Aurora (The Day-Spring)

tAnd indeed^ had not the Holy Scripture mentioned this thing concerning the Blood of Chriftj it had not been p'ofsidle for any Man but fuch as the Prophets and Apofiles were^to have procured any that are now coded Chriftian% to Believe and Confeffe it. Neither can any underfland this though he reade of it in the Scriptures^ but by the Holy Spirit within himfelje , which proceeded from the Father and che Sonne in the Soul of every QXiQ*>andby the word in the Hearty the word of Preface to the Reader. of Faith, which is Godandchri^even that true [Divine} Light which ligbteth every one that comith into the world. The fame alfomay be [aid concerning all thofe that have been, are, orjhall befaved, though they attain not the understanding of the myfteryes of Salvation^ in this Life,** thofe did who wrote the Holy Scriptures, neither can any understand them as they did> but by the Same Gifts of the Hoi) Spirit in the Soul Therefore let none boaft that he is not lorn among thofe fh at are called Heathens 3 but among thofe, that were outwardly called Jewes of old, or Chriflians now, or of the Church of Rome i or Proteflants or. of the Reformed Religi-. on or Presbyterians independents Separatifls Seekers or VerfeBijts ; though every one of thefe have outwarcly a high Prerogative and Excellency above the Heathen yet the lives and fruits of thefe not exceeding their 's,they will rife up in Judgment againfl thefe: but let every Soule , in Love, rtjoyce> with all other Soules, in this, that God is our Father 5 in whom wee live and move and have our Being , ruling in our Settles' and manifefting his infinite Grace and Mercy } and bringing all things to pafse, according to his unconceivable wifdome and Goodnefle , And According to the purpofe of his good will towards Men , which if his Eternal!…