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The Children deo demannd-question of the Father / touching the vpright Wisedom: wheruppon a right ••ngular Resolution / and simdry groundlie Decla••ati∣ons / are answered. and wherby also many good Docu∣mentes are taught: with certen Admonitions consern∣ing the Destruction.
INstruct vs {reversed ;}wee beseech thee; [ A] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Father: What / or what-maner-of-thinge this vpright Wisedom is / wherof the speakest?
2. THe vprighta 1.1 Wisedom / is one oulie: also manifolde / subtile / eloquent / noble / b 1.2 pure or vnspotted / louing all Good or Vertue:c 1.3 Shee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 meekminded / frindlie / beneficiall / courteous / gre•••• ous / firme / certaine or sure / sweete / constant / free / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is able to do al-thing: hauing all Vertue / fore-s•••••••• al-thinge / and which receaueth and passeth-thown all Spirites of Vnderstandinge. For the Wisedom is subtiler / then all subtile thinges: and shee excelleth all / because of her Purenes.
3. Shee is a subtiled 1.4 Breath or Winde of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Powre of God / and a pure outflowinge Cleerues•• the Almightie. Therfore also ther cometh not in 〈◊〉〈◊〉e 1.5 anything that is defiled.
4. This Wisedom is a Brightnes of the eter•••••• and true Light / and anf 1.6 vnspotted Glasse of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 godlie Powre / the Maiestie of God / and an Ima•••••• of his Goodnes.
5. Although now Shee be but one-onlie / yet doth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Al-thinge:g 1.7 and bydinge in Herself / shee renew•••• all thinge: also shee conuayeth herself about {reversed ;}throw the Nations; in the holie Soules / and maketh God / Frindes / and Propheates. For God loue none / but such as inhabit with the Wisedom.
6.h 1.8 Shee passeth also the Sunne / in glorious
〈◊〉〈◊〉: shee far surmounteth / all the Comlye-order the Starres: and the Dan is not to be compared 〈◊〉〈◊〉 her.
7. The Day geeueth-place to the Night:i 1.9 but the ••••••quitie can neuermore subdue the Wisedom: For Shee reacheth valiauelyk 1.10 from one Ende to another / adgouerneth Althinges well.
8. WHerfore {reversed ;}my Children; [ B] seeinge that the Wisedom {reversed ;}of Worthynes parte;l 1.11 resseth al-thinge / so loue her alsom 1.12 aboue al-thinge: ••••d walke {reversed ;}in the same; vprightlie / in the Feare of the lorde / all the Dayes of your Life: and dispose all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Affayres with Lenitie or Sweetues. For that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 worke you Softnes and Welfare / prolonge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Life / reioyce your Minden 1.13 / and refreash your ••oues.
9. So doinge / your Soules shall com to theo 1.14 lest / and your Spirit becom comforted in God. ••he Destruction shall not raigne ouer you: but the ••eace of God the Father shall inhabit with you.
10. Oh / take that therforep 1.15 to Heart / wher-to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 instruct and teach you / To thend that yee may be∣•••••• Vnderstandinge.
11. Exercise your-sclues in theq 1.16 Lawe of the lorde: loue well his Preceptes and Statutes: and eauen so with diligence / haue a sharpe regarde vnto all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / which is iust and right / so shall yee not then direct 〈◊〉〈◊〉 course / in any ignorant zeale.r 1.17 but vnderstand•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or comprehend / what maner of Righteousnes God requireth.
12. Endeuour you likewise / to shew-fourth an vp∣right and seemelyes 1.18 Conuersation amonge all Peo∣ple.
13. And where-euer yee com or dwell / theare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mitt you obedientlie vnder the Rulours or Maies∣tratest 1.19 of the same Land: and shewe all Reuereuce vnto them.
14. Be discreet and orderlie / in all your Counersa∣tion or Walking: and geeue also Commend•••••••• and Pranse to the Gouernours of this World:v 1.20 For they are ordayned by God / to all good Gouernment on the Earth.
15. Therfore speake not estell by any Rulours: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they are Godsx 1.21 Ministers / to the Protection 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Welfare of the Communaltie.
16. Vnder these-same Rulours {reversed ;}seeing that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beare and execute such an Office; liuey 1.22 subiect•••••• and peaceablie: and turne-away your Heart / from all vayne or vnprofitable Dealinges and Foolishnes.
17. For the foolishz 1.23 Vnseemsynes or Disorder••∣nes / is an abhominatiō before the highest God / and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 seducing of the Thoughtes of Men:a 1.24 withdrawing their Heartes from all good Ordinaunces.
18. FOr-that-cause {reversed ;}my Children; becomb 1.25 〈◊〉〈◊〉 like vnto the World / in her Foolishnes and Disorder: but exhort daylie one-another to the go•••• Beeing / in all Loue. also to all Stilnes / and chast or discrect Orderlynes / with vprightc 1.26 Counersation and shut out of your Heartes / all wicked Desires.
19. Shewfourthd 1.27 Pacience in like-maner / in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Temptation or Assalting to the euell-thinges: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 praye vntoe 1.28 God in the Spirit / that hee will be you Healper / and release or ridde you out of all the T•••••••• tations of the wicked Thinges which so assault you To thend that yee at no-tyme fall to any euell / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yet commit anyf 1.29 inordinate Dealinge / wherby 〈◊〉〈◊〉
shoulde come into the Snares of their Destruction. but that yee maye becomeg 1.30 releassed ther-from / for to malke in all Trueth.
20. Moreouer / when yee stand-disposed to imploy your-selues to the right God seruice / or to doo anye good Woorkes {reversed ;}wherin yee serue the God of Life / or your Neighboure; / so execute you then the-sameh 1.31 with all diligence of Heart.
21. Fayne or couer you not therin in any-case / as seeking {reversed ;}after the apparaunce of the Eye;i 1.32 to please Men therwith: but doo and purpose the same / out of all your Soule and Thoughtes / that yee walke not deceitfullye / with falsek 1.33 Heartes / nor deale falsite against God or his God seruice: and sol 1.34 forsake the Lawe of the Lorde.
22. Therfore keepe your Heartes pure or vnspotted from the Hipocrifie orm 1.35 Doubblenes of heart. For / to deale hypocriticallie towardes the vpright Vertues and God seruices / or to haue therin a double Heart / is aseducing Sin̄e / that God leaueth notn 1.36 vnpunished.
23. IF yee then will not that the Wrath of God should come or fall vpon you / so dealeo 1.37 faith∣fullie before God and his Holyons: and walke with your Spirit / in the louelie and verteous Beeinge:
24. Fasten your Minde therto: and buylde your Righteousues theron. For that is an eternall fast∣standingep 1.38 Foundation / wher-on all Gods Pro∣pheatesq 1.39 and Holyons haue buylded: and is Christ hymself.
25. SEeinge then that the verteous Beeing of the Loue or of God / is the true Founda∣tion of all the Holyons of God / the Wisedom of the Mosthighest / and Christ hymself: so esteeme the same
therfore for much worthyer / r 1.40 then Golde and Siluer. For ther is no Riches / s 1.41 of so great price / nor Preti∣ous-stones / so pretious / that {reversed ;}of Worthyues part; are to be compared vnto The same.
26. Therfore espowse your Soules to the same: and haue your communion therwith. For the Cleer∣nes or Illumination of the same verteous Beeing / is the truet 1.42 Light of the godlie Wisedom: hys Foode / the lyuingv 1.43 Bread of the heauenlie Beeing: and his Prudence / the holie Vnderstanding of the godlie Trueth.
27. [ D] WHerfore / if yee will gouerne well / with thex 1.44 Scepter of the godly Ringdom: and if yee desire that Honour / Might / and Riches mought abounde towardes you / y 1.45 then seeke first {reversed ;}before all thinges; the vpright and verteous Beeinge of the Loue or of God: and walke therin / so shall then Al∣thinges {reversed ;}sufficientlie; be brought vnto you.
28. But beware of the bewitchedz 1.46 Vertues / which are common with the Worlde / and are suter∣mixed with Foolishnes and Vncomblynes: For all Such as take those-same in-hand / or communicate therwith / Theya 1.47 looke-into or esteeme the inordind•••• Dealinges {reversed ;}according to the Lustes of their fleashlie Desyres; for right amiable Vertues.
29. Through which false Vertues / they take vn∣to themselues the Releassinge of the Heart from the Lawe of the Lorde / b 1.48 to their Freedom / for to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eauen so in the Lustes of their Fleash / accordinge to their Will / or accordinge to the same that the Knowledg {reversed ;}agreeinge with their fleashite Destres; figureth-fourth in them: the which is a false and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ordinate Freedom.
30. THese false and bewitched Vertues / are well to be knowenc 1.49 by their Nature: For there is no Feare of God / nor-yet true Beeinge / by them. And therfore also the vpright Wisedom / nor the true Light / becometh not declared through them.
31. For the self-clected Vertue / with her fool∣ish Loue / accordinge to the Fleash / is vtterlie blinde and without vnderstandinge / seekinge her Selfnes / in all her Dooing. And not / the Lorde / nor his true Beeing.
32. But thed 1.50 Feare of the Lorde / and the Lawe of his Commaundementes / teach-men the vpright Vertue. For / in the Ende of their Waye or Doc∣trine / they bring the Man in all good and well-ex∣ercised Mindes / and to the truec 1.51 Freedom / wher∣through the Wisdom of God [the true Beeinge / and the holy Vnderstandinge] becometh made-mani∣fest and all Vnrighteousnes put-downe and vtter∣ly rooted-out.
33. [ E] THerfore harken-to and beleeue thissame Seruice of the holie Woorde / and the Ministers of the same / which administer and set∣fourth {reversed ;}vnder the Obedience of the Loue; the true Lawe of the Lorde / and the Feare of God / before the Children of Men / to their Life and Saluation: andf 1.52 submit your Heartes ther-vnder / vntill that the Loue {reversed ;}which is the vprightg 1.53 Beeinge of Christ him∣self; haue a Shape in you: and com eauen so to the vp∣right Freedom / whervnto wee are called through Ie∣sus Christ. For whoso becometh made-free of the Loue ؛theh 1.54 Trueth of the true Beeinge of Christ{punctel} / The-same is become rightlie {reversed ;}or accordinge to the Trueth; made-free.
34. Therfore followe-after the Good / in his Good∣nes: andi 1.55 depart / from all what is vngodlie.
35. Forsake all straunge Wayes / which are with∣out the Howse of Loue / or that leade ether shewe-men any other-where: and harken not to nor beleeue anye other Seruice nor Information / but that which di∣recreth or pointeth you / to thek 1.56 Obedience of the gra∣tious Woord / and to thel 1.57 Vnitie in the Loue.
36. Forther is nothing better / ther shall likewise no better thing com nor appeere / then them 1.58 Loue / with the Administration of her louely Beeinge.
37. FOr-that-cause then {reversed ;}my beloued Children; haue onlye your respect bent to the vnde ceaueable Seruice / which becometh administred by then 1.59 Auncientes or Elders in the Howse of Loue {reversed ;}to the Edifying and Saluation of the People; according to the Lawe of the Most-highest: and submit all your Minde and Vnderstandinge thervnder.
38. For God hath chosen-hym the Howse of Loue / and his Seruice of the holie and gratious Woorde / to his Habitacion / and to an eternall Glorye of his godlie Malestie. For his holie Name / shall {reversed ;} alwayes and for-euer; becomo 1.60 hallowed / magnified / and decla∣red / in The same / to an holyp 1.61 Blessinge for all Gent∣rations of the Earth: namelye / whichq 1.62 beleeue in the Loue / also addice or geeue themselues obedientlye to her Seruice / and cleaue vnto the Famelye of Loue / to the mayntayning of Coucorde.
39. For that is verelye the Kingdomr 1.63 of Peace / which God {reversed ;}in tymes-past; hath promised to ma•••• mauifest and erect vpon the Earth / to an euerlasting Reasts 1.64 and Peace of the Howse of Israell and Iud••.
40. [ F] Thissame Kingdom of Peace and of Loue /
shall {reversed ;}through the Administration of the grations Woord of the Lorde;t 1.65 spread-abrode and make-ma∣nifest the Fulnes of the Light and Life / ouer the whole World: and call and bid all People {reversed ;}to their Preseruation; ther-vnto / To thencent that all King∣domes of this World / should assemble them to this One Kingdom of Peace and of Loue. and that wee all monght eauen so / lyue {reversed ;}concordablie and peaceablie; In all Loue / to the Laude and Prayse of the supreame God. and to the Ioye and Saluation of all the Chil∣dren of Men.
41. BEholde / those are the Promises of God the Father / ouer his Howse of Loue / wherin hee willv 1.66 dwell and walke / alwayes and for-euer.
42. Which Communialtie of the same Howse / is Gods chosen People of Israell: and Hee himself with them / isx 1.67 their God / and will likewise byde their God / from Generation to Generation / euerlastinglye.
43. And if it chaunce that they transgresse in any∣thing / so will hee then (like as a gratious Father pre∣••••enteth and nourtereth his louing Children / with Cor∣rection and Teaching) chasten / y 1.68 teach / and infourme them. But hee will neuermore withdrawe his Grace ••and Mereye from them.
44. THerfore {reversed ;}my beloued Children; estraunge you not / nor turne-away yourselues / from the Howse of Loue. For ther is in The same thea 1.69 Gtoole-of-grace / to an euerlastinge Remission of Sinnes / ouer all such as cleaue ther-on: and to a Peace andb 1.70 Rest of the Life / for all such as humble them therunder.
45. Heere to / let all your Heartes stand-submit∣ted: and fitec 1.71 the Shadowe of the wicked World.
Walke vprightlie both before God and Men: and eschewed 1.72 all Deceit.
46. [ G] ANd if hee now indeuour your Heartes heerto / and desire nothing-els / but to liue in the good Beeing of God: so shall then no Igno∣raunce seduce you / nether-yet shall yee becom intang∣led or captiued by anye falsee 1.73 Sectes / or deuided and discordablef 1.74 Holynes / nor-yet by any false Heartes of the Seripturelearned. For God shall make-knowes vnto you {reversed ;}in the Seruice of the Loue; allg 1.75 bandes and Seducinges / tendinge to Destruction: and nothing {reversed ;}needfull to Saluation; shall be wantinge vnto you.
47. For God hymself / will {reversed ;}as a Light of Life; be daylie / and at all tymes / at your Right-hand / for 〈◊〉〈◊〉h 1.76 blesse and prosper you / in all your Dooinges / To thend that it may chaunce-well vnto you / and so ha•••• Ioye all your Life longe.
48. But if-so-be now that yee dispise my Cothe saile / receaue not my Doctrine / nor-yet feare God but geeue-ouer your Heartes / for to liue in all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 whichi 1.77 seemeth-good or is wel-pleasing to your own selues / and followe-after the maner of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 World / which isk 1.78 full of Falshod and Deceipt / God fore-tell I you then assuredly / that all Infelicitie 〈◊〉〈◊〉l 1.79 incompasse you / and {reversed ;}in all your Wayes; hange 〈◊〉〈◊〉 your Heads / for that it mought destroye you. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yee shall not see nor perceaue {reversed ;}in all those your erring Fourth-goinges; your Infelicitie and Thr••ld•••• before that it go very-euell with you / m 1.80 and that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 haue brought your-selues into much calamitie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 iniserye: and cannot find how for to com againe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Way of Life.
49. This shall & without faile; fall vpon you / if-so-〈◊〉〈◊〉
that yee dispise the Wisdom / n 1.81 contemne the Lawe of the Lorde / and take not to heart the Instruction of your Father: but geeue-ouer yourselues to the vayne or vnprofitable Thinges.
50. THerfore / take now myne Instructiō to heart: and consider theron: construe it to the best: and keepe it wello 1.82 in your Mindes and Thoughtes: and take eauen so good-heede betimes / vnto all That wherwith I haue exhorted you to the good Beeinge and warned you of all Destruction / To thende that yee should lyue.
51. Howbeit / if yee will not receaue my Counsell and Doctrine / but followe-after your owne Counsailep 1.83 and Goodthinking / So will I then also {reversed ;}both before God / and before you all;q 1.84 cleere myself / of all the Mi∣serye and Calamitie that shall com vpon you.
52. [ H] For loe / I am {reversed ;}doutles;r 1.85 vngiltie of all your Infelicitie / because I haue so-much and sufficientlie / exhorted and infourmed you to the good Life / as also marned you of the Destruction: and yee haue not will∣ed to heare mee / nor-yet to take to heart the Informa∣tion to the Good / nor the Admonition from the De∣struction.
53. For / in what tyme / that the Infelicitie / with his de∣struction / hath incompassed and bewrapped you in all your Wayes / and that yee shall see / that it cometh / the longer the harder / vpon you: Than shall yee lament and complaine yous 1.86 / that yee haue followed your owne Counsalle / forsaken the Lawe of the Lorde / and not taken to Heart the Wisdom and the Iustruction of your Father.
54. But / if yee stand-minded to feare the Lorde / to be obedient to his Lawe; that passeth-fourth
presentlie out of the truet 1.87 Sion; / and his Woorde {reversed ;}that passeth-fourth presentlie out of the heauenlie Ierusalem; / and to geene-ouer yourselues / after•••••• Counsell and Instruction (according to it all / as the Lorde hath reuealed the true Beeing vnto Mee / out of Sionv 1.88 and Ierusalem) whollie and altogether / So will I then in like-maner / eauen out of heartie Loue / stand seruiceable {reversed ;}so-much as I may in the Lorde; vnto you / daylie {reversed ;}and at all tymes; thervnto / To thend that yee should feare the highest God / and mought learne to knowe his Righteousnes. For his Righteousnes / x 1.89 is the Loue / the true Beeinge / and the euerlastinge Life.
55. In which vpright Righteousnes and Holynes / that God accepteth / the almightie God of Israell vouchsafe to establish you / through his Trueth ؛his Sonne / the Lorde Iesus Christ{punctel} Amen.
56. The Grace of the supreame God / with the truey 1.90 Light of his Loue / encompasse you alwayes with their Shyue: and his right Spirit keepe you / z 1.91 and leade you into all Trueth.
AMEN.
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