Answers TO several QUERIES Put forth to the despised people called QUAKERS, by Philip Bennett, who calls himself a Minister of Christ, but is found a Deceiver; Answered by them to whom they were directed.  
ALSO, answers To several other subtle queries Put forth by one John Reeve, who lives in the City of LONDON, who calls himself the last Messenger and witness unto the true God, but is found a false witness, and a liar, and a perverter of the right way of God.  
Answered by Edward Burrough, and Francis howgil, who are Witnesses unto the Truth against this subtle serpent-like generation.  
London, Printed for Giles Calvert, at the black-spread-Eagle, at 〈…〉   

ANSWERS to several QUERIES put forth to the diepised People called Quakers.  
We having received a Paper which was directed to Rich. Roper, and to his quaking friend, which words comes from the dark carnal mind, quaking and trembling, which the Saints and holy men of God witnessed, we own and witness; therefore do we deny thee and all thy dark Divinations.  
WHereas thou Philip Benett, in thy Note which thou hast written to Roper, in Answer to a Letter which he wrote to thee, wherein he charges thee to be a liar, and a false accuser, and charges thee to bring any man to witness what thou hast spoken by them, whom, thou says, denied that Christ that died at Jerusalem, and who they were that denied that Christ that suffered at Jerusalem, or else acknowledge thyself to be a slanderer, and in thy Paper, thou gives no Answer at all to these words, but says, thou called the Congregation to witness, but doth not mention one in all the Congregation that will witness it, whereupon the lie rests upon thy head, and thou found to be the liar, and the slanderer, and the false accuser.  
And whereas thou says, thou hast sent Queries concerning that matter, thy Queries makes thee manifest what thou art, many of thy own Tribe and generation, if they saw thy Queries, would be ashamed both of thee and of thy Queries; for hundereds there are in the world that knows nothing of the true and living God, and yet would see thee and thy Queries not to be worth answering, yet lest thou should boast in thy filthy ignorance and darkness, and for clearing of the Truth to the simple: Something in answer to them.  

1 Quer. Whether was the word made flesh, or the Son of God made of a Woman more or oftener than once?  

Answ. In this first query thou hast manifested what thou art to all the children of Light, and where thou art, and what Spirit thou art of, a reprobate, a child of darkness thou art; thou might have spared the other nineteen Queries, for in this query thy spirit is tried, and in the eternal Light seen and known: Thou asks whether the Word was made flesh any more or oftener than once, which makes it plainly manifest, that thou knows not what thou asks, and that thou dost not know nor cannot witness the Word to be made flesh once, but art one of the Antichrists and deceivers which John speaks of, that are entered into the world, which cannot confess Jesus Christ come in the flesh, and therefore thou queries whether the Word was made flesh any more or oftener than once, which query comes from thy dark polluted mind, who is out of the Light, and a stranger to the life, and without God in the world, amongst the false Prophets, Antichrists and deceivers which are in the world, and in the Light of Christ, which condemns the world, yea, are all seen, known, and made manifest, and are turned away from by these who dwell in the Light, which Light condemns thee and all thy generation eternally; and the Word made flesh we witness which dwells amongst us, and we behold his glory as the glory of the only begotten of the Father, according to the Scripture, whereby we witness thee and all thy generation to be in the sorcery, and in the witchcraft, deceiving and betraying the souls of the simple, the Light of Christ in thy conscience will tell thee so, for that thou must be obedient to, and witness before thou witness the Word to be made flesh once, for thou art darkness itself, and the light in thy conscience, if thou would let it rise, will be thy condemnation, and when thou can witness the Word to be made flesh once, than thou wilt know whether the Son of God was made of a Woman any more or oftener than once: But thou art the Dragon that would devour the man-child which the Woman hath brought forth, who shall rule all Nations with a rod of iron, and her child is caught up to God and to his Throne, thou, the Dragon, and thy Angels is cast out into the earth; and therefore dost thou persecute the Woman which hath brought forth the man-child, but thou art overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of his Testimony; and for thy other nineteen Queries, thou hast conjured them up in thy black Art out of the bottomless pit, which is to be turned into perdition, if thou had an ear thou might hear, or an eye thou might read, but thou art blind.    

2 Quer. Whether did the Man Christ Jesus the Son of God, slain, (in respect of God's Decree and efficacy of his death) from the foundation of the world really and indeed suffer death or dissolution of soul and body, as upon the cross at Jerusalem, more or oftener than once.  

Answ. Here in this query thou Diviner is found adding to the Scripture thy divinations of thy own brain, whereupon the plagues of God is to be added unto thee, and poured upon thee, for as thou says, the Man Christ Jesus the Lamb of God, slain (in respect of God's Decree and efficacy of his Death) from the foundation of the world. Oh thou liar, let all people see where there is such a Scripture that speaks as thou speaks here, but in the sight of Christ thou art seen, and in the life comprehended, and art for condemnation. The man Christ Jesus we own and witness, and the lamb's book of life, which was slain from the foundation of the world we witness, the Lamb of God, which takes away the sins of the world, we witness according to the Scripture; praises, praises, eternal praises, be to the Lord God for ever, and thee to be the beast that makes war with the Lamb we witness, and thou Antichrist which looks at Christ's death at Jerusalem alone, and cannot confess him no otherwise but without thee, here thou art but equal with the Pope of Rome, for he confesses Christ died at Jerusalem as well as thou; so let all thy Congregation see what they hold up that follows thee.    

3 query Whether did the man Christ ever really and indeed suffer in his own person, for that end and after that manner which he did once upon the cross at Jerusalem, before the time, or since the time?  

Answ. Here thou full of all subtlety hath made manifest thy Poison and enmity, but with the Light of Christ thou art seen, and known, and with it condemned for ever; Christ Jesus in his own Person doth, and ever did, suffer by thee, and such as thou art, and by thy Generation he did suffer at Jerusalem, and doth suffer where he is made manifest by you, after the same manner, and thou blind Pharisee and blasphemer, would thou have Christ to have more ends in suffering than one?    

4 Quer. Whether was not that death which the man Christ suffered once, and but once, upon the cross at Jerusalem so satisfactory for all the sins of the Elect, as that the Justice of God, did not, doth not since require any suffering or working upon that account, either from sinner or from Saint.  

Ans. Here thou Jesuit art pleading again for a Christ far off thee, according as thy father doth at Rome, That Christ that died at Jerusalem did not satisfy for thee who art an enemy to him, and doth not abide in his Doctrine, but acts contrary to his Commands, and art under the woe, which he cried against them that were in the same stops where thou art, and from that woe thou shalt never fly; The death of the man Christ Jesus which suffered at Jerusalem we own and witness; the same Christ that suffered at Jerusalem we witness made manifest, and the one God and the one Mediator we witness and know; betwixt God and man, the Man Christ Jesus, according to the Scripture: And here thou liar art made manifest to all thy Congregation to be a liar, who said amongst them, that we denied that Christ that died at Jerusalem, so let them all be witnesses of thy lies, & let thy mouth be stopped thou liar, who art for the lake; and whereas thou queries whether the justice of God be not satisfied for the sins of the Elect, here let 
2 Tim. 2. 10. Tit. 1. 1. 1 Pet. 1. 2. 1 Pet. 2. 6. 1 Pet. 5. 13.  shame strike thee in the face, that ever thou should take upon thee to speak to any people, and knows not the Scripture; where dost thou read in all the Scripture, that God doth require satisfaction for the sins of the Elect, or laid any thing to their charge, let all people try thee here by the Scripture, and see whether thou be not a blind ignorant sot, who doth not know what the justice of God requires, neither from sinner nor from Saint, Isa. 42. 1. Isa. 65. 9 22. Luk. 18. 7. Rom. 8. 33.    

5 Quer. Whether you be reconciled to God by any other obedience, than that particular obedience which Christ performed in his own Person, and is mentioned in the Scripture, or by any other suffering or death, than that which Christ once suffered upon the cross at Jerusalem?  

Ans. Silence flesh: would thou, (who art an enemy to God, and a child of disobedience, in whom the Prince of the air rules) know how we are reconciled to God, and by what obedience, first own the Light in thy conscience which condemns thee, and be obedient to that, and then thou shalt know by what obedience it is that reconciles to God, for yet thou knows no obedience, nor the death which Christ suffered upon the cross, thou dost not know, but art an enemy to the Cross of Christ, and in the mystery of iniquity, and in the dark power and man of sin; what hast thou to do to talk of obedience, who art reconciled to thy lust, and sin reigns in thee, and thou art blind in the broad way that leads to death, as thy fruits makes it manifest, who lives in strife and envy.    

6 Quer. Whether did not the Man Christ suffer as a public Person in the Elects stead, or in their behalf, and for that end that none who believed in him might die eternally?  

Ans. There thou blind guide makes many replies, but still one and the same thing, but thou makes it manifest, that thou dost not know the man Christ at all, nor his sufferings, for death reigns in thee yet, that hath passed over all men that asks this query; for a public Person Christ is not to ●●ee, but a mystery which thou knows nothing of, and for the redeeming of the Elect from under such mouths as thine, did and doth Christ suffer; and those that are brought to believe denies such dumb idol shepherds as thee, who as yet doth not believe, and therefore shall die eternally.    

7 Quer. Whether the sufferings of Christ now in his Saints, be all the satisfaction that is made to, or which the justice of God looks for, for sins past, present and to come?  

Ans. There thou blasphemer asks thou knows not wha●; is not Christ the same now as ever, and is not the sufferings of Christ satisfactory where ever? What wilt thou have to satisfy, if the sufferings of Christ do not satisfy, let all people take notice what a blasphemer thou art, or what they can learn of such a one as thee, who knows neither the justice of God, nor the sufferings of Christ in his Saints.    

8 Quer. Whether was not that body of Jesus which consisted of flesh, blood and bone, and which was offered upon the cross at Jerusalem, the one and only sacrifice for sin God accepted, and to which alone exclusively the Saints before under the Law, and the Saints since under the Gospel, did and do look to be justified by, without any other works.  

Answ. Here again thou art replying thy former sottish Queries, which rises out of thy dark mind, concerning the body of Jesus, as the devil did about the body of Moses; let thy mouth be stopped here, for the body of Jesus thou knows not, nor what it consists on; and the offering of it up thou knows nothing of, but what thou knows and hears by the outward Letter, that it was offered up at Jerusalem; and the sacrifice for sin thou knows not, and thou art none of the Saints, neither under the Law, nor under the gospel, but art without in the world, in the broad way, blind leading the blind into the ditch; and for thee the body of Christ is no satisfaction; and thou Reprobate, what hast thou to do to talk of believing, for that is the condition of the Saints, they do believe and are justified, and their works thou knows not, thou disobedient one, upon whom God will render vengeance in flaming fire.    

9 Quer. Whether there be not another righteousness by which the Saints are justified in the sight of God, than that which Christ works in them and by them?  

Answ. There thou accursed art made manifest, who preaches another gospel, and would have another righteousness than that of Christ, here thou beast to whom the plagues of God is due, and upon whom his wrath must be accomplished, here thou hast made thyself manifest, thou who would have another righteousness than the righteousness of Christ, which he works in the Saints and by them, and so thou would be justified and live in thy sin, but thou art shut out from God for ever; and we witness justification by faith, and the just shall live by his Faith.    

10 Quer. Whether doth sanctification or justification in order antecede holiness of life or justification by faith go before, or whether doth not God love man, ere man loved God?  

Answ. Here thou dark blind hypocrite hath shut thyself out from the knowledge of God in any measure, oh that ever people should be so blind as to look for to learn any thing at such a one as thee but sin and filthiness; and what hast thou been teaching them all this while, that neither knows sanctification nor justification yet, but art querying whether goes before, let all people judge if thou be not a teacher of lasciviousness, sin and uncleanness, and how darest thou mention a holy life, or justification by faith? which knows neither justification nor sanctification. And thee, man, which art Cain, God doth not love nor accept thee nor thy sacrifice, and for justification by faith thou knows nothing of it, which we own and witness, 〈…〉 doth not love God▪    

11 Quer. Whether the justice of God be not fully satisfied for all the sins of the Elect, ●re Christ appear to their souls, or holiness appear in their lives?  

Ans. Here ●hou full of all subtil●y a●t comprehended, and with the Light of Christ thou art seen, and with the life judged and condemned, who would say sin to the charge of the Elect, when the Scripture saith, who shall ●ay any thing to the charge of God's Elect? It is God that justifieth, who shall condemn? The soul that sinneth shall die. Thou sorcerer, doth the Elect of God ●in? Shall the Elect die? To that in thy conscience I speak?    

12 Quer. whether the holy lives, or holy works of the Saints be not excluded from the Act of justification, from the guilt of sin?  

Ans. Thou dead beast hath made it manifest, that thou art a stranger from the life of God, and is excluded from the holy life of the Saints and their works, who art que●ying whether this be not excluded from justification: Oh that ever thou should open thy mouth, or take upon thee to speak of the Scripture; doth not the Apostle say, 1 Pet. 1. 18. For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot, who verily was ordained before the foundation of the world was, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead? Now let all people read this Chapter, and try thee, who knows nothing of Jesus Christ, but as thou hast heard of him, that he was crucified at Jerusalem, and so thou art unredeemed from thy vain conversation, and so art not justified before God, nor never shall be, but those that can witness Redemption by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, as all the Saints of God do, are justified; and by the same that they are justified thou art condemned into the lake for ever.    

13 Quer. whether is that righteousness which is wrought by the Saints every way answerable to the justice of God?  

Ans. There again thy blindness is made manifest; is there any righteousness but that of Jesus Christ, and is not that every way answerable to the justice of God▪ but such polluted filthy beasts as thou would have another righteousness, as thou▪ speaks plainly in thy ninth query, but all thy righteousness we deny, and the righteousness of Jesus Christ we own and witness, whose righteousness shall be revealed upon thee in flames of fire.    

14 Quer. whether none be accounted righteous in God's sight, in whom there is any corruption, or failing, or who do not fulfil the Law, and answer every demand of justice?  

Ans. Here thou polluted beast hath made it manifest what thou hast been driving at all this while in thy queries, which is, that thou would have corruption and filthiness to be accounted righteous in God's sight, that so thou might lie and wallow in thy sins & filthiness, but John saith, that he that commits sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning, and for this purpose the Son of God was made manifest, that he might destroy the works of the devil, and thou man of sin would have it to stand, but those that loves God keeps his commandments, and they are not grievous; and God doth not accept anywhere there is any failing, or who do not fulfil the Law, and answer every demand of justice, and he doth reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished, 2 Pet. 2 9 and chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and there thou art.    

15 Quer. whether a soul be justified before God by the non-imputation of sin, and the imputation of the righteousness of the Person of Christ to his Faith, or by a righteousness wrought by Christ in the Person justified or to be justified.  

Ans. Here stop thy mouth thou sorcerer, which art gathering up here a heap of confusion, which is fit for nothing but to be turned with thee into the bottomless pit, from whence it comes, wherein thou talks of imputation and non-imputation, and of a person justified, and to be justified; thy language is of Aegyt, and in the mystery of iniquity, thou speaks it, which is condemned into the lake of perdition by the Light of Christ, and in the light thou and it art seen and comprehended; and as I told thee before, I own no righteousness but what is of Christ, and wrought by thee, which righteousness shall confound thee and all thy unrighteousness and conjuration, and the same that justifies us shall condemn thee eternally.    

16 Quer. whether Christ be in his Saints in respect of that nature wherein he suffered at Jerusalem?  

Ans. Here thou enemy of Christ would know how the Saints enjoy Christ here, the Scripture is fulfilled upon thee, the light shines in darkness, and darkness comprehends it not, when thou comes to own thy condemnation, the light in thy conscience it will let thee see thy evil deeds, it will lead thee up to Christ from whence it comes, and then thou wilt know that nature that he suffered in; but now thou art in that nature that Judas was in that betrayed him, and that they were in that crucified him.    

17 Quer. How, and after what manner Christ, who in respect of his Divine nature is infinite and in all places, may be said to be in a Saint, and not in Reprobate?  

Ans. What hast thou to do to Qu●rie after the Divine Nature, who art the natural man, that knows nothing of God, but what thou knows naturally as a bruit beast, and knows not the things that be of God, because they are spiritually discerned▪ and the manner of Christ's Divine nature, which is infinite, is hid from thy eyes, for of that eye that thou should see that with thou art blind, and the manner of his being in a Saint thou knows not, who art a Reprobate, and thou shalt find him to be thine eternal condemnation.    

18 Quer. whether doth Christ now in these days assume or take upon him the form of a servant, and the seed of Abraham, that is our flesh: And whether doth not this assumption cause such a perfection of the Godhead and the Manhood, as that both of them are united together into one person?  

Ans. O thou dark beast and conjurer, who art querying with thy conjured words, that which thou knows nothing of, and which is out of thy reach and comprehension; thou blasphemer, dost thou limit Christ to days, in taking upon him the form of a Servant, and the seed of Abraham? Is not he the same now as ever he was? And for the union of the godhead and Manhood, as thou calls it, let thy mouth be stopped, for with thee God nor none of his children hath any union, for God ha●h put an utter enmity, betwixt thy seed, thou serpent, and the seed of the woman, and the perfect union with Christ we witness, who is the same to day, yesterday and for ever, and therefore are we separate from thee and thy generation.    

19 Quer. whether is Christ now conversant upon earth, amongst men, since his ascension, as he was before, and in those times wherein the Apostles lived?  

Ans. In thy Queries thy speech betrays thee, thy language is the language of Egypt, for in it thou makes it clearly manifest, that thou knows not Christ at all, not in the least measure, for where the first Principle of Truth is made manifest, it is the same that ever was, and never changes; and thou asks whether Christ be now conversant upon earth amongst men since his Ascension, as he was in the Apostles time▪ Dost thou know what thou asks? Did he not appear to the Apostles since his Ascension, in the most glorious manner that ever thou read; and is he not the same now as he was then? What would thou make of him, thou dark sottish beast) such a one as thyself, who would be pleading for darkness and ignorance of God, but praise and glory to him who hath discovered thee and all such deceiwers as thou art.    

20 Quer. whether did not Christ dwell among his Saints, after another and more visible manner than now he dwells in his Saints?  

Ans. There again thou hast showed thy ignorance of the Scripture, and for thy word visible, he is not, nor never was visible to thee, nor to thy generation, for those that did profess the Scriptures, as thou and thy Generation doth, crucified him, and said he was of the devil, as thou, and such as thou art doth now; thou blasphemer, where hast thou a Scripture that saith, that Christ would dwell in his Saints after another manner? Did he not say, It is expedient for you that I go away, and I go and prepare a place for you, and I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am there you may be also; and ye have heard how I have said I go away and come again unto you, and if ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I go unto the Father; and Christ Jesus saith in the 14. John 12. Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do, he shall do also, and greater works than these, because I go to the Father: But all these Scriptures is hid from thy eyes, and thou art one of those that Isaiah Prophesied on; and that Scripture is fulfilled on thee which saith, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts: Now blessed be the Lord that hath discovered thee, and such blind guides as thou art. So we have Answered thy Queries in the eternal Light and life of God, and we have given judgement upon thee and them, which thou shalt eternally witness, without roving or wandering, but thou who art out of the Light art roving, and wandering and stumbling in darkness, who hath put forth these stumbling▪ Queries, which we have Answered lovingly and plainly, and in the Scripture Language and terms, and with the eternal Light and Life of God, set thee in thy own place, which thou shalt eternally witness.    

These are matters of great concernment, and if you refuse to answer them in writing, spare your tongues and spare your Papers, for I will henceforth neither hear the one, nor read the other.  

Ans. Thou saith, these are matters of great concernment; We see that that which makes thee manifest, and such as thou art, and which lays thee open to poor ignorant people, which is deceived by thee and led into the ditch, and their souls kept in death by thee, to make this manifest is of great concernment, as these dark black stumbling Queries, and thy conjured words hath done▪ which thou hast no Scripture for, as ambiguity, efficacy, exclusively, antecede, and non-imputation, assume, and assumption: Now let all people read and consider what they do that holds such as thee up, who is shut out from God, and shut out from the Saints life and language, and art shut out of the Scriptures, though thou makes a trade of them for money, and deceives poor people, but thou knows nothing of the life and power that gave them forth; So thou art to be condemned with the Light, and with the Life which gave forth the Scripture. Let all people read Deuteronomy 18. from the 9 verse to the 15. There the Priests and the Levites which was ordained of God; was to have no inheritance among the people, but the Lord was their Inheritance, and they were to have it of that which was offered up to the Lord, and this is a figure of the everlasting Priesthood, which ministers out of the everlasting Treasure; and the Lord God commanded Israel, that not to do as they did when they came into the land, nor to go after their abominations, as you may see, but gave Israel their land to possess, that did harken unto such as the Lord had not sent, which was abomination to him, and the Lord saith to Israel, Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God, and in the 15. verse the Lord thy God will raise unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy Brethren like unto me, unto him shall ye harken; And so to the end of the Chapter, he that hath an eye may see, and the Lord is the same that he was, and he will not suffer the abominations that is committed in this Land, but is discovering the abomination of it; A horrible and a filthy thing is committed, which Jeremiah cried against, covetous men preach, drunkards preach, swearers preach, liars preach, strikers preach, and proud men preach: Oh, wonderful, where is your eyes? Try your Priests by the Scriptures, see if they be not found in the same Generation that all the false Prophets and the deceivers were in which the true Prophets of God cried against, and discovered, and in the steps of the Scribes and Pharisees, that Christ cried w● against; and see if they be not the Antichrists and the Deceivers which are entered into the world, which John speaks of, which cannot confess Christ come in the flesh; but transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, so hath not God, neither knows him; but preaches for sin, and against perfection, and denies the Light which enlightens every one that comes into the world, and so keeps people in blindness and ignorance, and out of the knowledge of God, and never any that follows them shall ever come to the knowledge of the true and living God, therefore all people see where you are, and mind the light in your consciences, which is pure, and which testifieth against all sin, and it will let you see all your blind guides which deceives you, to be in sin, and ignorant of God; for they deny that which should make him manifest, therefore beware what you hold up, and give over going after them, to that in your consciences I speak, which shall witness me eternally to speak the truth, if you obey it, and shall condemn you eternally, if you disobey it.  
These blind guides that are in this Land, denies the Prophets which Moses wrote of, which is the substance of the Priesthood, which was before, and here they are found in the same generation, in the sorcery and in the witchcraft, which the Lord commanded should be put out of the land, where the children of Israel went to possess.     

Answers to several other subtle Queries put forth by one John Reeve who lives in the City of LONDON, who calls himself the last Messenger and witness unto the true God, but is found a liar, and a perverter of the right way of GOD.  
A Certain Writing is come to our hand, called an Epistle from the Mighty JEHOVAH, or Jesus the only LORD, and God of the Elect Israelites, from one, whose name is subscribed John Reeve Pilgrim, who calls himself the last Messenger, and witness unto the true God, unto which, for the sake of the simple, we, (as one Spirit) are moved of the Lord of heaven and earth to write something in answer, that so his folly may be made manifest, and his ignorance and blasphemy laid open, unto the simple hearted, who have been long deceived by such through their false voice, lo here, and lo there; Friend, to thee, who hath subscribed this Writing, who calls thyself the last Messenger, and witness unto the true God, I Answer, The Lord of hosts, and God of the Elect Israelites, doth not accept thy testimony and witness; for thy spirit is made manifest not to be the Spirit which came from God, and which dwells with God, which bears true witness unto God, but the spirit which is driven out from the presence of God into the creation, and into the visible world, and that is the living spirit, and bears not true witness unto the true God, but is a spirit which bears witness to the imaginations of thy own heart, which looks upon, and declares the living God, as if he were carnal, and a creature-like substance; and here the Scripture is fulfilled upon thee, thou thinks he is altogether such a one as thyself; and for the true God thou art no Messenger, nor hast received any Message from him, for thy spirit is known, and he never delivered his Message unto it in any generation, but kept his secret sealed up from it; and friend, here I charge thee in the presence of the true spiritual God, that thou be-lies the Lord of hosts, who says thy Epistle is from him, thou uses thy tongue, and saith, the Lord saith, When, saith the Lord? I have not spoken unto thee; & of that generation thou art which Jeremiah cried against; and therefore let all flesh be silent before the Lord, and call not thy own imaginations his Word, but thou who hast a dream, tell thy dream for a dream, and he that hath the Word of the Lord, let him speak it faithfully; and though thou call thyself the last Messenger, and witness unto the true God, yet I say unto thee, verily the Lord hath a Witness which was before thee, which hath been slain in the streets of the great City, which the Lord will bring forth after thee, which will bear true witness of the true God, & against thee, and thou who hast been alive, shall be judged by him which hath laid slain, & he will eternally condemn thy testimony and message; Friend in the light of Christ, which hath lightened every one that comes into the world, thou art comprehended, and seen, thy beginning, thy time, and thy end, and with it thy testimony and Message is denied, for thy testimony is such, and if thou swear the Lord lives, thou swore falsely, and further, thou says, by inspiration of the holy Spirit thou was moved to present this Epistle: I answer, the language of the holy Spirit is like itself, pure and spiritual, but thy language is carnal and sensual, and so is thy spirit; the Saints which spoke by the inspiration and moving of the Spirit, cursed not that which God had blessed, as thou dost, neither did they say the Elect was defiled as thou dost, neither did they speak of God as a carnal substance, as thou dost, but said that God was a Spirit, and here be thou a witness against thyself, that thou speaks not by the inspiration and moving of the holy Spirit, but speaks thy imaginations, and lies in the Name of the Lord; and whereas thou sayest in this confused age, there hath appeared variety of Spirits pretending to be sent by the everlasting God, yet they are at war with all their power to overthrow one another, that their own opinions may bear rule; I answer, Among the many pretenders thou speaks of, thou art one; and it is true, you are at war with all your power endeavouring to overthrow one another, that your own opinions may bear rule, and though there be among you variety of opinions, yet by one Spirit you act, for the kingdom of the Devil is but one, and yet divided, and it is at war with itself, and therefore it cannot stand, and you cannot overthrow one another, but one is appearing to overthrow you all, and all your opinions, for all you pretenders are made manifest by your fruits, and thereby men may try you, for nothing is to be gathered from you but opinions and airy imaginations, some of you speaking of a God, and Christ afar off, to believe in, others of you speaking of a God and of a Christ within, and afar off to believe in, thus you feed people by your own imaginations, and some of you pretends Revelation, others of you denying Revelation, and thus you strive to set up your own opinion, but you live all in one nature, and are of one generation, and he that walks in the light sees you all, and comprehends you all, and judges all your opinions, and are redeemed out of all your vain im●dgination into the life of God, acting and speaking as the Spirit acts and speaks, and seeks to exalt Christ, and him to bear rule, that all opinions may be by him thrown down, and that by him people may be brought out of a confused age, into the land of r●st, and peace, and righteousness to serve the true Spiritual God, in the Spirit, and by the Spirit of his own Son; and further, thou says, some there are takes upon them to speak of a God, and of a Christ in the invisible heavens, above the stars; but are uncapable to demonstrate how Christ by his spiritual Word lives in men's hearts, and how he reigneth visibly in glory with his Elect Angels: I answer, there are not some but many, which lives in, and speaks forth their own imaginations, upon God and Christ, and one of them thou art, thy spirit is tried, God who is a Spirit, dwells in the Spirit of his Son, even in the high and holy place, and with him also who is of a contrite Spirit, and trembleth at his Word; but this by thy vulturous eye is not seen, neither can any demonstrate how Christ dwells in the heart▪ but he who witnesseth it through death, and where he reigns his glory is with him, and his Elect Angels, this I witness, but to thy carnal eye it is invisible, and by thy carnal wisdom he can never be known, Christ and his spiritual word is not to be divided, though thy sensual spirit would divide them, but by the flaming sword thou that speaks art divided from both, and shalt know neither but to thy condemnation; and further thou sayest, others there are which speaks of an eternal Spirit, or Christ only in the consciences of men, as if there were no Creator ●● Christ at all visibly reigning upon his Throne of immortal glory; I answer, They who talk of an eternal Spirit, or Christ in the conscience by hear say, o●●● other men's words, without (as thou dost) and doth not in life and power witness it, from the Father within, made manifest, such are denied by them who witness the eternal Spirit dwelling with the contrite heart, which Spirit is the Creator which dwells also in the high and holy place, and reigns upon his Throne for ever, and who do in power witness this, sees and judges all y●ur carnal imaginations, and conceptions of the living God in your carnal minds, where he dwells shall no unclean thing enter, but is without to be trodden in the winepress of his wrath for ever and ever, and by him shall thy carnal conceptions be consumed, even by the breath of his mouth, for he is eternal, and his Throne is eternal, and by the carnal eye shall never be seen; and further thou sayest, there are, who through unbelief that ever any living creature had a beginning, they affirm there is no God or Christ at all, but perishing nature, of this sort are innumerable, witness the lives and conversations of people everywhere; I answer, All who do witness the eternal Spirit made manifest, to rule and guide all such, doth deny and declare against, for nothing was without beginning but the eternal Word, which was the beginning of all things, and which will be the end of all things, even the destruction of the wicked, and the salvation of them that believe, who are born of the immortal seed, and redeemed out of the perishing nature into the image of God, and such do set to seal there is a God, who will reward every one according to his works, and bears witness against them, who in their lives and conversations denies God, as all do who do not witness the eternal Spirit of Christ ruling in the consciences, but talks of a God in imagination at a distance, and such are innumerable, and saith in their heart, there is no God, and such are the fools the Scripture speaks of, and whereas thou beseeches to consider of these ensuing particulars; I answer, They are considered, and by them thy ignorance is made manifest, and thy folly disclosed, and thy blasphemy, who calls thyself the last witness.  

1 Quer. In thy first particular thou queries, Whether these men were sort forth by the eternal Spirit to preach, which in the least cannot demonstrate what the only true God is in himself; and how he is a distinct being from all living creatures, and how he reigns in the Elect by a created Word, voice of spiritual motion only.  

Answ. Those men were not sent forth by the eternal Spirit to preach, who have not received it, and such knows not God, what he is, no● where he is, but in their imaginations imagines him to be like a creature, by being i● a creature by place or habitation, God is a Spirit, and he is not distinct from living creatures, for in him living creatures lives, moves, and hath their beings, and he is not far from them, nor distinct from them as he spoke, who was sent by the eternal Spirit to preach, he reigns in the Elect not by a created word, voice, or a created spiritual motion, for the Word which lives in the Elect, from which voice and motion proceeds, is not created, but is uncreated, even as God is uncreated, for God is that Word, and here thy ignorance appears, by calling the Word which lives in the Elect a created Word, or voice, or motions, and here be a witness against thyself that thou speaks from darkness, and not from light, which darkness cannot comprehend the shining of the light, and this discovers thee more to be a false witness, and not the true witness of God, and therefore thy portion must be portion of false witnesses, read what it is.    

2. Quer. In thy second particular thou queries, Is not this an infallible demonstration to men, that a man is sent forth by the eternal Spirit, if he have received a gift from the holy Ghost, to demonstrate what the true Creator was in his own distinct Essences, Nature and glory, from all eternity in time, and to all eternity, and wherein Elect men and Angels differ in their natures, and glory, distinct from their Creator in their Persons.  

Answ. He that hath not received a gift from the holy Ghost in some measure, is not sent forth by the eternal Spirit, or God of all truth, this is infallible, and such knows not what the Creator is, but by imagination, and carnal conceptions of him, and such in the Light of Christ is seen, and by it judged, and among such thou art, to that in thy conscience I speak, which will witness me, he that hath received the holy Ghost, turns people from the power of Satan to the power of God, and knows the Creator, and the dwelling of him in the heart, for as the Scripture saith, the word is nigh, but let all flesh be silent, he who is in time, knows not him which was before time, and shall be when time shall be no more; he who knows the Creator which inhabiteth eternity, is redeemed out of time, into the Habitation of the Almighty, but this to thy dark mind and spirit is unknown, if ever thou know it, it must be through death, the nature and glory of the Elect differs not from the Nature and glory of the Creator, for the Elect are one with the Creator, in his nature enjoying his glory, which was from eternity unto eternity, he that reads let him understand, thy word distinct Essence, I deny, for the Elect is not distinct from the Creator, but lives by the dwelling of the Son in him, and with the Son the Father dwells also, if thou hast an ear, thou mayest hear.    

3 Quer. In thy third particular thou queries, What that angelical serpent was in his creation, which the Scripture speaks of, and how he came to be cast out of his glory, and how he overcame innocent Eve, and how he entered into her womb, and changed her pure seed into his nature of unclean reason? And thou asks, What think you, Was not that man Cain the first murdering, lying devil that ever was? And is there any devil but proud, vain-glorions, unmerciful men and women?  

Ans. That same which speaks in thee is that same serpent which the Scripture speaks of, and if thou have the spirit of Moses, thou knows what he was in the creation; for Moses saw his creation by that spirit which was before he was, and if thou know his creation in thyself, than thou may know him without thee, but yet he lies under his veil deceiving thee, and is not deceived by thee; and by the same which thou lives in he was cast out of his glory, even disobedience, and he overcame innocent Eve even as he overcomes thee, by promising what he fulfilled not, and by presenting that which was visible, and so her mind was led out, as thine is, and by her consenting, he entered and got power, and set up his habitation, which is now standing in thee, and so she became the likeness of himself, her mind and lust st●ayed into the visibles, out from the Creator who is invisible, and spiritual, and she now lives under the curse, and brings forth cursed children, such as thou art who puts forth these queries, and this child was begotten by him who deceived her, and he is the father and prince of all you, who are wells without water, clouds without rain, and wandering stars having no habitations in the heavens, the blackness of darkness is reserved unto you for ever, ye who speaks great swelling words of vanity (that ye are the last witnesses and Messengers, &c.) but you yourselves are servants of corruption, and to the last part of thy query: I answer, before Cain who is a lying devil was a child, he was a father, and if thou hast an ear, thou mayest hear, the proud, vainglorious, unmerciful men and women, who bears his image must with him be tormented in the lake which burneth (by the kindling of the breath of the Almighty) for ever and ever; and here thou art answered, though not to the feeding of thy wisdom, but in the light by which thou art comprehended, which light will eternally condemn thee who hates it.    

4 Quer. Thou queries What condition Adam was formed in, and how he came to fall from his estate, and what sin it was they committed (Adam and Eve) and whereby the Elect and Reprobate are defiled.  

Ans. Adam was created in the image of God, and God breathed into him the breath of life, and he became a living soul, but eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, therein he turned from the Command of God and did die, if thou hast an ear thou mayest hear, and thou that queries hast eaten of that tree, and thou shalt never know in what condition he was created in, but through the death: for a sword is set at Eden's gate to keep the tree of life, which will cut thee down, before ever thou know or can witness his estate, and as for the Elect being defiled, here thou makest thyself manifest, that thou never knew what the Elect was, for the Elect is born of God, and he that is born of God sins not, and the promises of God are to the Elect, and election obtains it, and the Elect was never defiled: if thou hast an ear thou mayest hear, that which is defiled shall not enter into the holy City, and here thou hast manifest thy ignorance, and art that reprobate thou speaks, which is ordained of old for condemnation, which is the transgresser which is cast out, thou hast no communion with the Elect, for thou art defiled and art without the gate, to be trodden in the winepress.    

5 Quer. What that heavenly glory is, and where it is that the Elect wheat of Christ shall eternally enjoy, who are the seed of Adam, and not of Cain?  

Answ. What that glory which the Elect which thou spoke of in thy fourth query shall inherit which was and is defiled, it is to be in hell, in utter darkness for ever and ever, where all the unclean are, and thou would know where it is, it is without the gate of the City, among the dogs and whoremongers, and liars, and deceivers, and whatsoever is defiled shall be trodden in the winepress of the wrath of God for ever and ever, where is weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth. But as for the Elect wheat of Christ, which thou sayest is the children of Adam, thou speakest thou knows not what, the first man is of the earth earthly, and he begat his image, and that which is earthly shall never inherit, but are to have their portion with Cain, where thou art that hath uncovered thy nakedness, but the Elect and the wheat shall be gathered into the barn, and they are not, nor ever were they defiled, but shall reign with the Lamb in the new Jerusalem for ever and ever, where no unclean thing can enter, nor nothing that destroys or defiles in that holy mountain of the Lord, if thou have an ear thou may hear.    

6 Quer. what that painful and shameful death in utter darkness, and where it is, that is reserved for the reprobate, who are the seed of Cain, and not of Adam, or blessed Abr●ham.  

Answ. Thou that queries shalt surely know, it is Tophet, prepared of old even for the King, the burning of it is as fire, the breath of the Lord doth kindle it, it shall be destruction for ever and ever, to that which hath given forth these queries, and it is to be separated from God for ever among all idolaters, and adulterers, and liars, the unbelieving, the abominable, and the fearful, in the lake of fire▪ where the worm dieth not, nor the fire goeth not out; as for Adam thou knows nothing of him; the first birth that he begat was Cain, who slew his brother, who hath his portion with Cain, and not with Abraham, the promise was not to the transgresser, nor to Adam who eat of the tree of knowledge, the promise came upon; in the day thou eatest thou shalt die, he was driven from the presence of the Lord into the earth in the curse, the promise was to Abraham, in Isaac is the blessing, not in Ishmael; and here thou sh●ws thy ignorance, but it is but like the former, when thou joins the Elect and reprobate together, light and darkness, and in Babylon thou art, but in that which was before Babylon was, thou art seen, and as for those dark spirits thou ●peaks of, who mind nothing but their lusts, condemning the glorious things of eternity, because their carnal reason cannot comprehend them: see at home, for in the light of Christ thou art seen, that thou knows nothing of eternity, but by thy dark imaginations, and naturally as a bruit, to the light of Christ in thy conscience I speak, which will let thee see it is so.    

7 Quer. Are there not deceived persons, and utterly ignorant of the true God, who judge men and women in darkness, if they a●k them Questions about the needful things of eternity: is it not because they went before they were sent, and so are of a bitter spirit for want of spiritual light to satisfy the ●ender Christian querier.  

Ans. All who dwell not in this light, which is pure and eternal, are ignorant of God, and never knew God, such judging shall be judged, and by the light which sees and comprehends all darkness thou art seen, but the spiritual man judgeth all things, and he is judged of none, and all judgement is committed to the Son, and where he i●made manifest he speaks, and judgeth righteously, and those men and women who would be asking questions of eternity, and never came to the first principle to be guided by it, the light which leads to eternity, all such men and women are in darkness, and that mind which is in the earth and in the naturals shall never know; and therefore they are judged to be in darkness, and darkness cannot comprehend the light, Christ and his Disciples answered and judged that spirit which would have had a sign; and called them adulterers, and which spirit we witness to the praise of God; and to thee that put forth the queries, I speak to thee in the presence of God, whether thou put them forth in simplicity and art ignorant, or would know, or in the pride of thy heart, and subtlety to tempt, the light of Christ will let thee see, but thou art rich and full, therefore thou must be sent empty away, all who queries from that nature that would know, but never come to obedience, that is to be judged, & judgement must thou witness, and for a bitter spirit of envy that shall stand for thyself, and that thou wants spiritual light is made manifest, which curses that which God hath blessed, as I have seen under thy own hand, far remote from this City, and that thou hast cursed them soul and body to all eternity, which thou never heard nor saw, let shame strike thee in the face, and stop thy mouth, for thou cannot put a difference betwixt the precious and the vile, but curses thou knows not what, and speaks to that thou knows not: But as for them who have a desire to know the way to the Father, we are ready to give an answer, and to impart of the gift we have received, and doth not break a bruised reed, but the fat we f●ed with judgement, and there thou art answered.    

8 Quer. It is not an infallible demonstration unto them who have a discerning spirit, that tha● man hath no commission from the true Spirit to preach or speak to a people, when for fear of his ignorance being discovered, or for fear of losing his hearers, he shall counsel them to strike close to the Word of God, or to harken to the light within them in their consciences, without what that is in the conscience, or what will be the issue of it, if men be obedient to it, or disobedient to it: and to beware of false Prophets, and not thinking in the least himself to be that false prophet, and thus borrowing Scripture language which we are the true Messengers of the Gospel, doth he not in his power hinder his hearers from reading the glorious things revealed unto, the two last witnesses, and so thou saith, it is clear that the Spirit is not in them which was in Paul, who gave them leave to try all.  

Ans. Here thy infallible demonstration is made manifest to be fallible and lying, when thou lays that down to be a sign of them that have no commission from the Spirit, and not to have the Spirit, because they exhort them to cleave close to the Word of God, and to mind the light which shines into the conscience of every man, which is the light of Christ; here thy Spirit is tried, that thou hast not the same commission as they had, who spoke forth the Scripture, and so thou Preaches another Gospel, for the Word of God endures for ever, and by the Word which is eternal, and which was in the beginning, who tries all things, who searches all things, comprehends all things, and judges all things, he that cleaves not close unto, that builds upon another foundation; and by the Word which endures for ever, thou art seen, not to have that word, neither knows what, nor where it is, neither hath cleaved to it, and so art razed out from the life, from the foundation, and the Apostle who had his Commission not from man, nor by man, he exhorted those he had preached to and wrote to, to take heed to the sure word of prophecy, as unto a light that shined in a dark place, and to wait in it, till the day did dawn, and the day Star did arise; and for distinguishing of that in the conscience what it is, he that is not separate from the darkness knows not how to do it. But this I say unto thee, as we declare unto all, the Light which shines into the conscience is the light of Christ which he hath enlightened every one withal, and it is spiritual like himself, and eternal, and it leads out of sin, and declares against all iniquity, and he that comes to own it, and to be guided by it, it leads out of sin to know the cross of Christ, which is a mystery to thee, and it leads to the eternal Word, which was in the beginning before sin was, and it will judge all thy imaginations and vain conceivings, and it leads to the inheritance incorruptible out of corruptible; if thou have an ear to hear, thou may hear, it is that which will let thee see thy vain frothy imaginations, which thou hath of God, and will condemn all thy vain imaginations, and hating it, it will be thy condemnation, and there is the issue of it, and all such as steals other men's words, and the true prophet's words, and never knew the life that was in them, all such we deny, and shut them up within utter darkness, where they, thou and both are, and for the glorious things that thou and thy partner, which call yourselves the two last witnesses, it is manifest that your mysteries are as in thy book, and thy queries, where thou puts Elect and reprobate together, and as for trial of spirits, we give liberty and exhort all that may try, and we direct them to that to try by, which is is infallible and eternal, whereby they may see and comprehend thee and all who have not the Spirit. But that they should try, who hath nothing to try with, let all such be silent for ever, for none understands the Spirit but the Spirit with which we see thee, and all who stands in their imaginations ignorant of, therefore stop thy mouth in the dust, and be silent.    

9 Quer. Doth not they that speak to a people that declares against all appearances, which are contrary to his way, discover himself unto a true discerning Spirit, not to be of the Lord, unless they can demonstrate a spiritual Commission that he hath received from heaven, by voice of words through the glorious mouth of the Lord, so that no mortal man can disprove him, though few for want of understanding receive him.  

Ans. The way that leads to the Father is but one, which is Christ, and he that declares from him, made manifest in him, declares against all Sects, and Opinions, and that which thou calls appearances, and the way is one, and the Tru●h one, where there is no rent nor division, and he that dwells in the life hath discerning, and he that witnesses the anointing discerns, he is able to judge and discern, and in that thou art seen, who would sit on the throne, but thou must come down and lick the dust, dust is the serpent's meat, and they who had their Commission from God, and hath their Commission from God, now they were made manifest to every man's conscience in the sight of God, and this we witness, this the Scripture witnesseth, and he that believes hath the witness in himself, and the father bears witness, and they witness the voice of the Lord, which is spiritual speaking to them, and they declare from that which is spiritual to the consciences of gainsayers, and this is witnessed; but thy voice of words is carnal, and is denied, and who art thou made manifest unto, that which is mortal cannot discern and disprove thee, but that which is immortal can, and they who are guided by the immortal denies thee, and will receive none of thy testimony, because it is not the same which the holy men of God witnessed, and doth now witness, which voice shakes the wilderness, and rends the rocks, and makes the earth to reel to and fro, but to thee this is a mystery and sealed.    

10 Quer. Again he that speaketh of an invisible spiritual God, or Christ living in the consciences or spirit of men, thou sayeth, he questions the truth of all the Scripture records concerning the life, death, and resurrection, and aseension of the blessed body of Christ into the throne of his immortal glory; and doth he not que●●ion whether the consciences of the Saints being sprinkled with the blood of Jesus, which died without the g●●es of Jerusalem, are purified from the pollution of the flesh and Spirit, doth he not question the resurrection of the souls and bodies out of the eat●h at the last day.  

Ans. Here again, thou hast made thy sha●e and thy ignorance manifest and knows not so much as the Letter of he Scripture, Paul in Apostle of Jesus Ch●ist, notby the will of man, and Minister of the everlasting God, he witnessed the Son of God revealed in him, and he ●●i●, kn●w ye 〈…〉 Christ ●s in you, or else you are rep●●●ates, and ●h●i●t is no● divided, and he tha● is joined to the Lord is ●●e Spirit, and 〈◊〉 my Father are one, ●●d w●●●e Christ dwells the Father dwells, and if thou have ●● e●● to hear ●hou may h●●●, and if the ●●●e Spirit be not in you that raised Christ 〈…〉 he ●●●d, you are 〈…〉, and he that declared these things speak of a spi●i●ua●l Christ, and an invi 〈…〉 God, and who ●●all ascend up to heaven, the word is nigh, in thy mo●t●● and 〈◊〉 heart, and this is the same Christ that suffered without the ga●e at Jerusalem, and no other wh●●h Paul traveled till he was born in them, if thou have an ear th●u may hear, and the Apost●● did not question the Scripture records, for they spoke it and recorded it, and th●y witnessed the life of Christ, and his death, and resu●rection, and a●c●nsion, and witnessed him ascended above thrones, and dominions, and to sit at the right hand of the Father, and witness the same Christ made manifest in us, and his resurrection, not because Paul said so, we have seen it, and are witnesses of it, the same that ever was, the same that did ascend, the same did ascend; this is a riddle unto thee, and seven seals is upon it, and thou that queries shall never see them opened, and they who had Christ in them, and the Father, the Son supping with them, they had their conscience sprinkled, and none else for his blood thou knows not, and so I say unto thee, thou art not sprinkled, nor thy conscience purified from dead works, and they who know Christ in them, and no more after the flesh come to know his resurrection, he is the resurrection, he is the first and the last, who knows him risen, and have seen him witness the first day and the last, what speaks thou of a last day, that never came to the beginning, and so thy soul lies in death, and in chains, and in utter darkness and therefore lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and see where thou ●●t, and the Spirit that gave forth the Scriptures thou cannot witness.    

11 Quer. If after death there is no bodily resurrection, for the spirits of men to possess an immortal glory to eternity, or to suffer an eternal devil like shame, according to their deeds, whether good or evil. Is it not one of the vainest things in the world▪ to discourse of God, righteousness, unless it be for earthly gain amongst men.  

Ans. There is a resurrection both of the just and of the unjust, the just into everlasting life, and the unjust into everlasting shame and contempt, and every one shall receive according to his works, whether they be good or evil, but this a mystery hid, for none knows it, but through death, but what knows thou who art yet alive in sin, what shall be in the resurrection which is after death, which whoever comes to know the resurrection, knows the e●d of all things; therefore it is not taking their words, nor thy own imaginations, that is faith, nor if thou know Christ no nearer than Jerusalem, nor no nearer than above the stars, thou knows not where, but through thy dark imaginations, this is not to Christ risen from the dead, see therefore what hast thou seen in thyself: But thou art dead whiles thou lives in that nature, and at the resurrection contempt and shame will be thy portion, and turn in thy mind to that which shows thee sin, and witness the body and sin destroyed within, and then, and not till then, shalt thou know how it is in the resurrection.    

12 Quer. Thou raises a question from Paul's words to the Athenians, thou was before condemning them that stole other men's words, and here thou hast stolen a Query, and thou askest what think you did that spiritual Creator, dwell and live in the Athenians consciences or did his glorious person visibly appear in the highest heavens.  

Ans. The Athenians to whom Paul spoke worshipped the work of their own hands, as ●his generation doth their own imaginations, and that God whom ignorantly they worshipped at a distance, which God lived in Paul's conscience, Paul declared unto them, and they looked as thou dost carnally, thinking God to be carnal and at a distance, but he ●aid he, was not at a distance from every one of them, for in him they lived, moved, and had their being, and this was the God which Paul preached of, which Creator, we witness, lives in the high and holy place, and with him also that is of a humble and a contri●e spirit, and trembleth at his Word.    

13 Quer. And thou sayest, what think you, can there ●e any living Spirit without a body, or person to display its life, in, or from, and must not the Creator of necessity be a glorious personal substance, and thou sayest doth not these men that worship an in●inite Spirit without any bodily f●rm, living in men's consciences, only gl●ry in a God of their own imaginations, instead of honouring the only Lord of all life, the man Jesus, yesterday, to day, and for ever?  

Ans. That which is not possible with men is possible with God, which God is a Spirit as Jesus Christ saith, and a spirit hath not flesh and bone, nor a created body, but displays itself as it pleases, contrary to thy will, and the will of all men; and thou who would by thy reason ●y the Creator with a necessi●y to a personal being, are void of the knowledge of God, and led by thy corrupt reason, which shall never know God, and all those who worships God in spirit, worships an infinite Spirit, which Spirit inhabiteth eternity, and lives in the consciences of the Saints, and this is not to glory in an imagination, but a witnessing of the same eternal Truth, which he Saints witnessed which spoke forth the Scripture, for they witnessed Christ dwel●ed in them, and the same God they w●rshipped, whose temple they were, and not another, and we the same witness, and this to the honour of the Man Jesus, who was yesterday, to day, and for ever.    

14 Quer. The eternal Spirit, Creator, and alone everlasting Father, which dwells essentially in the glorified body, as our Lord Jesus his eternal Son, and virtually reign● in all the Saints, Elect men and Angels, be record between me and you world without ●●d, whether this Epistle shall not be sent to you, and all the chosen that shall peruse it, principally for the establishing of your tender spirits upon that eternal spiritual Rock Jesus Christ God and Man in one distinct body, or person glorified, and ●●●ly honoured with all spiritual praises from Elect men and Angels when this world is consumed into ashes, and all time or times is swallowed up into eternity or eternities.  

Ans. The eternal Spirit, which is the everlasting Father, which thou saith is essentially in the Son, thy word essentially I deny, and thy voice, yet Christ and the Father is one, and the same Spirit that dwells in the Son dwells in the Father which is one, I and my Father is one, the same dwells in the Saints, thy word virtual I deny, the same that dwells in the Father and in the Son, the same dwells in the Saints, not distinct nor divided, for he that hath seen the Father hath seen the Son, and he that hath the Son hath the Father also, and Christ is divided, I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfect in one, and he that is joined to Christ is one spirit, and not distinct nor separate: if thou have an ear thou may hear, and that eternal Spirit, which is the Father and the Son, which dwells in the Saints, is judge of thee, and by that Spirit I judge thee, that this Epistle came not from him to none of the chosen, for they who are chosen deny thy voice, and what dost thou speak of Elect and Angels, with whom God dwells, when in thy fourth query thou said, they were defiled, and the holy Ghost saith, he dwells with no uncleanness, and so speaks confusion and Babylon's language, which is the land of thy nativity, from whence all these things have been spoken by thee, and all that shall ever be established with thy declaring, or thy Epistles, shall be thrown down, for the Rock shall beat thy image to pieces, and therefore leave off thy speaking of him, and of thy distinct body, and of his glory, for when he shall appear in his glory, instead of thy praises, thou shalt howl and lament, and wish the mountains to cover thee, and he who is out of time shall consume thee to ashes, who stands in time and in the airy philosophy and imagination, and thy great words eternity and eternities shall stand thee in no stead; for that which is eternal was before thou was, and shall be when thou art brought down to the pit with all thy imaginations: And so that thou might not glory any more in thy shame, we have answered thy Queries, and for the simple one's sake, that they might not be stumbled by thy stumbling Queries, who dwells not in the Light.    
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