The Gospel treasury opened, or, The holiest of all unvailing discovering yet more the riches of grace and glory to the vessels of mercy unto whom onely it is given to know the mysteries of that kingdom and the excellency of spirit, power, truth above letter, forms, shadows / in several sermons preached at Kensington & elswhere by John Everard ; whereunto is added the mystical divinity of Dionysius the Areopagite spoken of Acts 17:34 with collections out of other divine authors translated by Dr. Everard, never before printed in English.

By Mr. JOHN CARDELL.

AND therefore I cannot but recommend to you those precious Sermons Preach∣ed by Dr. Everard, which I know many of you have both in your houses and hearts; whose Name is very sweet and precious to many that knew him in the ••lesh, (in his latter dayes) for those savoury and experimental Truths wrought in you, by the power of Christ, which he was an instrument to bear so clear wit∣ness unto; And I, for my part, if I had the most precious Balme, or the most Odoriferous ODOUR in the whole Earth, I could freely pour it forth upon the NAME and Memory of that man, as upon any English man I ever read or heard, or ever were acquainted with; But, I have it not, and he needs it not, for he is far above all things of that nature, or the most precious things the whole Earth can afford; For, He Resteth with Christ. But that which makes me now remem∣ber Him, is, That Mystical and Divine Expositi∣on he gives of those 2 or 3 verses in the 15 Iosh. 15, 16, 17. being very suitable to the MYSTERY we are now unfolding; I will read you the words, and then I will give you the Interpretation in His own Words, for I cannot give you a better▪

And although the Men of the Letter, or the Ma∣sters of the Letter, will not, cannot endure an In∣terpretation, but what the bare Letter bears, but presently they cry out, ERROR and HERESIE, according to their wonted manner, In vilifying that which they do not apprehend; but we leave them to themselves. I pray give ear, The words are these; The Holy Spirit speaking concerning Caleb; And he went up to the Inhabitants of DE∣BIR, And the Name of DEBIR before was Kiriath∣sepher. And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath∣sepher and taketh it; to him will I give ACHSAH my Daughter to Wife: And Othniel the Son of Kenaz the Brother of Caleb took it, And he gave him Achsah his Daughter to Wife. Saith he, Ki∣riathsepher signifieth The City of the Book, or The City of the Letter. And Debir signifieth THE WORD: And Caleb, A good heart; OTHNIEL, The Lords Opportunity; and Achsah, The Rending of the Vail. So that the Dr. reads the verses in English thus. And, A good Heart said▪ He that smiteth the City of the Book, or the City of the Letter, He onely shall marry Achsah, and have the Rend∣ing of the Vail, And Othniel, The Lords fit Op∣portunity, he onely smites This City of the Letter, and takes it, and to him alone are the Scriptures made DEBIR, The Word; from whence he draws most Heavenly and Divine Conclusions, &c. But I refer you, for your better satisfaction to the Book it self. And return to our business in hand.