Prouerbia HN. The prouerbes of HN. which hee; in the dayes of his olde-age; hath set-fourth as similitudes and mysticall sayinges. Translated out of Base-almayne.

The First Chapiter.

IN the Begin∣ing [ A] of the Creation of Heauen and of Earth a and of the Garnishing of thesame · and of the b Man Adam, God opened or declared the First Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, vpon the Earth: and ther was not in Heauen nor on Earth nor with the Man, any∣more but one Onelie Beeing of God: and that∣same, knew by the Man nothing-els but Good / same also nothing-els but Good / and did also no∣thing-els but Good.

2. But now besides thissame, the Man tooke on him c to knowe that which hee knew not / to see, that hee sawe not / and to doo, that hee did not.

And thatsame which was nothing, was the Euell or Vngodlynes / which d the Man, in his Falling∣away from God, fel-vnto / wher-through also, the∣same Knowledge wrought in the Man, the Euell or That which is vngodlie / because hee knewe or vnderstoode not Thatsame which is nothing, as Nothing / and sawe not into it, as Nothing: but accepted thesame for Somthing / and vnderstood or conceaued thesame Knowledge, partlie for Good / and partlie for Euell.

3. And through thesame Science or Knowledg, the Man intermixed his Beeing and Memorie {reversed ;}which were in all, e Good; with the Nothingnes or That which was nothing, being f voyde of Bee∣ing and Life / which also was nether Nature nor Elementish / nether had it any Memorie or Vn∣derstanding. And That was the Euell or Vngod∣lynes, insteed-of {reversed ;}or besides; y^e Good or that which is Godlie / the Death, insteed of the Life / the Lye, insteed of the Trueth / the Darknes, insteed of the Light / and the disobedient Knowledg which g the Serpent requireth, insteed of the Obedience which God requireth: and thesame disobedient Know∣ledg, is the false Light / wherthrough h the whole Worlde, is so becom repleanished with Falshod / and wherwith also the Man {reversed ;}as consubstantiated; hath intermixed himself / and which also hath open∣ed his Eyes, to his owne Self-seeking: and hee is ther-through becom seeing, of that which hee yet∣notwithstanding sawe not / and knowing also, that which hee yet-notwithstanding knew not: and

euenso through thesame false Light of the disobedi∣ent Knowledg, Adam tooke on him {reversed ;}against God and the Requiring of his Woord; to be i wyse and knowledgfull himself, as God: and euenso {reversed ;}accor∣ding to his taken-on Knowledg; hee knew both Good and Euell: hee sawe also Good and Euell: hee did likewise Good and Euell: and brought∣fourth also k good and euell Children.

4. See / euen-thus ther was with the Man, vpon the Earth / as-well Darknes, as Light / so∣well Falshod and Deceit, as Singlemyndednes and Faithfulnes / and as-well Disobedience, as Obedience: So that by that occasion / ther was on the Earth, as-well Death, as Life: and the Chil∣dren of Adam walked-fourth partlie singlemynd∣edlie and obedientlie, in the Light / and were incly∣ned l to the Good: and partlie also subtillie / and de∣ceitfull, in the Darknes / and were inclyned to the Euell: And those were the Fruites m of the Good and of the Euell / wherthrough the Iniquitie hath so ouer-measurablie n multiplyed itself euery-where, among the Children of Men.

5. Howbeit / the Good Fruites increased them continuallie, in the Light / and in the Obedience which God requireth: and the Euell Fruites in∣creased them continuallie, in the Darknes / and in the disobedient Knowledg, according to the Requi∣ring of the Subtil-prudentie of the Serpent. But the Euell Fruites o augmented or increased them into many Multitudes vpon the Earth: So that the Euell Fruites became many-mo•…•…, in the Dark∣nes /

then the Good Fruites, in the Light. And so in processe-of-time, the Euell Fruites with the sub∣till Knowledg in the Darknes, tooke-on to them the Dominion and Violent-power, vpon y^e Earth. And it had euenso his Fourth-going or Continu∣aunce-of-course, till vnto Noe.

6. WIth Noe God declared vpon y^e Earth, [ B] the Seconde Thorowe-breaking of his true Light: and made with thesame Light, a Se∣peration, p betwixt the Good and Euell Fruites / and betwixt Those that liued according to the In∣stitution q of Seth, and were of the right Stocke of the good Beeing of God / r and Them which had corrupted the Waye of the Fleash / and liued after the Lustes of their Concupiscence / and were of the Stocke or Rase of the Wicked.

7. Likewise, at thesame time of Noe, the Lorde destroyed all Fleash that had s corrupted his Way, in the Euell and in the Darknes. And so it became knowen and manifest / that the Feare of God, was or rested with the s Good Fruites in the Light. and that ther was nothing but Feare of the Euell, with the Euell Fruites in the Darknes. And ther-out it proceeded, that the Euell / and the Degenerated frō their right Stocke, enterprised to make-them For∣tresses-of-strength / and t sought their Honour and Preseruation through the Workes of their owne Handes. But God was the Strength and Pre∣seruation of the Good.

8. And the Euell or Degenerated from their right Stocke, v multiplyed them againe into many

Multitudes / and into manifolde Generations vp∣on the Earth. And the Lorde with his Good Fru∣tes, reserued or kept vpon the Earth nomore but one Stocke or Generation x that feared Him / and liued according to his Lawe: and that was the Genera∣tion of Sem, out of Noe. And it had euenso hys Fourth-going, till vnto Abraham.

9. WIth Abraham God declared, y^e Third [ C] Thorowe-breaking of his true Light vpon the Earth: and made with thesame Light, a Disseuering or Cleere-distinction, y betwixt Hys People {reversed ;}which Hee chose vnto him as peculiar, to an holie People; / and the many-maner of People and Generations of the Heathen. And God set his Couenant betwixt Him and his People / and made therwith a Difference, betwixt his People and the vncircumcised Heathen: and God increased and multiplyed his People ؛the Seede of Abraham{punctel} into z twelue Generations or Trybes: and they dwelled in the a Lande of Egipt, wher they b were heald-in-subiection by the Wicked. And it had e∣uenso his Fourth-going, till vnto Moses, c which releassed the Seede of Abraham, from that Vio∣lent-power / d and lead them out of the Lande of Egipt.

10. WIth Moses God declared, the Fourth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, vpon the Earth. and also manifested therby, which were his e Ordinaunces / Lawe / and Rites, wher∣in his People had alwayes liued / and who were the right Ministers of the Priestes-office of hys

Lawe. And Hee made euenso {reversed ;}with thesame Lights a cleere Vnfolding, who they were that loued God and his Lawe or Ordinaunce / and beleeued Him. and who dispised Him & his Lawe or Ordinaunce / and beleeued not. And it had euenso his Fourth∣going, till vnto f Samuel, g Dauid, and h Salo∣mon ؛the kinglie Seate of the godlie Maiestie{punctel} / and till vnto Gods holie Propheates, vnder the Obedience of the kinglie Lawe of the Maiestie of God / and of the Ordinaunce of thesame Priesthod.

11. WIth Samuel, Dauid, and Salomon [ D] ؛the kinglie Seate of the godlie Ma∣iestie{punctel} / and with Gods holie Propheates, vnder the Obedience of the kinglie Lawe of the godlye Maiestie / and of y^e Ordinaunce of thesame Priest∣hod, God declared the Fifth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, vpon the Earth. And Hee made knowen and manifest with thesame Light, y^e Seate of his godlie Maiestie: Also euidentlie expressed, who should buylde a Temple or Howse of hys Dwelling, i for Him and his Name / and should possesse the Seate of his Maiestie, on the Earth: and who were meete for to minister the Priestes-of∣fice / and to witnes-fourth his Woorde / and were sent of Him to that ende: and who were k not meete for to minister the Priestes-office / and for to wit∣nes-fourth the Woorde of the Lorde · nether-yet sent of Him. And that had euenso his Fourth-go∣ing, till vnto the Destruction of Ierusalem, l of the Temple of the Lorde / and of the kinglie Seate of the godlie Maiestie vpon the Earth. and till vnto

the kinglie Prince Zorobabel in Babilon.

12. WIth Zorobabel in m Babilon, God declared the Sixth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, vpon the Earth. And made with thesame Light a cleere Diuersitie, by whom his Vi∣sion of Peace was / wherthrough the Citie of Ieru∣salem and the n Temple of the Lorde, should be buylded a-new / and the People of y^e Lorde brought againe ther-vnto: and by whom the Vision of Peace was hidden / and to whom the Darknes or Blindnes was com / wherthrough the People were lead-awaye, from the Vision of Peace / from o the Temple of the Lorde / and from their Lande-of-in∣heritaunce {reversed ;}ether Heritage; of God. as also were heald-captiue p in Babilon, and liued in a confused Intanglement: in such-sort / that they {reversed ;}by that oc∣casion; were scattered so far-abrode in the forraine Regions / that they were not all brought againe, to their Land-of-inheritaunce of God: but many of them remained dispersed in the straunge Countries / wheras they could not beholde the holie q Citie Ie∣rusalem, nor the Temple of the Lorde / nor-yet the Stoole or Seate of the godlie Maiestie · nether-yet offer-vpp or bring their Oblation and Guiftes to y^e Lorde, in his Sanctuarie · nor sing their Songes of Sion. And it had euenso his Fourth-going till vnto r Iesus Christ, in the Passe-ouer of his Suf∣fering and s Death of the Crosse, to the Entraunce into his Glorie t at the Right-hand of God his Father, in the heauenlie Beeing: from whence Hee powred-fourth v his holie Spirit on his Disciples /

To thende that they {reversed ;}through thesame holie Spi∣rit; should x be his Witnesses · and euenso publish to the People of the Lorde, their Releassing / and the Mercie-seate of the godlie Maiestie. and that thesame was y for to com vnto them {reversed ;}from the Right-hand of their God; vpon the Earth. as also that God {reversed ;}at thesame time; wolde iudge the whole Earth with Righteousnes.

13. WIth thesame Iesus Christ and hys [ E] Witnesses, God declared the Seuenth Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, vpon the Earth: and made with thesame Light, a Diuersitie or sencible Notice, with whom the vpright z Faith of Abraham, and the Annointing of the holie Gost, was: who were the right Children of Abraham: and who acknowledged Iesus Christ, a to be their Lorde / King / and cheef Priest / as also followed-af∣ter Him, vnder the Obedience of the Beleef: And Hee manifested euenso through thesame Beleeuers, that Hee ؛the God of Heauen{punctel} wolde {reversed ;}in the appoin∣ted Daye of the Comming of Iesus Christ; b iudge the whole Earth with Righteousnes · and reueale and set-vpp againe the c High-seate of his godlie Maiestie, vpon the Earth.

14. And these Beleeuers in Iesu Christ, and those that in such-sort confesse or acknowledg Him according to the Trueth, are the true and holie ca∣tholicke Church of Iesu Christ, vnto the which all Heathen and d sinfull Men {reversed ;}to Repentaunce for their Sinnes / and to their Iustification from the∣same; are called and bidden, through the Beleef or

Fayth of Iesu Christ.

15. All which verelie {reversed ;}from the time-fourth of the Apostles of Christ; came-to-passe, to the Salua∣tion of the Gentiles / and of all sinfull Men, which beleeued in Iesus Christ, and repented them / to the∣ende that they mought e constantlie perseuer {reversed ;}vnder the Obedience of the Fayth of Iesu Christ; in the Repentaunce for their Sinnes · and so prepare them redie against the Comming of their Lorde Ie∣sus Christ. and that they mought euenso {reversed ;}in the to∣comming Daye of the righteous f Iudgment of God; be preserued vnto Godlines. and becom g Co∣heyres {reversed ;}in the Promises and Testamentes of the holie Fathers; with Israel and Iuda. And it had euenso his Fourth-going, till vnto the Falling-a∣sleape of the Holyons of Iesu Christ.

16. AFter which Falling-asleape of the Holy∣ons [ F] of Iesu Christ, the false Christians / together with all Iniquitie and Abhomination of Desolation {reversed ;}euenlike as the holie Propheat h Da∣niel, and also Christ and his Witnesses, had fore∣spoken therof; are entred-in besides the Church of Christ, vpon the Earth: and haue euenso vpon the Earth, vtterlie laid-wast the true Holie of y^e Church and of the Tabernacle of Iesu Christ. also caused the daylie Oblation in the Holie {reversed ;}which serueth or cometh-to-passe to the Forgeeuing and Purging of Sinnes; / and the true God-seruice {reversed ;}which extend∣eth to the Renewing of the Inward-man; to ceasse or leaue-of. and in the Place of the Sanctuarie of God, set-vpp the i Abhominations of Desolation /

as also obtained the Victorie ther-withall: wher∣through also {reversed ;}among Many; the right Loue to God and to their Neighbour, k waxed-colde in e∣uery-behalf. And this hath had euenso his Fourth∣going, till that the Lord {reversed ;}out-of his mercifull Loue; raysed-vp l the gratious Woorde, according to his Promises / and elected HN therto, for to minister thesame, vnder the Obedience of his Loue / to the Reērecting or Restoring of his true Sanctuarie / and of y^e true Offering and Godseruice in thesame.

17. Through which gratious Woord and HN, God reuealed the Appeering of the Comming of his Christ, and the m New Daye of his righteous Iudgment / as also the Flowing-fourth of his ho∣lie Spirit of Loue, to the Awaking n and Rysing∣v•…•…p of all his Holyons, out-of the Sleape / o to their Glorious-lordlynes with Iesus Christ, and to an euerlasting fast-standing p Kingdom of the godlie Maiestie, vpō y^e Earth / according to his Promises.

18. EVen-thus hath God declared with HN, [ G] the Eight Thorowe-breaking of his true Light, vpon the Earth / wherin the Lorde ؛the God of Heauen{punctel} restored the former Kingdom with his Garnishing / together with all that q which God hath spoken from the Beginning of the Worlde, through the Mouth of his holie Propheates / and of the Euangelistes of his Christ: and thesame Eight Thorowe-breaking of the true Light of God vpon the Earth, is the New Daye / to the Renew∣ing of the Life / which God hath to-fore appointed, to reueale thesame in the last Time / for to iudge

in thesame, the universall Earth with Righteous∣nes / to the s Condemnation of all the Enemies of God and Christ, together with all the Enemies of the godlie Life / and Blaspheamers of his holie Spirit and Seruice of Loue. and to the Erecting of his true Sanctuarie ؛the t Seate of his Maiestie / and the vpright Gouernment of his Holyons, vn∣der the Obedience of his Loue{punctel} vpon the Earth / and also for to declare euenso vpon the Earth {reversed ;}in the same true Light of the New or Eight Daye; the Mysteries of God and Christ, euen from the Be•…•… ginning of the Worlde / ti•…•…-vnto the Ende.

Notes

• a

  Gen. 1. a.
• b

  Gen. 1. c.
• The Linial∣dissent of the Passing-ouer of the Light vpon the Earth, from the Beginning til-vnto the Ende or Perfec∣tion.
• c

  Gen. 3. •…•….
• d

  Sap. 1. b. 2. c
• e

  Gen. 1. c. 2. a b. c.
• f

  Gen. 3. a. b.
• g

  Gen. 3. a. b.
• h

  Eccli. 37. a.
• i

  Gen. 3. •…•….
• k

  Gen. 4. •…•….
• l

  Gen. 4. a. b. c
• m

  Gen. 3. a.
• n

  4. Esdr. 4. c.
• o

  Gen. 5. 6. a.
• p

  Gen. 6. c. 4. Esdr. 3. b.
• q

  Gen. 4. e.
• r

  Gen. 6. b.
• s

  Gen. 6. b. 7 c
• s

  Gen. 9. a. b. c
• t

  Gen. 11. a.
• v

  4. Isdr. 3. b.
• x

  Gen. 11. c. d.
• y

  Gen. 12. 13. b 14. b. 17. a. b.
• z

  Gen. 35. e. 49. a. b. c. d.
• a

  Gen. 47. a. b
• b

  Exod. 1. a. b
• c

  Exod. 2. a.
• d

  Exod. 12. 13. 14.
• e

  Exod. 19. 20. a. b. c.
• f

  1. Reg. 3.
• g

  1. Reg. 16.
• h

  3. Reg. 2. b. 5. b.
• i

  3. Reg. 5. b. 6. a. b. c. d. •…•…. a. b. c.
• k

  3. Reg. 13. 18 d. c. 22. c.
• l

  4. Reg. 25. b. 2. Par. 36. c. d
• m

  Agg. 2. •…•…
• n

  1. Esdr. 3. c. d 5. a. 6. a. b.
• o

  1. Esd. 8. 9. a 10. a.
• p

  2. Par. 33. b.
• q

  Psal. 137. •…•….
• r

  Math. 1. b. Luk. 1. c. 2. a.
• s

  Math. 27. c. Luk. 23. c.
• t

  Mark. 16. b. Luk. 24. f. Act. 1. b.
• v

  Act. 2. a.
• x

  Iohn. 15. c. Act. 1. b.
• y

  Act. 10. 17. c.
• z

  Iohn. 8. c. Act. 1. b. 10. d
• a

  Act. 2. d. 3. c. 4. 5. c.
• b

  Act. 17. d.
• c

  Esa. 16. b.
• d

  Math. 3. a. 9. b. 11. c. Act. 2. d. 3. c. 10. c. 13. d. c. 15. c. &c.
• e

  Act. 2. d. 3. c.
• f

  Act. 10. 17. d.
• g

  Math. 8. b. 25. d. Ephe. 2. b. c.
• h

  Dan. 8. 9. c. Math. 24. b. Luk. 2••. c.
• i

  Math. 24. b. 2. Tess. 2. b.
• k

  Math. 24. a.
• l

  Iere. 13. b.
• m

  Act. 17. d.
• n

  1. Tess. 4. b.
• o

  Sap. 3. a. Math. 19. d. 2. Tess. 1. a.
• p

  Esa. 9. a. D•…•…n. 2. e. 7. c Apo. 12. 21. a.
• q

  Act. 3. c.
• Act. 17. d.
• s

  Math. 25. d. Iohn. 5. c. Rom. 2. a. 2. Pet. 2. •…•….
• t

  Apo. 21. •…•….