Christian Reader. BY that glorious light, which God hath given to me, all people by degrees shall see, that true peace and sound Religion cannot be established without the help of a true and sound preacher, whom God hath made able by the divine power of his spirit for to open and unfold the mysteries and parables in the new Testament, to the true meaning and signification, to the setting forth of Christ, and the true Church with that riches and honour and glory which doth belong to the Saints, and one the other side to the confounding of false power, and false doctrines, which doth belong to the devil, which God hath promised shall come to confusion; and I say plainly, and truly that God my glorious Father, he hath made me james Hunt a preacher for the same purpose, which I have showed you here in brief. For with my verses, and my prose, The devil, and all his carnal ministers I shall disclose. For my verses which have short and long feet, That will teach those that are blind, For to have more wit. For it is written in the tenth Chapter of Saint Matthew 41. verse. Christ he tells you plainly, he that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, he shall receive a Prophet rewards; And that is the reward of of eternal glory; but ye Protestants, and Papists, your faith is grown so cold, that you will not believe that I am a true Prophet except I can show you a miracle, that you may it behold, why then I will show you in brife of one strange thing, where at you all may wonder, why the Protestants and Papist should divide themselves asunder, for the Papists they do say, that they believe in the Catholic Church, and so say the Protestants, but by the power of God, I will boldly say that your clergy, they have deceive you upon both sides, for if there be any Protestant, or Papist that can find any place of Scripture in the new Testament, for to prove that the true Church of Christ is a Catholic Church, than I will be content to be burned, but God he hath made me a member of his glorious and triumphing Church, for Christ saith in john the 12. Chap. and the 28. Verse: Father glorify thy name, than came there a voice from heaven saying, I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again, and in the 27. Chapter of john, Christ ●aith plainly, the glory which thou hast given me, I have given unto them that they may be all one, as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they may be all one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me again. In the second Epistle to the Corinthians the second chapter, and fourteen verse. Now thanks be to God which always causeth us, to triumph in Christ jesus, this word always doth plainly signify, here in this world, and in the world to come for ever, and I have proved in brief that Christ hath a glorious and triumphing Church here in this world, and God my glorious Father, by the powerful preaching of his word, he will cause the glorious Church of Jesus Christ for to flourish by degrees over the whole world, which will be to the confounding of the devil, and the false Church; it is written in the twenty chapter of the Revelations. I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth, and the heaven fled away, and there was no place found for them. Now I understand, he that sits upon the white Throne, doth signify Christ and his preacher, for he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit, as you may read in the first Epistle to the Corinthians the six chapter, and the seventeen verse. But ye black coats, you do say, that you are the heavenly ministers of God, and that you have the heavenly treasure of Christ, in your earthen vessels, but I say that God he hath made me able for to show ye black coats, by what means you may have the heavenly treasures of Jesus Christ in your earthen vessels; but you do fly, from me, as if I were an Antichrist, and a deceiver even like unto yourselves, but ye black coats I must tell you, and your disciples that you shall find no true sound rest for your soul, until you be reconciled to Jesus Christ, and to the Ministration of the blood of the new Testament, which is the Throne of grace, but master black coat you do say that the devil hath puffed me up with pride, But I praise God you arrows hit not me, for you shot far wide, for God he hath given me that knowledge for to be as humble as a Lamb, and that valour and courage for to be as bold as a Lion, and now ye black birds which cry out so loud in your black coats, I must tell you plainly you shall be all forced for to change your notes, for you are not able for to make a clear distinction between God and the devil, for to say, nor yet to sing, and yet will you be so bold for to stir up War and strife between the Parliament & my King, but Mr. black coat you are a man of War, & so am I and therefore pray let you and I the battle try for by the power of God, I will boldly say as it is written in the cha. 8. of the Rom. & the 15. v. I have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but I have received the spirit of adoption, and now by the help of God I shall prove in brief, that the spirit of adoption doth signify Christ and the Gospel, but the spirit of bondage that doth signify the Devil, and the old law, my first proof is in the second chapter to the Hebrews and the fourteen verse, for as the children were made partakers of flesh and blood, Christ likewise took part of the same, that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, and that is the Devil; and so deliver those who through fear of death, were all there life time subject to bondage: This place of Scripture doth plainly prove and signify that all those people that were under the old law, they were under a yoke of bondage, until Christ freed them by his suffering on the cross again, in the seven chapter to the Romans and the six verse. Now we are delivered from the Law, that being dead, wherein we were held, as held under the chains and bondage of Satan, that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter, that in the newness of the Gospel and not in the oldness of the Law, and thus I have proved in brief, that the old Law is the spirit of bondage, and so is the Devil, but ye black coats you do say that, Christ hath redeemed us from the ceremonial Law, and for the judiacall & levitical Law, and so by your cunning craft, you do divide the old Law into many parts but if I ask any of you if there be any more the two Testaments you will say no, why then my answer to you is, in the ninth chapter to the Hebrews; and the fifteen vers. Christ he is the Mediator of the new Testament, that by his suffering on the cross, for to Redeem them that were under the first Testament, and now all ye black coats by the power of God, you shall be forced for to confess, that the old Law and Testament, is the first Testament which Christ hath Redeemed his people from, but ye clergy by your dark arts of Scholarship you do climb so high that you are yet like the Devil, for the plain truth of God he doth deny, but the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son made of a woman, made under the Law for to redeem them that were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption of sons, Gal. 4. and now I say plainly that all those that be reconciled to Christ and to the obedience of his word, be the adopted sons and daughters of Almighty God, for to rain with Christ in his everlasting Kingdom of glory in heaven above for ever. For by the power of God all people by degrees shall see. That the true light and glory of Jesus Christ, Doth not proceed from the University. But ye clergy you are very subtle and worldly wise, For the old law upholds you in your tenths and tithes. And that is the main cause whereat you need not wonder, Whey the clergy will not allow that the old Law, And Testament, and the new should part asunder. But by the power of God for to Speak the truth I will be bold, For what will it profit you for to gain the world, and lose your soul. For you shall be forced for to understand and see. That the son of the bondwoman cannot be heir with the free, As you may read in the fourth chapter to the Gallations and the thirty verse. For ye black coats by the powerful Priesthood of Melchisedeck I shall clear all your eyes which are grown so dull and thick, for if the High Court of parliament will but suffer me for to spread my books about, by the power of God I shall confound the Devil and all his rout (now I pray God grant that the High court of Parliament may sit in Judgement for that intent) and then I am sure, mark what I say, you will not hinder me in my way, for it is written, Heb. 7. concerning one Melchisedeck who is Priest of the most high God, and he is King of peace which doth signify Christ Jesus who is the Second Person in Unity, again it is said that he is without Father and Mother and without Descent and that doth signify God the Father, who is the first parson in unity, again, it is said that he hath neither beginning of days nor end of life, but he is made like unto the Son of God, and that doth signify God the holy Ghost who is the third Person in Unity, and thus by the help of God I have showed you in brief that you may see, that the true interpretation of Melchisedech doth signify the Holy and Glorious Unity, Father, Son and holy Ghost, for I say again, that there are three That bare record in Heaven: The Father, the Word, and the holy Ghost and these three are one, 1 John 5.7. The word doth signify Christ, For in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, john the first, for Christ was with God the Father in the beginning before man was made, and the Word was made flesh, Christ was made flesh and dwelled amongst us, vers. 14. and I have proved in brief that Christ is the Word and the Word is God, and know you not that christ is in you except you be reprobates, as you may read in 2 Cor. 5.5. Again, there is one God and father of all, who is above all and in you all, as you may read, Ephes. 4.5. Again, in 1 Cor. 19 What? know you not that your body is the Temple of the holy Ghost, which is in you, & you are not your own, for you are all bought with a price, and that is, with the precious blood of jesus Christ, for it pleased the Father that in Christ should all fullness dwell, and having made peace through the blood of his Cross for to reconcile all things unto himself, as you may read in 2 Col. 1.19. and thus by these plain and clear truths of Scripture, which by God's help I have showed you, here in brief I have painly and clearly proved that all those people that will be reconciled to Christ and to the ministration of the blood of the New Testament your spirits, they shall be joined to the Glorious unity, Father, Son and holy Ghost, for as they three cannot be divided from being one in the Godhead, and unity, neither can the spirits of the true Chrtch be divided from them three which is the life and substance of true peace and sound Religion, as I in brief have showed you, as God my Father hath showed me. And by the Spirit of Almighty God which proceedeth from above, I hope to draw my King and Parliament into the bond of peace & love. And now all ye carnal Ministers and false Powers, what so ever you be, By the Power of God you shall be forced for to see: That if you will not be reconciled to this blessed peace and unity: I say again if you will not be reconciled, you shall be sure damned to be. I or I must plainly tell you that God and his preacher you shall find true. For what saith the scripture, God will take vengeance on those that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power as you may read, 2 Thes. 1.8. But I pray understand the Gospel in his right place. For it is the new testament which proceedeth from the throne of grace for mercy and sound judgement, they are notes of my Prose and my Song; For by God's mercy and sound judgement I no man wrong. For mercy and sound judgement belongeth to my powerful Godand to my King's seat. Whereunto I am Ordained a preacher with power and courage strongly for to pleat. And now ye Roundheads which for true Religion do bear the name: I hope that you will not fight against God and the Truth for very shame, For if you will be persuaded by God and me: You may live in peace and unitee. And now the God of love and peace who hath brought again from the dead our Lord jesus, that Great Sepheard of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Covenat, make you all perfect to do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through the divine power of jesus Christ our Lord, Heb. 13.20. I say again, that Christ Jesus He is the great Shepherd of the sheep, and I acknowledge that there is but one true and perfect God, and there must be but one Religion, one Sepheard and one sheepfold, and I say plainly and truly that God my Father He hath made me a preacher for to gather the sheep into the true found, that God's love, and power, and Glory you may behold. For now my verses and my prose, which shall be plainly shown. They will prove that God hath lighted my candle within his glorious throne. And now ye Magistrates and Churchwardens, I pray take not that in hand, For to fight against the Power of God, which you are not able to withstand, For God he hath given me authority, as you shall know and find, For to be a preacher in the Church for to declare his mind, That by his power I may open the people's eyes whom the Clergy do keep blind. But there are some of you Magistrates and Churchwardens which do hold forth such a false power, That you fight against the power of God but you shall be all brought lower. For if you will fight against the power of God, for to hinder him in his way, If you do not repent you will be sure hell fire for to obey. But I hope there is none of you that doth desire for to hurn in Hell. Why then I pray fight not against the power of God for he will have his Will, But are not all those plain hypocrites as I shall show you by relation, Which fight against that you pray for, which is abomination. For in the Lord's prayer you do pray that Gods will may be done, Why then I pray fight not against that power which doth proceed from the Father and the Son. For they have made me a powerful preacher of Their Word, Which is the powerful and fiery sword: That thereby I may cut and burn down that hellish power, Which doth the Saints of God devour. For as a temporal fire will burn and consume Straw or Hay, Even so God's Word will shine so clear, mark what I say, For to burn and consume false power quite away. And now all persecuting Angels, if you can be able to hinder the Sun in the Firmament that he shall not shine at Noon day, Than you may be able for to hinder my powerful God from going forward in his way. For all false power which is hateful in God's sight, That shall be reproved and quite overthrown, by the power and glory of the true light. And now by that glorious light which God hath given to me, Ye Protestants and Papists you may understand and see, That your Clergy they have deceived you upon both sides by their craft and policy. But now ye protestants and Papists which are always at war and strife, In this Book I have showed you how your spirits may be joined to my God of Peace, and lead a quiet life. But Greek and Latin, you that bear dominion over God's house, I must tell you plainly your deceitful craft is not worth a Louse, For ye Clergy by your Greek and Latin phrase, You do blind the people many ways: For you call the Church of Christ by the name Catholic, and Militant, and Protestant, but alas you are more blind and cannot see, For a true Christian he doth bear the true toil of the Church of Christ, and I in him, and he in me. And all the members of the true Church of Christ, they are to be called by the name of Christians, for Christ and his Church is compared in Scrippture to man and wife, for Christ he is the Bridegroom and his Church is the Bride, although the Members thereof shall be infinite in number: And therefore I say again that the Church of Christ she must be called by the name of her Husband, for whether things present or things to come all is one, and we are Christ's and Christ is Gods: 1 Cor. 3.23. But the Ravens are black and the Doves are grey, But yet I pray will you mark well what I do say: For I do not despise a black garment, but the clergy by their black garments they do strengthen themselves in their false power for their black garments doth signify unto the people, that they have been all bred up in Universities, and the people they are yet so fare deluded by those dark Arts of Scholarship which proceed from the clergy, that you do think that no man can be a true and a sound Preacher, but first he must be bred up in the University. But by that glorious light which God hath given to me, You may understand and plainly see, That you have been mightily deceived in your judgement. But there is one Mr. Kentish which is grown a crafty fox, But God he hath given me a key for to open all your locks, For I hear that you have got a Mittimus from the Committee for to send me to the Goal. But by the power of God I shall set a fire the Fox's tail. For you are a great enemy against the Cavalier, But your false power shall be quite burnt up with fire: For when I strike you home with God's fiery dart, Than you creep to the Committees, and entreat them to take your part. But I hope the Committees will learn that wisdom for to give way and room, That I may within your Pulpit come. That so by the power of God I may show them and you the true way of peace That by the power thereof your war and plunder may end and cease. For these things I behold with my spirttuall eye, For which I honour my King, and worship the holy and glorious unity: And wish well to the Parliament that is so high. For if you will be persuaded by God and me, You may live in peace and unity; For to triumph in true peace and glory, Here for a time, and in the world to come world without end. Amen.