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. XXVI.

THus hath the Lord who forsaketh not [ A] a 1.1 Elect, likewise, not forsaken, his chosen servant H. N. in his misery, lamen∣tation a••d prayers. For like as he bring∣eth his own even into the death, andb 1.2 maketh alive againe, carrieth into hell, and bringeth from thence againe, permits thec 1.3 enemy to carry away into captivi∣ty, and againe delivereth them out of the hands and captivity of their enemies: and exalteth or honoureth them among his li∣ving ones: So likewise the Lord delivered H. N. out of his misery, and out of the bonds of his enemies: and brought him also with Gladnesse (with his children of the Kingdome) againe to his most holy be∣ing, which is full of all pure beauty and heavenly riches: and revealed unto him the whole Tabernacle of his Sanctua∣ry, and the requiring of the service there∣of.

2 And H. N. praised and thanked the most highest, for the abundance of his mer∣cy, because that he replenished him with all fulnesse of his godly understanding, and H. N. diligently endeavoured himselfe againe to the obedience of his Service:

And the Lord revealed all things to him in the understanding, that was needful for the children of men to know for their sal∣vation.

[ B] 3 And so in all these things that were re∣vealed and given him to understand from the Lord, hee was very zealous and dili∣gent (out of the revelation of God) to set down in writing the godly understand∣ing, and the right knowledge thereof. Al∣so for to describe the godly Testimonies (as far as the Lord revealed unto him, and might be profitable to the children of men) and to declare to the lovers of the Truth, and before all understadding (according to the true Being of Jesus Christ and his ho∣ly Spirit of Love) to publish the same in writing: And he hath done the same and (through the help of God) in some mea∣sure accomplished it.

4 But after that this ministration of the same godly Testimonies had had their forth-going thus for some years through H. N. (in writing and Printed Letters.) So were there some Writings of the same godly Testimonies come into the hands of Whoremongers, into the hands of Trai∣tors, and into the hands of self-conceited wise ones, also into the hands of the generation of Cain, and of the false hearts

of the Letter-learned, whosed 1.4 fore-fathers persecuted Christ, and his Witnesses, ac∣cused him falsly, and killed him.

5 Which wicked generation of false [ C] hearts, have dealt most shamefully with the Writings of H. N. and the same testi∣monies of God: and have also out of their evil deeds manifestede 1.5 the wickedness of their hearts: and that the good nature of Christ dwelleth not in themf 1.6 but the false nature of Cain, who murthered his bro∣ther Abel: also the evil spirit ofg 1.7 Saul, who persecuted the holy Prophet David: and the envious heart of the Letter-learn∣ed, whoh 1.8 betrayed and killed Christ and his Witnesses.

6 These wicked Generations of the said wicked Fathers have not rested toi 1.9 ac∣complish the most horrid wickedness of their Fathers: but with their envious hearts have they (with great diligence) en∣devoured to resist the godly Testimonies of God, and his commiserating mercy, together with the love of the holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, and Gods elect Servant, with all false testimonies, lyes and reproach: So that they are most fearfully faln, against Gods commiserating grace [which he on the earth to the commiseration of all men (through his elect Minister H. N.) hath te∣stified,

and published] and gainst the Love of the holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, into all blasphemie of God, and into con∣tempt of his Truth.

[ D] 7 These said false hearts likewise with the children of the Devil or the false Chri∣stians of the Devils School, have also with all manner of wickedness defamed H. N. (who yet was no mans enemy, nor con∣temned any man (in particular) for his re∣ligion: but heartily wished to all Religion urgers (that they might have the true light of life in the Lanthorn of their Service) hath loved all people (to the godliness in Jesus Christ) and behaved himself courte∣ously to all men in all upright conversati∣on) & have also secretly exclaimed against him to the Magistrate (when hee was not there present) for a Seducer and Malefa∣or, when he was not heard, or not at all speaking with him (although he yet walk∣ed openly) very falsly accused him: and have also contrived a matter, [or charge] very cunningly with all subtilty, against Law and all Christian Ordinances, to the end that H. N. (through their accusation, and clamour) might by the Magistrate be prosecuted or rooted out: And thereunto t•••• Magistrate condescended.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Ecclus 2. a.
• b 1.2

  Ceut. 12. d. Tobit 13. a. Wisd. 16. b.
• c 1.3

  Baruch 5. a.
• d 1.4

  Mat. 23. c. 26 Acts 7. s.
• e 1.5

  Luke ••.
• f 1.6

  Gen. ••. ••.
• g 1.7

  1 Kings 18, 19
• h 1.8

  Mat. 26, 27. Acts 2. 7 &c.
• i 1.9

  Mat. 23.