Mirabilia opera dei certaine wonderfull works of God which hapned to H.N. even from his youth: and how the God of heaven hath united himself with him, and raised up his gracious word in him, and how he hath chosen and sent him to be a minister of his gracious word, / published by Tobias a fellow elder with H.N. in the houshold of love. Translated out of Base Almain.

CHAP. XXXII.

1 BUt on the fiftieth day of our journey, [ A] on the fifteenth day of the first moneth [on the day of Phase or Pasche] came into us a

still, soft, silent voice, wind or Spirit: And we were enlightned in Christ, with thea clearness [or brightness] of Christ: And thus in our illuminating on the same fif∣tieth day, there appeared to us in a cloud the living God-head of our Lord Jesus Christ, and became altogether of one being with us, and gathered us to the Mercy-Seat of his divine Majesty, and also to the holy Mount Sion,b where the Law or Ordinance of the Lord is promised to go forth at the last time: And to the true Jeru∣salem, where the Word of the Lord at the last time is likewise promised to go forth.

2 And the Lord gave his mighty great sound out of Sion, and caused his voice to be heard out of Jerusalem. And soc flow∣ed the Law or Ordinance of the Lord out of Sion. And his Word forth of Jeru∣salem. And the Scripture of the Godly Testimonies, were accomplished in us, and with us in Jesus Christ: And the for∣mer kingdom full of all pure beauty, and heavenly riches, and full of all vertues a••d upright righteousness, (which God from the beginningd hath prepared for the man) was shewed unto us in his perfect adorning, and we were inherited therein eternally: and it was alle restored again

to us, in us and with us, what God had spoken, wrought, and appointed, and pro∣mised through the mouthes of his holy Prophets from the beginning of the World.

3 And that same is the new day, and the manifestation of the kingdom of Heavens and his righteousness, wherein all Belie∣vers of Jesus Christ, (who follow after Je∣sus Christf to the second birth) do inherit: And the same new day with the fulnesse of his beauties, riches, and vertues, is the day of which the Kingly Prophet David hath of old Evangelized: like as there standeth written, this is theg day the Lord hath made, let us rejoyce and be glad therein.

4 And thus in these wonderfull works [ B] of God, the word of the Lord came to H N, and said: This holy Land; which thou here at this present beholdest, and wherein thou art now everlastingly inherited, is the holy inheritance of my living-ones:h and is my rest, and the holy place of my dwelling; it is also the true Rest, which I have promised my people Israel, and all the holy-ones of my Christ, and have given it for an eternall inheritance.

5 It is my true Buildingi that I my selfe have prepared, (for all those who love mee) and whereinto I gather all my

Lovers to mee, and to my people: and it is my holy and godly understanding, wherein I live eternally, and in which I illuminate and endue all the Believers of my Christ, (in their second birth) with such an abounding godly understanding, That they far excel all humane and Letter-learn∣ed knowledges, and in the life of my godly clearness, far surmount the same.

6 It is my durable kingdomk wherein I will for ever plant, and firmly settle, all mine Elect (to an eternal rest, and perfectly joy) now in the last times.

7 And I have from everlasting ordained them thereunto, to manifest therein for e∣ver and ever, my heavenly wonders, and also to declare the same from thence upon the earth, for a witness. That I the Lord (who am an eternal and living God) live from everlasting to everlasting:l And that I now at the last time,m bring upon the earth the judgment and the righteousness, and the Majesty of my divine Glory.

8 Therefore shalt thou H. N together with the four and twenty Elders, and the four Seraphims dwell with me, and all my holy ones, in this my holy place eternally.

[ C] 9 And the declaration of my upright Godliness, which thou here hast received from myn uncovered face, shalt thou al∣so

make known upon the earth: And (with the testimonies of my righteousness, and with the publication of the joyful message of my Kingdome) enlighten the whole World: and so declare, that now my true kingdom of heavens, (with the fulness of it's pure beauty and heavenly riches) is appeared, manifested, and comne upon the earth, according to the promises: to the salvation and blessing of all men, who with their whole hearts seek the same, and the righteousness thereof.

10 I also will yet shew unto thee, in this holy place of my living-ones, more of my heavenly workings: and give thee also to understand, many mysteries, which hither∣to hath not bin known to theo world. Also what my last Will or Testament is, of the ministration of my most holy Priestly Of∣fice under the obedience of my Love.

11 For from hence-forth in this day, will I look upon the estranging of men, from my Truth, with the eyes of compas∣sion, to give unto them out of my Priestly Office of Love,p the true repentance for their sins, and shew forth the true entrance of the Goodlife.

12 And because that all men in their e∣stranging, or before they out of the doctrine of my grarlous word, and out of the holy

Spirit of my love are renewed, or born a∣gain, beareq a veile or covering before their hearts (betwixt them and my face) so will I also now in this last time, be gra∣cious unto all those (who believe my gra∣cious Word in its doctrine, and obedient∣ly enter into its requiring) and they shall all (through the good exercising in my Or∣dinances) be nourished up unto my upright righteousness, and unto my Love, and be brought in, unto the peace of my Christ.

17 And like as I have in former times through my servant Mosesr upon the Mount Horeb, given to my people good Ordinances and Exercises, which extend and bring in to my Christ, and to his belief of the salvation from their sins, so will I now at the last time, through thee H. N. from the moūts Sion, give to the welaffected ones to my righteousnes, good Ordinances, and godly Exercises, which extend & bring into me, & to my Love, & upright righteousness, to the peace of my Christ, to the renewing of their lives & minds, and into this my king∣dom of Heaven: unto the inheriting of all these my spiritual and heavenly treasures, and my upright lovely being, in the same kingdom, and everlasting life: as also that I may raign (now at this last time,) e∣verlastingly with my people (in the righ∣teousness)

t over the whole World, unto all unity and peace on earth, and to a bles∣sing of all the Generations of the earth, ac∣cording to my promises.

4 Seeing then I now declare on earth though my Love, and through the service and the good exercise thereof, the upright righteousness of my Lawes, the true faith of my Christ, and the upright being of my holy Spirit: Therefore it is my will and command, that all people on earth, shall o∣bey the requiring of my Love and her ser∣vices, likewise the good Ordinances and Exercises thereof, and live therein.

15 For all those who live and walk obediently in the service and ordinance of my Love, the same are truly the right Disciplesu of my gracious word and service of Love, also my first-born in my Covenant or Testament of the holy Fathers.

16 For thus in their obedience, the do∣ctrines [ D] and services of the Priestly Office of my Love, shall be unto them, a foregoing testament, which bringeth them to my new y & true Testament [that is to the new life of the mind of God which is full of Love, and full of all spiritual & heavenly riches]☜ and all they who are led therein shall be to me, my second born in the new Covenant

of the holy Spirit of my Love in the hea∣venly being: as I have in former times (in the accomplishing of my fore-going Te∣staments and Priestly Offices) brought to my people the same new Covenant, to the end that all now in this last or newest day, z be restored or established (under the obe∣dience of my Love) which I from the be∣ginning of the World have spoken, wrought, and required: and my word, work, and will continueth on the earth un∣changeably for ever and evera even as it is in the Heaven: and also that for ever and ever, (through the Ministers and Priests of my Famlly of Love). The Disciples of my gracious Word (with the Testimo∣nies of my holy Spirit of Love) may be b preserved and susteined to the Godly lifec taught to the kingdome of Heavens, and brought up (to Elders) in all Godly wisdom and holy understanding.

17 And therefore will I here through thee H. N. set up my most holy Priestly Office of Love: & will also declare the same over the World (through its Ministery un∣der the obedience of my Love) to an ever∣lasting d Priestly Office of the holy Spi∣rit of my Christ: for renewing of life in my love in them all through my love to them, who are implanted into my Christ with

hise like death and burial, or are fal•• a∣sleep in him,

18 In the same Priestly Office, will I also (under the obedience of my Love) be merciful to all penitent sinners, also to those who submit themselves to the Family of my Love, That they may all now rejoyce themselves (in this day of my divine glory: appear with my Christ in Glory: and shew forth my praise, and wonderful great works.

19 Furthermore I will declare, and make known unto thee, and to all them who humble themselves under my Love, and Priestly Office, that the same Priestly Of∣fice of my Love, (which I will here present∣ly set up with thee) is the eternal fast-stand∣ing Kingly Priesthoodf of my holy Spi∣rit, and the everlasting peaceableg king∣dom of my Christ, which shall never be destroyed [or moved] neither shall it fall to any other: but shall of it self and by it self remain in my truth everlastinly.

20 Whoever resisteth the same Priest∣hood of my holy Spirit of Love in his of∣fice and requiring, the same, (if he do not repent) shall procure the judgement ofh the curse, & the eternali separation from the beholding of my face: But my Grace and mercyk shall be alwayes and for e∣ver

upon all men, who (through the same Priestood and its office, under the obedience of my Love) turn themselves to me, and repent them of their sins.

[ E] 21 Again the Word of the Lord came to H. N. and to us the Elders and said, See∣ing I my self, with all that which con∣cerneth my Godhead, and the judgament of my Righteousness have fully united with thee H. N. and with the Elders: There∣shall ye also, and all they who are born of you and your doctrine shall judg upright∣ly, out of my righteous judgment, accord∣ing to the Truth.

22 And all what ye out of the same my judgment curse, separate, and condemne l shall be accursed, separated, and into the Hell condemned: And all what ye bless or give a benediction unto, shall be also bles∣sed in the Heavens.

23 Therefore all whatever shall con∣tinue in your doctrine, shall bem one heart and mind with you in my Godhead: but what separateth it self from you and your doctrine shall likewise be separated from me and my Grace: find no way to the eter∣nal life, but shall die in hisⁿ sin: and also be estranged from me everlastingly.

24 But all those who through you and your doctrine and turned to me, and also

areo taught to the kingdom of my hea∣venly being shall inherit the spiritual and heavenly riches of my kingdom, andp thereunto the eternal life.

25 At the same time when we thus heard [ F] the Word of the Lord, and had well under∣stood all his sayings: and were assembled with Christ our Saviour to the Majesty of God, and were entered into his Glory, and also (in the presence of the Lord) beheld and and inherited the peace,q beauties and ri∣ches of God, all our hearts were fully de∣lighted and made glad: And so with joyful hearts we lauded & praised the most High in his holy Land of the Living: and the four Seraphins gaver all Honour, Laud, and Praise, unto him who liveth therein from Everlasting unto Everlasting.

26 After this our Thanksgiving and Praising the Lord, the Word of the Lord came to H. N. and said:

27 Hast thou H. N, well observed in thy journey into this my holy inheritable land of the living, That the most part of the peo∣ple, despise thy ministration of my holy & gracious Word, and blaspheme my holy Spirit of Love: And also that they despi∣sing [or contemning] the offerings of my Grace bring upon themselves myt wrath and displeasure and the judgement of their eternal condemnation.

28 Besides hast thou also well observed that the many Godly Testimonies of thy Writings (which thou with great diligence and care out of my holy Word and Spirit of Love, hast written & brought to light (are come among many Whoremongers, for∣sworn, or unfaithful ones, & among many enemies reprochers of my House of Love, & how falsly they do judge the same: and how disorderly & shamefully that they handle and deal with the same: For with the same they commit their Whoredoms: prophane my holy Name: and break the mariage, of fidelity of the Covenant of my Wed∣lock: and so after the nature of Harlots, and of impudent adulterous ones). They manifest against me and my holy Word, and Spirit of Love all unfaithfulness: So that they wholy contemn my upright Righteousness and Love, and make a mock at it, and so continually procure upon themselves, the horrible vengeance of the hellish fire.

Notes

• a

  Mat. 17 a. Mark 9. a. Luke 9. d.
• Illuminated.
• b

  Isaiah 2, a. Micah 4 a. Mount Sion is the Pe••••ection.
• c

  Isa 2. a 59. a. Jer. 25. d. Amos 1. a. Amos 1. a. Mich. 4. a. Rom. 11. 1. d.
• d

  4 Esd. 6. f. Mat. 25. d.
• e

  Acts 3. c.
• f

  Mat. 29. d. John 3. a Rom. 6. a.
• g

  Psal. 118. d.
• h

  Psal. 15. 24. a 132. b. Heb. 3. b. 4. a.
• i

  2 Cor. 5. a. Ephes. 2. c.
• k

  Daniel 2. c. Luke 1. c. Heb. 12. d.
• l

  Mat. 22. d. Luke 20. g.
• m

  Jer. 9, c.
• n

  1 Cor. 13. b. 2. Cor. 3. b.
• o

  Mat. 13. b. Rom. 16. c. Ephes. 3. a. Col. 1. c.
• p

  Mat. 3. a. Luke 3. 13. a. Acts 2. 3. c.
• q

  Deut. 10. b. ler. 4. a.
• administra∣tion
• r

  Exod. 20. Deut. 5. a.
• Statutes.
• s

  Isaiah 2. a. Mich. 4. a.
• Or ••each.
• t

  2 Pet 3. b. Apoc. 5. 21. a.
• u

  Iohn 8. b. Iames 1. c. x 4 Esd. 6. f. Heb. 12. c.
• y

  Jer. 8. 10. b. Heb. 8. 10. b.
• z

  Acts 31 c.
• a

  Mat. 6. b.
• b

  Rom. 10. a. Gal. 3. 4. a.
• c

  Mat. 13. f.
• Institute or erect.
• d

  Jer. 35. b. c.
• e

  Rom. 6. a. Col. 2. b.
• Or submit.
• f

  1 Pet. 2. a. Apoc. 1. a.
• g

  Isaiah 9. ••er. 31. c. Daniel 2▪ c. Apoc. 12. b.
• h

  Dout. 27. ••.
• i

  2 Thes. ••. a
• k

  Psal. 30 c. Isaiah 54. a.
• Or Godhead
• l

  Mat. 18. b. John 20. c.
• m

  John 17. b. Acts 4. d.
• o

  Mat. 13. f.
• p

  Mat. 25. Rom. 6. c.
• q

  Apoc. 21. a.
• r

  Apoc. 4. 45.
• t

  Rom. 2. a. 2. ••hess. 1. a.
• Or mention.
• conjunction.