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A44806	Some of the misteries of Gods kingdome declared, as they have been revealed by the spirit through faith for the information of all such who have erred for lack of knowledge in their judgements, and have perished for lack of understanding ... : also for the confirmation of such who are made partakers of the like precious faith / by one who is made partaker of the riches of his grace, and of the salvation which is in Christ Jesus revealed through the spirit, called Francis Howgill.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3179; ESTC R38992	36,833	47

wisdome of his life of his power vertue righteousnesse and comes to enjoy him who is the fulnesse that filleth all things whether visible or invisible whether terrestrial or coelestial his power is over all his dominion is over all who is eternally blessednesse it self and felicity it selfe who makes all that believe in him to partake of his kingdome of his grace of his power of his dignity of his dominion and of his glory coelestiall but these things are hid from the world who are not redeemed from the earth neither never looks to be while they are in the body Unto such I say Gods kingdome you shall never see nor enjoy while you are in that faith which is reprobate but may be truly called unbelief although you imagine a glory and a kingdome in your earthly minds and dream of a thing to come sutable unto that wherein your glory now standeth but that will all fail and those imaginations will be confounded and dissolved into nothing because they are centred in that which is out of the truth Christ and so are without ground or bottome and are out of that which should give you the sight and knowledge of God in your selves and his kingdom Christ when he taught them that followed him exhorted them that first of all they might seek the Kingdom of God even while they were in the body Mat. 6. 36. The Pharisees were gazing abroad in their earthly knowledge although they had the Scripture that declared of Gods kingdome yet they knew it not and this generation is the same who are in the same nature and in the same wisdome which is earthly and litteral and they are imagining as the Jews were and are loe here and loe there in this observation and the other and look to see it there Nay Christ said The kingdome of God is within you to the Pharisees And he bade them and others seek it first what strange Doctrin was this might the Pharisees say he saith the kingdome of God is within us and yet bids us seek it Need we seek that which is in us may professors say Yea it 's like a pearl hid in the Field it 's like a grain of mustard-seed among many great seeds which is not easily found it 's like a piece of silver lost in the house among much rubbish till that be swept away thou wilt not finde it thou must dig deep sweep clean search narrowly before thou find it although he said to the Pharisees the kingdome of God is within you he did not say they were possessors of it or that it was theirs but to the Disciples whom he taught to pray in faith thy kingdome come they came to find it that which they prayed for that pearl that groat that grain of mustard-seed which it was like having found it and believed in it he said unto them Matth. 5.3 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdome of God And in Luk. 6.20 And he lift up his eyes on his Disciples and said blessed be ye poor for yours is the kingdome of God They had seen it and were possessors of it it was theirs And Christ said unto his Disciples There are some of your standing that shall not tast of death till ye see the kingdom of God come in power And his words were fulfilled they declared what they had felt and seen and some of them say The kingdome of God is not in w●rd but in power And Paul to the Romans writes Rom. ●4 17 who was also made partakers of the same power and the same kingdom he spoke his knowledge of and said It 's not meat nor drinke but righteousnesse and peace and joy in the holy Ghost And the Colossians who had waited for it and believed in that through which it vvas revealed the Apostle vvas in the same faith Colos. 1.12 13. Who hath made us meet partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light who hath delivered us from the power of darknesse and hath transformed us into the kingdome of his deare Son And those things vvere seen in the body and vvitnessed in the body And the Apostle to the Hebrews saith He that believes is entred into the rest And this and all these things vvas feeled vvithin by the seed immortal the birth immortal and they that witness the birth immortal to live in them One said Who hath made us joynt-heirs with Christ who is the King of eternall glory and they were Joynt-heirs with him of the Kingdome that fades not away and all that ever comes to see the Kingdome of God in the spirit which is spiritual must wait in the spirit and in it's manifestation that so God and his Kingdome and the things o● Gods Kingdome may be felt and seen and enjoyed in the Spirit which is glorious Obj●ct All this which thou hast spoken may som● say is the Kingdome of grace and that we hold there is a two-fold kingdome the one of grace here the other of glory hereafter which none comes to enjoy glory nor any part of it in this life or in the body Answ. People hath long been blinded with confused distinctions about names and being full of imaginary thoughts and conceptions have brought forth foolish and unlearned distinctions and that which God hath joyned together they would separate Grace is glorious and glory is gracious he that can receive it let him the kingdom of God which was like a grain of mustard seed afterwards it became a great tree the tree in its strength and glory and height is more glorious then when it s in the seed yet the seed and the tree is in nature and quality and kind one if the kingdom be in dominion in purity and power and glory is not here unity yet a greater measure yet still the dominion is one the power one the glory one and the thing one wherein grace standeth and glory standeth wherein the kingdom standeth grace is glorious Eph. 1.6 7. Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children to the praise and glory of his grace wherein he hath made us accepted in beloved In the fathers house there are many mansions places in the kingdom of God there are many heavenly places and they that walked to the praise of his grace came to sit also in heavenly places Eph. 2.6 through grace salvation through grace glory comes to be revealed in the earth Isa. 6 3. The earth is full of his glory he that makes heaven and earth glorious is glory it self from whence grace and every degree of glory receives its being the least measure of Gods strength and power is glorious and to be gloried in in the Lord by all that have seen it things might be declared which God hath revealed which is not lawful for me now to utter for as one star differs from another in glory yet all glorious even so is it with the children of the resurrection who are quickened and made alive and

all things which are reproveable and the day-star is arisen in the hearts of many and they are come to see that fulfilled in their hearts which Peter exhorted them to wait for and to take heed unto the sure word of prophesie until the day appeared and did dawn in their hearts which day when it appears and to whom it appears discovereth all things and maketh all things manifest as it is declared by the Spirit of truth in the Scripture of truth and every mans work shall be tried of what sort it is and of what nature it is and this day hath appeared to many praises to the Lord who have waited for it and now they see every thing in its ground and rise and every tree and fruit is seen according to its kind whether good or bad and every mans works is obvious to every one who are in the day and upon whom the morning of righteousness hath appeared and the Sun of righteousness hath shined upon whereby that is seen in every one by the light which is truly called day by the Lord who causeth it to spring from on high which is reproveable and condemnable and also whatever is justifiable and unreproveable is seen by the day of the Lord appearing in the heart The day of the Lord what it is and to whom it hath appeared discovered and how it is seen GOd is a spirit his day is spiritual and is seen with a spiritual eye its pure light pure brightness the pure shining forth of the Lord in his glorious excellency the pure shining forth of eternity life puting forth it self in its brightness holiness sheding it self abroad in its glory purity spreading it self in its immeasurable excellency and can onely be seen as it is in it self by the children of the light that are born of it there is a natural day there is a spiritual day the natural day receives its brightness from the Son the spiritual day receives it brightness from the Son of righteousness by whom it s brought forth without whom nothing was made or is made or brought forth but by him who is the fountain of life and as the natural day receives its clearness from the natural Sun and is discerned by the natural eye of a natural man and all things natural are seen and discovered by and in the natural day and are perspicuous and obvious to him that hath his natural sight even so from the Sun of righteousness the Lord of glory light and purity the day of God receives its brightness and is issued out from him by the rays of his brightness and is discerned and seen only by the spiritual eye of the spiritual man who is the Image of the father brought forth in life and in his own nature and quality that is to say from God the Father of life by Christ Jesus the life of men the light of the world and this is the birth which is born from above which is of the nature of the Father and the Sun and of the day and he onely comes to behold this day and discerns all things of the fathers kingdom by it and likewise discerns all the hidden things of dishonesty and the works of darkness which is brought forth by the Prince of darkness who is shut up in eternal and utter darkness which is his dwelling place for ever which is his residence and shall be the residence of all the workers of iniquity that bear his Image for ever Obj. But some may be ready to say It is not yet appeared and all things are not yet made manifest and that day is not yet come neither hath appeard in this age to any Answ. What if a man that is naturally blind say that there is no light in the day nor in the Sun because he sees none is therefore there no light in the day nor in the Sun And what if all things be alike unto him day and night so that he can distinguish nothing doth this therefore make void their seeing who do see with the natural eye both the Sun and the day and hinder them from distinguishment or discerning And what if they who are spiritually blind and are children of the night say they see nothing nor beholds nothing of the day of the Lord or of the discovery of the things of God or of his glo●ious appearance which many witness doth this therefore make their sight void or discovery of the things void to them who have seen into the things that be of God● kingdom the unbelief of some doth not make the faith of them that do believe void God forbid What the day of the Lord is and what it will be to the wicked declared AS I have said though the day of the Lord be pure light and brightness in it self and mixeth not with the night which is of a contrary nature because the Lord in the beginning separated them and set a decree which will last unto all perpetuity and that which limited the bounds and circumferen●e the●eof now is the same I say though the day of the Lord be pure and keeps its purity and property and nature and is still one and the same in it sel● for nothing can alter its purity yet it is a day of blackness and gloominess and a notable terrible day unto the wicked who hates its appearance and hates the light children of falshood and of deceit whose deeds be evil it makes them and their deeds manifest there it is unto them as it is written in a certain place The eye lids of the morning are unto them as the shadow of death the appearance of the Lord affrights them and they would run from it as a thief that diggeth through a wall and breaketh open a house in the night when deep sl●ep is upon men but when the day appears that discovers his actions he is afraid because he wil then if he stay there be seen and all that live wantonly upon earth whose hearts are set to seek after wickedness as for hid treasure the day of the Lord will steal upon such as a thief and will come as upon a thief and they being children of the night and bringing forth the fruits of darkness contrary to the light they will have their portion in utter darkness and eternal vengeance will compass them as a wall and fury as a fi●e that devoureth all the fewel so sh●ll the ungodly perish and have their portion with hypocrites Think on this all you raylers and revilers of the light and of the appearance of God and repent for as ●●e wilde asse that snuffs up the winde and they that seeks will not weary themselves with her yet a time cometh when she may be found and taken Even so all the ungodly though they may runne as a wild Asse traverse their way as a Dromedary yet the moneth cometh and the day cometh they wil be overtaken in the middest of security and they shall not escape And though the children of

the horrible pit it 's the same power life strength and vertue that leadeth all that believe into the land of the living into the holy place into the peaceable habitation into the holy mountain and into the heavenly Tabernacle made without hands And in few words he that discovereth open sins the same grace and the same purity discovereth hidden and secret sins though the measure of its purity shine in one more then another because them that are in the unbelief the darknesse over-shadows and the mountains are high and the vayl is thick and the clouds are many and the ayre dark so that it's resplendency and brightnesse is not seen because of the vail which shadows it that it hath not much entrance but in them that believe and have received that grace and is joyned to it in which they believe it renteth the vail and maketh the shadow to flye away and scatters the clouds and breatheth forth it self in purity and makes the ayr clearer so that its brightnesse shineth more purely forth to them and in them because the heart is more open to receive its vertues in yet the same purity and vertue remains still and the same grace keeps its purity and property in it selfe and its power and sufficiency is always the same though it do not appear so to the creature So this I say and is my testimony of the grace of God which is the gift of God which hath appeared in some measure more or lesse unto all men and convinceth and shews grosse and op●n evills even the same grace by its vertue and power leadeth from the least or impurest thought and shews the secretest evils that lodgeth in the heart unbelief and also every temptation unto sin and this shall be witnessed to be the truth by the whole earth in the day of the Lords appearing and is now witnessed by all the children of Light who believe with whom I have fellowship in the pure living sufficient perfect grace of God which is Gods free gift which in some measure hath appeared to all whereby all are left without excuse And herein is the wonderfull love of God made manifest to all man kinde and all that turneth to his grace will see he hath long waited to be gracious in his grace which is near that all man-kind might be partakers of his bounty love mercy favour and free gift by which justification cometh upon all that believe Therefore my bowels and heart is more open in this unto all because many have erred for lack of knowledge and have wandred aside because they have not found a true guide Therefore in dear love unto all upon the face of the Earth where this may come I write and let out my bosome into this thing that they may also be partakers with me of the free love of God and the free grace of God by which I am saved and know the wall which is salvation and the gates which are praise which the Saints are compassed about with and enterd in at and for the sake of such who thirst after God and the knowledge of him I write for their information and not to satisfie critical men nor them who are in the Philosophy and vain deceit who are swollen big in their fleshly understanding and puffed up in their earthly mindes for by such I desire not any testimony neither acceptation But now to come to speak of that which many are doubting about that is to say the grace of God which bringeth salvation which hath appeared to all men whether this be a sufficient Leader and Teacher of it selfe if it be received but in order to the thing in hand let all take notice of this that when I speak of the sufficiency of grace and that it is a sufficient Teacher I do not speak of it distinct from Christ or of a thing separated from the power of God but one with it and him from whence it comes for as he is salvation it selfe so the grace of God is of the same nature by which he manifests himselfe and his salvation to them that believe and also reveales his witnesse in them for where the appearance and presence of Christ is manifest there is his power and strength m●nifest either to condemnation or salvation and though his pure appearance and presence is one in it self yet them that have marred his countenance and pierced him his presence always hath been and will be very dreadfull and terrible but unto them that believe and have continued with him in his temptation and have suffered with him and have longed for him his appearance and presence will be amiable beautifull and lovely sweet pleasant delightful desirable glorious and admirable so that they who have seen it have been melted into tears and dissolved as into water because of his love and beauty who is the chief of ten thousand Oh! that all that long after him may wait for him in patience in that wherein he will appear they shall see him whose sight will be a recompence for all longing and thirsting and desiring and waiting the sense of longing and thirsting will be taken away when he that makes glad the heart appeareth who lifteth up the light of his countenance and maketh whole them whose hearts have been broken for him whom their souls loved therefore all wait and think not the time long Keep in your minds to his grace which is his appearance and him you will feel and see and be satisfied and say This is he we have waited for let us rejoyce and be exceeding glad for now he is come and his reward is with him to give every one that wait upon him in purity full contentment and satisfaction where peace comes to be f●lt and joy unspeakable which is full of glory And though God out of his everlasting love unto the sons of men hath followed man and hath called him to return yet that nature which is above in man which hath transgressed the life doth alwayes resist the drawing of the Lord and is not subject to the law of God neither to the grace of God which teacheth to deny all ungodlinesse and worldly lusts that hath beset and compassed the creature about as a thick cloud and always maketh war against the soule that till there be a listning unto that which sheweth ungodlinesse which hath power in it selfe None hath power neither dominion over that in themselves which leads into the transgression Therefore though God who is salvation it selfe hath let out himself so farre and hath appeared in his pure and perfect grace unto all men yet all have not received grace For though the Lord profer his gift intentionally that the creature might receive it and so have benefit and partake of its living vertue and operation yet while that hath preheminence in man which is contrary to grace that will never receive it because it is contrary to the life of the corruptible and takes its life away and mortifies and