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A40026	Foster, George.	The pouring fourth of the seventh and last viall upon all flesh and fleshlines, which will be a terror to the men that have great possessions, or, Several visions which hath bin made out to me of what the all of all things is now bringing to pass ... George Foster, or otherwise Jacob Israel.	1650		.xml	application/xml	40035	156	-152	And I said , Lord , what meaneth these Suns , and one to be so bright over the other , and so to darken the rest ? and my God said , that these three Suns hold forth three dispensations , one of them more glorious then the rest , and as they do appear unto you in glory , so did they shine for the time of their being ; and the first Sun doth hold forth the first dispensation , even that , which was given by me the Lord of host to Moses , even that law that was written in Tables of stone , and the children of Israel had amongst them ; therefore as I did appear to my servant Moses in such away as to give him a table of stone wherein was written all my statutes , lawes and judgements , as I commanded my people Israel to observe and keep , as the observing of the seventh day , and the offering of sacrifices , and the slaying of the pascall lamb , and the giving of them by tribes an inheritance , that they should not deal with other nations , as to make marchandise with them , were but all tipes and figures of the appearing of my son Christ in flesh ; and so it was but a darke dispensation , in regard that it was but a dispensation that did hold forth Christ to come in the flesh ; and those that lived under it at that time until Christ had lawes and commandements for to observe ; which they were never able to keep or fulfil ; so in this respect it did shine gloriously for the during or continuance of that time they were to continue ; because they my people Israel , had lawes and ordinances which all the nations besides them had not , and so God did not deal with other people as he did deal with them ; as the psalmist saies , God hath not dealt so with other nations as he hath dealt with us : that was in regard of my love and favour which I had to them as for to make choise of them at the first ▪ & so did take them as a peculiar people from the nations , to whom I did commit my Oracles : yet this was but a weake dispensation , because it could not give life to them that did keep them ; but those that were in the account of me the Lord of host , it was by looking to my promise ; even to Iesus Christ , which I did promise life by ; and so when the fulness of time came , that my son Iesus was to be made manifest in flesh , and was borne , then the dispensation of types and figures ceased , and was not to be ; but was put out by the appearing of the Second Sun ; which was the second administration , even Christ a Saviour coming in flesh amongst man , and so was by power declared to be the Son of God ; herein even I the Lord of host did appear most gloriously to the people in that age , by giving of my son Iesus and his disciples povver to do and work miracles , which continued so long as my son was visible amongst them in flesh , and then it ceased as he ceased from being amongst them ; and this administration , was to continue for a time , as Moses were , for all the lawes , and waies , and rules that are contained in this second administration , as given out by Iesus in the flesh as he were , was but to continue for a time ; which time was to last so long until all the Kingdome shal be delivered up into the hand of the Father , that he might be all and in all ; that is at the end of this administration , I wil take the power uuto my self that is I wil make my self manifest in such an extraordinary way or manner , as wil appear to the confounding or putting out all other lights besides my self ; as the third Sun did appear very glorious to the rest , so wil I in this administration of making out my self , or preaching my self in my sons and daughters , make my glory for to shine in a more extraordinary manner then before I did , for though I by my bright appearing in my sons and daughters , and in the world , at the time that my son was on the earth , did so powerfully operate in them , as that they must needs hold forth my Image of love , for it is love that holds me forth more then any thing , and love it is that is the Image of God , and I the God of gods did make them shew love one unto the other , by making them give bread one to the other , as they did ; And so went from house to house and break bread together and had all things common , this was but a tipe of that great work which I wil now do , as for to make not only my sons and daughters live in love and peace , and union , but also wil make their enemies to be at peace with them , and wil make them weary of their Idol gods , as gold , and silver , and so wil take from them that oppression that hath raigned from time to time ; and this I vvil do in my bright appearing in my sons and daughters , that shal see me to be their life and joy , and so to have nothing in worth or esteem besides my self , and so wil make them to be the City or temple that shall have no need of mens light , or candle-light ; but I , even I their God , will be their light , and so wil speak and preach in them peace and joy , and so wil free them not only from looking after creature objects , but wil wholly draw them up to live in me , and wil make them to see that they are dead , and cannot eat or do any thing , but all their life is I the eternal God dwelling in them , and causing them to hear a word behind them saying , this is the way walke in it ; and so the new Covenant shal be written in their hearts , they shall all know me from the least to the greatest , and they shall sin no more : at by my bright appearing or making out of my self to my people , I wil make them to know me , and all the rest shal know me , for I wil be a terror and a dread to them , and so wil make them to be afraid of me , and know me by my power that I will exercise over them , when my sons and daughters , even the new Jerusalem , shal see former things passed away , and all things become new ; all those things which formerly were sin to them , and did trouble them , to be no longer so , but new , and all sorrow to stay away : then it wil and shal be to them that laugh and mock and revile my Saints now , a fear and a dread , whereby they shal be in misery and in pain for doing so as they have done , for I wil appear very glorious in my sons and daughters , I will destroy them all , even all their enemies , even within and without , so that they shal not sin , but shal be wholly seated in liberty and freedome , and shal do nothing but my pleasure , and I wil joy in them , and Arise , and not only arise but shine , make it appear by your condition , that you are not only risen from the dead , but you have also light come into you ; therefore shine , and be not so dark as you have bin , when you were dead , and in your enemies hands , no , but be on the contrary ; shine , hold forth the glory of me your creator and redeemer , who have ransomed you from the hands of them that were stronger then you , shine , and let my glory be seen upon you , for they shal be afraid of you that hate you ; shine , ye therefore , and be like so many stars that shines in the Firmament , and glister like so many as the only people that are redeemed from death to light : for thy light is come , I am your life and light , and by being absent from you , your condition was a condition of death and darkness , and you were compassed about with abundance of sorrow , by being scattered abroad in the world ; but I who am your life and light , even I the mighty God of Jacob , am now risen to bring you into your own country , even together , ö daughter of Sion , shout and rejoyce , and cry aloud , Sing and make merry , and be glad in your King , who am now Risen with mighty power , for to bring you into your own land ; therefore rejoyce and sing , for thy light is come & Sion that vvas scattered abroad ; but now shal be gathered into your own country , even into Judea : for the glory of the Lord is risen upon you , even my glory is risen upon thee , for to bring thee out of a strange country ; and as Pilgrims and sojourners into your country , there for to make my glory and light shine and rest upon thee : for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee , even upon thee ö captive daughter of Sion : for to make you see and know that I have purposed to bring you into your own country once again , and there to make thee the praise of the whole earth and the earth to see and know my power by which I do things , saith I the Lord of host ; who hath caused my glory for to arise upon thee ; for you have now a more surer word of prophesie , to which you do well to take heed , as to a light that shineth in a darke place , until the day dawn , and the day star arise in your hearts : this was given to the church in that age , who was to observe the word of the Apostles then and at that time , they being but babes and children , & so had a rule for to walk by , which rule the Apostle bids them take heed unto , that they walke by it : for how long ? even saith the same Apostle , until the day break , until there be some further appearance of light , a more glorious dispensation then now is , and the day star in your harts , that is until you do see & know God dwelling in you , and so do see & know Christ , who is the bright and morning star : to be one with the Father , Son , & holy Ghost : but one God dwelling in you , who is your life and strength , and so to see this God in love , to be your All and in all , and the very life of all things : til then you being weake , have had need of a writen rule to walke by , but now you have no longer need of any thing to walk by , no not the Scripture to walk by ; for I even your King and Lord , wil be unto you Scripture , and Law , and rule , and ways , and formes of worships , yea I wil be all : arise and shine , for thy light is come , and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee , even my glory shall now shine upon thee , for to make thee the praise of the whole earth , and the joy of all the nations , arise and shine , for behold darkness shall cover the earth , and gross darkness the people ; arise , shine , your condition wil and shal be happy , saith I the Lord of host , who hath made my glory to shine upon you , even upon you ö Sion ; whom I wil gather into Judea from amongst other people : but I wil tel you one thing , even you whom I do gather up into Judea : for behold this , darkness shall cover the earth , and gross darkness the people : even when you shal see light , and walk in light , and have light to be your guide , and have my glory shining upon you , even then shal others , the earth , be covered with darkness , for there shal be no clear light , and sun shining upon the earth , even upon those that come not up to worship me the Lord of host in Jerusalem , but instead of light , there shal be darkness , and instead of breaking forth of light , there shal be a mist and a cloud that shal overspread it self for a while , so that they that go not up to Jerusalem shal not have that clear light , neither shal they see and know that glory which I wil and shal make out to you ö Sion : for you ö Sion shal eat , and drink , and be ful , and have the bread of life , and water of life , when they that come not up shal be in want , and shal be hungry , when Sion shal be ful ; for I wil take away all their food , even their formes and wayes of worship , and wil utterly destroy them and bring them to nothing ; for these things , as forms of worship have they had some comfort in using them ; but I wil leave these dispensations wherein I have formerly appeared , and wil make darkness cover the earth in this sence , for I wil deprive them of all their formes and Church governments ; for I wil forsake them , and they shal receive no benefit by them , even darkness shal cover them , that they shal not see light in them , even gross darkness , even such a darkness wil and shal light upon poor creatures that walke by forms , and so think to be carried to heaven upon the sholders of their Priests ; but darkness , yea such darkness that both Priest and people shal be amased ; for they shal be driven out of their common-road , and so shal be forced to seek a new way , even this darkness shal light upon those that are malicious and ful of envy , and so would of a sudden destroy their fellow creatures ; darkness wil and shal overcome such ; for though they preach and pray , yet al wil not save them , but that they must be destroyed and brought to nothing ; for saith the Lord of host darkness shall cover the earth : there wil be no clear sight of God , and no clear sight of my way : for they shal not come to my knowledge , and so to the enjoyment of me here or in any place , but where Sion shal be gathered together , even my people , whom I have raised from the dead , and so wil bring them up to Sion , at Ierusalem the City where formerly I dwelt , which is in Judea , and there I wil make them shine , and be the glory of the whole earth : and after this first resurrection that they shal have for to be raised from a condition of death and slavery , into a condition of joy and life , where the Second death shal have no power over them : for this is the resurrection wherein I wil set you free from all death : and you shal dy no more , for I wil be your life , and you shal live for evermore , for now shal appear the sign of the Son of man coming in the ayre : which sign of my coming , is now , forasmuch as I the Lord of host , doth begin to declare unto my servants what I do now intend to do : for this ayre where it is said , then shall appear the sign of the Son of man , is not meant only the ayre above , but rather that ayre which is in this earth of yours ; for as your bodies are earthy , so are they aëry , for they , even your bodys , are not compounded only of earth , but of aire , and so I appearing in your bodies , and so making choice of instruments for to do my work , and my strange worke , that is my sign , or the sign of the Son of man coming in the aire : which sign is for to give people warning of what I intend to do , that so if I find them not doing what I would have them to do , they may the better be judged by me : and so punished for not doing of what I would have them do , for the appearing of my sign , is to declare unto them that I am coming to judge and destroy all things in man , especially in my Saints , besides my self , and so to raise my son up from that grave and place of imprisonment , as now for the present lies in : even to restore her to life , that she may dy no more : for blessed are they that have part in the first resurrection , on whom the second death shall have no power : it is a most joyful saying to them that have themselves raised up to be brought into such a place where they shall die no more : which will be at the place where I have appointed to make my self glorious ; and so vvil appear in my glory , and so make my povver knovvn , by being a God of povver , vvho have raised up Sion from amongst their enemies , and have brought her into her ovvn land , even into a place vvhere she my wife and I must be married , and so they shal live for ever , and never dy no more , for my Sion shal be changed , & so shal become nevv ; for the old man vvhich for the present they carry about them , shal be destroyed , and the nevv man Christ shal come forth ; and so they shall live for ever , and never dy more ; and so after this they shal be as the Angels of God , as my son Christ said , that should neither marry or be given in marrige but shal live in the ful enjoyment of me , vvho am the Lord of host , that lives for evermore , for vvhen they are brought into the ful and perfect enjoyment of me , and be at peace vvith themselves , so as they shal never marry or give themselvs in marriage , according to the customes of us , novv these customs shall vvholy be destroyed , and a nevv one shal come in , that they shall live in pure and perfect enjoiment of me their creator , and so shal have the use of those vvhom I appoint together , and so shal have the use of one another .	cache/A40026.xml	txt/A40026.txt
