teach before the people concerning the Kingdome of Heaven in Similitudes or * Mark 4.13 33.34 Mysterium Magnum ch 46. ver 31. Parables 115. Question Why hath not Christ himself described his Gospel with Letters in writing But only Taught and left it afterwards to his Apostles to write it down 116. Question Why must it be the very * Mark 10.33 Math. 27.1 41. High Priests and Scribes or Scripture learned who taught the People that must speak against or contradict Christ and would readily mock him and condemn him continually to death Why must not the worldly Magistracy doe it or the Common people What doth that signifie 117. Question Why must there be such a way and processe observed toward Christ †Mat. 26.67 ch 27.26 to the 34. with Mockings reproaching derision or scorn and scourging before his Passion Why did God suffer that to be so done 118. Question Why must the very Teachers of the Law bring Christ to the judgement and yet must be put to Death by the * Math. 27.2 Heathenish Magistracy What doth that signifie 119. Question Why must Christ suffer and †Mat. 27.50 dye Was God to doe it for such a Revenge sake that he might attone and reconcile or appease himself could he not otherwise forgive Sinnes 120. Question What is the Figure of the Two Murtherers Luke 23.33 which were hanged on a Crosse on Each side of Christ And why must Christ dye on a wooden Crosse and Not otherwise 121. Question How †Heb. 2.14 Phil. 2.8 did Christ slay Death on the Crosse with his dying How came that to passe 122. Question Why must Christ * Ioh. 19.31 34 and 20.25 Col. 2.14 be nailed to the Crosse And why Must his Side be opened with a Spear out of which Bloud and Water ran How doe these signifie in the Figure 123. Question Why must Christ †Math. 27. from 39. to the 50. be reproached on the Crosse 124. Question Whether also was the divine Power * Ioh. 19.34 in the Bloud which Christ shed or poured unto the Earth 125. Question Why did †Math. 27.51 Three Principles ch 25. ver 44 45. the Earth Tremble when Christ hung on the Crosse 126. Question What did †Luke 23.46 See the 37. Question of the forty Questions of the Soul the Darknesse signifie which at that time came over all Nature 127. Question Wherefore did Christ in his Death * Luke 23.44 Mysterium Magnum ch 23. ver 3. commend his Soul into his Fathers Hand What is that Hand of God 128. Question Why did some * Luke 23.48 Convert and turn again when they saw what was done at the dying of Christ and the High Priests not Why must they be blind and hardened to this work 129. Question What was †Acts 2.27 31 Heb. 2.14 Christs going to Hell where he overcame Death and the Devil 130. Question How did 〈◊〉 * 1 Pet. 3.19.20 preach to the Spirits which in the Tiâ—â—â—oah believed not 131. Question 〈…〉 â—hrists Rest in the †Math. 27.63 64. ch 28.1 Luke 24.1.7 Grave signifie 〈…〉 lye forty houres in the Grave 132. Question 〈◊〉 must * Mâ—th 27.64 65 66. Christs Grave be guarded with W â—â—â—rs What doth that signifie that the Hiâ—h Priests would resist or oppose Gods Power and Might and would keep Christ in the Grave 133. Question Why did the Evangelist say that * Math. 28.2 to the 9. the Angell removed the Great Stone from the door or Mouth of the Grave Could not Christ have risen else out of the Grave 134. Question What is the Power of Christs Resurrection through the Death How * Col. 2.14 15. did he make a triumphant shew of Death on his Body What was it then that he did with it 135. Question What manner of †Rev. 3 8. Door hath Christ through Death in our humanity opened in the Anger and Righteousness of God whereby we may enter into God How is that done 136. Question What doth the Pilgrimage * Luke 24. from the 13. to the 31. vers Journey of the two Disciples from Jerusalem to Emaus signifie where they complained in anxiety for their Master and yet Christ walked among them and enquired of them and taught them And yet they knew him not 137. Question Why did Christ after his Resurrection first appear to †Mark 16.9 10 11. John 20.14 to the 19. a Woman and not to the Disciples 138. Question Why did Christ * Luke 24.42 Joh. 20.19 26. after his Resurrection eat of the †broyled Fish with his Disciples And Entered into them through a shut door and taught them 139. Question Why did not Christ after his Resurrection shew himself to Every one But to some only 140. Question Why did Christ * Act. 1.2 3. Three Principles ch 25. from the 75. ver to the 98. after his Resurrection Converse forty dayes upon Earth before he went or was taken up to Heaven What doth that signifie 141. Question What is †Math. 24.51 Mark 16.19 Act. 1.9 Three Principles ch 25. from 98. verse to the end Christs going or Ascention to Heaven That he did visibly ascend Whither is he arrived and where is he now at present 142. Question What signifie * Acts 1.11 the Two Men in shining Garments who said ye Men of Galilee why look ye up after him this JESUS who is taken from you to Heaven will come again as ye have seen him Ascend or goe to Heaven Acts 1.11 143. Question †Three Principles ch 26. verse 1 2. thence to the 13. Why must * Acts 2.1 His Ascention was forty Dayes after his Resurrection or the Passeover or Easter And ten Dayes after his Ascention to the Day of Pentecost which was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quinquagessuna dies the fiftieth day or seven weeks day or the Morrow after the seventh Sabbath which was called the Feast of Weeks or First-fruits Math. 26.2 Mark 14.1 2. â—uke 22.1 John 13.1 the Passover was the fourteenth day of the first Month. Exod. 12 1â— Levit. 23.5 Numb 28.16 in the Month Abib Exod. 13.4.23.15 and 34.18 the Feast of the first Fruits of thy Labours thou hast sown in the field Exod. 23.16 the feast of weeks Exod. 34.22 And from the Morrow after the Sabbath of the Passover you shall count Seven Sabbaths that is seven times seven which is forty nine and the Morrow after maketh fifty dayes Levit. 23.15 16. Numb 28.26 The Feast of Weeks Deut. 16.9 the Disciples of Christ yet wait ten Dayes from his Ascention for the sending of the Holy Ghost Why was not that done Instantly 144. Question What is this that the Disciples must †Luk. 24.49 Ioh. 15.26 Acts 1.4 wait and Continue together till the Holy Ghost came 145. Question What is the Feast of Acts 2.1 to the 4. Pentecost How was the shedding or pouring forth
and in Love hast Betrothed and Espoused 99. O God HOLY SPIRIT let me walk and Converse in thy Power and let thy Holy Angels which thou hast appointed to me Lead me through JESUS CHRIST Crucified Our Lord Amen A Prayer when a Man will goe about his Work or Labour and Calling or Employment wherein God hath set Every One. 100. ALmighty Eternall God and Loving Father Creatour of Heaven and of Earth thou hast Created ALL Things to thy Prayse and MAN to thy Expresse Image and set him to be a Lord and Ruler of thy Works and hast put all under his hands 101. I poor unworthy sinfull Man consider with my self the heavy Fall of our first Parents whereby thy Curse came upon this Work and upon the Earth and I consider with my self how our first Parents are fallen out of Paradise into this Curse wherein now all of us must swimme in Weariness Toyle Incumberances Cares and Necessities and make our selves weary sick and faint that we may uphold and sustain our Lives till at length we enter again into Dust and Ashes the Substance out of which we are proceeded Where we are to Expect and wait for thy true and reall Promise that thou wilt awaken and raise us up again out of the Dust in the Last Day and form us into the fair Paradisicall Image again 102. This now I consider with my self when I take in hand the Work Calling and Employment wherein thou hast by or through Nature appointed or ordained me and pray thy Great Mercy which thou after this Heavy Fall and Apostacy hast turned towards us again in the Grace of JESUS CHRIST blesse me I pray thee in my Calling State Condition and Employment and turn away thy Curse and Anger from me through the Love of Jesus Christ that the Evill Spirit may not touch or sift me in my Calling and Condition and bring me into Falshood that I may not at all therein hurt deceive betray or wrong my Neighbour with Words or Deedâ— or desire that which I should not 103. Give me I pray thee O Dear LORD a ready Heart and Minde that I may with a Good Conscience without any false or wicked desire also without Pride Covetousness Envy and Anger perform my work and order my Condition according to thy Will and also rest satisfied with thy Grace with what thou givest me and that with the Works and Labour of my hands in my Office Duty State and Condition wherein thou hast set me I may NOT seek my own only to serve my self and my own turn alone but also my Neighbours benefit also may come to help the Miserable and the Impotent also the Weak Blind Simple and needy which are not gifted or furnished with understanding of thy Works of Wonder to manage them 104. Help I pray thee O Loving GOD that I may rightly know my self that I in my State and Condition and Office or Employment am but thy Servant or Minister and that all whatsoever I possesse cometh from thy hand and that I in this World have nothing my own but am only a Pilgrim and Sojournour upon Earth and thou O God the FATHER together with thy Sonne JESUS CHRIST in the Power of the HOLY SPIRIT dost thy self work drive manage and rule all and that all is thine alone and not mine 105. Give me I pray thee rightly to know that all Men are proceeded from One and in that regard that all are my fellow Members Brethren and Sisters as a Tree in its Branches So that I should Love them ALL. 106. As thou O Loving God hast loved us with One only or singular Love in JESUS CHRIST before the Foundation of the World and yet lovest us with the same Love and hast attoned or reconciled us all in one only Love as to thy Anger So O Loving God awaken and stirre up I pray thee also that same Love in ME and kindle my Soul and Mind therewith that I also may with and in THEE in thy Love love all my fellow Members and readily and willingly serve and minister to them That thy Name in us all may be sanctified and thy Will in us be done so that we all in One Love may Eat and Drink thy Blessings 107. And take from us the Evill and the Heavy Guilt viz thy Curse and Anger that the Devils Envy and Covetousnesse may not Spring or flow up in us and introduce us into Vengeance and Malice 108. That we also may heartily love one another and forgive one another our slips failings and infirmities as thou daily forgivest us in thy Love in JESUS CHRIST 109. O LORD prevent I pray thee the suttle Talons of the Devill that he may not Tempt us and bring our evill Inclinations aloft whereby I may be drawn into false or wicked Lusts 110. Deliver me O Dear God from all such Evil through the Bloud and Death of our Lord JESUS CHRIST and give me a Chearfull-Mind to manage thy wonders 111. Help me so that I may Work Will or Act nothing without thy Power bring my Life through thy Wonder-Works and Creature into the Eternall Heavenly working in into the Spirituall hidden Secret World and let me here in thy Works of Wonder increase in Power and Knowledge that also my in ward Ground may grow and increase in thy Wonder-Works in thy Power to the Manifestation or Revelation of the New Jerusalem in us where thou O True GOD wilt work will and be all in all in us 112. Therefore give me I pray thee constantly and continually to know this that I may have it for a token of remembrance to think upon in my Mind and not sinne nor break off my Mind from thee and generate a false or wicked Image which lusteth only after State Pride Covetousness and self-Honour and be Damned with the Evill Spirits but let me be One Spirit and Will with thee and Co-work with thee in the power of my Saviour JESUS CHRIST and of the HOLY SPIRIT Amen A Prayer on Munday at Noon or Midday or whensoever such an attentive Thought stirreth to consider ones State and Condition 113. O God Eternall FATHER I thank thee and praise thee that thou hast appointed and ordained me in this State and Condition that thou hast given me Good Things and meanes for Sustenance and set me among honest vertuous People whom I should serve and Minister to and benefit with my Gifts and hast indued me with Reason and Vnderstanding and Created me a rationall Man so that I know thee and that I am not a Dull Dead foolish ignorant Man who knoweth nothing of thee and thanketh not thee for such benefits But hast Created me from or out of the Light of the World that I may with and in thy Light work or act and live and shewest me all thy Wonders in thy Light 114. I thank thee for this that thou hast created me to thy Expresse Image and set thy Wonders under my hand that I may know them and may
enjoy my self in the Works of thy Creation 115. And I beseech thee O Eternall God to give me Understanding and Wisdome that I may not abuse or misuse this thy Creation or Creature but only and solely use it for my necessity for the Good of my Neighbour my self and mine 116. Give me I pray thee to be thankfull in all thy Gifts and Benefits that my Reason may not say This is Mine I have purchased it I will possesse it alone I am thereby Noble Glorious and Brave and because of this Honour and Repute accrues unto me all which proceedeth from the Devill and the Heavy Fall of Adam 117. O Dear Lord CHRIST help I pray thee that I may alwayes consider thy Humility Lowlinesse and temporall Poverty and not permit my Mind to lift up it self above the simple poor and needy that my Soul may not break off it self from them that they in their misery may not sigh over me or against me and hinder me in my way to thee 118. But help me that I may Lay my Heart with the simple in the Dust and alwayes acknowledge that I am nothing more then they and that my State and all that belongs to me are thine and that I am a Minister or Servant concerning or as to them 119. O Great HOLY GOD I pray thee set open my inwardnesse to me that I may rightly know what I am Unshut I pray thee in me what became inclosed and shut up in Adam Let me I pray thee see in the Inwardnesse of the Mind and find thy bright Morning-Starre in the Holy Name JESUS which presenteth and offereth it self to us poor Men out of Grace and will dwell in us and powerfully work in us 120. Break thou O LORD the hard door Posts of my receptibility of my own willing that his will may shine forth through me and my Mind may find the Beames of his Love-Fire 121. Kindle thou I pray thee my fiery Life of the Soulish Ground with the Beames of thy Light so that I may endure before thee and stand in thy Sight and so I pray thee poure in thy Love and Meeknesse into my Fire-life that thy Fire-Glance doe not Consume and destroy me in regard of my yet remaining impurity 122. O thou Great Holy God to thee I draw neer now with my Mind viz with thy poured forth Power and Vertue which thou hast formed into an Image of thy Likeness according to thy Working and I give my self to thee again to be thy own 123. Work thou in my Mind as in thy Reflexion or Representation thy â—race how thou wilt and keep my Mind with thy Power as thy Instrument so that IT may neither will nor act without thee Lead thou my Inclination with thy Might and Strength so that I may in and with thee rule over Sinne Death the Devill Hell and the World 124. Seeing thou in the Beginning in my Father Adam hast made me a Ruler over all Creatures and after the terrible Fall hast in JESUS CHRIST brought me thereinto again So that I in JESUS CHRIST should with and in him and He with and through me rule over all his Enemies till they all be laid for a foot-stool under his and my feet therefore I give up to thee my LORD JESUS my whole Mind and Soul and all whatsoever I am Rule thou in me over all my Enemies which are within me and without me 125. Lay thou them for a foot-stool under thy feet and lead my Mind being the Expresse Image of God in Gods Power so that IT may as an Instrument of the Holy Spirit co-will and perform with God the Good Work that thy High Name * Germanice GOTT GOD may become again manifested therein and that my Mind may again come to the Communion of thy Holy Angels whereto thou hast ordained it in the beginning 126. O Great GOD my Mind is indeed a Beame of thy Omnipotency Glory and Skilfulnesse a †Or Play-fellow Companion of the Divine Wisdome and Glory a Hand-maid or Ministresse of the Majesty of the Unity of God a Knoweresse of thy Manifestation or Revelation and a Figure of the Great Name of GOD who hath made the World and all things 127. In its Essence e're it became a Creature stood the formings of thy Willing which Formings thou O Great God hast brought into a Creaturely Creation and set the Noble Mind for a Ruleresse or Governess over it where thou with thy Holy Name in thy Power wouldest thy Self rule through the Mind 128. O GOD the Mind hath in Adam turned it self away from thee and is entered into own receptibility of its own Will and hath made it self Dark Drie Stinging Enimicitious or Hatefull Hungry and Envious and is become a hellish Source Quality or Torment and Abomination before thee like all evill Spirits 129. Which thou O Groat God with thy holiest Name of All JESUS hast turned to thee and new generated to thee again Therefore I give it up to thee willingly into thy sweet presented or offered Grace And therewith forsake my own Will and Nature-Right and give it to thee for thy own LORD JESUS that I may no more Be IT self but that thou mayest be IT according to thy and thy Eternall Fathers good Will and Pleasure that God may be All in All One True Reall Tri-une Substance Father Sonne and Holy Spirit in the Heaven and upon Earth Working and Ruling All in All. AMEN A Prayer on Munday at Noon or Midday to Consider the Quality and Property of the Day and to swing or cast ones self into the right-Noon or Midday of the Inward Moone 's heavenly Substance Concerning the climbing up or Ascending of the Mind 130. O GOD thou Infinite or Endlesse Every where Glancing or Super-Illustrious Eternall every where spread abroad Shining Bright LIGHT thou hast given the Light to the Outward World from the breathing of thy Might through the Beames of thy Light and rulest with the Sun and Moon in all thy Works in this Worlds Substance 131. Thou generatest all and every temporary Life through these Lights All whatsoever hath Breath worketh and Liveth in these Lights and praiseth thee in thy Power ALL Starres take Light and shining from thy shed-forth Light Thou adornest the Earth with fair Hearbs and Blossomes or Flowers through these Lights And Cheerest therein all whatsoever liveth or Groweth 132. And therein shewest to US Men thy Glory So that we know thy Power which is inwardly hidden and see thereby how thou hast made thy Eternall Word and working visible that we should thereby consider thy inward Spirituall Kingdome wherein thou dwellest in secret hiddenly and fillest all thy Creation and thy self workest and doest ALL in ALL. 133. The Heaven together with the Earth recount thy Honour Power and Great Might The Elements are a Reflexion Representation or Object of thy Wisdome where thy Spirit with a Representation or Object Sporteth or Acteth a Scene before thee and all things
only Pilgrims and Strangers who would fain leave all this World that they may but inherit the Kingdome of Heaven 49. All this God setteth before the Evill doer in the Lises Light and warneth him thereby to Conversion again But will he not then the Anger of God maketh hellish fire out of it and in the End gneweth him to see if yet he will know himself and so repent and a mend 50. But if he stay and hardeneth himself in the Evill and Wickedness then he is a totall Evill Tree Sprouted and grown in the Anger of God and belongeth in the Abysse in the Dark Anguish World to the Dark God Lucifer and there he must devoure his own abominations Thus much concerning the Third Point The Fourth Point The Fift Chapter How the Holy and Good Tree of the Eternall Life Sprouteth through and groweth forth out of all the Sprouts of the Three Principles and is comprehended by none of them 1. A Thing that dwelleth in it self can be comprehended by Nothing for it dwelleth in Nothing there is Nothing before it that can comprehend it and it is also free from that Thing which is without or beyond it 2. Thus the divine Power and Light dwelleth in it self is comprised or comprehended in Nothing Nothing toucheth unlesse it be of the property thereof It is every where in Nature yet Nature toucheth it not viz the outward Nature of this World 3. It shineth therein as the Sun in the Elements The Sun shineth in the Elements The Sun shineth in the Water also in the Fire and through the Air and is not comprehended or held by any of them it giveth all Things or Substances power and vertue it maketh the Essentiall Spirit lovely and richly Joyfull It draweth with its power the Essence out of the Earth also the Substance of the Essence which giveth out of the Essence a Body 4. What the Sun doth in the Third Principle in that it changeth all and Every Enimicitious Essence and source or quality into Meeknesse that doth Gods Light in the Formes of the Eternall Nature 5. It shineth the Formes and out of the Formes that is it kinldeth the Formes or Nature so that they all get the Lights willing and unite themselves and wholly give up themselves to the Light they sink down out of their own Essence and become as the if they had no might or power in themselves and desire only the Lights Power and Might thus the Light taketh their power and might into it self and shineth out of that same power And thus all sources of Nature come to the Light And the Light is one Will with Nature and the Light remaineth Lord. 6. Else if the Wills in the seen formes of Nature would be Lord then there would be a Schisme or Rent and an Eternall Enmity for one form continually is at Enmity with the other every one lifteth up it self from whence cometh the Contrariety or opposition that a Creature is so Evill Angry and Enimcitious that often the Life is striving in it Self 7. As we now apprehend and know that the Light in the stern Life of Nature cometh to help the properties of the Essences so that a frollick cheerfull Life existeth and so changeth it self into the Light So is the Life of the dark fierce wrathfulness Enemy to the Light for it cannot conceive or apprehend the Light 8. * John 1.5 The Eternall Light shineth through the Darkness and that cannot comprehend it for the Multitude of Wil lS the dark Nature are all shut or lockt up in Death the Light shineth not in it but through it it seeth conceiveth or receiveth not the Light 9. Neverthelesse the Light is in the Dark World but it filleth not the Darknesse and therefore the Essences of the dark World continue to be an Enimicitious Poyson and Death wherein the Essence it self is at Enmity to it 10. And this there are Three Principles one in another none comprehendeth the other and the Etertnall Light becometh Comprehended by Nothing unless †or the Desire it fall into Death and give its Essence freely and willingly into the Fire of Nature and go with its Essentiall willing forth out of it self into the Light and give it self totally home to the Light and desire to will or do nothing but give its willing up home to the Light that the Light may be its willing 11. And * Note thus the Light conceiveth or recelveth it and it also the Light Thus is the Evill Will given up into the Light and the Light giveth its power into the Evilnesse or Malignity and maketh out of the Malice or Malignity a friendly good willing which is only a love-desiring For the Meekness of the Light hath totally incorporated it self with the Enimicitous willing 12. Thus now is Gods Will done and the Evill becometh charged into the Good and Gods Love shineth out from his anger and fierce wrath * Note and no fierce wrath is known or apprehended in Gods Eternall Nature 13. For as the Eternal Light the Eternall Power-Tree shineth through all the Three Principles uncomprehended by any of them for so long as a Substance is without or beyond Gods willing understand the totall Lights willing so long it is only One and dwelleth in it self and comprehendeth Nothing of God but if it uniteth it self into God and letteth its will break and sink down then it is a Spirit or one Spirit in and with God And God shineth out of that very Substance 14. And understand also why the Wicked Malitious Souls and the Devils doe not apprehend nor see God Which is because they unite not their will into God * The Will of the Soul It will be Lord it self Thus it continueth without God only in it Self and God also continueth in himself and thus one dwelleth in the other and knoweth nothing of the other For the One turneth the Back to the other and seeth not the others face or Countenance 15. Also the Light World knoweth Nothing of the Devils and the Devils nothing of the Light World but only this that they were once therein and they Image or Represent it before them as one that seeth it in the Imagination whereas yet the Light World no more giveth it self into their Imagination neither do they Imagine after or according to it for it terrifieth them also they are ashamed about it 16. Thus also it is to be understood concerning the outward World Gods Light shineth through and through but is only comprehended by that which doth unite and appropriate it self thereunto 17. Therefore seeing this World is as it were Mute or Dumb in respect of God and without understanding therefore it continueth in its own willing and bringeth its own Spirit into it self 18. Although God hath given a Nature-God viz the Sun to it whereinto all Things or Substances should cast their willing and desire whatsoever is in this World and doth not so that continueth to be
Even as this World is a Substance and the Inward Spirit possesseth the same 11. It is in all places yet the place comprehendeth it Not but it comprehendeth the Place the Place knoweth Nothing of it yet feeleth it it is the Power and the Spirit in the Place its Will goeth through the Substance and the Substance hath no Eyes to see it 12. But it is the seeing of the Place and is it self no Place or Space but maketh to it self an Abyssall Space where there is no measure or circumscription it is all yet like to a Nothing compared with the outward what it giveth forth out of it self that also it possesseth It doth not enter into it but is there BEFORE-HAND before the Substance receiveth the Place in 13. The Place comprehendeth but a Glance of its willing as one seeth his form in a Looking-Glasse but doth not comprehend it or lay hold of it Or as the Sun-shine in the Water is not comprehended yet the Water feeleth it and conceiveth or receiveth the Glance or Reflexion or as the Earth conceiveth or receiveth Power from the Sun so that it bringeth forth Fruit Thus God dwelleth in all Things or Substances and presseth through all and yet is comprehended by Nothing 14. And as we understand that the Earth hath a great hunger and desire after the Suns Power and Light in which it attracteth the Suns Power and light to it self and is capable thereof which without the desiring could not be In like manner the Outward Substance hungereth after the Inward for the Outward Form ariseth from the Inward 15. Thus the outward Substance conceiveth or receiveth the Inward Form into it self as a Glance or Power For the Inward Spirit cannot receive the outward Substance for it dwelleth not in the outward but possesseth it self in it self in the Inward yet the Spirits Form together with the Looking-Glasse receiveth the outward Substance as the Water doth the Glance or Lustre of the Sun 16. But we are not to think that the Inward is farre from the Outward as the body of the Sun from the Water though indeed that is not so neither the Sun is not farre from the Water For the Water hath the Suns property and Substance else the Water would not catch the Sun's Glance or Lustre though really the Sun is a Corpus or Body yet the Sun is also in the Water but not Manifested The Corpus or Body maketh the Sun Manifest in the Water 17. And we are to know that this World would be a meer Sun and the place of the Sun would be every where if God would but kindle and Manifest it for Every Substance in this World receiveth the Glance of the Sun there is in all a Looking-Glasse so that it may receive the power and form of the Sun in all animate and inanimate things in all the four Elements and their Essence and Substance 18. Thus in like manner it hath also such a form in the Inward Light-world It dwelleth in the outward and the outward receiveth power from it It sprouteth in the outward Power and the outward knoweth nothing thereof it only feeleth the power but the Inward it cannot see or Behold Only in its Lifes Looking-Glasse it conceiveth the Glance thereof For the Inward power maketh in the Outward Form a similitude according to it self 19. But Man is the Inward and also the outward World and moreover the Cause of the Inward World in himself and so farre as belongs to him of the Dark world he is all the Three Worlds and if he continueth standing in like order or Equall Harmony so that he introduceth not one World into the other Then he is Gods similitude or likeness 20. * Note He should introduce the form viz the Looking-Glasse of the Light-world into the outward also into the Most inward Dark-world and bring the power of the middle or Light-world into the Looking-Glasse and then he is capable of the divine Light For the Substance conceiveth or apprehendeth not the Light but the power of the Light but the Looking-Glasse of the power apprehendeth or catcheth the Light as the Water doth the Sun For the Water is as a clear Looking-Glasse in comparison of the Earth 21. But now if the Water be mixed with Earth then it receiveth not the Sun 's Light So also the humane Spirit or Soul receiveth not Gods Light unlesse it continue pure and setteth its desire in or upon the pure viz into the Light for whatsoever the Life * Desireth longeth or seeketh after imagineth after that it receiveth 22. The Life of Man is the Form of both the inward Worlds If the Life desireth Sulphur in it self then is the Phur out of the Sul its darkening but if it desireth Sul alone then it receiveth the Lights power and in the power the Light with its property 23. For in Phur viz in the fierce wrathfull Nature the Life cannot continue clear as a Looking-Glasse but very well in Sul for the Life of Man is a true reall Looking-Glasse of the †Note Deity wherein God beholdeth himself He giveth his Glance and Power into the Humane Looking-Glasse and findeth himself in Man as also in Angels and in the Forms or Beauties of Heaven 24. The Light-worlds Essence is his finding or Revelation and the Dark-worlds Essence is his loosing He seeth not himself in the Dark-world for it hath no Looking-Glasse which would be capable of the Light all whatsoever * Or is of like Mind In Condition or quality of the Dark-world Imagineth according to the Dark-worlds Essence and Property that receiveth the Dark-worlds Property and Looseth Gods Looking-Glasse 25. It becometh filled with dark fierce wrath as a Man mixeth Water with Earth and then the Sun cannot shine in it and that very Water looseth the Sun's Looking-Glasse and the Water must again sink down from the Earth Else it never becometh a Looking-Glasse of the Sun any more but is captivated in the fierce wrathfull Earth 26. Thus it goeth also with the Humane Life while it Imagineth after or according to Gods Spirit so it conceiveth or receiveth Gods Power and Light and apprehendeth God but when it imagineth after or according to Earthliness or according to the Dark-worlds Property then it conceiveth or receiveth the Essence of the Earthliness and Dark-world and filleth it self with the same 27. And then is the Lifes Looking Glasse shut up in the darknesse and looseth the Looking-Glasse of the Deity and must be born anew As we know that Adam hath thus made the pure Looking-Glasse Earthly and hath lost Gods Power and Light which Christ the Sonne of God hath restored again and broke open the Earthly Darknesse and hath with power and authority introduced the Looking Glasse of the Deity 28. Thus we know how the Holy Tree Sprouteth through all and forth out of all Substances and yet is comprehended by No Substance but meerly in the Looking-Glasse of the Clearness or purity viz
28. Question What are the Principles in the Spirit of this World Of the Superiour and Inferiour Substance 29. Question What is the Sperme or Seed of the Generation of all Things 30. Question What is the distinction or difference of thâ— Sperme or Seed between the Metals Stones and Vegetables viz Hearbs Trees and Mineral Earths 31. Question How is the Conjunction of the Feminine and Masculine Kind Effected whence their Seed and growing exist 32. Question What is the Tincture in the Spermatick Kind or Species whence the Growing and Lustre Exist 33. Question Out of what are all Creatures of the Mortall Life become Sprouted and Created 34. Question What was the Archaeus and Separator of their Kind or Species and Property which hath formed and still at this day doth form them 35. Question What are the Six dayes work of the Creation and the Sabbath 36. Question What is the difference or distinction of the Mortall Creatures And what is their Chaos wherein every Generation or Species liveth and wherein they are become distinguished one from another 37. Question To what End and wherefore did the Mortall Creatures come to be 38. Question Out of what * Gen. 2.7 to the 22. as to the Body did Man become Created 39. Question What was * the breathing in whence Man is become a living Soul 40. Question What is the Immortal Life in Man viz the Soul And what is the Spirit of Man and the outward Life in this World in him 41. Question What is the Idea or Expresse reflex * Gen. 1.26 Image of God in Man wherein God worketh and dwelleth 42. Question What was †See the 40. Questions of the Soul Quest 39. 40. Also Myster Magnum ch 25. ver 16. And the 14. Epistle ver 14. quere the Epistle in English Paradise wherein God Created Man Is it alterable and a Creature Or doth it stand in the Eternal Ground 43. Question Why did God in the Beginning Create but ONE Man And not instantly a Man and Wife at once as other Species are 44. Question Whether was the first Man in such a habit of Condition Created to Eternal Life or to change or alteration 45. Question What manner of Image was Adam before his Eve in what Form and Condition was he when he was neither Man nor Wife but both 46. Question Whether had Adam before his Eve Gen. 2. from the 7. to the 22. also Masculine Members and such Bones Stomack Guts Entrails Teeth and also such things as we now have 47. Question If Adam also had been thus as we are now How was it possible that he should stand in such a Manner in impassibility and incorruptibility 48. Question Had Adams Eating and Drinking been after a Paradisicall Manner without care and necessity or want if he had stood out the Tryall or Proba 49. Question Whether also should Adam have Eaten such Fruit in Paradise as the Heavenly Food after this Time shall be Or whereinto should he have Eaten Where should that have remained Or what would have become of it Seeing all Substances of this World are earthly and transitory and he only was an Eternall Heavenly Image and needed not the Vanity 50. Question Whether also did The four Elements govern Adam in his Innocency or but ONE only in the Equality of the four Elements also whether did he feel Heat and Cold before he fell 51. Question Whether also should any thing have been able to kill him or destroy him 52. Question What should Adams State and Condition upon Earth have been What should he have done if he had Continued in Paradise 53. Question What was the Earth with its Fruits before the Curse when it was called Paradise Gen. 3.17 54. Question Whether also should it have been possible that the propagation should be effected without Man and Wife being * Luk. 20 3â—.36 in the Resurrection from the Dead they shall be neither Man nor Wife but as the Angels of God in Heaven Math. 22.30 55. Question How should it have been possible that a Man and Wife should have remained Eternally Or whether would God have altered and changed this Creature Man Seeing in the Eternall Life they shall be like the Angels Whether also Adam in the beginning became Created in that very angelicall Imaging or in another Imaging that shall rise again and live Eternally 56. Question What were the Trees in Paradise which were †Gen. 2.9 amiable to behold and good to be eaten of 57. Question What was * Gen. 2.9 the Tree of Life and also the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evill each in its Power Essence and Property 58. Question Wherefore did God Create these Trees seeing he knew well that Man would lay hold on them and so hurt himself thereby 59. Question Why did God †Gen. 2.17 forbid Man these Tree What iâ— the Cause thereof 60. Question Why should Man * Gen. 1.26 rule over all the living Creatures or Beast of the Earth how should that have been and to what End 61. Question Why did God say †Gen. 2.18 It is not good for Man to be alone whereas yet in the beginning * Gen. 1.31 he beheld all his Works that he had made and said they are very Good But concerning Man only he said It is not good that this Man should be alone why was it not Good 62. Question Why did †Gen. 2.21 to the 24. God suffer or cause a deep Sleep to fall upon Adam when he built or framed a Wife out of his Rib What doth that Signifie 63. Question How became the Wife or Woman made out of Adam What doth the Rib out of his Side signifie out of which God made the Wife or Woman as Moses writeth 64. Question Whether also did Eve receive a Soul and Spirit from Adams Soul and Spirit or a New strange One especially and severally given from God 65. Question How was the dividing of Adam into the Wife or Woman effected 66. Question Why * Gen. 2.23 did Adam take his Eve instantly to him and say That she was his Flesh How could he know her 67. Question What was the Serpent on the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evill which seduced Eve Gen. 3.1 68. Question Why did the Serpent perswade Eve and Not Adam to Lust after the Fruit What was the Fruit on which they both did Eat Death 69. Question What was the Sinne Gen. 3.6 and how is it become a Sinne So that it is Enmity against God 70. Question Why did not God hinder that See the Answer to the 9. Question that it should not be done or Committed Seeing he had †Gen. 2.17 forbidden it to them 71. Question How * Gen. 3.7 did Adam's and Eye 's Eyes become opened so that they saw that they were Naked which they did not know before 72. Question What was * Gen. 3.8 Adam and Eves Shame that they hid
themselves by the Trees of Paradise Whence came the Fear and the Terrour 73. Question How did Adam and Eve in the Fall really †Gen. 3.3 dye away from the Kingdome of Heaven and Paradise and yet lived Naturally as to this World 74. Question What was * Gen. 3.8 See the Mysterium Magnum chap. 33. ver 11. to the 16. Three Principles chap. 17. ver 91. the Voice of God in the Word when the Day became Cool How did God call Adam again How is that to be understood 75. Question What is †Gen. 3.15 the Seed of the Woman or Wife and the Crushing or treading upon the Serpent what did God speak or breath into them again was it only an Outward Promising or an * Jam. 1.21 incorporating of the Operative or Effectual Grace 76. Question What is the †Gen. 3.17 See Myster Magnum ch 25. ver 38. Three Principles chap. 20. ver 40. Curse of the Earth And what is Effected thereby 77. Question How did Adam and Eve become * Gen. 3.24 thrust out of Paradise into this World And what was the Cherubine with the Naked Sword before Paradise 78. Question Why did the †Gen. 4.8 See the Three Principles ch 20. ver 45. and 84. first Man born of Woman become a Murtherer 79. Question What was * Gen. 4.3 4. Cain and Abels Sacrifice Mysterium Magnum ch 26. ver 44. Wherefore did they Offer Sacrifice What did they thereby Effect 80. Question Why was Cains Murther Committed because of the Sacrifice what was the Ground of that Mysterium Magnum ch 27. ver 41. And what Manner of Type or prefiguration are these two Brothers 81. Question In what Grace did the first World Mysterium Magnum ch 28. ver 4. to the 25. without Law become saved What was their Justification 82. Question Whether did Cain become Damned in respect of his sinnes Mysterium Magnum ch 29. ver 57 54. What was his doubting or despairing of Grace 83. Question Why did †Gen. 4.15 Mysterium Magnum ch 29. God Make a Mark upon Cain And say Whosoever slayeth Cain his blood shall be avenged sevenfold 84. Question Wherefore * Gen. 4 2◠said Lamech one of Cains posterity to his Wives Zilla and Ada Lamech shall be avenged Seventy times Seven times what doth that signifie 85. Question What was the †Gen. 6. from 1. to the 8. Greatest Sinne of the first World 86. Question * Gen. 5.22 23 24. Hebr. 11.5 Luke 9.30 31. See the 35. Question in the forty Questions of the Soul What it the Enochien Life Where hath Enoch remained or what hath become of him as also Moses and Elias 87. Question †Gen. 7.10 Mysterium Magnum ch 34. ver 37. What did the Deluge or Floud for Sinne signifie 88. Question What signifieth * Gen. 9.21 22 25. Noahs Drunkenness Upon which he Cursed his Sonne Ham 89. Question What is †Gen. 11.2 4 9. Mysterium Magnum ch 35. and 36. the Tower at Babell and wherefore did the Languages there become altered or changed 90. Question What was the Covenant of * Gen. 17.5 ◠Abraham concerning the Blessing together with the Circumcision What doth that signifie 91. Question What manner of Figure is †Gen. 19.13.24.25 Mysterium Magnum ch 43. the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha How was that Effected 92. Question Wherefore did * Gen. 19.26 Mysterium Magnum ch 44. ver 28 c. Lots Wife become a Pillar of Salt How is that to be understood 93. Question Wherefore did †Gen. 19. from 30. to the 38. Mysterium Magnum ch 44. ver 3. and 36 c. Lots Daughters lye with their Father And beforehand made him drunk that they might be impregnate or with childe of their Father Whence two mighty Nations existed What doth this Figure signifie 94. Question What * Exod. 2.3 to the 10. doth Moses's figure signifie that he must be taken out of the Lake of Water and be preserved for so great an Office 95. Question Why did †Exod. 3.2 Acts 7.30 the Lord appear to Moses in the Bush after a Fire-flaming manner when he Elected and Chose him 96. Question * Exod. 7. ch to the 13. Out of what Power did Moses do his Wonders before Pharaoh What doth this Figure signifie 97. Question What manner of Figure is †Exod. 13. the bringing forth of the Children of Israel out of Egypt 98. Question Why * Exod. 24.18 ch 34.28 Deut. 9.9 must Moses remain forty dayes upon Mount Sinai when God gave him the Law 99. Question What is †Rom. 13.9 10. the Law in one Totall Summe 100. Question What were the * Heb. 9. c. Sacrifices of Moses How did Sinne become over thrown and reconciled through these Sacrifices 101. Question What is the ground of the Propheticall Prophesying By what Knowledge and Spirit did * 2. Pet. 1.19.20 21. the Prophets in the Old Testament Prophesie 102. Question What is †John 1.41 Christ of whom the Prophets in the Old Testament Prophesied 103. Question What was * Mal. 4.6 Luke 1.13 15 16 24 36 63. John the Baptist the Fore-runner of Christ 104. Question What †Luke 1.26 27. manner of Virgin was Mary in which God became Man ere She became impregnate or with Childe 105. Question * Luke 1.27 Wherefore must Mary beforehand be betrothed to old Joseph ere She became impregnate of the Holy Ghost 106. Question How is God viz the word †Iohn 1.14 become Flesh What hath he assumed from Man 107. Question Wherefore would * Math. 1.21 23. Luke 1.31 God become Man Could he not forgive Man his Sinnes without becoming Man 108. Question How was the Uniting of the Deity and Humanity in this becoming Man 109. Question How did Christ become born of Mary to this World without prejudice to her * Isai 7.14 Math. 1.23 Virginity How could She after the Birth remain still a Virgin 110. Question Why did Christ Converse †Luke 3.23 thirty yeares upon Earth before he entred upon his Office Why did * Luke 2.52 He increase in Age and Grace with God and Man Seeing he is God himself and needeth no encreasing 111. Question Why †Mark 1.9 did Christ suffer himself to be Baptised by John with Water whereas he himself was both the Baptisme and Baptiser which should baptise with the Holy Ghost 112. Question Wherefore must Christ * Math. 4.2 after his Baptisme be forty dayes Tempted in the Wilderness What is that that a God-Man should be Tempted And why must the Devil Tempt him before he †Math. 4.1 and 23. Iohn 2.11 began his Works of Wonder or Miracles 113. Question How * Iohn 3.13 was Christ in Heaven and also on Earth both at once 114. Question Why did Christ upon Earth †Math. 13.34
his Enemies viz * Hebr. 2.14 Over Sinne over Death the Devil and over Hell as the Scripture saith †1 Cor. 15.25 26 54 55 56 57. till these his Enemies which all of them are Enemies of the Kingly and Princeâ—y Throne of MICHAEL because they are become thrust out of it be laid under his feet for a footstool and this Dominion and Imaging in this Throne cease 19. Hereby to those that are OURS and have their Thoughts or Senses and Apprehensions enlightened from God enough is shewen and we intend this in Love It is the highest Gate which God openeth or unlocketh to us for the very Last For those that can understand it but for the Scorners so long as they are such we have not written and we seal it with the Eternall Will so that this shall be understood by no Sâ—orner Amen 20. But how man may understand this depth of the Deity and search all things as St. Paul saith of it that * 1 Cor. 2.10 the Spirit searcheth all things even the Depth of the Deity and that the Rationall Naturall Man in own-self ability apprehendeth Nothing viz the own Will and yet that this is apprehensible in Man understand it as followeth 21. Man ia an Image of the Substance of all Substances a right expresse Image of God according to Love and Anger viz First the Soul is the Eternall Centrall Fire of the own willing for out of that * Note must all Creatures come but not out of the clear purâ— God 22. And Secondly The Spirit of the Sâ—ul is the Centrall Fire of the Light out of the Eternall IDEA broke forth or Sprung from the Power of God and it is Supernaturall whereupon it is also †1 Cor. 6.19 The Temple of the Holy Spirit in which Christ dwelleth and feedeth the Soul with his Flesh and Bloud viz with divine and humane * viz Christus or the Anointing Bâ—lsam in which the Death and the Anger of God is become broken Whereupon then such divine Balsam continueth in the Spirit of the Soul substantially as Christ saith †Joh. 6.56 Whosoever eateth my Flâ—sh and drinketh my Bloud he continueth in me and I in him 23. But Thirdly The outward Body is out of the outward World out of the four Elements and out of the Astrum or Consâ—eâ—â—â—â—â—ons Which outward Dominion ruleth the outward Life after which outward Dominion the Adamicall Soul hath Longed or Lustâ—â— and for the sake thereof is broken off from the Unity of God an◠〈…〉 into the Dominion of this World where the Will in it self â—ecame capâ—â—ve by the DRAGON of Gods Anger and turned into a Monster where the true Spirit disappeared when the Light of God Extinguâ—shed to it and the IDEA became Dumb or Inanimate and Uâ—operative or worklesse 24. Which Spirit the IDEA JESUS viz an Efflux from the divine Unity came to help relieve or assist and introduced the Light of the Love into the poor Soul 25. Now when this Name JESUS which is called Christ when he assumed the Humanity â—ndrew into the poor turned away or apostate Soul and pressed througâ—â—nd through it with the Beames of Gods Unity then became the Eternall IDEA viz the right Spirit in such Balsam of the Love moveable again thus the Light shineth again in the Darkness of the Soul and the NEIN or No becometh united with the IAH where Michael in the Strife standeth against or resisteth the Dragon viz the Name oâ— the Anger in Christ JESU 26. In this Light the Soul seeth again into its â—athers or Native Country which it had at first viz into its originall out of which it is Sprouted fâ—r the Name of GOD is in it and worketh in the Spirit Where it standeth in the viewing or Vision of God and may throughly search out all things yet n t in own-self Motion and willing But when the Name of God in the Moving entereth into it self then it looketh upon the forming of the Wonder-doing NAME it seeth and heareth what God speaketh in it 27. * NOTE No Image like Speaking or discourse but operative in the Understanding as the Prophets have spoken and yet this is incomprehensible to the outward Reason of which Saint Paul saith †Phil. 3.20 Our Conversation is in Heaven and yet saith also That a Thorne or Sting was given him in the Flesh that Sathans Angel or Messenger viz a Source Quality or Torment from the Spirit of Seduction of Lust should buffet him or strike him with fists 28. Understand this rightly thus that a Man seeth such hidden secret Mysteries in the Spirit of * Col. 2.2 3. CHRIST wherein all Treasures of Wisdome Lyo as the Scripture testifieth throughout And thus Men are to unsterstand rightly what the Eternall Councill of God is And then also how Man May come to such Vision or viewing and we have here only shewen the Possibility but the Way or Processe how he may attain thereto we have largely or copiously enough described in the other Books The Thirteenth Question How is the Thrusting out of the Dragon and of the Legions of Lucifer effected Whither is he thrust that he can be without God Seeing God filleth all things Or what is the Foundation of Hell where he dwelleth Answer 1. THe †Rev. 12.9 Thrusting out of the DRAGON was the false Apostate off-turned Image-like Will of the own receptibility in which off-turned Will LUCIFER together with his Angels hath Imaged Figured or Formed himself 2. The Dragon is the hellish Foundation and the rejected or reprobate Spirits are the Naturall Imaged Properties of the Hellish Foundation For when they brake off themselves from the holy Name of God from the Being or Substance of the Unity of God and totally Imaged themselves in the NEIN or No that is in the LYE then they became such 3. The Thrusting out is Effected by or Through the Name of the holy Power of * Lucifers his Throne which he hath had he is with his Legions become thrust out of his Throne that is out of his dwelling or Habitation and became instantly shut or lockt up by the Darknesse and apprehended or captivated by the fierce Wrath of the hellish Foundation 4. Thus he is severed off from Gods Holiness and dwelleth under the Firmament and upon the Earth between Time and Eternity as a Prince of Darkness in the fierce Wrath of God 5. His Princely Dominion is in the highest in severall distinctness as also in the Elements in all Quarters and Places after the Manner and Kind of the Four Elements according to †Of the Spirits their Properties for their Properties are Manifold and they have in all the four Elements Habitations every Generation or Tribe among them in their likenesse 6. Yet Men must rightly understand it thus they have not the Elements in possession according to the Good property of them No but only the out flown fierce Wrath out of the Eternall
and Desire I desire no Comfort from thee in my earthly evill Will but pray thee out of all my power which yet is in me mortifiâ— my Earthly Evill Will and let it no more live before thee For it desireth only hypocrisie dissembling or flattery and own self Love and is never sincerely upright before thee It giveth thee good words and pretendeth Truth and yet is a Constant Lyar before thee 62. Give me only thy Will that I may will nothing without thee Doe thou with thy Will tread down my self evill Will to the ground and let me in thy Power co-will and act with thee 63. O LORD what shall I in my vanity pray for from thee I pray for Nothing from thee but for the dying of my Saviour JESUS CHRIST That thou wouldst put me to Death in his Death and make me living again in his Resurrection in him that I may no more walk or converse according to my Spirits Will in me but in him That I may be his Temple and Dwelling-house that he may lead and conduct me so that without him I may be able to will or doe nothing 64. Unite thou and bind me with him so that I may be a fruitfull Branch on his Vine and bear good Fruit in his Power into thy Promise I sink my self down totally and altogether Be it done unto me according to thy Word and Will Amen A Thanksgiving and Prayer When a Man after such Acting Repentance findeth the divine Power in himself 65. O GOD thou Well-Spring or Fountain of Love and Mercy I glorifie and praise thee in thy Truth and Thank thee in my Heart that thou presentest to me thy Countenance again and lookest upon me unworthy and Miserable Wretch with the Eyes of thy Mercy and givest me a Ray or Beam of Comfort so that my Soul CAN hope on Thee 66. O thou Infinite Love of JESUS CHRIST thou who hast Broken Death in our Humanity and changed Gods Anger into Love to thee I give up my self totally and altogether My Soul Laudeth and honoureth thee It rejoyceth it self in thy Power and Love that thou art so Good and Gracious My Spirit sporteth in thy Power and joyeth it self in thy Truth All thy doing is right and Truth Thou rulest over Sinne and breakest the Power of Death Thou holdest the Might and Power of Hell captive and shewest us the Way of Life 67. None is like thee O LORD Who releasest the Captives out of the Pits and Graves of Death and refreshest the Miserable Thou givest them drink in their Thirst and givest them Water of Eternall Life Thou directest their Feet in right Paths and guidest them with thy Staffe The dry parched Places of the Heart and of the Soul thoâ— fattenest and bedewest with thy Rainy Showers and givest them Water of Mercy 68. Thou makest them living in the Midst of Death and settest them up before thee so that they live before thee Thou thinkest on the Mercy and Covenant which thou hast made with us through thy Bloud and Death and forgivest us our Sinnes 69. Thou pourest into us of thy Power so that we acknowledge thee and givest us Food of the Eternall Life whereby we become quickened and continually hunger and thirst after thee This now my Soul acknowledgeth therefore it praiseth thee and exalteth thee in thy great Might and Glory 70. O thou Well-Spring or Fountain of Divine Sweetnesse comprehend or receive my Soul into thee and fill my Spirit with thy Love and bind me to thy Band that I never more depart from thee Strengthen I pray thee my weak Faith and give me an assured Hope and Confidence 71. Cleanse I pray thee my Heart and Soul and give me Chastity Modesty and Purity in my Conscience that I may be ashamed of Sinne before thy Countenance and depart from it Mortifie I pray thee all Evill Lusts in me that I may cleave unto thee with clean and pure desire and walk in thy Will 72. Keep and Maintain me I pray thee in thy Power and acknowledgement and give me an humble Heart towards thee and my Neighbour so that I may alwayes acknowledge and love thee Help also that I may Love my Neighbour as my self through JESUS CHRIST Our Lord. AMEN A Prayer to the Great Fire-burning Love of God shewing how rightly to Pray for it O Thou Holy GOD thou that dwellest in a Light that None can câ—â—â— unto but only the Love of thy Sonne Jesus Christ which thou hast out of meer Grace poured into our Humanity in JESUS Christ Wherewith thou hast loved us poor Men before the foundation of the World And hast through this Love redeemed us from thy fierce Wrath and from the power of Death and of Hell and offerest us now this Love through thy Sonne Jesus Christ in thy Fire-flaming Spirit that we should pray unto thee for it and thou wilt give it unto us 74. I poor unworthy Man acknowledge my self in◠〈…〉 worthy of it But seeing thou hast manifested or revealed 〈…〉 in our assumed Humanity and callest therewith the poor * Luke 19.10 1 Joh. 4.2 3. 2 John 7. lost Sinners And art* Come in the Flesh so that thou wilt seek them in their Sinnes and Miseries and thereby deliver them from Sinne and save them as thy Word teacheth us this Therefore come I upon the invitation of thy Word and receive thy Word and truth in my Heart and Soul and Comprehend it in me as thy Free-Gift and pray thee O thou Fire-flaming Love of God in the Covenant of JESUS CHRIST freely given to us poor thirsty Soules kindle also my poor Soul with this Love that it may attain a New Life and Will and become delivered out of its Prison and Captivity of thy Anger and out of the Jawes of Death 75. O thou fiery Love of God thou who hast in our Humanity broken Death and destroyed Hell and brought forth our Souls victory in Christ through Death Thou who hast at †Acts 2. the holy Pentecost moved in the Apostles Mouths and Hearts in fiery flames and kindled all thy Saints and done thy Miracles or Works of Wonder by them Thou that lovest and preservest the whole World and all thy Creatures To THEE I come and give my self wholly into thee 76. O thou great Fountain of God Open thy self also in the Spirit of my Inwardnesse and kindle also in me the Fire of thy Love so that my Spirit may burn in thy Love and acknowledge and praise thee therein 77. O thou great Holinesse through the Merits of my Saviour JESUS CHRIST through his Bloud and Death I presse in me to thee and give my self up into thy Flame Through his Resurrection and Ascention or going to Heaven I bring my Will into thee and give it up to thee totally and altogether Doe thou with it how thou wilt Doe but deliver it from false or wicked Lust and break its power that it may only look upon thee 78. O thou holy Power