Lastly Thou deniest the Scriptures because thou accounts them but the dead Letter of other mens words whose Light thou judgest to be but dark in comparison of that Light which comes by thy pretended Commission contrary to the Scriptures 2 Pet. 1.20 21 1 Iohn 1.5.7 2 Cor. 4 6 7. 1 Pet. 1.10 11 12. 5. And as to the fifth That thou hast lyed against God and against Christ and born a false Testimony of them and of the holy Prophets of God and Apostles of Christ is evident by what hath already been said and also further appears that it is so because it is certainly true That the holy Scriptures were spoken forth from God himself and also from Christ Jesus our Lord and likewise according to the movings of the holy Ghost in the holy men of God both Prophets and Apostles And it is as true that their Light who spoke forth the Scriptures were not dark in comparison of that Light which comes by thy pretended Commission Therefore it is evident and certainly true That thou hast lyed against them and born a false Testimony of them as aforesaid For God is Light and in him is no darkness at all 1 Joh. 1.5 How then can thy pretended Light of thy pretended Commission be greater then God the Fountain of Light I say it is not Therefore it is evident That thou hast lyed against God accounting that he who is the Fountain of Light is but dark in comparison of that Light which comes by thy pretended Commission Christ hath declared himself to be the Light of the World John 8.12 and he is the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world Ioh. 1.9 but thou art not that Light neither art thou like unto it And in accounting Christ who is the true Light as aforesaid to be but dark in comparison of thine thou hast lyed against him And David declared and said the Lord was his Light Ps 27.1 he spoke forth Scriptures And to them that spoke forth Scriptures as the words true sayings of God from the mouth of the Lord he was and is an everlasting Light and glory according to his promise Isa 60.19 20. but so art not thou therefore thou hast lyed and born a false Testimony saying That their Light who spoke forth the Scriptures was but dark in comparison of thine behold what a false Witnesse thou art take notice how thou art confuted And whereas thou saist That after thy sentence is past upon the Speakers they shall never grow more to any great experience neither shall they have those Visions Revelations and Revelations from that Light within them as they had before but shall rather wither and decline It seems thou accounts that they have great experience and both Visions and Revelations from the Light within until thy false sentence be past upon them and seeing it is so I say thy sentence cannot hinder the same nor their growth into great experience of truth neither at all cause them to wither or decline therefrom thy testimony is false in that respect as well as it is against God and Christ and as aforesaid And whereas in thy imagination thou hast accused the Quakers to be of the nature and seed of the Serpent and by thy presumption hast given judgement accordingly yet notwithstanding to signifie that lyars and false Witnesses stand in need of a good memory lest they contradict themselves and confute their evidence for want of which thou hast contradicted thy self and by thy self-confutation hast cleared the Quakers from thy false accusation and judgement grounded thereupon by saying the Quakers do preach from the Scriptures and Light within and that Devils are cast out and much good is done by them and I say such are not of the nature and seed of the Serpent thou hast by thy own confutation cleared them therefrom as before in a former Writing I have proved And to conclude I do affirm That there is a punishing power reserved in the Eternal Godhead and doth therewith remain to punish the rebellious obstinate and presumptuous such as thou art or as may be read Heb. 10.26 27 28 29 30 31. 2 Pet. 2.4 5 6 7 8 9. Iude 5.6 For we know him that hath said Vengeance belongeth unto me I will recompence saith the Lord Heb. 10.30 For God will ease himself of his Enemies such as thou art and he will be avenged of his Adversaries as it is written And seeing vengeance is the Lords I leave it to him to repay thee according to the nature of thy offences or as his in justice he is pleased to do Concerning the two Witnesses c. Lodowick IF John Reeves and thy self were joint Commissioners and had your pretended Commission not severally asunder but jointly together hath not the death of John Reeves made void thy pretended Commission to all intents constructions purposes whatsoever Or if John Reeves and thy self did pretend to be the two Witnesses spoken of Rev. 113. and to have the power given to them hath not the death of John Reeves made it evident against you to be none of them because it is said concerning those two Witnesses Rev. 11. That until they had finished their testimony if any man would hurt them fire should proceed out of their mouth and devour their Enemies And when they should have finished their testimony the Beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit should make war against them and should overcome them and kill them Rev. 11.7 And it is said concerning them that their dead bodies should lye in the street of the great City and they of the people and kindreds and nations should see their dead bodies three dayes and a half and should not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves Rev. 11.8 9. but it was not so with John Reeves whereby it is evident That he was not one of them Witnesses Likewise it is said concerning those two Witnesses That after three dayes and a half the Spirit of Life from God entered into them and they stood upon their feet and great fear fell upon them which saw them Rev. 11.11 But it was not so with John Reeves that the Spirit of Life entered into him to cause him to stand upon his feet after he had been dead three days and a half neither did any see him so after he was dead to cause great fear to fall upon them whereby it is manifest That John Reeves was not one of those Witnesses Moreover it is said of those two Witnesses That they ascended up to Heaven in a Cloud but so did not John Reeves and their Enemies beheld them Rev. 11.12 and the same hour there was a great Earth-quake and the tenth part of the City fell and in the Earthquake were slain of men seven thousand and the reninant were affrighted and gave glory to the God of Heaven Rev. 11.13 And as it is evident That John Reeves was not one of those Witnesses spoken of Rev.
lye in thy mouth Behold how the pretended most knowing and wisest of men is taken in his own craftiness Let no man deceive himself for the wisdom of this World is foolishness with God for it is written He taketh the wise in their own craftiness and again The Lord knoweth the thoughts of tht wise that they are vain 1 Cor. 3 18 19 20. Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth thou art taken with the words of thy mouth Prov. 6 2. The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips Prov. 12.13 and so art thou take notice of that 3. Thou goes not by so certain a Rule to give judgment and sentence of death and damnation upon the souls and bodies of men as the Judges of the Land do when they give judgement according to Law for by the Law which is a Rule of direction to them it is enacted That no man from thenceforth shall be attached by any accusation nor fore-adjudged of Life nor Limb c. against the form of the great Charter and the Law of the Land 5 Edw. 3.25 Edw. 3. Cook part 2. Inst fol. 48. But thou Lodowick fore-judges the souls and bodies of men from the presence of God elect men and Angels to Eternity contrary to the Law of God and the Law of the Land whereby it appears that thou goes by no Legal Rule neither according to the Law of the Land nor the Law of God for thou saist That the sentence and curse which thou pronouncest upon the souls and bodies of men is not from the Scriptures or Light within then not according to the Law of God and as before is proved it is quite contrary to the Law of the Land What then is thy Rule of direction to give judgement upon the souls and bodies of men seeing thou pretends to be the chief Judge in the World and gives not thy judgement and sentence according to the Law of God Produce us thy Law and commission if thou canst now thou art put to it for thou neither goes by the Law of God either without or within nor by so certain a Rule as the Judges of the Land do when they give judgement according to Law therefore thou goes not according to the Law of the Land and it is evident That thou goes not according to the Law of God as aforesaid Seeing then that the Judges of the Land have certain outward known Laws as a rule of direction to guide and lead them to give judgement upon the bodies of men and an outward commission to impower them to put the same in execution and thou pretends to be a Judge to pass the sentence of death upon men and women and pretends in so doing to go by as certain a Rule as the Judges of the Land do when they give judgment according to Law and hast no certain known Laws either of God or the Land as thy rule of direction to guide and lead thee in the ways of right justice to give judgement upon them nor can manifest no true commission to put any known Law in execution It remains certainly true That thou art no competent Judg to pass the sentence of death upon men and women thy pretended Authority is but an usurped thing whereby thou wouldst destroy and oppresse them and it 's said That every oppression against Law by colour of any usurped Authority is a kind of destruction and it is the worst oppression that is done by colour of office Cook 2. par Inst fol. 48. And thy proceedings are no better then oppression against Law both of God and the Land and is done by colour of Office under pretence of chief Judge and in obedience to thy pretended Commission Therefore the acts of injustice done by thee in condemning the souls and bodies of men as aforesaid is oppression against Law and the worst kind of destruction And if injustice be so hateful a thing in the eye of the Law that it deserves to have judgement in a high measure turned backward upon it especially when it is done by colour of office to make the parties offending examples to others that Justice may also turn back into its course how much more hateful a thing is iujustice then in the eye of the Lord especially when it is done by colour of Office Doth it not deserve to have his just and righteous judgement in a high measure turned backward upon it to make the parties offending examples to others that they may fear to do the like and that his Justice may stand and remain in its course but we are sure that the judgement of God is according to truth against them which commit such things Rom. 2.1 2. And by the Law of God it is declared That if a false witness do but rise up against a man to testifie against him that which is wrong then both the men between whom the controversie is shall stand before the Lord and before the Judge that shall be in those dayes and the Judge as his duty is shall make diligent inquisition to find out the truth or falshood of the evidence and behold if the Witness be found out to be a false Witness and hath testified falsly against his brother then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother so shalt thou put away the evil from among you and those which remain shall hear and fear and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you thine eye shall not pity but life shall go for life eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand Deut. 19.15 16 17 18 19 20 21. or the like judgment was to be executed on a false Witness that had been due to the nature of the offence of him that he was an evidence against if his Testimony given in evidence against him had been true whereby God hath signified his high displeasure against injustice done by colour of office for if a false evidence had been taken for truth and the judgement grounded upon the evidence it had been false judgment as thine is and false judgement is not owned by the Law of God who commands to execute true judgement and to shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother Zech. 7.9 Mic. 6.8 and forbids to wrest judgement Exod. 23.6 saying also by way of command Thou shalt not raise a false report put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous Witnesse Exo. 23.1 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgement Exo. 23.2 Keep thee far from a false matter the innocent and righteous slay thou not for I will not justifie the wicked Exo. 23.7 Likewise see Moses charge to the Judges Deut. 1.16 17. they were commanded to judge the people with just judgement Deut. 16.18 they were forbidden to wrest judgement and were not to pervert the words of the righteous Deut. 16.19 And that which is
as Messengers Ministers or Ambassadors Fourthly Because thou denies the holy Scriptures Fifthly Because thou hast lyed against God and Christ and hast born a false Testimony of them and of the true Prophets of God and Apostles of Christ 1. As to the first That thou denies Almighty God himself is evident by thy own Doctrine because thou saist That the dead after death shall never see any other God or Judge but the remembrance of that Sentence which you the pretended Witnesses of the Spirit did pass upon them in this life which is quite contrary to the doctrine of Christ and the Scriptures of truth John 5.26 27 28 29. Mat. 25.31 32 33 34 41. 2 Pet. 2.9 2. And as to the second that thou deniest Christ of his offices is evident against thee by thy own doctrine in three particulars First Thou deniest Christ as chief Judge ordained of God to set up thy self in his stead because thou saist Thou art ordained chief Judge in the world to give sentence upon men and women spiritual and eternal and what shall become of them after deaâ—h contrary to the Doctrine of Christ and the Scriptures of truth Mat. 25 31 32. c. Ioh. 5.26 27 28 29 30. Acts 10.42 17.31 2 Tim. 4 1 1 Pet. 4.5 and as before is proved Secondly Thou deniest Christ as he is the Saviour of men and the Author of eternal salvation to all that obey him in whom eternal life is to be had because thou accounts that there is no eternal life to be had but in the faith of thy doctrine saying There is no eternal life to be had but in the faith of the doctrine or declaration of a Prophet who hath a Commission from God saith There neither is nor ever shall be any such Prophet but thy self whilst the world endureth In answer to the which I say That the holy Scriptures which were spoken and declared from the movings of the Holy Ghost in the holy men of God 2 Pet. 1.20 21. were better doctrine declaration of Prophets of God then thine who had a better commission or authority from God then ever thou hadst And concerning their declaration Christ said to the Jews Search the Scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life they are they which testifie of me and ye will not come to me that ye might have life Iohn 5.39 40. And Christ said to his Disciples I am the way and the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me Ioh. 14.6 And the Ambassador of Christ hath declared and said That the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord as it is written Rom. 6.22 23. then not in the faith of thy doctrine And Christ doth give unto his sheep eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of his hand Ioh 10.27 28. And the Messengers of Christ have declared and said This is the record that God hath given to us eternal life and this life is in his Son 1 Ioh. 5.11 then not in the faith of thy doctrine He that hath the Son hath life eternal though he deny thy doctrine and he that hath not the Son hath not life eternal though he may have faith in thy doctrine By what hath been said it is evident and remains certainly true 1. That Christ Jesus is the Saviour of men and the Author of eternal salvation to all that obey him Acts 5.31 32. Heb. 7 25 Heb. 5.9 and is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him 2. That he is the way to the Father without which no man can come unto him Iohn 146 3. That the gift of God is eternal life which Christ doth give unto his sheep that they may never perish Rom. 6.23 Iohn 10.27 28. 4. That eternal life is not in the faith of thy doctrine or declaration but in Christ the Son according to the Record that God hath given For he that hath the Son hath life and he that hath not the Son hath not life as it is written 1 Iohn 5.11 12. Thirdly Thou deniest Christ as he is the Advocate with the Father and the propitiation for the sins of the whole World because thou saist That no infinite Spirit of Christ nor any God can or shall be able to deliver from thy sentence and curse which is contrary to truth and the holy Scripture where it is said My little children these things write I unto you that ye sin not and if any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father Iesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world 1 Joh. 2.1 2. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them as it is written Heb. 7.25 3. And as to the third That thou deniest Christ of his officers is evident by thy own doctrine because thou falsly saist That no man ought to officiate the Office of a Minister Messenger of Ambassador of Christ but such as are appointed by John Reeves and thy self contrary to the Scriptures 1 Pet. 4 10 11 1 Pet. 1.10 11 12. Acts 13.2.4 Acts 20 28. Acts 10 19 20 21. Acts 11.12 21. Acts 10.42 43 2 Cor. 3.1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Cor. 4.1 2 3 4 5 6 7. and as before I have proved 4. And as to the fourth That thou deniest the holy Scriptures I prove against thee by thy own doctrine first because thou saist That the words which Christ said to his Disciples Bless and curse not concerns not thee nor any man upon earth at this day contrary to the Doctrine of Christ where it is said Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and teach men so he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven but whosoever shall do and teach them he shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven Matt. 5.17 18 19. and one jot or tittle shall in no wise pass till all be fulfilled Secondly Thou deniest the holy Scriptures because thou saist The dead after death shall never see any other God or Iudge but the remembrance of that sentence which you the pretended Witnesses of the Spirit did passe upon them in this life contrary to the Scriptures as before I have proved Thirdly Thou deniest the holy Scriptures because thou saist Thou art chief Iudge ordained of God to give sentence upon men and women spiritual and eternal and what shall become of them after death contrary to the Scriptures and as before I have proved Fourthly Thou deniest the Scriptures because thou saist That no man ought to officiate the Office of a Minister Messenger or Ambassador of Christ but such as are appointed by John Reeves thy self contrary to the Scriptures and as before I have proved
11.3 by what hath been said as aforementioned meant and intended so likewise it is evident That thou Lodowick art not the other of them two Witnesses because it is said of them that in order to the finishing of their Testimony They should prophesie a thousand two hundred and threescore dayes clothed in sackcloth Rev. 11.3 But when didst thou so And it is said concerning them That if any man will hurt them fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies and if any man will hurt them he must in that manner be killed Rev. 11.5 These have power to shut heaven that it rain not in the days of their Prophesie and have power over waters to turn them into blood Rev. 11.6 But when didst thou prophesie a thousand two hundred and threescore days in sack cloth And when did fire proceed out of thy mouth to kill any And when didst thou shut up the heavens that it did not rain during the time of thy pretended prophesie Or when didst thou turn the waters into blood whereby it might have been made manifest that thou hadst been one of them who couldst manifest no such thing by thy pretended Commission and the greatness of thy pretended power Whereby it is manifest that thou art not one of those Witnesses And seeing thou pretends a new Commission which is not owned by the Scriptures or by the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles saist Thou hast received power since to the contrary to vindicate thy cursing and damning When was the new Covenant and Ministry of the Gospel changed Or how canst thou make it appear by the Scriptures that it is not so seeing thou pretends a contrary Commission to what the Scriptures or the Doctrine of Christ his Apostles do own And it is said concerning Christ and the new Covenant that he hath obtained a more excellent Ministry then that of the old Covenant by how much also he is the Mediator of a better Covenant which was established upon better promises Heb. 8.6 7 8 9 10 11 12. And because he continueth for ever he hath an unchangeable Priesthood or Ministry wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him because he ever liveth to make intercession for them as it is written Heb. 7.24 25. And if none ought to officiate the office of a Minister Messenger or Ambassador of Christ but such as are appointed by John Reeves and thy self as thou saist wouldst not thou have the Ministry changed now during thy life and wouldst not thou have the Ministry of the Gospel to cease and dye at thy death because thou saist Thou art the last that ever shall speak by Commission from God and that the Lord will never chuse any more after thee whilst the world doth endure And it is evident That thou wouldst have such a Ministry as the Scriptures no where own and quite contrary to the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles and not at all owned by the New-Covenant and Ministry of the Gospel 1. Because those who are appointed by John Reeves and thy self to officiate the office of a Minister Messenger or Ambassador of Christ are such as are not chosen of God to that Work 2. Those that are appointed by John Reeves and thy self to the Work of the Ministry are such as have no commission from God to impower them to officiate the office of a Minister Messenger or Ambassador of Christ and are therefore very unfit for so great and glorious a Work 3. They are such as are never like to have any Commission from God to impower them to the Work of the Ministry whilst the World doth endure and that according to thy own doctrine 4. They are such as know not the Scriptures neither can they truly interpret the Scriptures and that according to thy own sayings Because for proof thereof thou saist That thou art the chosen Witness of the Spirit and the last that ever shall speak by Commission from God Then not those that are appointed by John Reeves and thy self they neither have nor are not like to have any commission from God to impower them to the work of the Ministry thou hast excluded them from that by thy pretended commission and the Doctrine thereof Take notice of that And thou saist That God will never chuse any more after thee whilst the world doth endure If so then God will never chuse those that are appointed by John Reeves and thy self Therefore they are no fit Ministers Messengers or Ambassadors of Christ that are appointed by John Reeves and thy self First Because they are not chosen of God to that Work nor ever like to be whilst the World doth endure Secondly Because they have no commission from God to impower them to so great and glorious a Work And thirdly Because according to thy doctrine they are never like to have any commission from God to impower them whilst the World doth endure to officiate the office of Ministers Messengers or Ambassadors of Christ and there is no need for them to officiate the office aforesaid after the end of the world Mind how thou art confuted And thou saist No man knows the Scriptures but thy self nor no man can truly interpret the Scriptures but thy self if so then not those that are appointed by John Reeves and thee to the Work of the Ministry if none ought to officiate the office of a Minister Messenger or Ambassador of Christ but such as are appointed by John Reeves and thy self And seeing that those whom you appoint are not fit for that Work thou hast as much as in thee lieth excluded all the Ministers Messengers and Ambassadors of Christ from the work of the Ministry take notice of that And all may behold thy presumption folly and how thou art confuted ensnared and taken in thy own craftiness at which thou maist blush for evermore be ashamed of Silence deceit and Deceiver let truth stop thy mouth and all such Tit. 1.11 By what hath been said it is evident and remains certainly true 1. That John Reeves and Lodowick Muggleton are not the two Witnesses spoken of Rev. 11.3 neither are they in any thing like unto them 2. That the New-Covenant which Christ Jesus is the Mediator of is establish'd upon better promises then the old Covenant was 3. That That the Ministry of the Gospel is a more excellent Ministry 4. That the Priesthood of Christ or the Ministry of the Gospel is an unchangeable Priesthood or Ministry 5 That Christ the Saints High Priest Mediator of the New-covenant is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him because he ever liveth to make intercession for them 6. That none who are appointed by John Reeves and Lodowick Muggleton ought to officiate the office of a Minister Messenger or Ambassador of Christ because all who are appointed by John Reeves and Lodowick Muggleton to the Work of the Ministry are very unfit
for so great glorious a work 7. That the deceit ought to be silent or that the Deceiver thou Lodowick ought to let Truth stop thy mouth like a false Prophet as thou art whose mouths must be stopped according to Tit. 1.11 Postscript Or Concerning Error c. IF none know the Scriptures but thy self then not those that are appointed by John Reeves and thee to the work of the Ministry And as Christ said to the Sadduces when they came to ask him whose Wife she might be in the resurrection which seven brethren had had to wife because they all had her in answer thereunto he said Ye err not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God Matth. 22.23 24 25 26 27 28 29. So say I to thee That those who are appointed by John Reeves and thee to the work of the Ministry they err not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God because thou saist No man knows the Scriptures but thy self Therefore inasmuch as they err not knowing the Scriptures they must needs err in their expositions meanings pretended preachings and interpretation of Scriptures so that their pretended preaching of Scriptures is error 2. Their meanings and conceivings of the Scriptures is error 3. Their expositions and pretended interpretations of Scriptures is error And inasmuch as they err not knowing the Scriptures they also err not knowing the power of God from whence the holy Scripture is given by inspiration of God 2 Tim. 3.16 And so their whole work about your pretended Ministry is no better then error and must needs therefore be very unprofitable and not fit to be owned Lodowick IN thy pretended Answer bearing date May 8.1663 to a Letter of mine to thee entitled False judgement reversed and against testified thou saist Thou shalt first commend me for setting my name to it And secondly For setting down thy words so truly and punctually that it makes thy Commission and Authority to shine the more bright and clear In answer thereunto I say It may appear unto all that hears of the same That I have not perverted or wronged thy words or writings and also That thou owns thy sayings and hast not repented of thy errors and blasphemies but still persists therein and rejoiceth in the same and therefore all to whom this may come to be heard seen and read may take notice what thou art and be aware of thee and thy deceit Thou saist That thou art as true an Ambassador of God and Judge of mens spiritual estate as any ever was since the Creation of the world thou only saist it but leaves it as proofless as the rest but I do deny it therefore prove it if thou canst And whereas thou saist If you Quakers and others can satisfie your selves that there never was any man commissionated of God to bless and curse then you shall all escape that curse that I have pronounced apon so many hundreds and I only shall suffer for cursing others without a Commission from God I say in answer unto thee What is all this to the purpose Admit that we grant that God did commissionate under the Law to bless to curse what is that to thee must it necessarily follow that thou art so commissionated We are satisfied by the Lord and assured to the contrary and we know that we shall escape that curse which thou hast pronounced and are satisfied That thou shalt suffer for cursing so many hundreds without a Commission from God as thou hast done And whereas thou saist That thy Commission is no pretended thing but as true as Moses the Prophets and Apostles Commission was I do deny it prove that if thou canst or else let it be granted for true That thou hast taken upon thee to lye in the Name of the Lord that thy pretended Commission is but a counterfeit thing as doubtless it is and therefore thou maist expect a punishment proportionable to thy offence And whereas thou saist That no man can come to the assurance of the favour of God now in these dayes but in believing that God gave this power unto John Reeves and thy self As first That thou hast power given over all other Gods and infinite Spirits what soever 2. That thou hast the pardoning power and the damning power 3. That thou hast the keys of Heaven and of Hell and that none can get into Heaven except thou open the gates 4. That thou hast power to remit their sins who receive thy doctrine and to retain and bind their sins more close upon their consciences for their despising or not receiving of thy doctrine 5. That thou hast power to bless and curse men and women to eternity 6. That it is not the Light of Christ within nor the Scriptures no nor God without that shall deliver from under thy sentence and curse 7. That thou art single in doctrine knowledge judgement and power above all men either Prophets or Apostles since the beginning of the world or that shall ever be hereafter whilst the world doth endure 8. That thou art the only Judge of the two seeds now in these last dayes 9. That there is no true Minister Messenger nor Ambassador of God in the World at this day but thy self neither shall there be any sent of God after thee to the worlds end 10. That God will have men and women justified and condemned no other way but by man like themselves And 11. This power saist thou hath God given unto me and in this regard I am the only and alone Judge what shall become of men and women after death neither shall those that are damned by me see any other God or judge but me I say if these be not errors lyes and blasphemy what is Let God and his people by the Spirit of his Son sent into their hearts judge in this case whereby it may appear what spirit thou art of and what thy pretended Commission is made up of even of pride presumption lyes errors false judgement delusion and blasphemy as is apparent And through the assistance of God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ I hope I shall ever be ready to testifie for the Lord against thy deceit whilst I have breath as thereunto moved directed by the Lord. And though thou say That a God without thee spoke to thee by voice of words to the hearing of the ear when he gave thy pretended Commission unto thee yet thou saist That no person condemned by thee can make his appeal unto God neither by himself nor by any other and why thy reason is Beâ—ause saist thou God is not in this world at all I say if it be true That none can make their appeal to God neither by themselves nor by the Lord Jesus that are condemned by thee because thou saist God is not in this World at all where was he then when thou received thy pretended Commission seeing thou saist thou received it from a God without thee that spake by voice of words to the hearing of the ear Or is it not a fiction on imagination of thy brain that thou hast received and art so confident in and therefore a strong delusion And whereas thou saist That because I am not under the sentence of thy Commission by verbal words or writing thou shalt give answer unto my Letter for saist thou I never give answer in writing to any one that is under the sentence of my Commission I say That 's a ready way to shuffle off a sound answer or passe by with a lame Reply or passing false judgement at a distance instead of vindicating making good what thou art charged withall and it seems to the end that thou maist slip off and leave thy matter as proofless as before thou sends me a Bill of Excommunication or Execration and passeth sentence to exclude thy self from writing any more in answer unto me A shuffling trick of deceit indeed But this I am bold in the Lord to testâ—fie unto thee That thy judgement is false and erroneous both as to matter and manner and is a sign and token of a false Judge that never was sent of the Lord for who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect seeing it is God that justifies And it is apparent that thou art a false Judge because thou condemns God's Elect under pretence of judging the Serpents Seed Thou art a Deceiver indeed and I am bold to tell thee of it and do testifie against thee and thy judgement I value not it is but like ashes under the soles of my feet and will never trouble me because it proceeds from an Antichristian spirit and will never be laid to my charge by the Lord. Therefore silence Deceiver and give over thy deceit for what I have said in vindication of the Truth and in opposition to thy deceit shall stand over thee in the sight of God and his people that are guided by the Spirit of his Son sent into their hearts And truly I admire that Dorothy Carter or any that are sober and consciencious people should not abhor thy delusion and wicked abomination for assuredly it is not of God but of the Devil and this is my faithful Testimony concerning the same and I am not ashamed to own it under my Name R. Farnsworth THE END