I IN Righteousness and Truth dwell , for that preserves both Governors and Government , and People in Peace

II Let no man that 's a Curser , a Swearer , a Drunkard , heady , high minded , furious , rash , covetous , and loves gifts and rewards , and respects persons , bear Office and Rule ; for such will not be like meek Moses , but will bring the wrath of God both upon people and Magistrates as in former Ages hath been seen ; but set up such as loves mercy , and do justly , walks humbly with God , and hates covetousness , Mica 6. such God requires , and such as doth not respect mens persons , and are not convinced of the Law as transgressors , Jam. 2.5 . And these will be to the praise of God , of Government , and Governors , and these differ from Pharoah , Herod , and Nebuchadnezzar , that knew not the Kingdom of the most High to rule in sons of men ; therefore to the witness of God in you come down to , and consider of these things , that the Nations and Dominions may be ruled as a Family .

III. And let no one be put to death for Cattel , or Money , or any such outward things , for by the Law of God they was to restore fourfold , and if they had it not , to be sold for their theft ; and so let them restore ; and the Apostle saith in the Gospel , Let him that stole steal no more , but labor in the thing that 's good , so let him live that he may repent : These things lay upon me to write to you ; and let no man be imprisoned or persecuted because that for conscience sake they cannot swear , Mat. 5. but obeys Christs Commands , and the Apostles Doctrine that saith , Swear not at all , lest they should fall into condemnation of the Devil , and evil , Jam. 5. but speaks Truth , and doth Truth and Justice at Yea and Nay in any Places they are put in , or Court , according to Christ and the Apostles Commands , who is our Lord and Master .

IV. And let none be persecuted because they cannot for conscience sake towards God , put off their Hats , and respect mens persons , at which many hath been imprisoned and fined , which hath been like the Pharisees , a mark of unbelievers , that be from the witness in themselves , John 5. such as seeks the Honor that 's from above only , that will never stain , we would have all to be cloathed with that , and honor all men in the Lord , and have all men in esteem , and say that they that Rule well in Truth , in Justice , and in Righteousness , are worthy of double honor ; for every one that hath murther in his heart , may give honor with the Hat deceitfully .

V. And let none be persecuted for not maintaining a Ministry that they know in their Conscience is not of God , which destroys both Edification and Comfort , quencheth the Spirit , and limiteth the holy One , and despiseth Prophesying ; that is , if any thing be revealed to another that sits by , let the first hold his peace ; this was order in the true Church ; for ye may all prophesie one by one , and this is according to the Apostles Doctrine ( which is disorder among the contrary ) Cor. 1.14 and Peter said , Acts the second and Joel 2. ) that the Lord would powr out his Spirit upon all flesh , and his sons and his daughters should prophesie , which many witness , Glory and honor be to the Lord God for ever . And meek Moses said , he would that all the Lords people were Prophets , and stopt and rebuked him that complained of them , Numbers 11.29 . verse .

VI. And let none be persecuted and imprisoned for warning Drunkards , Cursers , Cheaters , Fighters , and Quarrellers to repent , in Streets , Markets , Cities , and Towns , and to tell them that they be out of the Life of Christ and the Apostles , and shame their profession : which Magistrates that be faithful and fearing God should have kept down these things , and not have turned their Sword upon the Righteous , and men that hath reproved sin in their Gates hath been to them a Prey .

Consider these things , for it is your time now , and consider them in your time , that to the Lord God you be faithful and valiant for his Truth upon Earth , keeping to the Light that shines in your Hearts that gives the knowledg of it , 1 Cor 2.4 . and the Truth in the inward parts which is the stay of the mind , and word in the heart which is to be obeyed and done , in which is the Wisdom that 's pure , and from above , Rom. 10. and this is th● ingrafted word which is able to save the soul which is immortal , ●nd bring it up to God from whence it came , Jam. 1.21 . and this w●●● be alwaies with you taking heed to it , in Counsel , Wisdom and Ju●gment , and it will soften , and it will harden if it be not obeyed , ●●d they that do not obey it , hurt their own souls , and they canno● say by the testimony of the ingrafted Word that their souls are save ; and let all your Laws be drawn up into a short volume that every●ne in the Nation may know them , and the end of them , that they ma● not distract people about Opinions of them , but that all may know ●●e full Law and its end ; for many men not knowing of them puts i● to others to do for them , not knowing them themselves , and so come to be overthrown and undone and great charges , which if things were ●hort , it would prevent this , that every one might know it .

And let all Writs , Indictme●ts , Warrants and Mittimusses , have no more in them than can justly ●e charged upon people , and that 's the way to keep things sweet and wholsom ; and if those things were looked into you would see abund●nce more in them than needs be put in ; which grives the hearts of the ●imple and righteous .

And let none be persecute● about the word Thou to a particular person , as many have been b● them that takes more honor and worship to themselves than they g●●e to God , who saith Thou and Thee to God .

And let no Prisoners lie lon● in Goal , but let them come speedily to tryal , for they learn badness ●ne of another , and let none keep Goals but sober men that they may b● patterns and examples of good to Prisoners .

And let none keep Ale-hous● or Taverns but wholsom people , and such as fears God , and are able to lodg Travellers , that there may be no bad houses to nourish wick●dness , which grieves the Souls of the Righteous .

And let all things be done i● Love , that keeps down the Spirit of Strife , where the vain gloryi●g is ; and mind the Law of God and the Gospel , and let your actions be accordingly , that all your Dominions may be as a Family , and rul●d in mercy , Truth and Righteousness , and that establishes Rulers an● People in Peace .

And let no one be persecut●d about Church-worship , and Religion ; for Christ rebuked Persecutor , and such as would revenge , and told them that he came to save mens lives ; and the Apostles weapons was not carnal but spiritual , that ●hey wrastled with about Religion ; Now mind them that wrastle with f●esh and blood , whether these be spiritual weaponed men as was the Apo●tle and have the mind of Christ .

Now such as will invent Forms and Worships , and set them up , and compel others to bow unto t●em , mind and consider , and take heed of such and that ; for Christ h●th shewed how people may worship God , and in what , John 4.

And they that fears the Lord , and meets often together , and speaks often one to another , which are his Jewels Malachy 3. be tender to such as you tender your souls , for the Lord God hath reproved many for harming his Prophets , Psalm 105.

And let no one be persecuted for worshiping God in Spirit and Truth ; for Christ said to the woman of Samaria , neither at Jerusalem , nor at this Mountain , but they that worship the Father must worship him in Spirit and in Truth , for he seeks such to worship him ; and the hour was come , and now is .

For Jerusalem and the Mountain was places to which they came for to worship out of many Nations , and therefore the Jews persecuted the Christians that came off their Worship , and Temple , and Priesthood , and witnessed Christ the Everlasting Priest-hood , and the one Offering that ended all the other Offerings , and they that received him their bodies was the Temples of God and Christ ; and all Christendom about their Worship is on heaps , they not being in the Spirit and the Truth in which is the Unity , in which Spirit and Truth the God of all Truth who is a Spirit is worshiped .

From a lover of your Souls and eternal good , and that Righteousness and Truth may be established among you .