Epistle, which will enlighten the understanding in the knowledge of the scriptures, and be as pleasant to the mind as the interpretation of the chapter itself.

Though this book of The Interpretation of the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelation, with many more places of scriptures opened, which never was revealed to any before, nor to us ourselves, until now of late it hath been revealed unto me, since since my fellow-witness departed this life; yet I would have you that are spiritual to know, that in that book of ours called, A Divine Looking-Glass, written by John Reeve, hath contained in it (if truly understood) the deepest hidden mysteries that ever was spoken or penned by man; and no better foundation can any man lay, than what is laid in that treatise.

This book of The Interpretation of the Eleventh Chapter of John's Revelation, will be as an heavenly building upon that foundation, for all those that truly understand it, and believe it, to solace their minds here in the state of grace, and further their assurance of their eternal glory, in the presence of their almighty God, and blessed Redeemer; whereby they shall see him face to face, even as they are seen of him, with the sight of the holy angels, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the prophets and apostles, and the two witnesses of the Spirit, beholding them all in their thrones of bright burning glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Written by LODOWICK* MUGGLETON, one of the last Witnesses of the Spirit unto the High and Mighty God, the Man Christ Jesus in glory.

* An error has occured in several other Re-prints by putting ane at the end of Lodowick; by refering to Works printed for the Author, we find there is not an e at the end of his name, so we have omitted it accordingly.

CONTENTS.

Some particular heads of the most divine mysteries, plainly opened in the several Chapters of this Book.

Chap. 1. What is meant by the Reed like unto a Rod. Of the City of God. Of the little Book, and what is meant by the sweetness and bitterness thereof. Concerning the Temple of God, the Altar, and the Worshippers, with the measuring of them.

Chap. 2. Of the Court without the Temple. Of the treading the Holy City under foot, and what is meant thereby

Chap. 3. Of the two Witnesses. Who they were.

An Explanation

of the Commissions of Moses and Jesus. How these make up but two Witnesses or Prophets. Who they are that can only interpret Scripture truly. God's becoming flesh in the incarnation of Christ explained.

Chap. 4. Whence the Law came.

under the Law, and who are not.

To whom it was given. Who are
Of the weakness and foolishness

of Reason in the things of God, or faith. Chap. 5. Of the Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The agreement of Adam's form and nature with God's. The difference between the breath of life in Adam, and that breath of life which is in all other creatures. How the invisible life giveth form, whereby all forms differ from man's. How Adam was only capable to see the forms, and understand the speeches of the two Trees. Chap. 6. How man in innocency could, and did see the face of God, as he was seen of him. Of man's misery by knowing good and evil. Of the end of his fall, wherefore it was. How Adam and his seed shall be raised up to a higher degree of happiness, than the state of innocency. How only those of Christ's seed or nature shall be raised to glory. How the breath of God died in Adam.

Chap. 7. Of the form and nature of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, &c. Of the extent of the curse upon Adam, &c. How the curse and death of Adam and his seed extended no further than the sorrows and death of this life. How none can be capable of the knowledge of good and evil, but the two seeds of Faith and Reason.

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Chap. 8. What is meant when it was said that the Serpent should go upon his belly and how he feedeth on the dust of the earth, and what that food is. How Cain was the first-born of the Devil. How the Angel's nature may be said to be the elder brother, and Adam's the younger. Of the Lord's judgment upon both natures. Chap. 9. Of eating the forbidden fruit. How that could not produce seed. How the enmity lay in the two seeds. What is meant by bruising the head and the heel.

Chap. 10. How seed or nature was before form; and how form causeth seed or nature to appear, and how spiritual bodies may dissolve into seed or nature.

Chap. 11. What it was that made Adam know good and evil. How reason is the governor of this world, and not faith. How it may be said that spiritual bodies are not in their right region, except they be where celestial bodies are. That Adam in innocency had no reason in him. That all thoughts and motions in man ariseth from the two seeds.

Chap. 12. How reason (being the Angel's nature) was condemned, in the loss of the knowledge from whence it came. That reason cannot know the mind of God in the Scriptures; and the cause thereof. Of eating the flesh of Christ. An interpretation of eating Manna,

and the true Bread.

Chap. 13. An interpretation of the Water out of the Rock. Of the Serpent in the Wilderness. How there was but two trees of a spiritual nature in the Garden.

Chap. 14. What the two Candlesticks were. In what nature the Law was written. Why no law is given, but to the seed of reason. Chap. 15. How Hagar and her son, and Sarah and her son, were the types of the two Commissions, and the two Seeds. Of some Revelations of the two Seeds, in the Raven and Dove in Noah's Ark. Reason's imagination, concerning God and himself. Faith's knowledge, concerning God and himself, both declared what they are. Chap. 16. How Moses in the Law may be said to be one of the Olive Trees. The meaning of the two Golden Pipes mentioned by Zechariah.

Chap. 17. How it was only external blessings that was given to the obeyers of the outward Law, and cursings to the disobeyers. How idolatry, or idolaters, proceeds from the not knowing and obeying the true God. The difference between Voice of Words, and Revelations from God.

Chap. 18. How the principle of God's being a Spirit without a Body

did arise. Diverse Queries about the eternal being of God, with the blindness of reason therein.

Chap. 19. How Jesus Christ in the Gospel, may be said to be the other Olive Tree. How there is no Water of Life, but that which proceeds from the Tree of Life.

Chap. 20. Of the Cherubims who had the flaming sword to keep the way of the Tree of Life. What the flaming sword was; and how the seed of faith is preserved thereby from being destroyed by reason. Chap. 21. Of the Tree of Life; the Fruits thereof, and the use of them. That Christ gave no Commission to his Disciples with power, till he was ascended, which was only to the twelve Apostles. That all spiritual Commissions came from Heaven.

Chap. 22. Of the Seven Churches, and what they are; and how one of them are enlightened above another, even till the Devil is transformed into an Angel of Light in the last: yet that they have all one and the same God and Devil.

Chap. 23. Of the Seven Churches further, shewing four of them have their Commission from man only: and the other three neither from God or man.

Chap. 24. Shewing no Spiritual Commission but from Heaven.What the Baptism of John was. How the ordinance of Baptism belonged only to the Apostles, and to none of the Seven Churches since.

Chap. 25. How the Apostle's Commission came from the Tree of Life, and what that Tree was. That the Apostles were the Candlesticks, and why so called. An Interpretation of the Parable of the wise and foolish Virgins.

Chap. 26. Some mysterious sayings in the Book of the Revelations opened, viz.-The New Jerusalem. The Tabernacle. The Angel which carried away John into the high mountain. The Golden Reed.

Chap. 27. When the great City and holy Jerusalem came down from Heaven. Of the Tabernacle of God being with men, in opposition of the Tabernacle in the Mount. Of the great and high wall which had twelve Gates, and at the twelve Gates twelve Angels, and names written. How the partition wall was broken down, and when. Chap. 28. Of the wall with twelve Foundations, and what the foundations are, and who set and did bear them up.

Chap. 29. Of the Reed wherewith the City was measured. The equality of the twelve Foundations. Of the Angel which shewed John these things by way of vision.