A divine looking-glass, or, The third and last testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ whose personal residence is seated on his throne of eternal glory in another world : being the commission of the spirit, agreeing with, and explaining of the two former commissions of the law and Gospel, differing only in point of worship : set forth for the tryal of all sorts of supposed spiritual lights in the world, until the ever-lasting true Jesus, the onely high and mighty God, pesonally appear in the air with his saints and angels / by John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton ...

CHAP. XX.

1 No title of honor ever attributed but to a Person. 2 Who it was that Christ prayed unto in the days of his flesh. 3 The Creator distinct from all his Creatures. 4 Of Gods Oath concerning his Transmutation into pure flesh and bone.

MY spiritual brethren, because all true and lasting peace wholly depends upon a right understanding of the onely wise God, and because most of the heirs of glory are not clear in their under∣standings, concerning his personal Majesty, though much hath been declared to that purpose in this Epistle already, I shall write di∣stinctly concerning the Creator, and his immediate commissionate Messengers, or Embassadors, from these two threefold Scripture Records.

2 You know that in Scripture Records as beforesaid, a man is cal∣led by a threefold name of Soul, Body, and Spirit, as if he contained of three distinct essences, yet you know that in the originality of nature, he is but one distinct personal being:

3 So likewise though the onely wise God in Scripture Records be called by a threefold name of Father, Son, and Spirit, or Lord Jesus Christ, as if he contained of three distinct essences, yet you which are spiritual, may know, that he is but onely one distinct glo∣rious person in form like a man.

4 If an earthly Monarch did not possess a distinct body, could there be ascribed any honorable titles of Emperor, King, or such like unto him at all?

5 If the eternal Majesty were not a distinct person, what holy names could be attributed unto him in the least?

6 Is it names, words, or titles, makes a King to be, or gives be∣ing to an Emperor, without a natural person?

7 Is it divine words, names, or titles, makes a God to be, or gives being to a Divine Majesty without a spiritual person?

8 Yow know that all the honorable titles in this world, to be vain and of none effect, if there were not the person of a man to ascribe them unto.

9 You may know, that all honorable titles concerning a divine Majesty, would also be of none effect, if there were not a spiritual person to attribute them unto, or unless they were a signification

of the divine nature and form of a something that is infinite.

10 It is as clear as the purest light it self unto you that are expe∣rimentally spiritual, that it is not names, words, or titles, proves God or Man to be any living beings at all, except they be distinct persons, to manifest their honorable names, as proceeding from comprehensible somethings, and not from incomprehensible no∣things.

11 If the God of Glory in Scripture Records should be called not onely by three divine titles, but by threescore thousand holy names, also yet all the men in this world, or Angels in that world to come, can never prove him to be an infinite spirit without a bo∣dy; or prove him to be any more then onely one distinct glorious person also.

12 You heavenly ones may also know, that the divine Majesty is called in Scripture Records by three divine titles, that as before∣said, that the most learned, prudent men in this world, might ne∣ver attain to a right understanding of the very true God, and the spiritual mysteries of his everlasting kingdom, by all their rational study in the Scripture Records, or any other ways: and that was the very cause that the Lord Jesus Christ said unto his own spiritual power, represented by Angelical Moses and Elias, I thank thee Fa∣ther that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes and sucklings.

13. Concerning that threefold title of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, in stead of three persons, as of long time by blinde guides have been imagined, doth it not rather stand to better sence, that the word Father hath reference unto the Godhead Spirit, eternally united unto Christ Jesus our Lord.

14 And that the word Son hath relation unto the glorious body of the everliving Emanuel, which is visibly seen by elect Angels, Moses and Elias.

15 And that word Holy Ghost hath reference unto a divine word of light, life, or power, proceeding from the invisible Father, through the glorious mouth of the visible Son, into the invisible spirits of elect mankind, to the inlightning of their dark understandings, and purifying of their fleshly mindes.

16 Thus you which are truly enlightned from above, may clearly see what that threefold heavenly Record signifieth, of that onely di∣stinct personal Majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ, God alone, blessed for ever and ever, Amen.

17 It is also as clear to you that are spiritual as the light it self, that the holy one of Israel could not possibly be three distinct per∣sons or spirits in one Godhead being, or any such like confused deities.

18 You know, that wheresoever the Scriptures exactly make mention of the Holy One of Israel, it attributes all honor, praise, and glory, unto him always in the fingular number, as unto one distinct personal Majesty, or glorious being, and not in the plural number of three distinct persons, or spirits in one body, as hath been long imagined, by deceivers of the whole Christian world so called, which are in bondage to their confused God, and invented forma∣lities.

19 You know that in the conclusion of many several things the Scriptures run in such a line as this: to the onely wise God, or unto God onely wise, or though there be that are called many Gods, or many Lords, yet unto us there is but one God, or the holy one of Israel, and such like.

20 You know because there is none above a King, or head Ma∣gistrate in his own kingdom, or equal with him upon an extraordi∣nary occasion, he will swear by himself, or by the faith or word of a King.

21 Thus it was with that Holy One of Israel, because there was none above him, or beside him, or equal with him in Heaven or Earth, he swore by himself, concerning the transmutation of his un∣created glory, and everlasting spiritual Priesthood, into a pure body of flesh, blood, and bone.

22 Before the God of Glory was descended into the Virgins Womb, you know he had many holy names attributed unto him; wherefore you may also know, from all eternity he was a distinct divine person, and not an infinite formless spirit, as most men blind∣ly imagine.

23 You spiritual ones may also know, before he was clothed with flesh, it is not the holy names of Creator, infinite Spirit, Jehovah, Ancient of dayes, mighty God, Lord of Hosts, Redeemer, Holy One of Israel, King of Glory, or everlasting Father, or any glorious expressions that can be uttered by the tongues of men or Angels, that can prove any God at all, except he was a divine person distinct from Heavens, Earth, Waters, Angels, Men, and all things else:

24 That the one personal infinite Majesty may remain in the heavenly center of his own uncreated glory, and all beings that he hath formed to live in his sight, may continue in their own crea∣turely stations, for an everlasting distinction between the glorious Creator, and poor changeable creatures.

25 Thus by a free gift received from the Holy Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ upon the Throne of Glory, in simplicity of spirit, and plainness of speech, in a small measure I have declared the minde of the Holy One of Israel, in those literal expressions: for there are three which bear Record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.