theCloudis taken ofthe Tabernacle. 89 rule to walkby, that thinkshe can teach himfelf or offer any facrificesor prayers to be acceptedwith the Father,but his alone , or allumes any power tocommandhimfelf in a- ny thing : this man is no other but a lyar, a thief, and a robber , a blafphemer and a traitor ; for he robs God of his honour, and denyes Jefus Chrift to be King, Priefi, and Prophet, which is alone his right, Beloved, happy is that foule who hath forfaken himfelfe, andall other lights,and minds onely this light from theTa- bernacle, that cannot follow any other counfel, that knows the voyce ofChrift, and the light and lifeof Chriíi from all other Lights or Lives, and that will not follow the voice ofa- ny f ranger:They know the Light and fhinings forth of God from allother thinings : Thefeare the true Wife men, the fpiritual and true Magicians: if they fee any other'Star, any other falle Meteor : they can diftinguith it and follow his Star alone ; theyhave found in experience where they have followed any other light or guide, they Rumbled and fell ; He knowes ifhe do, he thall be led into theLandofdark efs, into a Wilderneffe of forrows and miferies , where are Tygers, Leopards and theOwles, and the fcrithOvules, the jinn,andZiims ofthe defart,orNigbt-Monfiers as the Prophet Efaiah excellenly and elegantly fpeaks. And again, faith he, Tefhatl bindle a fire and walk.in the fparks thereof, but this ye (hall receive at my . Hand, yefhalllie down in forrow. Man naturally follows that light that he hath foundout, not regarding the fire ofthe San&nary, and as with a Stone and a Steel he firikes firefor himfelfe, and gathers up fome comb,uftiblematter, Wood, Hay , and Stubble ofhis owne finding , fame things ofhis owngetting together, and here he makes himfelfa light anda fire, and he thinks by his Wifdom, andby his Learning to hammer, beat and finde outthe truth of the Scriptures ; and he thinks that he can teach,andhe can counfel,and he is aleader ofthe blind,which is only Chrifis work and office; and he can define out erreurs , and refirain themby his rules and direaions,when .alaspoor blind manhe never yet found the darkneffe ofhis ownheart, he never yet taw the errours of his own heart; N .11C Joh.IO.S. Eta. 34, II. 14: Sr 13. 20. Ibid, jo: II. I Cor.3. I2. Rom.2.19 Eïa. 55.4;
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