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A discovery of divine mysteries wherein is unfoulded secret things of the kingdom of God, being a testimony ... : all which are published for the edification of such as desire to know the truth / by a servant of truth, Edward Burroughs.
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Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
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Prince Ruler and Governour in and over all the works of the Creator And Life in its Being is God and God is Life and in its Government and Fruits and Effects is Purity Righteousness Truth Holiness Meekness and all the works that are just and equal according to God and like Him and which shewes him forth in the Creation and this was and it was thus in the begining before Death entred into the World or had a Kingdom But it is written the Devil abode not in the Truth but went out of the Truth and he is the king of Death and hath the power of it he went out of the Power of God and out of the Life by which all things was made and created and abode not in the Truth nor in the Life to live and act and speak in that but desired to be and became to be something of himself without God and he spoke of himself and acted of himself without the Power and Life and also contrary to the Power and Life of the Creator being separated from it and become a distinct being of himself and then having lost his state and first condition thus became an Enemy to Life and Truth and became the King of Death and he was the first of Death's race and he holds the Power of it upon this day he being gone out of the Truth and out of the Power and Life of God and become a distinct being of himself having a Kingdom of his own to promote in opposition to the Kingdom of God Then he drew mankind out of the Power and Truth and Life beguiled Eve and Adam as you read in the Scriptures and they lost the Life Power even all feeling of it and comfort in it by which they were created and made and they also transgressed and acted contrary to the Life and Power and acted of themselves and spake of themselves without the Power and Life of their Creator being separated from it and were and did something of themselves without God the Creator and then the Power and Life cast them out of all Peace Joy and Happiness into the Earth and into Death and Death became King and Prince over mankind And they had no more possession of Life nor blessedness by it in their separated estate neither did it any longer reign in them but they having transgressed against the Life and acted of themselves and spoken of themselves without the leadings and movings of the Life this was their transgression They went out of the Power and Life in all motions and actions and them Life drove them forth of its Good Pleasure into the Earth separate from its vertues and peace and into Death which is contrary to it self to live in anguish and sorrow and so when the Devil was gone out of the Truth and had led Mankind out of the Truth and out of Life and thereby they were all separated from Life and drove out from God out of his pleasure into his wrath Then became Death to have a being in Mankind and great authority and not before and then Death began his Kingdom in the VVorld and over it and he set up his Rule and Government in and among and over all the Children of men And so from Transgression came Death that was its beginning Man having transgressed against the Life that brought him forth and being separated from Life then Death took place and its Kingdom was established over the World and in all the Children of men in opposition to Life and its Government and Kingdom and Death reigns from Adam so saith the Scripture and the Life was transgressed against and so provoked into an absence and to withdraw it self into invisibility from the enjoyment of Mankind that it should not be self nor perceived of Him to comfort him and then the whole body of Death came upon Man to lead his Conscience and vex his Soul and Death and only Death hath a Preheminence over all in Transgression and is established into a Kingdom over sinful Subjects who are under its Command and hath its Rule and Government and brings forth its Works and Fruits in Mankind contrary to Life and in opposition to it and to its Kingdom and Power and opposeth the Kingdom and Power of Life the Creator and in its Nature and all its Fruits and VVorks it is contrary and opposite to Life and its VVorks and Fruits and through Death is the whole Creation in its exercise by Man perverted from the right use and end ordained of God and out of Death proceedeth all Evil as Lying Swearing Drunkenness and Whoredom Pride Strife and every evil work and word These things are the Fruits and VVorks of Death and Death governs the Children of men in the practice of all these things and in transgression Death lives and acts and speaks through Men and VVomen and Death rules in them and hath perverted them in all their wayes for they have given their Power to it and it wholly captivates them and is established over them and hath the dominion in them and Life is swallowed up of it And this Kingdom of Death opposeth God and the Kingdom of Life and exalts it self against Life and hath its operation in the Creature in all manner of unrighteousness bringing forth daily such words works fruits and effects as doth oppress and is a burden unto the Life and unto the God of Life and Death and its Kingdom doth continually war and strive against Life and its Kingdom and the one opposeth the other through all Generations since the beginning for the Devil is the King of Death and hath the power of it and he is King in its Government and Ruler in its Dominion and this is the state of all the Children of men in Transgression Death rules and the kingdom of Death reigns in them and it brings forth cursed fruits through them and they are subjects thereof and in obedience thereunto in all things And through Death which hath power over them are they separated from Life and have no part nor portion therein because of Death that hath separated them and vailed and clouded them and loads their Consciences But now the Promise of the God of Life is to restore Mankind out of Death and Darkness and that Life shall reign again and subdue Death and destroy it and its Kingdom and swallow it up and this is the Promise of the Father For in transgression Death hath subdued Life and overcome it in Mankind But in the Restoration Life shall swallow up Death and subdue it and overcome it and this comes to passe through the rising again of Life from under Death which hath held it in bondage and Life that made the World in the beginning and gave to all things life and substance as I have said which Life in its measure in Mankind hath been overcome and swallowed up in Transgression That Life shall appear though in another manner of appearance than it did in the beginning for then
not force one another by violence nor persecute one another neither by words evil-deeds nor actions but live in love to the persons every one of another and fight not with Persons nor kill one anothers Persons with carnal weapons about Religion but take the spiritual weapons and war with the Spirit against the evil one in one another and love persons though they are enemies and this is Christ's Doctrine and never hereafter let your divisions about Spiritual things grow into personal quarrels to the envying or killing one another And this is a Charge to you all in the presence of the living God Lastly The Means and Way to be reconciled and to come out of all Division and Strife and to come into Peace with God and one with another about Faith and Church-Government is by the Spirit of God and every one of you in particular must receive the Spirit of Christ that it may work in every one of your hearts true Faith and teach every one of you the true Worship of God and the way of Doctrine and true Church-Government it is the Spirit of Christ in every one both male and female that must reconcile and bring into unity with God and one with another in all Spiritual things for it is that which is the bond of Peace and Love among true Christians and it is that which reconciles peoples hearts into oneness And if you receive that Spirit every particular person of you it will bring you to be of one Faith of one Worship and then your Doctrine and Church-Government will agree if you receive the Spirit that gave forth the Scriptures it will work in you the same Faith and lead you in the same way of Worship which the Scriptures speak of and then you will cease taking up Conceits and making Imitations of Church-Governments from the Letter but the same Spirit will work in your hearts Faith and Knowledge in the fulfilling of the Scriptures and this is true Christianity and the other is the way of all Apostate Christians all Imitations from the Letter without the Spirit as gave it forth for there is a great deal of difference between making a Conformity in the Imitation of a Worship and Church-Government from the Scriptures without the Spirit and between the Spirits teaching and leading into the same Truth and same Worship and Church-Government which the Scriptures speak of the one is of Christ and is in unity peace and everlasting fellowship the other is of Antichrist and is in division strife and contention so you must all wait for the Spirit of Truth that you may receive it to work in your hearts to teach you and lead you or else you will never come to true Union and everlasting Fellowship with God and one with another neither can you be of one true Faith in one true way of Worship nor in one way of Church-Government except you receive the Spirit and walk in the Spirit And these be the words of the Lord God unto you all Now as concerning the way of Uniformity in Faith and Church-Government imposed upon Nations and Countries and Cities by cruel Laws of Kings and Rulers as hath been the practice through Christendom to cause a whole Nation and Kingdom to bow and conform to such Principles of Faith and Worship and Church-Government according to the will and pleasure of a King or a Ruler such Uniformity and Union and Fellowship among Christians hath not been of Christ where people have walked by Imitation and conformed to the Commands of Men in such a Faith or to such a Worship or Church-Government this hath not been of God neither could this Unity stand or remain for ever but it hath perished and will perish where ever it is and that Faith and Worship and Church-Government which is so set up and so held will never save the Soul nor comfort it but it is blasted of God whilst a Nation or a Kingdom or a People have Uniformity or hold Faith Worship or Religion either in the ignorance of their Consciences or contrary to their Consciences by the force of Mens Commandments and not by the perswasion of the Spirit of God in their own Consciences such Conformity I say is of Antichrist and not of the Father neither can it stand in the Day of the Lord but the fire of his Wrath will consume it All the Apostate Christians in their Uniformity of Faith Worship and Church-Government which is some other way or by some other means than only by the Spirit of God is of Antichrist and will be confounded for there is no true Unity and Fellowship in the Wayes of God and his Truth and Worship but what is in the Spirit and that Unity will stand for ever for it is in GOD not feigned neither because of the love and fear of this world as the other is That Uniformity in Faith and Worship which is forced upon People is all but hypocrisie and deceit both to God and man and God will judge it in the Imposers and Imposed Therefore no true Unity in Faith nor Worship nor in Religion but what is in and by the Spirit of God for as 〈◊〉 come to divide themselves into many wayes and into divers Sects when they went from the Spirit of God and lost it and whilst they have been without the Spirit they have remained in Division Strife and Contention about Religion so now the means and way of true Union and Fellowship and Faith is by receiving the Spirit of God again and not any otherwise and as Christians are brought again to receive this Spirit and walk therein all division and strife about Religion will cease and the cursed fruits and effects thereof will also wither and be no more but then Unity Peace Blessedness Everlasting Fellowship and Comfort with the Lord and one with another in all his Ways will be witnessed amongst all People THE END