The prophetie of the spirit of loue. Set-fourth by HN: and by him perused a-new, and more distinctlie declared. Translated out of Base-almayne into English

The IX. Chap.

BVt now / if {reversed ;}happelie; certen of the [ A] goodwillinge Heartes to the Loue, shoulde take these our fore-spoken Sayinges, som∣what heauelie or greeuouslie to minde / and saye ther vpon: Because wee are not altogether per∣fect, Yee / nor the Lorde, haue not {reversed ;}peraduenture; a∣nye Good-pleasure in vs: and wee shall also {reversed ;}possi∣blie; for our Imperfections cause (seeinge that wee yeat daylie stumble / fall / and sinne very-much) pe∣rish with the wicked Worlde and all Vngodlie.

2. O Yee Beloued / and all yee goodwillinge Heartes, which are goodwillinge to the Obedience of the Witnessinges of the holie Spirit of Loue / but are yeat to younge a 1.1 and to weake, to enter into the Perfection: These forespoken sharpe

Sayinges / Reproouinges / and Punishmentes, are not spoken to such as humble themselues obedi∣entlie to the gratious Woorde and his Seruice of Loue / for to doo the Lord-his Will: nor yet to the Good-willingones vnto the same Obedience b 1.2 (al∣though they are yeat younge and weake, in the Ac∣complishing of the Perfectiō): but to the Euel-wil∣ling / and to all them that {reversed ;}with peruerse c 1.3 Though∣tes and false or deceitfull Intentes; enter-in so fals∣lie d 1.4 besydes vs / and meane or purpose in no wise the Loue. but in all, themselues: and eauenso {reversed ;}with their e 1.5 malitious Heartes and peruerse Thoughtes; fal-awaye againe from vs: also sclaunder or f 1.6 blas∣pheame the holie Woord and our vpright and god∣lie Seruice of the Loue: and so spewe-fourth their Falshod {reversed ;}with many Lyes; ouer vs.

3. Beholde / ouer this g 1.7 wicked and venemous Nature, passeth-fourth the Iudgment of God h 1.8 and his Punishment, to the Condemnation of the same wicked Nature.

4. FOr that cause {reversed ;}O yee goodwilling Hartes; [ B] sett-apart such Thoughtes (as that God and the Spirit of his Loue / or his Holyones, should not {reversed ;}for your Weaknes cause; haue any Good-ple∣sure in you) in anye-case farre from you: but re∣member (as it is also very-true) and looke into the same accordinge to the Trueth / that the Grace of God the Father / and the Mercyfulnes of his Loue, preuayleth or taketh-in the Preheminence i 1.9 aboun∣dantlie, by or in the Beleeuers of the Woorde: and that God and the Spirit of his Loue, is k 1.10 Longsuf∣feringe towardes all Good-wyllingones, which

humble them vnder the Obedience of his Loue: al∣so l 1.11 beareth them in all their Weaknes: and m 1.12 for∣geeueth daylye all their Synnes / To thende that they should eauenso enioy his Comfort · and growe∣vpp {reversed ;}with cheerfull Heartes or good Courraige; so∣much the goodwillinger in the Obedience n 1.13 of the gratious Woorde / and so go-on or prease-fourth vnto o 1.14 the Perfection.

5. For consider and looke-into it once aright: If the Sinne {reversed ;}whil•…•…t it was yeat night; haue p 1.15 preuay∣led in vs: How much more then shall the Grace and Mercie of God, to the obtayninge of the Righte∣ousnes (Seeinge that now {reversed ;}to the Saluation of Men; q 1.16 the Daye, against the Night / and the Loue with her safe-makinge Seruice, against the Sinne and Condemnatiō, is entred-in) preuaile or take the preheminence ouer vs? namelie / ouer all them that are r 1.17 good of will / and that submitt / or whollie geue∣ouer themselues, with all their Heart {reversed ;}for to be s 1.18 o∣bedient vnto the holie Woorde; vnder the Loue: and expresse eauenso {reversed ;}in the Geeuinge-ouer of their Heart; that they haue not any Will to the t 1.19 Sinne or that which is u 1.20 vnright / nor yet to the x 1.21 Darknes∣ses of the wicked Worlde: but haue turned all their Lust to the Righteousnes / for to y 1.22 walke vprightlie {reversed ;}with the Communialtie of the Loue; in the Light of y^e louelie Beeing of God. For God hath no plea∣sure z 1.23 in the Perishing of Sinners: but his Pleasure is, that they should all conuert vnto Him / a 1.24 repent them for their Sinnes / & liue in his Righteousnes.

6. FOr-that-cause / O yee Feeble-minded of [ C] Heart / and all yee Infirme or Weake,

which loue the vpright Life / Permitt not anye euell Surmysinges to take-effect in you / nor yet geeue∣place to the Vnbeleef / wherby you mought be plue∣ked-away from the God of Life / and frō the Howse or Communialtie of the Holyones of his Loue: but in all thinges wherin your Memorie or Vnder∣standing mought chaunce to be mooued, applye al∣waies b 1.25 your Mindes and Thoughtes, to the In∣struction of the Wisedome / and to the Doctrine of the holie Vnderstanding of the Spirit of Loue: and submit c 1.26 eauenso your whole Memorie or Vnder∣standinge / with all your Mindes and Thoughtes, to the Vertues of the Godlines / for to followe-after thesame, in all Obedience of the holie Woord / and to becom olde d 1.27 and vnderstandinge therin / To the∣ende that yee {reversed ;}in the Youngnes of your Vnderstā∣dinge; seduce or deceaue not yourselues, with any straunge and e 1.28 vnprofitable Thoughtes.

7. But yee shall alwayes {reversed ;}in your Youngnes & Weaknes let the Geeuing-ouer of your Heart / or your Goodwillingnes to the Loue / and to the Obe∣dience of the Requiring of her Seruice, f 1.29 appeere or becom expressed, before the g 1.30 Elders of the holie Vn∣derstanding in the Testimonies of the holie Spirit of Loue. and not {reversed ;}at the first; the Perfection. For verely / it is not in your power, at the first {reversed ;}in the time of your Youngnes and Weaknes; to bring∣fourth the Perfection.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Rom. 15. a. Gal. 6. a.
• b 1.2

  Rom. 7. b.
• c 1.3

  Sap. 1. a.
• d 1.4

  1. Iohn. 2.
• e 1.5

  Esa. 59. b. Iere. 9. a. Sapi. 1. a.
• f 1.6

  2. Pet. 2. b. Iudae. 1. b.
• g 1.7

  Esa. 1. a.
• h 1.8

  Pro. 1. c. Esa. 13. b. Sap. 12. a. Heb. 10. c.
• i 1.9

  Esai. •…•…3. c. Rom. 5. b. e.
• k 1.10

  Rom. 2. a. 2. Pet. 3. b.
• l 1.11

  Heb. 2. c. 5. a.
• m 1.12

  Iere. 31. f.
• n 1.13

  Ephe. 4. b. Col. 1. b.
• o 1.14

  1. Pet. 5. b. Phil. 3. b. Heb. 6. a.
• p 1.15

  Rom. 5. c.
• q 1.16

  Rom. 13. b
• r 1.17

  Luc. 2. b.
• s 1.18

  Deut. 30. a. 1. Reg. 15. b
• t 1.19

  Rom. 6. b. c
• u 1.20

  Sap. 14. c. Rom. 1. c.
• x 1.21

  Rom. 13. b Ephe. 2. a. 5. a
• y 1.22

  Ioh. S. b. 12 d 1. Ioh. 1. a. 2. b
• z 1.23

  Ezechi. 18. d 1. Tim. 2. a. 2. Pet. 3. a.
• a 1.24

  Act. 17. d.
• b 1.25

  Pro. 4. a.
• c 1.26

  Eccli. 6. a.
• d 1.27

  Ezech. 4. b.
• e 1.28

  Sap. 4. b. Eccli. 3. c.
• f 1.29

  Eecli. 4. 17. c.
• g 1.30

  Eccli. 6. 7. d. •…•…. b. 9. e.