talent and gift of God let him that readeth understand that his soul may live for untill this be read felt and understood professe what you will the soul lieth in death and misery therefore ye must diligently search and seek this seed in the field which is in the World in you where this precious Pearl lyeth hid that ye may be as the wise Merchant-man who sold all to purchase it so must ye if it ever comes to be yours yea you must dig deep to find it for it lyeth under all the mountaines of sin oppressed like a Cart which is laden with sheaves in you for the field is in you though wide for the field is in the World which is in your hearts and when the precious seed is grown watch and wait least the birds of the aire bereave you of it or else the enemy sow his evill seed in your ground and so choak the good seed and plant of God so that it cannot grow nor prosper for Friends it is truly so that straight is the way which leadeth to life and few there be that find it but broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which goe in thereat for it is the way of sin but the other holinesse and purity without which no man shall see the Lord as the Scripture saith for it is the onely thing which shall stand in stead in the day of account but woe will be unto them which then are or shall be found covered and not with the Holy Spirit of God all other coverings will be to short to cover or save them from the dreadful woe and vengeance which is ready to come upon the inhabitants of the earth for the Lord hath determined to bring Judgement upon the earth that the inhabitants thereof may learn righteousnesse for it is not to be found amongst men but every one is seeking his own way seeking and striving to exalt his own horn by oppression and deceit but the Lord will rebuke many because of these things for oppression shall cease amongst men and the oppressor shall surely be trodden under foot and the meek of the earth shall have the dominion for evermore which is the mind and purpose of the Lord of heaven and earth therefore it shall surely come to passe and woe will be to them who do arise to oppose the Lord in this most glorious work for they shall be beaten to powder for the potsherds may strive with potsherds yet in vain will it be to strive against the Lord and his Holy Anoynted who is come and coming to take the Kingdome whose right it is for ever and ever for all the Kingdomes of the World shall become the Kingdomes of the glorious Son of God Therefore oh ye inhabitants of the earth prepare to meet the Lord and be ye warned that ye joyn not with the power of the oppressor whom God is purposing to overturn and chain down for ever least you perish with him This from the Lord God of heaven and earth is a warning to you all that ye may be warned and left without excuse when the day shall come upon you which is already dawned and hastens apace to shine in its glory whereby all the works of darknesse shall be discovered and made manifest though never so secretly hid as hath been already said It is high time for you to awake out of the deep sleep of ignorance which you have been cast into by the Magicians of Egypt who have long kept your poor souls in spiritual bondage and slavery through their deceit and lyes for their own profit and lucre of which they strive to cast a mist before your eyes telling you of the body of Christ and instead of which they make you worship the works of your own hands which will and doe perish with the using which the body of Christ can never doe inasmuch as it is incorruptible neither did or could see corruption yet notwithstanding your Priests have so far bewitched you as that you your selves commonly confesse that though they be never so wicked yet in the speaking of so many words they make the corruptible bread the very body of Christ and ye are so far inchanted with this lye insomuch that if all within your Dominions do not fall down before this piece of bread and worship you are ready to murder them by which means your fruits shew you are in the spirit of murther and envy envying those which will not own your lye and blasphemy calling earthly bread the Lords body which is held in and by the hands of corruptible men as you your selves are ready to say the Lords soul abhors these things for they are an abominable abomination before him Consider and lay it to heart can the words that proceed out of the mouth of a sinful man make any thing incorruptible nay they cannot seeing it is evident that out of one fountain salt water and sweet cannot be had neither can a bad tree bring forth good fruit as saith Christ neither can your deceivable Priests who thus deceive you doe any such thing as they tell you of neither have they any place in the holy Scripture which speaks of any such practices as those which they deceive you with that is that men should take a piece of bread and say such and such words over it that then it should become the body of Christ and that men should fall down and prostrate themselves before it nay they cannot cause bread to be converted into the body of Christ neither can they convert the body of Christ into bread let them speak what or as many words as they can over it And thus they keep you in bondage as much as in them lyes least you should search and find out their deceit and also from the reading of the Scriptures least their wickednesse should be manifestly discovered though Christ saith Search the Scriptures for they testifie of me but the Pope and his Priests forbid you to read them which sheweth that they are not of his mind who would that all should come to the knowledge of the truth and be saved and not to keep people in darknesse for in the Scriptures it is recorded that the Bereans were more noble than others because that after they had heard the truth declared they went home and searched the Scriptures to see whether those things were so or no yea or nay you may see they were commended for so doing and not forbidden as your Priests doe and the Apostles did bid try all things and hold fast that which is good which is far from forbidding any tryal in and for truth many of your own regular Priests will say themselves that they are forbidden to dispute You may easily be kept in blindnesse and darknesse when many of your own teachers themselves are not permitted to vindicate their own practises and works which they make you thus adore Surely it is high time for you to ponder your wayes
the end that the hearts of many be tryed and made manifest yet it shall be but for a season and the righteous their testimonies shall crown them for ever in the sight of all their enemies and this glorious work shall not be carried on by sword nor spear but by my Spirit saith the Lord that no flesh might glory in his presence even with the Sword of the Spirit that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lamb shall his enemies be overcome and put to flight and in his glorious power shall one chase a thousand and ten shall put Nations to flight a people hath the Lord already raised and sanctified for this work before whom the uncircumcised shall never be able to stand against them in battel the Lord hath made them his battle-Ax to cut up the root of corruption and destroy it for ever that the glorious plant of incorruption may take root and grow and spread over the whole earth for ever to the praise and glory of the Eternal God of all glory to whom all praise honour and glory belongeth from all things whether things above or in the earth beneath who will defend and make known his Tabernacle amongst the sons of men and his name shall be dreadful in the earth For he will establish Judges as at the first and Counsellors as at the beginning which shall not judge for rewards but in righteousnesse will they judge without respect of persons in the earth and untill this be accomplished there shall be no peace in the earth nor The will of God cannot be done in Earth as it is in Heaven though your Priests bid you say them words as Christ bid those who had forsaken all to follow him the which state ye never yet came to witnesse as you and your Priests fruits make manifest and bid you say that which they could never witnesse themselves which will be their great condemnation for none can call God Father but they who are born of him and such only forgives enemies as God forgives them and not in word onely but in deed and in truth and whoso saith Father forgive us as we forgive them which trespass against us are in a wofull condition being in the contrary nature biting and devouring one another the Priests suing the People and the People suing the Priests at Law and thus suing one another what forgiveness can you expect from God who desires this that ye may be forgiven as you forgive others the holy will of God is far from being done in you as it is in Heaven who are fighters one with another though ye call one another Christians and the like thus you ask a thing to your own confusion for ever Oh be ye awakened and consider these things and repent for of a truth just judgements will overtake you early unawares and all your talk of prayer will stand you in no stead though you may say them your selves or get others to say them for you as you are instructed in Rome as may be seen in a Book called Raris Sario or Lacorene daela madonae which is the common Book for the lay Peoples instructions in matter and manner of their Worship was there ever such abominable abomination as this that a man may have another to do or say his task of Prayer and it shall be all one as though he had done it himself doth not this make it plainly appear that they are Ministers of darknesse and know not the Spirit which maketh intercession for us and knoweth our wants Doth not the Apostle say He will pray with the Spirit and with Vnderstanding and again Pray alwaies and in every thing give thanks yea Pray alwayes without ceasing And you are ignorant of this pure spirit of prayer and supplication which is the promise of the Lord God unto his people insomuch that you must have a certain task of prayers and that they may be said by any other and as well accepted as though you had said them your selves and in truth it is so for neither of them both is accepted of God this is such gross darkness as might be felt and truly your task-masters are more wicked than ever any in Egypt were and are more unexcusable inasmuch as they professe and pretend to be Christians think you that God accepteth these your vain Repetitions and Oblations nay they are a stink unto him and an abomination unto him for ever for it is onely the sacrifices and prayers of a broken heart which God accepteth even they who have clean hands and pure hearts onely such he accepteth and such he will in no wise despise but taketh dayly care of them knowing their dayly wants and what they stand in need of before they ask and doth also answer their requests because the Spirit maketh intercession for them in and with sighs and groans that cannot be uttered The decree came forth at the beginning of Samuels supplications and was answered while he was yet speaking many at this day witnesse the same thing Glory be unto the Lord for ever who hath powred forth according to his promise the true spirit of grace and supplication upon many in and through which they are accepted of him in prayer but there are such the Apostle James speaks of which ask and receive not because they ask amisse even to spend it upon their lust and such is your prayers as plainly appeareth for ye have no answer from God for after ye have done all your task to the utmost which is laid upon you yet must have Indulgences from men and Pardons from men which if you had answer from God and forgiveness these things would appear unto you abominable and detestable for after all your Pardons you must give money to your Priest to be prayed for after you are dead which sheweth you have not yet received the remission of your sins in this life in and through Christ Jesus who saith Whatsoever ye ask in my name it shall be given whose Ministers preached remission of sins in this life through the man Christ Jesus and said His blood cleansed from all unrighteousnesse even theirs who did confesse their sins and forsake them And Peter saith Ye are not redeemed with corruptible things from your vain conversation as Gold or Silver but by the blood of the Lamb. Mark here the Saints did witnesse redemption from sin in this life for then was it that the Apostle did write unto them and such did not need a Purgatory to be purged in after they were dead neither did there need money to be given for them upon any such account to get them out quickly from thence as though prayers which are purchased by money could any way pacifie God or with-hold the just judgement of God which is due for sin Surely as saith the Prophet they that seek after lying vanities forsake their own mercies for it would have hardly entred into the heart of any man that such things should be believed for
Harlot Rome for all Nations professing the name of Christianity hath been made drunk with the Cup of her fornication which they have deeply drank off the one part of which are called Papists who are stark drunk with worshiping of Images and observing of dayes and times and men and are so horribly bewitched as to give money for pardons for sins as may evidently be seen in Rome and all the Popes Dominions but chiefly in Italy where they may have Indulgences for as little or as much as they will and some Indulgences perpetual As I have seen written in Greek Characters over an Idols-House door belonging to Rome And through such witchcraft and wickednesse as this is the people are strengthned in their sins and glory therein Oh! the Holy Spirit of the Lord is grieved with these things who hath said I will arise and ease me of my Adversaries And this is the fruits of that place which the people blasphemously call The Holy City which aboundeth as much in open whoredome and more in Idolatry than any City upon the face of the whole Earth yea whoredome is tollerated without any manner of Contradiction at all and every Idoll-Masse-House is a shelter for murder and if any murderer get but into one of them the Priests are by a Law bound to be a shelter unto them this and such like is the fruits of that place which people so much admire so that many leave their own Native Countrey to see it and when they are come thither they are carried to admire a great Image of Brasse which they say is the Image of Saint Peter and in honour to it fall down on their knees and kisse its feet which shews they are ignorant of the Image which Peter bare who was a Son of God and of the Apostles Doctrine who said Little Children keep your selves from Idols what agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols For ye are the Temple of the living God as God hath said I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God and they shall be my People John 5.21 1 Cor. 2.16 Levit. 26.12 Wherefore I say unto you People Come out from amongst these things for God will cut off the names of the Idols out of the Land Zech. 13.2 and the makers of Idols shall go into confusion therefore cease from these pilgrimages which tend but to the worshiping of Idols and many under a pretence of this go up and down the Countrey begging untill some of them are ready to starve and others steal where they can get an opportunity and all under the name of the Holy Cause And they who perform this pilgrimage are the most strict of them after they have prayed to Images and bowed to stocks and stones bring away a few Beads and Images and it may be kisse the Popes foot whom they say is Peters Successor who was the Temple of God and could not bow to an Idol as he doth therefore being measured by the line of true Judgement he will be found to be the Temple and Successour of the Devil else he would not bow to Idols and teach others so to do which sheweth nothing else but the Succession of the Man of Sin even the Antichrist for all his actings are absolutely against Christ and the holy Apostles and Prophets of God for they sought not the honour and riches of this world not the greatnesse thereof but in all things sought to be humbled that God alone might be exalted and honoured over all for Christ said How can ye believe whilest ye seek honour one of another And said this of himself He received not honour from man John 5.5 41 44. And they which did receive honour one of another were so far from being Christs Disciples of Peters Successors that it plainly appears that they were not Believers because they sought not the honour which cometh from God only for when they sought to make Christ an earthly King who sought his Fathers glory in all things he therefore denyed the earthly honours which men would have put upon him and hid himself from them And Peter when Cornelius fell down before him Peter took him up saying Stand up I my self also am a man Act. 10.26 So did the Angel forbid John bidding him worship God though he was one of them who kept the Commandements of God Christ Jesus and all who followed him forsook all earthly possessions and were so far from being honoured of men that they were hated persecuted reviled and shamefully entreated of men But the Pope when he was Elected though in worldly pomp before yet entereth into greater and is honoured and worshiped by men and causeth others to be persecuted imprisoned and put to death witnesse one of the dear Servants of the Lord called by name John Luff who came to Rome as he was moved of the Lord with his dear Brother John Parrot who only desiring to speak with the Pope were taken Prisoners from whence the said John Luff was taken and hanged secretly and to cover this same wicked murder they said He starved himself to death but this their secret murder they could not hide from the All-seeing eye who revealed their secret murder unto me and commanded me to fast for a witnesse against them which I did in their own Prison-House or Hospital of Mad-men where they held me in Chains for no other cause but for tendring my body for my Brother as I was commanded of the Lord they having detained him about three years Prisoner in which time his sufferings are hard to be uttered with the tongue of man neither could it hardly enter into the hearts of men if it were to be told unto them for I believe from Adams day of all the sufferings of the holy men of God the like could hardly be paralel'd the whippings buffetings and bruises which he received amongst them yet I believe the dayly grief of his righteous soul was more than all his outward sufferings and all this plainly maketh them to appear not to be Christ-like but wholly against him for his Spirit is the Spirit of meeknesse love forbearance peace long-suffering and forgivenesse for he teacheth to forgive enemies and to pray for them yea even for them that would shamefully entreat us in this the Pope plainly appeareth not to be Christ-like but contrary unto him and so Antichrist and against Christ who said Blesse and curse not but the Pope curseth those which will not be subject unto him and Christ said He came not to destroy mens lives but to save them and also said Swear not at all but the Pope ingages men to swear to fight and destroy men so long as they live witnesse the Knights of Malta who are also forbidden to marry which Paul said was a Doctrine of Devils and in this also he plainly appeareth to be absolutely against Christ who had not whereon to lay his head in this world but the Pope is not contented to have
sins ye remit they are remitted they received also a Commission from God to preach the Gospel which none can do without the gift of the Holy Ghost which is only able to forgive save and destroy for though it was said to Peter Thou art Peter and upon this Rock will I build my Church this was not spoken unto him as he was a fleshly man but as he had the revelation of the Holy pure Spirit of God upon which the Church is built for the Church is in God who is the only ground and pillar of truth against which the Gates of Hell can never prevail though they prevailed against Peter after them words were spoken unto him so far as that he denyed his Master so here you that are not stark drunk and poysoned with this conception that the Incorruptible Church of God which is only built with living stones elect and precious Christ Jesus being the chief corner stone is built upon a man which is corrupt for it is evident Peter is dead and some of you say you have his bones amongst you which shews their foundation to be decayed had it been upon his person which never could be but upon his spirit by which he made that good confession That Christ was the Son of God which none can truly do without nor call him Lord. Therefore Pope Cardinals Monks Jesuites and Fryers of all sorts come forth and vindicate your selves and shew your Commission for what you do and from whom you had it for from Peter nor from Christ you are never able to shew you had it neither are you able to vindicate your Doctrine and Practice no further then your Inquisition Law and Prison will reach all which weapons will fail you in the terrible day of vengeance which is coming upon your heads for as you have made the Inhabitants of the earth drink deep of the Cup of Mistery Babylons Harlots you likewise shall be made to drink deep of the Cup of Gods vengeance even the dregs thereof shall be wrung out to you and your nakednesse shall be laid open for every eye to behold it And this is the word of the Lord God to you all which can never be recalled nor passe away unfulfilled upon your heads Therefore Oh ye Inhabitants of the Earth hast hast and repent least ye partake of her plagues for if ye endeavour and strive to uphold her ye shall of a truth partake of her Judgements Again I say be ye warned before it be too late and turn to the Lord by true repentance by forsaking and fasting from sin which if you do there is rich mercy in store for you and plenteous redemption in Christ Jesus who is the Light of the world who hath enlightned every one that cometh into the world with his true Light which reproves for sin and evill in the inward parts and if you believe in it and follow it and give up wholly to be guided by it you will become children of the Light and have an Inheritance with the Saints in the Light for the same which condemns you for sin would also purifie and cleanse you from all sin for it is the blood of the Covenant which is plentifully shed for lost and undone man and untill this be witnessed even a purifying washing and cleansing from sin there is no forgiveness for because of transgression the Law was added this is the truth of God unto you all sent amongst you to no other end but that you might be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth which would make you free and lead you out of the deceit of the deceiver as to be no longer deceived by him For seriously consider what have you from them whom you spend your time and substance about but the sight of a company of Images which they make you make Idols of by prostrating your selves before them which is absolutely against the righteous Law of God the Creator of Heaven and Earth see the Scripture Exodus 20. And thus you are fed as long as you feed them and put in their mouths but if you ever come to cease from feeding their inordinate desires they will soon prepare war against you though they have given you the name of Christians by sprinkling a little water upon you when you were children and knew not what they did and this for filthy lucres sake they fed you with the name of Christians but are wholly out of the nature themselves for the true nature and life of a Christian is pure peaceable and easie to be intreated not rendring evill for evill but alwayes overcoming evil with good doing unto all men as they would all men should do unto them which nature they manifestly shew they are out of By their fruits which is the Mark Christ said ye shall know them For it is very evident that none of them will be put into Prison for any thing pertaining to Religion but they will cause others to be imprisoned which thing Christians never did for their weapons were not carnal but spiritual and mighty through God to the pulling down of the strong holds of the kingdome of the man of sin neither did they wrestle with flesh and blood but with Principalities and Powers and spiritual wickednesse in High places which captivate the creature This was the Christians warfare which the Pope and all his Adherents are out of who swear men to destroy Creatures as long as they live contrary to Christ who came not to destroy mens lives but to save them who saith Swear not at all but the Pope as I said contrary to this swears men to destroy creatures as long as they live and to make away with flesh and blood with carnal weapons But they who smite with the sword shall be smitten with the sword and as they have loved blood blood shall they have to drink and so much the more because they have done it under the pretence of Religion and of the defending of the true Church and Faith which needeth not a carnal weapon to defend it for the true Church is in God therefore the gates of Hell cannot prevail against it let them be open never so wide and likewise the true Faith of Gods Elect gives victory over Sin Hell Death and the Grave and needeth not a Defendor but is able to defend it self and conquer all the powers of darknesse which ariseth up against it so it plainly appeareth they have not the true Faith and Church which must have a carnal weapon to defend it and it being so is the cause they cannot defend themselves without an outward power to uphold them and if once that fail them their kingdome would soon have an end and the true Christians kingdome shall flourish and prosper for their kingdome and dominion is invisible and without end being redeemed out of Kingdomes Tongues and Nations to follow the Lamb through many tribulations to enter into the everlasting Kingdome of their Father which is without end
the hands of the wicked so that they cannot turn from their wickedness by preaching up their Masters Kingdome for term of life which thing accomplished the Devil knows he hath them sure enough because it was the sin unto death which the Apostle said should not be prayed for So people Consider the miserable captivity and bondage you are in spending all the dayes of your lives in being taught by these Deceivers and in the end you must die in your sins which is a deplorable state for the Wages of sin is death and as the Tree falls so it lyes saith the Scripture and every one shall receive according to the deeds done in the body for his servants ye are to whom ye obey whether of sin unto death or of righteousnesse unto eternall life So read and consider and be no longer deceived God will not be mocked Such as you sow such shall ye reap and money cannot buy you an immortal possession neither can corruption purchase incorruption as your wicked leaders make you in effect to believe Thus hath the mistery of Iniquity and the man of sin fully wrought and revealed who by all deceiveablenesse of unrighteousnesse deceived the Nations one after this manner and another after that manner but his subtile wiles hath wrought the deepest amongst men under the name of Christians that thereby he might the easier deceive the hearts of the simple who have any desire in them after the true and living God and for these his instruments in this work he hath imposed the most subtile and craftiest men in all generations since the power of his working thereby the more to amaze the people in saying are not these the learned men are not these the Orthodox men and if these do not know how should we know who are illiterate and unlearned every way and by this his deceiveable working hath he possessed the hearts of the people with a lye for the wisdome of the wise men of this world know not the things of God neither can the naturall man discern the things of the Spirit for they are spiritually discerned therefore saith the Apostle Ye see your Calling Brethren how that not many wise men after the flesh not many mighty not many noble are called for God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty and base things of the world and things which are despised hath God chosen yea and things which are not to bring to nought things that are that no flesh might glory in his presence but of him are ye in Christ Jesus who of God hath made him unto us wisdome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption that according as it is written he that glorieth let him glory in the Lord 1 Cor. 1. 26-31 yea and God taketh the wise in their own craft and turneth the wisdome of the wise backward because the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men and the wisdome of man is foolishnesse with God and Christ Jesus also saith I thank thee Father that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes and sucklings Mark God hath even revealed his secrets unto babes and sucklings in which God doth perfect his praises and this is marvelous in the eyes of many And also the Apostle James saith God hath chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdome Friends this is far from the Romish Doctrine who exalt learning above the Spirit of God in whom is the candle of wisdome and in saying this I doe them no wrong for it appeareth evidently every way doe they not make use of a sort of men which they call Jesuits and Monks whom they esteeme the most to go to and fro abroad in the Nations and by their subtilty any way exalt their own horn through which means much blood hath been shed and grievous disorders amongst many hath been their fruits and effects will be witnesse enough for these things This is far from the example of Christ Jesus who made choyce of simple poor Fisher-men to send forth in his work even such who knew not the letter as saith the Scriptures and the wisdome of the Jews in those dayes had the simple hearted who believed in derision esteemed them accursed because they knew not the Law and asked if any of the Rulers did believe for ye may see preaching of Christ was esteemed a thing very much below them yet through the foolishness of this preaching as it was accounted of by the wisdome of man it pleased the Lord to save many for the Cross of Christ was preached which to the Jews was a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishnesse who sought after wisdome in those dayes but to every one that believed it was the power of God unto salvation as hath been said for he that will be truly wise unto salvation must truly become a fool as saith the Apostle that he may be made wise and saith Christ Except ye be converted and become as little children ye cannot enter into the Kingdome of God And this was witnessed by Paul who according to the learning and wisdome of this world surpassed many in his generation who was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel yet accounted it but dung and drosse that he might win Christ though according to the flesh he might glory above many Where is the wise where is the disputer hath not God appointed the the foolish things to confound them yea verily and shall for ever The little stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands which is spoken of in Daniel shall become a great mountain and cover the whole earth and blessed are they who shall fall upon it that they may be broken for if it fall upon them it will grind them to powder be they never so mighty or never so learned and never so prudent they shall never be able to stand before him Therefore all people submit and come under the banner of his love which is stretched forth over your heads for if you doe not you must come under his iron rod which will dash you to pieces for reign over all he must for ever and evermore though Gog and Magog set themselves in battel against him yea no weapon formed against him shall prosper for their great grength shall be turned into confusion for ever the Lord God of Heaven and Earth hath determined it whose will and purpose none shall be able to prevent though the Heathen may rage and the people imagine a vain thing yet all shall be in vain for God will set his Son upon his holy hill of Sion to reign over all for ever whose right alone it is and for his sake he will rebuke Kings Therefore blessed shall they be who resist not his glorious coming though Satan may have power a while to kill some of his followers and cast others into prison to
of sobriety and patterns of holinesse to others but on the contrary examples of folly and vanity and instead of being husbands to one wife marriage is forbidden amongst them which is a Doctrine of Devils which the Spirit did speak expressely should come and how these men govern their families may be clearly seen by tollerating of whoredome in such an open manner But whoremongers God will judge and all who tollerate and uphold them shall in no wise be cleer thereof for they are not ignorant that the Scripture saith That the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men and notwithstanding are not onely wicked and ungodly themselves but tollerate and take pleasure in them which commit all iniquity with greediness And this is the apparent fruits of that ye call The Holy City where the Whore sitteth at the Chappel dore to be hired of men Oh cursed abomination that such a place should be called A Holy City but this painting wherewith this impudent Harlot is painted shall decay and all Nations shall see her shame and the true Holy City shall be made manifest unto the sons of men let down from Heaven as a Bride adorned for her Husband into which nothing that worketh an abomination or a lye can enter though the Gates thereof are never shut but stand open day and night in which they shall not need the light of the Sun nor the Moon to give them light who walk therein but the Lamb shall be the light thereof and they shall reign for ever and ever But in Rome they must have wax Candles to give them light at noon-day and all manner of abominable works are committed therein even as Sodom and the Inhabitants of Gomorrah whose measure of iniquity never exceeded them This is not written from a spirit of envy or malice but from a simple heart being truly moved of the Lord thereunto that the simple may come to understand and consider what they are a doing and repent and turn to the Lord to worship him in Spirit and in Truth for such onely he hath regard unto and they who refuse such a visitation of love he will surely smite with a Curse which they will in no wise escape Therefore whilest you have time prize it before it be too late for the Lord waiteth to be gracious unto you Oh thou Nation of France though thine iniquities hath surpassed many yet the Lord stands at the door of your hearts and knocks and if any open to him in this the day of his love he will come in and sup with him and make his abode there so will you become a holy habitation and Temple for the Lord to dwell and abide in so ye will not need to go to Rome to fetch pieces of dead mens bones nor Pardons as murderers and all manner of unclean persons do which she receiveth and harboureth as good Christians and will give them Pardons as many as they will and thus is the hands of the wicked strengthned under the name of Peters Successor who was a true witnesse against all sin and uncleannesse whatsoever who did not settle himself in an earthly possession for he was not his own but the Lords who said unto him When thou wast young thou girdedst thy self and went whither thou wouldest but now thou art old another shall gird thee and thou shalt go whither thou wouldest not which is far from the Popes example just as light is from darknesse Oh ye Inhabitants of the Earth my bowels my bowels yearneth towards you and your captivated state my soul pityeth to see how the shadow of death hath overshadowed you by which means you are kept in sore captivity and bondage but the Lord God of my life hath compassion on you and if you do not wilfully count your selves unworthy of his tender compassion by refusing his love he will rend the Vail from off your hearts and will cause the Light of the glorious Gospel to shine therein which will give you the light and knowledge of himself in the face of Jesus Christ that ye may know that glory honour and praise belongeth only unto him not unto man from whom ye are to cease for his breath is in his nostrils and is nothing to be accounted of and make not flesh your arm least instead of a blessing the everlasting curse shame confusion come upon your heads for ever Therefore give up your selves unto the Lord in obeying his Light in all things that you may come to witnesse a sanctified state even in Soul Body and Spirit that holy pure and undefiled Temples your bodies may be for the Lord to take delight to dwell and walk therein which is the end of all Ministrations Types and Shaddows for this ends them all even to witnesse the Immanuel which is by Interpretation God with us or in us and this is the mistery which hath been hid from Ages and Generations even Christ in his people the hope of their glory So read and the Lord give you understanding to know the things which belongs to your peace and everlasting rest which if you turn to the Light of Christ Jesus in you they shall not be hid from your eyes for as it is written The light of the righteous shineth more and more untill it comes to a perfect day So if you turn to the righteous Light which condemneth you for sin then a perfect and true discovery of all things will be made manifest unto you but if you hate the Light and bring not your deeds unto it ye will be as the wicked that walk in darknesse and know not at what they stumble so be wise lest this saying come justly upon your heads as it is written The wonderers shall perish for God is working a work-in these dayes which ye cannot believe though it be told you A warning from the Lord God of Heaven and Earth is this day unto you all whose day is sprung from on high and hath visited the sons of men for he delighteth not in the destruction of any of you but rather desireth that you should turn from your sins and live for our God is a God of mercy and judgement therefore if you turn unto him by true repentance and forsake your sins which is the only true repentance never to be repented of in which you will come to witnesse judgement and mercy to meet together and righteousnesse and peace will embrace each other in you which is the onely happy and blessed state which never can be known or witnessed but by the death of the man of sin for that nature can never come to have peace but horror and judgement for evermore These are words of love and truth unto you all in and through a true lover of all your immortal souls who is ready to sacrifice his life for his vilest enemies even for those who revile persecute and imprison him as he is at this day for the testimony of a