A few vvords of truth from the spirit of truth to all who are convinced of the truth, and stand in opposition to the cross ... also a few words to all the litteral professors, who can own the ministration of Christ without them but deny him within them and to those that have their dependance upon the teaching of men, in oppostion to the ministration of the spirit within : together with a short discovery of the Presbyterian government, and some reasons of dissenting from it / William Dundas.
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             A few vvords of truth from the spirit of truth to all who are convinced of the truth, and stand in opposition to the cross ... also a few words to all the litteral professors, who can own the ministration of Christ without them but deny him within them and to those that have their dependance upon the teaching of men, in oppostion to the ministration of the spirit within : together with a short discovery of the Presbyterian government, and some reasons of dissenting from it / William Dundas.
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           A
           Few
           VVords
           of
           Truth
           FROM
           THE
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           To
           all
           who
           are
           Convinced
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           stand
           in
           Opposition
           to
           the
           Cross
           .
           By
           one
           who
           remained
           in
           that
           Estate
           above
           Seven
           years
           ,
           before
           he
           was
           brought
           to
           the
           True
           Obedience
           of
           Truth
           :
           and
           was
           whipped
           to
           it
           by
           the
           
             Merciful
             Rod
          
           of
           the
           Lord
           ;
           for
           no
           less
           could
           do
           it
           .
           Also
           a
           few
           words
           to
           all
           the
           Litteral
           Professors
           ,
           who
           can
           Own
           the
           Ministration
           of
           Christ
           Without
           them
           ,
           but
           Deny
           him
           Within
           them
           .
           And
           to
           those
           that
           have
           their
           Dependance
           upon
           the
           Teachings
           of
           Men
           ,
           in
           Opposition
           to
           the
           Ministration
           of
           the
           Spirit
           Within
           .
           Together
           with
           a
           short
           Discovery
           of
           the
           Presbyterian
           Government
           ;
           and
           some
           Reasons
           of
           Dissenting
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           William
           Dundas
           .
        
         
           Before
           I
           was
           affl●cted
           I
           went
           astray
           ;
           but
           now
           I
           have
           kept
           thy
           Word
           ,
        
         
           Psal
           .
           119.
           67.
           
        
         
           Peri-issem
           nisi
           peri-issem
           .
           Peri-issem
           .
        
         
           I
           called
           upon
           the
           Lord
           in
           Distress
           ;
           the
           Lord
           answered
           me
           ,
           and
           set
           me
           in
           a
           large
           place
           .
           The
           Lord
           is
           on
           my
           side
           ;
           I
           〈◊〉
           not
           fear
           :
           What
           can
           Man
           do
           unto
           me
           ?
        
         
           Psal
           .
           118.
           5.
           6.
           
        
         
           Vnless
           the
           Lord
           had
           been
           my
           Help
           ,
           my
           Soul
           had
           almost
           dwelt
           in
           Silence
           ,
        
         
           Psal
           .
           94.
           17.
           
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1673.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           Few
           VVords
           of
           Truth
           FROM
           THE
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           To
           all
           who
           are
           Convinced
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           stand
           in
           Opposition
           to
           the
           Cross
           .
        
         
           
             FRIENDS
             ,
          
        
         
           IT
           is
           from
           a
           deep
           Sense
           of
           a
           clear
           and
           through
           Exerience
           that
           I
           am
           moved
           to
           lay
           before
           you
           ,
           having
           fresh
           in
           my
           Thoughts
           your
           Conditions
           ;
           for
           upon
           that
           Ground
           did
           I
           set
           up
           my
           Tent
           for
           many
           years
           ,
           and
           was
           most
           unwilling
           to
           remove
           it
           ,
           till
           the
           Lord
           by
           Fire
           and
           Sword
           did
           pursue
           me
           ,
           and
           did
           turuble
           me
           out
           of
           all
           my
           False
           Rests
           ;
           and
           whilst
           I
           was
           settling
           upon
           my
           Lees
           ,
           he
           poured
           me
           from
           Vessel
           to
           Vessel
           ,
           where
           I
           never
           had
           a
           settled
           Peace
           nor
           Comfort
           ,
           till
           the
           Lord
           settled
           the
           Ark
           of
           my
           Soul
           upon
           the
           Mountains
           of
           Ararat
           ;
           then
           I
           did
           see
           all
           the
           World
           (
           I
           mean
           those
           of
           that
           spirit
           )
           lying
           as
           so
           many
           Dead
           Corps
           ,
           swimming
           upon
           the
           Waters
           ;
           and
           then
           my
           Soul
           was
           refreshed
           with
           the
           Sense
           of
           God's
           Love
           ,
           who
           had
           pulled
           me
           like
           a
           Brand
           out
           of
           the
           Fire
           ,
           who
           was
           walking
           from
           Hill
           to
           Mountain
           ,
           and
           running
           after
           the
           
             Lo
             here
          
           ,
           and
           
             Lo
             there
          
           ,
           and
           seeking
           the
           Living
           amongst
           the
           Dead
           ,
           and
           the
           Pearl
           abroad
           ,
           that
           was
           lying
           hid
           within
           my
           own
           Breast
           ;
           I
           was
           feeding
           upon
           Husks
           ,
           and
           the
           Inventions
           of
           Man
           ,
           seeking
           the
           Law
           from
           
           his
           Mouth
           ,
           and
           treading
           upon
           the
           Light
           which
           was
           within
           ,
           which
           shined
           in
           Darkness
           ,
           but
           Darkness
           could
           no
           comprehend
           it
           ;
           and
           thus
           did
           I
           live
           in
           the
           Night
           of
           Darkness
           :
           but
           that
           it
           was
           a
           
             Day
             of
             Love
             that
             the
             Lord
             visited
             me
             from
             on
             high
             ,
             when
             I
             was
             wallowing
             in
             my
             Blood
             ,
          
           with
           my
           Navil-string
           uncut
           ,
           nor
           salted
           ;
           and
           notwithstanding
           the
           setting
           of
           my
           Feet
           in
           Opposition
           to
           the
           Light
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           years
           Conviction
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           had
           gone
           near
           to
           sin
           out
           my
           Day
           ,
           and
           that
           before
           the
           Candle
           of
           the
           Lord
           was
           put
           out
           in
           my
           spirit
           ,
           
             he
             did
             of
             Mercy
             shine
             upon
             me
          
           ;
           and
           though
           late
           I
           coming
           to
           the
           Vineyard
           to
           work
           ,
           he
           gave
           me
           the
           Wages
           of
           those
           that
           came
           first
           .
           O
           the
           Unexpressible
           Love
           of
           a
           Merciful
           ,
           Loving
           ,
           Tender
           and
           Long-Suffering
           God
           ;
           which
           did
           not
           cut
           the
           Thread
           of
           my
           Life
           betwixt
           the
           Conviction
           and
           being
           brought
           to
           the
           Obedience
           of
           the
           Truth
           ;
           it
           was
           only
           the
           Free
           Love
           and
           Mercy
           of
           the
           Lord
           that
           preserved
           me
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           that
           I
           ponder
           it
           the
           deeper
           sense
           I
           have
           of
           it
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           bowing
           of
           me
           down
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           had
           no
           Peace
           till
           that
           I
           should
           make
           my
           Condition
           known
           to
           those
           who
           are
           where
           I
           was
           ;
           and
           that
           I
           may
           be
           set
           up
           as
           a
           Beac●n
           to
           those
           who
           are
           travelling
           
           Sion-ward
           ,
           lest
           that
           they
           split
           upon
           the
           same
           Rocks
           ,
           Shelves
           and
           Sands
           ,
           from
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           very
           narrowly
           delivered
           and
           brought
           me
           into
           the
           s●fe
           Harbour
           ,
           where
           my
           Anchor
           is
           cast
           ,
           within
           the
           Vail
           ;
           and
           now
           being
           come
           to
           my
           Rest
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           more
           with
           me
           to
           shew
           to
           others
           the
           Pilgrimage
           of
           my
           Warfare
           ,
           which
           is
           thus
           .
        
         
           
             It
             was
             the
             Lord's
             Free
             Grace
          
           
             That
             brought
             me
             to
             this
             Port
             ;
          
           
             For
             else-where
             I
             found
             no
             Place
          
           
             My
             Soul
             for
             to
             Support
             .
          
        
         
           Whilst
           I
           was
           in
           my
           young
           and
           tender
           years
           ,
           I
           was
           brought
           up
           in
           a
           Family
           ,
           and
           Families
           ,
           where
           the
           Lord
           was
           Worshipped
           according
           to
           the
           Worship
           of
           that
           Nation
           of
           Scotland
           ;
           but
           as
           I
           grew
           more
           in
           years
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           to
           give
           me
           more
           and
           more
           the
           Light
           of
           his
           Presence
           ,
           and
           did
           offer
           me
           more
           plenty
           
           of
           his
           Grace
           then
           I
           was
           willing
           to
           receive
           ;
           and
           if
           I
           hàd
           gone
           any
           further
           then
           the
           Form
           of
           the
           National
           Church
           (
           so
           called
           )
           did
           allow
           ,
           I
           was
           counted
           a
           Sectary
           ,
           and
           so
           disowned
           ;
           and
           my
           looking
           one
           Step
           further
           then
           their
           publick
           Faith
           did
           allow
           should
           become
           a
           Brand
           of
           Schism
           and
           Heresie
           ,
           notwithstanding
           as
           to
           their
           Law
           I
           was
           as
           strict
           a
           Pharisee
           as
           many
           of
           my
           Equals
           ,
           and
           brought
           up
           at
           the
           Feet
           of
           Gamaliel
           :
           For
           ,
           since
           I
           entered
           into
           the
           Covenant
           with
           that
           People
           ,
           I
           came
           to
           see
           a
           little
           clearer
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Covenant
           did
           tye
           so
           my
           Conscience
           to
           their
           Form
           of
           Presbytery
           ,
           my
           spirit
           did
           begin
           to
           fail
           me
           in
           the
           thing
           ;
           and
           when
           there
           was
           an
           Order
           from
           the
           General
           Assembly
           ,
           
             For
             all
             the
             Nation
             to
             take
             the
             Covenant
             the
             second
             time
             ,
          
           in
           that
           Interim
           the
           Lord
           had
           cleared
           the
           Fogs
           and
           Mists
           ,
           partly
           by
           opening
           the
           Eyes
           of
           my
           Understanding
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           Refused
           to
           take
           the
           Covenant
           the
           second
           time
           upon
           the
           Day
           appointed
           for
           that
           End
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           be
           done
           upon
           a
           First-day
           ,
           called
           Sunday
           .
           A
           dear
           Friend
           of
           mine
           (
           whose
           Name
           I
           will
           omit
           ,
           because
           now
           removed
           by
           Death
           ;
           one
           whom
           I
           believe
           laid
           down
           the
           Body
           Convinced
           of
           the
           Truth
           ;
           for
           a
           little
           before
           his
           Death
           he
           said
           to
           an
           eminent
           Friend
           of
           Truth
           at
           his
           own
           House
           ,
           when
           some
           were
           slighting
           the
           Quakers
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           
             That
             he
             wisht
             all
             the
             Nation
             were
          
           Quakers
           )
           This
           Friend
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           and
           I
           went
           from
           the
           place
           where
           we
           were
           expected
           to
           take
           the
           Covenant
           that
           day
           ,
           to
           hear
           a
           Country-man
           preach
           by
           Orders
           publickly
           at
           the
           Town
           of
           Linlithg●w
           ,
           one
           who
           was
           never
           at
           Schools
           nor
           Colledges
           ,
           nor
           knew
           no
           Language●
           but
           his
           Mother
           Tongue
           ;
           and
           as
           himself
           said
           to
           me
           ,
           
             he
             was
             brought
             up
             a
             Herdsman
             ,
             with
             keeping
             of
             Sheep
             at
             home
             ,
          
           which
           was
           a
           rare
           thing
           in
           the
           Nation
           of
           Scotland
           in
           these
           times
           ;
           and
           they
           were
           come
           one
           step
           nearer
           to
           the
           Quakers
           Principles
           ,
           especially
           having
           discharged
           the
           wearing
           of
           Ribbands
           :
           and
           if
           they
           had
           continued
           Faithful
           to
           the
           Measure
           they
           had
           received
           then
           ,
           and
           not
           run
           retrograde
           ,
           they
           had
           not
           so
           much
           stood
           in
           opposition
           to
           them
           now
           :
           But
           as
           I
           have
           said
           ,
           We
           going
           to
           eschew
           the
           Covenant-taking
           ,
           to
           hear
           the
           Preacher
           ,
           who
           was
           called
           from
           his
           Sheep-keeping
           to
           Preach
           ,
           we
           escaped
           the
           taking
           of
           the
           Covenant
           the
           second
           time
           .
        
         
           
           
             This
             was
             like
             the
             Covenant
             of
             old
             ,
          
           
             That
             could
             not
             all
             perform
             ;
          
           
             So
             neither
             could
             we
             live
             as
             we
             would
          
           
             In
             Things
             that
             are
             enorm
             .
          
        
         
           Yet
           not
           so
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           was
           taken
           notice
           of
           ;
           and
           when
           I
           came
           to
           receive
           the
           Sacrament
           (
           so
           called
           )
           at
           the
           preparation
           ,
           the
           day
           before
           it
           ,
           in
           the
           
             Queen's
             Ferry
          
           ,
           the
           Minister
           (
           so
           called
           )
           of
           that
           Town
           ,
           told
           me
           ,
           
             That
             I
             must
             not
             come
             to
             morrow
             to
             their
             Sacrament
             ,
             except
             that
             I
             would
             take
             the
             Covenant
          
           ;
           which
           I
           refused
           to
           do
           ,
           nor
           never
           did
           after
           the
           first
           time
           :
           And
           that
           same
           Person
           with
           several
           others
           of
           that
           Denomination
           ,
           seeing
           me
           to
           look
           further
           then
           their
           publick
           Faith
           did
           allow
           me
           ,
           did
           labour
           to
           keep
           me
           still
           under
           Bondage
           to
           their
           Ecclesiastical
           Law
           ,
           seeing
           me
           not
           matter
           much
           the
           hearing
           of
           them
           ;
           for
           I
           having
           in
           measure
           entered
           the
           Promised
           Land
           ,
           their
           Manna
           became
           loathsome
           to
           me
           ;
           and
           they
           Expostulated
           so
           with
           me
           ,
           
             Why
             I
             did
             not
             frequent
             their
             Assemblies
             so
             much
             as
             formerly
             ?
          
           I
           told
           them
           ,
           
             That
             there
             was
             a
             Thing
             beyond
             that
             ,
             which
             I
             looked
             for
             :
          
           To
           which
           they
           replyed
           ,
           
             That
             I
             must
             take
             heed
             to
             that
             ,
             for
             that
             was
             a
             Sectarian
             and
             Dangerous
             Principle
             :
          
           And
           I
           told
           them
           plainly
           ,
           
             That
             I
             was
             not
             to
             receive
             the
             Law
             from
             the
             Mouth
             of
             Man
             :
          
           Then
           the
           said
           (
           called
           )
           Minister
           said
           ,
           
             That
             I
             Tempted
             God
          
           :
           And
           when
           I
           told
           him
           ,
           
             That
             God
             could
             not
             be
             Tempted
          
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           
             to
             Evil
          
           )
           his
           Anger
           was
           raised
           against
           me
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           left
           any
           more
           meddling
           with
           me
           in
           Matters
           of
           Religion
           .
        
         
           But
           that
           which
           first
           began
           to
           nausuate
           me
           ,
           and
           make
           me
           to
           loathe
           that
           sort
           of
           Government
           was
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           Domineering
           Pride
           of
           the
           Priests
           of
           that
           Nation
           ,
           that
           they
           could
           force
           some
           that
           were
           not
           one
           with
           them
           in
           their
           Principles
           ,
           to
           come
           and
           take
           with
           them
           their
           Sacraments
           ,
           as
           that
           of
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           ,
           and
           sprinkling
           of
           their
           Children
           ,
           whereof
           neither
           Precept
           nor
           President
           can
           be
           produced
           from
           holy
           Scripture
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           Parents
           will
           not
           bring
           their
           Children
           to
           them
           to
           be
           Sprinkled
           ,
           they
           will
           do
           it
           in
           their
           Absence
           without
           ,
           their
           Consent
           .
           
           How
           inconsistent
           this
           is
           with
           the
           Rule
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           ,
           I
           leave
           it
           to
           all
           that
           have
           the
           right
           Eye
           open
           to
           judge
           of
           it
           :
           For
           they
           say
           .
           
             That
             the
             Children
             are
             saved
             by
             the
             Faith
             of
             their
             Parents
             ,
          
           and
           yet
           the
           Parents
           have
           not
           that
           Liberty
           to
           use
           their
           own
           Freedom
           in
           that
           thing
           :
           And
           the
           prophanest
           Wretch
           that
           lives
           shall
           not
           be
           refused
           that
           Priviledge
           of
           Sprinkling
           ,
           but
           rather
           proceeded
           against
           by
           their
           Law
           ,
           if
           they
           imbrace
           it
           not
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           sort
           of
           Members
           these
           Laws
           are
           constituted
           ,
           I
           shall
           instance
           one
           Particular
           ,
           and
           then
           ye
           may
           judge
           (
           
             exu●
             que
             leonem
          
           )
           the
           Lion
           by
           his
           Paw
           .
        
         
           The
           General
           Assembly
           consists
           of
           some
           out
           of
           every
           Presbytery
           ,
           and
           according
           as
           that
           Prebytery
           is
           affected
           with
           the
           Love
           of
           a
           Religion
           these
           Commissioners
           are
           chosen
           :
           and
           what
           a
           mingle
           mangle
           mungrel
           Galimasray
           of
           Omnigatherums
           is
           in
           that
           Assembly
           ,
           I
           leave
           the
           discerning
           and
           juditious
           Eye
           to
           consider
           ,
           what
           may
           be
           the
           Product
           of
           such
           a
           Compesition
           ,
           composed
           of
           so
           many
           spotted
           Individuals
           and
           party-coloured
           Simples
           .
           I
           might
           produce
           several
           Instances
           ,
           which
           might
           enervate
           the
           same
           Procedure
           of
           such
           hodge
           podge
           Acts
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           am
           not
           willing
           to
           burthen
           the
           Reader
           's
           Patience
           with
           such
           unpleasant
           Entertainment
           :
           
             Do
             men
             gather
             Grapes
             of
             Thorns
             ,
             or
             Figs
             of
             Thistles
             ?
          
           And
           what
           other
           Miscarriages
           of
           that
           Government
           did
           alienate
           my
           Spirit
           from
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           Pride
           of
           the
           Covetous
           Clergy
           ,
           and
           their
           going
           from
           one
           Benefice
           to
           another
           ,
           as
           they
           call
           it
           ,
           
             Majus
             bonum
             Ecclesiae
          
           ;
           but
           I
           say
           ,
           Ventri
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           not
           for
           the
           more
           Good
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           Fatter
           Benefice
           of
           the
           Belly
           :
           and
           this
           is
           evidenced
           ,
           that
           seldom
           any
           of
           them
           go
           from
           a
           bigger
           to
           a
           less
           Stipend
           or
           Sallary
           ,
           but
           to
           a
           bigger
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           sell
           them
           that
           they
           have
           Covenanted
           with
           for
           the
           bigger
           Sallary
           ;
           and
           some
           I
           have
           seen
           that
           would
           not
           come
           till
           they
           had
           their
           Bargain
           made
           ,
           for
           so
           much
           a
           Year
           ,
           as
           one
           would
           buy
           a
           Horse
           in
           a
           Market
           ;
           and
           if
           he
           be
           not
           paid
           ,
           he
           will
           not
           preach
           ;
           and
           then
           when
           he
           is
           settled
           Parish
           Priest
           ,
           he
           is
           ordinarily
           Commander
           in
           chief
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           Parishioners
           must
           stoop
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           pay
           not
           duely
           what
           they
           Covenanted
           for
           ,
           he
           will
           by
           process
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           pursue
           them
           ,
           and
           strain
           their
           Goods
           .
        
         
           
           
             Farewel
             ye
             Watch-Men
             of
             the
             Night
             ;
          
           
             Who
             love
             in
             Darkness
             for
             to
             dwell
             ;
          
           
             And
             hates
             the
             shining
             of
             the
             Light
             :
          
           
             Which
             is
             the
             Path
             to
             the
             Dark
             Cell
             .
          
        
         
           There
           was
           another
           Practice
           of
           that
           National
           Church
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           which
           did
           estrange
           my
           Affection
           from
           them
           ,
           their
           sticking
           so
           close
           to
           their
           Rigidity
           of
           Persecution
           ,
           so
           that
           if
           Christ
           himself
           should
           appear
           in
           the
           Flesh
           to
           them
           out
           of
           their
           own
           Form
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           refused
           him
           ;
           and
           if
           Truth
           ,
           not
           clothed
           in
           their
           Garb
           ,
           did
           speak
           among
           them
           ,
           it
           was
           presently
           put
           to
           Silence
           .
           I
           shall
           instance
           only
           one
           particular
           of
           one
           called
           Wood
           ,
           who
           had
           some
           Charge
           in
           the
           Custom-house
           of
           Leith
           ,
           who
           for
           the
           Maintaining
           of
           the
           Truth
           (
           was
           cited
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           well
           remember
           whether
           it
           was
           before
           the
           Commission
           of
           the
           General
           Assembly
           ,
           or
           before
           the
           Synodical
           Assembly
           of
           Lothian
           ,
           but
           one
           of
           them
           it
           was
           )
           he
           ,
           the
           said
           Wood
           was
           cited
           before
           them
           ,
           because
           he
           said
           ,
           
             That
             Christ
             was
             the
             Word
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Letter
             was
             not
             the
             Word
          
           ;
           and
           all
           the
           Arguments
           that
           they
           could
           produce
           could
           not
           convince
           the
           Man
           (
           for
           I
           was
           Witness
           to
           it
           )
           for
           still
           he
           stood
           upon
           these
           words
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Word
             was
             made
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             dwelt
             among
             us
             ,
          
           so
           that
           they
           could
           not
           resist
           the
           power
           of
           his
           Assertion
           ,
           nor
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           they
           did
           fall
           a
           Threatning
           him
           with
           their
           Thunder-bolt
           of
           their
           Excommunication
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           could
           not
           get
           so
           much
           time
           as
           to
           consider
           upon
           it
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           in
           his
           Answer
           for
           his
           Defence
           so
           much
           as
           till
           the
           next
           Assembly
           :
           and
           about
           two
           or
           three
           Monehs
           after
           that
           ,
           I
           meeting
           him
           in
           the
           Street
           of
           Edinbrough
           pid
           ask
           him
           ,
           
             Whether
             or
             no
             be
             had
             come
             to
             a
             clearer
             Resolution
             of
             the
             Word
             ?
          
           But
           he
           not
           knowing
           me
           ,
           did
           become
           a
           little
           shie
           of
           me
           ,
           till
           that
           I
           told
           him
           my
           Name
           (
           for
           I
           was
           known
           to
           him
           by
           that
           ,
           I
           being
           in
           process
           of
           Excommunication
           )
           then
           he
           told
           me
           ,
           
             That
             he
             had
             gotten
             no
             Satisfaction
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             was
             forced
             to
             how
             to
             the
             Assembly
             against
             his
             Light
             :
          
           For
           if
           he
           had
           been
           Excommunicated
           he
           had
           lost
           his
           Livelihood
           ,
           so
           that
           within
           a
           year
           or
           two
           he
           dyed
           ;
           and
           I
           am
           sure
           that
           they
           were
           not
           clear
           of
           his
           Blood.
           
        
         
           
           
             All
             these
             that
             do
             the
             Truth
             deny
          
           
             Of
             the
             Word
             made
             Flesh
             indeed
             ,
          
           
             They
             are
             of
             Antichrist
             his
             fry
             ,
          
           
             And
             on
             the
             Husks
             of
             Truth
             do
             feed
             .
          
        
         
           By
           this
           time
           the
           Priests
           were
           become
           so
           Jealous
           of
           me
           ,
           that
           they
           said
           ,
           
             I
             would
             Infect
             the
             whole
             Nation
             :
          
           They
           watched
           at
           the
           Post-House
           for
           my
           Letters
           ,
           to
           know
           with
           whom
           I
           corresponded
           in
           England
           ,
           where
           they
           found
           several
           Letters
           of
           mine
           ,
           when
           they
           opened
           them
           (
           whether
           it
           was
           by
           Order
           of
           the
           Committee
           of
           Estates
           I
           know
           not
           )
           and
           if
           they
           did
           find
           any
           thing
           they
           could
           wrest
           to
           their
           turn
           ,
           they
           did
           keep
           my
           Letters
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           found
           nothing
           that
           ,
           could
           touch
           me
           ,
           they
           caused
           to
           seal
           up
           my
           Letters
           again
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           delivered
           to
           me
           ;
           I
           knowing
           nothing
           what
           they
           had
           done
           ,
           till
           some
           of
           themselves
           confessed
           it
           to
           me
           :
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           my
           Correspondent
           
             Gawen
             Lawry
          
           Merchant
           of
           London
           ,
           according
           to
           Orders
           ,
           sent
           me
           a
           Box
           with
           about
           Three
           Pound
           Sterling
           worth
           of
           Books
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           me
           notice
           of
           it
           to
           call
           for
           them
           in
           a
           Ship
           of
           the
           
             Preston
             Pannes
          
           ,
           for
           the
           which
           End
           he
           writ
           me
           a
           Letter
           by
           the
           Post
           ,
           which
           they
           getting
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           I
           never
           knòwing
           any
           thing
           of
           it
           ,
           till
           I
           going
           to
           visit
           my
           Cousin
           
             Preston
             Grange
          
           ;
           his
           Wife
           told
           me
           ,
           
             That
             their
             Priest
             (
             called
             a
             Minister
             )
             one
          
           John
           Oswald
           ,
           
             had
             taken
             a
             Fox
             full
             of
             Books
             from
             a
             Ship
             of
             that
             Town
             of
          
           Preston
           Panne●
           ,
           
             which
             was
             directed
             for
             me
          
           ;
           which
           did
           a
           little
           surprize
           me
           ,
           I
           never
           hearing
           of
           it
           ;
           yet
           it
           behoved
           me
           to
           content
           my self
           ,
           knowing
           .
           
             That
             what
             once
             cometh
             into
             their
             Hands
          
           (
           which
           is
           called
           th●
           Kirk
           )
           
             is
             not
             easily
             recovered
          
           :
           So
           that
           I
           sent
           for
           the
           same
           Books
           again
           ,
           which
           were
           also
           seized
           upon
           by
           one
           Boswell
           ,
           a
           Earmer
           of
           the
           Excise
           Office
           ,
           whereof
           I
           hearing
           ,
           did
           make
           Application
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           I
           being
           a
           Stranger
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           not
           knowing
           the
           Difference
           that
           was
           betwixt
           the
           Priests
           and
           me
           ,
           nor
           what
           Acts
           had
           been
           emitted
           against
           those
           which
           they
           called
           Sectary
           Books
           I
           did
           so
           capitulate
           for
           them
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           them
           again
           :
           but
           in
           the
           process
           of
           time
           the
           Lord
           ordered
           it
           so
           ,
           that
           when
           the
           English
           came
           into
           Scotland
           ,
           I
           did
           demand
           my
           
           Books
           from
           the
           said
           Oswald
           the
           Priest
           ,
           which
           did
           not
           a
           little
           sc●re
           him
           ;
           and
           he
           ,
           to
           save
           his
           own
           Head
           ,
           told
           me
           ,
           That
           Warriston
           
             had
             them
             by
             Order
             of
             the
             Comm●ssion
             of
             the
             General
             Assembly
          
           ;
           from
           whom
           I
           desired
           one
           of
           his
           Friends
           to
           require
           them
           ;
           to
           whom
           he
           reply'd
           ,
           
             That
             they
             were
             in
             his
             Closet
             ,
             and
             he
             durst
             not
             deliver
             them
             me
             without
             an
             Order
             ;
             yet
             if
             I
             would
             send
             some
             Souldiers
             for
             them
             ,
             they
             might
             have
             them
          
           ;
           which
           I
           did
           :
           But
           when
           I
           had
           the
           Box
           ,
           I
           found
           many
           of
           them
           wanting
           ,
           and
           knew
           not
           whom
           to
           challenge
           ,
           they
           passing
           through
           so
           many
           corrupted
           Channels
           ;
           but
           as
           they
           began
           with
           s●btil
           and
           undermining
           Falshood
           ,
           so
           they
           ended
           with
           Theft
           ;
           though
           it
           is
           like
           that
           these
           
             Bab●●onish
             Merchants
          
           by
           trading
           with
           them
           Books
           ,
           were
           helpt
           to
           spin
           out
           their
           Hour-Glass
           upon
           my
           Charges
           ,
           though
           they
           were
           well
           paid
           otherwise
           .
           All
           this
           did
           so
           vex
           the
           Serpent
           ,
           that
           he
           knew
           not
           how
           to
           be
           avenged
           of
           me
           ,
           but
           by
           thrusting
           forth
           his
           
             Venemous
             Sting
          
           of
           Excommunication
           against
           me
           ,
           
             though
             it
             was
             but
             like
             a
             Dog
             ,
             that
             shews
             his
             Teeth
             when
             he
             cannot
             bite
             but
             only
             bark
          
           ;
           and
           this
           vexed
           them
           the
           more
           ,
           seeing
           m●
           so
           to
           slight
           it
           ,
           and
           tread
           upon
           it
           ,
           by
           my
           Letter
           to
           the
           
             Commission
             of
             the
             General
             Assembly
          
           ;
           and
           seeing
           none
           to
           regard
           their
           Sentence
           ,
           by
           keeping
           a
           Distance
           from
           me
           ,
           made
           their
           Act
           the
           more
           Contemptible
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           were
           willing
           
             to
             heal
             up
             the
             Wourd
             again
             ,
          
           as
           they
           said
           to
           my
           dear
           Friend
           
             John
             Swinton
          
           ,
           whom
           they
           intreated
           ,
           
             That
             he
             would
             desire
             the
             Sentence
             of
             Excommunication
             to
             be
             taken
             off
             again
             :
          
           To
           whom
           he
           replyed
           ,
           
             That
             as
             he
             was
             passive
             in
             laying
             of
             it
             on
             ,
             he
             should
             be
             so
             in
             bearing
             of
             it
             :
          
           To
           whom
           they
           replyed
           ,
           
             If
             ●e
             will
             not
             be
             active
             in
             seeking
             it
             ,
             we
             wi●
             be
             active
             in
             doing
             it
             .
          
           And
           so
           I
           standing
           in
           this
           Case
           ,
           they
           did
           only
           with
           me
           ,
           as
           their
           Fore-Fathers
           the
           Priests
           did
           to
           the
           
             Blind
             Man
          
           ,
           who
           ,
           though
           
             naturally
             Blind
          
           ,
           yet
           
             spiritually
             he
             had
             more
             Sight
             then
             themselves
             .
          
           So
           I
           being
           cast
           out
           by
           them
           ,
           
             Christ
             did
             hold
             me
             up
          
           ;
           and
           they
           remain
           in
           their
           Blind
           Condition
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           in
           their
           Egyptian-State
           ,
           where
           I
           leave
           them
           groping
           after
           their
           
             dark
             Principles
          
           and
           
             blind
             Imaginations
             of
             their
             Persecuting
             spirit
             ;
             and
             I
             to
             remain
             in
             the
             Land
             of
          
           Goshen
           ,
           
             enjoying
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Light
             and
             Life
             of
             man
             ,
             who
             enlightens
             every
             man
             that
             comes
             into
             the
             World
             :
          
           for
           they
           have
           Eyes
           ,
           and
           see
           not
           ;
           
             for
             the
             Light
             shineth
             in
             Darkness
             ,
             and
             they
             comprehend
             it
             not
             :
          
           Ears
           they
           have
           ,
           but
           hear
           not
           ;
           
             but
             to
             the
             sweet
             Enchantings
             of
             the
             Serpent
             do
             they
             hearken
             and
             bow
             ,
             who
             creeping
             upon
             his
             Belly
             ,
             feeding
             
             upon
             the
             Dust
             of
             the
             Earth
          
           ;
           though
           I
           do
           not
           include
           all
           under
           this
           predicament
           and
           category
           ,
           for
           I
           have
           more
           Charity
           to
           some
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Yet
           though
           in
           all
           this
           time
           I
           had
           a
           further
           Sight
           of
           the
           light
           then
           themselves
           ,
           
             yet
             there
             was
             a
             Gulf
             botwixt
             the
             Elest
             Children
             of
             the
             Lord
             called
          
           Quakers
           ,
           
             and
             me
             ;
             for
             I
             saw
             further
             then
             I
             was
             willing
             to
             embrace
          
           ;
           for
           there
           was
           such
           a
           high
           Principle
           of
           the
           world
           in
           me
           ,
           that
           the
           
             noble
             Principle
             of
             Light
             and
             Life
             was
             looked
             over
             by
             me
          
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           lived
           in
           my
           own
           
             will
             ,
             wit
          
           and
           wisdom
           ,
           which
           was
           accursed
           ;
           Preferring
           that
           wisdom
           before
           that
           
             wisdom
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             would
             have
             made
             me
             a
             Child
             ,
             and
             a
             Fool
             to
             the
             World
             ,
          
           thinking
           that
           I
           might
           gain
           
             two
             Kingdoms
          
           at
           once
           ,
           
             to
             keep
             the
             Possession
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             also
             :
          
           and
           I
           being
           out
           of
           the
           
             pure
             Will
          
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           the
           
             Cross
             to
             my
             own
             Wisdom
          
           ,
           I
           was
           judged
           by
           the
           eternal
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           stood
           as
           condemned
           out
           of
           the
           Life
           ,
           because
           I
           being
           out
           of
           the
           Obedience
           ;
           and
           insomuchas
           I
           could
           not
           lose
           my
           Life
           ,
           I
           did
           choose
           
             Death
             ;
             for
             mans
             Life
             in
             this
             World
             is
             in
             Visibles
             ,
          
           unwilling
           to
           be
           separated
           from
           the
           World's
           
             Fashions
             ,
             and
             Customs
             ,
             and
             vain
             Religions
             ,
             Honour
             and
             Profit
             ,
          
           and
           all
           things
           which
           I
           stood
           upon
           was
           a
           
             false
             corrupt
             Ground
          
           ,
           whilst
           I
           thus
           stood
           in
           the
           Alienation
           .
           Upon
           the
           Consideration
           of
           all
           this
           ,
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           to
           dart
           in
           upon
           my
           
             prodigal
             spirit
             ,
             to
             call
             me
             home
             from
             the
             Husks
             that
             I
             was
             feeding
             upon
             ,
             to
             my
             Father's
             House
          
           ;
           and
           whilst
           the
           Door
           of
           Mercy
           was
           open
           ,
           he
           put
           a
           stop
           to
           the
           
             unlimitted
             Pleasures
             of
             the
             Flesh
          
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           came
           to
           hear
           the
           
             calm
             and
             still
             Voice
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           that
           was
           stirring
           in
           that
           contemned
           people
           called
           Quakers
           ;
           and
           the
           first
           stirring
           in
           me
           of
           that
           Nature
           ,
           which
           I
           did
           eminently
           take
           notice
           of
           ,
           was
           ,
           
             As
             I
             was
             riding
             from
          
           Edinbrough
           
             in
             a
             Winter
             Evening
             to
             my
             own
             House
             ,
             I
             did
             hear
             a
             Noise
             of
             some
             men
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             Fighting
             ,
             so
             that
             I
             bid
             my
             Man
             ride
             up
             in
             haste
             to
             see
             what
             it
             was
             ,
             which
             my
             Man
             doing
             ,
             he
             called
             to
             me
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
          
           That
           there
           was
           two
           Men
           on
           Horse-back
           beating
           of
           another
           Man
           going
           on
           Foot
           ;
           
             so
             that
             I
             ridingup
             to
             them
             ,
             I
             did
             see
             them
             beatiug
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             still
             keeping
             them
             off
             ,
             saying
             ,
          
           What
           did
           I
           say
           to
           you
           ,
           but
           bid
           you
           FEAR
           GOD
           ?
           
             so
             that
             presently
             I
             did
             perceive
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             a
          
           Quaker
           ,
           
             reproving
             sin
             in
             the
             other
             two
             ;
             so
             I
             asking
             his
             Name
             ,
             which
             he
             telling
             me
             ,
             I
             knew
             the
             man
             by
             Name
             ,
             though
             not
             by
             Sight
             ;
             and
             I
             was
             so
             offended
             with
             the
             other
             two
             ,
             that
             I
             fell
             to
             beat
             them
             with
             my
             Rod
             ,
             and
             ordered
             those
             that
             were
             with
             me
             to
             carry
             them
             to
             the
             next
             Prison
             ;
             but
             he
             ,
             the
             said
          
           Quaker
           
           
             did
             intreat
             me
             to
             let
             them
             go
             ,
             which
             (
             after
             taking
             notice
             of
             their
             Names
             and
             Places
             of
             Abode
             )
             I
             did
             let
             them
             go
             .
          
           And
           a
           Week
           after
           the
           said
           Quaker
           was
           telling
           a
           Relation
           of
           mine
           what
           a
           Curtisie
           I
           had
           done
           to
           him
           in
           a
           manner
           to
           save
           him
           ;
           yet
           said
           he
           ,
           I
           
             found
             that
             same
             spirit
             in
             him
             that
             was
             in
             the
             other
             two
             men
             who
             beat
             me
          
           ;
           and
           my
           Relation
           telling
           ▪
           me
           simply
           the
           word
           ;
           as
           he
           spoke
           them
           ,
           the
           words
           did
           so
           reach
           me
           ,
           that
           I
           meeting
           the
           said
           Quaker
           again
           ,
           I
           did
           desire
           him
           ,
           
             That
             as
             he
             passed
             that
             way
             he
             would
             make
             my
             House
             his
             Lodging-place
          
           ;
        
         
           
             The
             Light
             in
             Darkness
             it
             did
             shine
             ,
          
           
             Though
             I
             did
             not
             it
             comprehend
             ,
          
           
             Till
             that
             God
             did
             my
             Heart
             encline
          
           
             His
             Word
             made
             Flesh
             for
             to
             attend
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           he
           seeing
           the
           Witness
           in
           me
           reached
           ,
           he
           was
           the
           more
           free
           to
           do
           ;
           yet
           though
           the
           Witness
           was
           so
           far
           reached
           in
           me
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           discern
           spirits
           ,
           as
           betwixt
           the
           spirit
           of
           Meekness
           and
           Rashness
           ,
           yet
           there
           was
           still
           that
           Mind
           
             unbrought
             down
          
           ,
           that
           stood
           in
           my
           way
           to
           hinder
           my
           Obedience
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           to
           stick
           closer
           to
           me
           with
           his
           Rod
           ;
           for
           first
           ,
           
             He
             stripped
             me
             naked
             by
             removing
             of
             my
             Children
             ,
             which
             was
             by
             Piece-meal
             ,
             to
             fit
             me
             to
             yoke
             my self
             under
             the
             Cross
             ,
             and
             then
             by
             separating
             me
             and
             my
             Wife
             for
             several
             years
             ,
             so
             that
             I
             was
             wholly
             turned
             out
             of
             my
             Estate
             also
             ,
             as
             to
             this
             day
             I
             am
             to
             live
             in
             a
             Wilderness
             Condition
             ,
             so
             that
             I
             was
             forced
             to
             leave
             my
             native
             Country
             ,
             and
             go
             to
          
           France
           ;
           where
           then
           the
           Lord
           began
           to
           work
           upon
           my
           spirit
           ,
           to
           bring
           me
           the
           nearer
           to
           himself
           ;
           for
           when
           all
           Visibles
           failed
           me
           ,
           and
           those
           to
           whom
           my
           Wife
           and
           I
           most
           trusted
           did
           become
           my
           
             subtilest
             Enemies
          
           ;
           yet
           the
           Lord
           did
           so
           Commiserate
           my
           Condition
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           Bowels
           of
           Mercy
           he
           made
           me
           to
           take
           up
           the
           Cross
           to
           my
           own
           will
           ,
           and
           to
           resign
           my self
           fully
           over
           to
           him
           ,
           seeing
           all
           Visibles
           failed
           me
           ;
           and
           he
           used
           that
           way
           of
           Mercy
           to
           bring
           me
           nearer
           to
           him
           ,
           which
           nothing
           else
           could
           ;
           and
           thus
           closing
           with
           the
           Visitation
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           
             I
             found
             more
             sweetness
             and
             contentment
             then
             ever
             I
             had
             in
             my
             fullest
             delight
             and
             Pleasure
             of
             the
             World
             ,
          
           and
           thus
           I
           do
           witness
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           is
           my
           Witness
           ,
           that
           I
           never
           came
           to
           my
           Rest
           till
           
           then
           ;
           and
           I
           would
           have
           done
           any
           thing
           never
           so
           hard
           and
           unpleasing
           to
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           to
           bear
           a
           Testimony
           to
           the
           Truth
           that
           the
           Lord
           had
           revealed
           in
           me
           ;
           and
           shortly
           there
           was
           an
           Oportunity
           cast
           into
           my
           hands
           to
           try
           me
           ,
           and
           that
           was
           this
           ,
           There
           came
           a
           Woman
           Friend
           out
           of
           England
           to
           the
           Town
           of
           Diep
           ,
           (
           where
           I
           was
           then
           )
           together
           with
           a
           Maid
           ,
           to
           bear
           a
           Testimony
           to
           the
           Truth
           against
           the
           Protestants
           of
           that
           Nation
           ,
           and
           brought
           with
           them
           several
           Books
           of
           Friends
           translated
           into
           French
           ,
           and
           distributed
           in
           the
           Town
           ,
           and
           gave
           me
           also
           to
           distribute
           ,
           which
           were
           writ
           by
           
             George
             Fox
          
           and
           
             William
             Dewsbury
          
           ,
           and
           several
           others
           ,
           and
           some
           Papers
           they
           gave
           forth
           themselves
           ,
           which
           I
           translated
           into
           French
           ,
           they
           not
           knowing
           the
           Language
           ;
           but
           in
           all
           this
           they
           never
           did
           manifest
           to
           me
           their
           Intentions
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           like
           that
           in
           that
           frame
           of
           spirit
           that
           I
           then
           was
           in
           ,
           and
           fore-seeing
           the
           Danger
           ,
           and
           not
           so
           fully
           come
           to
           the
           Obedience
           of
           Truth
           ,
           as
           I
           thought
           I
           was
           before
           the
           Tryal
           came
           ;
           yet
           so
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           they
           went
           the
           next
           First-day
           (
           called
           Sunday
           )
           to
           the
           Meeting-House
           of
           the
           Protestants
           ,
           where
           there
           were
           many
           Thousands
           of
           People
           ,
           and
           there
           did
           place
           themselves
           in
           the
           most
           Conspicuous
           Place
           of
           the
           Meeting
           ,
           just
           over-against
           the
           then
           called
           Minister
           ,
           the
           said
           Friend
           having
           clothed
           her self
           in
           Sack-cloth
           ,
           and
           her
           Hair
           hanging
           down
           sprinkled
           with
           Ashes
           ,
           was
           covered
           with
           her
           Mantle
           and
           Hood
           ,
           and
           when
           the
           said
           called
           Minister
           was
           in
           the
           highest
           of
           his
           Devotion
           ,
           she
           did
           stand
           up
           ,
           with
           the
           other
           Maid
           ,
           who
           did
           take
           from
           the
           said
           Woman
           her
           M●ntle
           and
           Hood
           ,
           she
           appearing
           all
           in
           her
           Sack-cloth
           and
           Ashes
           ,
           her
           Hair
           hanging
           down
           ,
           and
           turning
           her self
           round
           several
           times
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           People
           might
           see
           her
           ,
           did
           strike
           such
           a
           Consternation
           both
           upon
           the
           ca●ed
           Minister
           ,
           and
           the
           People
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           all
           at
           a
           stand
           ;
           the
           said
           Minister's
           Wife
           having
           confessed
           to
           a
           Friend
           since
           ,
           that
           her
           spirit
           was
           so
           affected
           with
           that
           Sight
           ,
           that
           she
           said
           ,
           
             This
             is
             of
             a
             deeper
             Reach
             then
             I
             can
             comprehend
          
           ;
           for
           the
           Witness
           in
           some
           was
           so
           reached
           at
           that
           time
           :
           and
           a
           little
           while
           after
           they
           both
           did
           fall
           down
           upon
           their
           Knees
           ,
           and
           Prayed
           ,
           and
           then
           went
           out
           of
           the
           Meeting
           ,
           where
           a
           great
           many
           following
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           whom
           they
           distributed
           of
           their
           Books
           ,
           and
           spoke
           in
           the
           Market-place
           ,
           
           and
           then
           came
           to
           their
           Lodging
           ,
           which
           was
           in
           a
           
           Scotch-man's
           House
           ,
           who
           kept
           a
           Victualling-House
           ,
           but
           no
           Entry
           there
           was
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           being
           destitute
           came
           to
           my
           Lodging
           ,
           I
           knowing
           nothing
           of
           this
           all
           this
           time
           ,
           I
           not
           going
           to
           that
           Meeting
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           came
           to
           me
           they
           did
           show
           to
           me
           ,
           That
           their
           Work
           was
           d●ne
           that
           they
           came
           for
           to
           that
           Nation
           ,
           and
           now
           wanted
           Lodging
           till
           they
           went
           away
           :
           and
           I
           asked
           them
           ,
           What
           they
           had
           done
           ?
           and
           they
           told
           me
           :
           so
           I
           went
           to
           some
           other
           Victualling-Houses
           to
           get
           them
           Lodging
           ,
           which
           was
           promised
           for
           them
           ,
           so
           as
           I
           kept
           them
           at
           my
           Lodging
           till
           Bed-time
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           went
           with
           them
           to
           that
           place
           as
           was
           promised
           me
           ,
           and
           when
           we
           came
           Entry
           was
           refused
           there
           also
           ,
           so
           that
           at
           that
           time
           of
           Night
           Lodging
           could
           not
           be
           had
           for
           them
           ,
           the
           Protestants
           had
           so
           stopped
           their
           Entry
           and
           where
           ;
           so
           that
           I
           took
           them
           back
           to
           my
           Lodging
           again
           ,
           and
           offered
           them
           my
           Bed
           ,
           and
           would
           shift
           for
           my self
           ,
           I
           being
           better
           acquainted
           in
           the
           Town
           ,
           but
           they
           refused
           to
           put
           me
           out
           of
           my
           Chamber
           ;
           then
           I
           dealt
           with
           my
           Landlady
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           to
           let
           them
           stay
           in
           any
           of
           her
           Rooms
           for
           that
           Night
           to
           sit
           up
           in
           ,
           but
           she
           refused
           it
           ,
           saying
           ;
           
             She
             durst
             not
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             giving
             Offence
             to
             others
          
           ;
           all
           that
           I
           could
           prevail
           with
           her
           at
           that
           time
           of
           the
           Night
           ,
           was
           to
           let
           them
           have
           an
           Out-house
           to
           stay
           in
           for
           that
           Night
           ,
           which
           was
           an
           Hen-House
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           gave
           one
           of
           them
           my
           Night-Gown
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           other
           my
           Furred-Coat
           ,
           to
           save
           them
           from
           the
           Cold
           that
           Night
           ,
           and
           the
           next
           day
           I
           brought
           them
           to
           my
           Chamber
           again
           ;
           and
           after
           that
           we
           had
           broken
           fast
           ,
           I
           went
           to
           the
           Key
           to
           look
           for
           a
           Passage-Boat
           to
           carry
           them
           to
           England
           again
           ,
           and
           in
           my
           returning
           back
           I
           saw
           so
           many
           people
           of
           all
           sorts
           standing
           about
           my
           Lodging
           ,
           that
           I
           did
           pass
           by
           it
           ,
           but
           immediately
           one
           came
           running
           to
           me
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             That
             the
             King's
             Advocate
             was
             at
             my
             Chamber
             ,
             waiting
             for
             me
          
           ;
           and
           when
           I
           came
           in
           he
           told
           me
           ,
           
             That
             I
             had
             Transgressed
             the
             Laws
             of
             the
             Nation
             ,
             by
             receiving
             Persons
             of
             another
             Religion
             to
             my
             Lodging
             ;
             for
             the
             King
             tollerated
             only
             two
             Religions
             ,
          
           viz.
           
             the
             Papists
             and
             the
             Protestants
          
           :
           Then
           I
           told
           him
           ,
           
             That
             I
             had
             not
             Transgressed
             the
             Law
             of
             Hospitality
             ,
             and
             I
             was
             forced
             to
             it
             ,
             so
             as
             I
             could
             not
             let
             them
             lie
             in
             the
             Street
             ,
             where
             they
             were
             in
             Danger
             of
             their
             Lives
             by
             the
             rude
             Multitude
             :
          
           So
           they
           took
           
           them
           away
           with
           Serjeants
           to
           the
           Judicatory
           ,
           where
           ,
           after
           they
           had
           judged
           them
           ,
           they
           sent
           them
           to
           Prison
           ,
           &
           they
           not
           knowing
           the
           Language
           ,
           they
           wanted
           Food
           ,
           and
           other
           Outward
           Necessaries
           ,
           none
           looking
           after
           them
           ;
           so
           that
           I
           went
           to
           the
           Judge
           Criminal
           ,
           and
           sought
           leave
           to
           provide
           for
           them
           ,
           which
           I
           did
           ,
           by
           bringing
           to
           them
           both
           Bread
           and
           Drink
           ,
           Fireing
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Necessaries
           so
           long
           as
           they
           were
           there
           :
           And
           the
           said
           Judge
           sent
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           whilst
           I
           was
           with
           him
           to
           be
           Examined
           ,
           he
           sent
           to
           my
           Chamber
           to
           search
           what
           of
           theirs
           they
           could
           find
           with
           me
           ;
           so
           that
           they
           found
           some
           Books
           ,
           and
           the
           Sack-cloth
           ,
           and
           some
           Ashes
           ,
           which
           they
           sent
           to
           the
           Parliament
           of
           Roan
           ,
           from
           whom
           they
           had
           received
           an
           Order
           to
           read
           a
           Paper
           to
           them
           ,
           
             That
             they
             should
             be
             transported
             forth-with
             back
             to
          
           England
           
             with
             the
             first
             Passage-Boat
             (
             and
             all
             their
             Papers
             and
             Books
             to
             be
             burnt
             at
             the
             Market
             Cr●ss
             )
             and
             themselves
             ,
             if
             they
             or
             any
             of
             that
             Religion
             should
             come
             to
             that
             Nation
             again
             :
          
           And
           so
           a
           Passage
           Boat
           being
           made
           ready
           ,
           they
           were
           put
           into
           it
           ,
           in
           the
           Night
           time
           ,
           but
           would
           not
           suffer
           me
           to
           go
           along
           with
           them
           to
           it
           ,
           yet
           did
           I
           provide
           such
           things
           as
           were
           necessary
           for
           their
           Voyage
           ;
           and
           I
           told
           them
           ,
           
             That
             they
             were
             not
             to
             pay
             any
             thing
             for
             their
             Passage
          
           ;
           but
           the
           Judge
           told
           them
           ,
           
             That
             they
             were
             to
             pay
             for
             their
             Passage
          
           ;
           to
           whom
           I
           replyed
           ,
           
             That
             if
             I
             had
             the
             Liberty
             to
             choose
             a
             Passage-Boat
             ,
             and
             time
             allowed
             me
             ,
             I
             would
             pay
             for
             their
             Passage
             ,
             otherwise
             let
             the
             same
             Boat
             bring
             them
             back
             again
             .
          
           So
           they
           were
           forced
           to
           pay
           their
           Passage
           .
           After
           they
           were
           gone
           ,
           they
           intended
           to
           pursue
           me
           ,
           as
           one
           of
           their
           Judgment
           ;
           but
           I
           (
           willing
           to
           eschew
           the
           Cross
           )
           told
           them
           .
           
             That
             I
             was
             there
             before
             they
             came
             to
          
           France
           ,
           
             and
             they
             could
             prove
             nothing
             against
             me
             ,
             only
             the
          
           Protestants
           
             had
             informed
             them
             ,
             that
             I
             did
             not
             come
             to
             their
             Meeting
             ,
             yet
             this
             they
             could
             not
             make
             a
             Crime
          
           ;
           as
           also
           ,
           I
           told
           them
           ,
           
             If
             they
             persecuted
             me
             ,
             I
             being
             a
             Merchant
             ,
             and
             trafficking
             there
             ,
             they
             might
             expect
             the
             like
             to
             be
             done
             to
             their
             Merchants
             in
          
           England
           :
           Then
           the
           Judge
           sent
           to
           the
           Custom-House
           ,
           to
           see
           if
           my
           Name
           was
           in
           their
           Custom-Books
           ,
           which
           they
           finding
           ,
           did
           go
           no
           further
           against
           me
           .
           Yet
           for
           all
           this
           I
           was
           not
           so
           sensible
           of
           the
           Hollowness
           of
           my
           Heart
           ,
           as
           afterwards
           I
           was
           ;
           for
           when
           the
           Judge
           affirmed
           ,
           
             That
             I
             was
             of
             their
             Judgment
          
           ;
           I
           told
           him
           ,
           
             That
             I
             loved
             
             them
             ,
             but
             they
             were
             better
             then
             I
             ,
             but
             that
             their
             Way
             was
             too
             strait
             for
             me
             to
             walk
             in
             .
          
        
         
           There
           were
           two
           things
           Remarkable
           that
           fell
           out
           within
           the
           year
           upon
           these
           Inhospital
           Refusers
           of
           lodging
           to
           these
           two
           Friends
           of
           Truth
           .
           The
           one
           was
           ,
           That
           the
           said
           
           Scottish-man
           ,
           who
           shut
           them
           out
           ,
           Dyed
           within
           the
           Twelve
           Moneths
           .
           And
           the
           Woman
           ,
           my
           Landlady
           ,
           that
           refused
           them
           a
           Chamber
           to
           fit
           in
           ,
           that
           same
           time
           Twelve
           Moneths
           her
           House
           was
           Burnt
           ,
           and
           never
           yet
           known
           whence
           the
           Fire
           came
           ▪
           and
           though
           it
           was
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           Town
           ,
           yet
           there
           was
           none
           Burnt
           besides
           ,
           but
           it
           alone
           .
        
         
           But
           afterwards
           I
           having
           sent
           for
           several
           Hundreds
           of
           the
           said
           Friends
           Books
           ,
           and
           did
           distribute
           them
           to
           the
           Country
           and
           City
           ,
           so
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           intended
           to
           search
           after
           me
           just
           as
           I
           was
           upon
           my
           leaving
           of
           that
           Town
           :
           having
           done
           my
           Service
           there
           ,
           did
           return
           to
           Roan
           ;
           whereupon
           one
           Night
           that
           I
           could
           get
           no
           Rest
           ,
           and
           was
           somewhat
           indisposed
           in
           my
           Body
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           did
           arise
           in
           the
           Night
           time
           in
           my
           Heart
           ,
           To
           get
           up
           ,
           and
           send
           some
           of
           these
           said
           Books
           by
           Post
           ,
           as
           some
           to
           the
           Judge
           Criminal
           of
           Diep
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           to
           the
           Jesuits
           Colledge
           there
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           to
           the
           Jesuits
           Colledge
           and
           the
           Scottish
           Colledge
           at
           Paris
           ,
           directing
           them
           after
           the
           French
           stile
           ,
           otherwise
           they
           could
           not
           have
           been
           received
           at
           the
           Post-House
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           had
           much
           Rest
           in
           my
           spirit
           ,
           and
           my
           Body
           returned
           to
           a
           Right
           Temper
           .
        
         
           And
           after
           that
           I
           had
           sojourned
           a
           while
           at
           Roan
           ,
           I
           found
           that
           there
           was
           some
           Service
           for
           the
           Truth
           by
           me
           to
           be
           done
           at
           Caen
           ,
           because
           it
           was
           a
           Town
           where
           most
           Protestants
           were
           ,
           and
           there
           I
           did
           distribute
           so
           many
           of
           Friends
           Books
           there
           ,
           and
           the
           Protestants
           there
           retaining
           so
           much
           of
           the
           Presbyterian
           Principles
           (
           as
           most
           part
           of
           the
           Protestants
           of
           France
           do
           )
           having
           a
           greater
           Inclination
           to
           persecute
           those
           who
           differ
           from
           them
           ,
           then
           to
           suffer
           for
           Religion
           ;
           for
           they
           were
           the
           greatest
           Enemies
           I
           had
           (
           right
           Presbyterians
           )
           and
           they
           fearing
           that
           my
           Books
           might
           bring
           them
           to
           suffer
           ,
           because
           they
           spoke
           against
           the
           Papists
           :
           and
           I
           not
           coming
           to
           their
           Meeting
           ,
           did
           complain
           of
           me
           
           to
           the
           Lievtenant
           General
           of
           that
           Town
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           forced
           me
           to
           leave
           that
           place
           .
        
         
           
             All
             you
             that
             are
             of
             
             Cain's
             Race
             ,
          
           
             Are
             thirsty
             after
             Blood.
          
           
             But
             those
             that
             stand
             in
             
             Abel's
             place
          
           
             Do
             follow
             after
             what
             is
             Good.
             
          
        
         
           And
           after
           my
           Service
           done
           there
           ,
           I
           went
           to
           Alencon
           ,
           where
           many
           Protestants
           live
           ,
           where
           I
           stayed
           all
           that
           Winter
           ;
           and
           when
           I
           was
           in
           my
           Service
           ,
           the
           Judge
           ▪
           Criminal
           sent
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           after
           a
           long
           Discourse
           he
           and
           I
           agreed
           so
           well
           together
           ,
           that
           he
           invited
           me
           to
           come
           and
           see
           him
           oftner
           ,
           and
           we
           should
           not
           speak
           in
           Matters
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           if
           I
           would
           that
           he
           should
           send
           for
           some
           of
           the
           Jesuits
           ,
           and
           they
           and
           I
           might
           have
           free
           Inter-communing
           together
           :
           To
           whom
           I
           replyed
           ,
           That
           I
           being
           a
           Stranger
           I
           was
           not
           willing
           to
           dispute
           with
           any
           ,
           it
           not
           being
           permitted
           to
           a
           Stranger
           ;
           yet
           I
           would
           not
           be
           afraid
           to
           maintain
           my
           Principles
           against
           all
           the
           Jesuits
           of
           the
           Nation
           :
           Which
           words
           did
           so
           exasperate
           (
           it
           seems
           )
           them
           against
           me
           ,
           that
           it
           did
           raise
           a
           new
           Persecution
           against
           me
           ,
           which
           did
           fall
           out
           ,
           that
           when
           my
           Wife
           and
           I
           was
           walking
           in
           the
           Fields
           ,
           at
           my
           returning
           it
           was
           told
           me
           ,
           
             That
             there
             was
             some
             searching
             at
             my
             Lodging
             ,
             and
             had
             broken
             up
             my
             Chamber
             Door
             ,
          
           so
           that
           I
           sent
           my
           Wife
           Home
           ,
           and
           I
           did
           go
           strait
           to
           the
           Judge
           Criminal
           ,
           to
           know
           what
           the
           Searching
           meaned
           ;
           but
           he
           told
           me
           ,
           
             He
             knew
             nothing
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             if
             there
             was
             anything
             ,
             it
             did
             proceed
             from
             the
             Jesuits
             because
             of
             my
             Confidence
             against
             them
             :
          
           and
           some
           probability
           I
           had
           of
           the
           thing
           ,
           for
           I
           found
           my
           Letters
           broken
           up
           at
           the
           Post-House
           several
           times
           ;
           and
           when
           I
           challenged
           the
           Post-Master
           ,
           he
           said
           ,
           
             That
             they
             came
             to
             him
             so
             .
          
           So
           the
           time
           drawing
           near
           to
           go
           from
           that
           place
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           had
           done
           my
           Service
           in
           Alencon
           ,
           I
           told
           the
           Judge
           Criminal
           ,
           That
           I
           was
           to
           go
           to
           the
           great
           Fair
           of
           Caen
           within
           Fourteen
           dayes
           ;
           then
           the
           said
           Judge
           said
           ,
           
             That
             he
             would
             protect
             me
             so
             long
             :
          
           And
           so
           at
           the
           time
           appointed
           I
           went
           to
           Caen
           ,
           where
           I
           was
           not
           long
           but
           my
           Correspondent
           at
           Alencon
           
           did
           write
           me
           word
           ,
           
             That
             the
             day
             after
             I
             came
             from
             it
             ,
             the
             Governour
             of
             the
             Town
             had
             been
             at
             my
             Lodging
             ,
             to
             seek
             for
             me
             ,
             but
             I
             was
             gone
             :
          
           And
           so
           after
           that
           all
           my
           Service
           was
           done
           that
           I
           had
           then
           in
           France
           ,
           and
           that
           War
           was
           declared
           betwixt
           England
           and
           France
           in
           the
           year
           1666.
           
           I
           returned
           to
           Diep
           in
           order
           to
           my
           return
           to
           England
           ,
           and
           so
           I
           staid
           there
           for
           Passage
           ,
           which
           I
           could
           not
           get
           in
           the
           Time
           of
           War
           ,
           till
           the
           (
           so
           called
           )
           Lord
           Holli●
           ,
           Embassador
           from
           England
           ,
           was
           returning
           for
           England
           ,
           of
           whom
           I
           desired
           Passage
           in
           his
           Company
           ,
           which
           he
           freely
           granted
           me
           ,
           and
           so
           came
           to
           England
           with
           his
           Convoy
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           have
           omitted
           all
           this
           time
           to
           shew
           you
           ,
           that
           the
           High
           Places
           as
           yet
           were
           unbroken
           down
           in
           me
           ,
           but
           that
           some
           Groves
           were
           as
           yet
           left
           standing
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           Wonderful
           Mercies
           the
           Lord
           had
           bestowed
           upon
           me
           ,
           in
           carrying
           me
           and
           my
           Wife
           upon
           the
           Wings
           of
           his
           Providence
           in
           our
           Wilderness
           Condition
           ,
           which
           would
           spend
           more
           time
           to
           relate
           then
           some
           (
           it
           may
           be
           )
           would
           bestow
           upon
           the
           reading
           of
           it
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           I
           dare
           say
           ,
           that
           none
           could
           well
           understand
           nor
           believe
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           have
           trod
           in
           the
           same
           Pathes
           as
           we
           did
           :
           But
           I
           being
           so
           long
           in
           Egypt
           ,
           and
           I
           so
           habituated
           and
           leavened
           to
           their
           Fashions
           and
           Customs
           ,
           I
           was
           like
           Joseph
           ,
           that
           could
           Swear
           by
           the
           Life
           of
           Pharoah
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           come
           to
           that
           Plainness
           of
           Language
           which
           God
           doth
           require
           ,
           but
           could
           Complement
           with
           their
           Fashions
           and
           Words
           :
           And
           I
           had
           Thoughts
           that
           all
           was
           well
           with
           me
           ,
           till
           I
           came
           to
           a
           Tryal
           in
           England
           again
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Face
           of
           Friends
           did
           strike
           a
           Dread
           and
           Terror
           in
           my
           Heart
           ,
           when
           I
           thought
           that
           all
           was
           well
           ,
           till
           the
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Lord
           running
           through
           others
           of
           his
           Vessels
           did
           awaken
           me
           ;
           for
           I
           was
           Upright
           in
           my
           own
           Judgment
           ;
           but
           the
           Lord
           searched
           me
           :
           For
           I
           could
           come
           with
           Confidence
           to
           Meetings
           ,
           and
           frequent
           the
           Assemblies
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           yet
           I
           durst
           not
           own
           the
           Name
           of
           Quaker
           ,
           I
           not
           being
           Faithful
           to
           the
           Measure
           which
           I
           had
           receiv'd
           ;
           for
           now
           it
           was
           become
           so
           far
           high
           for
           me
           ,
           as
           before
           my
           Obedience
           I
           had
           esteemed
           it
           low
           ;
           and
           after
           that
           ,
           I
           would
           willingly
           by
           Wisdom
           have
           made
           void
           the
           Obedience
           into
           such
           things
           as
           Matters
           of
           Indifferency
           ,
           and
           accounted
           them
           but
           Circumstantials
           ,
           and
           Foolish
           to
           put
           any
           
           Weight
           upon
           the
           doing
           or
           not
           doing
           ,
           it
           became
           so
           burthensome
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           have
           undergone
           the
           greatest
           Strait
           Imaginable
           rather
           then
           omitted
           it
           ;
           and
           as
           I
           became
           Obedient
           ,
           there
           I
           felt
           Strength
           and
           Power
           ,
           and
           a
           more
           real
           Content
           did
           spring
           up
           in
           me
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           Light
           and
           Power
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           hath
           visited
           me
           ,
           did
           I
           feel
           Strength
           to
           wait
           and
           know
           further
           his
           Will
           and
           Mind
           ;
           for
           in
           the
           height
           of
           this
           Exercise
           I
           found
           my self
           overcome
           ;
           and
           my self
           not
           my
           own
           ,
           but
           the
           Lord's
           ,
           to
           do
           with
           me
           what
           he
           pleased
           to
           require
           of
           me
           ,
           what
           Service
           he
           would
           ,
           I
           should
           be
           willing
           to
           obey
           in
           his
           Strength
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           Lord
           never
           show
           me
           any
           more
           ,
           I
           feel
           Contentment
           in
           his
           Will
           ,
           earnestly
           desiring
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           never
           stop
           the
           course
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ;
           for
           I
           find
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           can
           ,
           nor
           is
           able
           to
           satisfie
           my
           thirsty
           Soul
           short
           or
           beneath
           the
           Lord
           of
           Life
           .
        
         
           
             In
             the
             Fire
             ,
             as
             Gold
             ,
             tryed
             I
             was
             ,
          
           
             Till
             Consumed
             was
             the
             Tin
             and
             Dross
             ;
          
           
             And
             then
             I
             knew
             what
             was
             come
             to
             pass
             ,
          
           
             That
             I
             did
             not
             suffer
             any
             Loss
             .
          
        
         
           
             Postscript
             .
          
           
             
               FRIENDS
               ,
            
          
           
             THere
             are
             a
             few
             Words
             ,
             which
             I
             have
             to
             add
             to
             you
             ;
             The
             Litteral
             Professors
             ,
             who
             can
             own
             the
             Ministration
             of
             Christ
             without
             you
             ,
             but
             deny
             him
             within
             ;
             and
             who
             raise
             up
             Jealousies
             and
             Prejudices
             against
             us
             ,
             as
             if
             we
             denyed
             the
             Scriptures
             and
             Ordinances
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Christ
             that
             dyed
             at
             Jerusalem
             ;
             professing
             him
             in
             Words
             ,
             but
             denying
             him
             in
             Reallity
             and
             Substance
             ;
             and
             you
             to
             
             be
             the
             only
             Owners
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             yet
             ye
             forget
             your
             own
             Principles
             ,
             who
             have
             been
             all
             your
             time
             praying
             for
             the
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             now
             when
             he
             comes
             to
             you
             in
             his
             Spirit
             ,
             ye
             will
             not
             only
             be
             shie
             ,
             and
             scare
             off
             him
             ,
             but
             ye
             will
             persecute
             all
             that
             will
             not
             own
             him
             after
             your
             Form
             ,
             though
             we
             really
             in
             our
             hearts
             own
             that
             Christ
             in
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             Fulness
             of
             Time
             did
             offer
             up
             that
             Body
             prepared
             to
             do
             the
             Will
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             according
             as
             it
             is
             expressed
             in
             the
             Scriptures
             of
             Truth
             :
             Neither
             do
             we
             hold
             any
             thing
             for
             Christ
             ,
             but
             him
             who
             appeared
             ,
             and
             was
             made
             manifest
             in
             the
             Flesh
             .
             I
             cannot
             believe
             that
             Doctrine
             of
             you
             the
             Litteral
             Professors
             ,
             who
             recede
             from
             your
             own
             Principles
             of
             the
             Literal
             Profession
             of
             the
             Letter
             ,
             which
             saith
             ,
             
               Is
               not
               Christ
               within
               you
               ,
               except
               you
               be
               Reprobates
               ?
            
             and
             
               Christ
               in
               you
               the
               Hope
               of
               Glory
               .
            
             I
             know
             that
             some
             of
             you
             will
             say
             ,
             That
             it
             is
             the
             Vertues
             and
             Graces
             of
             Christ
             :
             But
             I
             would
             willingly
             know
             of
             you
             ,
             How
             
               Christ's
               Vertues
            
             and
             Graces
             are
             separated
             from
             himself
             ?
             This
             seems
             a
             setting
             up
             of
             your
             own
             Conceivings
             ,
             or
             an
             Image
             in
             your
             Mind
             ,
             of
             the
             Mind
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             miss
             the
             Thing
             it self
             ,
             which
             alone
             is
             known
             by
             the
             Spirit
             :
             For
             we
             find
             experimentally
             a
             clear
             Distinction
             betwixt
             the
             searching
             out
             by
             the
             Reasonings
             of
             the
             carnal
             Mind
             ,
             and
             Scriptures
             opened
             by
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             felt
             in
             the
             Life
             .
             Therefore
             it
             were
             better
             for
             you
             ,
             to
             examine
             really
             your
             Knowledge
             of
             Christ
             ,
             your
             Faith
             and
             Knowledge
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             your
             Prayers
             also
             ,
             lest
             ye
             miss
             of
             the
             Substance
             ,
             and
             meet
             with
             a
             Shaddow
             ,
             which
             is
             only
             able
             to
             please
             the
             Natural
             Part
             ,
             but
             justifieth
             not
             the
             Soul
             ,
             I
             desire
             that
             you
             let
             not
             this
             my
             Christian-Expostulation
             with
             you
             displease
             you
             ,
             but
             rather
             set
             you
             home
             ,
             to
             sink
             down
             
             to
             that
             which
             is
             only
             able
             to
             make
             you
             clearly
             discern
             ,
             whether
             you
             or
             we
             are
             the
             Truest
             Owners
             of
             Christ
             ,
             seeing
             ye
             cannot
             make
             it
             appear
             by
             Scripture
             ,
             which
             ye
             say
             is
             your
             Rule
             to
             walk
             by
             ,
             that
             the
             Outward
             Application
             of
             Christ
             bringeth
             Salvation
             ,
             without
             the
             Inward
             Manifestation
             of
             the
             Spirit
             .
          
           
             
               O!
               Blessed
               be
               the
               Day
               forever
               ,
            
             
               That
               it
               pleased
               the
               Lord
               to
               come
               ,
            
             
               Me
               from
               the
               World
               to
               sever
               ,
            
             
               Unto
               the
               State
               of
               some
               ,
            
          
           
             
               Who
               have
               past
               through
               the
               Seas
            
             
               Unto
               the
               High
               and
               Glorious
               State
            
             
               Of
               all
               that
               have
               the
               Spirit
               of
               these
               ,
            
             
               That
               pass
               by
               Tophet's
               Gate
            
          
           
             
               Unto
               the
               Port
               of
               Heaven
               ,
            
             
               Where
               all
               the
               Saints
               have
               Rest
               ,
            
             
               Which
               the
               only
               Lord
               has
               given
            
             
               To
               the
               Seed
               that
               he
               has
               Blest
               .
            
          
           
             
               For
               when
               I
               was
               in
               
               Egypt's
               Land
               ,
            
             
               Wanting
               Straw
               ,
               I
               did
               make
               Brick
               ;
            
             
               And
               ready
               at
               the
               Command
            
             
               Of
               the
               (
               so
               called
               )
               Kirk
               ,
            
          
           
             
               To
               Work
               all
               the
               length
               of
               the
               Day
               ,
            
             
               Without
               the
               Sense
               or
               Sight
            
             
               Of
               (
               which
               I
               ever
               should
               Obey
               )
            
             
               The
               Shining
               of
               the
               LIGHT
               ,
            
          
           
             
               That
               would
               have
               taught
               me
               the
               Way
            
             
               From
               Dead
               Formal
               Duties
               ,
               that
               's
               without
               ,
            
             
               Unto
               the
               LIGHT
               Within
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
            
             
               Who
               lives
               in
               LIFE
               ,
               and
               has
               no
               doubt
            
          
           
             
             
               The
               Promise
               to
               Obtain
               ,
            
             
               Which
               none
               at
               all
               can
               have
            
             
               In
               the
               State
               that
               I
               have
               been
               ,
            
             
               And
               would
               not
               TRUTH
               receive
               .
            
          
           
             
               Oh!
               that
               all
               those
               as
               do
               this
               read
               ,
            
             
               Would
               come
               and
               feel
               the
               same
               ,
            
             
               That
               they
               may
               know
               ,
               with
               all
               the
               Seed
               ,
            
             
               The
               true
               Abode
               of
               the
               I
               AM
               ;
            
          
           
             
               Who
               is
               the
               only
               Great
               JEHOVAH
               ,
            
             
               And
               Rules
               in
               the
               Hearts
               of
               Men
               ;
            
             
               Praises
               ,
               Honour
               and
               HALELUJAH
            
             
               To
               him
               be
               sung
               of
               all
               the
               Seed
               ,
               AMEN
               .
            
          
           
             
               Given
               forth
               
                 the
                 10th
                 of
                 the
                 3d
                 Moneth
                 ,
              
            
             
               by
               a
               Lover
               of
               the
               Souls
               of
               all
               men
               ,
               but
               especially
               to
               the
               Faithful
               of
               the
               Infallible
               and
               Only
               Everlasting
               Truth
               ,
               William
               Dundas
               .
            
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .