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          id: A25351
      author: Anderdon, John, 1624?-1685.
       title: One blow at Babel in those of the people called Behmenites whose foundation is not upon that of the prophets ... but upon their own carnal conceptions begotten in their imaginations upon Jacob Behmen's writings &c. ... / by John Anderdon.
        date: 1662
       words: 4912
      flesch: 44
     summary: What advantage would it be to us if we were able to speak with the tongue of men and Angels , if we through the strength of memorie were able to dispute and talk of all the lives of the holie men of God , and say that we are of such a man 's judgement , and knew not that unerring , infallible Spirit of God to lead us thereto ? What is all else that is done by way of imitation of others , but traditional , and such knowledge as puffeth up , and maketh men Pharisaical , as if they knew much , when in truth they know nothing yet as they ought to know ; and such a people may pay tithe of Cummin and Anniseed , be strict and zealous in formalities , and neglect Judgement , Righteousness and Mercie , the weightier matters of the Law. And friends , this I must tell you , That until ye have felt and known the Spirit of Judgement and Burning to pass upon you as Fullers Sope , and as a Refiners fire , to cleanse your earthen Vessels , ye are not fit for the Lord's use , neither do you serve him in your Ordinances ( as you call them ) with acceptance , but toil and labour in your vain minds to bring forth nothing but abominations : And what can ye with all your Mediums do , as to the destroying of sin , & saving your souls , more than the sons of Sceva , the Vagabond Iews , the Exorcists could do to cast out Devils by way of imitation , in the name of that Jesus whom Paul preached , whom they knew not to be the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes ; and there is not another Mediator between God and Man , but Christ Jesus the Light of the world , unto whom ye must all come , as to that Original Fountain of Life from whence all good doth flow ; and wait to know his voice in you , which will teach you the way of God more perfectly , and not to boast of other mens lines , but to come down out of all your imaginations , in the silence of flesh to wait to hear his voice , who is able to instruct you in the way of life , and teach you to do the will of God in earth as it is in Heaven ; and whatever ye do without him , it 's no better than Cain's Sacrifice , which finds not acceptance with God : And all your treasuring up of wisdom and knowledge in your unregenerate nature , which is not from the present teachings of God 's Spirit , ( who knows what is fit for you will profit you no more than the Israelites gathering of Manna beyond God 's command , did profit them , and it is no better than the treasuring up of wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of God 's just Judgements upon all ungodly men , who hold the truth in unrighteousness .
    keywords: christ; god; life; men; power; spirit; way
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        item: #2 of 6
          id: A28541
      author: Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.
       title: The way to Christ discovered by Iacob Behmen ... ; also, the discourse of illumination, the compendium of repentance, and the mixt world, &c.
        date: 1648
       words: 65732
      flesch: 70
     summary: But all would not doe ; for all its worldly businesse followed it in the lusts of the flesh , and it was ensnared in the net of the Devill , now , as well as before , and could not get rest ; and though for some little while it was a little cheered with earthly things , yet presently it fell to be as sad and heavie again ; for it felt the awakened wrath of God in it selfe , and knew not how that came to passe , nor what it ayled : for many times great fear and temptations fell upon it , which made it comfortlesse , sick and ●aint with very fear , so mightily did the first bruising it with the Ray or Influence of the stirring of grace work upon the soul , & yet it knew not that Christ was in its the wrath and severe Justice of God , and sought with Satan that spirit of Error , that was incorporated in soule and body ; and understood not that the hunger and desire to turn and repent , came from Christ himselfe , by which the soule was drawn in this manner : neither did it know what hindered that it could not yet attain to Divine feeling ; it knew not that it selfe was a monster , and did bear the Image of the Serpent , in which the Devill had such power and accesse to the soule , and in which [ Image ] he had confounded all its good [ desires , ] thoughts the love and mercy of God ) with the fatted swine of the divill in earthly pleasures , and hath not observed the deare Covenant and atonement of the innocent death and passion of Jesus Christ , which Covenant God of meere Grace hath * given into our humanity and reconciled us in him ; also he must consider that hee hath wholy forgotten the Covenant of holy Baptisme ( in which he hath promised to be faithfull and true to his Saviour , ) and so wholy defiled and obscured his righteousnesse with sinne , ( which righteousnesse God hath freely bestowed upon him in Christ : ) that hee now standeth before the face of God with the faire garment of Christs innocency ( which he hath defiled : ) as a dirty ragged and patched keeper of Swine , that hath continually eaten the graines of vanity with the devills swine , and is not worthy to be called a Sonne of the Father and member of Christ.
    keywords: anger; art; body; children; christ; death; desire; devill; doe; doth; eternall; fire; flesh; forth; god; good; great; hath; heaven; hell; himselfe; holy; image; jesus; life; light; love; man; master; outward; power; selfe; soule; spirit; thee; things; thou; thy; time; vanity; viz; world
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        item: #3 of 6
          id: A49865
      author: Lead, Jane, 1623-1704.
       title: The Enochian walks with God found out by a spiritual-traveller, whose face towards Mount-Sion above was set ... : with an experimental account of what was known, seen, and met withal there, as to an essay to a further revelation of an immense and infinite latitude of God's love ... / written by Jane Lead, in this year 1694.
        date: 1694
       words: 21411
      flesch: 51
     summary: The First Motive is a full assurance of all Love-Acceptance , with Dear Embraces , and most free Communications ; all Veils , and Bars taken away , thy Lord Christ upon this Mount will shew Himself , and talk with thee as God did with Moses : Only thou must put off thy Shoes , because it is holy Ground you will walk upon : as much as to say , come Here , all Bare Pure , and Clear , leave all at the foot of the Mount , that would contract of the worlds Earthly Dust ; then shall you know , hear , and see , That , which is so ravishing for the feeding of all your divine Senses , that you will say , It is good to Tabernacle Here ; and so it may be permitted , for so long time as you can abide cloathed with the Transfigured Robe of the Spirit of Christ ; but That will be but at certain times and seasons ; but it will be enough to know such a thing as This is , and yet in the Body of Corporiety . yet it is not to be beyond the Time of CHRIST : ( the LORD's compleating , and delivering up the Kingdom to his Father ) for GOD was , is , and so hath designed in CHRIST to reconcile all to himself which was at odds with him ; for it is not to be the least doubted but the Efficacy of Christ the second Adam by the merit of his Blood-shed , and his Spirit given therein which will make all good again , which the first Adam had made evil .
    keywords: body; christ; come; day; earth; god; hath; holy; life; light; lord; love; mind; new; power; present; soul; spirit; thee; time; way; world
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        item: #4 of 6
          id: A49869
      author: Lead, Jane, 1623-1704.
       title: The heavenly cloud now breaking the Lord Christ's ascension-ladder sent down to shew the way to reach the ascension and glorification through the death and resurrection / by J. Leade.
        date: 1681
       words: 19230
      flesch: 51
     summary: As Christ the Lord committed his Spirit to the Father upon the giving up of the Ghost , so it is with the dying Soul , its Spirit is given up , and hid with God in Christ , and so the Soul may remain in a Grave , silence , darkness , and confinement , under the weighty Stone , and cannot move , till the Spirit returns from the Father and the Son , to give its quickning Life for a glorious Resurrection . Upon a deep sense that opened in me concerning the three-fold Bondage and Captivity , which the Holy and Royal Off-spring of God are groaning under , as to Spirit , Soul , and Body ; the which things I being well acquainted withal in my self , could the more feelingly deplore and bewail it , on the behalf of all the Elect Seed of God : And truly , the Spirit of Daniel came upon me , and set it strongly on work , and caused me to set times often apart to lament and mourn , as beholding under what a Law of Sin and tyrannical Bondage the Saints are under ; in a three-fold consideration : The first from that old Serpent , which from the beginning introduced the original venom of Sin , whose vigilance is to increase and keep it stirring ; having great advantage , being a potent Prince in this World , from which he presents all kind of Temptations to allure withal , to prevent the Souls Restauration , by holding of it in the worldly Charms .
    keywords: ascension; body; christ; death; ghost; god; hath; holy; life; lord; new; resurrection; sense; sin; soul; spirit; things; time; way
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        item: #5 of 6
          id: A49872
      author: Lead, Jane, 1623-1704.
       title: The revelation of revelations particularly as an essay towards the unsealing, opening and discovering the seven seals, the seven thunders, and the New-Jerusalem state ... / published by J.L. ...
        date: 1683
       words: 54458
      flesch: 40
     summary: For God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit 's for the Spirit searcheth all things , yea , the deep things of God. in the ascended Body of the Resurrection , from thence to go forth and work his Wonders , such as yet were never wrought , which will be the Introduction into the fixed Glorification , for to be Co-centred in the ascended triumphant Spirit , the Glory of which is attributed to the Lamb of God , of whom it is said , That he is worthy to receive Blessing , Wisdom , Power , Strength and Glory , for the effecting of so full and perfect a Redemption ; all which shall be assigned to the glorified in Christ , who in the Royal unchangeable Priesthood shall be confirmed , as going up from Glory to Glory , till swallowed up in Glory , Power , Might and Excellency , the manner of which is defined as the Close of all that hath been treated of in this Book , as the finishing Testimony which at present was given me from the Lord of Glory .
    keywords: birth; body; christ; day; doth; earth; gate; ghost; glory; god; hath; holy; holy spirit; kingdom; know; life; light; lord; love; new; order; place; power; reign; seal; self; set; sin; soul; spirit; spring; things; time; virgin; way; wisdom; world
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        item: #6 of 6
          id: A76952
      author: Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.
       title: Four tables of divine revelation signifying what God in himself is, without nature; and how considered in nature; according to the three principles. : Also what heaven, hell, world, time, and eternitie are; together with all creatures visible and invisible: and out of what all things had their original. / Written in the German language by Jacob Behm, and Englished by H.B.
        date: 1654
       words: 11266
      flesch: 61
     summary: 3. Is the (b) Delight [ Lubet ] or Impression of the Will ; by which ( towards the right ) standeth SON , and opposite to it , H O , signifying how the self will includeth it self in the place of its possession : The place is the procreation out of it self ; where God begetteth God ; according to the good pleasure of his propriety . 6. Standeth WORD , signifying distinction in the understanding , as speaking , the (e) Perception of it self ; which word abideth Eternally in God himself ; and God as the Power of Perception , is the Eternal good .
    keywords: desire; essence; fire; god; gods; ground; hath; life; light; love; motion; nature; power; properties; self; spirit; standeth; unity; word
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