rison thinking, they had been Enemies, fired at them, and killed divers
of them : which was a sad Judgment.

Now when the Churches were settled in the North,and Friends were
sate down under Christ’s Teaching, and the Glory of the Lord shined
over them, I passed from Swarthmore to Lancaster (about the beginning
of the year 1654) and so through the Countries, visiting Friends, till
I came to Synder-hill-green, where there was a Meeting appointed
three Weeks before ; leaving the North fresh and green, under Christ
their Teacher. But before I came to Synder-hill-green, we passed through
Hallifax, a rude Town of Professors, and came to one Thomas Taylor’s
who had been a Captain ; where we met with some Janglers : but the
Lord’s Power was over all ; for I travelled in the Motion of God’s
Power. And when I came to Synder-hill-green, there was a mighty
Meeting, some Thousands of People, (as it was judged) and many
Persons of Note were there, as Captains and other Officers ; and
there was a general Convincement : for the Lord’s Power and Truth
was set over all, and there was no Opposition.

About this Time did the Lord move upon the Spirits of many,
whom he had raised up, and sent forth to Labour in his Vineyard, to
travel Southwards, and spread themselves in the Service of the
Gospel to the Eastern, Southern and Western parts of the Nation :
As Francis Howgill and Edward Burrough to London ; John Camm
and John Audland to Bristol, through the Countries; Richard Hub-
thorn and George Whitehead towards Norwich ; Thomas Holmes
into Wales, and others otherways: for above sixty Ministers had the
Lord raised up, and did now send abroad out of the North-Country.
And the sense of their Service being very Weighty upon me, I was
moved to give forth the following Paper, directed thus:

‘To Friends in the Ministry.                                       

‘the Serpent, which Seed sins not ; but bruiseth the Serpent’s Head,
‘that doth sin, and tempts to Sin : Which Seed God’s Promise and
‘God’s Bessing is to ; which Seed is One in the Male and in the Fe-
‘male Where it is Head,and hath bruised the Head of the other,to the
‘beginning you are come; and the Younger is known,and he that is Ser-
‘vant to the Younger. And the Promise of God , which is to the Seed, is
‘fulfilled and fulfilling ; and the Scriptures come to be opened
‘and owned : And the Flesh of Christ known, who took upon him
‘the Seed of Abraham, and is a Priest after the Order of Melchizedeck ;
‘him that is without Father, without Mother, without Mother, without Beginning of
‘Days (mark) or End of Life : This is the Priest, that ever lives ;
‘he that is the Covenant of Life,of Light and Peace.And the Everlast-
‘ing Offering here is known once for all; which Offering overthrows
‘that Nature, which offered : out of which the Priesthood arose
‘that could not continue by reason of Death. And here is the

‘other