To
the
Magistrates
and
Inhabitants
of
the
City
of
Aberdeen
;
and
Country
there
about
.
YET
once
more
am
I
moved
of
the
Lord
to
warn
you
in
his
Name
;
and
that
I
may
clear
my self
of
your
Blood
in
his
Sight
,
do
I
at
this
time
warn
you
,
cry
unto
you
and
beseech
you
in
true
Love
to
your
Souls
,
that
you
go
not
on
any
longer
in
the
Hardness
and
Impenitency
of
your
Hearts
,
slighting
,
despising
,
and
shutting
your
Eyes
against
,
mocking
at
,
and
persecuting
the
Work
of
God
,
and
cruelly
handling
the
despised
Witnesses
of
his
blessed
Truth
,
in
this
day
,
lest
he
give
you
up
speedily
,
and
seal
you
up
under
judicial
Hardness
,
Impenitency
and
Blindness
,
and
cease
to
strive
any
longer
with
you
,
having
so
long
waited
on
,
warned
and
called
you
to
Repentance
,
both
by
his
Witness
in
your
own
Consciences
,
and
by
his
Messengers
and
Servants
;
and
that
even
while
ye
have
(
many
of
you
)
been
continuing
to
despise
,
mock
and
persecute
them
and
their
Testimony
,
to
your
Power
;
and
seeking
to
have
them
and
their
Testimony
rooted
out
from
amongst
you
;
who
yet
have
been
those
,
who
(
while
thus
used
by
you
)
have
stood
in
the
Gap
,
wrestling
and
praying
for
you
,
that
the
burning
Wrath
of
an
offended
God
,
might
not
breakforth
and
consume
you
,
because
of
the
so
great
Oppression
of
his
Innocent
Seed
and
Witness
in
your
Hearts
,
by
the
so
abounding
of
Deceit
and
Hypocrisie
,
Pride
,
Drunkenness
,
Uncleanness
,
Cruelty
and
Persecution
,
&
other
Abominations
among
you
.
Oh
be
not
any
longer
deceived
with
the
False
Doctrines
,
&
Sin-pleasing
smooth
things
that
your
Teachers
prophesie
unto
you
;
who
,
while
they
seem
to
cry
out
against
,
and
dehort
you
from
Sin
,
yet
really
they
sooth
and
harden
you
in
it
;
being
so
far
from
telling
you
of
any
Power
whereby
ye
may
so
overcome
Sin
,
as
to
be
fully
set
free
from
it
(
as
by
that
measure
of
the
Light
and
Life
of
Christ
,
to
which
we
direct
you
in
your
own
Hearts
,
ye
may
,
if
ye
would
heed
and
obey
it
)
that
on
the
contrary
they
teach
you
,
that
there
is
no
Possibility
of
keeping
out
of
Sin
,
or
being
fully
set
free
from
it
in
this
Life
;
as
if
Christ
were
not
a
compleat
Saviour
,
and
both
able
,
and
willing
fully
to
cleanse
his
People
,
and
save
them
from
the
Filth
of
Sin
,
as
well
as
from
the
Guilt
of
it
,
and
Punishment
thereof
.
Oh
be
not
any
longer
deluded
,
nor
led
to
Destruction
by
these
Sin-pleasing
Doctrines
;
for
I
declare
unto
you
,
in
a
measure
of
the
Fear
and
Dread
of
the
living
God
,
God
is
not
,
nor
will
not
be
mockt
;
as
every
one
of
you
do
sow
here
,
&
not
otherwayes
,
shall
ye
reap
hereafter
,
whether
to
Flesh
or
Spirit
:
And
notwithstanding
all
your
profession
and
Lip-labour
,
if
ye
go
on
in
your
Iniquities
,
and
come
not
to
Repentance
by
turning
in
your
minds
to
that
Measure
of
the
Manifestation
of
the
Spirit
in
your
Hearts
,
that
thereby
you
may
feel
Sin
discovered
unto
you
,
and
dayly
cosumed
in
you
by
the
Brightness
of
his
Comeing
,
as
a
Refiners
Fire
,
and
Fullers
Soap
,
till
you
be
fully
purified
and
cleansed
there-from
;
otherwayes
(
I
say
)
for
all
your
great
Profession
,
you
shall
perish
forever
,
and
the
Wrath
of
God
will
break
out
upon
you
.
Oh
that
you
may
repent
,
and
be
awakened
,
and
leave
off
speedily
the
Evil
of
your
Doings
,
and
your
Despising
and
Persecuting
the
Work
and
Servants
of
the
Lord
,
before
the
Cup
of
your
Iniquities
be
full
,
lest
the
Cup
of
Red
Wine
in
the
Hand
of
the
Lord
be
poured
out
upon
you
;
for
it
is
full
,
and
if
ye
repent
not
,
Ye
shall
be
made
to
drink
it
off
,
even
the
Drugs
of
the
Cup
of
Trembling
.
Oh!
how
near
is
it
to
be
poured
out
,
if
thus
ye
continue
,
and
upon
such
of
you
as
shall
continue
thus
to
provoke
the
Lord
by
slighting
all
his
Invitations
and
Warnings
,
to
break
off
your
Iniquities
by
Repentance
,
and
to
leave
off
to
persecute
his
Servants
and
Witnesses
,
and
their
Testimony
,
which
must
and
shall
prevail
over
all
,
though
now
so
much
despised
,
and
its
Followers
,
as
Men
wondered
at
,
accounted
as
Fools
&
Mad-men
by
the
wise
of
this
World
.
Ah
how
will
ye
answer
the
Lord
when
he
comes
to
judge
you
for
these
things
;
when
ye
shall
be
found
to
have
been
Fighters
against
God
&
his
Work
?
Repent
,
Repent
therefore
,
and
do
no
more
so
;
otherwise
,
I
warn
you
this
day
,
the
Lord
will
not
always
bear
with
you
;
but
for
the
Sake
of
his
own
oppressed
Seed
in
your
Hearts
,
and
his
Despised
and
Persecuted
Work
&
Witness
,
He
will
arise
and
ease
himself
of
his
Adversaries
.
And
ah
!
how
Dreadful
,
and
Terrible
will
his
Judgments
be
?
Oh
that
ye
may
speedily
flee
from
them
;
and
so
that
this
poor
City
may
be
saved
from
the
Stroke
of
the
Destroying
Angel
,
which
is
ready
to
break
in
upon
it
,
if
not
by
speedy
Repentance
and
Amendment
prevented
.
The
Lord
the
Searcher
of
Hearts
knows
,
I
nor
my
Brethren
,
who
have
been
mocked
,
despised
,
reproached
and
persecuted
among
you
,
have
not
,
nor
do
not
desire
the
hastening
of
this
evil
Day
nor
that
it
may
come
upon
you
at
all
,
but
rather
,
if
it
be
possible
,
that
it
may
be
prevented
by
your
Repentance
and
Amendment
.
So
Dear
Friends
and
People
,
lay
it
to
Heart
,
lay
it
to
Heart
in
time
,
and
harden
not
your
Hearts
,
neither
be
ye
Mockers
,
lest
your
Bands
be
made
strong
;
and
that
ye
may
,
even
all
of
you
,
find
yet
a
place
of
Repentance
,
and
so
be
forgiven
,
and
ob●ain
Mercy
,
is
the
true
Desire
of
Your
Friend
and
Soul's
Well-wisher
A.
J.
Aberdeen
Prison
the
26th
.
of
the
3d
Mo
.
1677.
Some
dayes
after
my
writing
of
this
Paper
,
my
Travail
and
Exercise
continuing
,
and
having
got
my
outward
Liberty
for
a
little
time
,
upon
an
outward
Occasion
,
I
was
moved
upon
the
1st
day
of
the
4th
Moneth
(
being
a
publick
Market-day
)
to
go
through
the
Streets
of
the
City
Naked
,
with
Man's
Dung
in
my
Hand
,
and
afterwards
to
scatter
some
of
the
above-written
Papers
at
the
Market-Cross
,
from
which
being
carried
,
and
haled
again
to
Prison
,
it
arose
a
little
after
with
me
,
to
write
and
give
forth
the
following
Paper
,
for
clearing
my
Mind
more
fully
,
and
giving
Satisfaction
,
so
far
as
I
may
to
all
,
concerning
my
Call
to
,
and
the
Ground
and
Matter
of
the
Exercise
I
had
among
them
the
said
Day
.
A
Warning
and
serious
Exhortation
,
to
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Town
of
Aberdeen
,
and
Country
there
about
.
Friends
and
People
,
THe
Lord
God
of
Heaven
and
of
Earth
,
whose
Eyes
are
piercing
,
and
purer
then
to
behold
Iniquity
,
sees
through
all
the
Coverings
of
Profession
that
are
not
of
his
Spirit
;
and
he
will
speedily
discover
the
Nakedness
of
all
such
as
are
covered
with
any
other
Covering
,
as
Painted
Sepulchres
,
and
Whited
Walls
,
while
inwardly
full
of
dead
mens
Bones
and
Rottenness
;
full
of
Pride
,
Hypocrisie
,
Wantonness
,
Earthly-mindedness
,
and
all
manner
of
Abominations
,
and
yet
boldly
professing
themselves
to
be
Christians
,
and
offering
Daily
Worship
and
Sacrifice
to
God
,
while
they
know
not
the
inward
Purity
of
Heart
▪
from
whence
the
pure
Offerings
of
Judah
and
Jerusalem
ar●
offered
up
,
and
accepted
of
the
Lord
,
and
are
as
a
sweet
Savou●
in
his
Nostrils
,
coming
from
the
Leadings
and
Movings
of
hi●
own
pure
Spirit
,
and
that
pure
heavenly
Birth
of
its
begettin●
in
the
Soul
;
which
whosoever
knows
not
,
nor
their
Heart
thereby
in
some
measure
turned
from
,
and
begun
to
be
redeemed
out
of
the
Earth
,
Vanities
,
Wickedness
and
Filthiness
of
i●
and
yet
go
on
with
their
Mouthes
and
Lips
mocking
God
,
by
Deceitful
,
Hypocritical
Profession
,
and
Will-worship
in
the●…
own
Will
,
Time
and
Strength
,
all
the
Profession
and
Worship
of
such
is
but
as
Dung
;
Yea
,
as
a
Stink
and
evil
Savour
i●
his
Nostrils
,
which
he
will
cast
back
in
your
Faces
,
and
strip
you
naked
and
bare
;
as
in
the
Day
that
ye
were
born
;
and
pour
out
the
Vial
of
his
Wrath
upon
you
,
unless
you
speedily
repent
,
and
turn
to
his
Light
and
Witness
in
your
Hearts
,
and
bring
all
your
Deeds
and
Outside
Profession
thereto
,
that
thereby
ye
may
be
searched
,
and
discovered
to
your selves
;
and
redeemed
and
purged
by
a
Spirit
of
Judgment
and
Burning
,
in
your
inward
Parts
,
from
that
most
Deceitful
,
Wicked
Spirit
,
that
so
blinds
and
hardens
you
,
as
to
make
you
believe
,
you
are
worshipping
and
serving
God
;
and
are
Christians
,
while
ye
are
so
contrary
to
the
meek
and
lowly
Nature
of
Christ
,
who
prayed
for
,
and
commanded
to
Forgive
and
Love
Enemies
,
that
your
Hands
are
full
(
as
of
many
other
Abominations
,
)
so
of
of
Cruelty
and
Persecution
,
either
by
acting
,
or
consulting
to
the
oppressing
and
bearing
down
the
innocent
Servants
and
Witnesses
of
God
,
and
his
Work
in
and
among
them
,
having
no
other
Crime
to
lay
to
their
Charge
,
but
their
Faithfulness
,
and
Obedience
to
God
,
Not
forsaking
the
assembling
of
themselves
together
;
for
worshiping
God
in
Spirit
and
Truth
,
according
to
his
Leadings
and
Guidings
;
while
in
the
mean
time
the
Drunkards
and
Swearers
,
the
Whore-masters
and
profane
Stage
players
are
entertained
,
kept
Fellowship
with
,
and
suffered
to
live
peaceably
among
you
.
Oh
how
is
the
Wrath
of
God
burning
against
you
for
these
and
other
Abominations
among
you
!
And
how
near
is
your
Cup
to
be
full
,
and
the
Sickle
to
be
thrust
in
,
to
cut
you
down
,
as
ready
for
the
Wine-press
of
the
Wrath
of
God
,
if
speedily
ye
turn
not
,
and
break
off
your
Wickedness
by
Repentance
.
Oh
how
long
hath
the
Lord
born
with
you
,
invited
and
called
unto
you
saying
,
Turn
you
,
turn
you
,
why
will
ye
dye
?
even
while
ye
have
been
going
on
persecuting
,
and
cruelly
handling
his
Servants
,
mocking
at
and
despising
his
Work
,
which
shall
prosper
over
all
Opposition
:
But
Wo
to
them
who
are
stumbled
at
,
and
continue
to
stumble
at
this
Stumbling-Stone
,
and
Rock
of
Offence
;
which
,
though
the
Builders
have
rejected
,
yet
shall
it
,
must
it
become
the
Head
of
the
Corner
,
and
will
grind
all
to
Powder
upon
whom
it
falls
,
who
refuse
to
fall
upon
it
to
be
broken
off
from
,
and
made
to
part
with
all
their
Iniquities
,
and
Hearts-Lusts
and
Idols
.
Oh
turn
to
it
,
obey
it
,
even
the
Light
of
Christ
in
every
one
of
your
Consciences
.
Kiss
the
Son
lest
he
be
angry
,
and
ye
perish
from
the
Way
;
for
if
his
Wrath
is
kindled
but
a
little
blest
are
all
they
that
put
their
trust
in
him
;
&
verily
Friends
,
his
Wrath
is
burningas
an
oven
,
&
ready
to
break
forth
,
unless
you
speedily
repent
;
for
he
will
not
always
suffer
his
Seed
to
beoppressed
by
the
Wickedness
of
Men
;
and
his
Work
&
Witnesses
to
be
despised
,
mocked
and
persecuted
among
you
.
But
Oh!
how
willing
is
he
;
who
delights
not
in
,
nor
desires
the
Death
of
any
one
Sinner
,
that
ye
should
turn
and
repent
,
that
so
his
Wrath
may
be
yet
turned
away
from
you
;
therefore
he
hath
sent
you
Line
upon
Line
,
Warning
upon
Warning
,
both
by
his
Witness
in
your
Hearts
,
and
his
Servants
and
Witnesses
without
you
:
Yea
,
Signs
and
Wonders
have
been
sent
among
you
,
as
of
old
he
sent
to
the
Children
of
Israel
,
and
the
Nations
about
,
by
those
who
were
then
as
much
despised
as
we
are
now
.
And
among
other
Warnings
ye
have
got
to
call
you
to
Repentance
,
before
your
Cup
be
altogether
Full
,
was
I
,
as
one
of
his
despised
Followers
,
moved
of
the
Lord
pressed
in
Spirit
,
and
constrained
by
the
Love
of
God
to
give
up
my
Body
as
a
Sign
and
a
Wonder
unto
you
,
by
going
Naked
through
your
Streets
,
with
Man's
Dung
in
my
Hand
,
as
a
Sign
from
the
Lord
that
your
Nakedness
was
speedily
to
be
discovered
,
if
ye
repent
not
;
and
that
all
your
Fig
Leaves
of
Profession
,
and
Outside
Will
worship
(
being
a
Covering
too
narrow
for
your
Nakedness
)
while
walking
in
the
Spirit
and
Vices
above
written
,
was
much
more
loathsome
,
and
abominable
in
his
Sight
,
and
of
a
more
loathsome
Savour
in
his
Nostrils
,
then
the
vilest
Dung
can
be
in
yours
.
And
whatever
the
worldly
and
carnal
Wisdom
of
Man
in
you
may
judge
of
the
seeming
Madness
and
Folly
of
this
my
Behaviour
,
yet
the
Day
is
coming
,
and
hastening
apace
,
that
either
in
Mercy
(
as
ye
take
warning
and
repent
)
or
in
Wrath
(
as
ye
continue
to
slight
and
mock
)
ye
shall
be
made
to
confess
,
I
wanted
not
a
Warrant
for
what
I
did
.
A.
J.
The
Lord
is
making
,
and
will
yet
more
make
the
Diviners
mad
in
this
Day
,
and
confound
the
Wisdom
of
this
World
by
Foolishness
;
and
things
that
are
(
esteemed
of
Man
)
will
he
bring
to
Nought
by
things
that
are
not
.
Aberdeen
Prison
,
where
I
with
many
of
my
Brethren
have
been
detained
in
Bonds
for
about
fiveteen
Moneths
by-gone
,
because
of
our
peaceably
meeting
together
,
for
worshipping
God
in
Spirit
and
Truth
,
the
6th
Day
of
the
4th
Mon.
1677
,