A FIGURE of the True Spiritual TABERNACLE According to the inward Temple or House of God in the Spirit Whereunto is added the Eight Vertues or Godlynesses Set forth by H. N. and by him perused and more evidently declared The Temple of God was opened in heaven and the Ark of his Testament was seen in his Temple Apoca. 12. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men and he shall dwell with them and they shall be his people And he God himself with them shall be their God Apo. 21. 1 Cor. 3. 2 Cor. 6. LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-spread Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1655. The Preface SEeing now that God hath extended his mercy on us and through his grace (a) Exod 25. Eze. 40.41 42.43 44. Apoc 21.22 revealed and made known unto us in our Spirit his true Tabernacle or Temple wherein his Holy god-God-service is uprightly ministred according to the truth Therefore are we become occasioned or moved even out of Love to witness our Figure forth writingly (b) Ex. 25.31 Eze. 43. Act. 7. c. Heb. 8. a. in Letters this present Figure or Pre-figuration of the same Tabernacle or Temple of God together with his true services in the Spirit namely in the fore-front in the holy and in the most holy before all lovers of the truth and of the true god-God-service and to set it forth under the obedience of the Love 2. The bearing of which true being or form in the Spirit is (c) Ex. 29. c. Jer. 23. a. 30. b. 31. d. Eze. 36.37 that which God regardeth and requireth of the man For even therefore namely to the setting up of this same true God-service in the Spirit under the obedience of the Love hath God the Father through his benign or hearty Love revealed or declared in (d) Mat. 13. b Ephes 3. a. Col 1. c. heaven his true Sanctuarie or Tabernacle unto us as also the fore-front the holy and the most holy of the same And granted to discern and understand the mysterie or secretness thereof and also chosen us to the ministration of the same under the obedience of the Love to the end that now in this last time (e) Isa 2. a. 60 61 62. Jer. 31 33. Eze. 36 37. Ioel 2.3 b. Mich 4. a. Zach. 8 a. Act. 2. the truth or verity of the same Tabernacle of God should alwayes and for evermore be ministred among the children of men under the obedience of the Love to a consecrating or sanctifying of the fore-front and of the holy and to the setting up again or restoring of the (f) Dan 9. daily offering which hath ceased for a long time for which cause likewise the fore-front and the holy hath been so utterly ruined or laid wast with abominations among the children of men 3. Which consecrating or sanctifying of the fore-front and of the holy as also the setting up of the daily offering and of the true God-service among the children of men cometh to pass altogether to (g) Eph 1 a. the laud praise of the glory of God and to the salvation or blessing of the children of men namely to those men which are good of will also believe on the Love submit them humbly to the requiring of the service of Love and so have a lust to the establishing the Promises of God the Father Take it to heart To the Reader Vnto the single-minded ones whose love is agreeable with us in one spirit of the Love be health and peace ALthough yee dearly beloved that our intent and purpose was to make but a small preamble or prologue before the beginning of the Glass of righteousness yet is it now notwithstanding fallen out otherwise For the Prologue is grown to be more then we our selves meant it should But yet the labour bestowed therein hath not been tedious unto us (a) 1. Cor. 13. a. For the Love maketh all painful travel and labour easie and her service is not tedious neither doth she think any time too long wherein she may further the good 2. Therefore is our hope also that it is all come to pass for the best and shall likewise be looked into by every one for a very profitable labour unto edification in asmuch doubtless as it is all serviceable to the inducing or guiding in of men to the holy understanding of the Glass of Righteousness and to the Love 3. Also I did not purpose to let this Figure of the true and spiritual Tabernacle go forth with the Glass of righteousness but to set it forth with other writings after the publication or going forth of the same said Glass 4. But for as much as we have seen into or perceived that it was very needful profitable and serviceable to publish or set forth the same Figure to give thereby an intelligence or understanding of the inward spiritual Tabernacle and to be a furtherance of the mans salvation Therefore could we not through the inclination of the Love conceal or keep back the same any longer But have for the Loves sake unto the Righteousness placed the same to stand next after the introduction to the holy understanding of the Glass of Righteousness And next before the beginning of the book of the said Glass by which occasion the Prologue is become so much the larger 5. Yet is our hope notwithstanding that neither the good willing Reader nor any one else will stumble or take offence at the muchness or plenty of writing that is used before the beginning of the Book but rejoyce them so much the more therein and take a greater pleasure and liking therein then if we had left out the same For it is doubtless a more plain declaring or opening of that forenamed Book intituled the Glass of Righteousness 6. It is true that it doth not accord or sute very well to make large Preambles or large Prologues Howbeit we have least esteemed of the Clarkly form of congruity or artificial sutableness But have much rather had our respect bent unto that which is serviceable unto the good and to the holy understanding whereby to reveal the (b) Eph. 1. b. 1 a. 3. a. Col. 1. c. riches of the mysteries of God the Father extending to salvation and to testifie (c) 2 Pet. 1. b. 1 Ioh. 1 a. that which we have seen with our eyes and heard with our ears 7. But although now that we do not utter forth or write the same according to the artificial skill or Clarkly cunning of manly wit Nor yet with painted or flowred words or garnished speech of the renowned wise or famous Clarks But even with a plain and mother or common style or form Yet is notwithstanding our request that the Readers or Hearers of the same our writing would not take offence thereat and so in any such respect despise or make less account of our labour because it is plain and not practised or set forth according to the skill
coming over them for their sins cause 2. But that which did most of all grieve my heart was this that I perceived that all those that were born upon earth out of blood are out of their earthly birth inclined to (b) Gen. 6.8 d. Psal 51 a. nothing else but iniquity and with their unrighteousness are minded to destruction That their last is bent to nothing else but unto error that they also are utterly ignorant in all Godly things and that they therefore if they become not in their understanding recovered through the Love and her service or renewed (c) Ioh. 3. a Rom. 12. c Eph. 4. c. or born again in their Spirit cannot escape the severe Judgement of God 3. When I thus beheld the same according to the truth that it was so utterly unknown unto all people of the earth and that they did every one follow after the self wisdom of the flesh to their condemnation then was I much more grieved in my mind and I bowed down my self before the Majestie of God who is in heaven and said 4. O Lord God of heaven Thou that art a God of the living full of Grace and all goodness and hast (d) Sapi. 1. b. created all whatsoever is any thing because it should be and that it might go well with the same Seeing now thou hast made up thy self for to judge the (e) Act. 17 d circuit of the earth with righteousness so be therefore gracious I beseech thee to (f) Iob 14. b. Psal 138. a. the work of thine own hands to the end there may now in the last time some souls remain over upon the earth and that (g) Isa 10. c. Rom 9. c. the remnant O God might be saved 5. Shew O God thy mercie upon us through thy bountiful Love Remember also that we all of us out of our earthly births are (h) Psa 14. a. Rom. 3. b. an ignorant people void of understanding and by nature are clean contrary-minded unto thy wisdom and declining therefrom And have no lust or affection towards thy information nor any pleasure in the word of thy servants which present or hold forth thy salvation unto us under the obedience of thy Love but we do all out of our earthly birth stand affected towards our selves and do most gladly give ear to our selves and our own wisdom of the flesh which floweth of our self minded and fleshly heart 6. That is verily the sin and the rebelliousness or resistance committed against thee O God by all spirits of unregenerated men and the contraryness against thee of all self-wise and good-thinking Scripture-learned ones 7. Therefore O God rebuke and nurture us with thy Law or Ordinance and with the Doctrine of thy Commandments and humble our hearts to the obeying of thy holy gracious Word and service of Love that we may be reformed of our wicked or contrary nature and become understanding accoâ—ding to the Law or Doctrine of thy Commandments whereby we may O God accomplish thy will 8. Rebuke (i) Psal 6.38 a. Ier. 10. c. us not in thy wrath and chasten us not in thy displeasure but shake out the same over the ungodly which are alwayes O God against thee and like or allow not of thee 9. Destroy us not so utterly all alike that the the great horror of desolation come not over us all to our destruction but that there may yet a remnant find Grace before thee And that they even like as in the former time (k) Gen. 6 7 8. of Noah may now also in these last perilous times remain preserved The fourth Chapter BEhold the whilest I still lamented on this fashion the Angel Gabriel appeared unto me again whom I had in my sight before and he strengthened my mind For I was grown almost past recoverie by reason of my feebleness and faintheartedness 2. Then when my heart was a little refreshed then was it said unto me Arise and be of good chear for thou hast found grace before God the most highst to declare his salvation to the children of men and also for to witness under the obedience of the Love (a) 4 Glas 33. unto the people upon the earth the true God-service which God regardeth to the end that all those which believe on the Love and submit themselves thereunder may be saved and that those likewise which refuse the same also withstand the Love and allow not of her service may justly receive their judgement unto condemnation 3. Therefore turn now thy face again to the true remnant namely to the Love which is the most holy which is kept and remained over in heaven for an everlasting reconcilement touching the sins of those people which convert and submit them under the Love The true most holy through which most holy of the living Tabernacle of God namely in his service ministred under the obedience of Love the holy and the fore-front shall (b) Dan. 8. b be consecrated and cleansed again the daily offering in the holy erected (c) Isa 44.60 61 62 65 66. Ier. 33.30 31 33. Bar. 5. Eze. 36.37 Jerusalem builded and Sion comforted 4. The whole Israel shall likewise find Grace before the Lord and obtain the salvation also come again to his Land of inheritance and rest and the salvation shall be made manifest unto all people To the end that the whole world might not be accursed like as Sodom and Gomorah (d) Is 1.10 c Rom. 9. c. but that there might yet a remnant be saved and remain preserved even as the Lord hath spoken in times past 5. When as now I had understood these things I rejoyced me greatly and my heart became glad through the bountiful and entire love of God the Father touching his great grace and mercie to be shewed in the last time Because his rebuke and chastisement endureth (e) Psal 30. a Isa 54. a. 4 Mic. 7. b but for a season which cometh to an end And for that his love grace and mercy continueth for ever And in that (f) Deut. 4. d he forgetteth not his Covenant which (g) Ge. 12.13 17.22 26. he hath made with Abraham Isaac and Iacob for to gather and to set up through his Love his chosen people Israel like as in times past he hath promised and assured unto their Fathers by (h) Luk. 1. g the mouth of his holy Prophets 6. With that I turned my face again to the most holy and behold that same remained undefiled and was not (i) Ier. 17. b Lam. 5. b brought in desolation For Israels God who is a God of life had hidden the same in heaven And the heathen or uncircumcised which are captivated with manifold ignorances and errors have not been therein at all for (k) Isa 52. a Eze. 44. a no uncircumcised one can come or enter into the same sanctuary nor behold his beauty but it is reserved and kept in store for the Lords people Israel
him (s) Psa 100. Heb. 7. c. and it shall not repent him that he shall continue a Priest for ever They (t) Psa 102. Isa 51. a. Heb. 1. b shall all become old and become changed like a garment But (u) Psal 45 Heb. 1. a. his seat as is aforesaid endureth and continueth from everlasting to everlasting it is very true The sixth Chapter FOrasmuch now as that that God which dwelleth in the heavens is through his bountiful Love a revealing of the holy things unto us out of an heavenly revelation in his service of Love therefore have we the more assured confidence on the same service of Love which very true service is now in the last time come unto us for to minister to a blessing and salvation of those men which are good of will to the end that they should all assemble them thereto For the love in her service is the (a) Mat. 24. Luk. 17. d. bait or prey whereunto the Eagles shall resort and assemble and that to a unity in one band of the Love 2. For it shall now whatsoever in the Love loveth the peace and the righteousness assemble or come to the service of the Love and concordably incline them unto the same for it is unpossible that it should bide back but that in those dayes it shall all namely all whatsoever loveth righteousness and hath intended peace and love joyn it self to one and not refuse to have or use the unity in the Love with us 3. Seeing that all my longing standeth towards the same therefore hath my heart seldom any rest by reason of my longing towards the same and for that the godly Baite namely the right and true service of Love might have his ministration and declaring everywhere whereby all Eagles which hunger and thirist thereafter might assemble them thereto For thereunto doubtless shall all those which love or stand affected unto righteousness become assembled and comprehended or knit in one Band of the Love with us 4. They shall also give themselves thereunto good-willingly if they do but hear of such an assembling and unity in the Love and that see into know and Credit the same let them be wheresoever they are or whosoever they be whether the Jews Christians or Mahometans heathen or of what generations nations sects factions or religions soever they be they shall all mutually for the righteousness and peaces cause submit themselves with us under the Love Because that they might every one be incorporated to the upright (b) Ro. 11. b stock of life to the laud and (c) Eph. 1. b. praise of the glory of the living God 5 Which glory of God God hath prepared for himself now in the last time in the service of his love to the spreading abroad of his great name (d) Mal. 1. b for that his holy name may be known and magnified universally 6. Before or in the presence of which service of Love (e) Psal 31. b all blasphemous tongues must become dumb all wickedness grow ashamed and all pride submit it self to the end that all that feareth God loveth his Promises and hopeth thereon may allow of or consent unto the office or service of Love and assemble them to the Concord of our commonalty 7. For the service of love only shall flourish under the which likewise all understanding shall to an obeying of the requiring of the said service of Love give it self (f) 2 Cor. 10. a. captive to an unity of peace and to an incorporating unto the vertues in all Love 8. Through which discerning of the upright and true se vice and of the assembling of the upright hearts to the same I have figured forth or witnessed with these present writings and testimonies the true Tabernacle of God and his services ministred under the obedience of the Love of Jesus Christ according to the life even as the same is by Gods grace revealed unto me because that we might all of us according to the spirit come to that (g) Rom. 12. a one manner of God-service of (h) Luk. 1. g. upright righteousness which God â—egardeth also that all people which according to the spirit are (i) Eph. 2 4. strangers and ignorant touching the true God and his service might look into the same also come to (k) 1 Tim. 2 a. the knowledge of the truth and be converted to the Love and her service whereby to walk in all love (l) Eph. 4. a. as children of peace and as peaceable brethren 9. But not in misnurter and disorderliness according to the manner of the uncircumcised heathen nor in contention through self-wisdom or Scripture-learnedness nor yet in disputing concerning the circumcision or baptism but in all discreetness and orderlyness of the upright life according to the true circumcision (n) Ier. 4 a Rom. 2. c Phil 3. a Col. 2. b. which cometh to pass in the heart the which is in laying away of the sin in the flesh and according to the true baptism of the (o) Math. 3. b Rom. 6. a Col. 2. b. holy Ghost which cometh to pass in the spirit in a new life of the true minde full of all Love 10. Therefore respect now well the upright Judgement in your hearts For all hearts shall now in this last time (p) Luk. 2. d become manifest 11. There shall also be found but one manner of heathen-ship foreskin or uncircumcision And all hearts of the heathen or uncircumcised being without Jerusalem and Gods sanctuary and without the commonalty of Israel or of Christ let them then hold what God-services they will shall through the foreskin of the sinful flesh appear manifestly to be uncircumcised and to stand captivated with the disobedient knowledge (q) Isa 52. a Eze. 44 b Of such uncircumcised ones there shall not one come into the sanctuary 12. In like manner there shall also be found but one manner of circumcision Baptism (r) Isa 56. a Eze. 37. c. Ioh. 10. b and house of Israel or Christ and all the Saints or holy ones of God that are of the house of Israel or Christ shall walk under the obedience of the Love and have their fellowship with us within Jerusalem the (s) Apo. 21. a holy City of God from heaven 13. And the same likewise shall be one manner of Tabernacle of God or house of the Lord wherein Gods light (t) Apo. 21. c Isa 60. yea he himself shineth as a light and cleerness unto his people Israel because that they all may even free without anguish and without fear walk peaceably in his light 14. From whose hearts (u) Isa 25 a 2 Cor. 3 b the foreskin of the sinful flesh and of the disobedient darknesses shall be put away for the light that ariseth over Jerusalem according to the promises (x) Is 60 a. c shall shine about them all Whereunto likewise all people that have a lust to Israels God
the heathenship and hath at that time his conversation or fellowship with the administration and discipline of the holy Word ministred betwixt the fore-front and the Altar of the holy offering till that his offering and gift be through Faith begun or taken in hand in the holy for a burnt offering through which burning of the offering upon the holy Altar of the Lord Jesus Christ in the holy (g) Isa 57. b Eph. 2. b the Peace betwixt the man and God the Father is prepared The ninth Chapter BUT for as much as this true god-God-service in the holy is not yet according to the inward man in the spirit known unto every one nor understood according to the truth and we do find many young and little ones of understanding many feeble and weak ones and many uncertain consciences all which notwithstanding do stand bent and well-minded with a good will towards the Love and towards the holy understanding So is therefore the life of righteousness evidently witnessed unto them out of the service of Love which testimonies of the truth are likewise administred unto them through Doctrines speakable words or with writing namely unto those that have turned from the heathenship and so endeavour them to the obeying of the word and his service and which do fear God with which service there is required of them the obedience to the Love of the Father (a) Gal 3. c 4. a. Heb. 7. b. to a sustaining of them whereout some better thing is yet to be hoped for 2. That same is verily the daily God-service which is well pleasing unto the Lord and the upright Ceremonies which be ministred before the Lord unto the God-fearing hearts by the Ministers of the holy word 3. Which Ministers with the same service of the gracious and holy word is the Levitical Priests office wherethrough the slain-offering is prepared before (b) Jer. 33. b the Lord among the little-ones and sinners who bear sorrow and grief for the sins cause also the burnt-offering is begun and daily used the meat offering likewise kindled and offered up 4. Which service likewise of the Levitical Priests office alwayes stands or continues before the Lord in the service of his Love as a mutual assistance and strengthening for the little or weak ones and that altogether in the Love to the serviceableness of the Congregations for the sins of the ignorant 5. Which service of the Levitical Priests office God would not have required if the man had not fallen into the sin but had still walked uprightly in the light of God 6. But forasmuch as it hath not gone so with the man therefore hath God even of necessity added the same service unto his promises for to inform therewith the unilluminated ones the infirm weak and young ones or little ones of understanding who do yet oftentimes sin and are of little growth in Faith and so to assist and serve them therewith for a certain time betwixt the fore-front and the Altar for an entrance unto them in the holy to bring unto the high or great God of heaven (d) Psa 11. d Isa 56 a Mal. 1. b Rom. 11. a such an offering as is delightful unto him 7 Even thus become they all converted or turned away from the sin and succoured or trayned up under the service of the Love to the (e) Luk. 1. g Eph. 1. a knowledge of the upright life of the Just to the end that they may all become one even as of one mind (f) Ioh. 17 c in the Love 8. Now when one doth know the same life according to such an upright service and nature of the Love and is grown believing towards the same then is there revealed and brought in the spirit unto the Believers the boldness to enter into the holy for to accomplish the service of God and his requiring in the holy like as God is requiring the same accomplishment by the Law and the Prophets and by the service of the Elders in the holy understanding which accomplishment in the holy is our offering in the offering of Christ through his (g) He. 9. b. c blood which prepareth for us a new and living way 9 Behold that is the true God-service through Christ in the holy which is now by Gods grace opened and brought unto us to the end to set up the righteousness in the same through Faith which is required by the Law and Ordinance of the Lord. For whatsoever is (h) Rom 8. a unpossible for the Law to do through works that same is accomplished in Christ through Faith whereby Christ is in that manner the accomplishment of the Law and erecteth the upright righteousness among his Believers and establisheth them in the same 10. Therefore Christ is no breaker but a fulfiller of the Law for (i) Mat. 3. b Christ came not to make void or break the Law and the Prophets but to perform them because the righteousness that is of value before God may be made manifest through his light to an everlasting establishment of the promises of God made unto the Fathers whereby to wash and cleanse the man from his spotted or (k) Heb. 9. b evil conscience that he might laud God with peace and joy 11. But this daily God-service betwixt the front and the Altar in the holy which is prepared and ministred by the service of the holy and gracious Word and by the Priests office out of Levy or by the Elders in the holy understanding is the service which God hath added to his (l) Rom. 4. b 5. c. 7. a. Promises made unto Abraham to a strengthening of the belief extending to the Promises Because the man should with a good courage in the good and godly life of righteousness among the Elders in the holy understanding (m) Eph. 1. b 1 Pet. 2. a grow up therein to an establishing of the Promises of God the Father 12. In such manner doubtless is the same service of the holy Word which is administred by the Elders in the holy understanding under the obedience of the Love very profitable and furthersome for the good-willingness the while they (n) Gal. 4. a. are yet little or young in the godly understanding And for those that like unto children stand simply submitted under the Love to the end that no man should err through any ignorance nor tye his heart to the imagination of his own spirit but only have regard unto the service of Love to the obeying his requiring until that the daily God-service in the holy be begun with him and have his full course with him Also till the true (o) 2 Pet. 2. b light come unto him and the day likewise appear from on high or as a cleerness of the morning star arise in his heart and that the everlasting (p) Ioh. 1. a life be come unto him in the spirit according to the truth and have (q) 2 Cor. 4. Gal.
b or understand the truth except that he should first of all be or stand grounded therein according to the spirit and that the truth as a light of life repugning or striving against his lyes were risen up unto him in his obeying of the requiring of the service of Love For in that sort do we attain to know the truth from the lye the life from the death and the sin from the righteousness Because that we should rightly or according to the truth hate or reject that which is worthy to be hated or rejected and according to the truth in like manner love that which is worthy to be loved And so then might with a good understanding come to (s) Eph. 4 b the knowledge of the right commonalty of Saints whose names are written in the (t) Apo. 5.20 21. b living Book of the Lamb. 12. Which Book of the Lamb the mysticalness of God shall not alwayes remain shut but his seals shall be opened and the book being full of writing both without and within shall likewise be read to a comfort of life and to a perpetual Godlyness unto all those whose names are written in the Book of the Lamb whose bodies are killed even like unto the Lamb and (u) Apo. 6. b their blood cryeth vengeance in the height upon those that dwell upon the earth unto whom the recompence thereof shall be made by God and the Lamb. 13. For although the Lamb be killed yet shall he notwithstanding condemn the living ungodly ones and raise up those that are his (x) Eze 37. b Dan. 12 b Ioh 5. c 1 Cor. 15. f from the death out of the grave and make them Lordly and glorious with himself over all his enemies namely through his righteous judgement to the (y) Mat. 25. c 2 Pet. 3 b condemnation of all ungodly ones to the end that they may be rooted out and (z) Apo. 18 a that it may be recompenced again even as they have done unto the Saints of God 14. Even thus now from henceforth be reputed for a praise or an advancement unto all that are his whereby to keep the judgement against every one which hath brought forth ungodlyness judged Gods truth falsly and shewed no repentance and to exhalt and garnish his Saints above all what is upon the earth for (a) Apo 5 b 1 Pet 1. b the Lamb hath bought them with his blood out of all generations people and nations He hath made them Kings and Priests unto God and they shall raign upon the earth and triumph in joy everlastingly with the Lamb for they shall live for ever and not dye any more 15. And that same is the everlasting life which was preached in the world in times past to the end that men should believe on the same And which also cometh unto us in the last time in the resurrection of the righteous dead ones The seventeenth Chap. THerefore give ear O all ye that live upon the earth consider of the words of wisdom ye children of men For the life to the end that ye may live is now published unto you likewise as well as unto the people (a) Gen. 6.18 19. Exo. 3 4. Deut. 3. in times past because that ye may shew repentance assemble you with us to the mercy seat of the love of Jesus Christ and enter (b) Heb. 3.4 a. into the rest which is reserved for the children of God inasmuch as the entrance into the rest of the Lord and of his children or Saints of Jesus Christ cometh to pass and is to be enjoyed now in the last time according to the Promises 2. Therefore give ear attentively that ye may once understand whereunto ye are created and turn you to the same if ye will remain preserved and not bide lost for ever 3. Apply your hearts unto the good that ye may live and not be buried in hell everlastlngly (c) Psa 55. Apo. 21 22. with the ungodly 4. Shew upright fruits of repentance that ye may serve the (d) Deut. 6. b Lord your God only and walk in all love like children of peace And halt no longer neither (e) 3 Kin. 18. on the one side nor on the other 5. For although that ye which covet after knowledge do daily read many Scriptures or writings whereout ye do also gather some sentences or get a certain kind of knowledge therethrough wherein ye think to rejoyce your selves Yet is not the same the life for all that for it is neither the Scripture nor yet the knowledge thereof (f) 1 Cor. 8. that maketh us righteous but the life of Jesus Christ wrought through the belief or faith 6. For that same life is (g) Deut. 30. Rom. 10. the word of God the Father and the very true light wherein we stand grounded or whereon we are set for to believe the same because that we should live and not (h) Deut. 5. Prov. 4 c turn or shrink therefrom with our mind wits memory or thoughts neither to the right side nor to the left 7. If so be now that ye stand not minded hereunto as in tending to live in the Love and to stand upright therein to what end then do ye assemble together and to what end do ye read the Scriptures For if ye read the Scripture only for the knowledge sake and rest unbelieving unto the life whereof the (i) 1 Ioh. 5. Scripture witnesseth then do ye (k) 3 Kl. 18. halt on both sides and break the bond of wedlock and go a whoring with that which is not the life namely that ye cleave unto that which ye neither are grounded in nor created unto by God neither yet called through Jesus Christ nor also through his service of Love ministred now in the last time 8. But if ye will perform the Scriptures counsel then follow the Scriptures counsel Turn you to the life and to his service of Love And in the obedience of the requiring of the life of Jesus Christ and of his service of Love behold in the spirit your own being or estate And consider there inwardly in your selves whether that your memory wits senses and thoughts do in all their course or proceedings stand minded to the true life of Jesus Christ and not run out after this or after that for to go a whoring after that which is not the life it self and also whether that they being without the life are bound or tyed unto any other thing that is not the life And likewise whether they have or gather all their knowledge wisdom and understanding only out of the l fe of Jesus Christ and out of his love and so do neither know discern or understand any thing without the Life and without his upright Love For behold to such a concord hath God joyned together the thoughts and the life 9. This doubtless was the life of the man in (l) Gen. 1. b Joh. 1. a the beginning for that
and to his Law statutes and rights (y) Isa 2. a 11. b. 13. c. Mich. 4. a Zach. 8 c. shall be assembled and offer or bring unto the glorious God in his holy Tabernacle oblations and gifts (z) Is 5 6. a Ier. 33. c Eze. 20 a Mal. 1 b. 3. c. Rom 12. a which are acceptable unto him according to the same manner like as in times past God hath shewed and commanded the same unto Moses his servant 15. Which holy Tabernacle of God with his fore-front holy and most holy together with his God-services of the Levitical Priests and sacrifices and the service of the high Priests office God hath in times past set forth figuratively unto the people of Israel by (a) Ex. 25 26 27 35 40. the service of Moses and Aaron or figured forth the same as shadows of the true being or substance of the spiritual or heavenly goods which were revealed or shewed unto Moses to the end (b) Exo. 19 20 a. Deut. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Psal 50. b. Jer. 7. c. Zach. 7. a. b. that they should never more forget the being of the same but continually remember it and in the obedience of the commandments and ordinances of the Lord should wax zealous and proceed on after the same The seventh Chapter BUT when the people of Israel did cleave or incline with their hearts wholly to the Figures Images or shadows and accepted and used the same for the upright God-service it self in such sort as though God required the Images or shadows and that they were not chiefly and above all inclined to the upright being of Christ it self which yet notwithstanding God requireth thereby wherein also the Figures Images and Shadows do point therefore hath God liked or allowed of none of their services (a) Psal 50 51. b. Isa 1. b. 59. c. 66. a. Ier. 6.7 c. Mic. 6. a Zach. 7. a Mal. 1. a neither have they likewise pleased him but have rather been unto him a loathsomness and an utter misliking 2. Therefore hath God also had no lust or pleasure unto such people because they served the Images and Figures and not their Lord their God only according to the truth like as it standeth commanded in the Law of the Lord and is required by the Figures 3. Which abuse towards the Images and Shadows God hath oftentimes rebuked and witnessed unto them by the mouth of his holy Prophets (b) Eze. 14. a Zac. 14. a that they should turn them unto the Lord their God from those same Images and those their abominations whom they served with the delight of their hearts against the requiring of the Law 4. Even thus hath God many times by his servants the Prophets required the fruits of the Law and the outward form and observation thereof which many could not distinct or divide asunder 5. But seeing they were bewitched with the Images and Figures and blinded by them through their ignorance which blindness was the uncircumcision of the heart so have they by that occasion looked into or esteemed the services of the Images or Figures to be Gods requiring or to be the true god-God-service it self and have accounted Gods Prophets that pointed upon the very truth or verity it self which was required to (c) 3 Ki. 22. c Ier. 8. a. 20 a 26. b. 32. a be false and many times have put them (d) 2 Par. 29. c. Math. 23. d to death 6. Although they supposed themselves now to be Gods servants or to use and maintain the true God-service yet were they notwithstanding in that their false use the very right Idol-services observing the God-services falsly 7. Even so goeth it likewise with all those which look into or esteem the outward God-services or the outward obedience for the true being or real substance it self also do adminster the same in that manner and so go on therewith and do not through those same or by their means turn them in the Spirit unto Almighty God 8. Seeing now that the God of life doth not require the Images Shadows or Figures by the Law but that which is the living being or substance it self therefore hath he also at the last out of the grace of his Love which continueth for ever revealed (e) Act 2. a the true being through his Christ unto his people Israel like as the same was required by the Law and by the Images Figures and Shadows shewing cleerly and plainly thereby what is his will even as he had in times past through the services and his Prophets both required it and also as being to come promised the same In which time of the heavenly Revelation and of the spiritual birth or generation of God according to the Spirit many in Israel rejoyced them 9. Seeing now that the resurrection of the dead was come to the house of Israel as that God raised up unto them his Christ (f) Act. 2 d. 3. b 10. c. 13. d 1 Cor. 15. as the firstling risen from death therefore did many in those dayes hope upon the comfort of Israel or (g) Act. 1. their restoring and setting up even as God had fore-spoken the same by his Prophet (h) Ezek. 37. Ezekiel 10. But the God of their Fathers who forsaketh not his people Israel neither forgetteth the same Covenant that (i) Deut. 4. Luk. 1. g. he made with their Fathers hath preserved or kept in his own secretness the time of his wonderful Works and the mercy towards the dead of the house of Israel 11. For in those dayes many in Israel understood not the wonderful Works of God nor yet the Grace towards salvation that was opened or come unto them But they became blinded or estranged from the same and knew or understood not in what manner the restoring or setting up of Israel was to come to pass For God had stayed or reserved the same restoring because he would in the last time through the same make (k) Mal. 1. a his holy name known glorious and renowned among all the heathen or people according to the Promises and so to (l) Isa 11. b Luk. 2. d reveal to his people Israel his Love the Banner of true Righteousness The eighth Chapter FOR which cause sake the grace of salvation which was opened or come unto them from out of God and the (a) Ioh. 1. a 1 Ioh. 1. a light and life which was the Father and which was revealed in Israel for a Christ of God was published or preached unto all people for a witness of the resurrection of the dead and for a Gospel or a joyful Message of the Kingdom And moreover the Kingdom of the God of heaven became manifest in Israel and was witnessed both among them and at Ierusalem as namely that that which they heard and saw whenas the fiftieth day was fulfilled were the wonderful Works of God whereof Ioel the Prophet had spoken before (b) Ioel 2. c Act. 2. and it
the vpright virtue 〈◊〉 â—atient in the â—â—pâ— to the godlyness â—â—â—k minded faythfull and cometh also with the feare peace â— joy to God to â—â—â—vâ—nly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 everlasting The forth goâ—ng in the heathenisâ— impurity bringeth the man to the six of Death The forth goâ—ng in the feare of God the Obediâ— to the ordinance of the lord 〈◊〉 bringeth the man to the Righteousness of the Life The sin of death bringeth the man into all Ignorance hipocrisy 〈◊〉 falsehood into all chosen holyness according to the pleasure of the 〈◊〉 and is therein â—ratefull bitter and cruel and also dispaireth and so â—o maâ—â— to the destructionable calamity and to the divel hell and Condemnation (c) Psal 4 a 2. If the man now have by Gods grace gotten a good will to enter into the upright way directing to the everlasting life then must he with his heart (d) Isa 51 b 2 Cor 6 b Apo. 18 a depart out of the heathenship or uncircumcision and out of the straying being or nature yea from all what is not any being of God also separate himself from the darkness and turn him (e) Isa 55. a Ier 18.25 a 35. b Ezek 18 d. Ioel 2. b to the Lord his God namely to the God of life the (f) Ioh 1. true light full of light and life who hath created both him and all what is an thing (g) Luk. 1.2 b. c. likewise fear the same living God and circumcise his heart from (h) Deu. 10. b. 30 a all manner of darkness namely from all abominations of desolation which do separate the man from the living God 3. See or annoint your eyes with eye-salve that ye may see (k) Deu 1â— b. Ier. 4. a circumcise your selves or put away the foreskin of your hearts and continue not stiff-necked for that ye may rightly understand and know the true life which is a life unto you and may live therein 4. For even therefore because that the life might now in the same day through our (l) Deu 30. b Eccles 25. a most holy servlce of the Love be understood from the death and the light known from the darkness So have we out of the Love to the righteousness described and figuratively set forth even in the most evident manner here in the same Circle both these wayes both of death and of the life and all the ends whereunto each one hath his passage or course The which the inward man entreth into or liveth there whether it (m) Exo. 18. Rom. 6.8 a be then the deadly sins extending to the eternal death or else the righteousness to the everlasting life 5. Hereunto next adjoyning followeth the Figurative description or declaration of the inward Tabernacle of God according to the spirit after the which we do treat at length in large manner of both these natures which do bring in either the death or the life and we have likewise signified or marked out by writing the names both of the confused and of the Godly being or nature Take it to heart for it yieldeth to every one of us either the death or the life The twelfth Chapter THE true fore-front of the house of God or of the true Tabernacle (a) Deu. 10. c Eccles 1.26 is the fear of the living God serving to a turning away from the sin and from all heathenish foolishness Through whose service and through the obedience of the requiring thereof the man becometh circumcised in his heart in (b) Heb. 12. a 1 Pet. 24. a the laying away of the sin in the flesh and to the obtaining of the knowledge of the truth of God entreth into the way of peace Feare God The Way to the Truth In this same service of the holy and gratious word vnder the Obedience of the Love in the feare of God cometh to pass in the hart and minde the vpright repentance of the man to the living God and so walking in the fears of God he is circumcized of hart and is turned away from all the bewiching of the heathenish being that he may not be bewitched or taken with any destruction but be prepared to the entrance into the Sanctuary of God Jer 4. Eezek 4.4 wherefore repent you with all your hart in the spirit and feare the Everlasting invisible God which is the bgining to come to the Wisdome or the first entrance of the true Tabernacle or house of God in the spirit Whereof God himselfe is the Workman Turne ye not therefore from the lord in your hart nether trust in men nor take flesh for your Arme or Strength and so inherit the Cursing 2. For the same circumcision of the (c) Phi. 3. a Col. 2 b heart is the true circumcision which cometh to pass in the spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of man but of God Rom. 2. c. 3. Therefore (d) Ier. 4 a circumcise the foreskin of your hearts and be not hence forth stiffnecked any longer Deut. 10.8 4. Plough (e) Eze. 10. b upon the new and sow not among the thorns circumcise you unto the Lord and put away the foreskin of your hearts ye men of Judah and ye people at Jerusalem Jer. 4. a. 5. There shall none (f) Isa 52. Ioel. 3. come into the Lords sanctuary that hath an uncircumcised heart and an uncircumcised flesh Eze. 44. b. 6. Therefore shall the Lord thy God circumcise thy heart and the heart of thy seed (g) Deu. 10. c Math. 22. that thou maist love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul that thou mayest live Deut. 30. 7. If thou (h) Deu. 10 c Isa 19 b wilt turn thee O Israel then turn uno me saith the Lord and if thou wilt put away (i) Jer. 15. b Zach 1. a Mal. 3. a thine abominations from before my face then shalt thou not be driven out but then shalt thou without hypocrisie swear rightly and holily as true as the Lord liveth and the heathen shall be blessed in him and make their boast of him Ier. 4. a. 8. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God (k) Mat. 4 b Luk. 4. a him shalt thou serve him shalt thou cleave unto or depend upon and swear by his name he is thy praise and thy God Deut. 6. a. 10. b 9. Behold the Heaven and the Heaven of all Heavens and the earth and all what is therein that (l) Psal 24. a Ier. 27 a is the Lords your God O Israel and Iudah (m) Deut. 4. d yet hath he had notwithstanding a lust only to your Fathers and loved them and chosen their seed after them namely you above all people Deut. 10 b. 10. O all ye people fear the same God for he is that God which hath created (n) Gen. 1. a Ioh. 1. a all whatsoever is any thing for truly all heathenish bewitching is nothing but foolishness Their wisdom and Laws are
in misery and in unrestfulness O ye children of men turn you to the (e) Deu. 30. c life with humble hearts and in like manner to the Love that ye may live 3. Awake up I pray thee O thou precious man for behold death and life (d) Deut 3. b Eccles 15. c Ier. 21. a evil and good destruction and preservation damnation and salvation the old wicked world in the which all wickedness dwelleth and the (e) Isa 61. b 1 Pet. 3. b Apo. 21. a new good world in the which all love peace and righteousness dwelleth is held forth or presented unto thee and figured out before thine eyes therefore choose or incline thou now unto that which thou seest or knowst to be Gods righteousness extending to the laud and praise of his glory and apply thy self to live only the same that (f) Deut. 6. a o. b Math. 4. thou mayest serve and live unto the Lord thy God only 4. If so be now therefore that any one do look into or esteem the being of the Devil the treasury of iniquity (g) Sap. 2 4.14 b Rom. 1. c 2. a. and the form or fashion of the wicked world to be an upright life tending to the praise and glory of God and if it be the same whereunto God hath created the man to have that raign over him then let him incline and stick unto it and serve the same only and let him separate himself from all what is contrary thereunto and accompany him with those that are of one mind with the iniquity or with the wicked world that he may beare or receive either his salvation or condemnation with those that are his own members which are agreeably-minded with each other and let him (h) 2 King 18. c halt no longer on both sides nor feign nor dissemble before the upright Love which is held forth and proffered unto him 5. But if now any man do look into or esteem the Being of God or Treasure of vertue to be the salvation of men tending to the land and praise of the godly glory and so understandeth or perceiveth that (i) Gen. 2. c Sap. 2. c Eccles 17. a God hath created the man to that end that the same should raign over him So let him then likewise submit himself obediently under the Love and incline or cleave wholly to the same good being even with a fervent good will that he may serve the same only (k) Deut. 6. a 10. b. 30. a and live only unto the eternal God 6. For to that purpose is the service of the word both by writing and by speech under the obedience of the Love administred unto men to assist them to the life of God and to the eternal truth because they should live in the same truth and life as in a Treasure of vertue and that altogether in a lively meek minded being or nature but not to the end to catch to snare nor to bring any one into bondage therewith or to (l) 2 Cor. 1. c 1 Pet. 1. a raign over his faith O no but in him free or at liberty to yield to the obedience of the Love and to the (m) Luk. 1. g Eph. 1. a righteousness of Faith because the righteousness of Faith which God esteemeth of might by that means be set up in the belief under the obedience of the Love And that the peace might appear upon the earth according to the Promises 7. For that cause to the end that the life of the eternal truth might be manifest and that the mans understanding might be planted into the same life therefore do we through our service of the holy word as by an inclination of the Love take (n) 2 Cor. 10. a captive all understandings under the obedience of the Love 8. To that end namely for the Love and the good lifes sake shall men also hear and believe the service of the holy and gracious word administred under the Love But with their spirits they (o) Isa 53. 2 Cor. 6. b shall depart out of the evil or that which is perditionable and enter into the vertue of the life 9. For the outward writings or speakable words which be testified or ministred unto the man out of the inclination of the Love to do him service and stretch to the incorporating of him into the vertuous nature are all figurings forth of the upright righteousness and godly word who in their service do go before the man and guide him to the living book of the Lamb which lieth hidden in (p) Apo. 12. a the Ark of witness namely within our hearts and consciences for there inwardly in the spirit is the life of God formed or written according to the truth 10. And that same life of God is the (r) Apo. 5. a book which John saw in his Revelation which was full of writing both without and within and which also was shut or made fast with seven seals for which books sake John wept because there was none found worthy neither in heaven nor upon the earth to open to read nor to look into the same book 11. Howbeit in the midst among the Elders or wise there stood a Lamb in manner as though it was killed and he took the book unto him and all prophesies testified of him with triumph and joy saying Thou (s) Apo. 5. d art worthy to receive the book and to open his seals for thou being killed hast bought us with thy blood 12. John hath also heard a voice of many Angels (t) Dan. 7. b Apo. 5. b whose number is many thousands of thousands saying with a mighty great voice the the Lamb that was killed is worthy to receive power riches wisdom strength honour praise and blessing 13. Behold this living book of the Lamb is a book of spirit and life and (u) 2 Cor. 3. a not a book of the sinful flesh and death for it is the (x) Eph. 5. c Apo. 14. commonalty of the Lamb in the spirit 14. Which Lamb is the living being of God it self the which was driven to (y) Isa 53. b 1 Pet. 2. a suffer and the book of life occasioned to be shut (z) Apo. 5. a with seven seals because of the great Dragon which is the (a) Apo. 12. murderly beast namely the self wisdom of the flesh unto (b) Dan. 7. Apo 11.13 a whom power hath been permitted to kill the Saints of God but the same power is now even in the uttermost or last time (c) Apo. 17.19 20. b taken away from her for God showeth his power and dominion against the same in the restoring or setting up again of his Saints (d) Eze. 37. Dan. 12. Apo. 2. whom he raiseth from the death 15. Verily now it shall no longer prevail with the Dragon how murderly soever the beast be neither shall her Kingdom which is full of abominations prosper any longer for her (e) Apo. 18.
to the truth know his God in the life and so might worship (z) Deut. 4. a 10. b Math. 4. c and serve him only which (a) Psa 14 b Acts 14. Apo. 14. hath made heaven and earth the Sea and the water Fountains through whose power the elements be moved and out of whom the upright wisdom of the wise the true light of the illuminated ones and the resurrection of the righteous life springeth which God is also the perfection the Love (b) Ioh. 17. c 1 Ioh. 4. b or the true being or essential power it self unto whom only appertaineth all praise laud honour for evermore Amen Take it to heart A PRAYER OF H. N. Even as he hath prayed the same unto Almighty God through the holy spirit of love according to the estate and representation of the fallen man corrupt and earthly weak man O God who livest for ever thou which in times past wast a comfort to the sorrowful in their affliction laid on them through the dominion of the violent power of Pharaoh and didst (a) Exo. 3. 12 13 14. Psa 78. b. f lead thy people out of the power of his afflictions delivering them from the hand of those that cruelly raigned over them and didst shew how that thou wert a Judge over thy flock which thou hadst chosen to thy self making known unto them (b) Ex. 20.34 Deut. 5.10.30 what thy will was and didst set up among them the banner of righteousness namely (c) Ex 35.40 the Tabernacle of thy Sanctuary and madest thy holy habitation amongst them and didst not suffer them to want any thing according as thou hadst said unto their Fathers and promised unto them by the mouth of thy holy Prophets 2. And unto the heathen which knew not thy holy name thou (d) Isa 11 13. Ro. 9 11.15 hast also in times past shewed thy mercy according to the Covenant of thy holy Promises which thou hadst made with Abraham Isaac and Jacob. 3. Now therefore O God comfort comfort us likewise in our miseries for thy (e) Isa 38. b holy names sake for when thou makest up thy self to raign over thine enemies then must they all be affraid and bow down themselves before the Authority and power of thy Almightyness 4. But we O God are well worthy of thy chastisement (f) Deu. 27.28 Dan. 9. for our sins cause for in all these thy former works proceeded out of the entire or hearty mercifulness of thy love borne towards us we have shewed our selves to be an unthankful people declining from thy word of life and like an ungodly people have estranged our selves from thy truth walking in error (g) Rom. 1. c according to the mind of our own delight and been ignorant in that thing thy will requireth 5. But now O Lord which art the God of all the world (h) Psal 106. Ier. 14. Lam 3. Dan. 9. we acknowledge and confess our own offences and also the falling away of our Fathers and seeking daily for thy wayes we do enquire what thy will is 6. Wherefore O God remember now thy mercy like as in times past and thy Covenant which thou hast made with thy people in times past and turn thee again unto us that thou mayest be known among all people as an eternal true God of life and of righteousness 7. O how often is my heart grieved because that there is neither (i) Hos 4. faithfulness nor love or at least wise very little anywhere to be found and for that the righteousness is so utterly turned back (k) Isa 59. b or refused in all places 8. Oh what a number of diseased (l) Isa 1. a and wounded ones are there and how many are there that do now mourn yea suffer grief and wofulness or anguish because (m 4 Esd 5.14 15. Math 24. b. the iniquity raigneth so exceedingly and for that the number of the upright and faithful ones are so few 9. Oh how long shall my soul rest in longing after that whereunto my heart hath a lust and whereunto it is drawn or inflamed with fervent affection 10. Oh where abideth now the (n) Is 60 61. Mal. 4. a rising up of thy glory O thou pure love of God the Father wherein all peace truth faithfulness and righteousness standeth comprehended 11. I have seen thee afar off and also neer by (o) Cant. 4.5 thou hast peirced me through with the bright beams of thy upright righteousness and amiable delightfulness but my soul suffereth so much the more grief for my spirit cannot be satisfied so long as thou only hast not the upper hand or dominion over us and that we do not with our mind approach or draw neer unto thee essentially nor become incorporated wholly or in every part unto thy being and substance 12. For we find by experience that without thee O pure Love there is no bread of satisfying (p) Isa 41.45 Ier. 14. a nor any water of refreshing because all delectable sweetness is contained in thee 13. In thee is milk and hony wine and (q) Hos 2. Ioel 2. oyl also riches joy and life 14. In thee are likewise (r) Isa 33. Ephes 3. Col. 2. all treasures of wisdom the holy knowledge of the secretness of God and the mysterie of the Christ of God for Christ is at thy right hand as a living salvation for all those that come unto thee 15. Whosoever also seeketh Christ without thee (s) Joh. 7. d he shall not find him and whosoever hath not thee he hath neither Law of righteousness nor yet Christ 16. Therefore art thou likewise O Love the (t) Ioh. 13 14 15. 1 Tim. 1. 1 Ioh. 4. band of perfection wherein all salvation consisteth and the last sign or token of the true righteousness wherein all Gods Prophets have witnessed 17. Also no man cometh (u) Ioh. 6.9 unto Christ except thou draw him for thou O Love art the fountain of all vertue 18. But who are those that love thee thou allurest all men doubtless but who yieldeth himself to be drawn by thee thou (x) Apo 3. c knockest daily but who letteth thee in (y) Prov 1. c Isa 65 66. a thou callest indeed but who heareth thee thou sayest 19. Come hither to this (z) Isa 55. water all ye that are thirsty ye which have no mony come buy both wine and milk Come buy that ye may have to eat of free-cost and not for money nor ware Wherefore bestow ye your money for that which feedeth not and your labour for that which any way satisfies not Hearken unto me so shall ye eat of the best and your soul shall have a delight in the fatness or plenty incline your ears hitherward and come unto me hearken so shall your soul be healed 20. O God who thinketh upon this that thy Promises are that we should be assembled unto thee in the Love (a) Ioh. 17.
thy holy name stand submitted to thy Love and her service and turn them away from all violence and abuse And that the world may to thy praise be inhabited in the Love and in all truth and all men become turned unto thee (n) Exo 18.33 Math 3. Luk. 3 a in true repentance for their sins and the horrible plagues of ungodlyness which are (o) Apo. 18. a come over the world for the sins cause might cease 55. O God let us now find grace before thine eyes like as in times past the (p) Ioh 3. b City of Nineveh did on the which thou shewedst mercy that we do not all perish (q) 4 Esd 2 2 Pet 2. a like unto Sodom and Gomorrah for our sins are become many and grown to be (r) 3 Esd 8. b abundant even beyond all measure 56. O Lord and God O heavenly Father give ear I beseech thee to the crying of the poor (s) Psa 25.27.86 b and lead us in thy wayes gather us together on thy pathes and unite our hearts into (t) Col. 3. b one band of Love (u) Ioh. 17. c as one in all and all in one with love equity and righteousness and cleanse our (x) Psa 51. b Eze. 36. minds from all ungodly being or nature and destroy or break in sunder (y) Psa 1.33 all ungodly counsel that iniquity may not raign for ever 57. For wherefore should the darkness possess thine inheritance and still unhallow and lay wast thy holy place Temple or Tabernacle Should the house of the Devil also still be builded and thy house and holy city continue waste and ruinated more and more 58. O God behold how that the (z) Isa 64. c dwelling of thy Sanctuary lyeth overthrown and destroyed for in thy Temple (a) Lam. 4. Matth. 24. a Luk. 19. c there is not one stone that remaineth standing one upon another but are all broken and scattered from each other and upon the holy place of thy Sanctuary are now the (b) Dan. 9. Matth. 24. Mark 13. b abominations of desolation raigning 59. O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou City of Peace of the great and mighty King how art thou grown (c) Lam. 1 2 3 4. now to suppression and contempt when shalt thou yet O thou holy City be repaired or (d) Isa 58. c 61. a builded up again to an everlasting stability and receive thy peaceable children of Israel into thy dwelling 60. O Sion thou hill of pure Beauty when shall thy contempt as also the Heathens deâ—iding thee have an end And when shalt thou O forsaken one be comforted again to (e) Isa 49 5â— 66. the end that thou which hast a long time been unfruitful mightest become fruitful again and that thy dried up brests might give forth their milk again (f) Isa 61. â—â— that Kings might suck thy brests the Counsel Lords learn thy peace thy children dwell at Jerusalem and rejoyce their in thee O Sion 61. But when as I now O Jerusalem and Sion do think upon thy contempt and suppression then doth my soul suffer (g) La. 1.2 c great sorrow and grief for thy sake and mine eyes gush over with tears for very pitty and compassion sake towards thee that thou hast so long time layn wast and supprest 62. But when I think upon the Promises touching thy restoring and upon (h) Isa 54.60 61 62. the garnishing of beauty which is coming unto thee O Jersusalem and Sion in holyness and righteousness and that thy children shall be taught by the (i) Ier 31. d Ioh. 6. a Lord then doth my soul refresh or comfort her self a little 63. For the Law shall (k) Isa 2. a Mich. 4. a proceed out of Sion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem He shall come from thence which shall turn away (l) Isa 59. Rom. 11. Ioel 2 3. ungodlyness from Jacob that the children of Iacob may have their dwelling at Jerusalem for ever according to the Promises 64. For the Lords Election is at Jerusalem (m) Psa 78.87 Isa 2. Mich. 4. and even there upon the Hill of Sion hath God foreseen him an holy house which shall be exalted above all hills or high places because that his name may still be worshipped there and that (n) Isa 56. a Mal. 1.3 a his offering may alwayes and for evermore be offered there for his house which he hath chosen to himself is (o) Mat 21. b a house of Prayer and of holy offering 65. An upright mind towards thee in our inwardness (p) Psa 34.51 Isa 57.66 A contrite heart and a lowly spirit shalt not thou O God despise For thou wilt enter into the same also make thy (q) Ioh. 14. c dwelling even there and sanctifie thy name from generation to generation for evermore it is very true Take it to heart Charitas extorsit per H. N. FINIS Of the Eight VERTVES OR Godlynesses whereout all Vertues or Godlynesses do proceed or spring 1. MY beloved Here have I out of the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ witnessed and set forth unto you eight Vertues or Godlynesses and possess or endow you therewithal or leave the same â—â—…â—nd for you as a good Testament to a perpetual Memorial oâ— Remembrance Deut. 30.31 2. For that cause is also my exhortation heartily unto you all that ye would continually with diligence give your endeavor to ensue or follow after the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses and to exercise your selves therein obediently and even so according to the requiring of the holy and gratious word of the holy Spirit of the Love of Jesus Christ Psal 83. Eph 4. Col. 3. proceed and grow forth from the one Vertue or Godlyness unto another For out of the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses proceedeth or springeth all upright righteousness love and peace 3. For that cause let all your exercise be for to live and and walk in the same going forth from the one Vertue or Godlyness into another Deut. 4.30 31. Psal 83. till unto the perfectest 4. The first Vertue or the beginning of the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses is the Lust Pleasure or the Will of the Lord. 5. For which Lusts cause 1 Cor. 13.1 or Will of the Lord because the same might obtain an essential shape in you ye shall altogether forsake Math. 16. Mark 8. hate and leave all your own lusts pleasures and will and give over your selves wholly to the Lust or Will of the Lord Luk. 9 14. Ioh. 12. Math. 26.39 Mark 14.36 Luk. 22.42 and to the Elders or dayed-ones in the same for to live and walk obediently only according to the Lords Lust or Will according to the Ordinance of the Elders or dayed-ones in the same for to live walk obediently only according to the Lords lust or will according to the Ordinance of the Elders or dayed-ones in the same 6. When ye now