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A84063	The babe of glory, breaking forth in the broken flesh of the saints breathing out the life of God (hid in their flesh) now to be revealed and raised, Isa. 40. 5, 6. By William Erbery.	Erbery, William, 1604-1654.	1653 (1653)	Wing E3222; Thomason E718_7; Thomason E718_8; Thomason E718_9; ESTC R207188	9,952	16

THE BABE OF GLORY Breaking forth in the broken Flesh OF THE SAINTS Breathing out The Life of God Hid in their Flesh now to be revealed and raised Isa 40.5 6. BY WILLIAM ERBERY And she brought forth a Man child who was to rule the Natitions with a rod of Iron and the child was caught up to God and to his throne Rev. 12.2 5. London Printed by J. C. For Giles Calvet at the Signe of the Black spread-Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1653. A Preface to the following Letters THe Gospel is a mystery the mystery of the Gospel is Christ in us the hope of glory Rom. 16.25 Eph. 3.3 Col. 4.3 4. 1 Cor. 14 26 Col. 1.27 The manifestation of the Spirit in manifold gifts was most necessary for those who should manifest the Mystery of God to men three gifts especially of a tongue interpretation and revelation a tounge to open the Original as to utter it to all Nations The gift of Interpretation to interpret Scriptures infallibly translated and to transcribe the thoughts and writings even of heathen Poets to a holy sense of the Mystery of God The Spirit of revelation was not only that which was common to Saints Eph. 1.17 but a special gift of the Spirit to reveal both the Mystery of Christ Eph. 3.3 and by that mighty power working in them to present every man in Christ Col. 1.27 28 29. According to that measure of the spirit in me being in much confusion even in Babylon with all the Saints I shall manifest this Mystery as 't is made known to me by the teaching of God in my Spirit First I say that the Mystery of the Gospel or of God is Christ in us the hope of glory the glory is God in mans flesh Zach. 2.5 Christ in us is God manifest in our flesh as in his Joh. 14.20 Christ in us is called the hope of glory because they in whom Christ is revealed have the glory so revealed in them as to wait for it in themselves as 't was in him when raised from the dead For as Christ was the brightness of his fathers glory and this glory vailed in flesh while he lived in it so in death his flesh being crucified and slaine to God God raised it up to glory the third day and so the glory was revealed 1 Pet. 1.21 This was to manifest the Mystery of God in us the same God and father being in our flesh as in his Phil. 3.11 will raise us up to the same glory of Christ risen This resurrection of the dead was that which the Apostle had not attained to 1 Cor. 15. yet waited for and all the faith of Gospel-saints was so exercised in this Resurrection 2 Cor. 4.10 that they alwayes bare in their bodies the dying of the Lord Jesus that the life of Iesus might be manifest in their mortal flesh that as Christ though living in the flesh his life was in the Father and this fully manifest in his resurrection when his body was so glorious that nothing but God even the glory appeared in him so when Iesus shall descend from heaven from his hidden Diety or Godhead and come down in the Spirit fully manifest in our flesh we shall be changed and raised up to the same glory Col. 3.3 even to the life of God himself for as our life is now hid with Christ in God so when Christ who is our life shall appear fully in us we shall appear with him in glory but we must suffer first and dye to flesh as he did before we live and reign with him The first resurrection and reign of the Saints with Christ is a more spiritual Mystery then carnal Christians and Churches commonly conceive 't is not in worldly government and outward glory but in that glory aforesaid to be revealed in us when we shall as Christ raised rule the Nations with a rod of iron Rev. 2.26 27. Rev. 3.21 Ier. 51.21 22. Zach. 10.5 1 Cor. 6.2 and dash them in pieces like a potters vessel not onely Churches and Kingdoms but Armies and horsemen we shall tread down as durt in the street yea we shall sit in the throne of God with Christ being above all things below God and judge the world of Angels and men not only Angels of Churches but all that is of a carnal principle and Power on Earth This Resurrection and reign of the Saints I call often a third dispensation for as Christ and the glory was revealed but in part even in the Apostles themselvs who knew but in part and prophesied but in part so all of that second dispensation went no further then death they were baptised into Christs death by breaking of bread shewed forth his death in them they being in a dying and suffering condition but in the third dispensation typified by the third dayes resurrection the Body of Christ the Saints shall so rise in the Spirit and their life hid before shal be so fully manifest in their flesh that nothing but God nothing but glory shall appear in them yea they shall so rise and shine that the glory shall rise upon them and the glory shall be not only in them but so on them Isa 60.1.14 Isa 61.9 that both themselves and all those that shall acknowledge that they are the seed whom the Lord hath blessed No man shall dare to curse or blaspheme not trouble nor touch them no more then Christ was when raised from the dead These are the Saints of the most high this day who are above all forms and flesh not in attainment or present enjoyment but in pure apprehension perfect conviction and patient waiting for it While waiting they are as a woman with child to bring forth the Babe the first born of glory in themselves that is to bring forth Christ fully in their flesh but their flesh must suffer first as Christs did before glory was brought forth and he begotten in the resurrection Thus the Saints did suffer as a woman in travel before the man child before Christ in the Spirit was brought forth in the Gospel or second dispensation Iohn 16.20 'T was so and 't is so now under the Apostacy the Church or people of God are as the woman in heaven who travels in paine to be delivered of the Man child Rev. 12.2 but when the third dispensation comes there will be sorer pangs and throws on all the Saints who shall suffer more then ever any before their sufferings being more great and general even on the whole body Ier. 30.6 For a man shall travel with child yea every Man shall be as a woman in travel 'T was but a child the child Iesus was brought forth in the gospel-dispensation Act. 4 27. when we all come to a perfect man to the measure of the statute of the fulness of Christ then the prophesie is fulfilled A woman shall compass a man Jer. 31.33 't is not a Babe now nor a child

any more but A man that 's the mighty God is brought forth in glory Christina Regina Sueciae Anagram Hic est in viragine Caesar Here 's Caesar in a manly woman A word in season By a Suedish Scholar From Wales Dear Friend FLesh is burning so fast with us here and elswhere that I cannot transcribe what is written within for present your lines are blessed to me and therefore may I say Do not imprison the truth from me in unrighteousnes I am a child but not yet little enough I long for the promised slumberings for he giveth his beloved sleep that is Rest from his own thoughts in the secret chamber till the indignation be overpast If you be got into the Cradle of innocency you are taught of him who is nothing that can be seen with the natural minde and can but cry in that Cradle And when you cry Abba forget not your poor tryed tempted tyred and through mercy sustained and renewed Lover and Brother M. L. From Ireland Dear Sir LInes are too low to manifest endearendess of love in union yet must I borrow some of those beggerly and vanishing appearances for to salute you withall my rejoycing is to behold darkness and ruine upon all fleshly gloryings and former excellencies wherein so many vaine boastings have appeared Well! confusion and a poor mournful dying spirit is my state the very life and vigor of all knowledge is taken away from me I hear no news of him or from him but lye slaine under the Altar and say How long Lord will it be ere thou come forth and reveal thy self to save all flesh with a vengeance and to plague every apprehension into truth Well dear life eat and drink abundantly expend thy self upon thy own for there is enough to satisfie and content thee I can say no more but retire home into my root from whence I came forth and where I am thine in all love and union T. R. From England Dear Sir IN whom I have much delight although you are far distant in the shadow yet I see you often in the substance where Saints appear where Christ appears in the glory honor and majesty of God in eternal life which eternal life once seen in God it draws men into the invisible world the first and last creation which shall in short time be manifested to and in our mortal bodies by which we shal be changed into the age and stature and strength of the world immortal in life eternal which is this day coming amongst us even amongst dead men blind men dumbe and deaf men it will indeed appear first unto those that are dead in this world I say to those that are dead and lying slain and crucified in this world to all the evil and the good thereof to the righteousness holiness wisdom and glory also to all evil which dwelleth spiritually in the thoughts and intentions of the heart with all the filthy corruptions of the earthly man which dwelleth in the polluted flesh that when we have beared about in our bodyes the dying of the Lord Jesus then the life of Iesus shall againe be manifested in our mortal bodies even when the Lord Jesus shall cause his voice to be heard in the earth saying Thy Dead men shall live even with my dead body shall they rise awake and sing ye that dwell in the dust Oh the dead it is they onely that shall live the blinde onely shall see the deaf they shall hear and the dumb men they shall sing the Lords song in the inward world with the holy ones in the holy God in heavenly places in heavenly nature invincible strength yet comprehensible and attainable for man shall receive that in restoration which the heart of man could not conceive in the old creation and that which never entered into the sinful heart of man shall infinitely dwell in men in the new creation when the tabernacle of God is with men and that which eye hath not seen no not the Angels of God for they desired to look into it shall man behold with open face and the depths of Gods wisdom which was past finding out shall through God be found in man and man in it even when God and man is made through Christ perfect in one even when Christ appears a perfect Church and the Church appears a perfect Christ and both in perfect God this is the perfect union which will be manifested in man then the mighty Immanuel shall be againe revealed God with man and man with God to this end our Lord first appeared that he might bring many sons unto glory This was the work of the Gospel so to reveal and bring to light immortality and life unto the sons of men whose life is hid in God and God is hid in man but both shall be revealed and this will be the everlasting Gospel that shall be preached unto men even the power of the holy one which will make the people a willing people to draw nigh unto the holy mount to be adorned with the beauty of holiness to put on the robes of righteousness and the garments of salvation and to enter in with Christ into the Wedding chamber the immortal life the Angelical world or Celestial glory yea into the perfect prudenty of the invisible infinite comprehensible God and this glorious and mighty one shall be revealed in us and us in him and both manifest unto the world which will then appear even the righteous nations that are saved shall behold God in the Majesty of his holy people even his ancient ones who are the tabernacle of God the throne of judgement yea his resting place also the Church and City into which the Gentiles shall bring their glory and honour into it and the nations that are saved shall walk in the light thereof for the law shall go forth of Sion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem and then shall be the time of truth and peace in the earth the new earth where the knowledge of the Lord shall cover it as now the waters do the sea Oh Lord open the gates of thy love and life that thy holy people may enter in That the poor Gentiles which are thine may receive life from the dead and let this be the onely desire of all the people of God even all that are mindful of the Lord and give him no rest till he hath made Jerusalem the praise of the whole earth and the glory and the light of the world that the gentiles may come to her light and kings to the brightness of her rising up But my desire is not to speak unto you in dead letters which are but forms and shadows but rather to speak with you in the living word in the morning Star in the Son of Righteousness who is the Life-light and power of God which life and power is by some few of us in our parts waited for and we are drawn up and are assembled together at the foot