anger in the humanity 20. And thus was the humane will in the Type of Christ ransomed in the fire for the Incorporated Grace-Covenant went with the humane desire in their prayer which through this Sacrifice in the fire pressed into God together into the fire of the Sacrifice and reconciled that is destroyed the Earthly Beastiall property of the humane will in the fire with the Love For with the fire God formed an Image before him as a substance in which fire substance Gods fire Imaged it selfe and reconciled the Elementary fire in Man his Eternall Love-fire savoured the humane will through the incorporated Grace through that Medium of the fire for Moses had holy fire wherewith he kindled the Sacrifice 21. Thus was the Elementary fire of Man reconciled in the Holy Fire and yet must a Beastiall Medium viz Beasts flesh come into the Holy fire of Moses seeing Man was become Beastiall that the beastiall kinde be burned away in the Holy fire through the Fathers anger-fire and that Gods Love-fire might kindle the humane soule-fire in its introduced desire in the Sacrifice and so Gods desire in the Word smelt Mans desire through the fire for in the fire the Beastiall vanity of Mans will burnt away in the anger-fire and so then the cleere humane will pressed into Gods Love-fire as a sweet savour for the incorporated Paradisicall inspoken Grace pressed with the cleere will of Man into God 22. And that is it which Moses sayth It was a sacrifice of a sweet savour unto the Lord For God desired to smell nothing there but onely Mans will viz the humane Life which before the times of the world was in the Word of God indeed without Creature but yet in power which was inbreathed to the Created Image That same did God smell through the Sacrifice in the Ens of Christ viz through the inspoken Grace and reconciled the averted will through the Grace in the Fire so that the humane will became divine againe and brought 1 the humane Lifes fire and 2 Gods Love fire into one fire as into one lifes burning and that was a right Sacrifice of Reconciliation or sinne-offering when sinne was offered to the fire of Gods anger to be consumed 23. And thus also the beastiall flesh which they offered and eare afterwards was sanctified to Man for Gods Imagination in the Covenant went thereinto therefore Moses calleth it Holy Flesh also Holy Bread such was the Shew bread sam 21.6 Matth. 12.4 All which stood in the Type signifying How that same incorporated power of the Grace-Covenant would manifest it selfe with Heavenly Substance in Christ and give it for food of the humane soule viz to the soules fire in which food the soules-fire should be turned into a Love-fire 24. For in the Old Testament this sweet Grace Covenant gave it selfe into the Sacrifice of the fiery soules desire for sood as to the Soules Mouth in the fire For the Soule viz the Soulish Faiths Mouth did in the Sacrifice of fire eate of this sweet Grace not in the Substance but in the power upon the fullfilling that was to come till the power was manifested in the flesh But their Body did under it eate of the blessed bread and flesh Note wherein also the power of the Grace viz the Imagination of the Covenant was Thus the Jewes did eate Christs flesh and drank his bloud in the Grace Ens in the power in the Type where the power was not yet flesh and bloud but yet that same word of Grace which afterwards became Man was therein 25. But when the time came and was fulfilled that the same incorporated Word of Grace which received their Soule in the faiths-desire in the fiery Essence became Man then it gave it selfe to this faiths Mouth viz of the fiery soulish Essence according to the Divine and humane property for food Of which wee will heere following write more at large and set downe the true Ground how Christs flesh and bloud it to be eaten and drunk not out of a Conceit or Opinion but out of the Ground of the Scripture and true certaine knowledge through Gods Grace The Second Chapter Of the Supper of the New Testament how the Type is come into Substance 1. WHen the time was fullfilled that this Grace-Covenant should manifest it selfe and assume the Humanity with Soule and Body then the Type ceased For the Anger-fire of God in the Soule and in the flesh of Man was together a Or Immodeled imprinted in the Substantiall Word viz in the Divine Ens which Divine Ens out of the Divine power assumed also the Divine Ens of Adam which vanished as to the Kingdome of Heaven viz to the Holy Working Fire when the Soule Imaged it selfe into Earthlinesse and made it living that is burning in it selfe againe through the Holy Fire where then the Divine Sacrifice in the fire was manifested in the Humanity 2. For the Soule was of the Fathers property according to his fires might and was become a meere fire of Anger This the Father gave to the Sonne as to the Manifested Grace-Covenant and brought the Fathers Anger-fire in the Soule into the Sonnes Love fire so that the Fathers anger-fire and the Sonnes Love fire in the humane Substance stood in one Ground the Love-fire became Substantiall that is a heavenly flesh and gave it selfe to the anger-fire of the Father in the humane Lifes property for food to a fire-burning after the manner as a Man putteth a pleasant Oyly Balsam to a fire and then the fire in its burning giveth forth out of it selfe a pleasant smell and vertue out of this Balsam Oyle 3. Thus the Father now smelt this pleasant savour in the Humanity in the Soules fire which savour he formerly smelt in the Sacrifice in the Type for Christ was now the right high Priest which offered to God his Father the acceptable Sacrifice of the sweet savour in the Humanity and reconciled the Anger in the Humanity The Altar of God upon which Moses sacrificed was now in the Humanity of Christ who offered up to God the sweet humanity out of the heavenly Ens with the Adamicall humanity into his Anger-fire which burned in the Adamicall humanity Sinne in the Adamicall flesh was destroyed through the sweet heavenly flesh viz through the Substantiall Word of Love through JESUS viz Gods greatest Sweetnesse 4. God brought the Sacrifice of Moses viz the reconciliation in fire into the humanity and made of Moses Christ viz the right high Priest who with his holy bloud besprinckled the Altar viz the fire Life as Moses did with the bloud of Beasts in the Type 5. And we see this Eminently in the Supper of Christ which when at last he would enter into his sufferings and kill sinne in our humanity with the substantiall Love fire in his bloud then at last he Eate the Paschall Lamb with his Disciples for he had given himselfe up into the Type with his Grace-Covenant
Man againe which is he himselfe in us so that all of us together are become branches rooted in his tree which he himselfe is and all live from his vertue and substance and stand in one stock which is himselfe 32. Therefore wee should rightly consider this and not with unworthy hearts and Mouths draw neere to this Communion and suppose it is enough that wee partake of Bread and Wine No it is a brotherly memberly Band and Covenant wee binde our selves therewith in Christ to be one onely Man and that same one onely Man is every one himselfe in Christ therefore our purpose in such coming together should be that wee as Members of one Body will binde our selves fast with such participation and forsake Satan with his Opposite will and heartily love one another as Christ hath loved us and hath given his life into Death for us 33. To this End is this Testament of participation under Bread and Wine ordained Not to understand as if it were a participation apart and asunder whereof a Christian without the use of this could not partake for if wee are in Christ and he himselfe be in us and is our Life and Light and wee thus rooted in him in the Substantiall Faith which Faiths Substance he himselfe is Wherefore should not then that same Lifes desire be able alwayes if it but turne it selfe thereinto to eate thereof this Ordinance is onely a memberlike Band of Love that wee might thereby instruct one another what Christ hath done for us till hee shall visibly come to us againe in his assumed humane Imagelikenesse and as our right High Priest be ever with us and in us The Fourth Chapter Of the difference of such Participation what the wicked receive by this Testament and how a Man should rightly prepare himselfe for it that he may be rightly worthy 1. AS is above-mentioned it lyeth not in the conceit or supposition that one need onely draw neere with the Body to such Communion and think when I have participated of Bread and Wine with others then I have received the true Testament of Christ whereby my sinnes are forgiven mee No St Paul sayth Hee that distinguisheth not the Body of the LORD from Bread and Wine he receiveth it to his owne Judgement 1 Cor. 11.29 Bread and Wine cannot apprehend this Testament much lesse the Faithlesse who come to it onely out of Custome and that he will have the Name of a Christian 2. So also it standeth not in the Priests power with his blessing to bring the Body and Bloud of Christ into the Bread and Wine but it standeth in the Divine Institution which Institution is hidden from the wicked Mouth and it is done to him as to Judas who though indeed he also eate and drank of the Bread and Wine of the Supper and was invited to the Testament yet he did not receive Christs flesh and bloud viz the Love of God for after the Supper Satan went into him which is as much as to say the power and vertue of the Testament touched him so that his inward false Faiths Mouth was thus stirred and opened but as his Faiths Mouths was so was also the Testament in his participation as the Scripture sayth With the Holy thou art Holy and with the perverse thou art perverse Psal 18.26 27. 3. Hee received the Testament of Christ but it was the Judgement onely which Judgement in the Holy or Saints killeth the Earthly Will of the Serpent that is when the Soule is capable of the holy power and vertue so that it hath a Mouth of Faith which receiveth the Love in the Testament then it receiveth also herewith in like manner Christs suffering Death and Resurrection which killeth Sinne in Soule and Flesh but the wicked Mouth is not capable of the Love therefore it receiveth onely Christs suffering and Death and Not his Resurrection for with his false opinion he layeth his desire viz the false Faiths Mouth to Christs Flesh and Bloud and killeth Christ in this participation in his Testament in himselfe he is thereby Guilty of the Death of Christ for with his false participation and false Faiths desire he toucheth the severe Judgement of God in Christs Agony Wounds and Death 4. Therefore in that he is onely capable of the Judgement the Judgement of God which killed Christ for our sinnes sake in this Testament is moveable in the Soule and property of the wicked which Judgement toucheth or stirreth Christs wounds and Death in his Testament in this participation of false property for the false Serpents-seede with this touch a Or pierceth stingeth Christ in the Heele for Christ offereth the Soule his Testament and would slay the Serpent but while Satan hath the chife Dominion in the Soule he will not receive it but through the Soules Essence casteth his false Poysonous rayes b Or against upon the wounds of Christ and desireth to kill Christ 5. Understand he desireth to poyson and infect that Ground in Man where Christs Bloud and Death with his Resurrection should be possessed and stirreth it selfe so much the more in the false Soule as he did in Judas when he received this Testament then he was Stirring in Judas and tooke his life in Therefore sayth the Scripture After the Sop Satan entered into him Joh. 13.27 For his false Heart had stirred the Judgement of God therefore it came also into him for it was within him aforehand but not manifest till he touched the Covenant in the Testament so it went with him as with Vzza Who unworthily touched the Arke of God 2 Sam. 6.6 7. 1 Chron. 14.9 10. which a wicked Man ought to observe that he doe not without repentance for his sinnes touch this Testament else he layeth his hand of false property on Christs Wounds Agony and Death and will in the End receive Judas wages therefrom 6. It is not so to be understood as if the wicked who applyeth himselfe with others to the Covenant of the Testaments of Christ did receive nothing as also is to be understood in Baptisme for the Testament standeth firme the Institution continueth in power and vertue for the Faithlesse doth not take away the Covenant and power The Covenant goeth with such participation and use into all but as the Mouth is such also is the participation Gods great Love and Grace viz the Substantiall Love giveth not it selfe into the wicked Soule but the Processe of Christ with his paine c Or Anguish Agony Scorne and Death goeth indeed into the wicked soule for therein the Man-Devill viz the wicked Heart pierceth Christ in his wounds and maketh it selfe Guilty of the Death of Christ 7. The wicked indeed participateth on Christs Going into Hell on his Anguish and Death but he is not capable of his Resurrection wherein Christ ruleth over Death and Hell for his wicked will desireth not to dye in Christs Death with Christ to his wickednesse and false matters and conversation but desireth
13. Not so to be understood as if the worke by the unworthy hand were therefore wholly f Or Ineffectuall powerlesse no the Covenant of God g Absenteth or withdraweth severeth not it selfe for the unworthy hands sake which is but a Medium or Means for faithfull Parents which stand in the anointing of this Covenant and have put on the Covenant they have the anointing also in their seede and generate Children out of the property of their bodyes and soules now if they be baptised in body and soule and have put on the anointing of Christ wherefore then not also the Ens of their bodyes if they be the Temples of the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in them and eate Christs flesh and drink his bloud so that Christ is in them and they in Christ as Christ sayth Joh. 6.56 Wherefore then not also the fruit of their Bodies For Christ sayth indeed Matth. 7.18 a Good Tree cannot bring forth bad fruit and a bad Tree cannot bring forth Good fruit If the eye of the spirit be light then is the whole body light If the Leven be Holy then is the whole Lump Holy Matth. 6. Rom. 11. 14. John was baptised in the Mothers womb through the Spirit of Christ out of Maries voice as also his mother Elizabeth and wee see cleerly how it came to passe for as Elizabeth heard the Spirit of Mary the Holy Ghost moved in her and also in her fruit alike they received the Baptisme of Christ out of his humanity alike the Mother with the Sonne wherefore then not also now at present in holy Parents in whom the anointing is For such as the Tree is such is also its fruit But the Covenant in the Baptisme is therefore that every one should themselves with their owne will as a particular branch on the Tree and as a life of their owne put on the Covenant of Christ as through the outward Medium or Meanes ordained thereunto 15. Not to understand that a childe of honest anointed Parents which hath attained life though it dye before the Baptisme that it is not in the anointing of Christ It hath indeed put on the anointing of its Parents for it is existed out of their substance out of their baptised soules and bodies substance and onely needeth if it liveth to enter into the Image of the visible Covenant as a life of its owne and with its will give it selfe up into that which it inheriteth from its Parents But seeing a childe understandeth not this therefore the Parents doe it with their Faith and every one of those that are called to that work viz the h Pathen Gossips Witnesses or God-fathers and God-mothers who in their faiths-desire with their Prayer i Transferre or deliver over recommend the childe to the Covenant of Christ and present it in the Covenant of Christ to the Holy Trinity and desire the Covenant to be upon this Childe 16. All these both the Parents and standers by viz the faithfull Baptiser and Witnesses worke with their faith in the property of the Childe and reach out to it with their faith the Covenant of Christ for the will of their Faith taketh the Childes will being without understanding into their faiths desire and so beare the childes will in their will with their anointing into the Covenant of Christ viz before the Holy Trinity 17. When the Baptiser sprinkleth or powreth the water upon the Childe then is his faith together in the water and fastneth it selfe in the words of Christ who sayth Matth 28.19 Goe hence into all the world Baptising all Nations in the Name of the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost Upon Christs command they Baptise Men the Baptiser Baptiseth with the Hand and with Faith and the Parents together with the Witnesses baptise with their Faiths desire with the anointed will they infuse it into Christs Covenant and Christ infuseth himselfe therein with his Bloud Death and Victory viz with the victory of his Death and kindleth the faiths Ens of the Childe with his love fire 18. Thus the Graine of Mustardseed of the love-fire soweth it selfe into the Childes Soules and Bodies Ens as a Glimmering k Hatcher breeder or Ember Mother of Divine Love which Mother afterwards when the childe getteth understanding of its owne is more kindled through Faith Repentance and Prayer and becometh a high shining Light and when afterwards the Mouth of Faith eateth Christs flesh and drinketh his bloud then this holy Mother love-fire atteineth holy Oyle to the burning of its Life 19. With the Baptisme is implanted the humanity of Christ according to the holy Love-water viz the Water of Eternall Life in which water the holy fire may burne and with the Supper is participated the Holy Tincture in the bloud and flesh of Christ viz the true Love-fire burning a spirituall Anointing Oyle out of the divine fire and Light which the water of Love kindleth viz the Baptisme-Covenant And though a Childe be borne of Holy Parents Note and in the Mothers womb be cleerely in this Covenant yet it ought also to put on this Covenant in its owne selfesubsisting person in its owne lifes will for this Cause that in the flesh Sinne and uncleannesse is together propagated and inherited and therefore should it selfe put on this Covenant for it ought and must it selfe with the Covenant of Grace breake the head of the Serpent in the flesh and therefore it ought also it selfe to put on Christ with his victory For Christ now offereth himselfe to it selfe it ought therefore in its owne person to receive him with its owne will and give its owne will up to him 20. For the Baptisme is nothing else but a marriage or Contract with God l Text. auff upon in Christs bloud and Death wherein Christ bindeth himselfe to Man with his victory and Resurrection and placeth Man therein And Man in the Baptisme giveth up his Adamicall averse will to the Death of Christ and desireth to dye to his owne will in the Death of Christ and to rise againe through Christs Resurrection out of Christs Death with and in Christ to a new will and to live and to will with Christ For wee are through the Baptisme with Christs victory planted anew in the Word of God for Man is the Outspoken Imaged Word of God which hath brought his will in Adam from the speaking of God into an owne will and speaking and is become treacherous to the Word of God and with the Baptisme the Imaged Word promiseth and incorporateth it selfe againe with the Eternall Speaking of God that it will speake and will according to God viz Gods righteousnesse and truth 21. The Baptisme is an Oath which Man sweareth m In or into to God when he renounceth the Devill and his Kingdome and giveth up himselfe to God for his proper owne viz for a Temple of God And though a childe understandeth not this yet the Baptiser as also the Parents and Witnesses should
with the heavenly flesh and would fullfill the Type with the flesh of Love and bring forth the Adamicall humanity through Death viz through Gods Anger through the inclosure of the Adamicall Life into Gods Love-fire and breake open the Prison of Death 6. So now in the Type of the Paschal-Lamb he began the New Testament viz the fullfilling of these Types and lead his Disciples to the Sacrifice of the New Testament viz to the Altar of God in his flesh and bloud that they should eate the fullfilling of the Old Testament in the Sacrifice of the New Testament for he brought the Old Testament viz the figure into the New viz into his flesh and bloud which was the Sacrifice of reconciliation for the sinnes of the World and gave them the b Or Reconciliation attonement in his flesh to Eate and in his bloud to drink 7 For the reconcillation should be no more done in fire where the Fathers anger burnt away the vanity in Mans Faith but it should be done in the Love-fire in the flesh of Christ they should now with their faiths desire viz with the fiery lifes Mouth of the soule eate and drink the reconciliation with Christs flesh and bloud No more with Faith in the Type but in Substance no more in power without Substance but with Substantiall Divine and humane power wherein the humanity of Christ himselfe should be the Paschal Lamb Not Deity without Humanity but Deity and Humanity alike 8. For the Paschal-Lamb must be eaten quite up and so also he would not give them onely a piece of his humanity but Note gave himselfe to them wholly and altogether into their soules fire-mouth viz into the Faiths-desire The soules fiery Mouth was now the fire of God which devoured the Sacrifice as common fire devoureth Oyle and giveth a cleere light out of its consuming Thus also Christ gave to his Disciples viz to their faiths desire understand to the fiery Mouth of the Soule as to the true Life his heavenly Body and his heavenly Bloud in that manner and way as the heavenly Ens in the limit of the Covenant gave it selfe into Mary into the vanished Ens and became one Person wholly undivided 9. Note He gave his whole heavenly humanity to them into their Adamicall Humanity understand to the Paradisicall Ground for every Life desireth an Ens of its likenesse viz every fire desireth an Ens for its burning which is like that fire 10. The foolish fire-life was become dark through the Impression of Death and therefore needed a light Ens out of the Divine Light as a Substance of Light as a holy anointing Oyle wherein the dark painfull Soules fire changeth it selfe into a Light and Love-desire This now conceived upon Christs Altar viz out of Christs humanity the Substantiall Love viz the Substantiall Wisdome of God that same fire in this Substance was the Name and the power JESUS viz Gods greatest holinesse which changeth the Soules fire into a Light whence Christ said Hee was the Light of the world Joh. 8.12 For in his power hath the Soule againe attained eyes of Divine Light so that it beholdeth God againe 11. And as a Man giveth Oyle to common fire out of which ariseth a Light so in like manner is to be understood concerning the dark Soules fire which receiveth into it selfe Christs heavenly Ens of the Divine Substantiall Love in this Testament and kindleth againe the vanished even heavenly Ens in Adam and burneth in its likenesse wherein the Kingdome of Heaven viz the City of God is againe unlocked where the Divine Light in that same unlocked Paradisicall Ground shineth againe which is the City of God in Man where the Holy Ghost dwelleth of which Christ saith Hee that Eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud he continueth in Mee and I in him Joh. 6.56 12. In this Paradisicall unlocked Ground Christ viz the Divine Love Ens continneth dwelling in the Light for the power in the Light is the Divine Ens viz the Supernaturall heavenly flesh a Tincture of Life which Tincture tinctureth the Soule and giveth the heavenly fire-Glance to the Soules-fire But yet that a Man may rightly understand it The Soule is the Fathers fire which receiveth into it selfe viz into its fiery desire the Sonnes Substantiall Love viz the holy Love-fire which hath turned it selfe into the humane Tincture viz into flesh and bloud understand into that same humane Lifes power Thus is the changing of the Soules Will Effected 13. Thus wee see first this figure in Moseses Sacrifice of reconciliation that the Soule viz the Faiths desire of the Soule brought it selfe into the Sacrifice as into a Substance and with the Substance went into the fire where the reconciliation through fire was made in the introduced Covenant of the Love-fire in that manner and way as the Substantiall Love of Christ should give it selfe up into the Soules-fire wherein Gods anger did burne for food and reconciliation Secondly wee see also by Moses not onely how the Soule is ransomed from sinne through fire and with the Love in the Covenant became fed with the holy fire of Grace but they blessed also the bread and flesh through the reconciliation of the Grace-Covenant and did eate the same viz the holy bread and flesh as God also commanded them 14. Which signifieth the Orall eating and drinking of the Substantiall Grace where not onely the Soule is fed but Note also the right Adamicall Man which shall arise from Death againe for the Earth was cursed through Mans sinne and Man must from the Curse of Gods anger Eate of the Earthly fruit but with this Sacrifice and blessing of the Covenant God erecteth now a new blessing so that Israel did eate of Blessed food againe where the Grace pressed through the Curse againe as the Sunne presseth and penetrateth through Water 15. All which was a Type of the Testament of Christ which would not onely feed the Soule with Substantiall fiery Love But Note also the right Adamicall Body and that when he would ordaine his New Testament under Bread and Wine signified how the inward Grace of Love would presse through the outward Man as the Sunne penetrateth through the Water or as fire penetrateth through Iron 16. And by the Orall eating and drinking of his New Testament is signified the Paschal Lamb in the Old Testament where the Grace-Covenant of the Divine blessing gave it selfe into a visible Elementary Substance viz into a Medium wherein the humane Body received the Grace And it points at the New Testament where Christ viz the Substantiall Grace would with his Love with the power of his flesh and bloud of Divine and humane property give himselfe into his fellow-Members the Christians through an Elementary Medium of blessed Bread and Wine for-foode and drink where-through the accursed Body out of the Limus of the Earth which hath eaten the Curse into it selfe is blessed againe 17. This wee see cleerly by the Last Supper
of Christ that Christ with the Institution of the New Testament would not ordaine any strange or new thing but onely fullfill the Old Testament and with the Substantiall Grace which in his Soule and flesh was become MAN give himselfe up into the Covenant of the Old Testament and himselfe be the fullfilling viz the Paschal Lamb and the Holy bread and flesh where-through our right Adamicall Man is to be blessed For he first eate the Paschal Lamb with his Disciples and incorporated himselfe with them in the Covenant of the Old Testament and washed their feete for them Afterwards he tooke the Bread gave thanks and brake it and gave to them and sayd Take and Eate that is my body which is given for you In like manner also he tooke the Cup after the Supper and gave thanks gave to them and sayd Drink yee all thereof that is my bloud of the New Testament which is shed for many for the forgivenesse of sinnes I say unto you I will now henceforth drink no more of this fruit of the Vine till at the day that I will drink it new with you in my Fathers Kingdome Matth. 26. Mark 14. 1 Cor. 11.23 18. This is now the true Ground and signifieth first how the sweet Grace of Gods Covenant hath given it selfe up into our humanity and secondly how that same Grace-Covenant which in the Old Testament with the Sacrifices and Paschal-Lamb gave it selfe to Israel under that same food for a blessing doth now with the assumed humanity give it selfe to Man also under a Medium viz under Bread and Wine to be eaten and drunk and Thirdly how he would not take away the first Covenant and begin some new thing but how he himselfe would be that very Grace-Covenant and now present himselfe as a Man and now give himselfe into Man after a Divine and humane way that as they had participated of him heretofore with his Grace in the Covenant in the Sacrifice in a spirituall way in power through a Medium so now they should participate of him also in a corporeall and spirituall way through the Medium of Bread Wine and Substantially participate of that same incorporated Grace in the Covenant 19. For the cause was this that he would give himselfe to them to be participated both in a humane and also in a Divine property alike that they should participate of the Grace which had given it selfe into the humanity and slaine Death and opened the humane Life againe and brought it through Death in a new humane Life that the same New Life out of Christs Death and Resurrection might unlock even their Life which was shut up in Death therefore he gave them this new unlocked humane Life of his assumed humane Life with his flesh and bloud even under an Elementary Medium that the Faith might conceive it through a Medium 20. Therefore there must be a Medium that first Gods Imagination of his Love and secondly Mans Faiths desire might come together and take hold one of another by a Medium for as the participation of the Old Testament was done in a Spirituall way so now it should be both in a Substantiall and Spirituall way alike for the Deity hath now presented the Paschal-Lamb in the humanity of Christ and Gods Imagination which went formerly into the Sacrifice went now into the humanity of Christ and the Imagination of the humanity of Christ went with Divine power into the Medium of Bread and Wine and through the same in the participation thereof into the humane Life The Third Chapter How the Disciples of Christ have Eaten and Drunk Christs flesh and bloud and how that is properly to be understood 1. REason should heere goe out from the Image likenesse into that which is unimagelike and forsake the folly which Men strive for for it was not an Imagelike participation but is understood under an Imagelike one Christ gave not his Disciples the Imaged Creaturely outward palpable fleshly humanity as some piece thereof No that is not consistent for he sate by them at the Table and did not rend the Imaged substance of his body but he gave them the spirituall humanity viz the power and vertue of his body and bloud his owne Mumia wherein the Divine and humane power is understood which Mumia is a true humane Substance of flesh and bloud and is a spirituall flesh out of which the visible Image groweth and is wholly one with the visible Image 2. See a Similitude in the Sunne which standeth in its Orb but presseth with its Lustre power and whole Substance with all whatsoever it is in Essence power and Substance forth out of it selfe into the whole world and giveth it selfe to every Element Substance and Creature to all hearbs and Trees also to every Creaturely life and worketh in all things whatsoever it will receive and yet teareth not it selfe when it goeth forth from it selfe and giveth it selfe to the other Creatures it continueth alwayes whole and goeth not away from its Substance 3 So is also the Supper of Christ to be understood as wee see a Similitude of it in the hearbs and grasse of the Earth which neither doth nor can doe any thing without the power of the Sunne it setteth the Jawes of its Essence wide open towards the Sunnes power and vertue that is it hungereth onely after that and into that hunger the Sunne shineth in and kindleth the Spirit viz the Brimstone Salt and Oyle of the Hearb and as soone as that is done that the Sunnes vertue findeth or perceiveth it selfe in the Brimstone Salt and Oyle of the Hearb then it worketh therein whence the Hearb attaineth a perceptible warmth and conceiveth and impresseth the Sunnes vertue in it selfe so that the Sunnes vertue and power becometh Substantiall in the Hearb and groweth with the Hearb and tinctureth the same whereby the Hearb becometh Sunney or Solar and worketh to the bringing forth fruit 4. So in like manner wee are to understand concerning Christs Testaments for Hee is the Sunne of Life and the Light of the world Joh. 8 12 Hee according to the Deity is the Eternall Speaking Word viz the power and verâ—ue of the Deity the power of the Divine Light and according to the humanity he is the formed out-spoken Word which is wholly one with the Eternall Speaking Word for hee hath introverted our received humanity with the Eternall Word viz turned the outward inward viz the Substance of Time and turned the inward outward viz the Substance of the Eternity and is with the Divine Substance through our humane Substance received from us become pressing forth as the Sunne presseth forth from it selfe and giveth forth it selfe so the Divine Substance giveth it selfe forth through the humane Note The Divine Substance bringeth the humane forth with it selfe for the Divine Desire goeth forth towards the humane Essence and the humane Essence goeth in towards the Divine out-pressing delight or desire 5. Note But being the
the Soule brought it selfe from the breathing Word into owne Will into the visible Substance with the desire for the Soules fire-Life out of the Fathers property could no more attaine that therefore was this ground vanished as to the Creature and not in God but onely to the Creaturely Soule 14. And when this holy Ground of the soule and body was hidden then was soule and body a dark d Dale or Valley Dangeon sull of Paine and Torment for God was hidden to it and instantly the Principles according to their properties began to qualifie and operate as 1 the Soule according to the Anger property of God the Father which as to the light shining in it was hidden And 2 the outward Body began to qualifie in the foure Elements viz in hot and cold and in all other properties of the Starres power and vertue and every awakened property impressed it selfe into a substance whence the body became grosse hard and beastiall and the true Image of God a Visard and Monster And that is the sinne for the sake of which Gods power and vertue went againe into the Humanity and received the Humanity and overflowed into us againe his divine power and vertue through and in a right Humanity 15. Seeing then Man standeth in Three Principles as an Image according to time and Eternity of the visible and invisible Substance and that Christ true GOD and MAN hath also put on to himselfe the visible and invisible Substance in one undivided Person so also is the participation of his Substance in his Testaments to be understood as that every Principle in Man eateth and drinketh of its likenesse againe viz Note 1 The outward right Adamicall Image out of the Limus of the Earth eateth againe of the same humanity of Christ which he received from Man and 2 The Soule eateth of the Divine Love-fire and 3 the Heavenly Divine Substance vanished in Adam eateth of the Substantiall Wisdome and yet wholly unsevered through one onely Faiths Mouth alike But Note 4 The grosse Beast of the Grosse flesh which is but a Huske receiveth onely the outward husk of the Testament viz Bread and Wine and under them the Judgement of God that breaketh and killeth the Lust of the body of this Grossenesse therefore Man should distinguish the body of the LORD and his bloud from the Animall Man that is without Faith which receiveth onely the Judgement under Bread and Wine for as the Mouth is so is also the food in the Mouth 16. Christ sayd Joh. 6. My flesh is the right food and my bloud is the right drink Also I am the Bread that is come from Heaven that Giveth Life to the World Hee that eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud he continueth in Mee and I in Him but he that eateth not the flesh of the Sonne of Man he hath no life in him Then the Jewes contended one among another and sayd How can this Man give us his flesh to eate and were offended at this saying But he sayd My words are Spirit and Life Note To signifie that wee should beleeve his words and he that comprehendeth and receiveth his word in himselfe he comprehendeth in himselfe that word which is become flesh and bloud which word is become a true humane Substance and that the Faiths Mouth comprehendeth in it selfe viz the right hunger or desire of the right true humanity after a spirituall way and manner Note As the word of the Divine power is become Man so is it also comprehended by the Faith and is Man in his Members also 17. That same Spirituall Substantiall Word taketh on it our Humanity understand the spirituall humanity and giveth it selfe into the same and worketh and dwelleth therein substantially after a spirituall manner as hee dwelt and wrought in the Body which he received from Mary where Men saw on Him outwardly our flesh and Bloud viz the spirituall Worlds substance and yet in the visible was the invisible substance of which he sayd Joh. 3.13 He was therewith come from Heaven 18. Thus also that same invisible spirituall substance of Christ which hath united and introverted it selfe with our Huâ—â—nity into our Faiths desire in that manner as a spark of fire falleth into Tinder and kindleth the Tinder and consumeth the substance of the Tinder and maketh it altogether fire so also the Substantiall Power and vertue of Christ consumeth in his Tinder viz in the humane spirituall Ground in the Minde e Seâ—ses Thoughts and Will and evill influxes in Thoughts and Will whether they were from the desire of the Earthly flesh or from the Devill and from the Lust of the world cast thereinto yet that same spirituall fire consumeth all for it taketh in the Life of Man and ruleth it 19. It is a Light viz a Spirituall Oyle in the Life of Man wherein the true Spirituall Life viz the soulish Life burneth and without this Spirituall Oyle there is no true Light or Life in Man but onely an Astrall Light and the true soule standeth in the dark Dungeon in its Essence and helpeth it selfe with the Astrall Light of the Sunne in which regard it hath also vaine earthly Desires and Lust in it 20. But that soule which attaineth this Holy anointing Oyle of Christ in it selfe turneth its longing and desires away from the vanity of the World into Gods word and power and is as a new young childe that lyeth in the Mothers womb and suffereth the Mother to nourish it Thus it hangeth to Christs Essence Substance and power and eateth of the Stock of the Vine Christ as the branch eateth of the Stock of the Vine Joh. 15. 21. Reason should understand us right It is not so to be understood that Christ hath with his flesh and bloud with the grosse mortall flesh and bloud introverted himselfe into Man which flesh and bloud is of no profit but is onely as a receptacle or shall of the right spirituall Man Much lesse doth the Divine Substance mingle it selfe with Bread and Wine so that when I behold the blessed Bread and Wine and receive it into the Earthly mortall Mouth I should think that I comprehended Christs flesh and bloud with my fleshly Mouth as I comprehend Bread and Wine therewith 22. No That cannot be Bread and Wine is but a Medium or meanes thereunto even as the Earthly Mouth is a Medium or meanes of the Spirit the Spirituall Faiths Mouth of Man comprehendeth Christs flesh and bloud under Bread and Wine not inherent in Bread and Wine for Bread and Wine changeth not it selfe into Christs flesh and Bloud but it is a meanes thereto ordained which Medium belongeth to the visible Man through which Medium the Invisible giveth it selfe into the Invisible Spirituall Man 23. In Bread and Wine two properties are understood as 1 the Grosse Elementary Earthly Substance that belongeth to the Morâ—all Man and then 2 the power and vertue therein wherein the Tincture of the Bread and the Wine
Art but they themselves understand not what they doe their knowledge sticketh barely in the letters and yet have not the Living word CHRIST in them who giveth testimony to the Literall word Had they Christ in the Love in them then they would impart that same Love and would shew men Christ in themselves and would so walke that Men might see they were Christs children But while they onely contend and dispute and will not so love and live themselves it is false and but an hypocriticall shew 6. But that this is true let Men looke upon their supposition about which they contend One heape of them sayth Christ is substantially under Bread and Wine Also Bread and Wine is changed into the Testament of Christ and there is a change of the Bread and Wine and so will receive Christ into the Beastiall and Mortall Man which Beast yet is not profitable b Text. In the holinesse as to Holinesse The other Party sayth It is onely a signe and signification of the Body of Christ that he was broken or dyed for us and denieth the c All-present presentiall present substantiall participation and understand nothing concerning Man what and how he is what he wanteth and standeth in need of that he may attaine the salvation of God againe The Third Party will handle the matter best and keep to the words of the Institution but say That Christ is participated with and under Bread and Wine that is Christs flesh and bloud is eaten and drunke under Bread and Wine but yet have no understanding how that comes to passe what is in Man that is capable of such a Gift and will know nothing of the inward Ground and right Adamicall humanity and deny also moreover the Substantiall inhabiting of Christ and is as farre from understanding as either of the other two Neither will they know how the participation is wrought but depend barely on the dead letter but lay about them lash and thunder with railing scorne Heresie and Blasphemy 7. Every party striveth onely about a literall Image and will have Christ bound to their d Imaginary Imagelike opinion and will be Patron of that same Image and doe it upon no other ground but that they will attaine Glory honour and high Esteeme by it which may be knowne in that they all of them disgrace and contemne one another that each of them may but maintaine his d Imaginary Imagelike opinion and be called and esteemed e Or Masters and Dispencers Lords of the Mysteries of Christ and yet in the ground of their hearts respect nothing but the Earthly Lucifer with temporary honour and selfe-will and will be f Venerated worshipped as Christ Every party would have it so that Men should worship their Image viz their framed literall Opinion 8. With Christs Testaments they distinguish their Images and make them a Sect therewith and cry Heere is the Church of Christ there is Heresie and Seduction cleave unto mee heere is Christ and therewith imbitter the hearts of Kings and Princes as also the Mindes of the People so that one brother for an Image-like opinion sake despiseth disgraceth slandereth and blasphemeth another and accompts him and cryeth out upon him for Devillish and will raise warres and bloudshed and desolation of Land and People for the sake of such Idoll-Images all which are a meere empty shell without fruit and belong to the fiery World for Seperation 9. Men have brought it to this passe that the people think they are saved if they doe but cleave to the opinion of such men and allow it whether they understand it or no when they doe but honour a Sectarian Name thereby and hold the Patron of their opinion to be right so that when one heareth the name of him he cryeth Yes yes that is right and yet knoweth not what it is so altogether have men blinded and seduced the simple that Men looke onely upon Mens Names and think Christ is in the Opinion and that which is yet worse men so compell the people with power into such Image-like Opinions and have so blinded Men that they forsake even body and Goods for an Opinion sake which yet they understand not in the ground of it and persecute hate and kill one another for it 10. Every one of them cryeth Men will take away the true Doctrine viz the true Faith from them and yet they have it not neither is it in their Opinion thus altogether is the world filled and blinded with Opinions Men suppose if a Man use but Christs Testaments according to the opinion of his Patron then there is blessednesse and salvation therein else there can be no salvation and whosoever imagineth not according to the same opinion and hangeth and cleaveth to them cannot be saved also he is no true member of the right Christendome 11. Men doe so miserably contend about such Image-like opininions that the Churches are made nothing else but meere houses of contentious Disputation and spirituall Dennes of Murther which Murther in the End comes to warres and bloudshed and meere disgrace and dishonour is done to Christ for his holy Gifts and Testaments sake and nothing else in truth is thereby erected but as Israel danced about the Golden Calfe and made an Idol-calfe to be their God and joyed in their owne handiworke viz in their Idoll-Image and lost their God and therefore also the anger of God was wrath against them and devoured them all in the Wildernesse so that such Idoll and Image Servants could not come into the promised Land 12. Loving brethren contend not about Opinions all contentious Disputation is an Image of an Idoll Christ hath concerning his Omnipresence told us of no opinion where he sayth He will be with us every day to the End of the world Matth. 28.20 He sayth not in such or such an opinion but where he signifieth his presence he sayth thus as the lightening goeth forth and shineth to the going downe thereof so shall also the Ever enduring coming of the Sonne of Man be Matth. 24.27 And sayth The kingdome of God is inwardly within you Luk. 17.21 13. Christs Light and power riseth up in his children in the inward Ground and shineth to them through the whole course of their life and in that well-spring of Light is the kingdome of God in Mâ—n Now if he have not this let him contend and dispute as much as he will yet he will bring it into him by no opinion but if he hath it out of the same wellspring flow even streames of Love it needeth no Opinion let him onely looke that Christs kingdome be borne in him that Christ be Man in him else he is no Christian be he how he will for opinion he must stand as a branch in the vine of Christ Joh. 15. The Opinion helpeth him not but the true Faith which through the breaking forth of Love is active and worketh good works Gal. 5.6 if he have not
the works of Love then he hath also no Faith the opinion maketh no salvation but is Babell a confusion of the Tongues of the one onely Love None is a Christian unlesse he love his neighbour and desireth to doe him good 14. The outwardly imputed Grace without the innate e Or childelike filial Grace is all false when Christ worketh in a Man then he is a Christian and then the sufferings merits and satisfaction of Christ availe him when he hath him in himselfe for an Advocate who hath done it that he doe it also in him and attracteth his merits to him then is the kingdome of God in that Merit otherwise all Imagelike Opinions are faise No work pleaseth God but what he himselfe worketh in Man through his Spirit therefore let us be the children of Christ and not the children of Images 15. Christ hath imparted his kingdome to us in his Testaments he that will receive it must be his childe else there is no Inheritance to work Repentance is better then to desire to know much Is not the knowledge given from God to a Man then he will not be able to understand the Ground of the divine secret Mystery but if it be given him he neede no Image to continue in the humility and simplicity of Christ and to cleave to his love and Grace without despising of any one is good Christianity All whatsoever speaketh of it selfe is Babell in Christ wee are all Members and all one AMEN The End of the second little Book concerning The Holy Supper The Table of the Two Testaments Angells Book 1. Ch 1. THe End why God Created the Angells and Men also of Reasons Misunderstanding of the Testaments of Christ Verse 23. Book 1. Ch 2. How Angells became Devills Verse 3 4 5 Anointing Anointed Book 1. Ch 3. How Christs anointing is understood in the Water Baptisme Verse 19 Book 1. Ch 3. How the Body and Soule is anointed by Christ in the Water-Baptisme Verse 19.20 Book 1. Ch 4. John Anointed when Mary saluted Elizabeth Verse 4 Book 1. Ch 4. A Baptizer should be the Anointed of Christ Verse 22 Antichristian Booke 2. Ch. 5. Of Antichristian doings Verse 4 Arise Booke 1. Ch. 3. What that is wherein Man at the last day shall Arise and stand before the Judgement Verse 16.17.20 Baptisme Baptised Baptise Baptiser Booke 1. Ch. 2. How the Deluge was a figure of Baptisme Verse 17 Booke 1. Ch. 2. Why God sent the Baptisme and Divine Infusion in an Elementary Earthly Medium Verse 26.27 Booke 1. Ch. 2. What is the Ground of that Water Baptisme to which the holy Ghost is the Hand that Baptiseth Verse 36 Book 1. Ch 3. How the whole Man needed Baptisme Verse 4 Book 1. Ch 3. How the Baptisme of the holy Ghost is effected Verse 6 Book 1. Ch 3. What it is in the Water Baptisme wherewith the Body from the Outward World and the Spirit of the Constellation in Man is Baptised Verse 12 Book 1. Ch 3. How wee are buried with Christ in Baptisme Verse 22 Book 1. Ch 4. John the Baptist the Beginner of Water Baptisme Verse 01 Book 1. Ch 4. Circumcision changed into Water Baptisme Verse 6 Book 1. Ch 4. Why God Ordained the Water Baptisme Verse 9 Book 1. Ch 4. Why the Outward Baptisme is requisite to those that live to have it Verse 14.15.19 Book 1. Ch 4. Wee are through Baptisme planted anew in the Word of God Verse 20 Book 1. Ch 4. How God is with the Holy with the Vnholy in the Baptisme Verse 24 Book 1. Ch 4. What required to Baptisme in them that are present Verse 33.34.40 Book 1. Ch 4. Wicked people at the Baptisme a hinderance to the work Verse 36 Book 1. Ch 4. Baptisme not a meere signe but a substantiall work Verse 38 Book 1. Ch 3. What was done that the Three Worlds properties in Man might be Baptised Verse 5â— Book 1. Ch. 3. What it is in Man that is Baptised into Death Verse 21 Book 1. Ch. 4. Faithfull Parents Baptised in Soule and Body generate Children in that Baptisme Verse 13 Book 1. Ch. 3. How the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost Baptise together Verse 11 Book 1. Ch. 4. Who it is that is worthy to Baptise with Water Verse 10.11.39 Book 1. Ch. 4. Holy Parents Baptise their Ofspring in Spirit yet why the Outward Baptisme is requisit in those that live to have it Verse 14 15.19 Book 1. Ch. 4. The unfaithfull Baptiser is dead in that work though God alwayes worketh in respect of his Covenant Verse 12 Beasts Book 2. Ch 1. The Image of Reconciliation in the sacrificing of Beasts and burning the Fat of them mentioned Levit. 8.14 c. Verse 5 Body Book 1. Ch 1. How wee came to have this Beastiall Body Verse 20 Book 1. Ch 2. What Body the Saints before and since Christ put on and what Body they waite for in the Resurrection at the Last Day Verse 14 Book 1. Ch 3. The Body of Man necessary to be Baptised Verse 2.3 Book 2. Ch 3. Why the Bread and Wine cannot be turned into the Body and bloud of Christ Verse 25 Book 2. Ch. 4. How it is not to distinguish the Lords Body Verse 1 Children Book 1. Ch 4. Christ biddeth Suffer little Children to come to him Verse 28 Christ Christs Christian Booke 1. Ch 2. Why God must become Man and why Christ must receive the Elementary part from us Verse 34 Booke 1. Ch 2. How Christ is bestowed upon Man Verse 37.38 Booke 1. Ch 3. How Christ is the Light of the little World Verse 10 Book 2. Ch. 2. How Christ is the Light of the world Verse 10 Book 1. Ch. 3. How Christ penetratrated through Death and Hell Verse 18 Book 1. Ch. 3. How Christ descended into Hell Verse 22 Book 1. Ch. 4. John the forerunner of Christ Verse 5 Book 2. Ch. 2. How Christ was the right High Priest Verse 3.4 Book 2. Ch. 2. Christ gave his whole Humanity to his Disciples Verse 8.9 Book 2. Ch. 2. What the Citie of God in Man is and how wee continue in Christ and be in us Verse 11 Book 2. Ch. 2. Christ by the last Supper fulfilled the Old Testament Verse 17 Book 2. Ch. 3. Man cannot say I am Christ though Christ dwelleth in him Verse 30 Book 2. Ch. 4 Who they are that Crucifie Christ now and wound him Verse 15 Book 2. Ch. 4. How a Man shall feele and Taste what Christ in him is Verse 23 Book 2. Ch. 5. None know Christ but those to whom and in whom the Father revealeth him Verse 2 3 Book 2. Ch. 5. How Men say heere is Christ Verse 8 Book 2. Ch. 5. How Christ is with us Every Day to the End of the World Verse 12 Book 1. Ch. 3. What was effected by Christs shedding forth his bloud upon the Earth Verse 18 Book 1. Ch. 3. What in Man is the Christian and why Mans works must be Judged Verse
his Faith and generateth him to be a new Creature which with its Spirit walketh in Heaven and is a right Image of God whereby the earthly fleshly will is daily killed and the Newborne will dayly goeth to Heaven Joh. 6.56 Phil. 3.20 9. Which Heaven in the Inward Ground of his Life is revealed in the Spirit of Christ in him where the good Angelicall f Or Senses thoughts climbe up upon the right Jacobs Ladder Gen. 28.12 and Christ his Lord sitteth above on the top of it at the Right hand of God and dayly presenteth them with his humane and heavenly flesh and bloud before the wrath of God and the severe Judgement and is with him in all his need Also incloseth his Prayers in himselfe and thereby presenteth them before Death Hell the Devill and the Anger of God 10. This Publication both of his Word Taught as it is written in the Bible and is g Impregnated or conceived received in the sacramentall participation where he profferreth his Word in his flesh and bloud a Christian Man should receive and finde himselfe in this h Celebration Custome and unite and tie himselfe as a Member with the Congregation of Christ for in Christ wee are all but one as a Tree i Text. in and its Branches Gal. 3.28 11. It is not so to be understood that this Covenant and Testament is given onely by an outward hearing of the Word Preached and Participation of Bread and Wine at the k Or Sacrament Testament as the present World so Erreth in Many Hearts No it must be a right sincere Earnest with true working Repentance so that God with the Key of his Love unlocketh and Openeth the Hearing and the right Mouth which shall receive this Testament so that the poore soule have a right hunger and thirst after it and bring its desire through Christs sufferings Dying Death and Resurrection to it 12. Otherwise there is no true Mouth for such participation It must be a right Earnest sincere purpose that must put off the Defiled Garment and be willing to passe into a New Life It must be doing doing or it availeth nothing 13. This Pledge belongeth onely to Christs Children which so heare and keepe the Word in their Hearts that it bring forth fruit There must be Great earnestnesse both in the Teacher and Hearer for if any will handle and impart the Covenant of Christ he must himselfe be capable of the Covenant and Testament If the Sheepe must heare the voyce of Christ out of the Mouth of any and follow him then also the Spirit and power of Christ must be in that Mans voyce Else he is but a Hireling and the Sheepe heare not Christs voyce from his Mouth but onely the word of Man Joh. 10. 14. So also in like manner the Hearers Eare should be directed to God in true Repentance that he also may heare the voyce of Christ not onely with outward Eares but with the Eares of Divine power that the Teachers and Hearers power may strike together that the Spirit of Christ may worke l Text Between them together with them and the Heart may finde the Teachers Power that Good fruit may Grow from it 15. A Teacher should not teach for the sake of wages onely but should know and well consider that he standeth there in Christs stead and that Christ will Teach through him if he be a right m Or Pastor Shepheard 16. So also the Hearers should incline their Eare to that and Consider that they should there heare Christs voyce and receive it with great Earnestnesse and not thinke it is enough to Goe into the Church and there sit an houre to play the Hypocrite and heare a Sermon and remaine afterwards as before No such going to Church and hearing is no Service of God It bettereth them not if in the Sermon or Preaching they have not heard Christ teach in their hearts Going to Church maketh none vertuous unlesse he heareth in the Church Gods Word workingly in his soule 17. So also is it with the Sacraments wee should not thinke it is enough to Confesse and goe away as if such a Custome did take away sinnes without true Repentance and that he may sin a new afterwards No it is not so whosoever is washed and afterwards defileth himselfe with the same Mire he is then as he was before 18. Christ must Absolve thee in thy soule with his sufferings and Death and Inspeake or Inspire his satisfaction into thee in thy soule else it availeth not The Priests Mouth is onely an Outward Instrument and coworketh in his Spirit but if he be a hireling he cannot cowork but yet the Covenant of God in Christ Jesus worketh in the Repentant Heart and absolveth it 19. Loving Brethren both teacher and hearer who handle the Covenant of Christ have a care what you doe there is great earnestnesse required that you be not Guilty of the Death of Christ Consider diligently the Great severe Earnestnesse of God how HE hath instituted this Covenant with so Great hard Paine and Anguish through so great reproach and sufferings It must needs be from a very great cause that this Testament was Ordained with such severe Earnestnesse 20. God requireth of Man againe Earnestnesse to the receiving this Testament Not with cold luke warme Hearts onely to cover over sinne with the sufferings of Christ and Comfort ones selfe with it in Impenitency 21. It is not a forgivenesse from without which is imputed to Man from without No but through Christs Bloud and Death when the poore soule penetrateth into that then the sufferings Dying and Resurrection together with the satisfaction in this Testamentary Covenant is put on to it in the Bloud of Christ This killeth Sinne Death and Hell and leadeth the poore soule to the Father in Christ 22. It is not enough for a Man to know that Christ dyed for sinne and assenteth to it and holdeth it for true and receiveth the satisfaction as a work done No no there is no such receiving but the whole Man must give it selfe thereinto and must will to dye in Christs Death to the Evill Naturall own will as also to wicked Lusts and then Christ putteth on him his victory and satisfaction and the true heavenly Spirit springeth forth through Christs Death in his Resurrection as a faire flower out of the wilde Earth and there is a true Christian borne who is a branch on the vine Christ John 15. 23. Now there belongeth no great art or skill to this but onely a childlike simplicity and Humility the Plowman is as neere it as the Doctor they must all in the simplicity of Christ enter into humility and come with the lost sonne and the Publicane in the Temple there is no other way to it 24. There needs no Great Speculation about it with what trimmed words or behaviour man cometh thereto but wee must come onely with the Children which yeeld to the Father
else ye shall not ïnherit the Kingdome of God That which is borne of flesh viz of fleshly Imagelikenesse that is flesh and cannot inherite the Kingdome of God but that which is formed and generated spiritually and through the Spirituall Imagination that is Spirit Joh. 3.6 For to be spiritually minded is Life and Peace and to be Fleshly Minded is Death and enmity to God sayth St. Paul Rom. 8.6 7. 16. Into what the Spirit of the Will bringeth it selfe with its Imagination so that it impresseth and comprehendeth it therein also it Imageth it selfe into Beeing or Essence For no Spirit can bring any thing to passe without Beeing or Essence If the Eternall One were not Essentiall all would be nothing and if that ONE had not a Will there would be no Desire nor Power nor Word nor Essence 17. Indeed we acknowledge that the Will of the Abysse hath brought it selfe into a Longing and Imagination of it selfe whence Nature and Creature have their Originall Whence also the Naturall Life hath its Originall which now also out of the Partiblenesse of the Exhaled will hath its owne Will and Imagination to forme and Image it selfe according to its longing and desire As we see such changing in Nature how Nature Imageth it selfe into so many kindes and Properties and how those Imaged Properties doe every one desire their like againe 18. Seeing then we understand in Man that he especially above all other Creatures desireth and longeth after three Properties As first he longeth according to his h Sensible or conceptive apprehensive understanding after the Hidden God and though indeed he seeth him not with bodily eyes yet he desireth him Secondly he longeth after his Astrum or Constellation out of which the Minde and Rationall Life is proceeded therefore the Rationall Life longeth again after its Mother Thirdly he longeth after the Starres or Powers of the Earth and the other Elements and desireth them for his Nourishment and therefore we know also by this hunger of his that he must have his Originall out of these Three For there is also such a threefold Spirit out of such an Originall to be understood in him And then also such a Threefold Essence or Substance wherein his Spirit worketh where every Operation longeth after it◠first Mother and receiveth its Nutriment from her 19. But seeing the Soule viz the Inward Ground of Man in Adam the first Man hath with its longing and desire out of its first Mother out of its first Originall viz out of the Divine Word and Will turned out into the Operation of the Constellation and Elements and formed it selfe in that Operation and plowed it selfe into a strange Imagination whereby the Divine food viz the Essentiall Wisdome of God is withdrawen from which with its longing desire it hath broken off it selfe thereupon it is wholly blinde as to God and the first Divine Essence wherein God Created it is departed 20. When the soule brought its Imagination from that Divine Essence or Substance out of and into the Earthly and Astrall property then also its Body wherein the Threefold Spirit worketh became wholly Earthly Grosse and Beastiall for into whatsoever the Imagination of the Spirit bringeth it selfe such a Body also is through the Impression of the Spirituall desire As we see in Man that he hath gotten a Grosse Earthly Body wherein the Principles now stand in Meere Strife Contrariety and Enmity from which Paine i Fragility Corruptibility and Death exist which yet God did forbid him in Paradise while he yet stood therein That he should not Eate of the Knowledge of Evill and Good with the Imagination else he should fall into such Necessity Misery and Death and die to the Kingdome of Heaven as it is also come to passe Gen. 2.17 21. When the Soule brought it selfe into the Earthly Imagination it brought it selfe into the Earthly Image and lost the Heavenly Image whereas it should Image it selfe into the Essentiall Wisdome viz into the Holy Heavenly Essentiall Word and take its Nourishment therestom then it Imaged itselfe in the outward Astrum or Constellation and in the Serpents and Devills desire whereby in its Noble Image it became a Visard and Monster in the sight of God and lost its Angelicall forme which it had as also Paradise and the Kingdome of Heaven and now with its Ground stood in the Impression of Darknesse in the Anger of God and must have ever stood in such Visardly Image If the Great Love of God had not come to helpe it againe and that the Divine Word viz its first Mother its first Originall had not againe Inspired or Spoken the Grace into it so that the same Word would with its most Inward Secresie and Love give it selfe againe into the Ground of the Soule with a New well-spring and fountaine and bring the soule a New Nourishment into its Life whereby its naturall fiery and painfull property becometh changed into the Image of God againe 22. Which great Divine Love would be a Death to the k Adverse Contrary will as also to the Serpents and Devills Poyson and slay the Monstrous Image and false Imagination and bring the first Image againe into a New Life which New Life in this introduced Love should againe cate of the essentiall Wisdome of God and with its desire Image it selfe therein that the true Divine Science may be manifested therein againe and might worke in a Creaturely Life and so bring it selfe l In the midst together into a Creaturely Imagibility 23. To which End also God Created Angells and Men because he would Image his Eternall Knowledge with the Essentiall Wisdome in m Formings Formes in and with which the Eternall Spirit playeth and hath thereby erected a Harmony of Divine fullnesse of joy to the endlesse Solace of such Images viz of the Angells and Men and those who have their rise out of Gods Word and Power 24. And even therefore it is that the Eternall Word of the Divine Exhalation with the Manifestation of so Great Love and Grace which inspired or spake it selfe in againe in Paradise after the Fall is become Man and hath introduced its Essentiall Love viz the Essentiall Wisdome of God againe into Our Heavenly Ens and Substance that was faded as to God and hath made our Substance that was faded as to God living in him with the Introduction of his living Divine Essence and with this Introduced Essentiall Love which gave it selfe in with the Essence of our soules as also into our Flesh and Bloud hath with its will and desire broken the Monstrous will of the soule viz the selfe-sixed Image-like false desire as also the Devills Imagination which he had introduced into Man and hath with his Love brought the false properties into the Temperature againe and is become Death to Death which held us captive so that it must die to its Wrath and n Fragility Corruptibility in this Introduced Love and suffer the Humane
Life in this Love to spring forth through IT to a new Will and Eternall Life 25. This new introduced Love and Grace hath given it selfe together into the Breaking of the Humane Life viz into the Dying of Man in the Person of Christ and brought the Humane received Owne-will with it selfe into Death and broken it and hath suffered the Humane Image which the Owne-will through its Imagination and Desire of selfe-hood hath made thus Grosse and vile and brought it from the first Angelicall Image into such a Monster to hang upon the Crosse and there to be put to scorne and so hath borne the Eternall scorne which Man must have borne as a o Triumph or shew spectacle upon the Crosse And there openly made it appeare before all Angells and Spirits how this great Grace of Love would destroy the Devills introduced Desire and Death also and with this new Introduced Love spring forth through death and bring forth the humane Life through Death and change the Wrath of the Anger of God into Love and make Darknesse Light and through this new inâ—â—oduced Love convert and transmute the Grosse Earthly Humane Image into a Heavenly Image againe 26 As the impurity of Gold is changed in the fire or much more as a Man may by the Tincture turne Copper Lead or Grosse Iron into Gold so also is the Humané Spirit together with the Body in their Three Principles changed into the Divine power and property and through Death brought into an Eternall Life which consists in Power and Glory in the Will of God 27. Where now wee understand that the humane Soule in this transmuted new Birth and introduced Love doth againe Eate of the Essentiall Wisdome of God and with its will Imageth or frameth it selfe in the Divine Science and therein hath Divine skill and knowledge And so by such Resurrection through the Death where the Man Christ in the Divine Power is arisen through Death and hath made Death Life is become a Lord over Sinne Death the Devill and Hell and hath borne all of them in its Resurrection as a p Shew or Triumph spectacle on the humane Soule and Body as a Victor over them 28. And here may be rightly mentioned what Christ saith Joh. 17. Father the Men were thine but thou hast given them unto Mee and I now give them this victory viz the New Life introduced into Death that Death in them also may be Destroyed that they in my Power may goe through Death and in my â—ower be also thus transmuted and through my Resurrection come againe to thee and as I am arisen from Dead and have brought their by Me assumed Humanity to thee so that I as true God and Man in One Person am One with thee and have possessed the Throne of Glory So Father I will also that those which thou hast given Mee be where I am and see my Glory 29. Now seeing Christ hath said Joh. 6. Hee is the Bread that is come downe from Meaven that giveth life to the World and that wee should eate his flesh and drink his bloud and that whosoever eateth and drinketh the same he would remaine in them and they should remaine in Him and whosoever eateth not nor drinketh not the same they have no life in them Also Joh. 4. Hee would give us the water of Eternall Life and whosoever should drink thereof should thirst no more but it would flow in him to a sountaine of Eternall Life and streames of living water should flow from him 30. Therefore here-following I will set downe a short fundamentall Exposition what his Testaments which he left behinde him of Baptisme and the Last Supper are what Baptiseth and is Baptised how it is done and to what profit and Effect it is done also how the participation of his body and bloud in his Testaments is effected with what Mouth and what food it is also who partaketh thereof worthily and how it is with the unworthy The First Chapter How Reason useth to view it selfe in a Creaturely a Imaginary Manner Imagelikenesse when it considereth of Christ and his Testaments Whence the Strife about Christs Testaments ariseth and how the same is an Empty unprofitable thing ALL Strife and Mis-understanding concerning Christs Person Office and Beeing or substance as also concerning his Testaments which he left behinde him wherein he worketh b At Present Presentially ariseth from the defected Creaturely Reason which runneth on onely in an Imagelike Opinion and reacheth not the Ground of this Mystery and yet will be a Mistris of all things or beeings will Judge all things and doth but loose it selfe in such Image-likenesse and breaketh it selfe off from its Centre and disperseth the c Inward senses or thoughts thoughts and runneth on in the Multiplicity whereby its Ground is confused the Minde disquieted and knoweth not it selfe No Life can stand in Certainty except it continue in its Centre out of which it is sprung Seeing then the Soule is sprung from Gods Word and Will and yet is entered into its own Lust and desire to will of it selfe in such searching of selfe-willing it cannot reach its first Ground from whence it is sprung and threupon it runneth without its Ground in meere uncertainty till it returne to its Originall againe Every Beginning goeth out of the Eternall ONE viz out of the Tri-unity of GOD through the Exhalation or speaking of the unity of GOD. As a fountain floweth from its Originall Through which flowing forth the unity bringeth it selfe into selfe-viewing findingnesse and perceptibility to the Forming and Imaging of it selfe Every visible and Invisible Beeing both Spirituall and Corporeall have taken their Originall in the Exhalation of the Divine Power and are a d Or Resemblance or Antitype Reflection of the seperable will of God and stand with their Ground therein For the Beginning of every Beeing is nothing else but an Imagination of the out-flown will of God which hath brought it selfe into Seperability formednesse and Imagelikenesse wherein lyeth the whole Creation And every life doth consist in its re-exhalation and e Resemblance or Antitype Reflection in the same manner Seeing then that the Humane Life is an out-flowing and Reflection of the Divine Power understanding and skill therefore the same ought to continue in its originall or else it looseth the divine knowledge Power and skill and with selfe-speculation bringeth it selfe into Centres of its owne and Strange Imaging wherewith its Originall becometh darkned and strange As is to be knowne by Erroneous Reason which ever teacheth concerning GOD and yet hath no true understanding also it never cometh to rest whiles it runneth on in Strange Imaging Therefore say I that this is the onely cause that Men Dispute and Strive about God his Word Essence or Beeing and Will that the understanding of Man hath broken it selfe off from its Originall and now runneth on in meere self-will thoughts and Images in its own Lust to
againe It will not make the New-Birth All Strife cometh from hence that Men doe not understand that Heaven wherein Christ sitteth at the Right hand of God that he is in this world and that the world standeth in Heaven and Heaven in the World and are in one another as Day and Night The Inward Ground of the Word out of which the Foure Elements are sprung is the Heaven viz. a Spirituall World In that Inward Power Christ Ruleth true God and Man through the Outward World For where Christ sayth Matth. 28.18.20 All Power is given to Mee in Heaven and on Earth Also I am with you alwayes till the End of the World Also Hee shall rule over all his Enemies till all his Enemies are laid under him as a footstoole 1 Cor. 15.25 Psal 110.1 This is to be understood of his inward Kingdome where in the inward Power he ruleth over the outward Earthly and also the Hellish For the outward World is sprung out of the inward Spirituall World viz out of Light and Darknesse which fabrick before the Office of Christ stood in the Eternall Creators Office who from Eternity hath wrought or effected light and darknesse viz the Spirituall World which fabrick is flown forth and become visible and brought by God into a Creation wherein Light and Darknesse viz Good and Evill rule one with another where is understood Hell and Paine in the flowing forth of the Eternall Darknesse and the Light of Nature in the flowing forth of the Light and in that where Evill and Good ruleth alike is understood the Kingdome of Nature with hot and cold and all other properties This Dominion hath God given to the Office of Christ that he being both true God and Man should rule over all the Propriety and selfe-willing of this Kingdome where Evill and Good rule one in another As the Sun in the visible World ruleth over Evill and Good and with its light and power and all whatsoever it selfe is is present every where and penetrates into Every Beeing and yet in its Image-like for me doth not pluck away to it selfe with its Efflux but wholly giveth it selfe into Every Beeing and yet ever remaineth whole and nothing of its Beeing goeth away therewith Thus also it is to be understood concerning Christs Person and Office which ruleth in the Inward Spirituall World visibly and in the Outward World Invisibly and throughly penetrateth the Faithfull Mans Soule Spirit and Heart And as fire gloweth through the Iron and as the Sun worketh through and through an Hearb so that the Hearb becometh Solar or filled with the vertue of the Sunne and as it were so converted by the Sunne that it becometh wholly of the Nature of the Sunne so Christ ruleth in the Resigned Will in soule and body over all Evill Inclinations over Satans introduced Lust and Generateth the Man to be a new heavenly Creature and wholly floweth with it selfe into him both as to Divine and humane power so that the Faithfull Man becometh a right branch on his Vine in which God and Man as to that same inward New Birth dwelleth Now herein consist the Testaments of Christ that Hee offereth himselfe to the l Text Glauben Vide Ch. 2. v. 1. on the second side Faith that Hee will give it this Flesh and Bloud and all Grace and Spiritually dwell in Man as the Sun dwelleth in the Plant and maketh the fruit Ripe and m Or supple Tender So in like manner is the poore fallen Earthly Man which perished in Soule and Body againe renewed and wrought out to be a heavenly fruit where in the End onely the Grossnesse of the flesh falleth from him and the Spirit together with the Soule remaineth in Christ and also heere in this Life according to this indwelling power dwelleth in Heaven concerning which St. Paul saith Our Conversation is in Heaven Phil. 3.20 But the Body is in the World and of the Worlds Essence And now as the Heaven penetrateth the World and giveth it Vertue and Power so also Christ throughly penetrateth the outward Man with his inward ruling power and resisteth the vaine Lust of the Earthly Nature Therefore say I none understand any thing of God except God worke it in his Minde and n Or senses Thoughts for all Naturall knowledge is outward in the World and ariseth from its Astrum and runneth on in surmisings doubting whether a thing be so or no But the Spirit of Christ assureth in the Soule and Spirit of his Faithfull and witnesseth in them that they are Gods Children Rom. 8.16 Now how this present Essentiall participation is effected and what the Covenant of Grace between God and Man is both of the Old and New Testament What Baptisme and the Supper of Christ are shall be declared in the following Chapters The Second Chapter Of the Institution of Baptisme what it is who it is that Baptiseth and what is Baptised And how the q Or Baptisme of Water Water-Baptisme is to be understood 1. WHen any will kindle a Fire they must have some substance that will take fire it must be a substance wherein there is an Oyle and Water or it burneth not For if they cast a Stone or the like into the Fire it will not so burne as to come to a r Blazing shining Light so also it is to be understood concerning the Soule When it brake its desire off from Gods Essence of Love and Meeknesse which divine Meeknesse in it was as a Spirituall Oyle and fountaine of Water wherein it s Asswaged or refreshed allayed its fiery source and therein its fire had a shining and Light then it s owne Seperator viz the Naturall Fiat t Text. Impressed Impression compressed it selfe so that by such t Text. Impressed Impression compression its properties became as a hard Stone or as a hungry source of Fire wherein there is indeed great heate and yet cannot come to any kindling of Light as a hard Stone which lyeth in the Fire and yet u Or is not of a light fire is not properly the same with Fire because of the hard t Text. Impressed Impression conpression of the Stone 2. And yet a Man may understand that there is not onely a Hots fire in the perished Soule as a hot burning Fire-source but also a Cold Fire-source wherein Hot and Cold stand in Eternall Strife and x Or opposition Contrary Will as the Cause of the true fire viz a darke fire-source of Anguish wherein there is alwayes a desire of kindling and yet no kindling may be effected because of the strong y Text. Impression Compression And that the Substance of the Oyly and Watery Meeknesse is game and is she up in such a hard indissoluble Death 3. And this is now that which God said to Adam The Day when thou shalt Eate of the Tree or fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evill thou shalt die the Death 4. Thus the poore Soule
burneth or liveth And the first Principle viz the fiery Soule out of the Divine Science of the Seperable Eternall-Speaking word out of the Fathers fiery Substance is baptised with the fiery Spirit of the Fathers Property as with the fire-burning Love Vnderstand this thus The Soule is of the Fathers Property according to the fiery omnipotency and in this Baptisme in which the Father cobaptiseth Hee giveth it to the Sonne in his Love-fire understand the Soule is of the Fathers fire become a wrath-fire This wrath-fire with his Infusion he giveth to his fire-burning-Love The Fathers Property in the fire taketh hold on the Soule first with the Law of Nature as with his strickt righteousnesse of the Eternall Birth of the fire-ground whereby the hard c Impressed Compressed dead Soule in that same d Eintauchen Infusion of the fire of the Divine life is moveable and its hard c Impressed Compression of the false Magnetick desire is broken in sunder and opened in that manner as a Man strikes up fire thus a new fire of God is kindled which e Trembling or Contrition Commotion or shrill sounding is also the Ground of Repentance Now when the Fathers fire is stirred and kindled then shineth the Divine Light of the Great sweet Love in the opened Name JESUS out of the Holy Name JEHOVA in the Centre of the Fathers fire out of the unity of God as the Beames of Divine Grace in the Soule for the Soule is with this Glimps unlocked and then suddenly the Light of Love taketh in the unlooked ground filleth it with the substance of Love And thus the Sonne viz the Love of the Father receiveth the Soule and sanctifieth it and throughly penetrateth it as fire throughly penetrateth the Iron And that is it which Christ saith Father the Men were thine and thou hast given them unto mee and I give them the Eternall Life Also Note This is the Eternall Life that they rightly know thee Father that thou art the true God and whom thou hast sent Jesus Christ Joh. 17.3.6 In this inshining and indwelling Light is the New Birth and God is Comprehended and knowne in the Spirit whereupon followeth instantly the true Faith which willeth nothing but what God will for thus is Christ the Light of the Little World viz of Man and giveth the Eternall Light-Life of God to the Soule And thus the Soule liveth in the Father and yet with the Sonnes office is governed and sanctified and its anxious Fire-Life is a meere Love-burning But the Fathers Concussion or shrill sounding is necessary that the soules fire-source may be touched that the Soule may finde what it is for it is thereby brought into continuall Repentance and humility when the Beame of Gods wrath often toucheth it that it consider its fall and is at no time secure for it hath a great Enemy neere it in its flesh and bloud viz Satans poyson that it may no more run-on in its owne will as formerly For the Soule in this Beame of wrath trembleth before sinne and so sinne is manifested in the Light and then comes Sorrow and Lamentation over sinne on a heape And thus standeth this pretious figure in the Inward Ground For where the owne will of sinne is shaken through Repentance there the holy anointing Oyle of Love penetrateth instantly and healeth these wounds Thus the Father Baptiseth with fire to Repentance and the Sonne with Love to Sanctification and the Holy Ghost manageth the office who baptiseth with a New life For the whole holy Trinity baptiseth according to the Divine Manifestation For without and beyond the Manifestation there is onely One Triune God in one onely Good f Substance or Essence Beeing and Will whereof a Man cannot say the Father is wrath this or that but is the Triune Good Beeing But according to his Manifestation out of which the Soules and Angells together with Every Heavenly and Hellish Beeing is sprung viz after the Manner of the Mysterium Magnum the Great Mystery from hence ariseth his Wrath or fire-source and that from Eternity in Eternity Note Thus now a Man may understand the Baptisme according to the Inward Ground according to Soule and Spirit viz the Father Baptiseth with the Concussion or shrill sounding to Repentance with fire in which fire the bitter suffering and dying of Jesus Christ is impressed into the poore Soule for the Wrath-fire which holdeth the Soule captive is overcome and softened with Love and this is impressed in the Soule as a victory and the Sonne baptiseth with the holy anointing-Oyle of Gods Love and healeth the poore shaken Soule againe And the true Comforter the Holy Ghost which goeth forth through Christs Death through Christs Resurrection through the Father in the Sonne he baptiseth with a new Life and giveth true Faith and understanding that wee receive and know this The Third Property of the Third Principle with the Water-Baptisme wherewith the body of the outward worlds Substance as also the Outward Life is baptised that is considered as followeth By the Water viz by the Element of the body of Christ the Right Adamicall Man out of the Elements which was created in Adam understand the outward worlds Substance is baptised for heere the Holy Ghost Baptiseth who goeth forth from the Father and the Sonne his going forth is the formation of the world and the world is the outspoken formed Word and the Spirit of God it is that hath formed that outspoken Word Hee is to be understood in all Three Principles or Worlds in each world according to their property As First in the Fathers wrath according to the Darknesse Hee is the flame of painefullnesse and Secondly in the Eternall Light he is the Love flame of God and Thirdly in this world in Spiritu Mundi in the Spirit of this world hee is the formour and workmaster of Every thing in every thing according to its property as the Seperator or Archaeus of the thing is from whence it ariseth so also is the outflowne Spirit out of the outspoken word in every thing And it is not to be understood that the Spirit of the Outward Substance is called God but it is the outflowne Spirit in the outspoken Word of God which with its Ground standeth in the Word of God The Outflowne Spirit of the outward Naturall and Creaturely Life is flowen forth out of Gods Love and Wrath out of Light and Darknesse viz out of the first and second Principle out of the Eternall Nature out of the Speaking of the Word for the Eternall Word hath breathed it selfe with that Spirit into a Creaturely Image-like Life It is the Soule of the Outward World a Life of the foure Elements It s power is as a fiery and lightish Constellation What the whole outward Constellation is in it selfe in its power the same is that Spirit every where alone in it selfe yet as a shut up Constellation that lyeth in the Temperament and yet
although the Baptisme may be performed without such Persons through the Parents and the Baptisers Earnestnesse and prayer yet the Christian Church hath so ordained that living Witnesses should be present which with their prayer attend this Earnestnesse and it was well ordained but it is come to such a Misuse that it were many times better that such children of Infidelity were not present for the Devill belongeth not to this work Now if the Devill have the chiefe Dominion in a Man what is then such a Man profitable at it As is mentioned before The Funt-stone or Bason and the unfaithfull Stander-by is one as good as the other but that the Proud Man is a hinderance to others 38. The Baptisme is a substantiall working not a meere signe or z Or signification symbole of the Testament of Christ The Holy Ghost baptiseth the Soule and the Spirit from Christs bloud and Death with his victory and the Holy Element of the spirituall Water baptiseth the Body of the foure Elements to the Resurrection of the Dead and baptiseth the Serpents Ens and awakened introduced Poyson to dye or for Dead 39. It is a substantiall working Infusion of the Covenant of God therefore if the Infant baptised should worthily receive it there must be Earnestnesse A Christian who is a Christian in Christ Note in whom Christ worketh liveth and * Text. Ist dwelleth he should Baptise for he must enter into this Sheepfold by the Doore of Christ viz through Christs Spirit and not climbe up otherwhere else he is a Theefe and a Murtherer and cometh onely that he may robbe and steale the honour of Christ Note and deceive Men he should be A true Shepheard and not a hireling Heere availeth no babling and making a shew but there must be Earnestnesse for it is an Earnestnesse with God All Jangling and disputation about this work is an unprofitable thing and moreover hurtfull Men should lay hould of it with Earnestnesse and follow the Command of Christ and beleeve what Christ hath sayd 40. There belongeth no more to this work but Faith and Water and Earnest Prayer in true Repentance with such a Will that one Man would helpe to release another from Death the Devill and Hell and help to introduce him with himselfe into the Kingdome of God that is the whole processe that belongeth heereunto Every one that is a true Christian in Christ Note is worthy to be a Stander by and present at this work but he that is not such a one is unworthy whether he be Baptiser or Stander-by one as well as the other there is no respect of Persons with God In Christ wee are ONE Hee is the Stock wee are the Branches Hee worketh his work through his fellow Members as the Stock of the Tree generateth its fruit through its Twiggs and Branches The Stock useth no strange Tree for its Twigges so also Christ onely useth his Members to his work of his fruit The End of this first little Booke Concerning The Holy Baptisme The Second Booke Concerning The Holy Supper of our Lord Jesus Christ What kinde of Participation it is and how that is to be understood Also concerning the Contention of the Learned about Christs Cup what they doe about it also what is to be held concerning it Wherein Babell the Great City upon Earth with her forme and Wonders together with the Antichrist standeth quite naked and manifest To the Comfort of the simple Children of Jesus Christ and to the building up of the true Christian Religion in this confused troublesome Time All very Earnestly and sincerely discovered from the knowledge of the Great Mystery LONDON Printed by M. S. and are to be sold by H. B. at the Castle in Cornhill 1652. 1 COR. 11.28 Let a Man Examine himselfe and so let him Eate of this Bread and Drink of this Cup. An Intimation or Instruction to the READER THough indeed I heere dive and search sublimely and Deepe and set it downe very cleerely yet the Reader must be told thus much that without the Spirit of God it will be a Mystery to him and not apprehended Therefore let every one looke well to it what he judgeth that he fall not into the Judgement of God and be captivated by his owne Turba and that his owne Reason distract him this I say meaning well and give it to the Reader to Ponder in his Minde JACOB BEHM of Old Seidenberg The Contents of the Chapters in this Second little Booke Concerning the Holy Supper of Jesus Christ 1. OF the Ground of the Old Testament how this Testament was cleerly in the Type among the Jewes 2. Of the Supper of the New Testament how the Type is come into Essence or Substance 3. How the Disciples did eate and drinke the flesh and bloud of Christ 4. Of the difference in the Participation of it what the wicked receive with this Testament and how a Man should so prepare himselfe that he may be truly worthy 5. Of the Contention and Strife in the high Schooles or Universities about Christs Testaments how that Strife that hath filled the face of the Earth is a vaine and very hurtfull thing and ariseth in the Anger of God from the Devills desire and will whereby all brotherly Love and unity is destroyed the highly pretious Name of GOD blasphemed and the Holy GHOST in his Divine Wonders is Judged and despised by Reason The First Chapter Of the Ground of the Old Testament how this Testament was cleerly in the Type among the Jewes 1. WHen God sent Moses to Pharao and commanded him to let the Children of Israel goe into the Wildernesse and sacrifice to him and Pharao would not doe it then God sent great Plagues and punishments upon him and lastly the a Stifling destroying Angel which slew all the first-borne in Egypt and there he commanded Israel the Passeover or to slay and eate the Paschal-Lamb viz a Lamb of a yeare old and besprinkle the Doores and upper Poasts with the Bloud thereof that the slaying anger should there b Passe by passe over and kill none in the House Exod. 2.12 2. Which was a Type of the New-Testament shewing how the Poasts and Doores of our Life should be sprinckled with the Bloud of the Lamb Christ that Gods Anger in soule and body may not swallow us up into his wrath And as they must Eate up that Lamb wholly or quite and leave nothing over so would the Lamb Christ give himselfe in his Testament wholly for food to his Christendome and not divided and would besprinkle the Poasts of our Life with his Bloud of Love that the destroying Angel in Gods Anger might not take hold of us and slay us 3. Also wee have an Image or similitude thereof in the Vnleavened Cakes which they must Bake and Eate shewing that they should through this Paschal-Lambs Figure which signified Christ be a New and sweet c Dowe Lump when they should eate the right
Altar and inherite the kingdome of God but it shall be consumed with the Essentiall fire of the Earth without the holy Fire of God as Moses must burne the Heifer without the Host so also should and must the Grosse beastiall Man be burnt up without the City of God viz in its owne Principle by that same Nature-fire as it is done before our Eyes But this Earthly Mans Bloud wherein the Astrall soule â—â—veth should be sprinckled upon the Hornes of the Altar which signifieth the right Man created in Adam out of the Limus of the Earth with the right Astrum whose bloud or power shall come againe at the Last Day that same bloud was in Christs humanity with the inclusion of the Heavenly bloud sprinckled upon the hornes of the Altar in his suffering and dying on the i Note Tree of the Crosse for a signe that our bloud after a right humane manner is with Christ come upon Gods Altar and that God in Christ hath therewith Marked us in the Eternall Heavenly Altar 12. But that the other bloud must be powred at the foote of the Altar signifieth that our humane bloud wherein our outward humane life consisteth which here dyeth is in its dying powred out at the foote of the Altar viz into the foure Elements and reserved to the bringing againe of the first true Man that the right life shall be kept at the foote of the Altar that is in its owne Principle as in Mysterio Magno in Spiritu Mundi in the Great Mysterie in the Spirit of the world till God shall purge this Altar of the foure Elements and bring forth againe the same pure vertue and power of the bloud together with the Elements and bring them into the Temperature and so then the humane bloud shall againe come to the Soule according to the property of the Spirituall World 13. For this cause must Moses and Aaron in the figure powre out the Heifers bloud at the foote of the Altar for God had not to doe about the blood of Beasts but he set forth the figure of Mans restoration and signifieth under it that Wee Men according to the outward Grosse Earthly Man were but such Beasts which Grosse beastiall property had swallowed up the true Man into it selfe Thus he signifieth how he would with his power bring againe and new Generate that same inward devoured Ground And as the power and vertue of our Mumia of the oyly property shall be kindled againe through the fire of God as Moses kindled the fatt so shall the power of the inward Ground heere even in the time of this life be kindled with the Divine fire and burne upon Gods Altar which through the Vnction or anointing of the Spirit of God should be done in us Even as Moses kindled the fatt so should also the spirit of Christ kindle our Inward Ground even in this lifes Time And when this comes to be done then should the Heifer viz the beast-Man be slaine that is he should be daily Mortified and with his will and beastiall desire be cast forth without the Host of God for he is but Earth and a Beast and not fit for the Kingdome of Heaven Joh. 6. 14. But the Ram now signifieth the right anointed Man in the humanity of Christ as also our inward Ground which with Christs anointing in us becometh living againe As God through Aarons sons viz through the high Priest would lay the hand of his Anger upon it and slay it that our humane will might be slaine so shall in this slaying the bloud of this Ram viz the right humanity be sprinckled every where upon the Altar of God and the humane will shall be split in pieces and quite forsake the owne will and the Head viz the humane senses or thoughts be kindled with Gods fire Even as Moses kindled the Head of the Ram as also the pieces and the Rump so must also our humanity in Christ be washed with the water of Love and afterwards be sacrificed upon the Altar of God viz on the Tree of the Crosse 15. Note But that the Ram must be kindled with fire Note and be offered to the Lord for a sweet savour to the Lord therein Lyeth the Great Mystery The Ram is the right Man Created in Adam which Christ as the Word or the power of God tooke on him from our Adamicall Humanity in the Body of Mary and signifieth by the Ram that God in Christ would thus anoint our right Adamicall Humanity with the holy anointing Oyle and bring it to God againe 16. But seeing the humane will was departed from God and had brought it selfe into Earthly beastiall Lust therefore should this Ram viz the Humanity of Christ be kindled with Gods fire of Anger for the Anger of God was become manifest in the humanity and therefore God anointed first the humanity with the Spirit of his Love in Christs humanity and afterwards offered this Ram viz the right Adamicall humanity to the fire of God that in the Anointing of the Love-Oyle the anger-fire might be kindled and the anger fire in the anointing of the Love viz through the Oyle of its holy substance be transmuted and wholly turned into a Love burning 17. For our humane soule was become an Anger fire viz an Enmity against God and therefore thus God reconciled it in the Love of its substance That is Gods anger in the humane life was thus econciled for Gods power smelt or thus drew in the fire the humane life againe into the Eternall Word viz into God Gods Anger-fire was the Mouth which received the humane Life againe into it and swallowed up the humane averted will into it selfe 18. But when this Great love had given up it selfe into the humane Life in Christ then was Gods Anger-fire with its devouring in the soules fire turned into meere Love viz wholly into a Love-fire and thus Death in the fire of Gods Anger which holdeth the soule captive with its Impression wherein the soule was a darknesse viz a darke fire was broake open and againe turned into the Light Life 19. And that is it which God with this Sacrifice sets forth in a Type of the Comming of Christ for Moses sayth This was a sweet savour to the Lord Now God doth not savour the beastiall Life for that shall not inherite the Kingdome of God Gods buisines which he had to doe by Moses was not about the Ram and the Heifer but he set forth the humanity under them before him Gods Imagination went into the Humanity in his inspoken Grace-Covenant viz in that inspoken Grace word of Love which stood as a Goale or Limit in Man even unto Mary where it manifested it selfe in the Humanity Into this went Gods Imagination and Mans Imagination went into this Type viz into the Sacrifice in the fire Thus went also the Incorporated Grace-Covenant with Mans Imagination into the Sacrifice of the fire as into the Type signifying how Christ should reconcile Gods
was done by Christ to be true and that a Man need onely and balely to goe to his Testament and there receive the Grace which he left behinde him and comfort himselfe therewith and accompt it as a Merit and imputed Grace It is not enough for a Man to heare Sermons preached and to be Baptised to Christ and goe to the Supper so that a Man doe but keepe the Custome this by farre maketh no Christian it must be Earnestnesse none is a Christian unlesse Christ live and work in him as Christ himselfe sayth Without mee yee can doe nothing Joh. 15.5 Also Hee that gathereth not with mee scattereth Matth 12.30 17. A Christian must be one Spirit in and with Christ and will and work in the power of Christ it is a living active working Grace in a Christian a continuall burning fire a feeling power and vertue which though it be often covered with the Lust of the flesh and the vanity of the world yet it i Gloweth glimmereth and burneth in the Heart as a fire and reproveth the flesh and the vaine lust of untruth rejecteth the false way and willeth it not that same inward fire is the Spirit of Christ which without ceasing breaketh the head of the Serpent viz the Lust of the flesh The flesh hath the will of this world but that same kindled ground hath the will of God If any be a Christian then he will hate and be angry at the will of the flesh he will be an Enemy to his evill fleshly Lust and constantly complaine and hold himselfe to be unworthy Note and continually with his inward will of the soule sinck himselfe into the k Purest meerest Grace into Gods mercy and not say of himselfe I am a right Christian but will continually presse with his Desire into Gods Mercy and fly to Grace that he might be but a right Christian and will accompt himselfe in all his conversation alwayes too unworthy of such Grace and in continuall resigned humility with weeping and prayer onely presse into Grace his whole life will be a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all Repentance and he will evermore desire to apprehend Grace as it hath apprehended him 18. A right Christian is affrighted at sinne when the Lust of the flesh would worke sinne also when he seeth others work sinne then he groaneth in himselfe at it and wisheth that such evill were not committed it is an abomination to him in his Eyes he loveth truth and righteousnesse and hateth the false way and although the Earthly flesh often unawares without any purpose of will falleth upon him with a sudden false Lust and many times bringeth him to fall as hath been with David and Solomon and Many Saints and is still done yet such a Man in whom the Spirit of Christ is doth not lye in sinne but the Inward Ground viz the Incorporated Grace in the Spirit of Christ cometh quickly with Gods l Strict severe righteousnesse in the Anger and entereth into him in the Conscience as the Prophet Nathan entered into Davids conscience and touched his conscience and awakened the fire of Anger when David suddenly began with great sorrow to repent and acknowledge his sinne and entered into such Earnest Repentance that he would receive no comfort from all his friends and would not suffer his Eares to be filled with comfort and the tickling of Grace till he felt the Grace of the Lord in his Conscience no flattery would set his heart at peace till the Lord spake into him with his Grace◠2 Sam. 12.7 Of the worthy preparation to the holy Testament of Christ 19. If any will call himselfe a Christian and comfort himselfe with the Merits of Christ and approach to his Testament and worthily receive the same let him consider his wayes well and looke to his heart and see how it is framed 1. Whether he standeth in such a desire as to be willing to dye wholly from vanity 2. Whether it be in his purpose to goe out from all falshood unrighteousnesse lying and deceit and that he be resolved never to enter into them againe 3. Whether he desire the Grace of God in Christ with a cleane pure wil 4. Also whether he is sorry for his sinne 5. Whether he finde and feele such a will in himselfe that from henceforth he will wholly goe forth from his former Sinnes and Blasphemies 6. And also whether he be so minded that he will yeeld up his whole heart and will to Gods Mercy 7. Also whether he findeth feeleth and knoweth a place in himselfe where he will lay up this high Testament viz the flesh and bloud of Christ with his Grace 8. Also whether or no he hath made roome in his heart and whole soule for the Spirit of Christ that he may there enter in as a Living Conqueror over Death and Hell and may erect his Kingly Palace in his heart and soule 9. And whether he be capable of this where Christ sayth Wee will come unto you and make our dwelling in you Joh. 14.23 10. Also whether the Temple of the Holy Ghost in him be swept and purged with right repentance 11. Also whether there be a right Mouth in him that can rightly receive Christs Holy flesh 12. Also whether the Essence of his Life be so framed that Christ with his Substance and with his Love may continue therein For Christ sayth Hee that Eateth my flesh and drinketh my Bloud continueth in Mee and I in him Joh. 6.56 13. Also whether he finde in his Minde that the Streame of the Living Waters of Divine Love flow from him that he love his God and his brother and Neighbour as himselfe 14. Also whether he wisheth and desireth to doe Good to his Enemies 15. Whether he accompteth any thing in this world as his owne of which he sayth This is mine owne onely 16. Or whether in that which he hath and possesseth he accompteth himselfe but a servant of God and a Steward to him and his brother therein and Consider that he is but an Officer and Servant of God in his state and condition in his temporall Goods that none of it is his own but Gods and his brothers 17. Also whether he trusteth God in his conversation and keepe and esteeme his Life as his Lord Christ did who was but a Pilgrim in this world and had nothing for his owne and also willingly left his Life for his brethren 18. Also whether he findeth a sparkle of such a will in himselfe 20. Now if he finde all this in himselfe then he is rightly worthy and very fit for such a Testamentary participation but if not and yet findeth such a hunger in himselfe that he would willingly be and will so then he is in the drawing of the Father to the Grace in Christ then he should not long parly with Reason and frame doubts in himselfe but should that very houre enter into such an Earnest purpose that he will enter into Earnest sincere
its Originall Verse 3.4 Heaven Book 1. Ch 1. How Divine understanding is attained and the Kingdome of Heaven Verse 8.9 Book 1. Ch 1. Of the Misunderstanding where Heaven is Verse 24 Book 1. Ch 1. How Christ dwelleth in Man and Man in him in Heaven and witnesseth in the soule infallibly that wee are the children of God Verse 28.29.30 Book 1. Ch 3. How wee dwell in Heaven and have our Conversation there Verse 24. Hell Book 2. Ch 4. The wicked partaketh of Christs going to Hell It were better the wicked did not meddle with Christs Testaments Verse 7 Humanity Book 1. Ch 3. VVhy Christ assumed our Humanity Verse 1 Book 2. Ch 3. The Substantiall VVord taketh on it our Humanity the Spirituall Humanity the Invisible Substance with which Christ came downe from Heaven Verse 17 Image Book 1. Ch 2. The Beastiall Earthly Image of Man is preserved in the Fire of God Verse 13 Book 2. Ch 4. How wee are made conformable to Christs Image Verse 24 Book 2. Ch 5. How Three Parties strive onely about a literall Image of Christs Testaments Verse 7 Infant Book 1. Ch 4. How the Faithfull Baptiser Parents VVitnesses and Standers by work to the Baptising of the Infant though it hath no understanding of what is done Verse 15.16 Book 1. Ch 4. How the Command of Christ Matth. 28.19 is effectuall in the Baptising of an Infant Verse 17 Book 1. Ch 4. VVhat a wicked Baptiser doth and how the Infant is notwithstanding baptised with the Living VVord Verse 23 Book 1. Ch 4. How it is with an Infant of wicked Parents that is baptised by a wicked baptiser and wicked People standers by Verse 26.27 John Book 1. Ch 4. John the Baptist the sonne of a Priest Verse 8 Lamb. Book 2. Ch 4. How the wedding of the Lamb is rightly kept Verse 10 Law Book 1. Ch 3. How the soule is layd hold on by the Law of Nature and what is the Ground and fountain of Repentance Verse 7.10.11 Life Book 1. Ch 1. Where the Book of Life is to be found Verse 18 Book 1. Ch 2. What is the New Life of Regeneration Verse 31 Book 1. Ch 3. How the Sonne Giveth the Soule Eternall Life and what Eternall Life is Verse 9.11 Book 1. Ch 3. VVhat the Creaturely Life is Verse 15 16 Light Book 1. Ch 3. When the Divine Light in the Name Jesus is received into the Soule Verse 8 Book 2. Ch 3. The Invisible Substance of Christ is a Light and Spirituall Oyle in the Life of Man Verse 19 Medium Book 1. Ch. 2. VVhy there must be an Earthly Medium to Enter into the Covenant of God by Verse 33 Book 2. Ch 1. VVhy the Beastiall Medium in the Sacrifices must be used Verse 21 Book 2. Ch 2. Of the Elementary Medium of blessed Bread and Wine Verse 16 Book 2. Ch 2. How through the Medium of Bread and Wine wee participate of Christ in a Corporeall and Spirituall way Verse 18.19 Book 2. Ch 2. VVhy there must be a Medium in the New Testament as well as in the Old Testament Verse 20 Book 2. Ch 3. Bread and VVine a Medium to the visible Man Verse 22 Mumia Book 2. Ch 3. Of the Humane Mumia and what it is Verse 1 Opinion Book 2. Ch 5. How Men cleave to an Opinion whether they understand it or no. Verse 9 Ordinance Book 2. Ch 4. None should rely meerely upon the Outward Ordinance Verse 14 Participation Book 2. Ch 5. The Three Contenders about the presence of Christ in the Supper have no understanding how the true Participation is wrought Verse 6 Passeover Book 2. Ch 1. Of the Paschall Lamb the Passeover and how it was a Type of Christ Verse 1.2 Power Book 1. Ch. 1. How the Soule comes to loose the Divine power and knowledge Verse 5 Book 2. Ch 3. VVhat the Humane Power is to the Divine Power Verse 5 Book 2. Ch 3. What that Sinne was upon which Gods Power went into the received Humanity againe Verse 14 Book 2. Ch 3. Man liveth not by Bread onely but by the inward Power thereof Verse 23 Book 2. Ch 3. Mans Life cannot in its owne Power receive the Substance of God but it is given of Grace Verse 29 Presence Book 1. Ch 1. How Christs Presence Office and Kingdome are to be understood Verse 25.26.27 Principles Principle Book 2. Ch 3. Of the Three Principles in Man Verse 12 Book 2. Ch 3. How each Principle in Man eateth its like in the Participation of Christs Testaments Verse 15 Reason Book 1. Ch 1. How the Body and Reason and Soule of Man is distinctly fed with Nourishment Verse 13.18 Redemption Book 1. Ch 1. How Christ effected our Redemption and through Death brought the Soule into Eternall Life and how the Soule is become Lord over Sinne Death the Devill and Hell Verse 25.26.27 Book 1. Ch 2. Of Isaac a Type of Our Redemption Verse 19 Repentance Book 1. Ch 3. How the Soule is layd hold on by the Law of Nature and what is the Ground and Fountaine of Repentance Verse 7.10.11 Book 1. Ch 4. John baptised but with Repentance onely prepared the way and Opened the Gates for the King of Glory to Enter in Verse 7 Book 2. Ch 4. Repentance must not be deferred till the participation of the Testaments Verse 9 Sacrifices Sacrifice Book 1. Ch 2. How the Sacrifices were effectuall and how God and the Soule wrought with the Sacrifice Verse 20.21.22.23.24 Book 1. Ch 2. The Fat of Beasts a Medium in the Sacrifices Verse 28 Book 1. Ch. 2. VVhat the Sacrifice Typified Verse 29 Book 2. Ch 1. How the Sacrifices were a figure of Christs Sacrifice Verse 6 Seede Book 1. Ch 2. Of the Seede of the Woman and Destroyer of the Serpent Verse 8.9.10.11 Book 1. Ch 2. Of Abrahams seede as the Starres Verse 19 Book 1. Ch 2. The Love-fire awakened it selfe in the Seede of the VVoman Verse 30 Book 1. Ch 4. The Parents of John Dead in their fleshly Seede Verse 2.3 Book 1. Ch 4. How the Graine of Mustard seede is sowen in the Ens of the Childe Verse 18 Book 2. Ch 4. How the Seede of the Serpent stingeth Christ in the Heele Verse 4 Signified Signifieth Book 2. Ch 1. What the unleavened Cakes signified Verse 3.4 Book 2. Ch 1. What Moses Aaron the Heifer and the Ram signified in the figure Verse 7.9 Book 2. Ch 1. What the Tabernacle signified why Mary was called the blessed among all women what the Altar the Laver and anointing the Head of Aaron signified Verse 8 Book 2. Ch 1. What the Burning of the Fat signified Verse 10 Book 2. Ch 1. What the Burning of the Heifer without the Hoast signifieth and that the bloud sprinckled upon the Altar signifieth that our bloud shall come againe to the Soule in the power of it at the Last Day Verse 11.12 Book 2. Ch. 1. What the powering of the bloud at the foote of
the Altar signifieth Verse 12.13 Book 2. Ch. 1. What the Ram signified how it was a sweet Saviour to the Lord. Verse 14.15.16.17.19.22 Ch 2. verse 3. Sonne Book 1. Ch 3. Of the Soules being given to the Sonne and how the Sonne giveth it Eternall Life and what Eternall Life is Verse 9.11 Ch 2. v. 2 Sop. Book 2. Ch 2. How it was with Vzza and with Judas after the Sop. Verse 5 Soule Book 1. Ch. 1. How the Soule came to be helped againe after the Fall Verse 21.22 Book 1. Ch. 1. How the Soule is become Lord over Sinne Death the Devill and Hell Verse 25.26.27 Book 2. Ch. 3. The Soule eateth of the supernaturall substantiall Love of the Name Jesus Verse 10 Spirit Book 1. Ch. 1. How the Spirit leadeth into all Truth Verse 18 Book 1. Ch. 3. How the Spirit of God is to be understood in all the Three Worlds Verse 13 Supper Book 2. Ch. 3. A resemblance between Christ in his Supper and the influence of the Sun in hearbs Verse 2.3.4.6 Book 2. Ch. 3. Why Christ Ordained the Testament of his Supper under Bread and Wine Verse 24 Book 2. Ch. 5. How all the Three Contenders and Disputers about the Presence of Christ in the Supper have no understanding how that participation is wrought Verse 6 Teachers Book 2. Ch. 5. Of Teachers not sent Verse 5 Testaments Testament Book 2. Ch. 4. Christs Testaments destroy sinne in the Penitent receiver Verse 8 Book 2. Ch. 4. XVIII enquiries into a Mans own heart to finde whether he may worthily receive the Testament of Christ Verse 19 Book 2. Ch. 4. How the Minde when it cometh to Christs Testaments must acknowledge it is able to doe nothing Verse 22 Book 2. Ch. 4. Hee that will not be a Man of New thoughts and will receiveth the Testament unto Judgement Verse 25 Book 2. Ch. 5. Hee that will receive the Kingdome of Christ in his Testaments must be his childe Verse 15 Types Type Book 1. Ch 2. How Cain and Abell differed and of their severall Types Verse 15.16 Book 2. Ch 2. Why the Type ceased Verse 1 Thoughts Book 1. Ch 1. What is the Ground of the understanding and Thoughts Verse 1.2 Book 1. Ch 1. How the Thoughts come to be fed with divine foode which is the Essentiall wisdome of God Verse 19 Variety Book 1. Ch 1. The cause of the changing and variety in Nature Verse 17 Vine Book 1. Ch 1. How Man becometh a Branch on the Vine Christ Verse 27 Book 2. Ch 3. How the Holy Man is a Branch on the Vine Christ Verse 20 Understanding Book 1. Ch 1. How Divine Understanding is attained and the Kingdome of Heaven Verse 8.9 Book 1. Ch 1. Of the Three Touch-Stones of the Divine Understanding Verse 18 Wicked Book 2. Ch 4. The wicked Priest and Pharisee is not capable of being in the Office of Christ Verse 13 Will. Book 2. Ch 2. How the Soules will cometh to be changed Verse 12 Word Words Book 1. Ch 1. Why the Eternall Word is become Man Verse 24 Book 2. Ch 3. What signifieth to us Christs saying My words are Spirit and Life Verse 16 Book 2. Ch 4. Mans spirituall Mouth receiveth Christs words and Life Verse 26 Book 2. Ch 5. The Living Word giveth Testimony to the Literall word Verse 5 Works Book 1. Ch. 3. What in Man is the Christian and why Mans Works must be Judged Verse 25 FINIS REader pray cause these faults to be mended with a Pen. Page 21. on the second side line 10. for unlooked reade unlocked Page 50. line 2. for foolish reade soulish page 55. line 31. for vision reade visible