The little Bible of the man or the Book of God opened in man by the power of the Lamb. Wherein God is the spirit or inside of the book, and man the letter or out-side of it. In whom, as in a glass, you may both behold the spirit and letter of the holy Scriptures in the new man; fulfilled and explained from Genesis to Jeremiah. This is the first volume of Gods Book in man. Written by a weak instrument of the Lords, Capt. T. Butler.

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The little Bible of the man or the Book of God opened in man by the power of the Lamb. Wherein God is the spirit or inside of the book, and man the letter or out-side of it. In whom, as in a glass, you may both behold the spirit and letter of the holy Scriptures in the new man; fulfilled and explained from Genesis to Jeremiah. This is the first volume of Gods Book in man. Written by a weak instrument of the Lords, Capt. T. Butler.
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Butler, Thomas, Captain.
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London :: Printed in the first year of England liberty, 1649 for Giles Calvert, at the blackspread Eagle at the west end of Pauls,
[1649]
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"The little Bible of the man or the Book of God opened in man by the power of the Lamb. Wherein God is the spirit or inside of the book, and man the letter or out-side of it. In whom, as in a glass, you may both behold the spirit and letter of the holy Scriptures in the new man; fulfilled and explained from Genesis to Jeremiah. This is the first volume of Gods Book in man. Written by a weak instrument of the Lords, Capt. T. Butler." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A78070.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.

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SECT. LXVII. [§. 67] The foundation, windows, and gates of the Saints, the Lords house and building, of what precious stones it is.

SEe further, how fruitful the Lord will make her, and how beautiful all over, though tossed and afflicted, discomforted and perplexed, behold the Lord will be thy foundation, the living Stone shall be thy corner stone, the Rock thy root and bottom, where∣fore saith the Lord, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and foundation with Saphirs; thy windows of Agates, thy gates of Carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stoes: And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord, and great

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shall be the peace of thy children: Thus will the Lord glorifie thee, for in righ∣teousness shalt thou be established, that shall be thy fair colours and Sa∣phirs, and without either oppression, oppressor, fear, or terror; and all that gather against thee, shall fall by thee, for I am with thee; and as whatsoever is in thine hand hath this blessing, it shall prosper; so this shall be a curse to thine enemies, that no weapon formed against thee, my Holiness, shall pros∣per: and every tongue that riseth up against thee, by preaching, praying, counselling, or threatening, shall be condemned: This is the heritage, blessing, promise, and portion of the servants of the Lord, and all their worth and righteousness is from thee; thou art the Lord their God, thou sanctifiest them.

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