the truth; and this spirit and truth must be in every man's and woman's heart.

And this is the worship that Christ, the spiritual and heavenly man set up above sixteen hundred years ago, when he put down the worship at the mountain, where Jacob's well was, and at Jerusalem, where the temple was.

Now in this, the standing, perfect, and catholic worship in the spirit, and in the truth, which the devil is out of, must God the Father be worshipped.

Now Christ, after he was risen, he sent the Holy Ghost, according to his promise, which should lead the disciples into all truth; and he said, it should reprove the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.'

So all the world have a judgment, and a righteousness; but the spirit of truth, (which leads the true christians into all truth, to Christ, from whence it comes, their Lord and righteousness,) reproves the world for their sin, for their judgment, and for their righteousness.

So all the world must turn from their righteousness, their judgment, and their sin, which they are reproved of, if they will be led by the spirit of truth, which is the true christian's leader and guide into all truth.

And this is the spirit of truth that shews the true christians things to come; and this is the spirit which Christ saith, shall glorify me; for it shall take of mine, and shew it unto you,' to wit, the christians.

And this spirit of truth doth all the true christians witness which proceeds from the Father and the Son; and this spirit of truth leads us out of all error into all truth, all such as are led, and guided, and taught by it, up to God from whence it comes.

And so up to his teaching, for it was God that taught Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses, and all the prophets, and is not God the same? and doth not Moses say, 'would to God that all the Lord's people were prophets;' and he rebuked him that would have him to forbid them that were prophesying in the camp, as in Numb. xi.

And does not Isaiah say, all thy children shall be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace of thy children. Isaiah liv.

And does not Christ Jesus say, 'no man cometh to me except the Father, which hath sent me, draw him,' and I will raise him up at the last day,

And further Christ saith, it is written in the prophets, they shall be all taught of God;' every man therefore that hath heard, and that hath learned of the Father, cometh to me.

And doth not Jeremiah say by way of prophecy, speaking of the new covenant, I will put my laws in their inward parts, and write them in their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people, and they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his

brother, saying, know the Lord, for they shall all know me from the least of them, to the greatest of them, saith the Lord; for I will forgive them their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.' Jer. xxxi. 34.

'And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, for they shall turn unto me with their whole hearts. Jer. xxiv.

And in Jer. xxx. 22. 'ye shall be my, people, and I will be your God. And in Heb. viii. doth not the apostle shew there the fulfilling the old covenant, saying, 'they shall wax old as a garment, and preacheth up the new covenant? and are not these the days that are the christian days, the days of the new covenant, wherein all shall know the Lord.

Now let all Christendom, which professes the new covenant, Christ Jesus, examine themselves; has God written his law in your hearts? Hath he put it into your minds? that you can say God is your God, and you are his people, and that you need not to teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying 'know the Lord,' and that you do all know God, from the greatest to the least of you.

So if you know this, you are under God's teachings and his work, who is at work in your hearts.

And can you say as the christians did in the apostles' days, we know the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ; and whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God; and he that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness in himself; and he that hath the Son of God, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life?

Come now all you that are called christians, try your belief; are you born of God? have you the witness in yourselves? have you the Son of God? then ye have life: do ye know that ye are of God? do ye know the Son of God is come? has he given you an understanding? do ye know him that is true; to wit, Christ? and are you in him that is true? read 1 John v.

For the apostle said, after they believed, they were sealed with the spirit of promise, and they could set to their seal (that the spirit had sealed them with,) that God was true in his prophets, and in his Son, and in all his promises.'

And does not the Lord say, that he hath given Christ for a witness and a leader, and a commander to the people?' now, is not he come? and is he not God's true and faithful witness? and is he your leader and commander? examine yourselves. Isa. lv.

All that call yourselves christians, are not you to follow his leading. by his power, light, and spirit, and grace, and gospel, and obey his commands?

And does not God say, 'I will give him for a light to the Gentiles, that he may be my salvation to the ends of the earth?'

So he that is the light to the Gentiles, is God's salvation to the ends of the earth.

So with the light as I said before, you may see your sins, and with the light you may see Christ your salvation.

And Christ is he that says to the prisoners, 'go forth; and to them that are in darkness, show yourselves;' and so he is the feeder of them that hunger and thirst, and the preserver, and leads them; even by the springs of water shall he guide them; as in Jer. xlix.

So now Christ is come, and you that are called christians will confess him; but how does he exercise his offices in you, or amongst you?

His office, as he is a counsellor; do you hear his voice from heaven, concerning your heavenly state: his office, as he is a leader to lead you out of sin and evil, and to rule in your hearts by faith, as a commander: his office, as he is a shepherd, are you his sheep? and do ye hear his voice? for Christ saith, I am the good shepherd, and give my life for the sheep' and again, I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and I am known of mine.'

And he calleth his sheep by name, and leadeth them out; and when he hath put forth his sheep, he goeth before them; and his sheep follow him, for they know his voice.'

Now consider, doth Christ exercise this office of a shepherd amongst you? do you follow him? do ye know his voice? and doth he lead you in and out into his pastures of life? or do ye know the voice of the hireling and stranger, and follow them? which his sheep will not.

And likewise, how doth Christ exercise his office, as he is a bishop to oversee you, who is the heavenly and spiritual man, with his heavenly spirit, light, and grace, and the head of his church.

And how does Christ exercise his office, as he is a priest amongst you, who has died for you? do ye feel his blood sprinkling your hearts, and his pure water washing you, and he sanctifying of you, that he may present you holy, without spot or wrinkle, and without blemish to God.

And how do ye feel Christ exercising his office as a prophet amongst you? do you hear him in all things? doth he reveal the Father to you? for none knows him nor the Father, but by revelation? doth he open the book of conscience to you? and the book of the law, and the book of the prophets, and the book of parables, and the book of life? that you may see your names written in the book of life, and Christ, the end of the law and the prophets, and the sum and substance of all, who is the 'rock of ages,' your rock in this age to build upon, who is the foundation. of many generations, and the foundation of the prophets and the apostles, and your foundation now to build upon.

And how doth he exercise his kingly office amongst you, or in you? doth he rule in your hearts by faith? as he did in the church in the primitive times: so is Christ the heavenly and spiritual man your ruler, by his power, and faith, and spirit, and grace in your hearts.

And doth not the apostle bid the church, in his days, to 'look unto Jesus the author and finisher of their faith: and now must people look any where else, but to Jesus the heavenly and spiritual man, to be the author and finisher of their faith. Is there any faith that will save, but that which Jesus is the author of? who purifies their hearts, and gives them access to God; or can they please God in any other faith, but this which Jesus Christ is the author of? and is not this the faith that all the saints are to contend for? which is holy, precious, pure, and divine, which Christ the holy and spiritual man is the author of; and is not this the one faith which they have from the one Lord? who is the one baptizer with his one baptism, into one body, by one spirit, who thoroughly purgeth the floor of men and women's hearts, and burns up the chaff with unquenchable fire, and gathers his wheat into his garner:' and so are not all the true christians to walk in the steps of this faith? which is the faith of Abraham, which is the gift of God; and Jesus is the author of it,' in which faith they have all unity.

And is not this the faith that works by love?

And doth not the apostle tell the church of the Corinthians, that if they had not love, all their prophesying and their speaking, ‘though with the tongues of men and angels, yet if they had not charity, (or love,) it was but as sounding brass, and tinkling cymbals.'

And now let Christendom see and examine themselves, whether they have had love one to another, who have the tongues, and can speak and understand history and languages with them; yet if ye have not this love and charity, are ye not as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals : though ye may have all the scriptures from Genesis to the Revelations; yet being out of this love, ye are but as sounding brass, and as tinkling cymbals.

And doth not the apostle say to the church of the Galatians,' he that is born of the flesh, persecutes him that was born of the spirit;' and mark, is it not even so now?

Doth not he that is born of the flesh, succeed his forefathers in persecution of him that succeeds in the birth of the spirit, in the spiritual wisdom, in the spiritual way, and in the spiritual worship; in the spiritual praying, and in the spiritual baptism, and spiritual circumcision; and walking in the spirit, and living in the spiritual fellowship, the spirit that leads all the sons of God, that keep the testimony of Jesus, the spirit of prophecy; that keep the precious, divine, and holy faith, which Jesus is the author and finisher of, who is led by this spirit of truth:

that Christ promised before his resurrection he would send after his resurrection, which leads his disciples, his learners into all truth: are not these the children of the free woman, Jerusalem that is above, the mother of us all?' and are not these them that are persecuted by the birth of the flesh?

So these true christians and sons of God, that are led by the spirit of God, cannot own any mother below, but Jerusalem that is from

above.

So let Christendom see whether they have not been of that birth that persecutes him that is born of the spirit, and gone contrary to Christ's commands, who says, 'love one another,' and 'love your enemies;' and let their teachers see whether they have not gone contrary to Christ's commands, who said, 'freely ye have received, freely give;' and when they had returned back, and had done their message, Christ asked them, 'whether they lacked any thing? and they told him no.'

And the apostle Paul that was converted after Christ was risen; he said, 'he coveted no man's silver or gold, nor apparel, but laboured with his own hands, that he might keep the gospel without charge,' and therein was his glory.

And now have ye succeeded the apostles in their heavenly birth, and in obedience to his command and example aforesaid?

And Moses said, would all the Lord's people were prophets,' who was a judge, a captain, and a leader.

And I would to God that all the kings and rulers of the earth were of his mind.

And does not the apostle say, 'that God would pour out his spirit upon all flesh, and his sons and daughters should prophesy, and the old men should dream dreams, and the young men should see visions,' &c.

Now, what is the matter? seeing God doth 'pour out his spirit upon all flesh,' that your sons and daughters do not prophesy, and that your old men and young men, and hand-maids and servants have not their dreams and the visions of God. Is it not because that you vex, and quench, and grieve the spirit of God, and rebel against it in your hearts, and so comes to be the birth of the flesh, and persecutes him that is born and led by the spirit?

And doth not Christ say, 'as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them likewise?' and christians, if they love them only that love them again, what thanks was this?' for sinners do so; or 'do good unto them that do good unto you again?' sinners did so: but Christ says, 'you must love your enemies, and do good unto them that hate you.' Luke vi.

And doth not James tell you, that if you fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, 'thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself?' Jam. ii.

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