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CHA P. XIV.

Of the Time of the Prophets Revelation; bis Satisfaction in it, and bis Refolution to fit still now, and be quiet from Difputes about Religion Yet fhews that Providence order'd it otherways. Of the Prophet Reeve's Revelation of the Raven and Dove.

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HIS Revelation aforefaid was upon me fix Hours; it began about Nine of the Clock at Night, and about Twelve of the Clock I got a little Sleep, 'till Three of the Clock in the Morning; then it came upon me again, and lafted 'till Six of the Clock in the Morning: And fo it did in like Manner for four Nights together, Six Hours in a Night.

2. And I never was without motional Voices opening the Scriptures all Day long, when I was alone, for a long time after.

3. So that I was fo well fatisfied in my Mind as to my eternal Happiness, fo that I was refolved now to be quiet and ftill, and not to meddle no more with Religion, but to let every one go on in their own Way, for I looked at No-bodys Peace and Happiness but my own.

4. So now I thought to get as good a Living as I could in this World, and live as comfortably as I could here, for I knew all things would be well with me hereafter; thinking that this Revelation fhould have been Beneficial to No-body but myself.

5. For I lov'd for to be private and ftill; for my Nature could never endure to be publick. So I thought all was well now I had attained my Defire.

6. But when I thought to be moft fecure and moft private, in a little time after, it made me the moft publick. I not thinking that this Revelation was a Preparation for God to chufe me to be a Commiflioner of the Spirit, to declare the Miftery of the true God, and the Interpretation of the Scrip

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tures, which is Life and Salvation unto Men; whereby I was made the most publick Man in the World in fpiritual Things.

7. This Revelation continued with me all one from April to January, in the Year 1651; and in the Year of my Life 41. And in the fame Year John Reeve came often to my House.

8. And he hearing me speak fuch high Revelation, and giving fuch Interpretation of Scripture, he was fo taken with my Language, that his Defires were extream earnest unto God, which he knew not at that time, that he might have the same Revelation as I had.

9. His Defires were fo great, that he was troublesome unto me, for I could not follow my Bufinefs quietly for his asking me Queftions; for if I went out of one Room into another, he would follow me to talk to me.

IO. So that I was weary of his Company, yet I was loath to tell him fo, because I knew he did it out of innocency of his Heart, and love to the Things which I spoke.

II. Thus, as aforefaid, John Reeve continued, and came almost every Day to my Houfe, most part of that Summer and Winter. And in the Month of January 1651, about the middle of the Month, John Reeve had the Revelation of the Scriptures in a large measure.

12. So he came to me very Joyful the next Morning, and faid, Coufin Lodowick, now, faith he, I know what Revelation of Scripture is, as well as thee. Said I, let me hear what Scripture is opened unto you.

13. He anfwered, and faid, as he was thinking of feveral things, there fell a quiet ftillness upon his Mind, and immediately there was prefented to his Understanding this place of Scripture, Genefis viii. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, verfes: Concerning Noah's Ark with the Raven and Dove. ·

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Of which Scripture this was the Interpretation.
This Raven and Dove which Noab fent forth of the

Ark,

Ark, faith he, was a Type of the two Seeds in every Man; and the Ark was a Type of the Body of Man.

16. For there is two Motions always fpeaking in Man; now, faith he, the Body of Man fignifies the Ark of God; or, the Ark of Noab.

17. The Raven that is fent forth of the Ark fignifies the Motions of Reafon in Man; for the Motions of Reafon goeth out of Man, walking through dry Places, feeking Reft but can find none.

18. Alfo it was the Reafon of Man that took Chrift, when on Earth, up into an exceeding high Mountain, and fhewed him all the Kingdoms of the World.

19. This Reafon in Man is that Raven that goeth forth of the Ark, the Body of Man, to and fro, and taketh Comfort in nothing but earthly Things.

20. For as foon as ever the tops of the Mountains of the Earth did appear, the natural Raven never return'd into the Ark again, as you may fee in the 5th Verse.

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So is it with the Reafon of Man; that Raven when it goeth forth by its Motions out of Body of Man the Ark, it goeth to and fro the Earth.

22. For the Reafon of Man cannot endure to be inclofed or confined, but will be flying upon the Mountains of the Earth, or inte Air. Therefore it is called the Prince of the Air, which ruleth in the Hearts of the Children of Difobedience.

23. Now what ruleth in the Children of Difobedience Hearts but the Spirit of Reason; the Raven which goeth out of the Ark, the Body of Man, and liveth upon the Mountains of earthly Things.

24. Alfo the Dove that Noch fent forth of the Ark fignified the Seed of Faith.

25. And when Faith fends forth her Motions out of the Ark, her Body, they are innocent as a Dove, humble, meek, and low.

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26. And when the findeth the Flood, and Waters of Trouble of Perfecution upon the Face of the Earth, the Dove entereth into her Ark, her Body, again, and is quiet and still till the Waters of Trouble be abated.

27. For the Dove cannot fly upon the top of the Mountains of earthly Things, as Reafon the Raven can.

28. The Seed of Faith, the Dove can find no Reft there, but when the Waters of Trouble are abated, and the dry Land appeareth, and the Olive Trees of Joy and Gladnefs are to be feen.

29. Then the Dove, the Seed of Faith, can go out of its Body, the Ark, and fetch an Olive Branch of Peace and Joy in its Mouth, and return into its Body the Ark again,and there remain until it is turned out of the Ark by Death.

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XV.

Shewing how John Reeve's Revelation gave him Satisfaction, and full Refolution to fit ftill and be quiet, never meddling about Religion more: But contrary to the Refolutions of them both, a little while after, were made the greatest Medlers of Religion of all the World.

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O this Purpofe, as aforefaid, did John Reeve declare his firft Revelation, with a many more Expreffions which he uttered at that time with great joy of Heart, he not thinking in the leaft, nor I neither, that it was a great Prepation for God to chufe him, nor me neither, to be his two laft Prophets and Witneffes of the Spirit.

2. For faid he unto me at that time, Coufin Lodswick, now I am fatisfied in my Mind, and know what Revelation is, I am refolved now to meddle no more with Religion, nor go forth after any upon that Account.

3. But to get as good a Livelyhood as I can in this World, and let God alone with what fhall be hereafter.

4. Now he had been with John Robins not many Weeks before he knew, or had Revelation himself.

5. For John Robins's Knowledge and Language overpowered John Reeve, before he had this Revelation; therefore he faid, now he would not go forth after any, upon that Account

no more.

6. Thus when he thought to be moft quiet, and not to meddle with any about Religion, and fo was I alfo then, a little while after we were made the greateft medlers in Religion of all Men in the World.

7. Because our Faces were against all Mens Religion in. the World, of what Sect or Opinion foever, as will appear hereafter, by our Writings and Speakings.

8. John Reeve, nor I, little thought at that time, that this Revelation we had given us, did prepare us for a greater Work than for the Peace of our own Minds.

9. But it prov'd that God prepared us for a Commission, and that he did intend to chufe us two, to be his last Prophets and Witneffes of the Spirit, as will be feen as followeth.

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For after John Reeve had this firft Revelation aforementioned, it did continue and increase exceedingly, that it grew very high in him for two Weeks together.

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And at the two Weeks end God fpake unto him by Voice of Words, to the hearing of the Ear, three Mornings together, as is more largely fet down in his firft Book he wrote, called, A Tranfcendant Spiritual Treatife.

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Were the Words of God, as he spoke to him, are fet down plainly, as they were fpoken to him, the 3d, 4th, and 5th, Days of February, 1651; and in the Year of John Reeve's Life 42, and in the Year of my Life 41.

13. Thus