24. And although the own [invented] works of holiness (viz. the elder son, who hath always been busy at home in the Antichristian house) murmur and grumble at it, (and boasteth of his obedience, labour, and toil, which he had taken in hypocrisy), the Father regardeth not that; the new son pleaseth him better than he that had continued in the house: He thought that he alone was heir, that the kingdom of heaven belonged to him: he had merited it, and hath not gone out of the house; to him belongeth the keys of the treasure; the other is but a swineherd: All this doth not divert the Father, but he is merry with his servants the angels and holy souls, and letteth him that was angry (who would not rejoice with his brother)
go down into the wrathful pit of the devil; and he is merry with his children. But seeing the hypocrite is angry, and despiseth the supper of the Father, therefore he doth not taste of the heavenly joy.
25. Hearken, you Roman Pope, and you Roman Emperor, Why are you angry with us poor lost sons in Germany who go into our first true Father? Would he not fain have us? Are you not our brother? Wherefore then do you grumble? Are you Pope in the house? Then have a care that you be the Father's obedient son, and rejoice with the lost son, when he goeth out from Antichrist, to the Father: If you will not do so you must eternally be angry, and shall have no joy with us [once] lost, but [now] again living children, to eternity.
26. O you Antichristian wolf, Why are you angry, when the Father receiveth a swineherd for a dear child, and giveth him the seal-ring, the Mysterium Magnum? Do you think you do right in it? Though indeed you are born of an academy [or from an university], and the swineherds [are born] in the field among the swine, as you account them; yet in them the greatest wonders are awakened [or manifested] above your hypocritical reason: look to it, rule well in the house of your academy; we heard a watchman say, Leave off; The City Babel is fallen: see that you be not taken in Babel: for it burneth in the fire: the
Turba Magna will spew it out; there is no other remedy or counsel, but for all to go together with the swineherd to the Father, and pray to him for grace; else you will be fain to try, by woeful experience, what this pen hath written, and out of what spirit it flowed, and was revealed.
27. When Christ drave the devil out of the lunatic that was possessed, his disciples said to him, Master, why could we not drive him out? Then said Christ, This kind doth not go out but by fasting and prayer.
28. Dear children, brethren and sisters, be advised, for the kind love of God the Father in his heart (which for our sakes is become man), hath lifted up himself in the crown of the spirit of this world, and calleth us: It grieveth his mercy that we are fallen home to the wrath of the Turba Magna; he now sendeth you many messengers, and calleth you in their voice, and he will send more unto you: Why do you despise them and kill them? Try them whether their spirit be born of God or no; or whether they seek their own way of their belly in Antichrist: Surely it is time to awake from sleep: No jesting matter will follow: you should not dare to jest so with the keys of the Holy Ghost, and make conclusions of faith, according to your own opinions, tenets and conceits: Faith will not be begotten by conclusions and canons, but is awakened by true sincerity, by being obedient children of Christ.
29. Saint Paul did not say to his disciple,
Dispute of the Mysteries of God; but he said,
Awaken or stir up the gifts that are in thee:
24. And although the own [invented] works of holiness (viz. the elder son, who has always been busy at home in the Antichristian house) murmur and grumble at it, (and boasts of his obedience, labour, and toil, which he had taken in hypocrisy), the Father regards not that; the new son pleases him better than he that had continued in the house: He thought that he alone was heir, that the kingdom of heaven belonged to him: he had merited it, and has not gone out of the house; to him belongs the keys of the treasure; the other is but a swineherd: All this does not divert the Father, but he is merry with his servants the angels and holy souls, and letts him that was angry (who would not rejoice with his brother)
go down into the wrathful pit of the devil; and he is merry with his children. But seeing the hypocrite is angry, and despises the supper of the Father, therefore he does not taste of the heavenly joy.
25. Hearken, you Roman Pope, and you Roman Emperor, Why are you angry with us poor lost sons in Germany who go into our first true Father? Would he not fain have us? Are you not our brother? Wherefore then do you grumble? Are you Pope in the house? Then have a care that you be the Father's obedient son, and rejoice with the lost son, when he goes out from Antichrist, to the Father: If you will not do so you must eternally be angry, and shall have no joy with us [once] lost, but [now] again living children, to eternity.
26. O you Antichristian wolf, Why are you angry, when the Father receives a swineherd for a dear child, and gives him the seal-ring, the Mysterium Magnum? Do you think you do right in it? Though indeed you are born of an academy [or from an university], and the swineherds [are born] in the field among the swine, as you account them; yet in them the greatest wonders are awakened [or manifested] above your hypocritical reason: look to it, rule well in the house of your academy; we heard a watchman say, Leave off; The City Babel is fallen: see that you be not taken in Babel: for it burns in the fire: the
Turba Magna will spew it out; there is no other remedy or counsel, but for all to go together with the swineherd to the Father, and pray to him for grace; else you will be fain to try, by woeful experience, what this pen has written, and out of what spirit it flowed, and was revealed.
27. When Christ drave the devil out of the lunatic that was possessed, his disciples said to him, Master, why could we not drive him out? Then said Christ, This kind does not go out but by fasting and prayer.
28. Dear children, brethren and sisters, be advised, for the kind love of God the Father in his heart (which for our sakes is become man), has lifted up himself in the crown of the spirit of this world, and calls us: It grievs his mercy that we are fallen home to the wrath of the Turba Magna; he now sends you many messengers, and calls you in their voice, and he will send more unto you: Why do you despise them and kill them? Try them whether their spirit be born of God or no; or whether they seek their own way of their belly in Antichrist: Surely it is time to awake from sleep: No jesting matter will follow: you should not dare to jest so with the keys of the Holy Ghost, and make conclusions of faith, according to your own opinions, tenets and conceits: Faith will not be begotten by conclusions and canons, but is awakened by true sincerity, by being obedient children of Christ.
29. Saint Paul did not say to his disciple,
Dispute of the Mysteries of God; but he said,
Awaken or stir up the gifts that are in you:
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