An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…

Do you see a man boisterous in his spirit, and in his own will and ways, and will not be willing to see a difference in himself from the spirit of Christ Jesus (as it is possible that a child of God may be rough in his way, yet he dare not allow himself long in it, it is a body of death: But) if you see a man that doth allow himself in a passionate frame of spirit, that a man will have his own will (and will not be crossed in it) whether it be right or wrong, doubtless this is not the spot of Gods children; It is not the spirit of those whose names are written in the Lambs b•ok of life. God did not indeed elect us, because either we are such, or would be such, but he did elect us to be made such first or last, before we come to enjoy the everlasting Inheritance which this book hath written us down unto. And therefore it must cut off all our boisterousness and churlishness of spirit; all this ruggedness and churlishness it must be taken off; The wolf shall dwell with the Lamb and the Leopard shall lye down with the kid, and a little child shall lead them: Therefore all bitterness of contention, and pangs of passion that prevail, that are far from the spirit of love, must be removed: But this will prevail in all Gods people, that God will carry an end your spirits, in conformity to the spirit of his own. Be of that spirit therefore in all your Transactions, that is to say, mild, and patient, and innocent: And so it will require all the children of God in the same kind, to keep Lamb-like silence, when you are charged with any fault whereof you are guilty.

Doe you see a man boysterous in his spirit, and in his own will and wayes, and will not be willing to see a difference in himselfe from the spirit of Christ Jesus (as it is possible that a child of God may be rough in his way, yet hee dare not allow himselfe long in it, it is a body of death: But) if you see a man that doth allow himselfe in a passionate frame of spirit, that a man will have his owne will (and will not be crossed in it) whether it be right or wrong, doubtlesse this is not the spot of Gods children; It is not the spirit of those whose names are written in the Lambs b•ok of life. God did not indeed elect us, because either we are such, or would be such, but he did elect us to be made such first or last, before we come to enjoy the everlasting Inheritance which this book hath written us downe unto. And therefore it must cut off all our boysterousnes and churlishnes of spirit; all this ruggednesse and churlishness it must be taken off; The wolf shall dwell with the Lamb and the Leopard shall lye downe with the kid, and a little child shall lead them: Therefore all bitternesse of contention, and pangs of passion that prevaile, that are farre from the spirit of love, must be removed: But this will prevaile in all Gods people, that God will carry an end your spirits, in conformity to the spirit of his own. Be of that spirit therefore in all your Transactions, that is to say, mild, and patient, and innocent: And so it will require all the children of God in the same kind, to keep Lamb-like silence, when you are charged with any fault whereof you are guilty.