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& two off y:m runne agst my breast & threw mee doune agst a graue
stone wickedly & malitiously seekinge to haue spoiled mee: butt I gott
vppe againe & was moued of ye Lorde to speake to ym: & there
was one roper one of ye bitterst professors ye preist had was very
firce & Zealous in his contention: & soe I went vppe to ye
preists house & a many people followed after mee & I desired
him to come foorth seeinge hee had chalenged mee butt hee
woulde not att all come out or bee seene
And this roper after came to bee convinct of Gods eternall
truth: & becam a fine minister & continued faithfull to
his death: soe ye Lords power came ouer ym: all: wch: was
very great:
att Gleeston
[1653] Soe I came to swarthmoore againe & went to a meetinge ʌ&
there was another professers & hee chalenged a dispute butt I
went to ye house where hee was & caled him foorth but hee
durst not medle: soe ye Lords power came ouer him alsoe
And soe after a while I visited many meetinges in Lancasheere: & th[en]
Ja:mes milner & Rich: mÿer went out Into Imaginations & a company
folowed ym: & they sent for mee & I was Moued of ye Lorde to
shew ym there goeinges foorth: & they came in againe: &
dyed in truth:
And about this time I was in a fast about 10 days: & as Judge
ffell: & Coll: Benson was in swarthmoore hall: I was moued to
tell ym as they was talkeinge of ye news in ye news booke: of
ye parlament: &c: yt: before yt: day fortnight
ye longe par=
=lament shoulde bee broaken vppe & ye speaker shoulde bee
pluckt out of his chaire:
And yt day fortnight Coll: Benson came againe & was speaking
to Judge ffell & saide yt now hee saw George was a true prophett for
olyver had broaken vppe ye parlament by yt time:
And many openinges I had of seuerall thinges wch: woulde bee large
to vtter:
And James Milner & some of his company had true opninges att
ye first: but after gott vppe Into pride & soe runn out but they after
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