PROVERBIA HN. The proverbs of HN. Which He ⁏ in the Days of his Old-age; hath set-fourth as Similitudes and mystical sayings. Translated out of Base-almayne. I will open my Mouth in proverbs or Similitudes, and declare-fourth the Acts which have been done of old. Psal. 78. a. To the Children of Love and the upright Disciples of jesus Christ, it is geeven to understand the Mystery of the heavenly Kingdom: But to Such as are ther-Without, it is not geeuen. For-that-cause, all things chance unto them in Similitudes and proverbs. Math. 13. b Mark. 4. b. Luk. 8. b. The proverbs of HN. These are the proverbs and mystical Sentences of HN. which He ⁏ in the Days of his Old-age; hath spoken or uttered-fourth, nakedly and uncovered, before the Children of the Kingdom and House of love. But before such as are ther-without, in Similitudes or secret sayings. The First Chapter. IN the Beginning of the Creation of Heaven and of Earth a Gen. 1. a. and of the Garnishing of the same · and of the b Gen. 1. c. Man Adam, God opened or declared the The Linialdissent of the Passingover of the Light upon the Earth, from the Beginning till-unto the End or Perfection. First Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, upon the Earth: and there was not in Heaven nor on Earth nor with the Man, anymore but one Only Being of God: and thatsame, knew by the Man nothing-else but Good/ same also nothing-else but Good/ and did also nothing-else but Good. 2. But now besides this same, the Man took on him c Gen. 3. ●…. to know that which he knew not/ to see, that he saw not/ and to do, that he did not. And thatsame which was nothing, was the Evil or ungodliness/ which d Sap. 1. b. 2. c the Man, in his Falling-away from God, fel-unto/ wherethrough also, the same Knowledge wrought in the Man, the Evil or That which is ungodly/ because he knew or understood not Thatsame which is nothing, as Nothing/ and saw not into it, as Nothing: but accepted the same for Something/ and understood or conceived the same Knowledge, partly for Good/ and partly for Evil. 3. And through the same Science or Knowledge, the Man intermixed his Being and Memory ⁏ which were in all, e Gen. 1. c. 2. a b. c. Good; with the nothingness or That which was nothing, being f Gen. 3. a. b. void of Being and Life/ which also was neither Nature nor Elementish/ neither had it any Memory or Understanding. And That was the Evil or ungodliness, insteed-of ⁏ or beside; the Good or that which is Godly/ the Death, instead of the Life/ the Lie, instead of the Truth/ the Darkness, instead of the Light/ and the disobedient Knowledge which g Gen. 3. a. b. the Serpent requireth, instead of the Obedience which God requireth: and the same disobedient Knowledge, is the false Light/ wherethrough h Eccli. 37. a. the whole World, is so become replenished with Falsehood/ and wherewith also the Man ⁏ as consubstantiated; hath intermixed himself/ and which also hath opened his Eyes, to his own Self-seeking: and he is therethrough become seeing, of that which he yetnotwithstanding saw not/ and knowing also, that which he yetnotwithstanding knew not: and evenso through the same false Light of the disobedient Knowledge, Adam took on him ⁏ against God and the Requiring of his Word; to be i Gen. 3. ●…. wise and knowledgfull himself, as God: and evenso ⁏ according to his taken-on Knowledge; he knew both Good and Evil: he saw also Good and Evil: he did likewise Good and Evil: and brought-fourth also k Gen. 4. ●…. good and evil Children. 4. See/ even-thus there was with the Man, upon the Earth/ aswell Darkness, as Light/ sowell Falsehood and Deceit, as Singlemyndednes and Faithfulness/ and aswell Disobedience, as Obedience: So that by that occasion/ theridamas was on the Earth, aswell Death, as Life: and the Children of Adam walked-fourth partly singlemyndedlie and obediently, in the Light/ and were inclined l Gen. 4. a. b. c to the Good: and partly also subtly/ and deceitful, in the Darkness/ and were inclined to the Evil: And those were the Fruits m Gen. 3. a. of the Good and of the Evil/ wherethrough the Iniquity hath so over-measurablie n 4. Esdr. 4. c. multiplied itself everywhere, among the Children of Men. 5. Howbeit/ the Good Fruits increased them continually, in the Light/ and in the Obedience which God requireth: and the Evil Fruits increased them continually, in the Darkness/ and in the disobedient Knowledge, according to the Requiring of the Subtil-prudentie of the Serpent. But the Evil Fruits o Gen. 5. 6. a. augmented or increased them into many Multitudes upon the Earth: So that the Evil Fruits became many-mo●…, in the Darkness/ then the Good Fruits, in the Light. And so in processe-of-time, the Evil Fruits with the subtle Knowledge in the Darkness, tooke-on to them the Dominion and Violent-power, upon the Earth. And it had evenso his Fourth-going or Continuaunce-of-course, till unto Noe. 6. WIth No God declared upon the Earth, the second Thorowe-breaking of his true Light: and made with the same Light, a Separation, p Gen. 6. c. 4. Esdr. 3. b. betwixt the Good and Evil Fruits/ and betwixt Those that lived according to the Institution q Gen. 4. e. of Seth, and were of the right Stock of the good Being of God/ r Gen. 6. b. and Them which had corrupted the Way of the Flesh/ and lived after the Lusts of their Concupiscence/ and were of the Stock or Raze of the Wicked. 7. Likewise, at the same time of No, the Lord destroyed all Flesh that had s Gen. 6. b. 7 c corrupted his Way, in the Evil and in the Darkness. And so it became known and manifest/ that the Fear of God, was or rested with the s Gen. 9 a. b. c Good Fruits in the Light. and that there was nothing but Fear of the Evil, with the Evil Fruits in the Darkness. And thereout it proceeded, that the Evil/ and the Degenerated from their right Stock, enterprised to make-them Fortresses-of-strength/ and t Gen. 11. a. sought their Honour and Preservation through the Works of their own Hands. But God was the Strength and Preservation of the Good. 8. And the Evil or Degenerated from their right Stock, v 4. Isdr. 3. b. multiplied them again into many Multitudes/ and into manifold Generations upon the Earth. And the Lord with his Good Fruits, reserved or kept upon the Earth no more but one Stock or Generation x Gen. 11. c. d. that feared Him/ and lived according to his Law: and that was the Generation of Sem, out of Noe. And it had evenso his Fourth-going, till unto Abraham. 9 WIth Abraham God declared, the Third Thorowe-breaking of his true Light upon the Earth: and made with the same Light, a Dissevering or Cleere-distinction, y Gen. 12. 13. b 14. b. 17. a. b. betwixt His People ⁏ which He chose unto him as peculiar, to an holy People;/ and the many-maner of People and Generations of the Heathen. And God set his Covenant betwixt Him and his People/ and made therewith a Difference, betwixt his People and the uncircumcised Heathen: and God increased and multiplied his People ؛the Seed of Abraham· into z Gen. 35. e. 49. a. b. c. d. twelve Generations or tribes: and they dwelled in the a Gen. 47. a. b Land of Egypt, where they b Exod. 1. a. b were heald-in-subiection by the Wicked. And it had evenso his Fourth-going, till unto Moses, c Exod. 2. a. which released the Seed of Abraham, from that Violent-power/ d Exod. 12. 13. 14. and lead them out of the Land of Egypt. 10. WIth Moses God declared, the Fourth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, upon the Earth. and also manifested thereby, which were his e Exod. 19 20. a. b. c. Ordinances/ Law/ and Rites, wherein his People had always lived/ and who were the right Ministers of the Priestes-office of his Law. And He made evenso ⁏ with the same Lights a clear Unfolding, who they were that loved God and his Law or Ordinance/ and believed Him. and who despised Him & his Law or Ordinance/ and believed not. And it had evenso his Fourth-going, till unto f 1. Reg. 3. Samuel, g 1. Reg. 16. David, and h 3. Reg. 2. b. 5. b. Salomon: the kingly Seat of the godly Majesty·/ and till unto God's holy prophets, under the Obedience of the kingly Law of the Majesty of God/ and of the Ordinance of the same Priesthood. 11. WIth Samuel, David, and Solomon ؛the kingly Seat of the godly Majesty·/ and with God's holy prophets, under the Obedience of the kingly Law of the godly Majesty/ and of the Ordinance of the same Priesthood, God declared the Fifth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, upon the Earth. And He made known and manifest with the same Light, the Seat of his godly Majesty: Also evidently expressed, who should build a Temple or House of his Dwelling, i 3. Reg. 5. b. 6. a. b. c. d. ●…. a. b. c. for Him and his Name/ and should possess the Seat of his Majesty, on the Earth: and who were meet for to minister the Priestes-office/ and to witnes-fourth his Word/ and were sent of Him to that end: and who were k 3. Reg. 13. 18 d. c. 22. c. not meet for to minister the Priestes-office/ and for to witnes-fourth the Word of the Lord · nether-yet sent of Him. And that had evenso his Fourth-going, till unto the Destruction of jerusalem, l 4. Reg. 25. b. 2. Par. 36. c. d of the Temple of the Lord/ and of the kingly Seat of the godly Majesty upon the Earth. and till unto the kingly Prince Zorobabel in Babylon. 12. WIth Zorobabel in m Agg. 2. ●… Babylon, God declared the Sixth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, upon the Earth. And made with the same Light a clear Diversity, by whom his Vision of Peace was/ wherethrough the City of jerusalem and the n 1. Esdr. 3. c. d 5. a. 6. a. b. Temple of the Lord, should be builded anew/ and the People of the Lord brought again thereunto: and by whom the Vision of Peace was hidden/ and to whom the Darkness or Blindness was come/ wherethrough the People were lead-awaye, from the Vision of Peace/ from o 1. Esd. 8. 9 a 10. a. the Temple of the Lord/ and from their Lande-of-inheritaunce ⁏ either Heritage; of God. as also were heald-captive p 2. Par. 33. b. in Babylon, and lived in a confused entanglement: in such-sort/ that they ⁏ by that occasion; were scattered so far-abrode in the foreign Regions/ that they were not all brought again, to their Land-of-inheritaunce of God: but many of them remained dispersed in the strange Country's/ whereas they could not behold the holy q Psal. 137. ●…. City jerusalem, nor the Temple of the Lord/ nor-yet the Stool or Seat of the godly Majesty · nether-yet offer-upp or bring their Oblation and Gifts to the Lord, in his Sanctuary · nor sing their Songs of Zion. And it had evenso his Fourth-going till unto r Math. 1. b. Luk. 1. c. 2. a. jesus Christ, in the Passover of his Suffering and s Math. 27. c. Luk. 23. c. Death of the Cross, to the Entrance into his Glory t Mark. 16. b. Luk. 24. f. Act. 1. b. at the Right-hand of God his Father, in the heavenly Being: from whence He powred-fourth v Act. 2. a. his holy Spirit on his Disciples/ To th'end that they ⁏ through the same holy Spirit; should x john. 15. c. Act. 1. b. be his Witnesses · and evenso publish to the People of the Lord, their Releassing/ and the mercyseat of the godly Majesty. and that the same was y Act. 10. 17. c. for to come unto them ⁏ from the Right-hand of their God; upon the Earth. as also that God ⁏ at the same time; would judge the whole Earth with Righteousness. 13. WIth the same jesus Christ and his Witnesses, God declared the Seventh Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, upon the Earth: and made with the same Light, a Diversity or sensible Notice, with whom the upright z john. 8. c. Act. 1. b. 10. d Faith of Abraham, and the Anointing of the holy Ghost, was: who were the right Children of Abraham: and who acknowledged jesus Christ, a Act. 2. d. 3. c. 4. 5. c. to be their Lord/ King/ and chief Priest/ as also followed-after Him, under the Obedience of the Belief: And He manifested evenso through the same Believers, that He ؛the God of Heaven· would ⁏ in the appointed Day of the Coming of jesus Christ; b Act. 17. d. judge the whole Earth with Righteousness · and reveal and set-up again the c Esa. 16. b. High-seate of his godly Majesty, upon the Earth. 14. And these Believers in jesus Christ, and those that in such-sort confess or acknowledge Him according to the Truth, are the true and holy catholic Church of jesus Christ, unto the which all Heathen and d Math. 3. a. 9 b. 11. c. Act. 2. d. 3. c. 10. c. 13. d. c. 15. c. etc. sinful Men ⁏ to Repentance for their sins/ and to their justification from the same; are called and bidden, through the Belief or Faith of jesus Christ. 15. All which verily ⁏ from the time-fourth of the Apostles of Christ; came-to-passe, to the Salvation of the Gentiles/ and of all sinful Men, which believed in jesus Christ, and repented them/ to theende that they might e Act. 2. d. 3. c. constantly persever ⁏ under the Obedience of the Faith of jesus Christ; in the Repentance for their sins · and so prepare them ready against the Coming of their Lord jesus Christ. and that they might evenso ⁏ in the tocomming Day of the righteous f Act. 10. 17. d. judgement of God; be preserved unto Godliness. and become g Math. 8. b. 25. d. Ephe. 2. b. c. coheir ⁏ in the Promises and Testaments of the holy Fathers; with Israel and juda. And it had evenso his Fourth-going, till unto the Falling-asleape of the holy ones of jesus Christ. 16. AFter which Falling-asleape of the holy ones of jesus Christ, the false Christians/ together with all Iniquity and Abomination of Desolation ⁏ evenlike as the holy Propheat h Dan. 8. 9 c. Math. 24. b. Luk. 2●. c. Daniel, and also Christ and his Witnesses, had forespoken thereof; are entredin besides the Church of Christ, upon the Earth: and have evenso upon the Earth, utterly laid-wast the true Holy of the Church and of the Tabernacle of jesus Christ. also caused the daily Oblation in the Holy ⁏ which serveth or cometh-to-passe to the Forgeeving and Purging of Sins;/ and the true God-service ⁏ which extendeth to the Renewing of the Inwardman; to cease or leave-off. and in the Place of the Sanctuary of God, set-up the i Math. 24. b. 2. Tess. 2. b. Abominations of Desolation/ as also obtained the Victory therewithal: wherethrough also ⁏ among Many; the right Love to God and to their Neighbour, k Math. 24. a. waxed-colde in every-behalf. And this hath had evenso his Fourth-going, till that the Lord ⁏ out-of his merciful Love; raysed-up l jere. 13. b. the gracious Word, according to his Promises/ and elected HN thereto, for to minister the same, under the Obedience of his Love/ to the Remerecting or Restoring of his true Sanctuary/ and of the true Offering and godservice in the same. 17. Through which gracious Word and HN, God revealed the Appearing of the Coming of his Christ, and the m Act. 17. d. New Day of his righteous judgement/ as also the Flowing-fourth of his holy Spirit of Love, to the Awaking n 1. Tess. 4. b. and Rysingv●…p of all his holy ones, out-of the Sleep/ o Sap. 3. a. Math. 19 d. 2. Tess. 1. a. to their Glorious-lordlynes with jesus Christ, and to an everlasting fast-standing p Esa. 9 a. D●…n. 2. e. 7. c Apo. 12. 21. a. Kingdom of the godly Majesty, upon the Earth/ according to his Promises. 18. EVen-thus hath God declared with HN, the Eight Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, upon the Earth/ wherein the Lord ؛the God of Heaven· restored the former Kingdom with his Garnishing/ together with all that q Act. 3. c. which God hath spoken from the Beginning of the World, through the Mouth of his holy prophets/ and of the Evangelists of his Christ: and the same Eight Thorowe-breaking of the true Light of God upon the Earth, is the New day/ to the Renewing of the Life/ which God hath to-fore appointed, to reveal the same in the last Time/ for to Act. 17. d. judge in the same, the universal Earth with Righteousness/ to the s Math. 25. d. john. 5. c. Rom. 2. a. 2. Pet. 2. ●…. Condemnation of all the Enemies of God and Christ, together with all the Enemies of the godly Life/ and Blaspheamers of his holy Spirit and Service of love. and to the Erecting of his true Sanctuary ؛the t Apo. 21. ●…. Seat of his Majesty/ and the upright Government of his holy ones, under the Obedience of his Love· upon the Earth/ and also for to declare evenso upon the Earth ⁏ in the same true Light of the New or Eight Day; the Mysteries of God and Christ, even from the Be●… beginning of the World/ ti●…-vnto the End. The second Chapter. THe Man, which God in the Beginning made ⁏ on Earth; of the Earth or of the Dust of the Earth, is Natural/ and a Gen. 1. ●…. 1. Cor. 15. ●…. Earthly: and is appeared upon the Earth, visible and capable or feeleable. 2. But the Man which God procreated, out of the holy Spirit of his godly Nature · and out of his everlasting Eternity, is b 1. Cor. 15. ●…. Spiritual/ and Heavenly: and is c Math. 11. c. 1. Cor. 2. b. 15. c. invisible and uncapable ⁏ before all Eyes of the earthly Men; upon the Earth: but well to be seen and felt, by all such as are spiritual and heavenly, in the heavenly Being. 3. THe Man of the Earth, faileth d Gen. 3. a. b. and changeth: and his Light bideth not firm uniformly, in one-maner of clearness, everlastingly. 4. The Man of Heaven, doth never fail nor change: and his Light bideth firm of uniforme-beeing in his clearness, everlastingly. 5. A Womanly Vessel Gen. 3. a. or Body, is begotten-with-childe of one Father and of one Seed of the same Father, with two-sondrie Men of God/ for to bring-fourth those-same on the Earth: namely/ for to bringfourth the One Man of God, visible before all Eyes of the Flesh. also heareable with all Ears of the Flesh: and to bring-fourth the Other Man of God, f john. 3. a. 1. Cor. 15. c. invisible before all Eyes of the Flesh/ and also unheareable with all Ears of the Flesh: But-yet sufficiently to be seen with all Eyes of the Spirit. and to be heard with all Ears of the Spirit, in the godly Truth and upright Righteousness. 6. THe One Man of God ⁏ which is borne visibly beforé the Eyes of the Flesh; appeareth and enlargeth him, over many, with many, and in many People on the Earth: and is also seen and heard of many People, upon the Earth. 7. The Other Man of God ⁏ which is not borne visibly before the Eyes of the Flesh/ but before all Eyes of the Spirit; appeareth and inlargeeth him over few, with few, and in few People, upon the Earth: and is likewise seen and heard by Few upon the Earth: Howbeit, he is seen and heard abundantly and in great Glory, of many, by many, and in many spiritual People, in the heavenly Being. 8. The Man of God ⁏ which is created or brought-fourth visibly before all Eyes of the Flesh; hath ⁏ in much Service and Feruent-diligence or Labour; the Foregoing to the Entrance of the everlasting Vid●… Gen. ●…y. de jacob & Esau. Life. But-yet he himself inheriteth not the same/ neither is he also any Sonne-of-inheritaunce in the same everlasting Life. 9 The Second Man ⁏ which is invisible, before all Eyes of the fleshly Mindedons'; is ⁏ without Labour; made an Heir in the everlasting Life: and remaineth a Sonne-of-inheritaunce eternally, in the same everlasting Life. And out of thatsame everlasting Life, he manifesteth upon the Earth, the Kingdom of the God of Heaven, full of all pure Beauty: and remaineth eternally g john. 17. a. consubstantiated or of-uniforme-beeing with the Deity ⁏ aswell upon Earth as in Heaven; in one-maner of clearness. 10. Whatsoever is borne of the Flesh/ h john. 3. a. that is altogether Flesh: and remaineth also Flesh, all his Life-long. 11. Whatsoever is borne of the Spirit/ i john. 3. a. that is altogether Spirit: and bideth also Spirit unchaungeablie, for evermore. 12. THat which is not of the Earth · but k john. 3. a. d. of the Heaven/ the same bringeth all Blessing/ Life/ and joy, unto the Earth/ and unto them which devil on the Earth. 13. But they that are of the Earth · and earthly of Being and Nature/ l john. 3. d. and set all their Lust/ joy/ and Comfort, on the earthly Things/ Those contemn the m 1. Cor. 2. b. heavenly Blessing, in his sweet and peaceable Life and eternal joy. The third Chapter. THe First Heaven and the First Earth were very goodly, a Gen. 1. d. beautiful, and sumpteouslie-garnished: howbeit the same changed/ and the clearness and Garnishing of the same, bid not permanent in the Sight of Men: but it b 2. Pet. 3. b. Apo. 21. a. vanished-away from their Eyes, so that they beheld not the same anymore. 2. The New or second Heaven/ c Esa. 65. b. 2. Pet. 3. b. Apo. 21. a. and the New Earth, excelled the First or Former ⁏ in Bewtifulnes and Gorgeous-garnishing; faraway/ and the clearness and Garnishing of the same, remained standing and immutable ⁏ in their exquisite Beauty and perfect Righteousness; everlastingly. 3. THe God of Heaven, hath garnished the Place of his Dwelling and his Christ's on Earth, with Righteousness/ and hath sown the Seed of the good Corn in his Field. d Math. 13. c. But the ●…nuious Man or God's Adversary, hath ther-against, laid-wast or ruinoussed the Place of God and Christ on the Earth/ and hath sown the Seed of the Weed ⁏ instead of the Seed of the good Corn; in the lords Field. 4. Now when the Harvest e Math. 13. d. was great · and the Corn together with the Weed, waxen-rype abundantly/ then had the hungry Men, no Lust to the Corn: f jer. 23. d. ●…. Ezech. 13. b. but they grew at contention and firived verye-much ⁏ one-with-another; about the Weed/ and about the Straw of the Field: and would needs prepare them out of the Weed, Bread for to live-by. 5. There went-fourth a Word/ win/ or Spirit, from God even unto the Earth/ for to judge the Earth/ and Them that dwelled upon the Earth, according to the g Esa. 28. b. Balance of Equity. But at the same time, many Men became changed upon the Earth: For many that were waxen-olde, lost their Elderdom/ and h 4. Esdr. 6. c. changed into Children/ as-though they had been but then newly borne or brought-fourth. 6. The Children which were but even-newlie borne/ and altogether i Esa. 29. 32. a without Understanding, changed into Olde-men: and they witnessed ⁏ in all Lauding of the Lord; the judgement and the Mercy, upon the Earth. 7. That which was k 4. Esdr. 6. c. full, became empty/ and that which was empty, became full/ or was filled abundantly. 8. The Living became Dead: l Psal. 55. b. 73. b. c. and the Dead became Livingons. 9 THat which sat in Honour and was counted for blessed, came to m Eccli. 10. b. Reproach/ and passed into the Condemnation. 10. That which was in Dishonour/ and contemned as Infelicious, n Eccli. 10. b. came to great Honour/ Glory and Renown/ and went into the eternal Life. 11. THe Eloquent suffered Shipwreck in their Tongues/ and became as Domb-men: and the Dumb, o Esa. 35. a. b. Sap. 10. c. became very-prompt or ready to speak/ and were eloquent. 12. That which seemed, as-though it should always endure · or that it was not to be broken, become altobroken: and thatsame which was broken/ p Ezech. 17. ● and that men scarcely believed that it could be made-whole again or joined together, into One/ joined itself together again/ and became One/ and was perfect. And the Wisdom appeared or gave-sourth herself very sweetly and lovely, to Fruitfulness/ for to bear or bring-fourth the upright and good Fruits, upon the Earth. The FOUR Chapter. THe Oldest-Mother ⁏ which is altogether pure and immaculate; became-withchylde, through the Seed of her Espowsed-husband/ and brought-fourth upon the Earth, the upright Stock and pure Generation or Procreation of the Children of Men: namely/ Lust for to do the Will of God. 2. Lust for to do the Will of God, brought-fourth Obedience to Gods William. 3. Obedience to God's Will, brought-fourth Belief and Hope, to obtain the Righteousness of God and Christ, among the Children of Men. 4. Belief and Hope, brought-fourth among the Children of Men, Hunger and Thirst after the Righteousness of God. 5. Hunger and christ after the Righteousness of God, inherited Thesame Righteousness abundantly. and also brought-fourth the same again abundantly, on the Earth. 6. The abundant Righteousness of God and Christ, brought-fourth Love and Mercy. 7. Love and Mercy, brought-fourth Concord, Life, and Peace. and worketh the Unity of Heart, among all those that love the same. 8. Concord/ Life/ and Peace, brought-fourth God's Strength, Ability, and Honour, upon the Earth. 9 God's Strength/ Ability/ and Honour, brought-fourth upon the Earth, God's eternal Richeses, joy, and Rest. 10. God's eternal Richeses/ joy/ and Rest, brought-fourth upon the Earth, An invincible Firmness and Providence. 11. The invincible Firmness and Providence, brought-fourth, builded, and manifested on the Earth, The everlasting Habitation of the Oldest Mother and her Children, namely/ the unmovable House of Love, full of all Equity and Godliness. 12. The Fullness of all Equity and Godliness of the House of Love, brought-fourth ⁏ to a good Garnishing of the same House; upon the Earth, Discreetnes, Orderlynes, and Loving-favour, to the Welfare and Salvation of all the Children of Men. 13. The Discreetnes/ Orderlynes/ and Loving-favour, to the Welfare and Salvation of all the Children of Men, broughtfourth in the House of Love ؛the everlasting Habitation of the Oldest Mother and her Children· A Calling-voyce and serviceable Ministration, to the Salvation and Welfare of all the Children of Men on the Earth. 14. The Calling-voyce and serviceable Ministration, to the Salvation and Welfare of all the Children of Men, crieth ⁏ on the Earth; out of the Habitation of the Oldest Mother and her Children/ and saith: 15. come-in hither a Pro. 1. c. to my Habitation, all ye Generations of Israel, and Children of juda: For here in my Habitation, is the holy Zion, b Esa. 2. a. Mich. 4. 2. whereout now in the last Time, the Law of Life proceedeth. as also the true jerusalem, whereout now in the last time, the Word of the Lord floweth-fourth/ to the Setting-upp and Establishing of you all, in your upright Stock of Abraham. 16. come-in hither to my Habitation, thou whole Christianity/ together with ye all that hope on Messiah or Christ, and have an Inclination to the Obedience of the Requiring of his Doctrine. For here in my c Psal. 132. b. Habitation or Dwelling, the true Messiah or Christ, hath his Shape and Safe-mating. also the upright Being or Efficatie of his Righteousness/ and the Word of his Life. For-that-cause there is here lifewise the Outflowing of his holy Spirit of Truth/ of Love/ and of Mercy. with which Spirit, He leadeth his People, d john. 14. c. 16. b. into all Truth/ Love/ & Mercy: and into all Concord and Peace. 17. Out of this my Habitation, becometh also ⁏ now in the last time; the true e Math. 24. b. evangely of the Kingdom, published unto you: and the synceere Apostolical Doctrine of jesus Christ, is also ⁏ even out of Love; heald-fourth before you/ for to renew you all in your understandings, to an upright Knowledge of the Truth of God and Christ. and to f 2. Pet. 1. a. pluck you all under the Obedience of the Love, to all your Concord and Peace, in jesus Christ. 18. For-that-cause come-in hither all now to my Habitation, ye all which are estranged from Christ, g Ephe. 4. b. and from his safemaking Doctrine/ and that are plucked and bound ⁏ through manifold Discord; in a strange Yoke/ wherewith ye suppose to have the very-true [namely/ ye all that walk in manifold Divistons', in strange Yokes.] For here in my Habitation, is the true Being/ and the upright Ordinance of the godly Life/ unto the which all Men are created and elected of God. 19 come-in hither to my Habitation, all ye Kings/ h Pro. ●…. a. Prince's/ and Magistrates/ together with all ye Rulers of Countries and People: and be you all renewed in your Estate or Condition, under the Obedience of the love. For here in this my Habitation, ye may obtain the right kingly Sceptre/ for to govern well and uprightly/ and to prepare all Peace and Concord, on the Earth. For here is the upright Seat of the kingly Majesty/ together i Sap. 6. a. with the upright Laws/ Ordinances/ and Politike-orders-of-government/ for to uphold therewith all Countries and People, in Peace. 20. come-in hither to my Habitation, all ye wise/ Scripture-learned/ and Teacher's/ together with all ye Philosophers/ Poetes/ and Maistersof-science: and let all your Understanding/ Arts and Cunning become renewed, under the Obedience of the love. For here in my Habitation, is the overflowing k Esa. 12. a. Pro. 13. b. Eccli. 1. a. Fountain of all Wisdom/ and the very-right Ground and Style of all good Sciences and deep-grounded understandings. 21. come-in hither to my Habitation, all ye vulgar People/ of what Vocation or Trade-ofdealing soever ye be/ and in what Ordinance soever ye live and are instructed. For here in my Habitation, ye find the upright Ordinance of all things, that are right and reasonable. and the l Pro. 1. 2. 3. 4. upright Doctrine and Information of all understandings: wherein ye together one-with-another, may be taught, nurtered, and kept, peaceably and concordablie · as also become instructed & taught aright in allthings, how ye aught to live both before God and Man. 22. come-in hither to my Habitation, all ye Sinners both Men and Women/ and all ye Diseased or Infirme-parties/ and also all ye Heathen and estrayed People/ together with all ye which devil in Darkness. For here in my Habitation, is the m Heb. 5. a. Apo. 21. a. Seate-of-grace and the everlasting Remission of Sins/ the right Physic, to the Curing or Health of the Diseased and Weak/ and also the true n Apo. 21. b. Light of the Lamb of God/ and the permanent clearness of the holy Spirit of Love/ together with the o Apo. 3. 2●…. a. Tree of Life & his good Fruits/ for that ye should eat thereof/ and so live for ever. 23. For-that-cause so come now in hither to my Habitation, all ye Lovers of the Truth of God and Christ, of what-sort of Ordinance and Religion soever ye be: and let your Understanding and your Zeal be renewed, under the Obedience of the Love of jesus Christ. For here in my Habitation, is all Truth of God and Christ, p jam. 1. ●…. and the upright Religion and true godservice/ and thereto the Fullness of all spiritual and heavenly Goods/ and the immutable q Math. 22. ●…. Righteousness and Holiness/ as also the eternal Life. 24. THus come now all hither/ and separate you from all unsent Preachers/ and from all those which turn-away themselves from the Crying-voyce & serviceable Ministration of the House of Love/ or that resist the same. For they have not the Word of the Lord. They r jer. 7. c. ●…. ●…. 14. b. 23. d. Ezech. 13. b. Mich. 3. 2. preach Lies unto you/ and make you Servants to their unfruitful Doctrines. s Esa. 3. b. They blind your Understanding/ and make t jer. 5. c. 23. d. Ezech. 13. b. Abac. 1. b. Snares, in your Hearts: and with their good-thinking Reasons or Speeches/ together with their Blaspheamie which they bring-in to the burdening of your Consciences, they take your understandings captive under the 〈◊〉 Spirits v Ephe. 2. 6. ●…. that reign in the Air/ and evenso shut-to the Kingdom of the God of Heavens before you: and x Math. 23. b. they themselves also come not therein. 25. But whoso come unto me, in my Habitation/ those assemble them with y Math. ●…. b. Abraham, Isaac, and jacob ⁏ among all God's prophets/ and holy ones of jesus Christ, and among all the Righteous and Faithful which are risen-up; into the Kingdom of the God of Heavens/ and inherit all the z Apo. 21. 22. c Richeses and Or●…amentes of his pure Beauty and upright Righteousness. 26. With all which holy ones of God & Christ · and with all entered Believers of the holy Spirit of the Love of jesus Christ, the Oldest Mother doth greatly rejoice her: and shutteth without her Habitation, all a Apo. 21. 22. c Infidels and Enemies unto the Love and her Service: without which Habitation of the Oldest Mother and all holy ones of God & Christ, there is not els-what to be inherited either obtained, but all b Math. 8. b. ●…5. d. Variance/ False-witnessing/ Misery/ and Calamity/ together with the eternal Damnation. 27. Wherefore/ O all ye People (when ye hear this my Voice/ and are called and bidden to come and enter in hither to this my Habitation) so make-speede to enter betimes into my Dwelling/ and to humble you before my Love/ ●…reuer that ye be caught and bewrapped, with any Infidelity or Mistrust/ also become much-worsse or obstinate, through any malicious Imaginations or Surmisinge/ and so be overwhelmed and utterly swallowed up by the Blindness of the Apostated from the Truth/ and by the Destruction of the Ungodly. and erever the Door be locked-to/ l●…st that ye ⁏ like to the false Hearts c Math. 23. b. Luk. 13. of the Scripture-learned/ and the foolish d Math. 25. a. Virgins; remain ther-without. 28. Thus be you now betimes counseled to the best: and seek no Life nor Understanding in any other Habitation, then in the Habitation of God or House of the Love/ wherein also the Wisdom ؛the Oldest Mother of all living Souls· hath comprised her Habitation. For whosoever seeketh any godly Life or holy Understanding, without the same Habitation/ he shall find neither Life nor Understanding/ nor-yet likewise any Truth or Righteousness. Therefore let everyone take this effectually to heart. The V Chapter. There are many People found/ which out of their own Spirit or Imagination of the Knowledge, are very diligent, for to recreate them in the growing Herbs/ and to eat the good Fruits. and yet in all their Diligence, they observe not any difference of time. Therefore must the Wisdom demaund-question of the wise/ and say: 2. Wherefore do the People (I pray you) runne-abrode so diligently in the Field, in the Wintertime/ for to see the Herbs and Flowers grow/ and to delight themselves in their Springing or growing-up? 3. Who findeth in the barren-time of Winter, the sweet-smelling a Cant. 2. ●…. Flowers/ and the Fruitfulness of the Herbs in the Field? 4. Who tasteth the good Taste of the Fruits of the Trees/ whilst that the Spring-time doth yet last/ and that the Trees do but begin to blossom? 5. Who can behold at Midnight ⁏ in the Darkness; the Light of the Sun? 6. Who soweth his Wheate-graine upon the Stonie-flyntes/ or upon any Rock/ meaning to reap good Wheat thereof, for his Food? 7. Who cometh to the End of his journye/ erever that he have gon-thorowe the First-part thereof? Or who is he that perfeteth or maketh the End of any Work/ before that the Beginning thereof be first wrought? 8. Who cometh into the Sanctuary of God, erever b Esa. 52. ●…. Ezech. 44. a joel. 3. b. he be circumcised/ and with whom is the spiritual and heavenly most-holy erected/ erever he have c Heb. 9 b. c. performed his sin-offering and Death-offering in the Holy, under the Obedience of the Love of jesus Christ? 9 For/ to take-in-hand to finish anything, before the right time of the Beginning of the same, is unprofitable Labour: and bringeth-in much vain or unprofitable Travel. 10. COnsider: That which is for to come/ that same cometh at his convenient time. And when the Way d Esa. 40. 57 b. 62. b. Math. 3. a. john. 1. c. is made even/ and the Streat plain/ then may-men best-of-all and safeliest walk thereon. 11. He is a valiant Champion, which hath it easily in his Power, utterly to destroy his Enemies/ and yetnotwithstanding suffereth all Wrong at their hands/ and can evenso tarry his tyme. For such-aone perceiveth in Understanding, in what-sort that he ⁏ with small pain; can ●…ring his Enemies in subjection under him/ and ●…lucke or procure their Friendship unto him. 12. FRom the time of Samuel fourth, the Kingdom of the God of Heavens obtay●…ed his Thorowe-breaking upon the Earth/ c Math. 11. b, Luk. 16. b. till ●…nto john the Baptist or Washer with the Water of Repentance. 13. From the time of john the Baptist fourth, the Kingdom of the God of Heavens, was f Math. 3. a. Mark. 1. a. Luk. 3. a. published to be hard-at-hand/ till unto jesus Christ. 14. With jesus Christ became the Kingdom of the God of Heavens to be manifested, g Math. 12. ●…. Luk. 11. b. in his pure Beauty and clearness, upon the Earth. But the Earth h john. 1. b. could not yet away with the same. For-that-cause, it must take his i Luk. 24. ●…. Act. 1. b. Dominion or Reign ⁏ with jesus Christ; at the Right-hand of God, in the heavenly Being/ till that the Love and Mercy, obtained their Thorowe-breaking upon the Earth/ k Apo. 21. ●…. and that the Kingdom of the God of Heavens, shewed-fourth itself ⁏ in the true Love; upon the Earth/ and evenso became glorious on the Earth. 15. In the true Love, the Kingdom of Heaven bideth steadfast ⁏ upon the Earth; everlastingly, in perfection: and there cometh with the same ⁏ in the true Love; the eternal Life, to the elected holy ones of God, upon the Earth. but to the perverse World, her l Ezech. 7. Math. 24. b. Ending. and to the Ungodly/ together with all such as contemn the Love/ and blaspheme her holy Spirit, the eternal Condemnation: and they shall be cast into the m Apo. 20. b. 21. b. Bottomlesse-pit/ and into the Fire n Math. 15. c. 25. d. 2. Pet. 3. b. Apo. 21. c. of Hell. 16. Whosoever then doth letpasse the Time of Grace ⁏ wherein men may obtain the Life of Peace;/ and o 2. Cor. 6. a. respecteth not the same Time, with his Proffering-fourth of Grace ⁏ whilst that it is yet present; He p Esa. 49. b. 2. Cor. 6. a. neglecteth much Good/ and forsaketh the purchasing of great Richeses: and falleth evenso at the last, into manifold Miseries/ and into great Pain or q Sap. 5. ●…. Math. 8. b. ●…5. d. Smart of the Heart. But whoso letteth himself be informed and counseled to the best, by the Wisdom/ he may well be comforted. 17. There are Many to be found which utterly contemn the needfullest Richeses ⁏ wherethrough they might attain to the r ●…. Pet. ●…. b. good Days;: and apply them verye-diligentlie to compass the slime of the Earth/ wherethrough they pluck upon their own Necks, great Poverty and extreme Misery. 18. And albeit that they live in all Poverty and Misery/ yet are they notwithstanding ⁏ in that their Misery; of good-cheere and light-hearted/ and become th●…rto very s jer. 4. d. subtle and crafty, in allmaner of Wi●…kednes and Falsehood. 19 A Man may also find many People, which despise no Richeses of God/ and which also would gladly enter into the Kingdom of God and House of Love/ and wyan●… or procure other-moe thereunto: But there are Few that prepare themselves uprightly thereunto. and yet many fewer, that do ⁏ before all; endeavour them obediently, for to become fruitful t john. 15. ●…. in the holy W●…orde of Love/ and then evenso, to wy●…ne or allure Other-moe to the Love/ and so to increase the Kingdom of the Love, in all Concord and Peace. 20. A Selfwyse-bodye/ or a good-thinking foolish Man ⁏ whether that he have much Knowledge or little; v Esa. 5. a. 1. Cor. 1. 3. ●…. Apo. 3. b. is a poor ignorant Creature/ that is x Ephe. 2. a. without God in this World: and whosoever will not be counseled by the Wisdom, through her Service of Love/ he cometh-tonothing, in his Good thinking. 21. When anyman reproveth a self-wyse or good thinking Man, of his Foolishness/ and would evenso teach and inform him aright/ as also stir him forward into the right Way of Life/ then smiteth y Pro. 9 b. and 〈◊〉 he/ also frowneth & murmur●…th/ and sp●…weth-fourth against his Master or Teacher, all Poison/ Bitterness/ and false Testimonies: but whoso proyseth him in his Folly/ him doth he commend for a Wyseman. 22. I have seen with mine Eyes/ that there was a wise Man pressed-downe, in the most-contemnedst Place/ and that he also lay ⁏ z 1. Cor. 4. b. to a Footewispe & Treading-steppe; under everymen Feet: and very few received his Testimonies/ and took his Contempt to heart. But I saw him stand-up with the Righteous/ and that he appeared in the Glory of the Lord: and became therein so mighty, that all Presumptuous-pride was constrained to submit itself under him. The VI Chapter. THe World with her Children and wise, have among them Three deceaue●… able Things/ unto the which they 〈◊〉 or stande-addicted exceedingly: and yet notwithstanding, they fall therethrough oftentimes, into great Misery and Heavynes-of-minde/ and are grievously seduced thereby: 2. The One is/ that they believe vnnatural●… Things/ or some Natural-thing to com-to-passe without the right Course or Ordinance of Nature●… or which is not in the power of the Elements or o●… the Nature for to do. And those manifold vayn●… Foythes, cause such Variance & Division among the People/ and do breed also with Many, a false Opinion and great Error. 3. An Other is/ that they endeavour them to obtain/ and hunt or labour after something, which seemeth-good to themselves/ and that also is not ⁏ in their good-thinking or Opinion; a Pro. 33. ●…. to be attayned-unto of them. And thats●…me breedeth among the People, manifold Heavynes-of-minde and Despair. as also manifold entrances of Errors. 4. The third is/ that they afflict themselves with sorrow above-measure/ for that they are not able to get those Things, which they ⁏ out of their Goodthinking; huntafter or labour-for/ but must miss or go-without the same. This is assuredly, a deceitful Thing/ that Men ⁏ for those vain Things cause; bring themselves into great Heavynes-of-minde and into much Misery. And thatsame worketh at the last ⁏ through b Luk. 21. c. Infidelity and Doubtfulness; a grievous State-of-confusion/ and ●…n Estraying of Minds, among many People. 5. I Have seen upon this same Earth, that there were wicked Men/ which bruited or defamed the good and singlemynded Men/ as likewise the godded or illuminated Elders in the Service of Love, with c Math. 5. ●…. 1. Pet. 2. c. 3. b almaner of Wickedness: and made unto themselves therewithal, a Pretence or Show of justice. Thatsame is surely a great and heinous Falsehood upon the Earth. 6. I have also seen that wicked Men made-up themselves ⁏ with false Matiers; against the d Sap. 2. b. c. Righteous and their just Matiers or Causes: and have evenso ⁏ with false Matiers; pleaded their cause in the Law, against the Righteous and their just Matiers: and e Esa. 1. ●…. jer. 5. 22. b. Ezech. 22. b. oppressed evenso injuriously ⁏ with subtle Prudentie, in the Law; the righteous Men/ and their just Matiers. And I saw that the judges themselves did not perceove somuch/ nether-yet took they the Matiers to heart. And thatsame is among the Children of Men, a detestable Abomination. 7. There are likewise to be found upon the Earth, many Wrooters/ which have the nature of Swine/ and do always ⁏ resembling the Swine; go-onfourth with their unwashed Srowtes, wrooting or moyning over the Earth/ and covet very gladly, everywhere, wheresoever they can find or sent any Dirt or filthiness; to wallow in the Dirt and filthiness: yea and generally, they also desire to continue them very-gladlie in the same Nature. For although they should be washed or that one desired to wash them/ yet regard they not ⁏ for-al-that; the Fairness/ but f Pro. 26. b. 2. Pet. 2. b. wallow even alike-well again in the Dirt and Filthiness. For their Lust standeth not to any other thing. 8. There are also found upon the Earth, High-flyers/ which ⁏ resembling the Eagle; will g Pro. 23. a. flie-upp even to the Sky: and so ⁏ through their high Flying; they gather many deadly Winds: and bring evenso ⁏ with their Wings; thesam●… noisome and deadly Winds, on the Earth/ whereout many Men are brought to death/ and so dye thereof in their sins/ and perish with the Ungodly of the wicked World. And yet those Flyers perceive it not: neither do they likewise understand what is most requisite or needful for the Children of Men ⁏ upon the Earth; for to live-by. 9 I have seen moreover, that the Feathers of many of those High-flyers, grew-about cleene-contrary ⁏ as from their T●…yle upward towards their Head;/ and that they forthatcause-sake, could not ⁏ with their Wings; lave or make anyemore Wind, wherewith to fly on-high: but whivered or fluttered here- &- there nigh unto the Ground/ and were ⁏ in their Flying and Gathering of Wind; altogether without might: and remained evenso creeping and flapping with their Wings, upon the Earth. Wherethrough many lost their Great-reputation, on the Earth/ h jer. 4●…. d. e. Soph. 3. b. and could not prejudice or endamage the Men anymore, with their deadly Winds. 10. There is a i Dan. 2. ●…. vehement and blustering Wind fallen-downe from Heaven, even unto the Earth/ wherethrough all such as devil upon the Earth, are greatly k jer. 50. 51. b. stricken with Fear. Yea the Lions in the Wilderness are overtaken therethrough with exceeding great Fear: so that by that occasion, all their Might and Stout-courage faileth them/ and they have not anymore Lust, l Ezech. 22. c. to devour any living Beasts: but they m Esa. 11. 65. d feed much-rather with the Oxen/ and eat Straw. 11. THe Wisdom and the Love ⁏ which have the smallest Estimation and are lest-of-all regarded on the Earth; practised their Skill, upon the Earth/ and prepared against the last Time ⁏ wherein all Destruction and Falsehood maketh-upp itself; an uncorruptible Ark upon the Earth/ to an everlasting Preservation of the Generation of Mankind [namely/ for the Remnant, the Righteousons'] in the Perrishing of the last wicked World/ which is n 1. john. 5. ●…. full of Iniquity/ and shall be o 2. Pet. 3. b. consumed with Fire. 12. Which uncorruptible Ark, is not made of Wood/ nor-yet laide-over with Pitch, for that it might thereby fleet or swim on the Waters/ like-as was the Ark ⁏ in the time of No; p Gen. 6. ●…. when the former wicked World perrished: but it is made and prepared of the most-syne q Apo. 21. b. Gold/ for to assemble and keepe-safe there-in, all Souls of pure Hearts/ and to reserve them to a Remnant upon the Earth, in the Perrishing or Going-under of the last wicked World/ r 2. Pet. 3. b. which shall be consumed or burnt with the Fire. 13. For that cause now (namely/ to the Preservation of all upright Hearts, in the Perrishing of the perverse World) hath the Wisdom and the Love, very cunningly made or prepared this same Ark, of the s Cant. 1. c. most-syne Gold/ To th'end that the same and all Such as enter or are comprehended therein, may ⁏ without damage; remaine-over from the Burning of the fierce Vehementie, t 2. Pet. 3. b. Heb. 10. c. wherthorough the last wicked World shall perish. 14. THe North Winds arose with a great and boisterous Tempest/ and fell with great Force into the Sea/ and upon the Earth: in such-sort/ that the Sea was ⁏ above measure; exceedingly troubled, with the same Winds: Yea so troubled and chafed, that the Waves of the Sea arose and beat so mightily against each-other/ that all the Shipmaisters on the Sea, f●…ead ⁏ with their Ships; to the Land/ for to sucker or preserve their lives on the Earth. 15. Howbeit, with the same North Winds and great boisterous Tempest/ theridamas became Seven hellish Dragons ⁏ with great Might and Dominion; soaring or whivering everywhere over the Earth/ and spetfourth over all Lands, much terrible Fire/ with many cruel Fyre-flames/ to the Destroying of the Men which dwelled upon Earth. 16. This terrible Fire with his cruel Fyre-flames, made such a dreadful Burning/ and a terrible Cracking of burning. and all Men/ Foules/ and Beasts, made so great a Chritch and horrible Cry/ that many Shipmaisters on the Sea, were so exceedingly astonied and stricken with fear/ that they durst not approach to any Country of the whole World: but chose much-rather to suffer Shipwreck in the Sea/ and so to perish/ then to turnethem to that great Calamity and Misery of the Earth/ and so to be swallowed-up through the terrible Fire of the hellish Dragons. 17. This is ⁏ doubtless; the extremest v Apo. 8. 9 b. Woe ⁏ in the Sea and upon the Earth; of all the Woes that shall fall over the Ungodly/ in the dreadful great x Esa. 13. a. joel. 2. a. b. Soph. 1. b. Mal. 4. a. Apo. 6. b. Day of the Lord and of his righteous judgement. The VII. Chapter. ISRAEL and JUDA were in times-past so beautiful Virgins/ that the great King ؛the Lord of all· took them unto him in Wedlock/ to his beloved Wives: and set evenso all his Love a 2. Para. 9 ●…. Psal. 67. 114. a. 135. a. Esa. 19 66. a. jere. 2. a. and Heartes-lust on Them. 2. He adorned them with all costly jewels & Bracelets wrought b Ezech. 16. of almaner of Golde-worke/ and with the most-costlye Pearls and pretioust Stones: and made them evenso very gorgeous and glorious, above c Oze. 14. c. all the Women and Virgins of the Heathen. 3. He begat also by them many fair Children: They brought-fourth likewise unto him exceeding fair Daughters/ which He much-esteemed and set greatstore by: so that He also promised to give unto them in Marriage, his only Son/ which sa●… upon his Seat with Him/ and reigned with Him in his Kingdom/ and which also was his H●…yre in all his Richeses/ If they behaved themselves honestly/ and turned not themselves to any-maner of whoredom. 4. And according hereunto, so were the Daughters of Israel and juda ⁏ in these Promises; nourrished and brought-up in all Honesty and Purenesof-life. and were likewise daily, very earnestly warned, to beware d Exod. 20. Deut. 7. a. & in omnibus Prophetis. of all Fornication/ as also informed with Wisdom, that they should ⁏ in any-case; keep-well e Levit. 19 their pure maydenlie Bodies, from all Pollution of the whoredom/ till that they were meet to be married/ and that their promised bridegroom joined himself unto them. 5. But whenas they now were thus brought-up in all Honesty and good Discipline/ and became marriageable. and were wooed and called-upon by their promised bridegroom (for whom they were so brought-up) for to be married/ then were they much to proud or stately and to f Esa. 3. b. Ezech. 16. stiffnecked in the reputation of their Honesty/ for to submit them to their promised bridegroom/ and to give themselves unto Him in Marriage: and g Pro. 1. c. john. 1. b. refused evenso for to come to their promised bridegroom. They would not moreover ⁏ whenas He showed himself unto them in all Humility; know nor receive Him for their promised bridegroom: For He came unto them h Zach. 9 b. Math. 21. al-to-lowlie and to-meekminded: and they have evenso ⁏ for his Humility and Meekmindednes cause; i Esa. 1. a. Math. 21. john. 19 c. despised Him/ and determined with themselves to tarry for some Other: and have evenso remained for a long time, without any bridegroom. 6. NOw when that this same Son of the great and mighty King, was thus refused of his beloved Friends (Nea ⁏ which yet was more; k john. 15. b. they hated Him/ and drove him away from among them)/ So turned He him then ⁏ or cast his favour; to the l Math. 21. d. Act. 13. f. Heathen/ which lived in all Dishonest-sort and in whoredom/ and whose Bodies also ⁏ even from the Head to the Feet; were altogether polluted/ and full of unclean Spots. 7. Euenso verily, was this most-noble and renowned Son of the most-puissant King, enforced to forsake those his dearly-beloved elected, Friends ؛the beautiful and modest Daughters of Israel and juda·: and He wooed the polluted Daughters of the Heathen/ to see if peradventure they would receive Him into their Love: To the which lovely Proffer of His, the polluted Daughters of the Heathen m Act. 13. f. gladly consented: and they began evenso, to turn their Love ⁏ with submitted Hunalitie & great thanksgiving; towards Him. 8. And evenso, in this goodwillingness of theirs/ this most-noble Son of the puissant King turned his Love to the n Esa. 55. a. Oze. 1. c. Zach. 2. b. Act. 13. f. Rom. 9 c. d. Daughters of the Heathen/ and chose to take them unto him in Matrimony. And thatsame caused He to be published ⁏ through his Messengers; unto them, to a joyful Message: and also to be signified unto them/ that He would purify them and make them beautiful Virgin's · also throughlie purge or wash-awaye ⁏ with his pure · and healthsom Water; all the Filthiness and Spots of their Body o Ezech. 36. c john. 7. d. Apo. 21. 22. b and so take them ⁏ p 2. Cor. 11. a. Eph. 5. c. to a pure immaculate Bride; unto him in Marriage: conditionally, that they should ⁏ for their part; goodwillinglie turn them away, from all their whoredom · also have a steadfast Belief q Rom. 11. b. c or Confidence ⁏ to the Purging of their whoredom; on Him and to Him · and thereto shew-fourth an upright Testimony of Repentance, that they left-of their whoredom. and evenso (like-as an upright Espowsed-wife r 2. Cor. 11. a. aught to deal toward her right Husband) altogether cleave or holde-them unto Him alone/ So would He then likewise ⁏ in all faithful Love; keep him unto Them. 9 At which Message, the Daughters of the Heathen s Act. 13. c. were exceeding joyful/ and gave great Laud and Thanks ⁏ with all Humility; to the great King ؛the Father of the same Son· t Rom. 15. b. for the great Grace and merciful Love which happened and was extended towards them: And they received evenso the same ⁏ with entire goodwillingness and plain Intent; to heart/ v Act. 13. ●…. Rom. 11. b. c. Col. 1. a. b. with purpose to do evenso: and applied them ⁏ with all Diligence; to accomplish all that which was told them by their bridegroom/ and x Act. 13. c. 17. 1●…. etc. heald-fourth by his Ministers, before them: in such-sort/ that this Son of the great and mighty King, had ⁏ in all their Diligence and ferventness to accomplish his Will; a good-pleasure in them/ and grewe-affected with great Lust and Love towards them. 10. He healed himself also with his Love, wholly to them/ for that they might be y Oze. 1. e. Rom. 9 c. d. throughliepurged. He decked them with all kind of costly Attire of golden jewels/ and with almaner of fine Golde-worke and precious Stones/ as also with the most-fyne Pearls: so that they ⁏ in Beauty and Gorgeous-decking/ and in all costly Richeses and triumphant Glory; z Rom. 11. b. c excelled and passed faraway, the Daughters of Israel and juda. 11. Now when these goodlie-decked and beautiful Daughters of the Heathen, were thus ⁏ in all Love and Faithfulness; married to this most-noble Son of the most-puissant King. and that they became evenso ⁏ like as an upright Espowsed-wife with her Husband; of uniforme-beeing with Him/ So brought they fourth then unto Him, many fair Virgins and chaste Daughters/ and they brought them up for Him in all Good-discipline and Honesty: and it was in like-maner promised unto them all ⁏ in their honest or virtuous Bringing-up; that they should also have the same noble & rich Son of the most-mightie King, to their Lord a 2. Cor. 11. ●…. or Husband. 12. HOwbeit, many of the after-borne Daughters of the Heathen, did not uprightly take-heed unto the right Conjunction with that noble Son/ for to keep themselves constantly ⁏ with faithful Love; unto Thesame, b ●…. Cor. 11. ●…. their promised bridegroom. 13. They failed not at all, to challenge unto them the Name and the Honour, that they stood joined-in-matrimonie with the noble Son/ and walked in his Doctrine or Discipline: but the Deed ⁏ to thapproving of their singleminded Obedience and Faithfulness; grew ⁏ in processe-of-time; verye-much c Gal. 3. a. Col. 2. b. c. Tit. 1. c. diminished. 14. And whenas they now heard of the Feruent-love and Heartie-lust, which the most-noble Son of the most-mightie King, bore towards their Mothers. and that He ⁏ for their loves sake; had forsaken his dearest Lovers ؛the Daughters of Israel and juda·/ d Rom. 11. b. c. So waxed they then somuch the statelier and arroganter/ bragging verye-much of the Grace or Favour which was showed unto them: so that they became therethrough very hawtie-minded/ to a more Extolling of themselves in their Disobedience and Presumption: and despised evenso the sorrowful and cast-downe or desolate Daughters of Israel & juda: and upbraided them ⁏ with Reprochful-woordes; of the Indignation and Desolation, into the which they were fallen. 15. Moreover/ in this their Presumption and Pride, these Daughters of the Heathen began to forget and to neglect, to e Oze. 4. a. b. 5. a. keep themselves pure or chaste from all Fornication/ and to remain f 2. Cor. 11. b. faithful to their Lord, to whom they had promised all Fidelity: and turned them evenso to strange Men: and received into their Houses, the g Gal. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. Enemies of their promised bridegroom: and committing adultery with those-same, they broke the band of Wedlock, which they had vowed unto him: and rejoicing them in their whoredom, they bragged still nevertheless of their Lord ؛the Son of the great King· that He was their Husband/ and that They, were his elected Wife. And evenso ⁏ under that Covering of Boasting, of the Name of that noble and renowned Husband, that He was their right Husband. and They, his right Espowsed-wife; they committed incessantly fornication ⁏ more-and-more; h 2. Cor. 6. b. with almaner of strange Men: and did not once think, i 1. Cor. 6. b. c 2. Cor. 6. b. to turn them cleene-awaye therefrom/ or to shew-fourth upright Fruits of Repentance for the same: but became evenso ⁏ in their whoredom; the longer the more, polluted & defiled. 16. NOw when that these desolate Daughters of Israel and juda, perceived the uncomblie and shameful Fornication of the Daughters of the Heathen/ and how that they greatly polluted themselves with all Strangers/ So could they not then in anywise be persuaded, that the Maryed-husbande of the Daughters of the Heathen ⁏ of whom they so boasted; was the right Son of the great and mighty King/ which was promised in matrimony unto them: but have therefore somuch-the-more ⁏ in their Ignorance; despised k Esa. 53. a. that noble Son of the great-mightie King/ and judged Him to be false. and that He was a l Luk. 7. 15. a. Lover of whoredom and of all uncleanness. and could not by any means believe, that He was the right Lord or Husband of the Daughters of Israel and juda. And the Daughters of Israel and juda m Rom. 11. remained evenso ⁏ in this unbelief; as orphans, n Lam. 5. a. without Father/ as desolate Widows, o Lam. 1. 3. a. without any Husband/ and as contracted Mariageable-daughters, without a Bridegroom. 17. And in all this Leaving-destitute and heaviness, they hanged or cast down their Heads/ also sighed p Vide Esa: Ier: & alios Prophetas. and prayed. But so-long as they saw not rightly into their Offences/ nor-yet acknowledged wherefore they were forsaken/ so were they not pitied nor yet harkened-unto, of their Lord and King. but everywhere despised/ brought-in-distresse/ and afflicted-with-greef, among all People. 18. But when as now these unfaithful Daughters of the Heathen, had thus ⁏ a long-whyle; lived and walked in all manner of whoredom and Uncleanness. as also estranged themselves so utterly from the honest Matrimony and faithful Love of their Husband. and yet healed them still nevertheless by their high Boasting, that They were the right Espowsed-wife/ So became they at the last ⁏ in their whoredom and uncleanness; divided into many Parts/ and fell evenso to sharp q Math. 24. b. contention one against another, about the right Husband (namely/ who should have Him to be their Lord or Husband/ and which Sort or Sect was his right Espowsed-wife): and evenso (li●…e as all Whores and Adulterous-women use to do) they v●…brayded each-other with their Adultery/ and discovered among themselves one-an-others Shame and V●…chastitie: Though yetnotwithstanding each Sort manifested plaine-enough their Own, with the Expresse-inuring of their adulterous Deeds/ & uncircumcised false Hearts. 19 And although now that neither of these divided Sects or Parts of the adulterous Daughters, was purged from their whoredom and Unchastity/ nether-yet had shewed-fourth any upright Fruits of Repentance/ Yet boasted and bragged notwithstanding each Sect in-severall, that they ⁏ in their whoredom; were the right Espowsed-wife of the Husband: and that All the other, were Strangers therefrom. 20. THissame continued and had ⁏ in such-sort; his Fourth-going with the Daughters of the Heathen/ till that the r Rom. 11. ●…. Time was fulfilled, that ⁏ out of the Love of God the Father/ and out of the Service of the same Love; the clearness of the upright Matrimony of the promised Son of the great-mightie King/ and the upright Form of his right Espowsed-wife, was witnessed, declared, and evidently signified ⁏ through HN, God's elected Minister; on the Earth. and that the Lord ⁏ under the Obedience of his Love; s 2. Mach. ●…. became merciful again unto his People: and evenso ⁏ with his Love and t jer. 31. a. b. with the Love of his dear Son; v Oze. 2. 3. called and invited the Generations of x Vide in omnibus Prophetis. Israel and juda, together with y Esa. 17. 18. 19 53. 56. jere. 3. b. Zach. 8. c. all People and Heathen ⁏ which confessed their Faults and whoredom/ and had a Lust to the right Matrimony; unto the right Marriage: and evenso they all ⁏ which believed his Word of Grace; became renewed in their Understanding/ and were brought to-right again, in the Obedience of the Requiring of his Service of Love/ as also established in the Faithfulness of his love. The VIII. Chapter. WHo is-there, that shall judge the Wisdom/ or-yet be able to interpret her mystical proverbs/ seeing that She/ nether-yet her proverbs are known nor judged of anyman/ but a Pro. 2. b. of the Children which are borne out of the Wisdom? For those know Her/ and can interpret her parabolous Sentences. 2. Therefore doth the Wisdom speake-fourth her proverbs, to her b Pro. 1. 2. 3. 4. etc. Math. 13. b. c Luk. 8. ●…. Children. and the Love uttereth her Understanding, to her lovers/ to th'end that they should hear and c Math. 10. c. Luk. 12. a. understand the same in secret/ and than tell it fourth again openly. 3. THe God of Heaven ⁏ as the Father himself; is com-downe: and He bringeth ⁏ in the Service of his Love; d john. 14. c. 2. Cor. 6. b. Apo. 21. a. Himself, with his Christ and holy-ghost/ and with all that which with Him is Gods, unto his obedient Man HN. And goding the same with Him, He hath manned him with the same: and his Will is, that now in the last time ⁏ through his Service of Love; all e jer. 31. a. john. 12. d. People or Generations of Men, which are good-willing to his Righteousness, should assemble them unto Him and his godded Man: and evenso likewise with them, all that which is manly/ To th'end that they all should become of-one-beeing with Him and his godded Man · and so be all named Gods/ f Psal. 82. a. john. 10. d. and Children of the Mosthighest. For evenso, in the same g Oze. 2. c. Conjoined-coming and Conformitie-of-beeing [namely/ God, with all what is Gods/ and the Man, with all what is manly] it all what is not Gods nor manly, becometh through God and the Man, utterly condemned. 4. Behold/ That is now in this same day, God's h Math. 25. d. Act. 17. d. judae. 1. b. judgement/ and the judgement of the conjoined Man unto his God, according to the Righteousness. And the Publishing of this same judgement upon the Earth, is a joyful Message and good Tidings, unto all good-willing Men/ for to apply them to the same Conjunction: and it is also to a i Psal. 96. 98. b Life and joy in the Godliness, unto all such as believe that the God of Zion, is ⁏ in such-sort; become King upon the Earth. 5. THe Man is ⁏ in his estranging from God; sailed or fared-fourth so far ⁏ in the Shipfaring of his great Knowledge; in the main wild Sea/ that he is altogether gon-astray or wandereth/ and faileth to be directed any-lenger by the true Course of his Compass: but saileth at adventure now here and then there, in the uncertain places. And whenas he supposeth to have found a good Land, to his Preserving/ so perceiveth he then that he is utterly deceived therein/ and that he hath not yet attained to the right good Land. 6. Now when the Man hath gotten a great Lust, for to inherit the Promises of the Blessing/ and to come into the good Land, where k Exo. 3. 13. ●…. Levi. 20. Deut. 6. a. Honey and Milk floweth/ so aryseth-ther up then in the Man, a Diligentie-of-working/ for to be made an Heir in the same Blessing. 7. Out of the Diligentie-of-working, there cometh-fourth the tried Knowledge of the Man's Vnabilitie and Vnwisdom/ for to attain thereunto, as out of his own selfness. 8. Out of the tried Knowledge of the Man's Vnabilitie & Vnwisdom, there cometh-fourth Two Parties, one against another. 9 The One Party, is the unbelief l Num. 14. a. and Despair, for to be able ⁏ by any-meanes; to com-by thatsame at God's hands, which the diligent Man so seriously seeketh-after. 10. The Other Party, is the Belief & m Num. 14. a Hope, to obtain the same by God's Grace, through the Almightiness of God and his Christ: For the Belief knoweth that all ⁏ what is unpossible with the Man; n Math. 19 d. Mark. 10. c. Luk. 18. c. is possible with God. 11. Out of the One Party ⁏ namely/ unbelief and Despair; there ariseth the Disobedience o Num. 14. a. Heb. 3. b. unto the holy Word and his Requiring. And out of the Disobedience unto the holy Word and his Requiring, there arise the manifold good-thinking Wisdoms of Men/ p 1. Tim. 4. ●…. 2. Tim. 3. a. 2. Pet. 3. b. and the many-maner of false Expoundinge or Interpretations of the holy Scripture/ together with the lying & deadly Gloss. 12. But out of the Belief and Hope, there ariseth the Obedience q Num. 14. b. Heb. 4. a. unto the holy Word and the Requiring of his Service of love. And out of the Obedience to the holy Word and to the Requiring of his Service of Love, there arise the Consolations of Men, r Psal. 94. b. Heb. 10. d. in the Pacient-abyding for the Lord, in their Long-suffering. And evenso there cometh to the Belief Abac. ●…. ●…. and Hope, the help of the Mightie-power of God/ and the Knowledge of the godly Truth: and leadeth the faithful obedient Man s john. 14. 16. in all Truth & Love, in-to the good Land of Promise/ t Apo. 21. 22. and in-to the eternal Life, his Blessing. 13. At that time there is found by the Believers and Obedientons', the Truth and Love/ v john. 14. Apo. 21. and all Concord and Peace. But with the unbelievers and Disobedientons', not els-what but good-thinking Wisdoms/ together with all Contention/ Schism and Partiality/ x Num. 14. 16. and all Falsehood/ Deceit and Faynednes: wherewith they entangle or snare one-another of them/ and so remain without the good Land of Promise. 14. And evenso ⁏ through these Two-maner of Fourth-goinges; become these y Num. 16. c. 2. Cor. 6. b. Two Parties separated the one from the other/ like as the Sheep from the Goats. And the One Party, appeareth z Math. 25. d. at the Right-hand of God/ and the Other, at the Left. And so the judgement passeth-fourth according to the Truth, expressing who are Gods Elect. The IX. Chapter. Presently in this Day, I am moved in sundry Things, to marvel exceedingly. And must now therefore demand the Resolution of those things, whereat I so mu●…e and marvel. And give me Resolution thereof, ye wise/ or ye Scripture-learned/ if ye have Understanding. 2. HOw standeth the case so ⁏ I pray you;/ or out of what Stock proceedeth it, that there are Certain/ which will themselves, take-uponthem to procreate themselves a Act. 20. d. 2. Cor. 11. d. to Men of God. also teach and nourrish-up themselves in the Wisdom and Understanding of the godly Things. and become evenso ⁏ out of themselves; Men and Elders of the holy Understanding: and will likewise give-forth themselves for Men of God/ and again, beget Men of God/ erever that they themselves are begotten or brought-fourth of Men of God? 3. From whence cometh it also, that the Fools accounted themselves wise/ and persuade themselves to have Understanding: and are also ⁏ of their consorts or Adherentes; esteemed for Such? 4. That the Dead, boast them of the Life. and the condemned Ungodly, praise themselves for blessed? 5. That the Dumb and Deaf, will expound or interpret the proverbs that are spoken of the wise? 6. That the Crypples, will teach b Pro. 26. a. the Lame to go right: and they which are Bondmen or Captives themselves, will lose or set-free others that are Prisoners? 7. That the Blind, c Luk. 6. d. will show the right Way to Such as err. and the perverse Eyes and dark Bodies, will teach the Simplicity of Christ, unto another? 8. That Those which devil in Darkness/ and have never beheld the Light, will yet d Rom. ●…. a. judge the Light and his Shape or Form. and ⁏ thereto; take upon them, to bringfourth the Light out of the Darkness? 9 That the Sinners, will promise' forgiveness of Sins to Such as transgress: and that likewise the Unclean, will e Eccli. 34. ●…. purge or purify the Unclean? 10. That Such as are themselves unfit or unmeet, to enter into the Kingdom of God/ will yet take upon them to prepare meet Vessels, to the Kingdom of God? 11. That Those which will speak much of the Truth/ will f john. 8. ●…. not yet themselves once hear the Truth/ neither can they away-with the same? 12. That Those which were never-yet Disciples, under the holy Understanding/ give-forth themselves as Masters of the holy Understanding. and take upon them, to set-fourth and teach the holy Understanding/ and to judge the same according to their own Mind? 13. That the Needy and such as have no Bread themselves g Esa. 3. ●…. in their Spences or Bynnes, go and call everywhere: Come fetch Bread/ Com fetch Bread/ we have abundance thereof? 14. How cometh it, that the hungry Bellies after the Bread, h 〈◊〉. 2. a. suffice them with the Wind and Fame of Bread: and evenso ⁏ as-though they had eaten indeed and were satisfied; hold themselves contented? 15. From whence have the Presumptuous ⁏ which are themselves without the Church of Christ, and have never seen nor known any one Stone of the same; taken such an Arrogantie on them, that they will gather-together the Stones unto them · also couch and daub them together i 〈◊〉. ●…. b. with deceitful mortar · and so buyld-upp a Church of Christ: and do not once perceive, that their Work availeth not/ nor cometh to perfection? The X. Chapter. Where the Hunter hunteth/ and the Wilde-beast discovereth himself or cometh in sight/ there do then the Hounds yearn. 2. Where the true Light showeth itself/ and wheareas the same is witnessed/ where also the forefront and the Holy of the true Tabernacle becometh a 1. Esdr. 3. 6. 2. Esdr. 3. 3. Esdr. 1. 5. 8. 2. Mach. 4. d. sanctified anew · and the daily Oblation of the true godservice ⁏ to the Purging of the Man from his Sins; set-up again/ there do then the false Hearts of the Scripture-learned/ with all evel-willing Men/ and Goodthinking-wyse, furiously rage-against and blaspheme the same. 3. IN the true Tabernacle of the Lord, the sweet and pleasant-savourie Meat, becometh now dressed or made-redie, to an holy Meate-offering: and after the same, do the wild Beasts vent or smell. 4. The Levites are entered b ●…. Esdr. 1. a. ●…▪ b. c. into the forefront/ and prepare there the Trespasse-offering and sin-offering, before the Lord/ for to offer-upy the same in due time. 5. The Priests are entered into the Holy/ and they c jer. 33. b. Heb. 9 b. kindle or set-on-fire there, the daily Offering of the true Godscruice: and evenso the Trespasse-offering and sin-offering, becometh ⁏ through the preparation of the Meate-offering; offred-upp and burnt ⁏ before the Lord; in the Holy/ to the Remission and Cleansing of the Sins: and it geeveth-fourth evenso a sweet Savour, before the Lord. 6. The Highpriest is entered into the Mostholie: d Luk. 1. a. Heb. 9 c. and He kindleth or setteth-on-fire there, with his Offering of the Life, the Death-offering/ and consumeth the Death in the Life: and the Life keepeth the Victory for evermore: and evenso e 1. Cor. 15. ●…. the Death ⁏ which is the last Enemy; becometh swallowed-up through f Oze. 13. b. 1. Cor. 15. f. Apo. 21. a. the eternal Life/ and the Kingdom of the God of Heavens is inherited in the eternal Life: and evenso in the same Inheriting, becometh now in this Day, the great and glorious Feast g Esa. 25. b. Luk. 14. 22. ●… Apo. 19 a. of the Lord celebrated or kept in the Kingdom of Heaven. 7. And the holy ones of God and Christ, eat and drink the wel-dressed Meat/ and the wel-prepared Drink of the Vine ⁏ before the Lord and his Christ; h Luk. 14. b. 22. c. in the Kingdom of Heaven. And the sweet or pleasant Savour of the same is of so great force, that it is also smelled even without-fourth. 8. thereafter now do many uncircumcised Hearts/ and also many Ritch-scripture-wyse ⁏ which are not taught to the Kingdom of Heaven; runne-on venting: Howheit they attain not to the Taste of the same. For it is not meet, that the Uncircumcised i Math. 7. a. should eat thereof/ nether-yet likewise, that any Vncircumcisedons k Esa. 35. 52. a. Ezech. 44. a joel. 3. b. Apo. 21. c. should enter into the Sanctuary of God: For their l Tit. 1. Hearts and Thoughts are altogether unclean. 9 Many polluted and uncircumcised Hearts cryeout: God/ Christ, and holy Gost. They do also not spare to open their Mouth very-wide, for to talk much thereof. also to invay-against and malign very reproachfully all Idolatry ⁏ which they with their outward Eyes looke-on or judge to be Idolatry;. and to curse or defy the Antichrist ⁏ which yet they know not; very vehemently: and yet ⁏ thereunder; they themselves do serve the Devil, m john. 8. c. the Father of all Idols. They honour the Antichrist, n 2. Tess. 2. a. 1. john. 2. c. 4. a. the Devils Child: and are replenished with the wicked Spirit of Belial. And are evenso before God and his Christ, not els-what but abominable idolaters & o 1. john. 2. c. Antichristians. 10. WIth the pure Hearts and Children of the Love, the living God is known, in his Godhead: the Christ of the same God p Rom. 13. b. Gal. 3. c. is plucked-on, in his christian Being: the holy Ghost is inherited, in his q john. 14. 16. Love: and the true Light is seen or beholden, r john. 1. c. 1. john. 1. a. in his clearness. 11. The true Light shineth upon the Earth/ and shineth among the Children of the Earth, as thorough a Glass: but by the Children of the Love, s 1. john. 3. a. in perfect clearness. 12. The Mind of the Children of the World, is covered with many-maner of Darknesses/ and their s Esa. 28. 29. b Scripture-learned attain unto no Truth. For-that-cause they all walk in the dark t Sap. 5. a. Ways/ which lead unto Destruction. 13. Wheareas the enviousness hath any place or room granted unto it/ even-there burneth v Pro. 14. d. it in, as a Fire/ and fretteth or consumeth away the Man, as a Canker. 14. All the Understanding of the Worldlie-wise and Scripture-learned, is nothing-else ⁏ before the godly Wisdom; but as a x jam. 4. ●…. Smoke and Vapour. 15. Therefore is also the Day of the Lord, before the Scripture-learned ⁏ which are not y Math. 13. f. taught to the Kingdom of Heaven; and before all wise of the World, altogether z Esa. 13. ●…. joel. 2. a. Amos. 5. ●…. Soph. 1. b. dark/ yea not otherwise, but as a Cloud and Mist. 16. There are very Few which a Esa. 44. b. call upon the Name of the Lord: Therefore there are also Few defended by the Lord, b joel. 2. d. to Preservation in the Godliness. 17. There are also Few that seek the Upright and Very true/ or that endeavour them thereafter with all their heart: but they all ⁏ for the mostpart; set their Consolation and Confidence on vain Things. For-that-cause also the begilefull c 3. Reg. 22. c. Rom. 11. b. Spirit of Lies, hath the Victory over Many: and thereon they highlie-bragge, as-though they had the Truth. And so many People become therethrough seduced/ and are d Psal. 43. ●…. Rom. ●…. ●…. brought to the Shambles. 18. There is scarcely any e jere. 5. a. Luk. 18. a. Faith/ Fear of God/ neither Love/ nor-yet Knowledge of the Lord, in the Land: f Oze. 4. a. Rom. 1. c. d. but Revyling/ Contention/ Blaspheming / Vprour/ Traytorie/ Envy/ backbiting/ false-witness/ Unfaithfulness/ Idolatry/ Boasting and Consolation in Flesh/ false Righteousness/ forged Holiness/ counterfeited Seruing-of-god/ Hypocrisy/ Lying-tales/ Thievery/ Pride/ Adultery/ whoredom/ Seducing/ Covetousness/ Pomp/ War or Battle/ and Murdering/ with many-moe such other Wickednesses, have everywhere the Pre-eminence and Raigne-in-comon, among the Children of Men: in such-sort as by that occasion, the Law of the Lord is g 〈◊〉. 1. b. despised. the evangely and the Belief of Christ, is taken-on to a sinful h Gal. 5. b. 2. Pet. 2. b. c. Liberty. the holy Spirit of the Love of God and Christ, is shamefully i Heb. 10. c. blasphemed. and the false Doctrine ⁏ with her seducing Lies; is everywhere harkened-unto, honoured, and followed-after. The XI. Chapter. IT goeth Now with the Children of Men altogether preposterous: For the Flesh will work spiritual Things/ the elementish Creatures will separate them from the elementish Things/ and usually busy themselves only with the heavenly Things/ and those which bear yet the fleshly Foreskin of the Sin before their a 2. Cor. 3. b. Hearts, will live and go-fourth, according to the Spirit. 2. The Children ⁏ for whom it is yet b 1. Cor. ●…. a. needful to be fed with Milk; will eat strong Meat. and thereto be c 1. Cor. 4. b. named Men. 3. They will also ⁏ as-though they were Men or Elders; d 1. Cor. 4. b. procreate Children in wedlock/ and so be called Fathers. 4. The Disciples forsake the Doctrine and Instruction e Heb. 13. b. of the Elders/ and setup themselves ⁏ against their Elders; to be Elders: and f Levi. 10. ●…. place themselves evenso in the Office or Room of the Elders/ for to minister the Priestes-office themselves/ and to appropriate and transport ⁏ g Num. 16. b. according to their Mind; the Government of Rulers, unto themselves. 5. The Bondmen ⁏ which are subject to service; will be free Masters/ and pluck to them the Inheritance of their Masters: and so take upon them to bear Lordship over their Masters. and the elementish Children/ and the worldly Captives, will h 2. Pe●…. 2. ●…. apply the Freedom of the Children of God, on themselves. 6. The Hirelings ⁏ which are i Apo. 3. b. altogether poor/ and must of necessity live by their Daye-wages/ and have no overplus by them;/ will distribute-fourth much Richeses/ and bear the Name that they are rich. 7. The Women will now marry with Women/ and give Seed unto each-other, to the Bringing-fourth of Children: and those that were never yet conceived with child/ groan & cryeout, as-though they were in the extremity of travel, in Childbirth. 8. They that are bidden to the Mariage-feast, keep themselves back k Math. 22. ●…. Luk. 14. b. with Excuses/ and they themselves prepare their own Mariage-feast/ and keep the same together with each-other, without bridegroom and Bride. 9 The Maried-women ⁏ which aught to hold themselves in all Faithfulness only by their Espowsed-husbandes'; give themselves to commit whoredom/ and break the Wedlock. They play the harlots with strange l jer. 2. d. 3. a. Men/ and take-pleasure m Ezech. 16. in their whoredom. 10. They are become likewise so presumptuous by themselves in their whoredom/ that they stick not to proclayme-them an whorish Mariage-feast. also bid n Ezec. 16. 22. many Adulterers & Adulterices thereto. and keep evenso the same with Whores and Naughtypackes: and become ⁏ one with-another; utterly drunken with the o Apo. 17. a. 18. a. Wine of their whoredom and Uncleanness. 11. THat which is Most-bewtifull, is now counted to be the Vncleanest of all other: and to pluck-on the gorgeous p Math. 22. b. Apo. 3. b. Wedding-feastes Garment, is now ⁏ of Many; counted a thing worthy of derision. 12. The right Bread, is counted to be vinewed or musty/ and the Children of Men make one-another to loath it: in such-sort/ that they abhor to eat thereof: and so they seek to satiate or fill them with strange Bread/ and with their own Dirt. 13. The upright Wine of the right Vine ⁏ which is pressed to upright joyfulness; is counted of Many, as fusty and sour or without good verdure: and they will presse-them New-wine out of the Bramble-●…eries/ and so refreash and rejoice them with strange Wine/ and with their own and bitter Filthiness. 14. The forworne Fountains are become q jer. 14. a. dry: their Waters are run to-an-ende in their course/ and stand altogether still for yielding of anyemore Water: And the Children of Men dig ⁏ r jer. 2. b. with great Diligence; for new or freash Waters: and seek to get or com-by the same, out of their jer. 2. b. ●…. foul Pools/ and stinking Puddles or Pits. The XII. Chapter. THe Husbandmen or tilers of the Land, know not how to divide the Sowing-time from the a Eccle. 3. ●…. Mowing-time. They know not likewise the Fruits, from the Leaves/ nor the Corn, from the Chaff. 2. The Wood-breakers and Carpenters, cannot discern the difference betwixt the Heart-woode of the Tree/ and the Bark of the same. nether-yet do they know the Instruments or Tools of their Science, as whereto eachone is serviceable. 3. The Masons know not the good Stones, from the bad: nether-yet do they also understand the difference betwixt the Work of the Foundation/ and the Work that is set thereon: and they mortar or lay-on all their Masendrie-worke b Ezec. 13. b. ●… with deceitful Mortar. 4. The Carters, harness or tie the Horses behind the Cartes: and will needs dryve-on the Cartes forward. 5. The Physicians and Apotecar●…es, know not the Herbs which serve to the Health of the Diseased: nether-yet know they how to discern the diversity of the Diseases or Sicknesses of Men. And the thing wherewith they go-about to cure or heal the lives of Men/ therewith they bring-in the Death and Corruption to the Life/ and so mar the Life of Man. 6. The Merchants are unexpert in their Trade-of-marchandice: For they know not the right-true Goods, from the Counterfeit/ nether-yet the fine Pearls and precious Stones, from the False: and traffic evenso with false ambergris. 7. The Shepherds ⁏ or Those that will be called Pastors of Sheep; know not the Sheep, from the Goats. And the Howseholders' ⁏ which appoint the herdmen over the Sheep; know not the c Ezec. 34. a. b john. 10. herdmen or Pastors of the Sheep, from the Wolves/ nor the Feeders, from the Devourers/ wherethrough also in general, the Sheep are not protected nor yet duly pastured. 8. The Wolves put-on Sheepskins/ d Math. 7. c. Rom. 16. b. 2. Cor. 11. b. and know how to bleat like Sheep and Lambs. And evenso ⁏ in their Bleating; they brute-fourth the seely Sheep, to be Wolves/ for that they might ⁏ according to their wolvish Nature; e john. 10. bite and devour the seely Sheep. But it hath never been seen/ neither shall it likewise evermore be seen, that the Sheep do bite or devour the Wolves: but they greatliefeare the Wolves/ and I'll ⁏ for that they might be defended; to their Pastor or herdman. 9 Howbeit, many Sheep are now become altogether insensible or without perceiving/ and know not their right Hearders or Pastors/ nor-yet their Voices, from the Strangers. f john. 10. b. And by reason that there are so many false Pastors risen-up/ g Ezech. 1●…. b 34. a. b. Math. 24. a. ●… which can counterfeit in the sounding-fourth of their Voices, the Voice of the upright Pastors/ the insensible seely Sheep, know not how to discern the false Pastors/ nor their seducing Voices, from the upright Pastors: and so they run ⁏ for the mostpart; after the Sound of the Voice of the h ●…. Reg. 22. false Pastors: and become evenso very rufullie seduced/ and brought to the Shambles/ and part of them also, into much Calamity and Distress. The XIII. Chapter. HOw can it ⁏ by any reason; go-well upon the Earth? For the Sheep are committed and put-in-trust unto the Wolf, for to be kept/ the little Fishes, to the Cat/ and the sweet Hearb-garden, to the Swine. 2. All Errors and unright Ways, are called right a Esa. 5. ●…. Ways: and the Unfaithful, which steal the Goods out of their Masters or governors Chests/ and traffic or occupy false ambergris therewith, are called just-people. 3. Those which have never-yet been Disciples in the School of Christ. but are risenup out of b Apo. 2. c. the Devils Synagogge/ are now called Christians/ or they give-forth themselves for Such. And the wicked and dark Consciences, place themselves for judges, c Esa. 5. c. betwixt Good and Evil/ and betwixt Light and Darkness. 4. Those which have no Intelligence of the Truth nor of the Light of Life, will now teach the Truth unto Others/ and direct them to the Light of Life: and the Ignorant, will plant Understanding into the Simple. 5. The Dead, boast them of the Life: and those which lie yet as the Dead, in the Graves/ will publish the Life and the Resurrection of the Dead/ and promise' the eternal d Ezech. 18. b Life, to the unbelievers that are dead. 6. The Infidels accounted themselves for Believers: and yet nevertheless they die e john. 8. c. in their Sins: and the Inheritance of their Reward, is the eternal f Rom. 6. a. Apo. 19 20. c Death. But the upright Believers, die in the Death of Christ: g Rom. 6. a. and the Inheritance of their Rewarding, is the Resurrection with Christ, and the eternal Life. 7. They which are minded against the Law/ and are ⁏ in all; guilty as touching the Law/ do yet enforce or h Math. 23. a. drive men to keep the Law. 8. They which are themselves unbelieving/ d●… yet set-fourth ⁏ very strcictlie; the Belief to be kept, on pain of Damnation. 9 They which know not the evangely of the Kingdom/ nor yet have ever received the same · nor the Publishing of the same, out of the true Light/ will yet needs themselves preach-fourth the evangely of the Kingdom: and will evenso run, wheareas i jere. 23. ●…. d. they are not sent. 10. The Blind affirm k john. 9 d. that they see/ the Spiritlesse-people, do highly vaunt them of the holy Spirit/ and the Ungodly make their boast, that the only God is their God/ and that they have the Word of the Lord. 11. WHere now therefore it goeth thus toworke, as is recited/ l Esa. 1. c. Ezec. 22. a. b even-there are the Just/ together with all Singleminded and Littleons of understanding, enforced ⁏ in their just Causes; to suffer wrong: also the sorrowful Widows and the Fatherless are oppressed · and the true Doctrine of the Service of Love, blasphemed and resisted. 12. The angwished Hearts for the Righteousness cause, find there no place for to obtain any Liberty or Refreashing: nether-yet is the innocent or unguilty Blood defended either protected there/ but is rather m Esa. 59 ●…. jere. 22. b. spilled or powred-fourth · and all upright Righteousness depressed. 13. The hungry Souls after the Bread of Heaven, find there n Esa. 58. a. Math. 25. d. no Satisfying. the thirsty Hearts after the Righteousness, are not there refreashed: the naked Pooreons', are not there clothed: the Witnessers of the Truth, are not there harkened-unto: nor yet the Prisoners, loosed or let-go at liberty: nor the Erring or Strayed, lead on the right Way. but rather greatly blamed and blasphemed. 14. Moreover/ whosoever would there go-about to convert the Sinners from their sins/ and to induce or lead them to an upright Life, both before God and Men/ he is accounted and judged for o 2. Cor. 6. a. a S●…ducer: and he is slandered with all Wickedness/ and bruited for an Euel-dooer. Thissame is ●…ssuredlie, a great Misery upon the Earth. 15. Whoso can new in the same wicked Time, perceive or note all these forementioned wicked Deeds/ They may also perceive thereout/ that the same Time, is evenlike as was the Time of No, in p Gen. 6. 7. ●…9 the former corrupted World/ and as the Time of Lot, in Sodom and Gomor, and that in the same Time, all Iniquity and Falsehood flourisheth in vigour. 16. They may farther note and perceive/ that in the self-same Time, the World is covered-over with the q Exod. 10. c. Darknesses of Egypt, with the Plagues of r Exod. 7. 8. 9 10. Pharaoh, with the Ignorance of the Canaanites, with the Contention and Discord of the entangled s Gen. 11. a. Babel, with the Deceit and Institution of the false Godseruices of 3. Reg. 12. jeroboam, with the wicked Enterprise or Devise of t 3. Reg. 21. c. jezabel, with the 〈◊〉 Srytefulnes of the Scripture-learned and v Math. 22. 23. 24. 27. 28. of the Pharisees and Saducees, with the Ambition of x john. 19 b. Pilate, and with the Tyranny of Nero, as also with all Heathenish Instability: and that the Destruction is hard-at-hande. The XIIII. Chapter. THe Kingdom of God, is grounded inwardly in the a Math. 13. ●…. Luk. 17. c. Field of the Man/ evenlike as a Lillie-braunch is planted in the Midst of an Husbandman's Field/ which is by nature inclined to bringforth Thistles. 2. Now the Thistles b Math. 13. ●…. growing-up, do shewe-fourth the Beauty of their Flowers: they get also some Praise for their Fayrnes/ until such time as that the sweete-smelling Lillie-flowers, do make-manifest themselves ⁏ out of the Lillie-braunch; with their pure Beauty. 3. Howbeit/ the Lillie-flowers do excel & pass ⁏ in their pure Beauty and sweet Smell; the Thistel-flowers, far-awaye: in such-sort, that everyone ⁏ which beholdeth them/ and smelleth their sweet and delightful Savour; must needs c Cant. 2. ●…. praise and commend the Lillie-flowers, more than all Thistel-flowers. 4. For-that-cause likewise, the Husbandman doth love the Lillie-flowers, with such a singular love/ that he utterly rootethout the Thistles with their Flowers and Seeds, from-off his d Math. 13. ●…. Field/ and so giveth Room to the Lily with her Flowers: and he bringeth also ⁏ into the same Field; by the Lillie-flowers, all the plants of his pleasantsmelling Herbs/ and maketh of the same his Field, a Garden-of-pleasure. 5. THey which are either walk without the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness/ and stand not submitted under the Ministration of the holy Word, which reacheth to the Kingdom of God/ Those harken-to and give-ear ⁏ from without-fourth; very diligently, what-maner of s●…raunge Sound thatsame Sound might be, which witnesseth of the Kingdom of God. 6. But whenas they now make inquisition or search after the same/ and that they are come somewhat nigh unto the same Sound ⁏ for to hear some News thereout/ and not to stand obedient thereunto or to the Requiring of the same;/ So are then the same Testimonies of the Kingdom of God, not els-what unto them, but as a closed e Esa. 29. b. Book/ and a fast-sealed Pit/ yea, and as it were a Proverb or secret f Math. 13. b. Luk. 8. b. Sentence. 7. They looke-about diligently after the same: and they dig also ⁏ with all their own Understanding; very earnestly after the Knowledge of the Kingdom of God, in their inwardness. But they cannot ⁏ in all their Understanding; consider nor yet once conceive the g 1. Cor. 2. b. form or Fashion of the same. 8. They seek likewise ⁏ nodoubt; with painful labour and much travel, for the Kingdom of God. But-yet whenas the same and his upright Righteousness, is setfourth before their Eyes/ and witnessed or declared unto them/ then have they no Lust thereto, for to receive the same/ or to enter therein: and thereby they manifestly express or make-knowen, that they know not the Kingdom of God/ neyet understand the clearness h Luk. 17. c. of his Coming. 9 Howbeit/ it is granted to the believing and obedient Disciples of the holy Word and his Service of Love, to understand i Math. 13. b. Luk. 8. b. the Mystery of the Kingdom of God/ and the Entrance into his Righteousness. 10. It is likewise permitted them, to eat of the secret k Apo. 2. b. heavenly Bread. and thereto there is geeven them a white Stone/ whereupon is written a New Name/ which noman knoweth, save only he which receiveth the same Stone with the New Name. And That is the Difference betwixt the true Being, which is remaining with the Elders/ and the Images or Figures, which are administered unto the Disciples, to an Introduction for them unto the true Being. 11. But whereas now there is no upright Difference observed, among the Elders or Teachers/ and the Disciples which are taught, betwixt the true Being/ and the Images or Figures/ even-there then also there is no Discretion taking-effect or used: and whereas there is no Discretion/ there l Pro. 19 a. can it not go-well with any Soul. For the m Math. 2●…. c. judgement nor the mercifulness/ nether-yet the Ceremonies of the upright Seruing-of-god, are not there observed/ nor yet likewise is the Truth of those-same effectually known. 12. But whereas the true Being of God and Christ, is remaining with the Elders or Teachers: and that the same Elders, administer unto the Disciples ⁏ which are taught; the Images or Figures, out-of the same true Being ⁏ to an Introduction for them unto the same true Being;/ even-there is then the judgement n Oze. 6. c. Math. 23. c. and the mercifulness/ as also the Ceremonies of the upright Serueing-of-god, used or observed sinceerlie and according to the Truth. The XV. Chapter. forasmuch now as that the Wisdom resteth-secreat before the Despisers of the Service of Love/ and before Such as resist the same/ and are disobedient thereunto. and that the same is manifest and welknowen unto the Elders in the Family of Love/ Therefore do I open my Mouth/ and speak my proverbs, to the same Elders in the Family of Love/ for to make-manifest evenso unto them ⁏ a Psal. 78. ●…. in Parables; the Wisdom and her Mysteries. For in the Obedience of the Love, it is granted unto them to b Math. 13. b. Mark. 4. b. Luk. 8. b. understand the Mystery of the Kingdom of God/ together with the proverbs of the wise/ and the sayings of the Vnderstandingons. 2. Wherefore ⁏ O ye Elders and Fathers of the Family of Love; c Pro. 1. 4. a. b so let now all these parabolous sayings of mine ⁏ which I presently in this Day of mine Old-age, speake-fourth unto you; sink into your Hearts. 3. Observe likewise and Keep ⁏ with all Disigence; in the Congregation of the Love, the Ordinances of Howsholding/ and the Government of your Family/ and of all That which is under your Hands, even as I express or hold-fourth the same before you. 4. Do you in like manner holde-fourth the same ⁏ in all Love; before the good-willing, which walk obediently in our mostholie godservice of Love/ to th'end that ye ⁏ in all your Ministrations; may evenso always rule wisely and understandinglie · and so accomplish all your Matiers' ⁏ with good Providence or Circumspection; in the holy Understanding. 5. give not over your d Pro. 6. ●…. Lust ⁏ at any time; as subject unto Sleep: but watch always and have a care ⁏ both night and day; over the Souls e Act. 20. c. 2. Tim. 4. ●…. of your Subjects: and see that ye keep evenso always ⁏ fourth-and-fourth; a good Watch, against all the Destruction which is a coming. 6. Let always the Ministration ⁏ about the needful Things; sink into your Hearts: and ⁏ to a good Preserving or Safety; take evermore good-heede, unto all that which is committed to your Charge and put-in-trust unto you, either by God or Men. 7. Let not your Fields ⁏ to any increasing of Weeds; lie waste f jer. 4. ●…. or unplowed/ jest that those same ⁏ after the Nature of their own Yielding or Bringing-fourth; growefull of almaner of Weeds/ or wax stubborn and barren by themselves. 8. Therefore plough your Lands or Fields betimes/ and prepare them to a mollified Earth: and evenso with the Harrowe, purge or scour them well from the Roots of the Weeds. 9 Let not ⁏ in anycase; any-what at all, of the Weeds or of their Roots, remain in your Fields, neither yet likewise anything of all whatsoever is like to hinder or endamage the good Corn ⁏ which ye sow in your Fields; in the Growing-up thereof. 10. When ye now have well tilled your fields / and made them throughlie ready, for to sow the good Corn therein/ Then sow you in each Field, such Seed or Grain as his Nature requireth/ or as it is able to bring-fourth: whether it be then Wheat/ Barley/ Oats/ Rye/ Anis/ or Cummyn. 11. And when ye then have ⁏ in seasonable time; sown your Fields/ so be not overhasty to the growing-up thereof/ for to have the Harvest, before the right Time: but wait with Long-suffering, for g jam. 5. ●…. the Eavening-and-morning Rain/ for the sweet Dew of Heaven/ and for the Warmth of the Sunne-shining: through which Conjoining ⁏ or Together-operation; on your sown Fields, your Seed shall receive his full Increase/ and be multiplied plentifully. 12. But forget not in all this same, to bestow all your Care and Diligence, for to h Math. 13. d. weede-fourth or pluckup throughlie all the Weeds ⁏ which grow in your Fields, beside or among the good Seed; from out-of your Fields/ jest that the same in growing-up against the good Corn, should get the Pre-eminence thereover. 13. Now if ye do even-thus/ and that ye take all these things effectually to heart/ so shall ye then rejoice you in the Fertility of your Fields · and in the time of Harvest, reap much Fruit thereof. 14. When ye now in the Harvest, have reaped your Fruits ⁏ wherein the Lord hath blessed or prospered you; from-of your Fields/ so i Math. 1●…. d. gather and say you up the same then in your Barns. 15. And whenas the Winter cometh/ and that all Fields lie barren and without Fruit/ then feed you your households, with your Increase or Store that is grown/ and live therewith, in joy: and satisfy yourselves evenso with the Fruits of your Fields, everyone according to the Desire or Appetite of his Soul. The XVI. Chapter. COnsider adunsedlie and uprightly hereon ⁏ with good Understanding; O ye Elders and Fathers of the household: Be not in anycase sluggish/ neither yet negligent or careless, in all this same so needful an Office or Ministration: but respect well the a Pro. 6. a. right Time/ whilst that the same serveth and is necessary for you, to all good Exercise/ So shall ye then have always Corn in your Barnes/ and Bread enough within your Houses. And in the time when the Hunger b Amos. 8. b. falleth upon the People/ and that the Countries are clean without Corn/ ye shall c Esa. 65. b. have sufficient thereof/ and that in great abundance. 2. And when that ye thus in the dear Time [namely/ in the Time of Lacking or Scarcity of Corn and Bread] have Corn enough/ and plenty of Bread, to your sufficing/ evenlike as in the Time of abundance: and that the Lord your God, hath made you rich and fat, with Corn and Bread/ d Levit. 26. b. Esa. 58. b. 65. 66. with Gardens-of-pleasure and Vineyards/ and with all whatever is needful for you: and that ye have abundance of Water, in your Fountains and Rivers/ So become not then sluggish nor sleapie/ whereby ye might chance to forget all good Orders-of-discipline, serving to the Edifying of your Family/ which I do this-daye ⁏ to the Preservation of You and your Families; express and set-fourth before you. 3. Become not likewise wanton, inordinate, or voluptuous, whereby ye should grow negligent towards your fountains/ Fields/ and Vineyards/ jest that your Fountains do wax dry for lack of Water/ or-else become polluted with foul Waters: and that the Thistles e Pro. ●…4. b. and Nettles overgrow or take-any-roote in your Gardens-of-pleasure and Vineyards/ as also in your earable Fields: and that evenso ⁏ through such your Negligence; your Vines ⁏ wanting their due and orderly Dressing or good Husbanding; fail to yeeldfourth their Increase of good Wine ⁏ in any store or abundance; unto you. 4. For that cause neglect not the time, for to maintain and keep your Fountains with their Waters, in all Pureness/ and to cut ⁏ in due season; the Branches of your Vines. 5. Pare or cut ⁏ I say; very well and orderly, the Branches of your Vine: spare not hardly to pair them somewhat short/ but cut-off from them the Rankness of their superfluous Increasing or Shooting-fourth in their growing: and let not the principal growen-fourth Branches be suffered to bear or nourrish anymore then a few or short Shoots, in the Stem of their Vine/ So shall then your Vines yield you fourth great store of Wine and sweet Must, to your Rejoicing. 6. But if ye let the Branches of your Vine ⁏ according to the Rankness of their forwardness of growing; remain out-of-measure long/ then will they bring you fourth ⁏ nodoubt; many leaves. but not much Wine. 7. Take therefore now a good regard hereunto/ and have evenso your delight in the tilling & dressing of your Vineyards: and rejoice you in the Sweetness of the Wine that proceedeth of those-same. 8. Travel and view also in like-maner ⁏ to a ●…ood Exercise; thoroweout, your Gardens-of-pleasure/ Pomerayes/ or Orchards: and have a good regard to the Twigs of the Trees/ jest that they ⁏ in the Bringing-fourth of their Fruits; should hinder one-another/ or-yet let or keepe-away the Shining of the Sun. 9 Have no pleasure in the superfluous Multitude of Twigs/ which may any-waye be damagefull or-yet hindersom to the fruitfulness: but prune them/ and shrid-away or cut-off the unprofitable and noisome Twigs/ whereby that the Sun ⁏ with his bright Shining; may shine-thorowe between them/ and that the profitable or expedient Twigs might evenso ⁏ to the Bringing-fourth of their perfect and ful-rype Fruits; have room enough for them. 10. IN all this same your good Order-of-exercise, be always ⁏ without fail; welmindfull hereof/ namely/ that ye ⁏ with Carefuldiligence; see to the Protection of your Families or households/ also rule or order them uprightly, to the maintenance of all good Peace/ and provide for them with all good and necessary purveyance. And evenso rule or exercise you all things, by the direction of the f Pro. ●…. ●…. Sap. 6. a. Wisdom of the Lord/ to th'end that your households may be ⁏ in allthings; so lovely & peaceable/ that nothing-else may be found, perceived, either proved by them, but that they ⁏ together with each-other; are a concordable House of Love and Peace. 11. Therefore aught ye also to have always a sharp eye, g Rom. 16. b. toward Such as adjoin not themselves to the Obedience of the Love/ but are rather prosumptuous and contentious ther-against/ and thereto stirre-up Other-moe to Contention, against the same: And suffer them not ⁏ in any case; to have Place, for to devil by you/ lest that they disturb your whole Family/ and make them seditious, to all Vnpeaceablenes. 12. And albeit that They ⁏ to the Satisfying of their Lust and Desire; come crow●…hing unto you, as though they were hungry and thirsty/ yet h Eccli. 12. a. feed them not for-al-that, in their Hunger/ neither quench you their Thirst: Eat not also with them, of one Bread/ neither yet likewise drink you with them, out of one Cup: but let them passe-away/ and have not any Pity or Compassion at all over them. The XVII. Chapter. Look well and advisedly hereunto/ that ye be found faithful in All whatsoever I do presently ⁏ in this Day or Light of the Love; express or declare unto you/ So shall then your House with your whole Family ⁏ even out of the Service of the Love; be veryewell and orderly considered-of either edified/ and all your Lands shall be inhabited in Peace, even for evermore. 2. The Wicked/ together with all Seditious and Euel-willingons, shall tremble or be-afraide before you/ and flee-away far from you: and the Lord will give you wide and large Room. 3. PRepare always requisite or convenient Work, a Eccli. 33. c. d. for your Oxen and Asses/ for your Men-seruantes and Maide-seruantes which ye have retained ⁏ for to do your Service; within your House/ whereby they may be occupied and not rest-ydle/ Jest that they ⁏ by the means of Idleness; should wax slothful/ or-else ⁏ having overmuch spare-time; be moved for to devise some mischievous or lewd Practise/ or to employ and endeavour them to some naughty Abuse. 4. Ye shall ⁏ furthermore; observe or make b Gal. 4. a. no Difference, betwixt your Servants & your Children ⁏ whilst that your Children are yet young/ and must stand under the rule of Discipline and the Rod; in their Labour/ nether-yet shall ye suffer anyone to be idle or unoccupied, but only on the Sabboth-daye of the Lord, whenas the same is come/ like as the Lord hath c Exod. 20. b. 31. c. Levit. 23. c. Deut. 5. b. commanded it. 5. In likesort also ye aught always to be mindful of the Sabboth-daye of the Lord/ and to hold the same very-reverent or highworthelie in estimation, before everyone/ to th'end that everyone might likewise be d Heb. 4. b. always mindful of the same, for to hallow it/ and to rest them therein: and that they all evenso ⁏ which are e Exod. 20. b. mindful of the Sabboth-daye of the Lord, for to hallow the same; might recreate and rejoice them ⁏ with their Elders and Fathers of the household; in the same. 6. Moreover, in this Sabboth-daye of the Lord/ ye shall all ⁏ one with-another; keep alike Rest or Holydaye together: namely/ from the Greatest or Principallest fourth/ f D●…ut. 5. b. even to the very Smallest. 7. BE not likewise negligent or slack, to present yourselves before the Lord, in his High-festival-times of the Holie-assembling: and observe g Exod. 23. b. 34. b. Deut. 16. c. evenso those same, according to their right Ordinance/ together with the Institutions and Rites/ like as the Lord your God hath commanded those same to be observed · and ordained them in his Service of Love/ So shall then the High-festival-dayes of your Holie-assemblies, be named a right Holie-assembling/ evenlike as the Lord h Levit. 23. a. hath ordained the same. 8. Forget not moreover, the Poor and Needy which i Levi. 29. Deut. 15. ●…. Tob. 4. b. devil among you/ nether-yet also the Widows k Esa. 1. c. jere. 22. a. and Fatherless: but let them sink into your Hearts/ and consider of them, even as your own Souls: and l Tob. 4. b. Esa. 5●…. ●…. withhold not the Alms nor withdraw not your Help from the Needy: and be in like-maner comfortable and frindlie (and that with all Counsel and Information of the Testimonies of the holy Spirit of the Love of jesus Christ) unto such as are in Distress and afflicted with Sorrow/ whenas they ⁏ with singlemindedness of Heart; shall seek Counsel or Comfort at your hands. 9 TO all these good and laudable Exercises ⁏ O ye Elders and Fathers of Families; let your Minds and Thoughts stand always inclined: and hold you always manly in the Wisdom, touching the Ordering and Government towards your Families and Subjects/ So shall then all those that have intended or stoode-minded unto Wrong and Falsehood, stand-in-feare of you. but ye shall be heartily beloved of those that love the Righteousness/ and be likewise commended and reverenced ⁏ in your good Government; of all upright Hearts. The XVIII. Chapter. O Ye Elders/ which are become grisell with Age: Have always a provident or careful Eye, towards your wives/ which ⁏ to become of-mutual-beeing with you; have joined or coupled themselves with you, as Fellowe-bodies of your Bodies/ to their Preservation with you, in all Godliness: and bear always a good Care over them: For/ for that they might be preserved with you ⁏ in one Being of God and his Love; ye shall nourrish and cherish them, as your own Bodies: for they are with you one Flesh, of your Flesh/ a Gen. 2. c. Math. 19 a. Mark. 10. a. and one Bone, of your Bones. 2. Ye shall also, in all Orderlines ⁏ evenlike as Ye yourselves do walk in the Law or Ordinance of the Lord; keep your Wives submitted under your Law, b Eph. 5. d. Col. 3. c. to all Obeisance: and nourrish and maintain them evenso therein ⁏ with all diligence; to a fourth-going of the Righteousness. 3. Permit them not likewise to do or to leaveundon any-maner of thing (be it then what it is) but only that which is agreeable to your Law: and live and walk evenso with them, in all good Government and Orderlines/ according to the Law or Ordinance of the Lord. 4. And in all this same, so love, foster, and cherish your wives ⁏ neither more nor less; even as your c Eph. 5. d. own Bodies/ and cleave wholly unto them, in d Math. 19 a. Eph. 5. d. 1. Pet. 3. b. one Love with God and his Righteousness. For evenso ⁏ to the same Conformitie-of-beeing; hath God e Gen. 1. c. 2. c preordained you to be One of-uniforme-beeing. 5. Forasmuch then as that ye to-gether are but one f Gen. 2. c. Eph. 5. c. Body/ therefore ye shall not feign nor cover you before each-other. but walk always openly and uncoveredlie ⁏ in all naked Pureness; before each-other: and have evenso a good-pleasure, in eachothers Beauty and Pureness. 6. For God hath g Gen. 2. c. created the Man in all naked Pureness or Sincerity/ and in like-maner also his Wife: and coupled them to-gether in the same naked Pureness: And unto the same naked or uncovered pure Bewtifulnes, are we also All ⁏ through jesus Christ and his holy Spirit of Love; called and bidden. For-that-cause it is likewise Gods Will and Good-pleasure, that ye together ⁏ which are one Man and one Wife h 1. Cor. 11. b. Eph. 5. d. in the Lord; should always walk ⁏ before God and before each-other; in the same naked Pureness of the godly Fairness · and live evenso ⁏ as one Body with each-other; in all Sinceere-purenes. 7. But let the Man be the i 1. Cor. 11. a. Eph. 5. c. Head/ or the Lord of the Wife/ evenlike as God is the Head or the Lord of the Man. 8. The Wife shall not out of herself, k 1. Tim. 2. c. Eph. 5. c. bear any rule or-yet have any Mastership. but with the Man or through the Man, according to his Ordinance. 9 FOr-that-cause ye shall likewise ⁏ O ye Men and Elders in the godly Wisdom; have a good regard and a sharp respect unto your Wives, as to mark whereunto they incline their Hearts: To your Law/ or from your Law: To your Freedom/ or from your Freedom. 10. Now if ye perceive that they incline their Hearts to your Law/ and to your Freedom/ so shall ye then have also with each-other l 1. Pet. ●…. a. one-maner of Law in the Lord/ one-maner of Faith in jesus Christ, and one-maner of Freedom and Unity of the Heart, in the holy Spirit of love. 11. Herein ⁏ O ye Elders and Fathers of the Howsh●…lde; bec●…m ye prudent and understanding: and live evenso concordablie with your wives ⁏ m ●…phe. 5. ●…. as one Body with each-other; to the Laud of the God of Life and his Glorious-lordlines: also grow n Gen. 1. c. and multiply into many thousands upon the Earth/ and bring the Earth under you, in all Unity of the upright Life. 12. NOtwithstanding, the Conclusion or Perfection of all that which is here spoken/ is This: That ye ⁏ O ye Men; should not love o Rom. 6. 14. nor live unto yourselves. but alone unto the p 2. Cor. 5. b. Lord your God, in all Love and Peace. 13. In like-maner also ⁏ O ye Wives; ye shall not love nor live unto yourselves. but alone unto your q 1. Pet. 3. a. Husbands: out of whose Lives and Bodies, ye are with them ⁏ in God and with God; one r Gen. 2. c. Math. 19 a. Body, to their Help. 14. And living even-thus with each-other in all Love/ so la●…de and praise ⁏ with joy and thanksgiving; the Lord your God/ for that He hath not created you to any Separation or Division. but hath joined you together ⁏ as One; in one godly Being. and that the same God, is also your Head s 1. Cor. 11. a. and King. The XIX. Chapter. OYee Elders and Fathers of the household ⁏ so many as there are of you in the Congregation of the Love;/ see-toit ⁏ in any-case; that ye be continually mindful of all this same convenient Orderlines & loveliness, wherein God hath constituted and ordained you, under the Obedience of his Love: and in all your peaceableness and loveliness, show yourselves likewise a Ephe. 6. a. l●…uelie and frindlie, towards your young-borne Children. And whenas the Mothers have your young Infants on their lap/ and when they also suck the Breasts of their Mother/ then play and dally with them: and recreate and rejoice yourselves evenso ⁏ in almaner of Pleasant-sweetnes; with your Wives & young Babes. 2. In such-sort, shall ye ⁏ in all Sweetness and loveliness; play, ●…est, and makesport with the sucklings ؛your young Infants·: and bring in their Sight ⁏ whilst that they in the simple innocenty, yet suck the Milk out of their Mother's Breasts; all whatsoever delighteth or pleaseth them/ and cannot destroy them. and deal or behave yourselves evenso with them, in all Conformity of their Infantie/ and restrain them not from any joy or Pleasure, in all what is commodious for them. 3. Let all this same loveliness and delectable Frindlines ⁏ with your Wives and young Infants; be always delightful or well-pleasing unto you: and use evenso all your Amiableness and Government b Pr●…. ●…. ●… Sap. 6. ●…. out of the Wisdom/ So shall then your Wives stand evermore submitted to your Law or Ordinance/ and must likewise needs laud and praise the Virtues of your loveliness/ and the peaceable Being of your Wisdom. and so rejoice them with you in your lovely Society: in such-sort, that their Faces shall also stand always very amiable and frindlie, to your Love/ to all Unity with your Hearts. 4. BVt-yet in all this same, look well heerto, that ye bear always a singular care over your young c Eccli. 7. 30. Infant's/ that they ⁏ through anything that they out of their Childishness, take pleasure in; destroy not/ nether-yet hurt or hinder themselves. Suffer them not in any-case, to suck the Breasts of any strange Women. much-less then, the Breasts of Whores. 5. But whenas now your young Infants, are a little grown-up/ so that they can comprehend some difference, in their Understanding · and bring-fourth some Reason or Wittie-devise out of themselves/ Then shall ye wean them from the Milk of their Mother/ as also from their childish Delight or Pleasure: and begin evenso then ⁏ from their Youth up; to set before their Eyes d Lam. 3. b. Eccli. 30. b. Eph. 6. a. the Law of the Lord/ and to teach them to e Tob. 1. 4. a. fear God: and so as the time passeth-on ⁏ according to their Growing-up in Years; give them somewhat harder or stronger Meat ⁏ then the Milk of their Mother; for to eat/ to a farther Nourrishing-up of them therewith, in all Comblines and Modesty/ until that they wax to be young men. 6. Keep them moreover ⁏ with all Diligence; under your f Pro. 13. 23. ●…. Eccli. 30. a. Rod or Discipline: also accustom and exercise them ⁏ even from their Youth up; to live according to the Law of the Lord: and humble always their Hearts/ Minds/ and understandings, g Tob. 1. a. Eph. 6. a. unto the Fear of God. 7. Instruct, nourter, and exhort them also daily for to stand-submitted unto the good Nature of the Love/ and unto the h Math. 11. c. meekminded Being of our Lord jesus Christ. 8. Herein/ and in all Equity, exercise and traine-up daily your Children: and let not in any-case, the Chasteonable-instruction i Eccli. 30. a. cease over them/ until that they ⁏ in the Law of the Lord/ and in the Fear of God; have obtained well k Heb. 5. c. exercised Minds/ and are evenso ⁏ with all well-disposed Obedience; attained or grown-up unto the Age and Understanding of Youngmanship. 9 Howbeit, this Chasteonable-instruction ⁏ which serveth for the weaned Children; aught to be done with convenient Distinction or approved Discretion/ thereafter as the Children are young or old/ great or little/ understanding or ignorant. and thereafter as they are simple or wise in the Evil/ to th'end that they all may groweup aright ⁏ with good Exercise; unto the upright Understanding/ and be nourrished and brought-up to Children of the Kingdom/ for to understand the Instructions of the Wisdom/ and the proverbs of the godly Understanding. The XX. Chapter. OYee Elders in the Wisdom/ and ye Fathers of the household in the Love: Bear ⁏ in anywise; always a singular care over your young a Eccli. 7. ●…. Daughters: But especially, whenas their Breasts begin to grow-up/ and that they wax marriageable/ That they at no time apply or give-over their minds to Light-behaviour/ ether-yet have anything to do ⁏ or be conversant; with the b To●…. 3. b. Wanton-dallyers/ or turn themselves to any whoredom/ jest that they should bring or 'cause any Shame or Infamy, in the Family of love. 2. Teach them betimes ⁏ out of Understanding; to use Policy or Prudent-warines against the Strangers, which com-unto and assault them ⁏ with subtle Fetches; for to spoil them of their Honest-fame and Chastity. 3. For-that-cause, ye shall daily exhort your ioung Daughters to all Foresightfulnes: and teach them also to use good Circumspection against the Whoremongers/ to th'end that they suffer not themselves by any means, to be defiled or dishonested: and nourrish or bring them up evenso ⁏ in all Foresightfulnes or Prudent-pollicie; unto all Pureness of Life: and keep them in all good nurture and Honest-behaviour/ c Eccli. 7. b. 1. Cor. 7. c. until that they ⁏ with pure Bodies; be joined-together ⁏ in the holy Matrimony ordained by God; unto their Husband. 4. But whenas now the Time of your weaned Children, to thattaining of the Elderdom of their Youngmanship, is once fulfilled/ As that they are growenup ⁏ in all good Discipline and Order; even unto their Youngmanship or Approaching of their manly Being or Estate/ and stand-inclined to That which is right and lawful: also rest good-willing to increase in all Virtues. and to submit themselves obediently unto the d Pro. 1. 2. 3. 4. Eccli. 6. c. d. Counsel of their Elders: and that they begin evenso to attain unto the manly agedness/ and to grow-up therein/ So shall not then those Good-willingons be from thencefourth compelled or driven by way of correction ⁏ like young unlearned or unwilling Children; to the observation of the Law or Ordinance of the Lord. but men shall setfourth before them, the Faith of jesus Christ, to Righteousness. and evenso begin to talk with them of the manly agedness/ and of That which is more-neere unto the Godliness/ then is the Nourtouring ⁏ or Chastisement-of-discipline; under the Law. and holde-fourth likewise before them, the Crown e Pro. 4. b. Eccli. 1. 25. a. of the manly Wisdom/ the which the Man of God ⁏ in the Elderdom f Eph. 4. b. of the Man Christ; receiveth/ or becometh crowned therewithal: and what an upright and lovely Conversation or Being of sincere Righteousness, he than inheriteth. and thereto also, of the Kingdom of the God of Heaven/ and of the spiritual and heavenly Richeses g Math. 13. b. of the godly Mystery. 5. Herein now/ and in suchlike, exercise and trayne-up your young men or Those that are growing towards Mans-estate: and confirm or establish them in the Nature of the Love, with the godly Wisdom of the Truth of God and Christ, and with the holy Understanding of the holy Spirit of love. 6. Look to them also and 'cause them with all diligence, that they do daily glass and adorn or garnish themselves well in the Glass of Righteousness/ to th'end that they may h jam. 1. c. increase fourtha-fourth, in the godly Wisdom and upright Righteousness and Holiness/ till-unto the perfect old-age of the holy Understanding of jesus Christ and of his holy Spirit of love. 7. Now in this meantime, whilst that the young men are thus a growing-up ⁏ in all good-willing Obedience; unto the i Col. 1. b. 2. Pet. 3. b. Old-age of the Man Christ, and that they profit or increase-them in the holy Understanding of the holy Spirit of Love/ ye shall permit them to be conversant with the Elders of the holy and godly Understanding/ and with the Counsaile-lordes in the Family of Love: also to talk of Wisdom and Righteousness/ and of the Mystery of the Kingdom of the God of Heavens. to demand or propone-question thereof/ to hear k Math. 13. b. Luk. 8. b. the Resolution thereon/ and to answer thereunto/ as also to make-manifest the Secreatnes of their Heart. 8. In which godly Speeches or Communications one with another, ye shall teach the Youngmen, out of the Testimonies of the holy Spirit of Love/ to understand the right difference, betwixt Death, l Deut. 30. b. Eccli. 15. b. and Life/ betwixt Darkness, and Light/ betwixt the Destruction, and Preservation/ and betwixt the Condemnation, and Salvation. 9 Teach them to know effectually and uprightly, ether-other of those two Ways/ that they may also well and rightly m Pro. 4. b. discern the true difference of those-same · and so live and walk aright in the upright Ways of Life and Truth, under the Obedience of the Belief and of the love. The XXI. Chapter. WHen now then nour Youngmen are thus nourrished and brought-up/ and that they ⁏ from their Birth forward; have attained unto the Age of thirty Years/ and are come to their manly Age/ and that they have Beards, like Men/ So shall ye then talk freely with them, of the Kingdom of the God of Heavens/ of his upright Righteousness/ and of his secret Mystery: in like-maner also, of all profound or deepe-groundlie Wisdom and heavenly Understanding. 2. Ye shall moreover give them leave, to be always with you/ or to sit with you upon the Seats of the Elders or Wise/ for that they might evenso among you, daily hear the Secreat-mysterie of all Matters ⁏ which concern the Right and the Truth;/ and also argue or talk thereof. 3. For at thatsame time of their Elderdom, it is geeven them to know the Truth/ and they are able to understand the Mystery a Math. 13. b. Luk. 8. b. of the Kingdom of God: as also to declare and speake-fourth the same, out of the secret Parables of the Wise. 4. Therefore shall those bearded Men ⁏ in their Knowledge of the Truth; have the Liberty, for to utter-fourth ⁏ in all Boldness; the heavenly Revelations of the Kingdom of God ⁏ according to the Declaration of the Testimonies of the holy Spirit of Love; among the Elders which are grey or grisell of Hear: and evenso first-of-all, make-manifest or declare their Understanding in the godly Things, to the Elders/ erever they speak thereof among the Disciples. 5. And evenso ⁏ after a due Examination or Overhearing of their right Knowledge, in the Testimonies of the holy Spirit of Love; they shall obtain a free Permission of you, to evangelize ⁏ among the Good-willingons unto the Love; the b Math. 24. b. evangely of the Kingdom of God and Christ, and also to teach and exhort the Disciples of the Word, to the upright Righteousness and godly Holiness: On this condition/ namely/ that they ⁏ in all their Ministration; shall deal and communicate ⁏ under the Obedience of the concordable Counsel of the Elders in the Family of Love; with the Wisdom. 6. EVen-thus verily ⁏ in the same holy Form or Estate; shall then those dayed or aged Men, be ordained or received into the holy and godly Matrimony/ and be married ⁏ according to the right Ordinance of the Lord; unto the holy and chaste Virgins of the undefiled Doctrine of the godly Understanding: and be likewise known to be meet, to be fruitful Fathers in the Family of Love/ to the Procreation c Sap. 4. a. of the pure and chaste Generation/ which is well-pleasing before God · and very lovely and acceptable with Men. as also to Fellowe-ministers of the holy & gracious Word/ which God hath d jer. 〈◊〉. b. raised-up in the House of the Love of jesus Christ, according to his Promises/ to all Concord and Peace e Luk. 2. b. upon the Earth, unto Men which are good of Will. 7. In which Prospering and Going-forward of the holy and godly Conversation of these righteous Men, under the Obedience of the Love/ God will give a long Life unto the same Men: in such-sort/ that they shall attain unto the full oldness of their Years/ and see or behold their Children and Childrens-childrens, f Tob. 9 c. Psal. 128. ●…. unto the third and fourth Generation, in Righteousness. 8. For in their just Life, they shall become grey or grisell with Age. They shall likewise be known to be true Priests ⁏ which are meet to minister in the Sanctuary;/ and righteous Fathers of the household (which are taught to the Kingdom of Heaven/ and are meet to bringfourth ⁏ out of the Treasure of their Hearts; g Math. 13. ●…. the New and the Old)/ and be esteemed and h 1. Tim. 5. b. reverenced for Such. The XXII. Chapter. THese Elders and dayed or wel-aged Men in the holy Understanding ⁏ whenas they now are become grey with Age; shall be esteemed as Fathers, in the Congregations/ and also be called Fathers: and sit likewise in judgement ⁏ upon the judgment-seates; with the Chief-elder/ also hear the secret Counsel of the Chief-elder/ and give-forth their voice therein, with him. 2. For-that-cause also these Elders with grey Hears, shall not keep their Counsel with the Youngmen/ but with the dayed a 2. Par. 10. a. Eccli. 25. a. Elders/ which also ⁏ like unto Themselves; are waxen-gray with Age. 3. For by the dayed Elders with grey Hear, the b Eccli. 8. b. Wisdom/ and the Circumspection or provident Prudence, is to be found. as also all good and wel-aduised Counsel, to all Peace and Concord/ and to all Preservation & Welfare of the Congregation. 4. COnsider and have a good and singular regard hereunto, ye Elders and Fathers: For all this same that I here testify and express unto you, is the mostholie Ordinance of the Family of Love/ and the upright Conservation of the manly Generation, in the Righteousness: namely/ from the Man's Youth up/ till unto his Age of the grey Hear. 5. For-that-cause also, this same Ordinance is the true Counsel of the c Pro. 4. a. b. Wisdom/ which bringeth with it the Rest of the Children of God. and induceth or leadeth the Man unto the everlasting Life. 6. O Ye Fathers of Families and ye Counsaile-lordes over Countries: Take this same ⁏ in anycase; effectually to heart. and rule all your things wisely, according to the same Counsel/ to th'end that the Kingdom of Love and of Peace, may remain and stand-fast eternally in all Concordablenes, under the Obedience of the love. 7. And keep or retain all that which I presently holde-fourth before you, in your Memory or Remembrance/ d Deut. 12. c. Pro. 4. a. and writ thatsame in your Hearts: For the same is the Kernel or Pith of the holy Understanding/ wherethrough the Countries may be well preserved or kept-in-safetie/ and the People likewise nourrished and maintained, in all good Peace and tranquillity. 8. For-that-cause ⁏ O ye Elders and Wise; make always ⁏ according to this Counsel; all good purveyance or Provision for your Children and young men/ that they ⁏ without any hurt or impediment; may be nourrished-up, unto their manly Old-age. And govern you allthings well. 9 Grow and multiply: e Gen. 1. c. 9 a Till the Earth/ and bring the same in subjection unto you: and beare-dominion over all cattle, which live upon the Earth. 10. Sow and reap/ and gather you together much Fruits: and use or accomplish all things in convenient season. 11. Eat your Meat with joy, according to all the Lust or Appetite of your Souls: and drink likewise, of the Increase of your Vine. 12. MAke not in any-case your Garden-of-pleasure ⁏ which is full of all delectable Herbs, serving for the preservation of Health/ and full of all goodly Flowers, of sweet and odoriferous Smell/ as also full of all delightful plants of delicate or wel-relished Fruits; common before everyone: but keep his Walls in firm Stability/ and have always a careful Eye unto the Entrance into the same/ that no unclean and corrupt Thing enter therein. 13. But walk or recreate-you in the same, with the Elders and Aged/ and delight yourselves with them, in all the Delectablenes and Garnishing of the same. 14. And for his precious Richeses and beautiful Garnishinge cause/ it behoveth you to keep well and warely his Entrance, from Many/ to th'end that the same may evenso remain safe and in good Preservation: and that the Children of the Kingdom/ and all Those that are made Heirs in the spiritual and celestial Richeses of the holy Spirit of Love, may always enter and walk therein · and recreate themselves in the same. 15. furthermore/ ye shall not talk of your secrets (ether-yet utter your Mysteries) openly or nakedly, in the Hearing of your young Children/ and Disciples. but spare not the same in the Ears ⁏ or Hearing; of the Elders/ which can understand the same/ and are able to bear or away-with the Soun●… thereof. For it is geeven unto the Elders to understand the privy Mysteries of the Wise/ and to expound their Parables. 16. Also, when that ye have anyething to deale-in, that is to be wrought with any prudent Counsel/ so attempt and execute then the same with the Counsel of the Wise f 3. Reg. 12. a. Eccli. 25. a. which are become grey with Age: and perform all your Matiers with and by their advise: and be evenso g Math. 10. b. foresightful and understanding ⁏ according to the Doctrine of the Wisdom of the holy Spirit of Love; in all your Dealing and Purposes. and grow always forward, to a full Enlarging of the peaceable Kingdom of the love. 17. THe Lord bless and strengthen you in his Love/ and confirm you with his holy Spirit/ Whereby that ye may always ⁏ in all Firmness; so maintain and uphold unto the God of Life, his Workmanship or Building of the House of his Love, in all upright Righteousness/ asthat the God of Life may have a Good-pleasure, to devil/ to h Levi. 26. b. 2. Cor. 6. b. live/ and to walk in the Family of his Love, for-ever-and-ever. AMEN. That com-to-passe evenso. Take it to heart: and revolve well these proverbs of the godly Wisdom. CHARITAS EXTORSIT PER HN.