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A28163	Light breaking forth according to the promise of God discovering it self to the destroying and rasing the fundamentals of antichristian gatherings together, under the notion of the churches of Christ: together with some propheticall hints touching the exaltation of the throne and kingdom of Christ in truth and righteousnesse. With a brief declaration to the inhabitants of these three nations, England, Scotland and Ireland: also a letter to Judge Cooke. ... Written in the year of the worlds wonder, and humbly presented to the saints and servants of the most high God, not in name onely, but in deed and in truth. By a lover of truth, and witnesse hereof, Io. Binckes.	Binckes, Joseph.; Cook, John, d. 1660.	1653 (1653)	Wing B2914A; ESTC R210639	15,974	24

Light breaking forth According to The Promise of God Discovering it self To the destroying and rasing the Fundamentals of Antichristian Gatherings together under the notion of the Churches of Christ Together with Some Propheticall Hints touching the Exaltation of the Throne and Kingdom of Christ in Truth and Righteousnesse WITH A brief Declaration to the Inhabitants of these three Nations England Scotland and Jreland Also a Letter to Judge Cooke Consider these things ye great and mighty into of the earth For behold the Lord cometh with an Host of hi● 〈◊〉 to govern the earth in Righteousnesse establishing equity and ju … putting an end to all unrighteousnesse and all that work wickedly together Written in the year of the worlds wonder and humbly presented to the Saints and Servants of the most high God not in name onely but in deed and in truth By a lover of Truth and Witnesse hereof Io. Binckes Matth 15. 13. Every plant that my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted out London Printed by R. A for William Larn●r at the Black-Moor's head neer Fleet-Bridge 1653. A word to the Reader DEare Friends and indeed so ye are even as many of you as walk according to the commands of the Lord Jesus Christ and in so doing ye fulfill the whole Law that is love and whosoever is not found in obedience to the law of love is not onely an enemy unto his neighbour but he is an enemy to the Lord Christ I shall not trouble you with circumstances but accordingly as in all humility I am bound shall present to your view the consideration of these things in which though darkly is held forth the fulfilling of many promises declared in Scripture Wherefore whoever thou art that readest these things consider well what thou doest e're thou givest thy judgment concerning them left thou erre not knowing the gift of God but first bring thy judgment into the balance of equity and then trie and examine whether it will beare weight with them yea or no for if thy judgment be found too light thou wilt suffer losse assuring thy self that the day is at hand in which shall be discovered all the folly and madnesse of men who are yet in captivity in Babylon and in bondage to the Man of sin that son of perdition whom the Lord shall destroy by the brightnesse of his coming and then shall be manifested all the deceit which hath been practised by the Merchants of that great Whore which is Babylon in the spirit so called whose wares shall prove no better to thee then the garments of an idol which are worn out even as filthy rags for the Lord shall utter his voice from on high even the voice of the Archangel and all the Nations of the earth shall fall down and tremble before him giving glory and honor and praise to him that liveth for ever and ever Thine in the Lord Jesus who at his appearing shall change our vile bodies and make them like unto his glorious body that as he is so shall we be in this present world Joseph Binckes Acts 13. 41. Behold ye despisers and wonder and vanish away for I work a work in your dayes a work which ye shall not believe if a man would declare it you Acts 2. 17. And it shall be in the last days saith God I will powre out of my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreames The first Vision NOw it came to pass in the beginning I was carried as it were into a great wilderness in which I beheld a woman incompassed with an innumerable company of people of all Nations and kindreds and tongues crying out with a loud voice saying How long Lord how long will it be e're thou avenge me of my adversary at which the people ran violently upon her purposing to have devoured her but were not able only this they stript her of her garments leaving her naked for a little space and soone after there appeared a great cloud which separated the woman from the people and the woman lift up her hands in which I beheld these two names Justice and Mercy and on her head Wonderfull Eternity after a while the cloud passed away the people as yet remaining to whom the woman discovered her self at which they were filled with blasphemous outcries runing at her with great violence as before but she became a great fire and consumed them all and I beheld another people brought forth whose abiding was in and with this fire The Exposition of the first Vision THe wildernesse is Babylon that place of confusion the inhabiters whereof being such as are filled with a beast-like spirit as Dragonish or Lionish eager of prey in which and among whom the true Church the Spouse of Christ as a woman is incompassed and being in pain to be delivered that is to bring forth righteousnesse her Son These as enemies being round about her and hearing her cry run violently upon her and strip her of her garments with which they cloath themselves and leave her naked according as it is written they parted my garments amongst them even so the sons of Babel that great whore and all that serve the man of sin do in behalfe of their mother and the power to which they are in subjection strip the truth at this day preaching forth strife and contention subjecting the innocent under a colour of profession wearing the words of truth but the truth it self is persecuted by them therefore hath a cloud separated the truth from them their understandings being darkened this holds forth something of the Ascension of Christ into heaven which for the manner or nature how he did ascend or how he was received into heaven is known to none but those who are indeed the Disciples of Christ and I pray consider who they are not those who love the uppermost rooms at feasts not those that love greetings in the markets not those that love to be called of all men Rabbi not those who esteem themselves above their brethren not those that persecute strangers for conscience sake when indeed they ought rather to have received them refreshed them in love even as the Apostle Paul writes to the Hebrews saying forget not to entertain strangers to do good forget not I might instance in many other particulars but I shall leave that and shew to whom its known that is to say the manner nature of his Ascension even to those who like Abraham obey the voice of the Lord forsaking their fathers house following the voice of the Lord not knowing whether they go as also those whom David speaks of in the 15. Psalm or those of whom Isaiah speaks in his 33. chap. ver 15. and so forward as also those who keep their fast according to Isaiah the 58. ver 6. and so forward as also those who like the Apostles forsake

name of SAINTS 1. WOe to thee O thou that inhabitest these Isles who hast exalted thy seat on high even thou who hast given thy self to pride and whose heart is lifted up who have yeelded your selves members of unrighteousness inasmuch as that you have given your selves to riches and to honor and preferment and have put your trust in the Sword making flesh your arm and by these have forsaken the right way of the most high 2. Woe to the wicked it shall be ill with him for the reward of his hands shall be done unto him for the Lord hath entred into judgement with the antients of his people and the Princes thereof for ye have eaten up the Vineyard and the spoil of the poor is in your houses what mean you to beat my people and grind the faces of the poor saith the Lord 3. Woe unto you therefore for the Sword of the Lord is drawn against all ungodliness and all unrighteousness the enmity and the malice the persecution and the shedding of innocent bloud which still remains in you as also your riding the backs of your brethren even as Balaam rode the Ass who like the Ass served you ever since they became yours and now because the Angell of the Lord hath taken place in the way they like the Ass being willing to save you having given their lives as a prey that you might injoy your rest and have not spared their own interest that you might be inricht yet they are smitten troubled persecuted 4. Woe unto you therefore for the Lord hath given command unto his Angell to withstand you untill your eyes be opened and ye bow your head and it be made known unto you that unlesse they had saved you ye had surely been destroyed 5. Woe unto you your men shall fall by the sword and your mighty men in the war for the Lord will not cease untill he have brought forth judgment to victory by putting an end to all that work wickedly and righteousness and peace perfected with true holinesse be established in you 6. Woe unto you that have called your selves by the name of Saints and yet your practise is as the former who have refused to be advised but have out of the pride of your hearts resisted them who out of the innocency of their Spirits besought you to be reconciled unto God and to good works but ye still retain your old practise keeping back the right of the labourer and turning the needy out of doors when ye ought rather to have refreshed them 7. Woe to you therefore for the day is at hand wherein the Lord will discover your hypocrisie in the face of the whole world and that for their sakes who are scattered and persecuted for the truths sake and have not loved their lives even unto the death for the testimony of the Lord Jesus who is our rejoycing all the day long because he hath dispossessed the man of sin by the brightnesse of his appearing and hath redeemed us from the dominion of him by taking possession of us and exalting the Throne of his everlasting lov● in our hearts 8. For which we will sing praises to God on high because he hath judged the great Whore who in times past deceived us and as she hath done unto us she shall be done unto yea she shall receive double for all that she hath done unto us for the Lord hath uttered his voice from on high and will not cease to plead the cause of his people against her untill her name be perished out of the earth it being the accomplishing of that great promise even the bringing in of the new heaven and the new earth wherein shall dwell everlasting righteousness that being the City of the first-born to which we that are redeemed by the coming of the Lord Jesus are interested having our fellowship with the Fath●r and his Son Jesus Christ together with an innumerable company of Angels and the spirits of just men made perfect 6. Be wise now therefore O thou that inhabitest these Isles and be instructed ye Rulers thereof do justice and love mercy follow peace and holinesse with all men without which no man shall see the Lord for he is King over all the earth happy is the man whom the Lord shall deliver he shall see the salvation of God 10. Consider these things O thou that art exalted and know that thy exaltation is no other then the exaltation of Pharoah whom God exalted for this end that he might manifest his great power by destroying of him and his host and setting the children of Israel free 11. Even so will the Lord destroy all the powers and all the counsels shall discover all the secrets and shall bring all your honors into contempt and your rich men shall mourn and weep and the poor men shall leap as an hart for that the Lord hath made good his great p●omise unto his people by exalting the Throne of his everlasting love in our hearts as God is love therefore to him be all honor and all glory and praise for he only is worthy inasmuch as he was manifested in flesh and was slain and hath redeemed us to God by his blood out of every Kindred and Tongue and People and Nation and hath made us unto our God Kings and Priests and we shall raign on the earth A Letter presented to Iudge Cooke in IRELAND Right Honorable SInce it hath pleased the Almighty God to call you forth into so publike a Work as the Advancement of the Throne and Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ as doth appear by your late printed Labors called Monarchy no Creature of Gods making wherein I have observed the most excellent out-goings of God upon your spirit bearing witness with my spirit that he hath made you faithful in this Service and being hereby invited and in obedience unto the Command of God like faithful Abraham have forsaken all that is near and dear unto me consisting only in external things and as a stranger am looking after for that City whose Maker and Builder is God the discovery whereof is that which alone is sufficient to establish our hearts and to give us rest in these times of distraction it being our portion in this world to endure many tribulations yet in the Lord alone is our peace of whom and for whom I have much to speak when time and your self shall admit in the mean time be pleased to consider that the Lord is not sl●ck in making his great Promise to appear which for so long since was prophesied by the Prophets saying Behold I work a work in your days which you shall in no wise beléeve although a man declare it unto you Your sons and your daughters shall prophesie and your young men shall see visions To which Truth I am made a Witness at this time for their sakes who indeed wait for the fulfilling and accomplishing of that Promise which for brevity sake I shall forbear to write the particulars whereof being many until that time wherein the Lord shall give me opportunity to speak with you face to face in whom I have boldness to present you with these few lines no way doubting but that the Lord will inform your spirit more fully touching those things which most concern the Exaltation and setting up the Throne and Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ for whose sake I am made to account all the excellency of things here below or beneath God to be as dung and dross whether it be Honour or Preferment Riches or Esteem or whatsoever else that is near and dear unto me yea mine own life also if thereby I might be an advantage to the setting up of those things which best become the Gospel of the Lord Jesus which indeed is of great worth in these our days in these Nations it being so lately sown and scarcely sprung up to any strength that even those high winds of Persecution even among our own selves each man seeking his own good and not his Brothers but rather his destruction so that except the Lord stand up and preserve his own Word it is yet like to dye even as seed sown in corrupt ground which for want of soundness and strength cannot bear or bring forth And now dear Sir I humbly beseech you to bear with me if any way herein I have overslipt my self and pass by the failings which haply may appear by my rude Intrusion and accept the good intention or meaning of him who is and waiteth to be your faithful Friend and Servant in the Service and Obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ Cork Decemb. 16. 1652. Joseph Binkes The great Men of the Earth they shall their glory bring And lay it down even at his feet who is their Lord and King Their Righteousness alafs to them shall prove as dross When as indeed they shall behold the glory of the Cross Then shall the Lord alone be seen to be our praise When it shall be our Song his Kingdom for to raise This is Truth Let him that hath an ear to hear hear Some Queres proposed touching the true Ministers of the Gospel and the false Prophets FIrst whether any man as a Minister professing himself to be a Minister and servant of the Lord Jesus ought not to give a true testimony of his knowing the Word of God which is indeed to know God and eternall l●fe Secondly whether or no he or they who have this testimony have not put on the Lord Jesus as a seal of truth he being the gift of God and eternall life Thirdly whether or no he or they who after the order of men professe themselves to be the true Ministers and not having this testimony are not or at least may be accounted the false Prophets These being as yet unanswered I am made silent and waiting upon God for a further discovery touching these things who in that day wherein he shall make knowne unto the sons of men those things which belong to their peace and the spirit of truth then shall it be made manifest who are the true Prophets from the false My sheep heare my voice a stranger they ●ill not follow FINIS