soul it may so shine forth before the sons of men that they seeing thy good works may have cause administred to glorify our father which is in heaven It is not words now Christian although they were spoken with tongues of men and Angels when that worthy name is every where well spoken of but faith that works by love and love by works that will distinguish a heady from a hearty Christian Say not in thine heart that Christs Comands are low and his appointments carnall legal injunctions and at the best but neat for babes least hereby thine heart be declared to be vainly puft â—p in thy carnall or fleshly mind and to have too low and carnall conceits of Christ himself who is the injoyner appointer and commander thereof and shall ere long appear as Judge yea least hereby thou be declared ignorant or at the best forgetful of this one thing that it is the great design of God in Christ as to glorifie himself to admiration in poor sinful flesh so whilest he doth it to hide pride from man and therefore as he hath chosen not many wise mighty nor noble of this world but the foolish weak base despised nothings thereof so hath he suited his commands and appointments thereunto and intends through these foolish things so to cause his wisdome to shine forth as thereby to confound the wise through these weak things so to cause his power to appear as thereby to confound the things that are mighty and through these base dispised things that are not to bring to nought those noble glorious and excellent things of the world that are Thou mayst herein see gentle Reader that I have rather chosen to bear witness to the faith and order of our Lord and to shew unto the world but especially unto thee what is the mind of Christ in this time of his absence as to faith and obedience to shew I say rather what is truth which is but one than to bear witness against the ly which is so various knowing that the truth once established shall discover the falshood and light breaking forth shall scatter the darkness And whilest I lead thee forth to seek him whom thy soul loveth and longeth after who is also thy joy and thy Crown while I lead thee I say by the footsteps of those flocks that first trusted in Christ and were fed by such pastors according to his own heart as he gave them God forbid that thou shouldst be as one that wilt turn aside by the flocks of his companions and shouldst be found remaining either on the left side in a visible way of worship in deed but such as was neither appointed by Christ nor yet practised by them who first trusted in him or on the right in no visible way of worship or order at all either pretending that the outward court is given to the Gentiles and the holy City is by them to be troden under foot that the Church of Christ is now in the wilderness and the time of its recovery is not yet or else pretending that God is a spirit and so will in spirit be worshipped and not in this place or that in this way or that Well if thou beest in these waies misled I can no longer forbear in tenderness of spirit and compassionate bowels of love to stretch forth a helping hand thereby to try whether it be the good pleasure of God at this time to drop down a word of light and life and power into thine heart that thou mayest be there by awakned and quickned to be still saying within thy soul Lord what wilt thou have me to do so shalt thou hear such a saying as this Come out from among them Oh my people and be ye separate from them and touch no unsanctifyed thing and I will receive you and be a father unto you and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the Lord God Almighty and also such a saying as this Blessed are they that do his commands for they have right to the tree of life and shall enter in through those gates of pearl into that glorious City Rev. 22. 14. and know that these are the commandments of Jesus sci As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord so walk ye in him and behold I come quickly hold that fast which thou hast yea hold fast till I come And such as may be under the later disceptions let me intreat thee to ponder these words in thine heart sci That prophecies although marvelous plain and easy to be understood cannot warrant a pure conscience to neglect much less to cast off the commandments and oppointments of Jesus neither can the spirit of Christ direct or incourage the heart of a Christian to cast off his lordship no no the spirit of Christ is hereby distinguished from that of Antichrist in that he shall unfainedly confess that Jesus is the Christ and that this Christ Jesus is come in the flesh and when he is come according to promise into the heart of a Christian he shall not speak of himself but as a messenger his office is to gloryfie Christ by taking of him and his and shewing it unto yea writing it in the heart of a Christian so that I dare boldly say there is none for the exaltation of Christ Jesus the lord according to his last will and testament and for the nourishing a lively hope in the heart of a Christian concerning his glorious return I say there is none to that holy spirit of promise who being also the spirit of truth shall guide the souls of the Saints to worship the father as in spirit so likewise in truth and therfore that spirit that speaks of himself and is so far from taking of Christs to exalt and gloryfie him according as he hath foretold and his father intended that he takes from Christ laies him low and diminisheth his glory that spirit cannot be the spirit of Christ or that holy spirit of promise and for asmuch as the spirit speaketh expresly that in these later daies there shall be seducing spirits that shall deceive if it were possible the very elect of God whose incounter will not be so much with flesh and blood but with wicked spirits in high places let me therfore exhort thee in the words of that beloved disciple of Christ beleive not every spirit but try the spirits and that by this rule whether they be of God or no bring them to the wholsome words of the holy Apostles Prophets and son of God ye erre saith Christ not knowing the scriptures and the power of God let it be thy care Christian therfore to search the Scriptures and therein to wait for the power and glory of the spirit of God And look to thy spirit for as immediately before Christs appearing in flesh Satan in a large measure possessed the bodies of men that by his casting them out his power in flesh might appear So before his coming again in glory I have grounds
Sword of that Spirit which is the Word not of man but of God to effect much lesse to conform their outward man contrary to their minds and consciences in the Worship of God and therefore that Sword and Power ought to take heed how they meddle herein lest they attempt to take the place enter upon the Throne and Kingdom of Christ either to force such as be conceived to be true Worshipers to the true Worship and service of God for it is written Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts And again In the day of thy power thy people shall be a willing people much lesse to force such as are no Worshipers or false to that Worship which is true and yet much lesse to force false to that which is false or true to that which is false and hence it is that although the Kings of the Earth have been deceived and through the righteous judgment of God have given their power to the Beast to their own dishonor and detriment who have improved the same to bear up the Whore and to bear down and crush the Spouse of the Lamb so that Babel hath for a long time rejoyced and Sion hath mourned yet when the time appointed is come at the voyce of her King Sion shall deliver her self from the Daughter of Babel though all the powers of this World seek to withstand it neither shall the gates of Hell prevail against it for it is written concerning those that keep the Commandements of God and the Testimony of Iesus that they overcame him sâ—il that great Red-Dragon called the Devill and Satan who also gave his power to the Beast they overcame him I say by the Blood of that Lamb and by that word of their Testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death Now touching Iohn Crandall aforesaid to whose charge they had also nothing to lay but his being with us owning the same Faith and Order of the Gospell and therefore refusing to stoop to that likenesse thereto which they had set up yet as is said they sentenced him to pay 5 pounds by the next Court of Assistants or else to be well whipt Whereupon the day following he inquired of the Keeper when that Court of Assistants would be being resolved not to chuse his punishment they being not able to make it appear by the Law of God or Man that he was a Transgressor so to be punished and being by him informed that it would be a quarter of a yeer before that time came and also that if he were so resolved he might put in Bail for his appearance at the time aforesaid and so depart he forthwith put in Bail and so departed to visit his Family being distant from thence threescore and ten miles He was no sooner at home but his Spirit was unsatisfied in what he had done in leaving us behind in the Prison though with our consent and counsell he did what he did whereupon leaving his Harvest upon the spoyl within a few dayes he returned to us again and tendered his person unto the Keeper who refused it saying Since your departure I perceive your Sentence is That you should not depart the Prison without either paying the money or putting in security for the payment of it wherefore now either you or your Surety must pay it To whom Brother Crandall replyed you informed me otherwise before I went and upon other termes I departed wherefore for my own part I am resolved I will not pay it and for my Surety he is at his liberty being no otherwise bound than for my appearance and here I am and am your Prisoner neverthelesse when I was released and turned out of Prison and could no longer upon that account there remain I counselled him to put the matter quite out of doubt wherefore he said to the Iaylor Let me know what I shall trust to for if you accept me upon the former account well I shall willingly tarry and remain your Prisoner but if not I shall now repair home with my Friend to my Family so after the Jaylor had advised with the Magistrate he friendly told him If he would promise to appear at the time appointed he would take his word become his Surety and he might be gone whereupon I being doubtfull though he was confident concerning the time there being an other Court between desired him to send us certain word to the Iland when that Court of Assistants would be so having his promise we thankfully accepted his kindnesse so departed And being at home we waited for a word from the Keeper for a return but the first word we heard touching that matter was that the Court was past which was that Court I suspected that Brother Holmes had had his tryal by cruel scourgings that the Iaylor being Brother Crandals Surety by reason of his non-appearance was constrained to pay the money hereupon not long after Brother Crandall went to Boston and charged the â—aylor with his mis-information and neglect of his promise and moreover declared that he had told him That being Innocent he would not make himself a Transgressor by chusing his punishment and therefore had resolved as he also knew not to pay them a penny and further he told him that there was no necessity he should lay down the money it being but through a mistake and he being but Surety when the Principall was present and was able through the strength of Christ to answer the penalty and thus having argued the case with the laylor he left him without any grounds of hope to have it repaid neverthelesse if advantage will be so strictly taken upon the Keepers mistake neither Conscience nor Equity will suffer us it appearing to be a meer mistake and no plotted thing not to suffer him to bear it and thus it appears how a second came off and escaped a scourging Now as concerning the third by name Obediah Holmes what is laid to his charge this Sentence under their Secretaries hand a Copy whereof is here under written will plainly expresse The Sentence of Obediah Holmes of Seacuck the 31 of the 5th M. 1651. FOrasmuch as you Obediah Holmes being come into this Iurisdiction about the 21 of the 5th M. did meet at one William Witters house at Lin and did hear privatly and at other times being an Excommunicate person did take upon you to Preach and to Baptize upon the Lords day or other dayes and being taken then by the Constable and comming afterward to the Assembly at Lin did in disrepect of the Ordinance of God and his Worship keep on your hat the Pastor being in Prayer insomuch that you would not give reverence in veiling your hat till it was forced off your head to the disturbance of the Congregation and professing against the Institution of the Church as not being according to the Gospell of Iesus Christ and that you the said Obediah Holmes did upon the day
to expect that the minds spirits of men shall be strongly possessed and that as this fundamentall conclusion Thou art Jesus the son of the living God shall be improved to the utmost by the holy Spirit of Christ in the hearts and lives of the sons and daughters of God so shall the same conclusion be improved to the utmost by way of a bewitching deception in the hearts and lives of the sons of men by the spirit of Antichrist which mystery being brought to the height then shall Christ Jesus consume him with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy him with the brightness of his coming Therfore Christian stand thou upon thy watch and know that if Christ be formed in thee thou canst not but be transformed by him and the best form that thou canst be found in when thy Lord shall appear will be in that form and so doing as he hath appointed walking wisely and in peace toward all men Consider what hath been spoken to thee and the God of truth and peace give thee to understand and do his will which is the constant and earnest supplication and prayer of thine in Christ Jesus JOHN CLARK A brief discourse touching New England as to the matter in hand and to that part of it sci Rode Iland where my residence is together with the occasion of my going out with others from the Mathatusets Bay and the many providentiall occurrences that directed us thereto and pitched us thereon As also the Contents of the whole Treatise NEw England is a name as is generally known that was and still is call'd upon that place in reference to Old yet not so much because it is peopled and planted from thence for so are many other Plantations of the English in those Western parts but because it resembles the same as the daughter the mother It resembles it in the climate in the times and seasons of the year in the fruits which the land naturally produceth in the fouls and the fish that are there in abundance It resembles it in their politicall affairs for their governments laws Courts Officers are in a great measure the same and so are the names of their towns Counties and in point of good husbandry that w ch is raised and produced in New England more substantiall and whether it be for food or raiment it is the same with that which is here produced in Old It is a place in the largest acceptation that contains in it all the Plantations of the English upon that coast of America that lie between the Dutch Plantation on the West and the French on the East and extends it self upon the Sea coast above one hundred leagues In it is contained the four Colonies which call themselves the united Colonies The Colony called by the name of the Province of Providence Plantations lying on the South South-East thereof and two or three more lving on the Easter North-East in Agamenticus Saco Casco-Bay Pema juid where is that treasure of Masts for Ships The names of the united Colonies are these in point of precedency first Mathatusets c. but in point of antiquity first Plymouth then the Mathatusets then Conectecot and last Quinipiuck The chief Towns of these Colonies and seats of their Government are these Boston of the Mathatusets Plymouth of Plymouth Hereford of Conectecot and of Quinipiuck New-Haven Now as the name New England in the largest and truest acceptation extends to all the Plantations of the English between the French and the Dutch so in a scanty and improper acceptance of the word especially when it makes for advantage it is taken for these four united Colonies by reason of the precedency they have of others and for the same cause and upon the point as well it may be taken for the Mathatusets and the Town of Boston therein When I speak of New England understand it of that part which hath got the precedency by reason of shipping and start of the rest sci the Mathatusets as both in my Epistle and Narrative is plain to be seen which I have here also inserted for fear of mistake In the Colony of Providence Plantations in point of antiquity the Town of Providence is chief but in point of precedency Rode-Iland excels This Iland lieth in the Narraganset Bay being 14 or 15 miles long and in breadth between 4 and 5 miles at the broadest It began to be planted by the English in the beginning of the year 39. and by this hand of providence In the year 37 I left my native land and in the ninth moneth of the same I through mercy arived at Boston I was no sooner on shore but there appeared to me differences among them touching the Covenants and in point of evidencing a mans good estate some prest hard for the Covenant of works and for sanctification to be the first and chief evidence others prest as hard for the Covenant of grace that was established upon better promises and for the evidence of the Spirit as that which is a more certain constant and satisfactory witness I thought it not strange to see men differ about matters of Heaven for I expect no less upon Earth But to see that they were not able so to bear each with other in their different understandings and consciences as in those utmost parts of the World to live peaceably together whereupon I moved the latter for as much as the land was before us and wide enough with the profer of Abraham to Lot and for peace sake to turn aside to the right hand or to the left The motion was readily accepted and I was requested w th some others to seek out a place which accordingly I was ready to do and thereupon by reason of the suffocating heat of the Summer before I went to the North to be somewhat cooler but the Winter following proved so cold that we were forced in the Spring to make towards the South so having sought the Lord for direction we all agreed that while our vessell was passing about alarge and dangerous Cape we would cross over by laad having Long Iland and Delaware-Bay in our eie for the place of our residence so to a town called Providence we came which was begun by one M. Roger Williams who for matter of conscience had not long before been exiled from the former jurisdiction by whom we were courteously and lovingly received and with whom we advised about our design he readily presented two places before us in the same Naragansets Bay the one upon the main called Sow-wames the other called then Acquedneck now Rode-Iland we enquired whether they would fall in any other Patent for our resolution was to go out of them all he told us to be brief that the way to know that was to have recourse unto Plymouth so our Vessell as yet not being come about and we thus blockt up the company determined to send to Plymonth and pitcht upon two others together with
Seat and cursed me saying The Curse of God or Iesus goe with thee so we were carried to the Prison where not long after I was deprived of my two loving Friends at whose departure the Adversary stept in took hold on my Spirit and troubled me for the space of an hour and then the Lord came in and sweetly releeved me causing me to look to himself so was I stayed and refreshed in the thoughts of my God and although during the time of my Imprisonment the Tempter was busie yet it pleased God so to stand at my right hand that the motions were but sudden and so vanished away and although there were that would have payd the money if I would accept it yet I durst not accept of deliverance in such a way and therefore my answer to them was that although I would acknowledge their love to a cup of cold Water yet could I not thank them for their money if they should pay it so the Court drew neer and the night before I should suffer according to my sentence it pleased God I rested and slept quietly in the morning many Friends came to visit me desiring me to take the refreshment of Wine and other Comforts but my resolution was not to drink Wine nor strong drink that day untill my punishment were over and the reason was lest in case I had more strength courage and boldnesse than ordinarily could be expected the VVorld should either say he is drunk with new VVine or else that the comfort and strength of the Creature hath carried him through but my course was this I desired Brother John Hazell to bear my Friends company and I betook my self to my Chamber where I might communicate with my God commit my self to him and beg strength from him I had no sooner sequestred my self and come into my Chamber but Sathan lets flie at me saying Remember thy self thy birth breeding and friends thy wife children name and credit but as this was sudden so there came in sweetly from the Lord as sudden an answer 't is for my Lord I must not deny him before the Sons of men for that is to set men above him but rather lose all yea wife children and mine own life also To this the tempter replies Oh! but that is the question is it for him and for him alone is it not rather for thy own or some others sake thou hast so professed and practised and now art loth to deny it is not pride and self in the bottom surely this temptation was strong and thereupon I made diligent search after the matter as formerly I had done and after a while there was even as it had been a voyce from Heaven in my very Soul bearing witnes with my Conscience that it was not for any mans case or sake in this world that so I had professed and practised but for my Lords case and sake and for him alone whereupon my Spirit was much refresht as also in the consideration of these three Scriptures which speak on this wise Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect Although I walk through the valley and shadow of Death I will fear none evill thy rod and thy staff they shall comfort me And he that continueth to to the end the same shall be saved But then came in the consideration of the weaknesse of the Flesh to bear the strokes of a whip though the Spirit was willing and hereupon I was caused to pray earnestly unto the Lord that he would be pleased to give me a spirit of courage and boldnesse a tongue to speak for him and strength of body to suffer for his sake and not to shrink or yeeld to the stroaks or shed tears lest the adversaries of the truth should thereupon blaspheme and be hardned and the weak and feeble-hearted discouraged and for this I befought the Lord earnestly at length he satisfied my spirit to give up as my soul so my body to him and quietly to leave the whole disposing of the matter to him and so I addressed my self in as comely a manner as I could having such a Lord and Master to serve in this businesse And when I heard the voyce of my Keeper come for me even cheerfulnesse did come upon me and taking my Testament in my hand I went along with him to the place of execution and after common salutation there stood there stood by also one of the Magistrates by name Mr. Encrease Nowell who for a while kept silent and spoke not a word and so did I expecting the Governours presence but he came not But after a while Mr. Nowell bad the Executioner doe his Office then I desired to speak a few words but Mr. Nowell answered it is not now a time to speak whereupon I took leave and said Men Brethren Fathers and Countrey-men I beseech you give me leave to speak a few words and the rather because here are many Spectators to see me punished and I am to seal with my Blood if God give strength that which I hold and practise in reference to the Word of God and the testimony of Iesus that which I have to say in brief is this Although I confesse I am no Disputant yet seeing I am to seal what I hold with my Blood I am ready to defend it by the Word and to dispute that point with any that shall come forth to withstand it Mr. Nowell answered me now was no time to dispute then said I then I desire to give an account of the Faith and Order I hold and this I desired three times but in comes Mr. Flint and saith to the Executioner Fellow doe thine Office for this Fellow would but make a long Speech to delude the people so I being resolved to speak told the people That which I am to suffer for is for the Word of God and testimony of Iesus Christ No saith Mr. Nowell it is for your Error and going about to seduce the people to which I replyed not for Error for in all the time of my Imprisonment wherein I was left alone my Brethren being gone which of all your Ministers in all that time came to convince me of Error and when upon the Governours words a motion was made for a publick dispute and upon fair terms so often renewed and desired by hundreds what was the reason it was not granted Mr. Nowell told me it was his fault that went away and would not dispute but this the Writings will cleer at large still Mr. Flint calls to the man to doe his Office so before and in the time of his pulling off my cloathes I continued speaking telling them That I had so learned that for all Boston I would not give my bodie into their hands thus to be bruised upon another account yet upon this I would not give the hundredth part of a Wampon Peague to free it out of their hands and that I made as much Conscience of unbuttoning one button as I
conformity But were this snare of the destroyer and murderer once discovered and broken which is under a specious and religious pretence of doing God good service to oppress and slay his innocent servants and children and to force men to that which their minds and consciences are not perswaded unto which is worse than Idolatry or at least would it please the most high to help the Kings and Rulers of the earth to take King Davids counsell Psal 2. which is to kiss tâ—e son lest be angâ—y and in his anger smite thâ—â— glorious Image which Nabuchadnezzer saw in his dream Dan. 2. 31 32 33 34. upon his feet that were part of iron and part of clay and so break them to peeces that the iron the clay the brass the silver and the gold be broken to peeces together become as chaff and so vanish away that there should no place be found for them And would it please the most high to put it into their hearts to manage that power and sword of steel which he hath put into their hands and takes out again at his good pleasure so that it might onely attend the very thing for which it is bestowed upon them which is to do justly and to shew mercy as those that walk in such eminent places humbly before the Lord which are things more pleasing to him than such burnt offerings and sacrifices although they amounted to thousands of rams or ten thousands of rivers of oyl especially being such as he hath not required at their hands how soon would the earth which now is moved exceedingly reels to and fro like a drunkard and is removed like a cotâ—â—â—â— â—â—ome a quiet and peaceable habitation for if there were neither fear on one hand nor hope on the other that this sword should be drawn forth to maintain the carnall interests of some which they enjoy upon religious pretences and to suppress the understandings and consciences of others to the hazard of their proper and lawfull interests and outward enjoyments and all men should see the Rulers as resolute in this point as Galio was so that men of all sects and religions which now are various were become hopeless of any other help to support themselves and their way or to draw others thereto than what by the word of God they can attain unto how soon would these tumults cease the enmity in point of Religion be slaâ—n and all things in peace and for my part I cannot expect that the swords should be beaten into plowshares and the spears into pruning hooks that nation shall not rise against nation neither shall they learn war any more which is a thing which the mouth of the Lord hath spoken of untill that be accomplished which should occasion it which is expâ—eâ— by the Prophet in these words For all people will walk every one in the name of his God and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever Micha 4. 3 4 5. And as this forcing of men for their conscience sake cannot stand with the peace of a Nation or Commonwealth so neither can it stand with the liberty thereof as those two instances Rev. 13. 10. and 15. 16 17 together with daily experience doe lively demonstrate in which Scriptures it is plain to be seen that whilst the Beast reigneth through the power of the Kings of the Eath all are restrained of their liberty and brought to conformity they cannot buy nor sel unless they conform to the Beast no not the great ones Kings and Rulers themselves they shall rather cease to be Kings than cease to conform when once they have given their power to him for then they have not been able to stand before him as Emperors Kings Princes and Governors have by wofull experience through a sad hand of God found to be true And as by the righteous judgement of God they that have upon this accompt killed with the sword must have a time also to be killed with the sword so they that have led into captivity must also be led into captivity so that by this it appears it cannot stand with the liberty of a place and Nation And that it cannot stand with the prosperity and safety therof will appear from a twofold consideration the first whereof is with respect to piety the second to policy That which is taken from piety is this If the matter be duly considered and weighd it cannot be expected but that this outward constraint or restraint of men in matters of conscience for the worship of God in this present evill world and by the powers therin much chiefly reflect and light upon such as being called out of the world can neither conform to worldly vanities nor worldly worships but to the pure voice and word of God and to the testimony of Christ Jesus the Lord which if true as indeed it cannot be denied then it will easily appear to be both unsafe and unprosperous for a state or nation to be found medling herein for as much as the Lord of hosts hath said he that toucheth you toucheth the aple of mine eye Zach. 2. 8. and again Touch not mine anointed and do my Prophets no harm 1 Chron. 16. 22. and King David had well observed concerning the Israel of old that the Lord suffered no man to do them wrong but even reproved Kings for their sakes Psal 105. 14. And if the Lord of hosts who is full of bowels of compassion be so taken with the oppression of the poor and sighing of the needy that â—e will not long forbear but will arise relieve him and set 〈…〉 safety from him that pusseth at him or would insnare him Psal 12. 5. shall he not much rather avenge his own elect which give him no râ—â—t but câ—y night and day unto him Luk 18. 7. yea I tell you saith Christ he will a venge them speedily And now how unsafe and unprosperous it is for a Kingdome or State to ly thus open to the vengeance of God which if it breaks forth is like to overturn overturn overturn it as the prophet speaks Ezek. 21. 25 26 27. will not be a hard thing to discern Again it cannot well stand with the prosperity and safety of a State or Nation upon a politick ground or consideration For it best suits with policy be the power in the hands of Kings and Princes but especially of States and Commonwealths 1. To engage not only one party or sect alone but all parties therein to the present power and to the supporting thereof 2. To do this not by giving away any part of the power to any party or sect to oppress or inforce others to their way for their carnal and private respects for that as hath been shewn is the way to lose it themselves except they conform yea to be brought to conformity but to afford its protection equall to all without respect unto any at least in this 〈◊〉 keeping them thereby safe under God in respect of their persons names and estates 3 And to engage them all upon the strongest engagements which are not carnal outward advantage they being of tentimes so far from advancing the same that they prove notable means to make the obstruction but this wherein one man may be as wel assured that he shall not be forced to another man understanding and conscience as that another shall not be forced unto his Which indeed is an engagement that is stronger than death the voice of each manâ— conscience being to him as the voice of his God by this means shall all parties be deeply obliged to the utmost of their lives and estates to beaâ— up that power without which they cannot expect to enjoy peace liberry and safety themselves so shall the rulers also have somewhat more vacancy to consider what it is that the Lord of hosts doth require at their hands which is to do justly to love mercy and to walk humbly before the Lord Mic 6 7. 8. And whereas it is added every man being such c. which is to shew that whether such liberty as this should be granted or 〈…〉 in this present world yet it concerns and also well becomes the servants of Câ—â—â—â—t not to alter their course but to be still found keeping the commandments God and the testimony of Jesus and to beating in mind what is said Rev. 12.11 And they overcame him by the bloâ—d of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death hâ—â—kning also for his voice who saith Rev. last 20. Surely I come quickly with the like closing therewith as there is exprest Amen Even so come Lord Jesus FINIS * A Wampon Peague is the sixâ—h part of a penny with us Heb. 1. 3. 8. 1. Heb. 8. 6. 10 11 12. Act. 10 43 Jo. 1. 45. Acts 3. 21. 7. 37. Matth. 17. 12 13. Matth. 11. 11 12 13 14. Eph. 1. 1. Col. 1. 2. 1 Cor. 6. 2â— 7. 23. 1 Cor. 12 13. Col. 2 19 2 Eph. 20. 21 22. 1 Cor. 3. 16 17. Heb. 12. 2. Acts 9. 6. Ps 85. 8. Io. 10. 5. 4 â—o 23 24.