(68) donne to y^m: was a nother thinge: & coulde any off y^m
say they had a such commande or ʌworde from ye Ld att any: time
but none of y.^m coulde aunswer to it: butt I tolde y.^m ye false
                                & AntiX^t             speake of other mens experien[ces]
prophetts & false Apostles coulde vse ye words ʌ y^t: neuer
knew or hearde ye voice of God & Xt: & ^{such as} they might gett
ye good words & experience of others:
& Att another time: there were seuerall preists att Judge ffells
& hee was by: & I askt y:^m ye same question: whether euer
they had hearde ye voice of God or X^t to bid ym sgoe to such
                                                        or message Into y^m
or such a people to declare his worde ʌ: for any y^t coulde but reade
might declare ye experiences of ye prophetts & Apostles:

And Tho: Taylor an auntient preist did ingeniously
        before Judge ffell
confesse ʌ y^t hee neuer hearde ye voice of God nor Xt: to sende
him to any people but hee spoake his experiences & ye ex=
=periences of ye saintes & preacht y^t: w.^ch did astonish Judge
ffell: for hee & all people did looke y^t they were sent from
God & X^t: & soe this Tho: Taylor came to bee conuinct
att y^t time: & travailed with mee Into Westmorelande:
& wee came to Croslande steeplehouse; & there ye people
was gathered & they woulde haue had mee gonne Into ye
Steeplehouse & I saide Itt was noe matter: & there came
another preist & a high Constable: & this was ye seconde day
*after tho: Taylor was conuinct: * & ye Lorde opned his mouth
there amongst ye people y^t hee begann to declare how hee

    before hee was convinct: & like y^e: pharsee y^t was converted to y:^e
    kingedome brought foorth thinges new & olde to ye people

ʌ w^ch & ʌtolde ym howe ye preists was out of ye way: w.^ch did
torment ye other preists: & some litle discourse I had with
y^m but they fled away: & a pretious meetinge there was
& ye Lds power was ouer all & people was turned to God
by his spiritt; with w:^ch they came to know X^t & God &
ye Scriptures: [blot over ? ^&] s[o]
And soe I passed to seuerall meetinges visitinge freindes &
had mighty meetinges in westmoreland: & about this time
ye preists begann to prophesy: y^t within a month wee

done to them, was another thing; and could any of them
say they had a such command or word from the Lord at any time?’

but none of them could answer to it. But I told them the false
prophets and false Apostles and Antichrist could use the words and speak of other men’s experiences, that never
knew or heard the voice of God and Christ, and such as they might get
the good words and experience of others.
And at another time, there were several priests at Judge Fell’s,
and he was by; and I asked them the same question, whether ever
they had heard the voice of God or Christ to bid them go to such | or such
a people to declare his word or message unto them: for any that could
but read | might declare the experiences of the Prophets and Apostles.
And Thomas Taylor, an ancient priest, did ingenuously | confess before
Judge Fell that he never heard the voice of God nor Christ, to send
him to any people: but he spoke his experiences, and the ex-
periences of the saints, and preached that – which did astonish Judge
Fell, for he and all people did look that they were sent from
God and Christ. And so this Thomas Taylor came to be convinced
at that time, and travelled with me into Westmorland;
and we came to Crosland steeplehouse; and there the people
was gathered, and they would have had me gone into the
steeplehouse, and I said it was no matter. And there came
another priest and a high Constable, and this was the second day
after Thomas Taylor was convinced: and the Lord opened his mouth
there amongst the people, that he began to declare how he had been before he was convinced, and like the Pharisee that was converted to the Kingdom, brought forth things new and | old to the people, and told them how the priests was out of the way, which did
torment the other priests: and some little discourse I had with
them, but they fled away; and a precious meeting there was,
and the Lord’s power was over all, and people was turned to God
by his spirit, with which they came to know Christ and God and
the Scriptures.
And so I passed to several meetings, visiting Friends, and
had mighty meetings in Westmorland; and about this time
the priests began to prophesy that within a month we