which he hath begotten in Man since the beginning with the Light which was in the beginning they are made manifest and the Light was before Sin entred and with it is all Sin and Evil which is the Devils work in Man discovered and reproved And as the Serpent hath got dominion over Man and begets his evil deeds in him even so doth the Light discover them and lets Man in his own Conscience see them and the Light is in his own Conscience made manifest to bruise the Serpents head and to destroy his work And this Testimony is sure though the Subtilty cannot receive it and all that ever came to be acquainted with the holy Seed of Life they never testified of another thing nor ever preached another Gospel so that the same Gospel that was preached unto Abraham hath been and is the same through all Generations and this pure quality of the holy Seed doth not cease from searching after Man who into the Mixture of the Properties is fallen and there it doth strive with him by convincing and reproving that he might not there abide but that he might arise and follow it and come to inherit the Life in which he was created good and this is the Love of God which was and is and is to come who would not have any to perish but rather that they would turn and live and though his Love be so freely made manifest and hath an universal course through all the fallen properties to find out Man who is there in the disorder and walking in his disorderly and unruly affections which the Devil hath begotten and exerciseth him in yet doth not Man receive his Love in the tender of it neither turns at the reproof of the Light which from the Love is made manifest but he loveth his evil deeds more than he loveth the Light so doth not come to the Life but is held with the Serpents Subtilty in the Mixture of the fallen properties and there his delight is in Evil more than Good for which the Light condemns him the Evil-doer cannot escape the Convincement of the Light for his Evil deeds but what-ever it is that he lusteth after and hath a life in with the Light he is found out and if it be never so secret he cannot hide it from the Light and though the Serpent do beget and generate many Evil things and provokes unto Evil Concupiscence and exerciseth Mans mind therein yet the Light doth not cease to bear Testimony against Man in the Evil and to convince him of his Evil deeds Hence it is that Man stands in the Acknowledgement of his Sin and Evil but not turning to the Light when he is convinced by it and doth see his Evil in it he still abides in the Evil which he sees to be Evil and is convinced of it and the Serpent having doâ—…on over him worketh a perswasion in him that the Light which convinceth him is not sufficient to save him and thereby generates unbelief and draws away Mans mind for â—…ding to the movings of the Light or for waiting to know the Operation of its Power and Man regarding the Serpents Counsel he is drawn away from the Light and canâ—â—t believe that it is sufficient to save him and so Man doth â—â—t turn to the Light when he is convinced by it because disbelief hath entered him as to the sufficiency of it to do him good and the Serpent still holding Man under his power â—e perswades him that the Light is but some part of the named property and so calleth it a Natural Light or a Naâ—…al Conscience or the most Tender part of a Natural Man and that it is not any thing of God neither can save or give Eternal life though it should be obeyed and it is but a deceived way in which many poor deluded people do run rashly and it is not the Redeemer nor Mediator nor Intercessor for that is proper to the man Christ that dyed at Jerusalem and Man must place his Faith in that very thing done for Life and Salvation or he cannot be saved and if he do but so believe his sin shall not be imputed though he live in it and do commit it This is the fair shew of the Serpents likeness by which he hath deceived many people in begetting unbelief to the Light of Christ in their own Conscience that shews them Sin and convinceth them of it and begetting an Imaginary Faith to be saved by the Man Christ that dyed at Jerusalem though in Sin they abide and hence it is that Sin is shewed but not destroyed which Man seeing the Serpent perswades him that it cannot be otherwayes whilst he beareth the natural body for Nature is prone to Sin and none can be free from it until that body be laid in the Earth Thus the Serpent worketh Unbelief to the Light of Christ in Man and begets a false Faith to believe in Christ without him and not in any wayes within him for that is Delusion saith the Serpent and in the Serpents false Faith which he begets Man believes that though here in this World he sin out his time yet hereafter in the World to come he shall be saved So the Serpents faith puts the day of Salvation afar off and draws Mans mind into disobedience and unbelief to the pure Light of Christ in his own Conscience which is Salvation to the Ends of the Earth unto all that believe in it and it doth search after Man and convince him of his Evil that he might turn and live but Man not obeying he comes not to know the Life and Vertue that is in it neither to partake of the benefit of it So knows not the Man Christ that dyed at Jerusalem nor his Life and Salvation his Mediation and Intercession but abides in the Mixture of the fallen properties where he is a Corruptible Earthly Man without any Change wrought in him by the Power of Christ whose pure Light is Incorruptible and here Man stands convinced with the Light and sees the things that are Evil but not believing in the Light which makes Evil manifest he still abides in the Evil and is not converted CHAP. VII How Man stands in a Converted state and also the Serpents Working THe Pure Creation being in sore travel and pain through the disorder of the fallen properties where the Serpent hath seated himself over all that is called God whereby he keepeth Man in the Alienation from the Life of God where Death's shadow is over him and sore grief and pain upon him which doth heavily oppress him and make him go mourning day by day so that Man comes into a consideration of his state and condition and as he pondereth in his mind a pure Light shines forth in his Conscience that doth discover to him at what a distance he is from the pure God and how he is alienated from his Life and what a great body of Corruption there is within him that causeth his separation
rest and the Lord hath respect and hears and in bowels of pitty he arises to help he stretcheth forth his Arm and brings the Mountains down he comes forth in power and makes the Hills to melt he utters his voyce and the Earth trembles he kindles a fire and consumes it into Ashes he brings Man into the Nothingness and dissolves the old Birth into its dust he causes the old Heavens to pass away with a noise and he melts the Elements with fervent heat and Man no longer lives therein but his life is taken away and he lies slain and dead and there is no motion in him until the Spirit of Life from God come into him and create him new into the holy Order of Life and so gives him breath and being as in the beginning and he is made and fashioned with the hand of God and is the Workmanship of God in whom he now receives his life and out of whose bowels he draws his breath whereby he is perfectly renewed in the spirit of his nind and hath no old thing upon him nor Earthly part abiding in him but through the fire of Refinement he is made dean and out of the Virgins Womb he springs and sucks the beast which giveth Life whereby he grows in strength and in wisdom increases and comes into the stature of the fulness of Christ and partakes of his divine nature all old things being put off and all done away in the fire of Refinement he comes forth of the Furnace a naked Child and a new Creation springs and a new Creature Man is made and rises with the lamb in his nature and the Pearl's glory he is cloathed withal and into the holy order of Life he is restored and hath his way in the pleasant Paradise and his food from the Tree of life and his motion stands in the Power and Wisdom of the Seed which is come into dominion and reigns in its pure quality and property without any mixture and there is no Corruptible thing abides upon it but in the Refining Fire is purged and consumed and as Man abides the Fire and waits 〈◊〉 the Judgment he puts off the Old in which he hath lived and he puts on the New and is translated and here man truly â—…kes to himself and receives Christ the Seed of Life and putteth him on whereby he feeleth Christ made unto him Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption and in his Power and Wisdom he brings forth a New Creation in the holy Order of his pure Life in which the six dayes works are passed thorow and the Separation and Consumption is wrought in the Furnace where the Fire cleanseth and the seventh â—…y is come unto which is holy unto the Lord in which Man â—…osts from all his own works as God did from his and sits down in the power and wisdom of the holy Seed and rests in the stilness of its divine Nature of which he truly is made a partaker and in it he is transformed and stands in the holy Order of the New Creation in which he is perfectly made a new Creature and hath his motion in the new Heavens and new Forth wherein dwels Righteousness and with Righteousness he is covered as with a Robe and Holiness is become his Vesture and he bears the Heavenly Image in the Life and is lovely and amiable to behold and is in the sight of the holy God very good Thus is the New Creation finished with all the host of it and is brought forth in the holy Order through the effectual working of the holy Power and Man is changed and renewed in the holy Birth of the Immortal Seed and again is placed in the Paradise of pleasure and is not senced from the Tree of Life but hath access unto it and it is his dayly food and he lives by it and rests in the comfort and consolation of it which is Life without end CHAP. X. The Way and Works of Man in the New Creation AS Man believes in the Light which from the Life shines forth and in his own Conscience is made manifest he comes to the Righteous Judgment of God who passeth Sentence against him and condemns him to death where upon the Cross he is Crucified and there he dies unto himself with all his hearts lust both in thought word and deed then doth the Fire take hold and burns and consumes and through its operation wholly dissolves the old Man and destroyes all his deeds and through destruction unto the Corruption there springs a holy pure Generation which hath its Conception in the Matrix of Eternity and is brought forth in the holy Order of Life and in this holy Generation is Man restored into his first Order and is truly the Off-spring of God and hath his motion in the Power and Wisdom of God and in this Restoration Man is changed and becomes a new Man in Christ and his way and all his works are new and he becomes a Well-doer and is accepted of God in Christ the Beloved and here Man finds the new and living Way which makes him a new and living Man and leads him unto the living God and this is the Way of Holiness in which the clean feet walk and Man that is in it ordered he is in the way of Peace and is led into the green Pastures of Everlasting Refreshings and he walketh continually by the pleasant Streams and hath his Course by the River that makes glad the whole City and in the holy Life of the Immortal Seed is his Life bound up and he is ordered in the motion of it and he doth not stir but in the holy order of it and it is the strength of his Reins and the girdle of his Loyns and keeps Man in close Communion with it whereby he is strengthened to run the way of every Command and there is no feebleness upon his loyns but perfect strength in the motion of the holy Seed which carries him as upon Eagles wings and he runs and is not weary he walks and is not faint and his way is holy and his works holy unto the Lord and he is Created in Christ Jesus that he should walk in them and is no more his own but in the Lords disposing and truly serves the Lord in Righteousness and true Holiness and he no more thinks his own thoughts nor speaks his own words nor works his own works but is moved and acted in the Power and Wisdom of the holy Seed of which he is born and made a new Creature and his works are works of Holiness proceeding from the Life of Christ and man is holy as he is holy for unto good works he is Craated in Christ and his delight in the new Creation is in the thing that is good and in a new and living Way he walks and brings forth new and living Works in the living Power and Wisdom of the holy Seed and thus Man is changed and is made a Holy Man a Righteous Man
THe Day of Restoration's come the Lamb the Life the Holy One He is Establishing his Name Nations must bow unto the same The Heavens are old the Earth is dry The Glory of Man must fall and dye His Leaf decayes his Blossom fades away He withers in the Night and burns up in the Day The Fire will try his Root and prove his fairest Branch And Root and Branch must burn and none shall stop or quench The Old must passe away and vanish out of sight The New must he set up and shine in Glory bright Blessed is the Day THE NEVV-CREATION BROUGHT FORTH In the HOLY ORDER of LIFE WHEREIN The Immortal BIRTH is Revealed and the Precious PEARL out of the Mixture Extracted Declared in these following Particulars Viz. 1. The state of Man in the Creation 2. The state of Man in the Degeneration and also the Serpents Working 3. The state of Man in the Separation and also the Serpents Working 4. The Way and Works of Man in the Separation and also the Serpents Working 5. What it is that doth convince Man of Evil and also the Serpents Working 6. How Man stands in a Convinced state and also the Serpents Working 7. How Man stands in a Converted state and also the Serpents Working 8. The New Birth in the Regeneration and also the Serpents Working 9. The New Creation in the Holy Order 10. The Way and Work of Man in the New Creation From one who dearly loveth the Creation of God and patiently waiteth to behold its Perfect Freedom William Smith London Printed for Robert Wilson at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle and Windmil in Martins Le Grand 1661. TO THE READER READER WHether thou art a Friend unto Truth on an Enemy or whether thou art a Professor or Prophane a Cedar or an Oak a flying Bird or a ranting Spirit This following Truth which in this Book is declared may be of service unto thee if thou wilt but reade it â—eekly and soberly for it is given forth from that Innocent Life that the Serpent did ever make war against and for the Innocents sake it is sent abroad that the harmless Lambs may be preserved and also delivered out of the Net of the wicked Fowler and from the Snares of his Dark Devices Therefore when thou entrest upon it and undertakest to read it do it in the dread and fear of the Lord God and sink into the lowness and feel Gods Witness in thy own Conscience that thou mayest reade and also understand for it is Gods loving kindnesse unto thee into whose hands it may be ordered to be read or heard and from the tendernesse of Love it is declared and also sent abroad that thou whoever thou art mayest reap some profit by it which thou wilt do if thou readest it in that good Spirit which is given unto thee to profit withall and unto which the truth of it is made manifest and keepest down that evil spirit against which it testifieth and as thou keepest to the Spirits manifestation in thy self and in that readest it thou wilt feel when thy Condition is reached and when it is spoken unto and as it openeth unto thy Understanding put it not away from thee but keep quiet and be still and let not Anger nor Envy arise in thy heart which the Serpent sometimes will provoke thee to and if thou givest way unto it and sufferest it to arise it will prevent thee for profiting though thou mayest reade what is in this Book contained but as thou readest it in the Meeknesse and receivest it in the Love from which it is declared and for thy Good truly intended then thou wilt feel the weight of it and reap advantage and profit by it and aâ— thou readest consider what thou canst witness of these things in thy self that therein is declared and in so reading or hearing thou wilt profit and Gods Witnesse in thy Conscience will awaken thee and truly prove unto thee what thy present state and condition is and though never a Scripture-Text be quoted for the proof of the Testimony yet thou shalt find a proof in thee which if thou mindest it will not deceive thee but will open thy own Condition to thee which will be better for thee than many Proofs without thee and in that thou wilt feel how far thou art come to witness Redemption by the Power of Christ or where it is the Serpent holdeth thee and what thou art yet in bondage to and as in the Light thou seest it then turn to the Light and deny it that what-ever it is it may be judged and upon the Crosse crucified and in the Fire consumed for through this Gate thou must come or out of Paradise thou art excluded and from the Tree of Life for ever fenced and I having seen and also observed how the World lyeth in wickedness and also how many there be that professe Godliness which when I consider and see how few are regenerated and born again I am even filled with grief and sorrow Therefore in true tenderness and love and bowels of pitty unto all the precious Truth is declared as it is in Jesus and also the secret workings of the Serpent that hath alwayes been a Deceiver And thou mayest in this Book behold things past things present and things to come wherby thou maist understand the love that God hath unto thee and do thou yeeld unto the Lord that his Work thou mayest know who will judge thy Lust crucifie thy Life and destroy the body of Sin and so through Death bring forth a new Life in which thou wilt feel a perfect Change wrought from the earthly into the heavenly where thou wilt enjoy the Lord and his Presence his Power and his Goodnesse and sit quietly in Joy and Peace and Blessing Given forth in Worcester-County Goal where I am a present Sufferer in Bonds for Obedience to the Command of Jesus Christ In the First Moneth 1661. For which I travel who am a true lover of Innocency W. S. CHAP. I. The State of Man in the Creation THe Lord God of Life and Power who is from Everlasting to Everlasting according to the good pleasure of his own Will and after the Counsel of his own Heart he brought forth a Pure Creation in his Wisdom and by his Eternal living Word he divided and separated the Mater which in the Chaos was in a heap of Confusion and what he commanded by his Word it came to passe and as he said it should be so it was done and in his Wisdom a Pure Creation was finished as he commanded and when he had stretched forth the Heavens and placed the Lights in them and when he had laid the Foundation of the Earth and brought forth the Herbs and Trees therein and when he divided the Waters and the Fish multiplied in them when the Fowls of the Heavens had their flight in the Air and four-footed Beasts and creeping things had their way upon the Earth then did
that the Light doth not only shew him his Sin and convince him of it but if he turn obey and believe in it so it will take the Sin away and purge his Conscience from the dead works and redeem him out of all the Lusts which the Serpent hath generated in him and hath begotten his Life into and he will know his Redeemer liveth and Salvation he will feel in the Light which doth condemn his sin in the flesh and here Drunkard is redeemed out of Drunkenness a Swearer from Swearing a Lyar from Lying a Covetous Man from Covetousness an Angry man from Anger and so out of all Vain Pleasures Sports Jesting Headiness Wildness Customs Fashions and Traditions that are in the World through Lust With the Light Man is redeemed through its Righteous Judgment for with its pure searching quality it finds out every secret thing of the old lustful nature and proceeds against it in Judgment so that the Serpent cannot escape the Light but with all his Subtilty he is found out and as Man believes in the Light so doth the Judgment fall upon the Serpents head and though it be long before Man can give up himself truly to deny all things that he is convinced of to be evil or before he can get clearly thorow or to the end of much that he is turning from or before he can witness a perfect Regeneration through the fire of cleansing yet as Man in the Light believes and follows it the Work is going on and prospering and the Lusts and evil deeds are dying and the Serpent he is weakning and doth not come upon Man so furiously and forcibly as formerly but his Temptations are weaker and Man in the Light he is stronger and stands with courage to resist him and as Man feels at any time dominion over the Serpent and that he is able as he abides in the Light to resist him so doth his strength and courage encrease and he stands boldly in the battel and yeelds not when temptations come but brings them under and treads them down and as the Serpent comes upon Man and appears to tempt him into that Lust which Man is making war against Man stands prepared unto battel and is strong and of a good courage and goes forth against him in his first appearance and in the power of the Light placeth true Judgment upon his head and bruiseth him and so Man is preserved from him and abstains from Evil in the appearance of it and this is the Serpents great design to keep Man alive to himself and to delight in his hearts lusts whereby he ruleth over him and takes him captive at his will and he is not willing to let him go if all his subtilty can hold him therefore many Temptations come upon Man after he is convinced and comes to own the Truth of God and as he converts and turns unto the Lord he is many times sorely beset in his way and often ready to be driven quite back again and hence it is that Man finds such a strong Warfare in his Spiritual Travel and finds it such a hard work to come into the Regenerated State because there he must deny himself and forsake all his hearts Lusts and lay down his Life in the Judgment and abide the Fire of Refinement and as Man in the Light begins to approach near unto this great Work then the Serpent strives in his subtilty to withhold him and keep him back and so the two in their contrary natures are felt in the strife and this Gate is strait and few there be that find it And as Man stands faithful and abides in the Light he will feel strength to support him when the Enemy thus violently pursues him and he will stand a Conqueror over those Lusts that have had dominion over him and when the Serpent finds that he cannor keep Man in the Inordinate Affection and lead him forth to satisfie his Lust to the full as he had wont to do then in his subtilty he abates his Temptation and perswades Man that he may use things moderately and keep out of Excess for it is the Excess that makes it to become Evil and so to be condemned but if he cease from Excess the moderate use will not bring Condemnation so he tells the Drunkard if he keep himself from being drunk he may moderately keep his Friend company and he may be merry with him and he tells the Proud in heart if they use not Excess in their Apparrel they may go decently according to their quality and the like Temptations for other Lusts he hath and he tells Man the moderate use of them will not bring Condemnation but here some have found him a Lyar as he is who came to abstain and restrain from the Excess of many things which once they were serving their Lusts in and caine down to that which the Devil called Moderation but found it was in the hearts lusts still and with the Light was still condemned and judged and no rest nor peace could be found until the Devil was wholly denied and the hearts Lusts given up to the Crosse and there crucified and thereby Redemption perfectly wrought in the Power of Christ and then comes the right use to be made of ill things in their place with true moderation and in the use of them in the Redeemed state there is no Condemnation for they are received and used in the fear of the Lord and what is useful and no more and there is no Lust abiding that reacheth forth beyond the present need and there is the Blessing felt but Man that hearkens to the Serpent and takes that for Moderation that he calls so he is deceived and though he lessen the use of that which the Light reproves him for in the Inordinate Affection yet will the Light still condemn him and judge him in his own Conscience until he come to the Power and there have his Lust truly Crucified So the Serpent tells the Drunkard he may drink moderately and be merry with his Friend he tells the Proud he may put on such Garments as are suitable to his quality amongst men so that he keep within the bounds of Moderation And many have here denied common Drunkenness and yet satisfying the old lust in the Excess And many that cannot wear so many Ribbands nor great Cuffs as sometimes they could yet they must have some bunches of Ribbands and little Cuffs Then saith the Devil thou art now in the Moderation and dost no more or hardly so much as becomes thy quality And now to give one true and faithful Experience though many in these things might be truly demonstrated I know a Man who once was alive to himself and served his Lusts and loved Pleasures more than God and in one thing the Serpent had sealed his life more than in many others and his delight was chiefly in it and after he came to obey the Light of Christ in his Conscience it was clearly
a Godly Man Sober Chast Gentle Meek Patient Loving Kind Good Lowly Tender-hearted Forbearing and Long-suffering and in all things he walks as becomes the order of the holy Life into which he is born and in which he lives and moves and he becomes a Lamb in the Lambs nature and beautiful in the brightness and holiness of the Pearl's Glory And thus iâ— Man translated and changed through the effectual Working of Gods mighty Power and with a new heart he glorifies his Maker and is sincere and upright in his heart before God and the Lord. God takes pleasure in him and approves his Way and his Work and justifies him therein and there is no Condemnation upon him nor any Wrath or Curse goes forth against him or falls upon him but in the Eternal Love he dwels and the Love dwels in him and the Image of it he bears and it is clear from defilement spot or blemish then doth the Glory shine in the Precious Pearl and the Scepter of the Lamb doth bear its sway and upon his Throne he is exalted and with pure Righteousness he cloathes his Saints and Crowns of pure Gold upon their heads he sets and in the Holy Land with him they rest and in the Holy Order of his Life they move and they learn the Songs of Holiness and sing his Praise within the Gates for he fills them with Joy and Gladness and with a New Heart and a New Spirit they sound his Name and cease not to give Glory and Honour and Thanksgiving and Praise and Dominion and Hallilujahs unto him that sits upon the Throne and to the Lamb for evermore 1. OH Mortal Man thy Way and Works consider Sleep not in Death lest thou there die for ever Awake and stand upright that thou restor'd may'st be Both from thy Sins and Evils great with all Iniquitie 2. Thou wast created Good and stoodst in great Renown A Noble Plant thou wast but soon thou wert cast down The Serpent thee deceiv'd and drew thee into evil And thou by him art led astray according to his will 3. From God thou art driv'n out and from his dwelling place The Earth thy habitation is and there thou run'st thy race Thou neither stay'st nor stop'st but run'st and hastens on Until thou fall'st into the Pit where bonds of Death are strong 4. Oh! hearken and be still the Lord is seeking thee And with his Light of Life he cryes Return to me This in thy Conscience he hath plac'd thy Evil deeds to shew That thou may'st to Repentance come know the thing that 's true 5. The Light of Christ is true and shines forth in all men And every Evil deed it brings up to be seen And thou in it may'st know thy Thoughts and Works each one And in thy self thou may'st behold whatever thou hast done 6. If thou unto the Light dost turn and in it dost believe It will not leave thee in thy Sins but certainly relieve And unto thee it strength will be against thy deadly Foes And from thy sins will set thee free in which thou daily grows 7. Oh! turn to it with speed thy danger 's very great Thou art in the broad way and not in the strait gate 〈◊〉 liv'st in Flesh and serv'st thy Lust which causes wrath to fall That unto thee in fury doth come like to bitter Gall. 8. Thou hast no pleasure in its tast because it doth torment Why then dost thou abide in Sin and dost not soon repent The Light doth shew and also call and makes known unto thee Thy Sins and thy Transgressions great with all Iniquity 9. And as the Light thou mind'st and yeeld'st for to obey It will not only shew thee Sin but take it quite away 〈◊〉 that end it is manifest the Serpent's head to bruise And all his works for to destroy if thou dost not refuse 10. It s quality is pure and searcheth through thy heart It will convince thee in thy self and tell thee what thou art 〈◊〉 will not thee deceive but will deal plain with thee And if thou dost in it believe a Convert thou wilt be 11. And when thou art converted keep watchful to the Light For then the Enemy will stir and thou wilt find a fight 〈◊〉 Life will be requir'd and thou must lay it down And from the Crosse do not thou flie until the Work be done 12. So in the Furnace thou wilt know a New Birth brought to light As in the Judgment thou abid'st and stand'st by Faith to fight The Serpent thou wilt overcome and all his deeds destroy Which have depriv'd thee of thy Peace and of thy Rest and Joy 13. Now hear all ye Professors with all that be Prophane You Cedars tall and Oaks so strong who have a glorious fame â—…u flying Birds and Ranting Strains who are soar'd up on high The Fire is kindled at your Root come down before you dye 14. Lye low and be you still the Judgment you must pass The true Birth is in Bondage sore your Life above it is Which from you must be taken before the Life you know That from on high is come to try in what you stand and grow 15. Your Births are all defil'd corrupted and unclean The Fire hath not consum'd nor purg'd away your Tin You yet lye in the Mixture and are not separate That make the Seed to groan under the Earthly part 16. Come forth all ye Unclean whose Bed is so desil'd Come down unto the Pure and know the Little Child Which in the Womb doth travel and would delivered be That you may be regenerate and from all Burdens free The Heavenly Harmony in the Eternal Unity 1. THou Pure Simple Birth of the Immortal Seed Thy Love is sweet and free Thou giv'st to all that need Thou' rt pleasant to the tast Thy Pasture's fresh and green The Glory of Thy Countenance is now beheld and seen 2. Thou holy Lamb of Life who com'st down from on high Thou art the Shepherd of thy Flock thy Sword 's upon thy Thigh Stretch forth thy Arm and smite thy Foes that would not have thee raigâ—… That Praise to Thee in Unitie may sound abroad thy fame 3. Thou precious beauteous Pearl that is refined clear Thy Lustre shines in Nature pure no Mixture dost thou bear Thy Countenance is full of Love Thy Riches is the Treasure Thee to possess is Life Endless to whom be Praise for ever 4. The Birth the Lamb the Pearl are One the Only true begotton Son Who sits in Glory on his Throne to whom be Hallelujahs sung Even so Amen Even so Amen Praises to Thee Thou Holy One. W. S. THE END