A
Testimony
concerning
the
Life
and
Death
of
William
Sixmith
,
being
sent
with
the
following
Matter
to
London
,
in
order
to
be
made
Publick
.
William
Gibson
;
MY
very
dear
and
well-beloved
Friend
,
the
dear
Salutation
of
my
Life
salutes
thee
in
the
most
pure
and
dearest
Love
,
with
which
at
this
present
my
Heart
is
filled
;
and
the
Remembrance
of
thee
in
the
Immortal
Life
,
in
and
through
which
I
have
often
been
refreshed
by
thee
,
and
at
this
time
have
sweet
Vnity
with
thee
;
and
my
very
Soul
is
affected
with
thee
in
that
spiritual
Relation
,
in
which
I
am
perswaded
,
that
neither
Heights
nor
Depths
,
Principalities
nor
Powers
,
things
present
nor
things
to
come
,
shall
be
able
to
separate
us
from
that
Love
of
God
in
Christ
Jesus
.
And
so
,
having
a
Sense
upon
my
Spirit
at
this
time
,
how
the
Lord
God
hath
made
thee
an
Instrument
in
his
Hand
by
his
Mighty
Power
,
for
the
turning
many
from
Darkness
to
Light
,
and
from
the
Power
of
Satan
unto
God
,
amongst
whom
my
Son
William
Sixmith
was
one
,
who
was
touched
and
made
sensible
of
the
Lord
's
heavenly
and
blessed
Power
,
which
in
thy
Ministry
did
reach
unto
him
,
and
it
was
effectual
,
as
thou
may'st
understand
by
these
his
Writings
,
which
I
have
sent
to
thee
for
to
peruse
;
we
found
them
scattered
amongst
several
other
Papers
in
his
Trunk
several
We●ks
after
his
Death
,
and
had
I
seen
any
convenient
Oppertunity
,
would
have
sent
them
to
thee
long
since
;
for
through
thy
Ministry
was
a
Door
of
Hope
opened
in
him
,
and
the
Love
of
God
was
shed
abread
in
his
Heart
,
in
which
he
desired
the
Prosperity
and
Welfare
of
all
People
;
and
being
I
find
freedom
in
my
Spirit
,
shall
a
little
acquaint
thee
how
it
was
with
him
before
this
powerful
and
heavenly
Visitation
.
From
his
Childhood
he
was
inclined
to
that
which
was
good
,
and
never
that
I
know
of
did
he
seek
to
cover
any
thing
that
he
did
amiss
,
by
any
excuse
,
but
would
readily
confess
the
Truth
,
though
against
himself
;
And
I
can
truly
say
,
I
never
knew
him
tell
a
Lye
,
either
directly
or
indirectly
to
the
day
of
his
Death
,
neither
was
he
given
unto
those
Youthful
Vanities
that
most
young
People
are
Naturally
inclined
unto
;
and
though
at
this
time
the
Lords
secret
Arm
of
Power
did
preserve
him
out
of
many
Temptations
,
yet
still
the
Vail
was
over
his
understanding
,
and
he
was
very
ignorant
of
Gods
Heavenly
Power
that
converts
the
Soul
,
untill
by
the
Testimony
of
the
Spirit
of
Truth
through
thee
he
was
awakened
,
which
gave
such
a
certain
sound
,
that
it
did
penetrate
his
very
Heart
,
and
his
Soul
was
affected
with
the
Virtue
of
Gods
Heavenly
Power
which
did
out
●●ke
a
Rasor
,
and
thy
Words
were
to
the
Seed
that
was
raised
as
sweet
as
the
Honey-Comb
;
and
although
his
love
was
very
dear
unto
all
the
Houshold
of
Faith
,
yet
did
his
love
more
abound
and
flow
forth
unto
thee
,
then
to
many
others
:
And
in
the
time
of
his
Sickness
thou
wast
often
in
his
remembrance
;
and
the
Night
before
he
departed
this
Life
he
was
refresht
in
the
remembrance
of
thee
and
spoke
of
thee
,
and
of
thy
being
with
him
,
which
in
a
Spiritual
ense
might
be
;
the
Apostle
saith
,
(
Col.
2.5
.
)
For
though
I
be
absent
in
the
Flesh
,
yet
am
I
with
you
in
the
Sp●●●
▪
●●j●ying
and
beholding
your
Order
,
and
the
stedfastness
of
●our
Faith
in
Christ
.
In
the
beginning
of
his
sickness
he
did
most
cheerfully
and
willingly
resign
up
himself
both
Soul
,
Body
and
Spirit
into
the
Hands
of
the
Lord
God
,
and
would
not
have
any
thing
to
do
with
any
Physician
,
nor
any
Physick
at
all
,
but
only
a
little
Water
for
his
Mouth
and
Throat
,
which
were
very
Sore
,
which
did
him
good
;
he
sometimes
saying
,
that
He
was
satisfied
with
the
Lords
love
,
and
that
he
knew
his
Redeemer
lived
,
which
was
able
to
restore
him
to
his
Health
,
if
he
pleased
,
and
if
not
,
he
was
contented
.
And
in
the
time
of
his
weakness
we
did
perceive
that
the
Spirit
of
Supplication
was
in
his
Heart
,
and
often
was
his
Mouth
filled
with
the
living
Praises
of
the
God
of
Heaven
,
whom
his
Soul
loved
;
and
he
was
very
patient
and
quiet
all
the
time
of
his
Sickness
,
not
in
the
least
shewing
any
discontent
,
but
most-what
of
a
very
cheerful
Countenance
,
and
his
Words
were
even
as
in
the
Time
of
his
Health
,
till
such
time
as
great
Weakness
came
upon
him
,
and
the
Pangs
of
Death
seized
on
him
.
And
a
little
before
he
departed
,
I
being
in
another
Room
,
he
desired
I
might
be
called
,
and
when
I
came
unto
him
,
he
set
his
Eyes
upon
me
,
and
with
a
very
Innocent
Look
gave
me
his
Right
Hand
,
and
desired
I
would
not
be
Troubled
,
with
other
words
which
I
did
not
understand
,
he
speaking
so
weakly
,
the
Pangs
of
Death
being
upon
him
;
and
in
a
short
time
after
he
laid
down
his
Head
in
Peace
,
upon
the
Twenty
Fourth
Day
of
the
Seventh-Moneth
,
1677.
He
was
Twenty
One
Years
and
about
Seven
Moneths
Old
.
And
in
the
time
of
his
Health
he
was
a
Patern
of
Piety
and
a
good
Example
to
my
Family
,
and
to
those
that
were
inwardly
acquainted
with
him
he
was
lowly
;
for
indeed
the
Truth
was
precious
to
him
,
and
the
Company
of
those
that
truly
feared
God
was
his
Delight
;
for
his
Heart
was
affected
with
them
;
and
indeed
many
such
did
truly
love
him
.
And
I
know
it
was
a
Trouble
to
him
if
at
any
time
Business
should
so
fall
out
to
hinder
him
from
any
Meeting
,
where
friends
came
together
to
Worship
God
in
the
Spirit
&
in
〈◊〉
Truth
;
for
I
know
,
it
was
his
very
Heart's
Delight
to
be
in
such
M●●●ings
;
and
I
have
good
cause
to
believe
,
that
he
never
thought
the
Time
either
Long
or
Tedious
that
he
was
in
such
Exercise
.
And
I
do
certainly
know
,
that
nothing
did
bring
so
much
Grief
and
Trouble
upon
his
Spirit
,
as
those
that
did
make
a
Profession
of
the
Truth
,
&
yet
walkt
Disorderly
;
and
some
such
he
did
often
Reprove
very
sharply
,
some
by
Word
of
Mouth
,
and
others
by
Letter
,
which
few
knew
of
but
those
it
did
concern
:
for
indeed
he
was
a
very
lowly
and
meek-spirited
Young
Man
,
and
very
Dutiful
to
his
Parents
,
and
would
not
neglect
any
Opportunity
wherein
he
might
be
serviceable
to
the
Truth
,
and
a
very
Tender
and
Affectionate
Carriage
to
his
Brother
and
Sisters
,
and
his
Eye
was
continually
over
them
for
Good
,
and
his
Counsel
and
Advice
to
them
at
all
times
was
,
to
stir
them
up
to
Live
in
the
Fear
of
God
.
And
the
last
Paper
that
he
writ
upon
the
Truth
's
Account
,
was
to
John
Dunbabin
of
Sauky
,
who
had
lent
him
a
Book
that
John
Cheney
had
written
against
the
Truth
,
so
when
he
had
read
the
Book
,
he
did
return
the
Book
back
again
to
John
Dunbabin
,
with
the
Letter
,
which
I
have
also
sent
thee
,
which
thou
mayst
read
over
at
thy
leisure
,
and
conclude
with
the
Remembrance
of
my
dearest
Love
,
which
is
in
Deed
and
in
Truth
to
thee
,
thy
Wife
and
Children
,
and
to
all
that
love
the
Truth
,
and
walk
in
it
,
Bruen
Sixmith
.
Warington
,
the
20th
of
the
1st
Moneth
,
1678.
A
Letter
of
William
Sixmith
to
J.
D.
John
Dunbabin
;
I
Do
acknowledge
thy
Kindness
in
lending
me
John
Cheyney's
Book
;
for
when
I
heard
of
it
,
I
had
a
desire
of
reading
it
;
but
they
were
kept
so
close
,
that
I
could
not
procure
one
of
Ten
Days
after
they
came
down
;
and
when
I
got
one
it
was
but
for
two
or
three
Hours
,
and
that
on
the
Market
day
;
but
●
now
have
perused
most
of
it
,
especially
the
Praemonition
to
the
Reader
,
and
the
Inspection
,
&c.
as
he
calls
them
.
It
hath
been
my
Desire
to
try
all
things
,
and
hold
fast
that
which
is
good
:
So
the
Truth
in
his
Book
I
assent
to
;
but
by
his
Writings
I
perceive
a
Spirit
of
Persecution
to
lodge
in
his
Heart
,
incensing
the
Civil
Magistrate
against
us
;
Grudging
our
Prosperity
,
even
striving
to
Besmeer
us
,
which
manifests
him
to
be
no
Minister
of
Christ
;
neither
ruled
nor
guided
by
his
Spirit
:
and
from
an
Envious
,
Lying
Spirit
do
his
Works
proceed
;
and
he
beholds
us
with
an
Evil
,
Prejudicial
Eye
,
which
always
looks
asquint
.
As
for
his
Praemonition
,
it
s
stuffed
with
seven
Notorious
Falshoods
,
which
he
can
never
prove
;
more
properly
belonging
to
himself
,
than
to
the
Quakers
,
from
which
I
believe
he
cannot
easily
clear
himself
:
His
other
Work
being
chiefly
to
speak
Evil
of
the
Light
of
Christ
Jesus
,
even
the
Illumination
of
God's
holy
Spirit
,
calling
it
Dagon
,
an
Idol
,
a
Blind
and
Deceitful
Guide
;
making
it
guilty
of
all
sins
,
of
Omission
and
Commission
;
comparing
it
to
a
Drunken
Coach-man
,
saying
,
There
is
never
a
Soul
in
Hell
,
but
may
blame
the
Light
within
;
with
a
great
deal
more
Wicked
,
Ungodly
Speeches
;
though
in
Contradiction
of
the
same
,
he
saith
,
in
his
Book
called
,
Two
Sermons
of
Hypocrisie
,
&c.
page
233.
where
thou
mayst
read
him
praising
the
Light
,
calling
it
,
The
Excellency
of
the
Man
;
saying
,
The
vilest
man
by
reason
of
this
is
of
more
price
than
all
the
World
;
which
makes
the
Soul
of
man
Superlatively
pretious
;
by
this
it
is
capable
to
live
Everlastingly
in
Heaven
or
in
Hell
:
To
speak
against
this
Light
simply
as
such
,
is
to
speak
against
God
,
the
Author
of
it
,
and
to
undermine
all
Religion
.
Now
let
any
moderate
Person
seriously
consider
,
whether
he
hath
not
Indicted
himself
,
and
is
found
guilty
of
Blasphemy
(
for
Blasphemy
signifies
to
Reproach
,
Revile
or
speak
Evil
of
)
And
is
it
not
before
apparent
,
that
he
hath
Reproached
,
Reviled
and
spoken
Evil
of
the
Light
;
and
so
is
condemned
out
of
his
own
Mouth
to
have
spoken
against
God
,
the
Author
of
it
,
and
to
undermine
all
Religion
?
In
page
100.
of
the
same
Book
,
he
gives
a
very
large
Testimony
for
us
,
saying
,
There
is
that
in
your
Bosoms
,
more
than
Ten
Thousand
Witnesses
:
Now
by
the
Mouth
of
two
or
three
Witnesses
every
thing
is
confirmed
;
but
this
he
confesseth
more
than
Ten
Thousand
:
Surely
this
then
may
be
believed
and
approved
.
In
these
same
two
pages
before
quoted
,
he
hath
said
that
which
Overthrows
all
his
Works
:
And
in
this
pag.
100.
beareth
a
very
large
Testimony
to
the
Quakers
Doctrine
,
which
for
bevity
I
transcribe
not
,
but
desire
thee
seriously
to
peruse
it
.
In
his
Advice
to
the
Quakers
,
pag.
218.
he
entreats
them
To
be
earnest
in
Prayer
,
and
not
to
tarry
till
the
Spirit
move
to
Prayer
,
but
when
we
have
time
and
place
convenient
to
provoke
themselves
to
Prayer
,
&c.
So
he
would
have
them
take
his
Advice
,
contrary
to
the
Apostle's
Exhortation
,
Praying
always
with
all
Prayer
and
Supplication
in
the
Spirit
,
Ephes.
6.18
.
Also
,
it
s
absolutely
contrary
to
that
positive
Assertion
of
the
holy
Man
in
Rom.
8.26
.
We
know
not
what
to
pray
for
as
we
ought
,
but
the
Spirit
it self
maketh
Intercession
for
us
.
So
it
s
not
in
him
that
wills
,
nor
in
him
that
runs
;
for
the
Lord
heareth
his
own
Spirit
,
and
another
Spirit
he
will
not
hear
;
Not
that
I
thus
write
,
that
I
disown
Prayer
;
for
the
Prayers
of
the
Faithful
avail
much
;
and
they
know
the
Lord
preparing
the
Evening
and
Morning
Sacrifice
;
and
so
in
his
own
time
offer
it
up
unto
him
,
which
he
doth
hear
and
answer
;
and
these
Prayers
are
amongst
us
both
in
publick
and
in
private
,
though
he
wickedly
says
contrary
.
And
though
he
insinuates
in
pag.
241.
That
this
Light
was
never
intended
to
be
sufficient
of
it self
to
Salvation
;
yet
the
Scripture
saith
,
that
which
was
given
for
a
Light
,
was
given
for
Salvation
to
the
Ends
of
the
Earth
,
Isa
49.6
.
Mat.
13.47
.
As
for
his
asserting
,
The
Light
goes
down
with
the
Soul
into
Hell
,
and
being
turned
into
a
Self-tormenting
Light
;
he
can
bring
no
Scripture
to
prove
it
;
for
we
read
,
that
the
Talent
the
sloathful
Servant
had
given
him
,
was
commanded
to
be
taken
from
him
before
that
dismal
Sentence
[
Cast
him
into
utter
Darkness
]
was
pronounced
against
him
,
Mat.
25.8
.
He
owns
this
Light
within
should
be
man's
Guide
,
and
is
charged
to
watch
over
the
Soul
,
but
doth
not
;
see
his
Book
,
Skirmish
,
pag.
13
,
&c.
Now
where
in
Scripture
doth
any
read
that
God
gives
any
other
Guide
,
any
other
Leader
to
Mankind
universally
but
Christ
Jesus
?
Oh
,
that
he
would
consider
what
he
hath
belched
forth
against
the
Son
of
God!
For
this
I
am
certain
of
that
the
Quakers
preach
no
other
Light
then
Christ
Jesus
,
the
Light
of
the
World
,
John
8
.
1●
.
no
other
Spirit
then
the
Spirit
of
God
,
a
Measure
or
Manifestation
of
which
is
given
to
every
one
to
profit
withal
,
1
Cor.
12.7
.
no
other
Grace
then
that
which
is
in
Christ
Jesus
,
2
Tim.
2.1
and
hath
appeared
to
all
men
,
Tit.
2.11
.
He
hath
not
brought
one
Scripture
that
will
favour
these
gross
●ssertions
of
his
before
cited
;
he
thinks
Mat.
6.22
,
23.
makes
something
to
his
purpose
,
which
I
shall
transcribe
;
The
Light
of
the
Body
is
the
Eye
;
if
therefore
thy
Eye
be
single
,
thy
whole
Body
shall
be
full
of
Light
;
but
if
thine
Eye
be
Evil
,
thy
whole
Body
shall
be
full
of
Darkness
:
if
therefore
the
Light
that
is
in
thee
be
Darkness
,
how
great
is
that
Darkness
?
From
this
Scripture
he
cannot
make
the
Illumination
of
God's
Spirit
Darkness
;
for
Christ
here
speaketh
of
the
Single
Eye
and
the
Evil
Eye
:
for
as
it
is
written
in
Eccless
.
2.14
.
The
Wise
Man's
Eyes
are
in
his
Head
,
&c.
but
the
Fool
's
are
in
the
Ends
of
the
Earth
,
Prov.
17.24
.
There
is
a
Single
Eye
,
the
Wise
Man's
Eye
,
which
is
in
Christ
,
the
Head
;
and
the
Evil
Eye
,
the
Fool
's
Eye
,
which
is
Darkness
,
and
is
in
the
Ends
of
the
Earth
:
So
there
is
a
Distinction
to
be
made
betwixt
the
Eye
,
and
that
which
opens
or
illuminates
the
Eye
,
which
is
the
Spirit
of
God
;
and
that
which
darkens
and
blinds
the
Eye
,
which
is
the
Spirit
of
this
World
.
But
J
▪
C.
is
in
Confusion
and
call
Evil
Good
,
and
Good
Evil
;
Light
Darkness
,
and
Darknes
,
Light
;
and
plainly
appears
to
be
one
of
Babel's
Builders
,
who
know
:
not
Scripture-Expressions
,
or
else
quarrels
with
them
because
the
Quakers
use
them
;
witness
his
Cavil
at
the
word
[
Measure
]
saying
,
God
cannot
be
cut
into
Measures
,
Shreds
or
Pieces
;
when
it
s
a
word
the
Apostle
Paul
much
useth
,
look
Ephes.
4.7
,
13.
But
unto
us
is
given
Grace
according
to
the
Measure
of
the
Gif●
of
Christ
.
Till
we
all
come
in
the
Vn●ty
of
the
Faith
,
and
of
the
Knowledge
of
the
Son
of
God
,
unto
a
perfect
Man
,
unto
the
Measure
of
the
Stature
of
the
Fulness
of
Christ
.
Also
John
the
Baptist
speaking
of
Christ
,
saith
,
God
giveth
not
the
Spirit
by
Measure
unto
him
,
John
3
.
3●
.
plainly
implying
,
that
to
others
be
giveth
his
Spirit
by
Measure
,
2
Cor.
10.13
,
14
,
15.
Ephes.
4.16
.
And
J.
C.
must
either
confess
,
that
he
hath
not
the
Spirit
of
God
,
or
that
he
hath
it
by
Measure
,
or
else
in
Fulness
,
which
we
read
of
none
but
Christ
that
had
;
which
if
he
affirm
,
he
makes
himself
equal
with
Christ
:
if
he
hath
not
the
Spirit
,
he
is
none
of
his
:
if
●e
owns
it
by
Measure
,
●e
owns
the
Quakers
Doctrine
:
So
under
some
of
these
censures
he
must
needs
fall
;
Read
Rom.
13.3
.
with
the
other
Scriptures
,
which
I
forbear
writing
at
large
.
J.
C.
i●to
be
pitied
,
if
what
he
hath
written
be
through
ignorance
and
blind
zeal
,
and
I
wish
that
he
hath
not
gone
contrary
to
Knowledge
,
and
that
the
Lord
may
open
his
Understanding
,
and
of
all
that
are
simply
led
astray
by
him
;
for
it
is
my
Belief
,
that
what
he
hath
written
against
the
Light
will
be
more
heavy
than
a
Milstone
in
the
Day
the
Lord
calls
him
to
an
Account
:
O!
that
he
could
Repent
and
consider
:
For
it
s
the
Life
of
God
,
which
is
the
Light
of
men
,
which
shines
in
Darkness
,
and
the
Darkness
comprehends
it
not
,
John
1.4
,
5.
This
is
the
Stone
which
J.
C.
rejects
,
which
is
become
the
Head
of
our
Corner
:
This
is
the
Stone
of
Stumbling
,
and
Rock
of
Offence
to
J.
C.
which
is
become
to
us
Elect
and
Pretious
,
and
the
very
Rock
of
Salvation
.
Is
he
not
in
the
Saints
the
Hope
of
Glory
,
a
Comforter
,
a
Saviour
?
And
in
the
Wicked
a
Judge
,
a
Condemner
?
I
cannot
but
Admire
that
he
should
withstand
such
Sound
Doctrine
,
which
the
holy
Scriptures
do
so
fully
declare
.
But
no
We●pon
that
is
formed
can
prosper
against
them
that
have
on
the
Armour
of
Light
.
William
Sixmith
.
Warrington
,
the
23d
of
the
1st
Moneth
,
1677.