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. IV.

THis Land of Ignorance is in it self so utterly wildernessed, and incompass∣ed, and be-set with so manya 1.1 vexations, troubles, and unprofitable labors; that by means thereof, there is no convenient place to be found there, to sowe any Corn in,b 1.2 for the food of men; therefore there groweth neitherc 1.3 Corn nor Grass, in the same Land.

2. The people of this Land, do all like∣wise live in confusion or disorder, and are very diligentd 1.4 in their unprofitable work and labor. And although all their work be vain or unprofitable, yet hath every one notwithstanding a delightful liking to the same. For according to the nature of the Land they are all ignorant, and inclined to unprofitable works.

3. Forasmuch then, as that they all have such a delight to such unprofitable work,e 1.5 so forget they to prepare the Ground for Corn and Seed to live thereby, according to the good manly Ordinance; and so they live not by the manly food, but by their ownf 1.6 dung; for they have there no other food to live by.

4. There is oftentimes hunger, but no man hath any lust, or yet desire to any other foodg 1.7 then to his own dung; for their stomack and nature is accustomed, and naturally inclined thereunto.

5. Wherefore, seeing they are not fed with any bread,b 1.8 but with their own filthi∣ness, or dung; so is there likewise, no sa∣tisfying among them.

6. Seeing then that they understand not what kinde of Food serveth them, to the good Life, but (through their Ignorance) do sustain themselves by their own dung; therefore they do not understand also how to prepare themselves the good things,i 1.9 that serve them unto peace, and to a peaceable life; but do vex and trouble themselves out of measure, for to make those things diligently (and thatk 1.10 with a delight) which are unprofitable, and which do afflict themselves, or bring them to much incumbrance.

7. The vain or unprofitable works, and the preparations or endevors of the fool∣ish people (where-through the whole Land, every where▪ is exceedingly burthen∣ed with great molestation and labor) are these.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Eccles. 1. & 2. & 4. & 5. Isa. 41.59.
• b 1.2

  Lam. 2.4 Amos 8.
• c 1.3

  Jere. 14.
• d 1.4

  Eccles. 5. Isa. 44.
• e 1.5

  Isa. 24.
• f 1.6

  Ezek. 4. Hos. 4. & 9. Mic. 6.
• g 1.7

  Jere 36. & 44.
• b 1.8

  Job 33. Eccles. 14.
• i 1.9

  Deut. 32. Luke 19.
• k 1.10

  Psal 4.