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81._o and_o though_o i_o have_v not_o obtain_v many_o day_n of_o pleasure_n thereby_o yet_o i_o must_v not_o therefore_o resist_v his_o will_n i_o have_v write_v only_o according_a to_o the_o form_n as_o it_o be_v give_v to_o i_o not_o according_a to_o other_o master_n or_o write_n 82._o and_o beside_o my_o intent_n be_v only_o for_o myself_o albeit_o the_o spirit_n show_v i_o how_o it_o shall_v fall_v out_o yet_o my_o heart_n will_v nothing_o but_o commit_v the_o same_o to_o he_o to_o do_v therewith_o what_o he_o please_v 83._o i_o have_v not_o run_v with_o it_o not_o be_v call_v and_o make_v myself_o know_v to_o any_o for_o i_o can_v say_v also_o with_o truth_n that_o my_o acquaintance_n know_v least_o of_o it_o but_o what_o i_o have_v show_v unto_o any_o the_o same_o be_v do_v upon_o his_o entreaty_n and_o importunate_a desire_n 84._o and_o then_o further_o i_o give_v you_o to_o understand_v see_v that_o you_o have_v my_o write_n in_o hand_n to_o read_v that_o you_o will_v not_o 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and_o understanding_n treat_v of_o the_o great_a depth_n of_o the_o wonder_n of_o god_n which_o at_o present_a i_o have_v not_o at_o hand_n 87._o but_o that_o i_o give_v you_o not_o a_o large_a answer_n of_o my_o judgement_n upon_o your_o book_n concern_v the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n and_o the_o four_o hundred_o year_n in_o zyon_n which_o you_o suppose_v to_o prove_v with_o many_o place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n be_v because_o i_o do_v not_o fundamental_o and_o certain_o know_v whether_o those_o text_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o such_o a_o meaning_n 88_o for_o there_o be_v many_o say_n of_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o intimate_v only_o one_o general_n resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o they_o be_v clear_a especial_o in_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o sour_a evangelist_n which_o i_o hold_v for_o the_o most_o certain_a 89._o in_o like_a manner_n the_o cause_n stand_v with_o zyon_n that_o wickedness_n shall_v continue_v to_o the_o end_n and_o though_o a_o zyon_n shall_v be_v yet_o it_o will_v not_o be_v whole_o universal_a babel_n shall_v go_v to_o ruin_v and_o get_v another_o form_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o all_o be_v child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v call_v child_n in_o zyon_n 90._o also_o i_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n i_o know_v not_o sufficient_o to_o ground_v it_o with_o scripture_n for_o we_o find_v one_o place_n seem_v to_o cross_v another_o man_n may_v interpret_v the_o scripture_n as_o they_o be_v dispose_v ☜_o but_o see_v i_o have_v no_o command_n from_o god_n of_o it_o i_o let_v it_o alone_o and_o leave_v every_o one_o to_o answer_v for_o his_o own_o opinion_n this_o i_o tell_v you_o sincere_o out_o of_o good_a affection_n and_o be_o however_o your_o faithful_a friend_n in_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n 91._o in_o your_o forty_o second_o and_o forty_o three_o page_n where_o you_o write_v of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o soul_n depart_v or_o separate_a you_o bring_v the_o opinion_n of_o theophrastus_n and_o 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and_o high_o ground_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v enough_o therewith_o and_o if_o you_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v set_v forth_o any_o thing_n more_o fundamental_a than_o it_o remain_v of_o right_n in_o its_o own_o place_n the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n and_o the_o four_o hundred_o year_n in_o zyâ—â—_n will_v but_o find_v fault_n with_o all_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o suspicion_n and_o though_o many_o objection_n may_v be_v make_v yet_o they_o will_v be_v of_o no_o service_n or_o esteem_v 93._o moreover_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n sabbath_n be_v not_o of_o much_o importance_n or_o concernment_n to_o the_o world_n see_v we_o have_v not_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o the_o same_o it_o shall_v of_o right_a rest_n in_o the_o divine_a omnipotence_n for_o we_o have_v enough_o in_o the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n for_o that_o soul_n that_o obtain_v this_o sabbath_n of_o regeneration_n will_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earthly_a body_n ☞_o have_v sabbath_n enough_o in_o paradise_n we_o may_v very_o well_o leave_v and_o commend_v the_o other_o unto_o the_o divine_a omnipotence_n and_o wait_v on_o god_n what_o he_o will_v do_v with_o we_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o we_o 94._o for_o i_o suppose_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o better_a sabbath_n in_o god_n then_o in_o this_o world_n and_o if_o man_n shall_v dwell_v upon_o the_o earth_n in_o paradise_n then_o must_v god_n restore_v that_o which_o in_o his_o curse_n enter_v into_o the_o mystery_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o forty_o question_n 95._o but_o that_o you_o suppose_v that_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o be_v bring_v with_o their_o work_n before_o the_o judgement_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n who_o say_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v prove_v through_o the_o fire_n 96._o i_o say_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o judgement_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v in_o the_o wicked_a 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the_o prophet_n have_v many_o time_n speak_v and_o denounce_v unto_o the_o people_n their_o punishment_n which_o by_o god_n permission_n through_o the_o turba_n magna_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o violence_n and_o sinfulness_n and_o their_o bitter_a imprecation_n wicked_a contention_n and_o wrathful_a indignation_n in_o their_o envious_a will_n one_o against_o another_o do_v awaken_v the_o sword_n of_o anger_n in_o the_o turba_n magna_fw-la 30._o now_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n speak_v in_o his_o child_n diverse_a manner_n of_o way_n ☞_o sometime_o in_o one_o it_o speak_v by_o the_o internal_a and_o eternal_a constellation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o eternal_a punishment_n or_o reward_n of_o god_n curse_n or_o blessing_n and_o in_o another_o it_o tell_v through_o the_o external_a constellation_n of_o the_o fortune_n or_o misfortune_n of_o the_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n of_o this_o world_n also_o of_o the_o rise_n and_o advancement_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o 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the_o soul_n 33._o all_o the_o prophet_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n have_v prophesy_v of_o christ_n in_o different_a form_n one_o thus_o and_o another_o so_o they_o have_v not_o all_o concur_v in_o one_o style_n ☞_o phrase_n and_o form_n but_o each_o according_a as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o he_o in_o the_o eternal_a constellation_n of_o the_o soul_n yet_o they_o have_v all_o speak_v out_o of_o one_o centre_n and_o ground_n and_o even_o so_o it_o be_v now_o adays_o the_o child_n of_o god_n speak_v all_o from_o the_o revelation_n of_o christ_n spirit_n which_o be_v god_n and_o every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o capacity_n or_o that_o idea_n of_o wisdom_n which_o be_v form_v in_o his_o mind_n and_o therefore_o i_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n as_o a_o friend_n and_o exhort_v you_o not_o to_o harken_v after_o the_o vain_a babying_n and_o prate_v of_o
and_o pastor_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o run_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o send_v much_o less_o do_v god_n own_o they_o and_o what_o they_o do_v they_o do_v for_o their_o honour_n and_o live_n belley_n sake_n and_o they_o will_v not_o run_v neither_o if_o they_o do_v not_o obtain_v it_o in_o their_o course_n of_o spiritual_a whoredom_n and_o hypocrisy_n 18._o they_o have_v turn_v the_o right_a and_o exceed_o precious_a mystery_n of_o god_n to_o a_o mystery_n of_o their_o whoredom_n and_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n call_v it_o babel_n a_o confusion_n where_o man_n do_v practise_v a_o hypocritical_a service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n acknowledge_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n but_o deny_v he_o in_o the_o power_n where_o man_n do_v dissemble_v and_o flatter_v god_n with_o the_o lip_n but_o in_o the_o heart_n they_o embrace_v and_o love_v the_o dragon_n in_o the_o revelation_n 19_o such_o as_o these_o we_o must_v not_o be_v ☞_o if_o we_o will_v obtain_v the_o divine_a mystery_n and_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o light_n but_o whole_o approve_v our_o way_n to_o god_n and_o resign_v ourselves_o up_o to_o he_o that_o god_n light_n may_v shine_v in_o we_o that_o he_o may_v be_v our_o intelligence_n know_v willing_a and_o also_o do_v we_o must_v become_v his_o child_n if_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o his_o be_v and_o walk_v or_o labour_n in_o the_o same_o for_o he_o commit_v not_o his_o work_n unto_o a_o stranger_n who_o have_v not_o learn_v his_o work_n or_o the_o mystery_n of_o his_o wonder_n in_o nature_n and_o grace_n 20._o i_o have_v read_v over_o your_o book_n and_o therein_o have_v find_v your_o great_a diligence_n with_o very_a much_o labour_n in_o that_o you_o have_v gather_v together_o the_o text_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o great_a abundance_n ☜_o i_o understand_v likewise_o that_o you_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n about_o it_o and_o that_o you_o will_v feign_v clear_o prove_v and_o set_v forth_o thereby_o the_o dark_a term_n and_o place_n 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that_o have_v find_v the_o limit_n and_o destroy_v only_o that_o which_o for_o a_o long_a time_n have_v be_v naught_o useless_a and_o selvish_a the_o which_o shall_v at_o all_o time_n have_v be_v reject_v for_o where_o god_n shall_v have_v be_v honour_v and_o love_v and_o our_o neighbour_n also_o as_o a_o man_n love_v himself_o ☞_o there_o man_n have_v set_v up_o in_o god_n stead_n the_o abominable_a and_o bestial_a coveteousnesse_n deceit_n falsehood_n and_o wicked_a craft_n under_o a_o hypocritical_a show_n and_o pretence_n of_o holiness_n and_o have_v mind_v and_o love_a falsehood_n in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n and_o so_o have_v make_v of_o the_o mystery_n a_o abominable_a vicious_a babel_n full_a of_o reproaching_n ☜_o revile_n and_o contention_n where_o they_o have_v with_o sweet_a speech_n and_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n with_o feign_a gloss_n and_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n blindfold_v our_o eye_n and_o bind_v our_o conscience_n have_v lead_v we_o captive_a in_o a_o very_a deceitful_a way_n to_o the_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n of_o the_o great_a whore_n so_o that_o she_o have_v fat_v her_o adulterous_a brat_n and_o domineer_v over_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n good_n and_o estate_n 23._o this_o bastard_n be_v now_o at_o odds_o with_o himself_o about_o the_o great_a prey_n and_o spoil_v and_o do_v itself_o discover_v its_o own_o wickedness_n and_o great_a shame_n so_o that_o we_o may_v see_v what_o good_a ever_o be_v in_o she_o for_o the_o great_a wickedness_n which_o she_o have_v commit_v do_v plague_v she_o and_o no_o strange_a thing_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v see_v that_o her_o whoredom_n have_v be_v manifold_a and_o that_o the_o devil_n have_v beset_v and_o catch_v we_o in_o manifold_a net_n and_o that_o one_o whoredom_n or_o mystery_n of_o hipocricy_n and_o iniquity_n run_v in_o opposition_n to_o another_o and_o be_v malicious_a bite_a devour_a destroy_a and_o slay_v each_o other_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n 24._o for_o the_o great_a pain_n be_v come_v upon_o she_o ☞_o and_o she_o shall_v now_o bring_v forth_o the_o great_a iniquity_n wherewith_o she_o in_o become_v full_o pregnant_a and_o therefore_o she_o cry_v out_o because_o of_o her_o travel_n and_o woe_n which_o be_v fall_v upon_o she_o and_o she_o speak_v of_o the_o child_n which_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o viz._n of_o murder_n covetousness_n and_o tyranny_n she_o uncover_v her_o fair_a feature_n and_o show_v what_o she_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n now_o he_o that_o will_v not_o know_v she_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n for_o he_o 25._o the_o revelation_n say_v go_v out_o from_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o may_v not_o be_v partaker_n of_o her_o plague_n for_o she_o have_v fill_v her_o cup_n full_a with_o the_o abomination_n of_o her_o whoredom_n in_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n the_o same_o she_o shall_v drink_v off_o and_o be_v force_v to_o burst_v herself_o thereby_o 26._o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o say_v of_o babel_n that_o she_o be_v a_o whore_n and_o shall_v sudden_o break_v in_o piece_n and_o be_v destroy_v and_o no_o stranger_n shall_v do_v it_o the_o spirit_n of_o she_o own_o mouth_n do_v strangle_v she_o her_o own_o turba_n destroy_v she_o she_o cry_v for_o vengeance_n and_o murder_n upon_o heresy_n and_o yet_o she_o do_v it_o not_o for_o god_n sake_n but_o for_o her_o adulterous_a brat_n and_o belley-god_n for_o otherwise_o if_o it_o be_v for_o god_n she_o will_v enter_v into_o his_o command_n and_o will_v of_o love_n where_o christ_n say_v love_v one_o another_o for_o thereby_o man_n shall_v know_v that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n 27._o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o war_n and_o revile_n or_o in_o a_o external_a show_n in_o delicious_a day_n herein_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o love_n in_o patience_n in_o hope_n in_o faith_n ☞_o under_o the_o cross_n of_o jesus_n christ_n thereby_o grow_v the_o church_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o sacred_a ternary_n to_o a_o 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