ye shall altogether forsake Math. 16. Mark 8. hate and leave all your own lusts pleasures and will and give over your selves wholly to the Lust or Will of the Lord Luk. 9 14. Ioh. 12. Math. 26.39 Mark 14.36 Luk. 22.42 and to the Elders or dayed-ones in the same for to live and walk obediently only according to the Lords Lust or Will according to the Ordinance of the Elders or dayed-ones in the same for to live walk obediently only according to the Lords lust or will according to the Ordinance of the Elders or dayed-ones in the same 6. When ye now
of Art But that they would become all of one minde with us in the Love to the end that every one might likewise through the Love be partaker with us of the Grace and mercy which God is now extending on us little and poor ones through his Love 8. For unto us doth God reveal the health and life of our salvation out of his heavenly being and hath called and chosen us thereunto because that we should be his ministers in his Love to the eâ—d to reveal even so through us under the service of obedience in the Love his secret mysteries according to the Law according to the Prophesying of the Prophets and according to the Godly Word of the Gospel of Jesus Christ 9. (d) Act. 2. b. All which former services have to a unity under the Love Prophesied on this time and service of Love for that the glory of God might be great in the last time through the Love And so the Peace become prepared on earth according to the Promises 10. Therefore let no man have his regard bent either to the method or artificial skilfulness or yet to the unskilfulness of Art But unto that whereunto our service of the gratious Word extendeth namely to the Love and to let every one become assembled with us into one Spirit of the lovely being under the obedience of the Love that the service of Love may to an unity of peace be spread abroad over all the world 11. For that cause O yee single-minded good willing ones to the righteousness apply you all with a good will and an humble heart to the Love and her service And (f) Act. 2 d. permit your selves to be baptized or washed in the name of the Love to the forgiveness of your sins that ye may even so be renewed refreshed and reformed through the Love and her service Suffer not in any wise (g) Math. 18. a. Io. 3. a. the deceitful slights nor the wicked thoughts to have any dwelling place in you But through the service of Love and of the gracious Word become you turned about to the obedient and little children that the Love may be planted in you with meekness 12. Unto this same service of Love see that ye become all agreeably minded For it shall all perish and consume away to nothing namely all manner of knowledge and God-services which are come or risen up before this day or light of the Love (i) 1 Cor. 13 b. But the Love shall not perish nor yet cease but their service shall continue for ever 13. Whosoever likewise do not assemble them under the love they shall be scattered abroad For the Love is the Light of the world (k) Ioh. 8. b. whoso follows after her walketh not in darkness 14. The Love is the gracious word of the Lord or (l) Ioh. 6. f. bread of Life which is come unto us out of heaven For the Love is essentially the very true good (m) 1 Tim. 1. a. the head-sum of the commandment (n) Col. 3. b. and the bond of perfection 15. Through which Love the secret Treasures of God the Father (o) Eph. 1. b. 2. a. b. and the abundant Riches of his spiritual and heavenly goods be revealed 16. Whosoever then doth not apply himself to the Love but refuseth her or despiseth her service and is grown self-wise or self-minded against the same by means of his aspiring or loftie knowledge such a one remaineth a Bastard or a Stranger from the inheritance of God and cannot also inherit the Riches of Christ 17. But the children of Love are the upright heirs of God For they are of a good nature and disposition namely (p) Col. 3. a. meek-minded loving and peaceable 18. Even such be all those likewise which do with humble hearts submit them under the Love and are obedient to the requiring of her service 19. And though they be laden with many sins (q) 1 Ioh. 1. yet are their sins forgiven them and blotted out through the Love and in their repentance for their sins they walk with a good conscience both before God and men 20. Behold such is the service or office of the Love The Almighty God vouchsafe to enable and strengthen us thereunto through his Love Amen THE FIGURE Of the true and Spiritual Tabernacle of God Witnessed and Figured forth by H. N. according to the true being or form of the inward Temple or House of God and that in every respect according to thar form even as the very essence or being thereof was by the holy Spirit of the Lord revealed and declared unto him out of the heavenly Truth The first Chapter FOrasmuch as my inclination had a long time stood bent towards the service of Love And that I had longed even with a fervent desire that the true God-service might once flourish out of the Love namely to the peace and salvation of all people and to a true declaring of the spiritual Tabernacle of God in the holy of his holy ones Therfore became the true Tabernacle or (a) Lev. 26.26 b 2 Cor. 6 b. Apoc 21. a. habitation of God by grace out of the Love of God the Father revealed unto me in the Spirit through Gods heavenly revelation to the end that I should consider of or note therein the true God-service which serveth to the blessing of the earth and to the peace salvation of all people 2. In the which I at the first thought not upon the noting or marking of any thing else but only of the most holy and most pure being (b) Ex 26 d. 40. a b. c. Heb. 9. a the mercy seat and the Ark of the Covenant together with the manifold glorious riches and sumptuous garnishing All which I beheld in their pure and perfect beauty 3. Through which Revelation proceeding out of the heavenly being I rejoyced me far beyond measure But there came not into my remembrance so presently at the first to consider or note the holy and his daily offering or God service and the fore front nor yet the service of the Levites and Priests 4. But when I once remembred the holy of the same Tabernacle and his service of the holy offering extending to the forgiveness of sins then turned I my self to the same for to behold the daily offering for God-service ministred therein because I might see and also understand the daily offering in the holy and the Altar whereon the debt-offering sin-offering death-offering is offered burnt to a forgivness of sins 5. I also noted the fore-front the which is a difference (c) Eze. 44. a. b. betwixt the holy of the Tabernacle of God and the unholy of the uncircumcised heathen-ship 6. In which forefront the Levites and Priests in their service and in their requiring of the righteousness are to (d) Ex. 27 c Lev. â— b Num. 16. b Eze. 43 44 prepare the daily offering betwixt the holy and the unholy
desolation and pittied the same so exceedingly and lamented there over before the most high so heard I a mighty (a) 3 King 19. Act. 1. a. sound or noise proceeding out of heaven and it rushed like a tempestuous wind with great force over the earth in such wise that the earth was afraid and quaked by reason thereof And many which lay and slept under the earth (b) Ez. 37. Dan. 12. b. 4 Esd 3. d. Ioh. 5. c. 1 Cor. 15. f. 1 Thes 4. l. awaked some to everlasting life some to perpetual contempt and reproach 2. Now I marvelled greatly at this vision and said O God how (c) Isa 17. a Rom. 11. wonderful and incomprehensible are thy works before all understanding of the flesh 3. Behold this miraculous workâ— come to pass among us upon earth because that the Prophecie should be fulfilled (d) Dan. 12. that was said unto Daniel the Prophet in times past come to pass in these last times 4. And I looked and behold Daniel who according to the word of the Lord had rested a long time even until this same last time (e) Dan. 12. stood up and appeared and came unto me in his part and office for to keep and execute the judgement against the abominations of desolation which were grown up on the earth And the Prophesies which according to the word of the Lord had remained (f) Da. 12. b. sealed to all unto this last time were opened and their mysteries revealed in clearness 5. And through this Revelation and opening or declaring of the Prophesies I was greatly afraid For inasmuch as I saw no righteousness of God to have the upper hand upon the earth But that the iniquity did (g) 4 Esd 14 15. a. Math. 24. lord or bear rule generally and Reigned on the earth therefore was greatly perplexed and altogether feeble and comfortless in my self fearing least that I should perish with all the ungodly of the wicked world for the manifold iniquities cause which I beheld so to abound over the whole earth 6. For through the opening of the Prophesies that were sealed too there was revealed unto me that all those that dwelt upon earth were departed away or estranged (h) Psa 14. a Rom. 3. b. from the living God and his truth And moreover before the (i) Isa 29. b. opening of the Prophesies that were sealed up no man upon earth how prudent or wise soever he was had any understanding in God nor yet had learned or understood any of Gods holy knowledge 7. This same seemed before me very terrible yea even to be a very horrible thing to look into because that the misunderstanding or the ignorance touching the Being of God and the ungodlyness had so multiplyed it self upon earth therefore was I very exceedingly afraid and became marvellous faint-hearted and strengthless And I continued lamenting greatly over the same and grew likewise altogether comfortless in my self 8. Now in the time while I was grown thus utterly void of comfort in my lamentation that I made because of the great wrong that I saw upon the earth so did there appear in my sight (k) Dan. 8 9 10. the Angel Gabriel and he came unto me but he continued not with me still in my sight 9. But so long as he was with me and that I beheld him I was comforted by him but when he departed from me and that I saw him not then had I no rest peace or comfort in my soul Also no people on earth could comfort me saving only Gabriel 10. For when he came unto me and talked with me I was of good chear And if Gabriel had not strengthened or comforted me then could I not have remained alive For there was shewed unto me both fearful and wonderful things the like whereof I had never seen or heard before 11. For the dead arose out of (l) Eze. 37. Math. 27. the grave and lived And the ungodly made manifest their own condemnation through their unrighteousness wherein they had lived unrighteously and they descended into the (m) Apo. 9. a 20. b. bottomless pit to their condemnation for evermore 12. I beheld the misery of the ungodly but I could have no compassion to the extending of any remorse or pitty towards them (n) Apo. 18. c but rather rejoyced me for their infelicity and condemnations cause For they were well worthy (o) Ap 16 a of the same because of their wickedness 13. I also rejoyced me greatly (p) 1 Cor. 15. c. Apo. 20. a. in the Resurrection of the righteous because I saw they rose up so gloriously from death and went into the everlasting life And for that their domination was with God and the Lamb for I saw that they were both worthy of that and likewise to Reign upon the earth 14. With these Righteous ones after that they were risen have I spoken and eaten and drunk with them (r) Dan. 12. b Sapl 3. a. Math. 13. c. their bodies glistred like the clearness of the Sun And they have spoken secret things with me namely of the mysticalness of God of the Kingdom of heaven of the true resurrection of the Godly men of their joy in the everlasting life And of the purging of the earth in the judgement of the dreadful Almighty God which cometh over all ungodly (s) Jude 1. Being or nature 15. The which Almighty God hath more made up him self and coming over the earth he cometh (t) Mal 3. a. with righteousness like as the same God hath spoken thereof by his servants the Prophets in times past for to save his people to the end that those which are worthy of the Life might live for evermore and so may reign everlastingly upon (u) Apoc. 5.16 18 19 20. the earth in all love Also for to damn those in the everlasting death which are not his people who for their wickedness cause are worthy of damnation and of death To the end they may no longer reign upon the earth with their unrighteousness But that they might be banished or put away from the earth and damned and buried in the hell and that the bottomless Pit may even so with them be shut up and their condemnation to endure for ever and ever The third Chapter WHen as I now beheld such a calamity of the deadly or damnable estate hanging over the children of men for their sins cause and that such a dreadful judgement (a) Heb. 10. c of the Fires vehement cruelty was coming unto them to a suppression of the enemies of God And that such an unfortunate state of misery the which the Lord hath also let me see taste and feel hung over their heads Then was I sore grieved and afflicted in my heart in such sort that I became exceedingly dismayed or uncased and could well have vouchsafed that there had been no man upon the earth because of the wo and grief which I saw
shall come to pass saith God in the last dayes when the end of the (c) Luk. 21. suppression of Ierusalem is come and the fulness of the heathen is come in or performed (d) Isa 59. c Rom. 17. because that all Israel in that sort become saved according to the Promises 2. Wherein God now sheweth that he is not forgetful of his Covenant as he hath (e) Gen. 12 13 15 17 21 22. made the same with Abraham Isaac and Iacob and that he is a God of Abraham and the God of his seed for evermore Through whom he hath in times past made known his holy name and will also in the last time make it known therethrough according to the Promises And they shall effectually perceive that (f) Deut. 3. d Isa 43 44 45 48. he the God of Israel is only the Lord and that besides him there is no God more and that all heathen that fear not the same God nor yet do learn to keep his Laws Statutes and Riâ—es are an ignorant people without understanding even as hitherto it hath appeared among many multitudes of people or heathen who through their own wisdom how ingenious and through-lighted or cleer of understanding soever they have been have (g) 1 Cor. 1. b. not known or understood Gods holy wisdom 3. Therefore hath it pleased God to (h) Isa 29. 1 Cor. 1. b shame the world in her wisdom to incompass or go beyond all chosen religions in their self-framed holyness and to save his people through himself because he would establish them all in his Love to become a Temple for his holy dwelling In the which (i) 1 Cor 3. Heb. 1. a God doth behold his best beloved whom he hath alwayes loved from the beginning namely the very (k) 2 Cor. 4. Col. 1. b like being of his God-head the which the God of life hath formed in the man from the beginning 4. But alass this same is unknown unto many or they are by reason (l) Gen. 3. a. of their fall and estranging from God so covered with the darknesses that they cannot according to the spirit of the inward man behold the being or real form of their God But when as the man through the hearing and believing of the gracious word turneth him in the spirit (m) 2 Cor. 3. b. 4. a unto God then becometh the fore-skin of his flesh or the covering of the sin put off from his heart For (n) Ioh. 4 b 8. c. 14. a. God is a Spirit a Light or a Life and is not otherwise known and beheld but in his own spirit light and life 5. Now when the man turneth him as aforesaid thereunto under the obedience of his gracious Word and service of Love the same like being cometh unto him in the spirit then (o) Eph. 5. b is the Image of God raised up in him and awakened unto him in the spirit 6. That same verily is the life whereof the Kingly Prophet David hath spoken in time past where he saith (p) Psa 17. b I will behold thy face in righteousness I will be satisfied when thine Image awaketh 7. When the man turneth himself in the spirit (q) Eze 18 d. Ioel 2. b. unto God as also humbleth himself with all his heart to the holy and gracious Word and is good of will to the obeying of the requiring of his service of Love then appeareth to him the difference between the (r) Lev. 10. b Eze. 44. c holy and unholy 8. Now when the man turneth himself away from the unholy of the uncircumcised hearts and turneth him obediently to the holy or to Gods sanctuary of all God-fearing and circumcised hearts and wholly gives himself to enter into the same and that so (s) Pro. 1. a Eccl. 1. b. 2. a the fear of the highest God gets a shape in him then doth the right departing out from all heathenishness and the entrance into the forefront of the true Tabernacle of God come to pass even there with the same man For he goeth out of the uncircumcision into the circumcision of the (t) Ier. 4 a foreskin of his heart and receiveth in that sort through the service of the holy and gracious Word Gods Covenant of circumcision in the flesh 9. In which service of the holy and gracious Word ministred in the fear of God the fore-skin or covering of the darknesses wherewith all heathen are covered or grown uncircumcised The true fore-front of the holy and true Tabernacle of God is the turning unto God in the fear of God and so through the service of the holy and gracious word to separate ones self from all heathenish misnurture or to turn away or circumcise ones heart from all wickedness which fore-front in his service is the upright circumcision which maketh the right difference between the holy and unholy and betwixt the circumcised ones the Lords people and the uncircumcised or heathen is (u) Isa 25. 2 Cor. 3. put off The which is the laying away of the (x) 2 Pet. 2.4 a. Heb. 12. a sin in the flesh whereby to shew due obedience according to the Law of the Lord namely to fear God uprightly to desire the good with fervency of heart and to circumcise or purge the heart and all whatsoever is manly The which is (y) Rom. 2. Phil. 3. Col. 2. b the true circumcision that God regardeth 10. Finally that same is the fore-front of the true Tabernacle of God and the right difference (z) Lev. 10. b Eze. 44. betwixt the circumcised and the uncircumcised heathen Betwixt those that fear God and are good of will and those that fear not God and are evil of will and (a) Jer. 7. c. 11. a. 13 18. so live according to the sensuality or self-mindedness of their own desires or according to all manner of light-mindedness as that are without rule loose unbridled or wilde of heart and do neither love nor obtain any wisdom nor any holy knowledge whose hearts take hold of nothing else but all manner of filthiness 11. But through the fear (b) Prov. 1. a Eccl. 1. c. 2. a of God by means of the circumcision of the heart through the good will the man cometh to the godly wisdom and holy knowledge and so the fear of God driveth him to turn away (c) Rom. 8. a from the sin And then proceeding forward even to the holy he becometh justified from the sin through the Faith in the daily taking (d) Lu. 9 14. c up of his Cross in like suffering with Christ till unto (e) Ro. 6. a. 8. b. the death of the sin which is the daily offering in the holy 12. But now when the man is turned (f) Eccl. 2. a unto God with a good will in Godly fear and under the obedience of the Love is coupled or joyned to a Commonalty of the Saints of God then is he departed out of
the heathenship and hath at that time his conversation or fellowship with the administration and discipline of the holy Word ministred betwixt the fore-front and the Altar of the holy offering till that his offering and gift be through Faith begun or taken in hand in the holy for a burnt offering through which burning of the offering upon the holy Altar of the Lord Jesus Christ in the holy (g) Isa 57. b Eph. 2. b the Peace betwixt the man and God the Father is prepared The ninth Chapter BUT for as much as this true God-service in the holy is not yet according to the inward man in the spirit known unto every one nor understood according to the truth and we do find many young and little ones of understanding many feeble and weak ones and many uncertain consciences all which notwithstanding do stand bent and well-minded with a good will towards the Love and towards the holy understanding So is therefore the life of righteousness evidently witnessed unto them out of the service of Love which testimonies of the truth are likewise administred unto them through Doctrines speakable words or with writing namely unto those that have turned from the heathenship and so endeavour them to the obeying of the word and his service and which do fear God with which service there is required of them the obedience to the Love of the Father (a) Gal 3. c 4. a. Heb. 7. b. to a sustaining of them whereout some better thing is yet to be hoped for 2. That same is verily the daily God-service which is well pleasing unto the Lord and the upright Ceremonies which be ministred before the Lord unto the God-fearing hearts by the Ministers of the holy word 3. Which Ministers with the same service of the gracious and holy word is the Levitical Priests office wherethrough the slain-offering is prepared before (b) Jer. 33. b the Lord among the little-ones and sinners who bear sorrow and grief for the sins cause also the burnt-offering is begun and daily used the meat offering likewise kindled and offered up 4. Which service likewise of the Levitical Priests office alwayes stands or continues before the Lord in the service of his Love as a mutual assistance and strengthening for the little or weak ones and that altogether in the Love to the serviceableness of the Congregations for the sins of the ignorant 5. Which service of the Levitical Priests office God would not have required if the man had not fallen into the sin but had still walked uprightly in the light of God 6. But forasmuch as it hath not gone so with the man therefore hath God even of necessity added the same service unto his promises for to inform therewith the unilluminated ones the infirm weak and young ones or little ones of understanding who do yet oftentimes sin and are of little growth in Faith and so to assist and serve them therewith for a certain time betwixt the fore-front and the Altar for an entrance unto them in the holy to bring unto the high or great God of heaven (d) Psa 11. d Isa 56 a Mal. 1. b Rom. 11. a such an offering as is delightful unto him 7 Even thus become they all converted or turned away from the sin and succoured or trayned up under the service of the Love to the (e) Luk. 1. g Eph. 1. a knowledge of the upright life of the Just to the end that they may all become one even as of one mind (f) Ioh. 17 c in the Love 8. Now when one doth know the same life according to such an upright service and nature of the Love and is grown believing towards the same then is there revealed and brought in the spirit unto the Believers the boldness to enter into the holy for to accomplish the service of God and his requiring in the holy like as God is requiring the same accomplishment by the Law and the Prophets and by the service of the Elders in the holy understanding which accomplishment in the holy is our offering in the offering of Christ through his (g) He. 9. b. c blood which prepareth for us a new and living way 9 Behold that is the true God-service through Christ in the holy which is now by Gods grace opened and brought unto us to the end to set up the righteousness in the same through Faith which is required by the Law and Ordinance of the Lord. For whatsoever is (h) Rom 8. a unpossible for the Law to do through works that same is accomplished in Christ through Faith whereby Christ is in that manner the accomplishment of the Law and erecteth the upright righteousness among his Believers and establisheth them in the same 10. Therefore Christ is no breaker but a fulfiller of the Law for (i) Mat. 3. b Christ came not to make void or break the Law and the Prophets but to perform them because the righteousness that is of value before God may be made manifest through his light to an everlasting establishment of the promises of God made unto the Fathers whereby to wash and cleanse the man from his spotted or (k) Heb. 9. b evil conscience that he might laud God with peace and joy 11. But this daily God-service betwixt the front and the Altar in the holy which is prepared and ministred by the service of the holy and gracious Word and by the Priests office out of Levy or by the Elders in the holy understanding is the service which God hath added to his (l) Rom. 4. b 5. c. 7. a. Promises made unto Abraham to a strengthening of the belief extending to the Promises Because the man should with a good courage in the good and godly life of righteousness among the Elders in the holy understanding (m) Eph. 1. b 1 Pet. 2. a grow up therein to an establishing of the Promises of God the Father 12. In such manner doubtless is the same service of the holy Word which is administred by the Elders in the holy understanding under the obedience of the Love very profitable and furthersome for the good-willingness the while they (n) Gal. 4. a. are yet little or young in the godly understanding And for those that like unto children stand simply submitted under the Love to the end that no man should err through any ignorance nor tye his heart to the imagination of his own spirit but only have regard unto the service of Love to the obeying his requiring until that the daily God-service in the holy be begun with him and have his full course with him Also till the true (o) 2 Pet. 2. b light come unto him and the day likewise appear from on high or as a cleerness of the morning star arise in his heart and that the everlasting (p) Ioh. 1. a life be come unto him in the spirit according to the truth and have (q) 2 Cor. 4. Gal.
for in that same service doth the resurrection of the righteous life from the death come to pass or is wrought and that is the joy of life proceeding out of the heavenly being in the Kingdom of God the Father with Christ in the everlasting life to an everlasting blessing and that is the perfection of all that which goeth before and the most holy of the true Tabernacle of God and Christ 5. This high Priest in the most holy namely in the Love the everlasting life and the perfection is a King (m) Psa 110. Heb. 5. a. b. c 7. c. 8. a and Priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedeck as an everlasting Saviour unto to his people to their eternal reconciliation with God the Father and he himself doth through himself herit them or make them heirs in the everlasting life and that is the establishing of the true Testament which continueth firm for ever before God the Father 6. For through the light of the same Testament is Gods Law Ordinance or Doctrine (n) Psa 40. a Isa 51. a Ier. 31. d Heb. 8.10 planted in the hearts of the Believers and given unto them in their minds And God remembreth no more of all their former sins and that is the establishing of the promises of God the Father and of the belief of Jesus Christ 7. Among those children of the New Testament or holy Gospel the vail is (o) Isa 25. a 2 Cor 3. b put away from the most holy and the precious garnishings of the spiritual and heavenly goods declared and brought unto them as an everlasting heritage of God and Christ and they namely the children of the New Testament be taught in that sort to the Kingdom of God and made heirs in the everlasting life (p) Ro. 12. b Eph 4. a Col. 3. b 1 Pet. 3 a and have nor use any thing but Love Peace and Unity one with other and a good conscience in Jesus Christ through the holy Ghost the Love of God the Father which God (q) Rom. 5. a Tit. 3. b hath poured abundantly into their hearts 8. Behold (r) Apo. 12 a that is the true Jerusalem which descended from heaven and also the most holy of the true Tabernacle of God which is prepared of God from everlasting and which by Gods grace is come unto us in this same last time In the which Sion is established (s) Isa 2. a Mich. 4. a out of the which the Law and the word of the Lord proceedeth (t) Isa 1 c Zach. 8. c And unto the which all people which have a lust toward God shall assemble them and rejoyce them therein according to the Promises For it is the Fountain of life full of all vertues and the undisturbable (u) Dan. 2. Kingdom full of all Love peace and godliness wherein that song (w) Apo. 19. a Allelu-jah is sung for an everlasting song of laud unto God 9 Behold this Kingdom full of all pure beauty full of light and life and full of all delightfulness and riches of God the Father and of Christ hath been long hidden and unknown for the sins cause of the people by reason of which sin the children of men have not beheld this glorious cleerness neither can they endure the beholding of the same delightful cleerness 10 Because now of this blindness of the darkness which hath covered the earth because of the unwillingness of the manly generation therefore hath the eter rich bountiful God been forced to reserve or keep secret all those things in the holy and heavenly beâ—ng (x) Eph. 1. b which riches of God the Father are now notwithstanding coming unto all good willing ones which love the peace for an everlasting heritage according to the Promises 11. With which beauty of the heavenly riches of God God is now in the last time a drawing of us all unto him to wit all we which are good-willing towards him and his righteousness and which for the peaces cause do submit our selves under the Love whereby to make known unto us through his Love and through the declaring of his heavenly riches his holy will to an health to the earth and to the honour and glory of God and verily now in the last times to a joy and peace in all love to the end to prepare in that manner under the obedience of the Love an everlasting peace upon earth according to the Promises 12. Therefore (y) Deu. 32. a rejoyce you ye heavens and earth which hope upon God For behold (z) Isa 62. the salvation of God is now come that it may be revealed to the (a) Psa 112. a Eph. 1. b Heb. 1. b renewing of all things that are waxen old for (b) Isa 61 66 2 Pet. 3 b Apo 21. a the new heaven and the new earth wherein righteousness dwelleth and which perpetually continue before God upon which men have waited according to the Promises do now come with triumph in glory 13. In which very same time (c) Isa 28. a the Lord will be a lovely crown and glorious garland unto his people that remain over and a spirit of equity unto those that set in Judgement and a strength unto those which come again from the battle to the gates 14. Even thus verily in those daies shall God perform all good towards Israel and establish among them all what he hath promised and covenanted to them in times past by the mouth of his Prophets 15. For the chastisement executed for the sins cause over the Lords people and over the miserable and comfortless ones over (d) Isa 54. a whom all tempests do happen or come shall cease and they shall revive all beauty peace and delightfulness and be (e) Psal 45 a 1 Ioh. 2 c annointed with the oyl or ointment of joy for the Scripture the Law and the Prophets shall be fulfilled and not broken and it shall come to pass over the world and also over the Lords people even as it is written thereof The Lord grant us mercy and lead us into his wayes Amen The eleventh Chapter HEre have we figured forth unto you ye dearly beloved a certain circle In the which we have described unto you in writing and figuratively set forth both the way of the heathenship or of the uncircumcised ones (a) Mat. 7. b Luk. 13. c which leadeth or reacheth to the everlasting death and condemnation whose death being or estate is the strange being before or in the sight of the Lords people Israel As also contrary wise the simple and plain way (b) 4 Esd 7 a Math. 7. of the good-willing hearts to the righteousness which leadeth to the entrance of the true Tabernacle of God in the spirit and reacheth to the everlasting life 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cursing Blessing The Inward Man Through the righteousness of the life is the man simple of heart humbled to the wisdom vndâ—â— sâ—â—â—â—â—ng to
meer error (o) Isa 44. a Ier. 10. a their Gods and God-services are vain and unprofitable 11. Therefore there is no God but Israels God whose God-services Wisdom Ordinances Statutes and Rights are alone upright holy and true Deut. 4. a. 12. Happy is he that hath the same God to be (p) Psa 33. b 144. b his God or which seeketh him with all his heart Deut. 4. c. 30. a. Ier. 29. b. Sap. 1. a. The thirteenth Chapter THE true holy of the house of God or of the true Tabernacle is (a) Rom. 5. a the belief of Christ unto Justification through whose service and the obedience unto the requiring thereof the man if he have a lust with all his heart (b) Psa 40. a Heb. 10. a to do the Lords will becometh Justified from the sin Also the way of his course of walking prepared (c) Isa 40 a 57. b. to be an even path before the Lord. And the truth of God extending to the everlasting life revealed unto him in the spirit Beleefe The Truth to the Evâ—rlasting Life In the service of the holy and gratious word Vnder the Obedience of the true beleefe is the man in the spirit of his hart in Jesus Christ justified from the Sin and brought to the everlasting life Therefore beare patience and vpright fruites of repentance The Kingdom of heaven is nigh Mat 3 a Luke 3 a Behold so crieth the Voice in the Wilderness of the Mans harte The which crieth prepare the way of the lord make straite his pathes Esay 40. Behold the word that thou shouldest beleeue is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thine hart that thou mightest doe it Deutri 30 and that is the word of beleefe which formerly hath beene preached in the World through Christ to Salvation and Obedience of the Beleefe Rom. 10. And is now preached under the Obedience of the Love 2. Behold the Lord sendeth forth his (d) Mal. 3. a Math. 11. b Angel or Messenger who in his service prepareth the way (e) Math. 4 a Luk 1. b before him and he goeth before in the spirit or power of Elias that he may turn the hearts of the Fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their Fathers and the unbelievers to the prudence of the just whereby to prepare an upright people for the Lord. 3. How delightful are the feet of the (f) â—o 10 b messengers that publish the peace from the mountains preach a good Message and reveal the salvation Isa 51. Nahum 2. 4. Leave off from the evil and learn to do good labour after that which is right and help the oppressed Isa 1. b. 5. Let the ungodly leave off from his waies (g) Eze. 18 33. b. and the evil doer from his imaginations and turn him to the Lord so shall he be merciful unto him Isa 55. a. 6. Let every one turn him away from his wicked wayes and amend his being or life and so do that which is right Ier. 7. a. 7. If the ungodly will turn him from all the sins that he hath done c. Then shall he live and not dye for the Lord desireth not the (h) Eze. 33. b Sap. 1. b death of a sinner but much rather that he should turn him and live Eze. 18. d. 8. Repent now and amend you that your sins may be put out Act. 3. b. 9. Lay away from you now (i) 1 Pet. 1. b 4. a. according to the former walking the old man which destroyeth through the lust of error (k) Ro. 12. a and renew you in the spirit of your mind and put ye on the new man which is formed like unto God in upright righteousness and holyness Ephes 4. c. 10. But before all things take hold of the Shield of Faith with the which we may quench out all the fiery darts of the wicked enemy Eph. 6. b. 11. Hold fast what thou hast that no man bereave or take away thy Crown from thee Apo. 3. b. 12. Whosoever continueth steadfast unto the end he shall be saved Math. 24. b. 13. The Messenger or voice of the Angel which crieth in the heart Prepare (l) sa 40. a the way of the Lord is the serviceable ministration of the gracious word of the Lord which the Lord willeth to be ministred unto the man before (m) Act. 3.17 c. his revealing of his great day By which means in the grace and mercy of the Lord. (n) Rom. 10. the belief that very true holy and the (o) Heb. 10 b boldness to enter into the same is prepared to serve the man to an accomplishing of the service in the said holy whereby the true fore-going service might likewise be ministred unto the Believers in their conversion unto God and in their doing (p) Math. 3. upright fruits of repentance Also to kill (q) Rom 6. a Col. 2. b and bury the same under the obedience of the belief And through the baptising or washing (r) Rom. 6. a Col. 1 b in the death of Christ to justifie the believing man from the sin 14. And so then after that in fulfilling or accomplishing the same fore-going service cometh the (s) Mat. 19. c Ioh. 3. b new birth from the death through the annointing by our Saviour who doth quite and clean take away or blot out the (t) Heb 9. sins of his people and so in his spiritual office or heavenly ministration serveth them (u) Heb. 8. with the spiritual and heavenly goods and leadeth them into the everlasting life and so bringeth the perfection unto them or setteth up the same in them and as (x) Heb. 7 8 9. a chief Priest declareth his (y) Isa 27. a Math. 27. highest salvation unto them in the most holy namely in the Love which is the holy-Ghost where through the vail betwixt the holy and the most holy and (z) Isa 59. a Eph. 2. b Col. 2. a the portion betwixt God and the man departeth away and of two (a) Eph. 2. b. is made one to wit the man and God 15. That verily is the everlasting (b) Rom. 3. a 2 Cor. 5. c Col. 1. b Ioh. 2. a 4. b reconcilement of the man before his God and so he cometh again to the seat of grace and into the true light of the (c) 2 Cor. 3. b. 4. a clear shining of God and into the everlasting life with thanksgiving and joâ— the which is the (d) Isa 60. a Apo. 21. a true rising of the light and life out of the high heaven in the spirit The fourteenth Chapter THE true vale before the most holy of the true Sanctuary of the Tabernacle of God (a) Heb 10. c is the flesh of Christ the which is before the cleerness of his uncovered naked being or substance and before his spiritual and heavenly goods and (b) Mat. 27. 2 Cor 3. b it departeth away therefrom or
the man should live in peace and joy and in all upright Love and should not know nor take on any thing without the same but live only therein and not dye 10. If so be now that the man knew nothing without the same forementioned life nor took on any thing besides the same whereon to tye his heart wits and thoughts or understanding Then should he know taste and feel nothing else but all good Also walk in all Love Concord and Peace and so have (m) Gen. 1.2 b the whole earth in subjection under him and govern uprightly to the life all whatsoever is upon the earth according to the commandment or word of the Lord. 11. For that same is the life and the freedom of the manly generation for the which many creatures do sigh and long there-after which upright freedom of the children of God doth now come unto us according to the Promises because that all manly creatures might assemble them with us to the same rejoyce them with Godly joy in the same and live in all truth and upright righteousness 12. Behold the same was unto the man in the beginning (o) Gen 2. a Phil. 3. b 4 Esd 8. f Apoc. 2. a a Tree of life in the middst of the Paradise of the Lord for that he should live and that (p) Sapl 1. b it should go well with all that which God had created 13. But now when the man would know the good and the evil and had eaten of the same tree then (q) Gen. 3 a tasted he both the life and the death the which God had forbidden him because he should not eat nor tast of any other thing but of the good that is of the life and not feel any evil or death but should live unto his God in the life for that (r) Sap. 1. b it might go well both with himself and also with all what God had created 14. Whatsoever now therefore is taken on besides the same good or life whereon we do witness that is the evil the death or the destruction the which God hath not willed that it should be upon the earth for that the man might stand perfected from all evil and destruction 15. But now hath the man through that same prepared to himself the driving forth out of the Paradise of God and caused the peace to cease upon the earth also brought himself and all what is upon the earth into (s) Gen. 3. b much calamity and misery and is utterly estranged from the way directing to the Tree of life and so is taken captive in all kind of deadly and damnable fruits 16. That verily is the knowledge of the good and evil which he himself hath taken on and (t) Dan. 9. Math. 24. 2 Thes 2. it is the confused abomination which standeth in the holy place whereout all violence calamity and grief is come upon the earth 17. If the man now will (u) Ezek 14. a turn himself away from all the abominations of the wicked world and humble him rightly under the Love and her service then shall he likewise through the administration of the holy word of the Lord and his requiring have his regard unto the inward upright life whereon the word pointeth for that is Gods living being or substance it self and he shall also according to the requiring of the word try or examine himself diligently in his inwardness whether he can perceive yet still remaining there any ungodly or deadly being which is not the life or that serveth not the life unto the life but which (x) Eph. 4. b is minded to destruction through the lusts of error 18. So long then as the destruction besides th preservation of the life is looked neto or esteemed of by the man and that likewise the death besides the life the evil besides the good and the bondage besides the freedom is known tasted and felt so shall the man in his obedience to the requiring of the word of the Lord daily (y) Mat. 10. d 16. c Mark. 8. Luk 9 14. take up his Cross on him with the life die the death or the evil and bury the same according to the word of the Lord and so shall he by means of following the life in his like behaviour or (z) Ro. 6. a Phil 3. b death of the Cross become planted into the same good life who suffereth the death of the Cross by the evil 19. Out of which dying of the death or of the evil which death hath brought the death unto the life and hath had the dominion over the same the life riseth up again and cometh gloriously in Lordly manner against all his enemies 20. Even thus now through the rising up or resurrection of the upright life out of the second birth from the death the man also is raised up (a) Ro. 6. a from the death or born again out of the death for that he might live and not dye any more 21. Upon which resurrection of the dead according to the Scripture all Believers of the life do likewise hope and long thereafter for the life shall swallow up (b) Eze. 13. 1 Cor. 15. the death in victory in all his Believers which be incorporated or planted into him and so bring his enemy under him according to the Promises 22. For all what is not the true life that is against the true life and whatsoever is against the true life that is the death and the enmity unto the true life is also an enimy unto God and to the Lamb which enmity is minded neither according to the true being or nature of God nor of the Lamb nor yet according to the upright righteousness of the true life which true being of God and of the Lamb together with the upright righteousness of the true life ye may behold in the endless (c) Apo. 5.20 b book of the Lamb which is full of writing both without and within written with the finger of God and it is the everlasting life whereon we do witness The eighteenth Chapter THen when as thou O thou precious man hast looked into both these Natures Books and writings inwardly according to the spirit namely the straying being of the wicked world and the good being of God from eternity which good being is the (a) Apo. 20 21. b book of the Lamb written by the God of life besides the which the straying being which destroyeth through the lusts of error is come in place and written by the Devil the Father of death So judge then with the truth which of them it is that ought to have the superiority or preheminence in us for the od of life vouchsafeth unto us nothing else but all God life love and peace 2. Therefore let us be agreeably minded with the same good being of God and Love the good being for wherefore do ye receive and take unto you the destruction and why will ye in perditional manner perish
sins are ascended up even unto heaven and now shall her descending or fall be even into the bottomless pit 16. For the self-wisdom or self-mind of the flesh which hath exalted her self very high against the Lamb even as though she were Gods wisdom (f) Apo. 5.13 b hath killed the Lamb from the beginning of the world and likewise his members the (g) Apo. 6.12 b 16. a innocent guiltless blood and so for a time hath gotten the upper hand upon the earth but now must she fall and go under whereas contrarywise the Saints of God shall (h) Apo. raign for ever according to the Promises The ninteenth Chapter SEing now that the Saints of God have (a) Apo 6.12 13 16. suffered with the Lamb for a certain time and have been killed upon the earth therefore is the book of the beast most loved and read everywhere (b) Apo. 17. b 18. a men have lived according thereto but forasmuch as it is all now made manifest through the (c) 1 Cor. 4. a light or day of the Lord so becometh the book of the (d) Apo. 18 19 20. beast to be found a false book full of deceit and subtile falshood whereunto also all false men all wicked hearts of the Scripture-learned ones and all false setters forth and preferrers of religion have their lust and affection bent 2. For of all the names of her felfness or private holyness and of all her false hearts and Scripture-learned ones together with all the nature of the heathenish distraughtness who do every one even joyntly with each other serve and worship the beast there is not (e) Apo. 13.17 a. 20 21. b one written in the living book of the Lamb for the names of the people that serve and worship the beast whereby the Dragon hath had the dominion are (f) 2 Pet. 2. all names of darkness and of the good thinking wise and disobedient ones and are all likewise (g) 1 Ti. 4 a spirits of errour as being all one and of one manner of substance according to one manner of nature 3. That same verily is the cord or chain of darkness or the band of the Devil wherein all good thinking wise ones and false hearts which do neither fear the living God of Israel nor stand obedient to his requiring are captived or caught bewitched therewith tyed thereunto and (h) 2 Pet. 2. a. b. Apo. 20. b led with the same even into Hell the which is the everlasting death and damnation from the which God hath willed that the man should keep himself and serve only the living God that (i) Eze 18. d he might not dye but that it might everlastingly go well with him and that he might live 4. The names of the people of the evil wicked world The wicked world with her servants and fellow-companions who are written in the book of the Dragon that murderly beast are these envy division contention or discord high-mindedness or pride subtilty deceit craftiness unquietness cruelty arrogancy disorderlyness masterfulness mischieveously disposed violence honour or vain-glory stubbornness resistance unto Gods nature in all disobedience wrathfulness presumptuous boldness churlishness bitterness maliciousness commotion or uproar treachery striving fighting persecuting lying war or battle vexing or troubling cursing swearing destroying spoyling oppressing killing murdering dishonest dealing unreasonableness or injustice gluttony unchastity whoâ—edom adultery knavery buggery thievery unprofitable searching high vain boasting ambition dissembling hypocrisie Sectuarishness framed or chosen holyness idolatry false God services false Laws blasphemy self-wisdom swelling in minde curiousness self-mindedness unadvisedness mens commandments giving credit to the imaginations of the good thinking in the spirit unbelief to the gracious word of the Lord despair doubtfulness accusing ignorance bondage of the heart to something without the nature or being of God vain comfort slothfulness mens fear covetousness niggardlyness undiscreetness scoffing or mocking dis-favour self-Love 5. There is yet moreover (q) Rom 1. d 1 Pet. 2. a back-biting or evil reporting of others whereby to make them seem odious and contemptible before the people and to cause themselves to be had in favour and well-liked of 6. Behold such a nature hath the partial Back b ter who doth yet oftentimes for all that greatly bewitch the people with his abominations as with a show of holyness which witchcraft is full of foolishness and is an unprofitable delusion even like as are all vain games also table-playing maskings or mummeries c. and are also unedifying even like as are all manner (r) Eph. 5 a of rude light behaviour disorderly toying and unseemly jesting all which likewise are names of the people of the wicked world furthermore there is also death darkness false spirits devil hell and condemnation c. 7. These and such like are the abominations before God and the pernitious mischief to a destruction over the children of men and for one to yield or apply his heart hereunto is the falling off and the turning away from God 8. That is finally the perverse and wicked nature (s) Deut. 32. a. c. which hath corrupted every thing and stoln from the man and quite defaced in him the mind of his God and corrupted his understanding through the affection born to the knowledge of good and evil by which manner the noble understanding of man is become bewitched with the abundant lying being in such sort that the man can very little understand (t) Deut 32. Isa 44. Ier. 5.8 a or comprehend for it entreth too too little into the consideration of his heart for to come rightly to the conversion or turning again to his God for be continueth even generally cleaving fast and depending with his heart upon one thing or other that is not God because he doth not quite and clean forsake the Idols and their services nor thrust nor chase them out of the Temple of his inward mind But stands affected either to this or to that according to the imagination of his own understanding and so serveth the God-service or God himself falsly 9. That same is it verily which God hath oftentimes rebuked by the mouth of his Prophets (u) Isa 1 b 28. b. 29. 57. b. 58. a. 59. a. b. Ier 2 3 4 5 6 7. Eze. 5 6. Amos 1. b Mich. 6. a because that the people of Israel when they would seem to turn them and to use God-services did alwayes incline their hearts towards one thing or another that was not God and served that which God never commanded or required 10. Therefore hath God also in times past witnessed unto them by the Prophet Jeremiah which mind of God remaineth perpetually for thus saith the Lord as an everlasting continuing word 11. O Israel (x) Ier. 4 a. if thou wilt turn thee then turn thee unto me saith the Lord And if thou wilt put away thy abominations from before my face then shalt thou not be cast out
to the truth know his God in the life and so might worship (z) Deut. 4. a 10. b Math. 4. c and serve him only which (a) Psa 14 b Acts 14. Apo. 14. hath made heaven and earth the Sea and the water Fountains through whose power the elements be moved and out of whom the upright wisdom of the wise the true light of the illuminated ones and the resurrection of the righteous life springeth which God is also the perfection the Love (b) Ioh. 17. c 1 Ioh. 4. b or the true being or essential power it self unto whom only appertaineth all praise laud honour for evermore Amen Take it to heart A PRAYER OF H. N. Even as he hath prayed the same unto Almighty God through the holy spirit of love according to the estate and representation of the fallen man corrupt and earthly weak man O God who livest for ever thou which in times past wast a comfort to the sorrowful in their affliction laid on them through the dominion of the violent power of Pharaoh and didst (a) Exo. 3. 12 13 14. Psa 78. b. f lead thy people out of the power of his afflictions delivering them from the hand of those that cruelly raigned over them and didst shew how that thou wert a Judge over thy flock which thou hadst chosen to thy self making known unto them (b) Ex. 20.34 Deut. 5.10.30 what thy will was and didst set up among them the banner of righteousness namely (c) Ex 35.40 the Tabernacle of thy Sanctuary and madest thy holy habitation amongst them and didst not suffer them to want any thing according as thou hadst said unto their Fathers and promised unto them by the mouth of thy holy Prophets 2. And unto the heathen which knew not thy holy name thou (d) Isa 11 13. Ro. 9 11.15 hast also in times past shewed thy mercy according to the Covenant of thy holy Promises which thou hadst made with Abraham Isaac and Jacob. 3. Now therefore O God comfort comfort us likewise in our miseries for thy (e) Isa 38. b holy names sake for when thou makest up thy self to raign over thine enemies then must they all be affraid and bow down themselves before the Authority and power of thy Almightyness 4. But we O God are well worthy of thy chastisement (f) Deu. 27.28 Dan. 9. for our sins cause for in all these thy former works proceeded out of the entire or hearty mercifulness of thy love borne towards us we have shewed our selves to be an unthankful people declining from thy word of life and like an ungodly people have estranged our selves from thy truth walking in error (g) Rom. 1. c according to the mind of our own delight and been ignorant in that thing thy will requireth 5. But now O Lord which art the God of all the world (h) Psal 106. Ier. 14. Lam 3. Dan. 9. we acknowledge and confess our own offences and also the falling away of our Fathers and seeking daily for thy wayes we do enquire what thy will is 6. Wherefore O God remember now thy mercy like as in times past and thy Covenant which thou hast made with thy people in times past and turn thee again unto us that thou mayest be known among all people as an eternal true God of life and of righteousness 7. O how often is my heart grieved because that there is neither (i) Hos 4. faithfulness nor love or at least wise very little anywhere to be found and for that the righteousness is so utterly turned back (k) Isa 59. b or refused in all places 8. Oh what a number of diseased (l) Isa 1. a and wounded ones are there and how many are there that do now mourn yea suffer grief and wofulness or anguish because (m 4 Esd 5.14 15. Math 24. b. the iniquity raigneth so exceedingly and for that the number of the upright and faithful ones are so few 9. Oh how long shall my soul rest in longing after that whereunto my heart hath a lust and whereunto it is drawn or inflamed with fervent affection 10. Oh where abideth now the (n) Is 60 61. Mal. 4. a rising up of thy glory O thou pure love of God the Father wherein all peace truth faithfulness and righteousness standeth comprehended 11. I have seen thee afar off and also neer by (o) Cant. 4.5 thou hast peirced me through with the bright beams of thy upright righteousness and amiable delightfulness but my soul suffereth so much the more grief for my spirit cannot be satisfied so long as thou only hast not the upper hand or dominion over us and that we do not with our mind approach or draw neer unto thee essentially nor become incorporated wholly or in every part unto thy being and substance 12. For we find by experience that without thee O pure Love there is no bread of satisfying (p) Isa 41.45 Ier. 14. a nor any water of refreshing because all delectable sweetness is contained in thee 13. In thee is milk and hony wine and (q) Hos 2. Ioel 2. oyl also riches joy and life 14. In thee are likewise (r) Isa 33. Ephes 3. Col. 2. all treasures of wisdom the holy knowledge of the secretness of God and the mysterie of the Christ of God for Christ is at thy right hand as a living salvation for all those that come unto thee 15. Whosoever also seeketh Christ without thee (s) Joh. 7. d he shall not find him and whosoever hath not thee he hath neither Law of righteousness nor yet Christ 16. Therefore art thou likewise O Love the (t) Ioh. 13 14 15. 1 Tim. 1. 1 Ioh. 4. band of perfection wherein all salvation consisteth and the last sign or token of the true righteousness wherein all Gods Prophets have witnessed 17. Also no man cometh (u) Ioh. 6.9 unto Christ except thou draw him for thou O Love art the fountain of all vertue 18. But who are those that love thee thou allurest all men doubtless but who yieldeth himself to be drawn by thee thou (x) Apo 3. c knockest daily but who letteth thee in (y) Prov 1. c Isa 65 66. a thou callest indeed but who heareth thee thou sayest 19. Come hither to this (z) Isa 55. water all ye that are thirsty ye which have no mony come buy both wine and milk Come buy that ye may have to eat of free-cost and not for money nor ware Wherefore bestow ye your money for that which feedeth not and your labour for that which any way satisfies not Hearken unto me so shall ye eat of the best and your soul shall have a delight in the fatness or plenty incline your ears hitherward and come unto me hearken so shall your soul be healed 20. O God who thinketh upon this that thy Promises are that we should be assembled unto thee in the Love (a) Ioh. 17.
whereon they boast so highly and that they knew their misery then would they also out of meer necessity cry (y) Psa 130. a unto God for his grace that they might come again to the life of Godlyness 41. Now O Lord and God be mindful of us extend thy mercy over us (z) Tob. 3. a and revenge thee not on us for our sins cause 42. Remember not (a) Psa 79. a O God our offences and ignorance but remember (b) Ps 103 b we are dust and remaining without thy being are nothing (c) Gen. 3. Eccl. 10. b 17. d but earth and ashes for all our beauty or self-chosen wisdom or righteousness (d) Isa 40 a. 1 Pet. 1. c must wither away like unto the flowers or grass of the field And all whatsoever is not of thy being must be consumed and brought to nothing in (e) Eccl. 1. a the Furnace of humiliation or abasing wherein our tryal cometh to pass but thy righteousness word will and (f) Psa 33. a 119. 2. Isa 40.4 b wisdom continueth for ever 43. O Lord thou Almighty God which art the Father procreator or begetter of all generations shew thy mercy upon thine own handy-work namely on those that labour daily to do thy will 44. Open unto us with thy light (g) Psa 13. a the eyes of our spirit and shew thy grace on us we blind people who yet notwithstanding have eyes unstop unto us with thy understanding the ears of our inwardness even of us deaf people who yet notwithstanding have ears to (h) Isa 6. Math. 13. Acts 28. the end that we may rightly hear thy word believe the same and understand and obey it according to thy truth and turn about or (i) 4 Kin. 22 Eze. 11.18.36 mollifie the hardness of our hearts with thy meekness that we may humbly and obediently with all good-willingness turn us rightly unto thee and to the Love of Christ and be saved And may (k) Ioh. 17. c also become one with thy holy word like as thou thy self O God art one with the same wheteby the (l) Num. 14. c world may become full of thy glory and that thy Christ may appear and bear sway over all in all and with all and that we all may be one in thee and may (m) Ioh. 17. b know in the truth that thou only art a very true God for to that end because the world should know and understand the same hast thou sent thy Christ 45. Now O God strengthen thereunto the office of thy Love for that all those which hope on thee and love thy righteousness may be drawn into one (n) Col. 3. b band of Love and that thou mightest be the head over us all as a God and King over all power and Lordship and that we all from (o) Ier. 31. Heb. 8. b the least even unto the greatest may know and acknowledge thee according to the Promises 46. Therefore is likewise our flight for refuge O God only unto thee and unto the requiring of thy service of Love whereby to find grace at thy hands that thou mayest raign over us and for (p) Par. 36. that cause do we daily bow the knees of our hearts before thee and pray and make supplication unto thee in the spirit O God be thou gracious and merciful unto us 47. Be thou our Shepheard King and Prince and remember Lord thy Covenant and (q) Isa 64. a b Sanctuary that hath a long time lain waft and been spoiled 48. Awake O Lord (r) Psa 35. c with thy spirit over us for all the comfort of man is vain (s) Psal 62.118.146 a Ier. 17. a all confidence and stay on Princes is nothing in it self (t) Isa 4. b the Prophets seduce and deceive (u) Ier. 5.8.23 27 29. the Seers do fail in the right the worldly wise and Scripture-learned do preach lyes The Priests do deal with false God-services the Judges give Sentence even as the Princes do require it (x) Isa 1. c Ier. 5. Eze. 22. Ioh. 3. the world is replenished with traytorie the common people do deal with crafty deceipts unto the poor and miserable people there happeneth wrong and violence everywhere and the Lands are full of innocent blood-guiltyness 49. Therefore look down O God look down and sanctifie thy great name and teach us thy Law Statutes and Rights that they may all know that they be but men and that thou O Lord art God only unto whom also (y) 1 Tim 1. b all honour praise and laud doth only belong and appertain 50. Wherefore should the (z) Psal 50.47 heathen still blaspheme thy Sanctuary and why should our enemies with the Arrogancy of their minds and vain perswasions say that thou O God art with them and minded according to their will boasting themselves in arrogancy that their ingenious wit and prudence shall keep the upper hand or prevail 51. O God hast not thou from the beginning foreseen thy Christ to be a head (a) Eph 1.3 b and Father over all and in all and elected him thereunto before the foundation of the world was laid yea to that end also thou (b) Ioh. 3. d hast loved him (c) Mat. 11. c Luk. 10. c and given him all what is thine for that (d) Isa 9. a Luk. 1. d he might possess the seat of his Father David and be a King over the house of Jacob for evermore 52. Is not he also ordained to be a restoring to the house of Israel (e) Ro. 15. a whereby to establish the Promises made to their Fathers hath not he likewise called and bidden the heathen thereunto (f) Isa 57. Luk. 2. Eph. 2. b Is not the peace published through Christ Hath not he in holyness of heart loved faithfulness (g) Psa 81. Hos 2. c and truth hath not he also taught (h) Mat. 11.18 a humility and meekness of heart Have not his Messengers preached and published the Love to (i) 1 Co. 13. a Col. 3. b be a bond of perfection But oh where is all this where shall men find the same 53. O God prepare the hearts of the people unto lowlyness that they may stand submitted to the Love in all humility and may love the coming (k) Matth. 24.25 d 1 Cor. 1 a of thy Christ in his glory by whom the (l) Tit. 2. b Acts 17. d universal earth shall be judged with righteousness who likewise shall disturb or trouble all authority and power and bring it under his obedience and then resign or yield up the (m) 1 Cor. 12. c Kingdom all power and dominion unto thee O Almighty God that thou mayest be all in all 54. O God put this into the hearts of all Governors or Magistrates to look into and consider of and illuminate all Kings Princes Lords and Potentates or Rulers with thy godly wisdom that they may fear