The strength and power of God manifested [in the creatures weakness] against the hard judgement and judgements of cruel and unreasonable minded men, (in and of the World, and World's spirit, and worldly censures); whose rashness and hastiness [therein] against the innocent, God hath found out a way to overcome and subject (even patience and endurance [of and under sufferance] in the quiet and meek Life and Spirit of the Lamb of the Father's Glory) the fury and rage of man, that turneth to the praise and glory of God; and returns the evil and mischief [thereof] on their own heads (as the remainder of what more of the rage and fury [of man's cruelty] than makes for such honour and praise of God and his creatures good) he doth 〈◊〉 And  

The Epistle or Preface to the Reader signifieth,  
That the Glory of God was and is discov … 〈…〉 revealed [in the world] in the suffering spirit and principle [in the Son's life] that magnifieth the power and wisdom that sent and brought him hither (to that same end (that as he was and is heir of his Father's sufferance, and we have been made partakers thereof with him;) so also we may be heirs and partakers with him [together] to Glory [for evermore;] even with that glory the Son of God was glorified in [with the Father of Spirits] before the World began) in the enlargement of the Seed and Spirit of God: And that as Christ our life hath or doth appear [in the World, and World's eye and sight of esteem] so we might appear with him in glory: Though it is the end of such his sufferance [in spirit] that manifesteth and revealeth the glory [thereof] in flesh; in that until his sufferance [in spirit] gins to draw to a period (in the flesh of his Creatures) and some end to be put thereto; the end of the Law, nor of transgression [for which cause it was added] is not nor cannot come up [in the world] that the ordainer of all may be praised [in his Creature] in the beginning and end of all holy determination (in the counsel of that will and workings of the mighty power that exalteth the wisdom of the worker and contriver of all purposes that therein stand); nor can it be seen [in the world] to what end the Just was sent and came hither [a sufferer for and in the Creature, in the state of the unjust,) but as the witness of such end of his sufferance comes and appears, in such the Creature, in the Father's Glory: The Mystery of which hath been and is hid from the World and World's sense, in our life's sufferance, and also joy and rejoicing [in that Glory] that hath been hid with Christ in God, until the salvation of God sprung up from the morning of the everlasting day of God, and glad-tydings (to the poor and imprisoned captive of hope) to arise from the dawning of its brightness [in the earth and world] and deliverance to the Seed and Spirit of God, and soul and life of his Creature (that there hath been a wall of separation between (in the night of obscurity and darkness, that hath overtaken and overspread the world) whereby that glory hath been vailed and darkened) broke forth in the power of an endless life, to the dispersing and driving back the thick cloud of the worldly mists and fogs of ignorance and blindness of mind (wherein the understanding of the Creature hath been stupefied under gross thick darkness, and unity of spirit [between God and his Creature] kept from,) to the astonishment of many beholders of that Glory, in the appearance of Christ [in his Life and Spirit of truth] that worketh the work [his own work that doth praise him] to see what breaketh forth of the work of power and wisdom [that brakes down the wall,] and brings up the life and spirit of reconciliation [in and to the creature] in the mind and will of his Maker and Creator; whereby that which hath been done in secret may be manifest openly, and what was spoken in the ear, preached on the house top, and declared abroad in the world, etc. (though if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost; in whom the God of this world hath blinded their eyes, lest the light of the glorious Gospel [which in them that perish is a mystery unrevealed] shine in their dark hearts; and God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, shine [in] there, to give the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus;) and wherein the refreshments from the presence of God (that hath been often ready to break forth (in the brightness of the Majesty of such Glory, in which is endless praises to the highest,) hath been hindered and clouded [in the soul] by the straitning, limiting spirit and power of the world, such gross thick darkness and blindness of mind (wherein they have been groping for the walls, as the blind at noon-days,) in their imaginary Faith and Doctrines (of, and concerning, God, and Christ, and Heaven, etc. in the black night of Apostasy and back-sliding from God and his Spirit of truth [in the heart] into and after the error of the wicked, in the falsity of a misled judgement (in their giving forth their meanings and private interpretations on Scriptures of truth (that were spoken in and according to the motions and rise up of that Spirit & Life, that had in honour and respect (for the Lord's sake) the thing or things contended for. For as to   

The strength and power of God experienced in the Creatures weakness.  

Introduct.  IT always hath been and is manifested in the suffering life (of the Father's will and wisdom of good pleasure,) wherein the weakness and emptiness and nothingness [of the creature] doth exalt and magnify the praise and glory of God [his Maker and Creator,] and is that in which God doth delight to glory, as what makes for his own honour (in the worthiness of that one that debaseth himself to the dust [for the creatures good] to the bringing him back into unity of spirit [with that one] in which is a good and glory that is everlasting, and a rejoicing [therein] that is endless (in God over all blessed for evermore;) that into the sense hereof the creature may come, and in that may dwell and sit down (and count what is before them, and also what is behind) that empties the creature of all, and brings out of all conceitedness and exaltation and height of spirit, to see the nothingness and emptiness and worthlessness of the creature in himself (in a state he is fallen in and under, and into the nature of which he is degenerated, and with the spirit and life of which he hath adulterated) that God may be all in all [unto and in the creature] and his honour and glory over all exalted [for ever and ever] that is thus worthy; where that glory [only] can be and is prized and esteemed [that is endless;] and without which [sense] he worth and glory & value thereof remains unknown, or unsought-for.  
Therefore, Concerning the sufferance of God [by his spirit] in the creature, consider (in the fear of God) hat nothing is suffered to work against the innocent (in this day,) but what makes for the praise and glory of God (that so suffereth it;) for the remainder (of what more than makes for his praise and glory in sufferance) he did and doth restrain; and then is praised and glorified (in that work of restraint) over the Elements, and other unsensible creatures, that are more obedient to the work of his Spirit and Powers requirings, than his creature Mankind, against whom the Ox and Ass are called witnesses, and the Sea (that keeps its bounds (when to the proud swelling waves it is said, Ye shall not surpass your limit; for hitherto shall ye go, and no further) and every creature in like manner, and in their place, testifieth against man (in the fall and transgression against God;) as was seen of old, when the waters witnessed against the world they overtook (in the oldness of that state [of sinning and rebelling against God,]) and against Pharaoh and his Host (as did the fire against Sodom and Gomorrah;)  
And always did the creatures resistance of, and striving against God's Spirit and Judgement, strengthen it against himself, & God's Glory appeared in the deliverance of his own Seed (in his own way and time) the more glorious and excellent (for the sake of the patience of his Saints and children (in his Spirit and Spirits work) he suffered the enemy and enemies work to come forth and exalt self in,) that over all glory and excellency that might be exalted (that was and is worthy of endless praise and glory,) which should be satisfaction to all the upright in heart (whose cause is Gods, and left with him to plead) that they may be kept from fretting under the same (the fret of the wicked) in envying their prosperity; but in the midst thereof may rejoice, that for righteousness sake they are found worthy so to do; and if it be not for that, the less cause have they to be angry and discontented and offended;) for God is praised and glorified (by and in his own works (on his creature) in his and their spirits sufferance (that thereby manifesteth the patience of such his Spirits work, and of his Saints in whom it thus works (in God's forbearance of executing  fierceness of judgement on the world, and unreasonable minded in their cruelty;) who by sufferance and endurance, is now come forth to conquer that, which by the strength of desire of that life (the glory of God was first concerned in) once awakened the fury of such God's judgement (in what was the pain and death of the creature;) 
Mark, the prayer and desire of the righteous [in all ages and generations] moved and awakened God [in judgement] against the world (in that state of wickedness it lies;) and that ministration was glorious, to the awakening a witness for God [in his creature] against what Gods Judgements were bend, and over which they were exalted (which made Christ say to the Pharisees [of old] he could pray the Father, and he would send more than twelve Legions of Angels to deliver him; and to his Disciples (that would have had fire come down from Heaven, and consume their enemies) they knew not what spirits they were of;) for he came not to destroy men's lives; but to save it; and God was in him [mark that,] before the world began, reconciling it to himself.  which he suffered to work and come forth (in the world) in enmity against his Spirit, to honour and praise and exalt his Judgement, and the justice and justness thereof (against the offenders, that refused to be warned by gentle and light corrections and afflictions (that are the chastisements of God's children, and is it which makes chaste to God, where a virgin state and birth (thereof) is known and witnessed (in the world) in his Spirits leading and guidance (that learned obedience by the things he suffered.)  
And all these things were written for our admonition and instruction ) on whom the ends of the earth are come,) that have believed the report of such that gave testimony concerning the work of that Spirit (or of God who is a Spirit): And though by their faith mighty works and things (of old) were done, even Lion's mouths stopped, and the rage of devouring fire quenched, etc. and they all died in the faith of the work of God (by and in that Spirit,) yet the work was Gods (even that of the restraining power and wisdom of the worker,) and he only was worthy of, and had the praise thereof, that flesh might not glory; therefore had not they received the promise of God (in the glory of what he determined to rejoice in) he having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect (mark, without us should not; and a more better thing and glorious day (that they desired to see, and saw not, no not one of those days we see) hath appeared, and is manifest (in the world,) and yet the world are under-valuing the glorious appearance of God (in our day and age,) because of their own blindness and hardness of heart, and would make it less or the least of and in any Age and Generation of the world; and think the work of God perfected in their faith and belief of something already done (without them) many years past, as the work of a body without a spirit (as is their faith (therein) without the work of that Spirit) dead.  
This therefore is my advice unto the world and all people (therein), to return to the Lord (in that suffering spirit (which of old carried many through great trials and cruel sufferance;) and conquered the power and pain of death, and other grievous afflictions they were called to, and passed through (who were faithful to the requirings thereof;) and they had the joy thereof, as well in sufferance and endurance (of what thereby they were called to (for the trial of their faith) ●s in experience of deliverance (by the work of the same (Spirit) through their faith;) wherein was and is deliverance witnessed (under sufferance and endurance of whatever makes for the exalting the judgement of God;) though the thing be suffered and endured (in obedience to the call and requirings of God (by his Spirit) the world & self are taking occasion at:) Therefore, haste, haste, to meet the Lord by repentance, that into the suffering life of God all may come to be bended (that hath been exalted over the same) and in it may have a sense and feeling of the work of truth (by the Spirit of God wrought and working in the heart;) and of its sufferance, by what hath darkened the Judgement (of Creatures) and misled their minds (in the spirit of the World, and error of misled Judgements.)  
R. B.