A call from death to life and out of the dark wayes and worships of the world where the seed is held in bondage under the merchants of Babylon / written by Marmaduke Stephenson, who (together with ... William Robinson) hath (since the writing hereof) suffered death, for bearing witnesse to the same truth amongst the professors of Bostons jurisdiction in New England ; with a true copy of two letters, which they writ to the Lords people a little before their death ; and also the true copy of a letter ... from a friend in New England, which gives a brief relation of the manner of their martyrdom, with some of the words which they exprest at the time of their suffering.
         Stephenson, Marmaduke, d. 1659.
      
       
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             A call from death to life and out of the dark wayes and worships of the world where the seed is held in bondage under the merchants of Babylon / written by Marmaduke Stephenson, who (together with ... William Robinson) hath (since the writing hereof) suffered death, for bearing witnesse to the same truth amongst the professors of Bostons jurisdiction in New England ; with a true copy of two letters, which they writ to the Lords people a little before their death ; and also the true copy of a letter ... from a friend in New England, which gives a brief relation of the manner of their martyrdom, with some of the words which they exprest at the time of their suffering.
             Stephenson, Marmaduke, d. 1659.
             Pearson, Peter, 17th cent.
             Robinson, William, d. 1659.
             Dyer, Mary, d. 1660.
          
           32 p.
           
             Printed for Thomas Simmons ...,
             London :
             1660.
          
           
             Includes various letters signed by Peter Pearson, William Robinson, Marmaduke Stephenson, and Mary Dyer.
             "To the reader" signed: John Whitehead, Marmaduke Storre, William Padley, Gregory Milner, Thomas Leemin.
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Stephenson, Marmaduke, d. 1659.
           Robinson, William, d. 1659.
           Pearson, Peter, 17th cent.
           Dyer, Mary, d. 1660.
           Persecution -- New England.
           Society of Friends -- New England.
        
      
    
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           A
           CALL
           FROM
           Death
           to
           Life
           ,
           AND
           Out
           of
           the
           Dark
           wayes
           and
           Worships
           of
           the
           World
           where
           the
           Seed
           is
           held
           in
           Bondage
           under
           the
           Merchants
           of
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           Written
           by
           
             Marmaduke
             Stephenson
          
           ;
           Who
           (
           together
           with
           another
           dear
           Servant
           of
           the
           Lord
           called
           
             William
             Robinson
          
           )
           hath
           (
           since
           the
           Writing
           hereof
           )
           suffered
           Death
           ,
           for
           bearing
           Witnesse
           to
           the
           same
           Truth
           ,
           amongst
           the
           Professors
           of
           
             Bostons
          
           Jurisdiction
           in
           
             New
             England
             .
          
        
         
           With
           a
           True
           Copy
           of
           Two
           Letters
           ,
           which
           they
           Writ
           to
           the
           Lords
           People
           a
           little
           before
           their
           Death
           .
        
         
           And
           also
           the
           True
           Copy
           of
           a
           Letter
           as
           it
           came
           to
           our
           hands
           ,
           from
           a
           Friend
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           which
           gives
           a
           brief
           Relation
           of
           the
           manner
           of
           their
           Martyrdom
           ,
           with
           some
           of
           the
           Words
           which
           they
           exprest
           at
           the
           time
           of
           their
           suffering
           .
        
         
           
             John
             16.2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             They
             shall
             put
             you
             out
             of
             their
             Assemblies
             ,
             yea
             the
             time
             cometh
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             killeth
             you
             ,
             will
             think
             that
             he
             doth
             God
             service
             ;
             And
             these
             things
             will
             they
             do
             unto
             you
             ,
             because
             they
             have
             not
             known
             the
             Father
             nor
             Me
             ,
             saith
             Christ
             .
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Simmons
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           Bull
           and
           Mouth
           near
           
             Aldersgate
             .
          
           1660.
           
        
      
       
       
         
           To
           the
           READER
           .
        
         
           But
           especially
           to
           you
           that
           are
           Professors
           (
           one
           in
           Doctrine
           and
           discipline
           with
           the
           professors
           in
           
             New
             England
          
           )
           do
           we
           write
           these
           things
           ,
           that
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           may
           arise
           in
           you
           ,
           to
           judge
           between
           the
           Lords
           people
           called
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           and
           your
           Brethren
           the
           Professors
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           whether
           they
           have
           not
           forgotten
           God
           and
           his
           goodnesse
           towards
           them
           ,
           and
           lost
           their
           first
           love
           which
           was
           stirring
           in
           them
           when
           they
           were
           little
           amongst
           the
           Families
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           whether
           they
           are
           not
           Children
           of
           the
           Whorish
           woman
           ,
           that
           is
           called
           
             the
             Mother
             of
             Harlots
             ,
          
           that
           hath
           sitten
           upon
           many
           waters
           ,
           and
           deceived
           the
           Nations
           with
           the
           wine
           of
           the
           Wrath
           of
           her
           fornications
           (
           which
           she
           offers
           in
           her
           golden
           Cup
           )
           till
           the
           Earth
           is
           corrupted
           with
           violence
           ,
           and
           she
           made
           drunk
           with
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           Saints
           ;
           Seeing
           they
           are
           so
           far
           Adulterated
           from
           God
           and
           Christ
           as
           that
           in
           their
           skirts
           is
           also
           found
           
             the
             Blood
             of
             the
             Saints
             &
             Martyrs
             of
             Jesus
             .
          
           Oh!
           how
           are
           they
           fallen
           that
           once
           seemed
           so
           tender
           in
           Conscience
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           would
           rather
           leave
           their
           native
           Countrey
           ,
           then
           practice
           things
           contrary
           to
           their
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           who
           would
           have
           believed
           that
           they
           which
           once
           fled
           for
           fear
           of
           sufferings
           ,
           would
           have
           caused
           others
           to
           suffer
           under
           their
           own
           hands
           ,
           which
           are
           now
           become
           wicked
           hands
           ;
           For
           they
           have
           taken
           two
           of
           Gods
           dear
           Servants
           ,
           
             and
             hanged
             them
             on
             a
             Tree
          
           for
           no
           matter
           of
           Fact
           committed
           by
           them
           against
           any
           Law
           which
           is
           Iust
           ,
           
           but
           because
           they
           were
           found
           by
           their
           words
           and
           actions
           to
           be
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           and
           did
           (
           contrary
           to
           the
           sentence
           of
           banishment
           ,
           which
           upon
           pain
           of
           death
           ,
           the
           Court
           passed
           upon
           them
           ,
           
             *
          
           return
           into
           their
           Iurisdiction
           as
           they
           were
           required
           of
           God
           to
           bear
           witnesse
           unto
           the
           Truth
           ,
           in
           which
           there
           is
           power
           to
           set
           free
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Testimony
           thereof
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           might
           hold
           forth
           the
           good
           will
           of
           God
           in
           love
           to
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           
           might
           be
           clear
           from
           the
           blood
           of
           all
           men
           ,
           in
           giving
           them
           warning
           to
           repent
           ,
           and
           walk
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           their
           lives
           were
           not
           dear
           to
           them
           ,
           they
           being
           nothing
           terrified
           by
           their
           adversaries
           ,
           which
           to
           them
           is
           an
           evident
           token
           of
           perdition
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           patient
           sufferers
           ,
           of
           Salvation
           and
           that
           of
           God
           ,
           with
           whom
           they
           have
           now
           a
           reward
           in
           the
           endlesse
           life
           ;
           So
           that
           in
           them
           is
           fulfilled
           the
           words
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
             he
             that
             will
             loose
             his
             life
             for
             my
             Sake
             ,
             shall
             find
             it
             ,
          
           but
           we
           do
           clearly
           see
           in
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           he
           that
           seeks
           to
           save
           his
           own
           life
           will
           kill
           the
           Iust
           ,
           and
           therefore
           we
           marvel
           not
           at
           what
           the
           professors
           in
           
             New
             England
          
           (
           that
           fled
           to
           save
           themselves
           )
           have
           done
           ;
        
         
           Knowing
           that
           they
           which
           are
           born
           after
           the
           flesh
           ,
           will
           persecute
           him
           that
           is
           born
           after
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           but
           we
           do
           even
           pity
           to
           see
           such
           as
           do
           professe
           Scriptures
           have
           their
           eyes
           so
           shut
           ,
           and
           their
           hearts
           so
           grosse
           ,
           as
           to
           think
           they
           do
           God
           good
           service
           when
           they
           not
           onely
           cast
           out
           of
           their
           Synagogues
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           their
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           do
           Imprison
           ,
           Scourge
           ,
           cut
           off
           Ears
           ,
           and
           kill
           those
           that
           come
           to
           them
           in
           the
           Name
           and
           fear
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           do
           tremble
           at
           Gods
           Word
           ,
           working
           out
           their
           Salvation
           with
           Fear
           and
           Trembling
           ;
           and
           here
           we
           do
           appeal
           to
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           in
           you
           all
           Professors
           and
           People
           ,
           whether
           the
           Professors
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           have
           not
           acted
           quite
           contrary
           to
           God
           ,
           in
           Imprisoning
           ,
           Scourging
           ,
           Banishing
           and
           Killing
           those
           that
           tremble
           at
           his
           Word
           ,
           seeing
           God
           hath
           said
           to
           this
           man
           will
           I
           look
           ,
           that
           is
           of
           a
           broken
           and
           contrite
           heart
           ,
           and
           trembleth
           at
           my
           Word
           ,
           but
           to
           such
           the
           Professing
           Rulers
           in
           
             New
             England
          
           will
           not
           look
           ,
           neither
           suffer
           them
           to
           have
           a
           being
           amongst
           them
           ;
           And
           again
           we
           say
           ,
           let
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           in
           you
           judge
           ,
           whether
           they
           have
           not
           acted
           directly
           contrary
           to
           Christ
           in
           destroying
           mens
           lives
           ,
           seeing
           he
           comes
           not
           destroy
           mens
           lives
           but
           to
           save
           mens
           lives
           ,
           and
           whether
           they
           be
           not
           quite
           out
           of
           his
           Doctrine
           and
           Royal
           Law
           ,
           which
           saith
           ,
           what
           ever
           ye
           would
           that
           men
           should
           do
           unto
           you
           ,
           do
           you
           even
           so
           unto
           them
           ;
           And
           we
           do
           likewise
           appeale
           unto
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           in
           all
           sober
           people
           ,
           whether
           the
           Pastours
           and
           Teachers
           of
           the
           People
           in
           
             New
             England
          
           (
           that
           stir
           up
           and
           encourage
           their
           flocks
           to
           persecute
           to
           death
           Gods
           Servants
           )
           be
           not
           become
           bruitish
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           and
           their
           flocks
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           
             Primitive
          
           Christians
           ,
           seeing
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           were
           gentle
           towards
           all
           men
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           strive
           nor
           warr
           with
           Carnal
           Weapons
           ,
           but
           did
           meekly
           instruct
           them
           that
           did
           oppose
           themselves
           ,
           that
           with
           sound
           Doctrine
           they
           might
           convince
           their
           Adversaries
           ,
           and
           they
           both
           loved
           and
           taught
           the
           believers
           that
           followed
           them
           ,
           to
           love
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           not
           kill
           them
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           killed
           those
           that
           they
           account
           their
           Enemies
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           have
           no
           cause
           ,
           unl●sse
           it
           be
           for
           speaking
           the
           Truth
           ;
           And
           again
           ,
           whether
           these
           Teachers
           and
           Professors
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           justifie
           their
           proceedings
           against
           the
           Lords
           Servants
           ,
           be
           not
           of
           that
           Generation
           that
           killed
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           and
           shamefully
           entreated
           those
           that
           were
           sent
           unto
           them
           ,
           which
           called
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           house
           
             Beelzebub
             ,
          
           and
           killed
           the
           Prince
           of
           Life
           ;
           seeing
           they
           do
           the
           same
           things
           
           to
           them
           of
           his
           Houshold
           .
           And
           Reader
           ,
        
         
           That
           it
           may
           appear
           that
           these
           two
           (
           which
           the
           Professors
           of
           
             New
             England
          
           have
           taken
           ,
           and
           by
           wicked
           hands
           put
           to
           death
           )
           were
           the
           Servants
           of
           Christ
           Iesus
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Houshold
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           do
           here
           present
           to
           thy
           view
           these
           things
           following
           ,
           which
           were
           writ
           by
           their
           own
           hands
           ,
           and
           sent
           unto
           us
           not
           long
           before
           their
           death
           ;
           Together
           with
           a
           Letter
           which
           was
           Writ
           from
           
             Plymouth
          
           in
           
             New
             England
          
           by
           
             Peter
             Pearson
             ,
          
           relating
           the
           manner
           of
           their
           death
           ,
           with
           some
           of
           their
           words
           which
           they
           did
           expresse
           a
           little
           before
           their
           Martyrdom
           ,
           all
           which
           we
           desire
           may
           be
           seriously
           weighed
           and
           laid
           to
           heart
           ,
           that
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           may
           rise
           in
           Iudgement
           against
           the
           spirit
           of
           persecution
           in
           whomsoever
           it
           appears
           ,
           to
           which
           spirit
           we
           exhort
           all
           men
           (
           that
           love
           their
           Soules
           )
           to
           beware
           of
           joyning
           ;
           and
           so
           in
           love
           to
           all
           People
           we
           rest
           by
           Faith
           ,
           chusing
           rather
           to
           suffer
           affliction
           with
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           than
           to
           enjoy
           the
           pleasure
           of
           sin
           for
           a
           Season
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   John
                   Whitehead
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Storre
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Padley
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Gregory
                   Milner
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Thomas
                   Leemin
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               Written
               in
               York-shire
               ,
            
             
               
                 the
                 23d
              
               .
               
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 3d.
              
               
                 Month.
                 1660.
                 
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           Call
           from
           Death
           to
           Life
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           the
           dark
           wayes
           and
           worships
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           where
           the
           Seed
           is
           held
           in
           bondage
           under
           the
           Merchants
           of
           
             Babylon
             .
          
           M.
           S.
           
        
         
           OH
           you
           my
           dear
           Neighbours
           and
           People
           in
           the
           Town
           of
           
             Shipton
          
           and
           
             Wighton
          
           and
           elsewhere
           ,
           where
           this
           may
           come
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           spending
           long
           your
           mony
           for
           that
           which
           is
           not
           bread
           ,
           and
           your
           labour
           for
           that
           which
           doth
           not
           satisfie
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           done
           ;
           Oh
           come
           buy
           wine
           and
           milk
           without
           mony
           and
           without
           price
           ,
           while
           it
           is
           held
           forth
           to
           you
           ,
           least
           the
           day
           come
           that
           you
           be
           deprived
           of
           it
           ;
           for
           long
           hath
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           been
           striving
           with
           you
           (
           as
           it
           did
           with
           me
           )
           but
           you
           have
           resisted
           it
           time
           after
           time
           ,
           because
           it
           testified
           against
           you
           when
           you
           went
           on
           in
           sin
           ,
           and
           reproved
           in
           secret
           for
           the
           evil
           of
           your
           doings
           ;
           therefore
           you
           do
           not
           regard
           it
           ,
           but
           flies
           from
           it
           .
           So
           in
           bowels
           of
           tender
           love
           to
           you
           all
           do
           I
           speak
           ,
           and
           in
           love
           and
           pity
           to
           your
           souls
           ,
           prize
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           tender
           mercy
           and
           forbearance
           to
           you
           ,
           that
           he
           did
           not
           cut
           you
           off
           in
           the
           height
           of
           your
           iniquity
           ,
           but
           hath
           spared
           you
           until
           this
           day
           ,
           though
           you
           have
           long
           taken
           pleasure
           in
           sin
           ,
           not
           regarding
           God
           that
           made
           you
           ,
           yet
           hath
           his
           Spirit
           been
           striving
           with
           you
           many
           dayes
           &
           years
           ,
           (
           as
           it
           did
           with
           me
           )
           and
           hath
           reproved
           you
           time
           after
           time
           ,
           for
           the
           evil
           of
           your
           doings
           ,
           but
           you
           regarded
           it
           not
           ,
           though
           it
           often
           called
           upon
           you
           in
           love
           &
           meekness
           to
           depart
           from
           your
           iniquity
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           you
           have
           been
           addicted
           to
           ;
           it
           hath
           reproved
           and
           called
           you
           that
           have
           been
           addicted
           to
           drunkenness
           ,
           lying
           and
           swearing
           to
           depart
           from
           these
           things
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           evil
           ,
           and
           it
           hath
           called
           upon
           you
           that
           are
           proud
           and
           covetous
           to
           depart
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           hath
           reproved
           you
           that
           have
           been
           wild
           and
           wanton
           ,
           and
           given
           to
           sports
           and
           pleasures
           ,
           to
           depart
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           run
           on
           no
           longer
           in
           vanity
           ,
           but
           you
           did
           not
           regard
           it
           ,
           but
           took
           pleasure
           in
           sin
           .
           Oh
           consider
           dear
           Neighbors
           and
           People
           ,
           what
           you
           have
           been
           doing
           ever
           since
           you
           came
           to
           years
           of
           maturity
           ,
           and
           let
           the
           witnesse
           of
           God
           which
           is
           faithful
           and
           true
           in
           you
           all
           arise
           and
           answer
           ,
           to
           which
           I
           speak
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           let
           you
           see
           that
           you
           have
           provoked
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
           and
           vexed
           his
           righteous
           soul
           from
           day
           to
           day
           ,
           and
           have
           pressed
           him
           with
           your
           sins
           and
           iniquities
           ,
           as
           a
           cart
           is
           pressed
           with
           sheaves
           ,
           yet
           hath
           he
           born
           it
           with
           patience
           and
           hath
           suffered
           long
           ,
           not
           willing
           that
           you
           should
           perish
           and
           dye
           in
           your
           sins
           but
           still
           he
           hath
           waited
           year
           after
           year
           upon
           you
           to
           be
           gracious
           to
           you
           ,
           but
           you
           have
           refused
           to
           return
           ,
           and
           hearken
           to
           his
           Call
           and
           Counsel
           ,
           but
           have
           run
           on
           in
           the
           broad
           way
           ,
           as
           your
           Forefathers
           have
           done
           so
           do
           ye
           ,
           and
           follow
           their
           Customs
           and
           Traditions
           which
           are
           vain
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           profit
           you
           at
           all
           in
           the
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           call
           you
           to
           an
           account
           how
           you
           have
           spent
           your
           time
           ;
           so
           consider
           and
           lay
           it
           to
           heart
           ,
           before
           the
           evil
           day
           come
           upon
           you
           ,
           least
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           cease
           striving
           with
           you
           ,
           for
           verily
           the
           day
           is
           coming
           on
           apace
           that
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           will
           cease
           striving
           with
           man
           ,
           who
           puts
           the
           Day
           of
           God
           far
           from
           him
           ,
           then
           it
           will
           be
           said
           ,
           
             He
             that
             is
             Righteous
             let
             him
             be
             Righteous
             still
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             is
             filthy
             ,
             let
             him
             be
             filthy
             still
             .
          
           So
           dear
           Friends
           and
           People
           young
           and
           old
           ,
           prize
           your
           time
           while
           you
           have
           it
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           slight
           the
           Counsel
           of
           the
           Lord
           any
           longer
           ,
           least
           the
           day
           of
           your
           visitation
           passe
           over
           your
           heads
           at
           unawares
           which
           cannot
           be
           called
           again
           ,
           and
           as
           I
           said
           before
           ,
           Spend
           your
           mony
           no
           longer
           for
           that
           which
           is
           not
           bread
           ,
           in
           following
           Diviners
           of
           lyes
           ,
           for
           they
           cause
           you
           to
           erre
           and
           go
           astray
           by
           their
           lyes
           and
           by
           their
           lightnesse
           ,
           like
           sheep
           without
           a
           shepherd
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           blind
           Watchmen
           which
           leads
           you
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           like
           troops
           of
           Robbers
           to
           devour
           you
           ,
           
             Hos.
             ch.
          
           6.
           
             v.
          
           9
           and
           makes
           merchandize
           of
           your
           souls
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           upon
           me
           and
           thousands
           besides
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           delivered
           as
           birds
           out
           of
           the
           Fowlers
           net
           ;
           so
           being
           escaped
           from
           them
           ,
           we
           see
           their
           deceit
           and
           subtle
           hypocrisie
           which
           long
           hath
           lodged
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           therefore
           we
           cannot
           but
           declare
           against
           them
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           seen
           to
           be
           such
           as
           devour
           widows
           houses
           for
           dishonest
           gain
           ,
           and
           makes
           a
           prey
           upon
           you
           as
           they
           have
           done
           upon
           us
           ,
           for
           they
           seek
           their
           gain
           from
           their
           quarter
           ,
           and
           feeds
           themselves
           with
           the
           fat
           ,
           and
           clothes
           themselves
           with
           the
           best
           of
           the
           wooll
           ,
           as
           the
           false
           prophets
           did
           of
           old
           ,
           which
           the
           true
           Prophets
           declared
           against
           ;
           and
           with
           the
           same
           light
           that
           the
           true
           Prophets
           saw
           the
           false
           prophets
           of
           old
           ,
           do
           we
           see
           these
           Priests
           in
           this
           generation
           ,
           for
           their
           fruits
           makes
           them
           manifest
           what
           trees
           they
           are
           ;
           For
           they
           sue
           men
           at
           the
           Law
           for
           Tithes
           ,
           and
           take
           them
           by
           force
           ,
           false
           Prophet
           like
           ,
           and
           who
           cannot
           
           put
           into
           their
           mouths
           for
           conscience
           sake
           ,
           they
           prepare
           War
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           with
           cruelty
           &
           oppression
           cause
           their
           goods
           to
           be
           taken
           from
           them
           to
           satisfie
           their
           wits
           and
           greedy
           desires
           ;
           so
           they
           make
           themselves
           manifest
           to
           be
           of
           that
           generation
           ,
           and
           to
           walk
           in
           their
           steps
           that
           the
           true
           Prophet
           spake
           of
           ,
           who
           were
           greedy
           dumb
           doggs
           that
           can
           never
           have
           enough
           ,
           as
           thousands
           do
           witnesse
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           and
           you
           may
           see
           it
           to
           be
           so
           with
           the
           Priests
           of
           this
           generation
           ,
           for
           in
           
             Balaams
          
           steps
           they
           are
           walking
           ,
           who
           loved
           the
           wages
           of
           unrighteousnesse
           ,
           as
           they
           do
           in
           this
           generation
           ,
           but
           they
           exceed
           him
           in
           cruelty
           ;
           for
           though
           he
           loved
           it
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           sue
           for
           it
           ,
           but
           these
           Priests
           do
           in
           this
           generation
           ,
           of
           which
           I
           am
           a
           witnesse
           ,
           and
           thousands
           besides
           ,
           who
           have
           suffered
           by
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           spoiling
           of
           their
           goods
           and
           estates
           ;
           Oh
           it
           is
           seen
           ,
           it
           is
           seen
           in
           this
           our
           day
           that
           the
           filthy
           and
           abominable
           thing
           is
           committed
           in
           the
           land
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           of
           old
           ,
           the
           Prophets
           prophecy
           falsely
           ,
           and
           the
           Priests
           bear
           Rule
           by
           their
           means
           ,
           and
           the
           people
           love
           to
           have
           it
           so
           ,
           but
           what
           will
           you
           do
           in
           the
           end
           thereof
           saith
           the
           Lord
           Almighty
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           dawbed
           you
           up
           with
           untempered
           morter
           ,
           and
           are
           Physicians
           of
           no
           value
           to
           you
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           long
           been
           sowing
           pillows
           under
           your
           arm-holes
           ,
           and
           have
           spoken
           smooth
           things
           to
           you
           ,
           in
           healing
           that
           in
           you
           which
           is
           for
           destruction
           ,
           and
           seeks
           to
           kill
           that
           which
           should
           live
           ,
           that
           so
           they
           might
           rule
           over
           you
           as
           Kings
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           you
           to
           worship
           the
           Beast
           and
           his
           Image
           ,
           who
           is
           making
           war
           with
           the
           Lamb
           ,
           but
           the
           day
           of
           their
           downfal
           is
           at
           hand
           ,
           and
           the
           Lamb
           shall
           have
           the
           victory
           ,
           and
           Rule
           and
           Reign
           in
           his
           People
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           ,
           for
           now
           he
           is
           arisen
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           with
           great
           Dominion
           and
           Authority
           ,
           to
           slay
           the
           wicked
           and
           cut
           down
           his
           enemies
           that
           resist
           him
           in
           his
           way
           ;
           And
           they
           that
           will
           not
           have
           him
           to
           Reign
           over
           them
           ,
           must
           fall
           before
           him
           who
           is
           our
           Head
           ,
           who
           will
           render
           vengeance
           in
           flames
           of
           fire
           upon
           all
           his
           enemies
           .
           So
           dear
           People
           be
           awakened
           ,
           and
           stand
           up
           to
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           live
           no
           longer
           in
           carelesnesse
           and
           Carnal
           security
           ,
           but
           own
           the
           Light
           of
           Christ
           to
           be
           your
           guide
           ,
           for
           a
           measure
           of
           it
           is
           given
           to
           every
           one
           of
           you
           to
           profit
           withall
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           nigh
           you
           in
           your
           hearts
           and
           in
           your
           mouths
           ,
           the
           word
           of
           Faith
           which
           is
           able
           to
           save
           your
           Souls
           ;
           so
           all
           to
           it
           take
           heed
           that
           by
           it
           you
           may
           be
           quickened
           and
           revived
           again
           out
           of
           your
           fallen
           estate
           wherein
           you
           lie
           by
           reason
           of
           your
           transgressions
           ,
           
           which
           have
           made
           a
           separation
           between
           you
           and
           your
           Maker
           ,
           and
           verily
           I
           say
           unto
           you
           ,
           except
           ye
           be
           regenerate
           and
           born
           again
           ,
           you
           cannot
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ;
           So
           dear
           People
           young
           and
           Old
           ,
           I
           speak
           to
           you
           all
           as
           one
           ,
           consider
           how
           you
           have
           spent
           your
           time
           ,
           and
           let
           a
           true
           search
           passe
           through
           you
           all
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           see
           whom
           you
           have
           been
           serving
           all
           your
           time
           ,
           for
           Servants
           you
           are
           to
           whom
           you
           do
           obey
           ;
           So
           dear
           People
           be
           not
           deceived
           ,
           for
           God
           will
           not
           be
           mocked
           ,
           such
           as
           you
           sow
           ,
           such
           you
           must
           reap
           from
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           receive
           according
           to
           your
           deeds
           whether
           they
           be
           good
           or
           evil
           ,
           who
           will
           give
           a
           reward
           to
           every
           man
           according
           as
           his
           works
           shall
           be
           ,
           for
           he
           is
           a
           God
           that
           will
           not
           wink
           at
           wickedness
           nor
           let
           the
           transgressor
           go
           unpunished
           ,
           to
           whom
           every
           knee
           shall
           bow
           and
           every
           tongue
           confesse
           him
           Lord
           ,
           who
           created
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           whom
           we
           serve
           and
           Worship
           ,
           who
           is
           our
           Lord
           and
           King
           ,
           and
           Captain
           of
           our
           Salvation
           ,
           Our
           Leader
           and
           Guider
           ,
           and
           our
           Preserver
           night
           and
           day
           ,
           our
           Mighty
           and
           Strong
           One
           ,
           the
           Mighty
           God
           of
           
             Israel
          
           is
           his
           Name
           ,
           the
           wonderful
           Counsellor
           and
           Prince
           of
           our
           Peace
           ,
           whose
           presence
           is
           with
           us
           to
           the
           confounding
           of
           our
           Enemies
           that
           rise
           up
           in
           opposition
           against
           us
           ,
           for
           he
           goes
           before
           us
           who
           is
           our
           Life
           to
           tread
           down
           our
           Enemies
           under
           his
           feet
           ,
           who
           is
           terrible
           to
           the
           wicked
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           forgets
           him
           must
           be
           turned
           into
           Hell
           ,
           where
           the
           worm
           dies
           not
           ,
           and
           the
           fire
           never
           goes
           out
           ,
           the
           swearer
           and
           the
           lyar
           must
           go
           thither
           ,
           that
           is
           their
           portion
           ,
           the
           Drunkard
           and
           the
           Whore-monger
           must
           go
           thither
           ,
           the
           proud
           and
           Covetous
           cannot
           escape
           the
           damnation
           of
           Hell
           ,
           and
           all
           they
           that
           lives
           
             Dives
          
           like
           must
           pertake
           of
           
             Dives
          
           torment
           which
           is
           coming
           upon
           them
           ,
           from
           which
           they
           cannot
           escape
           nor
           flie
           from
           ,
           and
           all
           such
           must
           go
           into
           the
           lake
           with
           the
           Beast
           ▪
           and
           the
           false
           Prophet
           which
           have
           long
           born
           rule
           by
           their
           means
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Nations
           abroad
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           devoured
           my
           Flock
           ,
           and
           the
           Sheep
           of
           my
           pasture
           ,
           saith
           the
           Lord
           Almighty
           ,
           who
           will
           be
           avenged
           on
           them
           ,
           for
           the
           wounded
           they
           have
           not
           healed
           ,
           nor
           comforted
           those
           who
           were
           sick
           ,
           neither
           have
           they
           brought
           back
           again
           that
           which
           was
           driven
           away
           ,
           but
           with
           force
           and
           cruelty
           have
           they
           ruled
           ,
           but
           the
           Lord
           God
           is
           now
           come
           in
           his
           Mighty
           Power
           ,
           to
           take
           their
           power
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           deliver
           his
           People
           out
           of
           their
           hands
           ,
           which
           have
           long
           been
           made
           a
           prey
           upon
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           reward
           them
           double
           
           for
           their
           doings
           ;
           So
           you
           my
           dear
           neighbours
           ,
           do
           not
           uphold
           them
           any
           longer
           in
           their
           sin
           ,
           in
           satisfying
           their
           greedy
           desires
           ,
           least
           you
           pertake
           with
           them
           of
           their
           plagues
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           that
           is
           coming
           upon
           them
           ,
           from
           which
           they
           cannot
           escape
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           grieved
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           from
           day
           to
           day
           ,
           to
           see
           what
           havock
           they
           have
           made
           in
           the
           Nation
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           by
           spoyling
           and
           causing
           spoyl
           to
           be
           made
           of
           Peoples
           Goods
           and
           Estates
           ,
           Oh!
           their
           sin
           is
           great
           and
           grievous
           to
           be
           born
           ,
           and
           the
           cry
           of
           their
           oppression
           and
           their
           iniquity
           is
           entered
           into
           the
           eares
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           even
           grieved
           and
           sore
           vexed
           at
           them
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           trampled
           upon
           his
           witnesse
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           have
           pressed
           him
           with
           their
           sin
           as
           a
           Cart
           is
           pressed
           with
           sheaves
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           can
           bear
           no
           longer
           with
           them
           ,
           because
           their
           iniquity
           doth
           abound
           .
           Oh!
           search
           the
           Scriptures
           and
           see
           if
           they
           do
           not
           go
           beyond
           and
           exceed
           the
           fal●e
           Prophets
           of
           old
           in
           deceit
           and
           subtile
           hypocrisie
           ;
           Oh!
           they
           might
           even
           blush
           for
           shame
           ,
           to
           consider
           what
           they
           have
           done
           and
           caused
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           which
           will
           fall
           sad
           and
           heavy
           upon
           them
           when
           the
           Lord
           calls
           them
           to
           an
           account
           ,
           and
           requires
           his
           flock
           at
           their
           hands
           ;
           then
           shall
           they
           roar
           and
           weep
           bitterly
           ,
           and
           wish
           they
           had
           never
           been
           Born
           ,
           when
           Calamity
           &
           Anguish
           of
           Spirit
           overtakes
           them
           ,
           which
           they
           will
           certainly
           meet
           withal
           ,
           for
           the
           Lord
           hath
           spoken
           it
           who
           will
           perform
           his
           promise
           ,
           that
           the
           Beast
           and
           the
           false
           Prophet
           shall
           go
           into
           the
           Lake
           together
           ,
           and
           for
           ever
           be
           tormented
           with
           the
           Devil
           and
           his
           angels
           ,
           for
           thither
           must
           they
           go
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           joyns
           with
           them
           must
           partake
           of
           their
           punishment
           ;
           So
           dear
           Friends
           and
           People
           take
           heed
           what
           you
           do
           in
           joyning
           with
           such
           who
           leads
           you
           to
           destruction
           ,
           for
           in
           the
           broad
           way
           they
           are
           walking
           themselves
           and
           leads
           you
           after
           them
           into
           the
           Pit
           of
           Perdition
           ,
           where
           they
           must
           remain
           for
           ever
           ,
           for
           they
           will
           not
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           themselves
           ,
           nor
           suffer
           you
           if
           they
           can
           hinder
           ;
           And
           will
           not
           the
           Lord
           arise
           for
           the
           Redemption
           of
           his
           Seed
           ?
           Yea
           surely
           ,
           he
           is
           arisen
           already
           ,
           to
           shake
           the
           Nations
           that
           resist
           him
           ,
           and
           hath
           given
           the
           Power
           to
           his
           Son
           ,
           which
           shall
           rule
           the
           Nations
           with
           a
           Rod
           of
           Iron
           ,
           and
           they
           that
           will
           not
           bow
           to
           his
           Government
           must
           be
           destroyed
           and
           broken
           to
           pieces
           ,
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Lord
           of
           Hosts
           hath
           spoken
           it
           .
        
         
           
             
               So
               dear
               Friends
               ,
               and
               People
               young
               and
               old
               ,
               mind
               well
               what
               is
               written
               ,
               and
               ponder
               it
               in
               your
               hearts
               ,
               for
               in
               love
               to
               you
               all
               
               do
               I
               speak
               ,
               the
               Lord
               is
               my
               witnesse
               ,
               that
               this
               is
               not
               written
               in
               any
               prejudice
               of
               mind
               to
               any
               mans
               person
               ,
               neither
               in
               prejudice
               or
               envy
               against
               the
               Priests
               or
               the
               false
               prophets
               ,
               but
               against
               their
               evil
               actions
               which
               we
               see
               in
               them
               ,
               which
               we
               loath
               and
               detest
               ;
               for
               never
               did
               the
               true
               Prophets
               of
               the
               Lord
               seek
               their
               gain
               from
               their
               Quarter
               ,
               as
               these
               Priests
               now
               do
               in
               this
               generation
               ,
               nor
               ever
               did
               they
               sue
               men
               at
               law
               for
               Tithes
               ,
               as
               these
               Priests
               do
               now
               ,
               neither
               did
               they
               the
               Lord
               sent
               forth
               to
               declare
               his
               mind
               and
               will
               make
               bargains
               with
               people
               for
               so
               much
               a
               year
               ,
               or
               abide
               in
               one
               Town
               for
               many
               years
               together
               ,
               as
               these
               Priests
               do
               now
               ,
               nay
               they
               went
               from
               one
               place
               to
               another
               ,
               from
               City
               to
               City
               ,
               and
               from
               Country
               to
               Country
               ,
               in
               obedience
               to
               the
               Command
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               as
               
                 Ieremiah
              
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               true
               Ministers
               did
               ,
               to
               whom
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               came
               ,
               saying
               ,
               
                 I
                 have
                 ordained
                 thee
                 a
                 Prophet
                 unto
                 the
                 Nations
                 ,
              
               Mark
               ,
               not
               to
               a
               Town
               or
               a
               City
               ,
               to
               remain
               in
               for
               many
               years
               together
               ,
               but
               to
               the
               Nations
               ,
               and
               in
               obedience
               to
               the
               living
               God
               ,
               he
               testified
               against
               the
               World
               that
               their
               deeds
               were
               evil
               ,
               but
               they
               could
               not
               bear
               his
               words
               ,
               but
               said
               he
               was
               worthy
               to
               die
               ,
               and
               so
               the
               Priests
               and
               false
               Prophets
               joyned
               with
               the
               Princes
               and
               Rulers
               of
               the
               people
               ,
               and
               cast
               him
               into
               prison
               and
               into
               the
               dungeon
               ,
               where
               he
               did
               sink
               amongst
               the
               mire
               that
               was
               in
               it
               ,
               Read
               in
               his
               prophesie
               and
               you
               will
               find
               it
               so
               ,
               and
               this
               was
               that
               which
               the
               true
               Prophets
               and
               Ministers
               of
               Christ
               received
               from
               the
               World
               where
               they
               went
               ,
               stocking
               ,
               whipping
               and
               Imprisonments
               ;
               thus
               were
               they
               requited
               evil
               for
               good
               in
               all
               Ages
               ,
               for
               their
               love
               which
               they
               did
               bear
               to
               the
               souls
               of
               the
               Sons
               of
               men
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               must
               we
               expect
               from
               this
               generation
               wherein
               we
               live
               ,
               we
               whom
               the
               Lord
               hath
               called
               to
               place
               his
               Name
               in
               ,
               and
               hath
               sent
               us
               forth
               in
               this
               day
               of
               his
               love
               ,
               to
               preach
               his
               Everlasting
               Gospel
               to
               them
               which
               dwell
               upon
               the
               earth
               ,
               in
               love
               and
               pity
               to
               their
               souls
               ,
               but
               they
               regard
               it
               not
               ,
               though
               we
               go
               thousands
               of
               miles
               for
               the
               Seeds
               sake
               which
               lies
               in
               death
               ,
               yet
               the
               reward
               of
               our
               labour
               from
               them
               is
               prisons
               ,
               and
               whips
               to
               scourge
               us
               withal
               ,
               and
               knives
               prepared
               to
               cut
               off
               ears
               ,
               and
               Irons
               hot
               to
               burn
               in
               the
               hand
               ;
               thus
               are
               we
               requited
               evil
               for
               good
               ,
               for
               testifying
               against
               the
               World
               that
               their
               deeds
               are
               evil
               ,
               and
               therefore
               do
               they
               hate
               us
               as
               they
               did
               Christ
               and
               his
               Apostles
               ,
               and
               calls
               us
               Deceivers
               ,
               Fools
               and
               Hereticks
               ,
               Jesuites
               and
               the
               like
               ,
               because
               we
               speak
               the
               truth
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               cannot
               
               joyn
               with
               them
               in
               their
               abominations
               ,
               but
               stands
               as
               witnesses
               for
               the
               Lord
               God
               against
               them
               ;
               therefore
               do
               the
               Priests
               and
               Rulers
               joyn
               hand
               in
               hand
               together
               against
               us
               ,
               as
               they
               did
               against
               the
               true
               Prophets
               ,
               Christ
               and
               his
               Apostles
               ,
               as
               you
               may
               read
               in
               the
               Scriptures
               of
               Truth
               ,
               which
               bear
               Testimony
               to
               these
               things
               .
               So
               dear
               Neighbours
               and
               People
               where
               this
               may
               come
               ,
               consider
               my
               end
               in
               writing
               this
               unto
               you
               ,
               the
               Lord
               is
               my
               witnesse
               ,
               that
               this
               is
               not
               written
               as
               to
               set
               up
               our selves
               and
               pull
               down
               others
               ,
               but
               it
               is
               written
               for
               your
               sakes
               that
               you
               might
               come
               so
               see
               the
               deceit
               of
               your
               own
               hearts
               ,
               which
               hath
               long
               lodged
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               also
               the
               deceit
               of
               the
               Priests
               in
               this
               generation
               ,
               that
               seek
               their
               gain
               from
               their
               quarter
               ,
               and
               keeps
               you
               captive
               in
               
                 Babylon
              
               and
               
                 Aegypt
                 ,
              
               where
               our
               Lord
               is
               crucified
               ,
               as
               they
               did
               many
               of
               us
               in
               time
               past
               ,
               where
               we
               were
               bewitched
               by
               their
               sorceries
               and
               their
               smooth
               words
               ,
               in
               speaking
               peace
               to
               us
               w●en
               our
               soules
               lay
               in
               death
               ,
               unconverted
               in
               our
               fallen
               estates
               ,
               as
               they
               are
               at
               this
               day
               ▪
               so
               they
               could
               not
               help
               us
               out
               of
               it
               ,
               being
               in
               it
               themselves
               ;
               Thus
               were
               we
               led
               by
               them
               in
               blindnesse
               for
               many
               years
               together
               ,
               ever
               learning
               and
               never
               able
               to
               come
               to
               the
               knowledge
               of
               the
               truth
               by
               them
               ;
               if
               the
               Lord
               had
               not
               looked
               upon
               us
               with
               an
               eye
               of
               pity
               ,
               we
               had
               surely
               perished
               under
               their
               Teaching
               ,
               because
               they
               are
               out
               of
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Christ
               and
               his
               Apostles
               ,
               who
               was
               sent
               to
               open
               blinde
               eyes
               ,
               and
               turn
               People
               from
               darknesse
               to
               the
               light
               of
               Christ
               in
               them
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               Power
               of
               Satan
               to
               God
               ;
               but
               these
               Priests
               labour
               in
               this
               generation
               to
               keep
               people
               in
               darknesse
               ,
               in
               blindnesse
               ,
               and
               in
               ignorance
               ,
               in
               Death
               ,
               in
               their
               unconverted
               estate
               ,
               that
               so
               they
               might
               not
               see
               their
               deceit
               as
               we
               do
               ;
               the
               Lord
               open
               your
               eyes
               that
               you
               may
               see
               how
               you
               have
               been
               led
               astray
               out
               of
               the
               true
               way
               which
               leads
               unto
               Eternal
               Life
               ;
               Oh!
               my
               love
               in
               tendernesse
               runs
               out
               to
               you
               all
               ,
               my
               dear
               neighbours
               and
               acquaintance
               ,
               in
               Bowels
               of
               compassion
               and
               pity
               to
               your
               Souls
               ,
               which
               lies
               in
               Death
               as
               mine
               hath
               done
               ,
               but
               the
               Lord
               in
               his
               Eternal
               love
               and
               pity
               to
               my
               Soul
               ,
               hath
               redeemed
               me
               from
               my
               fallen
               estate
               ,
               and
               raised
               my
               Soul
               from
               Death
               to
               Life
               ,
               and
               out
               of
               the
               Pit
               wherein
               it
               lay
               dead
               in
               trespasses
               and
               sins
               ,
               and
               seeing
               the
               Lord
               hath
               done
               this
               for
               me
               ,
               I
               cannot
               but
               declare
               it
               to
               the
               Sons
               of
               men
               ,
               and
               praise
               his
               Name
               in
               the
               Land
               of
               the
               living
               ,
               who
               hath
               done
               great
               things
               for
               me
               ,
               and
               when
               I
               consider
               and
               ponder
               it
               in
               my
               heart
               ,
               my
               Soul
               is
               ravished
               with
               his
               
               love
               ,
               and
               broken
               into
               teares
               to
               consider
               his
               kindnesse
               toward
               me
               ,
               who
               was
               by
               Nature
               a
               Child
               of
               wrath
               as
               well
               as
               other●
               ;
               Oh!
               the
               consideration
               of
               his
               love
               hath
               constrained
               me
               to
               follow
               him
               ,
               and
               to
               give
               up
               all
               for
               his
               sake
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               for
               the
               laying
               down
               of
               my
               life
               ;
               for
               none
               are
               the
               Disciples
               of
               Christ
               ,
               but
               they
               that
               follow
               him
               in
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               and
               through
               sufferings
               ,
               and
               they
               that
               love
               any
               thing
               more
               then
               Him
               ,
               are
               not
               worthy
               of
               Him
               ;
               Now
               minde
               well
               and
               consider
               what
               I
               say
               ,
               the
               true
               unfeigned
               love
               to
               God
               doth
               not
               break
               the
               love
               from
               one
               another
               ,
               but
               it
               breakes
               the
               bands
               of
               wickednesse
               ,
               as
               Strife
               ,
               Debate
               ,
               Anger
               ,
               and
               Envie
               ,
               that
               have
               lodged
               in
               the
               mind
               one
               against
               another
               ,
               and
               when
               these
               things
               are
               destroyed
               in
               men
               and
               women
               ,
               then
               comes
               the
               love
               of
               God
               to
               abound
               in
               them
               and
               encrease
               one
               to
               another
               ,
               and
               this
               I
               witnesse
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               beareth
               me
               testimony
               to
               what
               I
               speak
               ,
               that
               my
               love
               is
               dearer
               and
               nearer
               to
               those
               in
               relation
               to
               me
               than
               ever
               it
               was
               before
               ,
               and
               I
               know
               some
               of
               them
               feels
               it
               so
               ,
               yea
               the
               Lord
               knows
               my
               heart
               whom
               I
               serve
               ,
               that
               I
               lie
               not
               ,
               but
               speak
               the
               truth
               to
               you
               all
               ,
               that
               so
               you
               might
               not
               stumble
               ,
               nor
               have
               any
               prejudice
               in
               your
               mindes
               against
               me
               without
               a
               cause
               ,
               who
               am
               a
               lover
               of
               all
               your
               Soules
               ,
               and
               for
               that
               cause
               is
               this
               written
               to
               you
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               know
               it
               is
               so
               ,
               for
               the
               Lord
               knows
               I
               do
               not
               forget
               you
               ,
               though
               I
               be
               thousands
               of
               miles
               from
               you
               ,
               because
               of
               the
               simplicity
               that
               was
               in
               some
               of
               you
               who
               were
               my
               neighbours
               and
               acquaintance
               ,
               for
               I
               am
               one
               who
               have
               obtained
               mercy
               from
               the
               Lord
               ,
               through
               judgement
               and
               great
               tribulation
               ,
               which
               all
               must
               passe
               through
               before
               they
               come
               into
               the
               Land
               of
               
                 Canaan
                 ,
              
               they
               must
               be
               regenerate
               and
               born
               again
               ,
               and
               know
               a
               dying
               to
               sin
               ,
               and
               that
               which
               they
               have
               delighted
               in
               before
               they
               witnesse
               a
               living
               to
               Righteousnesse
               ,
               the
               Old
               man
               must
               be
               put
               off
               with
               his
               deeds
               before
               the
               new
               man
               be
               put
               on
               ,
               Christ
               Jesus
               the
               Son
               of
               the
               living
               God
               ,
               who
               is
               the
               expresse
               Image
               of
               his
               Fathers
               Glory
               ,
               who
               is
               taking
               his
               People
               to
               himself
               out
               of
               the
               〈◊〉
               of
               the
               Beast
               and
               false
               Prophets
               ,
               who
               have
               long
               made
               a
               prey
               upon
               them
               ,
               but
               the
               day
               is
               come
               that
               they
               shall
               make
               no
               longer
               a
               prey
               upon
               them
               ,
               for
               the
               Lord
               hath
               said
               it
               that
               he
               will
               teach
               his
               People
               himself
               ,
               and
               under
               his
               Government
               shall
               they
               dwell
               safely
               from
               the
               devourer
               and
               venemous
               beasts
               ,
               which
               hath
               long
               had
               his
               seat
               in
               the
               Earth
               amongst
               the
               Sons
               of
               men
               ,
               and
               by
               him
               they
               have
               been
               led
               Captive
               at
               his
               will
               ,
               to
               do
               his
               work
               and
               service
               ,
               for
               it
               was
               pleasing
               to
               them
               ,
               thus
               hath
               the
               Devils
               work
               been
               
               done
               for
               a
               long
               time
               together
               ,
               and
               the
               Lords
               work
               neglected
               which
               should
               have
               been
               done
               ;
               Thus
               have
               men
               and
               women
               been
               growing
               as
               trees
               of
               unrighteousnesse
               ,
               bringing
               forth
               fruit
               to
               the
               unrighteous
               one
               ,
               the
               prince
               of
               darknesse
               which
               hath
               long
               re●gned
               ,
               and
               had
               possession
               in
               the
               heart
               of
               man
               ;
               So
               all
               dear
               people
               consider
               well
               of
               your
               conditions
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               see
               what
               Trees
               you
               are
               and
               to
               whom
               you
               bring
               forth
               fruit
               ▪
               and
               this
               concerns
               you
               all
               to
               know
               ,
               from
               the
               least
               of
               you
               to
               the
               greatest
               ,
               for
               the
               Lord
               is
               no
               respecter
               of
               persons
               ,
               but
               in
               every
               Nation
               he
               that
               feareth
               God
               and
               worketh
               Righteousnesse
               is
               accepted
               of
               him
               ,
               who
               is
               our
               hiding
               Place
               ,
               and
               Rock
               of
               sure
               defence
               for
               us
               to
               flie
               unto
               ,
               where
               we
               are
               kept
               safe
               in
               the
               hollow
               of
               his
               hand
               ▪
               So
               dear
               neighbours
               and
               People
               consider
               ,
               that
               you
               have
               long
               been
               labouring
               for
               the
               meat
               that
               must
               perish
               &
               come
               to
               an
               end
               ,
               now
               it
               stands
               you
               all
               in
               hand
               to
               seek
               after
               the
               living
               Bread
               and
               hidden
               Manna
               that
               comes
               down
               from
               above
               ,
               and
               is
               given
               to
               feed
               the
               Hungry
               ,
               and
               strengthen
               the
               feeble
               minded
               ,
               and
               verily
               it
               is
               so
               ,
               in
               love
               and
               plainnesse
               to
               you
               do
               I
               speak
               ,
               that
               you
               who
               can
               live
               without
               this
               living
               Bread
               ,
               your
               Souls
               lies
               in
               Death
               still
               ,
               and
               the
               witnesse
               lies
               slain
               in
               
                 Sodom
              
               and
               
                 Egypt
              
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               the
               Seed
               lies
               covered
               under
               the
               Clods
               of
               the
               Earth
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               unlesse
               it
               arise
               and
               live
               in
               you
               ,
               you
               cannot
               be
               saved
               nor
               enter
               into
               the
               land
               of
               Rest
               which
               is
               prepared
               for
               the
               Faithful
               ,
               who
               are
               regenerate
               and
               born
               again
               of
               the
               Holy
               Seed
               ,
               which
               shall
               inherit
               the
               blessing
               ,
               the
               Son
               of
               God
               which
               is
               Heire
               of
               the
               Promise
               ,
               and
               in
               him
               is
               our
               life
               hid
               with
               God
               ,
               from
               the
               vulturous
               eye
               and
               venemous
               Beast
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               Lord
               are
               we
               refreshed
               day
               by
               day
               .
               So
               dear
               People
               ,
               let
               the
               witnesse
               of
               God
               arise
               and
               be
               awakened
               in
               you
               all
               ,
               that
               the
               seed
               may
               come
               forth
               from
               under
               the
               Clods
               of
               your
               hard
               and
               stony
               hearts
               ,
               that
               so
               the
               prisoner
               may
               be
               set
               at
               liberty
               ,
               which
               long
               hath
               been
               oppressed
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               sake
               of
               it
               in
               you
               am
               I
               constrained
               to
               write
               unto
               you
               ,
               not
               knowing
               whether
               I
               may
               see
               your
               faces
               in
               the
               flesh
               any
               more
               yea
               or
               nay
               ;
               Oh!
               that
               you
               would
               lay
               these
               things
               to
               heart
               ,
               which
               I
               in
               love
               have
               written
               to
               you
               ,
               not
               knowing
               how
               soon
               your
               breath
               may
               be
               stopt
               ,
               and
               your
               life
               taken
               from
               you
               ,
               and
               as
               Death
               leaves
               you
               ,
               so
               must
               you
               appear
               before
               the
               Lord
               and
               be
               judged
               according
               to
               your
               doings
               .
               So
               dear
               hearts
               ,
               do
               not
               sleight
               the
               day
               of
               your
               visitation
               nor
               the
               tenders
               of
               Gods
               love
               which
               is
               yet
               held
               forth
               to
               you
               ,
               least
               you
               
               be
               taken
               away
               in
               your
               sins
               ,
               and
               die
               in
               your
               iniquities
               ,
               and
               then
               I
               know
               your
               portion
               will
               be
               sad
               ;
               Therefore
               do
               I
               warn
               you
               in
               Bowels
               of
               tender
               love
               ,
               and
               in
               pity
               to
               the
               Captive
               in
               you
               ,
               that
               you
               run
               no
               longer
               in
               your
               former
               vanities
               ,
               in
               spending
               your
               time
               out
               of
               the
               fear
               of
               God
               ,
               for
               all
               they
               that
               live
               out
               of
               the
               fear
               of
               God
               ,
               do
               not
               feel
               his
               presence
               ,
               nor
               enjoy
               his
               blessing
               ;
               So
               all
               hearken
               to
               the
               Counsel
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               be
               attentive
               to
               his
               Voice
               ,
               and
               lend
               your
               ear
               to
               his
               Call
               ,
               while
               he
               is
               knocking
               at
               the
               door
               of
               your
               hearts
               ;
               Oh!
               do
               not
               resist
               him
               but
               let
               him
               in
               that
               he
               may
               take
               possession
               whose
               right
               it
               is
               ,
               for
               verily
               if
               you
               resist
               him
               when
               he
               calls
               upon
               you
               ,
               and
               will
               not
               lend
               your
               ears
               to
               his
               Counsel
               nor
               give
               ear
               to
               his
               Words
               ,
               a
               day
               of
               trouble
               and
               perplexity
               of
               Spirit
               will
               assuredly
               come
               upon
               you
               ,
               then
               will
               you
               call
               upon
               the
               Lord
               but
               he
               will
               not
               hear
               you
               ,
               but
               will
               hide
               his
               face
               from
               you
               ,
               even
               so
               will
               it
               be
               with
               you
               at
               that
               day
               ,
               because
               the
               Lord
               called
               and
               you
               would
               not
               hear
               him
               ,
               so
               when
               you
               call
               upon
               him
               he
               wil
               not
               hear
               you
               ;
               And
               this
               from
               the
               Lord
               God
               I
               declare
               unto
               you
               ,
               that
               if
               you
               perish
               your
               destruction
               is
               of
               your selves
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               will
               be
               cleare
               of
               your
               blood
               in
               the
               day
               of
               your
               account
               .
               So
               dear
               people
               ,
               let
               the
               patience
               and
               forbearance
               of
               our
               God
               towards
               you
               lead
               you
               to
               repentance
               ,
               &
               now
               no
               longer
               go
               on
               in
               sin
               against
               that
               of
               God
               in
               your
               Consciences
               ,
               but
               all
               stoop
               down
               to
               the
               witnesse
               of
               God
               in
               you
               ,
               that
               the
               Seed
               may
               arise
               to
               live
               in
               you
               ,
               for
               the
               blessing
               is
               upon
               
                 England
              
               for
               the
               Seeds
               sake
               ,
               which
               God
               hath
               raised
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               growing
               ,
               and
               the
               vertue
               of
               it
               is
               spreading
               over
               the
               Nations
               ,
               and
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Christ
               begins
               to
               flourish
               in
               the
               Earth
               ,
               but
               this
               I
               say
               unto
               you
               ,
               that
               unlesse
               you
               feel
               the
               Seed
               of
               God
               to
               arise
               and
               live
               in
               you
               ,
               you
               cannot
               inherit
               the
               blessing
               ,
               for
               the
               blessing
               is
               to
               the
               Seed
               ,
               the
               Plant
               of
               Gods
               Renown
               ,
               which
               he
               hath
               regard
               unto
               ,
               for
               it
               is
               of
               his
               Nature
               and
               Image
               ,
               and
               proceeds
               from
               him
               who
               is
               meek
               and
               lowly
               ,
               and
               easie
               to
               be
               entreated
               by
               the
               upright
               ,
               for
               his
               ear
               is
               open
               to
               their
               cry
               ,
               who
               hungers
               and
               thirsts
               after
               his
               presence
               to
               refresh
               their
               Souls
               ;
               So
               dear
               people
               ,
               lie
               no
               longer
               in
               Death
               ,
               but
               come
               out
               of
               the
               Grave
               of
               Carnal
               security
               wherein
               you
               lie
               ,
               that
               your
               Souls
               may
               live
               ,
               then
               will
               you
               prize
               with
               me
               the
               love
               and
               presence
               of
               the
               Lord
               above
               all
               things
               ;
               But
               unlesse
               that
               be
               restored
               to
               life
               in
               you
               which
               lies
               in
               Death
               ,
               you
               cannot
               prize
               the
               love
               of
               God
               ,
               for
               you
               do
               not
               feel
               his
               presence
               ,
               and
               this
               you
               know
               by
               experience
               ,
               
               that
               a
               dead
               Child
               is
               not
               sencsible
               of
               want
               ,
               neither
               doth
               it
               hunger
               after
               the
               breast
               ,
               but
               a
               living
               Child
               that
               is
               born
               into
               the
               World
               is
               soon
               sencible
               of
               want
               ,
               and
               in
               it
               is
               a
               hunger
               raised
               after
               the
               milk
               which
               comes
               from
               the
               breast
               to
               refresh
               it
               withal
               ,
               for
               it
               cannot
               live
               without
               it
               ,
               or
               some
               other
               food
               like
               unto
               it
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               a
               true
               figure
               to
               you
               and
               all
               ,
               and
               thorow
               it
               you
               may
               read
               your selves
               ,
               and
               how
               your
               conditions
               are
               every
               one
               in
               particular
               ,
               that
               so
               you
               may
               no
               longer
               be
               deceived
               ,
               nor
               rest
               in
               a
               false
               hope
               which
               will
               faile
               you
               ,
               and
               even
               so
               it
               is
               with
               you
               all
               who
               never
               found
               a
               true
               hunger
               raised
               after
               the
               Lord
               and
               after
               his
               Presence
               to
               refresh
               your
               Souls
               ;
               but
               you
               who
               can
               live
               content
               and
               rest
               satisfied
               without
               nourishment
               from
               him
               ,
               you
               are
               as
               a
               dead
               Child
               which
               feels
               no
               hunger
               nor
               want
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               the
               truth
               to
               you
               all
               ,
               the
               Lord
               revive
               your
               sences
               ,
               and
               quicken
               your
               understandings
               that
               you
               may
               be
               sencible
               how
               your
               conditions
               are
               ▪
               which
               is
               the
               desire
               of
               my
               Soul
               ,
               that
               so
               you
               may
               not
               perish
               in
               your
               gain-sayings
               ,
               and
               for
               this
               very
               end
               is
               this
               written
               to
               you
               ,
               as
               I
               was
               moved
               of
               the
               Lord
               in
               bowels
               of
               compassion
               to
               you
               ,
               knowing
               that
               you
               are
               where
               I
               once
               was
               in
               the
               perishing
               state
               ,
               like
               the
               Prodigal
               from
               the
               Fathers
               House
               ,
               in
               the
               far
               Country
               ,
               feeding
               upon
               the
               husks
               with
               the
               swine
               ;
               and
               this
               was
               my
               state
               and
               condition
               for
               many
               years
               ,
               but
               in
               the
               time
               appointed
               the
               Lord
               looked
               upon
               me
               with
               an
               eye
               of
               pity
               ,
               and
               called
               me
               home
               to
               himself
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               far
               Country
               ,
               where
               I
               was
               feeding
               on
               the
               husks
               with
               the
               swine
               ,
               into
               the
               banqueting-house
               ,
               where
               my
               soul
               is
               refreshed
               ,
               nourished
               and
               fed
               with
               the
               hidden
               Manna
               and
               bread
               of
               Life
               ,
               which
               is
               prepared
               for
               the
               hungry
               and
               feeble-minded
               to
               feed
               upon
               .
               So
               all
               dear
               people
               turn
               in
               your
               minds
               ,
               and
               read
               within
               ,
               I
               speak
               not
               to
               the
               thing
               without
               ,
               for
               all
               they
               that
               go
               from
               the
               Lord
               they
               go
               into
               the
               strange
               land
               ,
               into
               the
               far
               Country
               ,
               and
               all
               such
               are
               Adulterers
               that
               spends
               their
               portion
               upon
               Harlots
               ,
               and
               hides
               their
               talent
               in
               the
               earth
               ,
               which
               was
               given
               them
               to
               profit
               withal
               ,
               and
               all
               such
               are
               wanderers
               and
               vagabonds
               which
               have
               not
               a
               habitation
               in
               the
               Lord
               ,
               in
               
                 Cains
              
               nature
               ,
               and
               though
               they
               may
               be
               builders
               of
               Cities
               ,
               as
               
                 Cain
              
               was
               ,
               yet
               being
               from
               God
               as
               he
               was
               ,
               they
               are
               strangers
               and
               wanderers
               ,
               being
               seperated
               from
               the
               Lord
               ,
               who
               hath
               prepared
               a
               rest
               for
               his
               People
               ,
               where
               they
               are
               safe
               and
               feeds
               together
               in
               the
               good
               land
               ,
               where
               they
               are
               at
               home
               with
               their
               Maker
               ,
               who
               fills
               Heaven
               and
               Earth
               with
               his
               presence
               ,
               glory
               unto
               
               his
               Name
               for
               ever
               more
               .
               So
               all
               People
               turn
               home
               into
               your
               own
               tents
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               see
               where
               you
               are
               ,
               and
               what
               you
               are
               feeding
               upon
               ,
               and
               wander
               no
               longer
               abroad
               with
               your
               minds
               in
               the
               earth
               ,
               after
               that
               which
               will
               perish
               and
               come
               to
               an
               end
               ,
               where
               the
               moth
               &
               rust
               doth
               corrupt
               ,
               and
               thieves
               break
               through
               and
               steal
               ,
               and
               deprive
               you
               of
               your
               substance
               that
               you
               have
               gathered
               together
               by
               fraud
               and
               deceit
               ,
               which
               may
               be
               soon
               taken
               from
               you
               ,
               and
               you
               left
               desolate
               ,
               naked
               and
               bare
               ;
               therefore
               it
               stands
               you
               all
               in
               hand
               to
               seek
               after
               that
               which
               will
               endure
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               Pearl
               of
               great
               price
               ,
               which
               doth
               exceed
               all
               the
               treasures
               in
               
                 Aegypt
                 ,
              
               for
               its
               durable
               and
               will
               last
               for
               ever
               ,
               the
               Rock
               of
               Ages
               on
               which
               the
               Saints
               was
               built
               ,
               the
               chief
               Corner
               Stone
               Elect
               and
               Precious
               ,
               the
               sure
               foundation
               of
               many
               generations
               ,
               the
               pillar
               and
               ground
               of
               Truth
               ,
               Christ
               the
               light
               the
               bright
               and
               morning
               Star
               ,
               the
               Sun
               of
               Righteousnesse
               which
               is
               now
               arisen
               with
               healing
               in
               his
               wings
               ,
               to
               cleanse
               the
               Lepar
               of
               his
               leprosie
               ,
               and
               hath
               caused
               the
               dumb
               to
               speak
               and
               the
               deaf
               to
               hear
               his
               Voice
               and
               follow
               him
               ,
               and
               this
               hath
               he
               done
               in
               this
               day
               of
               his
               power
               ,
               which
               makes
               the
               Heathen
               to
               wonder
               and
               be
               confounded
               at
               his
               appearance
               in
               his
               Sons
               and
               Daughters
               ,
               who
               beare
               his
               Image
               ,
               who
               are
               meek
               and
               lowly
               ,
               Lamb-like
               ,
               the
               Righteous
               knows
               him
               who
               loves
               his
               appearance
               ,
               but
               to
               the
               wicked
               his
               presence
               is
               dreadful
               and
               terrible
               like
               a
               Lyon
               of
               the
               Tribe
               of
               
                 Iudah
                 ,
              
               to
               consume
               with
               the
               Breath
               of
               his
               Mouth
               ,
               and
               break
               to
               pieces
               like
               a
               Potters
               vessel
               all
               the
               stiffe
               necked
               and
               strong
               ones
               who
               lives
               in
               the
               pride
               of
               their
               hearts
               and
               at
               ease
               in
               the
               flesh
               ,
               like
               fat
               Bulls
               of
               
                 Bashan
                 ,
              
               spending
               the
               Creation
               upon
               their
               Lusts
               ;
               Oh
               the
               day
               is
               at
               hand
               that
               all
               such
               must
               be
               as
               chaffe
               before
               the
               wind
               ,
               and
               as
               stubble
               before
               the
               fire
               which
               will
               consume
               them
               ,
               &
               leave
               them
               neither
               root
               nor
               branch
               ,
               the
               Mouth
               of
               the
               Lord
               of
               Hosts
               hath
               spoken
               it
               ;
               therefore
               take
               heed
               what
               you
               do
               ,
               and
               follow
               not
               the
               multitude
               to
               do
               evil
               ,
               for
               they
               walk
               in
               the
               broad
               way
               which
               leads
               to
               destruction
               and
               to
               the
               Chambers
               of
               Death
               ,
               where
               the
               Souls
               of
               men
               and
               women
               are
               plunged
               into
               misery
               and
               torment
               ,
               and
               into
               the
               Pit
               of
               perdition
               ,
               where
               they
               cannot
               come
               out
               nor
               be
               loosed
               from
               their
               cruel
               bonds
               ,
               where
               they
               are
               chained
               and
               fettered
               fast
               ,
               under
               the
               powers
               of
               darknesse
               ,
               who
               is
               King
               of
               the
               bottomlesse
               Pit
               ,
               the
               old
               Dragon
               which
               goes
               about
               like
               a
               roaring
               Lyon
               seeking
               whom
               he
               may
               devour
               ,
               and
               they
               that
               are
               from
               the
               watch
               ,
               
               watch
               ,
               they
               are
               from
               the
               Rock
               and
               sure
               Foundation
               ,
               Christ
               the
               Light
               and
               Life
               of
               his
               People
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               are
               from
               him
               ,
               they
               are
               in
               darknesse
               and
               such
               are
               taken
               in
               the
               snares
               of
               the
               Devil
               ,
               who
               rules
               in
               the
               dark
               ,
               for
               there
               he
               hath
               his
               seat
               ,
               in
               the
               Earthly
               part
               of
               man
               which
               is
               one
               with
               him
               ,
               who
               is
               the
               unclean
               spirit
               ,
               which
               seeks
               to
               destroy
               and
               lay
               wast
               the
               Heritage
               of
               God
               ,
               that
               so
               his
               kingdom
               might
               be
               set
               up
               ,
               Who
               is
               a
               lier
               &
               a
               murderer
               ;
               but
               now
               is
               the
               day
               come
               that
               Christ
               is
               risen
               to
               Reign
               as
               Lord
               and
               King
               in
               his
               People
               ,
               &
               therefore
               doth
               Antichrist
               rage
               in
               his
               members
               because
               his
               destruction
               is
               at
               hand
               ,
               and
               his
               torment
               is
               coming
               upon
               him
               ,
               wherein
               he
               must
               have
               and
               receive
               a
               just
               recompence
               of
               his
               reward
               ,
               and
               all
               that
               joyns
               with
               him
               must
               partake
               of
               his
               torment
               for
               what
               they
               have
               done
               against
               God
               and
               his
               People
               ;
               And
               so
               dear
               Neighbours
               and
               People
               ,
               joyn
               with
               him
               no
               longer
               who
               is
               the
               Enemie
               of
               God
               ,
               least
               you
               be
               cut
               off
               from
               the
               Face
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               destroyed
               with
               
                 Leviathan
              
               that
               crooked
               Serpent
               ,
               which
               must
               go
               into
               everlasting
               burning
               there
               to
               remain
               for
               evermore
               ,
               where
               there
               is
               weeping
               and
               gnashing
               of
               Teeth
               ,
               and
               no
               comfort
               nor
               ease
               to
               be
               found
               ,
               but
               howling
               &
               bitter
               lamentation
               night
               and
               day
               ,
               and
               this
               will
               be
               the
               portion
               of
               the
               wicked
               that
               live
               wantonly
               upon
               the
               Earth
               ;
               Oh!
               the
               day
               will
               come
               that
               they
               will
               wish
               they
               had
               their
               time
               to
               spend
               over
               again
               ,
               when
               their
               misery
               comes
               upon
               them
               ,
               and
               the
               darts
               of
               the
               Almighty
               striks
               them
               &
               wounds
               them
               to
               the
               heart
               ,
               then
               will
               their
               pain
               be
               great
               ,
               which
               cannot
               be
               expressed
               ,
               which
               they
               must
               feel
               night
               and
               day
               ;
               Oh!
               that
               you
               would
               lay
               these
               things
               to
               heart
               ,
               and
               consider
               your
               latter
               end
               ,
               and
               this
               I
               speak
               in
               love
               to
               you
               all
               whether
               you
               will
               hear
               or
               forbear
               ,
               you
               shall
               one
               day
               know
               and
               be
               made
               to
               confesse
               what
               is
               written
               to
               you
               is
               true
               ;
               Therefore
               take
               heed
               what
               you
               do
               that
               resist
               and
               quench
               the
               motions
               of
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               in
               you
               ,
               when
               it
               doth
               arise
               to
               shew
               you
               your
               conditions
               wherein
               you
               lie
               ,
               for
               you
               that
               do
               resist
               the
               Lord
               in
               his
               way
               ,
               you
               do
               despite
               unto
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Grace
               ;
               So
               dear
               people
               young
               and
               old
               ,
               resist
               the
               Lord
               no
               longer
               in
               his
               appearance
               in
               you
               ,
               for
               you
               that
               do
               ,
               you
               slay
               the
               witnesse
               the
               Messenger
               of
               the
               Covenant
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               so
               becomes
               guilty
               of
               blood
               ;
               Therefore
               take
               heed
               of
               going
               on
               in
               the
               hardnesse
               of
               your
               hearts
               ,
               and
               in
               speaking
               evil
               of
               the
               Truth
               ,
               though
               
                 Baalam
              
               erred
               from
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Truth
               ,
               yet
               it
               was
               the
               same
               then
               that
               it
               is
               now
               ,
               though
               
                 Iudas
              
               betrayed
               
               it
               ,
               and
               
                 Demas
              
               forsook
               it
               ,
               and
               embraced
               the
               World
               ,
               yet
               Truth
               is
               Truth
               ,
               and
               will
               stand
               for
               ever
               over
               the
               heads
               of
               all
               its
               enemies
               ,
               and
               here
               comes
               the
               Scriptures
               to
               be
               fulfilled
               ,
               for
               many
               are
               called
               but
               few
               are
               chosen
               ;
               And
               this
               hath
               appeared
               in
               our
               Generation
               ,
               that
               many
               have
               had
               a
               true
               taste
               of
               the
               love
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Powers
               of
               the
               World
               to
               come
               ,
               but
               they
               are
               gone
               from
               it
               again
               ,
               and
               are
               turned
               aside
               into
               the
               crooked
               path
               ,
               like
               the
               Dog
               to
               his
               vomit
               ,
               and
               like
               the
               Sow
               that
               was
               washed
               into
               the
               mire
               again
               ,
               where
               they
               are
               defiled
               with
               the
               flesh-pots
               of
               
                 E●ypt
                 ,
              
               which
               they
               lusted
               after
               ;
               Oh!
               mark
               and
               behold
               the
               end
               of
               all
               such
               that
               depart
               from
               the
               living
               God
               ;
               Oh!
               is
               not
               the
               unclean
               spirit
               entered
               into
               them
               again
               ,
               and
               become
               worse
               then
               he
               was
               before
               ,
               so
               none
               rejoyce
               at
               the
               hearing
               of
               those
               that
               turnes
               from
               the
               truth
               ,
               which
               they
               were
               once
               in
               ,
               for
               verily
               it
               will
               not
               ease
               you
               of
               your
               misery
               and
               torment
               which
               will
               come
               upon
               you
               if
               you
               go
               on
               in
               sin
               ,
               and
               dispise
               the
               day
               of
               your
               visitation
               ;
               So
               to
               you
               all
               I
               have
               cleared
               my
               conscience
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God
               ,
            
             
               
                 
                   From
                   a
                   Friend
                   of
                   the
                   Truth
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   s●ferer
                   for
                   the
                   Seeds
                   sake
                   which
                   is
                   ke●pt
                   in
                   Bondage
                   under
                
                 Pharaoh
                 
                   and
                   his
                
                 Task-masters
                 ,
                 
                   my
                   Name
                   in
                   the
                   fl●sh
                   is
                
                 Marmaduke
                 Stephenson
                 .
              
               
                 Written
                 in
                 the
                 Common
                 Goal
                 of
                 
                   Boston
                
                 in
                 
                   New
                   England
                   ,
                
                 in
                 
                   America
                   ,
                
                 
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   seventh
                   Moneth
                   ,
                   1659.
                   
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             These
             are
             Copies
             of
             Letters
             sent
             from
             
               William
               Robinson
            
             and
             
               Marmaduke
               Stephenson
            
             (
             after
             they
             were
             Banished
             )
             unto
             
               Christopher
               Holder
            
             a
             Prisoner
             in
             
               Boston
            
             Common
             Prison
             .
          
           
             
               
                 
                   Christopher
                   Holder
                   ,
                
              
               
                 
                   O
                
                 My
                 dearly
                 beloved
                 of
                 my
                 Father
                 ,
                 my
                 Soul
                 and
                 Life
                 salutes
                 thee
                 ,
                 for
                 thou
                 art
                 dear
                 to
                 me
                 in
                 the
                 love
                 which
                 changeth
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 doth
                 indure
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 am
                 I
                 one
                 with
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 Life
                 and
                 Power
                 of
                 Truth
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 joyned
                 together
                 as
                 members
                 of
                 his
                 Body
                 who
                 is
                 our
                 Head
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 preserver
                 night
                 and
                 day
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 kept
                 safe
                 under
                 the
                 shaddow
                 of
                 h●s
                 Wings
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 feed
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 green
                 pastures
                 
                 by
                 the
                 pleasant
                 springs
                 ,
                 where
                 thou
                 may
                 feel
                 me
                 my
                 beloved
                 one
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 livin●
                 Fo●ntain
                 which
                 doth
                 refresh
                 the
                 whole
                 City
                 of
                 our
                 God
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 daily
                 re●reshed
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 banqueting
                 House
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 do
                 receive
                 ●tr●ngth
                 and
                 nourishment
                 from
                 him
                 who
                 is
                 our
                 Life
                 ,
                 and
                 fi●●
                 us
                 with
                 his
                 l●ving
                 vertue
                 day
                 by
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 as
                 
                   precious
                   Oynment
                   powred
                   forth
                   giving
                   a
                   pleasant
                   smell
                   ,
                
                 and
                 is
                 pleasant
                 to
                 behold
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 hath
                 ravished
                 whereby
                 we
                 are
                 constrained
                 to
                 leave
                 all
                 to
                 follow
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 gathers
                 our
                 hearts
                 in
                 one
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 am
                 joyn●d
                 and
                 sealed
                 with
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 Covenant
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 shall
                 or
                 ever
                 rema●●e
                 in
                 the
                 bo●om
                 of
                 t●e
                 Father
                 ,
                 after
                 our
                 Testimonies
                 are
                 finish●d
                 ,
                 then
                 shall
                 w●
                 lay
                 d●wn
                 our
                 head●
                 in
                 peace
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Faithful
                 ,
                 ev●n
                 so
                 the
                 Lord
                 k●ep
                 us
                 as
                 witn●sses
                 of
                 his
                 Truth
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 we
                 may
                 be
                 armed
                 with
                 his
                 P●wer
                 and
                 〈◊〉
                 in
                 the
                 hour
                 of
                 T●mptation
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 tryal
                 to
                 s●pport
                 ●s
                 and
                 bear
                 us
                 ●p
                 in
                 his
                 armes
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 hono●red
                 by
                 us
                 who
                 is
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 all
                 Glory
                 and
                 Honour
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 it
                 doth
                 bel●ng
                 now
                 and
                 forever
                 ,
                 Amen
                 .
                 
                   So
                   with
                   my
                   love
                   to
                   thee
                   I
                   rest
                   ,
                   who
                   am
                   thy
                   dear
                   brother
                   in
                   the
                   Truth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Stephenson
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   C.
                   Holder
                   .
                
              
               
                 DEarly
                 beloved
                 Brother
                 ,
                 whom
                 my
                 Soul
                 dearly
                 loves
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 Spirit
                 and
                 Life
                 doth
                 dearly
                 embrace
                 in
                 ,
                 Gods
                 Love
                 and
                 Life
                 ,
                 Power
                 and
                 Truth
                 ,
                 thou
                 may
                 feel
                 me
                 with
                 thee
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 armes
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 kept
                 ,
                 
                   who
                   is
                   our
                   Strength
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   portion
                   o●our
                   Cup
                   for
                   ever
                
                 ;
                 God
                 knows
                 how
                 my
                 life
                 doth
                 flow
                 forth
                 unto
                 thee
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 
                   River
                   of
                   our
                   God
                
                 which
                 dayly
                 runs
                 through
                 us
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 we
                 are
                 dayly
                 refreshed
                 and
                 whereby
                 our
                 strength
                 is
                 daily
                 renewed
                 ,
                 for
                 surely
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 with
                 us
                 and
                 who
                 shall
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 stand
                 against
                 us
                 ;
                 Dear
                 heart
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 sweet
                 and
                 pleasant
                 habitation
                 of
                 our
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Mansion
                 House
                 of
                 my
                 Father
                 and
                 thy
                 Father
                 ,
                 feel
                 me
                 with
                 thee
                 ,
                 for
                 surely
                 we
                 have
                 all
                 one
                 God
                 to
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 our
                 King
                 and
                 our
                 Law-given
                 ,
                 for
                 truly
                 out
                 of
                 one
                 Womb
                 have
                 we
                 all
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 one
                 Fountain
                 do
                 we
                 all
                 drink
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 daily
                 nourished
                 ,
                 Dear
                 heart
                 where
                 thou
                 may
                 feel
                 me
                 with
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 sealed
                 together
                 for
                 evermore
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 my
                 dear
                 beloved
                 my
                 soul
                 doth
                 greatly
                 love
                 thee
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 I
                 cannot
                 expresse
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 thou
                 may
                 feel
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Covenant
                 of
                 everlasting
                 love
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 united
                 by
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 Truth
                 &
                 Holinesse
                 in
                 the
                 Power
                 and
                 Heavenly
                 Peace
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 feel
                 me
                 with
                 thee
                 where
                 neither
                 
                 length
                 of
                 time
                 nor
                 distance
                 of
                 place
                 can
                 seperate
                 us
                 ,
                 nay
                 all
                 the
                 powers
                 nor
                 strength
                 of
                 darknesse
                 it
                 cannot
                 break
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 life
                 and
                 love
                 ,
                 and
                 Authority
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 ever
                 keep
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 grant
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 with
                 us
                 for
                 evermore
                 ,
                 
                   Amen
                   .
                
                 Which
                 I
                 know
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 will
                 perform
                 ,
                 even
                 
                   so
                   be
                   it
                
                 saith
                 my
                 Soul
                 .
                 Dear
                 heart
                 ,
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 thee
                 doth
                 ravish
                 my
                 soul
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 it
                 is
                 my
                 heart
                 filled
                 with
                 pure
                 love
                 and
                 joy
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 knows
                 how
                 greatly
                 I
                 long
                 to
                 see
                 thy
                 face
                 ,
                 but
                 dear
                 heart
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 yet
                 freedom
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 to
                 accomplish
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 see
                 some
                 service
                 I
                 have
                 to
                 fulfil
                 before
                 I
                 come
                 to
                 
                   Boston
                   ,
                
                 if
                 the
                 Enemie
                 hinder
                 not
                 ,
                 for
                 truly
                 hitherto
                 I
                 have
                 seen
                 the
                 Hand
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 greatly
                 with
                 us
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 DEar
                 Brother
                 ,
                 my
                 spirit
                 and
                 life
                 dearly
                 Salutes
                 thee
                 ,
                 feel
                 my
                 love
                 in
                 thy
                 own
                 bosom
                 how
                 my
                 life
                 issues
                 forth
                 unto
                 thee
                 ,
                 wherein
                 I
                 am
                 bound
                 up
                 with
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 bowels
                 and
                 love
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 sealed
                 with
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 Eternal
                 Covenant
                 in
                 the
                 life
                 and
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 we
                 are
                 covered
                 ,
                 and
                 where
                 we
                 feel
                 each
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 Heavenly
                 Life
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ;
                 dear
                 heart
                 feel
                 how
                 near
                 I
                 am
                 unto
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 quiet
                 and
                 peaceable
                 Union
                 ,
                 and
                 Habitation
                 of
                 our
                 God
                 where
                 we
                 cannot
                 forget
                 one
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 sealed
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 fear
                 and
                 Dominion
                 of
                 God
                 ;
                 Dear
                 heart
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 knowes
                 how
                 greatly
                 I
                 long
                 and
                 desire
                 to
                 see
                 thy
                 Face
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 know
                 the
                 Lord
                 will
                 grant
                 it
                 ;
                 dear
                 heart
                 we
                 were
                 and
                 are
                 gladly
                 received
                 here
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 seed
                 hath
                 been
                 reached
                 in
                 many
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 life
                 hath
                 answered
                 to
                 us
                 in
                 many
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 had
                 two
                 fine
                 meetings
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Thy
                   dear
                   Brother
                   
                     William
                     Robinson
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     15th
                  
                   .
                   
                     7th
                  
                   .
                   
                     Moneth
                     .
                     1659.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 DEarly
                 beloved
                 ,
                 unto
                 whom
                 I
                 am
                 united
                 in
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 Truth
                 ,
                 Love
                 and
                 Everlasting
                 Peace
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 believe
                 our
                 dwelling
                 shall
                 be
                 for
                 ever
                 in
                 Heavenly
                 joy
                 ,
                 and
                 true
                 Peace
                 in
                 our
                 Fathers
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 rejoice
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 sweetly
                 enjoy
                 one
                 anothers
                 presence
                 under
                 our
                 Fathers
                 Banner
                 in
                 heavenly
                 Paradice
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 meet
                 each
                 other
                 in
                 our
                 Father
                 love
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Unity
                 and
                 Life
                 of
                 Christ
                 Jesus
                 ,
                 where
                 my
                 dearly
                 
                 beloved
                 I
                 am
                 with
                 thee
                 ;
                 dear
                 heart
                 thou
                 maist
                 feel
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 how
                 I
                 am
                 united
                 unto
                 thee
                 .
              
               
                 
                   W.
                   R.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   26th
                   of
                   the
                   7th
                   Month
                   ,
                   1659.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   C.
                   H.
                   
                
              
               
                 MY
                 dearly
                 beloved
                 ,
                 my
                 life
                 is
                 often
                 refreshed
                 by
                 thee
                 ,
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 thee
                 is
                 like
                 the
                 new
                 Wine
                 ,
                 whereby
                 my
                 spirit
                 and
                 soul
                 is
                 refreshed
                 ,
                 and
                 like
                 the
                 Oyl
                 wherewith
                 we
                 are
                 annointed
                 ,
                 even
                 bread
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 need
                 ,
                 and
                 water
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 thirst
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 what
                 shall
                 I
                 say
                 unto
                 thee
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 overcome
                 with
                 thy
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 ravished
                 with
                 thy
                 beauty
                 ,
                 and
                 thy
                 love
                 doth
                 often
                 melt
                 in
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 am
                 broken
                 with
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 thee
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 that
                 thou
                 didst
                 but
                 know
                 it
                 how
                 full
                 I
                 am
                 of
                 the
                 Fathers
                 love
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 dear
                 heart
                 bear
                 part
                 with
                 me
                 of
                 what
                 I
                 bear
                 ,
                 until
                 I
                 see
                 thy
                 face
                 ;
                 surely
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 that
                 is
                 with
                 me
                 and
                 upon
                 me
                 doth
                 often
                 break
                 me
                 in
                 pieces
                 and
                 often
                 melt
                 me
                 into
                 tears
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 rises
                 in
                 his
                 strength
                 within
                 me
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 I
                 am
                 overwhelmed
                 with
                 it
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 feel
                 (
                 my
                 dear
                 heart
                 )
                 how
                 strong
                 and
                 mighty
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 is
                 with
                 me
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 though
                 thousands
                 of
                 the
                 Philistins
                 doth
                 compass
                 me
                 round
                 ,
                 yet
                 surely
                 the
                 God
                 who
                 is
                 with
                 me
                 will
                 work
                 by
                 me
                 ;
                 for
                 truely
                 ,
                 I
                 see
                 them
                 all
                 before
                 me
                 as
                 a
                 Potters
                 vessel
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 will
                 with
                 his
                 hand
                 dash
                 in
                 pieces
                 ;
                 dear
                 heart
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 present
                 with
                 thee
                 in
                 the
                 spirit
                 and
                 heavenly
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 permit
                 we
                 shall
                 behold
                 one
                 another
                 in
                 the
                 outward
                 man
                 to
                 the
                 comfort
                 and
                 joy
                 of
                 the
                 spirit
                 ;
                 my
                 dearly
                 beloved
                 ,
                 on
                 next
                 fifth
                 day
                 we
                 intend
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 will
                 ,
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 
                   Boston
                   ,
                
                 with
                 several
                 Friends
                 with
                 us
                 
                   (
                   which
                   was
                   so
                   done
                   )
                
              
               
                 
                   Thy
                   dear
                   Brother
                   in
                   the
                   Heavenly
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   Spirit
                   of
                   Truth
                   ,
                   W.
                   R.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   This
                   was
                   written
                   by
                
                 William
                 Robinson
                 
                   to
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                
                 Boston
                 .
              
               
                 ON
                 the
                 8th
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 4th
                 Month
                 1659.
                 in
                 the
                 after
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 in
                 travelling
                 betwixt
                 
                   Newport
                
                 (
                 on
                 
                   Rhode
                   Island
                
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Daniel
                   Goulds
                   house
                   ,
                
                 with
                 my
                 dear
                 Brother
                 
                   Christopher
                   Holder
                   ,
                
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 came
                 expresly
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 which
                 did
                 fill
                 me
                 immediately
                 with
                 life
                 and
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 heavenly
                 love
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 constrained
                 me
                 and
                 commanded
                 me
                 
                 to
                 pass
                 to
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 
                   Boston
                   ,
                   my
                   life
                   to
                   lay
                   down
                   in
                   his
                   Will
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   accomplishing
                   of
                   his
                   service
                   that
                   he
                   had
                   there
                   to
                   perform
                   at
                   the
                   day
                   appointed
                
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 
                   heavenly
                   voice
                
                 I
                 presently
                 yielded
                 obedience
                 ,
                 not
                 questioning
                 the
                 Lord
                 how
                 he
                 would
                 bring
                 the
                 thing
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 being
                 I
                 was
                 a
                 Child
                 ,
                 and
                 obedience
                 was
                 demanded
                 of
                 me
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 who
                 filled
                 me
                 with
                 living
                 strength
                 and
                 power
                 from
                 his
                 Heavenly
                 presence
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 did
                 mightily
                 over-shadow
                 me
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 my
                 life
                 did
                 say
                 
                   Amen
                
                 to
                 what
                 the
                 Lord
                 required
                 of
                 me
                 ,
                 〈…〉
                 commanded
                 me
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 and
                 willingly
                 was
                 I
                 given
                 up
                 from
                 that
                 time
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 will
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 to
                 do
                 and
                 perform
                 whatever
                 becomes
                 of
                 my
                 body
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 said
                 unto
                 me
                 ,
                 
                   My
                   Soul
                   shall
                   rest
                   in
                   Eternal
                   Peace
                   ▪
                   and
                   my
                   life
                   shall
                   enter
                   into
                   rest
                   ,
                   for
                   being
                   obedient
                   to
                   the
                   God
                   of
                   my
                   life
                
                 ;
                 I
                 being
                 a
                 Child
                 ,
                 and
                 durst
                 not
                 question
                 the
                 Lord
                 in
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 willing
                 to
                 lay
                 down
                 my
                 life
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 bring
                 dishonour
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 Lord
                 made
                 me
                 willing
                 ,
                 dealing
                 gently
                 and
                 kindly
                 with
                 me
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 tender
                 Father
                 towards
                 a
                 faithful
                 Child
                 whom
                 he
                 dearly
                 loves
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 Lord
                 did
                 deal
                 with
                 me
                 in
                 Ministring
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 unto
                 me
                 ,
                 which
                 gave
                 and
                 gives
                 me
                 strength
                 to
                 perform
                 what
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 required
                 of
                 me
                 ;
                 and
                 still
                 as
                 I
                 did
                 and
                 do
                 stand
                 in
                 need
                 ,
                 he
                 ministred
                 ,
                 and
                 ministreth
                 more
                 strength
                 and
                 vertue
                 and
                 heavenly
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 wisdom
                 ,
                 whereby
                 I
                 was
                 and
                 am
                 made
                 strong
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 not
                 fearing
                 what
                 man
                 shall
                 be
                 suffered
                 to
                 do
                 unto
                 me
                 ,
                 being
                 filled
                 with
                 heavenly
                 courage
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 
                   meekness
                   and
                   innocency
                   ,
                
                 for
                 the
                 cause
                 is
                 the
                 Lords
                 that
                 we
                 go
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Battel
                   is
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                
                 and
                 thus
                 saith
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Hosts
                 ,
                 the
                 mighty
                 and
                 terrible
                 God
                 ,
                 
                   not
                   by
                   strength
                   ,
                   nor
                   by
                   might
                   ,
                   nor
                   by
                   power
                   of
                   man
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   my
                   Spirit
                   saith
                   the
                   Lord
                   of
                   Hosts
                   I
                   will
                   perform
                   what
                   my
                   mouth
                   hath
                   spoken
                   ,
                   through
                   my
                   servants
                   whom
                   I
                   have
                   chosen
                   ,
                   mine
                   Elect
                   ,
                   in
                   whom
                   my
                   Soul
                   delighteth
                   .
                
                 Friends
                 ,
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 my
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 earth
                 ,
                 did
                 lay
                 this
                 thing
                 upon
                 me
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 I
                 now
                 suffer
                 bonds
                 
                   near
                   to
                   death
                
                 ;
                 he
                 by
                 his
                 Almighty
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 Everlasting
                 love
                 constrained
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 this
                 thing
                 upon
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 truly
                 I
                 could
                 not
                 
                   deny
                   the
                   Lord
                   ,
                
                 much
                 less
                 
                   resist
                   the
                   Holy
                   One
                   of
                   Israel
                   :
                
                 Therefore
                 all
                 who
                 are
                 ignorant
                 of
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 in
                 the
                 
                   inward
                   parts
                   ,
                
                 be
                 not
                 hasty
                 in
                 judging
                 in
                 this
                 matter
                 ,
                 before
                 you
                 hear
                 the
                 truth
                 of
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 least
                 you
                 speak
                 evil
                 of
                 the
                 things
                 you
                 know
                 not
                 ;
                 for
                 of
                 a
                 truth
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 of
                 Heaven
                 and
                 Earth
                 commanded
                 me
                 by
                 his
                 
                   Spirit
                   ,
                
                 and
                 spoke
                 unto
                 
                 me
                 by
                 his
                 
                   Son
                   ,
                   whom
                   he
                   hath
                   made
                   Heir
                   of
                   all
                   things
                
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 I
                 live
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 it
                 I
                 shall
                 depart
                 this
                 earthly
                 Tabernacle
                 ,
                 if
                 unmerciful
                 men
                 be
                 suffered
                 to
                 take
                 it
                 from
                 me
                 ;
                 and
                 herein
                 I
                 rejoice
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 with
                 me
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   antient
                   of
                   dayes
                   ,
                
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Suffering
                   Seed
                   ,
                
                 for
                 which
                 I
                 am
                 freely
                 given
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 singly
                 do
                 stand
                 in
                 the
                 Will
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 
                   for
                   to
                   me
                   to
                   live
                   is
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 but
                 to
                 
                   dye
                   is
                   gain
                   :
                
                 And
                 truly
                 I
                 have
                 a
                 great
                 desire
                 and
                 will
                 to
                 dye
                 herein
                 ,
                 knowing
                 that
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 with
                 me
                 ,
                 whatever
                 ignorant
                 men
                 shall
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 say
                 against
                 me
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 witness
                 of
                 the
                 Spirit
                 I
                 have
                 received
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 and
                 his
                 Heavenly
                 life
                 doth
                 accompany
                 me
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 say
                 in
                 truth
                 and
                 from
                 an
                 upright
                 heart
                 ,
                 
                   Blessed
                   be
                   the
                   Lord
                   the
                   God
                   of
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                   who
                   hath
                   counted
                   me
                   worthy
                   ,
                   and
                   called
                   me
                   hereunto
                   ,
                   to
                   bear
                   my
                   Testimony
                   against
                   ungodly
                   and
                   unrighteous
                   men
                   ,
                   who
                   seek
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   the
                   life
                   of
                   the
                   righteous
                   without
                   a
                   cause
                   ,
                
                 as
                 the
                 Rulers
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Mathathusets
                
                 bay
                 doth
                 intend
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Lord
                 stop
                 them
                 not
                 from
                 their
                 intent
                 :
                 Oh!
                 hear
                 ye
                 Rulers
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 ear
                 and
                 listen
                 all
                 ye
                 that
                 have
                 any
                 hand
                 herein
                 to
                 put
                 the
                 innocent
                 to
                 
                   death
                
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 ,
                 and
                 Fear
                 ,
                 and
                 Dread
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 ,
                 I
                 here
                 declare
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 my
                 staying
                 here
                 amongst
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 continuing
                 in
                 your
                 jurisdiction
                 ,
                 after
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 sentence
                 of
                 
                   banishment
                   upon
                   death
                
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 said
                 )
                 pronounced
                 against
                 me
                 ,
                 without
                 a
                 just
                 cause
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 all
                 well
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 who
                 were
                 banished
                 committed
                 nothing
                 worthy
                 of
                 banishment
                 ,
                 nor
                 of
                 any
                 punishment
                 ,
                 much
                 less
                 banishment
                 
                   upon
                   death
                
                 :
                 And
                 now
                 ye
                 Rulers
                 ,
                 you
                 do
                 intend
                 to
                 put
                 me
                 to
                 death
                 with
                 my
                 companion
                 ,
                 unto
                 whom
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 came
                 unto
                 him
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Go
                   to
                   Boston
                   with
                   thy
                   Brother
                   William
                   Robinson
                
                 ;
                 unto
                 which
                 Command
                 he
                 was
                 obedient
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 said
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   had
                   a
                   great
                   work
                   for
                   him
                   to
                   do
                
                 ;
                 which
                 thing
                 is
                 now
                 seen
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 now
                 a
                 doing
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 earth
                 that
                 we
                 continued
                 amongst
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 we
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 
                   Boston
                
                 again
                 in
                 obedience
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 the
                 Creator
                 of
                 Heaven
                 and
                 Earth
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 hand
                 your
                 breath
                 is
                 ;
                 And
                 will
                 you
                 put
                 us
                 to
                 
                   death
                
                 for
                 obeying
                 the
                 Lord
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 earth
                 ?
                 Well
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 do
                 this
                 act
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 us
                 to
                 death
                 ;
                 know
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 it
                 known
                 unto
                 you
                 all
                 ye
                 Rulers
                 and
                 People
                 of
                 this
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 that
                 whosoever
                 hath
                 a
                 hand
                 herein
                 will
                 be
                 guilty
                 of
                 
                   innocent
                   blood
                   ,
                
                 and
                 not
                 onely
                 upon
                 your selves
                 w●ll
                 ye
                 bring
                 innocent
                 blood
                 ,
                 but
                 upon
                 this
                 Town
                 and
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 every where
                 within
                 your
                 Jurisdiction
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 the
                 least
                 hand
                 therein
                 ;
                 therefore
                 be
                 instructed
                 ye
                 Rulers
                 of
                 this
                 land
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 warning
                 betimes
                 ,
                 and
                 learn
                 wisdom
                 before
                 it
                 be
                 hid
                 from
                 your
                 eyes
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Written
                     by
                     one
                     who
                     feareth
                     the
                     Lord
                     ,
                     who
                     is
                     by
                     ignorant
                     people
                     called
                     a
                  
                   Quaker
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     unto
                     such
                     am
                     only
                     known
                     by
                     the
                     name
                  
                   William
                   Robinson
                   ,
                   
                     yet
                     a
                     new
                     name
                     I
                     have
                     received
                     ,
                     which
                     such
                     knows
                     not
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Written
                   in
                   the
                   common
                   Goal
                   in
                   
                     Boston
                     .
                  
                   
                     the
                     19th
                     of
                     the
                     8th
                     month
                     ,
                     1659.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 A
                 Relation
                 from
                 the
                 two
                 innocent
                 Servants
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 (
                 bloody
                 )
                 Sentence
                 of
                 death
                 passed
                 on
                 them
                 by
                 
                   Iohn
                   Indicott
                
                 in
                 the
                 Court
                 of
                 Boston
                 .
              
               
                 ON
                 the
                 
                   20th
                
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 
                   8th
                
                 Month
                 ,
                 
                   1659.
                   
                
                 I
                 with
                 my
                 beloved
                 companion
                 ,
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Stevenson
                
                 ▪
                 and
                 
                   Mary
                   Dyer
                
                 of
                 
                   Rhode
                   Island
                
                 was
                 had
                 into
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 where
                 
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 with
                 others
                 of
                 his
                 Councel
                 were
                 assembled
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 ,
                 we
                 were
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Bar
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 called
                 to
                 the
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Prison
                 to
                 pull
                 off
                 our
                 
                   Hats
                   ,
                
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 accordingly
                 ;
                 when
                 did
                 
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 begin
                 to
                 speak
                 unto
                 us
                 as
                 a
                 man
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 dust
                 ,
                 whose
                 life
                 is
                 departing
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 so
                 faintly
                 did
                 he
                 utter
                 his
                 words
                 unto
                 us
                 ,
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   they
                   had
                   made
                   several
                   Laws
                   ,
                   and
                   tryed
                   and
                   endeavoured
                   by
                   several
                   wayes
                   to
                   keep
                   us
                   from
                   among
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   neither
                   whipping
                   ,
                   nor
                   imprisoning
                   ,
                   nor
                   cutting
                   off
                   ears
                   ,
                   nor
                   banishing
                   upon
                   pain
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                   would
                   not
                   keep
                   us
                   from
                   amongst
                   them
                   ;
                
                 and
                 he
                 said
                 also
                 ,
                 
                   He
                   or
                   they
                   desired
                   not
                   the
                   death
                   of
                   any
                   of
                   us
                   ;
                
                 yet
                 notwithstanding
                 his
                 following
                 words
                 were
                 ,
                 
                   Give
                   ear
                   &
                   hearken
                   now
                   to
                   your
                   Sentence
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 said
                 
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 their
                 Governour
                 ;
                 so
                 after
                 these
                 words
                 were
                 spoken
                 by
                 him
                 he
                 stopt
                 ,
                 the
                 words
                 being
                 uttered
                 very
                 faintly
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 mouth
                 ;
                 then
                 I
                 did
                 make
                 way
                 to
                 speak
                 to
                 
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 as
                 I
                 remember
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 ,
                 I
                 desired
                 I
                 might
                 read
                 a
                 Paper
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 people
                 there
                 present
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 many
                 )
                 which
                 was
                 a
                 Declaration
                 of
                 my
                 Call
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 declared
                 the
                 Reasons
                 and
                 Causes
                 of
                 my
                 staying
                 in
                 their
                 Iurisdiction
                 with
                 my
                 Companion
                 ,
                 after
                 banishment
                 
                   upon
                   death
                   ,
                
                 which
                 had
                 been
                 pronounced
                 against
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 more
                 friends
                 
                 (
                 the
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 sufferer
                 now
                 with
                 us
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 
                   8th
                
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 
                   7th
                
                 month
                 last
                 ;
                 at
                 which
                 words
                 speaking
                 ,
                 
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 their
                 Governour
                 in
                 a
                 furious
                 manner
                 (
                 for
                 rage
                 and
                 madness
                 like
                 
                   Nebuchadnezzar
                
                 was
                 got
                 up
                 in
                 him
                 )
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   should
                   not
                   read
                   it
                   ,
                   neither
                   would
                   they
                   hear
                   it
                   read
                   ;
                
                 which
                 thing
                 onely
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 I
                 desired
                 before
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 
                   death
                
                 was
                 pronounced
                 against
                 us
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 grant
                 it
                 ;
                 so
                 I
                 seeing
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 sensible
                 of
                 their
                 hardness
                 of
                 heart
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 given
                 up
                 to
                 work
                 wickedness
                 ,
                 and
                 commit
                 murder
                 in
                 labouring
                 to
                 take
                 the
                 lives
                 of
                 the
                 innocent
                 from
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 I
                 said
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 I
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 suffered
                 to
                 read
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 nor
                 suffered
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 read
                 unto
                 the
                 people
                 that
                 then
                 was
                 present
                 ,
                 I
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   should
                   leave
                   the
                   Paper
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                
                 which
                 I
                 did
                 soon
                 cast
                 upon
                 the
                 Table
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Secretary
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 handed
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Governour
                 ,
                 who
                 read
                 it
                 himself
                 ,
                 but
                 would
                 not
                 let
                 it
                 be
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 looked
                 a
                 certain
                 time
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 he
                 called
                 me
                 by
                 my
                 name
                 and
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   needed
                   not
                   have
                   made
                   such
                   ado
                   ,
                   or
                   desired
                   to
                   have
                   it
                   read
                   ;
                
                 for
                 he
                 said
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   had
                   spoke
                   more
                   then
                   that
                   unto
                   them
                   the
                   day
                   before
                   concerning
                   it
                   ;
                
                 which
                 I
                 had
                 not
                 ,
                 for
                 there
                 is
                 many
                 words
                 in
                 the
                 Paper
                 which
                 I
                 did
                 not
                 then
                 utter
                 unto
                 them
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 desired
                 the
                 thing
                 again
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 that
                 was
                 there
                 present
                 might
                 bear
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 suffer
                 it
                 ;
                 but
                 soon
                 after
                 in
                 envy
                 called
                 me
                 by
                 my
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 said
                 unto
                 me
                 ,
                 
                   Hearken
                   unto
                   your
                   Sentence
                   of
                   death
                   ,
                
                 which
                 be
                 uttered
                 forth
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 I
                 was
                 silent
                 )
                 he
                 said
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                   This
                   is
                   your
                   Sentence
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   be
                   had
                   back
                   from
                   the
                   place
                   from
                   whence
                   you
                   came
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   Execution
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   hanged
                   on
                   the
                   Gallows
                   ,
                   till
                   you
                   are
                   dead
                   ;
                
                 this
                 was
                 the
                 Sentence
                 of
                 
                   death
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 their
                 Governour
                 pronounced
                 against
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 called
                 to
                 the
                 Goaler
                 to
                 have
                 me
                 away
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 accordingly
                 .
              
               
                 
                   WILLIAM
                   ROBINSON
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   SOon
                   after
                   my
                   dear
                   Brother
                
                 W.
                 R.
                 
                   was
                   taken
                   away
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   Court
                   ,
                   the
                   Governour
                   being
                   partial
                   ,
                   spoke
                   unto
                   me
                   ,
                   saying
                   ,
                
                 If
                 you
                 have
                 any
                 thing
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 speak
                 ;
                 
                   but
                
                 I
                 was
                 
                   silent
                   ,
                   and
                   gave
                   him
                   no
                   answer
                   then
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   when
                   he
                   saw
                   that
                   I
                   would
                   not
                   speak
                   ,
                   when
                   he
                   required
                   of
                   me
                   ,
                   then
                   he
                   pronounced
                   the
                   Sentence
                   of
                
                 death
                 
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   had
                   upon
                   my
                   Brother
                   before
                   ,
                
                 You
                 shall
                 be
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 from
                 whence
                 you
                 came
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Gallows
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 to
                 be
                 hanged
                 ,
                 until
                 you
                 be
                 dead
                 ;
                 
                   then
                   did
                   these
                   words
                   following
                   run
                   through
                   me
                   ,
                
                 Give
                 ear
                 ye
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 who
                 are
                 guilty
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 said
                 concerning
                 you
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 perform
                 his
                 promise
                 upon
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 that
                 you
                 put
                 his
                 Servants
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 shall
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 your
                 visitation
                 pass
                 over
                 your
                 heads
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 cursed
                 for
                 evermore
                 ,
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 Hosts
                 hath
                 spoken
                 it
                 ;
                 therefore
                 in
                 love
                 to
                 you
                 all
                 take
                 warning
                 before
                 it
                 be
                 too
                 late
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 curse
                 might
                 be
                 removed
                 ,
                 for
                 assuredly
                 if
                 you
                 put
                 us
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 bring
                 innocent
                 blood
                 upon
                 your
                 own
                 heads
                 ,
                 and
                 swift
                 distruction
                 will
                 come
                 upon
                 you
                 :
                 
                   So
                   after
                   these
                   words
                   were
                   spoken
                   unto
                   them
                   ,
                   I
                   was
                   had
                   to
                   Prison
                   again
                   ,
                   where
                   my
                   Brother
                   was
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   MARMADUKE
                   STEVENSON
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 THE
                 like
                 Sentence
                 
                   did
                   John
                   Indicott
                
                 their
                 Governour
                 pronounce
                 against
                 
                   Mary
                   Dyer
                   ,
                
                 after
                 
                   M.S.
                
                 was
                 had
                 away
                 ,
                 
                   Mary
                   Dyer
                   you
                   shall
                   go
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   from
                   whence
                   you
                   came
                   ,
                   namely
                   the
                   Prison
                   ,
                   and
                   from
                   thence
                   to
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   Execution
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   hanged
                   there
                   ,
                   till
                   you
                   are
                   dead
                
                 ;
                 I
                 said
                 ,
                 the
                 Will
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 be
                 done
                 ;
                 
                   take
                   her
                   away
                   Marshal
                
                 ;
                 I
                 said
                 yea
                 ,
                 and
                 joyfully
                 I
                 go
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 the
                 Prison
                 often
                 used
                 such
                 speeches
                 with
                 praises
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 I
                 said
                 to
                 the
                 Marshal
                 ,
                 let
                 me
                 alone
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 should
                 go
                 to
                 Prison
                 without
                 him
                 ;
                 
                   I
                   believe
                   you
                   Mrs.
                   Dyer
                   ,
                
                 said
                 he
                 ,
                 
                   but
                   I
                   must
                   do
                   what
                   I
                   am
                   commanded
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   MARY
                   DYER
                   .
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 Copy
                 of
                 M.
                 S.
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 OH
                 !
                 my
                 dear
                 and
                 well-beloved
                 ones
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 sealed
                 with
                 me
                 in
                 the
                 holy
                 Covenant
                 of
                 our
                 Fathers
                 love
                 ,
                 my
                 love
                 and
                 life
                 runs
                 out
                 to
                 you
                 all
                 who
                 are
                 chosen
                 of
                 God
                 and
                 faithful
                 ,
                 for
                 you
                 are
                 dear
                 unto
                 me
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 knows
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 as
                 seals
                 upon
                 my
                 breast
                 ,
                 you
                 lambs
                 of
                 my
                 Fathers
                 Fold
                 ,
                 and
                 sheep
                 of
                 his
                 Pasture
                 ,
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 you
                 is
                 pretious
                 to
                 me
                 my
                 dearly
                 beloved
                 ones
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Seed
                 and
                 bears
                 the
                 right
                 Image
                 ,
                 which
                 springs
                 from
                 the
                 true
                 vine
                 and
                 off-spring
                 of
                 
                   David
                   ,
                
                 and
                 stock
                 of
                 
                   Abraham
                
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 the
                 faithful
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 redeemed
                 ones
                 who
                 are
                 reconciled
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 one
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 cannot
                 separate
                 ,
                 where
                 you
                 may
                 feel
                 me
                 knit
                 and
                 joined
                 to
                 you
                 with
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 Truth
                 ,
                 and
                 linked
                 to
                 you
                 as
                 members
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 our
                 Head
                 and
                 Rock
                 of
                 sure
                 defence
                 for
                 us
                 to
                 flye
                 unto
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 kept
                 safe
                 in
                 the
                 hour
                 of
                 temptation
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 Tryal
                 shall
                 we
                 be
                 preserved
                 in
                 the
                 hollow
                 of
                 his
                 hand
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 Banner
                 of
                 love
                 will
                 be
                 over
                 us
                 ,
                 to
                 compass
                 us
                 about
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 shall
                 have
                 recourse
                 to
                 the
                 living
                 springs
                 which
                 comes
                 from
                 the
                 pure
                 fountain
                 and
                 well-spring
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 which
                 issues
                 forth
                 abundantly
                 ,
                 to
                 refresh
                 the
                 hungry
                 and
                 strengthen
                 the
                 feeble
                 minded
                 ,
                 where
                 you
                 may
                 feel
                 me
                 my
                 beloved
                 ones
                 in
                 the
                 green
                 pastures
                 ,
                 among
                 the
                 lillies
                 of
                 the
                 pleasant
                 springs
                 ,
                 where
                 
                 our
                 Souls
                 are
                 bathed
                 and
                 refreshed
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 overcoming
                 of
                 Gods
                 love
                 ,
                 &
                 the
                 vertue
                 of
                 his
                 presence
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 
                   as
                   pretious
                   oyntment
                   poured
                   forth
                   ,
                   giving
                   a
                   pleasant
                   smell
                   :
                
                 So
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 alwayes
                 wait
                 at
                 the
                 Altar
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 the
                 Table
                 spread
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 we
                 may
                 sit
                 down
                 and
                 eat
                 together
                 and
                 be
                 refreshed
                 with
                 the
                 
                   hidden
                   Manna
                
                 and
                 living
                 food
                 of
                 life
                 ,
                 which
                 comes
                 from
                 him
                 who
                 is
                 our
                 life
                 ,
                 our
                 peace
                 ,
                 our
                 strength
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 preserver
                 night
                 and
                 day
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 my
                 beloved
                 ones
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 all
                 go
                 on
                 in
                 his
                 strength
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 our
                 Prince
                 and
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Image
                 we
                 may
                 bear
                 who
                 is
                 meek
                 and
                 lowly
                 in
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 minde
                 the
                 true
                 and
                 sure
                 foundation
                 of
                 many
                 generations
                 ,
                 the
                 chief
                 
                   Corner-stone
                   ,
                   elect
                   and
                   pretious
                   ,
                
                 the
                 
                   Rock
                   of
                   Ages
                
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Saints
                 were
                 built
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 we
                 all
                 abide
                 thereon
                 we
                 shall
                 never
                 be
                 moved
                 ,
                 but
                 stand
                 for
                 ever
                 as
                 trees
                 of
                 Righteousness
                 rooted
                 and
                 grounded
                 in
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 be
                 with
                 us
                 in
                 all
                 our
                 Tryals
                 and
                 temptations
                 which
                 we
                 may
                 meet
                 withal
                 ,
                 and
                 here
                 will
                 the
                 Lord
                 our
                 God
                 be
                 honoured
                 by
                 us
                 all
                 that
                 are
                 faithful
                 unto
                 death
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 assuredly
                 have
                 a
                 Crown
                 of
                 life
                 which
                 will
                 never
                 be
                 taken
                 from
                 us
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 my
                 beloved
                 ones
                 ,
                 what
                 shall
                 I
                 say
                 unto
                 you
                 ,
                 who
                 drinks
                 with
                 me
                 at
                 the
                 living
                 Fountain
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 nourished
                 and
                 brought
                 up
                 as
                 twines
                 in
                 the
                 womb
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 
                   breasts
                   of
                   consolation
                   ,
                
                 where
                 I
                 do
                 embrace
                 you
                 in
                 the
                 bond
                 of
                 peace
                 which
                 never
                 will
                 be
                 broken
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 feel
                 me
                 and
                 read
                 me
                 in
                 your
                 hearts
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 am
                 filled
                 with
                 love
                 when
                 I
                 think
                 upon
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 broken
                 into
                 tears
                 for
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 you
                 who
                 are
                 faithful
                 doth
                 refresh
                 my
                 Soul
                 ,
                 which
                 makes
                 me
                 often
                 to
                 think
                 upon
                 you
                 and
                 have
                 you
                 in
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 you
                 Iewels
                 of
                 my
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 first
                 fruits
                 of
                 his
                 encrease
                 ,
                 if
                 I
                 forget
                 you
                 ,
                 then
                 let
                 the
                 Lord
                 forget
                 me
                 ,
                 nay
                 verily
                 you
                 cannot
                 be
                 forgotten
                 by
                 me
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 I
                 abide
                 in
                 the
                 vine
                 I
                 am
                 a
                 branch
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 nature
                 with
                 you
                 which
                 springs
                 from
                 the
                 good
                 Tree
                 which
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 blessed
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 do
                 grow
                 together
                 in
                 his
                 life
                 and
                 Image
                 as
                 members
                 of
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 shall
                 live
                 to
                 all
                 eternity
                 ,
                 and
                 sit
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 rest
                 and
                 peace
                 with
                 
                   Abraham
                   ,
                   Isaac
                
                 and
                 
                   Jacob
                   ,
                
                 to
                 sing
                 the
                 songs
                 of
                 deliverance
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 high
                 that
                 sits
                 on
                 the
                 Throne
                 ,
                 who
                 alone
                 is
                 worthy
                 of
                 all
                 honour
                 and
                 living
                 praises
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 it
                 is
                 due
                 ,
                 novv
                 and
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 
                   Amen
                   .
                
                 And
                 this
                 vvill
                 be
                 
                   the
                   portion
                   of
                   our
                   Cup
                   ,
                
                 if
                 vve
                 all
                 stand
                 stedfast
                 to
                 that
                 vve
                 have
                 received
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 faithful
                 in
                 our
                 measures
                 ,
                 in
                 doing
                 the
                 Will
                 of
                 God
                 vve
                 shall
                 find
                 peace
                 and
                 unity
                 vvith
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 vvhich
                 is
                 joy
                 unspeakable
                 and
                 glorious
                 ,
                 vvhich
                 vvill
                 never
                 be
                 taken
                 from
                 us
                 ;
                 So
                 dear
                 hearts
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 all
                 press
                 forvvard
                 to
                 the
                 mark
                 of
                 the
                 High
                 Calling
                 ,
                 so
                 shall
                 vve
                 obtain
                 the
                 Crovvn
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 vvhere
                 our
                 lives
                 are
                 hid
                 vvith
                 Christ
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 vvhere
                 vve
                 shall
                 remain
                 for
                 ever
                 vvith
                 him
                 after
                 our
                 Testimony
                 is
                 finished
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 shall
                 lay
                 dovvn
                 our
                 heads
                 vvith
                 joy
                 and
                 peace
                 ,
                 and
                 receive
                 the
                 reward
                 of
                 everlasting
                 life
                 ,
                 vvhich
                 is
                 laid
                 up
                 for
                 us
                 in
                 Christ
                 Iesus
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 my
                 beloved
                 ones
                 ,
                 vvho
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 Royal
                 Seed
                 vvhich
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 blessed
                 ,
                 my
                 life
                 〈◊〉
                 
                 bound
                 up
                 vvith
                 you
                 in
                 the
                 Holy
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 vvhere
                 vve
                 are
                 linked
                 together
                 as
                 in
                 a
                 Chain
                 ,
                 and
                 moulded
                 into
                 one
                 mould
                 ,
                 vvhere
                 nothing
                 must
                 remain
                 that
                 is
                 not
                 good
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 purged
                 out
                 that
                 vvould
                 defile
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 so
                 vve
                 may
                 appear
                 like
                 the
                 
                   fine
                   Gold
                
                 vvhich
                 is
                 tryed
                 in
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 to
                 shine
                 forth
                 in
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 
                   as
                   lights
                   to
                   the
                   world
                   ,
                
                 and
                 as
                 
                   Cities
                   set
                   on
                   a
                   Hill
                
                 vvhich
                 cannot
                 be
                 hid
                 ,
                 so
                 vvill
                 the
                 Lord
                 have
                 praise
                 to
                 vvhom
                 it
                 is
                 due
                 ,
                 by
                 our
                 upright
                 vvalking
                 and
                 honest
                 conversation
                 ,
                 so
                 shall
                 vve
                 all
                 be
                 a
                 svveet
                 smell
                 and
                 a
                 good
                 savour
                 in
                 them
                 that
                 are
                 saved
                 and
                 in
                 them
                 that
                 perish
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 my
                 dear
                 Friends
                 and
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 hovv
                 doth
                 my
                 love
                 abound
                 tovvards
                 you
                 ,
                 Oh!
                 feel
                 it
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 fill
                 your
                 hearts
                 ,
                 for
                 verily
                 you
                 are
                 dear
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 knovvs
                 it
                 vvhom
                 I
                 〈◊〉
                 that
                 you
                 are
                 often
                 in
                 my
                 remembrance
                 ,
                 though
                 my
                 body
                 be
                 far
                 beyond
                 the
                 Seas
                 separated
                 from
                 you
                 ,
                 yet
                 doth
                 my
                 Soul
                 and
                 life
                 remain
                 vvith
                 you
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Holy
                   Covenant
                
                 sealed
                 by
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 Promise
                 ,
                 vvhere
                 vve
                 shall
                 remain
                 together
                 in
                 rest
                 and
                 svveet
                 peace
                 for
                 evermore
                 after
                 our
                 Testimony
                 is
                 finished
                 :
                 So
                 all
                 you
                 vvho
                 are
                 upright
                 in
                 heart
                 ,
                 feel
                 my
                 love
                 and
                 receive
                 my
                 Salutation
                 vvhich
                 springs
                 from
                 the
                 Fountain
                 of
                 love
                 ,
                 where
                 I
                 am
                 vvith
                 you
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 vvaters
                 of
                 
                   Shilo
                
                 vvhich
                 runs
                 softly
                 ,
                 vvhere
                 we
                 are
                 watered
                 and
                 refreshed
                 together
                 day
                 by
                 day
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 we
                 grow
                 as
                 Plants
                 of
                 Righteousness
                 in
                 the
                 true
                 vine
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 reconciled
                 to
                 the
                 Father
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 to
                 another
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 cannot
                 separate
                 ,
                 where
                 you
                 may
                 all
                 feel
                 me
                 and
                 read
                 me
                 in
                 your
                 hearts
                 ,
                 with
                 that
                 which
                 was
                 before
                 words
                 were
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 I
                 never
                 see
                 your
                 faces
                 more
                 in
                 the
                 flesh
                 ,
                 the
                 will
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 for
                 verily
                 my
                 life
                 is
                 not
                 dear
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 to
                 lay
                 it
                 down
                 for
                 his
                 sake
                 who
                 hath
                 called
                 me
                 out
                 of
                 darkness
                 into
                 his
                 
                   marvellous
                   light
                   ,
                
                 and
                 hath
                 counted
                 me
                 worthy
                 to
                 bear
                 witness
                 of
                 his
                 truth
                 amongst
                 a
                 
                   blood-thirsty
                
                 people
                 ,
                 whose
                 hearts
                 are
                 removed
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 I
                 may
                 finish
                 my
                 Testimony
                 with
                 joy
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 my
                 Brethren
                 have
                 done
                 which
                 are
                 gone
                 before
                 me
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 am
                 freely
                 given
                 up
                 with
                 my
                 dear
                 Brother
                 called
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                   ,
                
                 wh●se
                 love
                 is
                 dear
                 to
                 you
                 all
                 ,
                 to
                 lay
                 down
                 our
                 lives
                 as
                 a
                 witness
                 against
                 this
                 people
                 ;
                 for
                 us
                 to
                 live
                 
                   is
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 but
                 to
                 dye
                 
                   is
                   gain
                   ,
                
                 for
                 we
                 know
                 that
                 our
                 reward
                 is
                 sure
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 shall
                 enjoy
                 the
                 pure
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 living
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 in
                 favour
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 evermore
                 ;
                 Oh!
                 how
                 doth
                 my
                 love
                 abound
                 and
                 run
                 out
                 in
                 tenderness
                 to
                 you
                 all
                 ,
                 Oh!
                 my
                 tongue
                 cannot
                 express
                 it
                 ,
                 nor
                 my
                 mouth
                 utter
                 it
                 forth
                 as
                 it
                 flowes
                 out
                 to
                 you
                 from
                 the
                 living
                 streams
                 which
                 waters
                 the
                 whole
                 
                   City
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                
                 Oh!
                 feel
                 it
                 and
                 be
                 refreshed
                 .
              
               
                 
                   M.
                   S.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 Copy
                 of
                 
                   W.
                   R.
                
                 his
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 streames
                 of
                 my
                 Fathers
                 love
                 runs
                 daily
                 through
                 me
                 from
                 the
                 Holy
                 Fountain
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Seed
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 Creation
                 ;
                 I
                 am
                 
                 overcome
                 with
                 love
                 ,
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 my
                 life
                 and
                 length
                 of
                 my
                 dayes
                 ,
                 it
                 s
                 my
                 glory
                 and
                 my
                 daily
                 strength
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 swallowed
                 up
                 with
                 love
                 ,
                 in
                 love
                 I
                 live
                 ,
                 &
                 with
                 it
                 I
                 am
                 overcome
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 it
                 I
                 dwell
                 with
                 the
                 Holy
                 Seed
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 blessing
                 of
                 love
                 is
                 given
                 from
                 God
                 who
                 is
                 love
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 shed
                 it
                 abroad
                 in
                 my
                 heart
                 which
                 daily
                 fills
                 me
                 with
                 living
                 joy
                 from
                 the
                 Life
                 from
                 whence
                 it
                 comes
                 ;
                 You
                 Children
                 of
                 the
                 living
                 God
                 ,
                 feel
                 me
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 waiting
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 when
                 your
                 hearts
                 and
                 minds
                 are
                 gathered
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 when
                 in
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 it
                 you
                 are
                 traveling
                 feel
                 me
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 runs
                 from
                 the
                 fountain
                 into
                 your
                 vessel
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 issues
                 gently
                 like
                 new
                 wine
                 into
                 your
                 bosoms
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 power
                 of
                 it
                 you
                 feel
                 ,
                 when
                 you
                 are
                 overcome
                 with
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 love
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 God
                 )
                 then
                 feel
                 me
                 present
                 in
                 the
                 fountain
                 of
                 love
                 ,
                 wherein
                 are
                 many
                 Mansions
                 ;
                 you
                 Children
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 feel
                 me
                 wrapt
                 up
                 with
                 you
                 in
                 the
                 pure
                 love
                 ,
                 which
                 destroyes
                 the
                 love
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 enmity
                 with
                 God
                 ,
                 which
                 warreth
                 against
                 the
                 Seed
                 which
                 proceedeth
                 from
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 Love
                 ,
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 Truth
                 ;
                 Let
                 nothing
                 seperate
                 you
                 from
                 this
                 Love
                 which
                 is
                 my
                 life
                 ,
                 neither
                 words
                 nor
                 thoughts
                 nor
                 nothing
                 else
                 enter
                 betwixt
                 which
                 is
                 contrary
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 will
                 stain
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 its
                 abode
                 ;
                 So
                 dear
                 Children
                 who
                 are
                 begotten
                 by
                 love
                 into
                 the
                 Covenant
                 of
                 life
                 and
                 love
                 ,
                 keep
                 daily
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 portion
                 that
                 God
                 hath
                 given
                 to
                 his
                 Children
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 his
                 love
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 Seed
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 raised
                 by
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 endlesse
                 love
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 the
                 Creature
                 ;
                 I
                 am
                 full
                 of
                 the
                 quickning
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ▪
                 and
                 my
                 Lamp
                 is
                 filled
                 with
                 pure
                 Oyl
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 gives
                 a
                 clear
                 light
                 
                   and
                   pleasant
                   smell
                   ,
                
                 and
                 I
                 shall
                 enter
                 with
                 my
                 beloved
                 into
                 Eternal
                 peace
                 and
                 rest
                 ,
                 wherein
                 I
                 am
                 swallowed
                 up
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 it
                 
                   I
                
                 am
                 filled
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 it
                 I
                 shall
                 depart
                 with
                 everlasting
                 joy
                 in
                 my
                 heart
                 ,
                 and
                 praises
                 in
                 my
                 mouth
                 ,
                 singing
                 Halelujah
                 unto
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 redeemed
                 me
                 by
                 his
                 living
                 Power
                 ,
                 from
                 amongst
                 Kindreds
                 Tongues
                 and
                 Nations
                 ;
                 And
                 now
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 my
                 departure
                 draweth
                 near
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   have
                   fought
                   a
                   good
                   fight
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   kept
                   the
                   holy
                   Faith
                
                 ▪
                 I
                 have
                 near
                 
                   finished
                   my
                   course
                   ,
                
                 my
                 travelling
                 is
                 near
                 at
                 an
                 end
                 ,
                 my
                 Testimony
                 is
                 near
                 to
                 be
                 finished
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Eternal
                 Crown
                 is
                 laid
                 up
                 for
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 whose
                 fret
                 are
                 shed
                 with
                 Righteousnesse
                 and
                 the
                 preparation
                 of
                 Peace
                 ,
                 even
                 such
                 whose
                 names
                 are
                 written
                 in
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 wherein
                 I
                 live
                 and
                 rejoyce
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 Faithful
                 Seed
                 for
                 evermore
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Written
                   by
                   a
                   Servant
                   of
                   Jesus
                   Christ
                   ,
                   William
                   Robinson
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     23.
                     day
                     of
                     the
                     8th
                     Month
                     ,
                     was
                     this
                     given
                     forth
                     ,
                     and
                     he
                     suffered
                     the
                     27th
                     .
                     day
                     of
                     the
                     same
                     Moneth
                     at
                  
                   Boston
                   
                     in
                  
                   New
                   England
                   
                     1659.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 Copy
                 of
                 
                   Peter
                   Pearsons
                
                 Letter
                 wherein
                 is
                 a
                 Relation
                 of
                 
                   M.
                   S.
                
                 and
                 
                   W.
                   Rs.
                
                 suffering
                 .
              
               
                 DEar
                 Brethren
                 unto
                 whom
                 my
                 life
                 is
                 united
                 in
                 the
                 invisible
                 unlimited
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 God
                 Almighty
                 ,
                 I
                 give
                 you
                 a
                 relation
                 of
                 divers
                 passages
                 ,
                 
                 wherein
                 is
                 tidings
                 of
                 heavinesse
                 and
                 joy
                 ;
                 Our
                 dear
                 brethren
                 the
                 two
                 Servants
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Stephenson
                   ,
                
                 have
                 finished
                 their
                 course
                 in
                 the
                 pure
                 dominion
                 and
                 Eternal
                 Majestie
                 of
                 the
                 Almighty
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 laid
                 down
                 in
                 
                   Abrahams
                
                 bosome
                 in
                 the
                 Heavenly
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 endlesse
                 felicity
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 upright
                 is
                 united
                 with
                 their
                 life
                 to
                 all
                 perpetuity
                 ;
                 So
                 that
                 their
                 memorial
                 shall
                 
                   never
                   rot
                   ,
                
                 for
                 their
                 name
                 
                   their
                   life
                
                 is
                 left
                 upon
                 heavenly
                 record
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 never
                 be
                 blotted
                 out
                 from
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 Tribe
                 of
                 the
                 Faithful
                 .
                 Vpon
                 the
                 
                   9th
                
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 
                   4th
                
                 .
                 moneth
                 
                   1659.
                
                 the
                 
                   4th
                
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 week
                 had
                 all
                 us
                 English
                 Friends
                 that
                 were
                 abroad
                 in
                 this
                 Country
                 a
                 meeting
                 upon
                 
                   Road
                   Island
                   ,
                
                 the
                 
                   6th
                
                 .
                 day
                 following
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 week
                 at
                 a
                 Ferry
                 side
                 upon
                 
                   Road
                   Island
                   ,
                
                 did
                 one
                 friend
                 whose
                 name
                 is
                 
                   William
                   Leddra
                
                 and
                 I
                 part
                 with
                 
                   Christopher
                   Holder
                   ,
                   Marmaduke
                   Stephenson
                   ,
                   and
                   William
                   Robinson
                   ,
                
                 we
                 being
                 about
                 to
                 passe
                 over
                 the
                 Ferry
                 ,
                 to
                 travel
                 into
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 called
                 
                   Plimmouth
                   Colony
                   ;
                
                 At
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 two
                 dayes
                 journey
                 we
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Town
                 therein
                 called
                 
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 following
                 had
                 a
                 pretty
                 peaceable
                 meeting
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 was
                 with
                 us
                 if
                 we
                 did
                 escape
                 apprehending
                 in
                 this
                 
                   Colony
                   ,
                
                 to
                 have
                 traveled
                 into
                 
                   Bostons
                
                 Iurisdiction
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 second
                 and
                 last
                 meeting
                 that
                 we
                 had
                 determined
                 to
                 have
                 at
                 
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                
                 in
                 it
                 we
                 were
                 apprehended
                 and
                 had
                 before
                 the
                 Governour
                 and
                 Magistrates
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 committed
                 to
                 this
                 Prison
                 ,
                 where
                 we
                 have
                 remained
                 
                   5.
                
                 moneths
                 and
                 upward
                 ;
                 And
                 being
                 we
                 deny
                 to
                 defray
                 the
                 charges
                 that
                 they
                 have
                 brought
                 themselves
                 into
                 by
                 medling
                 with
                 us
                 (
                 namely
                 their
                 wicked
                 Officers
                 fees
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 also
                 refusing
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 engagement
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 the
                 government
                 no
                 more
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 by
                 their
                 Law
                 to
                 remain
                 close
                 prisoners
                 during
                 the
                 Courts
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 But
                 well
                 content
                 we
                 are
                 ,
                 rejoycing
                 that
                 we
                 are
                 worthy
                 to
                 suffer
                 as
                 witnesses
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 against
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 thick
                 power
                 of
                 darknesse
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 did
                 establish
                 it
                 ;
                 This
                 knowing
                 that
                 for
                 our
                 Testimonies
                 sake
                 bonds
                 must
                 abide
                 us
                 during
                 the
                 Lords
                 pleasure
                 ;
                 The
                 day
                 after
                 we
                 were
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 was
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Stephenson
                
                 imprisoned
                 at
                 
                   Boston
                   ,
                
                 where
                 they
                 remained
                 until
                 the
                 
                   7th
                
                 .
                 Moneth
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 forepart
                 of
                 the
                 
                   7th
                
                 .
                 Moneth
                 they
                 were
                 had
                 before
                 their
                 Court
                 of
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 divers
                 passages
                 in
                 their
                 examination
                 ,
                 the
                 Iury
                 (
                 whom
                 they
                 witnessed
                 against
                 as
                 unfit
                 men
                 to
                 try
                 their
                 cause
                 being
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Christ
                 )
                 when
                 they
                 gave
                 in
                 their
                 verdit
                 ,
                 said
                 they
                 had
                 found
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 
                   Quakers
                   ;
                
                 So
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 found
                 and
                 judged
                 by
                 their
                 ungodly
                 Law
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 guilty
                 of
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 Banishment
                 upon
                 pain
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 returned
                 to
                 Prison
                 again
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 time
                 were
                 had
                 again
                 before
                 their
                 Iudgment
                 Seat
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 banishment
                 upon
                 
                   pain
                   of
                   Death
                
                 past
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 against
                 which
                 their
                 
                   Life
                
                 did
                 arise
                 in
                 power
                 and
                 dominion
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 Lord
                 had
                 commanded
                 them
                 to
                 stay
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                
                 declared
                 unto
                 them
                 how
                 it
                 stood
                 between
                 them
                 and
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 they
                 did
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 
                   Death
                
                 for
                 transgressing
                 
                 their
                 commandement
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 become
                 guilty
                 of
                 
                   Innocent
                   blood
                   ,
                
                 and
                 gave
                 them
                 warning
                 in
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 to
                 beware
                 of
                 shedding
                 innotent
                 blood
                 ,
                 with
                 more
                 expressions
                 that
                 cut
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 quick
                 ;
                 And
                 although
                 they
                 had
                 passed
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 Banishment
                 upon
                 them
                 ,
                 yet
                 this
                 overplus
                 to
                 vent
                 their
                 furious
                 mindes
                 in
                 torturing
                 the
                 outward
                 man
                 whilest
                 they
                 had
                 it
                 ,
                 they
                 made
                 a
                 decree
                 to
                 have
                 
                   William
                
                 whipt
                 ,
                 and
                 commanded
                 the
                 Constable
                 to
                 get
                 a
                 man
                 that
                 was
                 able
                 to
                 do
                 it
                 ;
                 So
                 a
                 man
                 being
                 prepared
                 and
                 had
                 before
                 their
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 judged
                 a
                 man
                 fit
                 for
                 their
                 purpose
                 ,
                 they
                 had
                 
                   William
                   Robinson
                
                 into
                 the
                 open
                 street
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 stript
                 him
                 and
                 put
                 his
                 hands
                 thorow
                 the
                 holes
                 of
                 the
                 Cariage
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Gun
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Iaylor
                 (
                 a
                 member
                 of
                 their
                 Church
                 held
                 them
                 till
                 the
                 whipper
                 gave
                 him
                 twenty
                 stripes
                 with
                 a
                 threefold
                 Cord
                 whip
                 with
                 knots
                 at
                 the
                 ends
                 ,
                 which
                 stripes
                 he
                 laid
                 upon
                 his
                 body
                 without
                 mercy
                 or
                 pity
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 hearts
                 desire
                 of
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 blood-thirsty
                 rulers
                 ,
                 who
                 bad
                 whip
                 him
                 severely
                 ;
                 So
                 when
                 they
                 had
                 inflicted
                 this
                 barbarous
                 action
                 upon
                 his
                 body
                 ,
                 then
                 they
                 returned
                 him
                 with
                 
                   Marmaduke
                   Stephenson
                
                 again
                 to
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 wrote
                 an
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 Iaylor
                 to
                 discha●ge
                 the
                 Prison
                 of
                 them
                 forthwith
                 ;
                 The
                 Iaylor
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 taken
                 
                   W.
                   Rs.
                
                 great
                 Coat
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 turned
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Prison
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 some
                 stay
                 in
                 the
                 Town
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 freedom
                 ,
                 past
                 abroad
                 into
                 the
                 Countrey
                 within
                 their
                 Iurisdiction
                 ,
                 entering
                 into
                 great
                 service
                 and
                 sounding
                 thorow
                 a
                 dark
                 cloudy
                 Countrey
                 which
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 broken
                 thorow
                 before
                 ,
                 wherein
                 was
                 found
                 honest
                 desires
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 were
                 convinced
                 ,
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 accompanied
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 astonishment
                 confounded
                 their
                 enemies
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 great
                 was
                 their
                 service
                 abroad
                 in
                 that
                 Iurisdiction
                 for
                 
                   4.
                
                 weeks
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 acquitted
                 themselves
                 like
                 men
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   13th
                
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 
                   8th
                
                 .
                 moneth
                 they
                 returned
                 again
                 to
                 
                   Boston
                
                 with
                 six
                 friends
                 that
                 did
                 accompany
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 friend
                 that
                 went
                 out
                 of
                 this
                 Government
                 and
                 met
                 them
                 near
                 
                   Boston
                   ,
                
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 all
                 apprehended
                 and
                 had
                 before
                 the
                 Governour
                 and
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Counsel
                 ;
                 The
                 seven
                 friends
                 were
                 all
                 committed
                 to
                 prison
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   M.
                   S.
                
                 and
                 
                   W.
                   R.
                
                 were
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 custody
                 of
                 the
                 Goalour
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 in
                 Chaines
                 in
                 a
                 room
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 shut
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 room
                 by
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 chaines
                 laid
                 upon
                 their
                 right
                 legs
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 week
                 their
                 general
                 Court
                 began
                 ,
                 before
                 which
                 they
                 were
                 had
                 and
                 sentenced
                 to
                 die
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 returned
                 to
                 prison
                 again
                 ;
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   27th
                
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 month
                 was
                 the
                 day
                 appointed
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 to
                 be
                 executed
                 ,
                 the
                 night
                 before
                 they
                 had
                 notice
                 given
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 latter
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 
                   27th
                
                 .
                 day
                 ▪
                 being
                 the
                 
                   5th
                
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 week
                 after
                 their
                 lecture
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   W.
                   R.
                
                 and
                 
                   M.
                   S.
                
                 were
                 had
                 forth
                 of
                 the
                 Prison
                 into
                 the
                 open
                 street
                 ,
                 where
                 was
                 one
                 
                   James
                   Oliver
                
                 who
                 was
                 made
                 C●tain
                 over
                 a
                 band
                 of
                 armed
                 men
                 ,
                 by
                 information
                 
                   2.
                
                 hundred
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 prepared
                 to
                 guard
                 them
                 to
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 execution
                 ,
                 with
                 Drum●
                 Colours
                 and
                 Halberds
                 ,
                 Guns
                 ,
                 Swords
                 ,
                 Picks
                 and
                 half-picks
                 ,
                 〈…〉
                 others
                 on
                 Horseback
                 ,
                 to
                 keep
                 off
                 the
                 multitude
                 of
                 〈…〉
                 
                 〈◊〉
                 dear
                 Lambs
                 near
                 the
                 hinder
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 chief
                 Marshal
                 and
                 the
                 Drummer
                 next
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 command
                 being
                 given
                 to
                 march
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 execution
                 ,
                 
                   W.
                   R.
                
                 spake
                 these
                 words
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   this
                   is
                   your
                   hour
                   and
                   the
                   power
                   of
                   darknesse
                   ,
                
                 then
                 the
                 Drummer
                 beat
                 up
                 his
                 drum
                 ▪
                 and
                 after
                 a
                 little
                 space
                 ceased
                 again
                 ;
                 Then
                 
                   M.
                   Sephenson
                
                 spake
                 saying
                 
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   your
                   visitation
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   Lord
                   hath
                   visited
                   you
                   ,
                
                 other
                 words
                 past
                 which
                 were
                 not
                 clearly
                 heard
                 ▪
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 sound
                 of
                 the
                 Drum
                 ;
                 So
                 they
                 walked
                 along
                 in
                 pure
                 retired
                 chearfulnesse
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 execution
                 ,
                 triumphing
                 in
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Lamb
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 wrath
                 of
                 man
                 and
                 fury
                 of
                 the
                 beast
                 ▪
                 in
                 the
                 pure
                 retired
                 Heavenly
                 dominion
                 of
                 the
                 invisible
                 God
                 ;
                 And
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Ladders
                 foot
                 ,
                 they
                 took
                 their
                 leave
                 each
                 of
                 other
                 and
                 
                   W.
                   R.
                
                 stept
                 up
                 the
                 Ladder
                 and
                 spake
                 to
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 saying
                 
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   day
                   of
                   your
                   visitation
                   wherein
                   the
                   Lord
                   hath
                   visited
                   you
                   ,
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   day
                   the
                   Lord
                   is
                   arisen
                   in
                   his
                   mighty
                   Power
                   to
                   be
                   avenged
                   on
                   all
                   his
                   adversaries
                   ,
                
                 and
                 the
                 rope
                 being
                 about
                 his
                 neck
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 spake
                 the
                 executioner
                 bound
                 his
                 legs
                 and
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 neck
                 cloth
                 being
                 tyed
                 about
                 his
                 face
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 
                   now
                   ye
                   are
                   made
                   manifest
                   ;
                
                 so
                 the
                 executioner
                 being
                 about
                 to
                 turn
                 him
                 off
                 the
                 Ladder
                 ,
                 he
                 uttered
                 this
                 expression
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   I
                   suffer
                   for
                   Christ
                   in
                   whom
                   I
                   live
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   whom
                   I
                   die
                   ;
                
                 So
                 he
                 being
                 turned
                 off
                 ,
                 
                   M.
                   S.
                
                 went
                 up
                 and
                 spake
                 to
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   be
                   it
                   known
                   unto
                   all
                   this
                   day
                   that
                   we
                   suffer
                   not
                   as
                   evil
                   doers
                   but
                   for
                   Conscience
                   sake
                   ;
                
                 then
                 be
                 being
                 bound
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Executioner
                 was
                 about
                 to
                 turn
                 him
                 off
                 the
                 Ladder
                 ,
                 he
                 uttered
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   this
                   day
                   shall
                   we
                   be
                   at
                   rest
                   with
                   the
                   Lord
                   ;
                
                 Thus
                 the
                 Faithful
                 witnesses
                 sealed
                 their
                 Testimony
                 for
                 the
                 Lord
                 against
                 the
                 
                   Dragons
                
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 blessedly
                 departed
                 with
                 praises
                 in
                 their
                 mouthes
                 ,
                 entering
                 joyfully
                 with
                 their
                 beloved
                 into
                 Everlasting
                 Rest.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Peter
                   Pearson
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Written
                     in
                  
                   Plimmoth
                   
                     Prison
                     in
                  
                   New
                   England
                   ,
                   
                     
                       the
                       6th
                    
                     .
                     
                       of
                       the
                       10th
                    
                     .
                     
                       moneth
                       ,
                       1659.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 
                   MAry
                   Dyer
                
                 an
                 Inhabitant
                 in
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 was
                 likwise
                 sentenced
                 to
                 die
                 when
                 these
                 two
                 friends
                 ,
                 were
                 only
                 for
                 coming
                 a
                 second
                 time
                 to
                 
                   Boston
                   ,
                
                 to
                 visit
                 her
                 imprisoned
                 Brethren
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 carried
                 with
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Execution
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 they
                 two
                 was
                 executed
                 ,
                 she
                 stept
                 up
                 the
                 Ladder
                 and
                 had
                 her
                 Coats
                 tied
                 about
                 her
                 Feet
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Rope
                 put
                 about
                 her
                 neck
                 ,
                 with
                 her
                 〈…〉
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 Hangman
                 was
                 ready
                 to
                 turn
                 her
                 off
                 ,
                 they
                 cryed
                 out
                 stop
                 ,
                 for
                 she
                 was
                 reprieved
                 ,
                 and
                 loosing
                 her
                 feet
                 and
                 bid
                 her
                 come
                 down
                 ,
                 but
                 she
                 was
                 not
                 forward
                 to
                 comedown
                 ,
                 but
                 stood
                 still
                 saying
                 ,
                 she
                 was
                 there
                 willing
                 to
                 suffer
                 as
                 her
                 Brethren
                 did
                 ;
                 unlesse
                 they
                 would
                 null
                 their
                 wicked
                 Law
                 ,
                 she
                 had
                 no
                 freedom
                 to
                 accept
                 their
                 reprief
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 pulled
                 her
                 down
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 day
                 or
                 two
                 after
                 carryed
                 her
                 out
                 of
                 Townby
                 force
                 ;
                 And
                 yet
                 the
                 Rulers
                 of
                 
                   Boston
                
                 had
                 the
                 impudence
                 to
                 affirm
                 (
                 in
                 their
                 Apologie
                 published
                 to
                 vindicate
                 their
                 barbarous
                 proceedings
                 against
                 the
                 Innocent
                 )
                 that
                 this
                 
                   Mary
                   Dyer
                
                 accepted
                 her
                 life
                 ,
                 promising
                 or
                 consenting
                 that
                 she
                 would
                 depart
                 their
                 Jurisdiction
                 in
                 few
                 dayes
                 and
                 return
                 no
                 more
                 ;
                 thus
                 do
                 they
                 make
                 lies
                 their
                 refuge
                 ,
                 and
                 add
                 iniquity
                 to
                 sin
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A61464e-210
           
             
               Here
               followeth
               a
               Copy
               of
               the
               Warrant
               to
               the
               Keeper
               of
               the
               Prison
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               
                 
                   You
                   are
                   by
                   vertue
                   hereof
                   ,
                   forthwith
                   required
                   to
                   discharge
                   the
                   Prison
                   of
                   
                     William
                     Robinson
                     ,
                     Marmaduke
                     Stevenson
                     ,
                     Mary
                     Dyer
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Nicholas
                     Davis
                     ,
                  
                   who
                   were
                   found
                   by
                   the
                   Court
                   and
                   Jury
                   ,
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   Confessions
                   ,
                   Words
                   ,
                   and
                   Actions
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   Quakers
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   sentence
                   pronounced
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   to
                   depart
                   this
                   Jurisdiction
                   on
                   pain
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   if
                   after
                   the
                   14th
                   .
                   of
                   this
                   Instant
                   
                     September
                     ,
                  
                   they
                   or
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   be
                   found
                   within
                   this
                   Jurisdiction
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   part
                   thereof
                   ,
                   at
                   their
                   peril
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Dated
                     at
                     
                       Boston
                       ,
                    
                     
                       the
                       12th
                       .
                       of
                       
                         September
                         ,
                      
                       59
                       by
                       
                         Edward
                         Rawson
                      
                       Secretary
                       .