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ROSICRUCIAN APOLOGISTS: ROBERT FLUDD. 297
to know that in thy vile boddy Jesus dwelleth. This thou
hast from ye apostle.
" And Jesus knew all their thoughts,"
to whom if thou adherest, thou are at length made one
spirit with Him, and being such, who prohibeteth thee with
Solomon to know as well ye wicked as good contentions of
men. And this thou mayest take from me out of ye
premises. And hence it is that wee doe not answer to all,
viz., because of the deceitfull minds of some. For whoso-
ever are alienated from God are contrary to us, and who is
so foolish as to permit a new-come stranger to enter into
another man's house 1 But if thou objectest that this union
is onely to be expected in ye world to come, behold now in
this thou showest thyself for a worldling who extinguishest
light by thy ignorance. Also thou are not ashamed to
make ye apostle a liar, in whom those things are more
clearly manifested in these wordes
"
So that you may be
wanting in no grace, expectinge ye Revelation of our Lord
Jesus Christ." But thou sayest that this is not to be un-
derstood of this inferiour life. What therefore does ye
folio winge verse intend 1 " Who shall confirme you even
to the end," for in the Kiugdome of God there is noe end,
therefore in this temporall state will appear ye glory of ye
Lord, and Jesus glorified. If any thinge is further demanded
concerning our office, our endeavoure is to leade
backe lost sheepe to ye true sheepefold.
fore in vaine,
You labore there-
miserable mortals, who enter upon another
way than that ye apostle wills by putinge off your taber-
nacle, which way is not walked in through dyinge, but as
Peter willeth when he saith : "As Christ hath taught
mee," viz., when he was transfigured in ye mount, which
laienge down, if it had not bine secret and hidden, ye
apostle had not saide, " as Jesus taught mee," neither had ye