ALL friends every where who are gathered in the name of Jesus Christ , that never fell nor changed , yea into him that never fell being gathered , ye will see over all the gatherings of Adam tnd Eve in the fall , from the garden of God and the blessed state , and from the image of God and the righteousness , and the holiness , that he was in before he fell ; wherein all is in the confusion in the fall , the sons and daughters of Adam are broken into the many gatherings , being in the fall , from righteousnesse and holinesse , and the image of God and the blessed state that they were in before they fell ; and so are from the witnesse of God , the spirit and the light in their own particulars : And so as Jacobs prophecy was on his death-bed to his sons , how that the gathering of all Nations should be unto Shilo , who is we , and out of trouble unto Christ Jesus ( mark ) to Christ Jesus that never fell , who was with the Father before the world began , in whom is the light , life , and peace , and rest in this gathering , and so the gathering is out of Adam in the fall , up into Christ that never fell , and in him is safety and peace ; and in this gathering you have every one a river , yea living water in your own bellies , which river comes from the fountain , for all nations are blessed in him ; Christ Jesus that takes away the curse that stood over all Nations , and destroys the devil the author of it ; and spreads over the blessing again , and all are blessed in him , and therefore doth blesse and curse not ; and all they that are saved walks in the light of the Lamb , and so comes to the holy City that comes down from God out of heaven , in which there is no unclean thing enters , in which City there is no need of the Sun nor Moon , the Lord God and the Lamb is the light thereof : of this City which fences out all bad , and unclean , and unrighteousnesse ; and the Adulterer , and the Idolater , and the Liar : and the power of the Lord God goes over all the bad ; and they that come into this City are saved ( as I said before ) walks in the light of the Lamb . And therefore friends , all you that know the blessed truth which the devil is out of , which truth makes you blessed , through which you come every one to have a crown , and so to feed upon the tree of life , through which you come to live for ever , the leaves of which heals the wounded nations , so you that have bought the truth , sell it not for trifles , neither give it nor leave it ; for that which the tempter will tempt you , is out of the truth , to outward things ; but consider all the faithful all along how they suffered , and by whom , and for what , in all ages since the fall , from the foundation of the world ; since the Lamb hath been slain , not joyning to men in any thing which the Sons of Adam have invented and set up : the sons of God nor the faithful could not joyn to ; They followed the Lord , his councel , and his Word and Promises , and went thorow the great tribulations to the rest , as pilgrims and strangers to all the sons of Adams waies , religions and worships , them that were in the worship of God , and in the way of God ; Christ Jesus that never fell and saw over them all .

And take heed of the rough garments and rough spirit of Esaus rough nature , but mind the plain Jacob , that supplants rough Esau , and mind the constant truth , and take heed of the unconstant ; and such as are given to changing , which the Sonne gives not himself unto , for he ends the changings , the sonne Christ doth that never changes , and as every one hath received him , so walk in him that never changes , walk not in the traditions of the Jews that changed , nor the Gentiles , nor the Apostate Christians , but in ( him , as I said before ) Christ Jesus that never changed , and the way that never fell , nor never changed , nor never will change ; then you will see over all the waies of the Priests , the Shepherds , the Prophets , and the Teachers of Adam and Eves sonnes and daughters in the fall , that do change , and do fall , and stumble , and are turned by every wind , you being in Christ Jesus that never fell , nor never changed , in whom you have life , and peace , and rest : For to preach Christ the way , the Prophet , Priest and Shepherd that never fell , and people to receive him , they come out of all them that doth fall , both Prophets , and Shepherds , and Priests wayes , and this is opposite to them all , in which they took counsel against them that preached Christ the word , which was in the begining before the Jews ways and traditions were , or the Gentiles , or the Apostate Christians , and he will be when they are gone , so to preach Christ , is not to preach up the Jews traditions , nor the Gentiles , nor the apostate Christians ; nor to follow the traditions of their fore-fathers : But to follow the word , neither receive them , nor them that preach them , and to follow that which lives , and indures , and remains for ever : And this is the word that makes the Jews to grieve and the Gentiles , and doth the apostate Christians , to preach the word which was before their traditions were , and their inventions ; and this is the word which makes wise men and women ; and the word is the seed and Son of man , which feed is sown in the field , and the field is the world , and there is stony , thorny , and high way ground , and good ground , and so this is an universal doctrine , the universal seed that hits the stony , thorny , and high way ground , and falls upon all , only it is the good ground that brings forth fifty , or sixty , or a hundred fold ; and such is the high-way ground , they are so full of the fowles and the aire , that it takes it away ; and such as are sown among thorns , they are so full of the cares of the world , and the deceitfulness of riches , that the thorns choak it , and the cares of the world ; they are such stony hearts that the seed hath not much earth , that when trials and persecutions comes with its heat , it s scorched by the heat of the Sun , and therefore be ye all warned of these natures , both of the stony and of the thorny , and of the high-way ground , and of the fowles , and of the aire .

And friends , keep down feigned flattery : keep in the truth , that brings to plain heartednesse , that all may be the good ground , that you may abound in goodnesse , and righteousnesse , and holinesse , for peace is sown to the righteous and upright in heart ; and that you walk in the light , and the life , that it may be your life , that you may have treasure in your vessels , that you may enter in with the bridegroom , through the oyle in your own Lamps , that you may inherit the life that is , that is above all the foolish talkers which be out of the peace ; and the second Adam , in whom the peace is , and the life ; for they that be in strife against the body of Christ , are in Adam in the fall , and they are neither at peace in themselves with God , nor Christ , nor them that be in Christ ; so whatever men or people professe , their end manifests them , and crowns them with death or life .

So live in the Word , which all ends in the seed ; this keeps over all pretences in the substance , and over the airy spirits that be out of the life , running up and down sowing dissention , tatling and back-biting , and whispering , and setting one against another .

The seed Christ is over that spirit , and he hath little roome in their hearts , for they abroad in the fields lifting up themselves higher then the world , but are worse to deceive the simple , but truth , and the light , and the life is over all that , in which all keep your habitation ; for Adam lost his habitation , and so his sonnes and daughters who are in the disobedience , are in the fall ; and the Jews lost their habitation from the love of God , and so they lost their authoritie , and was mingled among the heathen : and the Apostate Christians lost their habitation from the life and power that the Apostles were in . And so have brought all Christendom into heaps and sects about outward things , being out of the life and word , which was in the beginning before the Apostacy and the fall was ; so live in the word , in that you have life , and dominion , and authority over all that which Adam and Eves sons and daughters invented , and also over all in the fall ; in which word you have wisdom , as I said before , and there is a faithful witnesse , Christ , whose Name is called the word , and he is the first and the last , the beginning and the ending , the Amen .

And friends , keep over all the bussings , and wars , and strife , and the talkers of such things among the sons of Adam in the fall ; you that be in Christ Jesus that never fell , in whom is the peace , who makes the first Adams sons and daughters to break their swords into plough shares , and their spears into pruning hooks , that they shall not learn War any more , for they that be there are in the foolish state , but they that are in Christ are in the wise state , and have spiritual weapons though accounted by the world foolish ; yea , the wisdom of God is so to the wisdom of the world , which is foolishnesse . And so you that the Lord hath blessed in outward thing for his truth keep over them and out of them , serving the Lord who hath blessed you , least you be intangled : so keep above them in the righteous life and conversation , that righteousnesse may flow to all men in all things ; honesty and truth and that which doth Justice and doing justly , that may flourish ; for whose conversation is ordered aright , they shall see the salvation of God ; keep out of all heats and passions , and over the tempestuous spirits , the ground of which is uncleannesse , which are up and down , and sudden ; who makes a mountain of wickednesse and unholinesse , and keeps out of the holy mountain , which they that walk in the light of the Lord goes to , and they are taught his ways .

Take heed of a false liberty in any thing to the flesh , but keep your first love and habitation in the power and truth of God , for the lowly minde , the humble , and meek , and broken , and contrite spirit and heart the Lord doth not despise , but exalt .

Keep out of the many words of the world , and take heed of a liberty of going into them , but keep in the power of the Lord God , over all which was before all , and is over all , that your lives and conversations may preach to all men , and adorn the truth to God , and in the hearts of all men .

Forsake not of assembling your selves together , as the manner of some was in the beginning of the Apostacies , which entred into the reasoning part , and so went from the exhorting daily , and the building , and the fellowship , and the comunion of the Saints in the spirit , and from the flocks , and the garden of God , which he waters with his water of life , and feeds with his bread of life ; and sets open his broad rivers , of living water to drink . And such as forsakes the assemblies of the righteous , some for fear of the earth and sufferings , becomes quarrelling spirits , and so goes out of the path of the flocks footsteps , and sits not down with the flock at noon day , in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus , for there the flocks meet , and there they have all a fountaine through which they have all one soul , and mind , and judgement , and heart , and spirit , and comes to be gathered out of all the separations , and sects , and fellowships , and gatherings , and meetings of Adam and Eve in the fall , and sits down in Christ Jesus that never fell where the fulnesse is and the life : Christ in whom there is no shadow , no variablenesse nor turning in him that is the way : But oh , the poverty , the shadows , the variablenesse , the turnings , the worships , the traditions , and the sects that be in the world among the sons of Adam in the fall , oh the riches that is in him that never fell , the peace and the life that was with the father before the world began the Amen .

And friends , take heed of the Inventions and arts of the world , keep out of their rimes and their verses , for they are the arts of men and stirs up the light part , and lifts up that , that pertains to it self , that is stirred up , that will turn in the end to the strife , or the earth , with them that lives in the Word of God that never fell , changes , nor alters , do not but as you are moved by it , that will stand and remain , in whom you may know a dwelling , life over death , and before it was ; for the Serpent that got into Adam and Eve by disobedience , they had dominion over all things that God had made : yea , over the Serpent , and he came and told her they should be as Gods , if they would eat of the fruit that was forbidden , and they thought to have as Gods , and to be made wise , and the devil came to be god , and they came to be slaves , and so he got into Adams heart and Eves heart through their disobedience , through which they lost their dominion , and the Serpent came to be God of the world , the Deceiver : now saith the Lord to the Serpent , Upon thy belly shalt thou go , and dust shall be thy meat all the daies of thy life . So you may see how the Serpent got into Adom and Eve by the disobedience .

Secondly , he ruled in all Adams sons and daughters hearts that are disobedient to the light , the truth , the power of God in themselves , and he darkens their hearts and minds , and makes them envious , and from him they have their devillish earthly wisdom , and all their invented arts and wayes that be bad , that keeps up , and stirs up the fallen nature that is sometimes puffed up , and sometimes down , through which the earth is brought out of its course , and the bonds of civility broken ; so here he that rules in the disobedient , and got into Adam and Eves heart by disobedience , which is called the God of the world , whose meat is dust , who goes upon his belly , now if this ruler , and this governour of the hearts of such as are disobedient , who is called the Prince of the aire , and whirries them up into the aire , which got into Adam and Eves heart by disobedience , and rules in his sons and daughters hearts by disobedience : If he goes upon his belly , how go they that he rules , better then the Ruler think you , must the ruled go better then the Ruler .

Thirdly , if this Rulers meat be dust that rules in the heart of the disobedient , which got into Adam and Eves heart by disobedience , what feeds the ruled upon then , if the Rulers meat be dust ; for can any feed upon life , but they that come to the light and life , and truth in their own hearts , by which truth see how he got in by disobedience , and how he rules the disobedient : now do you think that the Devil would have any man or woman , or his messengers or apostles , to obey the truth and light in themselves , then how can he rule in their hearts that went out of the truth ? The Devil , the Serpent , got into their hearts by disobedience , and ruled the disobedient ; and therefore it s not like that the Devil , or his Messengers , or Prophets , or Apostles , would have any man or woman to obey the light , the truth in their own hearts ; for if they obey the light the truth which the Devil is out of , and abide just , by this they come to go upright from under the slavery of him which upon his belly goes ; they come to feed upon the life , Christ , which was with the Father before the world began ; not upon the dust , which he feeds upon which is out of the truth , and they that he rules , are out of the truth . So it s no strange thing for him and his messengers to speak against the light in the heart , for he hath made the world like a Wildernesse , all wild & rough ; he that got in by disobedience , and rules in the disobedient , it is not like that he would have people to obey the light nor life within them , he that is out of truth , who got into Adam and Eve by disobedience , and rules in all them that are disobedient , going roaring up and down , seeking whom he may devour ; and so Adam came to be lost and the Lamb came to be slain from the foundation of the world ; and therefore comes Christ the first and the last to destroy the Devil and his works in mens hearts , and sanctifies them by his blood , his life , which was the Sacrifice for the sins of the whole world , and destroyes the Devil and his works , through death ; him that hath the power of death , and sanctifies and washes men and women , and presents them back again to God perfect ; which the Devil would not have men and women to own perfection ; who hath made them imperfect , nor his messengers ; but it is Christ that destroyes him and his works , and saith , Be perfect , and presents men and women perfect to God out of the fall , up to Adam before he fell ; and not only there , but up to himself that never fell , the Royal Seed . And in him keep your meetings , and dwell in peace and love , that the fruits of the Spirit may abound among you , for the fruits of the flesh is in the fall , where the Spirit is grieved ; for there they be out of the quietnesse , and out of the rest and peace . Therefore in Christ that never fell , the peace , and rest , and light , and life , and the power and truth live ; and God is well pleased , and doth accept you in his Son Christ Jesus , in the Seed , in the light , in the truth , in the power of God , in the Righteousnesse , and in the Wisdom ; but God doth not accept them nor you , as they and you be in Adam , in the fall , in their own righteousnesse , in their own wisdom , out of the light , out of the truth , out of the life , and not living in it in , themselves ; and so God doth accept you in Christ the second Adam , that never sell , and is well pleased with you in Christ the second Adam , that righteousnesse which was before Adam was , is in Christ that never fell , as you com out of Adam in the fall , and live in Christ Jesus that never fell . And so Christ comes to be manifest in peoples hearts , and the Son revealed , who casts out the strong man which hath kept the house , and spoils his goods , who goes into Adam and Eve by disobedience , and rules in the hearts of Adam and Eves Sons and Daughters who are in disobedience : And so Christ the second Adam must rule in all peoples hearts who are in the obedience , as he doth in all that have power and life .

And so be valiant and faithful for the truth upon the earth , serving the Lord in a new life , that is in Christ Jesus , that never fell out of the old life of Adam in the fall , for the old life is in Adam in the fall , where the Spirit is grieved , and the new life is in Adam that never fell , who was born in Bethleem . Beth is a house , and lathem is bread , where the fulnesse is , who will dry up the River Euphrates with its froth , which hath run so up and down among the Sons of Adam ; that people may drink at him the fountain , the water of life , through whom you come to know the mighty God of Heaven and Earth , the upholder of all things , and creator of all things , to his glory and honour , being in Christ Jesus by whom were all things , who is the top and corner stone ; in whom you all have life , in him live : And so farewell ; that you may have the blessing of the Lord covered upon you .

And dear Friends , keep your Hands , Tongues , Feet , Bodies , Hearts clean and open , out of all pollutions and uncleannesse , for blessed are all you whose feet are guided in the way of peace , which is in the way of righteousnesse , through which the Immortal life is lived in . And light words , and jesting all avoid , and fables , and foolish talk ; but live in the power of the Lord that s over all , through which you follow godlinesse and holinesse , without which none shall see the Lord God .

And blessed be God the Father , who hath set Christ over all , who is the First and the Last , the Beginning and the End , Gods faithful and true Witnesse , the Amen . In him have you the Book opened , and in him you see all things unsealed , in him manifest in you , who is your life , who was with the Father before the world began , the Amen .

G. F.

For in this night of Apostacy from the Spirit and power that the Apostles were in , hath all things been sealed up , and no man could open ; but now is the Lamb come again , that opens the sealed Book . And all friends , keep out of all the fashions of the world , & over that unchaste spirit that invents new fashions daily , both in Apparel and Diet , therefore keep chaste in the power of God over them all , that your lives and conversation may judg them in such things , for to devour such things upon their lusts , which God hath given to the service of man .

The Second EPISTLE .

FRiends , Live in the subjecting power of God , with which you see over the world , so you in this power come to be patterns and examples amongst all , and so ye are the Salt , and the Light of the world , now living in the subjecting power , that subjects the contrary down , and gives to feel the Lord God , and keeps out of fears , and that part as you keep in the subjecting power of God , is kept down ; keep in the wisdome , in the subjecting power , that keeps to the witness , and answers the witness in every one ; and then ye come the wisdome to receive , by which man is ordered to the glory of God , and is Justified ; Lay hands on no man suddenly , but answering the witness of God there is safety , and there ye are preserved , and kept over the whole world , so all friends in the subjecting power of the Lord , which subdues , and subjects down all , that nothing may Rule and Reign but the Life it self , you being kept in the power over the world , before the world began , which feels over the world , you come to answer that of God , and reach to the power of God in others , which will bring them to know the hard speeches that they have spoken against him ; they that speak against the Light , speak against Christ , so Friends that be in the subjecting power of God , which was before the world began , keeps down that which is contrary to the power of God ; for who comes to Christ the second Adam , that is above the first Adam which had the Command , but Christ ends it , Come into the seed Christ , come into that which is above , in the beginning before the world was made ; the seed the wisdome feel ; so friends , you having the thing on , the substance , Christ , feels over the whole world , and fathoms over the whole world , so in that , you answer that of God in every one , and that is it that brings all down ; here is a labourer in the field in the world , and the world is in their hearts , a labourer in the field , which is the spirit and power of God , beating down thoughts , inventions , and the inventer also ; so in this friends comes into the heavenly wisdome , into the knowledge of the word of life , and growing up in it , in which the everlasting kingdome is felt , and the power felt which is endless .

Now as for the word Minister , all is to come into the thing , which the Minister speaks of , the seed , such are in the thing , who are in the seed , a perfect man , so thousands are come into the thing , whose service in the world is to convince them of their evil deeds , so he comes through all the dirt , and is a labourer in the field , and a Reaper in the field ; so keep all in the light , and as ye come up in that , you come into the kingdome which hath no end , and he that receives the kingdome comes as a little child . Then a friend moved to work , and comes amongst them that are in the world , and when he comes back again from the world , where he hath been cutting down , and hewing , and breaking down , so now in that state , if any be moved , turn into his own , when he comes among friends , and sit down , and take heed how he speak ; he will be judged except he be washed by the water of the Word ; so all friends being kept in the subjecting power of God , feels the Lord ; if any moved to go into the Market , that does not feel the thing , and see the thing , such things will be gross , and some are moved to another thing , now the power , if it leads to knock down the deceit , and ye being kept in the pure power of the Lord , seeing , feeling , and knowing the intent of the Lord God , to the bringing down , and breaking down the contrary , in the subjecting power , so live in the pure power all , that keeps low , that keeps down , and keeps in the subjection of the Lord God , whereby the pure peace is preserved , you keeping in the power that goes over the world , you shall feel the power where ever it stirs or moves , and all in that state , if they be moved to do any thing , or act any thing , in Towns , in Markets , to Magistrates , or in Steeple-houses , after thou hast done it , in the same power keep down that sees to the beginning , that sees to the book of life , if that be kept down to , man is safe and kept sure , that , that which disobeys would know what you have done , what you have said , ( that must be kept down in all friends , ) that it self would not obey , that all know , but now keeping down to the power , there is safety : then there is unity when that is kept down , and the power is over , so there is great wisdome in the City , that preserves it in the wisdome and power , that is the City of God , where all the spiritual weapons are ; abuse not the power , abuse not the Authority which governs the City , and preserves the City . Now the false City is fenced about with that that went out of the power of God , here the witnesses lye slain , and so the beast rose out of the earth and sea , so then the Dragon got up into heaven , and so made war with the woman . Then the false Church came up , the Whore , which drinks the blood of the Martyrs , Saints , and Prophets ; here is the great City , the false Church , the fenced City , in the Dragons power , she on the beast , in the Dragons power , killing the Saints and true Ministers , so now this false Church , this fenced City taken , the walls troden down , who comes to see to the Apostles dayes , tread over the walls , the Judgment of the great Whore is come , the Lamb again is known , the power of God over all ; so now the age is come , that God will shew forth his exceeding riches and kindness , so that whereby people comes to see to the Apostles dayes , the power and wisdome which preserves the City , so being kept in the power and wisdome of God , you know the City of the living God , and the great City where all the Saints Prophets and Martyrs hath been slain by the Dragons power ; so friends shall see clearly where there is no mist , and so goes on in unity together , and feels over to the Apostles dayes , by the power of the Lord God , and so comes to know the kingdome where there is no end , the City of the living God , where honour and glory is given to him alone , so the wisdome of the Lord preserves in the power , and now one friend in this comes to comprehend all as a span , that hath got up since the dayes of the Apostles ; and that is a cross to them all , that boyes and girles should come and preach the Gospel to learned men , to Orthodox men , so the everlasting Gospel preacht again to all nations , kindreds , tongues and people , What ? hath it not been preached all this while , cryes the great City ? No , you have killed them that preached the Gospel , and so got the sheeps cloathing , the out side , but denied the power , which is the Gospel ; so the Reapers are going forth to reap , the Wine-press trod without the City . Now friends having the thing on , preserving them , and keeping them in the power that feels over all , that sees over all ; and so comes in , the Ministry , and unity is felt with every word , in the authority of the Power ; and so he that overcomes , he shall sit upon the throne , he shall eat of the hidden Manna , he shall go no more forth , and so feels over to the Apostles dayes , in the power , to the begiuning , to the immortal seed , the word of God , in this power that spans over the world , to the beginning . But now , this contrary City would keep all down ; as the Cross within , overcoming of sin , and leading by the Spirit of the Lord , and speaking by the Spirit ; and the cry is in this fenced City , Prophesie is ceased , Revelation and Inspiration ceased , no speaking by the Spirit now ; these are in the great City , in the Dragons power , in the wisdom below , which is Earthly , Sensual , and Devillish . And as the Gospel was to go into all Nations , so hath Deceit gone over all Nations , and now the Everlasting Gospel preacht again to all kindreds , tongues , and Nations , and peoples , this is the word to this present age , this is now in hand ; now all the names are among the inwardly raveners ; so as the power , the gospel goes over , strikes all down , and the gospel goes over ; Sons and Daughters , Prophesie , go ye into all Nations . But now Prophesie is ceased in the fenced City , so now it is just guarded with its flag of defiance against the truth , and so hath killed the Prophets , killed the Saints and Martyrs , and so the power of God is gone , and going over all this , so keep in the power which will open , keep in the power . which is the authority , which will bring them in , so then it is not usurped authority , the power that brings in , that breaks open , then the thing is not usurped , so now the gospel , the power of God , goes forth over all nations , kindreds and tongues , as deceipt hath spread it selfe over all Nations , and this fenced City in the Dragons power ; now you know what a City is , what Guards , Orders , and Customes there are , and what work is done in this City , where all those orders are , the blood of the Martyrs and Prophets drunk : So now , the Gospel goes forth again , sons and daughters prophesie , go ye into all Nations ; but since another hath spread over all Nations , whose cry is , Prophecy is ceased , Revelation and Inspiration is ceased ; so now comes the Reapers , the Harvest is ripe , the everlasting Gospel preached again , to all Kindreds , Tongues , and Nations , which is the power of God . Now friends are in the power , which doth fulfil Scriptures , and which opens words ; all that are in the outside , are destroyers , and they know not the Scriptures , but you knowing the power of God , this brings the life and Immortality , so life and Immortality is seen , and known ; the Devil he blinds the mind , darkens the mind , life and Immortality hath not been seen or known ; but now the Devil destroy'd , the power of God goes over again , Sons and Daughters Prophecy , moved in the power of God , though cannot read a letter , so keep to the power , which is going over again , over all Nations , Tongues , and Kindreds , over the wise Orthodox men , the openers of Scriptures ( as they call themselves ) the Gospel goes over them all ; so the Gospel going over all these , and that preached again , that strikes down that power , that spirit that saith , Revelation is ceased , Prophecy and Inspiration is ceased , whereby the light of the glorious Gospel shines in their hearts , this shining in their hearts again , gives them the light of the knowledg of the glory of God in the face of Jesus ; so life and immortality , hath been hid from men , this hath been shut up , and the Whore , the false Church , the fenced City hath been set up , and she hath decked her self , this is true , plain , innocent words ; so the power of God going over again , drives all this back , then comes the misery , the vials of wrath , and plagues , the seven vials , the seven thunders , the seven woes , before the mistery of God is revealed , and this comes before the mistery of God is revealed ; so life and immortality is brought to light again , by the power of God , whereby the light of the glorious Gospel comes to be known again ; so then the mistery of the fellowship of the Gospel again known , the mistery of the fellowship of the Gospel , the Gospel is everlasting the power of God ; the mistery of the fellowship of the power , that known again , this is everlasting , the fellowship everlasting , the gospel everlasting , the mistery of the fellowship everlasting , with this is seen over all the fellowships in the whole world , which are running one at another being blind ; but now the Mistery of the fellowship of the Gospel lasts for ever ; so here Friends gets behind all , and over all , which hath darkened the air , and life and immortality is brought to light through the Gospel ; so in this friends comes into unity , and one here comes to fathome the whole world ; and so walking as good patterns and examples of righteousnesse then there is joy , and a sweet favour in the hearts of people , so dominion preaches through ; so answering the Witnesse of God in people , it overcomes their hearts ; and so now many are moved to go into the Steeplehouses , among the Inwardly ravened , for all they that set up these things , were Inwardly ravened from the Spirit of God ; now the power being known again , it knocks down that which hath ravened , which hath killed the Prophets , Saints , and Martyrs , and all the trees which cannot bring forth the good fruit , should be taken and cast into the fire , and the Beast , and the false Prophet taken and cast into the lake of fire .

So the power , that goes over , and feels over ages , feels the Antient of dayes , here every one comes to stand in their lot , and in that comes to see the end of dayes , and there is none comes to know their lot , till they see the antient of dayes , before dayes was , and in that they come to see their lot , and as the Jews outwardly was to passe over the waters , by the rod of Moses made on heaps , so the people of God are all waters , Christ the Son of God coming to rule , as with a rod of iron , the waters goes back , the water 's on heaps , the Spirit comes to war , the Egyptians overthrown ; so every one in the power of the Lord God keep , that feels to the beginning , and as you keep in the same , you feel the power of God which is the Gospel , and then when you are come to that , you come to receive the wisdom and power of God which is everlasting , which preserves in the power , the end of all outward shadows , types , and figures ; for shadows makes nothing perfect , figures makes nothing perfect ; for look ye , you may see it is general in all people , that lives in something without , to cry , no perfection , figures and shadows makes nothing perfect , so all the cry is , there is no perfection , who comes not to Christ , for who comes to Christ , comes to that which is perfect ; this is the word of the Lord God to you , all that come to witnesse perfection , know Christ the substance , and hears his voice that speaks from heaven , but not in Bread , and Wine , and outward shadows , but comes into the light Christ , in which is no shadow , which ends all shadows , and is the substance , that voice speaks perfection , it is the substance ; and so as you are kept in the power of the Lord God , you shall be preserved , and feel over all that hath got up since the days of the Apostles , and goes over them all , and here one of you fathoms all ; so in the authority , and in the power , which brings up the seed , the seed that remains , and abides , and endures for ever , abide so friends , that are kept in the power of God , sees , and feels over all , to the Apostles days , and over all Nations that the Whore hath got upon , and the Kings she hath sate upon , now keep above all , keep in the power of the Lord God over all , though she sits upon Kings and Nations ; now as you are kept in the power of the Lord God , keep that off , keep that off that sits upon them , get to the witnesse , get to the fear , there comes wisdom , there comes the power , which goes over all transgressours , and transgression , so keep out in the Lambs power , and in the Lambs dominion over all ; for Friends would be the finest people upon the earth , if they would do as the Presbyterians , Baptists , and other House-Creepers , give their power to the Beast , they would be an excellent people , if they would shelter there with them ; but friends keep over all this , for a little honour leads them as one would lead a Dog , with a bit of bread , their Religion stands without ; there was something at the first in the Presbyterians , the Eldership , but they now would come into the Eldership before they come to young babes state . And the Baptist , had they gone through all , and come to the light , then had they been in the thing , and the other ▪ if they had been in the Eldership , they had been in the thing , so if friends would creep in there , they would be the finest people upon earth by their account .

Now that which keeps its place changeth not , Judas kept not his place , false Prophets , Antichrists kept not their place , these went forth , and so reserved in chains of darknesse ; now they that do keep their place , feels over all these outward places , and that which they ravened from , that ye live in : so then , they that keep not their place , takes of the earth and sacrificeth , and then turns against the Just , and so death is their crown , they are fighting the bad fight , that hath no victory and doth not overcome , but the other fights the good fight , that doth overcome ; so friends being skilful in the word of God keep down , keep your place , for all that goes forth from it makes ship-wrack of faith and a good conscience . And so now that which all along hath stirred , that , they being gone from , yet it stands sure , keep in thy place thou art with it , and so now the power if it be kept to , feels over all , and answers the witnesse which hath stirred , and as the power of God riseth all that must have an end , now all live in the power which destroys the Devil , destroy his works , save the man , bring the prisoner out of the pit , where there is no water , wrestle with the powers of darknesse , spiritual wickednesse , not with creatures , he is a wise man that wrestleth with the power which hath captivated , and this is the word of the Lord God to you , who wrestleth with flesh and blood with creatures , he never lets the captive free , he wrestleth in the dark power , that is one that hath captivated ; now he that wrestleth with darknesse , and spiritual wickednesse in high places , turns from darknesse , and he that destroys the Devils works , brings the prisoner of hope forth with the power of God , so now every one in the power of God you will see over all , and fathom all that hath gone out , even in that which they have all erred from , and so this keeps all mortal crowns down , for when the crown is mortal and death , life is transgrest , when the crown is immortal then is life reigning , and so now he fights the good fight that overcomes , that hath the crown that is immortal , and the other that goes forth fights the bad fight , and all their fight is against the life , whose crown is death , and the Devil hath the power of it .

So now in this state every man to his Tent , for there is the spiritual weapons , so comes where the weapons are , comes where there is food and bread of life , but out of the Tent he is abroad , every man to his Tent . Then keep in the power , in the life , which is able to overcome , here is the spiritual order and wisdom , so here every one coms to feel the ground of truth , so if any be moved of the Lord God to speak any thing , keep down in the thing that moved to speak : then you will answer that which converteth , keep in the power which moved to speak , which power reacheth to the Witnesse , then you will walk in that power , which answereth the power which is transgressed , if you should go out of that which moved to speak , then you would come to be judged by it , so keep in the fear that keeps down all , so live in the power and wisdom of God , by which all things were made and created , which ends all things , in which there is no end , which is the beginning and the end ; they that live in the form of godlinesse without the power , they live neither in the beginning nor end , but are falling out about what Christ and his Apostles said and did , & here is the power denied life , is out of . But now a true Christians life is in that which ends all the changeable ; he is in the beginning , he is in the end , he is in the first , he is in the last , he fees over all that hath the form and not the power , in the many ways , sects , and opinions , so one Friend coming into this comprehends all to the beginning , and all that is covered over , and stand upon this crushes under , and makes the wheat , the pure come up , the good come up , the just come up , so now standing here in the pure power of the Lord God , ye stand over the world , in the power of God , the unity , the Gospel , the fellowship which is everlasting now in this all meet , and the mind comes to be one , where all feel the Lord God present , the beauty of holinesse is known , the beauty of holinesse possest , keep your beauty , the beauty of holinesse , so live in the power and wisdom of God , stay down in the wisdom of God , which subjects down all the contrary ; the wisdom of God by which all these things were created , by that destroy the Devil & his things , & his authority , even by that which reconciles to all things , things in heaven , & things in earth , destroy the Devil even by that which was before all things were created ▪ so whereas the cry is , you break the Commandements which are in these words , Thou shalt not kill , steal , make graven Images , covet , nor dishonour thy father & thy mother &c. Now the end of the Commandements is love in a pure heart , which loves no graven Images , & bows to none of the things in heaven nor earth , but comes into the everlasting Covenant ; now love doth not kill , love doth not steal , love doth not take the Name of the Lord in vain , love doth not covet , love is in the wisdom by wch all things were created , love gives encrease & being to all things , so he that is in love is in that which gives all things a being ; so love doth not dishonour its father and mother , but brings into unity with the whole Creation , love breaks down that nature which covets , & doth all these things so Christ the seed coms up above all , throws down that nature , breaks it under that pertains to all these things , & then comes up the wisdom of God , by which all things were created ; so friends keep in that , and the power of the Lord Jesus Christ preserve you all .

G. F.