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in word nor thought, but hee did then and so wee continued reasoning and disputeing all day long from morning untill night, and so hee passed his way and the > truth of God came over all, and a good day it was; __ and so I had many meetings upp and down the County _______     And then I passed into Northumberland where I had great service for y:^e truth there and had many meettings ___   And then into Bishoprick where there were ^few steeple- houses but friends were moved to go to them, Nay I ^may say few in England but friends were moved to go to them to warn them of y:^e mighty day of y:^e lord; to tel them where their true teacher was; and a great people there was convinced; and brought to their teacher; and out of the false worshipps to worshipp god in y:^e spirit and truth w^ch the divell is out of; and came to own the light of Christ Jesus w^ch hee had enlightned them w^thall; w^ch lett y:^m see all the evill deeds they had done; and all the evill thoughts they had thought; and all the ungodly words they had spoken; and that was y:^e light which Christ had enlightned them w^thall w^ch is Christ the great Prophett, w^ch tells every one all y:^t ever they have done ______   And I went to Newcastle for there are many professors who had reported y:^t Quakers would fly like butterflies, they would not come to great Townes, so when I came there I sent for them being some of them the Aldermen of y:^e Town; but they would not come at mee so I went to one of their houses; whose name was Thomas Ledger; and reasoned w^th him, and hee said the scriptures was above y:^e spirit and was     above angells, and was the word of God; and I told him y:^e word

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in word nor thought, but he did then and so we continued reasoning and disputing all day long from morning until night, and so he passed his way and the Truth of God came over all, and a good day it was; __ And so I had many meetings up and down the County _______ And then I passed into Northumberland where I had great service for the Truth there and had many meetings ___   And then into Bishoprick where there were few steeplehouses but Friends were moved to go to them, Nay I may say few in England, but Friends were moved to go to them to warn them of the mighty Day of the Lord; to tell them where their true Teacher was; and a great people there was convinced; and brought to their Teacher; and out of the false worships to worship God in the Spirit and Truth which the Devil is out of; and came to own the Light of Christ Jesus which he had enlightened them withal; which let them see all the evil deeds they had done; and all the evil thoughts they had thought; and all the ungodly words they had spoken; and that was the Light which Christ had enlightened them withal which is Christ the great Prophet, which tells every one all that ever they have done ______   And I went to Newcastle for there are many professors who had reported that Quakers would fly like butterflies, they would not come to great towns, so when I came there I sent for, being some of them the Aldermen of the Town; but they would not come at me so I went to one of their houses; whose name was Thomas Ledger; and reasoned with him, and he said the Scriptures was above the Spirit and was above angels, and was the Word of God; and I told him the Word