upon this earth, where they acted all their bloodshed, and all other unrighteousness. Then shall the sun, moon, and stars, and all other natural lights in this lower creation, or world, vanish, or go out, like the snuff of a candle, giving no more light to eternity: then shall this fruitful pleasant earth be like unto dry burning sand, the seas and all rivers, or springs of water, being dried up for evermore, as if they never had any being: this whole creation being turned into a chaos of confusion, without form, and void of all light or sap, either natural or spiritual, to all eternity, as beforesaid.

Again, I declare by revelation from the Holy Spirit, what was from eternity, before any creature was formed, that had any sensible life, either in heaven above, or in this earth beneath; there were these two uncreated substances of earth and water, with the uncreated spiritual person of God the Creator, in whose glorious presence these senseless substances of earth and water were eternally resident, that the Creator might create or form by his infinite wisdom, out of those dead substances, all variety of sensible living creatures in his own time, for the setting forth of his visible glory to eternity. Again, I declare by revelation from the Holy Spirit, that the earth and the water were both dark substances, having no light or sensible life at all in them; but the person of the Creator was infinitely full of all glorious light, and sensible life to himself, both within and without. Thus it is clear there was death from eternity, only it was not in a sensible form, as well as there was sensible life, light, and glory, in form from eternity. Again, eternal life, or God, was a substantial form from eternity; but euǝǝl death, or darkness of earth and water, was substance without form, void of all

spirit or life; so that life or spirit only, is all substantial form, and death or darkness only, is all substance without form; so that life and death from eternity are not bare words, as blind hypocrites imagine, but the invisible creator of all life or spirits, was a God of a glorious substance, a spiritual body, in the form or likeness of a man from all eternity. Again, I declare from the Lord Jesus, that the glorious sensible life or light, in the person of the creator, could not possibly be known by men or angels, but by his creating or forming of some creatures, to live sensibly in death and darkness, shame and misery, and by his creating other creatures, in opposition, sensibly to live in life and light, joy and glory. Again, the infinite glorious prerogative power of the creator could not possibly be known to any of his creatures, to make a distinction between the glory of eternal life and the misery of eternal death, but by his forming of creatures of the same lump, to be vessels of honour and vessels of dishonour, to eternity: but, on the contrary, if the Creator, without distinction, had formed his creatures to be all eternally glorious, like himself, then the glory of his prerogative power of infinite love or mercy, and infinite justice or wrath, and all his infinite new wisdom, increasing or flowing in his glorious person, as a fountain of living waters, must, in a manner, have been shut prisoner in his own person, and the creatures must have been all as Gods instead of creatures, and so the Creator would have had no glory in his creation at all of the prerogative power of his Godhead. Wherefore I declare, by virtue of my commission from the only wise God and everlasting Father, the Man Jesus in Glory, that all those that are made to yield obedience in love to the prerogative power of God, are his elect ones, ap

pointed for blessedness to all eternity; but, on the contrary, all those that are offended at the prerogative power of the Creator, and love to dispute against it, all are reprobates and appointed to be cursed to all eternity.

CHA P. IV.

Of the Creation beyond the Stars, or of the other Side of the visible created Heavens, where Sun, Moon, and Stars, that shall all vanish like Smoke together io Eternity.

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AGAIN, for your information, I declare from the Holy Spirit, that the creation, above or beyond the stars of the holy angels, who are spiritual bodies, in their persons formed like men, and all other creatures that God hath made in the heavens above, of that substance of earth and water aforesaid, that was from all eternity, in the sence of his eternal spiritual person; I declare from the Lord Jesus, that God the Creator hath made that creation in the heavens above as visible to be seen as this creation is seen in this earth beneath. Again, I declare from the Holy Spirit, that the glorious person of the only wise God and eternal Father, the Lord Jesus, is as visibly seen of the creatures, where his person is resident, as man is visibly seen of the creatures of this earth beneath, where his person resides as for this creation in the heavens above, it is to set forth the glory of his immortal person, that all the creatures in his presence, visibly beholding

the glorious person of their Creator, both holy angels and other creatures, according to their wisdom or understanding, might give him the glory of their eternal happiness of this their creation: and, on the contrary, if the Creator were not visibly seen by the eyes of his creatures, then no creature could possibly know him, to return any praise or glory unto him at all, for the happiness of their condition. Therefore it is a cursed lying imagination, for any man to think that the glorious person of God is not as visibly seen of his creatures in the heavens above, as the person of man, who is the image of God, is vissibly seen of the creatures in this beneath. Again, you must not think after a fleshly manner, that the creatures above the stars are male and female for natural generation, as they are in this creation beneath the stars, for a woman had never been made but for generation, that the immortal God might have a woman's womb in this world, to clothe himself, with flesh, and the reprobate angel, which is the devil, might have the womb of a woman to clothe himself with flesh also, to bring forth God's glorious design, between the seed of the woman, and the seed of the serpent; wherefore I declare from the Holy Spirit, that the holy angels, and all other creatures that are in the presence of God, in the creation beyond the stars, are all spiritual male creatures, never increasing in their numbers, not being fleshly, desiring generation, but their spirits or natures, instead of fleshly pleasures in generation, are full of spiritual and heavenly joys, of a more transcendent glorious content within themselves, and visible glorious contents, in their beholding of the glorious face of God, and the faces of one another, and the glory of that place they enjoy, the which exceeding glory shineth forth through

that heavenly Kingdom, from the bright burning, glorious person of God the Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone hath all the glory of his creation in the heavens above, wherein dwelleth nothing but righteousness in glory. Again, I declare from the Lord Jesus, that no man can understand, or know any thing of these things, that are invisible unto our natural eyes, but by the spirit of revelation; therefore it is written, that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. things not seen. Again, it is written, through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God; so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear; so that in the letter of the Scripture, it is clear to you that see by the eye of faith, that God hath made or framed two worlds or two creations, which is all one ; for you know, to frame a thing, or to make a thing, is all one. Again, unto you it is clear there are spiritual visible things in that world above, or beyond the stars, as well as here are natural visible things in this world, beneath the stars, because you may understand that this world, and the things that are visible therein, were made or created out of that world which is invisible to us, who are in mortality, but visible to those who are above in glory; so that now you that are appointed to enter with spiritual bodies, into that glorious creation, or world beyond the stars, may understand a little clearer of your inheritance in that kingdom made without hands, or city eternally in the heavens, where you shall visibly see with your eyes the face of God, men, and angels, and all creatures, in that creation above the stars, as you see the face of man, and all other creatures in this creation beneath the stars, with glorious new songs of spiritual and heavenly praises, unto a glorious God to all