(69) shoulde bee all scattered againe; & come to nothinge.

& About this time Cristo: Taylor: another minister Tho: Taylors

                                          alsoe    alsoe   they both

X brother X was convinced: ʌ of truth: ʌ&ʌ became ministers of ye gospell
& great sufferers they were: & they came to knowe ye worde of
ye Ld & was commanded to goe to many steeplehouses &
marketts & places. & preach Xt freely:

  about this time     &

And ʌJo: Audland ff: Howghill: & Jo: Cham: came foorth to

                                    & Rich Hubberthorne & Miles & Steephen Hubersty

bee faithfull ministers & Ed: Burrough & soe continnued

                                  Miles Halhead

till there deaths & seuerall others:
And ff: Howghill & Ed: Burrough dÿed prisoners for ye Lords
truth:

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... should be all scattered again, and come to nothing.

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But blessed for ever be the Worthy Name of the Lord, the Work of
the Lord went on and prospered. For about this time John Audland
and Francis Howgill, and John Camm, and Edward Burrough, and
Richard Hubberthorn and Miles Hubbersty, and Miles Halhead with
several others, being endued with Power from on high, came forth
into the Work of the Ministry, and approved themselves faithful
Labourers therein; traveling up and down, and preaching the Gospel
freely: by means whereof Multitudes were Convinced, and many ef-
fectually turned to the Lord. Among these Christopher Taylor was
one, who was Brother to Thomas Taylor before-mentioned; and had
been a Preacher to a People, as well as his Brother: But after they
had received the knowledge of the Truth, they soon came into Obe-
dience thereunto; and left their Preaching for Hire or Rewards. And
having received a part of the Ministry of the Gospel, they preach-
ed Christ freely; being often sent by the Lord to declare his
Word in Steeple-houses, and in Markets: and great Sufferers they
were.

And multitudes was turned to ye Lorde & soe after a time I returned
Into Lancasheere againe: & went to vlverston steeplehouse where

                                                    Lampitt

Lampitt was preachinge; & though hee had preacht & sayde y^t:
there was a people y^t did owne ye teachinges of God: & y^t men & wo=
=men shoulde come to declare ye Gospell: & after when Itt came

to bee  fulfilled       & y^m

ʌ hee persecuted it: ʌ & I went to Lampitts house where there were aboun
dans of preists & professors gathered after there lecture: & there I had
great disputeinges with y^m. concerneinge Xt & ye Scriptures w:^ch
they were loath to lett y^t trade goe downe w^ch they made of

                      prophetts

Xts & ye Apostles ʌwords: but ye Lds power went ouer ye heads
of y^m all: & his worde of life was helde foorth though many
of y.^m was exceedinge diuelish & envyous:
And many preists & professors came to mee fare & nigh: w.^ch ye simple
minded & innocent was satisfÿed: & sent away refreshed but ye
fatt & full was fedd with Judgement & sent empty away:
And y^t was ye worde of ye Ld to bee deuided to y:^m & then

After I had visited Friends in Westmorland I returned into Lanca-
shire, and went to Ulverstone, where ____ Lampitt was Priest:
who though he had preached of a People, that did own the Teachings
of God, and had said; That Men and Women should come to declare
the Gospel; yet afterwards, when it came to be fulfilled, he persecu-
ted both it and them. To this Priest’s House I went, where abun-
dance of Priests and Professors were got together after their Lecture;
with whom I had great Disputings concerning Christ and the Scri-
ptures: for they were loth to let their Trade go down, which they
made of preaching Christ’s, and the Apostles and Prophets Words. But
the Lord’s Power went over the Heads of them all, and his Word of
Life was held forth amongst them; though many of them were
exceeding Envious and Devillish. Yet after this, many Priests and
Professors came to me from far and near: of whom, they that were
Innocent and Simple-minded, were satisfied, and went away refreshed;
but the fat and full were fed with Judgment, and sent empty
away: for that was the Word of the Lord to be divided to
them.

                                                                                  & wee mett in houses

Lampitt begann to rage when meetinges was sett vppe ʌ: & saide
wee forsooke ye temple: & went to Jeroboams calfes houses
soe y^t many professors began to see nhowe hee was degenerated
from y^t w:^ch hee formerly helde: & preacht
And it was declared both to professors preists & people how y^t

                caled churches

there houses ʌ was more like Jeroboams Calfe houses for w^ch

                  in y^e: darke times of popery w:^ch they helde vppe

they had sett vppe ʌ w^ch God neuer commanded: for y^t temple
w^ch God had commanded at Jerusalem Xt came to ende

Now when Meetings were set up, and we Met in private Houses,
then began Lampitt the Priest to Rage: And he said, We forsook the
Temple, and went to Jeroboam’s Calves-houses: So that many Pro-
fessors began to see, how he was declined from that, which he had
formerly held and preached. Hereupon the Case of Jeroboam’s
Calves was opened to the Professors, Priests and People; and it was
declared and manifested unto them, ‘That their Houses (which
‘they called Churches) were more like Jeroboam’s Calves-houses, even
‘the Old Mass-houses, which were set up in the darkness of Popery,
‘and which they, who called themselves Protestants, and professed
‘to be more enlightned than the Papists, did still hold up; although
‘God had never commanded them: Whereas that Temple, which
‘God had commanded at Jerusalem, Christ came to end