faith and confidence in this commission of the Spirit, in that you have received a prophet in the name of a prophet, in the love of truth, and that the word of a true prophet shall stand for ever.

Now I know it will be unto you that believe, as the voice of God himself, as the law of the Medes and Persians, that cannot be altered; and now the light of heaven being set in your understanding, by your believing in the commission of the Spirit, in casting yourself upon the word of a man; I know you can tell the difference in yourself, whether your condition was better when you did not believe, or whether it is better and more satisfactory to your spirit now you do believe, than before: therefore, let no motions of reason in yourself, nor arguments of reason in others, make you to doubt; for this I say, there is such a thing as eternal glory hereafter, by believing, which will not be a minute of an hour, after death, before every believer shall enter into that personal glory, where they shall see their God, their King, and Redeemer, who hath redeemed us with his own blood, face to face. Also, there is such a thing as eternal damnation, which will not be a minute of an hour after death to the unbeliever, where they shall be capable of eternal torment, in utter darkness with the devil reason, for ever and ever. A

I write not these things unto you, as if I did question or doubt the strength of your faith; but because I know your faith is built upon a rock, that cannot be shaken, and it might grow more strong, and peace might more abound in you, even while you live in this world, that you might rejoice, by believing an hundred-fold of satisfaction of spirit in this life; for in the life to come you shall have life everlasting. Thus being in haste, I shall take leave, only my dear

love to yourself, with my wife's love remembered unto you.

I rest and remain your friend in the eternal truth,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

From the Postern, London,

August 30, 1669.

I have finished that writing concerning the Witch of Endor, and other witches, ready for the press: I have been desired by many to put it forth, with the Answer to Esquire Pennington, the Quaker. They are two little volumes, distinct of themselves; therefore what you are free to give, towards the printing of them, is left to your own liberty. It will, I suppose, be in print, about a month or five weeks hence.

A Letter from the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton, to

Mr. Thomas Tompkinson, Sept. 6, 1669.

Loving Friend in the true Faith, Thomas Tompkinson,

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THIS is to let you understand that I have written a book concerning the Witch of Endor, spoken of in the book of Samuel, and of other witches and wizards, who deal with familiar spirits, shewing how a familiar spirit is begotten, and how they may be said to speak out of the ground, and how Samuel may be said to speak unto king Saul, and how spirits may be said to speak without bodies, and how a

man may be said to preach unto the spirits in prison, and how a man may be said to be in Paradise, yet not without a body, and how men may understand what that Satan is, whom the Scripture speaketh of, and what that Satan was, that tempted Job, and all other places of Scripture that seem as if spirits might speak, and appear unto people, without bodies: they are clearly proved and opened, and will much enlighten the understanding, to answer unto those things so commonly objected by most people. Also there is another book which I have written in answer to Esquire Pennington, a Quaker, his book, which he wrote against me, and many of our friends have a desire that I would put them two in print; they are but little volumes; the Witches, I suppose, will make five sheets, and I suppose the other will be less.

Therefore I thought good to acquaint you with it, and what you are free to give toward the printing, or any other friend there with you, it is left to your own liberty what; but I suppose there is hardly any there with you, but yourself, that can, or is free, to give any thing towards the printing. I suppose they will be printed about a month hence. This is all at present, being in haste, only to let you know that I am very well, and so is my wife, and so are all friends else here in London, pretty well.

So with my love, with my wife's love remembered unto yourself, and your wife, and all friends else in the faith there with you,

I rest and remain your friend in the eternal truth,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

When you send to me, direct your letter to me thus: "For Mr. Muggleton, at the widow Brunt's house, next door to the sign of the White Horse, in the postern, near Moor-lane, London.

A Letter of the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton to Christopher Hill, September 9, 1669.

Loving Friend, Christopher Hill,

MY love remembered unto you and your wife. This is to certify you, that my wife hath been sick of the small-pox; they did appear the next morning you went away from us: she hath been very full, so that there was little hopes of life; but now we do conceive the worst is past for this bout; yet she is very troublesome still, being something light-headed, so that her nurse can have no rest, which is a marvellous thing, that she should hold out as she doth; for she hath not got an hour's sleep at once, not these twelve nights and days. My wife doth remember her love to yourself and wife, and to all the rest of her friends with you. And I would desire you to send me those two Commission-Books, and if you have any more of them, send them, and as many of the Mortality as you have, send; and if you have any of the Dialogue, and Devil-Books, and the Lost Sheep, send them up with the other, if you can, the next return of Haines the carrier.

I question not but this proclamation, which came out last, will both fright and incite you all to church

now, to save twelve-pence a-week; for it will fare as well with those as never goes at all, as it will with those as go every now and then, except they can give a lawful excuse why they stay away: they must hear divine service, and receive the sacrament also like good national Christians. But those who are not stone-blind, may see what it is to make shipwreck of faith, and a good conscience; neither will that wisdom of reason, in bowing down to a false worship, gain that felicity of mind, nor wealth of this world, as was expected, but rather the contrary; for he that is willing to lose his life shall save it, and he that is willing to save his life, shall lose it: and those words of Christ, I find to be a standing truth, both in the spiritual, and in the natural, and happy and blessed are they which hold out to the end, that they may receive an hundred-fold of peace and quietness in this life, and in the life to come life everlasting. more at present, but rest

Your friend in the true faith in the true God,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

London, September 9, 1669.

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