To the Jews natural, and to the Jews spiritual with a few words ro [sic] England my native country, &c. : some sensible, weighty queries, concerning some things very sweet and necessary to be experienced in the truly-Christian state : whereunto is added a postscript, containing some queries on Isa. 50, 10, 11 ... / by Isaac Penington.
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             To the Jews natural, and to the Jews spiritual with a few words ro [sic] England my native country, &c. : some sensible, weighty queries, concerning some things very sweet and necessary to be experienced in the truly-Christian state : whereunto is added a postscript, containing some queries on Isa. 50, 10, 11 ... / by Isaac Penington.
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           TO
           THE
           JEWS
           NATVRAL
           ,
           AND
           TO
           THE
           JEWS
           SPIRITVAL
           ;
           With
           a
           few
           Words
           to
           England
           my
           Native
           Country
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Some
           Sensible
           ,
           Weighty
           QUERIES
           ,
           Concerning
           some
           things
           very
           sweet
           and
           necessary
           to
           be
           experienced
           in
           the
           Truly-Christian
           State.
           
        
         
           whereunto
           is
           added
           
             A
             Postscript
          
           ,
           Containing
           some
           Queries
           on
           Isa
           .
           50·10
           ,
           11.
           
           A
           Scripture
           of
           Deep
           Counsel
           &
           Concern
           to
           the
           darkned
           and
           distressed
           states
           ,
           of
           some
           among
           those
           that
           fear
           &
           obey
           the
           Lord.
           
        
         
           By
           
             ISAAC
             PENINGTON
          
           .
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1677.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           JEWS
           NATVRAL
           ,
           AND
           TO
           THE
           JEWS
           SPIRITVAL
           ;
           With
           a
           few
           Words
           to
           England
           my
           Native
           Country
           .
        
         
           Whereunto
           are
           added
           two
           or
           three
           Queries
           touching
           the
           River
           and
           City
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           pure
           Stilness
           ,
           wherein
           God
           is
           known
           and
           exalted
           -
        
         
           As
           also
           some
           Questions
           answered
           concerning
           the
           true
           Church
           ,
           Ministry
           and
           Maintenance
           under
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           &
           about
           the
           Lamb's
           war.
           
        
         
           Written
           in
           Travelling
           Bowels
           By
           ISAAC
           PENINGTON
           .
        
         
           
             Truly
             God
             is
             good
             to
             Israel
             ,
             to
             such
             as
             are
             of
             a
             clean
             heart
             ,
          
           
             Psalm
             73.11
             .
          
           
             Behold
             an
             Isralite
             indeed
             ,
             in
             whom
             is
             no
             guile
             ,
          
           
             
               Joh.
               1.47
            
             .
          
           
             For
             he
             is
             not
             a
             Iew
             that
             is
             one
             outwardly
             ,
             neither
             is
             that
             Circumcision
             ,
             which
             is
             outward
             in
             the
             flesh
             ;
             but
             he
             is
             a
             Iew
             which
             is
             one
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             Circumcision
             is
             that
             of
             the
             heart
             ,
             in
             the
             spirit
             and
             not
             in
             the
             letter
             ,
             whose
             Praise
             is
             not
             of
             men
             ,
             but
             of
             God
             ,
          
           
             
               Rom.
               2.28
               ,
               29.
            
             
          
           
             Behold
             ,
             the
             Dayes
             come
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             I
             will
             punish
             all
             them
             which
             are
             circumcised
             with
             the
             uncircumcised
             ,
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             Iudah
             ,
             and
             Edom
             ,
             and
             the
             Children
             of
             Ammon
             ,
             and
             Moab
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             are
             in
             the
             utmost
             corners
             ,
             that
             dwell
             in
             the
             wilderness
             ;
             for
             all
             these
             Nations
             are
             uncircumcised
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             house
             of
             Israel
             are
             uncircumcised
             in
             the
             heart
             ,
          
           
             
               Ier.
               9.25
               ,
               26.
            
             
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1677.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           WHat
           a
           day
           of
           distress
           ,
           and
           revelation
           of
           the
           righteous
           Judgment
           of
           God
           ,
           is
           to
           come
           upon
           the
           wicked
           and
           ungodly
           World
           (
           even
           upon
           man
           ,
           who
           was
           created
           in
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           is
           now
           fallen
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           found
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           in
           another
           Image
           very
           unlike
           it
           )
           the
           eye
           which
           the
           God
           of
           this
           world
           hath
           blinded
           ,
           and
           the
           heart
           which
           he
           hath
           hardened
           by
           sin
           and
           transgression
           ,
           hath
           no
           sense
           of
           .
        
         
           What
           a
           day
           of
           distress
           and
           misery
           some
           in
           this
           nation
           (
           and
           in
           other
           parts
           of
           the
           World
           )
           have
           already
           met
           with
           ;
           how
           they
           have
           felt
           the
           Weight
           of
           Sin
           upon
           their
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           what
           a
           sore
           thing
           it
           hath
           been
           to
           them
           to
           feel
           their
           Souls
           separated
           from
           that
           God
           that
           made
           them
           (
           who
           is
           the
           Husband
           and
           Father
           ,
           King
           and
           Preserver
           of
           Souls
           that
           are
           found
           in
           his
           Image
           and
           Nature
           )
           
           how
           they
           have
           been
           inwardly
           captivated
           by
           a
           Forreign
           Power
           ,
           and
           oppressed
           ,
           and
           made
           to
           serve
           under
           sin
           ,
           and
           could
           hear
           no
           effectual
           Tidings
           of
           his
           appearance
           who
           was
           able
           to
           save
           ,
           but
           their
           Spirits
           were
           ready
           to
           sink
           ,
           and
           their
           Hope
           of
           Redemption
           ,
           from
           that
           which
           oppressed
           and
           captivated
           them
           ,
           almost
           cut
           off
           ;
           this
           being
           an
           inward
           State
           and
           Condition
           ,
           hath
           been
           altogether
           hid
           from
           the
           Eye
           which
           is
           outward
           .
        
         
           How
           the
           Lord
           at
           length
           appeared
           unto
           these
           (
           his
           Bowels
           having
           long
           rowled
           over
           them
           ,
           and
           he
           having
           long
           waited
           to
           be
           gracious
           to
           them
           ,
           even
           till
           the
           fully
           acceptable
           and
           set
           time
           was
           come
           )
           how
           his
           Light
           hath
           shined
           in
           and
           upon
           them
           ,
           how
           he
           gathered
           those
           dry
           Bones
           together
           ,
           and
           breathed
           Life
           into
           them
           ,
           and
           made
           them
           live
           ;
           this
           is
           also
           altogether
           an
           hidden
           thing
           from
           the
           Eye
           of
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           How
           the
           Lord
           ,
           who
           appeared
           to
           them
           ,
           hath
           exercised
           and
           tried
           them
           ;
           how
           he
           hath
           judged
           them
           ,
           and
           how
           he
           hath
           saved
           them
           ;
           what
           Desolations
           he
           hath
           made
           inwardly
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           hath
           built
           up
           there
           ;
           what
           an
           Hammer
           ,
           a
           Sword
           ,
           a
           
           Fire
           ,
           &c.
           his
           pure
           Word
           of
           Life
           hath
           been
           in
           them
           ;
           How
           that
           Birth
           which
           could
           live
           without
           God
           ,
           without
           his
           inward
           Life
           ,
           or
           upon
           Words
           and
           Knowledge
           without
           Life
           ,
           hath
           been
           famished
           ,
           until
           by
           the
           Pain
           of
           the
           Famine
           its
           very
           Life
           and
           Breath
           hath
           been
           taken
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           crucified
           with
           Christ
           ,
           by
           the
           Pain
           of
           the
           Cross
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           what
           Birth
           hath
           been
           raised
           and
           crowned
           afterwards
           ,
           and
           beautified
           with
           the
           Ornaments
           of
           Righteousness
           and
           Salvation
           ,
           yea
           ,
           with
           the
           endless
           Love
           and
           Mercy
           of
           its
           God
           ;
           and
           how
           the
           Lord
           is
           with
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           dwells
           and
           walks
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           how
           he
           hath
           humbled
           them
           to
           walk
           with
           him
           ;
           and
           how
           in
           Fear
           and
           Humility
           they
           do
           walk
           with
           him
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Day
           everlasting
           ,
           even
           as
           God
           is
           Light
           ,
           and
           walks
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           his
           own
           Day
           ;
           these
           are
           very
           strange
           and
           unknown
           things
           to
           the
           Wisest
           and
           most
           Prudent
           in
           Religion
           at
           this
           Day
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           gathered
           into
           the
           Mystery
           of
           Godliness
           (
           nor
           into
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           Power
           and
           Glory
           of
           the
           Father
           )
           where
           these
           things
           are
           revealed
           in
           and
           by
           the
           Son.
           
        
         
           What
           Faith
           the
           Children
           of
           Wisdom
           
           have
           ,
           in
           the
           Wisdom
           and
           Power
           which
           hath
           appeared
           ;
           what
           Confidence
           they
           have
           in
           the
           Lord
           their
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           stand
           by
           them
           in
           all
           their
           Exercises
           and
           Trials
           ,
           both
           inward
           and
           outward
           ;
           and
           what
           Experiences
           they
           have
           had
           of
           the
           Lords
           standing
           by
           them
           in
           both
           ;
           how
           his
           Faithfulness
           doth
           not
           fail
           ,
           and
           how
           their
           Faith
           in
           him
           is
           upheld
           and
           preserved
           by
           him
           ,
           that
           it
           doth
           not
           fail
           in
           the
           stormy
           time
           ,
           or
           Hour
           of
           greatest
           Distress
           ;
           and
           how
           their
           Eye
           is
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           their
           Hearts
           with
           him
           in
           the
           Calms
           ,
           so
           that
           their
           God
           is
           all
           in
           all
           unto
           them
           continually
           ;
           (
           And
           who
           knows
           this
           ,
           but
           they
           that
           have
           it
           !
           )
           Oh
           who
           can
           utter
           or
           declare
           the
           Sweetness
           and
           Certainty
           of
           this
           ,
           where
           it
           is
           enjoyed
           !
        
         
           What
           Love
           also
           the
           Lord
           sheds
           abroad
           in
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           how
           he
           teacheth
           and
           causeth
           them
           to
           love
           ,
           by
           often
           circumcising
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           cutting
           off
           that
           which
           hindereth
           the
           pure
           Love
           from
           springing
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           how
           they
           love
           others
           in
           the
           Love
           wherewith
           God
           (
           who
           is
           Love
           )
           hath
           loved
           them
           ;
           and
           how
           natural
           it
           is
           to
           them
           to
           pray
           for
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           to
           bless
           them
           that
           curse
           
           them
           ,
           and
           do
           Good
           for
           Evil
           ,
           but
           cannot
           requite
           Evil
           for
           Evil
           ,
           being
           transplanted
           into
           and
           growing
           up
           in
           the
           Root
           that
           is
           good
           ,
           and
           sends
           up
           good
           sap
           and
           Virtue
           into
           them
           ,
           which
           nourisheth
           all
           that
           is
           good
           in
           them
           ,
           but
           is
           Death
           and
           Destruction
           to
           the
           Remainders
           of
           evil
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           pursueth
           and
           findeth
           it
           out
           ;
           Oh
           how
           impossible
           is
           it
           for
           the
           Heart
           of
           man
           to
           conceive
           or
           understand
           !
        
         
           Now
           ,
           I
           also
           having
           tasted
           of
           the
           Mercy
           and
           Goodness
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           having
           been
           brought
           out
           of
           a
           State
           of
           great
           Misery
           and
           Sorrow
           of
           Heart
           into
           the
           Redemption
           and
           Joy
           of
           God's
           chosen
           ;
           and
           having
           found
           the
           Lord
           faithful
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           giving
           me
           Faith
           in
           the
           Appearance
           of
           his
           Spirit
           and
           Power
           in
           me
           ,
           and
           true
           Love
           (
           tender
           Love
           )
           not
           only
           to
           my
           Brethren
           in
           the
           Truth
           ,
           but
           to
           all
           Mankind
           springing
           in
           me
           ,
           and
           divers
           Fruits
           issuing
           forth
           from
           it
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           at
           this
           time
           I
           cannot
           but
           publish
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           open
           the
           Hearts
           of
           those
           whom
           it
           concerns
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           find
           some
           Help
           ,
           Benefit
           and
           Furtherance
           by
           it
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           the
           Joy
           of
           my
           Heart
           to
           receive
           Good
           from
           God
           ,
           to
           be
           filled
           with
           his
           Blessings
           ,
           to
           have
           my
           Cup
           
           overflow
           ,
           and
           that
           others
           ●ay
           be
           helped
           ,
           refreshed
           and
           gladed
           therewith
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           sweet
           Taste
           thereof
           led
           to
           wait
           for
           the
           opening
           of
           the
           same
           Root
           and
           Fountain
           of
           Life
           in
           themselves
           ,
           to
           yield
           living
           Sap
           ,
           and
           send
           forth
           living
           Streams
           in
           them
           Day
           by
           Day
           ▪
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             Somewhat
             in
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             to
             the
             Jews
             Natural
             ,
             or
             seed
             of
             Abraham
             after
             the
             Flesh
             .
          
           
             O
             the
             Glory
             of
             your
             state
             outward
             ,
             who
             were
             the
             people
             whom
             God
             once
             chose
             and
             loved
             ,
             and
             manifested
             his
             Power
             and
             Presence
             among
             ,
             above
             all
             People
             !
             Whose
             Land
             was
             the
             Glory
             of
             all
             Lands
             ,
             to
             which
             God
             brought
             you
             out
             of
             Egypt
             by
             an
             out-stretched
             Arm
             ,
             through
             a
             dreadful
             VVilderness
             ,
             wherein
             ye
             were
             tempted
             ,
             tried
             and
             exercised
             ,
             and
             the
             succeeding
             Generation
             fitted
             to
             enter
             into
             .
             O
             what
             Laws
             and
             statutes
             ,
             and
             righteous
             Judgments
             did
             God
             give
             you
             ,
             such
             as
             no
             Nation
             besides
             had
             !
             VVhat
             a
             Temple
             had
             ye
             to
             appear
             before
             God
             in
             ,
             and
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             holy
             Priests
             ,
             Kings
             and
             Prophets
             !
             And
             how
             nigh
             was
             God
             to
             you
             ,
             to
             be
             enquired
             of
             by
             you
             ;
             and
             how
             ready
             to
             hear
             your
             Prayers
             ,
             in
             all
             that
             you
             called
             upon
             him
             for
             !
             The
             eternal
             God
             was
             thy
             Refuge
             ,
             and
             underneath
             were
             the
             everlasting
             Arms
             
             (
             the
             Lord
             was
             thy
             Rock
             ,
             and
             thou
             wast
             built
             upon
             him
             )
             and
             he
             did
             thrust
             out
             the
             Enemy
             before
             thee
             ,
             and
             did
             say
             .
             Destroy
             .
             And
             when
             the
             Arm
             of
             the
             Lord
             did
             destroy
             them
             before
             thee
             ,
             thou
             didst
             dwell
             in
             safety
             alone
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             was
             a
             Fountain
             of
             living
             waters
             to
             thee
             ,
             and
             his
             Heavens
             did
             drop
             down
             Fatness
             upon
             thee
             .
             Happy
             wast
             thou
             O
             Israel
             ,
             who
             was
             like
             unto
             thee
             ,
             O
             People
             saved
             by
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Shield
             of
             thy
             help
             ,
             and
             who
             was
             the
             Sword
             of
             thy
             Excellency
             !
             And
             thine
             Enemies
             were
             sound
             Lyars
             unto
             thee
             ,
             and
             thou
             didst
             tread
             upon
             their
             high
             places
             :
             And
             it
             might
             have
             been
             still
             so
             with
             thee
             ,
             hadst
             thou
             not
             been
             unmindful
             of
             the
             Rock
             that
             begat
             thee
             ,
             and
             forgotten
             God
             that
             formed
             thee
             :
             For
             thy
             Glory
             should
             not
             have
             been
             taken
             from
             thee
             ,
             but
             swallowed
             up
             in
             a
             higher
             Glory
             ,
             wherein
             thou
             mightest
             have
             had
             the
             first
             and
             chiefest
             share
             ,
             hadst
             thou
             not
             ,
             by
             thy
             almost
             constant
             Rebellion
             and
             Unbelief
             ,
             provoked
             the
             Lord
             against
             thee
             ;
             not
             only
             often
             to
             afflict
             ,
             but
             at
             last
             utterly
             to
             cast
             thee
             off
             from
             being
             a
             People
             ,
             and
             chose
             a
             people
             in
             thy
             stead
             ,
             who
             should
             bring
             forth
             better
             Fruits
             to
             the
             Lord
             of
             the
             Vine-yard
             ,
             then
             thou
             in
             thy
             Day
             hadst
             done
             .
          
           
             Yet
             when
             thy
             state
             was
             thus
             glorious
             ,
             it
             was
             not
             a
             state
             of
             the
             truly-substantial
             ,
             lasting
             glory
             ,
             but
             a
             shadowy
             state
             or
             representative
             
             thereof
             .
             Thy
             day
             of
             glory
             was
             not
             the
             day
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             the
             day
             of
             everlasting
             Light
             inwardly
             ,
             wherein
             the
             Lord
             alone
             is
             exalted
             ,
             inwardly
             in
             the
             Hearts
             of
             all
             ,
             in
             whom
             he
             b●eaks
             down
             all
             that
             is
             contrary
             to
             the
             Light
             of
             his
             Day
             .
             Thy
             Day
             was
             but
             the
             day
             of
             the
             outward
             shadows
             of
             the
             heavenly
             substance
             ;
             but
             when
             that
             day
             (
             the
             day
             of
             the
             inward
             substance
             and
             glory
             )
             shined
             ,
             thy
             shadows
             or
             shadowy
             state
             was
             to
             fly
             away
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             swallowed
             up
             in
             the
             pure
             substance
             and
             spiritual
             Kingdom
             of
             the
             Messiah
             .
          
           
             Thy
             birth
             from
             Abraham
             after
             the
             Flesh
             ;
             was
             not
             the
             birth
             which
             was
             to
             inherit
             the
             Promise
             in
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             the
             Messiah
             :
             but
             there
             is
             a
             birth
             inwatdly
             born
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             born
             after
             Abraham
             in
             his
             Faith
             ,
             who
             travels
             inwardly
             ,
             as
             Abraham
             did
             outwardly
             ,
             and
             seek
             an
             inward
             Country
             &
             City
             ,
             whose
             builder
             and
             maker
             is
             God
             :
             To
             these
             the
             spiritual
             Kingdom
             and
             Promises
             belong
             .
          
           
             Thy
             circumcision
             was
             but
             the
             circumcision
             outward
             ,
             the
             circumcision
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ;
             it
             was
             not
             the
             circumcision
             of
             the
             Heart
             .
             That
             i●
             the
             circumcision
             of
             the
             inward
             Jew
             ,
             which
             indeed
             the
             Scripture
             call'd
             for
             from
             you
             ,
             because
             there
             was
             somewhat
             near
             you
             ,
             which
             wold
             have
             so
             circumcised
             you
             ,
             had
             ye
             hearkned
             and
             given
             up
             to
             it
             :
             but
             ye
             ,
             as
             a
             people
             ,
             were
             not
             so
             circumcised
             ,
             but
             were
             a
             stiffnecked
             
             people
             (
             as
             Moses
             and
             the
             Prophets
             were
             still
             complaining
             of
             you
             )
             uncircumcised
             in
             Heart
             and
             Ears
             ,
             resisting
             God's
             Spirit
             ,
             both
             in
             your
             own
             Hearts
             and
             in
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             until
             the
             Lord
             was
             provoked
             to
             take
             away
             both
             Vision
             and
             Prophet
             from
             you
             .
          
           
             The
             Aegypt
             ,
             in
             which
             your
             Fathers
             were
             in
             bondage
             ,
             and
             Pharaoh
             who
             oppressed
             them
             ,
             was
             but
             the
             Aegypt
             outward
             ,
             and
             Pharaoh
             outward
             .
             There
             is
             an
             inward
             Aegypt
             ,
             wherein
             the
             spiritual
             seed
             ,
             the
             inward
             man
             ,
             the
             soul
             is
             in
             Bondage
             ;
             and
             there
             is
             a
             spiritual
             Pharaoh
             ,
             that
             oppresseth
             the
             spiritual
             seed
             ,
             in
             spiritual
             Aegypt
             .
             And
             there
             is
             a
             stretching
             out
             the
             Arm
             of
             the
             Almighty
             inwardly
             ,
             to
             break
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             inward
             Pharaoh
             ,
             to
             pierce
             Leviathan
             the
             crooked
             Serpent
             ,
             and
             to
             deliver
             the
             soul
             from
             under
             his
             captivity
             .
          
           
             The
             Wilderness
             also
             your
             Fathers
             were
             led
             through
             ,
             was
             but
             the
             outward
             Wilderness
             ;
             where
             they
             were
             tempted
             &
             tried
             by
             the
             Lord
             many
             wayes
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             do
             them
             good
             in
             the
             latter
             end
             .
             But
             the
             inward
             Israel
             ,
             after
             they
             are
             led
             out
             of
             the
             inward
             Egypt
             ,
             are
             tried
             in
             the
             inward
             wilderness
             ;
             where
             they
             are
             judged
             after
             the
             flesh
             ,
             and
             that
             wasted
             in
             them
             ▪
             which
             is
             not
             to
             enter
             into
             &
             inherit
             the
             good
             land
             ,
             where
             they
             are
             tried
             in
             the
             furnace
             of
             affliction
             ,
             &
             their
             filth
             purged
             away
             by
             the
             spirit
             of
             judgment
             &
             burning
             ,
             that
             the
             righteous
             
             nation
             ,
             which
             hath
             received
             the
             holy
             inward
             law
             ,
             &
             keeps
             the
             Truth
             ,
             may
             enter
             into
             the
             good
             land
             ,
             city
             and
             kingdom
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             and
             inherit
             the
             blessed
             promises
             of
             life
             and
             salvaton
             there
             .
          
           
             Moses
             ,
             your
             great
             Prophet
             ,
             was
             a
             Type
             of
             the
             great
             ,
             lasting
             ,
             standing
             Prophet
             ,
             whom
             God
             would
             raise
             up
             like
             unto
             Moses
             ,
             who
             was
             to
             give
             his
             inward
             law
             ;
             as
             Moses
             did
             the
             outward
             ;
             and
             to
             lead
             all
             the
             spiritual
             Israel
             ,
             as
             Moses
             did
             the
             outward
             Israel
             ,
             and
             his
             Word
             was
             to
             be
             heard
             &
             stand
             in
             all
             things
             whatsoever
             he
             shall
             say
             unto
             his
             People
             :
             and
             whosoever
             will
             not
             hear
             and
             obey
             this
             Prophet
             ,
             shall
             be
             cut
             off
             from
             among
             the
             holy
             ,
             spiritual
             ,
             and
             inwardly
             living
             People
             .
          
           
             Joshuah
             ,
             who
             succeeded
             Moses
             ,
             led
             but
             into
             he
             figurative
             Rest
             ;
             he
             was
             but
             a
             Figure
             of
             him
             ,
             that
             inwardly
             leads
             into
             the
             inwad
             and
             spiritual
             Rest
             ;
             which
             the
             true
             Jews
             ,
             which
             are
             inwardly
             created
             and
             formed
             by
             God
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             willing
             People
             in
             the
             day
             of
             his
             Power
             enter
             into
             .
          
           
             The
             Pillar
             of
             Cloud
             and
             Pillar
             of
             Fire
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             ,
             were
             but
             Figures
             of
             the
             spiritual
             Pillar
             of
             Cloud
             and
             Fire
             ,
             by
             which
             the
             spiritual
             Israel
             are
             led
             and
             defended
             in
             the
             glorious
             gospel-day
             of
             God's
             spirit
             and
             power
             ,
             read
             Isa
             .
             ch
             .
             4
             which
             speaketh
             of
             the
             gospel-day
             ,
             and
             the
             Pillar
             of
             Cloud
             and
             Fire
             
             to
             be
             created
             therein
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             defence
             which
             is
             to
             be
             on
             all
             the
             inward
             and
             spiritual
             glory
             .
          
           
             The
             Land
             of
             Canaan
             ,
             the
             outward
             good
             Land
             an●
             Kingdom
             of
             Israel
             ,
             was
             but
             a
             Figure
             of
             the
             inward
             Land
             and
             Kingdom
             of
             the
             inward
             Israel
             ,
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             the
             Messiah
             .
             This
             is
             the
             Land
             of
             Judah
             ,
             in
             which
             the
             Song
             is
             sung
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             inward
             strong
             City
             ,
             where
             God
             appoints
             salvation
             for
             walls
             and
             bulwarks
             ,
             which
             the
             righteous
             nation
             which
             keepeth
             the
             Truth
             enter
             into
             ,
             Isa
             .
             26.
             
          
           
             Their
             outward
             Kings
             in
             that
             Land
             ,
             and
             particularly
             David
             ,
             were
             but
             Types
             of
             the
             spiritual
             King
             ,
             the
             spiritual
             David
             ,
             whom
             God
             would
             raise
             up
             to
             the
             spiritual
             People
             ,
             who
             should
             seek
             the
             Lord
             their
             God
             and
             David
             their
             King
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             their
             spiritual
             shepherd
             and
             ruler
             ,
             whom
             God
             hath
             appointed
             to
             fed
             them
             in
             the
             Integrity
             of
             his
             Heart
             ,
             and
             to
             guide
             them
             by
             the
             skilfulness
             of
             his
             hands
             ,
             who
             is
             King
             of
             Righteousness
             tnd
             Peace
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             who
             ministers
             Righteousness
             and
             Peace
             to
             the
             sheep
             and
             lambs
             of
             his
             pastures
             .
          
           
             Their
             outward
             Priests
             (
             even
             their
             High-Priests
             )
             were
             but
             a
             representation
             of
             the
             great
             High-Priest
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             was
             to
             be
             a
             Priest
             for
             ever
             ,
             after
             the
             order
             of
             
               Melchizedeck
               ,
               Psalm
            
             110.
             
          
           
           
             Their
             outward
             Covenant
             (
             made
             with
             them
             from
             the
             outward
             mount
             Sinai
             ,
             upon
             the
             giving
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             holy
             Statutes
             and
             Ordinances
             ,
             by
             which
             they
             were
             to
             live
             and
             enjoy
             God
             in
             their
             outward
             state
             )
             was
             but
             a
             shadow
             of
             the
             inward
             and
             spiritual
             Covenant
             ,
             the
             new
             and
             everlasting
             Covenant
             ,
             which
             God
             makes
             with
             his
             inward
             and
             spiritual
             people
             in
             the
             latter
             dayes
             .
          
           
             Their
             outward
             Law
             ,
             as
             〈◊〉
             written
             &
             engrav'n
             in
             tables
             of
             stones
             ,
             was
             but
             a
             shadow
             of
             the
             inward
             Law
             ,
             which
             God
             puts
             into
             the
             Children
             of
             the
             new
             Covenant
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             they
             need
             not
             go
             outwardly
             to
             learn
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             God
             ,
             or
             his
             will
             or
             law
             ;
             but
             the
             inward
             Israel
             find
             it
             inwardly
             written
             within
             .
             There
             the
             Isles
             ,
             who
             wait
             for
             the
             law
             of
             the
             spirit
             of
             Life
             ,
             for
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ;
             receive
             the
             Ministration
             of
             the
             Law
             (
             in
             the
             spirit
             and
             Power
             of
             the
             Messiah
             )
             which
             they
             wait
             for
             .
          
           
             Their
             outward
             
               Mount
               Zion
            
             ,
             on
             which
             the
             outward
             Temple
             was
             built
             ,
             by
             Solomon
             that
             wise
             King
             ,
             that
             righteous
             King
             ,
             that
             peaceable
             King
             ,
             was
             a
             figure
             of
             the
             inward
             Mountain
             ,
             whereupon
             the
             inward
             House
             is
             built
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             the
             Messiah
             .
             And
             to
             this
             Mountain
             are
             the
             spiritual
             people
             to
             come
             up
             and
             worship
             .
             And
             this
             is
             the
             Zion
             and
             Jerusalem
             (
             even
             inward
             
             and
             spiritual
             )
             from
             which
             the
             Law
             and
             Word
             of
             the
             Lord
             go
             forth
             in
             the
             dayes
             of
             the
             Messiah
             .
             And
             the
             spiritual
             house
             of
             Jacob
             combind
             or
             agree
             together
             ,
             to
             walk
             in
             the
             Light
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             sends
             forth
             his
             Light
             and
             Truth
             ,
             and
             leads
             them
             to
             his
             holy
             Hill
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             Tabernacles
             .
          
           
             Their
             outward
             Tabernacle
             and
             Temple
             ,
             sanctified
             by
             God
             for
             him
             to
             dwell
             and
             appear
             in
             ,
             was
             a
             shadow
             of
             God's
             inward
             dwelling-place
             in
             man
             ,
             
               I
               will
               tabernacle
               in
               them
            
             .
             God
             dwelleth
             not
             in
             Houses
             or
             Temples
             made
             with
             hands
             ,
             that
             is
             not
             the
             place
             of
             his
             rest
             ,
             as
             saith
             the
             Prophet
             Isaiah
             ;
             but
             the
             high
             and
             lofty
             One
             ,
             that
             inhabits
             Eternity
             ,
             whose
             Throne
             is
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             the
             Earth
             his
             Footstool
             ,
             he
             dwelleth
             also
             with
             him
             that
             is
             of
             an
             humble
             and
             contrite
             spirit
             ,
             to
             revive
             the
             spirit
             of
             the
             humble
             ,
             and
             to
             revive
             the
             spirit
             of
             the
             contrite
             ones
             .
          
           
             Their
             outward
             Sabbaths
             were
             not
             the
             lasting
             Sabbath
             or
             Rest
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             but
             given
             them
             for
             a
             sign
             ;
             but
             the
             day
             of
             Redemption
             from
             sin
             ,
             the
             day
             of
             resting
             from
             sin
             ,
             the
             day
             of
             ceasing
             from
             the
             Works
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             the
             day
             wherein
             God
             is
             all
             ,
             &
             doth
             all
             by
             his
             spirit
             &
             power
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             wherein
             he
             alone
             is
             exalted
             ;
             this
             is
             the
             day
             of
             rest
             ,
             which
             the
             Lord
             hath
             made
             for
             the
             spiritual
             Israel
             ,
             and
             which
             they
             are
             glad
             of
             and
             rejoice
             in
             .
          
           
           
             So
             their
             Incense
             and
             Sacrifices
             were
             not
             the
             lasting
             Incense
             and
             Sacrifices
             ,
             but
             shadows
             thereof
             .
             The
             prayers
             of
             the
             Saints
             ,
             when
             God
             pours
             out
             the
             spirit
             of
             prayer
             and
             supplication
             upon
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             pray
             to
             him
             therein
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             Incense
             .
             
               Let
               my
               prayer
               be
               directed
               before
               thee
               as
               Incense
               ,
               and
               the
               lifting
               up
               of
               my
               Hands
               as
               the
               evening
               Sacrifice
               .
            
             And
             this
             was
             the
             Incense
             and
             a
             pure
             Offering
             ,
             whic●
             in
             every
             place
             was
             to
             be
             offered
             up
             to
             God's
             Name
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             when
             his
             Name
             should
             be
             great
             among
             them
             ,
             as
             Malachy
             foretels
             .
             And
             what
             said
             David
             of
             old
             when
             God's
             spirit
             and
             the
             holy
             vision
             was
             upon
             him
             ?
             
               Sacrifice
               and
               Offering
               thou
               didst
               not
               desire
               ,
               mine
               Ears
               hast
               thou
               opened
               :
               Burnt
               Offering
               and
               Sin-Offering
               hast
               thou
               not
               required
               .
               Then
               said
               I
               ,
               lo
               I
               come
               ,
               in
               the
               volmn
               of
               the
               book
               it
               is
               written
               of
               me
               :
               I
               delight
               to
               do
               thy
               Will
               ,
               O
               my
               God
               :
               yea
               ,
               thy
               Law
               is
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               my
               Bowels
               .
               The
               Sacrifices
               of
               God
               are
               a
               broken
               Spirit
            
             (
             rent
             your
             hearts
             nd
             not
             your
             garments
             ,
             and
             turn
             to
             the
             Lord
             your
             God
             )
             
               A
               broken
               and
               a
               contrite
               Heart
               ,
               O
               God
               ,
               thou
               wilt
               not
               despise
               .
            
             The
             offering
             Praise
             to
             God
             from
             a
             sincere
             Heart
             ,
             and
             the
             ordering
             of
             the
             Conversation
             aright
             ,
             these
             are
             the
             Sacrifices
             well-pleasing
             to
             God
             ;
             for
             sacrifices
             were
             not
             the
             thing
             which
             God
             mainly
             required
             of
             outward
             Israel
             :
             but
             this
             OBEY
             MY
             VOICE
             :
             And
             Obedienc
             
             is
             more
             acceptable
             then
             all
             other
             sacrifices
             ,
             and
             to
             hearken
             then
             the
             Fat
             of
             the
             choicest
             Rams
             .
          
           
             Besides
             ,
             those
             outward
             sacrifices
             could
             not
             remove
             or
             take
             away
             sin
             from
             the
             Conscience
             ,
             but
             he
             that
             came
             to
             do
             the
             will
             ,
             and
             to
             put
             and
             end
             to
             those
             sacrifices
             and
             oblations
             ,
             which
             were
             but
             outward
             &
             imperfect
             ,
             he
             doth
             both
             wash
             and
             take
             away
             sins
             from
             within
             ,
             and
             also
             bring
             in
             Everlasting
             Righteousness
             ,
             where
             his
             Light
             shines
             ,
             and
             his
             pure
             Life
             springs
             inwardly
             in
             the
             Heart
             .
          
           
             And
             this
             is
             the
             substance
             of
             all
             the
             shadows
             ,
             even
             the
             Light
             eternal
             ,
             the
             Word
             eternal
             ,
             the
             Son
             of
             the
             living
             God
             (
             who
             is
             Light
             ,
             as
             the
             Father
             is
             Light
             )
             the
             Word
             nigh
             in
             the
             Mouth
             and
             Heart
             ,
             the
             Word
             of
             the
             New
             Covenant
             ,
             the
             which
             Moses
             directed
             your
             Fathers
             to
             ,
             Deut.
             30.
             
             And
             by
             which
             the
             Lord
             speaketh
             ,
             and
             hath
             spoken
             throughout
             the
             world
             (
             Psalm
             50.1
             .
             )
             and
             teacheth
             every
             man
             that
             hearkeneth
             to
             his
             voice
             ,
             to
             do
             justly
             ,
             love
             Mercy
             and
             walk
             humbly
             with
             his
             God
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             expressed
             by
             the
             Prophet
             Micah
             .
          
           
             Now
             to
             you
             Jews
             of
             the
             outward
             line
             of
             Abraham
             ,
             whose
             return
             to
             the
             Lord
             my
             soul
             most
             earnestly
             desireth
             after
             ,
             and
             for
             which
             I
             have
             most
             vehemently
             and
             wrestlingly
             prayed
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             are
             some
             few
             weighty
             Queries
             upon
             my
             heart
             .
          
           
           
             Query
             1.
             
             How
             came
             David
             to
             pant
             so
             after
             the
             living
             God
             ,
             like
             the
             Hart
             or
             Hind
             after
             the
             water-brooks
             ?
             Was
             it
             not
             from
             the
             quickning
             Virtue
             of
             this
             inward
             word
             ,
             which
             Moses
             the
             man
             of
             God
             had
             directed
             the
             mind
             to
             ?
             Read
             Psalm
             119.
             and
             see
             how
             he
             breathed
             for
             Quicknings
             from
             this
             word
             ,
             on
             which
             all
             depends
             .
             And
             if
             ye
             come
             to
             experience
             this
             word
             ,
             and
             the
             quickning
             virtue
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             follow
             the
             Lord
             on
             therein
             ,
             ye
             will
             soon
             come
             to
             know
             the
             day
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             and
             the
             glory
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             outward
             ,
             transitory
             and
             of
             a
             perishing
             nature
             ;
             but
             inward
             ,
             spiritual
             and
             eerlasting
             (
             as
             David
             well
             knew
             ,
             and
             spake
             sensibly
             of
             ,
             Psalm
             145.
             and
             elsewhere
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             2.
             
             What
             are
             the
             waters
             ,
             which
             every
             thirsty
             soul
             is
             invited
             to
             ?
             Are
             they
             not
             the
             waters
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ?
             Are
             they
             not
             waters
             that
             flow
             out
             of
             the
             wells
             of
             salvation
             ?
             Isa
             .
             12.
             
             Do
             not
             the
             
               Spiritual
               Israel
            
             draw
             spiritual
             water
             out
             of
             the
             wells
             of
             the
             Saviour
             ,
             in
             the
             Dayes
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ?
             What
             is
             it
             to
             come
             to
             these
             waters
             ?
             O
             that
             ye
             experimentally
             knew
             !
             But
             this
             I
             will
             tell
             you
             ,
             from
             true
             and
             certain
             Experience
             ,
             that
             if
             ye
             come
             to
             take
             notice
             of
             this
             word
             of
             Life
             ,
             which
             God
             hath
             placed
             nigh
             in
             your
             Mouths
             and
             Hearts
             ,
             to
             separate
             between
             the
             Evil
             words
             and
             evil
             thoughts
             of
             the
             Enemie's
             begetting
             and
             bringing
             forth
             ,
             
             and
             the
             good
             words
             and
             good
             thoughts
             of
             God's
             begetting
             and
             bringing
             forth
             ,
             and
             incline
             your
             Ear
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             come
             from
             that
             which
             it
             reproves
             in
             you
             ,
             and
             draws
             you
             from
             to
             it self
             ;
             your
             souls
             shall
             soon
             come
             to
             live
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             gives
             you
             Life
             ,
             will
             make
             an
             Everlasting
             Covenant
             with
             you
             ,
             even
             the
             sure
             Mercies
             of
             David
             :
             But
             ye
             must
             still
             mind
             him
             as
             a
             witness
             ,
             and
             leader
             ,
             and
             commander
             inwardly
             in
             your
             Hearts
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             be
             preserved
             in
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             enjoy
             the
             Blessings
             of
             it
             .
             see
             Isa
             .
             55.
             
          
           
             Qu.
             3.
             
             Did
             not
             the
             Messiah
             come
             at
             the
             set
             time
             ,
             at
             the
             time
             set
             by
             the
             holy
             Spirit
             of
             prophecy
             ?
             Did
             he
             not
             come
             in
             the
             prepared
             Body
             to
             do
             the
             will
             ?
             And
             did
             he
             not
             do
             the
             will
             ?
             And
             after
             his
             Obedience
             to
             his
             Father
             ,
             was
             he
             not
             cut
             off
             ,
             though
             not
             for
             himself
             ?
             And
             after
             his
             cutting
             off
             ,
             were
             not
             you
             made
             desolate
             ?
             Why
             were
             ye
             made
             desolate
             ?
             Why
             did
             such
             a
             stroke
             come
             upon
             you
             ,
             as
             never
             before
             ?
             O
             consider
             it
             .
             Read
             Dan.
             9.24
             .
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             chapter
             ,
             and
             let
             him
             that
             readeth
             understand
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             4.
             
             What
             was
             that
             Curse
             ,
             and
             on
             whom
             did
             it
             light
             ,
             
               Let
               their
               Table
               become
               a
               Snare
               to
               them
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Psalm
             69.
             was
             it
             not
             on
             those
             that
             gave
             gall
             and
             vinegar
             to
             the
             Messiah
             to
             drink
             ,
             whom
             David
             was
             a
             figure
             of
             ,
             and
             spake
             in
             spirit
             concerning
             ?
             Whose
             Eyes
             are
             alwayes
             
             darkned
             ?
             Doth
             not
             the
             vail
             lie
             still
             on
             your
             whole
             Nation
             ?
             Do
             ye
             know
             the
             inward
             mountain
             ,
             where
             the
             vail
             or
             face
             of
             the
             covering
             is
             destroyed
             ?
             In
             the
             inward
             day
             and
             light
             of
             the
             Messiah
             it
             is
             destroyed
             .
             There
             ,
             that
             which
             vails
             the
             noble
             eye
             of
             the
             m●nd
             is
             known
             ,
             and
             also
             that
             which
             destroyes
             and
             re●oveth
             it
             .
             To
             what
             purpose
             is
             it
             for
             you
             to
             read
             Moses
             and
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             when
             the
             vail
             is
             so
             upon
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             cannot
             see
             what
             is
             to
             be
             abolished
             ,
             and
             is
             abolished
             ,
             by
             the
             dawning
             of
             the
             glorious
             day
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             and
             what
             is
             to
             remain
             and
             never
             to
             be
             abolished
             ?
             There
             is
             a
             Jewship
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             Circumcision
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             Sabbath
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             
               Rest
               ,
               &c.
            
             for
             the
             inward
             and
             spiritual
             people
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             remain
             ,
             and
             never
             to
             be
             abolished
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             5.
             
             VVho
             were
             those
             that
             God
             would
             hide
             his
             Face
             from
             ,
             and
             see
             what
             their
             end
             should
             be
             ;
             because
             they
             were
             a
             froward
             Generation
             ,
             children
             in
             whom
             was
             no
             faith
             ?
             VVho
             were
             they
             that
             moved
             God
             to
             Jealousie
             ,
             and
             provoked
             him
             to
             Anger
             ?
             And
             what
             was
             the
             people
             and
             foolish
             nation
             he
             would
             provoke
             them
             to
             Jealousie
             and
             Anger
             with
             ?
             Deut.
             32.
             
             Was
             it
             not
             the
             spiritual
             ,
             the
             holy
             nation
             inwardly
             ,
             the
             true
             Jews
             ,
             whom
             God
             took
             from
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             whom
             he
             appeared
             among
             ,
             and
             was
             a
             God
             and
             a
             Father
             to
             ,
             when
             he
             cast
             off
             and
             forsook
             the
             Jews
             outward
             ,
             
             and
             left
             them
             to
             be
             a
             Desolation
             ?
          
           
             Qu.
             6.
             
             Who
             are
             those
             that
             shall
             be
             hungry
             ,
             when
             God's
             Servants
             shall
             eat
             ?
             And
             thirsty
             ,
             when
             God's
             Servants
             shall
             drink
             ?
             And
             ashamed
             ,
             when
             his
             Servants
             shall
             rejoyce
             ?
             Are
             not
             your
             souls
             hungry
             and
             parched
             for
             want
             of
             the
             spiritual
             sustenance
             ,
             which
             the
             living
             God
             satisfieth
             his
             servants
             with
             ,
             making
             〈◊〉
             feast
             of
             fat
             things
             to
             them
             on
             his
             inward
             holy
             mountain
             ?
             And
             are
             not
             ye
             ashamed
             of
             your
             expectations
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             while
             the
             servants
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             rejoyce
             in
             him
             their
             Prince
             and
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             witness
             him
             daily
             a
             Leader
             and
             Commander
             to
             them
             ?
             What
             is
             the
             People
             whom
             the
             Lord
             hath
             slain
             and
             made
             desolate
             (
             are
             not
             ye
             a
             slain
             people
             to
             God
             ,
             alienated
             from
             his
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             ,
             dead
             in
             your
             litteral
             Notions
             and
             Observations
             ?
             )
             And
             what
             are
             the
             servants
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             whom
             the
             Lord
             hath
             called
             by
             another
             Name
             ,
             even
             a
             Name
             that
             ye
             never
             knew
             ?
             see
             Isa
             66.
             
             And
             consider
             ,
             how
             all
             your
             day
             God
             spread
             out
             his
             Hand
             to
             you
             and
             ye
             were
             rebellious
             and
             would
             not
             hear
             ;
             and
             now
             night
             is
             come
             upon
             you
             ,
             and
             your
             visitation
             ,
             as
             such
             a
             people
             ,
             is
             and
             hath
             been
             long
             ended
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             7.
             
             Did
             not
             God
             signifie
             by
             the
             Prophet
             Malachy
             ,
             that
             he
             had
             no
             Pleasure
             in
             you
             ,
             nor
             would
             accept
             an
             Offering
             at
             your
             Hand
             ?
             And
             did
             not
             he
             also
             signifie
             the
             choosing
             of
             
             the
             Gentiles
             in
             your
             stead
             ,
             that
             the
             called
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             should
             be
             his
             people
             ,
             and
             his
             Name
             ,
             which
             ye
             had
             profaned
             ,
             should
             be
             great
             among
             them
             ,
             and
             their
             Incense
             and
             pure
             Offering
             in
             every
             place
             be
             accepted
             ,
             even
             from
             the
             rising
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             to
             the
             going
             down
             of
             the
             same
             ?
             Read
             Mal.
             chap.
             1.
             
          
           
             Qu.
             8.
             
             Now
             the
             inward
             people
             ,
             and
             the
             inward
             Covenant
             ,
             the
             New
             Covenant
             are
             brought
             forth
             ;
             shall
             ye
             ever
             be
             owned
             or
             regarded
             as
             an
             outward
             People
             ,
             according
             to
             your
             outward
             Covenant
             any
             more
             ?
             Will
             not
             all
             such
             expectations
             fail
             you
             for
             ever
             ?
             Ye
             have
             looked
             ,
             from
             generation
             to
             generation
             ,
             for
             the
             coming
             and
             appearing
             of
             the
             Messiah
             outwardly
             ,
             after
             an
             outward
             manner
             :
             But
             his
             coming
             and
             appearance
             is
             inward
             ;
             and
             he
             setteth
             up
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             his
             everlasting
             Kingdom
             in
             his
             Saints
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             Hearts
             he
             ruleth
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             the
             seed
             of
             the
             VVoman
             bruiseth
             the
             Head
             of
             the
             serpent
             there
             .
             O
             that
             ye
             knew
             the
             substatce
             !
             O
             that
             ye
             knew
             the
             VVord
             of
             Life
             in
             the
             Heart
             ,
             and
             were
             turned
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             daily
             faithful
             and
             obedient
             !
             That
             ye
             might
             feel
             it
             crushing
             and
             dashing
             the
             power
             of
             sin
             and
             corruption
             in
             your
             Hearts
             .
             This
             is
             the
             Consolation
             ,
             Hope
             and
             Joy
             of
             the
             inward
             and
             spiritual
             Israel
             !
             O
             that
             ye
             might
             be
             made
             partakers
             thereof
             ;
             and
             that
             your
             long
             outward
             captivity
             and
             
             desolation
             might
             at
             length
             end
             in
             inward
             Freedom
             and
             Redemption
             !
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
             Somewhat
             of
             Concern
             to
             the
             Jews
             spiritual
             ,
             who
             are
             of
             the
             Seed
             of
             Abraham
             spiritually
             ,
             or
             according
             to
             the
             Faith
             ,
             and
             gathered
             ,
             in
             this
             day
             of
             God's
             Power
             ,
             to
             the
             true
             and
             everlasting
             Shiloh
             .
          
           
             
               THE
               Scepter
               shall
               not
               depart
               from
            
             Judah
             ,
             
               nor
               a
               Law-giver
               from
               between
               his
               Feet
               untill
            
             Shiloh
             
               come
               ,
               and
               unto
               him
               shall
               the
               Gathering
               of
               the
               People
               be
               ,
            
             Gen.
             49.10
             .
          
           
             Old
             Jacob
             ,
             in
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Prophecy
             ,
             saw
             that
             Judah
             was
             to
             have
             the
             Scepter
             ,
             the
             kingly
             Power
             ;
             and
             it
             was
             not
             to
             depart
             from
             him
             ,
             it
             was
             to
             be
             his
             Right
             ,
             and
             the
             Law-giver
             was
             to
             be
             between
             his
             Feet
             ;
             till
             Shiloh
             came
             ;
             then
             the
             Right
             was
             Shiloh's
             ,
             to
             reign
             and
             to
             give
             Laws
             to
             his
             People
             ,
             whom
             he
             should
             gather
             out
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             from
             Satan's
             Power
             into
             his
             own
             inward
             ,
             spiritual
             and
             everlasting
             Kingdom
             .
             This
             was
             the
             true
             King
             ,
             God's
             King
             ,
             whom
             he
             
             would
             set
             up
             on
             the
             holy
             Hill
             of
             spiritual
             Zion
             ;
             and
             all
             the
             holy
             ,
             inward
             ,
             spiritual
             gatherings
             of
             all
             People
             ,
             scattered
             from
             the
             holy
             ,
             living
             Power
             ,
             must
             be
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             
               I
               will
               overturn
               ,
               overturn
               ,
               overturn
               it
               ,
               and
               it
               shall
               be
               no
               more
               ,
               until
               he
               come
               whose
               Right
               it
               is
               ,
               and
               I
               will
               give
               it
               him
               .
            
             And
             his
             Dominion
             shall
             not
             pass
             away
             ,
             or
             the
             Scepter
             and
             law-giving
             Power
             shall
             not
             pass
             away
             from
             him
             ,
             as
             it
             did
             from
             Judah
             ,
             nor
             shall
             his
             Kingdom
             ever
             be
             destroyed
             ,
             Dan.
             7.14
             .
             but
             God
             will
             give
             to
             him
             the
             Throre
             of
             his
             Father
             David
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             reign
             over
             the
             House
             of
             Jacob
             forever
             ;
             and
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             there
             shall
             be
             no
             end
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             
               But
               who
               are
               the
               People
               that
               shall
               be
               gathered
               to
               him
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             The
             People
             that
             shall
             he●r
             his
             voice
             ,
             and
             come
             at
             his
             call
             ,
             that
             shall
             receive
             the
             instruction
             of
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             feel
             the
             drawing
             Power
             and
             Virtue
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             in
             the
             Day
             of
             his
             Power
             .
             It
             is
             written
             in
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             
               All
               thy
               Children
               shall
               be
               taught
               of
               the
               Lord.
            
             And
             every
             one
             that
             is
             taught
             and
             learneth
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             cometh
             to
             the
             Son
             ,
             cometh
             to
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             cometh
             to
             the
             Shiloh
             ,
             to
             the
             word
             eternal
             ,
             to
             the
             word
             of
             Life
             in
             the
             Heart
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             
               Was
               not
               the
            
             Messiah
             
               promised
               to
               the
            
             Jews
             ,
             
               to
               come
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               to
               be
               appropriated
               to
               them
            
             ?
          
           
             Answ
             .
             He
             was
             promised
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             
             come
             of
             them
             ,
             but
             not
             to
             be
             appropriated
             to
             them
             :
             But
             he
             was
             to
             be
             the
             Universal
             Saviour
             to
             all
             that
             should
             come
             under
             his
             Ensign
             and
             Banner
             .
             
               He
               shall
               set
               up
               an
               Ensign
               for
               the
               Nations
               ,
               and
               he
               shall
               sprinkle
               many
               Nations
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             And
             God
             promised
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             give
             his
             Son
             (
             his
             elect
             choice
             Servant
             )
             for
             a
             Light
             to
             the
             Gentiles
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             
               Were
               the
            
             Jews
             
               then
               excluded
            
             ?
          
           
             Answ
             .
             No
             :
             They
             were
             to
             be
             gathered
             to
             Shiloh
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             others
             ;
             Nay
             ,
             the
             Lord
             had
             a
             special
             regard
             to
             them
             .
             The
             Gospel
             was
             first
             preached
             to
             them
             .
             They
             had
             the
             first
             Offer
             ,
             or
             the
             first
             Call
             to
             the
             spiritual
             Glory
             .
             They
             were
             the
             Children
             of
             the
             Prophets
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Covenant
             God
             made
             with
             their
             Fathers
             ;
             unto
             whom
             God
             having
             raised
             up
             his
             Son
             Jesus
             ,
             sent
             him
             to
             bless
             them
             ,
             in
             turning
             away
             every
             one
             of
             them
             from
             their
             Iniquities
             .
             And
             the
             whole
             Nation
             ,
             turning
             from
             their
             Iniquities
             ,
             should
             have
             been
             gathered
             by
             him
             ,
             and
             should
             have
             enjoyed
             the
             Blessing
             of
             his
             Day
             and
             Kingdom
             :
             Yea
             ,
             the
             first
             gathering
             was
             from
             among
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             first
             glorious
             Gospel-church
             was
             at
             Jerusalem
             where
             the
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             of
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
             did
             most
             eminently
             and
             wonderfully
             break
             forth
             ;
             and
             great
             Grace
             was
             upon
             them
             all
             .
             But
             the
             Nation
             was
             not
             gathered
             to
             Shiloh
             ,
             nor
             did
             come
             under
             his
             Scepter
             
             and
             Government
             ;
             but
             only
             a
             remnant
             of
             the
             Nation
             .
             So
             these
             being
             gathered
             ,
             the
             rest
             were
             cast
             off
             ;
             and
             the
             Ensign
             was
             carried
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             and
             the
             great
             gathering
             was
             there
             among
             them
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             
               How
               is
               it
               manifest
               ,
               that
               the
               great
               Gathering
               to
            
             Shiloh
             ,
             
               was
               to
               be
               from
               among
               the
            
             Gentiles
             ?
          
           
             Answ
             .
             By
             many
             expess
             Prophecies
             of
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             Promises
             to
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             have
             the
             Gentiles
             for
             his
             Inheritance
             and
             Possession
             .
             VVhen
             God
             establisheth
             his
             King
             ,
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             upon
             the
             holy
             Hill
             of
             spiritual
             Zion
             ,
             notwithstanding
             all
             the
             Heathens
             rage
             against
             him
             ,
             and
             the
             People
             of
             the
             Jews
             imagining
             a
             vain
             thing
             (
             thinking
             to
             keep
             the
             Body
             of
             him
             in
             the
             grave
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             Resurrection
             and
             the
             Life
             )
             what
             saith
             the
             Lord
             to
             him
             ?
             
               Ask
               of
               me
               ,
               and
               I
               will
               give
               thee
               the
            
             Heathen
             
               thine
               Inheritance
               ,
               and
               the
               uttermost
               Parts
               of
               the
               Earth
               thy
               Possession
               ,
            
             Psalm
             2.
             
             The
             Lord
             said
             in
             another
             place
             ,
             
               It
               is
               a
               light
               thing
               ,
               that
               thou
               shouldst
               be
               my
               Servant
               to
               raise
               up
               the
               Tribes
               of
            
             Jacob
             ,
             
               and
               to
               restore
               the
               preserved
               of
            
             Israel
             ;
             I
             
               will
               also
               give
               thee
               for
               a
               Light
               to
               the
            
             Gentiles
             ,
             
               that
               thou
               mayest
               be
               my
               Salvation
               unto
               the
               Ends
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             49.6
             .
             Again
             the
             Lord
             saith
             further
             ,
             
               From
               the
               rising
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               even
               unto
               the
               going
               down
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               my
               Name
               shall
               be
               great
               among
               the
            
             Gentiles
             ;
             
               and
               in
               every
               
               place
               Incense
               shall
               be
               offered
               unto
               my
               Name
               ,
               and
               a
               pure
               Offering
               :
               For
               my
               Name
               shall
               be
               great
               among
               the
            
             Heathen
             ?
             
               saith
               the
               Lord
               of
               Hosts
            
             ,
             Mal.
             1.11
             .
             
               Sing
               O
               barren
               ,
               thou
               that
               didst
               not
               bear
               ;
               break
               forth
               into
               singing
               and
               cry
               aloud
               ,
               thou
               that
               didst
               not
               travel
               with
               Child
               ;
               for
               more
               are
               the
               Children
               of
               the
               Desolate
               th●n
               the
               Children
               of
               the
               married
               Wife
               ,
               saith
               the
               Lord
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             54.1
             .
             Who
             was
             the
             married
             Wife
             ,
             who
             was
             the
             Mother
             in
             the
             Dayes
             of
             the
             first
             Covenant
             ?
             was
             it
             not
             the
             Jerusalem
             below
             ;
             Who
             was
             then
             Desolate
             and
             Barren
             ?
             was
             it
             not
             another
             Jerusalem
             ,
             which
             is
             free
             ,
             and
             the
             Mother
             of
             all
             the
             spiritual
             Children
             ?
             Why
             was
             she
             now
             to
             rejoyce
             and
             sing
             ?
             But
             because
             she
             was
             to
             break
             forth
             on
             the
             right
             hand
             and
             on
             the
             left
             ,
             and
             her
             Seed
             was
             to
             inherit
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             and
             make
             the
             desolate
             Cities
             to
             be
             inhabited
             ,
             ver
             .
             3.
             
             The
             Covenant
             on
             Mount
             Sinai
             did
             bring
             forth
             a
             great
             People
             ,
             whereof
             Jerusulem
             that
             was
             below
             was
             the
             Mother
             .
             The
             Covenant
             afterwards
             made
             ,
             besides
             that
             in
             Horeb
             ,
             whereof
             the
             Word
             nigh
             in
             the
             heart
             and
             mouth
             is
             the
             Foundation
             (
             by
             which
             Word
             God
             circumcifeth
             )
             was
             ,
             as
             yet
             Barren
             ,
             and
             did
             not
             bring
             forth
             a
             People
             to
             the
             Lord.
             But
             this
             Covenant
             was
             to
             have
             a
             time
             ,
             the
             Jerusalem
             above
             was
             to
             have
             a
             time
             ,
             wherein
             her
             Seed
             should
             inherit
             the
             Gentiles
             ;
             and
             the
             Maker
             the
             Husband
             should
             be
             called
             the
             God
             
             of
             the
             whole
             Earth
             ,
             ver
             .
             5.
             
             Read
             Gal.
             4.
             and
             see
             how
             the
             Apostle
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             expounds
             this
             Mystery
             ,
             shewing
             which
             is
             the
             free
             woman
             and
             her
             free
             Children
             ;
             and
             which
             is
             the
             bond
             woman
             ,
             and
             which
             the
             bond
             Children
             ,
             who
             are
             cast
             out
             in
             the
             Day
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             shining
             of
             his
             Heavenly
             Light
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             cannot
             inherit
             the
             glorious
             Kingdom
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             with
             the
             Children
             of
             the
             free
             woman
             .
             And
             consider
             ,
             who
             were
             the
             People
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             first
             Covenant
             ?
             VVho
             obtained
             Mercy
             then
             ?
             VVere
             they
             not
             the
             Jews
             ?
             And
             who
             were
             not
             a
             People
             ,
             and
             who
             did
             not
             ob●ain
             mercy
             ,
             but
             were
             left
             out
             of
             the
             love
             and
             mercy
             of
             the
             first
             Covenant
             ?
             VVere
             they
             not
             the
             Gentiles
             ?
             And
             did
             not
             the
             Lord
             promise
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             have
             mercy
             on
             them
             that
             had
             not
             obtained
             mercy
             ;
             and
             that
             he
             would
             say
             to
             them
             that
             were
             not
             his
             People
             ,
             
               THOV
               ART
               MY
               PEOPLE
            
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             say
             ,
             
               MY
               GOD
               ,
               Hos
            
             .
             2.23
             .
             compared
             vvith
             Rom.
             9.26
             .
             VVas
             not
             this
             once
             gloriously
             fulfilled
             in
             the
             first
             Visitation
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             ?
             And
             is
             it
             not
             again
             gloriously
             fulfilled
             in
             his
             novv
             visiting
             them
             again
             vvith
             the
             fresh
             Sound
             of
             the
             everlasting
             Gospel
             ,
             as
             vvas
             promised
             ,
             Rev.
             14.7
             .
          
           
             O
             vvhat
             a
             Promise
             is
             that
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Day
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             
               In
               that
               day
               there
               shall
               be
               a
               Root
               of
            
             Jesse
             ,
             
               which
               shall
               stand
               for
               an
               Ensign
               of
               
               the
               People
               ,
               to
               it
               shall
               the
            
             Gentiles
             
               seek
               ,
               and
               his
               Rest
               shall
               be
               glorious
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             11.10
             .
             Is
             not
             
               This
               the
               Day
            
             wherein
             the
             holy
             Mountain
             is
             known
             and
             that
             nothing
             can
             hurt
             or
             destroy
             there
             ?
             And
             doth
             not
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             the
             Lord
             cover
             his
             Land
             ,
             his
             Earth
             ,
             as
             the
             VVaters
             do
             the
             Sea
             ?
             And
             doth
             not
             the
             Root
             of
             Jesse
             the
             Rock
             of
             Life
             and
             Salvation
             ,
             stand
             for
             an
             Ensign
             ,
             placed
             so
             by
             God
             ,
             and
             who
             can
             displace
             it
             ,
             or
             shake
             them
             that
             are
             built
             on
             the
             inward
             Mount
             Zion
             ?
             Yea
             ,
             is
             not
             the
             Rest
             of
             the
             weary
             Soul
             ,
             when
             〈◊〉
             comes
             hither
             ,
             found
             to
             be
             very
             glorious
             ?
             And
             when
             this
             Ensign
             is
             more
             fully
             lifted
             up
             ,
             shall
             not
             the
             Gentiles
             more
             abundantly
             come
             unto
             God
             ,
             from
             the
             Ends
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             bewail
             their
             dead
             and
             estranged
             Estate
             from
             God
             (
             saying
             ,
             
               Surely
               our
               Fathers
               inherited
               Vanity
               ,
               and
               things
               wherein
               is
               no
               Profit
               ,
            
             Jer.
             16·19
             .
             )
             And
             shall
             they
             not
             turn
             from
             all
             their
             Idols
             ,
             to
             serve
             the
             living
             God
             ?
             Thes
             .
             1.9
             .
             And
             concerning
             the
             Messiah
             it
             vvas
             promised
             ,
             that
             in
             his
             Name
             should
             the
             Gentiles
             trust
             ,
             and
             the
             Isles
             should
             vvait
             for
             his
             lavv
             ,
             and
             he
             should
             bring
             forth
             Judgment
             to
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             Isa
             .
             42.11
             .
             vvith
             Mat.
             12.21
             .
          
           
             But
             vvhat
             should
             I
             mention
             any
             more
             Scriptures
             unto
             you
             concerning
             this
             thing
             ,
             vvhenas
             ye
             have
             so
             large
             ,
             full
             ,
             certain
             and
             daily
             Experience
             of
             it
             ,
             in
             that
             vvhich
             is
             pure
             and
             
             living
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             never
             deceived
             nor
             can
             deceive
             any
             ;
             for
             ye
             are
             begotten
             ,
             by
             his
             Spirit
             ,
             into
             his
             own
             Image
             and
             Nature
             ,
             and
             have
             received
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Adoption
             ,
             where●n
             ye
             cry
             Abba
             ,
             Father
             ,
             to
             the
             Father
             of
             Spirits
             .
             He
             found
             you
             ,
             indeed
             ,
             in
             a
             strange
             land
             ,
             under
             great
             Captivity
             and
             Alienation
             ftom
             him
             .
             Ye
             have
             been
             in
             Egypt
             ,
             in
             Sodom
             ,
             in
             Babylon
             spiritually
             :
             But
             the
             mercy
             of
             the
             Lord
             hath
             followed
             you
             thither
             ,
             and
             the
             Arm
             of
             the
             Lord
             hath
             reached
             to
             you
             there
             ,
             and
             hath
             cut
             Rahab
             ,
             and
             wounded
             the
             Dragon
             :
             Yea
             ,
             he
             whom
             the
             Lord
             hath
             given
             for
             a
             Light
             to
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             hath
             shined
             to
             you
             there
             ,
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             your
             Darkness
             .
             So
             that
             God
             sent
             among
             you
             the
             Prophet
             like
             unto
             Moses
             (
             though
             far
             above
             Moses
             )
             and
             hearing
             him
             ,
             he
             led
             you
             out
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             Rod
             of
             his
             Power
             did
             Signs
             and
             Wonders
             and
             valiant
             Acts
             there
             ,
             breaking
             that
             Power
             ,
             which
             with
             a
             strong
             Hand
             held
             you
             captive
             there
             ,
             and
             oppressed
             you
             .
             And
             ye
             have
             known
             the
             Travel
             ,
             Trials
             and
             Temptations
             in
             the
             spiritual
             Wilderness
             ,
             and
             the
             falling
             of
             the
             carcases
             which
             were
             to
             fall
             there
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             leading
             by
             the
             Pillar
             of
             Cloud
             and
             Fire
             through
             all
             the
             Entanglements
             and
             Dangers
             therein
             .
             Yea
             ,
             and
             the
             faithful
             among
             you
             ,
             the
             tried
             and
             prepared
             among
             you
             ,
             have
             passed
             over
             Jordan
             (
             the
             River
             of
             pure
             Judgment
             
             into
             the
             good
             Land
             ,
             and
             come
             to
             witness
             David
             and
             Solomon
             (
             who
             are
             one
             in
             Spirit
             )
             your
             King
             ,
             who
             rules
             in
             Righteousnes
             ,
             and
             ministers
             to
             you
             Peace
             everlasting
             .
             And
             ye
             have
             an
             High-Priest
             there
             ,
             not
             after
             the
             Order
             of
             Aaron
             ,
             but
             after
             the
             Order
             of
             Melchizedeck
             ,
             who
             is
             made
             the
             Everlasting
             High-Priest
             of
             God
             ,
             not
             after
             the
             Law
             of
             a
             Carnal
             Commandment
             ,
             but
             after
             the
             Power
             of
             an
             Endless
             Life
             ,
             whose
             lips
             preserve
             the
             knowledge
             of
             the
             law
             for
             you
             ,
             in
             that
             endless
             power
             of
             Life
             ;
             who
             ministers
             for
             you
             &
             to
             you
             in
             that
             endless
             Power
             ,
             and
             intercedes
             with
             Power
             and
             Efficacy
             ,
             and
             sprinkles
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             Covenant
             upon
             you
             ,
             vvhich
             takes
             avvay
             sin
             from
             your
             Hearts
             &
             Consciences
             .
             So
             that
             ye
             knovv
             the
             invvard
             
             Jew's
             state
             ,
             the
             invvard
             Holy
             Land
             and
             Kingdom
             ,
             the
             inward
             Circumcision
             ,
             before
             ye
             enter
             into
             that
             Land
             ;
             and
             the
             inward
             Lamb
             ,
             the
             inward
             Passeover
             ,
             the
             inward
             
               Mount
               Zion
            
             and
             Jerusalem
             ;
             the
             inward
             Sacrifices
             and
             Incense
             ,
             the
             inward
             Tabernacle
             ,
             Temple
             and
             Ark
             of
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             the
             inward
             Table
             of
             Shew-Bread
             ,
             the
             inward
             Manna
             ,
             the
             inward
             Rod
             that
             buddeth
             ,
             the
             inward
             Candlestick
             ,
             and
             the
             Lamps
             ,
             which
             are
             never
             to
             go
             out
             in
             God's
             Temple
             .
             And
             what
             should
             I
             say
             more
             ?
             All
             that
             that
             people
             were
             to
             be
             outwardly
             ,
             in
             an
             outvvard
             VVay
             and
             State
             ,
             hath
             God
             made
             you
             invvardly
             in
             the
             
             Substance
             :
             And
             what
             God
             would
             have
             been
             to
             them
             outvvardly
             ,
             had
             they
             obeyed
             his
             Voice
             ,
             and
             kept
             his
             Statutes
             and
             Judgments
             ;
             that
             he
             is
             to
             you
             invvardly
             ,
             vvho
             are
             the
             called
             ,
             and
             chosen
             ,
             and
             faithful
             Followers
             of
             the
             Lamb
             :
             And
             ye
             are
             the
             enjoyers
             of
             their
             B●essings
             and
             Promises
             inwardly
             .
             O
             the
             glory
             of
             your
             State
             ,
             to
             the
             Eye
             that
             is
             opened
             to
             see
             it
             !
          
           
             Now
             somewhat
             doth
             remain
             on
             my
             Heart
             unto
             you
             .
          
           
             O
             be
             daily
             sensible
             of
             the
             tender
             Goodness
             and
             Mercy
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             which
             is
             broke
             forth
             among
             you
             .
             What
             Mercy
             ,
             what
             Love
             hath
             the
             Father
             shewn
             unto
             you
             ,
             that
             ye
             should
             be
             thus
             accounted
             the
             Children
             of
             God!
             that
             they
             which
             were
             once
             nigh
             ,
             should
             be
             removed
             so
             far
             off
             ;
             and
             ye
             whi●h
             were
             so
             far
             off
             ,
             should
             be
             brought
             so
             nigh
             ,
             and
             should
             forever
             inherit
             the
             sure
             mercies
             of
             David
             !
             For
             ,
             of
             a
             Truth
             ,
             the
             Lord
             will
             never
             forsake
             you
             ;
             but
             his
             mercy
             endures
             forever
             towards
             you
             ,
             and
             your
             Stakes
             shall
             never
             be
             removed
             :
             but
             this
             inward
             Building
             shall
             stand
             forever
             .
             This
             Zion
             is
             the
             Place
             of
             God's
             Rest
             ,
             where
             he
             will
             dwell
             forever
             ,
             whereof
             the
             outward
             Zion
             was
             but
             a
             Figure
             .
          
           
             2
             dly
             ,
             Remember
             what
             the
             Lord
             promised
             himself
             concerning
             you
             .
             When
             he
             vvas
             vveary
             
             of
             that
             people
             ,
             and
             continually
             complaining
             of
             them
             ;
             O
             vvhat
             did
             he
             promise
             himself
             concerning
             the
             People
             he
             vvould
             bring
             forth
             ,
             by
             the
             Spirit
             and
             Povver
             of
             the
             Messiah
             ,
             in
             the
             latter
             Dayes
             !
             Did
             he
             not
             promise
             himself
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             be
             an
             holy
             People
             ,
             an
             invvardly
             circumcised
             people
             ,
             a
             People
             that
             should
             please
             him
             ;
             Sheep
             that
             should
             hear
             the
             Shepherd's
             Voice
             ,
             and
             be
             healed
             by
             him
             ,
             gathered
             home
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             so
             follovv
             and
             learn
             of
             him
             the
             Shepherd
             ;
             that
             they
             should
             all
             know
             him
             ,
             from
             the
             least
             to
             the
             greatest
             ;
             and
             that
             he
             would
             forgive
             their
             Sins
             ,
             and
             heal
             their
             Backslidings
             ,
             and
             they
             should
             not
             return
             to
             Folly
             or
             backslide
             any
             more
             ;
             as
             the
             Children
             after
             the
             Flesh
             alwayes
             did
             ?
             Is
             not
             this
             the
             People
             ,
             whom
             indeed
             God
             hath
             formed
             for
             himself
             ,
             who
             shall
             shew
             forth
             his
             praise
             ?
          
           
             3
             dly
             ,
             Remember
             what
             a
             Covenant
             God
             hath
             prepared
             to
             make
             with
             you
             ,
             as
             ye
             incline
             your
             Ears
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             are
             led
             by
             him
             ,
             into
             the
             holy
             agreement
             with
             him
             ;
             even
             a
             Cevenant
             which
             is
             not
             weak
             ,
             as
             the
             old
             Covenant
             vvas
             ,
             but
             is
             full
             of
             Virtue
             and
             Vigour
             ,
             to
             enable
             you
             to
             do
             whatever
             God
             requires
             of
             you
             .
             Mark
             what
             it
             contains
             ,
             Putting
             God's
             Fear
             into
             you
             :
             Not
             the
             Fear
             which
             is
             taught
             by
             man's
             precepts
             ,
             vvhich
             man
             may
             get
             into
             hi●
             carnal
             mind
             ;
             but
             vvhich
             God
             places
             as
             the
             Trasury
             
             of
             Life
             in
             the
             Heart
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             vvritten
             ,
             
               The
               Fear
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               his
               Treasure
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             33.6
             .
             And
             ,
             O
             vvho
             knovvs
             the
             preciousness
             of
             this
             Treasure
             !
             Hovv
             it
             cleanseth
             the
             Heart
             and
             keepeth
             it
             clean
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             suffer
             the
             mind
             that
             is
             seasoned
             with
             it
             and
             kept
             to
             it
             ,
             to
             depart
             from
             the
             living
             God!
             It
             fenceth
             from
             Unbelief
             ,
             it
             fenceth
             from
             Disobedience
             ,
             it
             will
             not
             suffer
             the
             Soul
             so
             much
             as
             to
             meddle
             with
             any
             Appearance
             of
             Evil.
             O
             precious
             ,
             glorious
             ,
             blessed
             Treasure
             !
             Happy
             is
             the
             man●
             that
             feareth
             alwayes
             with
             this
             Fear
             !
             Another
             precious
             thing
             this
             Covenant
             contains
             ,
             is
             .
             The
             Law
             written
             in
             the
             Heart
             ,
             that
             it
             shall
             be
             as
             near
             yea
             ,
             nearer
             then
             sin
             is
             ,
             in
             the
             Heart
             that
             is
             made
             tender
             ,
             and
             hath
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Life
             written
             in
             it
             .
             Who
             knows
             what
             it
             is
             to
             have
             the
             Law
             of
             Love
             the
             Law
             of
             Life
             ,
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             the
             Law
             of
             Faith
             the
             Law
             of
             new
             Obedience
             livingly
             written
             by
             God
             in
             his
             Heart
             !
             Surely
             none
             can
             ,
             but
             they
             in
             whom
             God
             writes
             it
             !
             And
             such
             cannot
             but
             desire
             to
             have
             it
             written
             in
             their
             Hearts
             ,
             by
             his
             blessed
             Finger
             ,
             daily
             more
             and
             more
             .
             But
             this
             Covenant
             contains
             yet
             more
             ,
             even
             the
             putting
             of
             his
             own
             Spirit
             within
             them
             ,
             to
             be
             a
             Fountain
             of
             Life
             there
             ,
             a
             Fountain
             of
             Strength
             and
             Wisdom
             there
             ,
             to
             make
             them
             more
             and
             more
             willing
             in
             the
             day
             of
             his
             Power
             ,
             and
             to
             cause
             them
             to
             walk
             in
             his
             
             wayes
             ,
             and
             keep
             his
             Statutes
             and
             Judgments
             and
             do
             them
             ,
             that
             the
             Lord
             their
             God
             may
             bless
             them
             and
             delight
             in
             them
             .
          
           
             O
             who
             would
             not
             long
             after
             ,
             and
             take
             up
             the
             Cross
             and
             Shame
             ,
             to
             enjoy
             the
             Glory
             of
             this
             State
             !
             O
             what
             hath
             God
             done
             for
             a
             poor
             despised
             Remnant
             among
             the
             Gentiles
             !
             O
             who
             would
             not
             desire
             to
             keep
             this
             blessed
             Covenant
             with
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             fully
             enjoy
             the
             Lord
             that
             the
             Marriage
             with
             the
             Maker
             might
             be
             witnessed
             ,
             in
             his
             Loving-kindness
             &
             Everlasting
             Righteousness
             ,
             and
             all
             Unrigteousness
             and
             Uncleanness
             might
             be
             put
             away
             ,
             removed
             and
             separated
             from
             the
             Heart
             forever
             .
             Ah
             the
             Virgin-Spirit
             ,
             which
             the
             Lamb
             loves
             ,
             and
             delights
             to
             marry
             with
             !
             
               He
               that
               is
               joyned
               to
               the
               Lord
               is
               one
               Spirit
               ,
            
             and
             he
             must
             part
             with
             all
             that
             is
             old
             ,
             evil
             ,
             unclean
             and
             corrupt
             in
             him
             ,
             that
             would
             be
             joyned
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             become
             one
             Spirit
             with
             him
             .
             O
             who
             would
             lose
             the
             precious
             Fear
             of
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             which
             is
             clean
             and
             endureth
             forever
             ,
             and
             keepeth
             clean
             and
             chast
             to
             the
             Lord
             forever
             !
             And
             who
             vvould
             miss
             of
             one
             Lavv
             ,
             which
             God
             hath
             to
             write
             in
             the
             Hearts
             of
             his
             Children
             ,
             when
             every
             Law
             is
             a
             Law
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             changeth
             the
             Mind
             into
             the
             Nature
             of
             the
             Law-giver
             !
             And
             who
             would
             grieve
             God's
             Spirit
             ,
             which
             is
             our
             Comforter
             ?
             Or
             quench
             that
             which
             kindles
             the
             pure
             Flame
             of
             
             Love
             and
             Life
             in
             our
             Hearts
             ?
             Much
             less
             can
             any
             of
             his
             dear
             and
             tender
             Children
             be
             willing
             to
             vex
             him
             ,
             by
             manifest
             Carelesness
             and
             Disobedience
             ,
             who
             giveth
             us
             to
             drink
             of
             the
             River
             of
             his
             Pleasures
             !
          
           
             O
             my
             dear
             Friends
             ,
             ye
             do
             not
             know
             the
             great
             Travail
             of
             my
             Heart
             ,
             that
             all
             the
             Children
             of
             the
             Lord
             might
             walk
             before
             him
             in
             all
             well-pleasing
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             come
             all
             into
             Covenant
             ,
             into
             the
             full
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             walk
             fully
             with
             him
             in
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             that
             his
             Anger
             might
             be
             forever
             turned
             away
             from
             us
             all
             ,
             and
             he
             might
             never
             be
             wroth
             with
             nor
             rebuke
             any
             of
             us
             any
             more
             .
             It
             is
             written
             on
             my
             Heart
             ,
             the
             breaking
             forth
             of
             this
             Glory
             would
             reach
             the
             Jews
             .
             And
             though
             they
             be
             cast
             off
             ,
             as
             to
             their
             outward
             State
             ,
             and
             not
             so
             to
             be
             owned
             ,
             or
             come
             into
             that
             Glory
             any
             more
             ,
             yet
             there
             is
             a
             Day
             of
             mercy
             and
             Love
             for
             them
             ,
             as
             to
             that
             inward
             State
             of
             Life
             and
             Redemption
             ,
             which
             their
             outward
             State
             typified
             :
             And
             the
             breaking
             forth
             of
             the
             full
             Glory
             of
             the
             Gentiles
             ,
             and
             the
             manifestation
             of
             God's
             mighty
             Power
             and
             Presence
             with
             them
             (
             they
             being
             made
             by
             God
             a
             People
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             so
             walking
             with
             God
             ,
             as
             none
             possibly
             can
             ,
             but
             those
             ,
             who
             are
             created
             anew
             and
             so
             made
             by
             him
             )
             this
             might
             provoke
             the
             Jews
             (
             the
             poor
             scattered
             forsaken
             Jews
             )
             to
             seek
             after
             the
             Lord
             their
             God
             ,
             and
             David
             their
             
             King
             ,
             inwardly
             to
             be
             revealed
             in
             them
             ,
             and
             rule
             among
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             God
             of
             our
             Life
             and
             tender
             Mercies
             ,
             carry
             on
             to
             Perfection
             this
             blessed
             Work
             of
             his
             ,
             which
             he
             hath
             so
             mightily
             begun
             ,
             and
             so
             mightily
             hitherto
             carried
             on
             ;
             and
             keep
             us
             in
             the
             Sense
             of
             his
             good
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             in
             tender
             and
             holy
             subjection
             thereto
             ,
             and
             in
             Unity
             together
             in
             the
             Life
             ,
             wherein
             we
             have
             been
             gathered
             and
             preserved
             ,
             and
             in
             pure
             Judgment
             over
             all
             the
             Workings
             of
             the
             Enemy
             every
             where
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Gospel-love
             one
             to
             another
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             men
             ,
             even
             our
             greatest
             Enemies
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             seek
             the
             good
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             even
             the
             rescuing
             and
             preserving
             all
             out
             of
             Sin
             and
             Wrath
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             in
             us
             is
             possible
             ,
             that
             the
             pure
             Light
             ,
             wherewith
             our
             God
             and
             Heavenly
             Father
             hath
             enlightned
             us
             ,
             may
             shine
             in
             us
             ,
             and
             the
             Life
             wherewith
             he
             hath
             ●uickned
             us
             ,
             may
             live
             in
             us
             ,
             and
             we
             may
             feed
             on
             nothing
             but
             Life
             ,
             and
             grow
             in
             nothing
             but
             Life
             and
             Truth
             ,
             to
             the
             great
             Glory
             of
             our
             Heavenly
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             great
             Joy
             of
             our
             Hearts
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             A
             few
             words
             to
             England
             my
             Native
             Country
             .
          
           
             
               O
               Land
               of
               my
               Nativity
               ,
               O
               my
               dear
               Country-men
               ,
            
          
           
             THE
             pure
             Power
             of
             the
             Lord
             is
             upon
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             Springs
             of
             Life
             open
             in
             me
             ;
             and
             among
             many
             other
             things
             ,
             I
             am
             melted
             in
             Love
             and
             Desires
             after
             your
             Welfare
             :
             and
             this
             is
             in
             my
             Heart
             to
             say
             to
             you
             .
             If
             I
             now
             testifie
             to
             you
             in
             Truth
             ,
             of
             a
             Pearl
             ,
             a
             heavenly
             Pearl
             ,
             an
             everlasting
             Pearl
             ;
             will
             ye
             not
             hear
             me
             ?
             If
             I
             tell
             you
             ,
             your
             Heart
             is
             the
             Field
             ,
             or
             Earth
             ,
             wherein
             it
             is
             hid
             ;
             will
             ye
             not
             consider
             of
             it
             ?
             If
             the
             everlasting
             Gospel
             be
             preached
             again
             ,
             which
             contains
             true
             Tidings
             of
             Redemption
             from
             sin
             ;
             will
             ye
             not
             listen
             after
             it
             ?
             If
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Righteousness
             of
             Christ
             ,
             be
             to
             be
             revealed
             within
             ;
             would
             ye
             not
             willingly
             learn
             to
             wait
             for
             it
             there
             ,
             and
             beg
             of
             God
             that
             the
             Eye
             may
             be
             opened
             in
             you
             ,
             which
             alone
             can
             see
             it
             ,
             when
             it
             doth
             appear
             .
             Indeed
             God's
             Visitation
             is
             upon
             this
             Nation
             ,
             in
             an
             especial
             manner
             ;
             his
             Light
             and
             Power
             is
             breaking
             
             forth
             in
             it
             ,
             against
             the
             Darkness
             and
             Power
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Satan
             ,
             which
             hath
             captivated
             and
             still
             captivateth
             many
             .
             Ye
             desire
             outward
             liberty
             ,
             and
             the
             enjoyment
             of
             your
             outward
             rights
             ;
             would
             ye
             not
             be
             free
             inwardly
             ?
             Free
             from
             the
             base
             ,
             earthly
             ,
             selfish
             nature
             and
             spirit
             ,
             which
             man
             fallen
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             Glory
             wherein
             he
             created
             him
             ,
             is
             degenerated
             into
             ?
             Oh
             ,
             is
             not
             the
             Power
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             life
             of
             Christ
             able
             to
             restore
             man
             to
             this
             ?
             He
             that
             created
             man
             at
             first
             so
             glorious
             ,
             in
             his
             own
             Image
             ;
             is
             he
             not
             able
             to
             create
             him
             anew
             ?
             Oh
             hear
             ,
             my
             dear
             Countrymen
             ;
             the
             Power
             is
             revealed
             ,
             which
             createth
             anew
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             receive
             it
             ,
             and
             are
             as
             Clay
             in
             the
             Hands
             of
             the
             great
             Potter
             ,
             given
             up
             to
             be
             formed
             by
             it
             ,
             are
             daily
             created
             (
             by
             the
             Operation
             of
             it
             )
             anew
             ,
             into
             an
             holy
             ,
             heavenly
             ,
             innocent
             ,
             living
             ,
             tender
             ,
             righteous
             Frame
             Day
             by
             Day
             ;
             and
             are
             made
             willing
             ,
             daily
             more
             and
             more
             to
             be
             the
             Lord's
             ,
             in
             this
             Day
             of
             his
             Power
             ;
             and
             do
             receive
             Power
             to
             become
             Sons
             ,
             and
             strength
             against
             their
             Souls
             Enemies
             :
             And
             the
             glorious
             work
             of
             Redemption
             ,
             which
             God
             hath
             begun
             in
             them
             ,
             the
             Arm
             of
             his
             strength
             mightily
             carrieth
             on
             in
             them
             ,
             to
             their
             Comfort
             ,
             and
             his
             everlasting
             Praise
             .
             There
             is
             a
             spiritual
             Egypt
             and
             Sodom
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             there
             was
             an
             outward
             ;
             and
             there
             is
             a
             spiritual
             Wilderness
             ,
             and
             Canaan
             also
             
             And
             the
             Arm
             of
             God's
             Power
             inwardly
             and
             spiritually
             hath
             been
             revealed
             in
             this
             spiritual
             Egypt
             ,
             Wilderness
             and
             Canaan
             ,
             as
             really
             as
             ever
             it
             was
             in
             the
             outward
             .
             Do
             ye
             not
             read
             of
             a
             Jew-inward
             ,
             and
             a
             Circumcision-inward
             ,
             and
             the
             leaven-inward
             ,
             and
             keeping
             the
             Feast
             of
             Unleavened
             Bread
             ,
             even
             of
             Bread
             that
             is
             not
             leavened
             with
             sin
             ?
             And
             he
             that
             eats
             of
             this
             unleavened
             Bread
             ,
             it
             unleavens
             him
             of
             sin
             ,
             and
             leavens
             him
             with
             Life
             and
             Holiness
             :
             For
             it
             is
             an
             holy
             Bread
             ,
             and
             a
             living
             Bread.
             This
             is
             the
             Bread
             which
             comes
             down
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             which
             they
             that
             feed
             upon
             live
             ,
             and
             they
             that
             live
             feed
             upon
             .
             And
             though
             they
             be
             many
             ,
             yet
             feeding
             upon
             this
             Bread
             ,
             they
             become
             come
             one
             Bread
             one
             living
             Body
             .
             consisting
             of
             a
             living
             Head
             ,
             and
             living
             Members
             ;
             for
             the
             same
             life
             and
             pure
             heavenly
             nature
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             the
             head
             ,
             is
             communicated
             by
             him
             to
             the
             members
             .
          
           
             
               But
               how
               shall
               we
               find
               this
               ,
               may
               some
               say
               ?
            
          
           
             I
             will
             tell
             you
             how
             we
             found
             it
             ,
             and
             here
             none
             can
             miss
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             sweep
             the
             House
             and
             make
             a
             diligent
             and
             faithful
             search
             after
             it
             .
             That
             in
             the
             heart
             of
             man
             ,
             which
             turns
             against
             sin
             ,
             discovers
             sin
             ,
             draws
             from
             sin
             ,
             wherein
             God
             ministers
             help
             against
             sin
             ,
             that
             is
             it
             .
             That
             is
             the
             Pearl
             hid
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             Kingdom
             hid
             ,
             in
             that
             is
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             God
             revealed
             from
             Faith
             to
             Faith
             ,
             in
             all
             that
             receive
             
             and
             give
             up
             to
             this
             holy
             leaven
             .
             This
             is
             of
             the
             Nature
             of
             God
             and
             Christ
             ,
             this
             is
             a
             measure
             of
             his
             Light
             ,
             of
             his
             pure
             life
             ,
             this
             is
             the
             law
             and
             commandment
             everlasting
             ,
             which
             God
             writes
             in
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             spiritual
             Israel
             ,
             For
             the
             inward
             Jew
             hath
             inward
             tables
             ,
             where
             the
             inward
             law
             is
             w●it
             ,
             for
             the
             inward
             eye
             to
             read
             .
             O
             how
             nigh
             is
             God
             inwardly
             ,
             to
             the
             inward
             people
             ,
             in
             this
             our
             day
             !
             O
             the
             pure
             glory
             is
             broke
             forth
             !
             But
             ,
             alas
             ,
             men
             are
             in
             their
             several
             sorts
             of
             Dreams
             ,
             and
             take
             no
             notice
             of
             it
             .
             What
             shall
             the
             Lord
             do
             to
             awaken
             this
             Nation
             ?
             In
             what
             way
             shall
             his
             Power
             appear
             ,
             to
             bring
             down
             Unrighteousness
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             up
             Righteousness
             in
             the
             Spirits
             of
             People
             ?
             Do
             ye
             not
             think
             the
             Lord
             hath
             been
             at
             work
             ,
             and
             is
             still
             at
             work
             ?
             How
             could
             Deceit
             be
             so
             wasted
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             Truth
             so
             grown
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             overspread
             more
             and
             more
             ,
             and
             gain
             ground
             in
             the
             Nation
             ,
             if
             the
             hand
             and
             Power
             of
             the
             Lord
             were
             not
             with
             it
             ,
             blessing
             it
             .
             O
             take
             notice
             of
             the
             handy-work
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             ye
             children
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             wait
             to
             feel
             Truth
             near
             ,
             and
             to
             partake
             of
             the
             living
             Virtue
             and
             Power
             of
             it
             ;
             that
             ye
             may
             feel
             your
             Hearts
             creating
             anew
             ,
             and
             the
             old
             Heavens
             and
             Earth
             may
             inwardly
             pass
             away
             ,
             wherein
             dwells
             Unrighteousness
             and
             the
             new
             Heavens
             and
             the
             new
             Earth
             may
             be
             inwardly
             witnessed
             ,
             wherein
             dwells
             Righteousness
             .
             
             O
             that
             this
             Nation
             might
             become
             a
             Paradise
             of
             God!
             O
             that
             every
             one
             might
             be
             sensible
             of
             his
             Presence
             ,
             and
             Power
             ,
             and
             Kingdom
             ,
             and
             righteous
             Government
             inwardly
             in
             the
             Heart
             ,
             from
             the
             King
             that
             sits
             on
             the
             Throne
             ,
             to
             the
             Begger
             on
             the
             Dunghil
             .
             Surely
             man
             was
             not
             made
             for
             himself
             !
             surely
             he
             was
             not
             made
             such
             a
             Creature
             as
             now
             he
             is
             !
             but
             in
             the
             holy
             Image
             of
             God
             ,
             with
             love
             in
             his
             heart
             to
             God
             above
             all
             ,
             and
             to
             his
             Neighbour
             as
             to
             himself
             .
             O
             what
             are
             the
             Religions
             and
             Professions
             of
             several
             sorts
             ,
             where
             this
             love
             is
             not
             found
             !
             The
             Lord
             is
             restoring
             his
             Image
             ,
             and
             bringing
             forth
             the
             true
             ,
             pure
             Religion
             again
             .
             The
             Pearl
             ,
             the
             Truth
             contains
             &
             comprehends
             it
             .
             O
             buy
             the
             Pearl
             ,
             O
             buy
             the
             precious
             Truth
             :
             sel
             all
             that
             is
             contrary
             to
             it
             for
             it
             ;
             take
             up
             the
             Cross
             to
             all
             that
             is
             evil
             in
             thee
             ,
             as
             the
             Light
             in
             thee
             maketh
             it
             manifest
             ,
             and
             thou
             shalt
             have
             the
             free
             Possession
             of
             it
             in
             thy
             heart
             ,
             and
             feel
             it
             a
             root
             of
             Life
             ,
             a
             treasure
             of
             Life
             ,
             a
             well
             of
             Life
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             the
             living
             water
             will
             be
             daily
             springing
             up
             in
             thee
             ,
             unto
             Life
             everlasting
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
           
             
               The
               22d
               
                 of
                 the
              
               7th
               Mon.
               1676.
               
            
          
        
         
           
           
             Three
             Queries
             upon
             three
             verses
             of
             the
             46th
             Psalm
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Verse
                 4.
              
               
            
             
               THere
               is
               a
               River
               ,
               the
               Streams
               whereof
               shall
               make
               glad
               the
               City
               of
               God
               ;
               the
               holy
               Place
               of
               the
               Tabernacles
               of
               the
               most
               High.
               
            
          
           
             Query
             1.
             
             Which
             is
             the
             River
             ,
             and
             what
             are
             the
             Streams
             thereof
             ,
             which
             make
             glad
             the
             City
             of
             God
             ?
             And
             which
             is
             the
             City
             of
             God
             which
             they
             make
             glad
             ?
             Which
             are
             the
             Tabernacles
             of
             the
             most
             high
             ,
             and
             which
             is
             the
             holy
             Place
             of
             those
             Tabernacles
             ?
             O
             my
             dear
             Country-men
             ,
             that
             every
             one
             in
             this
             Nation
             did
             understand
             and
             enjoy
             these
             thing
             !
             For
             the
             Lord
             is
             ready
             to
             beget
             a
             Will
             ,
             to
             beget
             a
             Thirst
             in
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             Children
             of
             Men
             :
             And
             whosoever
             thirsteth
             ,
             whosoever
             will
             ,
             is
             called
             to
             the
             Waters
             ,
             and
             may
             come
             to
             the
             Waters
             ,
             and
             take
             of
             the
             Water
             of
             Life
             freely
             ,
             (
             Isa
             .
             55.1
             .
             Rev.
             22.17
             .
             )
             yea
             ,
             to
             the
             full
             satisfaction
             of
             their
             Souls
             .
             For
             indeed
             this
             is
             the
             Day
             of
             God's
             Power
             ,
             wherein
             he
             doth
             make
             his
             people
             willing
             to
             come
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             to
             abide
             with
             him
             the
             Fountain
             of
             living
             Waters
             :
             And
             those
             that
             do
             come
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             abide
             with
             him
             ,
             he
             abundantly
             satisfieth
             with
             
             the
             Fatness
             of
             his
             House
             ,
             and
             giveth
             them
             to
             drink
             of
             the
             River
             of
             his
             Pleasures
             ,
             Psal
             .
             36.8
             ,
             9.
             
             Mark
             ,
             God
             is
             the
             Fountain
             of
             living
             Waters
             ,
             with
             him
             is
             the
             Fountain
             of
             life
             ,
             a
             River
             of
             Pleasures
             ,
             a
             River
             whose
             Streams
             make
             glad
             the
             whole
             City
             ,
             even
             the
             holy
             Place
             of
             all
             the
             Tabernacles
             of
             the
             most
             high
             :
             And
             he
             giveth
             his
             Citizens
             to
             drink
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             whoever
             drinketh
             of
             it
             ,
             it
             maketh
             them
             glad
             ,
             it
             refresheth
             their
             life
             .
             O
             that
             more
             knew
             what
             this
             means
             .
          
           
             
               
                 Ver.
                 5.
              
               
            
             
               God
               is
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               her
               ;
               she
               shall
               not
               be
               moved
               :
               God
               shall
               help
               her
               ,
               and
               that
               right
               early
               ,
               
                 or
                 when
                 the
                 Morning
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 the
                 Morning
                 appearing
                 .
              
            
          
           
             Qu.
             2.
             
             How
             is
             God
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             this
             City
             ?
             (
             Is
             it
             not
             more
             gloriously
             ,
             in
             an
             inward
             way
             ,
             then
             ever
             he
             was
             in
             the
             Temple
             in
             the
             outward
             Jerusalem
             ,
             in
             an
             outward
             way
             ?
             )
             How
             is
             she
             built
             ?
             How
             is
             she
             founded
             and
             scituated
             ?
             How
             comes
             it
             about
             ,
             that
             she
             shall
             not
             be
             moved
             ?
             How
             is
             God
             her
             Refuge
             and
             Strength
             ,
             and
             present
             help
             in
             time
             of
             Trouble
             ?
             After
             what
             manner
             doth
             God
             arise
             inwardly
             and
             scatter
             his
             Enemies
             ?
             How
             doth
             the
             Morning
             Light
             help
             her
             !
             after
             what
             manner
             ,
             when
             the
             Enemy
             cometh
             in
             like
             a
             Flood
             ,
             doth
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             lift
             up
             a
             standard
             against
             him
             ?
             Ah
             ,
             blessed
             are
             they
             that
             know
             ,
             and
             experience
             ,
             and
             live
             in
             the
             Enjoyment
             of
             these
             things
             .
             O
             that
             this
             
             
             
             
             
             whole
             Nation
             did
             so
             .
             Were
             it
             not
             worth
             the
             suffering
             of
             much
             ,
             the
             denying
             of
             much
             ,
             and
             the
             bearing
             of
             much
             Judgment
             to
             come
             to
             this
             ?
          
           
             
               
                 Ver.
                 10.
              
               
            
             
               Be
               still
               ,
               and
               know
               that
               I
               am
               God
               :
               I
               will
               be
               exalted
               among
               
                 (
                 or
                 in
              
               )
               the
               Heathen
               :
               I
               will
               be
               exalted
               in
               the
               Earth
               .
            
          
           
             Qu.
             3.
             
             What
             is
             that
             Stilness
             ,
             wherein
             God
             is
             known
             to
             be
             God
             ;
             not
             outwardly
             in
             notion
             ,
             but
             inwardly
             in
             the
             heart
             ?
             VVhat
             is
             that
             Silence
             of
             Mind
             ,
             wherein
             God
             teacheth
             his
             Israel
             in
             the
             new
             Covenant
             to
             know
             him
             as
             he
             is
             ;
             even
             all
             of
             them
             ,
             from
             the
             greatest
             to
             the
             least
             ?
             How
             will
             God
             come
             to
             be
             exalted
             in
             the
             Heathen
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Earth
             ?
             Is
             it
             not
             by
             the
             Light
             of
             his
             Day
             breaking
             forth
             and
             shining
             in
             them
             ?
             VVhere
             this
             Day
             breaks
             forth
             in
             any
             heart
             ,
             doth
             it
             not
             bteak
             down
             and
             destroy
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Darkness
             inwardly
             ?
             And
             doth
             not
             the
             King
             of
             glory
             consume
             the
             man
             of
             sin
             ,
             the
             wicked
             one
             that
             was
             exalted
             in
             the
             Temple
             before
             (
             which
             Temple
             belonged
             of
             right
             to
             God
             )
             with
             the
             spirit
             of
             his
             mouth
             ,
             and
             destroy
             him
             with
             the
             Brightness
             of
             his
             coming
             ,
             or
             appearing
             ,
             Isa
             .
             11.4
             .
             2
             Thes
             .
             2.8
             .
             Then
             is
             the
             Day
             known
             ,
             vvherein
             the
             Lord
             alone
             is
             exalted
             .
             O
             that
             this
             Day
             vvere
             more
             knovvn
             ,
             and
             the
             Lord
             ,
             vvho
             is
             indeed
             vvorthy
             ,
             vvere
             more
             exalted
             ,
             and
             all
             Flesh
             become
             his
             Foot-stool
             forever
             !
          
        
         
           
           
             Concerning
             the
             true
             Church
             and
             Ministry
             under
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             the
             Maintenance
             thereof
             ,
             some
             few
             Questions
             answered
             in
             Truth
             and
             Plainness
             of
             Heart
             ,
             and
             left
             to
             the
             Witness
             and
             Testimony
             of
             God
             in
             other
             mens
             Consciences
             .
          
           
             Question
             1.
             
             
               WHich
               is
               the
               true
               Church
               ,
               or
               the
               Gospel-Church
               ,
               or
               he
               Church
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               new
               Covenant
               ?
            
             For
             ●here
             was
             an
             old
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             a
             Church
             according
             to
             that
             under
             the
             Law
             :
             And
             there
             ●s
             a
             new
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             a
             Church
             according
             to
             that
             under
             the
             Gospel
             .
          
           
             Answ
             .
             For
             the
             clearing
             of
             this
             ,
             to
             the
             hearts
             and
             Consciences
             of
             People
             ,
             let
             us
             enquire
             and
             consider
             what
             the
             new
             Covenant
             is
             ,
             and
             then
             it
             will
             more
             easily
             appear
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Church
             according
             to
             the
             new
             Covenant
             .
          
           
             The
             new
             Covenant
             according
             to
             plain
             scripture
             ,
             and
             according
             to
             manifest
             experience
             ,
             ●n
             this
             blessed
             Day
             of
             the
             shining
             of
             the
             Gospel-Light
             
             in
             mens
             heatts
             ,
             is
             a
             Covenant
             o●
             God's
             putting
             his
             Law
             in
             the
             inward
             parts
             o●
             People
             ,
             and
             writing
             it
             in
             their
             hearts
             ;
             and
             of
             his
             becoming
             their
             God
             ,
             &
             making
             ●hem
             hi●
             People
             ,
             and
             of
             teaching
             th●m
             all
             to
             know
             him
             (
             inwardly
             and
             experimentally
             )
             from
             the
             least
             to
             the
             greatest
             ,
             and
             of
             being
             merciful
             to
             their
             unrighteousness
             ,
             and
             remembring
             thei●
             sins
             and
             iniquities
             no
             more
             ,
             Jer.
             31.33
             ,
             34
             ▪
             Heb.
             8.10
             ,
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             Now
             if
             this
             be
             the
             new
             Covenant
             ,
             the
             Covenant
             of
             the
             Gospel-Church
             ,
             then
             they
             are
             the
             Gospel-Church
             ,
             who
             are
             the
             People
             o●
             God
             according
             to
             this
             Covenant
             ;
             who
             have
             the
             law
             put
             by
             God
             into
             their
             inward
             parts
             and
             writ
             in
             their
             hearts
             ;
             and
             so
             according
             to
             this
             law
             and
             covenant
             ,
             have
             God
             to
             b●
             their
             God
             ,
             and
             are
             his
             People
             ,
             and
             are
             taugh●
             by
             him
             to
             know
             him
             (
             as
             it
             is
             written
             ,
             
               All
               th●
               Children
               shall
               be
               taught
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             54.13
             &
             John
             6
             45.
             )
             and
             whose
             unrighteousnes●
             God
             hath
             been
             merciful
             to
             ,
             and
             whose
             sins
             and
             iniquities
             he
             remembereth
             no
             more
             ,
             being
             washed
             away
             from
             their
             Consciences
             by
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             everlasting
             Covenant
             ,
             which
             th●
             Blood
             of
             Bulls
             and
             Goats
             could
             never
             do
             .
             S●
             that
             this
             is
             the
             new
             Testament-Church
             (
             o●
             Gospel-Church
             )
             a
             Church
             of
             Jews
             inward
             a●
             the
             Law-Church
             was
             a
             Church
             of
             Jews
             outward
             :
             A
             Church
             of
             inward
             Worshippers
             ,
             o●
             
             Worshippers
             in
             Spirit
             and
             in
             Truth
             ,
             John
             4.23
             .
             as
             the
             Law-Church
             was
             a
             Church
             of
             Worshippers
             outward
             :
             A
             Church
             of
             inward
             circumcised
             ones
             ,
             as
             the
             Law-Church
             was
             a
             Church
             of
             outwardly
             circumcised
             ones
             ,
             Rom.
             2.29
             .
             A
             Church
             of
             such
             as
             are
             inwardly
             holy
             ,
             as
             the
             Law-Church
             was
             to
             be
             a
             Church
             of
             such
             as
             were
             outwardly
             holy
             :
             A
             Church
             of
             such
             as
             offer
             inward
             Incense
             and
             Sacrifices
             ,
             as
             the
             Law-Church
             was
             a
             Church
             of
             such
             as
             offered
             outward
             Incense
             and
             Sacrifices
             :
             A
             Church
             of
             inwardly
             redeemed
             ones
             ,
             from
             the
             inward
             ,
             Egypt
             ,
             from
             the
             inward
             Darkness
             and
             Power
             of
             Satan
             ,
             as
             the
             Law-Church
             was
             a
             Church
             of
             such
             as
             were
             redeemed
             from
             the
             outward
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             the
             Povver
             of
             Pharaoh
             outvvard
             :
             A
             Church
             that
             hath
             the
             invvard
             Ark
             ,
             (
             Rev.
             11.19
             .
             )
             the
             invvard
             Presence
             ,
             the
             invvard
             Manna
             ,
             &c.
             as
             the
             outvvard
             Church
             of
             the
             Jews
             had
             the
             outvvard
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             2.
             
             
               Which
               is
               the
               true
               Gospel-Ministry
               ,
               and
               who
               are
               the
               true
               Gospel-Ministers
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             Those
             vvhom
             Christ
             sends
             forth
             ,
             in
             the
             Spirit
             and
             Povver
             of
             his
             Father
             ,
             to
             gather
             and
             build
             up
             this
             Church
             .
             Christ
             had
             all
             Power
             in
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             given
             him
             ,
             even
             to
             ths
             very
             End
             ,
             to
             gather
             ,
             defend
             and
             build
             up
             his
             Church
             .
             And
             he
             bid
             his
             Apostles
             vvait
             for
             the
             same
             Povver
             ,
             and
             sends
             forth
             his
             Ministers
             in
             the
             same
             Povver
             ;
             that
             they
             may
             
             be
             able
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             vvhich
             is
             not
             VVords
             but
             Povver
             ,
             even
             the
             Povver
             of
             God
             unto
             Salvation
             ,
             Rom.
             1.16
             .
             The
             nevv
             Covenant
             stands
             is
             not
             in
             Letter
             ,
             but
             in
             Spirit
             and
             Povver
             and
             they
             that
             are
             the
             Ministers
             of
             it
             ,
             must
             receive
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Povver
             from
             Christ
             (
             the
             Head
             )
             and
             minister
             in
             that
             Spirit
             ,
             Life
             and
             Povver
             to
             the
             Members
             ;
             or
             they
             cannot
             nourish
             and
             build
             them
             up
             :
             Yea
             ,
             they
             must
             preach
             and
             minister
             to
             the
             VVorld
             in
             it
             ,
             or
             they
             are
             not
             able
             to
             gather
             out
             of
             the
             VVorld
             into
             it
             .
             Christ
             the
             Lord
             o●
             his
             Church
             ,
             the
             Foundation
             of
             Life
             in
             his
             Church
             ,
             the
             everlasting
             Rock
             ,
             is
             a
             living
             Stone
             ,
             and
             his
             Church
             is
             built
             of
             lively
             Stones
             :
             And
             hovv
             can
             any
             minister
             Life
             unto
             them
             ,
             or
             build
             them
             up
             in
             the
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             ;
             but
             who
             a●e
             in
             the
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             ,
             and
             who
             receive
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             from
             the
             Head
             ,
             to
             furthe
             ,
             quicken
             and
             build
             up
             the
             living
             Members
             with
             ?
             The
             Milk
             ,
             which
             nourisheth
             the
             living
             Babe
             ,
             is
             living
             ,
             which
             must
             come
             pure
             from
             the
             Breast
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             not
             be
             mixed
             with
             man's
             VVisdom
             or
             Brain-inv●ntions
             ,
             or
             it
             cannot
             yield
             pure
             Nourishment
             .
             VVhat
             then
             must
             the
             Bread
             and
             VVine
             ,
             and
             VVater
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             be
             ,
             whereon
             the
             Children
             and
             Heirs
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             must
             feed
             ,
             or
             they
             cannot
             be
             satisfied
             ?
             And
             the
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Gospel
             are
             Stewards
             of
             this
             
             heavenly
             Life
             ,
             this
             heavenly
             Spirit
             ,
             this
             heavenly
             Power
             ,
             this
             heavenly
             Treasure
             ,
             which
             they
             have
             in
             the
             earthen
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             which
             God
             enables
             them
             to
             bring
             forth
             ,
             for
             the
             feeding
             of
             his
             Lambs
             and
             Sheep
             .
             Christ
             said
             unto
             
               Peter
               ,
               Lovest
               thou
               me
               more
               then
               these
               ?
               Peter
            
             answered
             him
             ,
             
               Yea
               Lord
               ,
               thou
               knowest
               that
               I
               love
               thee
               .
            
             If
             it
             be
             so
             ,
             
               Feed
               my
               Lambs
               ,
               feed
               my
               Sheep
            
             said
             Christ
             to
             him
             .
             But
             how
             should
             he
             feed
             them
             ?
             In
             what
             should
             he
             feed
             them
             ?
             VVith
             what
             should
             he
             feed
             them
             ?
             All
             Power
             ,
             saith
             Christ
             ,
             is
             given
             me
             in
             Heaven
             and
             in
             Earth
             ,
             and
             I
             am
             to
             ascend
             to
             my
             Father
             ,
             and
             to
             receive
             the
             Fulness
             of
             his
             Spirit
             ;
             and
             do
             ye
             wait
             ,
             and
             ye
             shall
             receive
             abundantly
             of
             the
             same
             spirit
             and
             power
             ,
             and
             then
             in
             that
             spirit
             and
             power
             ye
             shall
             be
             able
             to
             feed
             my
             Lambs
             and
             Sheep
             ,
             that
             are
             begotten
             and
             gathered
             to
             me
             in
             it
             :
             But
             out
             of
             it
             none
             is
             able
             to
             feed
             and
             build
             them
             up
             ;
             for
             that
             is
             the
             very
             thing
             they
             are
             to
             be
             fed
             with
             ,
             and
             built
             up
             in·
             Indeed
             a
             man
             may
             be
             a
             Minister
             of
             the
             letter
             ,
             a
             Minister
             of
             the
             law
             ,
             without
             the
             spirit
             and
             power
             ,
             but
             of
             he
             Gospel
             he
             cannot
             possibly
             ;
             for
             that
             consists
             not
             in
             letter
             ,
             but
             in
             spirit
             ,
             2
             Cor.
             3.
             
             And
             the
             Faith
             that
             is
             to
             be
             begotten
             there
             ,
             is
             not
             to
             stand
             in
             the
             VVisdom
             of
             man
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             Power
             of
             God.
             The
             Gospel-state
             ,
             the
             Gospel-church
             ,
             the
             Gospel-building
             
             begins
             in
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             is
             carried
             on
             in
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             finished
             or
             perfected
             in
             the
             Power
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Ministry
             of
             the
             Gospel
             is
             to
             partake
             of
             this
             Power
             ,
             and
             minister
             in
             it
             ,
             or
             they
             can
             do
             nothing
             in
             this
             work
             .
             Christ
             Jesus
             our
             Lord
             begun
             it
             in
             this
             Power
             ,
             and
             none
             can
             carry
             it
             on
             without
             this
             Power
             .
             The
             Lord
             God
             of
             Glory
             laid
             the
             foundation
             ;
             
               Behold
               I
               lay
               in
               Zion
               for
               a
               Foundation
               ,
               &c.
            
             Isa
             .
             28.16
             .
             1
             Pet.
             2.4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6.
             
             And
             the
             quickning
             spirit
             alone
             is
             able
             to
             make
             living
             stones
             ,
             and
             spiritual
             stones
             ;
             and
             the
             Lord
             alone
             is
             able
             to
             build
             them
             up
             ,
             by
             the
             operation
             of
             this
             spirit
             and
             power
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             are
             the
             true
             Ministers
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             minister
             in
             this
             :
             and
             are
             to
             wait
             for
             it
             daily
             from
             God
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             minister
             in
             it
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             3.
             
             
               What
               is
               the
               Maintenance
               of
               the
               Ministers
               of
               Christ
               ,
               or
               what
               is
               to
               be
               the
               Maintenance
               of
               the
               true
               Ministers
               under
               the
               Gospel
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             Christ
             ,
             who
             hath
             sent
             them
             forth
             to
             minister
             in
             his
             Name
             ,
             hath
             provided
             for
             them
             ;
             &
             they
             that
             are
             his
             true
             Ministers
             ,
             are
             satisfied
             with
             what
             he
             hath
             provided
             for
             them
             ,
             Mat.
             10.10
             .
             being
             careful
             not
             to
             make
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             be
             an
             inward
             Blessing
             ,
             outwardly
             chargeable
             to
             any
             .
             The
             Mind
             of
             the
             true
             Ministers
             is
             about
             the
             Service
             of
             Christ
             ,
             how
             they
             may
             be
             faithful
             to
             him
             ,
             gather
             souls
             to
             
             him
             ,
             feed
             them
             with
             the
             Bread
             of
             life
             from
             him
             ;
             not
             what
             they
             shall
             have
             from
             men
             ,
             for
             so
             doing
             ;
             for
             such
             covet
             no
             man's
             Gold
             or
             Silver
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             Some
             Question
             answered
             concerning
             the
             Lambs
             War.
             
          
           
             Question
             1
             
               WHO
               is
               the
               Lamb
            
             ?
          
           
             Answ
             .
             H●
             that
             takes
             away
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             world
             .
             The
             Word
             which
             was
             in
             the
             Beginning
             
               Behold
               the
               Lamb
               of
               God
            
             ,
             said
             
               John
               ,
               John
            
             1.1
             .
             &
             ver
             .
             29.
             
             He
             ●hat
             was
             born
             of
             the
             Virgin
             Mary
             after
             the
             Flesh
             ;
             and
             was
             also
             the
             Man-child
             ,
             born
             of
             ●he
             travelling-church
             ,
             after
             the
             Spirit
             .
             Rev.
             12.5
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             2.
             
             
               Who
               makes
               War
               with
               the
               Lamb
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             All
             that
             are
             in
             Wickedness
             ,
             in
             Darkness
             ,
             in
             Sin
             and
             Corruption
             ,
             and
             under
             the
             Power
             thereof
             ,
             who
             strive
             to
             defend
             and
             maintain
             this
             Kingdom
             against
             the
             appearance
             of
             his
             light
             ,
             spirit
             and
             power
             in
             them
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             3.
             
             
               What
               strength
               have
               they
               on
               their
               side
               ,
               that
               make
               War
               against
               the
               Lamb
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             The
             strength
             of
             the
             great
             red
             Dragon
             ,
             who
             hath
             seven
             Heads
             and
             ten
             Horns
             :
             and
             in
             every
             one
             of
             his
             Heads
             is
             Wisdom
             ,
             and
             
             in
             every
             one
             of
             his
             Horns
             there
             is
             Power
             .
             So
             that
             dreadful
             is
             the
             Battel
             that
             is
             fought
             between
             them
             ,
             either
             inwardly
             in
             the
             Heart
             ,
             or
             outwardly
             in
             the
             VVorld
             ,
             when
             Christ
             appears
             in
             his
             light
             ,
             spirit
             and
             power
             to
             assault
             and
             break
             down
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             to
             set
             up
             his
             own
             Kingdom
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             set
             up
             ,
             even
             in
             the
             VVorld
             ,
             Dan.
             7.14.27
             .
             Rev.
             11
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Qu.
             4
             
               Did
               the
               great
               red
               Dragon
               and
               his
               Army
               ,
               never
               (
               in
               no
               respect
               )
               prevail
               in
               this
               Battel
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             Yes
             ;
             for
             even
             while
             the
             Lamb
             ,
             and
             his
             pure
             life
             and
             holy
             Testimony
             have
             prevailed
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Dragon
             and
             his
             Army
             could
             get
             no
             ground
             over
             them
             inwardly
             ;
             but
             salvation
             (
             the
             wall
             and
             bulwark
             of
             God's
             Heritage
             )
             and
             strength
             ,
             and
             the
             Kindom
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             the
             Power
             of
             his
             Christ
             did
             prevail
             inwardly
             ;
             yet
             the
             Dragon
             ,
             even
             then
             hath
             prevailed
             over
             their
             goods
             ,
             liberties
             and
             lives
             outwardly
             :
             and
             he
             drove
             the
             VVoman
             ,
             the
             true
             Church
             out
             of
             her
             Place
             ,
             as
             I
             may
             say
             ,
             that
             she
             was
             forced
             to
             fly
             into
             the
             VVilderness
             ,
             he
             so
             sorely
             assaulting
             her
             :
             Yea
             ,
             after
             that
             also
             ,
             he
             made
             VVar
             with
             the
             Remnant
             of
             her
             seed
             ,
             and
             cast
             some
             of
             them
             into
             Prison
             ,
             and
             drunk
             the
             Blood
             of
             those
             that
             would
             not
             drink
             his
             false
             Church's
             Cup
             ,
             but
             keep
             the
             Commandments
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             have
             the
             Testimony
             of
             Jesus
             ,
             
             Rev.
             12.
             &
             chap.
             2.10
             .
             yea
             the
             Beast
             ,
             to
             which
             he
             gave
             his
             Power
             (
             which
             had
             seven
             Heads
             and
             ten
             Horns
             like
             him
             ,
             chap.
             13.1
             .
             )
             made
             VVar
             with
             the
             saints
             ,
             and
             over
             came
             them
             outwardly
             ,
             though
             he
             could
             not
             overcome
             them
             inwardly
             ;
             for
             he
             could
             not
             make
             them
             to
             worship
             him
             ,
             ver
             .
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             Nay
             ,
             nor
             the
             second
             Beast
             neither
             ,
             though
             he
             had
             Horns
             like
             a
             Lamb
             ,
             and
             spake
             like
             a
             Dragon
             ,
             and
             exercised
             all
             the
             power
             of
             the
             first
             Beast
             ,
             and
             did
             great
             wonders
             ,
             and
             had
             power
             to
             give
             Life
             unto
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             former
             Beast
             ,
             and
             would
             kill
             all
             that
             would
             not
             worship
             the
             Image
             of
             the
             Beast
             ;
             and
             would
             suffer
             none
             to
             buy
             or
             sell
             ,
             but
             such
             as
             had
             the
             Mark
             or
             Name
             of
             the
             Beast
             :
             Yet
             neither
             could
             this
             Beast
             overcome
             the
             Followers
             of
             the
             Lamb
             ,
             as
             to
             their
             inward
             Life
             and
             Testimony
             ,
             though
             it
             had
             power
             to
             kill
             and
             suppress
             them
             outwardly
             ,
             ver
             .
             11.
             to
             the
             end
             ,
             &
             chap.
             14.9
             .
             to
             ver
             .
             13.
             which
             plainly
             shews
             the
             saints
             had
             patience
             ,
             and
             kept
             the
             Commandments
             of
             God
             and
             the
             Faith
             of
             Jesus
             ,
             and
             would
             not
             worship
             the
             Beast
             and
             his
             Image
             ,
             nor
             receive
             his
             Mark
             ,
             either
             in
             Forehead
             or
             Hand
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             5.
             
             
               What
               was
               the
               Cry
               up
               and
               down
               Nations
               ,
               when
               the
               Dragon
               and
               the
               Beast
               thus
               prevailed
               ,
               and
               when
               the
               false
               Church
               carried
               her
               Cup
               of
               Fornications
               up
               and
               down
               through
               Kingdoms
               
               and
               Nations
               ,
               and
               made
               the
               Kings
               and
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               Earth
               drink
               thereof
               ;
               and
               who
               would
               not
               drink
               thereof
               she
               would
               not
               let
               them
               buy
               nor
               sel
               ,
               but
               impoverish
               ,
               imprison
               them
               ,
               and
               drink
               their
               Blood
               ?
            
             Rev.
             17.2
             .
             &
             6.
             
          
           
             Answ
             .
             The
             Cry
             every
             where
             was
             ,
             
               Who
               is
               like
               unto
               the
               Beast
               ?
               Who
               is
               able
               to
               make
               War
               with
               the
               Beast
               ?
            
             Indeed
             ,
             there
             appeared
             no
             Power
             any
             where
             ,
             able
             to
             withstand
             or
             resist
             this
             power
             ,
             which
             the
             Dragon
             had
             ,
             who
             gave
             it
             both
             to
             the
             Beast
             which
             arose
             out
             of
             the
             Sea
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Beast
             which
             arose
             out
             of
             the
             Earth
             ;
             both
             which
             joyned
             together
             ,
             to
             persecute
             all
             that
             would
             not
             drink
             of
             the
             false
             Church
             its
             Cup
             ,
             which
             was
             Golden
             without
             ,
             but
             full
             of
             Abomination
             ,
             and
             Filthiness
             of
             Fornication
             (
             fornicating
             from
             the
             holy
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             of
             the
             Lamb
             inwardly
             who
             is
             the
             Head
             of
             the
             true
             Church
             ,
             and
             true
             Worshippers
             ,
             Rev.
             13.4
             .
             &
             chap.
             17.4
             5.
             
          
           
             Qu.
             6.
             
             
               What
               is
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Dragon
               's
               ,
               the
               Beast's
               and
               false
               Church
               thus
               Prevailing
               against
               the
               true
               Church
               ,
               in
               reference
               to
               the
               outward
               ,
               though
               they
               cannot
               prevail
               against
               its
               inward
               Life
               and
               Testimony
               ;
               but
               that
               (
               through
               Patience
               and
               Suffering●
               )
               prevails
               over
               and
               reigns
               inwardly
               ,
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               all
               their
               Cruelty
               and
               oppressing
               of
               the
               outward
               Man
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             It
             is
             the
             time
             of
             Antichrist's
             reign
             ,
             and
             sitting
             in
             the
             Temple
             as
             if
             he
             were
             God
             ,
             
             and
             exalting
             himself
             over
             all
             that
             is
             called
             God
             ,
             and
             which
             ought
             to
             be
             worshipped
             .
             It
             is
             the
             time
             of
             the
             true
             Church
             its
             being
             in
             the
             VVilderness
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Man-child's
             (
             which
             the
             true
             Church
             brought
             forth
             )
             being
             caught
             up
             to
             God
             ,
             which
             things
             were
             to
             last
             ,
             according
             to
             Scripture
             account
             ,
             1260.
             dayes
             ,
             or
             a
             Time
             ,
             Times
             and
             half
             a
             Time
             ,
             2
             Thes
             .
             2.3.4
             .
             Rev.
             12.6.14
             .
          
           
             Qu.
             7.
             
             
               What
               will
               the
               Lamb
               do
               ,
               when
               this
               time
               is
               out
               ?
            
          
           
             Answ
             .
             He
             will
             come
             and
             make
             VVar
             again
             ,
             he
             will
             come
             with
             his
             heavenly
             Armies
             ,
             armed
             with
             spiritual
             Armour
             ,
             and
             fight
             an
             heavenly
             Battel
             ;
             yea
             ,
             he
             will
             judge
             and
             make
             VVar
             in
             Righteousness
             ,
             against
             the
             Unrighteousness
             of
             the
             Dragon
             ,
             and
             the
             Beast
             ,
             and
             the
             false
             prophet
             ;
             and
             his
             heavenly
             Armies
             shall
             follow
             him
             their
             Captain
             and
             Leader
             ,
             on
             white
             Horses
             ,
             clothed
             in
             fine
             linnen
             ,
             white
             and
             clean
             ;
             who
             shall
             fight
             in
             his
             spirit
             and
             power
             ,
             against
             all
             that
             he
             fighteth
             against
             :
             And
             out
             of
             his
             Mouth
             goeth
             a
             sharp
             sword
             ,
             that
             with
             it
             he
             should
             smite
             the
             Nations
             ;
             and
             he
             shall
             rule
             them
             with
             a
             Rod
             of
             Iron
             ,
             and
             make
             the
             spirits
             of
             all
             his
             Opposers
             bow
             under
             him
             ,
             and
             fly
             to
             shelter
             themselves
             from
             that
             VVrath
             which
             they
             cannot
             escape
             ▪
             O
             who
             would
             not
             kiss
             the
             Son
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             not
             provoke
             the
             Lamb
             to
             VVrath
             against
             
             him
             ,
             whose
             VVrath
             is
             dreadful
             !
             Rev.
             19.11
             .
             to
             the
             end
             ,
             Psalm
             2.11
             .
          
           
             Qu·
             8.
             
             
               What
               shall
               the
               Cry
               be
               ,
               when
               God's
               Spirit
               and
               Power
               prevaileth
               over
               the
               Dragon's
               Spirit
               and
               ●nd
               Power
               ,
               when
               the
               Lamb
               gets
               the
               Victory
               ,
               when
               he
               smites
               the
               Earth
               with
               the
               Rod
               of
               his
               Mouth
               ,
               and
               with
               the
               Breath
               of
               his
               Lips
               shall
               slay
               the
               Wicked
               ;
               when
               he
               brings
               down
               the
               Dragon
               ,
               Beast
               and
               false
               Prophet
               ,
               and
               the
               false
               Church
               Mother
               of
               Harlots
               (
               which
               hath
               drunk
               the
               Blood
               of
               his
               Saints
               )
               with
               his
               Vials
               ,
               Plagues
               ,
               Woes
               ,
               Thunders
               ,
               &
               c
               ?
               When
            
             Babylon
             
               the
               great
               City
               falls
               ,
               which
               made
               all
               Nations
               drunk
               with
               her
               spiritual
               Wine
               of
               Fornication
            
             ?
          
           
             Answ
             .
             Then
             the
             Power
             ,
             which
             doth
             this
             ,
             shall
             be
             magnified
             .
             Then
             it
             shall
             be
             said
             no
             more
             ,
             who
             can
             make
             War
             with
             the
             Beast
             ?
             but
             who
             can
             withstand
             this
             Power
             ?
             Who
             can
             make
             War
             with
             the
             Innocent
             ,
             Righteous
             Lamb
             (
             who
             hath
             his
             sword
             in
             his
             Mouth
             )
             and
             with
             his
             tender-hearted
             ,
             faithful
             Followers
             ,
             and
             prosper
             ?
             
               Who
               shall
               not
               fear
               thee
               O
               Lord
               ,
               and
               glorifie
               thy
               Name
               :
               For
               all
               Nations
               shall
               come
               and
               worship
               before
               thee
               ;
               for
               thy
               Judgments
               are
               made
               manifest
               .
               Great
               and
               Marvelous
               are
               thy
               Works
               ,
               Lord
               God
               Almighty
               ,
               Just
               and
               True
               are
               thy
               Wayes
               ,
               thou
               King
               of
               Saints
               ,
            
             Rev.
             15.3
             ,
             4.
             
             
               Yea
               ,
               a
               great
               Voice
               of
               much
               People
               in
               Heaven
               shall
               say
               ,
               Allelujah
               ,
               Salvation
               ,
               and
               Glory
               ,
               and
               Honour
               ,
               and
               Power
               unto
               the
               Lord
               our
               
               God
               :
               for
               True
               and
               Righteous
               are
               his
               Judgments
               ▪
               for
               he
               hath
               judged
               the
               great
               Whore
               ,
               which
               did
               corrupt
               the
               Earth
               with
               her
               Fornication
               ,
               and
               hath
               avenged
               the
               Blood
               of
               his
               Servants
               at
               her
               ,
               Hand
               ,
            
             chap.
             19.
             ver
             .
             1.2
             .
          
           
             Now
             doth
             it
             not
             concern
             all
             people
             to
             consider
             ,
             which
             is
             Zion
             God's
             holy
             Mountain
             ,
             and
             which
             is
             the
             Jerusalem
             of
             his
             building
             ,
             the
             holy
             City
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             holy
             Church
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             Mother
             of
             all
             the
             truly
             living
             Children
             ;
             for
             the
             Jerusalem
             which
             is
             above
             and
             which
             is
             free
             ,
             is
             the
             Mother
             of
             them
             all
             ,
             Gal.
             4.26
             .
             And
             also
             which
             is
             Babylon
             ,
             the
             City
             built
             by
             man
             ,
             and
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Antichrist
             ,
             in
             a
             kind
             of
             likeness
             ,
             but
             not
             in
             the
             real
             nature
             of
             the
             true
             Church
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             wait
             for
             and
             follow
             God's
             Call
             to
             come
             out
             of
             her
             ,
             and
             may
             not
             partake
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             of
             her
             sorceries
             (
             Rev.
             18.22
             .
             )
             of
             her
             Fornication
             from
             the
             pure
             Life
             ,
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             ,
             and
             seting
             up
             Worships
             ,
             and
             compelling
             people
             to
             worship
             in
             her
             forms
             (
             which
             are
             out
             of
             the
             Life
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             the
             Power
             )
             that
             they
             partake
             not
             of
             her
             plagues
             ;
             which
             will
             indeed
             be
             very
             dreadful
             ,
             such
             as
             shall
             affright
             any
             from
             coming
             near
             her
             ,
             or
             medling
             with
             her
             spiritual
             sorceries
             and
             fornications
             any
             more
             ,
             Rev.
             18.4
             .
             &
             ver
             .
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             O
             therefore
             let
             every
             one
             consider
             what
             the
             Beast
             is
             ,
             what
             his
             Image
             ,
             what
             the
             Mark
             in
             the
             Forehead
             
             what
             in
             the
             right
             Hand
             ;
             and
             take
             heed
             he
             be
             not
             found
             worshipping
             the
             Beast
             and
             his
             Image
             ,
             or
             receiving
             his
             Mark
             ,
             either
             in
             his
             Forehead
             or
             right
             hand
             ;
             lest
             God
             make
             him
             to
             drink
             of
             the
             Wine
             of
             his
             Wrath
             ,
             which
             is
             poured
             out
             without
             Mixture
             ,
             into
             the
             Cup
             of
             his
             Indignation
             ,
             and
             he
             be
             tormented
             with
             Fire
             and
             Brimstone
             in
             the
             Presence
             of
             the
             holy
             Angels
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Presence
             of
             the
             Lamb
             ,
             and
             have
             no
             rest
             Day
             nor
             Night
             ,
             Rev.
             14.9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11.
             
             I
             had
             rather
             run
             great
             hazards
             outwardly
             ,
             and
             suffer
             much
             Affliction
             and
             Persecution
             from
             Men
             ,
             to
             keep
             my
             Soul
             true
             to
             God
             ;
             in
             the
             spiritual
             Worship
             and
             Testimony
             ,
             which
             he
             hath
             given
             me
             ,
             against
             all
             false
             Wayes
             and
             invented
             Worships
             ,
             then
             expose
             my
             Soul
             to
             the
             hazard
             of
             drinking
             of
             this
             dreadful
             Cup
             of
             God's
             Indignation
             ,
             which
             the
             Lord
             God
             of
             tender
             Mercies
             ,
             teach
             men
             and
             give
             them
             true
             VVisdom
             to
             avoid
             and
             escape
             ,
             Amen
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             THE
             CONCLUSION
             .
          
           
             
               BEhold
               my
               Servant
               shall
               deal
               prudently
               he
               shall
               be
               exalted
               and
               extolled
               ,
               and
               be
               very
               high
               .
               As
               many
               were
               astonied
               at
               thee
               ;
               (
               his
               Visage
               was
               so
               marred
               more
               then
               any
               man
               ,
               and
               his
               Form
               more
               then
               the
               Sons
               of
               Men
               )
               so
               shall
               he
               sprinkle
               many
               Nations
               ;
               the
               Kings
               shall
               shut
               their
               mouthes
               at
               him
               :
               For
               that
               which
               had
               not
               been
               told
               them
               ,
               shall
               they
               see
               ;
               and
               that
               which
               they
               had
               not
               heard
               ,
               shall
               they
               consider
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             52.13
             ,
             14
             ,
             15
             ▪
          
           
             
               Thou
               art
               fairer
               then
               the
               Children
               of
               Men
               :
               Grace
               is
               poured
               into
               thy
               Lips
               ;
               therefore
               God
               hath
               blessed
               thee
               forever
               .
               Gird
               thy
               Sword
               upon
               thy
               Thigh
               ,
               O
               most
               mighty
               ;
               with
               thy
               Glory
               and
               thy
               Majesty
               .
               And
               in
               thy
               Majesty
               ride
               prosperously
               because
               of
               Truth
               ,
               and
               Meekness
               ,
               and
               Righteousness
               ,
               and
               thy
               Right
               Hand
               shall
               teach
               thee
               terrible
               things
               .
               Thine
               Arrows
               are
               sharp
               in
               the
               Hearts
               of
               the
               King's
               Enemies
               ,
               whereby
               the
               People
               shall
               fall
               under
               thee
               .
               Thy
               Throne
               O
               God
               is
               forever
               and
               ever
               :
               The
               Scepter
               of
               thy
               Kingdom
               is
               a
               right
               Scepter
               .
               Thou
               lovest
               Righteousness
               and
               hatest
               Wickedness
               ,
               therefore
               God
               ,
               thy
               God
               hoth
               anointed
               
               thee
               with
               the
               Oyl
               of
               Gladness
               above
               thy
               Fellows
               ,
            
             Psalm
             45.
             ver
             .
             2.
             to
             8.
             
          
           
             
               Strengthen
               ye
               the
               weak
               Hands
               ,
               and
               confirm
               the
               feeble
               Knees
               :
               Say
               to
               them
               that
               are
               of
               a
               fearful
               Heart
               ,
               be
               strong
               ,
               fear
               not
               ;
               Behold
               ,
               your
               God
               will
               come
               with
               Vengeance
               ,
               even
               God
               with
               a
               Recompence
               ,
               he
               will
               come
               and
               save
               you
               .
               Then
               the
               Eyes
               of
               the
               blind
               shall
               be
               opened
               ,
               and
               the
               Ears
               of
               the
               deaf
               shall
               be
               unstopped
               .
               Then
               shall
               the
               lame
               man
               leap
               as
               an
               Hart
               ,
               and
               the
               Tongue
               of
               the
               dumb
               sing
               ;
               For
               in
               the
               Wilderness
               shall
               Waters
               break
               out
               ,
               and
               streams
               in
               the
               Desert
               .
               And
               the
               parched
               Ground
               shall
               become
               a
               Pool
               ,
               and
               the
               thirsty
               Land
               Springs
               of
               Water
               :
               In
               the
               Habitation
               of
               Dragons
               ,
               where
               each
               lay
               ,
               shall
               be
               Grass
               with
               Reeds
               and
               Rushes
               .
               And
               an
               high-way
               shall
               be
               there
               ,
               and
               a
               way
               ,
               and
               it
               shall
               be
               called
               the
               way
               of
               Holiness
               ,
               the
               unclean
               shall
               not
               pass
               over
               it
               ,
               but
               it
               shall
               be
               for
               those
               :
               the
               wayfaring
               men
               though
               Fools
               ,
               shall
               not
               err
               therein
               .
               No
               Lyon
               shall
               be
               there
               ,
               nor
               any
               ravenous
               Beast
               shall
               go
               up
               thereon
               ,
               it
               shall
               not
               be
               found
               there
               :
               But
               the
               redeemed
               shall
               walk
               there
               .
               And
               the
               ransomed
               of
               the
               Lord
               shall
               return
               and
               come
               to
            
             Zion
             
               with
               Songs
               ,
               and
               everlasting
               Joy
               upon
               their
               Heads
               :
               They
               shall
               obtain
               Joy
               and
               Gladness
               ,
               and
               Sorrow
               and
               Sighing
               shall
               flee
               away
               ,
            
             Isa
             .
             35.
             ver
             .
             3.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
           
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             God
             of
             Life
             forever
             ,
             ●hese
             Scriptures
             and
             many
             more
             ,
             are
             sweet●y
             and
             preciously
             fulfilled
             in
             the
             hearts
             of
             a
             Remnant
             ,
             in
             this
             our
             Day
             .
             They
             were
             once
             ▪
             in
             a
             degree
             )
             fulfilled
             ,
             in
             the
             Day
             of
             the
             Ap●earance
             of
             the
             word
             of
             Life
             ,
             in
             the
             prepa●ed
             Body
             of
             Flesh
             .
             They
             were
             again
             mo●e
             ge●erally
             fulfilled
             ,
             in
             the
             Day
             of
             the
             pouring
             ●ut
             of
             his
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             gathering
             a
             people
             to
             ●im
             ,
             both
             from
             among
             the
             Jews
             and
             Gentiles
             .
             ●hom
             he
             did
             sprinkle
             with
             his
             holy
             Life
             ,
             Spi●it
             and
             Power
             .
             And
             they
             are
             again
             fulfilled
             ●n
             the
             hearts
             of
             many
             ,
             after
             the
             long
             Night
             of
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             great
             and
             large
             Apostacy
             from
             ●he
             Spirit
             and
             Power
             of
             the
             Apostles
             .
             Blessed
             ,
             O
             blessed
             be
             the
             Lord
             ,
             the
             Sun
             of
             Righ●eousness
             hath
             again
             shone
             forth
             ,
             and
             appeared
             inwardly
             in
             a
             glorious
             ,
             living
             ,
             powerful
             manner
             ,
             to
             them
             that
             have
             feared
             his
             Name
             ;
             and
             he
             hath
             been
             a
             God
             of
             Vengeance
             to
             the
             Man
             of
             Sin
             ,
             yea
             ,
             to
             all
             that
             was
             dark
             ,
             fleshly
             and
             corrupt
             in
             them
             ;
             and
             a
             God
             of
             Mercy
             and
             tender
             Bowels
             ,
             to
             those
             which
             pan●●●
             after
             and
             waited
             for
             his
             Salvation
             :
             And
             the
             healing
             Virtue
             ,
             from
             under
             the
             VVings
             of
             the
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Anointing
             hath
             dropped
             upon
             the
             Eyes
             of
             the
             blind
             the
             pu●e
             Eye-salve
             ,
             and
             they
             have
             been
             opened
             ;
             and
             the
             Ears
             of
             the
             deaf
             ,
             by
             the
             Voice
             of
             the
             Son
             
             of
             God
             ,
             have
             been
             unstopped
             ;
             and
             the
             inwardly
             and
             spiriually
             lame
             have
             leaped
             as
             an
             Hart
             ;
             and
             the
             Tongue
             ,
             which
             could
             not
             name
             God
             in
             Truth
             and
             Righteousness
             ,
             but
             hath
             been
             dumb
             before
             him
             ,
             and
             before
             men
             also
             ,
             could
             not
             but
             sing
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             breaking
             forth
             of
             the
             VVaters
             and
             Streams
             of
             Life
             upon
             the
             thirsty
             land
             and
             parched
             ground
             ,
             making
             them
             a
             pool
             and
             springs
             of
             water
             :
             VVhich
             land
             ,
             which
             thus
             is
             changed
             from
             its
             wilderness
             and
             parched
             state
             ,
             into
             an
             holy
             ,
             fresh
             and
             living
             state
             ,
             the
             Dragons
             do
             not
             lodge
             in
             ,
             nor
             is
             it
             any
             more
             an
             Habitation
             or
             Cage
             for
             unclean
             &
             noisom
             Birds
             (
             as
             great
             professing
             -
             Babylon
             the
             Mother
             of
             Harlots
             ,
             with
             all
             her
             fleshly
             ,
             professing-Daughters
             is
             )
             but
             Life
             dwells
             there
             ;
             the
             holy
             one
             is
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             this
             land
             ,
             &
             it
             brings
             forth
             the
             fruits
             of
             Life
             and
             Righteousness
             ,
             to
             the
             righteous
             &
             holy
             one
             .
             And
             here
             the
             King
             of
             Glory's
             High-way
             ,
             even
             the
             way
             of
             Holiness
             is
             known
             ;
             which
             none
             ,
             but
             those
             whom
             he
             makes
             holy
             can
             walk
             in
             .
             Let
             men
             profess
             what
             they
             will
             ,
             yet
             being
             unclean
             in
             Heart
             and
             Coversation
             ,
             they
             cannot
             pass
             over
             to
             come
             into
             this
             Way
             ;
             but
             the
             holy
             ,
             they
             which
             are
             made
             holy
             by
             God
             ,
             and
             keep
             to
             ,
             live
             in
             ,
             and
             follow
             that
             which
             is
             holy
             ,
             though
             way
             faring
             men
             ,
             and
             though
             otherwise
             Fools
             ;
             yet
             they
             shall
             not
             err
             here
             ,
             
             but
             be
             preserved
             by
             the
             holy
             Power
             ,
             in
             the
             holy
             way
             ,
             which
             is
             prepared
             and
             cast
             up
             for
             these
             .
             And
             as
             for
             that
             which
             would
             tear
             and
             destroy
             ,
             it
             shall
             not
             be
             found
             on
             all
             that
             holy
             Mountain
             ,
             where
             these
             live
             and
             feed
             .
             Yea
             ,
             here
             is
             the
             House
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Throne
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             God
             the
             Judge
             of
             all
             ,
             and
             Jesus
             the
             Mediator
             of
             the
             new
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             the
             Blood
             of
             sprinkling
             ,
             where
             the
             ransomed
             of
             the
             Lord
             enjoy
             the
             Presence
             of
             the
             Bridegroom
             ,
             whom
             God
             hath
             set
             King
             ,
             and
             who
             reigns
             on
             his
             holy
             Hill
             of
             inward
             and
             spiritual
             Zion
             ,
             and
             causeth
             them
             to
             sing
             ,
             who
             feel
             him
             reign
             (
             even
             the
             everlasting
             Seed
             of
             Life
             to
             reign
             inwardly
             in
             the
             Heart
             )
             Oh
             ,
             everlasting
             Joy
             is
             upon
             their
             Heads
             ;
             they
             have
             obtained
             Joy
             and
             Gladness
             ,
             and
             Sorrow
             and
             Sighing
             flees
             away
             ,
             when
             the
             Joy
             unspeakable
             and
             full
             of
             Glory
             is
             felt
             springing
             in
             the
             Heart
             ,
             from
             the
             Sense
             of
             the
             Presence
             and
             Enjoyment
             of
             the
             Bridegroom
             ;
             for
             of
             a
             Truth
             ,
             the
             Lord
             hath
             comforted
             Zion
             ,
             yea
             ,
             he
             hath
             comforted
             many
             of
             her
             waste
             places
             (
             he
             was
             angry
             with
             her
             Daughters
             ,
             before
             their
             filth
             was
             purged
             away
             by
             the
             Spirit
             ●udgment
             and
             Burning
             ,
             since
             that
             time
             his
             Anger
             hath
             been
             turned
             away
             ,
             and
             he
             hath
             comforted
             them
             ,
             Isa
             .
             12.1
             .
             &c.
             )
             and
             he
             hath
             made
             her
             Wilderness
             ,
             in
             many
             hear●s
             ,
             like
             Eden
             ,
             and
             her
             Desert
             like
             the
             Garden
             of
             the
             
             Lord
             (
             even
             like
             the
             Garden
             that
             he
             waters
             )
             and
             how
             can
             Joy
             and
             Gladness
             but
             be
             found
             here
             ,
             with
             Thanksgiving
             and
             the
             Voice
             of
             Melody
             ?
             Isa
             .
             58.11
             .
             &
             chap.
             51.3
             .
             Thus
             it
             is
             with
             such
             of
             the
             gathered
             People
             and
             Nation
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             hearken
             and
             give
             ear
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             have
             known
             the
             Law
             of
             Life
             to
             proceed
             out
             of
             his
             Mouth
             ,
             and
             his
             Judgment
             to
             rest
             for
             a
             Light
             ,
             ver
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             THE
             END
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           THE
           CONTENTS
           .
        
         
           
             First
             ,
             A
             Preface
             concerning
             God's
             visiting
             and
             appearing
             to
             his
             distressed
             People
             in
             this
             and
             other
             Nations
             .
          
           
             II.
             Somewhat
             in
             the
             Love
             of
             God
             to
             the
             Iews
             Natural
             ,
             
               p.
               1.
            
             
          
           
             III.
             Somewhat
             in
             the
             same
             Love
             to
             the
             Iews
             Spiritual
             ,
             
               p.
               16.
            
             
          
           
             IV.
             A
             few
             Words
             to
             England
             my
             Native
             Country
             ,
             
               p.
               31.
            
             
          
           
             V.
             Three
             Queries
             on
             three
             Verses
             of
             
               Psalm
               46.
               p.
               36.
            
             
          
           
             VI.
             Some
             Questions
             answered
             concerning
             the
             true
             Church
             ,
             Ministry
             &
             Maintenance
             ,
             under
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             
               p.
               39.
            
             
          
           
             
             VII
             .
             Some
             Questions
             answered
             touching
             the
             
             Lamb's
             War.
             
               p.
               45.
            
             
          
           
             VIII
             .
             The
             Conclusion
             ,
             containing
             some
             precious
             Scriptures
             concerning
             Christ's
             inward
             Appearance
             ,
             and
             his
             powerful
             Working
             against
             his
             Enemies
             ,
             and
             in
             and
             for
             his
             People
             ,
             with
             some
             few
             Words
             added
             thereupon
             .