the Wound in Confcience, which Sin had made in their Souls, this is called the preaching of Chrift by his Prophets.

2. The Apostles had Power given them by Chrift to open the Eyes of the Blind, and to give Light unto them that were in Darkness, and in the Shadow of Death, and brought those that believed their Doctrine into the Light of Life eternal. Also they had the Keys of Heaven and of Hell, to bind Sin upon the Confciences of Unbelievers, never to be forgiven, and to loose the Sins of thofe that did truly believe their Doctrine of Chrift; and thus they did open the Book of Confcience in the Believer, and no Man could fhut up that Confcience which the Apostles Doctrine opened; neither could any Man open that Confcience the Apoftles fhut up in Unbelief. This alfo is called the preaching of Chrift, and opening and fhutting the Book of Confcience by Chrift; yet this was done by Men, and not by Chrift himself. But in regard they did preach the Gofpel by Vertue of Authority from Chrift, and they were anointed by him to preach the everlafting Gospel, and had Power given them to open the Book of Confcience in fome, whereby they did believe in Christ, and fhut the Confcience of others up in Unbelief; and thus that Saying of the Scripture is fulfilled, that Chrift was anointed to preach the Gospel of glad Tidings of Salvation; for what his Meffengers doth, it is as if he did it himself.

Again, We the Witneffes of the Spirit are anointed and chofen of Chrift, to preach the everlasting Gospel, and Christ hath given us Power to fet Life and Death before Men, and we have Power to bind and loose, and to open and fhut the Book of Confcience; ; and no Man can fhut that Confcience we have opened, neither can any Man open that Confcience we have fhut up in Darkness, as to any fpiritual Knowledge, or true Peace: This many can witness on both Sides, if they would, but our other Writings doth speak more large of this Point; fo I fhall fay no more as to this.

Only this, that this Power we the Witneffes of the Spirit have, is the Power of Chrift, as the Prophets and Apostles Power was in their Time, therefore faid to be done by Chrift. himself.

But I know Fox the Quaker is willing to believe that dead

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Prophets and Apostles were Meffengers of Chrift, but he doth not believe there is any fent of Chrift not alive, but what is within them; but he fhall find that we the Witneffes of the Spirit were fent of God, and have as great Power given us, as any Prophet or Apostle whatsoever.

And as for that Saying of John, Revelation v. That no Man in Heaven, nor in Earth, nor under the Earth, was able to open the Book, but the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. This I would have the Reader to mind, for it is a vain Thing to talk to Quakers of Interpretation of Scripture by Man, that is alive; but John that fpake thefe Words being dead, the Quakers believe his Words, though they know nothing what he meant, nor what that Book was that none could open but Chrift.

This let the Reader mind, that there is three Books that are to be opened by Chrift, as you may fee, Revelation xx. 20, And the Books were opened, and another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life.

Now to give the Reader to understand these three Books; the first Book is the Law written in Man's Heart, this Book are all the Heathen to be judged by, when it is opened at the great Day of the Lord. The fecond Book is the Confcience of People who hath heard the Preaching of Faith in Chrift, yet did not believe; when this Book is opened they fhall be judged at that great Day in themselves, for their Unbelief. The third Book is the Book of Life, wherein all true Believers Faith is written, and according to their Works of Faith they are judged, and fo according to the Works of Unbelief, are judged; and according to the Works of Reason, their Thoughts accufing, fhall the Heathen be judged according to what is written.

In these Books shall all People be judged, both fmall and great. Mind and look what Judgment God's Meffengers hath given unto Men in this Life, the fame will Chrift give when he doth raise them again at the last Day, as I have said before; therefore this Book, it was which no Man in Heaven nor in Earth could open, the Book of Life, and none was found worthy to open the Book of Life but Chrift, he being the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. This Book of Life muft needs belong to Christ to open, and to no Man elfe; for he is God the first and

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the laft, the Beginning and the End of all Mankind; but what is this to interpret Scripture? Chrift hath given that to Man; but I have opened thefe Things more large in the Interpretation of the whole Book of the Revelation.

In the laft Place, I fhall fay fomething as to the Quakers Principle and Practice. Fox faith, in the End of his Pamphlet against me, that I am judged with the Spirit of Truth; and over me, faith Fox, is the true and faithful Witness Christ Jesus, the Corner-stone, which will grind me to Powder. Further Fox faith, in Christ is his People, meaning the Quakers, that reign over my Head, that can raise and reign over the Head of the Curfer And Fox faith, Edward Bourn, whom thou hast curft and damned, who is far above thee and thy Father, in him that redeems out of the Curfe, and deftroys thee and thy Father both.

I do acknowledge that Chrift Jefus, the faithful Witnefs, the Corner-ftone, fhould grind me to Powder, if he doth not own me to be fent of him; if I do curfe any without a Commiffion from him, or if I should curfe any of the true Christ's People, then let that Curse be upon my own Head, as Fox faith.

Also I was always willing that thofe People that were ingrafted into Chrift by Faith, fhould be above me; for there is no People in Chrift but fuch as are ingrafted into him by Faith, which I am fure no Quaker is as in that State, neither can any Man be a Member of Chrift, but by the hearing of Faith, and Faith comes by bearing; how can any preach the Word of Faith except he be fent? As I am fure no Quaker never was fent of Chrift to preach, therefore no Quakers People in Christ.

But that Chrift the Quakers People are in, I, that am a Man, hath Power over fome, I have feparated their Christ from them one from the other, and hath fhewed them the true Chrift to their great Satisfaction, and they have been glad they were rid of the Quakers Christ,

Others again hath been condemned by me, both them and their Chrift, neither would I let them and their Chrift part one from another, but torment each other; for this Chrift the Quakers hath in them, is the Law written in their Hearts, and the Chrift the Quaker People are in, is the Motions of this Law, and fometimes they do well, then the Law is quiet in

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them, and their Chrift giveth Peace to them; fo I, knowing this Chrift was born with Man, and Man born with it, as the Apofle faith, being under the Law, then free from Grace.

But, being born again, we are not under the Law, but under Grace; but the Quakers People are under the Law, though not the outward Letter, as the People of the Jews were, yet they are under the Law written in their Hearts, as the Heathen were before any Law was given; and this is the Quakers Chrift within them, and that Chrift they are in; fo that Chrift the only God hath chofen me, and hath given me Power over the Quakers Chrift within them, and themfelves alfo, to keep them together, fo that the one shall not part from the other; for though they fhall defire that this Christ within them might part from them, but it will not, but torment their Souls to Eternity: This will be Fox the Quaker's Portion, and many more Quakers befides; and if you, Edward Bourn, and others of the Quakers, whom I have curfed, do get over, or above that Curfe and Sentence I have paffed upon you, let your Righteousness be what it will, I fay, then Cain fhall get above and over that Curfe God himself pronounced upon him, and fo fhall Judas get above that Curfe Chrift pronounced upon him.

Furthermore, if you Quakers were not wilfully ignorant and blind, you might fee that this Commiffion of the Spirit, given to John Reeve and Muggleton, hath had great Power over the Ranters and Quakers; it hath broken the Ranters Principle all to Pieces, fo that none dares hold up an Argument to defend it: You Quakers are also very much shattered, you are not like the People ye were fixteen Years ago; this fome that had a Love for you have feen and confeffed.

The Ranters, when we came out firft, fixteen Years ago, were very high in their Elevations, in feeing of Vifions, and going forth as Prophets and Propheteffes, and ftripping themfelves naked for Signs, as you Quakers have done. I can make it appear in fome Particulars, that this Commiffion hath had great Power over Ranters and Quakers; for the Heads of these two were John Robins and John Taney; Robins was the Head of all falfe Chrifts, falfe Prophets, Propheteffes, Shakers, and Quakers; and you Quakers are but the Spawn of John

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Robins, and that Chrift you own within you, being a falfe Chrift: John Robins was the Head of that Principle; alfo his Believers had thofe Witchcraft-fits upon them as you Quakers had, very ftrongly at that Time, when John Robins was in Power. Alfo John Taney was the Head of the atheistical Ranters; and thofe Ranters were very high in their Language, and vile in their Practice, as, to opprefs one another, deflour Virgins, commit Whoredom with Mens Wives, and counted all the Wickedness they did, to be Righteousness. Thefe Things, and much more, did thofe People do, and these two Heads were in great Power when we came first out; and the firft Man that was curfed by us, after we had Power, was John Robins; after that, divers of his Prophets were curft; and in two Months after, John Robins's Power fell, and all his Prophets and Propheteffes fell with him; fo he and they mouldered away like Dirt, and none durft acknowledge any Faith in John Robins; neither could they attain any Witchcraft fits any more; fo that John Robins, and his Prophets and People are laid afide, as if they had never been.

Afterwards it came to pafs, that John Taney was damned by us, because he would not lay down the Priesthood, and his Jerufalem Journey: He had Witchcraft-fits alfo, and would fhut himself up nine Days to produce them, but could not, after he was curft; fo, after few Years he fell, and all his great Matters, to nothing, fo that not one of his Hearers can tell what became of him. Likewife we did pass Sentence on feveral of the Ranters Minifters, as of them themselves, fo that they all tumbled down headlong, and could not rise again to this Day.

Now do you, Fox, the Quaker, call to mind, and fee whether his Curfe of Reeve and Muggleton, hath not been over the Quakers People, nor touched them? There hath a many Quaker been curft by us, but especially of late Years, by me. Have you yourself, Edward Borrows, Francis Howgal, you three were the firft Quakers John Reeve damned; have you three had any Witchcraft-fits fince? Have you foamed at the Mouth, and fwollen in your Belly, with the Workings of the Spirit, and, as you think, as if you had the Fallingfickness t

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