when his wrath is kindled but a little blessed are all they that put their trust in him O do not lift up your hand against the Son but kisse the Son Let his Will be your Rule His Spirit your Guide His precepts your practices His decrees your delights His chosen ones your choicest companions Submit to his Gospel and Government Oh Sirs make your peace with God There is a fourfold Peace First There is a peace external this peace is with men Secondly There is peace supernal that is peace with God Thirdly There is peace internall that is peace with Conscience Fourthly There is peace eternall and this is peace in Heaven Psal 37.37 Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace If you have peace with God the world and the Devil cannot hurt you And upon the glory shall be a defence Isa 4.5 Believers have God for their Guide and Guard he that meddles with the Saints of God assaults God himself Zech. 2.8 He that toucheth you toucheth the Apple of mine eye He that lifts up his hand against them lifts up his hand against God though they have many enemies yet they have one friend that hath more strength then all their enemies A ragged Saint is dearer to God then a glittering Emperour that wants grace O make your peace with the Prince of peace that in this life you may have assurance of eternal life that eternal death may not be your portion in the other life IV. Fourthly Make Religion your main business and not a by business Wherefore the rather Brethren give diligence to make your Calling and Election sure for if ye doe these things ye shall never fall 2 Peter 1.10 Work out your salvation with fear and trembling Phil. 2.12 But seek ye first the Kingdome of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you Math. 6.23 Oh why is the glory of this world so much regarded but because the Glory of Heaven is so little minded Oh what is an Earthly Kingdome in comparison of the Heavenly Kingdome the Angels themselves though they are glorious Spirits yet they are Ministring Spirits Do not most men in the world make light of God and Christ and the Spirit and Heaven and their precious souls And he sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding and they would not come Again he sent forth other servants saying tell them that are bidden Behold I have prepared my Dinner my Oxen and my Fatlings are killed and all things are ready Come unto the Marriage But they made light of it and went their way one to his Farm another to his Merchandize Math. 22.3 4 5. Wretched Wordlings make Religion a by-business they will hear read and pray when they have nothing else to doe Oh that such men did but know what everlasting Glory and everlasting torments are would they then do as they do Oh that they did but know the worth of their Souls and the want of a Saviour the shortnesse of their time and the greatness of their work would they then neglect God and their own souls as they do Oh Friends Let me beseech you to whom I write to make Religion your main businesse hearing reading praying believing and doing your maine businesse Labour not for the meat which perisheth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life which the Son of man shall give unto you for him hath God the father sealed Joh. 6.27 V. Fifthly Doe nothing in this World but what you can answer in another World For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad 2 Cor. 5.10 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel Rom. 2.16 He hath appointed a day in which he will judg the world in righteousnesse by that man whom he hath ordained Acts 17.31 For God shall bring every work to judgement with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil Eccles 12.14 Oh for the Lords sake my Dear Brethren Let nothing be done by you in this world but what may be answered in another world Many men doe that in this world which they cannot in another world Now they contemne God blaspheme God rebel against God go a whoring from God and persecute the Beloved of God Instead of protecting the Saints imprison the Saints and are more for crushing them than comforting them instead of visiting them vilifie them and instead of affecting them afflict them and eat them up as they eat bread Psal 14.4 And will not suffer them to worship the true God in Spirit and in truth but Mock them Heb. 11 36. Threaten them Acts 4.29 Accuse them Acts 24.5 Slander them Math. 1.11 Curse them Math. 5.44 Beat them Acts 5.40 Imprison them Acts 4.3 Plunder them Heb. 10.34 Banish them Heb. 11. And Murder them Rom. 8.36 All this the poor innocent suffer whilst swearing cursing whoring robbing blaspheming drunkenness and gluttoning and all manner of debauchery yea murder it self walks unpunished in the streets and only he that departs from evill makes himself a prey What wonder then if such as these shall one day hide themselves in Dens and Holes and cry to the Rocks and Mountains to fall on them and hide them from the face of him that sits on the Throne and from the wrath of the Lamb Rev. 6.15.36 Oh what will Persecutors do when Jesus Christ shall appear in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that knew him not and obeyed not his Gospel 2 Thes 1 8. Will they not then be dumb and speechlesse and have never a word to say for themselves as that man that had not on his Wedding garment Math. 22.12 But Oh Beloved Let that grace that hath appeared to all men teach us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts that we may live soberly righteously and godly in this present World Tit. 2.11.12 following the Lamb resisting Satan shuning sin and separating from the world VI. Sixthly Make the Word of God your Rule and the Spirit of God your Guide To the Law and to the Testimony if they speak not according to this Word it is because there is no light in them Isa 8.20 We have also a more sure word of Prophesie whereunto ye doe well that ye take heed as unto a light that shineth in a dark place until the day dawn and the day-starre arise in your hearts 2 Pet. 1.19 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine for Reproof for Correction for Instruction in righteousnesse 2 Tim 3.16 Howbeit when the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth for he shall not speak of himself but whatsoever he shall hear that shall he speak and he will shew you things to come John 16.13 The
Scripture is a Rule before us to shew us where we must go the Spirit is a word behind us to enable us to go according to the Directions of that word The Word of God is a Compass by which we are to Ship our Course the Spirit is the great Pilot that steers us in this course We have no eyes to see the Word till the Spirit enlighten them we have no ears to hear the Word till the Spirit open them we have no hearts to obey the Word till the Spirit bow and encline them By the Word of God we know the mind of the Spirit and and by the efficacy of the spirit we feel the efficacy of the Word The Word of God shews us the way and the Spirit of God leads us in that way which the WOrd points out The Spirit of God is able to expound the Word of God and to make it plain to our understanding The Holy Ghost is the Churches Interpreter he gives the Scripture and he can reveal unto us the sense and meaning of the Scripture The word is Gods Counsellour to discover the path in which we are to walk the Spirit is the Counsel of God that teacheth us how to walk in that path The word is a Chrystall-Glass which shewes us our duty the Spirit gives us sight to see our duty If God had not put his Spirit into our hearts as well as his word into our mouths we should never have arrived at the fair Haven of peace Austin calls the Scriptures The Epistle of God to the Creatures by which we understand the very heart of God God Almighty hath in the secret Scriptures as it were unbowelled himself and unfolded all his Counsel to the Creatures as far as it is necessary to be known for their direction and guidance to everlasting life There be many that walke by false Rules First Some by Opinions Secondly Some by Customes Thirdly Some by Providence Fourthly Some by Conscience Fifthly Some by their own Reason Sixthly Some by mens examples Seventhly Some by their Lusts But O my dear friends let me beseech you to walke by none of these false Rules but keep close to the word and spirit of God VII Seventhly Be faithfull and fruitful Therefore my beloved brethren Be ye stedfast and unmoveble alwayes abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as you know your labour is not in vain 1 Cor. 15.58 Every Tree that beareth not good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire Christians must be fruitfull and not slothful See that you bring forth good fruit and much fruit First Sincerity which is not a single Grace but the soul of all Graces Behold thou desirest truth in the inward parts Psal 51 6. Secondly Humility A Grace most prevailing with God for the obtaining of all Graces Take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls Thirdly Prudence The patient Christian is the best for waiting but the prudent Christian is the best for working Be ye wise as Serpents and harmless as Doves Mat. 10.16 We must have innocency with our wisdome else our wisedome is but craftinesse and we must have wisdome with our innocency else our innocency is but weakness we must have the harmlesnesse of the Dove that we may not wrong others and we must have the prudence of the Serpent that others may not abuse and circumvent us Not to wrong the truth by silence here is the innocency of the Dove not to betray our selves by rashnesse here is the wisdome of the Serpent Fourthly Patience Here is the Patience of the Saints Rev. 13.10 Rev. 14.12 The way to bring the world under us is for us to be patient under them Fifthly Self-denyal If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his crosse and follow me Math. 16.24 Be faithful in your promises in your purposes by faithful to the wayes of God and cause of God O do not begin with the Lamb and end with the Beast but be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a Crown of life Rev. 2.20 Keep your Lights burning your Lamps shining your Loyns girded your Consciences wakned your Garments unstained and your Spirituall Armour constantly on and closely girt VIII Eightly Have a care of reporting and believing the worlds reports of the people of God Those that have a good conscience have not alwayes a good name The people of God in this life are called the troublers of Israel seditious rebellious and what not An old device of that old serpent to perswade the troublers of Israel upon Elijah the Charret of Israel 1 Kings 18.17 2 Kings 2 12. Jeremiah for speaking against their sins and wickednesses and denouncing Gods judgements against them is judged worthy of death Jerem. 26.8.9 So Jerem. 38.4 The wicked Nobles petition the King to murder him under the pretence that he sought not the good of the people but the hurt So Amos for speaking against the Abominations of the Kings Court is charged with treason against the Kings person Amos 7.10.13 So Paul and Silas for preaching up the Kingly power of Jesus Christ are accused by the envious Jewes and rude multitude for turning the world upside down and breaking the decrees of Caesar Yea Christ himself had this laid to his Charge mark what the Jewes say of him And they began to accuse him saying We found this Fellow perverting the Nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar saying that he himselfe is Christ a King Luke 23.2 Math. 72.18 And for this have the servants of God in all Ages been accused and persecuted killed and stoned Math. 27 37. Acts 7.52 Now if they did so to the green Tree no wonder if they do it to the dry If the Lord and Master was called an enemy to Caesar no wonder if those of his houshold be called so Our integrity will not secure us from infamy The choicest of Professors have had black marks in the worlds Kalender It is usuall for those who live in treason and rebellion against the King of Heaven to slander his servants with treason and rebellion against the Kings of the Earth But my dear Brethren take heed of this for as the death of the Saints is precious so the names of the Saints are precious in Gods account The world will father a hundred Lyes upon the Lords people Men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake Math. 5.11 2 Tim. 2.9 Wicked men hate them most that God loves most But God will roul away the reproaches of his people he will cause their innocency and righteousness to break forth as the Sun at noon day and their names shall be in everlasting remembrance Yea at that great day God will clear their innocency before men and Angels and all the world IX Ninthly Keep in with God now men are out with
with him A Believers dying day is his Crowning day And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me write blessed are the dead which dye in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them Rev. 14.13 Oh I beseech you my dear Brethren every day spend some time in preparation for and meditation of Death Judgement Hell Heaven and Eternity Eternity is a sum that can never be numbred a line that can never be measured Eternity is a condition of everlasting sorrow or everlasting joy Oh think of this and prepare for this every day before the night of death comes And thus my beloved I have given you these Twenty precious directions for your souls I shall leave this Book with you as a Legacy of my dearest Love my desire in all this is your happiness here and your blessedness hereafter My earnest and humble desire of you is That you would mind this Book and my former Treatise not only read them but reform your lives by them O do your Duty love your Duty and live your Duty that you may be made meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light Which is and shall be the earnest and constant Prayer of one that esteems it a most glorious priviledge to be of the number of those who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth William Dyer REVEL 14.6 These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth THE Title of this Book tells us it is The Revelation of John and John tells us Chap. 1.1 it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ Christs Revelation to John and John's Revelation to us The Comma of this Book is set forth Chap. 1.19 VVrite the things that are and the things that shall be hereafter And into these two parts this book is divided First a Relation of the things that are referring to the seven Churches of Asia Secondly A Revelation of the general state of the Church to come and that from John's time unto the second coming of the Lord. The words of this Book are the true sayings of the true God they are therefore true and faithful Chap. 22.6 The matter of this Book so much concerns the good of the Church that Jesus Christ commandeth every one that hath an ear to heare to hearken what the Spirit of God saith unto the Church and to shew how earnest Christ Jesus is to have all his Members and Servants acquainted with the things revealed in this Book this charge he repeated eight times over as this Book shewes Chap. 2.7 11 17 29. And Chap. 3.6 13 22. And Chap. 13.9 A blessing is pronounced upon the Reader Hearer and Doer of the things written in this Book Chap. 1.3 O what can be said more or more effectually to stir us up to hear and read than blessedness And blessed is he that keepeth the words of the Prophesie of this Book Chap. 22.7 But how shall we keep them except we know them and how shall we know them except we read them The excellency of this Book is such as neither Man nor Angel none in Heaven or Earth or under the Earth was found worthy so much as to look into it till Jesus Christ went took out of his Fathers hand to open it unto us Chap. 5.3 The blessed St. John could not but weep for fear least this book should have been kept close from him and the Church so earnest was he to know those things which we neglect to know Chap. 5.4 This book is a most precious Jewel which Christ hath bestowed upon his Church in the latter dayes and it is our great duty to look into it and read it study it open it and expound it that all the people may thorowly be acquainted with it especially in these times for now in this Age is and shall be the very heat of the war and brunt of the battle betwixt God and Beliall betwixt Christ and Antichrist betwixt the Lambs followers and the Beasts followers Now this book lyeth all open and plainly telleth us what shall be the issue and successe in the day of battel which side shall have the victory and which side shall go down Chap. 17.19 And certainly the sons of Belial shall not long prevail the date of their Reigne is almost out and the time draweth on apace wherein both they and their Beast shall be laid in the dust This book sheweth us the rising of the Beast the declining of the Beast and the ruine of the Beast Chap. 18 Our Lord Jesus hath shewed us in this book the sorrowes and sufferings and afflictions and tribulations which the Church was to meet withal in the latter times Chap. 11.7 and Chap. 12.14 15. and Chap. 13.7 And her deadly and cruel Enemies the Whore of Babylon the Mother of Harlots the Beast the false Prophet and the great red Dragon which maketh War against her and casteth out floods after her Chap. 12 17 This book sheweth us likewise the true State of the true Church upon Earth what she is where she is how she is and what she shall be hereafter and that before the slaying under the slaying and after the slaying 1. Before the slaying time the true Church is in the Wilderness where she hath a place prepared her of God that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore dayes Chap. 12.2 Before the slaying of the Witnesses the true Worshippers of God are in a low condition in heavinesse and sadnesse in sack-cloth and ashes in a mourning and suffering State being scattered and dispersed here and there as Israell was of old But though this be the condition of the poor Woman in the Wilderness yet she is not without comfort she may take comfort in three things 1. That God prepared a place for her 2. That God nourished her locked her up in his chamber of Providence 3. That God numbered her dayes of suffering The Tribulation of the Saints of the Old Testament is reckoned up still by years as the bondage of Egypt four hundred and thirty years and the Captivity of Babylon seventy years But under the New Testament by Dayes Ye shall have tribulation ten dayes Chap. 2.10 And the two witnesses shall lye dead three dayes and a half Chap Chap. 11.9 So the Woman was to be in the wilderness a thousand two hundred and threescore days The Church is compared to a woman for four Reasons First As as woman is weak and feeble so is the Church and can doe nothing without Christ John 15.5 Secondly As a woman is useful and fruitful so is the Church John 15.2 Thirdly As a woman is faire and beautiful so is the Church Ezek. 16.13 Fourthly As a woman is full of love affection so is the Church Cant. 2.5 2 Under the slaying time the true worshippers of God and witnesses of Jesus Christ lie dead in the Street of the great City which is spiritually called
Sodom and Egypt Chap. 11.8 That is in Antichrists Kingdoms and Dominions The Woman which thou sawest is that great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth Chap. 17.18 She is called Sodom for her filthiness and wickedness and Egypt for her cruelty and oppression Chap. 17.4 The true Servants of God and Members of Jesus Christ that bear witnesse for him against the evils of the Beast and against the evils of the world are here called two witnesses 1. Because of the fewnesse of them 2. Because two is a number sufficient to bear a witness John 8.17 3. Because Antichrists Beasts are called two Chap. 13. 4. They are called witnesses for Six Reasons First Because their work is to bear witness for Christ and his truth against the world the Flesh and the Devill A true believer is to bear a threefold testimony to and for Christ a word-testimony to and for Christ a word-testimony a life-testimony and a blood testimony Heb. 12. John 5.33 Secondly Christs Members are called witnesses because they stand up for Christ to maintaine his name his honour his cause his truth his worship his Glory in the world Dan. 3.16 17 18 and Chap. 6. And ye killed the Prince of life whom God hath raised from the dead whereof we are witnesses Act. 3.15 Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified whom God raised from the dead even by him doth this man stand here before you whole Acts 4.10 11 12. Thirdly The Lambs followers are called witnesses because they keep the testimony of Jesus Christ Rev. 12.17 Chap. 6.9 a testimony to all the Offices works and Kingdom of Jesus Christ as King of Saints and King of Nations Fourthly Gods chosen and precious ones are called witnesses because they doe appear boldly and openly for his truth they own it they love it they love it they publish it they hold it fast and suffer for it who through the teachings of the Spirit in the word and by the power of the same spirit are found in the practise of Christs Appointments they cannot deny the truth which is a Testimony to it Acts 24.14 Fifthly The true VVorshippers of God are called witnesses because they do bear witness against the beast and all the whole mistery of iniquity against the whore of Babylon who hath committed fornication with the Kings of the earth and made her self drunk with the blood of the Saints Rev. 17.6 Christs faithful witnesses bear an eminent Testimony against all her abominations and filthiness and wickedness against the Pope his Government his clergy his Doctrine his worship his Religion and all his abominable proceedings Rev. 19.7 Sixthly Christs redeemed ones are called witnesses because in dying they bear witnesse for him for to dye for the truth is a living standing testimony to it He who for Christs sake loves not his life unto the death dyes a most glorious witnesse of Christ Chap. 12.11 And they loved not their lives unto the death And the beast that came out of the bottomlesse pit made war against him and overcame them and killed them Chap. 11.7.9 Antichrist riseth in a double beast In his civil power and his Ecclesiastical power First In his civil power so he makes up one beast with the ten Kings Chap. 17.12 And this is that Beast that rise up out of the Sea which hath seven heads and ten horns and upon his horns ten Crowns and upon his heads the name of blasphemy And the beast which I saw was like unto a Leaper and his feet was as the feet of a Bear and his mouth as the mouth of a Lyon and the Dragon gave him his Power and his Seat and great Authority Chap. 13.1 2. Secondly In his Ecclesiasticall power so he makes up another beast with the Clergy and this is that beast that rise up out of the Earth He hath two horns like a Lamb and he speaks like a Dragon vers 11. Now these two monstrous beasts Antichrists Magistrates and Ministers slay the faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ and rejoyce over their dead bodies and make merry and send gifts one to another Chap. 11.10 Oh how do graceless faithless Christless men rejoyce at the afflictions and calamities of Gods people saying where is now your God and Christ your King Psal 42.10 As touching the nature of the VVitnesses death we are not to conceive thereof as though the same were to be a corporeall killing or slaying but a civill killing or slaying not so much their bodies as their testimonies deprive and strip them of their Liberty Worship Ordinances Religion and the free exercise of their Gifts suffering not a Servant of Jesus Christs to bear an open testimony against the abominations of the beast nor against their National wickedness but make Laws against them and lye in wait for them stoping their mouths and imprisoning their bodies hating and hunting them up and down afflicting and tormenting them and taking possession of their possessions Killing and slaying them all the day long and account them as sheep for the slaughter Rom. 8.33 This is to be broken in the place of Dragons and covered with the shadow of death Psal 44.19 This is to be killed all the day long And upon this account the witnesses are said to be slain And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entred into them and they stood upon their feet and great fear fell upon them that saw them Chap. 11.11 A spirit of boldnesse and courage zeale and undauntednesse and resolution to appear for Christ and his cause against Antichrist and the whole brood Therefore rejoyce all ye Saints and be glad all ye of upright heart though the witnesses be dead they will not alwayes be dead but rise again 3. After the slaying time the true Church is with the Lamb on Mount Sion Chap. 14.1 And I looked and lo a Lamb stood on Mount Sion and with him an hundred forty and four thousand having his fathers name written in their foreheads which notes a fixed state Those which trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion which cannot be moved Psal 12.5 before the slaying time the Church is very low but under the slaying time lower but after the slaying time the Church is very high she is rejoycing shining and triumphing on Mount Sion And they sung as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the Elders and no man could learn that song but the hundred forty and four thousand which were redeemed from the Earth The true Church having gotten the glorious presence of the Lamb in the midst of her and having gotten some victory over the beast they do rejoyce mightily And I heard a voice of Harpers harping with their Harps but this is not till after the resurrection of the witnesses are risen the Church is exceeding joyful This chapter out of which my Text
They are redeemed from amongst men Eighthly They bring their first fruits unto God and to the Lamb. Ninthly And in their mouthes was found no guile for they are without fault before the Throne of God O how holy how heavenly how gracious how glorious how lovely and spiritual are these they live in the Lord on the Lord to the Lord and with the Lord They are a chosen Generation a Royal Priesthood an holy Nation a peculiar people 1 Pet. 2.9 Thirdly By their Spirit They have another spirit Num. 14.24 All the Lambs followers are in the spirit of the Lamb Rom. 8.9 16. And by that spirit they are led and taught a spirit of holiness a spirit of meekness a spirit of love a free spirit and a true humble and faithful spirit to and for the Lord. Now as the Lambs followers are in the spirit of the Lamb so the Beasts followers are in the spirit of the Beast which is no other then the spirit of the Devil Eph. 2.2 According to the Prince of the power of the Air the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience a spirit of Lording and domineering a spirit of cunning and craftiness a spirit of Deceit a spirit of Superstition a spirit of persecution and cruelty and in this spirit are all the followers of the Beast Now by this you may know the Lambs followers from the Beasts followers Fourthly By their name They have another name A new name Rev. 3.12 God gives his people honourable Titles though the Beast giveth them reproachful Titles God calls them The dearly beloved of his soul Jer. 12.7 And The Apple of his eye Zech. 2.8 And His Jewels Mal. 3.17 His Glory his Portion his Bride his Friends and Children But the Beast calls them Seditious Hereticks Deceivers and Deluders Blasphemers and Fools and Mad-men as if they were not worthy to have a being amongst men But though they are Ravens in the Worlds eye yet they are Doves in Gods eye yea they are such Worthies Of whom this world is not worthy Heb. 11.38 Now dear Christians by this you may know the Lambs followers from others by the Nick-names the world giveth them and by the glorious names that God giveth them Fifthly by their Graces they may be known Such as are the Lambs followers are full of faith full of love full of grace and goodnesse they are very fruitful and bring forth much fruit John 15. They are called Heaven because of their heavenlinesse Rom. 8.1 And holy because of their holinesse spiritual because of their spiritualness and faithful because of their faithfulnesse There is much of God to be seen in them in their words works duties and conversations Phil. 3.20 For our conversation is in Heaven They seek Heavenly things and walk by a Heavenly Rule they eye Heavenly objects and are lead by a Heavenly Spirit they submit to a Heavenly Government and imitate Heavenly ones there is much of Heaven in them and much of them in heaven When I awake I am still with thee saith David But now the Beasts followers they are full too but it is with blould and swearing cursing stealing lying blaspheming rebellion and all manner of abominations and filthinesse Hos 4.2 Rom. 3. Rev. 13. Now Beloved by this you may know Christs precious ones from the Beasts filthy ones Sixthly The Lambs followers may be known from the Beasts followers by their keeping the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus Rev. 14.12 Here is the patience of the Saints here are they that keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus So Rev. 12.17 The Dragon was wroth with the Woman and made war with the remnant of her seed which keep the Commandments of God having the Testimony of Jesus Christ True Believers cleave to the Lord and follow him fully But my servant Caleb hath followed me fully Numb 14.24 And Enoch walked with God Gen. 5.24 And Noah walked with God Gen. 6.9 Let us also walk in the Spirit Gal 5.25 And they follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth they hear his voice they professe his worship and obey his doctrine they obhor Antichrist they follow not the Beast nor receive his mark but keep their beautiful garments of Gospel innocency and will not touch beastly Babylon Seventhly By their Company The Lambs followers keep company together Being let go they went to their own company Acts 4.23 So they are said to stand upon a Sea of Glasse together And I saw as it were a Sea of glass mingled with fire and them that had gotten victory over the Beast and over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name stand on the Sea of Glasse having the harps of God Rev. 15.2 So they that are with the Lamb upon Mount Sion are together and keep together and follow the Lamb together Christs faithfull Witnesses do not hear with Antichrists hearers nor worship with them which worship the Beast for they are come out of Babylon Chap. 18.4 Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues Whereof come out from amongst them and be ye separate and touch not the unclean thing and I will receive you saith the Lord 2 Cor. 6.17 The Children of God wil not keep company with the Children of wrath for they cannot agree For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness and what communion hath light with darknesse and what concord hath Christ with Belial or what part hath he that believeth with an Infidel and what agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols 2 Cor. 6.14 15 16. there fore believers keep together walk together worship God together And they that believed were of one heart and one soul continued in the Apostles Doctr. and fellowship Acts 4.32 Acts 2.42 By this the Lambs followers are known to wit by their company Eighthly By their Language they are known True Believers speak the Language of Canaan their Language is Scripture-Language you may know them by their speech as Peter was known by his speech Surely thou art one of them for thy speech bewrayeth thee Mat. 26.73 Their words are holy and heavenly they speak of God and to God and for God and He heareth them Mal. 3.16 But the beasts followers speak wickedly proudly daringly and blasphemously Chap. 13.4 And he opened his mouth blaspheming God his Son his Name his Saints and they that dwell in Heaven verse 6. Men are known who and what they are and to whom they do belong by their Language if they are of God and in God they cannot but speak much of God Ninthly The Lambs followers are known by this They are more afflicted with the Churches heaviness than they are affected with their own happiness The King said why is thy countenance sad this is nothing else but sorrow of heart seeing thou art not sick Why should not my countenance be sad when the City the place of