A collection of certain espistles & testimonies of divine consolation, experience and doctrine written by that faithful, patient and long-suffering servant of Christ, William Bennit.

To those that profess the Truth, yet walk contrary to the Truth in Life and Conversation.

For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now I tell you we••ping, that they are Enemies to the Cross of Christ, &c.

Phil. 3. 18, 19.

ANd all you who make a Profession of the Light and Truth in Words, but in Works deny it, whose Conver∣sations are loose and vain, and not consistant with your Pro∣fession, nor answerable, but repugnant to Truth, you do not conduce to the honour of Truth, but produce a dishonour thereunto by your loofe disorderly walking, whereby you also give the Enemies of Truth advantage against the Truth for them to reproach the Truth, and those that walk and live in the Truth, and also you are a stumbling Block in the way of the simple-hearted, that hath a Love and Desire towards Truth, and a Grief and Burden to the Faithful that love the Truth, and live in it, and seek the Glory and Honour thereof; and also you deceive your own Souls, by being satisfied with a Pro∣fession of Truth, without the possession thereof; and you have no true peace where you are, nor unity with the Lord, nor fellowship with his People; for the unity and fellowship of the Saints is in the Light and holy Life of God; and they that are out of the Light (though they profess it) are out of the unity of Faith, and fellowship of the Sons of God, and such are but gotten into the outward Court where the Gentiles, the uncircumcised in Heart can come; but blessed are all they that do the Will of God, and keep his Commandments, and have right to the Tree of Life, and enter through the Gate

into the City, where no unclean thing can come: So all you that profess the Truth, and walk contrary to the Truth, come to be faithful and obedient to the Truth, that in the Way of Truth and Righteousness you may walk as becometh Truth; and that in the Light you may shine as Lights in your holy Lives and blameless unspotted Conversations, to the praise and glory of God, and to the peace, rest, comfort and happiness of your own Souls: verily no Hypocrite in Sion can be hid from the Lord, who giveth the Churches to know that it is he that scarcheth the Heart and tryeth the Reins, who saith, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give to every one ac∣cording as his work shall be.