Xif.Ay heart do n6t deceive"me) w k my defireiini Joining with them ,- and in my withdrawing-'fiom theniyl finding not a Sufficiency in their M/W/frj for tfltficatien znMitildtng #/>•, and being difapointed of yciylzxpctfdttenhi the mint(try, and continuing ray prd&ice of hearing Mr Fwdjfometimes once a Lords dayjmecrly out of necefltty>and obfcrving what they did .aft* they , were; in office and fetled themfelves* in ftead of difcovering their love and faithfulnefle to the peoples foulesin their diligent circumfpellton and wdtcbfulneffe. over, them , and difcovering to them thfc bidden myflcries of the Gofprfl, they were very remifie, the worke they were imploycd in : was to ix alt themfelves, and bring the people into Subjeifi~ on unto them, ftlenccing fome, and cenfuring others vyithout allowing them any liberty to clear , them*" felves, fuch as. they fuppofed flood in their way, and when this was effeded, then they proceeded farther? to take- them off from hearing any other minifler making that practice' of -hearing another miniflery, when themfelves preached, to be a going out of the* Bofome of Chrifl into the Befome of Strangers*, and fuch. perfons were Traytorsznd Rebells to jefus' Chrift,and fliould be fo dealt withall* and what-be*1 nefit was received by another miniller to be a. delu-lufion and a Temptation, and a judgment of God upon' the foule, And ingaging the people at their admilfion* to believe it as an Article of their faith* thata grea­ ter blefling was to be expc&ed on their mini fry , then on any others j as if they preached another Jefus, or * another Spirit, or another Gofpelh wheti the Apo-- H 3 ‘ i file

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Xif.Ay heart do n6t deceive"me) w k my defireiini Joining with them ,- and in my withdrawing-'fiom theniyl finding not a Sufficiency in their M/W/frj for tfltficatien znMitildtng #/>•, and being difapointed of yciylzxpctfdttenhi the mint(try, and continuing ray prd&ice of hearing Mr Fwdjfometimes once a Lords dayjmecrly out of necefltty>and obfcrving what they did .aft* they , were; in office and fetled themfelves* in ftead of difcovering their love and faithfulnefle to the peoples foulesin their diligent circumfpellton and wdtcbfulneffe. over, them , and difcovering to them thfc bidden myflcries of the Gofprfl, they were very remifie, the worke they were imploycd in : was to ix alt themfelves, and bring the people into Subjeifi~ on unto them, ftlenccing fome, and cenfuring others vyithout allowing them any liberty to clear , them*" felves, fuch as. they fuppofed flood in their way, and when this was effeded, then they proceeded farther? to take- them off from hearing any other minifler making that practice' of -hearing another miniflery, when themfelves preached, to be a going out of the* Bofome of Chrifl into the Befome of Strangers*, and fuch. perfons were Traytorsznd Rebells to jefus' Chrift,and fliould be fo dealt withall* and what-be*1 nefit was received by another miniller to be a. delu-lufion and a Temptation, and a judgment of God upon' the foule, And ingaging the people at their admilfion* to believe it as an Article of their faith* thata grea ter blefling was to be expc&ed on their mini fry , then on any others j as if they preached another Jefus, or * another Spirit, or another Gofpelh wheti the Apo-- H 3 ‘ i file

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Xif.Ay heart do n6t deceive"me) w k my defireiini Joining with them ,- and in my withdrawing-'fiom theniyl finding not a Sufficiency in their M/W/frj for tfltficatien znMitildtng #/>•, and being difapointed of yciylzxpctfdttenhi the mint(try, and continuing ray prd&ice of hearing Mr Fwdjfometimes once a Lords dayjmecrly out of necefltty>and obfcrving what they did .aft* they , were; in office and fetled themfelves* in ftead of difcovering their love and faithfulnefle to the peoples foulesin their diligent circumfpellton and wdtcbfulneffe. over, them , and difcovering to them thfc bidden myflcries of the Gofprfl, they were very remifie, the worke they were imploycd in : was to ix alt themfelves, and bring the people into Subjeifi~ on unto them, ftlenccing fome, and cenfuring others vyithout allowing them any liberty to clear , them" felves, fuch as. they fuppofed flood in their way, and when this was effeded, then they proceeded farther? to take- them off from hearing any other minifler making that practice' of -hearing another miniflery, when themfelves preached, to be a going out of the Bofome of Chrifl into the Befome of Strangers, and fuch. perfons were Traytorsznd Rebells to jefus' Chrift,and fliould be fo dealt withall and what-be1 nefit was received by another miniller to be a. delu-lufion and a Temptation, and a judgment of God upon' the foule, And ingaging the people at their admilfion to believe it as an Article of their faith* thata grea ter blefling was to be expc&ed on their mini fry , then on any others j as if they preached another Jefus, or * another Spirit, or another Gofpelh wheti the Apo-- H 3 ‘ i file

ABSTRACT

A l e . f a y e t h , be that f la n te th m d be th a tw a tir ttfc ir t m e y i Cor. 3 . W a s t h e r q n o t a .(nufeto ftifp ttfw h dk t h e y i u t c n d e d , b u t t h e U l y e i c y i o f d i f i e n t i o g w a s t d e * i i y e d , a n d t h e y p r o c e e d e d t o l a y a f i d e t h e i r m e e t i n g s f o r t o c o n f e r r e t o g e t b e r , a n d t o c o n f i d c r o n e a p o t h c r j , andt\iGorilinance o f (be Supper, . t h a t w a s l a y d a f i d c a l o n g t i m e , f a f t i n g w a s p e r v e r t e d t o c a r r y o n t h e i r o w n " f l e f i g n e 5 , a n d t o k e e p t h e p e o p l e i g n o r a n t o f t h e 0 0 c a f i u n a n d g r o u n d o f t h e i r f a l l , . . 1 . • . ; • • • ; . . i ; v . ' * . . / b e i n g t r o u b l e d a t t h i s , a n d r e f o l v e d u o t t o b e S * V lent t o f e e w h a t w a s d o n e b y t h e m , i b n t r a t h e r t o f u f « f e r 5 d i d d i f c o v e r m y d i i l i k e o f t h e f e p r a < J H f e s , a n d b l a J m e d t h e m t o t h e i r f a c e s f o r w a l k i n g i n craftirufftj c o n t r a r y t o t h e Jpo{lle ,i C f l r . 4 . z ; a u d . p e r v e r t i n g a n d l a y i n g a f i d e o f t h e ordinances , t h e n i u f t e e d o f g i v i n g m e a n y fdtisfatfien ( a s I e x p e d e d ) d i d t h e y c r a f t i l y < t o n f p i r e t o entangle me, to f a l l t o - d i f p u t e a b o u t true Cburcbeu A n d t o f e e k b c c a f i o n a g a i n f t m e , t o d e f a m e xpe > a n d a s i f t h e r e h a d n o t b e e n f u f t i o e n c a b e v t ground , r a k t u p i\is.deaA o u t t o t h e r g r s v e y a n d m a d e m a t t e r t o f r a m e a n a c e u f a t i o n a g a i n A m e , ' f o r d o i n g

t h a t w h i c h t h e r n f e l v c s t h e g e n e r a l i t y o f t h e m d i d t h e f a m e * a s f o m e o i t h e m . h a v c f i n c e a d ^ n o w i e < J g e d , a n d i n w h a t , t h e y a c c u f e d n i e Mx^Stucklej h i m f e l f e c l e a - ! r e d m e , a n d : h e r e i s . t h e , g r o u n d o f a l l t h e i r c h a r g e o f : f<tweidly w h i c h h o w 1 crktU± a n d iirtjuft, a n d anreajena-1 He i t iSil lcave tO 'ih& im parth lbeader t o j u d g e . •

T h u s f e e i n g . CvfpeU. priv iiedgcs , p u r i t y v o f . o / v : ^ / W / < « , a » d l i b e n y o f iw faen ce l a y a b l e e d i n g , - a n d ! t h e y w a l k i n g c o n t r a r y , t o t h e i r p r i n c i p l e s , a n d o f t e n > e n g a g e m e n t s , i u i d h a v i n g n o w a y t o f r e e m y f e l f e