(86) And soe ye people rushed in after mee: & when I came in
ye pulpitt & house: was soe full of people y^t I had much to doe to
gett in butt they y^t coulde not gett in stoode about ye
walls:

And when ye people was setled I stoode vppe & ye Lorde
opned my mouth to declare his euerlastinge truth & his
euerlastinge day: & to lay open all there teachers: & there
rudiments traditions & Inuentions y^t they had beene in
in ye night of Apostacy since ye Apostles days: & to turne
ym to Xt there teacher & to sett vppe & direct ym to
his worshippe: & where to finde ye spiritt & truth y^t they
might worshippe God in & opned Xts parables to y^m: &
directed y^m to y^te spiritt of God in y^m: y^t woulde open ye scrip
tures & parables to y^m: & how all might come to know
there sauiour & sett vnder his teachinge & come to
bee heires of ye kingedom of God & largely did I declare
ye worde of life to ym for about 3 houres time & all
was still & Quiett & satisfyed: turninge y^m from ye
darknesse to ye light & ye power of Sathan unto God
Soe y^t euery one might come to knowe whoe there teacher
was Xt Jesus & ye Lorde God as ye prophetts & ye Apostles
& ye true church did & soe to knowe both God & Xts
voice by w^ch they might see all ye false shepheards &
teachers they had beene vnder & see ye true shepheard
preist Bishoppe & prophett Xt Jesus whome God commande[d]
ym to heare

And after I had soe more fully declared dxxte yt; ye worde of life

      then is heere mentioned

to y^m: ʌI walkt foorth from amongst ye people &
& ye people was passagete away mightily satisf˙ed &
Anth: pearson was att ye meetinge w^ch was come from ye
sessions: & there was a professor foloweinge of mee &
praiseinge & commendinge of mee & his words was like

Whereupon the People rushed in;
so that when I came in, the House and Pulpit was so full of People,
that I had much ado to get in: and they that could not get in, stood

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                              When the People were settled, I stood up
upon a Seat: ‘And the Lord opened my Mouth to declare his Ever-
‘lasting Truth, and his Everlasting Day; and to lay open all their
‘Teachers, and their Rudiments, Traditions and Inventions, that they
‘had been in, in the Night of Apostacy since the Apostles days: And
‘I turned them to Christ the true Teacher, and to the true, Spiritual
‘VVorship; directing them, where to find the Spirit and Truth,
‘that they might Worship God therein. I opened Christ’s Parables
‘unto them, and directed them to the Spirit of God in themselves,
‘that would open the Scriptures unto them. And I shewed them,
‘how all might come to know their Saviour, and sit under his Teach-
‘ing; and come to be Heirs of the Kingdom of God, and know both
‘God’s and Christ’s Voice, by which they might discover all the false
‘Shepherds and Teachers they had been under, and be gathered to the
‘true Shepherd, Priest, Bishop and Prophet Christ Jesus, whom God
‘commanded all to hear.

                              So when I had largely declared the VVord
of Life unto them, for about the space of three Hours, I walked forth
from amongst the People, and the People passed away very well sa-
tisfied. Among the rest a Professor followed me, praising and com-
mending me; and his Words were like