of the Mysticall partition wall diuiding betwene people and people as betwene Iewe and Gentile closely therby teaching all sortes of people that it is kata tj respectiuely not good that the Lord his sheepfold is not yet One but then it shal be perfectly good when both sortes are gathered into One vnto One Pastor The waters in this Day remayne barren but the earth conceiues aÌ„d brings forth Twyns Herbs and Trees in their kyndes And here to the full viewe of the other two Elements vvater and Earth Water is passiue to the Ayre as the Ayre passiue vnto Fyre and it is â—â— Nature Moist and Cold. So is the phlegmatick complexion the westwâ—nde and wynters quarter The water is of a Globe like forme as may not only appeare by Drops but also by sailinge the Seas which Io. de Sacâ—obusto in his boke of the Sphere proueth by plaine Demonstration The Earth is patient to the water as the water to the Ayre and it to the Elementall fyre and so the Earth A female to All as the Fyre is the Agent or Male to all It is naturally Cold and Dry and therfore vnto it Naturians referre the North wynde the Melan-cholik humour Autumme and age decrepit fit to be gathered into the â—arth as into A Barne vntill the day of Diuision Of all Elements the Earth is most ponderous and therfore it kepeth the Center or Period of the worlds Sphere or Globe Seas nauigation Starres compossinge etâ— proue it to be of A sphericall forme howsoeuer Ptolemeus and many others haue demed the contrarie And in asmuch as the Earth is as the midprick of the worlds Circle contained of all but containinge none it must therfore be immoueable as â—â—s 104. 5. THE FOWRTH DAY VErs 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. And Elohim said Let there be Lights Herein obserue 1. the Creation of starres 2. the end of their Creation The Starres are either Planeticall of these is spoken Iude 13. and of these wandrers two principall the Sun and Moone are put for the whole 7. Or secondly the starres are Firmamentall called for theyr slowe motion in comparison of the former 7 vnder them unmoueable or starres fired Of this nomber to the â—lejades Orion Matzaroth Arcturus Iob 38 31. 32. with infinite moe Gen. â— 5. scintillizinge in our eâ—es beholding them All these doth Elohim nomber and call them by their names These starres are placed in the firmamentall body for this end 1. For distinguishing betwene Day and Night 2. For distinguishinge tymes and Seasons with their naturall Abâ—â—â—edes Astralogie kept within these bounds and indeede what wandreth from these poynts that is besides the Art it is A Science gloâ—ons fitting A Christian to hy Contemplation Abraham could not beholde the starres but he expected another gates church of spirituall starres in the mysticall Firmament then our Heretical spirits cause who by their blasphemous conclusions inferre A Nullitie of these starres for these 1â—00 Yeares I am not ignorant that the churches firmament shold haue manie of her starres apostatinge Reu. 6. 13. but they must also knoe 1. the tyme of such A copious flat fall namely vnder the breaking vp of the 6. seale 2. they must knoe that all shold not fall Reu. 12. 4. Thirdly they must knoe that the starres thus plentifully fallinge they did specially foretype the fall Ministeriall for so starres are expounded Reu. 1. 20. not the fall of the popular or vulgar sort of the church and of these Aswell as of the former is the promise Gen. 15. 5. And for this cawse immediatly after Iohn saw the Ministeriall fall the Lord to his and our comfort affordes him the sight of an Angel Chap. 7. 2. comminge from the East 1. for sealing vp the thowsands of Israel 2. for enforming him of the Infi 〈…〉 e of the Gentiles preserued in that downefall of ministers and stoppage of the Euangels passage though not without maâ—â—fold afflictions The Heretikes and amoÌ„gst the residue the right Brownistes that for prouinge themselues the only visible church of god do much babble euery vnlearned â—obbinoâ— of them of this mysticall booke of Reuelation I giue them boldly to vnderstand that their vse of that booke is but as A parable in A fooles mouth or an arrowe in a dogs thighe Prou. 26. 9. 9. The lip of excellency fits not A foole Prov. 17. 7. Paâ—l lookinge vnto these starres 1. Cor. 15. he durst boldly conclude A difference of glow in the â—esurrection And I doubt not but these starres are of A more excelleÌ„t Nature then som Creatures made after Let Dauids wonderment at the sight of these superiours Psa 8. 3. helpe me out in that as also the distinction of bodies 1. Cor. 15. 40. compared with vers 48. Elohim hauing with the breath of his Mouth not only created but also kyndled these torches and Lamps in the heauens for their Sphaeres were rowled out in the second Day he so seales vp the 4. Day consisting of his morning and eueninge THE FIFTE DAY Vers 20. 21. 22. 23. Afterward Elohim said Now the Lord casteth aside his Ep vnto the former Earth waters emoyning them 1. to bringe forth Fishes in their kynds 2. Fethered fowles in their kynds As the Earth was the womb of Twyns Herbs and Trees so is the water the womb of Fishes and Fowles Ps 8. 8. Objection But in ch 2. 19. it is sâ—â—de he formed euery fovvle of the Earth therfore not of the water I answer The Earth brought not forth his Herb and Plant without the symbolization of the other Elements and therfore we se in them the nature of fyre ayre water so the waters here produce this cople of creatures by combyninge with the Earth as his female subiarent but yet it is termed principall by reason the waters as at the next hand to vowarde do reach the same forth Of fishes som are superiours as Leuiathan whales the Sea wolfe or â—yke etc. som inferiours and that specially vnfinned fishes as Eelâ—s and crepeâ—s as frogs etc. The fowles are either â— thereall as these that delite naturally aboue as the Egle etc. Or Terrestricall as all such fowles as haue I naturall heauines in flight because the Elements of water and earth do much sway in them These sorts preachinge as it were A mysticall difference betwixt Man and MaÌ„ theyr Super visours whither in the state Politicall or Ecclesiasticall yet all of them bound to looke back to the Baptisme waters from whence if they be created vp the word and the Spirit they haue their orderly producture Exept A Man be borne againe of the water and Sprite he cannot enter into the kingdom of Elohim Ioh. 3. 5. Dauid psal 104. 25. etc. looking with his spirituall ey into the Sea he cannot but admire the wisdom of God and his riches therein Wisdom in the variety and excellencâ— of the Creatueres Riches in the aboundance of them He that coms vnto these waters of Elohim and casteth in his Net or Angle
Word and Sprite eternall immense and therfore vndefutable which Moâ—er of Moueâ—s the Philosophers groping after Som with Aâ—aâ—imander called him Infinitum Som with Chius Metroâ—er â— termed him ple 〈…〉 mane Som the Being of Beinges Som came downe â—â—sely and entitled him by such and such A creature in heauen or in Earth but because I think they vnderstood that the Being of Beinges had being in euery Creature of which mynd was Marâ—â—ainge louis omnia 〈◊〉 as also 〈…〉 hylus when he crieth out la 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Coelumque 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sâ—pta Vers 2 And the Earth Leauinge the Heauenly Matter he now describeth the Earthly And the Earth was â—ohu and Bohâ— Som deâ—ue Toha of Tâ—han Desolation som of Iehom â— gâ—â—lfe or darknes both good Do thow shut thy eyes close and tell me what in mind or Conceipt thow sees A swallowinge wast darknes So I conceiue here of Toha The other wrod Bohâ— voyd Pagniâ—e defineth to be The Forme which grueth being to Matter Herein then lieth the Matter and his Internall forme The externall forme I may call the Figure of this Lump by the which it appeared outwardly and that was Darknes ouerspreadinge The first 2000. Yeares from the Creation the Iues call Tohu from this place and consideration The Lump thus formed theâ—e Sitteth vpon the waters therof the waters naturally lighter the Spirit as an Henne foâ—inge the Egge forâ—oduringe the followinge creatures Iesus He sanctifying the waters Math 3 10 for Baptismes vse loe the spirit in forme of A Doue som think of A Piller but their thought intollerable seing no Greek copie euer had for pe 〈…〉 written for pe 〈…〉 se Chyt 〈…〉 on Ioh 1. he ouershadoweth Iesus 〈…〉 ing ouer the waters for the Mâ—sticall producemeÌ„t of more excelleÌ„t creatures then were the former Cursed therfore the Caâ—a-paydistes that will not hope infants of the faithfull sacrified from the wombe 1. Cor. â— 14. as were Ieremiah and Iohn Baptiste The Cauillers who by Spirit wold vnderstaâ—d vvynd they speake besides booke for that Creature yet had not his being Ben. joch aâ— callinge it the spirit of Messiah he may set such Christians to schoole Vers 3. Then Elohim said Elohim hauing with the begininge of tyme and tyme is A nomber of Motion effected the Matter â—oelestiall and terrestriall Moses in the next place passeth to procedents visible I say visible to distinguish the following creatures from â—â— visible creatures before the others produced These Invisible ones I vnderstande to be â—ugelicall principalities and powers Colos 1 16. who are denied by Gregorius from theyâ— precious stones Eâ—ek 28 13 to be of 9. seuerall orders the 10. place beinge that from which Lucifer and his damned crâ—e are fallen to the filling of which place the mâ—sticall body of Iesus is aâ—otted The like doctrine doth Origen deliuer from the parabolicall tâ—th grâ—ate â—ound bâ— the woman seking These Angels all of them I deme most likly to be created in the first daâ— togither with the Light because they are called Angels of light Against this poynt in my Bibles Breif A great scholer in S. hath opposed by report of one of his principall hearers His opposition is deliuered in this his Ariome Quicquid Natura excellentius id creatione posterâ—us that is latter in order of Creation which is in nature more excellent and therfore saith he A te go the Angels must be last of creatures created Against his judgment I will not oppose waters Aunâ—ient and Now but against his physicall Arâ—ome I oppose Meta-phisicall order order diuyne What if I shold affirme woman though latter created to be inferiour in nature to man wold no subtile disputer take my part But I oppose Moses in the former speach Heauen and Earth giuinge the heauens matter the first place and I trowe that is in Nature more excellent then this Moses closely passing ouer their Creation and the fall of som these thinges are to be opened by the succeding light of scripture They therfore termed Angels of Light I se not why they might not as most probable haue their Being togither with the Light and if produced out of the first lump then out of the heauens not earths Nature Besides that Ioh. 8. 44. pointing out the Deuel of Deuels by whome the other apostate angels were murdred the charge from the begininge can be but ouer straitly tyed only to His murdring of Man in the 6. day As in Man kynd though but two One was first in transgression so the phrase Sâ—tan Deâ—el considering the infinite Legions of them it may easely perswade at least not with vnlikenes that Som One of the Angels was first in traÌ„sgression and so the murdrer of the rest and properly theyr fall being in the first day He so â— murdrer from the begininge Qâ—icquid must therfore be turned into Aliquid and his Arâ—ome must admit a Caution Out of Darknes Elohim fetcheth Light If one Lemuristes Lemares are in engl â—obgoblins or night sprites will haue this Light â—o be Christ then by like proportion must affirme darknes to be the Deuel and so out of the Deuel then fetch their Christ Iohn in his Ghospel affirmeth that Light he speaks of to be the vvoid and God by whome euery Creature existing was made By the vvord of the father is this Light 1. Created 2. approued for good From the Effects we must turne back to consider their next cawse The Light is an Effect of the Elementall fyre working by the 〈…〉 e. The Generation of Light is then by fyre the Agent and the â—ure the patient the light it self as the child conceuied Thus by the more knowen thinge the Effect we fynd out that is lesse knowen the Elemetns of Fyre and â—â—re The Elementalsl fire is most hot and dry so is the Complexion Choler the East wynd and sommer quarter and therfore it drawes by exhalations from belowe which comminge into the vppermost Region of the Ayre the matter there is turned into Comets furie shootings c. But stayinge in the Midle Region it is turned there by reason of his cold into som waterish clowde afterwards by the Sun dissolued it Commeth downe againe in â—ayne if the Clowde be naturally dissolued But in Snow if the clowd be not orderly melted speciallly if it be wynd shaken much Or else in the lower part of that Region it is turned into â—aile Vapours but a litle drawen vp is easely turned into Frost or Dewe The Ayre next Element in lightnes is moderatly hot and moyst vnto him is compared the complexion sanguine the South wynd and Springe Season Som haue demed the vvynd and Ayre all One. The wynd being Drâ— not Moist it argueth the contrarie The wynd is whot and dry of nature with the fore consisting for Matter of such qualified vapours and drawen vp vp strength of Sun as A straw by the heat of Ieat but comminge into the Middle Region of the Ayre they are repulsed
Sorrowe and Appetites subiection the second imposed indifferently on both kynds viz Lawfull sweating before lawful eating For which cawse the earth is cursed to their hands Vers 17. 18. 19. The Easy signes memoratiue are likewise two the 1. lying in the Name Heuah giuing vnto woman by the instinct of Elohim for both theyr instructions Vers 20. the 2. in the apparellinge their bodies with Beasts skinnes Vers 21. So much for the thing imposed That which is taken from them is twofolde first they are Elohim deriding them depriued of the present enioy of the sacramentall trees with their Subiect Paradise it self Vers 22. 23. Secondly they haue the hope of reentring it againe taken from them by reason of the Cherubims brandishing Sword keeping it Vers 24. ELVCIDATION THis Accident appertaineth to the 6. Day so vnderstood of Old and New The Iues from â—s 49. 20. Adam bikar c. Adam in Glory stood not etc. for they translate Adam for A Proper not Appellatiue they vsually say he stood not in glory One day as Mr. H. â—r hath well obserued in the beginning of Conc. script in the page from som Rabbims Vers 1. c. Now the Serpent AS elswhere I haue written it is most like from Reu. 12. that thes Serpent was the Dragon but instincted by an euel spirit as Balaam his Asse was by A good Quest why doth Moses not say Novv satan Ear-kepha de Parad. answereth thus well Moses was to tell A Narration not to deliuer an Exposition and therfore he spoke of the thinge which appeared Besides Mosoâ— consealed speach of Angels vntill Hagars tyme. least the rude people denied there had bene moe then One God Som Angels hauing apostated from the Lord of Lyfe now they Labour Mans ruine Qu. were these bad Angels first bad as also did they fal of them selues Ans Seing God is Good and goodnes it self he cold not create any thing bad for all badnes is A Defect but no defect canne fall in God who is not only goodnes but al sufficient Perfection Secondly Iude sayinge The Angels kept not their first estate but left theyr ovvne habitation and Peter sayinge The Angels that symed God cast them dovvne into hell it hereby appeareth That after they were created Good they then synned 2. that their syn arose 1. by not kepinge their first estate 2. by forsaking it not keping implyinge Negligence or Idlenes forsaking importing wilfulnes and willinge desertion or Apostacy the Estate and habitation they had implying Happines sâ—inge their being cast downe from thence for syn is their chayning in vtter darknes Their first estate was shyning as Luciser the Morninge star their fall as lightninge theyr destinate place for Syn Darknes Mad was Maâ—cion that taught people there was A good and an Euel begining that is A good and A bad God And no lesse mad were the Ophitae that worshipped this Serpent for Christ who indeede was the instrumeÌ„t of the Apostate powre which is aduerse to Christ Chrysos in titul ps 51. saith when I heare of the Deuel fallen from heauen his râ—â—ne ministers to me occasion of rysing from syn as though he shold haue said what shold I bolying in syn seinge there is A vacant place in heauens glory for me repenting And suerly the glorious roomes the Angels are seperate from for euer do as it were hunger and thirst for being supplyed by Mankynd It was not for nothing that Iesus Ioh. 14. 2. foretold his scholers of many dwelleng places in the fathers howse for the preparinge of which he must goe thither Lyke mough that the places neded the spriâ—â—kâ—nge of his blood for taking away the Apostaâ—â—s defilemeÌ„t The Preist his going into the most holy place was not without blood Heb. 9. 7 and that most holy speciâ—lly fore figured heauen Vers 24. Somthing therfore it was that origen harpeth on 〈◊〉 1â— in 〈◊〉 when he saâ—tâ— Christ offred vp an carchly and heauenly sacrifice though I think he failes in the application This Servent Satans â—â—gan is said of all the feilde beastes to be Gnâ—ruâ—â— crafty and Ders 10. Man saith he was Gneâ—rom Naked worde which arise both from one 〈◊〉 except the latter shâ—ld com of Guarah the one Mystically looketh vnto another as if 〈◊〉 were the Cawse of Nakednes The first Sâ—n in woman I note to be the same that was first in the Angels not keping the place The Serpent aggressing her with vnfruitful speaches she opens the race then secondly she leaues her place hoping as the Denel wold haue her of an hier place Man also not keping his standinge loe he secondly leaues his place both eat for aduaÌ„tage thinking by that ladder to clyme into 〈◊〉 place but they fell downewards as the Denel wold haue it Not contented to knoe Euel by Speculation they wold learne what it was by Imitation that is by doing Euel as Dâ—taâ— had don before them Negligence brought in Discontent betwene them was begotten Pryde peâ—ish Myde therfore haue then shâ—t which either do teach Glotony or Prâ—â—e to be Man kynds primordial 〈◊〉 gression Not watching in our callinge to the â—â—â—dical caâ—â—se of all our seuerall fallinges and this all learned heathen so wel as dâ—â—yue haue for him worde and writings confessed They hauing transgressed loe they se themselues stript naked â—inwardly and outwardly Outward for Mortalilitay it ceased on their Bodies Immortality is gone That â—â—â—tation could not be without paâ—pable feeling nor now cold the Ayre and other â—reatureâ— togither with theyr degenerate nature he sutable but adverse euen withas much sense of change as hapneth to odâ— wowe sound then by and by sick Inward Nâ—â—ednes then coâ—â—o not but sensibly feele seenâ—â— there was sodaine shipwrack of light â—oâ—ites and Powre to Moue well Assurance of â—se gone Delperate terrour â—â—â—ades thâ—â—â— Light of Mynd deprâ—â—d Dark ignorance and misconstruction entred â—olâ—â—es departinge the â—â—ffectious vnâ—â—â—â—nes taketh possession Powre to Doe wel packing what powre cold abide but that which is improperly powre fe 〈◊〉 to not of God namely A proclâ—â—â—te to break as the blynd Mynd and vnholy 〈◊〉 shall set it on work No maruel if the 1. nakednes cawsed them to 〈◊〉 â—oâ—â—enthâ—elter and the 2. en forced them to fly from the Lord of Lose they being now the Seruants of Vrath Of whome A man is ouercom him he serues by whome he is ouercom Vers 8. c. After that they heard The Subendnig towards the west for so the days â—oo leues importeth Man and woman had by the â—â—re a feelinge of Iehoâ—ah his drawinge nere whervpon they fly and hyde themselues The lord giuinge them an â—â—ckling of his repaire they condemne themselues by flight Con 〈◊〉 â—â—lle testes They neede none to sit vpon them for within them Conscience set as Iudge and Accuser and the Heart it layd open as in A booke the Treason committed against the â—â—st Memorie corroded inside and outside worse then the Gangren guaweth the Carcase Nihil miseriâ—s could