Terra pacis a true testification of the spiritual land of peace, which is the spiritual land of promise, and the holy city of peace, or the heavenly city of Jerusalem, and of the walking in the spirit, which leadeth thereunto / set forth by H.N. and by him newly perused and more plainly declared ; translated out of Base-Almaine.

CHAP. XIIII.

IN this Land there lieth also a dange∣rous river, whereina 1.1 many travellers be drowned and choaked, that hold them

not unto the counsel of the Law of the Lord, and therefore have no regard unto the Compass, nor have suffered themselves to be made fast on the Cross.

2. For that cause it is likewise very needful that the travellers do take diligent heed hereof, also regard wel the Compass, and hold them unto the Cross, that they run not in the same.

3. This river is named,b 1.2 A desire in the pleasures of the flesh. And in the same there are also Fishes, who have their nature ac∣cording to the name and nature of the ri∣ver: but let not the traveller take upon himc 1.3 to go into the same river, nor to catch her fishes, neither yet suffer himself to delight to eate of them.

4. These fishes are namedd 1.4 Meate of the temporal delights, in stead of the everlasting good.

5. Some fishes are likewise named, Ease in the flesh, in stead of zeal to the righteous∣ness,e 1.5 Honor of the world, in stead of the Rest in the Spirit, and of the honor of God.

6. Take you every one diligent heed of this deceitful River, and of her Fishes. It seemeth indeed to be a very pleasant wa∣ter for one to refresh and recreate himself in; and the taste of the fishes doth also

provoke a desire for to eate stil of them: but it is all meer deceit,f 1.6 vain and no∣thing.

7. This river hath (in her bottomless deepness) a very evil rewarding. For if one sinke into the same unto the bottom∣less depth thereof, then findeth he nothing there, butg 1.7 burning pitch, brimstone, heate, and flames of the hellish fire.

8. That is the reward of this river, to∣wards all those that run to the same, and drown or choak themselves therein.

9. Therefore let no man intend nor en∣devour him to take on any sweetness of life, so long as he is not yet come to the Rest of the good land; for as long as one is in the journey, he must account of him∣self as ah 1.8 Pilgrim, or walker in strange lands, who suffereth nothing to delight him in the same (for to take it on him) in∣asmuch as he hath no inheritance nor con∣tinuing place therein.i 1.9

10. After this maner likewise, let every one stand minded, and not take on any thing,k 1.10 according to his own pleasure, but proceede on right-forth towards the holyl 1.11 City, which is named, The understanding of God; for in the same ism 1.12 all fulness of riches,n 1.13 and all fulness of life and of joy to be found.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Psal. 69.
• b 1.2

  Rom. 6, Ephes. 4.
• c 1.3

  Rom 6.13. Gal. 5. 2 Tim. 2. Iude. 1.
• d 1.4

  Ier. 5. Phil. 3. 2 Pet. 2.
• e 1.5

  Iohn 2.
• f 1.6

  Wisd. 5. 1 Cor. 7. 1 Ioh. 2.
• g 1.7

  Iob 18. Psal. 11. Psal. 34. Apo. 21.
• h 1.8

  2 Cor. 5. 1 Pet. 2. Heb. 11.
• i 1.9

  Heb. 13.
• k 1.10

  1 Cor. 9
• l 1.11

  Heb 11. Apo. 21.22.
• m 1.12

  Col. 2.
• n 1.13

  Ioh. 10.