THIS FOR EACH PARLIAMENT-MAN, THAT THEY MAY SEE THE WISDOM BY WHICH ALL THINGS WERE CREATED WITH IT, TO ORDER ALL THINGS TO HIS GLORY.  
Given forth by George Fox.  
LONDON; Printed for Thomas Simmons at the sign of the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate. 1656.   

FRIENDS;  
LEt not high places lift you up, you that do lift up yourselves in high places, and be lifted up, God will bring you down to the dust with his mighty power; for you are not capable that be lifted up with high places of receiving council from God, or receiving of his secrets; for such the Lord overthrows with his power, such as be lifted up with high places, and lifts up themselves in them, go out of the fear of God, and so do not wait to receive Gods secrets and his wisdom, by which all things was made, and with which all the Creation must be ruled and ordered and governed to his glory.  
Therefore you that fear the Lord, consider that you may receive the power of Christ, and him who is the wisdom of God, which you may be governed with, and in the unchangeable power, which overthrows all the changeable, and brings righteousness into its place, truth, Judgement, and mercy. And these that be turned to the light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, the wisdom of God, him by whom the world was made before it was made, glorified with the Father before the world began: You that are turned to this light which doth enlighten you, you are turned to Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, and you that receive the light, shall receive power to become the sons of God and having received power from Christ who receive the light, with the light you will see that which is out of the light, is out of the truth, is to be governed and ruled and limited with the truth. And the Rulers of darkness, powers of wickedness, principalities, spiritual wickedness in high places, is out of the light, out of the truth of him that abode not in it. Now you being turned to the light, and receiving the light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, you will come to know the armor of li●●, the armor of righteousness, and to receive power from Christ, to whom all power in heaven and earth is given, with which power all things must be ordered; mark, all power in heaven and earth is given, who is to bear rule Christ, and all things done in his Name, where all power in heaven and earth is given, who doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world.  
Now you waiting and walking in the light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, you will answer the light in every man which Christ hath enlightened him withall, you will answer the light which is just, holy, and truth in the inward parts, you walking in the light which Christ hath enlightened you withall, and having received power from Christ, who is the power of God, you will come to know the help, government for Christ, who hath all power in heaven and earth given to him, who puts down all rule and authority, and subdues all things to himself, that he alone might reign, who enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, that all men through him might believe, that he in all things might have the pre-eminence.  
And again, Friends, take heed of adding affliction to the righteous, or adding bonds and imprisonments to them, or making laws against the righteous and innocent, the lambs of Christ; for as you make their bonds strong to oppress them, so much stronger will the Lord make your bonds and strengthen them, when that you are in adversity and affliction, remember this word spoken to you in your life time. Therefore fear before the Lord God of glory, and of heaven and earth whose throne cannot be stained.  
And again, take heed of compelling any to worship that which they cannot, except they will sin against God, be tender in conscience, and consider that in you which should exercise it towards God, and be humble, and God will teach you, and with that walk to others, and meek, and he will teach you what to do, and direct you in his ways, and be not stubborn, nor stiffnecked, nor hard-hearted, nor proud, nor high-minded, for that will deceive your hearts, and you will be hardened through the deceit of it, but that mind which will keep you in the fear of God, who is in it kept, his life is preserved from the snare▪ and he receives a blessing from the Lord, and comes to receive his secrets, whereby he comes to govern righteously, and acts the thing that is good, whereby he comes to act the thing that is good and well-pleasing in his sight who is worshipped in spirit, mark and take notice, and in truth, truth in that the devil abode not in. And all who come to worship God in spirit and truth, they are in that the devil abode not in, they are in that which the devil is out off, in the truth, and peace, and love, the enmity is out of it, and the strife.  
And again, take heed of making laws, or causing any to suffer, because they cannot bow the hat to man, which is the honour that man seeks, and is the honour of man, not of God; for it is below, and the man is offended and takes an offence because he hath not that honour given to him, and that is it which they seek one of another, and there the persons of men are respected, and in the mean time the Law of God is cast behind their backs, which is perfect, which are convinced by it to be transg●essors that respect mens persons, therefore every man so say and so do as you will be judged by the Law of liberty; for a ha t is the handy work of man, and the honour of the hat is that which man looks for, it is the honour of man, and man gives it him which seeks for it and men make it which be in the transgression of the Law of God, and seek not the honour that comes from above, from God, which is out of the transgression, therefore how can they believe that seek honour one of another? These respect mens persons, transgress the Law of God, which Law is light  
Now he that believeth in the light, walketh in it, comes to receive the honour from God onely, and he that hath received the honour which cometh from God onely, he hath sought it, and he hath found it, and God hath given it him, he gives the honour back again to God; Honour to whom honour, and the fear to whom, fear him that is able to cast into hellfire, and not him that can kill the body, and can do no more. And you which respect persons, are convinced by the Law, the perfect Law of liberty, to be transgressors, and commit sin, which Law is light, which God hath put in the mindes of his people, and writ in their hearts, and made manifest his Covenant of light to his people, and so know the Law which respects no mans person, and know Christ Jesus the light, the end of the Law, who is the Author of the faith, which faith is held without respect of persons. Now consider who are in the transgression of this Law, that respects no mans person, he that doth is convinced by the Law to be a transgressor; and furthermore, consider who hath erred from this saith of our Lord Jesus Christ, which respects no mans person, and so be out of the truth which gives the victory over the world, in which faith is the unity, who are come to it, come to please God, come to be reasonable, which faith purifies the heart, and gives to see the things that be invisible, and gives the victory over the world, and by it comes to know the son of God, from whence the Faith comes, who is the Author of it.  
And none of you to act contrary to the witness of God in you, for if you do act contrary to the witness of God in you, God will judge you. And Friends stop not the witness of God in you, when it would speak for God, for the just, for the oppressed, for the innocent, for the persecuted, or for the cries of the poor, stop not the mouth of the witness that would speak for this, then come you to be a blessing to the Nation, and in your Generation, and then you will find that arise which is a good favour in stoping not the mouth of the witness which speaks for the righteous, for the just▪ for the innocent, and stop not the ear that would hear the Cry of the oppressed, and hear the cry of the Just, and hear the cry of the wronged; for if you stop your ears that should hear that, God will stop his ear, and not hear you, but throw you out, as he hath done others before you; for that which hears the oppressed, the wronged, the just, the persecuted, that hears this, God hears him, and God is one with all; and if you stop the voice of the witness of God in you, who moves you to speak for the just, and the innocent, to do equity; you that stop the voice that should speak for this, and hears not the voice of the just, innocent, and oppressed, that speaks to you, God who is just will not hear your voices when you lift them up to him, but him that hears the just, hears the oppressed, hears the righteous, hears that which cries for equity, but hears not the oppressors, this voice that hears this, God hears him when he lifts up his voice to God, for council, for wisdom, for knowledge, God supplies, and is his rewarder that diligently seeks him, he that hath this, hath the sound council. Pleasures, pride, wantonness, voluptuousness, ambition, seeking honour one of another, brings you out of the fear of God, and to forget God, to the witness of God in you I speak, which is eye-witnesse for God, which will let you see when God is not in your thoughts, then is the imagination working out of his council, and many inventions, out of the will of God, out of his fear.  
Therefore this is the word of the Lord God to you all, to the witness of God in you all I speak, that you may know with that, a separation and a distinction from your thoughts and imaginations, conceivings, your reasonings with flesh and blood, but with the witness of God in you, your minds may be guided over your thoughts, and from them and imaginations, to wait upon God, at him to take council, to hear his voice, that with him you may be ordered to his glory, and so come to reign above your own thoughts and imaginations, to know that that brings them down; here shall you know the spiritual warfare, and your standing all in the council of God, being guided with the witness of God up to God, you will be turned all from your evil ways, and turn others from their evil ways; for as Rulers are, so are the people; for much praphanenesse is in the Nation, the towns and Cities ring like sodom, and give a sound like Gomorrha, whom God turned into ashes; and reproving of sin openly in the gates, is now called a breach of the peace, which was in all ages rebuked, reproved by and with them that were in the truth, and such were hated for testifying against the world, that their works were evil, as Christ himself. Now the evil is that which is out of the truth, that which is out of the light is out of the truth, for the light is the truth, and truth is but one, and none comes to own it, but who come to own the light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world; they that be out of the light be afraid of it, least it should reprove them whose deeds are evil.  
And all you powers of the earth, Christ is come to reign, and is among you, and you know him not, who doth enlighten every one of you that are come into the world, that you all through him might believe, who is the light, who treads the winepress alone, without the city, whose feet are upon it; therefore see all and consider with the light, what you are ripe for, the press is ready for it. Therefore this is the word of the Lord God to you all, and a charge to you all, in the presence of the living God of heaven and earth, every man of you being enlightened with a light that cometh from Christ the Saviour of your souls, from whence the light cometh that enlighteneth you; of the light all take heed, that with it you may all see Christ, from whence the light cometh, you may all see your Saviour, him by whom the world was made; who saith, learn of me; but if you hate this light which Christ hath enlightened you withall, you hate Christ, who doth enlighten you all, that you all through him who is the light, might believe; but you not believing in the light nor bringing your deeds to the light, which light will make them manifest, and reprove you: This is your Con●emnation the light; and remember you have been warned in your life time; for there is your way of salvation the light, and there is your Condemnation the light, by which all things were created, which was glorified with the Father before the world began, who came a l●ght into the world, and doth enlighten every one that cometh into the world, that all men through the light might believe.  
I am the light of the world, saith the Son of God, and doth enlighten every man that comes into the world, him that was with the Father glorified before the world began; now every man of you being enlightened with the true Light the Son of God; now every particular with this light which comes from the Son of God, the light is it which gives you the knowledge of the Son of God, which light the Son of God hath enlightened you withall, that you all through him might believe. And the Son of God saith, believe in the Light that lighteth you, him by whom the world was made, that you may be the Children of Light; Now every particular of you being turned to this light which the Son of God hath enlightened you withall; with the light every particular of you will see the Son of God, and come to have unity with the Son of God, him by whom the world was made, before it was made; And you will come to learn of him who is not born by the will of man,& cease from all your teachers that are made by the will of man; and as you learn of him by whom the world was made, who now reigns, you turn then from all the world, and forsake all the world; And they are not of the world that learns of him by whom it was made, learns not of the world; so that every particular of you, being enlightened with the light that cometh from the Son of God, the light in every particular of you, gives you the knowledge of the Son of God who doth enlighten every one of you that cometh into the world, that all men through the light might believe; who saith, believe in the light; And as many as believe in the light, and receive the light, they receive the truth; that which makes manifest all that is contrary to the light, and the truth which makes them free, the light doth, which is the truth, which the devil abode not in; so every one of you, that be come into the world, being enlightened with the light which is the truth, which is not of the world, which truth the devil abode not in. Now you that hate the light, which you be enlightened, if you profess all the Scriptures, and hate the light, and do not believe in the light, you are not the Children of light; therefore this is your Condemnation the light, who hate it, and believe not in it; and you are as the Jews that professed the Scriptures, but did not believe in the light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, and so is out of the truth, being out of the light, and not believing in it, in the wisdom below, which is earthly and sensual, and devilish; now with the light which the Son of God hath enlightened you withall, you will feel and see your earthly wisdom sensual, and devilish; Therefore all you that come to the wisdom, which is from above, Christ Jesus, which is the wisdom of God, you must come every particular of you to the light, which Christ hath enlightened you withall, who is not of the world,& the light doth let you see sin& evil, and the light is the truth in the inward parts,& it comes from Christ the truth, which makes free; and who are made free with this truth, which every man that cometh into the world is enlightened withall, they are made free indeed; and this is it which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, which they are to believe in; And every man is enlightened to that end, that through the light he might believe, that through the light he might know the way to the Father of light; for he that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, who is the way to the Father, was glorified with the Father before the world began; now every particular of you loving the light, you shall know the Judgement that is set up in the Gate, and the bridle to the wild Horses nature and to the mouth, which keeps the lips from being pollutted, and the yoke to the wild heifer, and the doorkeeper in the house of the Lord, as you grow in the light, it is that which doth make this manifest to every particular, and in every particular, so as you be turned to the light, you be turned under the Authority of Christ Jesus, the wisdom of God, who hath all power in heaven and earth given to him, he that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world, that they may see his power, that all men through him might believe who is the light, who hath all power in heaven and earth given to him, him by whom all things was made, that was made, and all things created that was created, that he might reign, and put down all authority under his feet, so that which you do, do it in the name of Jesus, who hath enlightened you all every man that cometh into the world, which light lets you see sin and evil; which departing from the sin and the evil, the fear of the Lord is placed in your hearts, which is the beginning of the wisdom of God, which is above the wisdom that is beneath, beneath the truth; so all Rulers that be out of the wisdom of God, and out of the light, and believe not in it, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, they be out of the fear of God, and these stand against Christs reign, and they be out of the Image of God in the transgression, not come to the beginning, so not in the wisdom of God, which all the creatures is to be ordered withall; they that stand against the light, they stand against the truth, they are the rulers of darkness under the power of darkness, these are they that did ever persecute the truth, and measured with an unjust measure, and weighed with an unjust weight, being blind turned their sword backward, being out of the truth; for the Magistrates that be in the light, and receive the light that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, these the light comes to see; and can put a difference between the precious and the vile, which turns not their sword backward, these Magistrates that believe in the light, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, receive power from Christ, to whom all power in heaven and earth is given; and these be the help governments for him that persecutes none which do believe in the light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; and receives this light; for these are the Children of light, and Lambs of Christ, to whom he gives power to become the sons of God; and these Magistrates that be here be a praise to them that do well, and a terror to the evil doer; and he knows the higher power, he that believes in the light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world, and receives it here, receives power from Christ, the wisdom by which all things was created, with which he comes to know how to order all things again to his glory; and heres the power, and the sword known, which is a terror to the evil doer, which the soul must be subject to, which is the higher power; it is higher and above that, that abode not in the truth, in the light, that's the power of darkness, and the power of wickedness, and theres the rulers of darkness, and spiritual wickednesses in high places; and theres the power of the evil, and if not being departed from, theres the wisdom below, that which is devilish, earthly, and sensual, and theres the knowledge, with which men corrupt themselves; and theres the understanding that must come to nought; and theres the persecution, and persecutors; themselves being in the transgression out of the light, which is the Law of God; for said Solomon the King, thy Law is light; so those that do not believe in the light, which doth enlighten every one of them which be come into the world, doth not believe in Christ, nor obey his command, who saith, Believe in the light, but are from under his power, the power of Christ, the light, the truth. And so all those Magistrates upon the earth that doth not believe in the light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; they are all blind; and they turn their sword backward; how can he do otherwise, that believes not in the light; for he cannot see, for it is that which doth make manifest; so persecution was always blind, such as did not believe in the light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; And these seek honour one of another, and not the honour which comes from God onely, for none seeks this honour which comes from God onely, but such as do believe in the light, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; such seeks the honour that comes from God onely, and finds the honour that comes from God onely, and gives the honour to God again; and he honours all men in the Lord, that lighteth every man that cometh into the world, which is the condemnation of him that doth not believe in the light, and to his dishonour who honours himself; for Christ said, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing, but I honour my Father, and ye dishonour me, who doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world.  
Now the Jews professed a Christ that was to come, because Moses and the Prophets declared of him; now you that do profess a Christ is come, because the Apostles and Christs words declares it; but not believing in the light that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world: And you that do not believe in the light, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, you do not believe in the Son of God, but do dishonour the Son of God: As the Jews dishonoured the Son of God, which did not believe in the light; And you that deny the light, that lighteth every man that cometh into the world, and call it natural; you herein again look upon him as the Jews did to be the son of Joseph carnally; and so dishonour him as they did, though you may profess a Christ, as the Jews professed him, and dishonour him that lighteth every man that cometh into the world, as they did, though they believed a Christ was to come by the Prophets,& you believe a Christ is come by Christs words& the Apostles; but you that doth not believe in the Light, that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; which light the Jews believed not in, though they professed the words of a Messiah that was to come, which when the Messiah was come, said, Believe in the light, and bid the Jews believe in the light; I am come a light into the world, and whosoever followeth me shall not abide in darkness; and these Jews that did not, and doth not believe in the light, that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, professed the Scriptures, and many doth not believe in the light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world to this day; and you now do not believe in the light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world.  
Though you profess the Scriptures that speaks of a Christ is come, for Christ saith, Believe in the light that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, that all men through him might believe; and you that talk of the Scriptures, and do not believe in the light, what differ you from the devil bringing Scripture, who abode not in the light which is the truth? And you that believe not in it, are of him out of the truth, out of the light, under the power of the Prince of darkness, seeking honour one of another, which you that do cannot believe in the light, for the light condemns that, and brings to seek the honour that comes from God onely, and you will come to him from whence it comes, which is the honour which is from above, and you that do not believe in the light, are seeking the honour to yourselves; the horour of the hat, which is mans honour, mans invention, the honour below, not that which comes from God, which is above; the honour that stands in apparel and doffing the hat, and bowing; and this is amongst them that believes not in the Light, who are blind, and who seeks honour one of another, and not from God onely, but are seeking the honour of the hat which will p●rish, and that which seeks for it, and theres the honour that is not of God; if men do not bow and doff the hat, the handy work which is invented, if one give him not this, the unbeliever that believes not in the Light that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, he rages and is full of fury; may be sand him to prison, and may be fine him forty pound, more or less, because he has not given the unbeliever the honour that he looks for, bowing the hat, or bowing to him, when as the Scripture which the unbeliever professes that honours himself and seeks honour one of another, it saith, Every knee shall bow to Christ; the same Scripture which the unbeliever professes.  
And again, the Scripture saith, they should not bow to the Angels, nor worship them, but the Angels must worship the Son of God, to whom every knee must bow, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world. Now all you that do not believe in the light, that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, who is the life, and truth, and seeks the honour one of another, and are honouring yourselves with a hat, and with a bow, with the hat which is an invention, which is to perish being a handiwork, which takes away both gravity and grace. Now I do ask you all, whether something doth not prick you in the mean time when you are bowing the hat one to another, and Complementing one with another? Whether you have not something which pricks you, and tells all its vanity, and tells you its the honour of the world, below and self, and it is wearisome? which the world gives one to another, which if they have it not they rage, and the honour of the hat will please the highest and proudest, and not offend him, and the wickedest, and the profanest; but not honouring with the hat, them that seek for it, they be in a rage, yet they that be in a rage, that seeks for the honour of the hat which is an invention, they themselves being pricked with the light that comes from Christ, which believing it turns from the honour that is below, and brings to seek the honour that is from above, that comes from God onely, And so its a Custom the honouring with the hat; its a heathenish Custom among them that do not believe in the light, that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world; for they that do believe in the light which doth enlighten every man which cometh into the world, which seeks the honour that comes from God onely; will not persecute them that cannot honour them with their hat, and bow to them; for they see that's the honour of man, an invention, and the honour of the world, which must perish, and be stained, which stands out of the humility, and stands in passion, envy, madness, like mad men, persecutors, such as be full of fury, which if they do not honour them with the hat, that seeks for honour, they fine them, and imprison them; And so all may see this is the honour that is below out of the humility; for there is not the humility; for before honour is humility; and you must all come to the humility before you have the honour, and you that come to this humility, you must all come to the light, which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, who saith, learn of me, I am meek and low, and you that come to this Light, and believe in it, you come to seek the honour that comes from God onely, and gives it to God onely again; before honour is humility, and all you that have honour before you have humility, mark, before you have humility, are you not as the heathen are? you would have honour before you have humility. Did not all the presecuters that were upon the earth, that ever have been, want this humility, and so they wanted the honour, and yet would have the honour before they have the humility, and Learned that, and so you that be out of the humility, be out of the honour, and you are not to have the honour that have not the humility, for before honour is humility, mark, before it.  
And take heed all friends and people, of putting any man into place, or authority, or office, until he hath learned the true humility, and owneth the light that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, that he may receive the wisdom, by which all things was made with it to order the creature, which is gentle, easy, and pure; for else he will seek for honour before he hath humility, hath learned that; so he not having the humility, he is seeking for the honour which men seek one from another, and they that do believe and seek the honour that cometh from God onely, and gives it to him again, that hath learned the true humility, and cannot give the honour to him that is out of the humility, which looks for it, and is lifted up; upon high places, he is in rage that would have the honour that hath not the humility; for where the humility is which goes before the honour, the light is owned which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.  
Now here you may all see men that be in high places, and offices, that be in a rage and full of fury, because the Children of light cannot bow down to them, and give them the honour of the hat; these all want the humility, that which they should have before they seek for the honour; now thou that art in a rage, and full of fury, and madness, because another will not doff his hat to thee, and bow to thee, and respect thy person, who art honouring thyself, and seeking for honour; Christ said, If he honoured himself, his honour was nothing; now if thou honour thyself, much less thy honour is nothing; first get the humility, and then thou wilt not lose the honour for that follows; but wanting that, thou wants the honour, and none comes to this humility which goes before the honour, but who learns of Christ, who is the way to the Father, who is not of the world, therefore all may see, they that be in a rage, that have not the honour of the hat, that looks for it, and the bowing, they want the humility, which goes before the honour; And so the Lord being placed in the heart, theres fear to whom fear; Let the Lord be your fear; And Christ tells whom we should fear, and whom we shall not fear, not fear him that can kill the body, and then he can do no more, he is not to be feared, but Christ doth forewarn whom wee shall fear, Him that can cast both body and soul into hellfire; so heres fear to whom fear, and honour to whom honour, such as has received it from God gives it to God again; sober men and grave and temperate, and meek, and serious, are a torment, and a grief to wild men that are put in offices put in place, such as follows pleasures, which runs to play like wanton Lads, and these are them that seeks for the honour of the hat, which are wild like Children, and hung about with ribbens, which are bad examples, and bad patterns, who hath been counted formerly fiddlers that be hung about with ribbens; and this is a grief to the sober minded people that fears God, that be Christians indeed, to see such as be out of the fear of God to reign and rule, whose souls is not subject to the higher power, for who ever Lives in the Lust, and follows that, their souls is not subject to the higher power, but the Lust war against the soul, that which Crucifies, that brings to know the higher power, and so to be not of the world, and crucify the worlds lusts and affections, fashions and customs, for while these be followed the soul is not subject to the higher power; for the higher power is above that power which abode not in the truth, and that power which is out of truth there is the glory of the world.  
And so all you consider what is the glory of the world, and whether you do not seek it? and the honour of man, and what the honour of man is that the world seek one of another? And whether the bowing the hat be not earthly honour? which men seek for, which if they have not they be angry; And do you believe that any is angry that seeks the honour that comes from God? But such as seeks for the honour of the hat; And doth not here God confounded the wise and the mighty with a thing that is base, that the hat overthrows their Religion, and their laws, as it is said: Doth not the Law of God stand without respect of persons? And doth not he that respects persons commit sin? and is convinced of the Law of God to be a transgressor? And was not they in the transgression, and in the unbelief, that were honouring themselves, and seeking honour one of another? And is not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ held without respect of persons? which faith giveth the victory over the world; Doth any know the pure religion, but who be in this faith? Can any please God, but who be in this faith? Can any hold this faith with respect of persons? And was they which seekt honour one of another in this faith? and respected one anothers persons, was not they in the transgression of the Law of God? And doth not all respecters of persons commit sin? And is not he that commits sin of the devil? and so out of the Law of God, which he that respects persons is convinced by the Law to be a transgressor, which Law of God is Light, you that walk in it answer the Light in every man, which convinces him to be a transgressor; which they that persecute and imprison men, because they will not commit sin, and respect persons, they do not answer the Light in every man, but persecutes them that do walk in the Light, which brings them to answer the Law of God, for the Law of God which is light, which respects no mans person, answereth the Light in every man, that convinceth him, they who acts contrary to the light, acts contrary to the Law of God, and these by it are convinced as transgressors; and Christ Jesus who is the light, who is the end of the Law, was known to respect no mans person, and who be in the faith of him which is held without respect of persons, are not of the world; so that power and Law that commands to respect persons, it is in the will of man, not the Law of God, which he that doth respect persons commits sin, and is convinced by the Law to be a transgressor; he that believeth in the Light, defaces the glory, the honour of the world, they that seeketh honour one of another, did not believe in the Light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, and the Light that doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world, saith, How can ye believe that are seeking honour one of another; they that seek honour one of another, are out of the belief in the transgression, out of the innocency which is in Christ Jesus.  

To the honest hearted men fearing God that be PARLIAMENT-MEN.  
TO the honest-hearted men fearing God, for you taking heed of making any Law, or joining to the makers of a Law to stop the witness of God, or to Limit the holy one, but to keep peace; Law is to keep peace, the violent doer to whom the word of the Lord is spoken, the striker, and the abuser, which gets the Letter, but hath not the word of the Lord, but stands against the word of the Lord, among such, and to such is the word of the Lord sent, as it may be witnessed and is witnessed in the Prophets, Christ, and the Apostles, such as had the Scripture, but not the Life of God that gave forth the Scriptures, such stood opposite against the word; for the Prophets and Apostles which were commanded to go into the Synagogues and the Temple among them that had the Letter, but out of the Life; Some of them was knocked down, some lost their lives, some of them was stoned, and some of them haled out before Magistrates; Now take heed least you make laws to hale them before Magistrates, and that you should be the Magistrates that they should be haled before; such as speaks the word of the Lord, which be in the life that gave forth the Scriptures, upon this account you might imprison the Apostles▪ but you do not read that they had a Law to hale them out and persecute them, therefore let your Law be according to that of God in every mans Conscience, which will not stop the mouth of the witness of God, but the Law is to keep peace, the striker, and the murderer, and the plotter against the Just, and such as act contrary to the witness of God, in the Conscience Gods Law takes hold of them; heres the higher power witnessed, which goes upon that which goes contrary to the witness of God in the Conscience; heres the higher power, the Just comes to rule, the wisdom of God comes to be received, by which all things must be ordered and ruled; for consider that Christ said, That they shall put them out of the Synagogues, and hale them before Magistrates. Now come to the Light which Christ hath enlightened you withall, that you may see his words, mark, and consider, they were out of the life of Christ that haled out of the Synagogue and Temple before Magistrates.  
And again Consider they were out of the Life of the Scriptures, and Christ, that held up Synagogues and Temples, therefore take heed least any of you be found making any thing or yielding to any thing which shall Limit the holy one, or if you should make a Law against them that should be moved of the Lord to go into the Synagogue, or Temple, and there to lay down their lives; as many hath been almost killed, and dyed presently after in prison through the bruises they have received in the Synagogue. Therefore you that make laws now against such, what would you do if the Apostles was here, or Christ, or the Prophets, this shows the same mind that was against them; but if you should say, why this overthrows all ministry which wee have established in the Nation? Consider the ministry that must be upheld with Clubs and Staves, and goals, and stocks, and outward swords, with tithes and great sums of money, and running to complain with petitions to every Authority, and power; now the Authority coming into the fear of God, into the wisdom of God, will bid such a ministry stand by, and if they have no better weapons then a carnal weapon, to defend themselves against an innocent people that have no weapon but what is spiritual, and they cannot against them defend themselves without a carnal sword, and weapon, and so flies to you for aid, and makes you the Executioners of their malice, and rail upon the anointed of the Lord, and his innocent Lambs; therefore do you consider and take warning, how the Lord hath Rooted out before such as harkened to man, and not to God, and such as had such bad counsellors as this generation of Priests, so let them all stand by still, for its your duty to mind the Law of God, and to mind that of God in you to receive his Law, that may guide the mind of every man up to God; he that acts contrary to that of God, the Law of God of him takes hold therefore this is the word of the Lord God to you, he that would stop the witness of God for speaking to another, he hears not the voice of God himself, but acts contrary to the witness of God in himself, and the mouth of that must be stopped, which would stop, and complain, and seek out to the Magistrates to stop the witness of God, and his appearing; now he it is that must be stopped, his mouth must be stopped, for that is the evil beast that minds earthly things, whose mouth must be stopped, therefore the Law of God mind, that is to keep peace, whereby you may receive wisdom from God to order every man, that all things may be ordered to the glory of God; so all them that hath a word from the Lord, seek not to stop them and Limit them from speaking it, by the counsel of those Teachers which are made by the will of man, and hath not the word of the Lord, according to the word of the Lord they are to be stopped and to be silent; And to you this is the word of the Lord God, is there any Law or Limit to be made to Limit the Spirit of God?   
FINIS.