(97) a great meetinge a toppe of a hill where ye preist came no[t]
though hee had threatned: & all was quiett: & ye euerlastinge
day & renouned truth of ye euerlastinge God was sounded
ouer those dark countryes: & his son sett ouer all

And all y^t had made a profession of ye son of Gd now ye day
was come they might receiue him: & as many as did receiue
him to y^m: hee woulde giue power to become ye sons of God
as hee had donne to mee: & hee y^t had ye son of
God hee had life eternall: & hee y^t had not ye son of
God lett him professe all ye scriptures from Genesis to ye
reuelations hee had not life:

And after y^t all was turned to ye light of Xt: by wch they
might see him & receiue him & knowe where there tea
=cher was: & ye euerlastinge truth largely declared wee passed
away through Hexam peaceably & soe came Into Gills

        where some in that     were very theeivish)

lande a theeuishʌ country: ʌ where a freinde spyed ye preist
& went to speake to him: & hee came downe to our Inn
& ye tounds people came about vs: & soe ye preist saide hee
woulde proue us deceiuers out of ye bible but coulde not finde
noe scripture for his purpose: soe hee went Into ye Inn: &
after a while came out: & brought: y^t: Scripture: ye doctrines
amp; commandements of men touch y^m not & tast y^m: not for
they perish with ye vseing: w^ch: poore man was his
owne condition for hWee was persecuted because wee woulde
not tast nor touch nor handle there doctrines w^ch: wee knew
perished with ye vseinge:

* Soe I askt him what he caled ye steeplehouse: oh: saide
hee ye dreadefull house of God ye temple of God: & I lett him

                                                                          shoulde bee

& ye poore darke people see y^t there bodyes were ʌ ye temples of
God: & Xt neuer commanded these temples but had ended
y^t temple att Jerusalem w^ch. Gd had commanded: & soe
ye preist gott away: & ye people began to tell vs y^t
they feared wee woulde take there purses or steale there horses: & Judged
vs like y^m selues whoe are naturally giuen to theiuinge
& y^e next day wee came through y^t country Into Cumberlande
againe

(97) a great meeting a top of a hill where the priest came no[t]
though he had threatened: & all was quiet: & the everlasting
day & renowned truth of the everlasting God was sounded
over those dark countries: & his son sett over all.

And all that had made a profession of the Son of God, now the day
was come they might receive him, & as many as did receive
him to them he would give power to become the sons of God
as he had done to me: & he that had the Son of
God, he had life eternal: & he that had not the son of
God let him profess all the scriptures from Genesis to the
Revelations, he had not life.

And after that all was turned to the light of Christ: by which they
might see him & receive him & know where their teacher
was: & the everlasting truth largely declared, we passed
away through Hexham peaceably & so came into Gilsland
where some in that country were very thievish: where a Friend spied
the priest | & went to speak to him, & he came down to our inn
& the townspeople came about us: & so the priest said he
would prove us deceivers out of the Bible, but could not find
no Scripture for his purpose: so he went into the Inn, &
after a while came out, & brought that Scripture,‘the doctrines
& commandments of men, touch them not & taste them not; for
they perish with the using’: which, poor man, was his
own condition, for we was persecuted because we would
not taste nor touch nor handle their doctrines which we knew
perished with the using.

* So I asked him what he called the steeplehouse: ‘Oh,’ said
he, ‘the dreadful house of God, the temple of God’, & I let him
& the poor dark people see that their bodies should be the temples of
God: & Christ never commanded these temples, but had ended
that temple at Jerusalem which God had commanded; & so
the priest got away: & the people began to tell us that
they feared we would take their purses or steal their horses: & judged
us like themselves, who are naturally given to thieving;
& the next day we came through that country Into Cumberland
again.