faith of Christ crucifyed manfully to fyt under his Banner against sin the VVorld the Devil to continu Christs faithful soldiers servants unto their lyvs ends c. which as any hav com truly to do be they hav bin mâd a prey on by them their Nâms cast forth as evil counted Heritics not fit to liv whos practis towards such for ages generations past to this day hath bin spoyling their goods imprisonment banishment whiping torturing racking hanging burning their persons Others ther ar who thô they ûs not such a heap of lys ceremoys about it yet ar they acted by the sam spirit Power in the ground in the administration therof som sprinkling infants others diping persons of ryper years affirming it to be the baptilm of Christ uring a necessity ther of as unto salvation wher in they agree with the whor of Rom wher as John who was the minister of water baptism said thus I baptys you with water but ther cometh òn after me mytyer then I to wit Christ he shal baptys you with the holy ghost or spirit and Christ himself in his charg to his discypels said go yee and teach al nations baptysing them he said not in water but in to the nam of the Father of the Son of the holy spirit which baptism of Christ by the holy spirit was administred throuh preaching in thè demonstration of the spirit Power of God wherby Peepel wer brouht in to a participation of the lyt lov wisdom Power and spirit of holynes which is the Nà m of the father who is the God of lyt and lov the nam of the Son who is the wisdom and Power of God the Nà m of the holy ghost who is caled the spirit of holynes this is the òn baptism which saveth which the Apostel said is not the washing away of the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good consciens towards God by the refurrection of Christ from the ded in them the baptism which is by the òn spirit into the òn body of Christ vvhich body of Christ is the whol creation visibel invisibel of which every living cretur of God is a member the tempel the hous of Prayer unto al nations the visibel and sensityv part wherof is the womam that was deceived and first in the transgression the evil effects of which transgresing Power hath throuh thos angels that kept not their own habitations spred it self over the whol body wherby a dark vail of covering hath bin drawn over the Pur lyt glory of God in every cretur visibel invisibel otherwys ther had not bin need of making a covenant for the redemtion Salvation Deliverans and restoration of the whol body had not the effects of the curs bondag of corruption bin over al that it hath bin so hath evidently appeared in the several ecclipses darkning of the Sun the turning of the moon in to bloud the faling of the stars of the hevens the Extreams of heat cold natural spiritual tempestuos and blasting Wynds outward Inward Infectios clouds vapors mildews on the outward Inward man overwhelming destroying showers of snovv rayn hayl the enmity that is not only in Man-kynd but in every cretur òn against another not only of ôn sort against thos of another sort but against ech other of the sam kynd sort which ar al the effects of the curs that entred by transgression it cannot be other wys For if God cast out God then wer his Kingdom divyded against it self so should hav an end but the eternal Power the former of al things being the spirit of Pur lyf lov peas wisdom ryteosnes holynes thos effects formentioned could not proceed from him for every effect proceeds from its natural proper caus had the creation stood under the goverment of that Pur Power spirit by which it was created brouht forth the transgresing Power curs could not hav entred al thos evil effects ther of had never bin brouht forth for deth folly unryteosnes desylment destruction enmity could never Possibly hav bin the effects or prodùs of that spirit of Pur lyf wisdom Ryteosnes Salvation Preservation lov From this cursed Root the transgressing Power that old serpentyn spirit which took plà s in Eva and Adam and throuh them hath spred it self over the whol body hath sprung al the wars murders Persecutions Enmity Deceit Plagu's Pestilenses sikneses Famins Destructions wo's Calamitys Miserys which hav bin stil ar not only upon in Man-kynd but in upon the vvhol body of the creation and as the everlasting covenant of God to his ovvn Pur Seed vvhich is Christ not only in Man-kynd but in the vvhol body of the creation every cretur therin contained coms to be mà d good the corrupt bondag of the transgresing Povver chal be broken al the miserabel cursed effects therof shal ceas According to the promis of God by throuh his holy Profets which body of Christ is his spous his church to for which he giveth himself that he may redeem wash clens it that it may becom holy blâmles without spot in the midst of which even in throuh every creturth declareth the Fathers Nà m unto his brethren sings Prayses unto him This is the sweet singer of Israel Christ is al in al betxixt God and man whether in disâ—ensing mercy or execuring Iudgment visibel or in visibel in upon Mankind as first to upon Adam Eva. who throuh al ages generations hath in Ryteosnes faithfulnes sung the sweet song of mercy judgment as a Son over his own hous to wit Christ the eternal word of lyf the vvisdom and Povver of God vvhich was in the begining vvith God befor his vvorks of old by vvhom al things wer mâd and ar upheld It was he that mâd Man-kynd in his own pur Imag plased him in Dominion over the works of his hands who in lov and Kyndnes gav them freedom to eat of every tree of the garden prohibiting them only from eating of the tree of knowledg of good and evil warning them in mercy of the evileffects of transgresing against his Just command therin yea even when the lust was conceiving and the Tempter working in Eva it was Christ the sâam eternal Wisdom and Power of God which in Just Ryteos Judgment after sin and transgression had taken plâs and got entrans in them that pronounsed and executed on in them the Just and Ryteos Judgments of God becaus of their sin transgression It was he to wit Christ that in mercy to in the old World exercysed patiens To and upon the old wrold long forbearans by his spirit in stryving with them til al flesh had corrupted their ways befor him so that it repented him that he had mà d man And
God in by and throuh that Erthen vessel non hav any profit or benifit therby but only such who com into a participation of the sam eternal lyf and purfulnes of God in them selvs which was in him The next stal is their Altars or communion tabels vvher they administer an invenrion of their own brains vvhich they cal the Sacrament of the Altar or communion or the Lords supper in vvhich they mak ûs of bred wyn vvhich after the Priest hath said his Charm of Sorcery and witchcraft over cald consecration they affirm that the substans of the bred wyn is departed that their remaineth nouht but Accidents and that under thos Accidents is the Sà m body bloud of Christ vvhich vvas shed crucifyed on à cros vvithout the gats of Jerusalem being ignorant that the substans not only of bred vvyn but of every cretur is no other then the only living tru Lord God so that by their own confession that vvhich they receiv in their Sacrament is only Accidents without substans and verily as to them so it is for they feed on ashes a deceived heart hath turned them asyd Others ther ar who thô they hav not such a heap of lys and ceremonys about the administration of it yet ar they in it acted by the Sâm spirit in the ground althô they affirm not that it is the sà m body in which the Son of God suffered deth without the gats of Ierusalem yet after they hav said their charm cald blesing the bred they look on it as somwhat mor then it was but what they cannot wel say caling it a supper when many of them receiv it befor they hav eaten their own dinners affirming it to be the communion of the body bloud of Christ when as to them its only a Tabel of such as eat drink unworthily they not discerning the Lords body so becom guilty of the body bloud of the Lord. Wheras Christ Iesus in the sâ—m nyt in which he was betrayed took bred blesed it brak it gav it to his discypels saying tak eat this is my body which is given for you do this in remembrans of me and lykwys the Cup saying this is the new Testament in my bloud which is shed for many and this was befor he had suffered deth in that body throuh which he spak unto them mark that and the Apostel said that the bred which they brak was the communion of the body of Christ and the cup of blesing which they blesed was the communion of the bloud of Christ and that so often as they did eat of that bread he said not ons a week month or year but so often as they did eat drink therof they did shew forth the Lords deth til he cam to wit his deth in the creturs received in the tru hunger thirst of the tru discerning and worthy receiver til he appear in the vertu of his own lyf blesing and lov in and throuh the creturs received to norish and refresh the sam in every tru discerning and worthy receiver for it is no other then the lyf of God which tasteth deth in ôn Cretur to refresh norish uphold the sá m in another herin he tasteth deth for every man is the savior of man beast which is the word of his eternal wisdom Power by which he upholdeth al things That which norisheth and refresheth and that which is Norished and refreshed is ôn in every tru discerning and worthy receiver as he that sanctifyeth and they who ar sanctifyed ar of ôn The other stals ar their Desks pulpits wher in sted of speaking as the orakel of God preaching the everlasting gospel according as they hav seen felt tasted experiensed in them selvs and praying as the Pur spirit of the Lord giveth utterans they utter forth the imaginations of their own brains filing the ears of the Peepel with â—abels storys of lying syns and wonders gathered out of the wrytings books of such whom they cal antient Fathers Poets hathen Philosophers Commentators with their own imaginations from the scripturs perverting them to their own others destruction intruding into things which they hav not seen using som words of Hebrew Greek Latin somtyms in their preaching in imitation of thos tongu's which wer ons appearing as a gift in amongst the Apostels for a syn unto them which beleeved not that so as the speaking in dyvers tongu's languages becam ons a divyding and confounding curs amongst the builders of Babel in the fal so to and in the Apostels it becam a gift of God or syn to such as beleeved not that they myt be brouht again out of the curs out of the many tongu's and languages to learn and speak the ôn pur languag ' And in sted of praying by the motion and help of the pur Power and Spirit of the Lord in them which is the only Advocat vvith the Father who eyer livs to mak intercession in and for the Saints according to the wil of God they read utter forth many vain repetitions which they cal Masses Ave Marys Pater nosters Creeds Common Prayers out of their divyn Servis books Directorys c. With the blynd dark conceptions of their own hearts brayns caled Extemporary Prayers thinking as their predecessors fór fathers the Scrybs Pharisees Hypocryts of old to be heard for their much babbeling in sted of singing in the Spirit making sweet melody to the Lord in their hearts they hav several sorts of Music with singing men boys to mak a noys after the manner of the hethen of old when they sacrifysed their children throuh the fyr unto devils Others ther ar who sing and caus others to sing the saints words and conditions in rym or meeter many of them being ignorant that therin they do evil offering the sacrifys of fools For for any ôn or mor together to sing as prayses unto God in the vvords of the saints or Profets left upon record and say that God is their Ryteosnes and that he hath pluked their â—eet out of the myer set them on the Rok established their goings or that ther is no rest in their bôns by reason of their sins that they water their couch with their tears their skin is as a bottel in the smoak or that the law of Gods mouth is dearer to them then thousands of Gold and Silver Sweeter then the hony or the hony comb as a Lanthorn to their feet lyt unto their Paths their ey not lofty nor their heart hauhty but that their souls ar as weaned children c. VVhen they ar such as liv in vanity Pryd and mâk a scorn and a derision of such as vvalk in the lyt mak the eternal word or spirit of the Lord in them their guyd leader and teacher and mak it
was not meats and drinks and that both the Belly and meats was for destruction demanding of them who had bewitched them and whether having run wel and begun in the Spirit they thouht to be mâd Perfet in the flesh teling them that he was fraid of them least he had bestowed his labor in vain on them becaus they observed days tyms and sabbaths and ther wer such amongst them as wer Eried from the faith and had mád ship wrak of a good consciens deceived and deceiving others in doctrin and practis and for dishonest gain gon in the way of Balaam for gifts and rewards And they affirmed that the Body Spirit Hôp Lord Faith Baptism God and father of al is but ôn vvho is in throuh and over al Who 's eternal pur fulnes dvvelt bodyly in Christ of vvhos fulnes of pur lyt and lyf al vvho receiv and vvalk in becom Children and heyrs of God in and vvith him vvhich is the faith of the son of God by vvhich the Iust livs in Mâl and femál the ón Baptism vvhich saveth vvhich is not the washing away the out ward filth os the flesh but the answer of a good consciens by the Resurrection of Christ the Lord that spirit from the ded in mâl and femâl vvhich al vvho hav the Son hav the Father also dvveling and Walking in them as saith the scripturs of truth and Christ said that he vvas the Resurrection the lyf al vvho did do or shal liv beleev in him do and shal liv thô they vver Ded Such becom Children of the resurrection throuh the participation of the sâm Pur Divyn Natur Lyt Lyf fulnes of God vvhich dvvelt in vvas mâd manifest throuh Christ Jesus vvherby the Saints then novv vvitnesed themselvs to be not only crucifyed and ded vvith Christ unto the World vvith the inordinat affections lusts therof but also to be quikened and risen vvith him siting together in hevenly plases in Christ The Resurrection Redemtion Salvation is of Christ the Seed of God in Man-kynd vvhich in Man as unto Man becâm as captivated slain in bondag throuh the entrans prevailing of sin transgression vvherby the becâm the Lamb slayn from the foundation of the World vvhich lyeth in vvikednes in Man-kynd The laying down the outward body no Curs The bâr laying down of the body vvhich is called Deth is not the effect or revvard of sin the laying dovvn of the body had bin thô Man had never faln in to sin and transgression vvhich vvould not hav bin nether shal be to such as à r truly Redeemed ether cursed or any ground of fear or terror but in the vvil of the Lord Rather desyrabel as a Bed of Rest in its plàs season is as truly vvelcom and desyrabel as ether food or the morning or any part of the day to him that is in the vvork of God That Deth which is the reward of sin what That Deth and Curs vvhich vvas and is the Reward of sin transgression entred into Mankynd in the sâm day instant of tym that sin entred acording to the Word of the Lord to and in them after vvhich Adam lived several hundreds of Years in the body yet this I say That the shortnes and uncomfortabel being of the lyf in the Body is the Effect of Sin Christ Said to the father of al that thou hast given me I have lost Nón that it was the wil of the Father that he should raiss it up again at the last day he spak not of Carkases Or Persons But of the Pur glory Dominion of his own lyf which in man as unto man throuh the Entrans of trangression becam as slain captivated and in bondag yet in it self lost nothing but retaind stil retains its Purity Dominion in and over Mankynd throuh al Ages for ever abyds the sam for Christ the sà m Eternal lyt The lyt always the sam in its self but as to man the dispensation changeth as he changeth lyf wisdom Povver of God which in Mankynd befor transgression rendred him to be the Imag of God and sat him in tru Pur honor Dominion over the works of his hands becam in Man-kynd after the Entrans of sin A Reprover judg in them so that the lyf Power of God in them was the sâm in its Purity undefyled not consenting to the evil only differing in the working manifestation of its self in Man-kynd and the last day is novv com in vvhich Christ the Lyt Lyf VVisdom Power seed of God shal be Raised up again in Man-kynd man-kynd in it to the Sám Pur Dominion and glory which he had with the Father and Man-kynd in him befor the vvorld vvhich lyeth in wikednes began And as concerning Eternal Judgment it is commited by the father to the Son to wit Christ the Lyt VVisdom and Power of God the faithful tru witnes of God in Mà l and femal vvhich vvas vvith the father befor his works of Old which Eternal judgment hath bin faithfuly Executed in On throuh al ages generations in on the general and in and on every Particular soul of Man-kynd that hath don evil vvhich shal continu to be Executed by him til al his Enemys becom his footstool and that Sà m Eternal Judgment vvhich is in Christ the Lyt the faithful tru witnes of God in Mâl Femà l shal stand for ever in Pur Dominion over the hed seed of the serpent vvhich is the transgresing Power in Man-kynd And as concerning heven it is that pur stât of eternal Lyf Lov Dominion glory which is the Imag of God in which Man-kynd was plased befor trans gresion Heven what into which Man kynd by throuh a participation of that pur Divyn Natur fulnes of God wich dwelt bodyly in Christ Jesus coms to be again Redeemed Restored which al who truly enjoy partak of do enter in by Christ the lyt lyf way eternal door ar saved redeemed risen standing up from the ded receiving Eternal lyf in him siting in hevenly plases in Christ And hel is no other but that Deth Curs wo Misery and Tribulation which entreth and tà ks hold on body soul and Spirit throuh transgression but that Deth and hel which John in the Spirit of Prophesy wrot of and saw as cast in to the lâk of fyr is no other then that cursed Spirit Power Dominion of the darknes of this World which throuh the faling away Apostacy of the Gentils or Romans arôs and hath bin for ages and generations excercysed over the several Nations Kindreds Tongu's and Languages throuhout Christendom in the Dragon 's Beast's and fals Profets Spirit and Povver vvho under fals pretenses of protecting governing and teaching the peepel in safty Peas Ryteosnes Holynes hav bin a Hel of cruelty Oppression unryteosnes and deceit unto and over
crafts was is the intemperans inchastity inordinacy of Peepel So al thes may say If Peepel be brouht to Christ the lyt lyf of God in them the good physician which purgeth clenseth from al filthines of fleâ—h spirit leads al vvho ar led by him in ways of temperans sobryety chastity in the fear of the Lord then they wil com to be Inhabitants of that city which shal say they ar not sik the Lord to be com the helth of their Countenanses their God and abyding therin the ground of al Diseases distempers in Body soul Spirit is kept down in peepel Such wil not hav need to com to us with their Urins giv us larg sums of mony for our Advys Counsel to maintain us in pryd eas or to mak ûs of our salvs deceitful Compounds so our deceitful trads wil dy and wither away also And al sorts of Marchants traders in Ships Shops wââ—houses Ins Victualinghouses Fayrs Markets may say If peepel be brouht to Christ the lyt everlasting covenant of lyf in them be tauht led by him in them then they wil com to tak cà r for nothing to tak no thouht what they shal eat drink or put on but cast al their câr upon the Lord vvhos eternal power wisdom dayly produseth sufficient to feed sustain every cretur so to becom as ôn houshold or family children of ôn Father heirs together in with Christ of the ôn Inheritans caling nothing their own injoying al things in the pur fear lyf lov wisdom of God as in ôn common ryt or intrest Such wil not hav need to mak ûs ' of our deceitful Inventions of mony to buy sel mak Marchandyz of the gists several stors of the hous of God wich al flow from the ôn gist which he freely gav to the children of men without respect to Persons neither wil such frequent or mak ûs of our Ships Shops Ins victualing-houses fayers or markets And so we may lay asyd our ships shut up our shops wâr-houses Taverns and victualing-houses and ceas frequenting our fayrs and Markets for no Man wil buy our wârs any Mor and so our trads of deceit oppression wil dy and wither away also Thos cald Land-Lords who in the spirit of the world hav raked great quantitys of the Erth into their hands may say If peepel be bourht to Christ the lyt way of peas saluation in them then having food and rayment they wil learn ther with to be content not Covet or desyr to grasp farms into their hands to serv their own particular intrests to spend their tym in sweating toyl cà r and labor as under the curs to giv us larg and yearly rents by sums of mony to manitain us in pryd lusts eas fulnes so that our Lands must â—therly unstok-ed until-ed or vve must let such us ' it vvho vvil only let us hav a part of the produs therof vvith them for our necessary supplys of food and rayment and so our Lordly Covetos and oppressing vvay of farming Lands for great and unre sonabel sums of mony by the year vvil dy and vvither avvay also Thos cald by-way thievs Robers may say if Peepel be brouht to Christ the lyt the strong Tower of sasty eternal salvation in them then the us ' of mony wil com to be laid Asyd by them and as for food rayment if we be Really in want therof the lov of Christ in them wil mak them wiling to supplys our real necessitys so that if we com to them on the by ways filver and gold they wil hav non and if we should tak their cattel they ryd up on or cloths from their baks it would be an unkyndnes offered to such as ar really wiling to feed cloth such as ar really in want and necessity nether can we lykly pas long with such things without being discovered and so becom lyabel to sham and suffer the strok of Justis from the hand of the Magistrat for the sam And therfor it wil be mor manly honorabel for us to fal into som way-of honest and moderat labor that so we may eat our own bred and wear our own cloths in Peas and quyetnes without condemnation in our own conscienses or fear of sham by the strok of Iustis Thos cald way going Peepel ydel and sturdy begers may say if peepel be brouht to Christ the lyt and wisdom of God in them then alth ô the bowels of the lov of Christ in them constrain them to do good unto al as need and necessity requyreth yet if we com to beg of them having bodys abel to work they may justly say unto us that such as wil not labor ouht not to eat and may offer us labor and food which if we refus the ôn they may justly with hold from us the other So that we shal be forsed to lay asyd our ydel dronish trád of beging and ether to work or starv which if we do our blouds wil be upon our own heds The whol body of the world which lys in wikednes may say if peepel be brouht to Christ the lyt wisdom Power eternal salvation of God in them then the end of the world even of al things wil be com upon them as it was on the Apostels Saints in their days and al the many vvays vviked inventions and Practises which hav had their Rys Continuans to this day throuh the entrans of sin trangression by the first Adam wil be ended finished and Eternal ryteosnes brouht in and established in Man-kynd and Man-kynd in it al Rúl Authority Power it standing in the spirit Power of the old Serpent put down and destroyed the vvhol creation delyvered from the bondag of corruption into the glorios liberty of the Sons of God and al things in heven Erth visibel invisibel reconcyled to God in him every Knee mà d to bovv and tongu ' to confes to him to the glory Prays of God the eternal Father Pur fountain of lyt lov wisdom glory and Dominion vvho is in throuh and over al God blesed for ever this is the God whom many hav waited for and this is the salvation expected by him and for ever blesed be his Nà m as non ever did so nether hav they wayted on him in vain nor bin ashamed of their hòp in him for according to his promis declared and recorded by throuh the holy Profets he hath now set to his hand again the second tym for the redemtion and salvation of himself his own oppresed seed in the ends or inhabitants of the Erth not only in Man-kynd but even in the whol creation who vvorketh so as non can hinder and shal not be discoraged til he hath set Ryteosnes in the Erth surly his salvation is ny unto them that
caused to be mà d a multitud of abominabel Idolatros images and ydols in their and your spiritual adulteros abominabel blasphemos and idolatros hearts and mynds to represent God Christ the spirit angels and saints mà d of gold silver bras yron wood and ston after the manner of the ignorant and idolatros heathen of old which they and you hav caused to be set up in your hyh ways Markets Streets Courts of judicatur and plases of your idolatros vvorship and set up and hang in your houses and carry about you throuhout Christendom filing the land with ydols and picturs and abominabel images of jelosy ther by grievosly provoking the just and ryteos Lord God omnipotent to caus his fiers vvrath indignation and jelosy to smoak burn against you having worshiped the works of your own hands even that which your fingers hav mâd the mean Man hath bowed down even Mâl Femâl Rich Poor Bond Free Smal Great and yee the Potentats Kings Prinses Rulers great ôns hav Debased your selvs beforthem THERFOR WIL I NOT FOR GIV OR SPAR YOU saith THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT And yee the Potentats Kings Prinses Rulers throuhout Christendom and your predecessors having forgoten turned your baks upon and becom Ignorant of the God that formed you and raised you up in whos hand at whos dispos your breth lyvs dominons ar it hath rendred both them and you voyd of that nobel Spirit of tru wisdom counsel gravity Prudens vertu holynes which appeared ons in som of your predecessors rendring them famos terribel dredful to their enemys abroad their Goverment lovly desyrabel at hom among the several Nations tongu's and languages under their subjection They you becam stil remain lyk Cruel Uunatural bruit-beasts or evening wolvs turning that sword which ons rendred them dredful terribel to their enemys unto their own bowels therwith by wars division stryf contentions murdering kiling and destroying on Another in the wikednes pryd stoutnes of their your ambitios hearts mynds quarreling ôn with another about Erthly dominions greatnes and preheminens emty blasphemos Antichristian Nâms tytels of worldly Antichristian and Spiritually wiked Honor Dominion to wit Master worshipful Hy Myty Lords Stâts General most Illustrios Nobel Vertuos Honorabel Excelent Sereen Earls Duks Lord Protectors Prinses Kings most invincibel Emperors Cardinals Eminency Archbishops Bishops Grâs Ryht Reverend Fathers in God common Priests Reverend Divyns c. with the Pôps Holynes al the other Nâms Tytels assumed in the Military Civil Ecelestastical Powers so caled which ar not of Christ but cam out of the bottomles pit ar Erthly sensual Devilish into the Lâk of Gods most Just Ryteos Dredful wrath vengeans Plagu's Indignation must that Power Spirit be cast in which yee now stand by which ye ar acted Yee hav not learned of Christ to lov ôn another who said to Peter put up thy sword into its plas for al that ták the sword must perish by the sword and heer by both yee and your goverment ar rendred odios yea even most intolerably burdensom cruel and opresing in the syt of God and in the hearts of the Peepel over whom yee rul lading them with Burdens taxes oppresions labor Sôr travels in bloud wars on against another And althô yee cal your goverment The Holy Roman Empyr the Pop blasphemosly his holynes and the Rest of that spiritual Babylonian Antichristian crew holy Bishops patrons Fathers of holy Church so caled and profes your selvs to be Christian Emperos Kings Prinses Rulers and Peepel yet ar yee found voyd of the tru Christian Spirit lyf bav not learned of Christ nether ar found in his nor the tru Christians ways practises who said lov your enemys bles them that Curs you do good to them that hât you pray for them that persecut you despytfully ûs you be not overcom of evil but over com evil by doing good But yee hav bin môr barbaros stil ar mor cruel to your Enemys then any that ever I hav heard seen or red of causing them to be with Yrons ôn their legs lyk horses nyt day and their hands in Yrons chaining them by the neks lyk dogs to a post or wal with their feet in the stoks lying on the ground with litel under them cruelly torturing their bodys to fo rs them to confes and tel what ther outward estats ar or what rich abel friends they hav ther by to procur great sums of mony for their ransoms causing them to work dayly with thos Yrons upon their legs provyding no cloths for them allowing them only water to drink and hardly bred enuf of the courser sort to fustain their outward man yea causing som of them to work without allovving them ether bred or mony hardly permiting them to fetch good water or go to such as pased by them wher they wer at work to beg buying seling them ôn to another as slavs lyk beasts for mony according to what was of old forseen fortold by the Spirit of prophesy in John the faithful witnes of Jesus recorded in the Scripturs of truth of al which Inhuman antichristian cursed and cruel dealings my self and companion in travel hav bin not only Ey and ear witneses but also in mesur hav gon throuh suffered and sustained So that this seed of the serpent even that cursed Spirit of apostacy and faling away from the tru Christian Spirit purfaith lyf having taken root in your predecessors it hath continued in its cursed operations fruits working in you to this very day and hens it hath com to pas that tru wisdom is Perished from thy anients good wholsom counsel is not to be found among the honorabel ôns and insted of governing the Peepel in truth peas and ryteosnes behold on al hands a grievos cry of vyolens spoyl oppression insted of unity and concord behold stryf debat rumors of cruel and dredful wars on al hands And not having Christ to be your hed Bishop King Priest Counseler Lawgiver and horn of your salvation yee ar becom broken to Pieces and divyded under dyvers heds Bishops Kings Blasphemos nams heaps and horns pushing stryving contending and waring ôn against another in bloud and cruelty wherby whol Christendom hath bin mâd an Akeldama or field of bloud even a plâs not of kyndnes and good entertainment but of cruelty and Murder and to bury strangers in even Christ the tru and Ryt heryr and Lord of al who hath bin long as a stranger in the Erth as driven out of his possession but now com to demand recover posses his inheritans which is the purchas of your denying betraying and Spiritually Murdering and Crucifying the Lord of lyf and glory And thy Peepel O Christendom being Ignorant of Christ vvho vvas given of the
with the sam glory which he had in with the Father befor the foundation of the world which lyeth in wikednes began And as the natural Body of Christ is but òn so the lyf spirit or soul which is the Spiritual Body is but ón also throuhout the whol Body The whol creation is the body of Christ. every living member therof which is God manifest in the flesh The sâm Eternal lyf pur Power which giveth being and form to ôn Cretur giveth form being unto al not only to in Man-kynd but to and in every Cretur so that the whol is but ôn Body filed acted by ôn soul guyded governed quikened by ôn Eternal Spirit which ar ôn and agree in ôn in him who is the incomprehensibel Lord God Omnipotent the Eternal Fountain and fulnes of al and heer in is seen that imaginary faith of a God-hed comprehended in three Persons for according to their own apprehensions a person being a body in conjunction with a soul then it may be affirmed that ther ar as many Persons comprehended in the God hed as ther ar Kynds of living Creturs and distinct Creturs of every Kynd which ón Body with the ón soul acted and governed by the on Eternal quikening Spirit is the ón only Son of God which cam out of the bosom of the Father in whom he was is ever shal be wel pleased and as the Father hath lyf in himself so hath he given the Son to hav lyf in himself to every living cretur or member in him to hav lyf in it self both in the natural spiritual body the lyf of al in the seed preserved as Christ who is the eternal quikening Power to in the seed both of the natural spiritual body appears so do they al appear with him in tru Pur glory the communication of the vertu of the eternal quikening Power to in the seed both of the Natural Spiritual Body is throuh the cros of Christ which to in the seed of the natural body is communicated throuh natural sensibel visibel things to wit Winter Summer heat cold seed tym harvest hunger food thirst drink Nyt Dây motion rest But to in the seed of the Spiritul Body after a Spiritual and invisibel manner either secretly in the Reyns heart and inward parts or throuh erthen vessels which he hath filed with that tresur a dispensation therof comittent to them which is the Spirit of Prophesy a ded becaus of transgression which shal ceas fayl as into the everlasting Covenant Man-kynd is brouht which Communication of the vertu of the Eternal Power throuh the cros to and in the seed of the Spiritual Body answereth Spiritually to al the dimensions therof to and in the seed of the natural body which ar al of them as truly necessary to the being and welbeing of the seed and lyf of God the ôn as the other both in the natural and spiritual body and as desyr fayls in the on the natural body returns to the Erth and the spirit to God that gav it and as desyr fayls in the other such becom ded whyl they liv which cros is the everlasting covenant o God to and with the seed his own lyf both in the natural and spiritual body which in ôn in and throuh the whol creation and every living cretur therin contained only differing in degrees and manner of working and operation And for an assurans of his faithfulner in making good the covenant on his part to the seed in the natural visibel body he hath given an outward or visibel syn or token plasing his Bow in the clouds of the visibel hevens And to the seed of the invisibel or spiritual body he hath given an invisibel or spiritual witnes or token to wit the lyt which shyneth in the dark plàs in the inward parts the faithful tru witnes of God the word which liveth and Abydeth for ever neer in the mouth and in the heart concerning which the covenant Promis of God is that it shal not depart out of the mouth of the seed nor of its seeds seed for ever even so long as the Sun and moon endureth And heer I Judg it expedient further to declar that I do not herin ether deny or under vallu ether the person work or Son-ship of Iesus Christ that just and innocent ón who witnesed a good confession befor Pontius Pylat But what the holy Profets Apostels declared recorded in the spirit of truth concerning him I do own acknowledg to be tru do heerby affirm that the sam eternal Pur holy Innocent lyf fulnes of God which dwelt bodyly in him was the lamb which was slayn from the foundation of the world which lyeth in wikednes the holy seed of the woman to which the covenant of God is mà d in which al the Promises of God ar yea and Amen in which al the familys of the Erth shal be blesed the lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world the Shylo into whom the gathering of the Peepel shal be the Alpha and Omega the begining the end of al the works of God without begining of days or end of lyf who was is is to com abydeth the Sam for ever world without end and that he cam out of the bosom of the Father in whos mouth was found no guyl in whom the temter nether had nor found any Plàs was the first begoten from the ded the first born amongst many brethren the Author and Captain of eternal salvation who pased the tym of his so journing on Erth in that mortal body in the Pur fear lov of God faithfully finisingh the work given him by the Father to do in the sà m eternal Pur spirit offered up himself unto God without spot returned into the bosom of the Father innocent holy harmles undefyled as he proceeded cà m forth from the Father And as concerning that body of flesh in which he appeared this I say as himself also testifyed that the flesh profiteth nothing but it is that eternal word of spirit and lyf which was mà d manifest in throuh that body of flesh was and is the wisdom and Power of God to salvation in al them that beleeved and that he had power to lay it down and tak it again and did lay it down upon the cros and took it again out of the sepulker and in it was received by a cloud out of the syt of his discypels and according to the scripturs this I say that the things which ar seen with the outward or visibel ey ar but temporal and fading but the things which ar not seen they ar eternal Nòn hav advantag by the deth of Christ but such as partak of his Lyf And as concerning what was don said suffered by the lyf wisdom and Power of
and cruel adversarys and to aveng al the oppressions crueltys and Innocent bloud of his harmles lambs and Saints on them that dwel upon the Erth fro the least to the greatest of them even upon this present age and generation And heer it may be noted how this old Serpent vvhich goeth upon its belly hath throuh ages generations in thos cald Priests Levits spiritual men and the Clergy conformed and transformed it self unto any thing and into any form and lyknes except the lyf and Povver of godlynes in to which it can never com provyded they myt hav the nations and Rulers of the Erth as beasts and asses for them to ryd on and their tresurs and fruits of their labors to be at their command to feed pamper their bellys The World is the Who the Spirit of truth in throuh the Holy Men of God Profets Christ Apostels said wer grievos Wolvs such as mâd their their God making again of the flok would stil so ar its Ministers the sam they ever wer so many receiv the sam nams now from the sam Spirit exercysed in covetos practises going in long Robs loving to be cald of men Master and to hav the greetings in the market plas the uppermost Rooms at Feasts such as did say not do teaching for Doctrin the tradiditions of Men Hipocryts whyted wals painted sepulkers such as teach for hyr and Devyn for mony greedy dumb dogs that cannot bark loving every on his gain from his quarter preparing war against such as put not into their mouths filthy Dreamers that defyl the flesh runnng greedily in the error of Balaam for gifts rewards spots in their Feasts of charity feeding themselvs without fear clouds without Water carried about with Wynds trees whos fruit withereth twys Ded and plucked up by the Roots Raging wavs of the Sea foaming out their own sham wandering stars to whom the blaknes of darknes is reserved for ever When Israel of old in the wildernes turned their Baks upon the God of their saluation this spirit in Aaron and thos confederat with him complys with them and maks A Calfs and they said thes be thy Gods o Israel vvhich brouht thee out of the land of Egipt and built an Altar to it and yet proclaiming and pretending to mak A feast to the Lord siting dovvn to feed and pamper their bellys together and rysing up to play and vvhen Israel in the laind of Canaan revolted from the Lord to serv the Idol Gods of the heathen this old Serpent in the Priests Levits conforms ther unto Exercysing the several forms Manners of Idolatros worship to the several sorts of Ydols and Images provyded they may nat sail of provision for their bellys when Micah gat à Reliv a Teraphim an Ephod A graven Molten Imag to erect an Idolatros way of worship in his own family he wants not à Levit to excercys à worship ther unto provyded he may hav ten shekels by the year Asuit of Apparel provision for his Belly and when Ieroboam mad Calvs sit them up in Dan Bethel he wanted not enuf to be Priests to exercijs a form of vvorship to them provyded they may not fail of provision for their bellys and vvhen ydol Tempels Images wer Erected for the worship of Baal if Achab and Iesabel wil hav eight hundred fisty Priests to exercys à vvorship therun to they redyly Conform provyded they may dayly eat Drink at Iesabels tabel when Israel took up an Imagination of A Queen of heven they want not enuf of thos cald Priests spiritual men devyners to Exercys a worship to her provyded they may hav the Cáks Meat Drink offerings which ar baked offered to her to feed pamper their bellys And when the spirit of Apostacy took hold on the gentils Or Romans turning their ears away from truth unto fabels this old Serpentyn spirit provyded them heaps of fals teachers provyded they may mà k a gain of them get filthy luker by them exercys Lord ship Dominion over their Persons estats faith conscienses whos Practis hath bin for ages and generations Past throuh the Apostacy to this day to prepar war against such as put not into their mouths to spoyl the goods whip Banish Tortur Burn and hang the Persons of the Innocent who in the spirit Power of the Lord hav born testimony against their ways of Idolatry deceit covetos Practises Proud and Bloudthusty spirits And when Henry the Eigth of that nam so caled King of England mád a breach upon that cursed Idolatros sea of the Roman ecclesiastical Power threw of the Pops supremacy they in words and outward profession cast it of also lyk unnatural children cal'd their Mother the Whor of Róm swearing Allegians Supremacy to the King receiving their inductions into their Spiritualy wiked Plases Orders Proffits from him his Substituts teling their God in their Prayers that in al Cases over al Persons as wel Ecclesiastical as temporal the King is supream hed Governor he confirming them in their Church gleab lands tyths yearly Stypends Revenus to feed pamper their Bellys And when Mary his next Successor cam into the Thrón turned al as it wer bak again then they fased quyt about with the Dog to their own vomit submiting conforming to that which they had in word profession outward Practis denyed cast of viz. the Póps supremacy persecuting burning such as Heritics who for Consciens sak towards God could not conform therunto She securing to them their yearly Incoms to feed serv pamper their God which was their Bellys And when Elizabeth her next Successor aros then they turned quyt about again disgorging the vomit which befor they had re-eaten swearing allegians Supremacy unto her teling their God in their Prayers that shee the Queen was in al cases and over al persons as wel Ecclesiastical as Civil supream hed Governor He securing confirming to them their provision for their Bellys And when the Parliament which was in the Reyn of Charls the first of that Nam so caled King of England mád a defensyv War against the said King The said Parliament making provision for their Bellys erecting a Commitee to provyd augmentations yearly Stypends som of 50 som of 100 pound or mor and laying 2 or 3 Parishes somtyms together that they myt hav wher with to maintain them in pryd eas pamper their Bellys they in words outward Profession and Practis cast of not only the Tóp his Supremacy but also submit to lay asyd the ûs of their Servis-book of Common Prayers Organ Pyps and other Music Singing Men and Boys Gowns Flat-Caps Surplises Tippets and ras even their King also out of their Prayers stiring up the Peepel to go forth to war against him as to the help of the Lord
against the myty And when Oliver Cromwel their Servant had grasped the military power in to his hands ther with wrested the Power of the three Nations out of the Parliaments hands who was as the littel Horn spoken of by Daniel the Profet he provyding for their bellys they in outward shew practis cast of not only Pop King but Parliament also and own and addres themselvs to him and his son as their Lord Protector Sereen Hy-nes with dyvers other flattering Blasphemos Nâms and Tytels And when thos caled the long Parliament cam into their seats again they fel in again with them casting of their former Master Sereen Lord Protector And when Charls the II. Son of Charls the I was by another Parliament cald in restored to the Thrón Dominion of his Father he provyding for their Bellys they Readyly swear Allegians Supremacy to him get their on Surplises again fal to reading their Book of Common Prayer and bow and cring to their Idolatros Altars sing Pyp play on their Music in their worship if he wil hav them go bakagain and be reconcysed to their Mother whom themselvs cal the whor of Rôm they wil submit rather then to indanger their Persons or loos their prouision for their Bellys Yet further this old Serpent if it fynd or see away to have as provision for the Belly by a free Contribution hath and can appear as a Pastor of a seperat or gathered Congregation in words and profession declar against conformity to the World its ways and worships and impur communions Yet further seeing a way to go from plà s to plâs and have bak and Belly freely provided for it hath doth transform it self as an Angel of lyt or Minister of Ryteosnes appearing in the Assemblys of the Saints and Children of the lyt intruding into the Declaration of things which they hav not seen felt tasted nor experiensed in themselvs talking of the Salvation of God of Christ of the lyt Spirit and Power of God in the inward parts but by such as truly dwel and walk in the lyt lyf wisdom and Power of God ar al the ways and workings of that old Serpent in such seen felt discerned and judged who are the littel foxes that hurt the vyns with the tender grâps and their mouths by the Power and Wisdom of God must and shal be stoped But in al ages sins the entrans of transgression such as hav bin caled sent forth by the Lord appearing in the evident demonstration of the pur Power and spirit of God to declar his mynd wil unto Peepels the spirit and power of darknes in Rulers Teachers and peepel could never bear with such but hav mà d a prey of them counting them as not worthy to hav a being turners of the world upsyd down Pestilent fellows blasphemers such as the land could not bear their words suffering at their hands mok-ing Scorn Contemt Derision Bonds Imprisonment Banishment Spoyling of goods whiping stoning racking Torturing Crucifying Hanging burning And now the switneses prophefying in sak-cloth being neer hand ended the spirit of lyf in mesur entred into the witneses of God they standing on their own feet appearing in the lyt lyf spirit povver of God to vvarn and turn Peepel from the evil of their ways from the darknes to the lyt from the Power of Sathan to know and obey the lyt Christ that spirit and power of God in them the whol body of sin Deth in the general and in ech particuler is moved heerat this causeth siknes to seiz on the hed and pain hevynes to fil heart and is as Mortal and Incurabel darts in the liver causing the old Serpent the spirit and power of darknes in the whol body to plung as Leviathan in the sea who in mesur alredy hath and dayly mor morshal mak it to boyl as a pot of oyntment this is as a flying rowl with the curs entering into the hous of the thief the adulterer and the whor causing the keepers therof to trembel and the strong men to bovv themselvs hed Tayl Branch Root in the houshold of wikednes even al sorts hav a mouth open against such as ar truly sent of God about this work The Potentats King Prinses Rulers of the darknes of this present world may say if peepâ—l be brouht to Christ the lyt lyf spirit Power of God in them the gift of God of whom the Scriptur saith that he is given of God to be King Ruler Lawgiver to in his Peepel Then they wil com to Knovv the lavv of the spirit lyf in their in vvard parts vvhich sets free from the law of sin and deth to be fellow heyrs with Christ of that Kingdom vvhich is pur Eternal Immortal vvhich fadeth not away and to Rein as Kings upon the Erth siting vvith Christ on his thron svvaying the scepter of Ryteosnes over al his enemys in them in that Dominton vvhich is living Eternal clothed vvith that Rob vvhich is pur undefyled crovvned vvith a Royal Dyadem of pur perfect glory beauty unto such our Crowns Scepters dignitys Lavvs and Rul vvil be rendred burthensom and usles unles it be as a scourg amongst such vvho ar mor bruitish then beasts so that our best and safest vvay vvil be to tak that vvholsom counsel long sins given by honest David that man after gods own heart to kis the Son to bow be subject to Christ the lyt VVisdom Power of God in our own hearts Inward Parts that so in this the day of the Kindling of his vvrath vve may not perish with al the vvorkers of Iniquity and to lay asyd our fading crowns Robs Scepters emty tytels of vanishing honor to sit even with his littel despysed flok to whom the Everlasting Kingdom is bequethed by Christ the eternal Father fountain of lyf wisdom Eternal Power and vvayt to feel his pur povver in us vvho is King of Kings Lord of Lords that so vve may com to hav an Inheritans vvith them that ar sanctifyed in that Kingdom which is never fading and to vvear that Crown and Rôb vvhich is living and pur in that Dominion honour and glory vvhich Man can nether giv nortak away Thos cald the Clergy the vvhol body of them even al sorts of teachers in al forms to the hyest in nam vvithout the povver may say if peepel be brouht to Christ the lyt lyf in them which hath Inlytened every ôn that cometh into the world the gift of God of vvhom the scripturs say that he is given of God to be a witnes in Peepel even his everlasting covenant in the heart inward parts of which al who partak com to know the Lord from the least to the greatest such need not to teach ón another for the Lord that spirit of truth in them teacheth them
leadeth them into al truth the holy Anoynting which giveth the tru knovvledg of al things as the Apostel said so that al who abyd in it it in them need not any man to teach them but as the sam Anoynting teacheth them vvhich is the living fountain set open in the heart inward parts for al to com freely unto vvithout mony vvithout prys Such vvil not com to us and giv us of the fruits of their labor tyths or larg sums of mony by the year to hear us say our invented prayers to talk to them of that vvith vve our selvs rytly understand not ar out of the lyf Practis of having that most suer word of Prophesy in themselvs vvhich is the most suer and infallibel teacher and so we may shut up our mashouses or shop doors and ceas ringing our Bels for our trads of dishonest gain vvil vvither à vvay and com to nouht The great Generals Commanders Officers in hostil military Affairs may say If Peepel be brouht to Christ the Lyf Lyt and everlasting Covenant of God in them of whom the Scripturs of truth say he is given of God the Leader and Commander in Peepel the Captain and Anthor of Eternal Salvation whos Commands are not grievos who leads and Establishes his Peepel in plesant ways of Lyt Lyf Lov Peas Ryteosnes whos banner and standard is lov meeknes truth and Ryteosnes Then the enmity in Peepel ôn against another wil com to be destroyed and they reconcyled to God ôn unto another such wil not com to list themselvs under our standards or fyt under other banners be at our Commands to murder destroy ôn another to serv the lusts pryd cursed ambitios wils of our Cruel oppressing Masters the Emperors Kings Prinses Rulers of the Erth under fals pretenses of serving God their Country whos practis hath bin stil is to mak great fayr Promises to get peepel in to their servis and then mak it Deth ether to quit their servis or demand the performans of what they promis So that we may throw our Commissions of Array into the fyr beat our swords other instruments of Bloud Murder Cruelty into plouh shars pruning hooks learn to mak ûs of them as such for our cursed trà ds wil dy wither away also Thos cald Judges Sherifs Majors Baylifs Justises of the peas Doctors in the law Counselers Advocats Sollicitors Atturnys Clerks Scrybs with al their dependencys may say If Peepel com to be turned from the Darknes to the lyt obey Christ the wisdom Power of God in them of whom the Scriptur saith that al Judgment is commited unto him by the Father who is the wonderful counseler the Advocat that pleadeth the caus of his Peepel wryteth their nams in his Book of lyf who is no Respecter of Persons the habitation of whos Thron is Ryteosnes rewarding every ôn according to their works who leads al who ar counseled by him in the pur paths of truth peas lov ryteosnes Then Peepel wil com to do to ôn another as themselvs would be dôn unto to be a law unto themselvs to bear ón with another chusing rather to suffer then to do wrong or seek advantages by outward laws ôn against another that cursed covetos greedy Spirit of enmity in peepel ôn against another after the injoyments of ôn another wil ceas Such wil not wear out their bodys vex torment their Spirits wast consum their estats to attend on our Throns seats of brybery injustis extortion oppression giv us larg unreasonabel fees to pervert justis whos practis hath bin stil is insted of ending peepels differenses in truth ryteosnes reconcyling them together in peas lov to mà k them by far the mor at enmity and irreconcylabel ôn to another inventing ways to lengthen out their contentios law suits by removing them from Court to Court from City to Country in deceit unryteos pretenses and inventions caled VVrits of Error Appeals Habeas Corpuses c. Especially if the plaintifs and defendants besuch as hav Estats to answer and supply their greedy and covetos desyrs vvith Brybs and larg and unreasonabel fees And so vve may lay asyd our flat caps Robs ruf garments of deceit and cast our Books and Librarys of lavv cases into the fyr And Peepl being brouht into the pur bond of the everlasting Covenant com to be so Knit and unyted together in lov faithfulnes ôn to another that ther vvil be no need of any outvvard bils bonds or Obligations to mak thē honest faithful to do the thing that is just equal òn to another so our wiked trads wil wither avvay also com to nouht Those cald Doctors tutors fellovvs and Masters of arts in schools colledges and universitys in that learning vvhich stands in that Spirit Povver vvisdom vvhich is foolishnes vvith and enmity against God may say If Peepel be hrouht to Christ the lyt power wisdom of God in them to be tauht tutored therby then they vvil com to learn the blesed art of denying al ungodlynes vvordly lusts to liv soberly ryteosly in this present world to speak the pur languag ' to know hold the mysterys of faith in a pur Consciens and Read the book sealed vvith seven seals vvhich nether the learned or unlearned vvithal their tongu's and arts amongst us never could or shal be abel to understand or read and their seed and ofspring by their holy Exampels vvalking in the pur fear lyf and vvisdom of God befor them vvil com to be trained up in the sâm Such wil not need to com Or send their children to our Schools Colledges or universitys to be tauht to Read in books of feined storys lyng Fabels filthy unsavory corrupt corrupting words to act their parts on stages in Comedys Tragedys or to acquyr degrees in learning of thos tongu's and arts standing in that wisdom wich is Enmity against God So that we may shut up our Schools Colledges and university doors and cast our filthy books of liberal arts into the fyr for our vviked trà ds of corrupting Man-kynd vvil dy and vvither avvay also Thos cald doctors of Physic Chirurgions Apothecarys who ar members of that corrupt body of wikednes acting their parts in the Devils craft vvryting their receits in Latin and puting Latin nams upon the simpels of which they mak their compounds salvs c. keeeping the peepel therby ignorant of the natur vertu of what they administer unto them having and using ways to lengthen the continuans of peepels distempers somtyms abating somtyms increasing then puting larg unreasonabel Rât's upon things with cost littel or nothing sav gathering especially if their patients hav wherwith to supply their greedy Covetos desyrs of mony The rys continuans of whos
be tauht therby of God which mesur of the Spirit of grâs in mâl femà l is the Spirit of truth which leadeth into al truth even the Holy anoynting which teacheth al things even the deep things of God teling them to whom they preached and wrot that a mesur of the Spirit of grâs was given to every ón to profit with al and that the Lord is that Spirit they labored to turn Peepel from the darknes to the lyt from the power of Sathan to the power and Spirit of God in them given to them by Christ the tru Lyt whom Holy Johon said was the tru Lyt which inlyteneth every Man that cometh into the World and to turn Peepel from dumb Ydols and Ignorant Id latros and Superstitios ways forms to know serv and obey the living and tru God in them even to present al perfect in Christ whom truly to know obey constantly to follow is eternal lyf salvation happynes pur rest and peas forever mòr But thy Clergy or Spiritual men so caled even the whol body of them from hed to foot ar found out of the Cal Power Doctrin faith order Practis Maintenans holy Conversation of the tru Ministers of Christ even in a spirit of Dyrect Opposition contrary ty to them so that they being Ignorant of the cal of God hav caled and sent forth ôn another in their Own wils appoyntments and hav run greedyly for gain advantag without being sent of God and being gon from the Power of God to uphold and provyd for them in their Minissty and defend them in their Doctrins faith practises they hav gon to the Powers of the Erth who hav mâd Antichristian cruel laws to fo rs Manitenans from the Peepel for them even from such as nether own nor hear hem and heer in thes Babylonian Marchants hav bin mor cruel and unreasonabel then al the other sorts of Babylonish Marchants who cannot compel others to buy their wà rs much les fo rs others to pay for it who have netheâ— bouht or received it who together al sorts of them ar but a Den of thievs Robers in my Fathers hous they cam not in by tâ—e eâ—â—rnal door to wit Christ the lyt wisdom Power of God they must al be whiped out of the Tempel and overturned even root and branch their coming and vvork hath bin and stil is but to steal murder and destroy That Spirit which hath and doth buy and sel the gifts of God wich do al flow from the òn gift must perish with its mony out of the Bottomles pit it cam and thither it must return the things of Cesar must perish with Cesar but the things of God the former of al things must be ordered in his own pur wisdom lyt counsel And as ther must not be a Beger so ouht ther not to be a drôn in Israel and as that Spirit which would lay on dayly tasks and tâl of brik on others is to be denyed so also that spirit which would liv at eas in the flesh upon the fruits of others labors is to be rejected al Mountains must now be leveled and al valys raysed and the pur Playn plesant path of wisdom ryteosnes holynes is that in which al the truly ransomed of the Lord must for ever dwel and walk This the Plain pur ' path in which the fool cannot err This is the Iewel the pearl of Invaluabel Prys the truly wel becoming Ornament which becometh the hous of God for ever to wit holynes and as every clensed tabernakel of the most by coms to savor and shyn forth in this so every ôn in in his Tempel wil com truly to set forth his living pur and eternal prayses and appear to be really the lyts of the world the salt of the Erth which al who loos the savor of com to be the very worst most unprofitabel of Mankynd not withstanding they may profes or talk of hy things wher the tru savor ons receved coms to be lost the most stinking dunghil is to be prefered befor such MARK THAT And further mor they being ignorant of the doctrin faith of Gods elect which purifyeth the heart worketh by lov keepeth the heart clean they hav ignorantly framed up a faith in their own faln wisdoms which they cal their Creed but cannot them selvs giv a Rational account therof to the bottom using therin Scriptur Expresions being ignorant of the mynd of the Spirit of Christ in them that gay them forth And having thrown asyd the tru church-order wich the A postels holy ministers of Christ walked in practised they hav mâd invented to themselvs many Nâms ranks orders in their own wils in their church to wit Pôps Cardinals Jesuits Fryers Monks Abbots Nuns c. with many mor Puting the nams of Jâ—sus of Saints up on them whylst they themselvs ar found strangers and emenys to the lyf of Christ the holy conversation of the saints in themselvs in others and wanting the pur Power Demonstration of the Spirit of God in their Ministry and practises to draw Peepels hâ—arts to Imbâ—ás conform therunto they hav caused the potentats Powers of the Erth to mâk penal cruel laws statuts to fo rs a conformity thâ—â— unto or els to spoyl their goods Imprison banish rack hang Burn murder destroy their persons under a fals pretens of their being Heritics which yee O Potentats Kings Prinses and Rulers throuh out Christendom and your predecessors hav Unnaturally cruelly lyk Bruit beasts put in execution in an abundant mesur Furthermor they being found naked of the tru Christian clothing which is the ryteosnes of Christ by faith in the lyt Spirit Power of God hav in their wils Invented to them selvs many strang foolish forms fashions of outward habit ther by to caus the Spirits of Peepel to fal down under them giv worldly Honor Respect Reverens unto them which ar not of God And being voyd of the Demonstration of the Power Spirit of God in the exercys of their worship they hav Dyvers invented garbs vain foolish syts Idolatros images picturs several sorts of Music with singing men boys which tend only to pleas gratify that Spirit in Peepel which is Enmity against God insted of teaching Peepel from the motion Dictats of the Spirit of Christ in them they pleas their vain ears with fabels orations which they in their faln wisdoms hav raked formed to gether out of old historys the wrytings of heathen Poets Philosophers antient Fathers Commentators with their own Imaginations from the Scripturs with dyvers other feyned storys lying syns wonders al which Renders their worship ro be mor lyk unto Astag ' play rather then the tru worship of God And as for al other sorts of worshipers to the byest in Nâm Form and profession
even such as profes to dwel walk in the pur Eternal lyt and lyf of God in them thus saith the Lord God al Assemblings which ar not in my pur Nâm which is lyt al Declarations Invocations or Intercessions which ar not from the tru pur movings and dictats of my put Fower Spirit ar but a stink in my Nostrils thô words of truth yea tru words may be uttered forth Such ar they who run without being sent by me saith the Lord Thes ar the offerers with strangfyr this is the going up by steps unto the Altar of God which discovereth the Nakednes the noys of the hammer in the building of the Tempel which was forbiden and the stretching forth of the hand to stay the Ark which was rewarded with Deth and althuôh such strangfyr Kindlers may for a tym walk in the sparks of their own Kindling yet in the end this must be their portion from me saith the Lord even to ly down in sorrow Thes ar they who in Nam Profession words would seem to giv forth out of their earthen vessels the tru tresur which floweth from the streaming forth of the pur river of the water of lyf Eternal Butar found only to be sailing in Gallys with Oars and in gallant Ships driven with fiers Wynds artificial sayls and other cunning Artifices eloquent Oratory framed in their own strength wisdom which as a plesant Pictur they hold forth for others to behold her be affected with in whom the mistery of iniquity is wound up to the hyest pitch who ar even the most beautiful painted haâ—lot even Sathan trans ormed as an Angelo lyt appearing through them as Ministers of ryteosnes and lyf who ar really but the Ministers of sin Deth whos reward wil be according to their works but the least tru birth of pur lyt lyf can feel discern tast and savor the differens thô not abel to utter forth the sam in words and the day of the Lord which is now com wil be upon al such cunning Artificers eloquent Orators on the Gallys and gallant Ships in which they sayl with al their painted plesant Picturs Their mouths must wil be stoped for al flesh must now be put to sylens beâ—or the Lord and the Lord alon exalted in this his glorios yet most dredâ—ul and terribel day in throuh and over al. The vayl of the Tempel must now be rent from the top to the bottom even the vayl of covering which is overal flesh must now be removed no covering shal now be abel to hyd any from the Ey which is pur but only what is of his own pur Povver Spirit the most bâs weak lovv foolish things of God must novv be set a top of the hyest Mountains even upon the hed of the most glorios strong vvyse est of Men Eternal Glory living pur prayses be to his Nam alon vvho is vvorthy overal forever mor. Further morâ—they to wit thy Clergy or spiritual men so caled ó Christendom being ignorant of alienated from the spirit of Christ in them which alo can mà k a tru seperation from the world and crucify the fpirit therof with the Affections and lusts in mà l femà l they hav erected to them felvs fayer and sumptuos buildings caled Abbys Cloysters Fryerys Nunnerys compasing them about with hy wals in habiting many togâ—ther in them under a fals shew and pretens of seperation from the world its lusts wiked ways and practises and to be wholy devoted to the ervi of God al their days whylst many of themselvs liv ther at eas â—n the flesh lyk filthy drous paâ—â—pering their bellys dayly with delitios â—ar living in plesurs and in the luâ—â— and carnal desyrs of the flesh inordinat affections therof oftentyms secretly murdering the fruits of thôs carnal lusts plesurs which they exercys ôn with another And being voyd of the tru learning of the Father which maketh men tru Ministers of Christ ered from the Spirit of truth which is the tru Original of the Scripturs of truth which only can open the mynd of the Spirit Mystery of godlynes therin declared They hav gôn to Schools Vniversitys and ther for Mony hav learned acquyred Parts Tongu's Arts in their own faln VVisdom And so hav limited fitnes to be Ministers of Christ ability to teach others only to such as by Bodyly Payns Study Industry hav learned of men to speak or read Hebrew Greck Latin c. caling thos the Original the letter of the Scripturs the Word of God wheras the Word of God is that which livs abyds for ever neer in the Mouth and in the heart that al may hear it obey it And so having slayn that just ôn in them crucifyed the Son of God a fresh unto themselvs put him to open sham by their Antichristian filthy abominabel Spritual whordoms Abominations They Pylat lyk set their Tongus To wit Hebrew Greek Latin abov the only tru hed Christ Iesus the Lyt VVisdom Power of God in mà l femâl Who being crucifyed slain lying as Ded in a Sepulker in thee O Christendom they to wit the Clergy so caled ca us the Potentats Prinses Rulers to mâk bloudy cruel laws the execution wherof becam as a great ston upon the mouth of the sepulker to keep him if possibel for ever from rysing any mor in thee thy inhabitants O Christendom seting the Soldiers your Military Power to watch keep down destroy the least appearans of him in any Further môr themselvs yee the Potentats Kings Prinses Rulers their and your Predecessors being ignorant of the tru Cros of Christ which every tru Christian ouht dayly to tak up follow Christ in which cros crucifyeth the flesh with the affections lusts therof in mà l femâl destroyeth that unnatural Bloud thirsty Spirit of enmity which is in Man-kynd against God ôn another yee hav caused to be mád many flowish Croses of Gold Silver Bras Yron VVaod Ston which yee in your Idolatros Spirits carry about you hang sit up in your houses a rop of your Mal-houses or Idol Tempels in your Courts ' Markets Streets Hy ways to which Peelel both Hy Low Rich Poor smal great Mà l Femâl hav yet do bow do Reverens unto them And not knowing what the tru Imag of God Christ is nor the vertu fellowship of his sufferings by a Holy Conformity unto his Deth participation of his pur Divyn Natur lyf in the inward Man living the lyf of God in this vvorld in the dayly exercys of tru vvisdom Ryteosnes and holynes which renders al vvho truly know and enjoy it to be the tru imag of God and Christ Jesus vvho vvas the expres imag of the father yee with your predecessors hav mà d
Father to be Gods salvation in the ends of the Erth even the way the truth and the lyf in Mâl and femâl to lead out of stryf and discord up to God in vvays of lov truth peas and ryteosnes whol Christendom is becom lyk the Raging sea tos ed to and fro vvith every vvynd of Doctrin runing al on heaps contending and quarreling ôn vvith another about emty nâms ways forms professions in Religion ôn sort or sect crying lo heer another lo ther a third this is the way being al of them strangers aliens enemys to the Power Spirit of God in themselvs in his Peepel Ignorant of him who is the former of al things and is without form was befor al forms or visibel appearances and abyds the sâm vvhen they hav their end vvrangling and contending about outvvard bred and wyn and water Baptisms and Carnal ordinanses which wer figurs in their tym but the living bred of God vvhich cometh dovvn from heven in his saints and the Pur Wyn of the Kingdom of God vvhich refresheth and norisheth the lyf vvhich is pur eternal and Immortal of God in the Imvard parts is not truly fed on or drank of by them And the ón Baptism vvhich saveth even the pur living water of lyf which clenseth washeth the Inward man and sprinkleth from an evil consciens is not known felt or truly Experiensed in them Betwixt thos two to wit the Beast fals Profet the Civil Ecclesiastical Power so caled hath the lamb slayn from the foundation of the world which lyeth in wikednes bin crucifyed afresh as betwixt two theevs the ón being accuser the old accuser of the Brethren the other Iudg the third to wit the Military Power the executioner which is the Barrabas vvhich they hav chosen in rejecting crucifying of Jesus by vvhom al the Insurrections Murders divydings of his garment to wit the creation into particular Intrests casting lots on his vestur hath bin don commited sins the entrans of transgression to this day vvhos practis hath bin stil is to Rob spoyl plunder the nations of their tresurs fruits of their labors to uphold themselvs in pryd lusts eas Fulnes cruelty oppression over the Nations under fals pertenses of protecting teaching them in vvays of Peas ryteosnes and salvation Thes ar the Phisicians of no valu the Nations hav bin the woman vvith the bloudy Issu that hath gon to them for help cur but notvvithstanding vvel ny al hath bin spent on them the bloudy Issu hath not bin healed but rendred by far the mor Incurabel but blesed be the Lord the vvoman hath now met vvith Jesus the good Phisician goten a touch of the hem of his garment feels in her self the healing vertu the Bloudy Issu is in mesur stayed vvhich blesed healing vertu shal not ceas vvorking til it pas throuh the vvhol body of the Creation and the cûr and redemtion therof be compleated the thre that beare Record in bel Thes tovvit the Dragon Beast fals profet à r the three that bear record in Erth and hel vvhich ar ôn and Agree in ôn to vvit the Spirit of the old serpent in man its corrupting of Man-kynd its cursed fruits and operations throuh Man kynd And heer may be noted that which I may cal the living or essential differens betwixt the living tru Lord God the Devil the old Serpent the God of the World about which the learned Disputers eloquent Orators Comentators in the Spirit of the World hav bin so long Disputing contending and wryting larg Commentarys Contradictory ôn to the other But having nether the Key of David nor the Heffer of Sampson to Plow with could never truly open or unfold the Matter and al thô they hav mâd ûs ' of the Words of the Holy Men of God recorded in the Scripturs yet ar they therin found fals witneses being strangers aliens from that Holy Pur Spirit Lyt Wisdom of God in the Holy Profets by which they spâk and wrot The living tru God is that Eternal Pur Spirit of Lyt Lyf Wisdom Power which hath its being in of its self and was befor al Creaturs visibel and in visibel wer is the lyf former fulnes end of them al abydeth the sâm when they hav their end But the old Serpent the Devil the God of the World was not befor things visibel and invisibel wer but was mà d manifest in tym throuh matter form and is not but by and throuh matter and form and ceaseth to be when they hav their end in every particular towit the Spirit of that old Serpent the carnal covetos mynd with the law therof which hath its Seat in the members the Erthly or sensual part of Man-kynd which is the Woman that was deceived first in the transgression both of mâl femâl which is Deth Hel a Devil in al in whom it dwels reins even the Kingdom and Power offin darknes the seat and Thrôn of al Iniquity and al who in that Spirit and Power Exercys Rul and Dominion ever others ar a hel of Devils and tormentors to them which is the Spirit of the Beast in Man-kynd that goeth downward and renders al in whom it Dwels ruls to be the Seed and Children of the Devil that old Serpent which is mor subtil then any beast of the field which the Lord God hath mâd whos curs and portion was is for ever shal be on their Bellys to go to eat dust al the Days of their lyf but the lyf which is pur of God in Man-kynd is not up held by bred alon but by the pur Word of the Lord of lyf and Power in the inward parts doth man liv whom God is now restoring and redeeming again up into himself to Partak o◠his own pur Divyn Natur and fulnes and to bear his Imag to the injoyment of the gift which he freely gav to the Children of Men whom the Lord wil again Crown with his own pur lyf Plas in Eternal Dominion over the works of his hands The Son is in mesur risen and the day com in which al the devouring Beasts of Prey shal ly down in their dens sleep a perpetual sleep man goforth unto his labor until the evening from under the curs Power of transgression sin Deth hel in the blesing of Eternal lyf pur lov Peas Ryteosnes for ever mor. And so having slayn the Innocent murdered and crucifyed the just to and in themselvs the tru Lord and heyr of al cast him out of his inheritans and possesed themselvs therof they contryved hovv to mâk sur the possession therof to themselvs theyr heyrs and Successors in that Serpentyn Murderos oppresing Spirit Power if possibel to al ages generations And the woman the Ecclesiastical Power being deceived first in the
transgression act their parts carrying al under a fals feined pretens of Ryteosnes Holynes and good orders laying the foundation as sur and as deep as possibly myt be according to that Serpentyn Wisdom by with they wer acted Erecting Schools Colledges and Vniversitys under a pretens of up-holding of learning and to fit Instruments for the Servis of God in their Generation but to the end that such as ar taught and tutored in them myt be sur to partak and be filed vvith the sam Dyabolical Spirit and Povver by vvhich she is acted she orders that non shal be permited to teach Tutor or instruct in them But such as must pas her approbation or such as shee appoints causing them to com into her cursed leagu ' and Covenant of obediens and subjection to her and her Husband by the Oaths of Allegians Supremacy vvhich being don accordingly they proceed in their vvork teaching Children in their beginning to Read learn in Books of feined lying storys vvith many filthy and unsavory expressions in them vvhich tend to the corrupting and infecting them in their chyldhood and rays that Spirit in them vvhich is enmity against God and this under a pretens that learning may not be a burden to them and that Children may tâk delyt in their Books and having mâd som progres in this Kynd of learning they proceed further to teach them to act their parts on stages in Comedys Tragedys therby to gain skil and boldnes in the Rhetoric and Oratory of hel that so they may be the mor capabel to ascend further in acquyring of degrees in thos tongu's parts and arts standing in that Wisdom vvhich is enmity against God puting on them the Nâms of Masters and Bachelors of Arts Bachelors and Doctors in Divinity Lecturers and Fellows of Colledges c. The effects fruits of which cursed tutorag ' hav bin evidently mád manifest among the inhabitants of thos parts and plases wher such Schools Colledges Universitys ar in the Exercys of Drunkenes pryd swearing deceit reveling gaming whoring theft murder such Kynd of tutored ôns throuh ages generations past hav bin counted mâd ûs of as the only fit learned instruments to supply Vacancys and carry on a succession in commanding governing teaching the Peepel of the several Nations languages throuhout Christendom But if they hav bin the children of thos cald nobel men or Lords or such as hav great estats revenus to maintain them without seeking any military or ecclesiastical preferment or to be Doctors of Phisic so caled then must they be counted in the plases wher they dwel learned men wel bred Gentel men fit to mák Justises of the peas or Sherryfs of the county or to be Esquyrs Knyts Baronets Lords Earls Duks or Peers of the Land whos lyvs conversations ar generally spent in devouring dayly delitios food wyn strong drink wearing every vain foolish invented garb fashion of costly Attyr deked with need-les vain ornaments in lusts eas and Carnal plesurs gaming bowling hors-rasing hawking huuting breaking down fenses spoyling the gras and corn of the laborios husbandman as masters of wiked misrul disorder that must not be reproved or controuled and it may be assuming to them selvs a priviledg to the exercys of their wyld and wiked Practises by vertu of som Royalty or being Lord of the Mannor so cald Of such Kynd of vermin as thes hath the succession of Emperors Kings Prinses Rulers Teachers Comanders Iudges Sherrifs Counselers Phisitians Rectors Fellows and Teachers in Schools Colledges Vniversitys Court and Kingdoms with al plases af trust or profit in them bincarryedon for ages and generations past unto this day Next she tà ks away the ûs of the scripturs of truth the record of the holy men of God to wit the Profets Christ and the Apostels from the peepel this under a pretens least they being holy mysterios should be corrupted wrested and perverted but a Religion she wil uphold which must bear the Nà m of Christaninty holy church a form of Doctrin Fellowship breaking of bred prayer Preaching Singing Baptism Fasting c. shee invents and cals it holy Apostolical tho quyt voyd of that Pur Power spirit of holynes which was in Christ in the holy Apostels The ded bodys of the witneses must not be buryed but kept up to mà k merry with al â—ver the slain pur witneses of God which ons appeared in throuh them But to the end that they may appear with the shew of alovly acceptabel attractyv countenans to the peepel shee adorns Paints perfums Spyces and Imbalms them after the best skil wisdom which she hath in the art of her Dyabolical Apothecaryship adorning herself in Purpel Scarlee fyn linnen deked with gold and other ornaments adorning her hous with several sorts of picturs images and ydols to represent God Christ the Spirit Angels Saints under a pretens of their being insted of books to the ignorant Illiterat peepel covering her tabel with costly carpets fynlinen seting ther on a goldencup platter vvher in she ministreth forth her wârs of whordom witcheraft abomination to the peepel with sweet perfums several sorts of music singing men Boys wherby provision vvas mà d to pleas and gratify the sensual part of Man kynd on every hand and thus having deked herself in her harlots attyr furnished her hous spred her tabel and mà d al things Redy shee hath her Baptysed bels to giv loud notis vvhen the Doors of her hous or shop ar open and her wà rs to be put to sâl with a Clerk to lay the Cushion turn the glas by which they mesur out their wârs to the Peepel to say Amen to what soever the orakel of the devil in them uttereth forth in which Ydol Tempels or shops vvhich they Ignorantly cal churches ther ar several sials at which they Administer and lay Open their several sorts of Abominabel wârs of sorcery wherdom and with craft to wit thos cald Fonts Altars or communion tabels desks and Pulpits confessionstools in Scotland stools of Repentans so caled Their Font is a plâs wher they Administer an invention of their own Brains cald the Sacrament of Baptism about which they us a heap of ceremonys with Blasphemos lys and charms of witchcraft and sorcery using water which after they hav sprinkeled the Person with whether young or old they affirm them to be Regenerat Born again mâd members of Christ Children of God inheritors of the Kingdom of heven having Persons to stand by which they cal God Fathers and God Mothers to under tak or promis that the Person sprinkeled shal for sak the Devil al his works the Pomp vanitys of the VVorld and al the sinful lusts of the flesh Making the syn of a cros the whors mark on their forheds saying Intoken that afterwards they shal not be ashamed to confes the
their delyt to spend their tym in covetos vvays and practises to heap up to them selvs the Riches and tresur of the vvorld by dishonest gain having ther feet stiking fast in the myr of filth and unryteosnes the singing and praysing of such is not only a sacrifys of fools but a sacrifys of abominabel lys blasphemys And thus al the inward invisibelthings of God being changed into outward visibel syns shaddows of theÌ„ viz for the tru clothing of the ryteosnes of Christ the tru Imag of God and aros of Christ Holy-day of the Spirit Holy Water of byf inwardlyt c. they hav set up their paint ed Priestly rôbs outward Images Crosses Holy days Holy water outwardlyts of Candels And being strangers and enemys to thelyt and spirit of truth in man which sercheth the deep things of God vvhich is the eternal day the holy day of God vvhich al vvho truly keep ar children of the day they hav in their ovvn vvils mâd and set a part many days which they cal holy Days giving them the nâms of Christ-mas Candel mas Lammas Michael-mas days of saints as Iames Peters Thomas Iohn's day with many other Nams on which days after they hav bin at their charms of babbeling sorcery and Idolatros witch craft caled Mas divyn servis commy prayers sermons c. many tyms the priest taketh their consecrated breden-Y dol God which they cal the hallowed host the bedy of their Lord God having a canopy born over him others bearing dyvers standadrs or banners with Y dol picturs in them but the standard Banner of Christ which is Peas Lov Ryteosnes Meeknes they ar strangers Enemys unto going up and down the streets fields causing hy low rich poor smal great mâl femâl to follow them in their Idolatros pernitios ways to bow kneel down to their invented Y dol be subject to their Idolatros practises after which both priest peepel spend the residu of thos days som in Y delnes vanity others in the exercys of Ryot chambering wantonnes masking Dansing bowling delitios fâr feasting excesyv drinking VVyn strong drink to drunkennes with several other ways of vanity and wickednes And being strangers and enemys to the spirit of the Lord that pur living fountain of living holy water in the in ward parts which washeth clenseth the in ward man in which the saints draw ny to God God draweth ny to them by wich they resist the devil mak him flee they tak outward water which after the priest hath said his charm over cald consecration they cal holy water they sprinkel both them selvs and the Peepel causing also the Peepel to sprinkel them selvs crosing themselvs with their hands affirming that it wil keep away evil spirits dryv away the devil c. Whylst the bodys of both priests peepel ar becom the habitations of devils the cages holds of every fowl spirit the seed children of hel the devil for they being found in the ways of deceit enmity unryteosnes covetosnes oppresion hypocrisy Idolatry persecution and murdering of the saints thes being works of the devil torches c. the Peepel âr deceived of the trusubstans fed only with inventions in which ther is no vertu they ar therby rendred the seed and children of that Father whos works they do as Christ said to the Jews of Old who said they wer the children of Abraham And lastly they caus a Law to be mâd prohibiting any from assembeling themselvs together to the Exercys of any worship but only in their Mas-houses or Y dol-tempels under the penalty of being Reputed and delt with as Conventikelers holding unlawful assemblys Heritics Non conformists disorderly Persons which hath bin Executed on thousands of Innocent persons in ways of cruelty bloud and murder in ages generations past unto this day Thus having eaten of the forbiden tree which appeared beautiful to the ey shee the Ecclesiastical Power gav also to her husband to wit the Civil Power so caled even the whol body of them even al the Potentats Kings Prinses Rulers throuhout Christendom who haveat also with her And that al myt be mad sûr on their Parts also they invented an oath caled the oath of Allegians to be taken by such as ar within the Consyns of ech of their severaldominions causing their Laws with Bils Bonds and wrytings obligatory to be put in Latin under a precens to uphold and incorag learning wherby provision was mad to uphold that Proud Covetos Vnresonabel Extorting and Deceitful generation of men cald Doctors in the law Counselers Advocats Solicitors Atturnys Clarks and Scrybs and to the end that al myt be mád saf and secur on every hand they hav the red Dragon or Military Power which they Plâs and quarter up and down in and throuh the nations in thos fexes hòls to wit the fensed citys strong holds and garrisons standing ther as the angels of ech devil redy to obey and fulfil their cursed wils and plesurs So that they becam as a three fold cord or bond of wickedâ—es not easily to be broken wherby the nations becam subjected under the cruel bondag of corruption not wilingly but by fo rs and cruelty and becam as an As or the foal of an As on which never man sat but cruel devouring beasts of prey whos journy hath not bin to Ierusalem but to there building of Iericho which is cursed with the founder and the finisher who laid the foundation therof in his first born by whom sin transgresion had its entrans into the world which is now finishing in his yongest son the foundation of whos wals is bloud and murder the gats therof deceit and lys into which nothing can enter but that which defyleth and worketh abomination in the darknes wherof the nations of them that sit under the region of the shadow of deth do dwel and walk And thus the old serpent the God of the world having finished his work sat himself down in them to tak his Rest as a strong man armed concluding to keep his hous wyf children goods in sâfty and peas in their dyabolical order fraternity if poslibel to al ages generations making them selvs Merry together over the slayn Innocent witnes of God the tru heyr of al which they hav crucifyed to in themselvs afresh hav mád themselvs drunk with the bloud of the Innocent lying down together in their beds of Eas to tak their fil of Dyabolical lov together in the Exercys of al manner of A bominations filthynes both of flesh spirit until the morning the good man of the hous being gon from hôm not to return til the tym appoynted issuing forth the filthy seed of their corrupt bodys of adultery whordom in a continued succession throuh and over the nations to comand govern feed and teach the flok
vvalked the Iews of old said they vver the children of Abraham but they being found in vvays of deceit hypocrisy Oppression Idolatry persecution and murdering the Innocent saints and holy profets of the Lord Christ told them they vver children of their father the Devil being found doing his vvorks so that if yee be found commiting of sin and not vvalking as Christ vvalked and guilty of thôs evil practises vvhich the Jevvs vver then ar yee not such as ar born of God nor tru Christian Emperors Kings Prinses and Rulers by the grâs of God but the children of that Father vvhos works yee do and a company of usurpers such as hav no tru Ryt to exercys Dominion over the nations But that yee ar such is playn and evident in the precedent charg evidensed by a cloud of witneses and therfor your claym of Ryt by heir-ship prescription is rotten nul voyd What it is to be Christs vicar And for the Pôp to affirm himself to be Christs Vicar it Implyeth no les then to represent his person in his spirit and Power to do his work now it s recorded of Christ that he was meek and lowly in heart holy harmles undesyled seperat from sin siners in lyf going up down doing good reproving sin teaching and exhorting peepel to ways of mercy truth ryteosnes purity meeknes humility and holynes But that the Pop is found acted by a spirit and in a practis of dyrect antipathy against the Spirit of Christ and so is rendred to be the Antichrist is playn and evident in the precedent charg evidensed by a cloud of witneses and therfor his pretens of being Christs vicar is fals voyd The Pop succedeth Peter as Sin succceded innocency in order of tym or as a thorn doth a vyn when it grows in the sam plas wher â—ns a vyn did grow And for the Pôp to say he is Peters Successor Importeth no les then to represent his person in his spirit Power to do his work Now Peter in his epistel upon record saith thus the elders which ar amongst you l exhort who am also an elder and a vvitnes of the suffering of Christ a partaker of the glory that shal be revealed feed the flok of God which is among you taking the oversyt therof not by constraint but wilingly nor for filthy luker but of a redy mynd nether as being Lords over Gods heritag but as being good exampels to the flok that when the great shepherd shal appear yee may receiv a crown of glory that fadeth not away But that the Póp is found nether in that spirit or work in which Peter was is playn and evident in the precedent charg evidensed by a cloud of witneses and therfor his claym of being Peters successor is fals voyd also And for the whol body of thy Ecclesiastical Power so caled with al the worshipers to them belonging to affirm themselvs to be the tru church and faithful spous of Christ the holy church vvhich ons appeared and vvas mâd manifest in and throuh the saints vvhich dvvelt at Rôm It importeth no les then that they must be found holding the sâm pur mystery of faith in a pur consciens be the caled and sanctifyed of God according to his purpos vvalking in the sâm holy fellovvship in the Spirit of truth vvhich the saints of the church of Christ vvhich in the Apostels days appeared in Rôm held walked in But that thy Ecclesiastical body or clergy so caled with al the worshipers to them belonging ar corrupt in Doctrin fellowship conversation and faln away and apostatysed from that Pur Doctrin worship fellowship holy conversation with vvas held vvalked in by them is Playn evident in the precedent charg evidensedby a cloud of vvitneses therfor their claym of being the holy Church of Róm is fals voyd also So that upon the whol O Christendom thou art found to be the houshold of an old thief a cruel oppresing murderer and a most filthy abominabel whor standing naked in the syt of God Angels and Men found guilty of al thos great provocations and bloudy abominations which in the precedent charg is prodused against thee Now therfor O thou Leopold thou O Póp of Rom with al yee Kings Prinses Rulers Governors al in authority under you of what degree rank or order soever whether Military Civil Spiritual or Ecclesiastical so caled al Peepel both hy and low rich and poor bond and free smal and great mâl and femâl even the whol body of thee O Christendom with al the Dominions Territorys to thee belonging who ar under the Command Government teaching of Man Givear and hear the most just ryteos decree irrevocabel Sentens of the Lord God Omnipotent of Heven Erth even the living God former of al things against and concerning thee The dredful and most terribel Battel Ax of the most just Ryteos Powerful Lord God of vengeans is now laid to thy Root and that Power and spirit by which thou art now acted and in vvhich thou now standest vvil the Lord God novv hew down root up and utterly destroy yea his most just and Ryteos vvrath plagu's and vengeans is even alredy bròk forth upon thee and shal dayly mòr and mòr appear be revealed from heven against thee even as pangs upon a traveling vvoman from which thou canst by no means escap Thô thy Potentats Prinses Rulers Peepel hav do shal set them selvs and tak counsel against the Lord and his anoynted yet he that sits in heven now lafs them to scorn yea the Lord hath them in derision and he is now speaking to them throuh his sanctifyed ôn's in his wrath hath yet mor mor wil vex them in his sor displesur his Yron rod is novv taking into his hand vvith vvhich he hath begun dayly mor mor dash the Nations to pieces as a poters vessel in thee O Christendom and they shal dayly môr and môr fal be subdued under him til al his enemys becom his foot-stool The Rod of his strength is sent out of Syon he in mesur ruls dayly môr môr shal rul in the midst of his enemys in thee At his ryt Hand he is now stryking throuh Kings yea he is judging among the heathen in thee wounding the heds over dyvers Cuntrys his hed is now lifting up in throuh over al his enemys in thee The evening of that day known to the Lord is now com in which the lyt hath appeared the morning of that day is approached in which the just in mesur hath dayly môr môr shal hav pur Dominion over al their enemys in thee Deth is now feeding on thee thy beauty fading withering away as the gras upon the hous top And for as much as God hath caled thou hast not regarded but set at nouht