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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	spirit_n	worship_v	1,905	5	8.8109	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84731	The sounding of the last trumpet or, Several visions, declaring the universall overturning and rooting up of all earthly powers in England. With many other things foretold, which shall come to passe in this year, 1650. / Lately shewed unto George Foster, who was commanded to print them.	Foster, George.	1650 (1650)	Wing F1624; Thomason E616_4; ESTC R215474	58,245	63

that burned her cloathes and she was not hurt in her body brought her cloathes again to put on her all white without spot and she to my thinking was then far more glorious then she was before and I said Lord what woman is this And my eternal King said it was his Church and as she was in white it did shew that she did apprehend her self to be clean by Christ as she had black spots it doth shew that she is not so pure as to be free from imperfection and as she had knots of several ribons on her breast it doth shew that she the Church hath several outward ordinances or dispensations formes by which she doth worship me saith the Lord of Hosts but as you saw one came with fire and burnt all her cloathes and all her ribons and yet did not hurt her body it shews that I the Lord of host who am a consuming fire will burn all her dross or consume all fleshliness and dross from my people or Church and so will strip her naked of all her administrations and outward ordinances and Church-fellowships and pastors and teachers and of all though it seems never so glorious And as you saw he that burned up her cloaths bring her new cloaths to put on all white without spot or wrinkle it shews that I the Lord of hosts after I have burned up and consumed all the flesh and fleshliness of my Church as all her outward ordinances and dispensations as formes of worships and all her pastors and teachers and Church-fellow-ships and so they striped her naked of all that then I will new cloath her that she shall the Church appear far more glorious then ever she was before for when she is thus striped of all and is naked in her own apprehensions she shall be cloathed with the Sunne mentioned in the Revelations and the Moon shall be under her feet this Son is my righteousness which will make her the Church all in white as you see the woman after she had lost all was cloathed in white and all outward Ordinances represented by the Moon under her feet that when my church is stripped of all outward excellencies then shall I appear to be excellent as to be her pastor and teacher and ordinances and so her all and in all and then shall she be more free and at more liberty when these shall be taken from her then she hath been yet for then my Church shall not run after men and so go gadding about for food but shall quickly rest her self contented with me the bread of life and so shall worship me in spirit and in truth and so my Church shall be compacted of living stones that the prophesie may be fulfilled there shall not be a Cananite in the house of the Lord any more but she shal now wholly throw away that which shee hath highly esteemed of as outward means which hath been but streams which have flown from me who am the fulness of all things and shall now wait onely to hear the voice within her saying this is the way walk in it and so heard this voice which voice is I the Lord of hosts speaking in her she shall have more satisfaction and rest in her spirit then ever she has had as yet for she thus waiting upon me shall speak the pure language which none shall have but those my sons and daughters that I make out my self unto for the effect of this language which is the spirit of me will cause all difference and confusion to end that some shall no longer worship me the Lord of hosts one way and some another way but being possest of me and hearing me teaching in them I will make them all to serve me with one consent which cannot be so long as they worship me in several forms therefore do I this saith the Lord of hosts to strip my people of all forms that some might not run one way and some another but that all may serve me in one way which way is onely to wait on me saith the Lord of hosts who wil bring it suddenly to pass And as thou sawest one bring a book and it was sealed and he that brought it opened it and gave it her in her hand this book is the mistery of mee which is now to be finished and as you see it was sealed up it shews that this mistery which is I the Lord of hosts in my people have been hid and none hath been able to look into it but as he that opened it and gave it to her doth shew that though it hath been hid yet I the Lord of hosts will now open it and make it known to all my sons and daughters as the woman doth represent by having it open in her hand and when they shall see this mistery I the Lord of hosts to be in them then shall they know how to worship me which will be without ordinances or forms only waiting for me to teach them and no longer to wait upon the teaching of man for man hath teached them to look for me in heaven or that I do dwell in heaven in a place above the skies but they know not where not teaching them to look for me within them where they now in waiting upon me shall know that I do dwell saith the Lord of hosts And again the word of the Lord came unto me saying behold behold what doest thou now see and loe I beheld a beast that had upon his head one horn and he continied pushing until there came one and cut him down and burned his body and I said Lord what beast is this And my eternal Majesty the King of eternal glory within me said this beast is that beast with one horn mentioned in Daniel and yet is the same beast mentioned in the Revelations That made an Image like unto the former beast that had a wound and did live which caused all both small and great bond and free to receive a mark in their foreheads or in their right hand that they might live and have a being amongst them but here is wisdom let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast for it is the number of man and his number is six hundred threescore and six And I said Lord what doth this Beast represent That proceedeth from the Kings and doth think to change laws and times and had power given him until a time and times and dividing of times And my eternal God within me said that this beast is the Parliament who have their poewr by reason the 10 horns are cut down that is by reason Kingly power as the name of it is cut off with the late King that was beheaded and likewise these formes of worships as the Episcopal Government for matter of rules of worships to walk by as to do as the Bishops was pleased to have people do they are all cut down by the Parliament which the beast as thou sawest did set forth

bowing to me in my sons and daughters who am the mighty God of Jacob. And the Lord spake again unto me saying behold behold and loe I beheld a beast with one horn push down men and kept them under and some he killed of them And I said Lord what doth this beast mean This beast is the powers saith the Lord as I have already told thee the men are my Saints which he hath pushed down and kept under as the men that did appear firm against oppression and cruelty and as he the beast killed some so have the Powers killed some as Locker and Thomson but as you saw some antient men come together the antient men are they that are mentioned in Daniel that are called the antient of dayes which is onely a set time for this beast to push down the Saints and to keep them under which time is now at an end in this yeer one thousand six hundred and fifty and these antient men all in white are my servants that judge this beast to burned or I appearing in them to cause them to give judgement against this beast and in giving judgment against him you saw one cut off his head and burning his body which doth shew that the ancient of dayes is now come and that my set time for him to have power is at an end therefore I the Lord of host will now arise and destroy the powers and bring them to nothing before the yeer one thousand six hundred and fifty one and burn them that no other power besides my self may be And the word of the most high God came unto me saying behold behold and loe I beheld and there appeared one like a man and also there was a picture of a man whose head was gold breast silver thighes brass and feet part iron and part clay and I beheld till the man break in peices the Image and stamped it under his feet and I said Lord who doth this man set forth and the Lord said it sets forth I the Lord of hosts and this Image sets forth all powers as the Pope and the Emperours and Kings and Parliaments and as the man brake in peices the Image so will I the Lord of hosts break in peices all the powers and bring them to nothing for the time is now come that I will cut the stone out of the mountain which stone is my instrument which I have chosen to cut down and break in peices all other mountains the instrument which I have chosen and cut out of this mountain which shall be broken to peices is Fairfax and those whom I shall stir up to be with him and the mountain is this power that is now on foot in the land which shall be destroyed for I the Lord of hosts have purposed it and it shall come to pass Having received those things and written them down about two dayes after I also received a command to go to London and put them in Print for they must shortly come to pass and I also with this command received this motto that I should have no rest until that I did get them printed but that I might know that the Lord of hosts by whom all creatures are made hath now commanded me and hath appeared to me and that they shall come to pass I shall be exceedingly terrified at which present I had some thing which was told me it was bread of life thrust as I thought into my mouth which was told me should be bitter in my belly and in truth I had a bitter fit of shaking and trembling and in my belly an extraordinary working so that I have had but little rest but as I saw the appearance of a man which told me that he was now come to tell me what I should do and as he had a sword in his hand so me thought I saw the same appearance terrifying me and telling me I shall have no rest until I doe it which through abundance of trouble and sorrow of minde as I have now for two dayes under-gone the third night I had some musick which was very pleasant and afterwards the word of the Lord came unto me saying behold and there appeared a company of women dancing and singing I said Lord what doth these mean to dance and sing thus And did also throw away their money and my God told me that as I saw them sing and dance and throw away their money so before the first of January next shall all my sonnes and daughters sing and rejoyce for joy and throw away their money as you saw them throw away theirs and so shall it be in that time that men shall use the world as if they use it not and I said Lord shall it be before the Parliament be destroyed and the Lord said the Parliament shall be destroyed first And I said Lord shall there be no power and so no law and my God said there shall be no power besides my self so no other law but I will be a power and a law to keep the wicked under and if any have any power it shall be my sons and daughters for they shall have of the best and shall reigne as Kings but not as to usurpe any authority over the rest but I will make the rest come bowing and bending to them and be afraid of me the Lord of host in them and so will make men to care for nothing but for things that are necessary as for riches they shall not strive after it and then I said Lord the men will be idle if they may have it for fetching it as cloaths and victuals and other necessaries but the Lord said that he would make all men worke as to provide things necessary for them but I will take the curse of their labours away and then their labours shall he pleasanter to them then ever they have been but as for drunkards and such as have wasted my creatures in vain There shall no longer be any such but I will be such a terror to the wicked that they shal be afraid of me and shall howl for sorrow and grief when my sons shall sing and rejoyce for joy and I said Lord is this all their torment as they shall have and my God said will not this be torment enough to be cast out of my love and favour and so to lie under my wrath I plaguing of them for their wickednesse and making them servants to my sonnes and daughters yea they shall think it happy to doe any thing for them but I said Lord it is said that in the last day the wicked shall receive this sentence goe you cursed into everlasting fire and the Lord said that this fire is his wrath which the wicked shal be thrown under and he will be as fire in their bones which shal burn them and I said Lord is there no hell for them to be thrown in and my God said all the hell is they shall be cast out of my love and favour