Reuelatio Dei The reuelation of God, and his great propheatie: which God now; in the last daye; hath shewed vnto his elect. Set-fourth by HN, and by him pervsed anew and more distinctlie declared. Translated out of Base-almayne.

The XVIII. Chap.

NOw when-as Testymonye-of-trueth / [ A] had thus ended his Talke / hee went out of Heauen / and appeered on the Earth / a 1.1 by the Mans Vnderstandinge [namelie / by thesame / which was wholly com to-an-ende in the Knowledg / and had a Lust to be obe∣dient vnto the Will and Requiringe of the Lorde] and saide vnto her: Open vnto mee the Doore of thy Minde / and receaue Mee. For I bring vnto thee a ioyfull Messaige.

2. Then saide the Vnderstanding: How is it possible that I should let thee in & receaue thee in∣to mee / inasmuch as I knowe Thee not? And what Messaige to Ioyfulnes / canst thou also bringe vn∣to

Mee / wheare-as I am {reversed ;}certes;b 1.2 in the Death· and in euery-behalf {reversed ;}with the whole Worlde;c 1.3 in Silence / touchinge the Knowledge of the Trueth: also vtterlie made-emptie of Searching-prouidence / through whom {reversed ;}in times-passed; I obtained great Riches of the Knowledge / of the Good and of the Euell: in such-sort / that I am now by that occasion becom so whollied 1.4 poore of all thesame / that I scarse∣lie knowe any Difference more / betwixt the Righ∣teousnes and the Sinne. For all this is cleene de∣parted from mee: and I lye heere forsaken / e 1.5 in the deadlie Silence.

3. Then saide Testimony-of-trueth: Thy De∣stitution in deadlie Silence / and that thou art now becom thusf 1.6 poore of Spirit / shall extend vnto thee / to a Life eternall / and to great Riches of God. For euen to that effect is my cominge hether vnto thee / for to comfort thee / with som better-thing then that which thou hast had alredie.

[ B] 4. Then saide the Vnderstandinge: Who art thou then? And from whence comest thou / that thou shouldest be able so for to comforte mee / with som better-thing then that which I haue had alredie?

5. Then saide Testimony-of-trueth: I am Testimony-of-trueth, which am com vnto thee / out of Heauen / and do also speake vnto thee from Heauen. Which heauenlie Trueth / thou hast neuer {reversed ;}through all thy Riches of the Knowledge; once seeneg 1.7 nor knowen. But now in the Ende of the Worlde {reversed ;}eauen in the vpright Iudgment; it shall all / what is Trueth and the Secreatnes of the

heauenlie Kingdom of God / h 1.8 be geeuen thee for to see-into / and be made-knowen vnto thee.

6. Also thou art now chosen of God / for to pro∣noūce-fourth with Mee [that is / with the Trueth] the syncere and vpright Iudgment. For thou with mee / and I with thee / are required by God and Prouidence / to be Iudges / for to execute Iudgment / withi 1.9 Right and Equitie.

7. Then saide the Vnderstandinge: Oh! wherby {reversed ;}I pray thee; may I knowe / that thou art com out of Heauen / and art Testimony-of-trueth? For ther is no Power of the Life / nor-yet sure Knowledge by mee {reversed ;}wheron I may sett my confidence; for to make-triall of thy Spirit / k 1.10 and to prooue / whether thou art of God or no / and comest to mee with the heauenlie Trueth.

8. Then saide Testimony-of-trueth: I haue [ C] tolde thee {reversed ;}dowtles; Tokens enough / wher-tho∣rough thou mayst well beleeue mee. But yet {reversed ;}ouer-and-aboue these which I haue tolde thee; let this now be to a Token vnto thee / that I am of God (namelie) that I com vnto thee {reversed ;}thou beinge so poore of Spirit; in thy Destitution / and common {reversed ;}with Thee; sol 1.11 manifestlie or nakedlie {reversed ;}like-as I now speake with thee; of the Kingdom of God and of y^e Secreatnes of thesame [with thissame Talk, Testimony-of-trueth vncouered or declared to the Mans Vnderstandinge / manye Secreat-mysteries of the Kingdom of God and of his vpright Righteousnes] which trulie the Spi∣rites that are not of God / m 1.12 cannot doo. For all

forren Spirites {reversed ;}which are not of God nor of the Trueth; haue not any Cleernes nor vpright Bee∣inge of the Kingdom of God / nor of his vpright Righteousnes / like-as thou hearest well / that ther is by Mee. But through the Searchinge in the Knowledge / n 1.13 they seduce the Mans Vnderstan∣dinge.

9. Howbeit / in that thou art becom thus poore of Spirit / be not sorowfull therin: but reioyce thee. For {reversed ;}therfore;o 1.14 the Kingdom of the God of Hea∣uens / belongeth vnto Thee.

10. Seeke not also againe / to haue any confi∣dence in the Knowledg / for to search or trye {reversed ;}ther-through; y^e Spirites / and to prooue or top 1.15 knowe, whether they be of God or no. For ther-with thou shouldest most-of-all becom deceaued.

[ D] 11. For the Spirites nether-yet also any of the godlie Causes / cannot be knowen through any Searchinge: nether can-men alsoq 1.16 iudge them / through any Riches of the Knowledge / nor tho∣rough anye Scripture-learnednes / whether they be of God. but onlye / r 1.17 through the heauenlie Trueth / and the syncere Beeing of thesame.

12. For-that-cause / heare now & beleeue Mee: and geeue-ouer all thine Vnderstandinge in Mee / so shalt thou then finde al-thinge {reversed ;}in the Trueth; euen-like as I haue sayde vnto thee: Yet not in the Knowledge / according to the maner of the in∣genious Prudentie. but in the true Beeing of the liuinge Godhead / wherwith I ؛Testimony-of-trueth{punctel} am conformablie-vnyted.

13. NOw when-as the Vnderstandinge heard and vnderstoode / that all that which was chaunced vnto her / was tolde her accor∣ding to the Trueth. and that also thes 1.18 Openinge of the Kingdom of the God of Heauens and of his vpright Righteousnes / came-to-passe accordinglie / then opened the whole Minde of the Vnderstan∣dinge itself / and receaued Testimony-of-trueth very louelie / with Ioye: and beleeued Him with whole Heart. And submittinge herself obedientlie vnder his Requiringe / shee saide:

14. Blessedt 1.19 art thou to the Lorde {reversed ;}O Testi∣mony-of-trueth; [ E] which comest in the Name of the Lorde. Thou art good, holye, and true: What is the Will of my Lorde and God? I geeue-ouer myself whollie vnto Thee / for to ac∣complish according to thy Witnessinge / the Will and Requiring of the Lorde· and also all Righ∣teousnes. And whatsoeuer I haue of God / of the Nature / and on the Earth / v 1.20 thatsame do I also lay-downe all heere before thy Feete: For thou art my Lorde / and my right Head.

15. Therfore {reversed ;}O my Lorde; doo with mee and with all what is by mee / x 1.21 according to thyne and thy Lordes Will. Fory 1.22 I desire to liue and walke perfectlie / according to thy Woorde and Counsell of Wisdom. For thervnto haue Iz 1.23 a Lust / eauen from my whole Heart.

16. Then did Testimony-of-trueth / take-vpp the Mans Vnderstandinge. Hee tooke thesame vnto him / as his Deerlie-beloued: and imbraced

her euenso in his Armes. and in such-like-sort did also the Mans Vnderstandinge / vnto Testimo∣ny-of-trueth. And beinge euenso {reversed ;}in all Obedience of the Requiringe of the Loue; becom concordable and of-one-beeinge with each-other / they& 1.24 lauded and thanked the God of Heauen / which liueth from euerlastinge to euerlastinge.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Apo. 3. c.
• b 1.2

  Esa. 59. b.
• c 1.3

  4. Esd. 7. d.
• d 1.4

  Psal. 88. a.
• e 1.5

  4. Esd. 7. d.
• f 1.6

  Math. 5. a.
• g 1.7

  1. Cor. 2. b.
• h 1.8

  Dan. 10. e. 4. Esd. 10. f.
• i 1.9

  Esa. 11. 42. a. Ier. 23. a. 33. b
• k 1.10

  1. Iohn. 4. a.
• l 1.11

  Luk. 24. c. d. Iohn. 16. c.
• m 1.12

  Iohn. 14. b.
• n 1.13

  1. Tim. 4. 2. Tim. 3. 2. Pet. 2. a.
• o 1.14

  Math. 5. a.
• p 1.15

  1. Iohn. 4. a.
• q 1.16

  1. Cor. 1. 2. b
• r 1.17

  Iohn. 8. c.
• s 1.18

  Math. 13. b. Luk. 24. f.
• t 1.19

  Psal. 118. c. Math. 21. a.
• v 1.20

  Act. 4. d. 5. a.
• x 1.21

  Luk. 1. d.
• y 1.22

  Psal. 119.
• z 1.23

  Psal. 40. ••.
• & 1.24

  Psal. 14. a. 16. b. Apo. 4. b.