Some particulars concerning the law, sent to Oliver Cromwell, who is chief ruler in these nations, according to man: and to the counsellors, who sit in counsel with him: wherein is plainly laid down the difference betwixt the righteous law of God, and those laws which are made and acted in the will of man; and how they who make and act those laws, which are according to the will of man, and contrary to the law of God, are found opposing the righteous law of God, and so are transgressors of that law which is according to that in the conscience. With a vvord of discovery of the cruel oppression of the priests, who call themselves ministers of Christ and the Gospel, which gives freedom; but they are found to be opposers, and out of the life that gave forth the scriptures, and so with it judged, which is according to the law of God, which gives freedom to the righteous seed, but have cleared themselves from Christ, who disobey his doctrine, and sue men at the law, and take treble damages, contrary to the scriptures. With a word of exhortation to the rulers and magistrates, to own the righteous law of God, which will cut down sin, and cleanse the land of evil doers, and discover the deceivers of the people.

I Will arise now, saith the Lord, and thresh, and scatter, and beat to pieces; now will I arise saith the Lord, and all bonds must be broken asunder, which are made with the earthly will, and all Churches gathered with the earthly will, with the earthly letter, who hath not the life, will be scattered and broken asunder, that the pure it self may arise which is bound with those bonds, which the carnal mind makes Laws and Acts; but now will I arise saith the Lord, who is the King, the Law-giver, and all who have not received the Law from him, but make Laws with their inventions, must fall, and all their coun∣sel come to nothing in the end; though they may stand, and have their time

a while; and therefore to that in every one of your Consciences I speak, which is the light of Christ, in it wait, to guide your minds to God, and it is but one, and it will call you out of your reasonings, and turn your minds towards God, and deny all that which doth protect and preserve that which is not of God, and condemn it: and where God is made manifest to raign, for that doth protect the just, and is a terrour to the unjust, in your selves and without, so wait all in your measure on the light of God within, to guide your minds to God, that ye may grow as plants to receive the living water, to nourish you to eternal life, to that which is pure in every one of you do I speak, which shall witness me, and condemn all you that hate it: which if you take heed to it, it will call your minds out of the world, to forsake the lusts and pleasures of it, and turn your minds towards God, and let you see that God is near and present, who is terrible and dreadful to the wicked; in him the righteous rejoyce and are glad, so wait all for Counsel from God, and God Almighty direct your minds; for all your Laws which have been made and acted in that na∣ture, from the light, and contrary to it, and the Law of God, which is accord∣ing to the light of Christ in your consciences, all those Laws that have been acted from it, and contrary to the light of Christ, have been murder with the murderous nature; and with the light which Christ hath enlightned every one that comes into the world withal, vvith this light they are all to be condemned, and with the perfect Law of God to be judged, which is according to the light of Christ in the Conscience, which light of Christ owns the Law of God, and which Law of God owns the light of Christ in every mans conscience; and the light of Christ in every mans conscience which is perfect, witnesseth the Law of God to be perfect, and witnesseth against all ••aws which is con∣trary to the Light of Christ in every mans conscience, and which is contrary to the Law of God, which is according to that in the Conscience: So to the light of Christ in all your consciences I do speak, that you with it may wait upon God, to receive your Laws from God, which is perfect, and endures for ever; else your Laws which you make in your own wills, which is not perfect and doth not endure for ever; which the Law of God doth, and that in the con∣science: so with the light of Christ, all such Laws, Law-givers, and Law∣makers, are to be condemned with the light of Christ, which doth endure for ever: and the Law of God which is perfect and doth endure for ever, all such are judged with it, which are contrary to it: So this is the word of God to you, and a warning to you all.

They that be in the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, do not respect per∣sons; they that be out of the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, do respect persons, though they may profess him, and then the life makes the difference: as it is manifest now in England, who be in the Faith, who be out of the Faith: and they that be in the perfect law of God, according to the light of Christ, in the conscience, do not respect persons: for he that doth respect persons, is convinced by the light of Christ in the conscience, to be a transgressor of the law of God; so that they that do respect persons, do walk contrary to that in the conscience, and the law of God, and are convinced by the light of Christ in the conscience, and to be transgressors; and this is for all the powers on earth; take warning, that with the light of Christ you may see what you act, and what you acted from, contrary to this light: you are to be condemned by

it: all ye that respect persons, walk contrary to the Law of God, contrary to the Faith: There is the difference, the one lives in the light of Christ, which witnesseth the Law of God, which is perfect, and the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, which none of these that do live here doth respect persons: now all those that do profess the Law of God, and Faith, and re∣spect persons, are out of it, and here it is the life that makes the difference, and in it is the Unity.

TO the Heads and General of this Land, to stand in the Counsel of God that you may be directed by his wisdom which orders all things, for by it all things were made, and if you make a Law with your own wills, over that in the consciences of men, that God will throw down, you and your Laws: For that which exerciseth the conscience, is the pure light of God, which leads up to God, out of all filthiness, and uncleanness, and corruption, which the Law of God takes hold upon; he or them that act contrary to a pure conscience: Let every soul be subject to the higher powers, for there is no power but of God, and the powers that be, are ordained of God, for conscience sake; now if a Law be made over the conscience that is pure, that Law is against God, and ma∣ny for keeping their conscience clean, did suffer death; as God hath given to every one a light, and a measure to profit withal, minde every one that which is of God in you, to teach you to walk to God before him; and as it teacheth you, and enlightens your understandings, it will teach how to direct others, and so to judge of things eternal, so far as that is born up in your understandings, which is eternal; and as every one hath a measure, so every one to improve his talent, and not limit God to learned men, as hath long been, which have learned but their natural languages, so their original grounds is external, their word and light is external, and their preaching and gift is an external gift, and they go to you Magistrates who hath an external Law, to uphold them in their external Ministry, for your Law doth alter and change, which is external; now that which is ex∣ternal, with it to judge things eternal, that cannot be but to limit God; for he that hath the first gift of God, hath that which is perfect, and that which is perfect is eternal, & such have a descerning to know the gift of God, from the gift of man; and who are sent to preach the everlasting Gospel, hath that which is eternal, that which is everlasting hath no end; and he that judgeth of these things is eternal, that can discern the everlasting Gospel from words; and the promise was, that the seed of the woman should bruise the Serpents head; now thou that canst witness the head of the Serpent bruised in thee, and the seed of the woman heads in thee, which is Christ, witnesseth the Promises of God fulfilled in thee, which is the glad tidings to the soul, and the soul come out of death; and here is Christ Jesus re∣vealed within, and this ministry is not man not by man, but by the Will of God, which the will of man knows not; For the natural man knows not

the things of God; now every man in his first birth and state may see him∣self to be natural, and is not able to judge of the things of God, which be eternal; the spiritual man judgeth all things, yea the deep things of God; but this is the second man: therefore all friends take heed of judge∣ing with evil thoughts, that minde that respecteth persons, Judgeth with evil thoughts, and it is the Carnal part within, who is not of the Faith: but who i•• of the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, is without respect of persons; and therefore as God hath given you a measure of a light within, let that guide your minds, and keep you in the fear of the Lord, and if you love that light and walk in it, there is no occasion of stumbling; and if you hate that light, then you stumble at noon-day, and there is your condemnation: loving this light, and bringing your works to this light; so far as this light hath Judged you in particular, so far you may judge in general; for that Judge is but one, and waiting in that light which keeps you in the fear of the Lord, waiting upon the Lord, to be made partakers of the precious Faith, for the mysterie of Faith is held in a pure Con∣science, and walking in this light, it enlightens your consciences, and under∣standings, walking in it you have union one with another, for the light is but one, which will discover all imagined lights, false worships, wayes and Churches, and draw you up to the Church in God, the fountain of light; and their Faith is but one, which purifieth the heart, which stands in God, which is a mysterie held in a pure Conscience, and all who are in it are one, if they be ten thousand. God Almighty bless, direct and keep all you that fear him, how to wait upon and walk before him, and be low, and stand in the Counsel of God, that whatsoever you do may prosper: But if you go out of the Counsel of God, pride, high-mindedness and oppression, and grinding the faces of the poor gets up; now your minds being guided by that which is pure, it is cross to the carnal, which oppresseth the poor in particular, if it be not crost; and out of it ariseth pride, if the pure Spirit of the Lord be not your guide and head; and if there be no oppres∣sion within, then there is none without; for wo is unto him that is covered, but not with the Spirit of the Lord—Therefore minde every one what you are covered withal.

FINIS.