Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht

A Postscript, to the Brethren of the Inde∣pendants, Antinomians, Seekers, and all that reject and despile Ordinances.

I Am confident it is the hearty desire of you all, that the new Jerusalem may have its descention from God out of Heaven, that Religion may now be established, in Doctrine, Wor∣ship, and Discipline, according to the will and appointment of Jesus Christ, who hath now likewise another thrice noble Cirus, published his Proclamation, for the rebuilding of the Spirituall Jerusalem, as also to restore the vessels of the Sanctuary, which Antichrist, that Nabuchadnezzar-like King of Spirituall Babilon, had taken away, and polluted, in the houses of his God, Ezra, 1. 7. viz. in his Hirarchies of Papacy, Prelac, and Presbitery, in which places they have given them holy ••••ings unto Dogs, by admitting all sorts of people, to drink Wine out of them Bowles of the Sanctuary, and to be incorpora••ed as Members of that di∣vine Society, which the Church of Christ ought to consist of. Deare friends, mistake me not in this Treatice which I have pub∣lished, as that I intend thereby, to place the shadow, for the sub∣stance; the signe, for the thing signified; the twilight, for the noone-day; the shell, for the kernell; the forme of Religion, for the power of it; for I doe ingeniously confesse, that there is no more compare betwixt this forme of Government I have pub∣lished (in relation to outward Ordinances) and the inward Spi∣rituall worship of a Christian, then betwixt a Body, and its Soule; the letter of the Scriptures, and the spirituality thereof; betwixt the Alphabeticall letters, and the most learnedst Oration; be∣twixt a Gam-ut, and the most melodious consort of Voyces, or Instruments; betwixt the Temple, and him that dwelleth in it: yet let me tell you, that Christ hath his militant Church, as well as his triumphant, his visible Church, as his invisible. And albeit that Solomons Temple, and so consequently all other materiall

ones, (consisting of Wood, Stone, &c.) are abolished, (as also the Leviticall Ceremonies belonging thereunto) in regard that Christ (the substance thereof) hath manifested himselfe, and so consumated them; yet know that he requireth a Tabernacle, or Temple now amongst us, as he did then, and therfore I may fitly use the Apostles expression unto you, viz. Know ye not that your bodies are the Temples of the Holy Ghost, unlesse ye be reprobates, 2 Cor. 13. 5. & 6. 16. 19. he also termeth our bodies fleshly ta∣bernacles, 2 Pet. 1. 14. our Saviour also affirmeth as much, where he saith, that where two, or three, are met together in his name, he will be in the midst of them, Mat. 18. 20. intimating thereby, that they are his Temple; in reference to which the Apostle also termeth us, living stones, built up to a spirituall house, or holy Priesthood, to offer spirituall Sacrifices, acceptable unto God, by Je∣sus Christ, 1 Pet. 2. 5. the foundation of which building, is also said to be, Christ himself, ver. 4, 5. the Apostle Paul also affirmeth as much, 1 Cor. 3. 11. saying, that other foundation can no man lay, then that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. In which workman∣ship, he professeth himselfe to be a Labourer, or Workman, ver. 10. as also, Ephe. where he doth fully describe the foundation, materials, and building; as in ver. 19. &c. viz. Ye are no more strangers, and forrainers, but fellow Citizens with the Saints, and of the houshold of God, and are built upon the foundation of the Apostles, and Prophets, Jesus Christ himselfe being the chiefe cor∣ner stone, in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy Temple in the Lord, in whom ye are also builded toge∣ther, for an habitation of God, through the Spirit. Againe, 1 Cor. 3. 16. Know ye not, that ye are the Temple of God, and that the Spi∣rit dwelleth in you. Againe, ver. 17. If any man defile the Temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are. Christian friends, I presume these Scriptures fore∣mentioned, will clearly convince you, that Christ hath a Temple upon earth, consisting of the fleshly tabernacle of his Saints, who are as living stones, built up thereunto. Now the Saints being such materials, cannot (in a dislocated condition) be said to be built up altogether, therefore upon necessity, there must be ga∣thering of such materials together, before they can be complea∣ted into such a structure, as Christ will have residence in by his

Spirit, which being but one, cannot be divided into many bo∣dies, contrary one to another;) as also, conglutaniz'd, by some externall, or visible union, and communion one with another; and therefore our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and his Apo∣stles, in their divine wisdome, hath to this very purpose, left us a president to accomplish the same, viz. by Doctrine, Baptisme, and the Lords Supper; the first being to call, the second to admit, and the third to unite, or knit together; which is prefigured unto us, by the Bread and Wine, which are composed of many Graines, and Grapes, 1 Cor. 10. 17. 1 Cor. 12, &c. And being thus compleated in union, and communion, we have also further di∣rections from them, how this Temple, or Fabrick, may be kept from pollution within, or ruine without (viz. how it may be preserved from corruptions in Doctrine, or outward behaviour) as by Pastors, Elders, &c. who are to teach, and over-see, 1 Tim. 5. 17. yea all Pauls Epistles doth chiefly tend to that purpose. Now Christian friends, I beseech you consider seriously in what a condition you are now in, for to destroy this Temple, is really to destroy your selues, both in Body, and Sovle; for if you dis∣claime your bodies to be materials of that fore-mentioned Fa∣brick, or Temple, it most of consequence follow, that you also disclaime Christ, who hath his residence there; for as the Spirit of a Saint is included in his naturall body, so is Christ in∣cluded in that Spirit, by which they are made one; but you by disclaiming your bodies, to be of that Temple, doe thereby de∣prive your spirits, of the Spirit of Christ; and he that hath not the Spirit of Christ is none of his, Rom. 8. 9, &c. And if not Christs, who doe you belong unto, if not to Satan? True, I doe acknowledge most of your bodies to be Temple proofe, fit stones to be put into the fabrick; but know, that so long as you lye in such distinct ••eapes, out of the building, (as you doe) and not put into the worke, so long you cannot be possessed of the Tem∣ple Spirit. And hence it is, that there are such diversities of spi∣rits amongst you.

Againe, I doe also acknowledge that many of you are so excel∣lent 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in ••••••••logy, that you stand 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••re in need of externall 〈…〉〈…〉 man o•• M••ke, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ac∣cademian of an Accidence, or 〈◊〉〈◊〉, or a skilfull Musician

of a Gam-ut, in regard the one could subsist, and the other pra∣ctise; if there were of none of them to be had (they being so practicall in the Theory, as that they are become naturalized unto them) yet goe to any of these parties, and inquire of them, by what meanes they came to these abilities, and experiments; and the Accademian will tell you, it was first by learning his A. B. C. and so on by gradations, as to his Accidence, Grammer, &c. The Song-man, and Musician, will tell you, it was first by learn∣ing their Gam-ut, and so on to other Musicall proportions; the strong man, will you, it was first by breast Milke, &c. by which he gained his strength. But yet none of these before mentioned, will despise their small beginnings, or are so ignorant, as to think any other can come to the like knowledge, or strength, by any other meanes; however they will acknowledge them to be the naturall, or most usefull meanes to attaine such knowledge, or strength. Therefore albeit you think your selves strong men in Christ, and can digest the strong meat of the Word, and have the Spirituall, or Logicall knowledge of the Scriptures, of the hidden or deep secreets of God in Christ Jesus, and are able to compre∣hend the height, and depth of the Scriptures, yet doubtlesse you are not ignorant that there are also babes in Christ, which stand in need of the Word, that they may grow thereby, 1 Pet. 2. 2. and that you your selves were sometimes such. Despise not therefore the meanes, by which you have attained to your present know∣ledge, and by which you have been nourished up to your pre∣sent stature in Christ. Reject not therefore the letter of the Scriptures, or the Ordinances of hearing the Word, or receiving the Sacraments; experienced Paul could tell you, that he had not knowne sin but by the letter of the Law. And Christ admo∣nisheth us, to search the Scriptures, and saith, they testifie of him, Joh. 5. 39. The Author to the Hebrews also saith, that he that com∣meth to God, must first know that God is, Heb. 6. 1. &c. we are al∣so taught, that the Scriptures were written for our instruction, Rom. 15. 4. yea we are admonished to be mindfull of those say∣ings which the Prophets and Apostles have written, as to a sure word of truth, 2 Pet. 1. 19. &c. Now whereunto tendeth all these exhortations, if the letter of the Scriptures be of no use? The like may be also said of the Word preached, and of the Sa∣craments;

Wherefore was it that the Apostles used such meanes to build up Saints in the holy faith, or why are such presidents of their left upon record, unlesse we should receive them, as presidents to imitate?

Againe, why did they exhort us to be followers of them, as they were of Christ, 1 Cor. 11. 1. unlesse it be to practice what Christ and they did? But they did preach, and exercised the Sa∣craments, as by baptizing Beleevers, and of that of the Lords Supper, witnesse the Acts of the Apostles; and 1 Cor. 10. 1••. &. 11. 20. as also Christs owne practise, and imitation, Mat. 26. 26. & 28. 12. I say, if these Ordinances be not to be practised by the now Christians, who are they prescribed, you will reply, they were requisite for them times, which were only shadowes of these, but now God will burne up all such drosse in his Church.

To which I answer, though the Lord hath promised to burne up all the drosse in his Church, yet hath he not therefore pro∣mised to burne up his Church with them. Againe, every shadow hath its substance, and every substance its shadow; and albeit these Ordinances be as the shell to the kernel, yet must the ker∣nel have its shell to ripen in, or it will never increase to its matu∣rity. If you can deny Christ a Church Militant, you may also de∣ny the use of Ordinances; but the Holy Ghost hath, and doth manifest, that the fleshly tabernacles of the Saints, are his Temple, (as I have shewed;) therefore so long as there shall be Saints upon earth, so long wil Christ have a Church Militant; which Mili∣tant Church can no more subsist without Ordinances, then a spi∣rit in a dead body. You wil reply, we are not attained to per∣fection, and therefore for us to make use of Ordinances, were a∣gaine today the foundation of Repentance from dead workes, and of faith towards God. My answer is, Albeit you have much knowledge in the secrets of God, yet are you not composed all of Spirit, you have as wel a carnall part, as a Spirituall part. The Apostle Paul found in himselfe, as well the Law of the Flesh, as of the Spirit, Rom. 7. 33. &c. which fleshly substance you are to conforme to such Ordinances, which Christ hath instituted in his Church Militant, whilst you are Members thereof. True it is, Antichrist hath polluted them (as much as lay in him) both in the doctrinall, and traditionall pa•••• of them; which by Gods

assistance I have much, if not altogether purged, and cleared, from their Antichristian drosse, and reduced them to their pri∣mative purity, (out of that masse of corruption they were invol∣ved in.) To which Lawes, and Ordinances of your Master Christ, I hope you wil yeeld a willing subjection, by incorporating your selves into Bodies Politick, by that rule which Christ hath pre∣scribed for that purpose, viz. by the gate of Baptisme, it being the externall meanes to inisiate you into the externall profession of Christ in his Church Militant, your persons being as wel to con∣forme to the outward Government thereof, as your Spirits to the inward.

Againe, as in humane learning, he that would be made com∣pleat, must first attaine to three degrees of knowledge, viz. a good Gramarian, a Rethorissian, and a Logissian. so is it in Spirituall knowledg, to which there are also three degrees to be attained, before one can be formed a compleat Christian, viz. the know∣ledg of the old testament and the new testament, and the Spiri∣tual interpretation thereof. And it is worthy of our best observa∣tion, to consider the Mutuall Harmony of the Scriptures, to at∣taine this Spirituall knowledge as aforesaid. For in relation to this threefold knowledg, we have a Trinity of persons in the Die∣ty, which co-opperate with them, and are agreeable, and pro∣portionable to them. Answerable to which, there is also a three∣fold faith. viz. A Fundamentall faith, an historicall faith, and a Justifying faith; the first agreeing with God the Father (as the Creator) made knowne in the old Testament, the second to the Sonne as a Redeemer, in the new Testament, and the third to the Holy Ghost, in the Spiritualitie of the Letter in both of them. The first aluding to the knowledg of God, as he is in himselfe. The 2. as he is in his Son, and 3. as he is a Trini∣ty in unity and an unitie in Trinity, the 1. describing the King∣dom and government of God the father, with his Angellicall Ministers, the 2. the government of the Sonne with his Apostol∣licall Ministers. And the 3. The Kingdome or government of the holyghost, with his ministring Saints, which is now approaching. It is also worthy our observation, what Sacraments of union, and Correspondencie, there we•••• ••••longing to those distinct King∣domes, and governments, fro•• ••••ch as did not belong unto them. As in the first, under the law, they had Circumcision as a badg of

their profession, under the Gospell, or new Testament, a baptis∣me of water, in relation to Christ, the 2. person, as also a baptis∣me of the spirit, in referrence to the third person, the water bap∣tisme, being a badg of their outward profession, as they were a Church millitant, or an externall Church, and the Spirituall bap∣tisme, in relation to their internall, or Spirituall societie, that of water baptisme, being as it were a gate, or inlet to the other, there beiug also now as much reason, why the Saints should be seperated, and distinguished from the world, and Antichristia∣nisme, as there was either before, under, or after the Law. viz. in the Apostle, time Againe, the new Jerusalem which is now to descend, is said to be adorned, as a Bride adorned for her Hus∣band, which without all controversie, cannot alude to any other thing, then the primative purity of Gospel-ordinances; yea the whole description of it doth evidence as much, which to paralell in each particular, would be too tedious, I shall only hint some few observations of it, viz. in that it is described to have walls, and gates, with its longitude, latitude, and altitude, doth prefi∣guring a comlinesse, decency, and order, to be admitted into it. 3. In that there is said to be no Temple in it, is meant, that there shall not be a materiall one, consisting of wood, stone, and gold, as was in that of Jerusalem, built by Solomon, and the reason thereof followeth; viz. because the Lord God Almighty, and the Lambe are the Temple of it; that is, it doth consist of Saints, in whom the Lambe Christ is ever present; as also in that he hath opened Heaven in every place to faithful Beleevers. 4. In that it is said to need no light of the Sunne, or Moone, to shine in it, is meant, of Ecclesiasticall, or civill Government, as now practised; having its proper power, and adornment in it selfe, viz. from Christ; and his Apostles. 5. In that the Nations which are saved, is said to walke in the light of it, is meant, that all such who are ordained to eternall life, shall be conformable to the government of it, in Doctrine, Worship, and Discipline. 6. In that the Nati∣ons are said to bring their glory, and honour unto it, is meant, that the Kings, and Rulers of the earth, shall hate Antichrist, in each of his Hierarchies, and destroy it in their dominions; as also willingly lay downe their owne powers, and become loyall sub∣jects to Jesus Christ. 7. In that the gates of the City, are not

said to be shut, either by day, or by night, and yet none is to enter therein, that is uncleane, &c. but such as are written in the Lambs Book of Life, is meant, that all manner of people may have recourse to the Churches of the Saints, to heare the Word. As Country-men may have leave to come into a▪ City for Mer∣chandise, which admission into the City, doth not make them Free-men, in regard they are not inrolled in their Records; so in like manner albeit the men of the world, may have liberty to heare the Word preached amongst the Saints, yet they are not thereby made members of their Society, not being entred, or in∣rolled a Saint in the Churches Records, viz. not being incorpo∣rated by Baptisme into their Society, or Body Politick. 8. In that a cleare and pure River of water is said to proceed out of the Throne of God, and of the Lambe, is meant of the Spirit of Pro∣phesie, which shall be poured upon the Saints, who shall be taught of God. 9. In that it is said to run through the midest of the streets of the City, is meant, that the aforesaid Spirit shall be free for each Member of the Church to make use of, as well one as other. 10. In that on each side of the River, is said to grow a tree of Life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, and yeeld∣ing her fruit every month, and the leaves being for the healing of the Nations, is meant, that the Gospel shall flourish, and spread it selfe, into all Countries, by vertue whereof they shall be hea∣led of the leprosie of Antichristianisme, Judisme and Heathenism: Thus have I briefly discovered unto you, the new, or Spirituall Jerusalem, hoping you will be willing in this day of Christs power, to give up your selves as a free-will offering unto him, by submit∣ting unto his Kingly Government; but I must tell you, that at the present there is very small hopes of it, in regard of your now condition, which if I be not mistaken in (as sure I am not) may fitly be paralleld with these places of Scripture; I shall first instance in that of Marke 14. 38. where our Saviour told his Di∣sciples, that their spirits was willing, but their flesh was weake; even so it is with you, for you are awake in the Spirit, but a∣sleepe in the body; you are awake in the spirituall worship of Christ, viz. you have the spirit of Prayer, and Prophesie, but you are asleep in the body, or formall part of it. 2. I shall parallel you with that text of Mat. 12. 43, &c. where it is said, that when

the uncleane spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, but findeth none, &c. and this also is your ve∣ry condition; yea doubtlesse that parable was then delivered in relation to you, yea I appeale to your selves, if it doe not hit you in each particular. Is not your spirits out of the body afore∣mentioned? have you not walked through dry places, viz. out of all formes of Gospel Fellowship? have you not sought rest, and finde none? viz. Have you not laboured to settle your selves in severall formes, witnesse the great Disputes that have been about Church Government; and have you found rest in any of them? Againe, hath not that spirit of yours, (being out of the body) taken unto it selfe seven Spirits, worse then it selfe, since it departed out of the true Body of the primative Church? witnesse Papacy, Prelacy, Presbitery, Independancy, Antinomi∣ans, Universalians, Seekers, &c. and in so doing, hath not your last estate, been worse then your first? Againe, you may also be fitly paralleld with that Parable of our Saviour, Matth 25. from ver. the 11. to ver. 25. upon which, there is now extant, an▪ eli∣gant, and divine Paraphrase, published by Mr. John Branie, tit∣led, Babels fall in the foolish Virgins sleepe, &c. worthy your best observations, by reason of which I shall only give you some few (of mine) thereon; in which Simily, I shall acknowledge you to be the wise Virgins there spoken of.

My first observation is, in relation of your going forth to meet the Bride-groome, which implyeth that you were (once,) both of one Family, or Church Fellowship together (if you could have kept you so) in the Primative, or Apostolicall times; see there∣fore what you have got by your gadding. You could not have kept you within doores, you must (with Dinah) goe to see the Daughters of the Land, though in the attempt you be ravished by the Antichristian Shechem.

2. In relation to their slumbering and sleeping, in which re∣spect I finde you also as deeply ingaged as the foolish; for like as they doe place Religion in the externall forme thereof, as in the very use of the Ordinances, or due observation of them, as to heare the Word preached, and to receive the Sacraments; the performance of which duties, they conceive is as much as God requireth of them, in his worship and service. In reference to

which I say, ye are wise, for that ye know that such things are but the out-side of Religion, and that it is a spirituall worship which Christ requireth of the Saints; yet neverthelesse in this particular, you are slumbring, and sleeping, as well as they, viz. by your dispitefull contempt of the externall ordinances, of the externall, or militant Church, it being with you in that particu∣lar, as it is with such sorts of people, who because Papists give Almes in a plentifull measure, supposing they merit thereby, there∣fore they wil give none at all, because they wil not incu••re that aspertion; the application I leave to your selves.

3. In this your slumbring, and sleeping condition, you are said to be out of the Marriage Chamber, both of you lying before the doore, as may be gathered from the tenth verse, which is as much as plainly to tell you, that you are both out of the payle of the Church.

4. In that you are said to take oyle in your vessels, with your Lamps, and not the other, is meant that you have a Spirituall principle residing in you, viz. of Prayer and Prophecy, which the other want, they relying meery upon humane Learning, (as doth appeare by their preaching, set formes of Prayer, and their other Ceremonies) in their worship, and service of God.

3. In that it was said at midnight, there was a cry made, Be∣hold, the Bride-groome commeth, goe ye out to meet him, (you be∣ing already out before, as in ver. 1.) is meant of this present speech unto you, which is to call you out of your selves; as also the o∣ther, in regard I have also done the like to them, in the former part of the Booke.

6. In that upon the aforesaid cry, they are all said to arise, and trim their Lamps, I referre you to Mr. Braines description, only this I shall say, viz. That you wil hereby be put in minde of your present condition, as also by the Apostles exhortations, viz. that God is the God of order, and not of confusion, 1 Cor. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 33. as also that all things in the Church ought to be do•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ••••d in order, ver. 40. for which things sake, the Apost••e 〈…〉〈…〉 rejoyce, Col. 2. 5. As also, that Jerusalem is 〈…〉〈…〉 unity in it selfe; by which Spirituall pri•••••• 〈…〉〈…〉 of grace in you▪ your Lamp of faith wil be kep•• 〈…〉〈…〉 the others wanting (relying meerly upon the 〈…〉〈…〉 ••f

worship (in their sence of them) being by this Treatice proved rediculous, shall burne it selfe out of the affections of the Disci∣ples of such Teachers, viz. of the Papall, Prelaticall, and Presbi∣terian Clergy. As for the rest of that Parable before, or after, I referre you to the interpretation of the aforesaid Mr. Braine, un∣to whom the Lord hath been pleased to reveale more of his se∣crets, then to any of the now Clergy in the whole world; wit∣nesse his severall Evangelicall predictions, of what is now appa∣rently made manifest, to the eyes of all men. I shall only in∣stance in one particular more, wherein you are prefigured, Rev. 12. 14. where it is said, that the Woman had two wings of a great Eagle given unto her, that she might fly into the wildernesse, into her place; where she is nourished, for a time, times, and halfe a time, from the face of the Serpent; the meaning of which I take to be this. By the Woman I understand the Church of Christ, by the Serpent Antichrist; the wings there said to be given to the Wo∣man, (whereby she fled into the wildernesse) I take to be the two Sacraments of Baptisme, and the Lords Supper, by which she hath been supported, as upon the wings of that great Eagle Christ Jesus; and in that she is said to be preserved in the wil∣dernesse, for a time, and times, and halfe a time, I take it to be this. That the Annabaptisticall Church (which I take to be the Church there spoke of) hath, and shall have its abode, in its now wildernesse condition, until Papacy shall be abolished, (which I referre unto the word time) as also until Prelacy, and Presbitery, shall be also exterpated (which I apply to the word times) as also until such as you, shall relinquish your grosse errors, and back-slidings, (which I take to be intimated, by the halfe times) Now the reason why I so alude them is this, viz. Papacy I compare to time, because of its long residence in this Nation, Prelacy, and Presbitery, to times, in regard that they both (as it were) made up a time, (viz. as long a continuance as Papacy had) amongst us. And your time, to the halfe time, there mentioned, in regard, it (as it were) maketh up halfe so long a time (as one of the former times) since you first began to slight or reject Or∣dinances; now I say, during this time, times, and halfe time, viz. until you all returne to your fathers house, and recover your first love, you are no better then part of that Serpent, which

pursueth and persecuteth the Church, and so consequently, an enemy to Christ himselfe.

Now to conclude with a word of exhortation, Deare friends, consider of what spirit yee are of; you are not ignorant that slumbring and sleeping spirits, are wandring, and distempered spi∣spirits, such as conceive themselves to be, what they are not, and where they are not, full of imaginarie fancies, arising from the humor, which is predominant in the body, in which such spi∣rits have their recedence; and hath it not been clearly proved, that you are one, and the same with such, have not each of your societies fancied your selves, to be of the true Millitant church of Christ, and doth it now appeare you are so; can you be a free Denizon of a City, and not intol'd in their Records to that pur∣pose, can you be free of the new Jerusalem, and your name not recorded in the Lambs booke of life; have you not also concei∣ved your selves, to be incorporated materialls with which that Temple is composed and doth it not now appear, that you are on∣ly a company of ••ude heapes, out of the building; and hath it not been proved that your phantastick spirits also have had many strange and unheard of dreames, and fancies dureing this your slumbering and sleeping conditions. Be not therefore (I humbly intreate you) any longer deceived, or deluded, by such spiritts; but trie each of your spirits by the touchstone of truth, and withall be you well assured that Christ is not divided, either in body, or spirit. Ephe. 4. 4. And therefore of necessitie, you must first become members of that one body, (I have discovered unto you) before you can have that onenes of spirit with it, for the body of necessitie must first be, before it can retaine a spirit, therefore so long as you are seperated from communion, and fellowship with the true body, you cannot be possessed by the true spirit. And from hence hath beene the rice of all the diver∣sities of spirits now amongst you, namely, in that you are not in∣corporated into one body; for every contrary body, or fellow∣ship, hath also a contrary spirit, peculier unto it, for such as is the body, such is the spirit, and the spirit of true discipline, doth loath to inhabit in a poluted body. Consider therefore, how you are yet dislocated from that body, to which properly you doe belong; and strive to accomplish that prophesie fore-mentioned,

which relateth to your own perticular) by uniting & incorporating your selves, with the yet reproachfull, and scandalous societie of Annabaptists, who are really members of that true body, where∣of Christ Jesus is the head, and by so doing, you will bocome a fit receptacle for that spirit, which is peculierly conversant with, and in that body, yea so you will become one with Christ, both in body and spirit. And being such, yee shall enter with him into the marriage chamber. viz. be incorporated free Denizens of the spirituall Jerusalem, by being inrol'd in the Lambs booke of life. Whereas the other before mentioned, shall be shut out, and put to crie; Lord, Lord open unto us. &c▪ as it is discoursed at larg by that worthy man before mentioned, to whom I haue refer∣red you. Thus leaving your thoughts to the guidance of the spirit of truth, which is able to direct you into all truth, as also that the serious consideration thereof, will so undeceive the hearts of you, and all other (ordained to eternall life) as to set them free from such delusive spirits, which hath; and doth yet inslave them, (even to the hight of impiety,) as also to make you, them, and us, one in Christ Jesus, who is the head of his Church, is the heartie desire of him, who hath thus earnestly contended for your eternall felicity in the heaven of heavens. And doth now de∣vote himselfe

Your Servant in the Lord, J. S.