Mercurius Teutonicus; OR A CHRISTIAN INFORMATION concerning the last Times.  
BEING Divers Prophetical Passages of the Fall of Babel, and the New Building in Zion.  
Gathered out of the Mystical Writings of that famous German Author, JACOB BEHMEN, alias, Teutonicus Phylosophus.  
Despise not prophesyings.  
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good,  1 Thes. 5.20, 21. 
LONDON; Printed by M. Simmons, for H. Blunden, at the Castle in Cornhill. 1649.   

To the Lover of Peace and Truth.  
COURTEOUS READER;  
THou hast here divers Predictions, or Prophetical Passages, taken out of the Letters and Writings of J. B. of high and worthy Consideration in these distractive and destructive times; wherein Satan is let lose, and rageth both in his children of hypocrisy and iniquity: by these thou mayst truly find out the Fundamental rise, the effectual Progress, and event of these Modern Cain-like Contentions, and unnatural Wars: and rightly inform thyself of those eminent and imminent Calamities and Tribulations which are in the Christian world. I cannot but suppose that the news of an happy period to them would be acceptable, and joyful: but what further effect they are still like to have (without a Cordial, and speedy amendment, and turning from our Cain-like hypocrisy and fury) I leave for them to find, and feel by woeful experience, that will not believe it.  
What this Author was (called by the Learned, Teutonicus Phylosophus) and what ground he had to write as well Prophetically, as Philosophically, and Theosophically, his Writings do testify; & Time itself, the infallible Teller of Truth will demonstrate. The Antichrist, the Whore of Babylon, the Beast, the False Prophet, in their Mystery of iniquity, and perverse practices are abundantly described in his Writings; which the Sectarian Babel, that sets up the Abomination of Desolation to her own ruin, will not regard; and he hath not only discovered in a great measure the tricks and feats of Babel (for he is none of God's workmen that will pull down, unless he knows how to set up the Building in a better form, and frame) but also hath shown the way to come out of her; and the true practice of Christianity: and faithfully set down the assured way to divine wisdom, and knowledge; whereby a man shall come to know himself; which is the most precious, and necessary thing of all; and so free his mind from those mental Idols of hypocrisy and opinion, which do perplex, amaze, and amuse the world in a giddy Labyrinth, and Abyss of darkness; He doth not in his Writings make an heap of Complaints against this Sect, and that Opinion; accusing one party, or excusing another; to foment discord, and disaffection, as many girding tart Pamphlets, and Preachers have done, and do; by attaching, taunting, and reviling others, only as firebrands of schism, heresy, and division, not considering that their own Cain-like fuming, and raging, blind and unchristian imprecating have fomented, enkindled, and increased the wrath of God, both upon their selves and others; but Christianly adviseth all to abandon all such filthy Contention; and to seek the good one of another in love, forbearance, and selfe-deniall; without which it will be yet worse and worse in the world.  
I need not write of the Authentic Reality of what this Author hath foretold; for it doth, and will more and more show itself. Albeit, many are, and will be sottishly, and pharisaically blind; choosing rather to go quick into the bottomless pit, then to forsake the Whore.  
Let the Reader seriously, and diligently Consider what he saith; and follow the practice of that, which is the only way to amend, and reform all privately, and publicly; viz. Selfe-deniall, in unfeigned love to all, not as Babel, the Whore of perdition, and hypocrisy teacheth; that Sophistically distinguisheth, and thereby destroyeth the true love, and simplicity of the Gospel, and practice of Christianity, and is become the well-falled Sodom, fitted to destroy itself; which not Secular Arm, or wise Reason, merely humane and politic can hinder.  
Let not some unusual terms or phrases, cause thee to distaste, taunt, or quip at them; but what thou dost not understand, leave uncensured, for every man is best interpreter of his own words, and meaning; albeit, when they are sent into this selvish opinioned world, they often meet with such Critics, as put a false and strange gloss upon them; perverting them; turning that which belongs properly to themselves, upon others; do not count them whimsical, fantastical, enthusiastical fopperies; but seriously consider, and mark whether his Predictions prove true or false, and so judge; and what thou hast here by peecemeals, thou mayst more at large and fully find in his Writings: some whereof are printed already in English, viz. The 40 Questions of the soul, wherein is a Catalogue of his Books: the way to Christ, and the Three Principles. Also the Threefold Life (which is now preparing for the Press;) and his Mysterium Magnum (a Commentary upon the first Book of Moses called Genesis) are desired, expected, and intended next to be published.   

Mercurius Teutonicus, OR A Christian Information concerning the last Times.  

In his Letter to Mr. Paul Keym, concerning the last times he writeth thus of Babel, and Zion, as followeth.  
21. WHat concerneth Babel, how it hath grown, and how it shall again be destroyed; is sufficiently manifest: the Destroyer is already on foot; he hath begun a good while since; however men will not see it.  
22. Men cry 
a Murder; Confusion to their enemies.  Mordiò; and yet there is no strange Enemy, but it is the Turba only, which hath grown up in the midst of Babel in her wickednesses, and unrighteousnesses; that hath found the limit: and destroyeth only that which for a long Time hath been 
b Selfish; useless.  naught; which men at all times ought to have cast away: whereas men should have honoured, and loved God, and their Neighbour as themselves; there they have set up in God's stead the Abominable Covetousness, Deceit, and wicked craft, under an hypocritical show, and loved falsehood in the place of God; and have made of the Mystery an abominable reproachful 
c Blasphemous reviling. Wherein men in a blind Cain-like envy, have cried down one another for heretics, and Gods sworn enemies; because they adore not their mental and verbal Idol.  Babel: where men with sweet speeches, and blind folded eyes have led us captive, even in very Deceit, to the glory of the great Whore: so that she hath fatted her Adulterous Brat; and domineered over our body, and soul, goods, and Estate.  
23. This Bastard is now at odds with himself about the great Prey, and 
d Plunder.  spoil; and doth itself discover its own wickedness, and great shame, so that we may plainly see what kind of good ever was in her, for the great wickedness which she hath committed doth plague her; and no strange 
e No foreign, or outward enemy, but her own wickedness and hypocrisy, which hath enkindled the wrath of God in her, and given her over to a perverted, mad, unchristian fury, and bloodthirsty mind; whereby she destroys not her opposites only, but her own self, and even that which she thinks to better and maintain.  Thing: whereby men may now see, how her whoredom hath been manifold: and how the Devil had beset us with manifold Nets: and how one whoredom runs in the opposition to another: and are malicious; by't, and slay one another.  
24. For the Great Pain is come upon her; and she shall now bring forth the Great Iniquity, wherewith she is fully pregnant: and therefore she cryeth out, because of her woeful smart; and she speaketh of the child, which she shall bring forth: viz. of Murder, Covetousness, and Tyranny: she uncovereth her fair feature as she is in the Heart: Now he that will not know her; for him there is no remedy.  
25. The Revelation saith; Go out from her my people, that you may not be partakers of her plagues; for she hath filled her cup full with the Abominations of her whoredom, in the Anger of God; them she shall drink out; and thereby be forced to burst herself.  
26. And this is that which I say of Babel, that she is a whore, and shall suddenly break in pieces: and no stranger shall do it: the spirit of her own mouth doth strangle her: her own Turba destroyeth her: she cryeth for vengeance and murder upon heresy; and yet she doth it not for God, but for her Adulterous Brat; otherwise (if she did it for God) she would enter into his Command, and Will of Love: where Christ saith; Love one another; for thereby men shall know that you are my Disciples.  
27. The Kingdom of God stands not in any war, or revile; or in an outward show, in delicious days: herein the children of God are not to be found: but in love, in patience, and hope, in faith under the Cross of Christ; there groweth the Church of God to the holy Ternary; i. e. a new angelical man hidden in the old: and this is my certain knowledge briefly comprised concerning this Article: in my writings you may see further of it.  
28. Secondly, concerning Zion, I say according to my knowledge, as the Spirit showeth it to me, that there shall surely come an Ending of the Deceit: and Zion shall be found; yet only of the children of faith: not in general, as if no wicked man should remain.  
29. For the Oppressor shall be a Cause that Zion is borne; when men shall see how Babel is an whore: then shall many children be found in Zion, and seek the Lord: but the Oppressor shall dog them at the heels, and cry them down for Heretics: also persecute and put to death; and exercise their faith! and where one is killed: there shall ten, yea an hundred rise up in his Room.  
30. But the general Zion appeareth first in greatest misery; when Babel breaketh, it shall stand desolate and miserable: and then the children of Zion shall say; How hath the Lord forsaken us! come (we beseech you) let us seek his face; ah! let us departed from strife [war and contention] have we not, alas! made our Country desolate! is not all provision spent! are we not brethren! wherefore do we fight? we will enter into one Love; and seek the Lord: and no more fight, and destroy ourselves: we will be content! are we not here altogether Strangers and Pilgrims, and seek our native Country?  
31. In this Time verily a Zion shall be found: and the Heaven shall give its dew, and the earth its fatness; but not in that manner as if wickedness should be wholly done away: for it shall continue unto the end; of which Christ saith; Thinkest thou that when the Son of Man shall come, that there will be faith upon the earth? And although the children of Zion shall have a fiery deliverance, that they shall remain maugre the will of the Devil; insomuch, that God will work great things, as at the times of the Apostles, yet it endureth not unto the end; For as it was in the days of Noah, when he entered into the Ark, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be, as it is written.  
32. But that the Holy Ghost shall be in the hearts of the faithful in Zion; I acknowledge, and know it: for Zion shall not be from without; but in the new man: it is already borne; he that would seek it; let him seek himself; and depart from the old Adam, into a new life, and he shall find whether Jesus be borne in him.  
33. If he finds it not; let him enter into himself, and so he shall find Babel, and her workings in him: those he must destroy, and enter into God's Covenant, and then Zion will be manifest in him; and he shall be borne with Christ in Bethleem Jehuda 
f Under the Cross; in disrespect and disesteem of the world. , in the dark Stable; not in 
g Not in the outward pleasures of the flesh.  Jerusalem; as Reason feign would have, that Christ should be borne in the old Ass: the old Ass must be a servant, and serve the New Man in Zion, etc.   

This wonderful Prophecy following, was written in a Postscript to a Letter, dated the 20th of February, 1623.  
23. THe Tribulation, and Destruction of Babel approacheth with exceeding vehement haste; The Storm ariseth upon all Coasts: There shall be an exceeding Tempest: vain hope deceiveth; for the Destruction of the Tree draweth near, which is known in the Wonders.  
24. The 
a Domestic intestine.  homebred Fire hurteth its own native Country: Righteousness, and Truth are beaten down; Great Sorrow, and perplexing Sadness do 
b Screw up themselves.  force themselves up.  
25. Men shall mourn for an empty ruinous old Cottage, which is of no importance to Salvation: and they shall be enraged for that Nest wherein Satan hath hatched his 
c Pride, covetousness, envy, wrath; and all falsehood, under an holy show of Religion.  young.  
26. The Tower of Babel is found to be without foundation; men suppose to hold it up with props; but a wind from the Lord overthrows it.  
27. The hearts and thoughts of men shall be discovered; for there cometh a Trial from the Lord, whereby the 
d Titular, verbal hypocrite, the Cain-like Christian, who persuades himself from a blind faith, that none is accepted with God but himself, and such as he is; the demure, and devout Pharisee: but his false bottom will come to light, maugre his many words, and swords.  mouth-Christian shall be laid open in his false heart, and soul; as a reed that is shaken by the wind; seeing his heart is wavering now here now there; because his false ground is revealed.  
28. Many shall betray themselves; and through hypocrisy, ruin both body and goods. Hypocrites, and mouth-Christians shall quail for fear, when their false foundation shall be discovered.  
29. The Oriental 
e The Turk shall turn a true Christian.  Beast getteth an humane heart and face; and ere this cometh to pass, it helpeth to tear down the Tower of Babel with its claws.  
30. In the darkness of the North ariseth a Sun, which taketh its light from the sensuallish properties of the Nature of all Beings, from the Form expressed, re-expressing Word; and this is a Wonder; at which all Nations rejoice.  
31. An 
f The Emperor of Germany.  Eagle hath hatched young Lions in his nest, and brought them prey, till they have grown great, hoping that they would again bring their prey to him; but they have forgotten that, and take the eagle's nest, and pluck off his feathers; and in unfaithfulness by't off his claws, so that he can fetch no more prey, though he should starve for hunger.  
32. But they fall out about the eagle's nest, and tear one another in anger; until their anger become a fire; which burns up the nest: and This from the Lord of all Beings.  
33. If the rich and potent did know upon what his foundation stood; he would enter into himself, and look to his End.  
34. The Sun giveth to many a thing life, and also to many a thing death.  
35. Thus they that lie still in self-will; as a child in the Mother's womb; and lets its internal ground (whence man hath its rise) to lead and guide it; the same is the noblest and richest upon the earth.  
36. The Postilion, arising out of the ground of Nature, cometh, and carrieth a sword over the earth; and hath six winds for his assistants, which for a long time have ruled upon the earth; these destroy the Postilions sword by the manifestation of the seventh Wind, which they at all times have held hidden in them, but by reason of the Postilions power, they must now call and manifest to him.  
37. Which seventh Wind, a new fire revealeth, whence a great light shineth forth; and at this time shall the fountain of Grace flow forth, and the distressed shall be refreshed.   

12. 
The second Epist. to Carel van Endern, vers. 12. etc.  HOwever, at present all is in Babel, and there shall a great Rent be made; yet let no man despair; For as God helped the Children of Israel with Consolation in the babylonical Captivity, and sent them Prophets: even so shall now also Lilies grow in the midst of thorns; and this is wonderful.  
13. Also no man need think, that even now the whole destruction of the City Babel shall come to pass; there shall verily be an exceeding great Rent; such a one as men now do not believe; for the Antichrist is not wholly revealed; though verily in part.  
14. Men shall suppose that they have wholly rooted him out; and after some sorrow, great joy shall follow; and they shall make Laws, and Covenants, together with severe sharp Articles of Religion; yet for the most part, for the advancement of their honour, and might; and men shall suppose that the holy Spirit of heaven speaketh; and now there is a golden world, yet it sticketh full of God's anger, and is still in Babel; and the true Essence of the right life in Christ, is not yet therein.  
15. Also the rider on the pale Horse shall come after, and cut off many with his Sickle; yet in the mean time, the Lily springeth in the Wonders, against which the last Antichrist shall raise persecution; even than cometh his end; for the Appearance of the Lord terrifieth him.  
16. And then Babel burneth up in the zeal, & anger of God; and the same is wonderful! of which I have no might to write more plainly; yet at at that time my writings shall be very serviceable; for there cometh a time from the Lord, which is not from the starry heaven.  
17. Blessed is he that seeks the Lord with full earnestness; for he shall not be found in the history, but in true affiance, and in the right internal resignation into the life, and into the doctrine of Christ; therein the Holy Ghost shall appear with wonders, and powers, which Babel at present in her 
* Cunning 〈◊〉 vises; forge● hypocrisies.  inventions doth not believe; yet however, it certainly cometh, and is already on foot, yet hidden from the world.   

31. I Have now found a precious jewel, which might do you service, 
Out of an Epist. vers. 3●  not only for the soul, but also for the body, and be profitable to your Patients.  
32. If men would labour in Christ's Vineyard, then might God verily, even now at present; give us such a Sunshine, that should warm the Apothecary's shop, of which many honest people have been a long time desirous; which Sunshine would drive away the smoke in Babel, and be a refreshment to the children of Christ in their oppression and misery.  
33. But in truth, men will be so ungodly, therefore it shall first horribly rain, and hail; insomuch, that the earth shall quake, and drown many thousand souls in the water.  
34. I would here very gladly mention somewhat unto you, but at this time it may not be; be pleased to consider the Storm towards the East, that towards the North is not far from it; in the South there is a great smoke, so that it 
g Pricketh, or maketh them smart.  biteth the eyes of those towards the West.  
35. No man need say, when the Storm passeth by, that this man, or that man is righteous before God, it shall go well with him, because of his Religion; the anger of God is enkindled in all, and they are all alike before him in respect of their Religion and knowledge, while the one liveth like the other.  
36. The most High sweepeth out one besom with another, yet there springeth a Lily to all Nations; happy are they that apprehend the same.  
37. The thirsty soul shall in no wise say, The Lord hath forgotten me! as little as a Mother can forget her child, and albeit she should forget, yet the Lord hath not forgotten his poor exceeding distressed Christendom; he hath noted her in his wounds pierced through with nails; his light shall shine from the East unto the West for a Testimony unto all Nations.  
38. From the South standeth a Lily towards the North, whosoever obtaineth the same for a propriety, he shall sing the Song of God's mercy; and in the same time the word of the Lord springeth as grass upon the earth; and the Nations sing this Song of Babel in one harmony, for the beginning hath found the end.  
39 Think upon my dark say; for I might not do it better at this time, seeing that men have only sought after pride, and covetousness, and despised the mirror of Anger; and have not at all repent; therefore they work iniquity with iniquity, until iniquity devours itself, and the wrath of God well satiates itself.  
40. Humane Reason shall be here able to hinder little with its consultations, but blow up the fire, and give further occasion.  
41. God was good before distress; but seeing men forsake God, thereupon followeth distress and scorn.  
42. Let every one consider, and have a care of himself; yet he that shall not seek and defend himself, shall be sought and defended.   

38. 
Out of an Epis. vers. 38.  COncerning their desire about the affairs at (Prague,) where I was present at the coming in of the new 
a Palsgrave Frederick.  King (the same into Sagan, you have understood, that it is already done!) he came in at the Fort upon Re●shin of Shlan, and was received of all the three Orders with great Solemnity; as the Custom hath been formerly among all Kings.  
39 I exhort you to heed well what the Prophet Ezekiel hath written in the 38. and 39 Chap Whether the time of the gathering together upon the seven Mountains in 
b Confused Christendom.  Babel, be not at hand, especially in respect of the Seven 
c Bethlem Gabor.  Berger, who should get help from the Turk, and very easily come to the Ryne-strome.  
40. Where then the great overthrow of the children of Babel may come to pass; where two great Rods of God shall appear; the one by war, the other by mortality; in which Babel shall be ruined, showeth the Spirit of the Lord in all those who have prophesied before us.  
41. Although I account the Election of a right German Emperor must be yet a little while deferred, and in the mean time, great 
d This is come to pass in Germany.  war and contention; also desolation of many Cities, strong Holds, and potent Countries shall follow, so far as even now is the right time, of which the Spirit prophesieth; which we do not so punctually understand.  
42. For a thousand years before God, is as one day; the Spirit seethe all things nigh at hand; then supposeth the 
e The astral spirit, or apprehension of Reason.  sidereal man, that it shall be instantly, yet it stands in God's Counsel.  
43. However, we know for certain, the ruin of the City Babel to be very nigh, and it appeareth to us as if the time were even instantly at hand, whereas yet we cannot fully apprehend the Counsel of God; but as a Pilgrim, that is a day in a Country cannot learn all, even so it is with us; For God keepeth the time and hour to himself, and yet showeth by his Spirit the wonders that are to come.   

29. 
Out of an Epist. vers. 29.  BUt seeing God hath promised by the Prophets (especially in Joel) that he will pour forth his Spirit in the last days upon all flesh; therefore the time is to be considered.  
30. I say as I have known it, that whosoever at present will die to himself, him shall the Spirit of the Lord, according to Joels prophesy apprehend, and manifest his wonders by him; therefore if any be in Earnest, he shall find it by experience.  
31. Yet let every one be faithfully warned, that if the light of God do arise in him, that he continue steadfast in great humility, in resignation, namely, in the death of Christ, etc.—.  
36. I give you out of good affection to know, that this present time is seriously to be taken into consideration; for the Seventh Angel in the Revelation hath prepared his Trumpet; the Powers of Heaven be in Peculiar Motion: Moreover, both gates stand open, and light, and darkness are in great desire; as every thing is taken, so shall it go in.  
37. At what the one shall exceedingly rejoice, the other shall mock at it; whereupon followeth the sore and severe judgement upon Babel.   

7. 
Out of an Epist. vers. 7.  HAppy are those who are comprehended under the sound of the Trumpet, which hath already sounded; for there cometh such an earnestness after, that Babel and [her] convention, together with all pride, ambition, falsehood, and unrighteousness, shall drink an earnest Draught; and even that which she hath filled, etc.—.   

3. 
Out of an Epist. to Carel van Endern, vers. 3.  IT is known [to me] that the time is nigh, and at hand, that the contentions about Religion shall enter into the Temperature; but with great ruination of the false Kingdom in Babel, that hath set up itself in Christ's stead, together with other great alterations; concerning which, although men perhaps will hardly believe me, yet in a short time shall appear, etc.—   


* 40 Quest. the 39 Quest.  EVery Age hath had its Seekers, who have sought the Mystery; but it hath been a long time very dark in Babel.  
5. Now for these two hundred years, it hath begun again to be manifest, in that the fall of Antichrist hath been foreseen; and men have begun to Storm Babel on one side; but her strong Tower standeth still fast; indeed the Whore hath been somewhat discovered, yet her Beast hath but grown the more lusty.  
6. Therefore there is yet a wonderful time near at hand, wherein all things shall be altered; Many great Mountains and hills shall be made a plain; and a Fountain shall flow out of Zion, wherein the afflicted and distressed shall drink, and be refreshed.  
7. And they shall be guided to the fresh Pasture by one only Crook; and the Shepherd shall rejoice with the Sheep, that God is so gracious.  
8. At that time Silver and Gold shall be as common, as in Solomon's time; and his wisdom shall govern the whole Earth; this is a Wonder.   

23. 
Out of an Epist. vers. 23.  IF the world were not so blind, it might know the wonderful Being of God in all creatures; but now that it doth so rage, and rave; it doth it wholly against itself, and against the holy Spirit of God; at whose light they shall once be astonished; they shall not hinder the Son, which the travelling Mother bringeth forth in her old age; for this the Heaven declareth.  
24. God shall 
f Or, make him glorious.  enlighten him against all the raging, and raving of the Devil; and his 
g Splendour & glory.  light shall reach from the East unto the West: I writ not of myself; for I only foreshow that this is at hand, and shall come.   

The sixth Text of his Book, entitled; The Abridgement of the heavenly & earthly Mystery.  
49. WHen we consider, and ponder thus with ourself, we find the strife of all Essences; that the one is a continual loathing of the other, and is an Enemy to the other.  
50. For every will desireth a purity, without Turba in the other Essence, and yet it hath the Turba in itself, and is also the loathing of the other.  
51. And then the greatest gets power over the smallest, and keepeth it in subjection, and except it get rid of it, the strong ruleth over the weak.  
52. Thus the weak doth also run, and seeketh the limit of the Oppressor; and it will be freed from constraint: and thus the limit is sought by all creatures, which is hid in the Mystery.  
53. And even hence ariseth all the power of this world, so that the one continually ruleth over the other; and this was not commanded, nor appointed by the highest Good in the beginning, but it grew from the Turba.  
54. Whereupon Nature afterward acknowledged it for her own Essence, which was borne out of her, and she hath given Laws to it, so to propagate itself further in the received Government.  
55. Where then this birth is ascended to the Kingly degree, and hath so further sought the Abyss (that is the one) till it is become a Monarchy: that is, Empire; and there it is climbing still, and would be only one alone, and not many, and though itself be in many, yet the first Source, whence all is generated, will rule over all, and will be one only Lord over all Governments.  
56. And being the same Seeking was one only Government in the beginning, and yet in process of time hath severed itself into many, according to the Effences; therefore the Multiplicity seeks again the unity; and it is certainly borne in the sixth number of the Crown; that is, in the fixed thousandt year; in the figure; not at the end.  
57 But in the hour of the day, in which the Creation of the Wonders were finished; that is, when the Wonders of the Turba are at the End; A Lord is borne, who shall Govern the whole World, yet by many Offices.  
58. And there the Magistracy that is grown up of itself, and the Oppressor shall be sought after, for the smallest which hath lain under, is also run to the limit; and even then all things sever themselves, for they be at the limit; and there can be no stay, or calling bacl.  
59 Also the Turba (being the wrath) is sought by every creature; for the same is also, with the loathing of the Creature, run to the limit; and is now manifest, namely, at the limit, in the midst of the number of the Crown, in the sixth thousandt year; a little above, and not under: in the day, and hour, when the Creation was finished in the Mystery; and in the Mystery was set (as a lookingglass of Eternity) in the Wonders.  
60. That is on the sixth day past noon; even there the Mystery with the Wonders stand open; and it is seen, and known; where then the Purity shall drive out the Turba; a Time; till the beginning pass into the end: and then the Mystery is a Wonder in Figures, etc.—   

In his consideration upon the Book of Isaias Steefel, he Prophecieth concerning Babel and Zion (Pag. 47.) thus.  
104. THat the Author mentioneth, that this carnal Babel shall fall, and a Fountain arise in Zion out of the true Jerusalem, is truly so; and the time is already come about, that that break in pieces that is grown up of [and to] itself without divine Order; for it hath attained its age, and limit; the beginning hath found the end: the middle shall be manifest; against which no fight, or defending availeth; but seeing the child of sin and perdition doth so rage against it, it must therefore ruin its own self in its rage.  
105. But if it would enter into the beginning, it should then remain; and its Wonder would only appear; but being it is grown up in pride, covetousness, envy, and in all manner of iniquity, and cunning mischief; for what use shall this evil Beast be? it is not fit for the Sacrifice of God: also it will not be converted, that it might get an humane heart.  
106. Therefore the Lord doth proclaim, that his children must go out from it; for the Lord will terribly shake the earth, and overthrow Babel; and a Fountain shall flow out of Zion, to refresh the thirsty soul; for the miserable shall be refreshed, and eat in his own Pasture.  
107. The Oppressor shall be destroyed; yet thou shalt rejoice a little while; for thou art naught from thy youth; and only seekest the Limit in the Wonder; as thy beginning was, so shall also thy end be; he that is blind will not see this, but sleep till the day dawn.  
108. Christ said; Dost thou think that when the Son of Man shall come, that he shall find faith upon the Earth? Therefore the time of the end is an evil dreggy Settling: and it will not be meet Zion, save only in the sanctified children of Christ; for the beginning, and the end be just like one another.  
109. The wonders were in the beginning manifest with the high Tongue: and the Signature was 
h Or, highly.  perfectly known; This cometh again at the end: but we understand also thereby a good, and an evil time, when the gates of all the Three Principles shall stand open; as we likewise see this in the beginning by Cain, and Abel; therefore let every one have a care what he speak, teach, and write; for all things shall be proved by the Highest Tongue.  
110. But when we speak of the Temple of Christ, and of the fountain flowing out of Zion; we do not mean a place in one Country only; for the Temple of Christ is every where; we understand, among all tongues, and languages: Albeit in one place the tongues shall be brought to an higher degree then in another; all according to the property of the people; according as the Spirit is in man.  
111. For the Temple of Christ is within us, we must hear Christ teach in us; if Christ teach not in us, then is all outward 
i The fine hypocrisy of the mouth.  lip-labour to no purpose, and spoken into the air.  
112. Therefore let no man think, that it will so come to pass, that men shall come, and perforce teach and drive in the Holy Spirit into men; No; it is said, To day when you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts, and ears: wait for no other time, for this is the time of your visitation.  
113. Incline your ears and hearts to the Temple of Christ in you; cast away your abominations, and false will from you, and bring your will with earnestness through Christ unto the Father, and purpose never to enter any more into the iniquity, viz. into pride, covetousness, envy, anger, and falsehood; regard not the highness of this world, and humble yourselves under the hand of the Lord, and in love towards the needy, etc.—  
129. Loving brethren; do not jest at it, and hold it for a fiction, it is known in the Sacred Ternary, in the pure fountain out of Zion: Let no man wait for a golden time; when the holy Spirit shall press [or breath itself perforce] into the bestial will of the hardened and obstinate, that will only live in the lust of the flesh: O no; this cometh not to pass.  
130. He that will hear the Holy Spirit teach from the mouth of another, he must before bring his will into the Holy Spirit; even than the Holy Spirit teacheth to him inwardly from the mouth of another. This we see on the day of Pentecost, in those that heard St. Peter; those whose will was bend inward, and desired the Kingdom of God; in them the Spirit of Christ preached from Peter's mouth; but those whose spirit was bend into this world, the spirit passed over; who said, the men are drunk that they so speak.  
131. The time is already, that Enoch teacheth, and Noah proclaimeth the Deluge; there is no other mark or sign, save the sign of Elias; what doth the world gape at so much, and suffers its ears in vain to be filled with the Stars; all is to no purpose.  
132. Whosoever will enter in with Zion, and praise God in Jerusalem, he hath now an acceptable time: the Seventh Trumpet hath already sounded; the Wellspring of Israel is open: only let no man think, that the sound of the Trumpet shall come from this, or that place; for as the lightning ariseth, and shineth to the East, even so from the beginning to the end is the coming of the Son of man.  
133. Let no man expect only the outward Prophet, he appeareth inwardly in the Spirit; the outward man will not know him; for he standeth in the number of the Crown, and preacheth in the Mystery: He is already known, and found; he that desireth to see him, let him seek him in himself, and let Babel go; he shall find him, etc.—   

Aurora. Page 204.  
LO! I tell thee a Mystery: It is already the time, that the Bridegroom crowneth his Bride; guess! where lieth the Crown? towards the North; for amidst in the Sharpe-astringent quality, the light becomes clear and shining: but whence comes the bridegroom? out of the midst, where the heat produceth the light, and goeth towards the North in the Astringent quality, where the light becomes clear and shining: what do they towards the South; they are fallen asleep in the heat; but a Tempest shall rouse them up: between th●● many shall have a terrible death [or end.]  
What do they of the West? their bitter quality will blend itself with the other: but when they taste the sweet water, their spirit becomes meek. What do they of the East? Thou hast ever been an haughty bride, borne in the beginning: thou thoughtest thyself to be formerly too fair; thou livest with [or like] the rest.   

Aurora. Page 567.  
THe precious man Moses writeth, That God made man of the dust 
k Ger. erdenklos: of a lump of earth; massa terrea.  of the earth (as the learned have rendered it;) but he was not by, when it was done; but this I must say, that Moses hath written very right, but the true understanding, what the Earth was made of, remained hidden in the Letter to Moses, and his successors; even to this time; also it was hidden to Adam while he was yet in Paradise: But now 
l Viz. What ever hath been hidden under the veil of Moses, and the Parables of Christ.  it will be wholly manifest; for the heart of God hath beset the chamber of death, and will soon break through; therefore some dawnings of the day will now more and more break through in some men's hearts, and make known the day; but when this Aurora shall shine from the East to the West, than there will be no more time left, but the Sun of God's heart ariseth, and will Ramires, Ra, Ra, P. in this cold place, and with him, in R. P. These are hidden words, and are to be understood only in the language of Nature.   

The Author's exposition of these places taken out of a Letter, etc.  
6. COncerning the interpretation of some words (and also of that which you desire of me) which are specified in my Book called Aurora; (which have very hidden meanings, the knowledge whereof was given me of the most High) I give you to understand, that at present it is not convenient to write at large, and expressly thereof in letters; seeing the time is dangerous; and the Enemy of Christ doth horribly rage, and rave; till a little time be passed: yet I will give you a short hint, further to consider of it.  
7. As first, there is a twofold meaning of the Northern Crown. The first pointeth at the Crown of life; viz. the Spirit of Christ, which shall be manifest in the midst of the great darkness; viz. in the Contrition [or distress] of the sensible nature of the Conscience; where a Peculiar Motion is present; even than cometh the bridegroom; viz. the power of Christ, in the midst of such a Motion.  
8. The other overture is a Figure of the outward Kingdom; where the great confusions, entanglements, and contentions shall be; when as the Nations shall stand in Controversy: There also is the Figure, viz. the victory signified; as it stands in the spiritual Figure; how it shall go, and what People shall at last conquer, and how in the mean while, in such lamentable time of Tribulation Christ shall be made manifest, and known; and that after and in such lamentable time of Tribulation, the great Mysteries shall be revealed, that men shall be able to know even in Nature, the hidden God in Trinity; in which knowledge the strange Nations shall be converted, and turn Christians: also therein is signified, how the Sectarian Contentions in Religion shall be destroyed in such manifestation; for all gates will be set open, and even then shall all unprofitable Praters, which at present lie as so many bolts before the truth be done away; and all shall acknowledge, and know Christ: which manifestation shall be the last: then the Sun of life shall shine upon all Nations: and even then the Beast of iniquity, with the Whore, end their days, which is signified under the Characters Ra, Ra, Ra, P. in R. P. as is to be seen in the Revelation.  
9 We dare not at present make this large interpretation more clear: all will show itself; and then men shall see what it was; for there is yet clean another time.   

13. 
A Letter at the end of the way to Christ.  KNow; That a Lily blossometh unto you, ye Northern Countries: if you destroy it not with the Sectarian Contention of the Learned; than it will become a great Tree among you: but if you shall rather choose to contend, then to know the true God: then the ray passeth by, and hitteth only some; and then afterward you shall be forced to draw water for the thirst of your souls among strange Nations.  
14. If you will take it rightly into consideration, than my writings shall give you great furtherance and direction thereto; and the Signate-Star above your Pole shall help you; for its time is come about [or borne.]  
15. I will freely give you what the Lord hath given me; only have a care, and employ it aright: it will be a witness for you against the mocker: Let no man look upon my person; it is a mere gift of God; bestowed not only for my sake, but also for your sake, and all those that shall get to read them.  
16. Let no man gape any longer after the time, it is already come about: whom it hitteth; him it hitteth: whosoever waketh, he seethe it; and he that sleepeth, seethe it not: the time is appeared, and will soon appear: he that waketh, seethe it; many have already felt it; but there must first a great Tribulation pass over, before it be wholly manifest: the cause is, the Contention of the Learned, who tread the Cup of Christ underfoot, and contend about a child, that never was worse since men were: this shall be manifest; therefore let no honest man defile himself with such contention; there is a fire from the Lord therein; who will consume it, and himself reveal the Truth.  
95. 
* 3. Prin. Chap. 25.  Therefore let this be told you, ye Jews, Turks, and other Nations; ye need not look for any other, there is no other time at hand, but the time of the Lily; and its Sign is the Sign of Elias: therefore take heed in what Spirit you live, lest the fire of anger devour, and consume you: it is high time to cast Jezabel, with her whoredoms out of the house, lest you receive the wages of the whore; and as you revile one another, so you devour one another: Truly, if these contentions [and selvish courses of oppression, and hypocrisy] be not suddenly stayed; the fire will burn out extremely upon Babel; and then there will be no remedy; till the anger of God eat up, and consume, all whatsoever is in it.  
96. Therefore let every one enter into himself, and not speak concerning others [laying the blame upon them only] and account them false; but look that he turn himself, and see, that he be not found in the anger of the Devourer; else if he should say, ha'! ha'! look how Babel burns, then must he also be burnt; for he is fuel for that fire: and whosoever feeleth a thought in himself, that doth but wish for the Anger [or the heavy judgement of God to destroy others] that [thought, or wish] proceedeth from Babel.  
97. Therefore it is very hard to know Babel; every one supposeth, that he is not in it, and yet the Spirit showeth me that Babel encompasseth the whole Earth; therefore let every one look to his own ways; and not hunt after covetousness; for the Oppressor destroyeth it; and the Stormer consumeth it: No man's wise Counsel helpeth any more: all the wisdom of this world is folly; for the fire is from the anger of God; your wisdom will turn to your hurt and scorn.—  
82. The Spirit declareth, that if you do not leave off this 
m About your opinions, Ceremonies; your Wolves in Sheeps-clothing; and your god Mammon.  Contention, you shall have no other Sign given you, save the Sign of Elias in fire; in zeal; for the zeal shall devour you; and your contention must devour your own selves; you must be forced even quite to consume yourselves; (therefore are you not mad?) are you not Brethren, and all in Christ? If you did converse in Love; what should you need to strive about your Native Country in which you dwell: O! leave off, your Cause is evil in the sight of God; and ye are all found to be in Babel; be advised: the day breaketh; how long will you keep company with that Adulterous Whore? Arise; your Noble Virgin is adorned in her Orient Garment of Pearl: She weareth a Lily, which is most delightsome: become Brethren; and she will adorn you indeed: we have really seen her, and in her name we writ, etc.—   

25. Harken all ye, who call yourselves the Apostles of Christ: 
M. M. Ch. 62.  hath Christ sent you to war; and stir up Contention; that you should fight for Temporal goods, and outward Might, and Glory? Is that your Authority (John 20.) when he gave you the sword of the Spirit, did he command you to do so? hath he not sent you to declare, and proclaim his Peace, which he hath brought unto us? What will he say, when he shall see that your Apostolical Heart hath put on Armour? and that you have stirred up, and provoked your worldly Kings and Princes to the sword; and war; and have given them free leave out of Christian Liberty: shall he find you thus acting in his Service; do you as the Disciples of Christ?  
26. Are you not become the Apostles of God's Anger? Whither will you betake yourselves with your shame? Do you not see that you are turned perjured, treacherous, and adulterous to Christ, who taught you Peace? where is your Christian Virginity? [Where are your Evangelicall fruits? Where is your love, and righteousness? your patience, and meekness; your exhorting to the ways of Peace, and piety, love, and holiness, with all long suffering, and forbearance: is not the true, and sincere way to the new-birth made only a dark historical lip-labour; an outward application of a promise: how hath the world traced themselves in a Maze of their own fancies, and enslaved their noble minds to your hypocrisy? Where is yourself denial? your powerful prayer, and faith? your rendering blessing for cursing, praying for persecuting: your overcoming evil with good: think upon your account at the last day, and now amend.]   

79. 
* 40. Quest. Qu. 30.  HOw will you be able to stand here, ye high Schools and Doctors! even all of you, who have set up yourselves in Christ's stead, and have so proudly wrangled about Christ's Cup; also about Christ's Doctrine and 
n Way of worship.  honour, that you have provoked, and put on the Princes of your Land, (who are the Ordinance of God) to war and bloodshed; for a few words sake, which you yourselves have forged?  
80. Where is Christ's teaching, and Spirit of love, who said, Love one another, for thereby men shall know, that you are my Disciples? Where is your Love: Look upon your bloody instigations, wherewith you have enticed men to Battle, and have led the world astray from love, and unanimity.  
81. Ye have made rents and divisions; so that Kings have been at variance, and enmity, for your pride sake; in that you have wrested the words of Christ, and have not regarded, whether you have had Christ's Spirit, and will or no: and therefore you above all others shall give an heavy account; for you have known the will of the Lord, and have not done it, you have run, and thrust yourselves into Christ's office, merely to get profit, favour, and honour: you have not regarded the Spirit of God: therefore the Spirit calleth you Babel; a Confusion of all those that live.  
82. You have set the whole world at odds; and whereas you should have taught them love, you have taught them contention, and strife; so that one brother hath hated and persecuted another for your fables sake: O! how is the Name of Christ dishonoured for your Contentions sake: Whether will you betake yourselves, and where will you abide? when this shall be set before your eyes, and the whole world cry, woe, woe, to you.   

39 
* The latter end of the 13. Chap. of his book, called The Threefold life.  YE great scholastic Rabbis, and Masters, who have the pre-eminence; let it be told you; there cometh one hereafter, that will baptise you with the fire of Anger, because you do deny his power; ye have a very heavy account for Christ's Testaments: will you not departed from your Consultations, and enter into the Temple of Christ: than you must be wholly cast away.  
40. There were very many of you in former times; (for you increase, and provide for yourselves; and not for Christ's office) but ye are grown very thin in Germany; where there were a thousand, there are scarce now an hundred; will you not yet desist from your humane wit, and inventions: then God will cast you out; so that where there are now an hundred, there shall not be ten, yea not so many: Arise, awake from your sleep; lest you be hurled down in perdition into the Abyss.  
41. Ye say, that we mock you; but it is serious; there is one that mocketh you; him we know; he showeth us this; he shall soon awake; be not so secure: think upon it advisedly; for no man taketh any thing to himself; except it be given him: This is not spoken in vain.  
42. Oh thou lovely, and worthy Christendom: mark, I pray; do not say; if our Teacher will not lead us aright, let him look to that; ah! no, it concerneth you; it hazardeth body, and soul: The worthy Christendom is brought out of all Apostolical Orders, and virtues, into humane institutions, and injunctions: And in Christ's Kingdom, there is a stately Kingdom set up in hypocrisy, both in Baptism, and the Lords Supper.  
43. They have added Ceremonies; oh! but had they held the right faith, and understanding, and shown men the way of God in the Regeneration, [or new-birth] had they but shown them the clear 
o The love of God.  countenance of God, they would have departed from their sins, and entered into a divine life.  
44. But thy wit, oh! thou whore, hath blindfolded all: if God had not opened my eyes, how should I know thee; I should yet also adore thee; but the world shall seek thee, and at last find thee. Even than Europe shall be a Crown, and Asia the Husband, and Africa the Country; and a plain Shepherd shall govern us; if thou understoodst this, thou wouldst enter into thyself; but thou shalt be blind, till thou art paid: as thou hast filled grievance, so shalt thou drink out pain; for thou hast made it too great, and art a wild Tree, and shalt be broken down; there is no remedy; thy own Anger doth hurl thee down: for thou art weighed, and art found to be too light; saith the Spirit of the great Wonders.   

The Magia of Teutonicus concerning the Great Wonders, being a deep and prophetical Discourse, concerning these present, and last Times; Showing the rise of all blind hypocritical Crntentions, and the issue of them.  
45. A Thing that groweth from a beginning, hath beginning, and end; and groweth no higher than to the Number of that thing, whence it grew: but whatsoever is [or remaineth] in one Number, that is incorruptible; for it is only one, and no more: There is nothing in it, that can break, or destroy it; for nothing that is only one [or consists of unity) hath enmity in itself; but when two things are in one; then forthwith ariseth contrariety, and contention; for unity fighteth not against itself; but is drawn into itself, and out of itself; and remains one: and albeit it seeketh more in itself, yet it findeth nothing; and this can never be at odds with itself; for it is one thing, and whithersoever it goeth, it walketh in one Will. But when there are two wills, than there is division; for the one will is often drawn to itself, the other from itself: and if this thing hath only one body, than the government in that body is divided, and at variance; and if it sets upon the other with enmity, than it becomes the contrary will, which forceth against the other; and therein dwelleth the third Number; and this same third Number is an Essence commixed of both the first, and doth oppose both, and will be a singular thing of its own; and yet it hath also two wills in it from the first two; whereupon one will to the right, and the other to the left.  
46. Thus this thing ariseth from two unto many; and each hath a self-will; and if it be now in one body, than it is at odds with itself; for it hath many wills, and needeth a Judge to determine, and keep the wills in awe: but if the wills grow obstinate, and strong, and will not submit to the Judge, but make a proud insurrection; then of one Government two are made; for that which is broken out by its own violence, judgeth itself according to its will, and is an enemy to the other, because it is [or remains] not in its will: and thus there is a Contention, whereby the one doth desire to suppress the other, and to exalt itself in its own Being; and if this cannot suppress, and quell the other, though it sets itself might, and main against it; then each grows in itself, till it attains its highest Number, and are in continual strife, one against the other; and when it is so come about, that it is grown unto the highest Number, that it can go no further, than it returns into itself, and beholdeth itself, wherefore it can grow no more; than it spieth the end of the Number, and directs its will to the end of the Number, and will destroy the limit; and in this same will (which it sets upon the end of the Number, endeavouring to destroy the same) the Prophet is borne, and comes forth, and he is its own Prophet, and he prophesieth of the errors in the will, whence it is, and why it can proceed no further; and of Destruction; for he is borne in the Highest Number in the Crown at the end of the limit; and he speaketh of the Turba in his Kingdom, and how it shall end; and showeth what the Causes are, that it cannot exceed its own Number; and then he prophesieth of a new (Kingdom) that shall be brought forth out of the Destruction; for he is the Mouth of that same Kingdom; and showeth the contrary Will, how that the Kingdom grew up in one will; and from its own selfish desire it is gone out of itself into many Wills; and he discovereth the Kingdom's pride, its covetousness, and envy, in that the Kingdom had only one Root, whence it grew; then he manifests the evil twiggs, which are grown out of the Root; which are the Error [Confusion, Seduction] and Turba of the Kingdom, which suppress the old Tree, and withdraw its own sap, virtue, [and strength] from it; so that it is forced to whither.  
47. And then he showeth the falsehood of the twiggs, which have taken the strength from the Tree; and do now press it down: they say, that they are a new Tree, and a good Kingdom; and they vaunt, and glory, as if they were new guests, endued with great wisdom, and honesty; and yet they are grown from the old Tree, and are its children: and thus they devour their own Father: Now the Prophet saith, that they are Wolves, and not Children; and they come only to murder, and to devour; and to set up themselves in the place of the old Tree: and thus they exercise their pride, even to the highest limit; and then they are devoured of their children.  
48. This is their own Prophet, which is grown upon their own Crown; for he showeth the malice of the root; whence the first Tree took its rise; he showeth the poison, wherewith the root was infected; so that out of one will, many wills are grown; from which contention, and malicious mischief are risen.  
49. Now than if the Turba (which divideth one into many) is grown up along in one thing, where the multiplicity is at odds; then the Turba doth also destroy the Multiplicity; for the first will to a thing, desireth only that one thing; that is its body, and delight; but the Multiplicity in a thing maketh enmity; for the one will ever exalt itself above the other, which the other will not suffer; hence comes, envy and falsehood; from which, Anger, and Contention do arise, in that the one desireth to break down, and overthrow the other: and albeit the first will is its Judge, yet the Turba is sprung up along in all the twigs, which doth destroy obedience; so that each will go its own way; and will not be judged, but brings up, and provides for itself, and despiseth the Father, and all the children; which notwithstanding are its brethren, and sisters; and saith, that it is only the Tree, with the power, and virtue; whereas it is indeed a rebellious, self-willed, haughty, false Murderer, which sets itself against the first will, viz. against the root.  
50. Now when it so comes about, that the Father seethe his wicked disobedient children, than he seeketh the recovery, how he might heal the breaches, and poureth oil into the wounds; but 'tis found, that the oil is a poison to them; for they have quite turned away their will from the first Will; viz. from the Root, whence the oil springeth; and the Turba hath begotten another oil in their will, so that there is no counsel, and remedy for to heal, and save this Kingdom; it must only consume, and devour itself, in itself, and with itself; as an evil Malignant Kingdom; yet it groweth unto its highest Number, viz. to a thousand; even to the end; for the Crown hath the Number thousand; and then there is no further remedy, except it doth wholly reunite, and become one again with itself; and enter into the first will, and submit to obedience; and become again one thing; and than it beginneth again to number; yet at first the Matter goeth on well, while it is in a small number; for that which hath space, doth not easily bruise, and hurt itself, but what is in restraint penned up, and straightened, that laboureth to extend itself beyond its limit, and to persuade itself, that his neighbour's dwelling is also his; and will always break the bound, and limit: and although it be, that from one thing another doth grow; yet if it be not conformable to the first will, whence it is originally sprung, it is no true offspring, but a wild twig, which opposeth the Mother, and loves her not; for he groweth up in his iniquity; therefore the Mother receives him not into her first will, that he might remain for ever; but gives him leave to run on, even to the Limit.  
51. But when the Mother doth see, that all her children do thus miserably revolt from her, and forsake her, and become as strangers to her, she grieveth, and hopeth amendment; but there is none: even than she seeketh the Turba; for she directs her will again into herself; and seeks the Begettresse! and there she findeth a new child in the Lilly-Twig; and giveth the stubborn revolting children to the Turba; so that they do devour, slay, and kill themselves: Moreover, she poureth their own Turba, and poison upon them, to take them away, that she might bring up her young Son, who should remain in her house, that she might have joy in him.  
52. Thus let this be told to thee, thou great Large-spread Tree, which in the beginning wert only a Twig, thou wert created only in one will; all thy twigs should have thy will; but the Devil did mis●beteeme it thee, and did infect thy will with his poison, whence the Turba grew: Thus thou hast corrupted all thy children, and branches thereby; so that the Turba is sprung up also in every Twigg: thou didst mount in pride, and went forth from the first will, which God gave thee, into the Wonders of the great Turba; wherein thy children have amused themselves, and forsaken thee.  
53. Therefore saith the travelling Mother; pain taketh hold on me; I had planted me a little Tree, and would feign have eat its good fruit; but it hath brought forth much wild fruit, which I cannot eat; I will bring forth, and educate me a young Son in my old age, that he may remain in my house, and do my will, that I may yet have joy; Seeing that all my children have forsaken me, I will have comfort in my young Son; he shall continue in my house while I live; Satan shall not sift him; I will put him on a child's Garment, he shall dwell with me, wholly, simply, and plainly as a child: Lo! I will produce him from the first root, and destroy the Turba, for its Number in the Crown is finished.  
54. Ye wild branches [the unprofitable suckers, and dreiners] what do you seek so much after? Ye say; we are above the Mother; we have wit, understanding, and art; what careth the Mother for your wit, and art, she requires obedience; she desireth not your art, and wit, for she is very plain; and numbereth only one: will you please the Mother; you must then return from the multiplicity again into the unity; not by wit, and art, but you must go out from your proud Turba, from your own selves, into single-hearted humility; you must forsake the glory, and fame of selfe-wit, sprung from the Turba, and become as children, else you are not acceptable to the first Mother; but to the Turba; which receiveth you; then, even then see where your Mansion shall be, when God shall judge the secret, and hidden things of mankind; when all things shall pass through the fire of his Anger, saith the Spirit of the great Wonders.  
55. Mother Eve said, when she brought forth her first child; I have received a man of the Lord; he shall do it; he shall break the bead of the Serpent, and possess the Kingdom; but Cain was a Murderer.  
56. So thou at present also sayest; We have found the Lord: Now we will possess the Kingdom; for we have found the true Doctrine: Thus we will teach; and so be the children of God; but harken; Thou hast indeed found the Doctrine; but thou art Cain; thou intendest, and seekest only the Kingdom, and not the power of Abel's Sacrifice; thou wilt only continue in the lust of the flesh, and keepest only the husk of the Word of God, which is without power; thou keepest the histories, and for them thou stirrest up strife; thou desolatest thy Country, and People, and deniest the power: thou sayest; we are nigh unto the Kingdom of God; and yet wert never farther off: this thy end will testify, and declare to be true.  
57 What doth thy knowledge avail thee? the Devil knows likewise that which thou knowest; but he doth it not; and so dost thou; and therefore the Kingdom of God remaineth hidden to both of you: Thy knowledge is thy snare, which captivates thee; wert thou plain, and single-hearted, thou wouldst not be so proud; what doth the simple know of false suttlety, and deceit; if he learned it not from the wit of the Turba? Thou sayest; We bear forth Gods will, and teach it; art thou not Cain, who daily killeth Abel? Behold thyself aright; thou art even he; Abel lieth at thy feet, and lamenteth, but thou art that wicked Beast that trampleth upon 
* Upon the sincere Love, and humility of Christ, and all those that would practise it.  Abel, and oppressest the low, and miserable, and thou esteemest the simple as dust; and yet thou devourest his sweat, and fillest thyself with deceit, without ground: how canst thou then say? Here is the Church of Christ! O thou art Babel, a City of whoredom and falsehood.  
58. Thou knowest Gods will, and yet dost only thine omn will; and also sayest; We are gone out from Babel; we have the true Doctrine among us; yea, but hadst thou the Spirit of righteousness, and truth, and wouldst live contented with a little, thy Mother would always give thee enough, that thou shouldst have no lack; but thy pomp, pride, and arrogancy, have no trust in God; therefore thou reliest only upon covetousness; and thou dost only devour the fat of the Earth; thou takest it away by force, and not with right: The Law, and justice which thou dost arrogate to thyself, thy false covetous heart hath invented; Thou livest only in deceit; thou flatterest, and deceivest thyself, to thine own hurt; wert thou truly wise, thou wouldst have an eye to thy End, and to that which followeth thereafter. But thou blindest thyself with pride, and yet sayest, here is a golden time! Many would feign have seen that we see; and hear, that which we hear; but have neither seen, nor heard it: yea, but harken; it shall be a witness against thee, and make thy judgement so much the more heavy; for thou art not grown better thereby, but worse: Therefore know what is declared thee, the same was thy own Prophet, which hath called thee back from thy pride unto the Mother of humility; but thou art made only worse; thou hast quashed the sword of the Spirit, that thou mightest live as thou listest; but he hath forsaken thee, and given thee over to the Turba, which shall devour thee; as it happened in times passed to Israel; No Consultation availeth; thy Covenants are to no purpose, seeing thou dependest upon the arm of flesh: hence God also is quite departed from thee, and sufferest thee to do that, which maketh for thy own destruction.  
59 Or why dost thou take the Covenant of God into thy mouth, seeing thou hatest to be reform; and only seekest Covetousness: supposest thou, that God is such a false hypocrite, and liar as thou art; leave off from thy lip-labour [mouth hypocrisy] thou art not accepted of God, unless thou dost return, and go out from falsehood.  
60. It is with thee now, as the Turba desireth, whose sport, and recreation it is, to fulfil the Anger of God, that it may devour whatsoever is grown up in his Kingdom: and thou art blind therein, and seest nothing: To what end art thou so having, and covetous? departed from it: dost thou not see how the Noble Tincture doth arise? it will very shortly put forth its blossom, and then thou shalt have Silver and Gold enough.  
61. But what shall we need say more? thou hast whored thyself asleep: thou choosest rather to go quick into the Abyss, then to forsake the Whore: Therefore that shall be executed upon thee, which thy own Prophet showeth thee; who hath long enough called thee with his Trumpet: thou expectest [Deliverance] only from the fiery, devouring sword; that shall also cut thee through.  
62. Or dost thou think that we are mad, that we speak thus? yea rather, we are borne of thee: we see, and understand the complaints of our Mother, that rebuketh her children; for she declareth the wrath in the Turba, which is grown even to the wrathful Anger of God.  
63. We speak what is given us; what we know in the zeal of the Lord: what have we to do with Babel? we speak among ourselves, with the members of our body; and with those who dwell in the Courts of God; with those who now mourn with us; whose sorrow shall be turned into joy.   

Divers remarkable Places, taken out of the Commentary of Teutonicus upon Gene●●s. Chap. 30. 
o Or, Verse.  Paragraph the 34.  
34. THere are Seven Times appointed, to proceed from the Tree of Life, in the Word of Power: The first proceedeth from the Pure Life of Adam, for before the Creature the Life was in the Word, whence it was brought pure into the Image: This continueth till the Fall: from this Pure Life springs forth a twig in the inward [Kingdom], this was Abel: but being the Fall hung on him in the outward [world] this same pure life was carried through death into the holy World: It pointeth at the Kingdom of Christ, who should bring us again through death into the Pure Life.  
35. The Second Time gins with Seth; for Moses saith, that Adam was an hundred and thirty years old, and begat a son in his own likeness; and called him Seth: Understand, he was such an Image as Adam was after the Fall; and was set in the spiritual Line of the Wonders; and Cain also with him in a worldly Natural Line of the Wonders: for both 
* Secular, and Ecclesiastical, Natural, and Spiritual.  Kingdoms go together: Seths' time continueth till the Deluge; and beareth the Supremacy, even to the Deluge.  
36. The third time gins with E●os under Seths' time, and is carried along as a spiritual Ministry, or knowledge of God under Seths' time; being as an hidden Kingdom; and continues till Abraham, to whom the Covenant of Christ was established in the flesh.  
37. The Fourth Time gins with Kenan, which is the spiritual Form in prayers, and spiritual offerings, wherein the Word formeth itself in the Wisdom; and did bring itself along under Seths, and Enos his Time; and manifested itself with Moses; like as Enos Time was first truly manifested with Abraham, with the Promise in the Covenant; This time of Kenan continues in its Manifestation, and Dominion under Moses till Christ in the flesh.  
38. The Fift Time gins with Mahalaleel; and 'tis the Reception of the Angelical form; viz. of the new regeneration, out of the Covenant; and goeth secretly all along under the Ministry of Enos; under Seth, and Kenan, in the word of the Promise; through all the three Times; and was manifested with the fullfilling of the Covenant in the humanity of Christ, where the true Mahalaleel, and angelical Image, which did disappear in Adam, was again manifest in the humanity of Christ.  
39 The sixth Time gins with Jared; that is the spiritual Priesthood under the outward; when as Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel were in their Times, in their outward Orders; viz. the Ministry of Enos concerning God, and his Being, and Will; so likewise the Preaching of Abraham concerning the Covenant, and Circumcision; also Moses, with the Book of the Law: under all these the inward Priest Jared went along hiddenly: Inwardly this spiritual Priesthood is Christ in the New Man; and outwardly, in the selfe-elected Priests, it is Babel.  
40. This sixth Time began in the Kingdom of Christ after the death of the Apostles, when as men chose themselves Teachers out of Favour, and outward respects, that is, it did even then first open itself out of the hiddenness of the shadow; and put itself forth in the Churches of stone; where the Church stood in stead of the holy Temple of Christ: then indeed internally the holy Jared; viz. Christ's voice, ruled in the children of Christ; but outwardly the Cherubin with the sword; for the outward authority which these Elected Priests manage, is the sword of the Cherubin; which in the Name Jared, forceth itself along in the Word in the Nature-speech.  
41. This sixth Time in its figure is hidden, and manifest, it is known, and also not known; for Christ said, My Kingdom is not of this world; Thus this time must pass away secretly under Antichrist; where inwardly in the children of God, Christ's Kingdom hath been manifest; but in the Rest (who have lived under this Time, and also have been termed Christians) only Babel, and the Antichrist hath been manifest, both in the Priests, and their hearers; for they, which were borne of God, they heard the true Jared in them; viz. the voice of Christ: but the other heard only the outward voice in Babel; viz. to dispute, and contend about Christ's Kingdom.  
42. For all war which the Christians manage, is the sword of the Cherubin from Babel: Right Christians wage no war; for they have broken the sword of the Cherubin in the death of Christ; and are dead with Christ, and risen again in him, and they live no longer to the external Might, and Dominion; for their Kingdom is manifest in Christ, and is not of this world.  
43. This sixth Kingdom beginneth after the death of the Apostles, and continueth with its Outward Government, even to Mount Z●on, till translated Enoch doth again appear in spirit, and power; for Enoch is the Prophetical Root, and holdeth in his Dominion Noah, Moses, and the sword of Elias. at the end of the first 
a Or, sixth Seal; about which time we l●ve.  time the outward 
b The outward Priesthood in Babel.  Jared falleth, and with him that same outward Building; viz. the City Babel.  
45. The Seventh time gins with 
* Read the 35 Quest. of the 40 Quest. Concerning the Enochian life.  Enoch, viz. with the Prophetical Mouth; who declareth, and layeth open under all the six times, the secret Wonders of God; what should be done; and goeth along under Noah's, Abraham's, and Moses his veil, even into the Kingdom of Christ, where this same prophetical Spirit is translated in the Spirit of Christ, till the end of the sixth time; then he manifests himself in the Number of the Triple Cross: when the threefold Cross manifests itself, then stands the right Triple Crown upon the Cross; even than the Enochia●● Prophet's mouth doth express the great Wonders of the Triple Cross; that is, he speaketh no more Magically [in types, and parables,] but showeth the holy Trinity in the Figure, viz. the Form Word of God in all visible things; and revealeth all Mysteries within, and without.  
46. And even then is the Time, when Enoch, and the children under his voice lead a divine life; of which the first life of Enoch was a Type; and even then there is a blessed, and golden year; till enoch's last translation comes; and then the Turba is borne, which, (when as it shall enkindle its fire) shall purge the Floor, for it is the End of all time.  
47. Enoch begat Methusalah, who was the man of the longest age, and was translated three hundred years after; this showeth that the Spirit, (which in Enoch did put forth a twig; viz. Methusalah, who attained the highest Age) shall rule in the last, and highest Age [of the world] and in the mean while hid itself before that time, and remain as it were translated; as Enoch was translated, and was no more seen.  
48. His translation was not a dying, or a putting off of Nature, and creature; but he went into the Mystery betwixt the spiritual, and outward Word, viz. into Paradise, and is the Prophetical Root, springing from the Stem of Adam in the line of the Covenant; from which Spirit afterward the Prophetical mouth spoke.  
49. This Spirit was translated in the Living voice of Christ, when it spoke in the flesh; and must be silent, till the voice of Jared is finished; then he proceedeth forth again from his first root through all voices; viz. through the voice of Noah, which denounceth the Deluge of Anger to come upon Babel, and through the Stem of Noah, and the whole propagation of his Tree through all the Lines; viz. through the heathenish, Japheticall, and Sem's Line; and through Abraham's, and Nimrods' children in Babel; through Moses, and the Prophets; and lastly, through the voice of the manifested Word in the Spirit of Christ; and revealeth the whole Mystery of the Tree of knowledge, of good and evil.  
50. For through his Voice all the  voices of the lines of the Wonders (whence the Kingdoms of this world have had their rise) shall be changed into one voice, and knowledge, and transplanted into one Kingdom; viz. into the first Tree of Adam, which is no longer called Adam, but Christ in Adam. All N●tions, Tongues, and Languages hear this voice; for it is the first word, whence the life of Man proceeded; for all the Wonders do again in the Word come together into one Body; and this same Body is the form divine Word, which at first with Adam did introduce itself into one only Stem; and through him into one Tree of manifold boughs, branches, and fruits, to the Contemplation of the divine Wisdom in the Wonders of the Powers, Colours, and ●ertues; according to good and evil.  
51. This high Tree doth disclose, and clearly open itself what it hath been in time, and what it shall be eternally, and in its disclosure Moses puts away his veil, and Christ his Parables in his Doctrine: and then the Prophetical Mouth of this Tree of Wonders, doth express in Divine Power, all the voices of the powers of the Tree, whereby Babel taketh her End; and this is a Wonder; and in this same Wonder all Numbers, and Names are manifest; and this no man can hinder.  
52. For that which is lost in the Spirit of the Letters, shall be again found; and the Spirits of the Letters [shall be again found, and known] in the form Word of the Creation: and in the Creation shall be sound, and known the Being of all Beings, and in the Being of all Beings the Eternal understanding of the holy Trinity; even than the contentions about the knowledge of God, and his Being, and Will do cease: when the branches shall know that they are [or stand] in the Tree; they will never say, that they are peculiar and singular Trees; but they will rejoice in their Stem; and they will see that that they are altogether boughs, and branches of One Tree; and that they do all receive power and life from one only Stem.  
53. And there Moses shall keep Sheep, and each sheep eateth his own Pasture; therefore mark it; when this happeneth to be fulfiled, Noah denounceth the Deluge, and Elias brings the Flaming Sword upon the false Israel, and the Turba in the fire of the Wrath devours the wild Tree with its fruits, and branches; Let this be told thee Babel.  
54. For as concerning enoch's divine time, our speech is taken from us, seeing Babel is not worthy of it; also shall not see it; so also to disclose the Times of the Ancient; whose Number shall be manifest in the Rose of the Lilly.—   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 31.  
19 ANd God said it repent him, etc. This is to be understood according to the Creation of the Form Word, not according to the Eternal Speaking Word, which is unchangeable, but according to the good Property in the Creation, that it must be laden with Evil against its will, etc.—  
26. The Spirit doth especially in Noah complain here against man, for the Sodomitical, bestial concupiscence, and lust of the flesh; viz. against unchastity, and unclean lascivious wantonness; and also against the High Oppressors, and Tyrants, who put forth themselves in their own lust, and domineered, and would not suffer the Spirit of God to rule in them; that they had intruded themselves without Command; all this was an abomination before God, and it grieved the Spirit in the Form Word, that he had produced such evil Beasts, and would endure them no longer.  
27. Even this same Prophetical Spirit, whose root opened itself in Enoch; which also by Enoch d●d propagate its line in its branches; which by Noah did grieve at the wickedness of man, and drowned them with the Deluge: even this is he that now also doth grieve at the great sins, and vanity of men; for his mouth is at present opened; he hath been translated in the Spirit of Christ. Now this Word that became man, doth repent at the vanity, and wickedness of men; that his children of the new Covenant will not suffer the Spirit of Christ to draw them; therefore this prophetical mouth doth now come forth, for it is the time of its Manifestation; and proclaimeth the great Deluge of God's Anger, and the Flaming Sword of Elias, who also was translated [or taken] into the mystery; for he shall bring his Sword in the Turba.  
28. Let this be told thee Babel; he complaineth mightily against thy Bestial Wantonness, and Tyranny, against thy own usurped force, and violence; wherewith thou art proud, and wanton, and thereby hath set up thyself in God's government: he will drown thee with thy tyranny, and bestial unchastity, with the fire of anger; seeing that thou wilt not repent of thy vanity; therefore he repenteth through thee with the Turba; and will drown thy Turba; so that his repentance may be manifest in his children; and also his Comfort of Refreshment may be manifest by his Repentance, etc.—  
40. By Adam the Word Repent, and gave itself with a Covenant into the life; to help and comfort the life: and by Noah the Word repent, and moved all the fountains of the deep in Nature, and drowned the Wrath, and opened the Covenant of grace.  
41. And when the Time of Enos was at the End, in the days of the children of Nimrod, the Word grieved at the vanity of man; that they would not know God, and drowned the understanding of the one only tongue, and divided it, and gave by its repentance the certain understanding in the Covenant with Abraham.  
42. And when the Time of Cainan was at the end, that the children of Abraham's Covenant were compelled into the vanity of Servitude: the Word grieved at the vanity, and destroyed Pharaoh; and afterward all the men of the children of Israel in the Wilderness, save Josua, and Caleb, and gave by repentance the Law of his Covenant, a true type of Christ, who should drown the Abomination in his blood.  
43. Thus also when Mahalaleels time came to the end, the Word grieved in the deepest Repentance, and brought the life of God in Christ Jesus into the formed creaturely Word in the humane Ens; and drowned the Turba in the humane Ens with God's love, and mercy; and gave them the Spirit of Comfort, and the Gospel.  
44. 
Note.  Thus even now; when the time of Jared is at the end, which hath been covered with Babel; Even now the Word doth repent, and grieve at our great vanity, and will destroy the Abomination with the devouring jaws of Wrath; with Sword, Hunger, Fire, and Death: And giveth by its sorrow, and repentance, a Lily out of enoch's mouth in God's sweetness.  
45. And when enoch's time shall be at the end, that the vanity doth again grow in the Turba; then cometh the greatest grief and sorrow of all upon the Nature of the Wonders; that it is at the end, and there is no more any remedy; even than cometh the last Motion with the Turba in the first Principle of the Eternal Nature; and devoureth [or swalloweth up] the outward Nature in the fire; and then shall the Form Word be wholly freed from vanity; and giveth by its last Repentance the Holy Spiritual World. Amen.   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 32.  
10. THere is a very great Mystery in the Ark of Noah, which the Lord commanded him to build after that manner; and shown him how high, how long, and how broad it should be; and directed also that it should have three several Stories; also concerning the creatures that he should bring into it: which is such a Mystery, that the malicious wicked man is not worthy to know: and we also shall not mention it in the ground [or depth of its meaning] for it hath its time wherein it shall be opened, that is, in the Lily time, when Babel hath its End: but yet to set down somewhat for a furtherance to our fellow branches, who shall break forth, and grow out of our Ens of this Lily in its time (which also shall be a Rose in the Lilly-time) we will set it down in an hidden exposition.  
11. The Mystery of the Holy Trinity: also the Three Principles: also the Three Sons of Noah: also the Three Men that appeared to Abraham in the Plain of Mamre: also the Vision of the great Temple in Ezekiel: and the whole Revelation of John, belong unto this figure: also the Temple of Jerusalem.  
12. Set before thee the figure of the Ark with its three Stories; with its height, length and breadth: and place it in the three Principles: and in the three Principles open the Mysteries of the Hierarchies of Christ, according to the three differences of Heaven, which yet are but one, yet in three properties, as fire, light, and air are three; and yet but one: Place in these differences the three Sons of Noah; and proceed out of their properties into the world in their Monarchy, which continue to the end of days: also set before thee the form Word, according to all the three Principles: and so you will find the ground of all: Especially set before thee, Moses, E●●as, and Christ, in their Appearance, and Transfiguration in the Mount. The Ark of Noah was the first type of all these, and the Hierarchy of Christ is the fulfilling [of that figure of the Ark] at the End of days: Enough to Ours, etc.—  
33. And Moses saith; When the waters were abated, the Ark rested upon the Mountain Ararath: this Name [Arararat] doth plainly hint unto us in the language of Nature, a Mount, or the Compacting of an Essence out of the Centre of Nature; out of the Wrathfulness; when as the Anger of God had allayed itself; then the Ark stood upon the allayed anger; but the last syllable in this word Arararat, doth signify that the Wrath of the Eternal Nature proceeding from the Centre, betook itself into an acting government, & would from thenceforth ride through Nature as a Warrior; and mightily exercise its Power in the humane property; whereby they would begin wars; and advance themselves in pride, pomp, and power; and slay one another: and contend about this Mountain of the wrathful might [or austere authority.]  
34. This Mountain Ararat, denotes the houses of the Potentates upon the Earth; viz. the great Castles, Bulwarks, and Mountains of the Power, and Strength of the rich; and also the Nobility sprung up from the Mystery of the great world: upon which Kingdom the Ark of Noah hath set itself: and above this Mountain of warlike Power [or force of Arms] arisen from the Anger of God, the Covenant with Noah hath set itself to be an Eternal Lord: I mean the Kingdom of Christ; which shall take away this Mountain's Kingdom, and quite suppress it: and it showeth us truly, fundamentally, and properly, that this Power upon the Earth would take upon it (in its own power) the Ark of Noah; viz. the divine Covenant, and carry it: yea put it on as a garment, and proudly perk up itself therein, as if it had the Kingdom of Christ in its own power.  
35. And also it shows, how this Mountain of the wrathful Anger of God in the humane property, would beautify, trim up, and adorn itself with the Ark of Noah; and would proclaim it to be the holy Ark of Christ; and yet its foundation would be only upon the wrathful Anger of God; and continue only an Antichristian Kingdom; that indeed should carry the Ark; viz. the Name of divine holiness in the mouth; but the heart would be this Mountain: only a vessel, and a confused mass of God's wrath; and yet would make devout shows, and proudly perk up itself with the Ark; but the heart would only mind [and hunt after] the Strong Holds, the preferment, power, and riches of the World.  
36. Furthermore, it denotes, that the potent, and mighty of the World, would build the Ark; viz. the Service, and Worship of God upon their Heart, and Reason, with great Stone-Houses, and Churches; and these Houses thus built up of Stone, should be their God, whom they would serve in the Ark; and they would wage war for the Houses of Stone of their own contriving, and framing; and would contend about the figure of the true Ark; and not consider that the Ark stands upon their Mountain; and that God hath placed it above them; and that they ought to walk under God's Dominion in humility; and suffer the Ark to stand upon them, and [not to usurp to themselves] or take away the power, and authority of the holy Ghost, and bind him unto their feigned power, in their hypocritical form; and bid him be silent; as they do, in that they cry with full mouth; here is an assembly of Divines; here is the Church of Christ: this you must believe and do; this is the Law, and Ordinance of the Church; No; the Ark stands upon them; they are under, as the Mount Ararat under the Ark; Christ is the Ark; and not the contrived Heaps of Stone: the Concilium is under the Ark Christ, and not above; for the Ark of Noah placed itself above the Mountain, to signify that the Mountain must bear the Ark: we must bear the Ark of Christ upon us; and have the Temple of this Ark in us.  
37. Furthermore, it denotes how the figure of this Ark; viz. the 
* Or, Ecclesiastical, Clergicall.  spiritual Kingdom upon the earth, would place itself upon the Mountain of Power, and lordliness; and would rule with the Mountain in the Ark; and take upon itself the worldly Kingdom [and authority] and bring the Mountain; viz. the power [or Secular Arm] above the Ark; whereas the Ark ought to stand upon the Mountain: and Noah with the Covenant to remain in the Ark; till the Lord bid him come forth; that is, till Christ deliver the Ark to the Father.  
38. And Moses saith further; After fourteen days when the Ark rested, Noah sent forth a Raven to see whether the water was abated; but the Raven flew too, and fro, till the waters were dried up from off the earth: The Raven denotes the earthly man, and shows how he would first put forth himself upon the Mount Ararat; that is, in selfness, and fleshly lust, and build up his Kingdom in the Second Monarchy [or world.]  
39 And albeit he truly came forth out of the Ark, yet he would only fly too and again in the Kingdom of his self, and not enter again into the Ark, whence he had his rise in Adam; and would only be a covetous Muckworme, and a greedy devourer of fleshly temporal pleasure in his own will, and remain as the Raven, and not return to the Ark, desiring to enter into it, but mind only to possess the Kingdom of this world in glory; also it betokens that the generation of this Raven would have the chief place, pre-eminence, and Government in the Second Monarchy, (like the Devil in the Wrath of God) as Histories witness that it so came to pass.  
40. Afterward Noah sent forth a Dove from him, to see whether the waters were abated from off the face of the earth; but when the Dove found no rest for the sole of her foot; she returned again unto him unto the Ark: And he put forth his hand, and took her to him into the Ark. This denotes the figure of God's children, who soon after come also under the government of the Raven's Property; and are brought into the government of this world; for they are also with Adam gone forth out of the Ark, to behold, and prove this evil corrupt world, and live therein: but when their spirit can find no rest in the earthly Dominion; then they come again before the Ark of Noah, which is set open in Christ, and Noah receiveth them again in Christ into the first Ark, whence Adam departed.  
41. Moreover, the Raven betokens the sharp Law of Moses in the fiery Might under God's Anger; which binds, and slays Man, and brings him not into the Ark: but the Dove betokens the Gospel of Christ, which brings again into the Ark, and saves the life; for the Mount Ararat, signifieth also the Kingdom of Moses (as the Figure) and the Ark, wherein the life is preserved, signifieth the humanity of Christ.  
42. And he stayed yet other 7 days, and again he sent forth a Dove out of the Ark, and it came to him about evening; and lo! she had plucked off an Olive leaf, and brought it in her mouth: And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth a Dove, which returned not to him any more. The Spirit in Moses showeth by these three Doves, and the Raven which went forth out of the Ark, a great Mystery; which albeit he doth not clearly unfold, yet for certain is couched therein: The Raven doth also denote the Law of Moses in Nature, which will remain in its self, and not return in true resignation [or selfe-deniall] under the obedience of God, but will enter in to God by its own power, and ways.  
43. The first Dove betokens the Prophetical Spirit, which arose under Moses; viz. under the outward Law and Offerings, and directed again through the Offerings into the Ark of Noah, and Christ. This Prophetical Spirit went along through the Office of Moses: it indeed flew under Moses; but with its Prophecy, it went again into the Ark: as the first Dove by Noah flew indeed into the world, but came again into the Ark of Christ.  
44. The second Dove, with the Olive-branch, which also came again to Noah into the Ark; denotes the Word in the Covenant of Noah; which came forth out of the holy Ark of God into this world; viz. into our humanity; and plucked off an Olive-leaf in the world, and brought it Noah; that is, it plucked off a branch out of our humanity, and took it into the holy Word; viz. the mouth of God; (as the Dove the Olive-leaf) and brought the branch to holy Noah; that is, to God the Father; but that it was an Olive-leaf, denoteth the unction of the holy Spirit; that the same should anoint the humanity, and bring it again with this Dove into the holy Ark.  
45. The third Dove which Noah let fly which came not again to the Ark, betokeneth the Kingdom of Antichrist upon the earth; which is flown forth out of the Ark, with its Doctrine: but its spirit [and mind] remaineth upon the earth in the fat grass, in self: it indeed maketh devout shows to God, and giveth good words; but the man (with sense, and reason) will not forsake the world, and return again to the Ark: they build themselves Palaces without the Ark for the pleasure of the flesh; and are devout in hypocrisy without the Ark: and will be children by an outward adoption; but they will not enter into the Ark; but they say, Christ is in the Ark, he hath purchased, and paid all; we need only to comfort ourselves therewith; he will bring us in well enough.  
46. The other party saith; They have Christ in their works of hypocrisy; they take the Ark with them, when they fly out in their pleasure of the flesh; all these remain without the Ark in this world, and come not again [to the Ark of Christ] this the third Dove denotes, for the Antichristian Kingdom walketh demurely in the shape of a Dove, and Sheep, but is only a figure of Christ's Kingdom, which consists in spirit, in power, and is in the Ark.   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 40. Pag. 313.  
68 BY the Tribes [or stems] of the Saints (in whom the divine Covenant hath opened itself; viz. by the Patriarches, as, Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) there are always two Figures represented; viz. Christ, and Adam; a good, and an evil man.  
69. Cain, Ham, Ishmael, and Esau, were types of the corrupt man; and Abel, Sem, Isaac, and Jacob, were types of Christ, who manifested himself in this line, and was set before the corrupt children of Adam, as a light, and Preacher to convert them.  
70. For God hath not sent his Son to condemn the world; viz. the poor, corrupt [and lost] manasses; but he hath therefore sent him into the world among the ungodly crew of wicked men to teach, and call them; and those he will save, who have a willing desire to hear; even those, who have but a little spark of divine Ens, that is capable of hearing in them; in the little spark that is in all these, the quickening, and reviving voice of Christ doth cry, and call; that is, it blows up that spark, that it may become a divine fire.  
71. And that we may open awide the eyes of the blind, selfe-titular-Christendome; and also of the Jews in their boasting (that they may not so brag, and stand upon their knowledge, as if they were only therefore God's children, because they know the Name of God; and comfort themselves with the knowing it, and condemn other people, who are deprived of knowing, as they know; and have introduced another knowledge; as they alas! do most blindly; insomuch, that one Nation, and People, doth exercise [urge, and evilly entreat] another.) Know, that Cain, Ham, Ishmael, and Esau, are the type [or figure] of the Turks, and Heathen, whom God blessed in Ishmael; and gave them the Princely Dominions in his Kingdom of this world for to possess; and cast them out in their own contrived knowledge; from the knowledge of Christ's adopted; as he cast out Ishmael; but recalls them in the womb by the Angel of the great Counsel to the Tree; viz. to God's goods; that they should return to him.  
72. For they lie shut up under the veil of Christ; as Christ did under the levitical Priesthood under Moses; and as the Children of Israel under the Law were not justified through the Law, but through him who was hid under the Law; and thus are they now hidden under the true knowledge; and lie as it were shut up in the Mother's womb.  
73. But the Angel of the great Counsel calls them by their Mother Hagar; viz. by the Kingdom of Nature, that she (the Mother with the child) must again return home to Sarai; viz. to the Tree; that is, to the one only God; who hath borne his Son of the free. Thus they come as it were under the veil, in the Mother's womb to the free; viz. to the one only God; who hath borne unto them of the free (Woman) the Lord; unto whose goods they are received in grace, as strangers.  
74. For as Ishmael did not go to Isaac for the inheritance, which properly belonged to Isaac, (because the Lord was in him, who freely bestowed it upon him, and set him as a Steward) but would have it of the Father; even so the Turks have turned themselves from Isaac; viz. from the Son to the Father, and will have the inheritance of God from the Father.  
75. Now the Father is manifest to us in the Son; and when they now do call upon the Father, he heareth them only in his Son; viz. in his voice manifest in the humane property: and they yet serve the Son in the Father.  
76. For we men have no other God at all without Christ the Son; for the Father hath manifested himself toward us with his voice in the Son: and heareth us only through his voice manifested in the Son.  
77. Now when the Turks worship the Father, he heareth them in the Son; and receiveth them to adoption in the Son, in whom God hath only manifested himself in humane property, and in no other property besides.  
78. Now saith Reason; How can they attain to the adoption of Christ, when as they will not have the Son to be the Son of God; but say, that God hath no Son: hear O man! Christ said, Whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, to him it shall be forgiven; but he that blasphemeth the Holy Ghost, to him it shall never be forgiven: that is, as much as if he should say;  
79. He that reproacheth the humanity of Christ [in considering it] as his own flesh, to him it may be forgiven, for he knoweth not what the humanity of Christ is; but he that blasphemeth the Holy Ghost, the only God, who hath manifested himself in the humanity; wherein Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, are one only God; he hath no forgiveness for evermore; that is, he that rejecteth the only God, he hath quite broken himself off from him, and is become his own.  
80. Now the Turks do not blaspheme the holy Spirit, who manifested himself in the humanity; but they reproach the humanity, and say a creature cannot be God.  
81. But that God hath wrought, and done wonders in Christ, that they confess, and blaspheme not the holy Spirit, that hath wrought in Christ; viz. in the humanity: blindness is happened unto them, so that they walk under a veil.  
82. Now saith Reason; God hath taken away the Candlestick from them, and rejected them: Hear O man! What was the cause, that God (as he threatened by St. Paul) did take away the Candlestick from them, and shut them up under the veil: thinkest thou, that it was done without his foreknowledge; without his will; no, it was done with his will.  
83. He permitted the Kingdom of Nature to give them a doctrine of Reason; 
The cause and ground that the Turks deny Christ's deity.  seeing Christendom became blind in respect of Christ's person; and did wrangle, and jangle about Christ's humanity; and put all manner of scorn, disgrace, and reproach upon it: as it fell out among the Arians, when they denied his Deity: and the Bishops in their covetousness did apply his merits in his humanity for the belly-sake to their belly-orders, and did practise all manner of lewdness, and profaneness (even with swearing, cursing, and witchery) by his suffering, and holy wounds; so that there the holy Name of God, which had manifested itself in the humanity, was abused; thereupon God did hid himself from them in their understanding: so that they first became blind with the Arians in respect of the Deity of Christ.  
84. But afterward when as they would be only blind beasts; he hide himself also from them in respect of the humanity by the 
* The Doctrine of Mahomet.  Turkish Religion; so that they were wholly bereft of the Candlestick of the world: and it went with them as the Prophet said to Israel under their King; Ah! I must give them Judges as in former times.  
85. Thus the King of light in the humanity was withdrawn from them; and the Judicature of Nature was given them again for a guide, and Governor; so that they turned again into the Mother's womb; viz. into the root whence man was created; that is, to the only God: so that the Name, and knowledge of the holy humanity of Christ, is yet put out with them.  
86. And that they might not use the same so vainly, and uneffectually for swearing, and false defence: they must again enter into Hagar, (as into the Mother's womb) and have now verily been a long time a people run away in their mother Hagar, from Abraham's house; viz. from the humanity of Christ.  
87. But know and declare this, as a word of the most High, 
A Prophecy concerning the Turks conversion.  known in the sound of his Trumpet, which he hath prepared to awaken all Nations, and to visit the face of the whole earth; that the Angel of the Great Counsel; viz. the holy voice of Christ, is not departed from them, eternally to forget them; so little as a Mother can forget her child, that she should not again have pity upon the Son of her womb, albeit he were disobedient to her.  
88 For as the Angel came to Ishmael, (being yet in the womb) when his Mother fled from Sarai; and did enrich him with a blessing, and worldly Dominions, and bad the Mother with the child return to Sarah. Thus likewise when the Eastern Countries entered again into the Mother's womb, with their knowledge of Religion; God gave unto them in the Kingdom of Nature, power and authority over the Princely Dominions of the world, for to possess and rule them under the light of Nature till its time; and then they shall come in again with great joy, and with great humility to Abraham, viz. to Christ.  
89. And not in the form of the babylonical, formal, literal Christendom, in their invented, and contrived Orders; which are only Letter- [verbal outside] Christians (so that a Testimony [and some outward footsteps] of Christ, and his Kingdom, have still continued upon the earth) but they shall be borne in Spirit, and in power; for they are the lost Son, which is wandered away from the Father, and is become the Swineherd.  
90. But when the Angel shall bid them Return; they come in the humility of the lost Son returning to the Father; where then the great joy shall be kept by Christ, and his Angels; that the dead is made alive; and the lost is again sound; and the true golden juball-yeare of the marriage of the Lamb ariseth up among them.  
91. And albeit the Elder brother (who hath continued in the letter) doth grumble at it in respect of the different form, which he hath made to himself (for the most part for his belly, and honour) yet they are not moved at it, they are merry with the Father.  
92. If now then we truly compare painted Christendom, and the Turks together; and look upon them aright; then we see that they (since the Turks departed from them) have been but one People (before God in holiness, and righteousness) with different names.  
93. And they are the two Sons; to one whereof the Father said, Go, and do this; and he said, yea; but did it not; and to the other also do this; and he said, no; but did it; which doth so highly advance [and magnify] the Turks in the Kingdom of Nature; which the blind Christian world doth not understand.  
94. Not that we justify the Turks, and say; that they should remain in their blindness; no; but to the painted Christians we declare, that they are alike (with them) before God; in that they are as blind in [respect of] Christ's Kingdom as the Turks: as it plainly shows itself, in that Christendom is full of strife, and contention, wrangling, and jangling about Christ's Deity, and humanity; and abominably profaneth [and hideously unhalloweth] the holy Name in his humanity; and use it only for a form, and custom to swear, [Covenant, and protest:] also to Idolatry, [superstition, and hypocrisy] and are gone from the sword of the holy Spirit, unto a bloodthirsty [confounding] Sword; wherein is nothing, but contending, and contemning one another; and the whole titular Christendom is turned into mere sects, and orders; where one sect doth despise, and brand another for unrighteous: and thus they have made of Christendom a mere murdering Den, full of blasphemies about Christ's person: and [have bound the Spirit of Christ to the forms, and orders of disputation, and have set foolish Reason over Christ's Kingdom to be a Master [or Judge] of the understanding [or meaning of God's Spirit in the holy Scriptures, and mysteries.]  
95. But ought we to speak so of Christendom, and the Turks; as if they were alike? Thus we say; the Turk is openly an Ishmalite, and mocker of Christ's humanity, and holdeth him not for the Son of Man, and God too; for he understands not the heavenly Ens in the person [of Christ.]  
96. But the Sects of Christendom do indeed cover themselves with Christ's Mantle; but do attach him in his humanity, and Deity, and revile him in his whole person; tear, and rend one another [with words and swords] about his person: the one will have it this way; another that way; every one will be Master over his words and spirit; and so deride Christ in his members [and thereby destroy all brotherly love] and are as revolting, rebellious, and fugitive Ishmaelites, as the Turks; and live in lemma ourself will; and serve the Kingdom of Nature in their self-hood [selfe-interests] and pleasure.  
97. A Christian must be dead with Christ to self; and be risen again in Christ; and be borne anew of Christ; and to have put on Christ; that he be a Christian in Christ, in the Spirit and heavenly flesh of Christ, according to the internal spiritual man.  
98. But instead hereof men have put on Babel, and the Antichrist; and do boast themselves of their Ordinances [of the divine orders; in the performances of devout duties in lip labour, and much prating] and in the Stone-houses of Churches; and in the cathedrals, and Cloisters of Christendom: where indeed they do counterfeit somewhat of Christ: seeing that they there read the writings, which the Apostles left behind them: but afterward with their Preaching, for the most part they foist in the Kingdom [and Government] of Nature, with brawling, and disputing; and spend the time with disputing, confuting, and contending about Sects [and the different mental Idols, or opinions] insomuch, that one party is brought wholly to condemn another: and the ears [and hearts] of the hearers are so infected with gall, and bitterness, that one Sect wilfully opposeth another, and cries it down for devilish; whence nothing but wars, and disdainful provocations do arise, to the desolating of Countries and Cities.  
99 Thus they are all alike before God, and lie as it were shut up in Hagar, in the dead Reason; except the true children of God, which verily are here, and there to be found among all Nations, and Sects, but wholly simple, and despised: also covered under Christ's Cross to the Reason-wise-world.  
100 For like as the four Elements receive the power [or influence] of the Sun into them, and in the substance the body, yet not the Sun is seen; albeit it worketh therein: so also the Spirit of Christ is hid in the children of God: but as an herb springing from the earth, doth by the virtue of the Sun put forth a fair blossom, and fruit: so likewise God's children out of their plain homeliness [or deformity to the lewd world's, or prating hypocrites eye.]   

In the 27 Chapter of the Three Principles, what the Lily is, may be discerned.  
32. THe Lily will not be found in strife, or wars, but in a friendly, humble, loving Spirit, together with good, sound 
* Wall-grounded, convincing, satisfactory Reason. This will grow to the throwing down Babel, and the building up of Zion.  Reason: this will dispel and drive away the smoke of the Devil, and flourish in its time. Therefore let none think, that when strife goeth on, and he getteth the upperhand; now it is well and right: and he that is under, and subdued, let him not think, sure I am found to be in the wrong, I should now go to the other opinion or side, and help that party to prosecute the other: no; that is not the way, such a one is merely in Babel.  
33. But let every one enter into himself, and labour to be a righteous man, and fear God, and do right, and consider that this his work shall appear in Heaven before God, and that he standeth every moment before the face of God, and that all his works shall follow after him; and then the Lily of God springeth and groweth, and the world standeth in its Seculum. AMEN.   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 41. Pag. 326.  
43. LOving Brethren, be instructed aright; the God of Love, he will not the death of a poor corrupt, [and lost] manasses; but hath poured forth his best Treasure, (which he had in himself, and is himself) in Grace over all men: like as the Sun doth shine unto the good, and evil; but the wicked doth corrupt, and spoil the 
* His precious Image.  Treasure in himself; and will not receive it, but sucketh, and taketh in the Ens of the Serpent, full of vanity; and is baptised with the fire of God's Anger in the will of self.  
44. But if he went with his own-selfe-will into the death of Christ, and desired from the bottom of his heart, to die from his self, and own will in God's mercy; and cast his whole dependence [and trust] upon God; and thought, that he had nothing of his Own in this earthly Cottage; but that he was only a servant of God, and his Neighbour, in all that he possesseth; and forsook in his mind the propriety, [and self-interest] he should soon be baptised with the holy Spirit, and put on Christ in his will.  
45. But these mischievous, earthly, temporal goods; temporal honour, and pleasure of the flesh, captivate him in the Ens of the Serpent, so that he is not capable of the Baptism of the Holy Ghost.  
46. Also the selfe-elected, unfit, corrupt Teachers, are wholly blind herein, and teach only the husk; viz. the casket, [or sheath] of regeneration; they will be outwardly adopted children, albeit, they live only in the will of self; and will teach the holy Spirit into the Beast of self-will; which yet is no ways capable of the holy Spirit; understanding nothing, either of Baptism, or the Lord's Supper: the New birth is strange unto them; they deny the divine essential indwelling [of Christ's Spirit] in God's children; viz. the Temple of God [in man] and stand before the Jews (when as they should declare unto them what Christ is in us; what Baptism and the Lords Supper is) just like pictured Christians, or as Idols.  
47. For the Jews know that God hath spoken with their Fathers, and given them the Circumcision, and the Covenant; there they stick; but could the Christians fundamentally demonstrate to them what the Covenant, and Circumcision is essentially, and effectually, together with their Offerings; they would forsake the Sign, and enter into the Substance.  
48. But that it hath so fallen out, that both the Jews, and also the Christians have walked in blindness, even till this last time; and so also the Turks, who by reason of the blindness, wrangling, and ungodliness of the Christians; have turned themselves unto Reason, and Nature; God hath therefore permitted, because the Christians, and Jews, both in the Old and New Testament, received [or appropriated to themselves] the Covenant, and the Seal of the Covenant, in the outward shell only; viz. in the vessel [or literal apprehension] and lived only to the outward earthly mortal man; they always minded, and provided for the earthly Kingdom, and life, more than for the Eternal.  
49. They would understand in the husk; viz. in the outward letter, what God hath spoken; and chose to themselves Reason-wise people, which were well gifted, and learned in the outward formal, logical, and notional understanding of the letter, who had not the Spirit, and power of God's Word, and life in the new-birth in them; but only the spirit of self, pride, and the earthly Belly-god; contriving how they might be rich in Christ's poverty upon the Earth; these have blinded them, so that both among the Jews, and Christians, men have minded, and loved only the earthly Ens.  
50. Therefore God hath permitted that the Wonders of Nature in the power of his Anger should be opened, and brought forth in them, and that they should thus stick in blindness, yet in controversy; (so that the name, and memory of his Covenant, might not quite be extinguished) and one Nation evilly to entreat, and exercise another in contention, and contrariety; whereby often times a green twig hath sprung from the right understanding; which hath been strange unto them, by reason of their received opinion; and they have contemned, and persecuted it; for the earthly man in self is not worthy of the holy Covenant, and Seal.  
51. And seeing God knew very well, that they would run of themselves, without [being sent of] him; and would abuse the holy Ens in the Covenant; thereupon the Veil of Moses hath beset the Jews; and the Tower Babel, with the Antichrist; (viz. the outward Christ instead of the holy Ens in the Covenant; viz. God's presence) the Christians; so that they have been evermore seeking in this same Antichrist, what God might be in his Covenant, Will, and Being.  
52. Thus they have been exercised in contention, and persecution, in that they have persecuted one another; yet so as that God's children have sprung forth in the Cross; and [Christ] hath been inwardly manifest to them; but outwardly Babel hath stood still, both among the Jews, Christians, and Turks; the antixt is only the same among all; for he is the Letter-God; wherein the self-will seeketh and worshippeth God in the husk.  
53. Hear now therefore, ye Christians, Jews, Turks, and Heathen; even all Nations of the earth; What now (yet this once more for a farewell in this world's being) is freely tendered unto you in the visitation of the merciful God in the voice of his Trumpet; by his Love-Will, and Spirit; the Sound of the Trumpet concerns you all; let it enter into your ears, and do but open [your ears, and hearts] a little from self; and than you shall hear the Sound in you; It soundeth through all, even to the ends of the Earth; but no self-will hears it.  
54. 
The simple children's way to divine Wisdom. The first and chiefest step to a safe, & well-grounded-Reformation in Church, and Commonwealth.  The only divine way, wherein man may see God in his Word, Being, and Will, is this; that man become wholly One in himself; and in his own will, forsake all, whatsoever he himself is, or hath; let it be authority, might, power, honour, beauty, riches, money, goods, father, mother, brother, sister, wife, and child, body, and life, and become wholly a Nothing to his Self; He must freely resign up all; and be poorer than a bird in the air; which yet hath a Nest; the true man must have none; for he must travel away from this world; that he be no more to himself in this world: He must be a Nothing to the world's self [and interests] for the Substance of this world, which he possesseth for a propriety; is the Tower of Babel, and the Antichrist; wherein men will be their own God; and with this selfe-contrived God, they will ascend upon the Tower to Heaven, and place themselves with [or for a] God. Understand it thus:  
55. It is not meant that one should run from house, and home, from wife, children, sisters, etc. and fly out of the world; or so forsake his goods, as not to remain in them; but the own [or self] will, which possesseth all this for a propriety; that he must kill, and annihilate.  
56. And think, that all that of which he is a Master, is not at all his own: let him win, or lose, be rich, or poor, wise, or simple, high, or low; let him have something, or nothing; that he esteem all these things alike: a fair fine Garment, as a course patched one; the prosperity of this world, as the adversity; life, as death; his authority, as a servants; a Kingly Crown, as an old Hat; and forsake it all in his mind, and not account it for his own.  
57 But think, and wholly resign up his will thereinto; that he is but a servant of all whatsoever he hath, and only a Steward of that calling, profession, office, and order; that it is Gods, and his brethren in common; that he only serveth God, and his brethren therein; and all whatsoever they confer, and put upon him, be so received of him, as that it may conduce to the general brotherly Order, and Profession; and that God may make such Orders in this world, as a figure of the Angelical world; that he should serve him therein.  
58. And not at all insinuate his mind into self [self-respects, and interests] as to think (let him be either King, Counsellor or Judge of the people) that he is therefore better before God, or before men; he must continually look upon his naked bosom, and think, that one naked man doth always resemble, and is like another; and also that his Gown of State, and Office, over which he hath charge, is the brotherly Societi's.  
59 And all whatsoever is conferred, and bestowed upon him; either for honour, power, wealth, and goods; to return [and give] it bacl again to God his Creator; and say unfeignedly in his mind; Lord! it is thine; I am unworthy to have command over it; but being thou hast placed me therein; I wholly, and fully resign up my will unto thee; Govern, and work thou by me as thou pleasest; that it may be done in thy will; and conduce to the profit, and service of my Brethren, whom I serve in my calling, as thy command: do thou, O Lord, all through me; and say only in me; how, and to what I ought to direct the works of my hands; to whom I should give, and bestow money, goods, power, and honour; and thus continually think, how he in his place may please, and pleasure, not himself, but his brethren.  
60. But if he be a servant, then let him think that he serveth God in his will; and men in Gods; and the general brotherly Function; and that he in that little which God hath given him in this Cottage for food, and raiment, is as rich as a King; for if he looks upon himself naked, he seethe the truth.  
61. And when man bringeth it so fare, that All is One unto him; [that he is able to esteem all things alike, and be content with any condition, as St Paul teacheth] then is he as the poor Christ 
* 〈◊〉 , that had not whereon to lay his head; and rightly followeth Christ, who said; He that forsaketh not house, Court, moneys, goods, brethren, sisters, wife, child, and denies himself; he is not worthy of me.  
62. And for this self, and unworthiness sake, God hath turned his holy Countenance from the Nations, so that they have known him only through a dark word and shadow.  
63. But he that entereth into this total resignation; he cometh in Christ to divine Contemplation, that he seethe God in him, and speaketh with him; and God with him; and understands what God's Word, Being, and Will is. This man is only fit to teach, and none else; he teacheth God's Word from him; for God is made known, and manifest to him in his Covenant; of which he is a Minister [and servant] for he willeth nothing, save what God willeth through him.  
64. He teacheth when God commands him; let it be either to friends, or foes, in their season, or out of their season; he thinks that God must do in him as he please; and albeit, that he must therefore suffer scorn, yet 'tis all one unto him; if he be honoured, and respected of men, he humbleth himself before God, and his brethren; and giveth God, and his brethren the honour; and takes it not at all unto himself; but if they curse him, and strike him on the face, he thinks thus; I now stand in Christ's estate of persecution; it must turn [and serve] to the best for me, and my brethren.  
65. Lo! Loving Brethren, this is a Christian; and such [a Kingdom] he now offers to you by the wonderful Sound of his Spirits Trumpet; and there Shall and Must be such a Kingdom soon manifest, and come into Being, for a witness unto all Nations of the Earth; of which all the Prophets have prophesied.  
66. On the contrary, he offers to all wicked, unwilling, stubborn men his Anger, Wrath, and hardening to devour them; and to make an End with Babel; this say not I, but the Spirit of the Wonders of all Nations.  
67. Therefore truss up thyself in Armour, and lay about thee lustily, thou Antichristian Babylon, and devour Much Blood; for thou thyself art even he that destroyeth, and quite rumes thyself; for thee there is no remedy [thou wilt take no Counsel, thy own Cain-like fury in hypocrisy, hath hardened thee] also there is no repentance [or mercy] in thy will: But for the children of God under thee, we have written this; as we have known, and seen it.  
68 Now saith Babel; Whence shall this people come [and arise] that shall know the Lord, and live in God; Hear Babel! Among thy Brethren, in the time of thy affliction, and Tribulation; they are brought forth in their misery; and thou callest them fools, and knowest them not: Let no man wait for another coming; the time is already come about; the voice of the Caller and Hearer is already present; the Covering is put away from this voice; thou art nor this time called under a Veil, but with open mouth, with clear eyes.  
69. This voice of the Crier openeth Gods clear Countenance in his children; and in the ungodly, the Angry Countenance: Seeing they desire fully to purse up all in Covetousness into self; viz. into the Antichristian Bag; and to bring the Whore of self, even to the Top of the babylonical Tower.  
70. The Sign of this Image, and its destruction, is the covetousness, 
The mystical and manifest Mark of Antichrist, and his ruin.  and envy: Its Sign stood before in Silver, and Gold; that was the Banner, and Standard of Antichrist: But now the Banner hath changed its self into Copper; being Mars is the Soul; viz. the Husband in Copper: so that this Mars is given to Babel for a Banner, and Ensign; which shall Rule till Babel hath an End: and no wicked Man shall know this: and though he carry the Sign in his hands, yet he calls it only his Loving Companion.  
71. But upon the Kingdom that is, and is not, and yet is, shall the Ornament of Gold be put; for the Prince of the Powers of the Earth hath given it to them. Amen.   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 38. Gen. 14.  
7. ALL war, and contention, arise from the nature and propriety of the dark world; viz. from the four Elements of God's Anger; which produceth in the creature, pride, envy, covetousness, and anger: these are the four Elements of the dark world, wherein the Devils, and all evil creatures live: and from these four Elements ariseth war.  
8. For although God bade the people of Israel, drive out the Heathen, and to wage war: yet the Command was wholly from the Angry Zealous God; viz. from the fires property; for the Heathens had awakened the wrath, and indignation, which would devour them; but God, so fare as he is called God, desireth no war; yea he cannot desire any thing that is evil, or destructive; for he is according to the Second Principle; viz. according to the light only good, and giving: and giveth himself to all things.  
9 But according to the dark world's Nature, he is an angry zealous God, and a consuming fire, if his wrath be stirred up: according to this same property, he desireth to consume, and devour all that moveth, and enkindleth itself therein: And from this property, God bad Israel fight, and smite the Heathens; for his Anger was set on fire in them: and was as wood cast into the fire, which the fire desireth to consume.  
10. Therefore the wrath of God bad one Nation slay another: that it might out of his wrath be taken away: otherwise the fire of his Anger would have enkindled itself; as happened to the five Kingdoms of Sodom, and Gomorra: Thus the Wrath of God did satiate itself in the life of the wicked, which it devoured into itself; in that they slew one another.  
11. As it yet now adays so comes to pass, that oftentimes men cry unto God, for to give them success, and victory against their enemies; that they might murder them; but God giveth them not victory therein, but the sword of his Anger, which they awaken with their prayers, and will: were they true Men, and children of God, they would need no war; for the holy Spirit wageth not war; but he only loveth, and giveth peace; but according to the property of Anger he consumeth all ungodliness; and is yet thereby only blown [or stirred] up, etc.—  
14. Thus we must understand, how the children of the Saints have waged war against the crew of wicked men; and drove them out; viz. in the Angers Property, which managed its sword by them, to blot out the Heathen, and Generation of Ha●: for Abraham went out with his whole house, and People, against the Heathen, who had carried away Loath his brothers, Son captive; and he smote the Heathen, and delivered his brother: This was done in the zeal of God; which thus delivered his children through the might of his Anger; for what conduceth to the wicked for destruction, that conduceth to holy men for life, and deliverance.  
15. But that those, who will be called Christians, (who ought in, and with Christ to be dead to the Anger, and Wrath of God in Christ's death) do wage war: they do it not, as Christians; but as Heathens; no Christian warreth; for if he be a Christian, than he is dead in, and with Christ's death to the four Elements of God's Anger in Self; and borne a new man in Christ's Spirit of Love; who liveth in righteousness, in love, and patience; and not to himself, but to God in Christ.  
16. For a true Christian leadeth his conversation, and will in Heaven, in the life, and spirit of Christ: as St Paul saith; Our conversation is in Heaven: but when the Christians do wage war, they do it from the Heathenish property, and not from Christ's property; for a Christian is not of this world; his Kingdom is in heaven: and he is dead in Christ to the world, according to the new spiritual man in him: the Heathen; viz. the half devilish man, (who hath his Kingdom in this world, who never hath room enough upon the Earth; who liveth in the four Elements of God's Anger; viz. in pride, covetousness, envy, and wrath) desireth in the Christians to war, fight, and kill.  
17. St. Paul saith; Give your members to be weapons of Righteousness; for why do men fight? for the Kingdom of this world: and yet Christ said, his Kingdom was not of this world: so also his children's Kingdom in him is not of this world. Now than if we give our body and soul for weapons of God's Anger, and seek only thereby Self [interests, liberties, and privileges of Mammon] and slay one another for the Kingdom of this world; I think we are herein Christians indeed with the mouth; but the heart, and soul is an heathen; and not borne out of Christ's Spirit.  
18. When Abraham had smote the Heathen, he desired nothing of the goods, which he took; but restored to the King of Sodom, what the Heathen had taken from him, and was only zealous in the Lord; he did not fight for Country, and Kingdom; but to deliver his brother. This was a true zeal, which the Lord drove in him: he did not stand up, and fight for Country, or City: and albeit he obtained it; he desired it not, but went again unto his own place.—   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 51.  
44. OUr knowledge must be filled, and abound with the Love of Christ; that we love one another; else knowledge is not at all available: if I bring not my knowledge with the Desire into the Love of God, wherewith he hath Loved us in Christ; and Love my Neighbour in the Love of God in Christ, with that Love, wherewith God generally Loveth us, and Loved us, when we were his Enemies; then I have not as yet the Love of God dwelling in me.  
45. But how will he Love his Brother, who contemneth him for his knowledge sake: whereas yet God Loved us, when we knew nothing of his Love? If a man hath not this Love of God in him, wherewith God Loved us when we knew him not: why doth he boast then of God's Adoption? If he be the child of God, than he hath the free Love of God, wherewith God Loveth all things; if he hath it not, he is not then yet capable of the adoption. Now than if any one contemneth, and condemneth his brother, which hath not as yet his knowledge; how can he boast of the Love of God; wherewith God Loved his Enemies in Christ; wherewith Christ prayed for his Enemies.   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 44.  
6. WHen God will punish a Land, he first sends them Messengers, and exhorts them to repentance, and declares unto them his Grace: soon after he sends them the Angel of Righteousness, who tryeth them whether they be capable of the grace, that is tendered to them; and representeth unto them judgement, with threats of their ruin: also with denouncing of great war, and plagues, that he will blot, and root them out, if they do not Return and Repent; and showeth them by his Messengers the light, and way of Righteousness; and suffers them to run on in the light, that is tendered to them; till they be weary and glutted; and hold it only for a common thing, and an history, and again become a Sodom.  
7. And then he sends them both Angels together, to wit, the Angel of Righteousness, and the Angel of truth; and first threatneth them, and exhorts them, and setteth the judgement before them; but when they are wholly a Sodom, he leaveth off from the outward Figure, and lets them fill up their measure; and than it seems as if the Sun was risen upon their Sodom; and now it should be good: but even then saith the Angel of truth in his children, hasten, and go out, the punishment, and ruin is at hand.  
8. Thus we declare unto thee Babel; that God hath already long since sent thee Messengers, and with the declaration of the Gospel, hath tendered thee his grace; and therewith also hath mightily threatened thee, with the punishment of thy ruin; but thou hast made a contentious disputing Babel of the light of the Gospel, and art now the well-fatted Sodom.  
9 And know for certain; that the Lord for a farewell hath now sent thee two Angels: one hath the Truth in him, and bids Loath with his daughters to go out from Sodom; and the other hath the Severe judgement; and hath now at last sifted thee; and turned thy inward Signature outward, and set it before the Lord: and thy Murderous 
* Thy Cain-like crying for ruin upon others. The pregnant brand of hypocritical Cain, or the seeming holy Antichrist in Babel.  Cry is come up before the Most High, and it is exceeding great: He hath sent his Angel to destroy thee, and to overturn the Cities.  
10. Thy Signature wherewith thou art outwardly marked, is the great covetousness, and envy; together with thy evil ammunition-money: and thy great Wrathfullnesse, of thy Oppression of the poor, and miserable, in that thy covetousness hath screwed itself aloft, desiring to devour all into itself; whence thy great enhancement of all men's 
* Whence the scarcity, and dearness of Commodities do arise. Also the neglect of the poor and miserable; desperately forlorn in body, and soul; a crying sin.  Necessaries is risen.  
11. But thou sayest; now it is good, and prosperous; the Sun is risen upon me, and shineth on my purse, so that I can fill it as I please; it is a good, and fine time for me: it shall now be good: I shall surely enjoy it, and arise in high authority, and be respected.  
12. But hear now, what at present the sound of the Trumpet declareth: it saith, Go out from Sodom; the Anger of the Lord is enkindled; the Sun is risen in Love, and Anger; this we will not hid from you: the Angel of truth hath now already taken Loathes daughters, together with the father, and his wife, by the hand, and bids them go out; it is time: this thou shalt soon see by woeful experience.  
13. For the Angel of Anger hath also taken thee into judgement; and therefore thou art so wrathful, covetous, murderous, and wicked; do but behold thyself, whether we speak Truth: thou gettest to thyself much to spend in thy Signature; yet thou haste a store-house [or provision] in the Abyss: he that can see; let him see; in whom there is but the least inkling of the Trumpets sound: let him go out of Sodom: there is no longer any tarrying, etc.—   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 43.  
67. BY this Figure this present world may behold itself; for as certain, and as true, the Preaching of Loth was true, and the punishment followed thereupon; so certainly shall the punishment also of the sixth Seales-time (which seal is even now at hand, and hath already opened itself) suddenly follow.  
68 But that the warning hereof came so long ago; declareth, and showeth, that the time of the sixth Seal in its Manifestation, is the most wonderful of all the six Seals; till the Seventh Seal, which is yet more wonderful; for it is the end of this world, and the last judgement.  
70. The hardened 
* Ensnared, or apprehended.  surprised crew is already judged; for the sifting sword hath apprehended them; they run as people raving; as enraged, and out of their wits, in pride, covetousness, and envy, and contemn what the Angel's Trumpet soundeth.  
71. This is the cry which the Angel's Trumpet soundeth; Go out from Babel; go out from Babel; go out from Babel; she stands apprehended, and captivated in the Flaming sword. Amen.   

Mysterium Magnum. Chap. 45.  
12. TO thee, O! Germany, it is now shown (and also to those Nations from whom thou art borne, with the Name of Christ) that thou hast for a long time walked under the Mantle of Christ with an heathenish heart, and boasted of the adoption, but only lived in the iniquity of the flesh; that thy judgement is at hand.  
13. For the Angel of the judgement calleth aloud in the sound of the Trumpet, to the residue of Abraham's children in Christ; go out from Sodom: Abraham in Christ is departed from you: ye have no more of Christ than an empty breath; and a disputing, verbal lip-labour: a mockery; whereby one brother doth contemn, scorn, and mock another for Christ's knowledge sake; and only killeth Christ in his members. The City Jerusalem, and Babylon, wherein thou hast gloried [and proudly perked up thyself in thy devout hypocrisy] shall go to ruin. Amen.  
14. Lo! a Star shineth from the East, and North, which shall blindfold thee; and break down thy walled Towers, and strong Holds in Jerusalem, and Babylon: for thou art called no more Jerusalem, but Babel: and the children which fit in the shadow of the night, and which lie imprisoned in Babel, shall be delivered, and come forth, and enter into the City of God, which he hath set open to all Nations and Tongues of the Earth; that his glory may be known; a light for all Nations [or People.]   

313. 
The Conclusion to the second Apology to Baltasar Tilken, vers. 313.  I Entreat you all, that read, and hear this, not to shut up [or harden] your hearts: look upon the Time; and consider it seriously: do but behold in what Time, we and our Fathers have lived: namely, in mere brawling, contention, and strife. What is the world (viz. Man) bettered, and amended by contention [by the letter-learned disputations, and controversies, about God, Christ, and the way of Worship?] Nothing at all; it is become more profane, lewd, disdainful, and scornful.  
314. He is grown only worse and worse in his life, with the Manifestation of the Gospel; and by reason of the contentions [and different opinions] of men, one brother hath despised, persecuted, and hated another; what fruits have you now of the Gospel, which you should have [or manifest?] Must not the exceeding precious Name of God, be a cloak for the cunning mischief of men.  
315. Be not the Modern Titular Christians, so also Turks, Jews, and Heathens, all alike in life [and conversation?] What doth the Name of Christ avail you, when as you live as Heathens? Think ye that it is enough, that you know that Christ died for sin, that you need only flatter, and comfort yourselves with Christ's death; and hug and embrace the false Man, that is only proud, and a contend.  
316. Cannot ye learn what will suddenly follow hereupon: (viz. this) that being you are all alike in life, and will; you shall also be accounted alike before God. And seeing that men do seek only contentions, wrangling disputes, and fightings; it must come to such a confusion in the Controversy; that one People devour another.  
317. For God withdraweth his hand from the Nations; seeing that they will not suffer his Spirit to reprove them: and the Anger hath taken hold of its sword, and desire, and driveth mightily in the minds of men; that one People do destroy, ruin, and devour another: What our Fathers have brewed with revile, and scoffings; that shall their children drink out with swords, and fightings.  
318. This God doth therefore permit, because men do use and abuse his holy Name, for a pretext to swear [covenant, and make devout shows in hypocrisy], and are only self-willed in the knowledge of his Name, and will; and useth his Name only to slander [and forge complaints, and accusations against others] insomuch, that one brother hath only despised, and contemned another for the knowledge of his Name: whereas in his knowledge he ought to seek his good in Love: and go before him with an holy life.  
319. What are the Titular Christians now better than Turks, and Heathens? When as now they live as Turks, and worse than Turks, and Heathens: Where is the Christian, and Evangelicall fruits?  
320. Every one saith; It will be 
* We shall have an happy peaceful time; Our Privileges & Liberties shall be settled, and all reformed, etc.  Good: when this Evil [or grievance] is blown over: but I declare unto you in true knowledge, that it shall not be Good, but only worse, and worse: except that every one doth turn into himself, and incline his heart, and mind, to Love, Concord, and Unity; else one People shall devour another: and the Nations shall consume, desolate, and destroy themselves: and there shall be such a lewd, and wicked world, that they shall be unworthy to be called Men.  
321. This they shall do to one another; and there shall be a general mixture [and confusion] of People in the strife (
* Note.  no party better than another) till the Anger of God doth fulfil, and satiate its enkindled fury; and the Nations bring themselves into deepest destruction, and misery. Then shalt thou see, and learn to know thyself, what thou hast been in thy pride: when thou art naked; and shalt seek the Lord in thy misery; and see what evil thou hast done to thyself.  
322. Therefore my Loving Brethren; Seek only the 
* The experimental indwelling knowledge of Christ, attained only in the New-birth.  Pearl; all ye who have a mind to escape the Anger of God; do not look one upon the life of another; but upon his own; for 'tis not said any longer Dispute; but either turn, or perish.  
323. The Time of disputing, and prating is out; ye can never come further with disputing; but with the Regeneration in the Spirit of Christ, you shall reach, and obtain the Pearl; so that you shall never need dispute, and contend.  
324. Let every one be in good earnest; and seek himself in himself; and see what he is; and think with himself how he may seek the good of his brother in Love: let him departed only from covetousness, and pride, and be contented with food, and raiment, and set his trust upon God, who giveth rain, and blessing.  
325. We take with us Nothing from this world; why do we wrangle and contend about that which is vain, and fool away that which is everlasting: 
Note.  it must come to this pass, or in truth it shall yet be worse; and that People that will not aim at this mark, must be wholly consumed, and devoured; showeth the Spirit of Wonders.  
326. This Loving Sirs, and Brethren in Christ, who read, and use my Writings, I have imparted to you, upon consideration of my 
* D. Balthasar Tilken.  Adversary; and exhort you as a Brother, and also my Adversary: that you would compare my Writings with the holy Scripture; but in the Scripture seek nothing else, but the Fatherly Love-heart of Jesus Christ: then shall you well find from what Spirit I have written.  
327. But he that hath not a mind to do this; let him let my Writings alone; for I have written nothing for him: I have writ them for myself, not minding how it should go; know not also how it comes about, that they be so spread; and wonder as well as you at what the most High doth.  
328. Mark it I pray; and become seeing; for the day dawneth; if you will learn to understand my Writings aright; than you shall be freed from all Contention; and learn to know yourselves; yet the bare Letter is not able to do it; but the living Spirit of Christ only; the way is faithfully shown you.  
329. Now do what you will, the harvest is at hand; that every one shall enjoy, what he hath gathered into his Barn: I speak from the bottom of my heart, in all seriousness, in my knowledge given to me of God: and commend me into your brotherly love in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ. 3 July. A. D. 1621.  
330. Shout unto the Lord all Lands, and Praise him all People, for his Name goeth over all Mountains, and Hills: He springeth up as a plant, and goeth forth in Wonders: Who will hinder this? Hallelu-jah.   
FINIS.