The prophecy of the spirit of love set forth by H.N. and by him perused anew and more distinctly declared ; translated out of Base-Almain into English.

CHAP. XXI.

1. Of the upright hearts, and their lowly esti∣mation of themselves, 8. The ground of up∣right repentance is shewed in the thirteenth chapter of the third Book of The Glasse of Righteousnesse.

MOreover, men may also finde divers upright, and wel-willing to the righ∣teousnesse, who in all obeying of the holy and gratious word, under the obedience of the Love, endure great straitnes, for the righteousness sake; who also regard no straitnes so as they might obtaine but such Grace,a that the Sunne might not have Dominion over them; but that they might beb freed from it, for to serve in righteous∣nesse, and love the living God onely, and to be obedient to the requiring of his word, not thinking what they are then worthy of, or how they are then to reign, or what doth then belong unto them.

2. O no, their thoughts reach not so far; but they are still inclined for to walk bro∣ther-like in the Love, and with earnest de∣sire to do the will of the Lord. They have regard unto Gods Promises, trusting even

upon this, that God is true of his word, as one that sheweth his Grace on such as love him,d and are lowlie of heart.

3. When as they have now, with sin∣glenes of heart shewed all obedience, in the service of the gracious Word of the Lord, and of his holy Spirit of Love, suffered much grief and affliction for their sins cause; and have tasted of the refreshing or annointing to the health of their souls, then become they but so much the more lowly and hum∣ble of hearte and so much the more bro∣therly and peaceable towards all men; and count themselves unworthy of such grace: neither know they how they shall be able to be serviceable enough in the Love.

4. They esteeme moreover very little of their own word, that ariseth out of them∣selves according to the flesh; but the re∣quiring of the serviceable Word of the Lord, where-under their hearts stand hum∣bly submitted, to all upright righteousnes and holines, they make great account of, and hold it very worthy to be obeyed unto: Moreover the life of righteousnes, which is ministred & set forth in the service of the love, they cleave unto with all their hearts, and above all praise it exceedingly; and glad∣ly would that all men were in the godly

nature and brotherly love, obediently come thereunto.

5. These shew alwaies towards God and his service of Love true humility and obedi∣ence, and towards men true love, faithful∣nesse, and Truth: and do not desire accord∣ing to the foolish pride of the world, any praise or service of men to themselves; but rather that the righteousnes in the Love, might have his proceeding, and all peo∣ple might under the obedience of the Love serve God, and inherite the peace of Christ.

6. Out of such an upright heart (beingf grown up to the old age of the holy un∣derstanding, andg taught to the King∣dom of God) they testifieh that all Laud, Honour and Praise, belongeth to God one∣ly, and not unto them. And so in their pro∣ceeding in the same upright life; they like∣wise serve or reach the hand either to o∣ther; and thus in their service they point the man onely unto God, and to the salva∣tion of God in Jesus Christ.

7. this mind or nature is far the most best, because by it the man esteemeth the Grace of the Lord to be great, and all his own doings or works, and anguish respec∣eth or judgeth he, asi of no value, The

Lord of his Grace, bring us all to such a mind, Amen.

8. The Ground of upright repentance and amendment for sin, is at large plainly CA∣pressed and with clear distinction uttered unto you in the third book of the Glasse of Righteousness, in the thirteenth chapter ac∣cording as the same is practized and used of all good willing ones, which seek and love the good life of the upright and lovely be∣ing from the heart, and do out of all their soul passe forth towards it, vnder the obe∣dience of the Love.

Take it to Heart.

Notes

• a

  Rom. 6.14.
• b

  Ioh. 8. Rom. 6.18.
• d

  Esa. 57.66.
• e

  Rom. 12 1 Pet. 1.
• f

  Eph. 4.
• g

  Matt. 13.
• h

  Psal. 1 15.
• i

  Phil. 2.