well nigh refined wine from the leese and the savour of the old nature and vessel is well nigh lost and the settlement left in the burning and inflaming body of nature to Gods praise and glory his Judgement hath wasted and consumed the evil in and of Oh that there was a heart for these things to enter and that men would receive and lay up wise sayings for where trueth is received in the love thereof the Judgement of trueth is seen not to be against but for the creature of God and he that is in and hath the love of the Judgement of the spirit of trueth posessing his heart and soul hath the love and charity of God there to inform the Judgement of the work and works of the enemy the spirit of trueth in Judgement in God first made and is still bent against for the creatures preservation out of hurt under the power of the enemy and so Judgement is kept on the work of the enemy that would destroy the creature or creation of God the workmanship of his hands in which a sence of the love of God should remain in this day Gods salvation and love is sprung up to the creature and creation which groans and waytes to be delivered and travils together in pain for the adoption to wit the redemption of the body that the persons and spirit of creatures might be saved alive and as the love of God is hereby come into and dwelt in where our brother that we see is loved ere God can be seen and loved and obeyed in the heart what remains but a ground for manefesting the same And hereby what would lead into the work of destruction the hurt and enmity of the creatures life is kept out of and not joyned to in the perticular or general and this is the way he is leading his creature in and by where the work of the enemy is wearied and tired out and the creature made weary of the weight and burden of sin and willing to set down and rest from his own labour with God and so hath rest and peace with â—od in the enemies destruction he is not joyned and united to in heart or spirit neither hath any love towards but hates the work and workings of the enemy and enmity to the creatures life and well being with a perfect hatred for the sake of God and his creature in whom the love of his trueth to raign ought to be respected for the comfort and rejoycing of whatever God is pleased to work and act in the earth and heart of such creatures for that which leads into the power of destruction and under its spirits guidance doth first lead and guide into destraction whereby that seeming zeal for God or the Lord is for a power of dominion that is God in and of the world of ungodly that vallues not the creatures good and preservation in an equal concern with the honor and glory of that God they have a zeal for and love to the way of So who is in the love of the trueth revealed in the heart and that they know and are acquainted with and the Judgement thereof respects in their own particulars loves that which shews the evil of all biterness of spirit and emnity against the work and will of God in which is an equall concern of his creatures good in that will and work but the biterness of spirit it loves not neither the enmity to the spirit of God which he learns by the evil of what he therein sees in it to come out of as that which is no friend to God nor his creature therefore should he be a friend to it he sees he should befriend the enemy of God and his own soul and strengthen the enmity and hatred of God against self himself in countenancing or loving what God hates and so make the Judgement of God intolerable and hard to be born as such work of the enemy is pitied at home which by loving that which discovers the evil and danger hereof he is thereby preserved from such evil danger prevented and so nothing is broken and distracted oâ— the work of God in th Judgement and understanding of the creature neither so comes forth in the world through a hastiness of spirit in such the creature in referance to self and the selfish favour of the minds passion in the predomenacy of any overflowing humour but the heart is made new from whence inordinacy of passion in such favours do arise and where the humors have had predomenaci and the cause hereof which is the creatures destruction in the particular or generall dyes from him and he from it and so is in and of a healing saving sound spirit sound and wholesome in and under Judgement being seperated from the old and the old nature and spirit of the world that had the old affections which are crucified to him as he is to the world in which the inordinaci of love and affâ—ction wrought in and after earthly things which should the work of the enemy be countenanced in the creature and a pity in the heart lurke and remain to it that may foster the evil then is Judgement strengthened against the creature in that work of countenancing the enemies power and so becomes intollerable to the creature and can not be born but leads into distraction and into a broken torn condition but the treasure being in heaven where all things are new made and created the baâ— is without holes for the heart is also there and the affections set on things above And this is that heart and minde that what hath been empted from vessel to vessel is now retained in and though it hath been the cause of braking â—in many vessels a heart is now felt and found that can retain the savour of its work to its lifes end and rejoyce in and speake well of the same that like the good housholder can bring out of its treasury things new and old for the heart being made new there is dayly new and fresh experience of Gods goodness and though old things are done away yet the remembrance of Gods goodness and glory who is the worker brings up all before the creature to exalt the goodness of God and to put the creature in a dayly remembrance of what he is as in and to himself And here is no more sea nor confused heaps of unstable waters and raging waves that foame up and out their own shame neither is the broken and torn brought before God and offered to him as a sacraâ—ice Yea And here is neither old wine in new bottles nor new wine in old botles whereby the botles should break and the wine be spilt on the ground but new wine is put in new botles and both are preserved and the garment is all new and so no rent which new cloath to the old garment might make the rent worse but a liquor is in the vessel that hath been powered and emptied from vessel to
escape the hand of his Judgement herein for your sins are ripe and ready for destruction And this day is your sin and offence against the spirit of God or God who is a Spirit aggravated against him in that it is now against his mercy the love of his pity free grace ye are thus found sinning and offending against him from the head to the foot and so throughout the whole body of nature in creation wherein the favour and forgiveness of God hath been much wronged and abused by their slighting the saâ—â—â— which in dayes of old was only against the Judgement of God and that in a time of Ignorance Wherein the creature knew not God nor his Judgements the sin and offence was against which caused God the more to wink at their faults and to correct them lightly with rods for that they knew not him nor the mind and will of his spirit in judgement that the sin and offence was thus to and against though sufferance and afflictions followed such the creature for his evil but it was good from God thus to follow with judgement that the creature might thereby come to see his sin and him that he thus had sinned and offended against and learn good under the same to mourn for him he thus had sinned and offended against in a time of ignorance and this was a time of tryal of his patience though he suffered for evil doing where stooping under the Judgement or Judgements of God he thereby came to learn wisdom of him to know his spirits counsellings even the counsellings of his law which is light in the heart or conscience for before I was aflicted said David I went astray but now I have learned thy Law and thy Law is light c. And oh how I love thy Law and the judgements and statutes thereof that are sweeter to me then the hony and hony combeâ— Thus was Judgement the creatures teacher and instructer in a state under the Law whereby came up the prophecy or sight of a better and more acceptable day and state of the love of God and this hath been loved even the Judgements of God to and on a state as it was and is due to how hath the creature been kept low under judgement in a state of fear and trembling and the love of God hereby hath come to grow and increase in the heart and so that which first appeared in the judgement turned into mercy and love and is the free grace of God to and in his creature for the first discovery of God is in judgement to a state in the creature it is due to and as that is kept to at home and the creaturely will and strivings and struglings watched over a short work is made in the Earth in what stoopes to judgement in God and to be counselled by his spiâ—iâ— and that 's become the mercy love and free grace of God to such his creature iâ— the loving receiving thereof that first appeared in judgement in which anger and fury and wrath began to be kindled to and in his creature and accordingly is measured back in what is broke forth in and on the world but if the creature go on in sin and offence against this the judgement of Gâ—â— though in the execution thereof sufferance hath pursued him therein and a stop was put to his way and course so that he could not any longer go on therein but was forced to stoop thereto because his way was hedged up with thornes yet as sufferance under Iudgement any white stayed and rested hath taken occasion thereby to strengthen himself in sin and offence against the same oh this is against the mercy and favour and love of God! And it becomes much worse and the offence of greater thus to sin against the favour and grace of God in love mercy pity and compassion to his creature then the sin and offence meerly against the Judgement of God in the creatures ignorance that knew not him in the mind and will thereof that the sin and offence was against which as it is thus aggravated by what hath abounded strengtheneth the Judgement of God against his creature that was at first ordained against the sin the creature was overcome and overpowered by in which state God reckoned him not for the sinner but chastised him lightly and with a few stripes to bring and lead him to the sence he first departed from that now is chastised with scorpions and beaten with many stripes Yea my heart bleeds in the consideration of thy offence oh England in this particular and let it be read both by King and People Rulers and Subjects in that I am in good earnest with ye all that no longer shall your tryals be played and sported with for God will not be mocked any longer by ye Oh Consider consider your sin against his mercy and favour and gentle dealings is a great aggravation of your offence and makes it intolerable What shall I say to ye Or what shall I do for ye that weary out the patience and long sufferance of God I have taken up a complaint I mourn bitterly and sorely what grief is like my grief herein will ye provoke God as a man provoketh his enemy and adversary and is it possible he should always bear O weep repent and howle bitterly ye adulterors and adulteresses that have back-slided from God and his Iudgements Lawes and statutes for ye all are gone astray and are an adulterous generation will ye always offend his patience as a wicked man that tryes and straines the patience of his friend and is it possible God should always bear with ye will ye strive to strain the Patience of God beyond its bent because he hath been long suffering and forbearing and think ye he will not be too strong for ye For as a man should not streign the curtesie of his friend to the end of forbearance or beyond the freedom thereof to make him his enemy and as he should not provoke and stir up evil toward himself and cause his own hurt and destruction so will not the Lord alwaies hold him guiltless in the nature hereof oh is not and hath it not been the love of God in the time of thy ignorance and want of knowledge of him to put a stop to thy waies and course as a stop to the way and course of a menstrous Woman as a hedge to the path of a whore and adultress from her husband when the Prince of the power of darkness had blinded thy eye the god of this World that rules in the children of disobedience and the blind were leading the blind until both were ready to fall and tumble in the ditch was it not his large favour to thee his creature while in a state of enmity against his spirit and under the power and leading and guideance of the enemies to let thee see thy state and hath not the grace and favour and love and mercy of God appeared and brok forth in the World and doth it not shine in his forbearance to and of his creature Oh! lay down lay down stoop and give place cry in secret for God hath overtook thee oh perverse people And his grace is become their teacher of all them that live godly righteously and soberly in this present evil world that denying ungodliness and worldly lust they should so live and behave themselves as answer his witness in all hearts and not acquit God evil for his kindness and provoke his jealousy which is over them for good against them for evil but as becometh Christians should be armed with the same minde as was him they profess Therefore let the minde and heart of all that God hath overtaken be awakened see oh see against whom and what ye have wounded and pierced and greeved and return to him in that spirit that bears the weight and burthen of all on his shoulders That ye may come to the repentance not to be repented of in the godly sorrow of heart where sin goes before hand to Judgement and may no longer continue in the dayly and hourly repentings of the World nor worldly sorrow of men of corrupt mindes that sin wilfully after the knowledge of Gods truth hath been received in the heart and there hath been a tasting of the good gifts of God and the power of the world to come and there remaining nothing but a fearful looking for of Judgement for that day had not come if there had not been first a falling away and departing from the truth therefore must Judgement be stooped to and born and endured on that minde and nature in that the repentings of the world in the worldly minde and nature will not serve turn will not renew to go they are ever to be repented of and though it may not be wilfully and in dispite to the spirit of grace that all such sinnings are in and stands in the minde of yet they lead it to in whom ever sins after the knowledge of truth is received where the sin comes after to Judgement and men dyeth in their sin then whether he goeth that forgiveth sin they cannot come so to live in a state where is the after Judgement and after repentings of the world is to live in a fearful troubled state and condition there remaining nothing but a fearful looking for of Judgement and fiery indignation from Heaven Oh! I warn all people on the earth never for time to come to charge any hardness on God or that he is a hard master c. But keep that on self that the creature of God may feel his love whom his love is to and may grow up in and under the same for whatever is done from and in that hard and hardned spirit against the creature of God in the name of God is thereby the more aggravated against God THE END
THE WORK OF SIN in the Flesh Condemned and the Power of the Enemy in and over the Creature mankind by Spiritual Weapons resisted and Warred against In a Controle of the dark Reason and Imaginations and Conceivings of Fallen Man in and under the curse of the Law that was added because of transgression AND Wherein is opened and unfolded by and from the spirit of Truth the Mistery of much and many Truths contained in the holy Scriptures in these Several particulars of the Doctrine of holy Faith 1. Concerning New Wine put into old botles or a new peice of cloath into an old Garmenâ— c. 2. Concerning the Wedding garment which many in this day are found without c. 3. Concerning the fruitless Tree that cumbers the ground 4. Concerning the words of Christ fear not him that can kill the body c. In which hell death and judgement are treated on and such likewise discribed who are already in it And 5. Whereby the difference of the Creatures sining against the Judgement of â—od in a time of ignorance and against his mercy in a time of knowledge is discoursed Which is a precious warning and visitation of repentance to all the world but especialy to thee O England By one â—hat hath remained hidden in the retiredness of spirit in and with God a friend to all â—ouls and loveâ— of â—ruth and righteousness R. B London Printed in the Year 1663. Concerning New Wine put into old botles or a new peice of cloath into an old garment c. Wherein is discribed the difference between a man changed in heart and nature by the truth of Judgement in God and men changing their Judgements and opinions from one perswasion to another c. IN the begining of creation the creature was created changeable that is in a condition that might be changed or subject to vanity and change not willingly but by reason of him that subjected the same in hope this condition was not wholly subjected to the power of the enemy without but in the creature though as a creature he was subject to temptation and to be tempted by the power of the Enemy in the creaturely state of nature in and of his body and both body and spirits composure for yeilding or subjection was the creatures frame in which he had properties and qualities and faculties acting him and in that was he a subject to what did or should raign over him which was or should be his Lord for the enemy could not have entered the creation of God out by and in him whose place was without the creature and creation of God where he secretly and hiddenly wrought in the mistery of darkness and nothingness and emptiness which made for the exalting the name and Justice of â—od in what he was resolved to glory over the enemy and spirit of enmity that wrought its own torment in the dark unconceivable wombe and mistery of eternities sufferance Thus was the creature in the cause of his change from and in the condition he was first-placed and stated in and had and hath these conditions they bear in the fall from and transgression against God â—herein the work and power of changeablety is manifest And â—udgement was and is a condition in the creature whose pâ—operâ—y faculty and quality is alterâ—ble to and in him as to a state or â—â—ates he doth or may possess And it is become an easy thing o the creature to change his Judgement from one thing to an 〈◊〉 or from opinions and perswasions in the world as the world doth alter and change but this is but to put new wine into old botles or a new peice of cloth into an old garment for the proper work of trueth in God or God who is a spirit of trueth is to change the heart of the man whose nature is old and hath the old wayes and course of the enemyes road to walk in and so creat all things new then is the prayer and desire of the righteous and upright witnessed and fulfilled creat in me a clean heart O Lord and renew a right spirit within me and the heavens and earth are new created and every and all desires of the soul are new and after new things even in the Lord and of his Kingdom and thus may creatures and people see whether the work of the Judgement of God hath place in their hearts and whether Judgement be so set up in the earth that the inhabitants may learn righteousness for it is Gods work to Judge the earth in righteousness and they in whose heart the spirit of Judgement and burning doth work to the changing it and them in it are such in whom God is come to dwel and where he sitteth as a refiners fire and fullers sope to purefy the dross from the silver c. in that the heart is the true seat of â—udgement and the place where the spirit of truth in all creatures doth Judge for God and work its work first before any thing can be retained that will hold for where trueth or trueths are not held and retained in righteousness in the righteous part and heart its Judgement is against the man that thus treasures up or retains in the wrong part what works and makes against him and the man cannot hold and retain it to his lives end in any comfort or rejoycing therein that may appear and seem to be his strength in Judgement but it breaks him even the vessel or creature that strengthneth Judgement against self himself by his thus holding and retaining it in that part it is against him in for it is a very dangerous thing for the creature to hold or retain Judgement in that which makes against him though it be the Judgement of the spirit of trueth in that in this day is the wrath of God revealed from heaven against all them that hold the trueth in unrighteousness and such are children of wrath filled with the wrath and indignation of the almighty God which we were by a nature we were born and brought forth in as well as others yea those hate the Judgement of God that thus retain it in the wrong mind and nature the nature of hatred that is the hateful nature of enmity against God and his good spirit of trueth which God hates in referance to the enmety therein and thereof is retained against the work and workings and operation of such his good spirit where the truth is not received in the love thereof And this day is God come forth to work a mighty change in the creature and creation the earth and world which is the workmanship of his hands for behold he is creating all things new and Ephraime is come up before his remembrance that hath sought to rest and settle her self on the old lees and draggs of the worlds defilements and liberty and ease of the flesh and all fleshly motions and desires and God hath been emptying her from vessel to vessel untill she is
vessel untill all the evil savour of what was found and remaines in the first vessel be lâ—st and consumed and it is though the vessels be altered and that is remaining which can bear and retain the last savour and â—ast of Judgement oh blessed blessed to God for ever for thiâ— is the winâ— that cheaâ—eth the heart of God and man it makes it glad as we come to drink it a new with Christ in the Kingdom of heaven Concerning the wedding Garment which many in this day are found without c. This is the day that the light of God is arisen and his glory doth shine and break forth in the earth and world in great lusterâ— through the heart and spirit of his creature and he that dwells in the light that no mortal eye can approach unto in this day Imortality and life is come to light through the Gospel is come down among men to tabernacle and the spouse of the great and mighty prince hath made her self redy the chaste wise virgin tho bride the lambs wife that hath joyned with the spirit of God and to it is found united in desire that as the spirit saith come so the bride with the same voice saith come And she hath the wedding garment on the fine lining white and clean which is the righteousness of the Saints the covering of the spirit of God And all that are without this covering in this day are found naked and men come to see their shame And though they are of them that may be come into the bride chamber yet being found not having on the weding garment even it that covereth and hideth all the creaturely deformity and weakness and infirmitys they are nevertheless shut out into utter darkness where is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth A feast is prepared in this the great day of God and proclamation thereof is gone forth into the earth and world yea very many hath been invited thereto for the table God of hath been spread in the wilderness and thither hath many been alured to a feast of fat things of marrow and wine from the Lees well refined and multitudes yea very many hath fallen in this condition by the way through unbeleife and unfaithfulness of heart that have been found murmuring and repining against God as a hard master or hard dealer with them who hath thereby took occasion to beat their fellow servants themselves being in the occasion of the hardness and of bringing thither but that way are they to return which they went forth even through sufferance to the man that hath grew up in and under the sufferance of his spirit and the winter must be indured and the wilderness passed through which will try every mans works of what heart they are for the first appearance of the bridegroom hath been at midnight and the foolish Virgins as well as the wise hath come forth to meet him and hath had Lamps trimed but no oyl was therein yea the unprepared hath had a lamp and it was trimed they have come into the feast very many that were invited but without a Wedding garment on and yet room hath been at the feast for such that are compelled to come in and all that are not arrayed to the content of the master of the feast are nevertheless put by shut out and cannot hold the tryal of what is to come but will come short of the rest prepared for the people of God in the flying from the one to wit the winter they are found short of the benefit of both even that which indureth the winter and comes to set down in and injoy and possess the sabbaâ—h and rest of God And all them that are not come to taste of the goodness of God that yet do not taste and see how good he Lord is are short of experience of the good of these things they taste not of the dainties of Gods house and are not arrayed with that which makes lovely in Gods eye and where a condition is pleasant and refreshable but in that eternal eye are comprehâ—nded in the state of enmity notwithstanding their profession for though a call and Proclamantion is gone forth into the earth and world unto the sins of men and as many have been invited so very many hath been comepelled to come in in this day and hour to fill up the room in the house of God that was once empty â—o guâ—sâ— yet here also even at the door or out of the house they have 〈◊〉 a repulse in an unprepared condition much more in a condition altogether a stranger to these thing and the life of his covenant of promise how therefore doth the word of the Lord run thorugh me prepare prepare to meet the Lord by repentance that after the armor of God hath been put on and thou come to the certain sound of the trumpet and art prepared for the batle the whole armor of light the shield of faith the brest plate of Salvation and helmet of righteousness having on thy head the crown of the victory of truth with the loyns of thy mind girt up to God and thou made strong in him in mind and soul thou hereby may be distinguished a Warrier in the army of the mighty God and under his banner come which hath been displayed in the sight of nations And having done all thou may be found in patience having the garment of a meek and quiet spirit which with the Lord is of great price herein God will receive thee as a tryed stone he will meet thee here as a dove in the wilderness that wants her mate as a widdow in the desart that hath displeased the favour of her husband as a prodigal son and the garment is put on the wedding garment the garment of praise in which thou mayest again be joyned to God in a new and fresh covenant oh this is the sume of all the substance of all that having done all we may stand stand to our own master not think so but be warned by that which learns to take heed least we fall To be covered with righteousness is the thing to have that over all a mans garment his cloathing a wedding garment and it put on then what can harm or who can make afraid To feel truth within in the heart to God to refresh the soul and to men to have the like mind of truth and righteousness it is hereby worn in the worlds sight then is the man covered and cloathed with it as that in the heart is brought forth into action and manifestation when the time comes that the excercise thereof is called for in the world for it is both food and rayment oyl to the wounded and food rayment to the hungry and naked and refreshment to the weary soul And the more is professed the more is required and called for in answer to such profession and then if there be a stay behinde the call the voice he is compelled to come