For the Right Noble, Sir Balthazer Gerbier KNIGHT: From the Lady Eleanor.  Isa. 30.9, 10. 
This is a rebellious people, lying children, that will not hear the Law of the Lord.  
Which say to the Seers, See not; and to the Prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things: speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits.  
Printed in the Year 1649.   

For the Right Noble, Sir Balthazer Gerbier Knight: From the Lady Eleanor.  
SIr, Having Intelligence of your Academy near the City, in imitation of Paradise, wherein of Rarities such variety; and not at all doubting, but for his Throne there you have reserved a place, to whom we own all our utmost service: By your admittance, shall for an addition to those requisite Sciences specified in print by you, present the happy place with the Book of Life, Cum Privilegio, Blessed that readeth, and they that hear the words, etc. The light shining in darkness, and the darkness not comprehending it, the word of life; to us testifying, If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, etc. (Joh. 1.) or if gainsay what he affirms, we make him a liar likewise: who although the prophet Joel on this wise, afterwards I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, Man-servants and Maidservants, prophesying in those days before the terrible day of the Lord come: And our Lord himself, Behold, I am with you all days, until the consummation of the age; his last words or farewell: Notwithstanding by them of this gross age, as if any thing too hard for him, taught as an Article of our Creed, setting up their pillars, beyond the Apostles days that the Spirit not transmitted extraordinary, because of prophecy ceased, therefore extinguished, likewise of Miracles, that when those twain, the witnesses which we expect (Rev. xi. shall have power such, we may fulfil the prophets, as did they, Crucifying the Prince of Life; which great City called Spiritual Sodom and Egypt, such sinfulness for, and hardness of heart, the Gentiles departing from the faith as declares; so cannot be the Romish Church impeached, but only they to whom the holy Ghost sent, most like first to visit his own, resisting true tokens and signs: the very unpardonable trespass, to which our Church in a nearer relation, holding in his appointed time for him any thing too difficult; in danger with those vipers, of breathing out like vapours, confined to that Pit or Abyss, Rev. 9 those heavenly lights obscuring with Fogs the third part of them; the Sin against the third person, that bids of it beware: with that loud voice from the Isle of Patmos, He that hath an ear, hear what the Spirit saith, etc. whilst Great Britain as though asleep, had a pass or dispensation not concerned in any such Alarms, made their pastime as Bedlam for entertaining the Holy Ghost, by this City, etc. such an offence, The Word of life, the leaves whereof expels the old Serpent's poison, darkness for unchangeable light exchanges, confutes ignorance, abates lust, and the like; like Pearls cast before Swine, etc. Such Grapes and Figs, our Thorn, the Rose and Thistle affords; forewarned though, Judge not, that ye be not judged (Matthew the 7.) for Lex talionis, and what Distraction and Division of late amongst them, that think to silence, those Cloven Tongues to quench them; when as for prevention of which, that Allegory Supper (Luke 14.) A certain man made a great supper, bade many, sent out a servant at supper time; with sleeveless excuses set light by, prophetical admonitions, so grown out of date: whereas in truth the letter but dead, observed only in a History way, without the Mystery going therewith understood; company none craves of his, saying, Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in and sup with him, etc. faring thereafter: witness that Summons issued forth, saying, Writ, Blessed are they called to the Lamb's supper (Rev. 19) expressly said to be The Spirit of Prophecy (ver. 10.) The witness of Jesus; for contempt of which, the fowls that know their time, they mustered, called to the supper of the great God, those birds of prey, to eat the flesh of Kings, the flesh of Captains, and horse flesh, of small and great, without respect of persons in that carnal estate worse than theirs lying to the holy ghost Acts, etc. or his folly, he that offered to buy it with money of the apostles, thus to belie and outface this, shed out again so impossible held, professed not a man of them should so much as taste thereof, the excommunication of the Clergies profession foreshowed, Author of all our evils.  
And for this here showed, so much, such indignity offered to the holy Spirits feast, vouchsafing to sup with us; toward which craving from yourself Sir this favour only, the table to take order may be furnished with fine linen and clean, styled, The righteousness of Sa nts, the judgement of those Students with you; upon this question, touching prophecy, supposed out of request, Whether higher disobedience in the one, to credit feigned miracles, or not to believe true ones? Also when made death to touch the forbidden, and others rejecting these, The Spirit and the Bride saying, Come; and Whosoever will, take of the water of life freely; which of them deserving the Name of a Church, or excluded rather to be out of Paradise.  
August, 1649.  
FINIS.