meer error (o) Isa 44. a Ier. 10. a their Gods and God-services are vain and unprofitable 11. Therefore there is no God but Israels God whose God-services Wisdom Ordinances Statutes and Rights are alone upright holy and true Deut. 4. a. 12. Happy is he that hath the same God to be (p) Psa 33. b 144. b his God or which seeketh him with all his heart Deut. 4. c. 30. a. Ier. 29. b. Sap. 1. a. The thirteenth Chapter THE true holy of the house of God or of the true Tabernacle is (a) Rom. 5. a the belief of Christ unto Justification through whose service and the obedience unto the requiring thereof the man if he have a lust with all his heart (b) Psa 40. a Heb. 10. a to do the Lords will becometh Justified from the sin Also the way of his course of walking prepared (c) Isa 40 a 57. b. to be an even path before the Lord. And the truth of God extending to the everlasting life revealed unto him in the spirit Beleefe The Truth to the Evâ—rlasting Life In the service of the holy and gratious word Vnder the Obedience of the true beleefe is the man in the spirit of his hart in Jesus Christ justified from the Sin and brought to the everlasting life Therefore beare patience and vpright fruites of repentance The Kingdom of heaven is nigh Mat 3 a Luke 3 a Behold so crieth the Voice in the Wilderness of the Mans harte The which crieth prepare the way of the lord make straite his pathes Esay 40. Behold the word that thou shouldest beleeue is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thine hart that thou mightest doe it Deutri 30 and that is the word of beleefe which formerly hath beene preached in the World through Christ to Salvation and Obedience of the Beleefe Rom. 10. And is now preached under the Obedience of the Love 2. Behold the Lord sendeth forth his (d) Mal. 3. a Math. 11. b Angel or Messenger who in his service prepareth the way (e) Math. 4 a Luk 1. b before him and he goeth before in the spirit or power of Elias that he may turn the hearts of the Fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their Fathers and the unbelievers to the prudence of the just whereby to prepare an upright people for the Lord. 3. How delightful are the feet of the (f) â—o 10 b messengers that publish the peace from the mountains preach a good Message and reveal the salvation Isa 51. Nahum 2. 4. Leave off from the evil and learn to do good labour after that which is right and help the oppressed Isa 1. b. 5. Let the ungodly leave off from his waies (g) Eze. 18 33. b. and the evil doer from his imaginations and turn him to the Lord so shall he be merciful unto him Isa 55. a. 6. Let every one turn him away from his wicked wayes and amend his being or life and so do that which is right Ier. 7. a. 7. If the ungodly will turn him from all the sins that he hath done c. Then shall he live and not dye for the Lord desireth not the (h) Eze. 33. b Sap. 1. b death of a sinner but much rather that he should turn him and live Eze. 18. d. 8. Repent now and amend you that your sins may be put out Act. 3. b. 9. Lay away from you now (i) 1 Pet. 1. b 4. a. according to the former walking the old man which destroyeth through the lust of error (k) Ro. 12. a and renew you in the spirit of your mind and put ye on the new man which is formed like unto God in upright righteousness and holyness Ephes 4. c. 10. But before all things take hold of the Shield of Faith with the which we may quench out all the fiery darts of the wicked enemy Eph. 6. b. 11. Hold fast what thou hast that no man bereave or take away thy Crown from thee Apo. 3. b. 12. Whosoever continueth steadfast unto the end he shall be saved Math. 24. b. 13. The Messenger or voice of the Angel which crieth in the heart Prepare (l) sa 40. a the way of the Lord is the serviceable ministration of the gracious word of the Lord which the Lord willeth to be ministred unto the man before (m) Act. 3.17 c. his revealing of his great day By which means in the grace and mercy of the Lord. (n) Rom. 10. the belief that very true holy and the (o) Heb. 10 b boldness to enter into the same is prepared to serve the man to an accomplishing of the service in the said holy whereby the true fore-going service might likewise be ministred unto the Believers in their conversion unto God and in their doing (p) Math. 3. upright fruits of repentance Also to kill (q) Rom 6. a Col. 2. b and bury the same under the obedience of the belief And through the baptising or washing (r) Rom. 6. a Col. 1 b in the death of Christ to justifie the believing man from the sin 14. And so then after that in fulfilling or accomplishing the same fore-going service cometh the (s) Mat. 19. c Ioh. 3. b new birth from the death through the annointing by our Saviour who doth quite and clean take away or blot out the (t) Heb 9. sins of his people and so in his spiritual office or heavenly ministration serveth them (u) Heb. 8. with the spiritual and heavenly goods and leadeth them into the everlasting life and so bringeth the perfection unto them or setteth up the same in them and as (x) Heb. 7 8 9. a chief Priest declareth his (y) Isa 27. a Math. 27. highest salvation unto them in the most holy namely in the Love which is the holy-Ghost where through the vail betwixt the holy and the most holy and (z) Isa 59. a Eph. 2. b Col. 2. a the portion betwixt God and the man departeth away and of two (a) Eph. 2. b. is made one to wit the man and God 15. That verily is the everlasting (b) Rom. 3. a 2 Cor. 5. c Col. 1. b Ioh. 2. a 4. b reconcilement of the man before his God and so he cometh again to the seat of grace and into the true light of the (c) 2 Cor. 3. b. 4. a clear shining of God and into the everlasting life with thanksgiving and joâ— the which is the (d) Isa 60. a Apo. 21. a true rising of the light and life out of the high heaven in the spirit The fourteenth Chapter THE true vale before the most holy of the true Sanctuary of the Tabernacle of God (a) Heb 10. c is the flesh of Christ the which is before the cleerness of his uncovered naked being or substance and before his spiritual and heavenly goods and (b) Mat. 27. 2 Cor 3. b it departeth away therefrom or
7. Yea the same costly Treasures the Riches of God the most precious and most pure beauty hath God kept for Israel to their salvation and (l) Isa 60 61. Ier. 31 33. Eze. 36 37. joy in the last times to the end to reveal the salvation of life (m) Act. 12 a out of the heavenly being or essential estate 8. In which most holy there are likewise remained over all the precious riches of God the Father the unspeakable Treasure which far surmounteth all manner of garnishing of beauty namely (n) Exo 25. c Rom. 3. c Heb. 5 a the mercy seat prepared with the fine Gold which Seat continueth standing for ever unmoveable moreover the (o) Ex. 25 26. Apo. 12 a. Ark of witness wherein the Law of the Lord lieth even as he (p) Deut. 9. b. hath written the same with his own Finger which continueth for ever unbroken unchangeable And the (q) Ex. 16. a Psal 68. Sapi 16. c Ioh. 6. d. heavenly bread of life even as God himself hath given the same from heaven unto his people to a satisfying their hunger the which doth not consume or wast away but remaineth ever uncorruptible for evermore for a witness unto posterities that their fore-fathers were fed out of heaven with the same bread There are yet in the same most holy the manifold costly vessels of the most holy riches every one of the most fine Gold All these were still remained over in their perfect beauty and not one of them was polluted or defiled 9. But this sumptuous garnishing and all these riches of the Godly heavenly beauty have been hidden a long time for the wickedness cause of the uncircumcised and they must also inasmuch as the iniquity grew on even till (r) 4 Esd 5 a 14. b. 15. a. Math. 24. b she was come to her full height and had gotten the upper hand necessarily remain hidden because they should in the more beautious and glorious manner come to light and be revealed again in the last time namely when the iniquity of the uncircumcised is even to her utter ending approached or come neer at hand 10. Which iniquity shall now fall and perish through the revealing of these heavenly beauties for God will with his Arm or strength and with the Arm of his Saints and with all his sumptuous garnish get the upper hand 11. Wherewith he also sheweth the just judgement of his Justice or righteousness For (s) Ier. 30. the ungodly shall no more bear the dominion And all whatsoever submitteth not it self under the Love nor standeth serviceable thereunto shall be rooted out that they corrupt none or marr the earrh any more 12. But the Love shall flourish (t) 1 Cor. 15 everlastingly in her service because that the Lords people Israel which he himself hath chosen for his (u) Deut. 4. c 32. a Isa 19. c Ier. 51. c. own heritage as likewise all good willing ones which stand submitted under the obedience of the Love may be comforted and so may behold everlastingly the goodness or loving kindness of God his Father extended through his love which bountiful goodness the God of life hath foreseen to accomplish upon his people even as he in times past hath spoken the same by Moses his servant and by the mouth of his holy Prophets The fifth Chapter ALthough now that the Levites the Priests the Prophets or Preachers and also the people are all fallen or estranged from the true God-service and that the daily offering hath ceased for a long time and the holy of the Tabernacle of God layn utterly waste with abominations of desolation yet (a) Ier 17. b Lam. 5 b is the most holy notwithstanding remained over pure and unspotted and the high Priest (b) Heb. 5 b 7. b 8 a 9 c which continueth a Priest for ever is also found faithful and true for he hath still remained stedfast in his mercy seat in the most holy 2. They are all shrunk away (c) Psa 14. a 53. a. Rom. 3. b. and changed themselves there is not one remained standing or righteous but are all turned away either to the right or to the left side and many by reason of their ignorance have born the strange yoakes of the beautified God services 3. But this everlasting Priest remaineth stedfast like a stony Rock whose feat endureth from (d) Psa 45. a Heb. 1. a. everlasting to everlasting as a perpetual Saviour to an eternal curing or reconcilement for the sins of his people for his God hath annointed him to be an high Priest and a true Mediator betwixt God and man and to (e) He. 7.8 a 9. a. b. c. be an everlasting Minister of the spiritual and heavenly goodness to the end he might save the poor and miserable man who through sins or offences lieth be wrapped in the death and to make him alive through him and to set him up again (f) Rom 8. b out of the death 4. In which spiritual and heavenly service ministred under the obedience of the Love the holy becometh consecrated again by the same high Priest namely (g) 1 Pet. 1â—â— Heb. 9 b. the sprinkling of his own blood for an everlasting Testament and so it is all washed and sanctified or cleansed through his blood 5 That verily is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and Christ and the New Testament (h) Mar. 16. b Apo. 14. a. that same was also published in times past for an everlasting forgiveness of sins unto all those that believe thereon 6. Behold this high Priest is the life everlasting which was with the Father of life in the beginning and is revealed unto us in the heaven namely in the bosom of his Father and we (i) Ioh. 1. b. do behold his glory even a glory as the only born Son of the Father full of grace and truth 7. We do witness also that he is the true Messiah or Christ which was preached in the World in times past and likewise published of him in his coming (k) Isa 9 a. Luk. 1. d. that he should be a King or Prince over the house of Jacob for ever of whose Kingdom also there shall be no end 8. He is a Saviour to all people that believe on him And the (l) Act. 4.10 c. salvation is or cometh only by him and by none other neither in heaven nor yet upon the earth for he is (m) Rom. 8 10. Isa 13. a. b. 1 Pet. 2. c. the end or the accomplishment of the Law upon whom all the Prophets of God have witnessed from the beginning of the world and he cometh in glory like as is written of him 9. He it is (n) Is 13. a. b 1 Per. 2. c. which suffereth for our sins cause in the holy and beareth our sins and so hath like (o) Ioh. 10. b a faithful Shepherd given over himself in the same holy to be an offering for
b or understand the truth except that he should first of all be or stand grounded therein according to the spirit and that the truth as a light of life repugning or striving against his lyes were risen up unto him in his obeying of the requiring of the service of Love For in that sort do we attain to know the truth from the lye the life from the death and the sin from the righteousness Because that we should rightly or according to the truth hate or reject that which is worthy to be hated or rejected and according to the truth in like manner love that which is worthy to be loved And so then might with a good understanding come to (s) Eph. 4 b the knowledge of the right commonalty of Saints whose names are written in the (t) Apo. 5.20 21. b living Book of the Lamb. 12. Which Book of the Lamb the mysticalness of God shall not alwayes remain shut but his seals shall be opened and the book being full of writing both without and within shall likewise be read to a comfort of life and to a perpetual Godlyness unto all those whose names are written in the Book of the Lamb whose bodies are killed even like unto the Lamb and (u) Apo. 6. b their blood cryeth vengeance in the height upon those that dwell upon the earth unto whom the recompence thereof shall be made by God and the Lamb. 13. For although the Lamb be killed yet shall he notwithstanding condemn the living ungodly ones and raise up those that are his (x) Eze 37. b Dan. 12 b Ioh 5. c 1 Cor. 15. f from the death out of the grave and make them Lordly and glorious with himself over all his enemies namely through his righteous judgement to the (y) Mat. 25. c 2 Pet. 3 b condemnation of all ungodly ones to the end that they may be rooted out and (z) Apo. 18 a that it may be recompenced again even as they have done unto the Saints of God 14. Even thus now from henceforth be reputed for a praise or an advancement unto all that are his whereby to keep the judgement against every one which hath brought forth ungodlyness judged Gods truth falsly and shewed no repentance and to exhalt and garnish his Saints above all what is upon the earth for (a) Apo 5 b 1 Pet 1. b the Lamb hath bought them with his blood out of all generations people and nations He hath made them Kings and Priests unto God and they shall raign upon the earth and triumph in joy everlastingly with the Lamb for they shall live for ever and not dye any more 15. And that same is the everlasting life which was preached in the world in times past to the end that men should believe on the same And which also cometh unto us in the last time in the resurrection of the righteous dead ones The seventeenth Chap. THerefore give ear O all ye that live upon the earth consider of the words of wisdom ye children of men For the life to the end that ye may live is now published unto you likewise as well as unto the people (a) Gen. 6.18 19. Exo. 3 4. Deut. 3. in times past because that ye may shew repentance assemble you with us to the mercy seat of the love of Jesus Christ and enter (b) Heb. 3.4 a. into the rest which is reserved for the children of God inasmuch as the entrance into the rest of the Lord and of his children or Saints of Jesus Christ cometh to pass and is to be enjoyed now in the last time according to the Promises 2. Therefore give ear attentively that ye may once understand whereunto ye are created and turn you to the same if ye will remain preserved and not bide lost for ever 3. Apply your hearts unto the good that ye may live and not be buried in hell everlastlngly (c) Psa 55. Apo. 21 22. with the ungodly 4. Shew upright fruits of repentance that ye may serve the (d) Deut. 6. b Lord your God only and walk in all love like children of peace And halt no longer neither (e) 3 Kin. 18. on the one side nor on the other 5. For although that ye which covet after knowledge do daily read many Scriptures or writings whereout ye do also gather some sentences or get a certain kind of knowledge therethrough wherein ye think to rejoyce your selves Yet is not the same the life for all that for it is neither the Scripture nor yet the knowledge thereof (f) 1 Cor. 8. that maketh us righteous but the life of Jesus Christ wrought through the belief or faith 6. For that same life is (g) Deut. 30. Rom. 10. the word of God the Father and the very true light wherein we stand grounded or whereon we are set for to believe the same because that we should live and not (h) Deut. 5. Prov. 4 c turn or shrink therefrom with our mind wits memory or thoughts neither to the right side nor to the left 7. If so be now that ye stand not minded hereunto as in tending to live in the Love and to stand upright therein to what end then do ye assemble together and to what end do ye read the Scriptures For if ye read the Scripture only for the knowledge sake and rest unbelieving unto the life whereof the (i) 1 Ioh. 5. Scripture witnesseth then do ye (k) 3 Kl. 18. halt on both sides and break the bond of wedlock and go a whoring with that which is not the life namely that ye cleave unto that which ye neither are grounded in nor created unto by God neither yet called through Jesus Christ nor also through his service of Love ministred now in the last time 8. But if ye will perform the Scriptures counsel then follow the Scriptures counsel Turn you to the life and to his service of Love And in the obedience of the requiring of the life of Jesus Christ and of his service of Love behold in the spirit your own being or estate And consider there inwardly in your selves whether that your memory wits senses and thoughts do in all their course or proceedings stand minded to the true life of Jesus Christ and not run out after this or after that for to go a whoring after that which is not the life it self and also whether that they being without the life are bound or tyed unto any other thing that is not the life And likewise whether they have or gather all their knowledge wisdom and understanding only out of the l fe of Jesus Christ and out of his love and so do neither know discern or understand any thing without the Life and without his upright Love For behold to such a concord hath God joyned together the thoughts and the life 9. This doubtless was the life of the man in (l) Gen. 1. b Joh. 1. a the beginning for that
thy holy name stand submitted to thy Love and her service and turn them away from all violence and abuse And that the world may to thy praise be inhabited in the Love and in all truth and all men become turned unto thee (n) Exo 18.33 Math 3. Luk. 3 a in true repentance for their sins and the horrible plagues of ungodlyness which are (o) Apo. 18. a come over the world for the sins cause might cease 55. O God let us now find grace before thine eyes like as in times past the (p) Ioh 3. b City of Nineveh did on the which thou shewedst mercy that we do not all perish (q) 4 Esd 2 2 Pet 2. a like unto Sodom and Gomorrah for our sins are become many and grown to be (r) 3 Esd 8. b abundant even beyond all measure 56. O Lord and God O heavenly Father give ear I beseech thee to the crying of the poor (s) Psa 25.27.86 b and lead us in thy wayes gather us together on thy pathes and unite our hearts into (t) Col. 3. b one band of Love (u) Ioh. 17. c as one in all and all in one with love equity and righteousness and cleanse our (x) Psa 51. b Eze. 36. minds from all ungodly being or nature and destroy or break in sunder (y) Psa 1.33 all ungodly counsel that iniquity may not raign for ever 57. For wherefore should the darkness possess thine inheritance and still unhallow and lay wast thy holy place Temple or Tabernacle Should the house of the Devil also still be builded and thy house and holy city continue waste and ruinated more and more 58. O God behold how that the (z) Isa 64. c dwelling of thy Sanctuary lyeth overthrown and destroyed for in thy Temple (a) Lam. 4. Matth. 24. a Luk. 19. c there is not one stone that remaineth standing one upon another but are all broken and scattered from each other and upon the holy place of thy Sanctuary are now the (b) Dan. 9. Matth. 24. Mark 13. b abominations of desolation raigning 59. O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou City of Peace of the great and mighty King how art thou grown (c) Lam. 1 2 3 4. now to suppression and contempt when shalt thou yet O thou holy City be repaired or (d) Isa 58. c 61. a builded up again to an everlasting stability and receive thy peaceable children of Israel into thy dwelling 60. O Sion thou hill of pure Beauty when shall thy contempt as also the Heathens deâ—iding thee have an end And when shalt thou O forsaken one be comforted again to (e) Isa 49 5â— 66. the end that thou which hast a long time been unfruitful mightest become fruitful again and that thy dried up brests might give forth their milk again (f) Isa 61. â—â— that Kings might suck thy brests the Counsel Lords learn thy peace thy children dwell at Jerusalem and rejoyce their in thee O Sion 61. But when as I now O Jerusalem and Sion do think upon thy contempt and suppression then doth my soul suffer (g) La. 1.2 c great sorrow and grief for thy sake and mine eyes gush over with tears for very pitty and compassion sake towards thee that thou hast so long time layn wast and supprest 62. But when I think upon the Promises touching thy restoring and upon (h) Isa 54.60 61 62. the garnishing of beauty which is coming unto thee O Jersusalem and Sion in holyness and righteousness and that thy children shall be taught by the (i) Ier 31. d Ioh. 6. a Lord then doth my soul refresh or comfort her self a little 63. For the Law shall (k) Isa 2. a Mich. 4. a proceed out of Sion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem He shall come from thence which shall turn away (l) Isa 59. Rom. 11. Ioel 2 3. ungodlyness from Jacob that the children of Iacob may have their dwelling at Jerusalem for ever according to the Promises 64. For the Lords Election is at Jerusalem (m) Psa 78.87 Isa 2. Mich. 4. and even there upon the Hill of Sion hath God foreseen him an holy house which shall be exalted above all hills or high places because that his name may still be worshipped there and that (n) Isa 56. a Mal. 1.3 a his offering may alwayes and for evermore be offered there for his house which he hath chosen to himself is (o) Mat 21. b a house of Prayer and of holy offering 65. An upright mind towards thee in our inwardness (p) Psa 34.51 Isa 57.66 A contrite heart and a lowly spirit shalt not thou O God despise For thou wilt enter into the same also make thy (q) Ioh. 14. c dwelling even there and sanctifie thy name from generation to generation for evermore it is very true Take it to heart Charitas extorsit per H. N. FINIS Of the Eight VERTVES OR Godlynesses whereout all Vertues or Godlynesses do proceed or spring 1. MY beloved Here have I out of the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ witnessed and set forth unto you eight Vertues or Godlynesses and possess or endow you therewithal or leave the same â—â—…â—nd for you as a good Testament to a perpetual Memorial oâ— Remembrance Deut. 30.31 2. For that cause is also my exhortation heartily unto you all that ye would continually with diligence give your endeavor to ensue or follow after the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses and to exercise your selves therein obediently and even so according to the requiring of the holy and gratious word of the holy Spirit of the Love of Jesus Christ Psal 83. Eph 4. Col. 3. proceed and grow forth from the one Vertue or Godlyness unto another For out of the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses proceedeth or springeth all upright righteousness love and peace 3. For that cause let all your exercise be for to live and and walk in the same going forth from the one Vertue or Godlyness into another Deut. 4.30 31. Psal 83. till unto the perfectest 4. The first Vertue or the beginning of the same eight Vertues or Godlynesses is the Lust Pleasure or the Will of the Lord. 5. For which Lusts cause 1 Cor. 13.1 or Will of the Lord because the same might obtain an essential shape in you ye shall altogether forsake Math. 16. Mark 8. hate and leave all your own lusts pleasures and will and give over your selves wholly to the Lust or Will of the Lord Luk. 9 14. Ioh. 12. Math. 26.39 Mark 14.36 Luk. 22.42 and to the Elders or dayed-ones in the same for to live and walk obediently only according to the Lords Lust or Will according to the Ordinance of the Elders or dayed-ones in the same for to live walk obediently only according to the Lords lust or will according to the Ordinance of the Elders or dayed-ones in the same 6. When ye now