Of Morning and Evening. 446 XX. Of the Second Day: How g od fepar ated the waters beneath the Firmament^from the waters above We Jhould flrive againft the Malice and wickednefs that is in our Hearts. 460 what the Moon, or Luna is. 465 How the Heavens are not pure in CJods fight. 466 In what Heaven ^tf Man that feareth God dwelleth. 470 HowChriß could go through, the Doors being fyuty Joh. 20. 19. 474 XXI. Of the Third Day. 479 The Diurnal Motion of the Earth. 479 Man is made out of the S eed of the Earth. 485 How Man's hope flandeth in God, 488 How Sins aretheCaufe that the Deity is hidden from us. 4? 4 Of the Seven Spirits of Cjod, a-nd of their Operation in the Earth. 49 £ why the Aftral Birth of the Bar th did begin a Day fooner^/z the Aftral Birth in the Deep above the Earth. 506 whence Mercy Exifted. 509 XXII. Of the Birth or Genitureofthe St arsy and Creation of the Fourth Day: Alfo the Reafon of the Title3 Why the Spirit of Nature itself will open the Door.
what the St%£s an £ 5J7 (Chapter The Content^ Chapter. tagt Sixteen Queflions asked the Do&ors ^ 5 ip * [ How this work is the Holy Ghoß's Dear Revelation. 523 Of the Earth. 52p Of the Vegetations of the Earth* 530 Of the Mettals in the Earth, 531 XXIII. Of the Deep above the Earth. 538 Of the Aftral Birth or Geniture: and of the Birth or geniture of God. 5 4 1 The Severe Geniture of the Wrath of God cannot be accenfible nor Elevable w God, 5 42 what is called the Animated or Soulrfo Birth, 548 Of the Beeing of the Deity, and of the Three Perlons. Alfo whence r/;^ Living and %ationall Spirit exifleth. > 5 5 1 what is the Water of Life. 5 5 3 The Gate of the Holy Trinity. 555 Of the Kind led Nature. 5^5, XXIV. Of the Incorporating or Comparing the Stars.
' r 5*5 Out of what the Stars are come to be. 5 68 why God did not Barre the Devil up inftantly. 5 70 why the Stars fhould not be worshipped. 572 In whom the Light of Life kindkih from the water of Life..:''■', 574 why Chriß reßed 40 hours andnolongery in Vsath.
Cjodan angry God to thofe that hate him* [ 5 "jy What is the water of Life.. 579 W?here the Word of this Author jsG enerated. 581 XXV. Of the whole Body of the Stars Birthyr Geniture^ that jj3 the whole Aftrology. 583 though Body c^SoulJhouldfailfioä if hü Refuge. 5 8 6 Chapter sfhfc Contents; what is e Ailed the Corrupted Nature^ 5 9 • The Kindling of the Life of this world: of Sol. 5 9 1 0/Mars. 592. Tk Higheft Ground of the Sun and all the Planets, 593 How the Eye of the Lord beholdeth all. 595 How the Defire of the Flcfh is the Lake of Hellifh wrath. 596 The Annual Motion of the Earth roundabout the Sun. 598 Of the plane '* Mars. 601. Of Jupiter. £02 XXVI. Of the Planet Saturnus. 609 Of the planet Venus. 4 1 2 The gate of Love. 6 1 3 How Cfov/2 «f the L ight of the World* 615 wfotf «• ^ Divine Beeing. 616 Of the Plazet Mercurius. 6\ 7 7fo Great Depth concerning the Centre or Circle of the Birth of Life. *l8 what is called Eternity. Alfo what the Houfe of Flefli is. 6iz wh&thath the Cafting {hovell in its hand-, alfo> OfM.&nandthe Stars. £24 How Man became a living Soul. £27 Tita Dft'/j hidden fecret CMyftery of the Humanity.
RA. RA. RP.,to the Margine. £3 5 4. Queftions concerning that Mafle »fc/Vfc is Man.
Motes concerning the Not finishing this Book Aurora. **2> 6w* Thcfe Thefe Errata are fo many, becaufe, after the Book was Printed in Englifh, there came over from beyond Sea a New Copieofthe Aurora in High-Dutch printed,and compared with that of the Authors own handwriting: And fo alfo it was compared here with this printed Copie in Englilli, wherein moft of thefe differences were found.
And therefore the Reader is defired to mend his Book before he reads it, for it will render many of the Obfcure places cleer to beunderftood.
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f. 2?. Preface for the Aurora.
To the Courteous Trader.
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Ourteom %eader, I compare the whole Philofophie ^iftrologie and Theologie^ together wich their Mother; to a goodly Tree,which gro weth in a fair Garden of pleafure.
2. Now the Earth, in which the Tree ftandeth affords fap continually to the tree, whereby the tree hath its living Quality: but the tree in it felf groweth from the Sap of the earth, becomes Large, and fpreadeth it felf abroad with its branches: And then as the" Earth worketh with its power upon the tree, to make it grow and encreafe; fo the Tree alfo worketh continually with its branches with all its ftrength, that it might ftill bear good fruit abundantly.
3. But when the Tree beareth few fruit, and thofe but fmall ones neither, fhrivelled rotten and wormeaten, the fault doth not lye in the will of the tree, as ifitdefircd/wr/w/Wy to bear evill fruit, becaufeitis a goodly Tree of good Quality ^ but here lyeth the faulty becaufe there is often great cold, great heat, mildew, caterpillars and other worms happen to it: for the Quality in the Deep, from the influence of the Stars* fpoileth it, and that maketh it bear but few good fruit.
4. Now the Tree is of this condition,that the bigger and older it is, the fweeter fruit it beareth: in its youn^ ger years it beareth few fruit3 which the crude and B wild 2 J. B. Preface for the Aurora, wild nature of the ground or earth caufeth, and the/2z~ perfluous moifture in the tree: and though it beareth many and fair bloffoms, yet the mod of its Apples fall off whileft they are growing, 'which is not fo, when it ftandeth in a very good ioy lor mould. Now, this tree alfo hath a good "fwect quality, but there are three other which are contrary unto it3 namely, the bitter, fowre, and aftringent..
5. And as the Tree is, fo will its fruit bc^frTT* Sun worketh on them and maketh them iweet,' fothi they become of a fweet tafte, and its fruit m^jk holdout in rain, wind and tempelh 6\. But when the tree groweth old, that its branches wither> and the fapp afcendeth no more^ then below the ftemm or ftock there grow many fuckers, at laft from the root alfo twiggs grow, and make the old tree fiouriih, fhewing that it alfo was once a green twigg and young tree, and is now become old. For Nature, or the fapp, ftruggleth fo long till the Stock groweth quite dry, and then is to be cut down and burnt in the fire.
7. Now obferve, what I have fignifiedby this ßmi-Utude-, the Garden of this tree fignifieth the world 5 the foyL or mould fignifieth l^ature^ the Stock of the tree figr.ifies the Starres shy the Branches are meant the ^Llements, the fruit which grow on this tree fignifie Meny the fapp in the tree reiembles the pure Deitie. Now Men were made out of Nature the Starrs and Elements*, but God the Creator raigneth in all: even as the fapp doth in the whole tree.
8. But there are two Qualities in Nature, even untili the Judgment of God: the One is pleafant, heavenly and holy, the other is Heice, wrathful 15 hellifh and. tofty,,; 5>.Now J. B. Preface for the Auroi a. 3 9. Now the good one qualifieth and worketh continually with ail induftry, to bring forth good fruity and the Holy <jboß raigneth therein, and affords thereunto fapp a*id life: the bad oneSpringeth anddriveth with all its endeavour to bring forth bad fruit continually, to which the devil affordeth fap and beliifb flame. Now both are in the tree of Nature,and Men are made out of that tree, and live in this world, in this garden, betmxtboth> in great danger; fuddenly theSunfhineth on them, by and by, winds, rain and (how, fall on them 1 o. That is, if man elevateth his Spirit into the De itj) then the Holy Ghoft moveth fpringeth and qualifieth in him • but if he permit his lpirit to fink into the world, m luft towards <rw7, then the Devil and helliih fapp ftirreth and raigneth in him.
1 1. Even as the Apple on the tree becometh corrupt rotten and worm-eaten, when froft, heat, and mill-dew fall on it, and eafily falls off and perifheth: io doth Man alfo when he fuffers the Devill to rule in him with his poyfon.
12. Now as in Nature there is, fpringeth, and raigneth, good and bad 5 even fo in Man { but Man, is the Child of God^ whom he hath made out of the beft Kernel of Nature, to raign in the good, and to overcome the bad; though evill fticketh unto him, even as in Nature the evill hange th on the good, yet he can -overcome the evil, if he elevateth his fpirit in God; for then the Holy ghofi ftirs and moveth in him, and helps him to overcome.
13. As the good quality in Natureis potent, to overcome theevill,foritisand cometh from God, and the Holy Ghoft is the Ruler thcrein.-even {o is the fierce wrathful Quality, powerful to overcome in ^mdiciom B 2 wicked 4 J. B. Preface for the Aurora.
wicked foul: for the Devil is a potent Ruler in the wrath or fiercenefs,and is an eternal Prince of the fame.
14. But Man hath caft himlelf into »fierce wrathfulnefle through the fall of Adam and £ve, fo that the evillhangethonhim j otherwife, his moving and driving would Be onlyw the good. But now it is in both, and it is as St. Paul faith, Know, ye not, that to whom you yield your f elves f er v ants in obedience 0 hisfervants ye are j to whom ye obey, either tofinne unto deaths or to the obedience of God unto righteoufnefs, Rom. 6. 1 6.
15. But becaufe man hath an impulfe or inclination to both, he may lay hold on which he pleafcth • for he livethin this World betwixt both, and both Qualities, the good and the bad are in him, in which ibever man moveth, with that he is indued, either with a Holy or a Hellifh Power. For Chrift faiths My Father will give the Holy Ghfi to thofe that oik him, Luk. 1 1.
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1 6. Befides, God commanded man to do good, and did forbid him to do evill; and now doth daily call and preach, and exhort man unto good; Whereby we fee, well enough, that God mlleth not evil, but his Will is, That His Kingdom ihould come, and his will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Now fince man is poifoned through finne, that the fierce wrathful quality, as well as the good, reigneth in him, and is now half dead, and in his groffe ignorance can no more know God his Creator, nor Nature and its operation 5 yet hath Nature done its beft endeavour from the beginning till now, to which God hath given his Holy Ghoft, fo that it hath at all times generated wife, holy and undemanding men, which did learn to know Nature and their Creator, who alwayes in their Writings and Teachings have been a* Light to the Worjd, whereby God J. B. Preface for the Aurora. 5 Goi hath raifed his Church on Earth, to his eternal praife. Againft which the Devil hach raged^wd fpoiled many a noble Twigg, through the wrathfull ficrcenefs in Nature, vvhofe Prince and God he is.
17. For Nature hath many times prepared and fitted a learned judicious man with good gifts, and then the Devil hath done his utmolt to leduce that man, and bring him into carnal yleafur es, to pride, to a dellre to be rich, and to be in authority and power. Thereby the Devil hath ruled in him, and the fierce wrathfull Quality hath overcome the good; his Underftanding, his Knowledge and Wiidome hath been turn'd into Herefie and Errour,who hath made a mock of the Truth, and been the Author.of great Errours on earth, and a good Leader of the Devils Hoft.
18. For the bad quality in Nature hath wreftleda and doth ftill wreftle with the good, ever ftnee the beginning, and hath elevated it felf, and fpoiled many a noble iruit even in the mothers womb-> as it plainly appeareth, firft by fain and AbeU which came from one womb. Cain was from his mothers womb a defpifer of God, and proud; but Abel-) on the contrary, was an humble man, and one that feared God.
19. The fame is feen alfo in the three fons of Noah; as alfo by Abraham's fons Ifaac and Ifmael, efpecially by Ifaac's in Efau and Jacob) which ftruggled and wrcftled even in the mothers womb: therefore faid God, Jacob haze J loved^and Sfauhave I hated^ Gen. 2 5.2.^ which is nothing elfc, but that both qualities in Nature have vehemently wrcftled one with another.
20. For when God at that time moved in Nature, and would reveal himfelf unto the world through righteous Abraham Ifaac and Jacobs and would raife a Church to himfelf on earth for his glory, then in Na- • ture C J. B. Preface for the Aurora, turc Malice alio moved, and its Prince Lucifer. Scei g there was good and bad in man, therefore both Qualities could raign in him, and therefore thf re was born at once in one womb an evill and a good Man.
2 r. Alfo it is cleerly Teen by the firfi world, as alfo by tkefecond, even unto the end of our time, how the Heavenly and Hellifh Kingdom in Nature hath alwayes wreftled one with another, and flood in great travel, even as a woman in the birth. This dotli moft cleerly appear by Adam and Eve. For there grew up a tree in Paradife of both Qualities of good and bad, wherewith Adam and Sve were to be tempted, to try whether they wujd hold out in the good Quality in the Angelicall lfetufc and form. For the Creator did forbid Adam and Eve to eat of the fruit: but the evill quality in Nature did wreftle with the good, and brought Adam and Sve into a lull: and longing to eat of both. Thereupon they prefently became of a beaftial form and rvatuge, and did eat of good and bad3and muft increaie and live in a beaflial manner, and fo many a noble twigg begotten or born of them perifned.
i 2 2r Afterward it is feen, how God did work in Nature, when the Holy Fathers in the, firft world were born: as Abel^Seth^Snos^Kenan^Mahaleel^Jaredj Henoch, Metbufalah)Lamech> and Holy Noah. Thelc made the Name of the Lord known to the world, and preached Repentance: for the Holy Ghoft wrought in them 23. On the contrary, the Hellifh God alfo wrought againft it, in Nature,and begot Mockers and Defpilers, firft Cain and his Poftenty: and it was with the firft world as with a young tree, which growcth,, is green, bloflbmeth fairly, but bringeth little good fruit, by rcafon of its mid Nature. So Nature in the firft world brought forth but little good fruit,though itbloflbmed , fair J. B* Preface for the Aurora. ff* fair in mrldly knowledge and luxury or wantone-fTe* nkich could not apprehend the Holy Spirit, who wrought in Nature then, as well as now.
24. Therefore faid God, It repents rne^ that I have made man^ Gen. 6. 6. and he ftirred up Nature fo, that all flefh dyed, which lived on dry Land, excepting the röötandftock, that remained in vertue: and io he hath hereby Vungd the wild Tree, and manured it, that it fhould bear better fruit. But when the fame fprung up again, it brought forth alfo good and bad fruit again 3 Among the ions of Noah> there were found again Mockers and Defpifers of God, and there hardly grew any good branch on the tree, which brought forth any holy and good fruit: the other branches were bearing alfo, and brought forth wild Heathens.
25. But when God faw, that man was thus dead in hfeKnowledge,He moved Nature again, and jhewed unto mart) how there wsisgood and bad therein, that they fhould avoid evill, and live unto the good r • and he caufed fire to fall down out of Nature, and fired Sodom and y 0rtorah) for a terrible example to the world.But when the blindneffe of men grew predominant., and refufed to be taught by the Spirit of God, he gave Laws and Precepts ärrtlo rtrem, fhewing how they fhould behave themfelves, and confirmed them with wonders and Signs, left the knowledge* of the true God fhould be quite extind. But for all this, the light did not manifeft it felf,for the darknefs and wrathful fiercenefs in Nature ftruggled againft k, and the Prince thereof ruled powerfully.
2 6. But when the Tree of Nature came to its middle age, then it began to bear fome wild and fweet fruit, to (hew, that it "would henceforth bear pleafant ftlait. Then were born, the Holy Trophets, out of the fwectbranch of the tree, which taught and preached of 8 J. B. Preface fir the Aurora, of the li^bty which hereafter fhould overcome the wrathful hercenels in Nature. And then there arofe a light in Nature among the Hcathcns,fo that they knew Nature, & her operation, although this was only a light in the b>/7^ Nature, and was not yet the holy light.
27. For the wild Nature was not yet overcome, and light and darkneile wreftled fo long one with another, till theSun arofe,& forced this tree with its heat,fo that it did bear pleafant fweet fruit: that is, till there came the Prince of Light out of the heart of God, and Became Man in Nature,and wreftled in his humane body in the power of the Divine light in the wild Nature. That fame Prince and Royal twigg grew up in Nature, and became a tree inNaturc,and lpread its branches abroad from the Eaft to the Weft, and encompafled the whole Nature, and wreftled and fought with the fierce wrath which was in Nature, and with the Prince thereof, till he overcame and triumphed as a King in Nature, and rook the Prince of wrath or fiercenefle, Captive in his ownhoufe, Pfal. 6%.
28. This being done, there grew out of the Royal Tree, which was grown in Nature many thcftifand £*-gions of precious tweet twigs, all which had the fcent and tafte of that precious Tree. Though there fell upon them, rain, fnow, hayl and tempeftuous ftorms, fo that many a twigg was torn and beaten off from the tree, yet ftill others grew in their places. For the Wrath or fiercenefle in Nature^nd the Prince thereof raifed great tempefts, with hayl, thundring, lightning and rain, fo that many glorious twiggs were torn from the fweet and good Tree.
2?. Butthefe twiggs wercoffuch a pleafant fweet and curious tafte, that no humane nor Angelical tongue is able to cxprefleit: for there was great power and vertue J.B. Preface "for fta Aurora. 9 vertue in them, they were good to heal 'the wild Heathens. Whatever Heathen did eat of the twigg of thistree9 he was delivered from his wild nature, in which he was born, and became a fweet tree in this pretious Tree, and fprung up in that tree, and did bear pretious fruit, like the Royal tree. Therefore many Heathens re for ted to the pretious tree, where thie pretious twiggs lay, which the Prince of darknefle by his ftorms and tempeftuous winds had torn off 5 and whatever Heathen did fmell to the twigg lb torn off, he was healed of his wild wrath or fiercenefle, which he had brought from his Mother into the world.
30. But when the Prince of darknefle did fee, that the Heathens j?roL£ and contended about thefe twiggs > and not about the 7V^,therein he found great lofle and dammage, and then he ceafed with his ftorms toward the Eait and South, and placed a Merchant under the tree, who gathered up the twiggs, which weregfallen from the pretious tree: and then when the Heathens came, and enquired after the good and vertuous twigs, then the Merchant prefented and offered them, for money, to make gain of the pretious Tree. For, this, the Prince of wrath or fiercenefs required at the hands of his Merchant, becaufe the tree was grown upon his ground and land,and fpoyled his foyh 3 1. And fo when the Heathens did fee, that the fruit of the pretious tree was put to/*/?, they flock'd to the Merchant, and bought o{ the fruit of the tree, and they came alfo from forraign Iflands to buy, even from the Ends of the world. Now when the Merchant faw, that his Wares were in requeft and efteem, he plotted, how he might gather a great trcafure to his Mafler&nd fofent F*i#<//> abroad, every where, to offer his Wares to fell, praifing them highly: but he fophijiicated-the C wares, lo J.B. Preface for the Aurora, wares, and fold other fruit inftead of the good, which were not grown onthegqod Tree ^ this he did- to encreafe his Matters trcaiurc.
"32. But the Heathens andall thclflands and Nations, which dwelt on the earth, were all grown on the mid tree, which was good and bad: and therefore were. half blind, and did not difcern the good tree, (which however did (pread its branches from the Eaft to the Weft,J elfe they would hot have bought of the falfe wares.
33. But becaufethcy knew not the pretious Tree, which f pread its branches over them all ^ all of them ran after, and to, the F aBors y and bought of them mix*d falfe wares inftead of good 5 and fuppofed they ferved for health: but becaule^of them did long after the gcodtrce, which however moved over them all, many of thena were healed, becaufe of their great defire they had to the Tree. For the fragrancy ofthe tree, whicn, moved over them,healed them of their wrath or fiercenefie and wild nature, and not, the falfe wares, of the Factors: this continued a long time., 34. Now when the Prince in the darknefle, who is the Source of wrath or fierccnefs,malice and perdition, perceived, that men were healed of their poifon and wild nature by the fragrancy of the pretious Tree, he was enraged,and planted a wild tree toward the North, which fprung up and grew in the fiercenefle or wrath of Nature, and made proclamation, faying: Tbit if the Tree of Life, he that eateth (fit, ftaä be heated and live eternally* 35. For in that place, where the wild tree grew, was a wild place, and the people there had the true light of God from the beginning even unto that time, and to this day, though unknown: and the tree grew m }. B. Preface for the Aurora« tt OU the Mount H agar in the houfe of Ifmael the mocker. But when Proclamation was made of die tree, Beholä this is the tree of life \ then the wild people flocked unto the tree, which were not born or God, but of the wild Nature, and loved the wild tree, and did eat of its fruit.
$6. And the tree grew to a mighty bigneflc, by the £ap of wrath or rierccnefle in Nature, and ipread abroad its branches, from the North to the Eaitand Welt: but the tree had its fource and Root from the wild Nature, which was good and bad, and as the tree was,, fo were its fruits. But though the men of this place were grown out of the wild Nature, yet the tree grew over them all, and grew fo huge, that it rcach't with its branches even unto the Eiteemed pre t/ous Lund or Country under the Holy Tree.
37. But thecauie, that the wild tree grew to fuch a huge bignefle, was, becaufe the Nations uifder the good Tree ran all after the FaRors, which fold the falfe Wares, and did eat of the falfe fruits, which were good and bad, and fuppofed they were healed thereby, and medled not with the holy good etfe&uall Tree.
38. In the mean while they grew more blind, weak and faint, and were difabled to fupprefle the growing of the wild tree toward the North: for they were too weak and faint, and they faw well enough, that the tree was wild and naught, but they wanted ftrength, and could not fuppreffe the growing of the tree.
39. Yet if they had not run after the falfe Wares thofe Factors fold> and had not eaten of the falfe fruits, but rather eaten of the pretious tree, then they might have gotten ftrength to oppofe the wild tree. But becaufc they ran a whoring after the wild Nature in C 2 *~ Humane 12 J. B. Preface for the Aurora.
Humane conceits and opinions* in the lufts of their hearts, in a hypocritical way, therefore the wild Na* ture did predominate over them, and the wild tree grew high and large over them, and fpoüed them with its wild rankne^e.
40. For, the Prince of Wrath or fiercenefs, in Nature, gave his power to the tree, to ipoil men, which did eat of the wild fruits of the Factors: Becaufe they forfook the Tree of life, and fought after their own fancie, as Mother Eve did in Paradife,therefore their awn innate quality predominated in them, and brought them into firong delufions^ as St.Paul faith, 2 Thtf.z. 11. And the Prince of Wrath or ficrceneffe, did raife warn and tempefts from the wild tree toward the North againft the people and Nations, which were not born of the wild tree, and thetempeft which came from the wild tree overthrew them in their weaknefle and faintnejfe. - 41. And the Merc hont under the good Tree difTemblcd with the Nations of the South and Weft, and toward the North, and commended his Wares hugely, and- deceived cunningly the fimple ones; and thofe that were witty,he made them his Factors, that they alfo might have trieir livelihood or livings out of it, and he brought it fo far, that; no body did fee or know the holy, tree any more, and fo he got all the Land to himfelfy and then made Proclamation, zTheJJ.2. lam the (lock of the good tree^ andfland on the root of the good tree y and am ingrafted into the Tree of Life, buy my Wares which. I fell,;.ancUhen you (hau be healed of your.wild birth, and live for ever.
42. lam grown out of the root of the good Tree, and the fruit of the holy tree is in my paver, and I fit on the Throne of the divine power3 1 ha ve power, in hea* ven J. B. Preface for the Aurora. 1 3 vcn and on earthy Come unto me, and buy for money,the fruit of life.
43. Whereupon all Nations flocked unto him, and did buy and eat, even till they fainted: all the Kings of the South, Weft, and toward the North did eat the fruits of the Faftor, and lived under a great faintneflej for the wild tree of the North grew more and more over them, and made wafte of them a long time. And there was a miferable time upon earth, fuch as never wasy fince the world flood, but men thought that time to be good-, fo terribly the Merchant under thegood trce,hadblinded them.- 44. But in the Evening God in his mercy took pity on. mans mifery and blindnefle,and ftirr'd up the good tree again, even that glorious Divine Tree, which did bear the fruit of life -r then there grew a twivgnigb unto the root, out of that pretious tree, and was green, and to it was given the fop and fpirit bf the tree,and it fpokc with the tongue of Man,and fyewed to every one the pretious. tree, and its voice was heard in many Countreys.
45. And then men retorted thicker to fee. and to hear what the matter was, and there was i"hewed unto them the pretious and vigorous Treeof Life, of which men had eaten at the beginning, and were delivered of their wild nature, and they. w ere mightilyrejoyced,: and did eat of theTrecof life with -great joy, and refrciriing, and fo got new. ftrength from the Tree of life, ad fung a new fong concerning the true real Tree of Life, and fo were delivered from their, wild birth, and. then hated. the Merchant and his Fa&ors, as alfo their. falle Warts.
46. Butallthofe came, which did hunger and third: after the Tree of life, and thofe that fate in the Da/?,and they, d id eat.of the holy Tree, and.were healed of their impure x-4 J. B, T re face er the Aurora.
impure birth and wrath or ftcrcenelsof Nature,in which they lived, and io were ingrafted into the Tree of life. Butonely the Fa&orsof the Merchant, and his and their Dufemblets, and thofe that made their gains with falte wares, and had gathtredTreafure together, came not, for they were drown'd and quite dead in the gain of the Merchants whoredom, and lived in the wild naturc,and fo their anguifh and fhame, which was dilcovcred, kept them back, becaufc they went a whoring fo long with the Merchant, and feduccd the foules of men, notwithstanding they gloried, that they were ingrafted into the tree ot life, and lived in fanctityby a divine power, and fet to fale the fruit of life.
47. Nowbecauie their (Tiame,deceit,covetoufnefs, knavery and wickedneile was difcovered, they waxed dumb, and ftayed behind, they were afhamed, and repented of their abominations and Idolatry, and fo went with the hungry and thirfty to the Fountain of Eternal life; and therefore they grew faint alfo in their thirft, and their plague rifeth up from eternity to eternity,and they are gnawed in their confciencc.