and will often lead you into the wilderness of the world, and pass before thy soul into thy fleshly heart, and bar it up). And then great earnestness is required, to break asunder the centre of the devil: you shall many times not see Christ, the devil will deny him to you, [insinuating] that he is not become man in you: for you stand thus, as a light in the centre, begirt with darkness, and you are a sprout in the light of God, [sprung] out of the dark stern nature.
35. Therefore consider; look to it; and stand fast; as Christ did: Do not as Adam did, who suffered himself to be brought into lust, by the spirit of this world, and brought us into the fleshly darkness.
36. You must, with Christ, be persecuted, scorned, and contemned, if you will move in the wonders of God: and if you continue in him, he continueth in you: and then you may seek what you will, you will find whatsoever you desire: else you seek in the Deity in vain; and when you have brought things to the highest, you find only that which is in this world. Take this, that is set down, for a warning; and so you will seek, find and know, that which is hereafter written, concerning the seven seals of God and of the Lamb.
37. But because we may hardly be understood by the Reader (though very easily understood by those that are born of God) and our intention being no other than to shew the way to the blind: therefore we will shew you the Revelation of John (which is the Revelation of Jesus Christ) with the seven spirits, and seven seals of God: wherein the whole Deity (in the humanity) hath revealed itself; and together with the person of the wisdom, hath shewn the essence of the Number Three in Ternario Sancto: whereby the Deity is seen not only in Ternario, but also in the angelical world.
38. And those that be born of God, will here have their eyes rightly opened: therefore let none be wilfully blind: for the time cometh, and is already, wherein the seven seals are broken open, and the Book of him that sitteth upon the throne is opened, which the Lamb of the house of Israel hath broken open, wrhich was slain, and liveth eternally.
39. And although, hitherto, the Revelation hath continued sealed, and hath not been understood in the ground, by any man; yet none should conceive and think that such a thing hath been in the power of man; for it is the Revelation of God, and it hath seven seals, which were sealed up, till the anger of God was accomplished: and they are the seven spirits of God the Father, as is mentioned before, concerning the forms of the birth of the eternal nature, which is God's.
40. And now this world, with all that belongs to it, as well as man, is created as an out-birth, out of the eternal nature; understand, out of the seven seals of the eternal nature: and God hath created this world for no other cause, but that he would, in his eternal wisdom, manifest the wonders, which are in the eternal nature; for they must come to essence, and appear in the light, to his joy, honour, and glory, not only in this time of secrecy [or hidden mysteriousness], but after this time also.
41. For this time [from the beginning of the world to the end] is as the soil [or ground], and is the seventh seal of the eternal nature, wherein the six seals, with their powers and wonders, disclose themselves, and pour forth their wrath: from whence were generated and found out, in this world, the natural wisdom, voices, thunders, and strife: wherein men have always sought the Heart of God, and yet found the wonders, out of which have arisen strife and compulsion [of conscience], where one seal hath been opened after another: but human reason hath not understood the powers of the seals.
42. For when, after the times of the Apostles, men departed from the true love and humility towards God, and sought after wisdom for their own ends, and made of the kingdom of Christ a kingdom of pomp, might, and the glory of this world; then the candlesticks withdrew from these men, that is, went (in the Father's nature) into the seven seals of God, and forsook the seven golden candlesticks, the seven seals of the Heart of God, which are the seven seals of the Lamb, which shine
and will often lead you into the wilderness of the world, and pass before your soul into your fleshly heart, and bar it up). And then great earnestness is required, to break asunder the centre of the devil: you shall many times not see Christ, the devil will deny him to you, [insinuating] that he is not become man in you: for you stand thus, as a light in the centre, begirt with darkness, and you are a sprout in the light of God, [sprung] out of the dark stern nature.
35. Therefore consider; look to it; and stand fast; as Christ did: Do not as Adam did, who suffered himself to be brought into lust, by the spirit of this world, and brought us into the fleshly darkness.
36. You must, with Christ, be persecuted, scorned, and contemned, if you will move in the wonders of God: and if you continue in him, he continues in you: and then you may seek what you will, you will find whatsoever you desire: else you seek in the Deity in vain; and when you have brought things to the highest, you find only that which is in this world. Take this, that is set down, for a warning; and so you will seek, find and know, that which is hereafter written, concerning the seven seals of God and of the Lamb.
37. But because we may hardly be understood by the Reader (though very easily understood by those that are born of God) and our intention being no other than to show the way to the blind: therefore we will show you the Revelation of John (which is the Revelation of Jesus Christ) with the seven spirits, and seven seals of God: wherein the whole Deity (in the humanity) has revealed itself; and together with the person of the wisdom, has shown the essence of the Number Three in Ternario Sancto: whereby the Deity is seen not only in Ternario, but also in the angelical world.
38. And those that be born of God, will here have their eyes rightly opened: therefore let none be wilfully blind: for the time comes, and is already, wherein the seven seals are broken open, and the Book of him that sitts upon the throne is opened, which the Lamb of the house of Israel has broken open, wrhich was slain, and lives eternally.
39. And although, hitherto, the Revelation has continued sealed, and has not been understood in the ground, by any man; yet none should conceive and think that such a thing has been in the power of man; for it is the Revelation of God, and it has seven seals, which were sealed up, till the anger of God was accomplished: and they are the seven spirits of God the Father, as is mentioned before, concerning the forms of the birth of the eternal nature, which is God's.
40. And now this world, with all that belongs to it, as well as man, is created as an out-birth, out of the eternal nature; understand, out of the seven seals of the eternal nature: and God has created this world for no other cause, but that he would, in his eternal wisdom, manifest the wonders, which are in the eternal nature; for they must come to essence, and appear in the light, to his joy, honour, and glory, not only in this time of secrecy [or hidden mysteriousness], but after this time also.
41. For this time [from the beginning of the world to the end] is as the soil [or ground], and is the seventh seal of the eternal nature, wherein the six seals, with their powers and wonders, disclose themselves, and pour forth their wrath: from whence were generated and found out, in this world, the natural wisdom, voices, thunders, and strife: wherein men have always sought the Heart of God, and yet found the wonders, out of which have arisen strife and compulsion [of conscience], where one seal has been opened after another: but human reason has not understood the powers of the seals.
42. For when, after the times of the Apostles, men departed from the true love and humility towards God, and sought after wisdom for their own ends, and made of the kingdom of Christ a kingdom of pomp, might, and the glory of this world; then the candlesticks withdrew from these men, that is, went (in the Father's nature) into the seven seals of God, and forsook the seven golden candlesticks, the seven seals of the Heart of God, which are the seven seals of the Lamb, which shine
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