64. Those who hitherto have prayed to God and have confessed the peoples Sinnes they have kept back the deserved punishment but you make haste with them out of the Countrey 65. And seeing you call me Prophet but with an evill acceptation for scorn and disgrace therefore I shall tell you what the Lord hath given Me to know viz that the Time is born or come wherein God will require an account of your strife about the Cup of Christ and punish you for it that which you now fear and yet do not Repent THAT will come upon you 66. And thea you shall give an account to God of your reproaching for it will be required of you how you have walked before the Lambs committed to your trust with Good Life and sound Doctrine there you will find a heap of Scorners in that you have made all Erroneuos and Blasphemous and have cast your poyson and reproaching upon them and bespattered them therewith where will you become when Their bloud will be required at your Hands 67. Look but upon your Fruit the whole City reproacheth in respect of your powerings out upon a Lamb of Christ and think in their simplicity they do right in it because you bid them do it where will you abide when this Lamb will at the Last Judgement Day stand before your eyes and your Auditors or Hearers whom you have made Blasphemers shall say behold is not this He whom we once accounted a Fool and made sport in derision of him and accounted his Life a shame how is he now numbred among the Children of Christ and his inheritance among the Saints Owe Fools and unwise have missed the right way Then will all Curse you that you have lead them to such blasphemy and Reproach Wisd 5. O Primate be you warned and admonished by the Life of Our Lord JESUS CHRIST it is time to abstain or else you will then see what hath been here told you 68. You call in your Libell Zu dem Rechten Richter to the Righteous Judge that he should awake and defend the Majesty of God Now if the Judgement should come vpon you seeing you do persecute Christ in his Members it is you your self that have called for the Sword 69. Look I pray upon you own Heart you paint a Mist or Smoak before the Eyes of the Church or Congregation that they should beleeve you that your Libell is right and true why then do you not take the Certainty out of the Printed Book It is likely you have none of them or it doth not relish with you For earnest Sincere Repentance puts the Flesh away assuredly it relisheth not with you but the People that read my little Book and compare it with your Libell they will distinguish us and judge aright 70. Have a Care that the Dirt and Burres which you cast upon me do not remain sticking upon you I will no more remain silent as I have done abstinence were good Peace is a good Country The Second Part in the Libell The Libell saith 71. THe Libell saith The Shoemaker is the Antichrist Answer 72. If I should describe Antichrist I could not demonstrate him Otherwise then that he calleth himself a Christian and covereth himself with Christs Purple-Mantle acknowledgeth and teacheth Christ with the Mouth but his Heart is altogether set against Christ he teacheth one thing and doth another outwardly he calleth himself a Christian and inwardly he is a Serpent he persecuteth Christ in his Members and resisteth the Spirit of Christ he flattereth and playeth the Hypocrite and will be honoured in Christs Name but is inwardly a devouring Wolfe as Christ calleth the Pharisees who sat upon Moses Seat and Managed the Law Matth 7. 15. But Christ said they were from beneath from the Father of this world viz from the Devill John 8. 23 24. 73. Herewith I would not touch or disturb the good Conscience of any but would try the Libeller whether a young Antichrist doth not peep out of the Shell Libell 74. Thou Meek and Gentle Lord CHRIST sayest My word is True and faithfull and thou perjured Shoemaker sayst also My words are true which of them both now shall credit and Faith be given to To THEE thou True and Faithfull Christ or to thee Shoemaker and thy Dung Answer 75. CHRIST is the Word of the Father the way to God the Truth and the Life and whosoever putteth on Christ from his body shall flow streams of Living Water as Christ said John 14. 6. 7. 38. Christ said Whosoever eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Bloud he continueth in Me and I in him John 6. 54. And Saint Paul saith You are the Temple of the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in you 2. Cor 6. 16. Also The Word is neer thee viz in thy Mouth and thy Heart Rom 10. 8. Deut 30. 14. 76. To this Living Word which is become Man I have wholly given up my self to be its own And he my Lord Christ hath given me his Flesh and Bloud in My Faiths Desire and so incorporated tied and united himself with me according to the inward ground of my Soul and Spirit that I am ascertained and stedfastly beleeve that I am in his hand and none can pluck me on thence also none can separate me from the Love of Christ neither Height nor Depth nor Principality nor Power or Authority nor any Creature shall separate me from the Love of Christ 77. He My Saviour hath given to me to be spiritually minded as Saint Paul saith Those whom the Spirit of God driveth they are Gods Children for we have not received a slavish or servile spirit that we should fear again but we have received A Child-like Spirit whereby we cry Abba Dear Father that witnesseth to our Spirits that we are Gods Children if we be Children then we are also Heirs viz Heirs of God and Co-heirs with Christ if we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him Rom 8. 14 15 16 17. 78. Therefore say I I have my knowledge Not from Man or through Man but from the Gift of my Saviour Jesus Christ and desire to seduce none from Christ but I shew them sincerely and heartily how they should through true Repentance and Prayer come to Christ my Saviour as my printed little Book teacheth throughout nothing else 79. Why then do you separate me away from Christ and call my words which direct to Christ Dung It is a sign and the way of Repentance which leadeth to Christ stinketh like filth this is the true Colour or Antichrist for the Libeller spits Fy and filth against the Repentance and the very earnest Prayers in my-little Book and calleth it a stink 80. This I offer to the impartiall Reader to consider of whether this Libell of the Primate be not dictated from the Antichristian Spirit seeing he will presse that upon me I offer it that it might be considered and known from
People and poison them as you do for where filth is there is not at all the Holy Spirit in that Mouth but Satan 99. The Christian Church or Congregation should do well to open its eyes and observe what it is Men teach them the punishment of God followeth be perswaded dear Brethren there will shortly come a Time wherein you will well see what I here say Libell 100. CHRIST taught Men the divine Commandements but this fellow teacheth with great earnestnesse the Seduction Answer 101. Where standeth that in my Book that I teach Men the outword Separation shew me that or else it is not so I teach them the Anointing of Jesus Christ with his delicate humanity after a spiritual Kinde IN us according to the inward ground of Faith concerning which CHRIST saith he which Eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Bloud he continueth in me and I in him John 6. 53 54. 102. For THAT is the Temple of the Holy Spirit where Christs Flesh and Bloud continueth in us as Saint Paul saith 1 Cor 6. 16. Also it is the NEW Regeneration wherein the HOLY SPIRIT in us SEARCHETH THE DEPTHS OF THE DEITY 1 Cor 2. 10. It is the out-powred word of the substantiall Divine Love which marryeth and incorporateth it self with our Soul as the whole New Testament teacheth 103. Where it is written Try whether Christ hath gotten a form in you Gal 4. 19. If Christ be to get a form in us then must not that be absent if we are to be a Branch on that Vine of Christ then we must not cleave to an other for none can serve two Masters saith Christ Matth 6. 24. Also My Father will give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him for it when that shall come it will declare me in You Luke 11. John 6. 14. 104. It is not an outward Seduction but an inward Enlightning whence the Soul when it tasteth this Oyle of Joy and Gladnesse cometh into such great rejoycing as is mentioned in my little Book concerning the Noble Sophia which is viz the Substantiall Love of JESUS CHRIST 105. I understand very well that you know not this Noble Sophi a it is no good signe that you deny her and call her an Enthusiast I know her well and have a love to her For she is my Souls dear Bride If I knew her not then surely I would not have suffered so very much for her Love sake srom you and other people 106. Christ saith John 10. Whosoever entereth not through me to the Sheep viz Into the Sheepfold But climbeth in some other way he is a Thief and a Murtherour and but an hireling and is come only with suttlety to rob the sheep of their food and to shear off their wool these belong to the Wolves and have not the Shepheards Crook or Staffe of Christ but the Devills Sheers and must hereafter eternally howl with the Wolves But YE say he that entereth not in through the high Schools or Vniversities he is a Thief and a Murtherour and so you deride the Dore of CHRIST viz the anoynting or Unction of the holy Spirit and will needs have it to be that men must draw the divine knowledge and skill only from the high Schools or Vniversitles and bind and tye up Gods Gifts to ARâ— 107. But Christ teacheth us quite otherwise that this thing is hidden from the wise and prudent and revealed to the seeking and hungry Babes Math. 11. 25. As Mary also saith He thrufleth out the Mighty from their Seat and exalteth the miserable and lowly who are humble in their hearts before him Luke 1. 12. She meaneth not Might and Authority but Spirit and Power 108. O Primate I had much to say to you here but I know not whether it would be well bestowed or no for you would cover your self only with Christs Purple Mantlâ— that you might live according to the Lusts of the flesh you would not become regenerated and dayly dye away from sinne but only comfort your self that it is Christ hath done it 109. But I tell you it will not availe you unless you put on Christs Satisfaction through earnest Ropentance and turning in to grace and become a Branch on the stock of the Vine Christ that Christ in you also doe kill sinne and renew to you your senses thoughts and mind so that you desire to imitate Christ else will your tickling be unavailable and be only an hypocriticall flattering Shew 110. I tell it you in love observe it well I have received it from God so that I know it also the New Testament throughout teacheth you the same I have in my little Book very well signified to you that No man knoweth or understandeth this Noble Sophiah in the feeling or Experimentall Love of JESUS CHRIST unlesse it be given him from God 111. I will not here further cast the pearle under your feet till you are fit and prepared for it in true Repentance if that were done which I would wish then would I have further speech with you about it for now you are not yet worthy of it seeing you contemn it 112. In that regard also is your teaching so cold because you have not this power in you for you yet have not the right Hammer to strike the Clock you cannot yet strike the Clock which awakeneth the poor captive Soul you must use the right Hammer if you would strike the right Hour and awake the Soul out of sleep you have the WORD indeed but the right power is not in you wherewith you should Co work with the Litterall Word it self Therefore said Christ The sheep hear not the voice of the Hireling John 10. 3. for his crying and calling is but meer jugling and a fighting with a shadow He is with his teaching without Gods Hammer but a Jugler a Belly-Hammer an Ear-Hammer aud not a Soul-Hammer 113. This Power which I mean is the Doro to the Sheep you often use with your blaspheming reproaches Satans Hammer under Christs Purple Mantle your Heart is full of Gall and Bitternesse O alas it is Time Repent Libell 114. CHRIST hath directed us to the Word and to the hidden secret Mystery which the Beleeving hearts hold or retain in the Faith but the Shoemaker leads us to head-long Seduction and to Dreams which rob the beleeving hearts of Faith Answer 115. I lead not Men away from the Preached and written Word you do me wrong in that but I say that they should bring along with them the Temple of JESUS CHRIST to the preached or written word viz a Repentant hungry Soul which heareth in its own self Christ which is viz the LIVING Word in the Litterall and preached Word as David saith I will hear what the Lord saith in me Psal 85. 9. And Christ also saith He that is of God heareth Gods word and to the Pharisees he saith therefore you hear not for you are not of God John 8.
like * Marcolphus his filthey scurrilous scoffings who allwayes carrieth filth in his Mouth as this Libell also doth 136. It bringeth but little repute to a Teacher of Christ who should forbid it others and yet doth it himselfe The Shepheards Office will be handsomely served by it none should trust his SOUL to such scoffings he will be deceived this Spirit standard upon the Sand and tottereth to and fro Men may try him now in such scoffings 137. Men may well know the Fowle by his Feathers Christ said That which is within that cometh forth what the Heart is full of that comes out upon the Mouth Also how can you that are evill speak that which is Good Also Can a Man gather Grapes of Thistles or Figs of Thorns A Good Man bringeth Good forth out of the Treasure of his heart and an Evill Man bringeth Evill forth out of the Treasure of his Evill Heart Luke 16. 45. 138. This I give now to the Reader to ponder of what kind of Good Treasure can the Primate have in Heart when he brings forth such wondrous things out of his Heart there must certainly needs stick many strange things therein which he ought indeed to be a little ashamed to bring forth seeing he is the High-Priest but if a Man come to him and but displease him with one word then a Man may hear Satan many times laugh out from him with reproachings and blasphemyes Libell 139. When Christ Taught the People he did it openly but the Shoemaker useth to creep into secret Corners Answer 140. CHRIST was a Teacher sent from God and yet must oftentimes depart from the Pharisees and Scribes learned in the Scriptures and go into the Wildernesse to teach the People when they saw him teach they would sain have killd him and called him a deceiver and maker of uproars and said he had his skill and Doctrine from the Devill and though they saw the wondrous signs or Miracles yet they were so Mad and hardned and supposed Teaching belonged only to them and did to him also as the Primato doth to the Shoemaker they called him a Wine-bibber and Minister or Servant to rich Publicans And John the Baptist preached also in the Wildernesse yes in the Wildernesse was the Gospell of Christ began by John also the Apostles must often for fear of the High-Priests Teach in Corners and Houses as the Acts of the Apostles witnesse 141. But the Shoemaker is no Preacher but he giveth only an account of his Gift and knowledge and speaketh often with Honest Hearts concerning The Way to Christ how we must convert and repent and become new-born for CHRIST saith also thus Where two or Three of you are met together in My Name there am I in the midst among them Matth 18. 10. 142. The Primne should teach us that when we come or meet together we should speak of GOD and of our Salvation and edifie or build up one another in true Love on the Contrary he forbids us this whereby Men may try what spirit he serveth A high Glasse of Wine in his meetings is better liked by him then A hearty blessed Conference concerning the New Birth 143. CHRIST on Earth had no greater Enemies then the High Priests it will be so still at this Day for all Warres and strife come from the High-Priests disputings and reproachings as it is before our Eyes if our Eyes be open to see it but the account is neer at hand Libell 144. Christ desired no Kingly honour but the Shoemaker if he could would be King and God to o Answer 145. CHRIST came upon Earth poor that he might have compassion on us and make us rich in Heaven and like his Dear Angells The Shoemaker also is upon Earth Poor and despised but desireth from CHRIST the Heavenly Kingly Honour and to be like the Angels also he desireth in Christ according to his Inward Faiths Ground to become with and in CHRIST Deified that Christs Deity may dwell and Eternally abide in him and that No Primate shall take away from him Hallelu-jah 146. The Starre is appeared which leadeth tho wise men or Magi to the Babe JESU oppose it how thou wilt O Devill it is in vain here is Body and Life MY Eternall Kingdome with CHRIST and the Holy Angels can none take away from me and if the whole world lay full of such Libells yet I would keep my Kingdome in Christ and tread the Libells under foot and not spare my outward Life for it I know a better Life which Christ my Lord will give me 147. Therefore then be gone thou fair wicked world I ask not after thy Honour Goods nor Money our Conversation is in Heaven with Christ for he is mine and I am his the Enemy shall not part us Hallelu-jah It is fallen it is fallen Babylon the Great City upon Earth and become habitation of all Devills and unclean Spirits Now is the Kingdome of our Christ sing my Soul and rejoyce that the Dragon in THEE is killed and the Life of GOD is brought forth again Nun last zornen Teâ—fell und die Hell Gott's sohn i st worden unser Gesell Let Devills rage and Hell have Indignation The Sonne of God 's become our sweet Companion Libell 148. Christ desired no Title and vain honour but the Shoemaker is brag of his Titles Answer 149. The will of his Father was the Title of CHRIST his honour was in God and he introduced it into our Humanity and exalted our humanity to the right hand of the Power of God that very honour he hath bestowed upon his Christians that they also in him sit at the right hand of the power of God an reign over Sinne Death the Devill Hell and the World THIS high Title also the Shoemaker claims to himself an desireth the highest kingly Title in the victory of our Lord JESUS CHRIST as a Champion over Death and Hell he desireth such a high Title that he may stand in the strife against Death and Hell and that in CHRIST he thinketh to conquer and overcome the whole world to be a King in Christ to rule over all Enimicitious Libells and reproaches of the Primate otherwise he desireth no worldly Titles for the Kingdom of a Christan is not of this world John 15. 19. for Christ saith I have called you out of the world so that you may be where I am John 17. 24. 150. But the Primate doth desire a Title for he hath set his Titles of the High-Priests Office and of his Person in the Libell with GREAT LETTERS that men might see the Richter or JUDGE who hath authority over Christs Children also if one come a little too neer him and did but forget to take of his Hat for fear of him he might well expect-some strange king of Title from him if he were not kickt for his pains Libell 151. CHRIST was satisfied with the Name of a Master but this Fellow will be called
47. also you are not my sheep John 10. 26. 116. This now I intend in my meaning that a Man should have divine Ears viz. a repentant Soul if he will hear Christs voyce be it in the Preaching in Reading or Conference for this hath CHRIST taught us whom I more beleeve then I do all ART whatsoever for the Historicall Faith to tickle and comfort ones self with knowing without power and an earnest sincere will is dead and but a Shell it attaineth not the divine Childship or Filiation it must be earnest sincerity that will do it 117. It is not enough that we go to Church and to the Sacrament and sit there an Houre playing the Hypocrite and hearing a Sermon wherein oftentimes Wheat and Tares are sown together one among another in that you many times reproach and blaspheme No going to Church makes none vertuous or honest unlesse he hear in the Church Gods Word operatively in his Soul for the Lord saith by his Prophets they draw neer to me with their Lips but their Heart is farre from me Ezek 29. 13. 118. Not all that go to Church and say LORD LORD shall 〈◊〉 into the Kingdome of Heaven but they that do the will of my Father in Heaven saith Christ Matth 7. 2. It must not be Historicall beleeving only but bowerfull doing Now if they are to do the Divine will then must the same viz the Spirit of CHRIST work powerfully IN them for Christ saith without ME you can do nothing John 15. 5. 119. Therefore flattering Hypocrisie and Luke-warmnesse availeth not for the true saith is not only an imprinted or imaged figure but it is power Spirit and Life it is a Fire of the Divine word which there burneth and shineth abroad which Co-worketh with God the right and true Faith is the Seat of God on which he sitteth and speaketh 102. Faith is not meer historicall Breath wherewith a Man only comforteth himself and flattereth the Evill Beast full of false and wicked desires No it is a living working Power of God its burning Fire is the fire-flaming Love of God which breakes forth and doth the work 121. Your Preaching is all in vain if CHRIST worketh not through your word in the Hearers but if that must be done then you Must teach them LOVE not Contention disgracing and Contemning you must put the Dung and scorn out of your Mouth not Judge falsely and Blaspheme or reproach for in reproachings SATAN worketh but with a pure soul CHRIST worketh the Reproaching is the ANTICHRIST 122. But that you say I direct Men to Dreams that is worthy of no answer for it is not so this reproaching is also a Signaturo or Sign of Antichrist which thus defileth the children of Christ shew it or it is not true 123. But that you also say My Dreams for such you hold my writings to be do rob the beleeving hearts of FAITH that also is not so but they lead Men from the Historicall Faith from Hypocrisie to the Living Faith which is JESUS CHRIST and do shew them how they should daily dye away from sinne and become new born in Christ and imitate or follow him in Faith and Spirit and become ONE Spirit with Christ 124. Which makes the Devill afraid that Men will no more endure him under Christs Purple Mantle but the time is Born or Come that his Kingdom shall be revealed and brought to scorn which No Primate shall hinder it is so ordained of God Libell 125. CHRIST hath handled weighty Matters but the Shoemaker slight contemptible matters Answer 126. Christ hath brought and shewed us the way to Blessednesse and salvation and the Shoemaker desireth to walk therein but Satan calleth it a slight and contemptible way seeing it is a Crosse-way wherein a Man in this world in misery and humility must follow or imitate Christ for Satan is a Spirit of Pride and therefore he despiseth the Path of Christs Pilgrimage being this way is straight and narrow and pleaseth not the fat Belly and the Eyes that are full of their own Honour and self-hood 127. Christ hath destroyed Satans Kingdom and generated Christianity but the Antichrist hath set himself in Christs Seat and this the Shoemaker revealeth or Manifesteth according to the will of God and that the Primats supposeth to be a slight contemptible matter but when the Houre shall strike but Seaven then it will have been a Good matter Libell 128. Christ Contemned worldly Riches but the Shoemaker desires them Answer 129. CHRIST said Come to me all you who labour and are heavy loaden Math. 11. He made no difference between Rich and Poor which came to him but that the Primate is troubled that a Layick is helped by Rich people that fear God thereby it is likely he supposeth somewhat goeth away from him it belongeth to him alone to converse with the Rich for his own Profit to him belongeth Riches On the contrary they Shoemaker desireth no Great Riches in this world for he is not Proud as men may well see by him Libell 30. Christ led his Life soberly but the Shoemaker useth commonly to be full and drunken Answer 131. CHRIST was indeed Sober but what the Primate layes upon the Shoemaker he is that himselfe Men use sometime to take him from lying drunk under Tables abroad and bring him Home Men may indeed find him ost drunk in one week but the Shoemaker not in Three years 132. This Article he hath wholly taken from his own Conversation Saint Paul saith to the Romans 2. Therefore O Man thou canst not excuse thy self whosoever thou art who judgest for wherein thou Judgest another thou condemnest thy selfe seeing thou dost the same thing which thou judgest for we know that Gods judgement 〈◊〉 just against those that do such things Libell 133. Christ hath abstained from superfluous Laughter but the Shoemaker laughs in all that he speaks Answer 134. Men find not that Christ ever laughed but only rejoyced in Spirit but that the Primate hath imputed Laughter and Phantasticallnesse to the Shoemaker and saith he laugheth at every word that is indeed an open grosse untruth and cannot be made appear neither can any honest faithfull Man say it but that Nature giveth to one to laugh and to be friendly and affable more then to another and maketh of another a Saturnine Soure Grim looked Man that the Primate cannot Mend he should do well to be silent in that if a Man should describe him and his foolish flouts which he oftentimes in his Tiplings and Quaffings gives forth a Man should be constrained to bring out some strange Monsters 135. It seizes upon me with wonder that he is not ashamed being he is an Old Man in whom a Man should seek for wisdome that he dares write such open untruths and foolish flouting Expressions and cause an honest Man of Credit to be oppressed with scorn they are yet worse then a common jeering flouting Jester this Libell is very
and divulge what they will Answer 27. Yes I beleeve so too that those places where Men blaspheme the Gifts of God and ascribe them to the Devill great punishments hang over them Also there hangeth over the Earâ—hly Man where such an Earnest sincere Repentance becometh exercised cleerly great punishment for he must be dayly killed and be made a Fool to the world when he shall walk in the Divine way 28. You see very well how I am punished by you in such wayes and not only by you but you egg and set on the whole City also with reproaching upon my Neck so that they beleeve you and punish me but it is the Badge Character or Mark of Christ 29. But that you will prescribe a Modell or platform of FAITH for the People so that they should not every one beleeve in his own Divine Gift as the Spirit of God in their soul manifests or reveals it self to them Another Libell is requisite of that this is not sufficient for that purpose 30. But that you threaten them with punishment that I beleeve you in very well If you had the Power then they must either into the Fire or out of the Land or Countrey 31. But that you say the way to Repentance is a devised Doctrine that the New Testament saith not for when Christ began his Gospel with John the Baptist then he said Repent Mark 1. 15. and my book saith also the same 32. The Naturall Man receiveth or perceiveth nothing of this way 1 Cor. 2. 14. you need not punish him he goeth without that enough in the wayes of the Devill till Christ in Repentance doth enlighten him Now look upon your self and try your self whether your self be in such away Before you prescribe to me and other children of God limits and bounds in our Gifts of God whereas your prescription is but a defaming desgracefull Libell Libell 33. Further saith the Libell God will wonderfully rescue his honour and will not suffer his Eternity to be taken away by such Sectarian or swarming Shoemakers Tanners Taylors Woman Priests and Doctors Answer 34. I hold the same opinion and beleeve stedfastly that God will suffer his honour which he in JESUS CHRIST with the victory over Death and Hell hath manifested or revealed in us poor Men to be taken away by no Devill much lesse a Primate Doctor Priest Shoemaker Taylor Tanner or Woman but whosoever among these shall Repent and turn himself to him upon those he will bestow his honour I beleeve also well that he will deliver his children from all Evill and fave them Libell 35. The Poyson of Arrius which denieth the Eternity of the Sonne of God was not so bad and pernitious as this Poyson of the Shoemaker which takes away the Eternity from the Eternall Father and in a blasphemous way against God Teacheth the Quaternity or fourfoldnesse in God 36. The Eastern Countreys in respect of the Heresie of Arrius have been horrible punished with the Mahumetan darknesse what kind of horrible darknesse should we then Expect if we do not with diligent earnestnesse hunt away and root out this Poyson out of our Native Country Answer 37. To this I say cleerly NO you can not in Eternity Demonstrate this that I take away the Eternity from the Father much lesse that I teach the Quaternity of the Deity you have a long time groundlessely feigned that upon me and cited my writings with a strange understanding and in the Pulpit said that I have written that the Sonne of God was made of Quick-Silver you should demonstrate that else it shall remain Eternally an untruth in such untruth it might be well said Fy upon it 38. I acknowledge ONE only God which it the Eternall beginninglesse one only Good Substance which dwelleth every where without or beyond besides or distinct from all Nature and Creature in it self and needeth no space or Place and in subject to no Measurableness much less to any Comprehension of Nature and Creature 39. And I do acknowledge that this one only God it Threefold in Persons in Equal Omnipotence and Power viz Father Sonne and Holy Spirit and acknowledge that this Triune Substance fills all things alike at once and also hath been the Ground and Beginning of all Things and still is and will abide so Eternally 40. Moreover I beleeve and acknowledge that the Eternall Power viz the divine breathing or speaking is flown forth and become visible in which out-flown word the inward Heaven and the visible world standeth together with every Creaturely Substance and that God hath made all things by his Word 41. That I have written in the Aurora of Salniter and Mercury thereby I mean NOT the meer pure GOD I mean HIS out-flown Substantiall word viz a shadow of the inward Ground wherewith the word hath introduced it self into a Naturall working thereby made that Materiall so I Demonstrate the Three Principles in Nature which are viz a Spirituall Mercury Sulphur and Sal and what the Ground and Originall of them is seeing the Totall Nature together with all Creatures standeth therein 42. I have written of Three Births First of an Eternall beginningless Divine Secondly of a Heavenly wherein light and darknesse that is Gods Love and Anger is understood and Thirdly of a beginning or inceptive temporary one viz the visible world and I understand the Salniter and Mercury in the Third viz the Created Substance 43. I demonstrate what the Heavenly and Earthly Mystery is viz the Holy and pure Element and its Efflux with the Four Elements and the Constellations I demonstrate how the Divine Powers are flown forth out of the Heavenly and become visible also what the invisible Ground of all Substances and what Time and Eternity is I beleeve very well that you understand Nothing thereof for it is not every Mans Gift but theirs to whom God giveth it 44. But that you say that I by this will search out the Deity and call it Devillish thereby you shew your ignorance to the day light that you understand nothing of the book of Nature and also do not read the New Testament for Saint Paul saith the Spirit searcheth all things even the depths of the Deity 1. Cor 2. 10. 45. It is not of Mans Ability but Gods Spirit performeth that searching through Mans Spirit But you call it Devillish if I should speak with you of the hidden secret Mystery of Nature you would be able to understand very little thereof but I would demonstrate to you my book of the Morning Rednesse or Aurora in all things if you were not such and angry zealous or furious Man so that a Man could but speak with you but with such disgracing you do but hinder the Gift of God and make your self unworthy 46. It standeth written And after these dayes I will poure out my Spirit upon all flesh and your Sonnes and Daughters shall Prophesie and your Old Men shall have Dreams and your young Man
shall see visions Joel 2. 28. also at that time I will pour out my Spirit upon servants and hand-mayds why will you hinder the Spirit of the Lord 47. If you see any of them then you say he is the Devill and put reproachfull blasphemous names upon him and cry out Men should baneish him from City and Country pray shew in your banishing your Christian Heart 48. Are you Christs Shepheard where is your Love wherewith Christ hath loved us and wherewith we should also Love one another John 13. Doth the Scripture bid you drive out and hunt any into Misery without hearing of any Cause what doth it say to you If thou seest that thy Brother is a Heathen then go to him and admonish him in private if he yeeldeth to thee then hast thou wonne thy Brother if not then take one or two with thee if he yeeldeth not then shew it to the Congregation if he hear not the Congregation then account him as a Heathen and Publican Matth 18. 15. Not hunt him out and reproach and condemn him unheard as you have done to me 49. You have set your self in a Judgement that doth not belong to you read I pray the Epistles of Saint Paul to Titus and Timothy How a Bishop ought to be and then you will find that you have not a right Bishops Heart 50. Why do you reprove my Book Morning Rednesse or Aurora seeing you do not understand it also it is not written for the Pulpit or that it should come among the People I have written it for my selfe for a Memoriall to me with such words as at that time I could understand what is that to THEE why have you published it and leant it to other People None had known of it if you had not mentioned and divulged it in the Pulpit and lent it abroad 51. Thou supposest thou wilt stop and hinder these writings and yet thou thy self art he that furtherest them None would have known any things of me and of MY writittings if THOU thy self hadst not proclaimed them and lent them out 52. Afterward the Learned enquired for them they have all had none so ill thoughts of them as you have Men may indeed find as Learned People among them as you are surely it is not you alone that have studied also a Man may find more fear of God in many of them who read these writings and account them Good then in you which you demonstrate by this Libell and by your whole Life 53. But all the works of God must serve him God hath used you for an Instrument of this Publication of them which God hath given me to know therefore have I patiently a long time born upon me your unjust reproachings and disgracings wherein yet no true word hath been elfe I would have answered you long agoe 54. You liken my Book of Repentance to the Heresie of Arrius and say that the Eastern Countryes for the sake of that are punished with horrible darknesse and if men do not wholly root out my writings and hunt me therewith out of the Countrey then it would go just so with us also 55. Tell me I pray whether also Lying and Sinne be from the Devill or no shew me the Opinion of Arrius in my little Prayer-Book there is indeed more Devotion and divine power in the words of that little book then is yet at this time come into your heart which a Man may observe by your injurious persecution in that you would wholly root out the Authour for his divine Gifts sake had you the power I should not live one jot longer 56. Christ said Be ye Mercifull as your Heavenly Father is Mercifull forgive and you shall be forgiven Luke 6. 36. Also Blessed are the Mercifull for they shall obtain Mercy Also Blessed are the Peaceable for they shall be called the Children of God Matth 5. 7. 9. Where is your Mercifullness and peacefull Heart do but once put away the Serpents poyson from it and Sease from reproaching and forcing untruth upon me that I may acknowledge you that you are a Christian in the Meeknesse of Christ 57. Hearken Herr Primarius Lord Primate do you know wherefore God took from the Eastern Countreys the Candlestick as he threatens in the Revelations It was for the sake of the Contention Pride and State of the Learned in that they were only Mouth Christians and sought only their Belly God and earthly Lucifer and covered the Antichrist with Christ Purple Mantle and contended about Opinihns they forsork the Holy Spirit in Power and set themselves in Christs stead they were but contenders and disputes and their Aime was only at honour and respect 58. These things the Eastern Countreys looked upon and saw that in such Contention Gods Love was not and in that respect they began to doubt concerning the Faith and seeing the Learned did but contend and one part acknowledged Christ and the other part denied him and run on to meer IMAGES and Opinions wherein none saw conformity to the other then the Potentates thought with themselves who knoweth how it is with the Priests contention whether there be any thing in IT or no 59. Then came forth Mahumet and taught the ONE only God without Trinity to whom the people fell away when they saw that therein there was no strife in respect of the TRINITY for they had enough of strife 60. Also God permitted it to be so because in their Contention they did only blaspheme CHRIST then he took the Candlestick away and so they became Mahumetans and began to warre and dispute with bloud and Sword and drave out the Titulary and Mouth-Christians and God suffered it that they might no more contend about Christs honour seeing Christ honour is only Humility and Love 61. Behold and consider well how are you the Learned at present marked or characterized howiis it concerning Christs Kingdome among you see and compare the Times of Arrianisme and the strife of the Learned in respect of the Religion of your Times and your Contention which you have had along time 62. Shew me the true Christ in Love and meeknesse in all your Books of controversie or Contention are they not meer libellous papers and reproachfull slanders and evill affections wherein every one cryeth out Heresie Here is Christ there is Christ behold he is in the Wildernesse in the Chamber in the Field Also in the Supper in the Baptisme and in Confession and the other say No he is not there it is only a Remembrance and send forth such blasphemies reproaches and disgracings about Christs Cup Office and Person as was done in the time of Arrius 63. Therefore you are now your own Prophet and threaten darknesse to your selfe it may very well befall you and unlesse you be altogether blind you may see it before your eyes yet you had rather contend and reproach Gods children yes wholly thrust from you CHRIST in his Members then repent