it not to be wondred at if it be again permitted to Triumph against His Second Appearance in the Glory of the Father Neither doth the Breaking in of Spiritual Delusion any more than that of Sadducism make against what I aim at but very much for it Both the one and the other have been Foretold and therefore we cannot look for something Better without we look for This too But the great Variety of Spirits ought no more than the Variety of Religious Opinions or the Difference of Human Reasonings to discourage any Lover of Truth from the Searching into so Great and Instantaneous a Concern as this And as one who truly Honours God will not be afraid of the Imputation of Atheism or of being counted to be of no Religion at all in that he cannot acknowledge every thing to be His Word which the Glosses of Men would make to be so So neither on the other side will he be frighten'd with a Fools Cap or the Charge of Enthusiasm so as to be asham'd to own the Pure Teachings of the Spirit of Christ which in all Times entring into Holy Souls makes them Friends of God and Prophets Whereas indeed as nothing is more opposite to Atheism than the true Knowledge of Nature so is nothing more contrary to Enthusiastick Madness than the true Inspiration of the Divine Wisdom and nothing so widely distant from Phansie whatever some Unexperienc'd Persons may imagine as that Real and Sensible Communion with God which our Spirits and Souls are capable of arriving to even in This Life And let those who justly think nothing to be more Derogatory to the Divine Majesty than to be always crying out The Word of the Lord Or The Finger of the Lord Take heed on the other side lest they be found among those who go about to oppose the Revelations he is pleas'd to give of himself In these several ways is our good God Awakening Men to the Knowledge of his Glory and of the Future Times in the Appearance of Jesus by his Living Power in their Hearts while the Adversary that knows he has but a little time longer to rage is using all means to lull 'em Asleep or to make 'em Frantick All sorts of People all Religions and Parties bespeak as much wonderful Providences and strange Revolutions and Alterations of this last Age and this Island particularly for Fifty Years past confirm as much These are General Considerations and there are some others also which your Astrological and Cabalistical Heads give some heed to which I purposely omit But there are some more Particular ones First as for the Blessed Instrument of these Revelations there are all the Indications of Truth and Sincerity that can reasonably be requir'd in such a Case I reckon it a very good proof of the Truth of the Christian Religion that those who first deliver'd it to the World were Persons that could not but be well inform'd of the Truth of what they declar'd and could have no Temptation to Publish it but all manner of Temptations to suppress and conceal it Whence it is to me no bad Proof of the Reality of this Matter if the Principal Instrument her self with several others about her must needs be suppos'd to have had all the Moral Assurances of this Fact whether it be a True Inspiration or a False Delusion and if a True Inspiration not only Moral but also Divine Assurances of the Truth of this intimate Communion with the Spirit of God And if besides there can't be any one Reason produc'd that should tempt this Person to invent and send abroad a Falshood or Heap of Falshoods of this Nature and if there be many Reasons to the contrary the Proof is still stronger Now thus it is here at the very first view to any one that but considers Her Condition and Quality in the World the Reputation of the Family and the Improbability if not Impossibility of her not being discover'd supposing it a meer contrivance to deceive Which has been abundantly confirm'd by Experience both before and since the First Publication of This Letter I also reckon it a very great Proof of the Truth of a Thing if it comes certainly from One that has little Ability to Contrive it and less to Promote it And indeed nothing tends more to the Glory of God than to make use of Weak Instruments that so nothing may be attributed to them but all to Him who is a God that loves out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings to perfect his Praise and to begin Meanly that he may accomplish his Work more Gloriously according to Section XIII This is a mighty Confirmation of the Gospel of the Blessed Jesus and I do not see why it should not be also of the Spirit of the same Jesus speaking In and By the Mouth of this Elect Virgin It also mightily encreases the Credibility of a Matter if it be confirm'd by Persons either in different Times or Places of whom there is no Reason to suppose that they have had any Communication together or Knowledge of one another Wherefore if it appear that several Things deliver'd by this Person do most exactly concur and agree even after a very Nice Examination with what has been before predicted by a Succession of Prophets and Inspir'd Persons in several Ages whose Authority is also allow'd by us and if there be no reason to suppose that she can have had those Notices from them it must follow that she must either have receiv'd what she has deliver'd from the same Hand as they did or else that she must have been instructed by One that was perfectly skill'd in their Writings to believe which we have nothing but simple Conjecture against many Reasons to the contrary Therefore if the Authority of the one be good the Authority of the other must be so too And we cannot Deny one but we must Deny both Besides if there be not only with all the Prophets of the People of God but also with several others who were Strangers to his Written Law an Harmony as to the Main Things contain'd in This Book concerning the Glorious Days of the Future Golden Period the Authority is still stronger And if the Consent be remarkable in some less heeded Particulars it is yet more wonderful and not to be slighted And tho' they all should have been no more Sanctified or Regenerated than Balaam and should have Prophesy'd no otherwise than He or Caiaphas it 's so far from weakening that it strengthens their Evidence In as much as the Favourable Testimony of an Enemy goes beyond that of a Friend Further still if in the same Time at very distant Places there has been found to be as by Letters from Switzerland and other remote Parts has been witness'd such an Agreement as could not possibly proceed but either from a Divine or Humane Communication and there be all the Marks of the One and none at all of the Other it 's a mighty
had then some Conversations concerning the Conversion of Israel and the Kingdom of Christ For this Person happening afterward to Travel through the Town in which dwelt the Widow with her Daughters was informed by some Friends how there was in that Town a Godly Family in which a young Maiden had by particular Illumination received very much from God concerning the Future Grace and Restoration of the Tribes of Israel As the said Person writ this to us withal adding that all this Agreed with what we had been discoursing together we resolved in the Name of God to write to the said young Gentlevvoman from whom we received such an Answer as wonderfully heartned us and gave us presently to see that it must be an higher Hand that guided her's in writing XXI As therefore we knew not yet any thing of these Heavenly Testimonies or of the manner in which the Lord gave and dictated them he was pleas'd to comfort and lift us up who were wearied and tired and despised before the World for having believed and witnessed his Kingdom by a dear Kingdom Testimony which was sent us upon October the 20th of the Year MDCXC by this B. Maid which here follows I the Spirit of Love I the Truth of Jesus Christ do in the Spirit witness and declare that ye my dear Friends do stand in the Truth In which being firmly grounded be sure to hold fast the trust of my Love and I who am the Hope of Israel will bring you forth safe notwithstanding all the oppositions of the Incredulous for I am a Strong Castle wherein ye may securely dwell And the more simple ye grow so much the greater delight do I take that ye may see deeper and deeper into my Mysteries which I will reveal to those that are of a Contrite Heart and will lay open to the Simple in the Faith In this latter time I will declare my Wonders I say it who am the Lord of Faith Jesus Christ to you my beloved having Loved you from the beginning of your Life It is I who bind up what is Sore and heal what is Wounded for I am Love and whosoever remains in Love dwells in God and the Father dwells in him Dear Friends Farewel I have witnessed this in the Spirit from the abundance of the Love which I bear towards you Amen Reading then this Divine Exhortation Encouragement of which we had no manner of doubt we fell upon our Knees giving thanks for it and directing our Vows to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ of Sacrificing up to him our whole Life of placing our confidence in him preferably to all Men and of declaring abroad his holy Truth Hereupon we resolved to be acquainted with such dear Friends of God and accordingly we parted hence on the Third of November and arrived there on the Sixth of the same in the Evening where we saw in them much more then we could have before believed and were immediately convinced of the Divinity of the Matter And for as much as they had not hitherto observed in the Holy Scripture that which the Lord had spoken to them as God had made it knovvn to us by his Spirit and also for as much as there vvere also some things contained in those Divine Testimonies vvhich they had received vvhich they did not as yet understand and as vve confer'd one vvith another of the Gift vvhich vve had received from God vve vvere mightily comforted together We my Wife and I for that we saw how that which we had Comprehended and found out in the Prophets and in the Apocalypse concerning future things vvas not according to our ovvn Fancy but in the Truth according to the Sense of God And they for that by our Instructions they came to knovv hovv that vvhat the Lord had given them after an Extraordinary manner had been before conceived by the Spirit of God in the Writings of the Prophets and Apostles XXII We vvere then also mightily refresh'd by our dear Lord and Saviour vvho during this Intervievv vvas Graciously pleased to give us this follovving Testimony Be ye joyful be ye joyful ye vvho knovv my Name and have my Love for I will do great things for you Therefore be ye chearful Look and observe well for I am here I go in to the Work Be ye affectionate be filled with Joy and with Psalms of Praise Verily I say unto you the Hour cometh and is now come in which I judge according to Truth and Righteousness I am Christ the Lord who have Compassion over dear Sion and over Ephraim my Beloved I have brought you together with a Blessing and am in the midst of you I am the Light and the Love and I delight to abide with you I have said it unto you but who is there that can discover that which is my Intention Amen I have said it unto you Now according as the Lord who both knows all things and can make all things subservient to his Will had said it so it came to pass While by his Marvellous and holy Conduct we have now had with us this dear Family for these Nine Months past which we had not at our first Meeting any reason to hope for and have according to his Will been by wonderful steps brought to dwell together So upon the Tenth day of November we parted thence with Joy and were led home in Peace But as soon we were return'd the Slanders began afresh to be reviv'd against us but we took new strength from all the Benefits which we had received from the Lord and one day we had this Encouragement given us Peace be with you ye Blessed here am I your loving Saviour your dearest Friend and Brother whose Everlasting Love and Faithfulness cannot be bounded for my Love is flaming and my Heart is all on fire But ye do not yet conceive my Love it is so very great O be glad O cry aloud and sing O praise ye and magnifie my Name for my Right shall get the Victory and my Truth shall be made great It shall arise and spread like the break of the Morning Rejoice ye in my help ye who are driven out I run after you to bring you back to lead you home unto me I who speak it am Christ the Lord. Believe only and hold fast to me and then let not your Hearts be troubled for I will make my Name to be great and my Statutes I will cause to be received Ye are those whom I love confess ye therefore that I am the Lord from Everlasting who lye not that I should be slack to fulfil the Word of my Promise And I would that every one should be converted and live My Hand is not shortened my Faithful Mercy hath no end and my Love grows not cold O Sing with a joyful Melody for my Hour is come and the Day of the Bridegroom is at hand Love ye one another and live happily To your upright Friends in the Truth
from this moment she shall be dear to her Father Jacob is dear to him that begat him and Benjamin above the rest beloved by his Father A Thousand are the most Beloved and â—hey that are chosen out before the â—est in the Love are a Thousand which cannot be numbred Be ye but more simple O my beloved so shall ye understand me and learn my Wisdom Live but well I am with my Love in the midst of you and by my Truth I knit you fast together Peace be with you 3. Concerning this matter it pleased him in kindness to let us understand more by speaking to us afterward by the same Instrument in this wise Peace be with you all that are set apart whom I love Happiness Salvation and Might be with you Blessed are ye who believe and who keep me in the Purity of Truth Come now my little Lambs leap ye upon Mount Sion Come ye Servants of God gather your selves together under my Wings and let every one that will take strength from me to overcome the Beast and his Mark. Look ye inwardly into my Truth and observe it for I will do many Signs to the end that Men may understand that I am the LORD The Hundred Forty and Four Thousand is a great Number and they are from the beginning Redeemed from among Men that they might be the First that are Hallowed unto the Lord who are accordingly from the beginning made Holy to Me and for a Testimony are they offered up unto Me. Great is the Mystery Mark it well These are Virgins for they have received the Name of my Virginity and sing the Song which no Body is able to learn but themselves They come therefore to me upon Mount Sion and are there Sealed for a Witness over all the Sects before that they can come along with me to the Judgment But who is able to know in what manner they shall come They are found True in these last Times lo they come in the very last time Herewith observe well the manifestation of the Two Witnesses and behold how I order all things wisely I have been and now I come again in Glory to rule over mine Enemies that I may root them out and destroy their Memory Lo when I come and move the Earth then shall the Mystery break forth Be watchful lift up your Heads for ye know not yet what ye shall be till that I come to the Glory And then when I shall descend in this Glory with all the Elect ye shall all sing a New Song Live well ye Blessed Ones I will give you my Spirit who shall make the Mystery clear to you according as I do mean it XXV 1. Concerning the First Resurrection which is to be in the Time of the Two Great Witnesses shortly after the expiring of the Twelve Hundred and Threescore Days Which Resurrection the Lord assures us in this following Testimony to be Corporeal and Real and not only Spiritual and Figurative as some do imagine Dear Friend I thy Faithful Saviour greet thee Thou understandest my Truth how that the Righteous are to stand with me in the Judgment and that both in Body and Soul They come likewise with the Two Witnesses as an Army that is well ordered and that is adorned with my Strength Then shall they Execute Justice in my Might and through it possess the Kingdom For they are the Children of the First Resurrection and they shall lift up my Name and my Judgments 2. Again the Lord said The Dead shall Rise again in like manner as I am Risen and shall Reign with me in Paradise But the Jews shall receive their Promise here upon the Earth according to my Everlasting Truth I having prepared it for them and given it unto them XXVI 1. Some time after this we having now receiv'd such abundant Conviction of the Loving-kindness and Graciousness of the Lord it was deem'd not unfit to propose to Him in the Faith this Question viz. How that passage Luke 21.25 And there shall be Signs in the Sun and in the Moon and in the Stars ought to be understood whether Litterally or Mystically The Answer was what follows Amen I say unto thee there shall be many Signs in the Heavens For Nature shall be moved and shall be driven into a disorderly heap till that in the end there shall be obtained a Rest through the means of my Almighty Word even in Nature it self And thus those who would appear as the bright Stars in their own Knowledge shall with Nature be shaken for as much as they are under Nature And these shall in great disorder drive one another into Wrath Cruelty Murder and such like And so shall they tumble down and be darkened And then shall the Peace-makers and the Meek the Child-like and the Simple be satisfied and shall enter into Glory 2. Upon the same Day which was the Seventh of May the Lord was also pleas'd to Reveal how by the Beast was to be understood Antichrist by the Whore the Popedom and by the Two-horned Beast the Romish Clergy and those that are like to them And that the great City or Mystical Babylon is Rome as also some Mysteries concerning the Tribe of DAN Dear J n I the Everlasting Truth the Beginner and Finisher of the Kingdom Jesus Christ do say unto thee that thou hast rightly comprehended the Whore the Beast and the great City for it is I that have made thee to comprehend them And many shall comprehend this matter and shall find out yet herein more Wisdom for I am the Truth and I will reveal the same even unto Infants Wherefore be not afraid ye blessed for the time cometh when it shall be declared openly and shall be preached in the House-tops Yea Amen I have said it Even the Lord the Lord. Now concerning DAN he is a wicked Serpent a corrupt Generation that leadeth only unto Darkness for all wickedness shall meet together in him and from him shall the Man of Sin be revealed Therefore not any out of him are Sealed for they are Vipers and none of the First-born are found amongst them but they are all hardened and abominable out of many Nations Languages and Tongues My Spirit shall now lead you into all Truth and guide you still as little Children in Simplicity and I will surround you with my Brightness in such a manner as you may see into my very Heart how it danceth for Joy As for those of the Tribe of Dan who do stand in the Judaism they shall also be Converted but not all of them For as many as belong to the Beast will presently turn back to him and will receive his Mark. XXVII 1. In this manner our Gracious God and Father in Christ hath frequently visited us with Testimonies of this kind And then especially when I was under great Apprehensions from the Threatnings of Enemies by reason of a Book that was Published concerning the Kingdom of Christ I was richly Comforted with these
can this Revelation be from the Devil which hath destroy'd in her the Devil's Work and brought her to Christ Q. III. Since this Spirit who reveals himself in her calls himself the Spirit of Jesus Christ and witnesses that he who speaks by her is the Lord Jehovah the Tri-Vn God who Created Heaven and Earth the God of Israel how should it be possible for Satan so to disguise himself in the form of an Angel of Light as to give himself the Name of Jehovah at which he cannot but tremble Q. IV. Since that this Person has from her Childhood receiv'd some Revelations of diverse great Mysteries hidden in the Scripture which were not before known to us and which by reason of their Profoundness were not understood even by her self and which notwithstanding do all shew so goodly an Harmony Likewise since that she knows not at all times how to write about such Matters but then only when she is call'd by God and hears his Voice And since also that some Particulars have been foretold by her which have really come to pass accordingly I desire to be Answer'd whether such things as these can ever proceed from a strong Imagination or from a natural Subtilty of Spirit of which yet there is nothing to be found in this dear Person as all those who knew her can testifie And whether though it may be without difficulty consented to that the Depths of Phansie of the Devil and of his Deceivableness cannot be all found out by us it must 〈◊〉 be also confess'd that God will reveal these Depths and Heights of Satan and of Reason to his Children by the Spirit which he hath given them which searcheth the Deep Things of God to the end they may be able clearly to discern that which is the Fault of a strong Impression from that which is the Effect of God's Spirit XLII 1. Before I conclude I cannot forbear to inform you my Dear Fathers and Brethren in Christ that such abominable Lies and Slanders have been publish'd against Us and Her by the Father of Lies and his Instruments as we could never have believ'd it had been possible if we had not been sufficiently convinc'd of the Power of Darkness which at this present rules in the World in the midst of those who Name themselves Christians We then call'd to Mind what the Lord had already upon the 17th of June foretold us which was that there should arise great and abominable Mistakes the which ought not therefore to appear strange to us but rather to caution us that we may profit thereby and be satisfy'd that the Word and Testimony which have been given are True in as much as they are so entirely accomplish'd Whereas if we had been of the World we had been prais'd of it and that every one might have spoken well of us we needed to have done no more but to have express'd our Doubt whether these Revelations or Testimonies were so Divine as that we could be certain of their being so This then is that Revelation which the Lord gave for a Testimony to us Peace be with you my Elect Again I speak unto you O ye that are Blessed to the end I may quicken you and that ye be not wearied in Patience and Stedfastness Give ear now unto my kind Word which in holy Love I communicate to you Be ye elevated all ye Children of my Father who loveth you and become strong in my Might to the end ye may cleave stedfastly and immoveably to me and depart not from me For there will come abominable Lies and gross Mistakes Consider it for I have told it you to the end ye may remain stedfast in my Truth and well-grounded in the Faith so as to depart neither to the Right Hand nor to the Left Let not any fear now overtake you neither be at all disquieted for I the LORD who am above the Heaven of all Heavens am with you as a mighty Warriour who go before you and suffer you not to be destroy'd if you trust in Me and remain with me If so ye are faithful to Me I am your strong Defence and your Castle And who is he that shall surprize you if ye are founded upon Me As for the Evil-dealers that seek after you they shall be broken in pieces and shall fall heavily But ye shall be made to rejoice in my great Help Amen 2. Not long after this we were Comforted by the Lord in like manner as one is comforted and elevated by one's Mother Hear my Word O Israel and thou Judah that art blessed of me give good attention unto it Lo I come suddenly Mistake not move thou not thy foot that thou mayest not fall For mine Arm shall lead Thee and unto thee shall my Truth be made manifest At the Seventh Hour I will sanctifie my Virgin and will bring forth her Glory which I give to her for a Refreshment before the Rising of the Sun Be but of good Heart my chosen Ones without all manner of fear for I have made a Covenant with you that ye shall remain before Me And now I Swear to you yea I JEHOVAH the Lord of Hosts Swear to you that for you I will set my Righteousness against all the High Things which are lifted up against me that am in you and my Loving-kindness shall guide you and my powerful Arm likewise shall be with you This is the Covenant that I make with the Servants and the Handmaids of Jacob. So verily as the Heaven is prepared by my Almighty Word so keep I my Covenant with my Lambs who shall leap after me upon Mount Gilead and upon Mount Sion my Fortress Yea I have said it For I am the Lord the LORD who rule over the Cherubim and Seraphim the God of Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob who have bruised the Serpent's Head Yea Amen Should we not then be Secure and of a good Heart since the Lord God of Israel our Saviour thus Comforted us and assur'd us of his Protection It 's no matter then how this appears in the sight of the World as if we were forsaken by him and as if to us who have plac'd our confidence in Him rather than in Man all these sweet and powerful Promises should not have their Accomplishment We know notwithstanding with the utmost and greatest Certainty that we shall not perish but shall Conquer for that he hath loved us Hallelujah 3. Lastly upon the 30th of November there came to us the following Word in which the Lord explains to us what is the meaning of that passage Mat. 24.23 Lo here is Christ lo there is Christ And he says That the false Bastard Spirit is already come into all States and will yet come with more abominable Lying Wonders The Warning is word for word this I the Lord LORD Jesus Christ He that is True do warn you that you take heed to your selves for there are coming such False Christs that are disguised and have such
never so Plausible and Rational so we can't but walk in the True Path when having utterly renounc'd them all we are Simplify'd to the state of little Children and made so perfectly Subject to Our Father that his Will may be done no less in us than it is in Heaven We know well enough if it were possible there are some Crafty Serpent-like Spirits having an Appearance of Godliness that would deceive the very Elect But let 'em do all that they can we are satisfy'd that 't is not possible for 'em ever to Deceive these or any that in the Inward Ground and Center of their Hearts do stand in the Faith and Love of Jesus these being they who through the pure Unction of the Spirit of Truth are fully confirm'd and enabled rightly to distinguish Spirits according to Section XLII 3. of This Letter This is their Profession and this they stick to If you tell 'em of False Lights and Impostors of Jannes and Jambres and the like they answer you unconcernedly that the Rod of Moses will prevail over the Rods of all the Evil Magicians That a Simon Magus shall be made to fall down before a Peter and a Divining Spirit to fly at the Command of a Paul And therefore say they lest we should be carry'd about with every Spirit and with every change of Doctrine we humbly conceive it not at all unbecoming the Goodness Justice and Truth of our Lord to send forth Now in these Last Days as in the Times of Old when the Gospel of Christ was first Publish'd some Apostles some Prophets some Evangelists some Pastors and Teachers instructed by himself for the Compleating that which is left behind in the Saints for the Work of the Ministry even that of the Everlasting Gospel and for the Building up of Sion which is the Body of Christ They say that if there was need Heretofore there is no less need of such Now And were there no such need they suppose that no body can deny but that the more any one has of the Spirit of Christ the fitter such a Person is to declare his Mind They hold the Whole Counsel of God concerning Things Necessary for His own Glory or Man's Salvation to be either expresly set down in Scripture or by good and necessary Consequence to be deduced from it to which nothing Essentially or in Substance differing from it is at any time to be added either by New Revelations of the Spirit or Traditions of Men Nevertheless they not only own the Inward Illumination of the Divine Spirit to be needful for the Understanding of such Things as are there Reveal'd but do also believe that as well for a more powerful Vindication of it from false Glosses and Misunderstandings as likewise for a more free Publication of it over the whole World God whose Arm is not now shorten'd will for these Ends send out some Witnesses to all Nations with great Power before the End shall come Mat. 24.4 Rev. 14.6 7. and Section XI of the Letter Nay some I have found who are not afraid to assert That All the Reasons that can be brought why there should be any New Revelation or Inspiration after Moses will hold good why it ought to be Reviv'd in these Times before the Destruction of the False Mystical Jerusalem This I confess appear'd to me mighty strange at the first being an Assertion so opposite to what I had always entertain'd But I who knew full well the Modesty and Sobriety of these Persons in other Matters dare not be Hasty in Condemning what they profess to see whom I must own in several things to be much clearer-sighted than my self Whether and How they are able to make it good I leave them to consider and the Event to prove And since they are ready to enter the Lists upon this Head I desire no more from 'em but a Candid Hearing who seek those things only that make for Peace This is a True but Imperfect Account of a sort of Persons that are Persecuted Afflicted and Tormented for that Living Testimony of JESUS which the World cannot bear who are in Derision call'd PIETISTS Being in both the Saxonies Brandenburgh Lunenburg Hanover and the Countries of the Two Northern Crowns in which places they are most dispers'd mark'd out by That as Here by other Names If any desire to understand their Character better they may find it in the German Divinity a Book plac'd by Luther but one degree below the Holy Scriptures and in the * Translated out of High-Dutch and Printed in the Year 1685. Octavo Golden Rule of the Travelling Soul Of the Number of These is the Author of this following Letter now after long Consideration set forth in the English Tongue Who is not only of such Integrity in his Life as I have heard it confess'd by such as would have said otherwise if they could as that he cannot be suppos'd to have had any Design to Impose upon others but is also of such Intellectual Accomplishments as well Natural as Acquir'd that 't is not very probable he should be deceiv'd himself as those who intimately know him do assure me Besides the Post which he in the Lutheran Church Honourably bore and more Honourably parted with was not so Inconsiderable that any Thinking Person can imagine that he whatever otherwise his Inclinations might be should be guilty of a Base Action without the least prospect of any Advantage to himself by it but rather of the quite contrary This then is the Case He according to the Duty of his Function having with all Accuracy Studied the Holy Scriptures finds several Great and Glorious Prophesies which cannot with any tolerable interpretation be suppos'd to be as yet Accomplish'd or at best but very imperfectly At length after much Pains taken that he might be able to inform himself and others in these deep Truths he becomes known as is set down Section XX XXI XXII XXIII to a Young Lady of Admirable Endowments who professes to have been Visited by GOD from her very Childhood in a manner very Extraordinary which for many Years she had conceal'd from the World He examines into the matter finds a surprizing Harmony in all and every part and many concurring Events to establish what he heard from her Mouth Whereupon after about a Years time and having had all Opportunities to try the Truth of what she asserted he Communicates the Matter of Fact plainly and simply in This Letter directed to the Clergy holding the Confession of Ausbourg What he did in this unbecoming the Character of his Person unbeseeming the Episcopal Authority lodg'd in him inconsistent with the Care of his own Diocess or District of Lunenburg with his Universal Love for the whole Church of Christ and with a generous Concern for the Good of all Mankind or lastly that a Wise and a Good Man would not do in the same Case notwithstanding all the loud Cries against Him I am not able to
find And I do sincerely assure every Christian Soul that reads this that if it were possible to have found any Real or Material Objection in any one Point I would certainly have shewn it I am not Ignorant of most or all the Objections which the most Jealous and Subtle Spirit can here form yet after all am still more and more through the Grace bestow'd on me confirm'd in the Belief hereof Some Arguments for which both External and Internal I shall briefly hint and leave to the Censure of the Judicious and Sober Among the External Proofs for the Truth of this Matter I place first the Agreement of the Line of Time or the Prophetical Measure Which is not altogether to be despis'd notwithstanding it is so very intricate and perplex'd and that so many have hitherto fail'd in it For allowing it to be true which is not perhaps yet altogether so clear that all have yet been out in it to say thence that none can ever know it is no more than to say That because Multitudes have been mistaken in a Thing 't is not possible that any one should be in the Right Or because we have seen none that have hit the White 't is not possible that any should come near it which would be as if a Naturalist should deny the possibility of making Salt-water Fresh because many have not succeeded in the Attempt But not to lay any greater stress upon this than it will bear it will not be amiss that the Inquisitive Christian look a little into the Face of the Times and consider the present Tendencies which he can perceive towards some Grand Revolution in the Church Of this not some few as of the former but every one is capable and this likewise every one is oblig'd to that believes the Gospel of Christ who for that end gives us at large the Marks and Signs which shall forerun the Coming of the Son of Man to destroy the Wicked Worldly Jerusalem Typify'd under that Bloody City which was raz'd by the Romans under Titus Vespasianus giving at the same time to those who omit to do so the terrible Name of Hypocrites ranking 'em among those who say They are Jews but are not Another Consideration that might incline every serious Person to give a more than ordinary Attention at this time and to take the Pains to try the Spirits whether they be of God or not is that Universal Expectation in all Places of something New that is to break forth upon the Stage of this Lower World Germany is not the only Place France according to all Credible Relations is little less Tinctur'd the Severity of that Monarch and of the Governing Clergy of that Kingdom is not able to put a stop to the Growth of that Mustard-seed which is encreasing into a Tree that is to overshadow the whole Earth Neither has God left himself without a Seed in Italy and what I have found there after the most sincere and impartial search that I have been able to make is enough to satisfie me that it is design'd by God to be the Scene of some very Extraordinary Thing within a little space of time and that there will be such a glorious Manifestation of his Judgment and Mercy as never has been yet there Neither are these great Expectations accompany'd with extraordinary Motions of the Divine Spirit in several Persons only among Christians but even among the Turks and that too among the most Eminently Dignify'd and the Chief Ministers of the Port several of whom as I am inform'd by such as have nearly Convers'd with 'em and whose Integrity as well as Ability I can confide in expect only a Door to be open'd for 'em that they may profess what they are in their Hearts Convinc'd of That there is also something moving at this Day in the Spirits of the very Jews beyond what has hitherto been and in quite another manner is well known to several who have intimately Discours'd 'em upon Divine Matters and the Fulfilling of Scripture Prophesies Some in Holland Germany Italy and even here in England have been found to give some Testimony to some of the Great Things contain'd in this Letter some one way some another some by Interpretation of the Old Scriptures others by immediate Illumination of whom even those who have not understood it have appear'd to themselves to have been surrounded with a Bright Cloud and to behold the Vail drop from them But I forbear considering that many things relating to them and to the rest of the Tribes of Israel are to be kept secret till the Appointed Day For the same Reason also what relates to the Preparation and Disposition which is at this time in the Heathens themselves both in the East and West Indies and how that among these last in like manner as before the coming of the Spaniard there are Expectations and Predictions of another sort of Revolution to be in those Parts than the former one was As also for that I love not to speak of any thing that is at a distance without the Authority I have it from be sufficient to make amends for the same and to put me even beyond almost the possibility of being my self deceiv'd or of deceiving others I shall not insist on but leave this with many other things of a Particular Nature that might be said upon this Head till the Truth shall Powerfully manifest it self Another Consideration to incline us to a serious Weighing at least of the Matter of Fact contain'd in this Letter may be the several Miraculous Appearances that according to the Belief of many have lately been and yet are amongst us here in England Now tho' I would not lay a greater stress upon these than they are able to bear as being sensible that one False or Suspicious Miracle is of greater disadvantage to Reveal'd Religion than all the Real Ones of our Blessed Saviour and his Apostles are of advantage to it in the Minds of many Gentlemen who value themselves above others for what they call Thinking Freely notwithstanding this I am not afraid to assert that be they what they will they are however Alarms to Awaken us to Try the Spirits Which is all that I desire in order to the giving a Verdict upon the Life of this dear Blessed Lady as to that part of it which is here Recorded Neither is that Great Inundation of Atheism and Deism at this present a Sign slightly to be pass'd over of the Breaking forth of the Heavenly Powers For were not the Spirit of God very Active at this time in the Spirits of his Saints the Spirit of the Prince of this World would never be so busie either to Deny him barefacedly or to Oppose at least his Return to Universal Nature to restore it to its Primitive and Paradisiacal State And as there never was more Sadducism in the World than when the Son of God was first Manifested in it and did so many Miracles so is
Deo vocatione ita ut si curriculum Vitae ipsius attente cum cura perlegeris ad plane singularia ipsam a Deo electam co-ordinatam esse fateberis In externa conversatione adversus omnes tam amicos quam inimicos praeprimis eminet blanda ejus cum intima humilitate conjuncta gravitas Et cum multa tela a Satana hactenus experta animus ejus in tam quietum tranquillum gaudii pacis intimae statum est deductus ita ut veluti infans nihil magis anhelet quam ut incorrupto continuo nexu in optimi Patris voluntate tanquam in tutissimis Spiritus Tabernaculis suaviter acquiescere possit Quod si spectes ipsius Revelationes sunt quasi compendium illarum rerum quae in Ecclesia Sionitica hoc futuro tempore sint proditura in publicum Mundi Theatrum Alias illae sunt ex fonte vivo essentiali petitae profundissimae nihilominus tamen primitiae tantum eorum quae sua aetate majori cum abundantia manifestabuntur Pondus Majestatem cum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 conjunctam Divinitatem harum Revelationum in ipsa lectione si praemeditatis precibus eam fueris aggressus senties Nec est quod cogites ipsam vel ex libro vel alio rerum divinarum perito tantam tamque profundam hausisse sapientiam sed ex Simplici Majestatico plane Prophetico Stylo imo ex ipsa impletionis experientia ipsam a Spiritu Sancto essentialiter fuisse edoctam certo certius tibi affirmare poteris Hinc est quod earundem prima publicatio in Lingua Germanica non sine larga benedictionis messe hactenus fuerit cum alii honoribus rebus mundanis impliciti ex harum lectione si non penitus mutati tamen ad magis seriam circa Christianismum summe necessariam impendendam curam solicitudinem quam maxime sunt instigati Alii correpti jam tum a Deo in dulcissimo Servatore performati inter legendum ex laetissimo harum Revelationum nuncio ad dulcissimi Vini Spiritualis perceptionem gaudii Celestis sensus sunt deducti Alii Divinitatem harum Revelationum destruendi evertendi molitores confusi ad silentium redacti Alii a contemptu reprehensione refutatione harum Revelationum divinitus avocati repressi ut ita facile pateat quod Testimoniorum circa harum Revelationum cumulus neque hoc neque futuro Tempore unquam tibi deesse poterit Quare ne quaeso illotis Revelationum harum lectionem aggrediare manibus neque praeoccupatis judiciis corruptae rationis scrupulis eas laceres sed cogita spiritualia spiritualiter esse dijudicanda Laborandum hinc tibi praeprimis est orandum ut eo ex quo haustae sunt Revelationes Spiritu vero secundum harum Revelationum Mentem tuam conformandi proposito polleas Quo si fueris instructus vere correptus a Domino non secundum Spiritus accepti illuminationis mensuram tantum Divinitatem harum Revelationum recte dijudicaveris sed benedictio largissima incrementum agnitionis vivificae singulare gaudium amoris pacis Divinae in Te redundabit certissimum uberrimum Vale prout gloria Dei requirit utere hisce salutariter feliciter S. D. G. The same in English THis Virgin is endow'd by God with Singular and very Supernatural Gifts of the Spirit so as even her outward Air and Countenance do sweetly conspire with the Inward Qualifications ofher Soul and Spirit She has obtain'd a Wonderful and most Extraordinary Call from God so that if thou read her Life with Attention and Care thou shalt confess that she is by God Chosen and Ordain'd for Matters altogether Singular In her outward Conversation with all both Friends and Enemies but more especially with these there shines forth in Her a pleasant Gravity in Conjunction with the deepest Humility And tho' hitherto she has experienc'd many of Satan's Darts her Mind is brought into such a quiet and still State of Joy and Peace within that like a little Child she breathes after nothing more than that she may without Mixture and without Interruption sweetly rest in the Will of her most kind Father as in the securest Tabernacle for her Spirit to dwell in Now if you look to Her Revelations they are as it were an Abridgment of those Things which in the SION-Church are to be brought forth both in This and in the Next Age upon the Publick Theatre of the World Besides they are taken from the very Living and Essential Fountain and are most Deep nevertheless they are but the First Fruits of those which shall in greater abundance be publish'd in their proper Season The Weight the Majesty the Heavenliness and the Inspiration of these Revelations you will feel in the very Reading of them if with due Preparation of Prayer you set about it And think not that either from any Book or from any Person skill'd in Divine Matters she has fetch'd this so great and so profound a Wisdom that is in them But from their Plain Majestick and perfectly Prophetical Style yea from the very Experience of their Fulfilling you may with the greatest Certainty maintain that she is Essentially taught by God Hence it is that the First Publishing of 'em in the German Tongue has not hitherto been without a large Harvest of Blessing since some involv'd in the Honours and Affairs of the World have been by the Reading of 'em if not wholly chang'd yet most mightily stir'd up at least to the exerting a more serious Care and Watchfulness about the Christian Religion of the great Necessity of which they are made sensible Others being even then Convinc'd by God and perfectly Transform'd in their most sweet Saviour have by the most Joyful Tidings of these Revelations been Transported as they were Read to taste the most delicious Wine of the Spirit and to have a Sense of the Joy of Heaven Others who have labour'd to destroy and o'rethrow the Divine Authority of these Revelations have been Confounded and put to Silence Others have been in a Miraculous Manner recall'd and withheld from the Contempt Censure and Refutation of ' em From all which it may easily appear that a Cloud of Witnesses both in the Present and Future Age will never be wanting to confirm their Authority Wherefore set not about I beseech you the Reading of These Revelations with unwash'd Hands neither suffer 'em to be Tortur'd with Pre-conceiv'd Notions or the Scruples of Corrupted Reason but consider that Spiritual Things are to be Spiritually discern'd Hence above all you are to Labour and Pray that you may be endued with the same Spirit from which They do proceed and with a Real Purpose of Conforming your Mind according to the Practice of ' em Which when you shall have obtain'd and shall be truly Convinc'd of the Lord then you shall according to that measure of the Spirit and Light
which you have receiv'd not only be able to judge Rightly concerning the Divine Original of These Revelations but there shall also a most large Blessing a singular Encrease of Living Knowledge and a most certain and most plentiful Enjoyment of the Love and of the Peace of God flow down upon you in abundance Farewel and as the Glory of God requires use Them to your Salvation and Happiness Glory be to God Alone A LETTER To Some DIVINES Whether God doth any more reveal himself by the means of Divine Apparitions c Grace Peace Light and Wisdom from God the FATHER through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Right Reverend and Worthy Fathers and Brethren in Christ I. SInce God in these our Times has done great Things on a young Lady worthy of admiration to all the World therefore thought I my self obliged in Conscience to give you a Relation of this Matter as exact as is possible requesting you to impart to me what you shall judge of this Affair as Christians and in the Fear of God And indeed the Worth and Excellence of the Subject requires that you refuse me not this Favour II. A Daughter of a very Honourable Family was Born in the Year MDCLXXII in the Month of November who is now Nineteen Years old the Seventh Child of her Parents who from her Infancy has been of a good Humour having neither Melancholy nor Subtilty in her Temper as all those can witness who have conversed with her Who must grant that there is in her something that is Innocent without any disguise and that there needs no more but only to look on her to perceive something that cannot be expressed of Great and Singular in her very Face Notwithstanding these high Qualities she is yet so Humble and Submissive as if she had them not She Sacrifices them all to Him from whom she has receiv'd them and to whom alone that Honour is due so that I am bold to say in the Presence of God that I have never seen so Humble an Heart endow'd with so rare Perfections and I believe the Ages which are past can hardly bring a Parallel III. As she was Seven Years old without having ever pray'd for any such high Matters she received from God a most Particular Favour One day being with her Mother who then according to her Custom made her Family to perform their common Devotions she saw in the midst of her Prayer a Person clad all in Glory and of most wonderful Beauty making up towards her with a great deal of kindness who had a Golden Shield before his Breast and whose Face was full of Light This she discover'd the very same moment to her Elder Sister who not regarding it let it pass IV. After which this lovely Conversation of her Saviour encreasing according as she advanced in Years it fell out that one day at Dinner her Sisters telling one another in the presence of their Mother what they had Dream'd the Night before she said to them that she indeed had not any Dreams at all but that the Saviour of the World whom she beheld to regard her with a very gracious look had in this wise expresly spoken to her I am JESVS CHRIST who am wounded for thee I will betroth my self to thee for evermore and will remain thy Bridegroom Adding that after this he had promis'd to send her his Angel to gather up her Tears when she should be Afflicted Which punctually came to pass when weeping one time for the grief which a Fit of a Feaver had caused she saw an Angel gathering up her Tears in a Golden Vial with a Conceit of most Majestick Musick which struck her Ears being for certain all the while Awake V. This happened about her Ninth Year but in the following Years the Lord manifested himself to her still more Gloriously every day For one time as she was according to her Custom before God in Prayer she perceiv'd an Hand to be laid upon her Head and this Voice uttered Cast thy Burthen upon the Lord Hope in him and he shall do thee good She receiv'd these Words in Faith which prov'd to her afterward a Sure Comfort on all Occasions VI. A little while after this being all alone in her Prayer she saw again the same Person that she had seen before but in greater Majesty and Glory drawing near to her as if it were to embrace her It is true that at the first this gave her some little Dread but He the Saviour who is the strength of the weak did in such wise strengthen her that her Spirit being quite fill'd with Love all Fear was driven out VII When she was now about Twelve Years old the Lord shewed her the whole Course or Representation of his Passion in like manner as it had been exhibited in the Year MDCXXV to Christiern IV. King of Denmark in the Castle of Rosenbourg She had also besides this about the same time many Divine Openings and Revelations of mighty Importance which at present cannot be here all particulariz'd But this is not to be omitted that she once appeared to her self to be cloathed in a white Robe and to become very great And many Stars in the Heavens she beheld casting their Rays upon her Body by which means it was rendred very Luminous and Glorious Now asking the Lord what might be the meaning of all this she receiv'd for an Answer that these were only Glances of his Favour to her At the same time she heard a Voice above the Clouds which repeated three several times these words Fear God and keep his Commandments Fear God and keep his Commandments Let all the World fear God and keep his Commandments This being ended she saw CHRIST surrounded with a great multitude of Saints in white Robes and Crowns of Gold on their Heads which they took off and cast at his Feet and prostrating themselves sung To thee O Lamb of God be the honour and the praise for ever and ever VIII This lovely and sweet Saviour presented himself once to her saying Be not afraid Thou art my Love my Fair one my Dearest my Queen and I am thy Friend thy King and Shepherd I will not forsake thee nor neglect thee Be at rest and fear nothing I strengthen thee and uphold thee I will not take away that which I have given thee For hereto I have ordained thee from all Eternity HE also at other times witness'd the same to others whom she was oblig'd to write to in these words I am revealed in the Spirit to a Maid whose Mother is a Widow IX Another time JESUS CHRIST appeared to her in this manner His Blood sparkling like Rubies ran down from his most holy Head the little Wounds in his Face being laid open glitter'd very much from his Hands and Feet stream'd forth bright Blood and a very shining Chrystalline Water HE spoke to her these words which she noted down at that very time Come my Dove and rest in my Heart for
be at all concerned at it but they will send out others who must in like manner be treated Notwithstanding which there shall many be made manifest who love me and keep my Word and I will pour out upon them the Streams of the Spirit and all things I will Praise-worthyly and Gloriously accomplish And no body shall hinder me for I am the LORD and will fulfil my Word which hath this long time been spoken Amen It shall come to pass as surely as I the Lord am the Lord. Amen 11. Next follows a Glorious Promise how God's Truth shall break forth like Light so that none shall be able to withstand it and that it shall fall like Fire into the Eyes of the Fools whence dread and trouble shall come upon them Should I not in this time cause my unfathomable Faithfulness and mine Everlasting Love to break forth seeing that the Hour is come Yea my Light shall arise in the Darkness and my Truth shall Shine like the Sun in his full strength for my Statutes I will make to be acknowledged and my Truth will I not suffer to lye hid in obscurity I will do another thing in Israel yea a strange thing will I do which shall drop from the Spirit of Truth and like Fire fall into the Eyes of the Unwise And if they will not receive it Darkness shall seize upon them O slumber not now ye Wise Virgins but stand on your Watch for the Bridegroom cometh Go ye forth with a new noise Praise ye and Magnifie my Name O ye Nations and Armies For the New Jerusalem is about building Be ye then compacted every one to another in the Love taking no thought how it should be for I am with you 12. The following one is a precious Testimony of Christ towards a Person of great Quality being in the Fear of the Lord vvhom He lifts very Graciously up I the Substantial Truth the Everlasting Love do in the Spirit bear vvitness that I am CHRIST the Lord of Belief the Vanquisher of unbelief the Destroyer of doubt the Light of Men the Spring of Life one that is Holy and Righteous who destroyeth the Kingdom of Darkness taketh avvay the Power of Hell and pulleth out the Sting of Sin I am JESUS CHRIST the Lord who do reveal my self and for the Love which I bear to all Men do witness in the Spirit that tho' I do more clearly and more Familiarly reveal my self to some then I do to others as may be seen in Paul and Cephas yet my everlasting Love is the same unto all Men for I respect not the Person of any but whosoever doth well and keepeth my Commandments the same is well-pleasing unto me Wherefore I JESUS the Lord of Life do bear witness that I am revealed after an hidden Spiritual manner in their Spirits because in singleness and oneness I am delighted to Work I am the very same Spirit that bore witness in the Spirit of all the Apostles namely the Spirit of Christ by whose wounds you are healed I am the Eternal Love through whose Glory you stand in the Father's Presence Therefore Sing ye merrily O let Heaven and the Children of God give a shout for joy for my Hour is come in which I gather in my Vintage even them whom my Father hath given me for an everlasting Heritage whom I have purchased to my self through my Cross and Death In which blessed Way as many as are true believers do follow me under my easie Yoak I am the Way of Life whosoever believeth in me hath Life Everlasting and I will dwell in him and he in me to Everlasting Glory Behold here are the Wounds and the Marks of the Nails for a Testimony in the Spirit of this my so burning Love I spread forth my Arms to take in that which is gone astray to hold up that which is feeble to strengthen that which is fearful for I will take my Flock to my Self and feed them for my Heart melteth towards them Why should I not exalt my self in the Sanctuary And why should I not declare my Power in the Hearts of all the Faithful Yea why not in all Speeches and Languages Am not I your Shepherd How then can I any longer see the Confusion of my Flock Give thy Voice O Lord of Heaven my Father and regard the Desolation hereof and behold how all things are neglected and how my true Word which I uttered by my Prophets and my Apostles is looked on as nought For what they do is all Hypocrisy they forsake the Power of the Word and dig themselves out here and there their own Wells whose being is in the outward Work but the Powerful Principles of Faith whose being is in the Inward Ground they deny And therefore is my Wrath kindled and for this end am I come to Judge the Earth But who is there that hath known my meaning And who hath been of my Counsel Nevertheless the Spirit by whom ye are Sealed unto Holiness searcheth all things even the Spirit so richly poured out on you by the Father and by whose means you believe even by his strength for it is he himself who vvorketh Faith in you Be thou then through this Spirit stirred up in Faith my dear M y Dwell thou in me and I will dwell in thee that thou with memaist live everlastingly Believe and so art thou helped for in believing me thou findest all things Be joyful in Hope patient in Affliction take good heed to this I say and live up to it so shall I for ever remain thy faithful Friend and Brother Wrestle with me in the Faith so shalt thou know me for I will come with the Father and the Holy Ghost and we will dwell with thee for the Father loveth thee for my sake and the Comforter the Holy Ghost is with thee In singleness and lowliness of Heart Sing HALLELUJAH This is a Testimony in the Spirit given from the Everlasting Christ Jesus the Conqueror of Death Devils and Hell 13. The Grafting in again of the Olive Branches which were broken off and the breaking off of the Evil Branches and Transplanting them into a wild place Peace be with you dear Children Speak ye now concerning the help out of Sion and rejoice over the Salvation of Israel For the hour is come in which I bring again the Branches of the Olive and regraft them into their Places for that I am the Lord excercising righteousness and stedfast in keeping my Word But as for the Evil and the Hardned them do I again lop off and send away into a wild Place Why speakest thou so loftily O thou profligate one My Justice I will make thee to see for thou hast nothing of thy self but all that thou hast is from meer Grace But be of good Comfort my Ephraim I will provide for thee my dear Daughter and will deliver thee from the Scorners I have said it to thee be joyful henceforward and fear not for I am
thy Refuge and thy strong Rock I say Amen! 15. A very lovely Consolation for Judah and Israel with a Comfortable word to the First-born of Joy in their Posterity Hope in the Lord O Israel shout for joy O Judah for the Lord hath looked upon thee in kindness He shall make thee to rejoyce O thou First-born in thy Posterity I am He that hath said it But to whom is my secret known and who is there that understandeth my meaning Nevertheless the Deep shall utter forth the praises of my Righteousness and the Clouds shall declare my Truth Dear Children be not afraid for I am the Truth Abide in my Truth and what is there that can disturb you Unto you I am All in All. He that loveth me hath Everlasting Life and is Justified in me through the power of Faith Cry aloud lift up your Voices for I am a wonderful God one who levelleth the Mountains and pulleth up Men from the Deep of the Earth Be at peace my dear Sion Waver not my Child Behold in thine hands I have signed thee I am a God of thy Name a Keeper of Israel a Friend of Sion a Benefactor of Ephraim Trouble not your selves dear Friends for no Evil shall be able to reach you and as for what you undertake it shall prosper for I will set your Feet in a large place XVIII All these Testimonies and many more were given by God to this Blessed Maid before I had any manner of Acquaintance with Her Upon the Evidence of which she is so Convinced of the Divinity of this matter that not withstanding all the Contradiction and Opposition of Men she doth without the least mixture of Doubt or Fear believe in pure Simplicity and Child-like Confidence that whatever the Lord hath told or shall according to the expectation of her Faith hereafter tell her shall be punctually fulfil'd both in Her and in others She knows in whom she Believes and understands to distinguish between the Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Errour with a clear Eye She bears with those who are not as yet able to own in her the Lord's Work but withal she believes that if they be of upright Hearts they will not be swift to pass Sentance upon Her as also that as many as are Enlighten'd by the Divine Light will be capable to feel that to be from God which God has bestow'd upon her But in bearing thus with the weak she permits not her self to be made Weak And so far is she from being disturb'd at the Blasphemous Sentence of the Unbelievers that she prays for them that God would not therefore on a sudden bring them into Judgment as might justly be fear'd but that he would in mercy delay it who is a God using terribly to punish the Blasphemy of imputing that to the Devil which proceeds from the Holy Ghost She says and maintains No body can make me doubtful of that which I have seen and heard No body knows the New Name but he that receives it None but the Spirit of Man which is in him knows what is in Man even so the things of God are not known to any save to the Spirit of God Now we have received not the Spirit of the World but the Spirit of God that we might be able to know what is given us of God With this one Testimony of the Holy Spirit She overthrows all the Objections made against her from Without which for the most part come from those who cleave too much to the Flesh Notwithstanding all which she trusts that in the end God will manifest His Work so as all the World may own that it is even He himself who hath witnessed all these Words by Her XIX But that you may understand the Method in which these Revelations pass and how this B. Maid doth not see with her Gross and Corporeal Eyes or hear with her Corporeal Ears but doth see and hear the Lord in Spirit and how she doth from time to time write down from his sweet Mouth the Words which she thus hears I will here import a Testimony which was given her on the Twelfth on November in the Year MDCLXXXVIII The LORD himself dictating the same as she wrote to the end that if any were desirous to be inform'd concerning the manner of the Revelation she might be able to answer them in His own Words Which are these Peace be with you the Friends of Our JESUS the Saints Blessed and Beloved I speak with you as one Friend Speaks with another I speak at this time with the Mouth of Truth that I may be heard yet not outwardly by the Bodily but inwardly by the Spiritual Ear which is a Thousand times more delicate then the Outward one I speak to you by my self as true God and true Man and cause my self to be seen not by the Eyes of the Body but by the Internal Eyes the Eyes of the Spirit of such a Spirit naturally as is united and betrothed most strictly to me And this manner of Sight is real tho' it be hidden and subtil This I know will seem strange to you who do not yet understand my Mysteries and my Wonders Yet I tell it you that you may be able to discourse of it properly according to my Inspiration For so and by this means have I spoken to you all those sweet Words which you have hitherto written I have this further in love to speak and say to you Rejoyce ye for your great Glory and Honour since you are rendred so bright through my Righteousness as to become white as the Snow to be cleansed and purged from all Sin yea to be one Heart with me and to be my Temple and Holy Habitation Keep now the House of your Heart clean and let it be mine neither suffer your corrupt sinful Will nor the Love of the Creatures to Lord it therein So will I sink down very deeply into you and then will arise up again in you and such a purifying will I make within you that you shall praise me both with Heart and Mouth My dear little Children rejoice ye for my sake and be of good Courage for I am with you Lay your selves now to rest in my Holy Will and pursue it that I may make you the Instruments of my Graces and Gifts XX. But as the Divinity of this Affair hath been witnessed particularly to some Friends so hath it been to my Wife and Me. For after that God had before this even while we were yet in Holstein made known to us not by such high and extraordinary Revelatiosn but by his Spirit in his Word the great Promise made to Israel in Scripture and the Mystery of his Kingdom and that we for the sake of this had suffered a great deal it pleased him to let us have for about a Year since the knowledge of this Gentle vvoman of whom we had not then heard any thing by the means of a devout Person with whom we
LORD himself and no other who could speak so by this Blessed Lady as He that is only Powerful to reveal his Wonders in the Hearts of Men to His own Praise XXVIII Neither must we pass over what the Lord with great Faithfulness and Love Answer'd to a certain Godly Doctor but who was of the Reform'd Religion and a mighty Defender of Particularism who having hop'd to Convince others of that Opinion was himself well satisfied to find the Truth touching Particular Grace and Predestination This then is the Answer that he receiv'd from the Lord. Peace be with thee Hear now my Word with a simple child-like Heart Behold I the Lord even the Lord JEHOVAH who upon the Cherubim and Seraphim am seated who am from Everlasting and who bring you forth in my Everlasting Love How should I whose Compassion is Everlasting and Unconfined make a Culling out of some before others Far be this from my Great and Universal Mercy Lo when my Heart was moved and my Bowels yearned within me then broke forth the Fire of Love and passed in the same instant over All Men that were fallen in Adam And there was no Preference of Any for I bear them All in my Womb even in my Mercy as if they were but One yea as if they were but One cold and lifeless Burden Then did my Love break forth and I became Flesh and gave my self for them and quickned them all with my Blood throughout and loosened them from the cold Darkness For they were before me but as One and I chose not Any but suffered my Love to go forth over All. Whosoever then cleaveth not to me turneth to the Darkness and his Destruction is not from me I am not guilty of it Who can sound out the Extent of my Love and of my Mercy Which is infinitely greater than you either know or understand Wherefore forget that which is behind namely all impertinent Curiosity for my Faithfulness and my Love surpass all Understanding And follow thou me as a little Child and so shalt thou live For he that feareth me and doth that which is righteous is well-pleasing in my sight Behold thou little Worm of Jacob I JESUS CHRIST the Faithful and the True do answer thee in all Mildness and Love for I am the Love Behold what is it that should cause me to do more for the Salvation of one than for that of another Far be it from my Faithfulness to do so For as to Adam the Law was given that he should not eat of the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil but at the same time the will of doing it was not taken from him so that if he had remained in Simplicity and not followed his Appetite in eating of this Tree he should have continued before me in Innocence whereas through disobedience eating against the Commandment he fell into Darkness In like manner all Mankind that are fallen in him are under the same Circumstances They have Light and Darkness set before them and besides this they have my Spirit the Spirit of Truth that unperceivably and after an hidden manner inviteth them and driveth them for I will not the Death of a Sinner but that every one be Converted and Live It doth not yet openly appear how I am gracious to Call and to lead with power the whole World out of the Fall in as much as my Love is over all every where and is alike to all Men. Whosoever therefore will not be Converted to the Light but letteth himself be surprized by the Serpent the same is separated from me and I watch over that Person for Judgment And if so it happen that there remain in such some good thing of mine that shall be for a Witness against him Be thou well assured that into a Soul which is so impure I do not enter For after that I have caused my Grace to take care of him and he receiveth me not neither heareth my Call unto his Soul to return from his Fallen Estate I say unto such let him that is Wicked be Wicked still as unto him that is Righteous let him be Righteous still Thus it is in very truth As for thy self be thou doing good and walking in Simplicity as becometh a well-instructed Child For many Errours and many Divisions shall yet spring forth from these haughty Spirits of Reason but the Children of the Simple shall be preserved and then shall the Mystery be unvailed and they shall be One in Me. XXIX 1. Now notwithstanding that we had so many Great Things before us which God was pleas'd to bestow upon us in much abundance from the Fountain of his Love and Mercy we did not communicate them to any one unless it were to some intimate Friends in whose Secresie we could confide As being very far from seeking by this means to gain our selves a Name And the B. Maid her self with her Family kept this Miracle of God conceal'd for the space of Twelve Years Neither had it to this very day been ever made Publick had not the bringing it forth been affected by others and in a wonderful manner For Persons began to be inquisitive about what should be the meaning of the Visits which we received from so many Persons of Quality And there ran a Report up and down that there was in my House a Maid that had the Falling-sickness and could Vanish The Original of which Report was probably this That this Elect Maid had upon Whitmonday receiv'd so great an Elevation of the Spirit that for more than half an Hour we beholding her Face all the while as the Face of an Angel she continually prais'd the LORD and directed us to him as to him that was only worthy to receive Praise and Honour Then we were in Doubt Whether we ought to hide all that God had done to us Or whether we ought if it were demanded of us plainly and roundly to averr the Truth Which difficulty press'd us the more in that it so happen'd that about this time my Brethren of the Clergy were afresh extreamly busied in the Controversie of Christ's Reign As we were therefore considering what was best for us to do in this Case we receiv'd upon the Ninth of August this Answer from the Lord. Peace be with you O ye that are troubled I have turned my Face to you that I may be gracious unto you Be not then afraid for my Thoughts to you-ward are peaceable If you be quiet and wait in patience you will come to see into my Wisdom Verily I say unto you a great Mercy is shewn you And when the Hour shall come it shall be made all manifest that you may behold how wisely I have acted Yea nothing that I have spoken to you shall be in vain Lo I have said nothing to you in vain Believe this For it must be that every thing yet come to pass and be accomplished according to my holy Design O thou Bashful one that withdrawest
Experience propose to the Lord the Treachery and Abomination of any one else And concluded not to propose to Him any thing but what should proceed from an humble Heart wanting to be satisfied And in this Resolution she hath been Confirm'd by the Lord himself who spake to her in this manner I am Holy therefore let every one that cometh to Ask of me examine himself well whether he be likewise of a clean Heart And if not let him not think that I should visit him in my Word to Answer him For this end hold thou to Me for I will not that thy Righteous Soul should be importuned by the impure Wretches of this World Go out from their Abominations and receive not any thing at all from them For I am the LORD Nay even those who love Me if they come not to me in a Child-like and Humble Heart they shall not be heard by me Let every one that dareth to lift up his Eyes toward me come himself to me with his Heart and not by Letter and I will answer him willingly and will not shut him out I go before in Love For hitherto have I spoken in patience but they would make an ill use of it and would make thee to sin without thy knowledge Break then the Cords and suffer not thy self to be bound and take nothing from them but only from such as are true-hearted and humble Such will I hear when they complain and will answer when they enquire not out of Curiosity Now although the Lord will not Answer such Curious Enquirers and She Sanctify'd and Purify'd in the Blood of Christ will not admit of such like Questions yet nevertheless He was the very same day so Good as to give us that which follows Courage My SION thou dear Shulamite shalt now go suddenly forth out of Babylon I will give to thee the Wings of Righteousness that thou mayest fly away from the Abomination of Babel Thou shalt have no Communion with her that so thou mayest not be polluted For I will have thee to be clean and without Spot I will cloath thee with the Saphir and will Crown thee with Righteousness For thou hast been rudely treated and thy Wounds have been very bad but now it is all over For the Vine beginneth to put forth its Branches and I take pleasure in my Bride for she is become lovely in my Eyes Therefore will I deck her with Light and Glory without measure and she shall find that I deal kindly with her Let then the Babylonian Wicked insult over you with all their might Be ye not dismayed hereat I am your Buckler your Defence and your Armour and with Justice I cover you as with a Garment I the LORD am arming my self to fight for you with a Mighty Arm For now is the time that Light and Darkness must be separated from each other that so SION may dwell before Me. And verily the Cherubs with Thrones and Principalities are in Array to Fight for Sion against Babel But take this in a right Sense The Battel is for the sake of Sion's Spirit that her Cause may be strengthn'd and made certain and that there may be a Separation from the Works of Babel For this end it is time that ye watch and stand upon your Guards Night and Day For I come and do sound all the Depths And therefore I witness thus and will witness in all Languages and Tongues and will pour out my Spirit largely and adorn my Bride as to the Marriage-feast yea as to the Triumph She shall cry aloud for Joy and magnifie my Name aforehand When all this shall be transacted before in the Spirit then shall the Decree or Curse come forth against Babel And Sion shall then be as an Armed Man and I as a Roaring Lion against Babel and all her Abominations And then shall the Jdugment be revealed and come forth Wo to you ye Earthly-minded Men when I come Of whom is that saying true That I shall not find Faith upon the Earth But Blessed are the Simple and the Children for unto such doth the Kingdom belong Therefore be still rest in humility and fear not for I am before you Again I say Blessed are the little Children for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven Yea yea Amen! say I the Lord of Lords the God and Saviour in the Spirit of these Children Wherefore study that you may become like to them and so shall ye be made all Light Rejoice ye for the Victory is to Sion XXXV Before I consider the Questions I shall from some Passages of holy Scripture succinctly prove that God never declar'd it to be his Will that there should be no more Apparitions or Revelations after our Saviours Ascension but that on the contrary he hath given express Promises in his Word that before the Dreadful Day of the Lord he will send forth his Scribes Learned in the Kingdom of Heaven his Wisemen and Prophets for a Warning to the World and for an Encouragement to his Faithful Servants Neither have we any room for Doubt as to the Divinity of these Visions and Revelations if once it appear that the Lord according to his holy Purpose and Will doth really and according to the Rules laid down by Mr. Fabricius Superintendent-General of Pomerania in his Discourse * De Probatione Visionum of the Trial of Visions give to his Children in all Ages of the Church such Manifestations as these Of which the said Author has Collected together a great number of Examples from Approv'd Fathers Doctors and other Writers XXXVI That God therefore will for that he may if he will I suppose there is no Divine will deny grant such like Apparitions and extraordinary Revelations I prove first from the Prophet Joel Chap. 2. of which take this brief Account Now that the Contents of this Chapter have never yet been Accomplish'd since the time of Joel will be put out of all Dispute The time in which he Prophesied is not express'd but however certain it is that it was before the Captivity of Babylon Let us then see whether the Prophesie contain'd in this Chapter can have had its fulfulling either in the Calamity which the City of Jerusalem and the People of the Jews suffer'd by Nebuchadnezzar or in that other brought upon them by Titus Vespasian Now it is certain by these Verses viz. 1 7 9 and 11. that when this Chapter must have its Accomplishment then Mount Sion must be in a good Estate and the City of Jerusalem with its Temple be standing Moreover in ver 2. a Day which is call'd the Day of the Lord is describ'd as a Day of Darkness and of Gloominess of Clouds and of thick Darkness And this shall herein consist that a mighty and strong People of whom there has not been ever the like neither shall be any more to all Eternity shall come upon Jerusalem as the Morning spread upon the Mountains Now that this cannot be said
an appearance of Godliness as if it were possible the very Elect would be deceived by them For they have Tokens of Perfection making to themselves a Glory of true Humility notwithstanding which there is nothing in them but Deceit and Abomination As I live I will destroy them for they Prophesie by their own Spirit with which the Starry Spirit is intermixed and bring forth many Wise Sayings and say I am he I am he believe me for here is Immanuel Christ is in me he speaks by me But all this is meer deceit they are Lies and Fallen Spirits Yet be not afraid ye Lambs who hear my Voice for ye shall be preserved against the Hour of Temptation for to Babes is the Mystery discovered and that which is Foolish and that which is Simple before the World is that which I have prepared for my self And the Simple tread securely and that which is Nothing I have chosen and unto little Children is given the Heavenly Wisdom to the end they may put to shame that which is lifted up in the Carnal Sense and that which is little may put that which is exalted underneath it Be not then afraid ye Lambs for unto you is given the true Wisdom to the end ye may be certain and able to discern for ye have the pure Ointment and the Spirit of Truth whereby ye may know all the secret Pleasures and become certain Take heed for the False Spirit is now in all States though not so powerfully as he shall be Judge now my Fathers and Brethren beloved in Christ a true Judgment in the Eyes of God I earnestly beseech you for the Universal Love of the Truth and to the Publick Confession of the Holy Wonders of God to send me as soon as may be your Theological Answer May the Lord JESUS to whom this Matter appertains be powerful with his Spirit in your Spirit May he defend you with his Mighty Arm against all the Gainsayers of his Holy Truth and Crown you in the Day of the Resurrection of the Righteous with Everlasting Glory Amen I remain Your c. Most Obliged to Love and Prayer J. W. P. The Postscript IT having pleas'd our Good God and Saviour by several Testimonies of the same kind and Revelations given to Persons in many Places and of all Sorts and Ranks as Rich and Poor Noble and Plebeian Learned and Unlearned Men and Women Young and Old hidden from the World but known to God to confirm what he has Reveal'd by his Spirit in this Blessed Lady I beseech you Country-men and Brethren from the Deep Centre of Love to hearken to this one Sealing Testimony which some few Years since flow'd from the Vnity of the same Spirit to One in This Nation I heard a Voice saying Great silence in Heaven for half an Hour Then there was a great Gathering together of many Saints and Angels before the Throne and they seem'd in great Consultation And He that sate on the Throne appear'd in great Glory with a glorious Crown on his Head Then I heard a Voice saying Arise my Servant that art to go forth with the Everlasting Gospel for I am coming forth with Ten Thousands of my Saints to Judge the Earth Pray and cry aloud that Judgment may not break out in the House of the Lord Say Spare thy People O Lord and deliver thy Heritage and let them not be consumed with the Wicked Mourn O my People betwixt the Porch and the Altar so may ye prevent the Judgment that is coming forth Behold I will put a Key into the Hand of my Servant that is to go forth with the Everlasting Gospel which will unlock the Heavens and bring down a Blessing upon my People Sing O ye Heavens and rejoice O ye Saints that live upon the Earth For I will deliver you from the Adversaries by the mighty Hand of my Power Fast and Pray and your Cries shall be heard and your Tears shall be shut up into my Bottle for a Memorial before me And such as rise up against you shall fall before you And I saw a Rainbow about the Throne and the Voice said This shall be a Covenant betwixt me and my People Then I heard a great Voice saying I will come forth with Power and will scatter such as rise up against the Everlasting Gospel Arise arise my Servant and put on my Strength and come forth For I am coming to do great things upon the Earth Howl ye Wicked for I will pour out my Spirit on my Servants and on my Handmaids and they shall Prophesie and their Prophesies shall come to pass Prepare your Hearts O ye Saints to meet your God and I will fill your Hearts full of Joy and Rejoicing For it is given to you to sing the Song of Praises and Thansgivings Then shall the Daughters of Sion be fill'd with Praises and Songs of Deliverance For behold the King cometh with Triumph and Victory and the Voice of the LORD shall be heard through the Earth Then I beheld Four Cherubims clapping their Hands together and crying Holy Holy Holy Lord God of Sabbaoth Heaven and Earth are full of thy Glory Then I beheld a Glorious Throne in the midst of Mount Sion and Twenty Four Elders round about the Throne and they threw down their Crowns saying Amen Amen so be it FINIS