Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	ghost_n	holy_a	lord_n	4,282	5	3.9053	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42622	The genuine epistles of the apostolical fathers, S. Barnabas, S. Ignatius, S. Clement, S. Polycarp, the Shepherd of Hermas, and the matyrdoms of St. Ignatius and St. Polycarp, written by those who were present at their sufferings : being, together with the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, a compleat collection of the most primitive antiquity for about CL years after Christ / translated and publish'd, with a large preliminary discourse relating to the several treaties here put together by W. Wake ...; Apostolic Fathers (Early Christian Collection) English.	Wake, William, 1657-1737.	1693 (1693)	Wing G523A; ESTC R10042	282,773	752

are come upon us Let us therefore be very Reverent and fear the Long-suffering of God that it be not to us unto Condemnation For let Us either fear the Wrath that is to come or let us love the Grace that we at present enjoy That by the one or other of these we may be found in Christ Jesus unto true Life Besides him let nothing be worthy of you for whom also I bear about these Bonds those Spiritual Jewels in which I would to God that through your Prayers I might arise Of which I intreat you to make me always partaker that I may be found in the Lot of the Christians of Ephesus who have always agreed with the Apostles through the Power of Jesus Christ. XII I KNOW both who I am and to whom I write I a Person condemn'd Ye such as have obtain'd Mercy I exposed to danger Ye confirm'd against Danger Ye are the Passage of those that are kill'd for God The Companions of Paul in the Mysteries of the Gospel the Holy the Martyr the deservedly most Happy Paul at whose Feet may I be found when I shall have attain'd unto God who throughout all his Epistle makes mention of you in Christ Jesus XIII LET it be your care therefore to come oftner together to the Praise and Glory of God For when ye meet often together in the same place the Powers of the Devil are destroy'd and his Mischief is dissolved by the Unity of your Faith And indeed nothing is better than Peace by which all War both Spiritual and Earthly is abolish'd XIV OF All which nothing is hid from you if ye have perfect Faith and Charity in Christ Jesus which are the Beginning and End of Life For the Beginning is Faith the End Charity And these two joyned together are of God But all other things are the Followers of Piety No Man professing a true Faith sinneth Neither does he who has Charity hate any The Tree is made manifest by its Fruit So they who profess themselves to be Christians are known by what they do For Christianity is not the Work of an outward Profession but shews it self in the Power of Faith if a Man be found Faithful unto the End XV. IT is better for a Man to hold his Peace and be than to say He is a Christian and not to be It is good to teach if what he says He does likewise There is therefore one Master who spake and it was done And even those things which he did without speaking are worthy of the Father He that possesses the Word of Jesus is truly able to hear his very Silence that he may be Perfect and both do according to what he speaks and be known by those things of which he is silent There is nothing hid from God but even our Secrets are nigh unto Him Let us therefore do all things as becomes those who have God dwelling in them that we may be his Temples and He may be our God As also He is and will manifest himself before our Faces by those things for which we justly love Him XVI BE not deceived Brethren Those that corrupt and defile themselves with others shall not inherit the Kingdom of God If therefore they who do this according to the Flesh have suffered Death How much more shall He dye who by his wicked Doctrine corrupts the Faith of God for which Christ was Crucified He that is thus defiled shall depart into unquenchable Fire and so also shall He that hearkens to him XVII FOR this cause did the LORD suffer the Oyntment to be poured on his Head that he might breath the Breath of Immortality unto his Church Be not ye therefore anointed with the evil Savour of the Doctrine of the Prince of this World Let him not take you Captive from the Life that is set before you And why are we not all Wise seeing we have received the Knowledge of God which is Jesus Christ Why do we suffer our selves foolishly to Perish not considering the Gift which the LORD has truly sent to Us XVIII MY Soul be the Surety of all such as trust in the Cross which is indeed a Scandal to the Unbelievers but to us is Salvation and Life Eternal Where is the Wise Man Where is the Disputer Where is the Boasting of those who are called Wise For our God Jesus Christ was according to the Dispensation of God conceived in the Womb of Mary of the Seed of David by the Holy Ghost Was born and baptized that through his Passion he might purifie Water to the washing away of Sin XIX NOW the Virginity of Mary and her Delivery was kept in secret from the Prince of this World as was also the Death of our Lord Three of the most notable Mysteries of the Gospel yet done in secret by God How then was our Saviour manifested to the World A Star shone in Heaven beyond all the other Stars and its Light was Inexpressible and its Novelty struck Terror into Mens Minds All the rest of the Stars together with the Sun and Moon were the Chorus to this Star But that sent out its Light exceedingly above them All. And Men began to be troubled to think whence this new Star came so unlike to all the Others Hence all the Power of Magick became dissolved and every Bond of Wickedness was destroy'd Mens Ignorance was taken away and the old Kingdom abolished God himself appearing in the Form of a Man for the Renewal of Eternal Life But the Authority which he received was what God had allotted to Him From thenceforth things were disturbed forasmuch as he design'd to abolish Death XX. BUT if Jesus Christ shall give me Grace through your Prayers and it be his Will I purpose in a second Epistle which I will suddenly write unto you to manifest to you more fully the Dispensation of which I have now begun to speak unto the new Man which is Jesus Christ Both in his Faith and Charity in his Suffering and in his Resurrection Especially if the Lord shall make known unto Me that ye all by Name come together in common in one Faith and in one Jesus Christ who was of the Race of David according to the Flesh the Son of Man and Son of God Obeying your Bishop and the Presbytery with an intire Affection breaking one and the same Bread which is the Medicine of Immortality our Antidote that we should not die but live for ever in Christ Jesus XXI MY Soul be for Yours and Theirs whom ye have sent to the Glory of God even unto Smyrna from whence also I write to you Giving Thanks unto the Lord and loving Polycarp even as I do you Remember me as Jesus Christ does remember you Pray for the Church which is in Syria

things more fully that Abraham who was the first that gave Circumcision in the Spirit looking forward to JESUS circumcised taking the Mystery of Three Letters For the Scripture says that Abraham circumcised three hundred and eighteen Men of his House But what therefore was the Mystery that was made known unto him I will tell you It consists first in the EIGHTEEN and next in the Three Hundred For the Numeral Letters of Ten and Eight are I H. And these denote JESUS And because the Cross was that by which we were to find Grace therefore he adds Three hundred the note of which is T the Figure of his Cross. Wherefore by two Letters he signified Jesus and by One his Cross. He who has put the Natural Gift of his Doctrin within in us knows that I never shew'd to any one a more Genuine Truth But I trust that ye are worthy of it X. BUT why did Moses say Ye shall not eat of the Swine neither the Eagle nor the Hawk nor the Crow nor any Fish that has not a Scale upon him I answer that under this outside Figure he comprehended three Spiritual Doctrins that were to be gathered from thence Besides which he says to them in the Book of Deutronomy and I will give my Statutes unto this People Wherefore it is not the Command of God that they should not eat but Moses in the Spirit spake unto them Now the Sow he forbad them to eat meaning thus much Thou shalt not join thy self to such Persons as are like unto Swine Who whilst they live in Pleasure forget their God but when any Want pinches them then they know the LORD As the Sow when she is full knows not her Master but when she is hungry she makes a Noise and being again fed is silent Neither says he shalt thou eat the Eagle nor the Hawk nor the Kite nor the Crow that is Thou shalt not keep Company with such kind of Men as know not how by their Labour and Sweat to get themselves Food But injuriosly ravish away the things of others and watch how to lay Snares for them when at the same time they appear to live in perfect Innocence So these Birds alone seek not Food for themselves but sitting idle seek how they may eat of the Flesh which Others have provided being destructive through their Wickedness Neither says he shalt thou eat the Lampry nor the Polypus nor the Cuttle-Fish that is thou shalt not be like such Men by using to converse with them Who are altogether wicked and adjudged to Death For so those Fishes are alone accursed and wallow in the Mire nor swim as other Fishes but tumble in the Dirt at the Bottom of the Deep But he adds Neither shalt thou eat of the Hare To what end To signifie this to us Thou shalt not be an Adulterer nor liken thy self to such Persons For the Hare every year multiplies the places of its Conception and as many years as it lives so many it has Neither shalt thou eat of the Hyena That is again Be not an Adulterer nor a Corrupter of others neither be like to such And wherefore so Because that Creature every year changes its kind and is sometimes Male and sometimes Female For which cause also he justly hated the Weesel to the end that they should not be like such persons who with their Mouths commit Wickedness by reason of their Uncleanness nor joyn themselves with those impure Women who with their Mouths commit Wickedness Because that Animal conceives with its Mouth Moses therefore speaking as concerning Meats deliver'd indeed three great Precepts to them in the Spiritual Signification of those Commands But they according to the desires of the Flesh understood him as if he had only meant it of Meats And therefore David took aright the Knowledge of his threefold Command saying in like manner Blessed is the Man that hath not walked in the Counsel of the Vngodly As the Fishes before mentioned in the Bottom of the Deep in Darkness Nor stood in the Way of Sinners As they who seem to fear the LORD but yet sin as the Sow And hath not sat in the Seat of the Scorners as those Birds who sit and watch that they may devour Here ye have this Matter perfectly set forth and according to the true knowledge of it But says Moses Ye shall eat all that divideth the Hoof and cheweth the Cud. Signifying thereby such an one as having taken his Food knows him that nourisheth him and resting upon him rejoyceth in him And in this he spake well having respect to the Commandment What therefore is it that he says That we should hold fast to them that fear the LORD with those who meditate on the Portion of the Word which they have received in their Heart with those that declare the Righteousness of the LORD and keep his Commandments In short with those who know that to Meditate is a Work of Pleasure and therefore exercise themselves in the Word of the LORD But why might they eat those that clave the Hoof Because the Righteous liveth in this present World but his Expectation is fixed upon the other See Brethren how admirably Moses commanded these things But how should we thus know all this and understand it We therefore understanding aright the Commandments speak as the Lord would have us Wherefore he has circumcised our Ears and our Hearts that we might know these things XI LET us now enquire whether the Lord took care to manifest any thing beforehand concerning WATER and the CROSS Now for the former of these it is written to the People of Israel how they shall not receive that BAPTISM which brings to Forgiveness of Sins but shall institute another to themselves that cannot For thus saith the Prophet Be astonish'd O Heaven and let the Earth tremble at it because this People have done two Great and Wicked things They have left me the Fountain of living Water and have digged for themselves broken Cisterns that can hold no Water Is my holy Mountain Zion a desolate Wilderness For ye shall be as a young Bird when its Nest is taken away And again the Prophet saith I will go before thee and will make plain the Mountains and will break the Gates of Brass and will snap in sund●r the Bars of Iron And will give thee dark and hidden and invisible Treasures that they may know I am the LORD God And again He shall dwell in the high Den of the strong Rock And then what follows concerning the Son His Water is faithful Ye shall see the King with Glory and your Soul shall learn the Fear of the LORD And again he saith in another Prophet He that do's these things shall be like a Tree planted by the Currents of Water which shall give its Fruit in its Season It s Leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he

are the Persecutors of them that are good Haters of Truth Lovers of Lies who know not the Reward of Righteousness nor cleave to any thing that is good Who administer not righteous Judgment to the Widdow and Orphan who watch for Wickedness and not for the Fear of the LORD From whom Gentleness and Patience are far off Who love Vanity and follow after Rewards Having no Compassion upon the Poor nor take any pains for such as are heavy laden and Opressed Ready to evil speaking not knowing him that made them Murderers of Children Corrupters of the Creature of God That turn away from the Needy Oppress the Afflicted The Adorers of the Rich but unjust Judges of the Poor being Altogether Sinners XXI IT is therefore fitting that learning the just Commands of the LORD which we have before mentioned we should walk in them For he that do's such things shall be glorified in the Kingdom of God But he that chuses the other part shall be destroyed together with his Works For this cause there shall be both a Resurrection and a Retribution I beseech those that are Excellent among you if so be you will take the Counsel which with a good intention I offer to you You have those with you towards whom you may do good Do not forsake them For the Day is at hand in which All things shall be destroyed together with the Wicked One. The LORD is near and his Reward is with him I beseech you therefore again and again be as good Law-givers to one another continue faithful Counsellors to each other Remove from among you all Hypocrisie And may God the LORD of all the World give you Wisdom Knowledge Understanding and a true apprehension of his Judgments in Patience Be ye taught of God Seeking what it is the LORD requires of you and doing it that ye may be saved in the Day of Judgment And if there be among you any remembrance of what is good think of me meditating upon these things that both your Desire and your Watching may turn to some good account I beseech you I ask it as a Favour of you Whilst you are in this beautiful Tabernacle of the Body be wanting in none of these things but without ceasing seek them and fulfill every Command For these things are fitting and worthy to be done Wherefore I have given the more diligence to write unto you according to my Ability that you might rejoice Farewel Children of Love and Peace The LORD of Glory and of all Grace be with your Spirit Amen The End of the Epistle of BARNABAS the Apostle and Companion of St. PAUL the Apostle THE SHEPHERD OF St. HERMAS THE CONTENTS The First BOOK Vision I. AGAINST Filthy and Proud Thoughts Also the Correction of HERMAS for his Neglect of his Sons II. Again of his Neglect in correcting his Talkative Wife and of his Lewd Sons and of his own Manners III Of the Building of the Church-Triumphant And of the several Orders of Reprobates IV. Of the Tryal and Tribulation that is about to come upon Men. The Second BOOK An Introduction to the following COMMANDS Command I. OF Believing in One God II. That we must avoid Detraction and do our Alms-Deeds with Simplicity III. Of Avoiding Lying And the Repentance of HERMAS for his Dissimulation IV. Of putting away Ones Wife for ADULTERY V. Of the Sadness of the Heart and of Patience VI. That every Man has two Angels and of the Suggestions of both VII That we must fear God but not the Devil VIII That we must flee from Evil and do Good IX That we must ask of God daily and without doubting X. Of the Sadness of the Heart and that we must take heed not to grieve the Spirit of God that is in us XI That the Spirits and Prophets are to be tried by their Works and of a Two-fold Spirit XII Of a two-fold Desire That the Commands of God are not impossible And that the Devil is not to be feared by them that Believe The Third BOOK Similitude I. THAT seeing we have no abiding City in this World we ought to look after that which is to come II. As the Vine is supported by the Elm so is the Rich-Man help'd by the Prayers of the Poor III. As the Green Trees in the Winter cannot be distinguish'd from the Dry so neither can the Righteous from the Wicked in this present World IV. As in Summer the living Trees are distinguish'd from the Dry by their Fruit and Green Leaves so in the World to come the Righteous shall be distinguish'd from the Unrighteous by their Happiness V. Of a True Fast and the Reward of it Also of the Cleanness of the Body VI. Of two Sorts of Voluptuous Men and of their Death Defection and of the Continuance of their Pains VII That they who Repent must bring forth Fruits worthy of Repentance VIII That there are many kinds of Elect and of Repenting Sinners And how all of them shall receive a Reward proportionable to the Measure of their Repentance and Good Works IX The Greatest Mysteries of the Militant and Triumphant Church which is to be built X. Of Repentance and Alms-Deeds The First BOOK OF St. HERMAS Which is Called His VISIONS The First VISION Against filthy and proud Thoughts also the Correction of Hermas for his Neglect of his Sons I. HE who had bred me up Sold a certain young Maid at Rome whom when I saw many Years after I remembred her and began to love her as a Sister It happen'd some time afterwards that I saw her wash'd in the River Tyber and I reach'd out my hand unto her and help'd her out of the River And when I saw her I thought with my self saying That I should be happy had I fortun'd to have met with a Wife like unto her both for her Beauty and Manners This I thought with my self nor did I think any thing more But not long after as I was walking and musing on these Thoughts I began to honor the Creature of God thinking with my self how noble and beautiful it is And when I had walk'd a little I fell asleep And the Spirit caught me away and carried me through a certain Place towards the Right-hand through which no Man could pass It was a Place among Rocks very steep and unpassable for Water When I was past this Place I came into a Plain and there falling down upon my Knees I began to pray unto the LORD and to confess my Sins And as I was praying the Heaven was opened and I saw the Woman which I had coveted saluting me from Heaven and saying HERMAS hail And I looking upon her answered Lady What dost thou do here She answered me I am taken up hither to convince thee of Sin unto the LORD Lady said I Wilt thou convince me No said she but hear the Words which I am about to speak unto thee God who dwelleth in Heaven and hath made All things out of Nothing and

square and white Stones which agree exactly in their joynts are the Apostles and Bishops and Doctors and Ministers who through the Mercy of God have come in and govern'd and taught and ministred holily and modestly to the Elect of God both that are fallen asleep and which yet remain and have always agreed with them and have had peace within themselves and with each other For which cause their Joints exactly meet together in the Building of the Tower They which are drawn out of the Deep and put into the Building and whose Joynts agree with the other Stones which are already built are those which are already fallen asleep and have suffered for the sake of the LORD'S Name And what are the other Stones Lady that are brought from the Earth I would know what they are She answer'd They which lie upon the Ground and are not polished are those which God has approved because they have walked in the Law of the LORD and directed their ways in his Commandments They which are put in the Building of the Tower are the young in Faith and the Faithful And these are admonish'd by the Angels to do well because that Iniquity is not found in them But who are those whom they rejected and laid besides the Tower They are such as have sinn'd and are willing to repent for which cause they are not cast far from the Tower because they will be useful in the Building if they shall repent They therefore that are yet to repent if they shall repent shall become strong in the Faith that is if they repent now whilst the Tower is building For if the Building shall be finish'd there will then be no place for them to be put in but they shall be rejected For he only has this Priviledge who shall now be put to the Tower VI. BUT would you know who they are that were cut out and cast afar off from the Tower Lady said I I desire it They are the Children of Iniquity who believed only in Hypocrisie and departed not from their Evil Ways For this cause they are not saved because they are not of any Use in the Building by reason of their Sins Wherefore they are cut out and cast afar off because of the Anger of the LORD and because they have provoked him to anger against them As for the great Number of other Stones which thou hast seen placed about the Tower but not put into the Building those which are rugged are they who have known the Truth but have not continued in it nor been joyn'd to the Saints and therefore are unprofitable Those that have Clefts in them are they who keep up Discord in their Hearts against each other and live not in Peace that are friendly when present with their Brethren but as soon as they are departed from one another their Wickedness still continues in their Hearts These are the Clefts which are seen in those Stones Those that are maim'd and short are they who have believed indeed but still are in great measure full of Wickedness for this cause are they maim'd and not whole But what are the white and round Stones Lady and which are not proper for the Building of the Tower She answering said unto me How long wilt thou continue Foolish and without Understanding asking every thing and discerning nothing They are such as have Faith indeed but have withal the Riches of this present World When therefore any Troubles arise for the sake of their Riches they deny the LORD I answering said unto her when therefore will they be Profitable to the LORD When their Riches shall be cut away says she in which they take delight then they will be profitable unto the LORD for his Building For as a round Stone unless he be cut away and cast somewhat oft of its Bulk cannot be made square so they who are rich in this World unless their Riches be pared off cannot be made profitable unto the LORD Learn this from thy own Experience When thou wert Rich thou wast unprofitable but now thou art profitable and fit for the Life which thou hast undertaken for thou also once wast one of those Stones VII AS for the rest of the Stones which thou sawest cast afar off from the Tower and running in the Way and tumbled out of the Way into Desert places they are such as have believed indeed but through their doubting have forsaken their true Way thinking that they could find a better But they wander and are miserable going into desolate Ways Then for those Stones which fell into the Fire and were burnt They are those who have for ever departed from the Living God nor has it ever come into their Hearts to repent by reason of the Affection which they bear to their Lusts and Wickednesses which they commit And what are the rest which fell by the Water and could not roll into the Water They are such as have heard the Word and were willing to be baptized in the Name of the LORD but considering the great Holiness which the Truth requires have withdrawn themselves and walk'd again after their wicked Lusts. Thus she finish'd the Explication of the Tower But I being still urgent ask'd her Is there Repentance allow'd to all those Stones which are thus cast away and were not suitable to the Building of the Tower and shall they find place in this Tower They may repent said she but they cannot come into this Tower but they shall be placed in a much lower Rank and this after that they shall have been afflicted and fulfill'd the Days of their Sins And for this cause they shall be removed because they have received the Word of Righteousness And then they shall be translated from their Afflictions if they shall have a true sense in their Hearts of what they have done amiss But if they shall not have this Sense in their Hearts they shall not be saved by reason of the Hardness of their Hearts VIII WHEN therefore I had done asking her concerning all these things she said unto me Wilt thou see somewhat else And I being desirous of seeing it I became very chearful of Countenance She therefore looing back upon me and smiling a little said unto me Seest thou seven Women about the Tower Lady said I I see them This Tower replied she is supported by them according to the Command of the LORD Hear therefore the Effects of them The first of them which holds her Hand fast is called Faith by her the Elect shall be saved The next which is girt up and looks Manly is named Abstinence She is the Daughter of Faith Whosoever therefore shall follow her shall be happy in all his Life because he shall abstain from all evil Works believing that if he shall contain himself from all Concupiscence he shall be the Heir of Eternal Life And what Lady said I are the other five They are reply'd she the Daughters of One another One of them

more weak Then he consider'd those which had Spots of these a few were found Black and these were carried to their Fellows The rest were White and Entire and they were fitted by the Virgins into the Building and placed in the Outside by reason of their Strength IX AFTER this he came to consider those Stones which were White and Round and he said unto me What shall we do with these Stones I answer'd Sir I cannot tell He reply'd Canst thou think of nothing then for these I answer'd Sir I understand not this Art neither am I a Stone-Cutter nor can I tell any thing And he said Seest thou not that they are very Round Now to make them Square I must cut off a great deal from them Howbeit it is necessary that some of these should go into the Building of the Tower I answer'd If it be Necessary why do you perplex your self and not rather chuse if you have any Choice among them and fit them into the Building Upon this he chose out the largest and brightest and squared them which when he had done the Virgins took them up and placed them in the Outside of the Building And the rest that remained were carried back into the same Field from which they were taken Howbeit they were not cast away Because said he there is yet a little wanting to this Tower which is to be Built and perhaps the LORD will have these Stones fitted into this Building because they are exceeding White Then were there called twelve very Stately Women cloath'd with a Black Garment girded and their Shoulders free and their Hair loose These seem'd to me to be Country Women And the Shepherd commanded them to take up those Stones which were cast out of the Building and carry them back to the Mountains out of which they were taken And they took them up joyfully and carried them back to their Places from whence they had been taken When not one Stone remain'd about the Tower he said unto me let us go about this Tower and see that nothing be wanting to it We began therefore to go round it and when he saw that it was handsomely Built he began to be very Glad for it was so beautifully framed that any one that had seen it must have been in Love with the Building For it seem'd to be all but one Stone nor did a joynt any where appear but it look'd as if it had all been cut out of One Rock X. AND when I diligently consider'd what a Tower it was I was extremely pleased And he said unto me Bring hither some Lime and little Shells that I may fill up the Spaces of those Stones that were taken out of the Building and put in again for all things about the Tower must be made Even And I did as he commanded me and brought them unto him And he said unto me Be ready to Help me and this Work will quickly be finish'd He therefore filled up the Spaces of those Stones and commanded the place about the Tower to be cleansed Then those Virgins took Beasoms and cleansed all the place around and took away all the Rubbish and threw on Water Which being done the place became delightful and the Tower Beauteous Then he said unto me All is now Clean If the LORD should come to finish the Tower he will find nothing whereby to complain of us When he had said this he would have departed But I laid hold on his Bag and began to entreat him for the LORD's sake that he would explain to me all things that he had shewn me He said unto me I have at present a little business but I will suddainly explain all things unto thee Tarry here for me till I come I said unto him Sir What shall I do here alone He answer'd Thou art not alone seeing all these Virgins are with thee I said Sir Deliver me then unto them Then he called them and said unto them I commend this Man unto you till I shall come So I remain'd with those Virgins Now they were Chearful and Courteous unto me especially the four which seem'd to be the Chiefest among them XI THEN those Virgins said unto me that Shepherd will not return hither to day I said unto them What then shall I do They answer'd Tarry for him till the Evening if perhaps he may come and speak with thee But if not yet thou shalt continue with us till he do's come I said unto them I will tarry for him till Evening but if he comes not by that time I will go home and return hither again the next Morning They answered me thou art deliver'd unto us thou mayst not depart from us I said Where shall I tarry They replied Thou shalt sleep with us as a Brother not as a Husband For thou art our Brother and we are ready from henceforth to dwell with thee for thou art very dear to us Howbeit I was ashamed to continue with them But she that seem'd to be the chiefest amongst them embraced me and began to kiss me And the rest when they saw that I was kissed by her began also to kiss me as a Brother and led me about the Tower and play'd with me Some of them also sung Psalms others made up the Chorus with them But I walked about the Tower with them rejoycing silently and seeming to my self to be grown young again And when the Evening came on I would forthwith have gone home but they with-held me and suffer'd me not to depart Wherefore I continued with them that Night near the same Tower So they spread their Linnen Garments upon the Ground and placed me in the middle nor did they any thing else but Pray I also pray'd with them without ceasing no less than they Who when they saw me pray in that manner rejoyced greatly and I continued there with them till the next day And when we had worship'd God then the Shepherd came and said unto them You have done no Injury to this Man They answer'd Ask him I said unto him Sir I have received a great deal of Satisfaction in that I have remained with them And he said unto me How didst thou sup I answered Sir I feasted the whole Night upon the Words of the LORD They received thee well then said he I said Sir Very well He answer'd Wilt thou now learn what thou didst desire I reply'd Sir I will And first I pray thee that thou shouldst shew me all things in the Order that I asked them He answer'd I will do all as thou wouldst have me nor will I hide any thing from thee XII FIRST of all Sir said I Tell me what this Rock and this Gate denote Hearken said he This Rock and this Gate are the Son of God I reply'd Sir How can that be seeing the Rock is old but the Gate new Hear said he O foolish Man and understand The Son of God is indeed more antient than any Creature insomuch that he was in