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The restitvtion of reprobates.
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Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652.
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1644
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Wing D2008; ESTC R2840
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THE RESTITVTION OF REPROBATES Malac 3 Behold I will send my messenger c. Printed in the Yeare 1644. A GENERALL PARDON for Reprobate Rebels all of them Their restitution as authoriz'd affirm'd Math. 18 ELIAS truly shall first come and restore all things ANd before the great and dreadfull day of the Lords comming VVhen sent that Prophet which for a signe of it foreshewing what Plagues with He will smite them and truly never greater knowne then at this very time So take this into consideration as probable as other things before they come to passe For Mercy and Judgements going together in these last dayes reveal'd The time being come of the end then and no more occasion to continue threatning any longer and terrifyings against wickednesse amongst VS here raignning with that prohibited old proverbe out of date The fathers have eaten sower grapes and the childrens teeth set an edge Shall cansell that oppinion of old of Hell to be a place or prison without redemption as it stands not intruth well with Equitie where mercy is so unmeasurable for the offence of our first deceived parents Who knew not what they did That for their cause so many without compassion and commisseration utterly should be undon cast away whereas SODOM for so few their sakes had beene spair'd when prest shall not the Judge of all the world doe right But for this redemption of theirs however seeming a thing of impossibilitie Yet nothing unpossible with GOD or too hard for him in his time Take and receive these misticall words to your comfort all of you saying Whosoever shall speake a word against the sonne of man it shall be forgiven But blaspheming against the Holy-Ghost neither in this world nor the world to come shall be forgiven But shall be in danger of eternall Hell-fire To wit though punishment inevitable yet the perpetuitie in suspence as by the word DANGER given to understand And furthermore as given under the same hand for their release or new pardon seaâ—'d here with this saying also Yee have heard it said of old time Whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of a judgement But I say unto you whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of a judgement And whosoever shall say to his brother Racha shall be in danger of a counsell And whosoever shall say Foole shall be in danger of Hell fire Whereby as here possible sometimes for old sayings to be disanul'd and revok'd so the day of judgements very case how reviled and menaced the tidings with a great councell or high court faireing both alike foreshewed likewise reproachfully stiled by their Enemies in this most strick and severe Sermon handled or set forth upon the Mountaine c. concluded with mercy being shewed Neverthelesse appointed for Reprobates and Rebells both Etsi salutaveritis fratres vestros tantum quid amplius facitis ethnici hoc faciunt c. Even their charge as by the misticall name Racha exprest how brethren missecalling one another as it were high treason and blasphemy no lesse And here beati pauperes beati mites c. with GOD in such esteeme the dispised by the world and they on the other side receiving their consolation here such an impossibilitie for them to escape torment as for an Elephant or Camell to goe through the Eye of an needle Then the least of his words not lightly to be set by so needfull where such may be proud to be the least in that Kingdome or Court any doore keeper or the like VVhose word gives light in this darknesse for that gulfe between US and them to be a passage to Life through those straits c. As hee able to bind and loose and so with Paul able to say Sirs be of good cheere for GOD is as good ever as His word yee are but in jeopardie of eternall Hell-fire And thus as no light in many dayes apppeared then in his dangerous voyage and sayling slowly even like those prisoners though in so much danger yet escaped drownding and killing both Acts so in that hopelesse estate of theirs whose Anchors as it were cut off for that capitall offence the sin against the Holy Ghost t is possible with GOD to pardon it to release them of those chains seeming endlesse So againe this for another Verily I say unto thee thou shalt by no meanes come forth thence untill paid the uttermost farthing The veritie of which place of Scripture So wrested for Purgatory those fictions founded or laid thereon overthrowing that principle Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect Therefore no other way but this to overthrow that as in truth concerning utter darkenesse intended the utmost mite paid to be there and not extended in that grosse manner for these soules justified by GOD To make Marchandise of them cryed up and down and sold as Romes Kitchin-stuffe c. And thus farre for clearring that mistake of utter darknesse taken for that third place So here shall not passe over his being taken up into the third heaven there heareing things not lawfull to be utterd that Apostle made of GODS counsell Beside the Resurrections mistery shewed him even this very Thing heard the same as most probable of Reprobation and Election The dispute whereof prohibited VVith what art thou O man made of clay to question thy Maker Quid me fecistisic And so a thing of too high a Nature then to be publish'd reserv'd for the worlds last time And thâ—n as dust thou art and to dust disolv'd Likewise all reduced to their first estate as all things very good in the beginning therefore returne and live c. and in a day the world made no more times without their determined Bounds and precincts all things at once manifested neither the very Disciples forbears to satisfie them in some cases Saying He had many things to say unto them which they could not beare at that time That in his Fathers House were many Mansions to witt privie Chambers and Closits and the like how officious so ever they were to be informed as that for one VVhen the time of restoreing againe the Kingdome to Isarell Acts 1 Chap. And although their last suite yet put backe as it were with these Yee know not of what spirit yee be In taking ELIAS office upon you Or t is not for you to know times and seasons which the father hath put in his own power But the power of the Holy Ghost shall come upon you Linguae tanquam ignis super singulos c. And againe requested another time to know what should be the signe of his second comming were put off with those unwellcome tokens c. bidden to watch because the day and houre unknown a reserved point and yet nothing cover'd which shall not be reveal'd as much to say the Apocalyps or Revelation that sevenfold sealed Booke which no man could so much as looke upon c. And his sealed