TRUTH Cleared of Scandals, or TRUTH lifting up its head above Scandals, etc.  
Occasioned by the Meeting of those people called Baptists, and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers. at Harliston in Stafforthshire, upon the 27. day of the 7. month, in the year 1654.  
Showing the difference betwixt the Ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist, and the true worship and the false, with a Discovery of the two seeds, and the New Covenant, the Doctrine of Baptisms, laying on of hands, the Resurrection, and eternal judgement, Heb. 6.1, 2, 3, and Heb. 12.22, and 23.  
Also, The unprofitable servant and the talents, and of being caught up into Paradise, the Thorn in the flesh, and what it is to take pleasure in infirmities, and what those infirmities are, that is to be gloried in; Also, something of Perfection, and Imperfection, and the glorying in the Cross largely proved, according to Scripture, etc.  
By one known to the world by the name of RICH. FARNWORTH.  
For Christ sent me not to Baptise, but to preach the Gospel, not with the enticing words of man's wisdom, neither, lest the Cross of Christ should be of none effect,  1 Cor. 1.17. and 18. 
LONDON, Printed, Anno Dom. 1654.   

To the READER.  
READER,  
IN the Reading of this ensuing Treatise, as thy understanding is kept open, thou may see the difference betwixt Truth and error, that thereby thou mayest choose the good and refuse the evil; try all things and hold fast that which is good, and take heed of censuring or judging the truth with evil thoughts, and out of an evil heart, lest judgement return upon thee again, but judge Righteous judgement, so shalt thou be preserved in Peace in thy Conscience. The cause of my writing of this little Treatise, was occasioned upon a Meeting at Harliston in Stafforth Shire, upon the 27. day of the 7. month, between the baptised people, and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers, to clear the Truth of many aspersions, and false accusations, as in the Reading thou wilt clearly see the differences betwixt Truth and error, as thou Readest with an understanding: And whereas we are accused for denying the Scriptures and the Ordinances of Christ, in short, thou mayest see what we own according to Scripture, and what we do deny, that is contrary to Scripture; also the trial of the Spirits, and the Doctrine of Baptisms, and the laying on of hands, and the Resurrection and eternal Judgement, true Faith, the Church of the firstborn written in heaven: Something of them spoken of in this Treatise, which may be for the bringing down of the kingdom of Antichrist, and the setting up of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, that Truth may be cleared of Scandals: But I am not sent to Baptise, but to Preach the Gospel, as in thy Reading thou wilt more plainly see.  
RICH. FARNWORTH.   

THE ORDINANCES AND WORSHIP Of GOD in the Spirit.  
GOD is a Spirit, and all his Ordinances are Spiritual, now in the Gospel-Ministration, and his Worship is in the Spirit, as it is written, John 4.23, 24. And the Worship and Ordinances of God in the Spirit we own, who are of the Circumcision in the heart, with the Spirit, who rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, Phil. 3.3. Col. 2.10, 11. Now the Lord is that Spirit which we all beholding with open face, as in a Glass, are changed from glory to glory into the same image and glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord, as it is written, 2 Cor. 3.17, 18.  
And secondly, the Church of God and of Christ we own, who are the household of Faith, made all of living stones, elect and precious, a Spiritual house for God to dwell in, whose house are we, who are builded upon the Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles, Christ Jesus being the Chief Corner Stone in whom all the building groweth into an holy Temple in the Lord, the Church of the firstborn, written in heaven, of which Christ Jesus is head, and we are complete in him who is the fullness, and filleth all in all, as it is written and witnessed. 1 Thess. 1.1. 1 Pet 2.5, 6, etc. Heb. 3.6. Eph. 1.22, 23. and Heb. 12.22, 23. Eph. 2.18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Col. 2.9.  
And thirdly, the Ministry of Christ in the Spirit we own, and the new Covenant, and the Law of God written in the heart, and we witness the teachings of the Lord as he hath promised and said, which promises of the Father we witness fulfilling and fulfilled, and we witness Christ Jesus who is the Saints high Priest, and the everlasting Sacrifice; we witness and own the Father's teachings according to his Promise, and we witness Christ Jesus to be our Passover, and that he is able to save to the utermost all those that come unto God by him, Heb. 8.10, 11. Jer. 31.31. to the 35. Isa. 54.13, 14. John 6.45. John 14.15, 16, 17. and 26. Heb. 7.25.  
Fourthly, The Baptism of Christ which is in the Spirit we own, and all who are Baptised into the Name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost, and are made partakers of the Name, nature, and properties of God; for he that hath the Son, hath life, and he that hath the Son hath the Father also, as Christ hath said, All mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them; and by one Spirit are we baptised into one body, and made to drink in one Spirit, where there is one Faith, one Lord, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, who are of the righteous seed, who are Baptised into Christ, and have put on Christ, as it is written and witnessed, 2 Pet. 1.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1 Pet. 3.18, 19, 20, 21. 1 John 5.10, 11, 12, 13. John 17.10. 2 John 9 1 Cor. 12.12, 13. Eph. 4.4, 5. Gal. 3.26, 27, 28, 29.  
Fifthly, Prayer we own, Praying by the Spirit of Christ, and if any man be in Christ Jesus he is a new creature, 2 Cor. 5.16, 17. and walks not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, and the same Spirit which raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, we witness dwelling in us, by which Spirit we are quickened, even by the Spirit of Christ that dwelleth in us, Rom. 8.10, 11. And we know that all that are born again of water, and the Spirit, and are led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God, and we have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father, the Spirit itself bearing witness with our spirits that we are the children of God, Rom 8.14, 15, 16. Likewise the Spirit helpeth us, and teacheth us to pray, for it maketh intercession for us, and he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for us according to the mind and will of God, Rom. 8.26, 27. Mat. 6.5, 6, 7, 8. Eph. 1.18.  
Sixthly, the holy Communion in the Spirit of love, that we witness; for God is love, and they that dwell in God dwell in love, and they that dwell in love dwell in God, and God in them, and herein is our love made perfect, as it is written, 1 john 4.16, 17, 18. And we own all those who abide in the doctrine of Christ, such as have fellowship with the Father, and the Son, and the rest we deny, as we are required, and as it is written and witnessed Eph. 5.11. 2 john 9, 10, 11. But that communion in the Spirit we own, which the Saints have fellowship in with the Father and the Son, and the Cup of blessing and communion in the blood of Christ we own, which the Saints drink in by the Spirit into one Body, as it is written and witnessed. 1 Cor ●0. 15, 16. 1 Cor. 12.13. And as Christ hath said, He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood dwelleth in me, and I in him; and the bread of life and the living food we witness, spoken of in john the 6, And the fruit of the Vine, and the Cup of blessing, which is the Communion of the Blood or life of Christ, who is the Vine and the virtue, and the bread of life for souls to seed on, and live, john 6.52, 53, 54. to the 59 john 15 And you that are spiritual, judge ye what I say, The bread which we break, is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ, and the Cup which we drink, is it not the Communion of the Blood of Christ; for we being many, are one Bread, and one Body, as it is written and witnessed, and we are partakers of that one Bread, 1 Cor. 10.15, 16, 17. Which Bread is Christ the Bread of life which our souls seeds on daily, and liveth; for ever praised be the Lord. john 6.48, 52, 58.  
Seventhly, Singing with the Spirit and the understanding that we own, 1 Cor. 14.15. and we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding to know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ; and this is true God, and life eternal, as it is written and witnessed, 1 john 5.20. but to sing David's conditions in Rhyme and Meeter, as the world that lieth in wicked and without the understanding do, john 5.19. that we deny, and against it testify; but Hymns and spiritual Songs with grace in the heart, that we own, as it is written and witnessed, Col. 3.15, 16. and to sing with the Spirit and the understanding new Songs, which none can learn but those that are redeemed from the earth, that we own who are redeemed and witness, as it is written, Rev 5.9, 10. Rev. 14.3, 4, 5.  
Eightly, Preaching by the Spirit we own, by which Faith comes in the hearing of the Son, which is sent of the Father, preaching to the Spirits in prison, 1 Pet. 3.19. and all that are sent by the Spirit, and are of the Seed Royal, such we own, as it is written and witnessed, Isa. 59.21. Isa. 61. Isa. 48.16, 17.  
And all who are anointed by the Spirit to Preach, which Preacheth by the Spirit, and giveth freely as they have received freely, such we own, Isa. 55. Ch. and Isa. 61. and all such we own as are sanctified, and sent of the Father, that have no unrighteousness in them, who are able Ministers of the New Covenant, not of the Letter but of the Spirit, as it is written and the word of Faith in the Spirits Ministration, we own and honour in our souls, God is our Record that we lie not, but his Spirit witnesseth with us in the same, who are sealed and sent, and are led by his Spirit, whereby we know that we are the Sons and the children of God, as it is written and witnessed, Rom. 8.14, 15, 16. John 7.16, 17, 18. 1 John 1.2, 3, 4, 5. Rom. 10.6, 7, 8. John 3.31, 32, to the end. Rom. 10.13, 14, 15. Gal. 1.11, 12, 15, 16. Mat. 11.27. Mat. 10. 2 Cor. 3.6.  
But all hireling Priests that Preaches for hire, and bears rule by their means, as the false Prophets did, and as they do, Isa. 56.10, 11. Jer. 5.30, 31. Ezek. 34. 2 Pet. 2. Such we deny, and against them testify, and all that holds upon idols temple, and calls it a Church and sprinkles In●●●ts, and 〈…〉 Christ nor his Apostles never practised any such thing to such objects, neither have they any Rule in the Scripture for it, such we deny, and all that do things by imitation from the Letter, and have not the life, and all that are called of men Masters, and have the chiefest place in the idols temples, and such as takes Tithes, who oppress the creation thereby, such are no Ministers of Christ, but are Gentiles, and amongst the Scribes and Pharisees, and such we deny, and woe is their portion, therefore beware of all such, Mark, 12.38, 39, 40. and Mark 10.42, 43, 44. Matthew 23, and all such we deny, who have fellowship with devils, that eat and drink not discerning the Lords body as the Gentiles do, and as it is written, 1 Cor. 10.29. 1. Cor. 10.20, 21.  
And all that takes Texts, and adds their own inventions, and speaks the words of others, stealing the word from their neighbour, and speaketh from the mouth of the Lord, and saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, such we deny, Rev. 22.18. Jer 23.29.30.31.32.  
And all that denyeth perfection by Christ in the New Covenant, and Gospel Ministration, such we deny, and witness the New Covenant and the perfection, as it is written, Rom. 10.14.   

TRUTH Lifting up its head above Scandals. Rom. 1.16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. Rom. 1.28. to the end. Rom. 2.5, 6, 7, 8, 9  
Occasioned at a Meeting at Harliston in Stafforthshire, upon the 4. day of the week, and the 27. day of the 7. month, between those called Quakers, and the people of the water Baptism, or one called by the Name of Thomas Pallard, a teacher to that people, and one known to the world by the name of Richard Farnworth, whom they scornfully call a Quaker.  
THomas Pallard, at the Meeting as abovesaid, thou coming thither of purpose to cavil, to oppose the Truth that day, thou out of subtlety, and serpentine policy, when thou could not in honesty object any thing against what was declared, yet out of subtlety thou queried concerning the New Covenant spoken of, that day, and asked, whether or no I lived in the enjoyment of that Covenant spoken of, I answered and said I did.  
Then thou Pallard said, that in the tenor of the New Covenant, it was said, according to the Father's promise, that they in that Covenant should be all taught of God, and he would be merciful unto their sins and iniquities, and remember them no more, and then it it was so, it might follow that I was freed from sin; and John said, he that said he had no sin, he deceived himself, and the truth was not in him.  
Here out of subtlety thou went about to have had John's words to have crossed the end of the New Covenant of grace, which is confirmed by an Oath of him that liveth for ever, for the Law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, which hope is Christ as it is said, the Mystery and the hope of Glory, as it is written, Col. 1.27. 1 john 3.3. verse, and he that hath this hope purifieth himself even as he is pure, as john hath said, whose words thou would have had by thy craft, to have made void and null the Covenant of God, in Christ Jesus our Lord, which thou could not, for Christ Jesus is the end of the one, and the beginning and fulfilling of the other, who took away the first, and did establish the second, and by one offering he hath for ever perfected them that are sanctified, and their sins and iniquiries will he remember no more, as he hath said; and where remission of sins is, there is no more offering for sin, but there is boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way which he hath consecrated through the vail, that is to say his flesh, Heb. 10.9, 10, to the 21.  
Then Pallard I asked thee, if john when he spoke those words did write those words for a continuance in sin, because afterwards he saith, My little children, these things writ I unto you that ye sin not, 1 john 2.1. And john said afterwards, My little children I have written unto you because your sins are forgiven you for his Names sake, and he that abideth in him sinneth not, he that sinneth hath neither seen him nor known him, as it is written 1 john 2.13 14. 1 john 3.6, 7.  
And as john is speaking of the two seeds, and the new birth, and the manifestations of the love of Christ, and the difference between the godly and the wicked, or the children of God and the children of the devil, and as he cometh up to speak of higher degrees in the growth, he saith, He that is born of God sinneth not, neither can he sin because he is born of God, and his seed remaineth in him, and he cannot sin because his seed remaineth in him; and he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not, as it is written, 1 john 3 9 1 john 5.18. And john said, that he that commits sin is of the devil, and he that sinned not was of God, and thereby the children of God and the children of the devil was to be known asunder, for the devil's children sinneth, and Gods children sinneth not, as it is there said, and Christ Jesus was made manifest to take away their sins, and in him was no sin at all, and as he was, so was they than in that present world, as it is written and left upon record. 1 john 3.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 1 john 3.14. 1 john 2.27, 28. 1 john 5.20. 1 john 4.16, 17.  
Pallard, than thou told of a visible Church, and visible Officers, and visible Ordinances, etc.  
Answ. I said unto thee again, that the Church was in God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, made all of living Stones, elect and precious, a spiritual house for God to dwell in, by the Spirit, and Officers and overseers were made by the holy Ghost, and he is not visible, for the world seethe him not, neither knoweth him, as it is written. Acts 20.28. 1 Pet. 2.5, 6. john 14.17.  
And God is a Spirit, and his Church is spiritual, and they endured as seeing him who is invisible, and they were not come to the Mount which could be touched, but they was come to Mount Zion, and to the City of the living God, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, which is invisible, and to an innumerable company of Angels, and to the General Assembly and Church of the first born, written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of just men made perfect, and that was not visible, but invisible, and incomprehensible in the power and life of God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Heb. 12.22, 23.  
And Christ is the head of this spiritual body his Church, which he hath purchased with his blood, and he rules in it, and orders it by his Spirit, and he hath put all things under his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the Church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all, Eph. 1, 22, 23.  
And he came and preached peace to them that were a far off, and to them that were nigh, and he also preached to the Spirits in prison, 1 Pet. 3 19 And he is the same yesterday, to day and for ever, Heb. 13.8. and the word of Faith is preached by the Righteousness of Faith in the heart by Christ Jesus there, in his Church and Temple which is holy and pure: 1 Cor. 3.16, 17. Rom 10.6, 7, 8.  
For through him we have an access to the Father by one Spirit, and are baptised by one Spirit, into one Body, which is Spiritual, and we are made to drink into one Spirit, where the fruit of the Vine is, and the bread of life, and the water of life, the thirsty souls for to refresh, and there is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God, and Father of us all, who are heirs according to the promise, and being baptised into Christ, we have put on Christ, and are fellow-Citizens with the Saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles, Christ Jesus being the chief corner Stone, in whom all the building fitly framed, groweth unto an holy Temple in the Lord, in whom also we are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit; and God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in Truth, and the Church is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Eph. 2.17. 1 Cor. 12.12, 13. Gal. 3.27, 28, 29. Eph. 2.18. to the end. john 6. Phil. 3.3. john 4.23, 24. 1 Thess. 1.1. verse.  
Then I asked thee Thomas Pallard water Baptizer, if God who was a Spirit was visible, for the Church is in him, the Pillar and Ground of all Truth, and the Word and the Law and the Ordinances and Oracles of God stands in the incomprehensibleness of his infiniteness, and his Worship is in the Spirit and power of the holy Ghost in the eternity and the essence of the Scripture, or the Divine Epistles written by the Spirit is in the heart tables as it is written, not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God in the mystery, and the Baptism is in the Spirit, and praying and singing and preaching is in the power, and pure and eternal wisdom by the Spirit, and the watch is in the Spirit, and all the officers and overseers in the Church of Christ, is in the Spirit made by the power and authority of the holy Ghost in the blood of Christ, sealed by the Spirit, and anointed, and Christ is the chief Shepherd and Bishop of the soul, and maketh his Angel's Spirits, and his Ministers flames of fire, and they are not of the Letter but of the Spirit, not made by the will of man, but by the 〈◊〉 ill of God, which is sanctification, and Paul was made a Minister of the New Covenant, in the Gospel Ministration, not by the will of man but by the will of God, and by the Revelation of Jesus Christ, as he certified to the brethren by the Spirit, Gal. 1.11, 12, and Christ was revealed in him, Gal. 1.15, 16, and he did preach Christ by the Spirit in them that he preached unto, and they were able Ministers, not of the Letter but of the Spirit, 2 Cor. 4.5, 6, 7. Col. 1.25, 26, 27. and 28. 2 Cor, 3. to the 7, verse.  
And thou Pallard, who art a great teacher to the baptised people, at that time said, that the Spirit and the Letter were inseparable, etc.  
Ans. Herein thou openly laid out thy ignorance of God, and of Christ and the Spirit and the Gospel, and the New Covenant, and thy nakedness is bare, thy covers will not hid thee, to say the Letter and the Spirit is inseparable: God is a Spirit, but God is not the Letter, neither is the Letter God; Christ is the New Covenant, but Christ is not the Letter, neither is the Letter Christ, and the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation, but the Letter is neither the Gospel nor the power, but declareth of it, and if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost, in whom the God of this world hath blinded their minds, 2 Cor. 4.3, 4. But the Letter is not hid, it is open to all, to read, or get read, but the Gospel is yet hid to thee Pallard, and all in thy nature, and thou hast made thyself a Minister of the Letter by thy own will, and never was made a Minister of the Gospel of grace, nor of the New Covenant yet in the blood or life of Jesus, according to the will of God the Father, that saith the Letter and the Spirit are one, and inseparable, as if the Spirit of God were locked up and confined in the Letter, which is death, and if so, all the world would have the Spirit, and buy and sell it, if it were in the Letter, and at an easy rate, they might buy it for three or four shillings, for so may they buy the Letter, but the Spirit cannot be bought, therefore it is not in the Letter; if that the Spirit had been so easily come to, or if it could have been bought, Simon Magus proffered money for it, but could not thereby gain it: And when he saw that through laying on of the Apostles hands the holy Ghost was given; he offered them money for it; now the holy Ghost is not in the Letter, but the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of God, in the Blood or Life of Christ: but the Letter is not the Spirit Printed in Paper, and bound up in Leather, that a man may carry it in his hand or pocket, and buy it and sell it for money, so can he not do the holy Ghost & many may be baptised with water, and want the Spirit as thou dost, and many of you water baptizers do, that as yet knows no holy Ghost, that says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, there you water Baptizers are out of the Doctrine and life of the Apostles, and they that baptised with water, who had power to give the holy Ghost, which you have not, Read Acts 8.12. to the 18.  
And when Simon saw, that through the laying on of the Apostles hands the holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also that power; Simon did acknowledge the holy Ghost to be the power, and not the Letter, here he was beyond you, but because the Spirit and Power is separated from the Letter, Simons money and he was like to peish, that thought to have bought the Spirit and power of God, had it been in the Letter he might have bought and sold it, but he could not attain to it, and all that trades with the Letter are as ignorant of the Spirit, as Simon was, and all that thinks to buy it for money, and raise the Spirit out of the Letter, are sorcerers, and in nature like to Simon Magus, and Simon the Sorcerer spoken of in Scripture, that were in the Apostles times, and now there are many Maguses and Elimases without the Spirit, and hath the Letter, but labours to keep people out of the Faith and power of Truth, and seeks to shut up the Kingdom of Heaven from men, as the Pharisees did, and keep people in outside forms, without the holy Ghost, or the Power, as thou Pallard and all in that nature doth, that saith, the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable; there thou art out of the Faith, and out of the power of the Spirit, and wants the holy Ghost, and art in that generation which had the Letter, but persecuted the Spirit and art baptised, but wants the holy Ghost, as Simon did, Acts 8.18, 19, to the 24. Acts 13.6, 7, 8, to the 11. Mat. 23.12, 13, 15, 25, 28, 33.  
And thou Pallard, when thou stood to oppose the truth, and to keep people out of the Faith, in a dead water form, which neither washeth within, nor cleanseth from sin, as thou said, yet Elimas-like thou would withstand the Trnth, and laboured to keep out of the Faith with thy sorceries, and said that the Letter and the Spirit was inseparable, but thou herein was nakedly seen, insomuch that the people many of them would not be deluded by thee, but cried out of thy folly, as they might well, that said the Letter and the Spirit were inseparable, then said the people, if so, the Spirit might be bought for three or four shillings, and many would have the Spirit, for they might buy a Bible for 3 or 4 s. Here Pallard, thou great water Baptizer, thy folly did exceedingly appear, and thy ignorance of God and the Spirit was thereby discovered, and that thou art a mere formal hypocrite, in the form and the Letter without the Spirit; and here I charge thee in the presence of the Lord to be no Minister of Christ, nor the Gospel, nor of the New Covenant, but without the Spirit, and knows not the power nor the holy Ghost, and thou and all in thy nature hath no more power to lay on hands than Simon Magus had, who was baptised in the water, but had not the holy Ghost, and thy laying on of hands will work no more effect than Simons would have done; for the power thou hast not, nor none in thy nature, that saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, and thou art no minister of the Spirit, but of the Letter, and ran, but never was sent of the Lord, therefore he is against thee, and all in thy nature, that steals words from others to speak, as the false Prophets did, read Jer. 23.21, 22, 30, 31, 2. verse.  
Thou Pallard water Baptizer, that art a Minister of the Letter, and not the Spirit, that saith the Spirit and the Letter are one, or inseparable thou art contrary to the Ministers of Christ, and the New Covenant in the Gospel ministration, who were able Ministers of the Spirit, and not of the Letter: for the Letter is death, but the Spirit is life, and is out of the Letter, and in the new Covenant, anointed and sealed are they that are sent, and preaches the Spirit and not the Letter. 1 John 2.20; 27. John 3.33, 34. 2 Cor. 3.6.  
Here thou art shut out of the anointing, and out of the new Covenant and out of the Spirit, and so are all in thy nature, and are in darkness and death, unsent, and unsealed, and not anointed, no Ministers of the life nor the Spirit, but of death and darkness, and in the oldness of the Letter, and not in the newness of the Spirit, and there you are separated from the life of Truth, and in the self separation, who have not the Spirit, that say the Letter is the Spirit, or the Letter and the Spirit is one, and cannot be separated, but the Ministers of Christ were not of the Letter, but out of the self-separation, and in the Spirit, and had the manifestation of the Spirit, and the gifts given to profit withal, 1 Cor. 12. and they did not then serve in the oldness of the Letter, as you Baptists do, but their service stood in the life and power of Truth, and in newness of the Spirit, and not in the Letter: neither was their preaching with the enticing words of man's wisdom as yours is, but with demonstration of the Spirit, and in power, that the Faith of others might stand out of the wisdom or policy of man, in the power wisdom and strength perfection and power of God, 1 Cor. 2.4, 5. 1 Cor, 1.30, 31. 1 Cor. 1.18. 1 Cor. 2.6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Rom. 7.6, verses.  
And Ministers of the new Covenant in the power and life of Truth were Divine Epistles written in the Tables of the heart, written not with ink as the Letter is, but their Divine writings in the heart tables, were by the Spirit of God both written and ministered out from the Spirit, and not from the Letter, as it is said, ● Cor. 3.  
And here thou Pallard, and all in thy nature, are razed out of their Ministry, and out of their Divine Epistles, and out of their life, and art in the Letter, as the false conceited Jews was without the Word of eternal life, that lived by their thoughts and conceits then, as you Baptists do now, and Jesus Christ said unto them, Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they that do testify of me; I am the life, and ye will not come unto me that ye might have life; see john 5.39, 40.  
The Jew outwardly which put Christ to death had the Letter, but not the spirit, nor the life, and there they was separated from the spirit and the life, and the love of God was not in them, but they had great knowledge of the Letter without them. john 5.40, 41, 42. Mat. 2.4, 5, 6.  
And thou Pallard art amongst the outward Jews, and all in thy nature without the love of God as they was, and opposeth the Truth as they did, and hath knowledge in the Letter as they had, but are without the spirit, and the power of the holy Ghost as they was, and the Letter is thy life, and thou wilt not come out of it to Christ, who is the eternal life, who thyself art in death and darkness, that saith the Letter and the spirit are inseparable and afterwards says ignorantly that it is a History, and the Spirit is to thee a mystery, that art so in confusion, and in Egypt and Babylon, building up and throwing down, and deluding the people thereby; for shame, blush, and give over deceiving the people, and all such as thou art, who hath the Letter, but not the spirit, that saith the spirit and the Letter is one and cannot be divided nor separated, and yet calleth it a History, when the Scripture saith, Christ is a Mystery, than not a history; therefore silence deceit, and stop your mouths, your blackness and darkness is seen, and your deeds are for condemnation with the light, that are acted in that nature, contrary to the light: John 3.19, 20.  
Pallard thou art ignorant of God, and all in thy nature, that saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, for God is a Spirit, but God is not the Letter, the Word of God is eternal life, and doth endure for ever, this is the record that God hath given to us even eternal life, and this life is in his Son, 1 john 5.10, 11. and not in the Letter; and we know that the son of God is come, & hath given us an understanding that we may know him that is true and we are in him that is true, not in the Letter which is death, but in the son which is life, even in his son Jesus Christ, this is true God and life eternal, and the Word of God is eternal life, which doth endure for ever: 1 john 5.12, 18, 20. 1 Pet. 1.22, 23.  
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, all things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made, in him was life, and the life was the Light of men, etc. john 1.1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  
The Word is God, but the Letter is not God, neither were all things made by the Letter, but all things were made by the Word, therefore the Spirit which is the Word of God: Eph. 6.17. is not the Letter: The Word is within in the heart, Rom. 10.6, 7, 8. 1 john 2.14. Col. 3.16. but the Letter is without, bound up in Paper and ink, which declares of of the Word.  
The Word is the life of the world, and the Word sanctifieth soul and body, as it is said, sanctify them with thy Word, but it is not said, sanctify them with the Letter, and so we were washed, cleansed, justified, and sanctified in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God, john 17.16, 17, 1 Cor. 6.11. john 6●. 1. john 8.12.  
But Letter doth not sanctify, neither is the Letter the Light and life of sanctified men, but the Word and the Spirit is, which is not the Letter.  
And all things are upheld by the Word of his power, Hebrews the 1. But all things are not upheld by the Letter.  
See how dark and ignorant of God art thou Pallard; for the Word of God is as a fire, and a hammer, and breaketh the Rocks to pieces, jer. 23.29. but the Letter doth not, and the Word of the Lord is as a fire in the bones, jer. 20.9. but the letter is not; by the Word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them, by the Breath of his mouth, Psal. 33.6. but by the Letter they were not; the Word of the Lord is for ever settled in heaven, so is not the Letter, Psal. 119 89. His name is called the Word of God: Rev. 19.13: But his Name is not the Letter: Pallard how dark art thou, that says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable; and then after called it a History, is the Spirit of God a History? and is Christ a History? The declaration, saith he, is a Mystery; but I bade thee instance one place where the Bible was called a History, but thou could not: see how confused thou art, and how blind, and if the blind lead the blind, shall not both fall into the ditch? Here I charge thee to be ignorant of God, and ignorant of his teachings: And I charge thee to be no Minister of Christ, nor the Gospel, that says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable; thou hast set up thyself to be a Teacher of others, and many such as thou art, who art yet untaught of God, and you would be teachers of others, before you be taught to deny yourselves, and thou, and all that says the Spirit and the Letter are inseparable, and calls it a History, you are blind and ignorant of the Mystery, and blind and ignorant of the truth, and the power of God you know not, nor the holy Ghost, that preaches the Letter without the Spirit, and would raise up the spirit out of the dead Letter, all such are witches. Sorcerers, and conjurers; and we hold all such accursed: Gal. 1.8, 9 Gal. 3.  
The Apostles of Christ went up and down preaching the Kingdom, and preaching the Word, and not the Letter, and the Word grew and multiplied, but the Letter did not grow and multiply, Acts 12 24. And they were sent out to preach by the Spirit, but they were not sent out to preach by the Letter; and the Spirit of Christ doth quicken the mortal body, but the Letter doth not, but the Letter doth not, and by the Spirit Christ were raised from the dead, but by the Letter he were not raised from the dead; Isaiah was anointed to preach by the Spirit, but the Letter hath not the 〈◊〉 to anoint withal; he said, the Lord God and his Spirit had sent him, but he did not say the Letter sent him, neither did he ask leave of the Letter, when the Spirit said go, and all the Apostles were sent by the Spirit in the power of the holy Ghost, but they was not sent by the Letter, which is neither Spirit power nor holy Ghost; and the Spirit of the Lord bade Philip join himself to the Eunuch's chariot, but the letter did not, the Eunuch had the Letter to read, but knew not the guide which is the Spirit, Rom. 8.14. and the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip again, that the Eunuch saw him no more, but the Letter did not: Acts 8.29, and 39 Rom. 8.11. Isa. 61. Luk 4.18. Acts 1.8. And the Spirit itself beareth witness with our Spirits that we are the children of God, etc. Rom. 8.16 1 John 3.24 Isa. 48.16.  
Pallard, thou water Baptizer, and all you Water Baptizers, that say the Letter and the Spirit is one, or inseparable, here your ignorance of God and Christ and the Spirit is seen, that you have the Letter but not the Spirit, and stands in need to be taught what be the first Principles of Religion, though you take upon you to be teachers of others, you are yet dull of hearing, and knoweth neither the power, spirit, nor holy Ghost, Church Faith, hope, election, overseers made by the holy Ghost, nor the anointing, nor yet the true fear, that saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, and is a History, as thou Pallard said, who also said, that judgement was not committed to Christ, whilst he were in the world, and Christ himself said, that for judgement was he come into the world, that they that saw not might see, and that they that saw might be made blind, John 9.39.  
And thou here would make Christ a liar, that saith he had not judgement committed to him whilst he was in the world, and he said, for judgement he came into the world, but thou that says thou sees, art now sound blind and ignorant of the Mystery, that saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, and calls it a History, but thou are found the liar, and the Antichrist, and knows not the Spirit, who are not in the Doctrine, of Christ and so hath not God, 2 john 9: and thou liar, and all liars are for the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, as the Scripture saith, Rev. 22.15. Rev 21.27. Rev. 20.8.  
Therefore Pallard stop thy mouth, and all in thy nature, who are out of the Light, and out of the Truth, and silence deceit, I charge thee in the presence of the Lord, as I said to thee when thou went forth, to go away from that place, for I shall be a witness for the truth, against thee and thy deceit, before the judgement seat of Christ, and to that in thy conscience shall I be witnessed which doth convince thee of sin, and check and reprove thee in secret; thou said three times that I denied the Scriptures to manifest thy lies, when it was proved by the Scriptures, and witnessed to the contrary there, evidently before thy eyes, as many can witness, and that within thy conscience will witness the same, that which reproves thee for sin and evil, and checks thee in secret, which lets thee see the deceit of thy heart, and maketh manifest subtlety and craft, which is acted in that nature contrary to the light, but the Lord taketh the wise in their own craftiness, as it is written, and so was thou taken in thy snare thyself, about thy water-baptism, that thou could not get lose, though thou make it thy idol which thou so much takes pleasure in, but thy image would not abide the fire and the hammer at that time, but was ready to break all in piece; but thy works, and every man's works in thy nature shall be tried by fire, and all that will not abide the fire shall be burnt; for every man's works shall be made manifest, whether it be silver, gold, precious stones, wood, hay, or stubble that he buildeth for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire, and the fire shall try every man's works of what sort it is, and his works that will not abide the fire must be burnt, and he himself suffer loss, as thou art like to do, and all in thy nature, for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, he taketh the wise in their own craftiness, as thou wast taken in thine, and thy Babylonish building is known, with the Light it is seen and comprehended, and with the Light to be condemned, and if any of those bvilders in thy nature be saved, it must be so as by fire: 1 Cor. 3.12, 13, 14, 15 and 19 and 20.  
Thou couldst not witness that thy water baptism did wash away sin, neither couldst thou witness that thy sins were washed away by it, but were in confusion and lies, saying and unsaying, Babylonish, building up, and throwing down, and daubing with untempered mortar, as all in thy nature do, neither couldst thou witness the gift of the holy Ghost, that it were or could be given by any of you water baptizers, when it were demanded of thee upon thy examination in that thing at that time, as many can witness, and that in thy conscience shall witness the same, the Light of Christ Jesus which will condemn thee, and all that hate it, and are contrary to it; for this is the condemnation of the world, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, and the reason is, because their deeds are evil, as thine is: John 3.19, 20.  
And as thou could not witness to the washing away of sin by your water Baptism, nor the gift of the holy Ghost to be given by it, when it was demanded of thee, neither couldst thou witness to the eternal judgement, and also denied perfection to be attainable; and here thou, and all you water baptizers are razed out of the Apostles doctrine and life, who said, that they would leave the first Principles of the Doctrine of Christ, and go on to perfection; which you Baptists, and thou Pallard, great water Baptizer, denies, and so denies that which is the whole life of truth, and the Apostles and Ministers of Christ, and they that had passed through the Doctrine of Baptisms, and the laying on of hands, they passed on to the Resurrection, and to eternal judgement, which thou Pallard denies, for they came to the General Assembly and church of the first born, written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant, and they knew the shake, not of the earth only, but of the heavens also, that things which could not be shaken might remain, which shake thou knows nothing of, nor none in thy nature, that denies perfection, and the eternal judgement, but we having received a Kingdom which cannot be moved, have received grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear; for our God is a consuming fire, the same that theirs was that left the first Principles of the Doctrines of Baptisms, and the laying on of hands, and the Resurrection of the dead, and came to the eternal judgement, and to God the judge of all, and to the Spirits of just men made perfect, and were in the Church of the first born, written in heaven, and had received the Kingdom, and know the consuming fire, and dwelled with everlasting burn, and this I witness, he that can receive it let him, Heb. 6.1, 2, 3. Heb. 12.22. to the end. Isaiah. 40.28, 29, Isaiah 33.14, 15, 16, etc.  
But to thee Pallard, great water Baptizer, this is a mystery, and to all in thy nature, that denies the eternal judgement, and the first Resurrection, and the perfection which the Saints witnessed, and they were risen with Christ, and were made to sit together with him in heavenly places, and said to others in their grouh, If ye he risen with Christ, set your affections on things which are above, and not on things which are on the earth, and some said, that their conversation were in heaven, and others knew that so many of them as were Baptised into Christ, were baptised into his death, that like as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so they also should walk in newness of life, etc. Rom. 6.3, 4, 5, 6. Eph. 2.4, 5, 6. Col. 3.1, 2. Phil. 3.20, 21. Rev. 20.6. Rev. 21.1, 2, 3. to the 9  
But thou, and you water baptizers are yet in the oldness of the Letter, and not in the baptism of sufferings, nor in the new life, nor knows nothing of the eternal Judgement, nor of the Resurrection, nor perfection, nor the New Covenant, nor the Seal thereof, that says the Bible is a History, and the Spirit and the Letter are inseparable, as thou Pallard, great waterman did; and thou, and the other that were with thee at that, time, impudently did lie before the people, and said, Christ had not judgement committed to him whilost he were in the world, and Christ himself said, for that cause was he come into the world, as I then told thee, and as thou mayest see in John 9.39. And where he said to the Jews that they judged him after the flesh, but he judged no man after the flesh, but he judged righteously, and with righteous judgement, and his judgement was true, for he and his Father was one, as he there said, and he was one that bore witness of himself, and the Father that sent him bare witness with him, and Christ there had judgement with the Father, and all judgement he said were committed to him; and he told them (the envious Jews) that they were of their father the devil, and his works they would do, and he told them there was no truth in them, for their father the devil had not abode in the Truth, and they was of him, and he told them he knew that they had not the love of God in them, and his judgement was true, and he called them serpents and vipers, and said, How-should they escape the damnation of hell, and he pronounced woes to Pharisees and Hypocrites then, such as had a form from the Letter, but was separated from the Spirit and life of what they did profess, and from Christ and the new Covenant, and were in the Letter without the Spirit, as you Baptizers are and as thou Pallard art, and all that are in their nature, and such as say the Bible is a History, and the Spirit and the Letter is inseparable, and that says, Christ had not judgement committed to him whilst he were in the world, as you Baptists, and thou Pallard did, here I charge thee in the presence of the Lord, and all in thy nature to be false accusers of Christ, and liars and enemies of his truth, as the envious Jews was, as thou Pallard art, and all you who are in their nature, and as you may read, John 8.44. John. 5.39, 40, 41; etc. Mat. 23.33.  
Thou may well take upon thee Pallard to lie of me and the truth, that would so impudently lie of Christ, that said he had not judgement committed to him, nor given him whilst he was in the world, when he said, that for judgement he was come into the world, as I then told thee: And secondly he said, that he had life in himself as the Father had, and he had authority given him to execute judgement, as it is written, and as he was come for Judgement into the world, and had authority given him to execute it: So thirdly, he had power to quicken whom he would, as well as the Father, and he said, that the Father had committed all judgement unto him, John 9.39. John 5.21. to the 28.  
And thou that said the Bible was a History, and yet the Letter and the Spirit is inseparable, and that Christ had not judgement committed to him whilst he was in the world, and that Christ had not Judgement committed to him; for he had a body, and were sensible of hunger, and such stuff thou had, and were in the lies, blasphemies, and false accusations, as thy fruits made thee manifest, yet thou takes upon thee to teach and baptise, and art of great account amongst poor seduced water baptised people; but thou art discovered to thy shame, and it may be for the good of many poor souls to see your deceits come to light. Oh, thou deceitful one, be ashamed and confounded, let shame cover thy face, repent and give over deceiving the people, and all in thy nature, now thou art warned, as thou was then, and to the Light of God in thy conscience am I made manifest, and that will witness for me and the Truth, against thee and thy deceit before the Judgement Seat of Christ, in the great day of the Lord, when I shall also stand before the Judgement Seat, and be a witness against thee there, except thou repent of thy lies and blasphemies, and false accusations, and deny them all openly, as thou witnessed to them openly, and now to the Light in thy conscience shall this be witnessed, which light will be thy eternal condemnation, if thou hate it, and act knowingly and wilfully contrary to it; now thou hast time, prise it, for one woe is past, but behold two woes more followeth after, as it is written; And the sixth Angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden Altar, which is before God, saying to the sixth Angel which had the Trumpet, lose the four Angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates, and the four Angels were loosed which were prepared, for an hour and a day and a month and a year, for to slay the third part of men; he that both an car to hear let him hear, and he that can receive it, let him receive it: Rev. 9.12, 13, 14, 15 Zech 13.  
Therefore now Pallard, great water Baptizer, and all that are as thou art, teachers of others before they be taught themselves, and all imitations, that worships ye know not what, who are dipped In the water, but are ignorant of the Divine nature, that says the Bible is a History, and yet the Letter and the Spirit, Pallard, thou says are one and inseparable; how blind and ignorant art thou, and are you Baptizers of the Mystery, silence all flesh, and stop your mouths, and take heed of deluding poor people any longer, I warn you, and charge you, in the presence of the Lord, as you will answer it, before the Judgement seat of the great God, and Pallard, that in thy conscience shall be a witness for me, when thou sees me not, the Light of Christ Jesus there, for to that am I made manifest, yet shut up from thy dark mind, for Light shines in darkness, but darkness comprehendeth it not, john 1.9,  
Yet Light comprehendeth darkness, though darkness cannot comprehend the Light, and with the Light that comprehends the world art thou comprehended, and with the Light which changeth not art thou seen, and all in thy nature, and known to be our of the Light, and out of the Truth, and out of the new Covenant, and out of the Church that is in God the firstborn which is written in heaven, and no officer there, nor no Minister of the new Covenant and the Spirit, nor yet baptised into Christ, nor no friend of Christ, nor none in thy nature, no more than the envious Jews and the Pharisees was, and the Priests; the Priests of the world and thou art in one nature, and guided by one spirit, the same that guides all the children of disobedience, as it doth you, and there is no difference between them and you, but that you have the sheep's clothing, and they have the wolves, but both one inside, and nature; thou hast the outside form according to the Letter more than they have, but thou art without the power, and ignorant of the Mystery in the Spiritas they are, and as abovesaid, that says the Bible is the History in the Letter, and yet thou says the roughness is felt, and thy darkness is seen, thou dark Sot, would thou bring God and Christ, Faith, hope, Election, and the New Covenant, the holy Ghost, and the eternal Spirit and blood of the Covenant, within the compass of death, and have them historical, that says the Scriptures or Letter of the Bible is a History, and the Spirit and the Letter are inseparable, when as I told thee a History was a fable or a story, but the Scriptures I own to be a true Declaration of the Truth that they lived in that spoke them forth; and the Declaration of the Truth is most certainly believed amongst us that the world scornfully calls Quakers, and the life of them enjoyed, Christ Jesus the chief shepherd and Bishop of our souls; and though the Scriptures outwardly be not the Spirit nor the eternal▪ Word, nor the life of God and Christ and the Saints, yet the Scriptures are a true Declaration of those things declared of, Luk. 1.1. but not the Word of God, for it is eternal life, and liveth and endureth for ever: 1 John 2, 3.4, 5. 1 Pet 1.22.23.  
I would have had thee Pallard, to have proved by the Scripture that it was any where called a History, and that the Spirit of God was kept or confined in a history or a fable, but thou could not, for godliness is a mystery, and the Divine Writings by the Spirit are in the new heart tables, as it is written, Col. 1.27. 2 Cor. 3.2, 3. and the Saints knows Christ in them, and the opening of the Mystery, and his Ministers preaches him amongst the Gentiles now; for you self-conceated ones, like the outward Jews, will none of his counsel; but great is the mystery of godliness, 1 Tim. 3.16. and the Comforter that abideth for ever, even the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive; and you Pharisees and selfconceited ones cannot receive it, neither do you know him, that says the Spirit is in the Letter, and the Letter is a History, but we know him in the mystery, and the Spirit of Truth to be out of a History, for he dwelleth in us, as saith the Scripture, John 14.15, 16, 17. Rom. 8.10, 11. Praised be the Lord for the riches of his love to our souls, in taking of the Seals, and opening the mystery in the Lord Jesus Christ, Rev. 5. Isa. 29.11. to the end. Col, 1.25, 26, 27, 28.  
Which mystery is yet hid to thee Pallard, water-Baptizer, and all in thy nature, that says the Spirit and the Letter is inseparable, and is a History; stop thy mouth for shame, and cover thy lips, for the promise is not to that seed of the serpent which you wise ones of the world are one with, as the Pharisees and the envious Jews was; but the promise is to the seed of Abraham, according to the Spirit. Gen. 17. Gal. 3, 29. Gal. 4.28, 29.  
But as it was then, so it is now, they that are after the flesh persecute them that are after the Spirit, who are of that seed, yet we preach Christ crucified unto you self-conceated ones, and outward Jews a stumbling block; and unto the Greeks foolishness, but unto them that are of the seed according to the promise, and are for salvation, Christ the wisdom of God and power of God; for Christ hath not sent us to baptise with water, but to preach to the Spirits in prison, as he did, 1 Pet. 3.18, 19 to the end, and not to preach the Gospel with the enticing words of man's wisdom, lest the cross of Christ should be of none effect, which is of great effect unto us, and to all that are subject unto it; for therein is our glorying in the Cross, by which we are crucified unto the world, and the world is by it crucified unto us, and we are crucified with Christ, yet we live but our life is in him, and by the Cross we live in him, and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the Cross having thereby slain the enmity, he came and preached peace to them that were a fare off, and to them that were nigh, for by the Cross through him we have an access by one Spirit unto the Father; and God forbidden that we should glory in any thing save in the Cross of Christ, by which we are dead, and crucified to the world, and the world unto us: for in Christ Jesus there is not any thing that availeth but a new Creature, and as many as walk according to this Rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the seed and Israel of God, for in him shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory through the Cross, Gal. 6.14, 15, 16. Gal. 2.20. Isa. 45.24 25. Eph. 2.16, 17, 18.  
And the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness, for it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to naught the council of the prudent, Isa. 29.11. to the 18. and in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the Book, which neither the learned nor unlearned outwardly could open, and in that day of the opening of the Book or mystery of godliness, the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness, and the meek who are of the righteous seed shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel, for by the Cross which crucifies the world, and slays the enmity therein, will the terrible one be cut off, and by the Cross will the scorner be consumed, and by the Cross will all that watch for iniquity be slain, and cut down, therefore thus saith the Lord who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of jacob, jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale; but when he sees his children the work of mine hands in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my Name, and sanctify the holy One of jacob, who are of that seed, and shall fear the Lord God of Israel, and they also that erred in Spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn Doctrine, Isa. 29.18, 19 to the end.  
Where then is the wise? where is the Scribe, where is the disputer of this world? Therefore, thus saith the Lord, I will proceed to do a marvellous work amongst this people, such as are of the wisdom of the flesh, and the seed of the serpent, whose hearts are removed from the Lord into the things of the world, and the earthly learning and knowledge, and the earthly part is above the good seed, and they draw near the Lord with their mouths and their lips, but hearts are fare off, and their fear towards me saith the Lord, is taught by the Precepts of men; therefore the marvellous work that the Lord works amongst them is this, the wisdom of the worldly wise men shall perish, and the understanding of the prudent in that nature shall be hid, which is a work of wonder, for it is written, hath not not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after, that in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, then after by the foolishness of preaching it pleased God to save some, and the preaching of the Cross to the cutting down of the carnal part, and the raising up of the seed, and letting it out of Prison by the power of the Lord, is now the same in the Ministry by the Spirit that it was then, for it doth now please God by the preaching of the cross, which is counted foolishness with worldly wise men to save some, as he did then; For now the Jews require a sign, and the greeks seek after worldly wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified unto the Jews a stumbling block now, and unto the greeks foolishness, as it was then amongst the great outward Scholars and worldly wise men, And we see and know our Calling that are sent to Preach and minister in the Cross, that thereby the enmity may be slain, and the seed be brought forth of prison and bondage by the Cross again, for not many wise men, after the flesh not many mighty, nor noble in the world, not many of them are called.  
Oh, how hard a thing it is for them that have riches to enter, because of the Cross, but God hath chosen the foolish; poor, base, weak things in the world's account as he did then, to preach the Cross, and to confound things that are mighty in the world's eyes and account, as Pallard the great water Baptizer was; and things which are despised hath God chosen, and things which are not accounted of by the world, to bring to nought things that are of great account by them, that all flesh may be silent, and not glory in his presence.  
But in the Lord are the seed of Israel justified, and in him they glory, and he is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption, that according as it is written, he that glorieth let him glory in the Lord, but we have nothing to glory in, save the Cross of our Lord Jesus, who hath said, all mine are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in them, and this is witnessed through the Cross. 1 Cor. 2.17, 18. to the end. Isaiah 9 13, 14. Isa 45.25. John 17.10. Rom. 8.16, 17, 18, etc. 2 Thess. 1.10, 11, 12.  
Then Pallard, I asked thee where ever Paul which thou said gave forth orders to the Churches, etc. had any Commission to baptise, or where ever he saith in any place that he was sent for that work? But on the contrary he said, he was not sent for that work, as it is left upon record under his hand-writing, 1 Cor. 1.17. For saith he there positively; Christ sent me not to aptize, but to preach the Gospel, and not with wisdom of words neither, lest the Cross of Christ should be of none effect: And I asked thee what the Cross was, but thou could not tell, and why he was sent to preach, and was necessirated to it, as he saith in the 1 Cor. 9 For saith he, though I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to glory of, but as he said before, in the Cross where his Ministry stood, and saith he, There is a necessity laid upon me to preach the Gospel, and woe is to me, if I preach it not, &c 1 Cor. 9.16, 17, 18.  
But he did not say there was a necessity laid upon him to baptise, but he thanked God that he had baptised no more; by permission he did that, and not by commission, for he said plainly, that Christ sent him not to baptise, but to Preach, and he was sent by the Spirit to Preach, and not by the Letter, as he did certify to the brethren, and his certificate is to be seen for it, Gal. 1. but not to baptise.  
And he gave forth the Orders to the Church by the Spirit that sent him to Preach; and where did he by that Spirit ever send forth any to baptise with water? but to Preach he did; and he was sent by the Spirit and not by the Letter; and thou says the Spirit and the Letter are inseparable: but when the Son was revealed in him, he did not stand to consult, neither did he ask leave of the Letter, but obeyed the Command of the Spirit, as it is left upon record, and the Letter did not give forth the Spirit, but the Spirit was before the Letter was: neither did the Letter send them to preach, but the Spirit did, and gave them power to speak as the Oracles of God, but where did he say he was sent to baptise, but only to preach in the Cross, and that by the Spirit, and not by the Letter, for Christ was revealed within him, and sent him to preach by his Spirit, and that which he preached he had not received of the Letter, but out of the Covenant of life, and from the flow in of the Spirit; and he had known much of the Letter whilst he persecuted the Spirit, and when he received: he Spirit, he denied himself and took up the Cross, and followed Christ in the Cross, and there continued in that Ministry by the Spirit, and were an able Minister of the New Covenant, not of the Letter but of the Spirit, and he said, that the Gospel which he preached unto them he had not received it of man, neither was he taught it of man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ within him, and they did not cross him with the Letter, and say, how could they know that Christ was revealed in him, but received his Testiwony as from the Spirit, their Spirits witnessing with his Spirit, and they were one in the seed, and their Gospel was hid to them that were lost; but the Letter is not hid, neither is it lost; but the Gospel is hid to thee Pallard, and to them that are lost, who have the Letter but not the Spirit, for if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his, but many have the Letter but not the Spirit, as thou hast the Letter but wants the Spirit, and all in thy nature, and are in the self separation from the Spirit which the Letter speaks of, having not the Spirit, that saith the Bible is a History, and the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, such are in a form without the power, and so are as a body without the Spirit, and dead trees twice plucked up by the roots, as it is written, but Paul was not without the Spirit and the Power, but preached in the power of the Spirit, that the body's faith should not stand in the wisdom of men's words, but in the power of God, as it is written, 1 Cor. 2.4, 5. Gal. 1.11, 12. and 15, 16. 2 Cor. 3.6. 1 Cor. 9 16, 17, 18. Rom. 8.  
But where was he sent by Commission to baptise, and why was there a necessity laid upon him for the one, and not for the other, to baptise as well as to preach, seeing that the care of the Church was committed to him, and he knew the whole Council of God? 1 Cor. 9.16, 17, 18. 1 Cor. 1.17. Acts 20 28, 29.  
Then thou answered and said, he baptised as well as he preached, for he baptised Crispus and Gaius, and he baptised also the house of Stephanos; and thou began thereupon to make an oration to the people, and devise mischief, and to tell lies, and said to the people he denies the Scripture, and said, Paul did not baptise, etc.  
Thereupon the people some of them made answer, and said, do not accuse falsely: wherein did he deny the Scriptures, he did not say that Paul did not baptise, but asked where he was sent to baptise, etc.  
Then taking thee with false accusations and lies in thy mouth, in reproof I spoke something unto thee, and said, how dared thou lie so impudently, without any ground, but that it was suffered thee Pallard, to lay open thy folly that day to thy shame, and for the good of others that were lorded over by thee, till thy nakedness and falsehood openly appeared, so that some of them did speak to thee of it, and I then charged thee in the presence of the Lord, either to make good what thou had said, in falsely accusing without any ground, or else for ever stop thy mouth, and be ashamed of thy lies, and false accusations in that thing, and also in others; and I said, when did Paul receive any Commission for to baptise, or when was he sent for that work, because himself said he was not sent to baptise, but to preach, and there was a necessity laid upon him for the one, and not for the other, and he had a Commission to preach, and not to baptise, lest by doing it by permission without a command, and so abuse his power, he gave God thanks that he had baptised no more, lest they should say he did it in his own Name, and without warrant or authority from God, because he had no commission from God for to do it; for he confessed and said, that Christ sent him not to baptise, but to preach, and for that he had a Command, and woe was unto him if he did neglect, and he was not to preach with the enticing words of man's wisdom neither, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power, lest the Cross should be of none effect, in which his Ministry stood, 1 Cor. 1.14, 15, 16, 17. 1 Cor. 2.4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 1 Cor. 9.18.  
And what he did by permission was one thing, and what he did by commission was another, and sometimes he did things by permission, and not by Commission, and what he did by permission was as from the urgency, but what he did by Commission was from the eternal power of eternity, and was the Lords, therefore he puts a difference between the man and the woman, and forbids the woman to speak in the Church; he that can receive it let him: I told thee Pallard, that Paul also circumcised after he were a Minister of the Gospel, as well as baptised, and he had as much ground for the one as the other, but no command for neither, and Christ was circumcised outwardly, as well as baptised outwardly, and he ministered the circumcision also, and were a Minister of the same, as in Rom. 15.8.  
And I asked thee how thou followed Christ in that, to fulfil that Ministration, and what account thou couldst give of it in the inward man as it is written, Col. 2.11, 12. etc.  
Because Christ ministered that, and they did witness that Ministration through the Spirit in him, and so they were made complete in the substance and life of all truth, through the Cross.  
And because it is written, that death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over all that had not sinned, after the similitude of Adam's transgression, and the Law and the Prophets were till John, John succeeded them, and he came burning and shining, amongst those that were born of woman was not a greater than John, yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.  
Then Pallard water baptizer, I asked thee how thou couldst witness to those ministrations in the inward man, for the seed is but one, and how thou couldst witness a passing from death unto life as they did that spoke forth the Scriptures, for they that had passed from death unto life, said, that he that was born of God did not commit sin, and they also said, that he that committed sin were of the devil, and thereby the two seeds was known, and the children of God was made manifest, and the children of the devil, by the operation of each seed ruling in them, and working forth through them, and they that had passed from death unto life, knew who was of God, and who was not, and so doth the same seed now, and they knew who did abide in darkness and death, and so do they now who are in the Light life and power of the Truth, and they know that the Son of God is made manifest in them, and hath taken away their sins, as they knew then that witnessed the same through the Cross, who said, that they dwelled in him; and he dwelled in them; but they did not know it by the dead Letter, but by the quickening Spirit, which is life, and was given them, 1 John 3. Chapter.  
And they knew who were passed from death unto life, and that the Son of God was come, and had given them an understanding that they thereby might know him that was true, and they knew it not by the Letter, but by the Spirit, and they had the true knowledge of it in the eternal Truth, who affirmatively said, we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ, this is the true God and eternal life, and not the Letter, but the Letter declareth of it, 1 John 5.20.  
Then Pallard I asked thee how it was with thee in death's Dominion, because it is written of deaths reigning from Adam until Moses over all who have not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, and what that death was, and reigned over in thee, how thou came from under it to know the Law which is perfect, and doth endure for ever, according to that in the conscience, and is to be fulfilled in all that walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit, and how thou came into the prophecies in the inwards, because it is written, the Law and the Prophets are till John, and the seed is but one, not seeds, but seed, and the promises are to the seed, fulfilled through death in the Ministry, by the Spirit in the cross, which cuts down and raiseth up, and how thou came to know John's Ministry set up within because he came and doth come burning and shining, and there is a willingness to rejoice in his Light for a season, and how it was with thee in that Ministration; to know the axe laid to the root of the tree, and the tree to be cut down, and what that fallow ground in thee was which must be ripped up, and I also asked thee what self was, with the fruits and the ground of it, which the Cross is. Lo, I told thee the creation was a figure, and out of the ground sprung up gross herbs, weeds, briers and thorns, etc. And the offspring was not the ground, the offspring might be cut off, and there might spring up more fruits of the like nature again, so the fruits of self might be cut off, and the offspring was not the ground; and whilst there was the ground and the roots in it unripped up, more fruits would grow there of like nature also, therefore John said, Rip up your fallow ground, make the rough places smooth, and prepare the way for the Lord to come into his Temple; that he may sit as Refiner, I asked thee how thou passed through that Ministry of John in the inward man, and what succeeded John, because it is written, that the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he, and some did witness that they were set in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, Eph. 2.6.  
And I said unto thee, if thou was an Officer in the Church of the first born written in heaven, and were in the kingdom, thou couldst witness to those things, Heb. 12.22. and 28. Luk 17, 21.  
And liberty was granted to thee for to declare thy passages in the inward ministrations, if that thou couldst, that it might be for the good of the people there present, but thou could not speak any thing at all concerning those conditions, and inward ministrations, when thou was desired, and several times urged to it, but all that thou could say, was to accuse falsely, and said, I denied the Scriptures, and made that thy cover, which would not hid thee, but left thee bare, and thy nakedness did then openly appear; then I charged thee to be a liar, and others witnessed against thee for saying that I denied the Scripture, when thou had no ground for it; but the devil was a liar from the beginning, and abode not in the Truth, and thou liar, who art out of the Truth, art of him, as thy deeds maketh thee manifest, John 8.44.  
Therefore stop thy mouth, and cover thy lips, and let shame strike thee in the face, for ever, thou liar, and false accuser of the just.  
Paul, who was a Minister of the new Covenant, not of the Letter, but of the the Spirit, he declared of his passages, and his growth, and how he came out of one dispensation into another, and they that grew from one degree of grace and glory into another, they said▪ that they knew no man after the flesh, though they had known Christ after the flesh, yet henceforth knew they him so no more, and they gave account of their passages and growth, which thou could not do, Eph. 2.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 2 Cor. 3.17, 18. 2 Cor. 5.16, 17.  
And the Apostle said, give a reason of the hope that is in you to any man that shall ask you, and withal be ready to do it, that you may be able to comprehend with all Saints, what is the height and depth and breadth and length of the love of God.  
And thou Pallard, who art the great water baptizer, and all you outward dippers, and outside washers, who maketh clean the outside of the body or vessel, as the Scribes and the Pharisees did, and are hard bound up in a dead form; your ground is yet fallow, and to be ripped up: And thou Pallard, and you dippers, sprinklers with water, and outward baptizers, teachers and people, pastors, deacons', and elders, and all and every one of you, from the highest to the lowest, that cannot give account of the inward Ministrations and passages through the Cross, from death unto eternal life, and says the Letter and the Spirit is inseparable, you are yet out of the Saints conditions, and out of their life, and are in darkness and death's dominion, doing things by imitation in your wills, and are in that nature which acteth contrary to the light, and you set up forms contrary to the Light, and according to your carnal apprehensions, and are as a body without the Spirit, that say the Bible is a History, and that says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, as Pallard the great water baptizer did.  
Now the Lord is that Spirit as is spoken of in the new Covenant, and glorious ministration, but the Lord is not the Letter, but he is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty, and we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even by the Spirit of the Lord, and not by the Letter, 2 Cor. 3.17, 18.  
You Dippers, sprinklers, and water baptizers, that says the Letter is the Spirit, or the Spirit and the Letter are inseparable, as Pallard did, you are as a body without the Spirit that are in that nature which acteth contrary to the Light.  
Where is the gift of the holy Ghost amongst you dippers, and outside sprinklers, and water baptizers? Where have any of you sold your possessions yet, and laid down the price at your Apostles feet, as the water baptizers did, Acts 4.  
And where are you filled with the holy Ghost, that says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, and calls it a History, as Pallard, did? Oh, what hypocrites are you, and how far short are you of that mystery? when were ever the place shaken where you were assembled together, when they had prayed the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and spoke the word of God boldly, as the Spirit gave them utterance, and not the Letter, Acts 4.31. Acts 2.4. Acts 7.55.  
Wherefore, brethren, say they, look ye out seven men, full of the holy Ghost, whom we may appoint over you, but we will give ourselves to the Ministry of the Word, and to prayer, but they did not bid them to choose out self conceited proud men, full of fleshly wisdom, and vainglory, like unto you watermen that are in this generation, neither did they choose men full of the Letter, and brain-conceats as you do, but they choose men full of the holy Ghost, for the holy Ghost had all the Rule in the Church of God, and they choose Stephen a man full of Faith and the holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenus, and Nicolas a Proselyte of Antioch, full of Faith and the holy Ghost was those, and of good report, and they who were in the power of the Lord, and full of the wisdom of God, and were endued with the holy Ghost, who had given themselves up to serve God, in the ministry of the word, and not in the Ministry of the Letter, those who were in the power of God, prayed, and laid their hands on those that were sent forth, and they were filled with the heavenly wisdom, and with the holy Ghost, that none were able to resist them, that stood in the power of the Spirit, and they were anointed by the Spirit, and the holy Ghost sent them forth about the work of God in the Ministry of the Word; and the Word of God increased, which is not the Letter, as you baptizers say, but it is the Spirit which yet you are ignorant of, and as the Word of God increased, so the number of the Disciples increased, and were multiplied, and Stephen were full of Faith and power, that the wise men of the world, and great Disputers of the Synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and them of Silicia, and of Asia disputing with Stephen, and they were not able to resist the wisdom, and the Spirit by which he spoke, and not the Letter, which wisdom and Spirit, and laying on of hands, and sending by the holy Ghost, and Ministry of the Word of eternal Life, Church and Church Officers that were made by the holy Ghost and is, which you Dippers, Sprinklers, and water baptizers are ignorant and know nothing of, though you have an outward form, you have not the power nor the Spirit, nor the Gifts as they had, but are as a Bell without a Clapper, or a body without the Spirit, that saith the Letter is the Word, and the Letter is the Spirit, and the Letter is a History, and saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, as Thomas Pallard great water Baptizer did, and it is evident you have not the gifts, nor the holy Ghost amongst you, as the water baptizers spoken of in Scripture had, therefore are you but Pharisees, that have not the Spirit, and the holy Ghost as they had that spoke forth the Scriptures, and as they now have that liveth in the life of the Spirit; but you that say the Letter is the Word, and the Letter is the Spirit, and the Letter and the Spirit is inseparable; You Baptizers with Water are out of the Divine Nature, and that faith spoken of, and out of the life and power of the holy Ghost, by which they did both preach, pray, and minister the Word, and lay on hands, and send forth, 1 Pet. 1.3, 4. to the 9 Mark 16.16, 17, 18. 1 John 5.1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Mat. 5. Luke 6. 1 John 3.9. 1 John 5.18. John 7.38. john 11.25, 26. 1 john 2.20, 27 Acts 6.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Acts 4.31. Acts 8 17. Acts 19.6, 13 2, 3, 4. Acts 4.32, 33, 34. Acts 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. Hebrews 12.22, 23.28, 29.  
Read those Scriptures, and let all who have a discerning given them in the eternal Truth, see whether the Dippers, Sprinklers, and water-Baptizers be not out of the life of them, and without the Fall'th spoken of, with the fruits and effects spoken of in them, and without the Power, wisdom, Spirit, Gifts, and holy Ghost spoken of in them, yea, or no; When did ever any of you Dippers, Sprinklers, or water Baptizers, give any the Gift of the holy Ghost by laying on of your hands or when did the holy Ghost send you to preach? that say the Letter is the Spirit; and the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable; here your ignorance doth appear in the Ministry of the Spirit: Read those Scriptures before mentioned, and let them judge you, that say the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable; and let them, and the Light of God in your consciences which is pure judge you, and judge your empty forms without either life or power: Examine yourselves, ye water Baptizers, whether ye be in the Faith or no, 2 Cor. 13.5.  
For it is written, that he that believeth, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and he that believeth, out of his belly shall flow the water of life, and this I witness, and he that liveth and believeth shall never die, and he that believeth and is baptised shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned; and he that is baptised, and believeth these signs shall follow them that believe, in my Name, saith Jesus Christ, shall they cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues: and the third sign that followeth after Baptism, the Baptism of Believers is this, They shall take up Serpents.  
And fourthy, They shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them.  
And the fifth sign that followeth the Baptism of Believers is this, they shall lay hands on the sick, and shall recover them; and these are not done by the Letter, but the Spirit, as it is witnessed, Mark 16.15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. john 11.25, 26. Psal. 107.20, 21.  
Now you water-Baptizers, examine yourselves, whether you have faith or no; When were the devil cast out in you, the Prince of the power of the Air, the Spirit that rules in those that are dead in trespasses and sins, who are not yet quickened by the Spirit, for the Spirit doth quicken, but the Letter doth not, Eph. 1. Rom. 8.10, 11.  
When were the Serpent's head bruised in you? And when were you cleansed from the deadly poison, the poison of Asps that is under the tongue of those that use deceit, which are of the seed of the Serpent, and in that nature and condition spoken of Romans 3.11, 13, 14, to the 19  
When were you washed any one of you, and cleansed with the water of the word, and by the Spirit of our God, Eph. 5.25, ●6, 27. 1 Cor. 6.11. that saith the Letter is the Word, and the Letter is the Spirit, and the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable? And when did you cast out devils? When did you speak with now tongues? When did you take up Serpents, and drink the deadly poison and it not hurt you, who yet are full that are one with the Serpent? and when did you ever recover the sick by laying on of your hands upon them, who are not yet as the little Child that Christ took in his arms and blessed, learn your figure, and examine your faith; let the Light of Christ Jesus in all your consciences search you, and it will let you see that you are full of lust, but so was not the little Child, and the Light of Christ Jesus in your Consciences will let you see that you live in actual transgressions, so did not the little Child, and the Light will let you see your inward disease; and that you are not healed and cured, and made whole, and blessed as the little Child than was; and except ye become as that little Child, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of God; for there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie, but they which are written in the Lamb's Book of life; he that can receive it, let him, Revelation 2.26, 27, 28, 29. Revelation 21.27.  
And how far short in practice of those water Baptizers spoken of in the fourth of the Acts are you Dippers, Sprinklers, and water Babtizers, in this generation? For as many of the Water Baptizers there spoken of then, as were possessors of Lands or Houses sold them, and brought the prices of things that were sold, and laid down at their Apostles feet, and distribution was made to every man according as he had need, Acts 4.32, 33, 34, 35, etc.  
If you imitate them in one thing, why do you not follow them in all? But where have any of you Dippers, Sprinklers, and water Baptizers, Imitaters followed them in their practice in that? You can take what you will and leave what you will, as your conceits and fancies are; Oh, hypocrites, which make clean the outside of the cup and platter, the body or vessel, but inwardly you are full of extortion, lust, envy, pride, and access, the Light of Christ Jesus in your consciences will accuse you of it, and let you see it, rooted and seated within you in the earthly dark parts and that Light is your Teacher, loving it, and obeying it, but that Light is your condemnation, hating it, and disobeying it, who act contrary to it, and love the deeds of darkness rather than the Light, with the Light you are all seen and comprehended; your covers will not hid you now, you water baptizers; if you sew all the Fig-leaves together that you have, or outward imitations, and taken on Commands from the Letter by your wills, they will not hid you who are in that nature, which acteth contrary to the Light, with the Light are you seen to be out of the life of what you do profess, as the Pharisees was: You are bare, that wants the clothing of the Spirit, and says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable.  
woe to you all Formalists, that are out of the Light, and covered with the Letter and earth, and not with the Spirit of the Lord, Read Isa. 30.1. Math. 23.25.  
You water Baptizers are seated in your conceits, and established in your self-righteousness, as the Pharisees was, and appears righteous outwardly unto men, as they did, but within ye are full of deceit, pride, lust, hypocrisy and iniquity as they was, with the Light you are seen and discovered, Mat. 23.27.  
And the Light of Christ Jesus in all your consciences will let you see where you are, and reprove you in secret, for acting contrary to it, and the Light of God in thy conscience, Thomas Pallard, great water Baptizer, and all that are in thy Nature, form and hypocrisy, the Light of Christ Jesus in all your consciences, which checks and reproves you in secret for sin and evil, will let you see the hypocrisy and iniquity that yet is unwashed out of your hearts.  
You have washed the outside in the Water, but yet are in the evil nature, and the Light of Christ Jesus in all your consciences will let you see the same; which Light, if you love it, and obey it, and submit to the Teachings of it, will bring you to the knowledge of the eternal Truth, and out of your conceited forms, to take up the Cross to, your wills; and earthly wisdoms, to die to the world and all your pride and vainglory, that Light which lets you see the deeds of darkness, and the evil of your hearts, that Light is your Teacher, which stands out of all evil, that Light is your Teacher, your that love it and bring your deeds to it to be tried, that your works may be wrought in God, that light is your condemnation, all you that hate it, and act contrary to it, who love the deeds of darkness rather than the Light, John 1.9. john 8.12. john 3.19, 20.  
Now you have time, prise it, and take heed of sinning against the Light, and Pallard, and all in that nature, give over deceiving the people, and keeping them in a dead form, without either life or power, lest their souls perish and be lost, thou that says the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable and a History art ignorant of the soul and the mystery, give over I warn thee, and charge thee, in the presence of the Lord, and all in thy nature, as you will answer it before the judgement seat of Christ, I shall there be a witness against you if you will not take warning; now you have time, prise it: For hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, by his Spirit which he hath given us, and not by the Letter but by the eternal Spirit, hereby is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement, as they said, who were in Christ before us; who said, as he is, so are we in this present world, witnessed in the eternal power by the Spirit, perfect in love, and complete in him who is the head of all Principally and power, as it is written, 1 john 3.24. 1 john 4.16, 17. Col. 2.9, 10.  
And Pallard, where thou said Paul had attained to such high Revelations and discoveries, and were taken up into the third heaven, as is there spoken of, yet afterwards, though said, he cried out of his infirmities and said, he had nothing to glory in but his infirmities, and had a prick in the flesh, etc.  
I answered thee again, by way of Querie to that, and asked thee if it was Paul that was taken into the third heaven, or some other that he there spoke of, and gloried in at that time, and in that thy mouth was stopped, for I of thee received not answer to it again, there was the deceit in thee silenced at that time, as well as before, and thou had nothing for to glory in but thy shame and folly, as it did openly appear in so much, that a member of the body cried out against thee, or the head, to see thy folly, as the Ass cried out against Balaam, and spoke to show him his folly, and the poor creature said, Had not he been his Ass, and carried him so long? when did he ever know him do so before? And when the Lord opened Balaams' eyes, he saw his folly, and if the Lord open thine eyes, thou may plainly see thine, who thyself hast ridden and lorded over poor creatures so long, and had them at thy command, yet at that very time one was made to speak to thee, that had been ridden on or lorded over by thee, and did reprove thee, to see thee so show forth thy folly: When was it ever known that he did so before to thee at such a time? But it is but that the Scriptures may be fulfilled; as it is written, they shall proceed no further that resist the Truth for their folly shall thereby he made manifest to men, as thine was 〈…〉 the Truth at that time, 2 Tim. 3.8, 9 And 〈…〉 stoned up for the Truth to resist thy deceit, though thy 〈…〉 appeared, thou art ready to put them out of thy service, of 〈…〉 it, if it be so, they may rejoice to see thy madness and folly made manifest; thou was at that time without the Sword as Balaam was, and the poor creatures who had been hard bound down under thee, at that time rejoicee, and it they continue their joy will increase, and blessed are all they that suffer for righteousness sake, and saith the Lord, all those that are cast out for my Names sake, I will appear to their joy, and to the shame of all their false pretended Brethren, that saith, let the Lord be glorified by them, in scorn, contempt, or disdain, in nature like unto the Jews, Isa 66.5. Mat. 5.10, 11, 12. Luk. 6.22, 23.  
But as touching the place of Scripture where thou said Paul was in such Raptures, and high discoveries caught up into the third heaven, and taken up into Paradise, and after cried out of his infirmities, etc. 2 Cor. 12.  
As I said then, so say I still, let all the wise hearted read it, and judge, whether Paul spoke that of himself, or some other, for to it thou would not return me an answer, when I demanded it of thee: But Paul himself plainly there saith, that he knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, whether in the body or out of the body, he could not tell, but had Paul there spoken of himself, he could have told if it had been him, and he did not say that he was caught into the third heavens, and taken up into Paradise, and afterwards fell out of it again, to cry out of a thorn in his side, or a prick in the flesh, and say he had nothing to glory in but his infirmities as thou Pallard and darkness conceives, Read and see, 2 Cor. 12.  
Paul there speaks of another, as it is plain: for saith he, first I knew a man, such a one as he is there speaking of: he speaks of the time also: and it was above 14. years ago, or bypast from that time, that he was there speaking of him, and he saith, that though he spoke of him and his being in Christ, so long since from that time, yet he knew not whether he were in the body or no; but in that place he said, that God knew whether he was in the body or out of it; but he there saith, that such a one was caught into the third heaven, 2 Cor. 12.2.  
And further he there saith, he knew such a man, whether in the body, or out of the body he could not tell, God knew, as he saith in the 2 Cor. 12.3. But had Paul spoken of himself he could have told how it had been with him: yet in the sixth place he saith, that such a one was caught up into Paradise; and in the seventh place it doth appear, that he was a dear friend to Paul, and told him what he heard in the third heaven, and in the Paradise, but it is not expressed there, for he says they was such words as was not lawful to utter, 2 Cor. 12.4.  
Then in the eighth place he saith, that of such a one he would glory, 2 Cor. 12.5.  
But saith he, of my  I have nothing to glory in, but mine infirmities, yet he had wherewithal to glory, but he forbore at that time, lest any man should think of him above what he saw him to be, as he there saith, 2. Cor. 12 6.  
And he that were taken up into the third heaven, and into the Paradise, and heard such words that was not lawful to utter, were an intimate friend of Paul's that did make it known unto him, and in him he gloried, who were in such a perfect state as that, though he had nothing in himself to glory of; but his infirmities that he took pleasure in; those infirmities was not sins, as darkness taketh them to be, but his infirmities which he gloried in, and took pleasure in, was in necessities, in distresses, in persecucutions, and in reproaches for Christ's sake, as it is set down plainly in the 2 Cor. 12.10. read and see: and to be reproached and persecuted for righteousness sake, was a blessed thing as Christ himself said, and as you may read and see, Mat. 5.10.11, 12.  
And blessed are those that are in such infirmities, for such a cause as it is written, Luk. 6 22, 23. And if ye be reproached for the Name of Christ; happy are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you, 1 Pet. 4.13, 14. and Paul being in that happiness gloried therein, as it is written; and he did most gladly glory in those infirmities that the power of Christ might rest upon him, and therefore in them he took pleasure, 2 Cor. 12.9, 10.  
And thou Pallard, Water Baptizer, and the rest, denied Perfection in this life in the new creation, and working of God, for we know that we are the workmanship of God, created in Christ Jesus, and he that is in Christ Jesus is a new creature, old things are passed away, and all things are become new, as it is written, Eph. 2.10. to the end. 2 Cor. 5.16, 17. Rev. 21 1, to the 6. verse.  
Pallard thou and all that denyeth perfection, you deny that which Christ came to accomplish by his death, resurrection and ascension, and Ministry in the Spirits of his Saints, and in the new Covenant, for if perfection could have been by the levitical Priesthood, for under it the people received the Law, what further need was there that another Priest should rise after the order of Melchisedeck, and not be called after the Order of Aaron, for the Priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change of the Law also: for he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another Tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the Altar; for it is evident that our Lord sprang out of the Tribe of Judah, of which Tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning Priesthood, and it is yet far more evident, for that after the similitude of Melchisedeck there ariseth another Priest, who is made not after the Law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life, for he testifieth thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedeck; for there is verily a disannulling of the Law or commandment going before, which stood outward in types, tithes, shadows and figures, for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof, for the Law outwardly made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did, make perfect; which is in the mystery Christ, the hope of glory, and the new Covenant, and he that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure, and he that sanctifieth, and they that are sanctified are of him, and he is not ashamed to call them brethren, and he hath for ever perfected them that are sanctified; Read those Scriptures, and let them judge thy ignorance Pallard, and the ignorance of all you that deny perfection to be attained to by Christ in the new Covenant, and Gospel ministration, Heb. 7.11, 12, 13. to the 20. Col. 1.27, 28. 1. john 3.1, 2, 3. Heb. 2.10, 11. 1 Cor. 6.11. Heb. 10.10, 11, 12, 13, 14. etc. 1 Cor. 2.6, 7. etc.  
Secondly, God willing more abundantly to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his Council, when he made Promise of it to Abraham, confirmed it with an oath, and said unto him, Walk before me and be thou perfect, and see who the heirs of the Promise are, which hath right to it, Gal 3.29 Gal. 4.28. which thing in the Covenant is so confirmed to the seed, that by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong-consolation who are children of the Promise, as Isaac was: who are of the seed and heirs according to the Promise, who have fled for the Refuge to lay hold upon that set before us, which is most sure and steadfast, and maketh an entrance to that within the Veil, where the forerunner for us is entered, Heb. 6.13. to the end, and we are in him and he in us, and we are made perfect in one, and are in union and Fellowship with the Father and the Son, as they witnessed, John 17.10. 2 John 9  
And saith Jesus our Lord, At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you, John 14.20.  
And there is there that bear record, the Father, the Word and the holy Ghost, and these three are one in the Kingdom amongst the Saints, even the Kingdom of heaven within, as it is written, 1 John 5.6, 7; 8, 9, 10, 11 Luk. 17.21.  
And saith Christ to the Father, the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one, John 17.23, 24,  
Christ Jesus in his Sermon upon the Mount, he taught the People, and said unto them, be ye perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect, Mat. 5.48.  
And they did not cross him in his Doctrine, and say they could not be perfect, as people say now in this generation.  
When Abraham was ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared unto Abraham and said, I am the Almighty God, walk before me, and be thou perfect, Gen. 17.1.  
But Abraham did not cross the Word of God, and say he could not be perfect.  
Paul he saw that perfection was to be attained, and he pressed after it, and did not tell people it was not possible it should be attained unto, as the dark Teachers of the world do now, that labours to keep people in darkness and unbelief. But Paul in his growth, as some were in Christ and grown up to perfection before him, but he pressed after it, and said, as many as are perfect be thus minded, to press on others to come up to perfection, for Christ Jesus when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men, for that very end to edify the Body, till they come into the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ, and unto a perfect man in Christ Jesus, Phil. 3.14, 15. Eph. 4.8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.  
Job was a perfect man, as God himself said; and Noah was a perfect man in his generation; and David said, Mark the perfect man, than there was perfect men, and the end of such are peace, Gen. 6.9. Deut. 18.13. 2 Kings 20.3. 1 Chron. 28.9. Job 1.8. Psal. 37.37.  
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the end of the wicked shall be cut off, and turned into hell, and be burned with fire and brimstone: Read Psal. 37.38. Psal. 9.17. Rev. 21.8.  
Read those Scriptures and see your portion that plead for sin, and continue in unrighteousness, 1 Cor. 6.9, 10. Gal. 5.19, 20, 21. Rev. 22.15. Rev. 21.27. Rev. 20.15. 2 Thess. 1.8, 9 Rom. 1.28. to the end: Rom. 2.5, 8, 9 Mal. 4.1. Psal. 9.17. Rev. 21.8.  
See your portion you that desire to continue in wickedednesse, and take your reward, Mat. 25.41. to the end. Read and understand all that desires to love God, and take warning whilst you have time, now you have time, prise it, and plead not for sin which is the devil's kingdom.  
And thou Pallard; thou and all that denieth perfection are ignorant of the Life of Truth, and the Ministry of the Saints, and crosseth the Doctrine of God, and of Christ, and crosseth the Covenant of grace, and the Ministry of the Saints, for they preached wisdom amongst them that was perfect, as it is written, 1 Cor. 2 6, 7.  
And Christ in his Sermon upon the Mount bade them be perfect, Mat. 5.48. And the Apostle said, Finally my Brethren, farewell, be perfect, 2 Cor. 13.11.  
And they said, Let us go on to perfection, Heb. 6.1. And they did go on to it, for they came to the innumerable company of Angels, to the Church of the first born written in heaven, to God the Judge of all, and to the Spirits of just men made perfect, Heb. 12.22.23. And they said, therein was their love made perfect, that they might have boldness in the day of judgement, for as he was so was they in that present world: 1 john 4.16, 17. And they were without fault before the throne of God▪ and no gull was found in their mouths, that were redeemed from amongst men, Rev. 14. being the first fruits unto God and to the Lamb, verse 4, 5.  
And they said to others that were in their growth, as he that hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation, and this is witnessed, See Rev. 14.3, 4, 5. 1 Pet. 1.13, 14, 15, 16.  
And thou Pallard, and all that saith the Bible is a History, and saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable, and all that preaches the Letter and not the Spirit, and denyeth perfection by Christ in the new Covenant, Heb. 10.9▪ 11, 18. All such as you are, do bring a contrary doctrine to Christ and his Apostles, and all you that are against perfection, you are against the new Covenant, and you deny the Scriptures therein, that deny perfection, and you deny the Doctrine of Christ, and the Apostles, and the end of Christ's death, resurrection, ascension, and the Church of the first born written in heaven, as is proved by the Scriptures, Heb. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Eph. 4.8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. Heb. 12. 2●, 23, 24, 28. Heb. 10.16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 21, 22.  
And we deny you, and all that deny fellowship with the Father and the Son, and we are not to receive such into our houses, nor to bid them God speed, but to hold them and you all such accursed, as it is written and as you may read, 2 john 9.10, 11. Gal. 1.8, 9 1 Cor. 16.22.  
Therefore silence all flesh, and deceit, and stop your mouths, say not but that you are warned, lest I be a witness against you before the judgement seat of Christ, in the terrible day of the Lords fierce wrath and indignation; and as I told thee Pallard at thy going forth of the door, that shall stand for thee. Zeph. 1.14. to the end. Isa. 66.15.16. Mat. 25.41, etc. 1 john 4.17. 1 cor. 6.23. jude 14, 15.  
R. F. Written in Warwick shire the beginning of the vl month, Octob. 4. 1654.   

The sealed are the LORDS, etc.  
THerefore, thus saith the Lord, Behold I have laid in Zion, and do lay there a chief corner stone, Elect and precious, he that believeth on him shall not be confounded, and the Foundation of God standeth ever, and hath this Seal set upon it, the Lord knoweth who are his, and they that are Sealed, they know him by his indwellings in them, and we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us the gift and the Seal, and the understanding by which we know that we are in him, and he in us, even in his Son Jesus Christ, and this is true God and life eternal, as it is written and witnessed, See 1 Pet. 2.4; 5, 6, 7. to the 11. 2 Cor. 2.19. Rev. 9.4. Eph. 1.13. Rev. 7.2, 3. John 6.27. 1 john 3.24. 1 john 5.20.  
God hath also out of his free love given to every man a talon, or a measure of grace to improve, and Christ is the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, and he that obeyeth the Light is led out of darkness into the eternal life, and entereth into Covenant with God, and is Sealed, and enters into the joy of his Lord, as it is written and witnessed: Mat. 25.14, 15. Rom. 12.3. Titus 2.11, 12. john 1.5, 9 john 8.12. Heb. 5, 8, 9 Mat. 25.19, 20, 21. to the end. Eph. 1.  
But he that hateth the Light he is the unprofitable Servant that accounts God a hard Master, but though he do so, he hath the Light manifested in his conscience, which lets him see the deeds of darkness, and not obeying it, that will be his condemnation: john 3.19, ●0.  
It doth not teach him, because he doth not love it nor obey it; therefore because he hath it and doth not obey it, when God takes away his own, he will be found just in the condemnation of the ●●oothfull, and ●n the damnation of the wicked; for it will stand with his Justice so to do, let God be just, and every man that hates the Light be found a liar, he that hateth the Light hath it, as the unprofitable servant had the Talon given him, to improve, and did not improve it, and so it was taken from him that had not, and given to him that had; the Talon was taken from the unprofitable servant that had not improved it, and was given to him that had improved his Talents, and he entered into the joy of his Lord, but the unprofitable servant was cast, and is to be cast into utter darkness, where shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, as it is written Mat. 25.  
But he was not cast into utter darkness because he had not the Gift given him, but because he had it and did not make use of it to serve him with it that gave it unto him; and the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to prosit withal, if he use it aright in the service, but all doth not profit, because all doth not obey it, and Christ is the true Light that enligteneth every one that cometh into the world, and lets him see his sins, and the deeds of darkness: but every man doth not love the Light, so as in all things to obey it, and there is his condemnation: not because he hath not the Light made manifest to the view of his understanding, but because it is made manifest to the view of his understanding, and he loves darkness rather than Light, he that obeyeth the Light is led out of darkness, and hath salvation: john 8.12. Heb. 5.8.9.  
But he that disobeyeth the Light, and receives not the Truth in the love of it, but serves unrighteousness, he and all such are for damnation, john 3.19, 20. 2 Thess. 1.9. 2 Thess. 2.12:  
FINIS.