‘and it is thy Condemnation. Thou as one brutish, and thy VVife, as
‘an Hypocrite, and you both, as Murderers of the Just, in that which
‘is Eternal, are seen and comprehended ; and you Hearts searched
‘and tried, and condemned by the Light. The Light in thy Consci-
‘ence will witness the Truth, of what I write to thee ; and will
‘let thee see, that thou art not born of God, but art from the Truth,
‘in the Beastly Nature : And if ever thy Eye see Repentance,
‘thou wilt witness me a Friend of thy Soul, and a seeker of thy Ete-
‘nal Good.

G. F.                        

This Adam Sands afterwards

died miserably

I was moved also to write to Priest Tatham.

‘in the Assembly, and being called of Men Master, and standing
‘Praying in the Synagogue in the Steps of the Pharisees, which our
‘Lord Jesus Christ cried VVo against. In his VVay thou art not ;
‘but in the Way of the Scribes and Pharisees : as thou mayest read,
‘Matth. 23. There Christ’s VVords Judge thee, and the Scriptures of
‘Truth Condemn thee. For thou art such an one, as sues Men at the
‘Law for Tithes, and yet professest thy self to be a Minister of Christ ;
‘which Christ never impowered his to do: neither did any of his
‘Apostles or Ministers ever do so. Here I charge thee in the presence
‘of the Living God to be out of their Doctrine ; and that thou art
‘one of those evil Beasts the Scripture speaks of, that mindest Earth-
‘ly Things, which he Life of the Scriptures is against. Thou art
‘for Destruction in the State wherein thou standest ; and it will be
‘thy Portion eternally, if thou dost not Repent. To that of God in
‘thy Conscience I speak, which will witness the Truth, of what I
‘say. Thou art one, that goest in Cain’s Way, in Envy, an Enemy
‘to God, and from the Command of God : Thou art one that goest
‘in Balaam’s Way, from the Spirit of God, for Gifts and Rewards,
‘the Wages of Unrighteousness. Thou Son of Balaam, thou art
‘worse than thy Father : for though he loved the VVages of Unrigh-
‘teousness, yet he durst not take it; but thou not only takest it, but
‘suest Men at the Law if they will not give it thee: which never
‘did Minister of Jesus Christ. Therefore stop thy Mouth for ever,
‘and never make mention of them, or profess thy self one of them:
‘With the Light thou art seen and comprehended ; who art light and
‘vain, and speakest a Divination of thy own Brain, and deceivest
‘the People. That in thy Conscience will witness what I say, and
‘will Condemn thee; who art one that bearest Rule by thy Means,
‘which the Lord sent Jeremiah to cry against, Jer. 5. and so thou
‘holdest up the horrible and filthy thing, that is committed in the Land.
‘And they, that do not Tremble at the VVord of th Lord, they are the

‘foolish