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. V.

IN the nine and thirtieth year of the [ A] age of H. N. (in the dayes of Charles the fifth, being made Roman Empe∣rour by vertue or power of the Electo∣ral Princes of the Roman Empire, and the German Nation) there was revea∣led to H. N. from the high heavens a mighty revelation of the living God∣head: and by the same was shewed and manifested unto him, the upright Truth and Righteousnesse of God, together with the faithfull love of his dear Sonne Jesus Christ.

2 Which heavenly manifestation of the living Godhead together with all that was shewed unto him, descended to H. N. and wholly comprehended him to it selfe.

3 And the same God of heaven, excited and revealed in H. N. his holy and gra∣cious word, even as he of old had promi∣sed toa raise up the same through his holy Prophets, and with the same word, and out of the same word the Lordb poured upon H. N. his holy Spirit of the of the Love of Jesus Christ.

4 With this heavenly glory and out∣flowing of the same holy Spirit of the true Love of Jesus Christ upon H. N. the Lord chose him to be a Minister of his holy and gracious word which He (the Lord) had excited and revealed in him.

5 And the Lord prepared or ordained to H. N. for his assistance in the same mi∣nistration, Daniel, Elidad, & Tobias which continued allwayes with him, and assi∣sted him in all his ministration of the the gracious word of the Lord.

[ B] 6 And at that time also (through the power of God and impulse of the holy Spirit of the Love of Jesus Christ) H. N. was driven in his whole spirit & mind for to administer (ont of the holy and graci∣ous word, and holy spirit of the Love of Jesus Christ) the most holy Office of the Love, according to the command of God, and to attest and set down in writing the godly truth of God and of Christ, and thec upright way of the through-going or Passe-over which reacheth to the npright righteousnesse, and to the eternalllife, and to publish and express writingly in letters, before all eyes of understanding.

7 H. N. being thus chosen of the God of life to the ministration of his gracious

word, and was impulsed by the holy spi∣rit of the Love of Jesus Christ, to set forth the manefestatton of the Truth of God and of the Godlinesse of Jesus Christ, and let the Sonnes of men to know their er∣rours, (that they repenting of their sins d may turn from their errour, and sincerely endeavour to keep the truth of God, and the godliness of Jesus Christ. So he gave himself obediently at that time to that service and work of the Lord, and carefully endeavoured to set down all, that the Lord revealed and commanded him, and that should be most profitable and necessary for the Sonnes of men, to their Salvation and Peace, and to the en∣trance of the upright life.

8 But in his beginning of the same ser∣vice and writings the word of the Lord came to him and said H. N. stay thy hand from writing in this place, and get thee up and travel out of this land, where∣in now thou livest, that thy soul may be preserved alive, in my service and worke; and be not devoured by bloud-thirsty men, and in thy going out from this land, take thy journey Eastward, and dwell there, till I my selfe (by the hand of my Angel) bring thee from thence.

9 For whilest thou livest there, thou [ C]

shalt apply thy selfe for the most part to be in the land Pietas, that thou mayest be diligent there, (rightly and according to the truth, to manifest my honour and Love, and to reveal the same to those who are worthy of love.

10 For there, in the manifesting of mine honour and Love, thou shalt testi∣fie and figure forth in writing, the god∣ly and heavenly things, which I do re∣veal and make known unto thee, and that profitable for the children of men, unto Godliness.

11 To thee shall also (from henceforth) many mysteries of my heavenly King∣dome (which hitherto have been kept and concealed from thee world and her wise and letter-learned) be revealed and made known, for to bring the same to light.

12 At the time (according to the word and command of the Lord) H. N. instant∣ly took his journey Eastward, and be∣came an Inhabitant in the land of the East, and was for the most time iu Pie∣tas, even as the Lord had commanded him.

ae3 And the Lord (the God of heaven) revealed to him in Pietas many godly mysteries, and in these revealed myste∣ries

H. N. excereised himselfe, in Gods holy understanding, to the serviceable benefit or utility of the children of men, and to all their good knowledge of their Salvation and peace in Jesus Christ.

14 There were revealed unto him also many wonderfull Acts or Workes of God, many of which are testified and brought to light in the writings of H. N. to the knowledge of the upright Godli∣ness in Jesus Christ.

15 But in all this, which the Lord hath [ D] revealed to H. N. he was rejoyced too ex∣ceedingly, insomuch that he forgot all the sore wayes, which he in great sadnesse had passed through.

16 And the Lord afflicted him heavily through his enemies, for the Lord suffe∣red him to fall into the hands of the wick∣ed (his enemies) whose ungodly being is the false destruction, which hath brought on the Earth death, orf mortality, namely, the Kingdome of the Devil and of hell, which God hath not willed that it should be in the Earth, but be condemn∣ed in theg bottomlesse pit and the ever∣lasting darknesse, from whence it also came; And that theh Glory of Jesus Christ should be revealed on the earth, and raigne over it eternally.

17 Yea the same wicked Beeing must be abolished in the condemna••ion, at the appearing of Jesus Christ in his glory, for that same is thei envious man a∣gainst God and his righteousnesse, and against all that is Godly, and God-ser∣vice k and wherewith the man practi∣seth his whoredome and adultery, to the disobeying and resisting his God, so that thereby the man every wherel turneth or inclineth to himselfe, and to things which are vaine and unprofitable, where∣by also the same ungodly being in the false light (of the mans disobedient knowledge) is become predominant.

18 Behold into this Abysse or Depth, the Lord let fall his chosen servant H. N, and suffered him to tast and feel the con∣demnation of all ungodly ones in the hellish fire, the most horrible perdition, and the most ugly abomination of deso∣lation.

19 But, when now H. N. found himself thus captived in misery; where∣in hee was sorely vexed by his ene∣mies, so there came on him a great and mighty sadnesse, and he could find no comfort at all, insomuch that by rea∣son of his great heavinesse of mind, he wringed his hands and exceedingly be∣wailed

his sinnes, and cryed aloud to God, and besought him for his Grace, and continued therein day and night; And in this his misery he composed these Psalmes of mourning and lamentati∣on, and did not hide his sinnes, and thus calling on, and praying to the Lord he spake forth his mourning Psalmes with weeping and lamentati∣on.

Notes

• a

  Jer. 33. c.
• b

  Joel 2. c. Acts 2. a.
• c

  4 Esd. 7. a. Mat. 7. 16. c. 1 Pet. 2. c. 4. a.
• To write or describe.
• d

  Acts 2. c. 3. c. 17. d.
• e

  Mat. 3. b. Ephes. 3. a. Col. 1. c.
• f

  Sap. 1. b.
• g

  Apoc. 17. b. 19. c. 20. c.
• h

  Numl. 14. c. Jsaia 340. a.
• i

  Mat. 13. c. 2 Thes. 2. c.
• religious.
• k

  Apoc. 18. b. c.
• l

  Sap. 14. b. Rom. 1. c.