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spirit_n	covenant_n	heart_n	new_a	6,959	5	6.8797	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44806	Some of the misteries of Gods kingdome declared, as they have been revealed by the spirit through faith for the information of all such who have erred for lack of knowledge in their judgements, and have perished for lack of understanding ... : also for the confirmation of such who are made partakers of the like precious faith / by one who is made partaker of the riches of his grace, and of the salvation which is in Christ Jesus revealed through the spirit, called Francis Howgill.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3179; ESTC R38992	36,833	47

that are sanctified Where the day of the Lord doth appear and how it cometh and how it is to be looked for declared THey that gaze abroad whose eyes are abroad cannot see his appearance nor his day which appears He that knoweth not wherein it consists knows not how to look for it no more then the Jewes who were Scripture-professors and learned men knew wherein the kingdome of God did consist Even no more do the litteral professors whose faith is founded on the Letter and upon that which is visible knows what I say First all must know wherein it doth consist It is eternall brightnesse shedde abroad through all things which pierceth through and searcheth the secretest place even that which is invisible and maketh manifest all things and the nature of every thing by the day of the Lord comes to be seen and it appears in the heart they were to wait for the day to dawn and to break forth in their hearts and to wait for its appearance there and that 's it which is to be waited for and upon that which maketh evill manifest and brings it to light and declares against that which is contrary to its nature and so the day cometh to dawn Christ the covenant of light Gods gift who is sent and annointed of God to preach and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and also the day of vengeance He proclaims in the heart for he comes not to bring peace but a sword and his sword is the sword of the Spirit it 's that which divides and discerns the intent of the heart and his day discovers the desperate wickednesse of the heart And where he finds no faith in the heart he kindles a fire in the earthly heart and executeth his vengeance And his day unto such is a day of great perplexity their spirits comes to be wounded the heart comes to be made faint and sorrow comes to fill their hearts and trouble to be felt and in this state are all in who are unconverted he findes no faith no hope in the heart therefore he comes and takes away peace Many hath talked of the day of the Lord but when it comes to draw neer them they will not abide it Whatsoever makes manifest is light Now the day makes all things in every one manifest and when deceit is seen and wickednesse brought to light then th●y that have done evill cannot abide but would run to any thing rather then abide the day or to see the Lord of life appear in his day to execute vengeance upon his enemies and to destroy his adversaries and to kindle an unquenchable fire to consume all his enemies And who hath not seen this yet in themselves never hath seen the day of salvation nor of gladnesse and this made the Prophet cry out Who may abide the day of his coming And many have been eye-witnesses of the dreadfull day of the Lord which hath appeared wherein all peace hath been hid from their eyes and all that ever came to see the day of joy and gladnesse first did know the terrour and terrible day of the Lord in themselves Therefore said the Apostle We knowing the terrour of the Lord doe perswade men Now it cometh not with observation loe here or there So the Pharisees looked the Kingdom should come when Christ told them it was within them So say I if ever any do behold the bright shining forth of eternal life thou must wait in that which is pure of God through which he will manifest his day and his power in his day in thee as thou keepest in thy minde to that which manifests unto thee evill and shews thee good thou wilt see how it appears Even as the light shineth from the East unto the West so is the coming of the day of the Lord And the eye which is spiritual sees it and the power and the glory of the Lord comes to to be seen in the day which is pure and spiritual in the heart and the eye which is pure doth behold when it comes where it comes and how it comes and it 's hid from Vulterous eyes and from their eyes which are full of adultery and cannot cease from sinne Now the day of the Lord cometh not where the carnall mind may imagine nor when Man will neither according to the carnall desire of the carnall heart neither according to the evil eye that looks out can it be seen but it is seen in Gods own light and by the measure of Gods holy spirit And as the day of the Lord is a mysterie the spirit of the Lord is the onely discoverer of it None knows the things of God but by the Spirit of God and the day of the Lord and his bright shining forth in the heart of man is one of the glorious things of God which onely the spirit of God doth give the knowledge of to man and in man and not the letter nor the Scripture for the Jews had the letter and they had neither heard Gods voice at anytime neither ever did see his shape neither did they see the day of the Lord nor the power neither in a word did see or perceive God or any of the mysteries of Gods Kingdom at all but dreamed imagined thought and conceived of things in their minds their foolish hearts being darkened for the further a man draws from the light his heart comes to be more dark and their understanding closed up and shut up that they cannot behold the Lord neither his glory which is revealed onely by Gods holy spirit which spirit is near man though he see it not What the spirit of the Lord is and how it comes to be received which discovers the things of God THe Spirit of the Lord is pure holy equal purity it self holiness it self equity it self and is one with the Father and the Son The Father the Word and the Spirit is one its life its pure power pure strength purity it self which mixeth not neither joineth to any thing but that which is of its own nature it s an immeasurable pure substance its life issued forth an active living power and is everlasting alters not changes not keeps its holiness its purity for ever it is unsearchable unfathomable undeclarable words are all too short too narrow to declare its excellency and glory but onely as it makes it self out to them that believe and opens it self and sheds it self abroad in them that wait upon it it is revealed in its own purity manifest in its own power and received in its own light felt in its own vertue the living father of life himself is manifest by it and appears in his power majesty and excellency through it to man and to the sons of men to the righteous and unrighteous to godly and ungodly to the upright and to the deceitful to the children of darkness and to the children of light that which searcheth the heart of man and sees through all things and maketh

in some measure be felt and its living testimony in some thing yet it may be a long time before there be a clear distinguishment in the understanding so that one cannot clearly discern its moving from all other false motions and high imaginations which are above And hence it is that the hasty and forward minds follows their vain motions which leads them into deceit and then the Questioner gets up and then they question all that ever the Spirit hath made manifest unto them before a vaile then is drawn over and the enemy lodges in the vayl and in the darknesse which is entred and then as soon as any hearkens within to that which is the uppermost and doth abound the enemy that lodges in that presents motions as to obey this and that and all is deceit So therefore all is to keep back that they may sensibly feele between the pure motions and drawing of the Spirit and the vain thoughts that arise out of the earthly heart and when any thing doth arise which the light doth not bear witnesse to it 's not to be followed nor heeded but a quiet still writing that things may be cleared to the understanding and for want of this many have run out and have brought forth Satans work and acted things forwardly in their wil and so have clean lost the true sense of that which should guide their minds and have followed the spirit of errour and have caused the pure spirit of the Lord to be evil spoken of But as there is a keeping back and a quiet waiting out of willing or running and hast it arises purely and stilly in the heart and shines forth in brightnesse in the heart so that it giveth perfect evidence and full testimony of it selfe that there will be no doubting nor questioning of it's motion for it will apparently shew forth its selfe in its own transparent brightness with full assurance of its own will and then after it be cleerly seen and its motion then keep under all reasoning and keep out all questioning and give not way to temptation and that which moves of the Lord of life will carry thee through in its own operation and power to accomplish the will of God and so thou wilt have peace being obedient and thy strength will be renewed for as any is brought to submit unto the will of God when it is known and comes to obey by vertue of its own power that which is contrary unto Gods spirit in thee comes to loose its strength and to decay and be we●kned but as any disobeys the pure motion of Gods holy Spirt after it be known the enemy is strengthened and that which is of the flesh nourished and the spirit comes to be quenched that which would give thee power if thou submittest to it But yet know this the spirit in it selfe never loses its purity neither can be quenched in it selfe but will bear its pure witnesse against thee and none shall be able to stop its reproo● Thus the diversity of its operation comes to be known as it s hearkned unto obeyed loved and believed in it puts forth its pure power and gives strength and seales peace to the obedient but disobeyed and resisted it condemns judges reproves and seals condemnation to the disobedient and yet there is no variation in it self for it is always one and the same But as it operateth upon different natures or objects unto which it joyns to or stands at a distance from that is to say the good ground it causeth to bring forth fruit unto God and the cursed ground out of which bryars and thorns do arise it kindles a fire in that shall not quenched but as there is a submission unto its pure operation it burns up and destroys that which hinders the growth of the seed and it purgeth the heart of them that have confidence in it from all filthinesse both of flesh and spirit and worketh up the creature into its own frame and nature and fashions and makes and moulds all that are in the faith into the image of the Father and so the Fathers love comes to be shed abroad in the heart and as wrath was revealed through the spirit and condemnation so now the peace of God comes to be enjoyed and his consolation shed abro●d largely in which there is pure rejoycing for ever Vnto whom the Spirit of the Father bears witness and seals assurance of the Fathers love a●d of justification with God declared NOne hath the witness of Gods spi●it bearing witnesse to them nor in them who have not believed in the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world by whom alone life is begotten by the powerful operation of Christ in them that believe in him who is eternal light it selfe whose word is spirit and life by which the new Creature is framed formed in them that b●lieve unto whom he maketh manif●st his power for unto him who is the life of men is all power committed both in heaven and ear●h for nothing was made or created but by him neither is any turned from sin but by him and by his mighty power without him ●s death in him is life and the life is the light of men So that none but they that are born of the light and are begotten by him who is light can have the spirit of Christ who is light to bear witnesse unto them neither the assurance of the Fathers love for onely they that are born of the spirit and walk after the spirit are justified by the spirit of the Lord for the assurance of his love is not made manifest to his enemies but unto them that are born and brought forth in his own image in his own likenesse and nature which is pure and incorruptible without stain or d●filement the holy seed which is heire of the promise who knows the living hope which purifies the heart and bringeth the answer of a good conscience unto them that feel and witness●the washing of regeneration and have know● in themselves the clean water poured sor●h upon them which hath taken away the stains and spots and bl●mishes and the defilements for where these are not washed out and the heart cleansed from them and that believed in wherein Gods all-suffi●iency is felt and his pow●r made manifest there cannot be assurance of the Fathers love in the heart nor in the soule neither doth the spirit of the Fa●her bear witnesse unto such nor assure their justification but on the contrary where sin remains unsubdued and taken away the spirit of the Father condemneth the sin and the creature now is joyned to it and is become one with it for no sin is brough● forth but there is a consent and an ascenting to the instigation of the Devill although when a temptation ariseth either within or without there may be a resisting and a striving against it for a little but the heart not being kept close to the spirit the enemie