Christ the only God when on earth; and what complexion he is now of in the kingdom of glory above the stars, may be seen Revelation, chap. i. verse 13 to 16. And in the midst of the seven candlesticks John saw one like the son of man, cloathed with a garment down to the foot. 14. His head and hair were white as wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire. 15. And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a fur16. And his countenance was as the sun shining

nace.

in his strength.

Here is the full and true complexion of the person of God in glory in the kingdom of heaven above the stars; and this Son of Man in glory is the same Son of Man that was upon earth, even that very God, as I said before; so that you may see what complexion God was of when on earth in mortality before he suffered death, and what complexion God is of now in the kingdom of glory; he that can understand let him receive it. But what should the women trouble themselves to give answer to the Quakers queries? why do not the Quakers expound their riddles themselves, that people may love them for their doctrine and principle-sake, though not for their practice-sake? They shew themselves like iguorant foolish men, to ask wisdom of those that go out from them. And this I say unto the women, perharps they went from them because of some evil practice among them more than for their doctrine; but I shall not accuse them for their practice, though by the reports of them that were of them, they were wicked enough; but as for their principle of doctrine concerning God, devil, hell, heaven, angels, and the mortality of the soul, they are altogether ignorant, and absolute antichristian, and great fighters against the truth of God; and yet they talk

of truth more than any people whatsoever, but understand truth least of any.

I speak not this to persuade the women to believe me, neither do I do as the Quakers people do, to compel people to go to heaven whether they will or no, but leave it to the seed within them to work itself forth.

I have declared the mysteries of God, and of the right devil, and many other heavenly secrets, which have lain hid from the foundation of the world, never revealed to mankind till now; and whoever can hear and understand, will be made partakers of those heavenly truths.

There is now life and death set before the women, whether they shall cleave unto the Quakers, or unto this commission of the Spirit. Now they must venture their souls upon me, or upon them; if I be true then they are false, if they be true then must I be false; for we cannot be both true, one of us must perish to eternity.

Now life and death is set before you, you must chuse or refuse which you will take; so that they must cleave to the one, and forsake the other, else they can have no peace at all.

But I shall say no more, but rest at present,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

A Copy of a Letter wrote by the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton to Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson, bearing date London, February 12, 1671.

Dear Friend in the Faith, Elizabeth Atkinson,

OUT of tenderness and love to the welfare and peace of your mind here in this world, that you may be the more strongly established in the assurance of eternal happiness in the life to come, I thought good to write these few lines unto you by the way of counsel and advice, not compelling you, or laying any bonds upon you, but wishing you as well as my own children, and as my own soul; neither would I give you any counsel or advice, but what I would give unto you if you were my own natural child, as you are spiritual, being begotten by the faith of this declaration, which is as followeth: I do hear that you are somewhat intangled in your affections with that young man I saw once at your house, as if he and you are like to make a match together. Now if the case be so, indeed your condition is not good at present, neither will it be good hereafter in this world; for you will lose yourself exceedingly, and make shipwreck of your present peace, and of your personal estate; and your strong confidence of faith and knowledge of the true God, and faith in this commission of the Spirit, will be weakened in you, and you will become like unto Sampson when his hair was cut; he was strong before, but when his hair was cut he became weak, like another man; and the cause of his weakness was, in that he took a Philistine woman to wife; and what sad fruit and effect it wrought and

brought forth! She was a snare unto him, and the cause that destroyed his strength: for Sampson was an Israelite, and it was unlawful for the Israelites to marry with the Philistines; therefore that evil came to pass upon Sampson. So likewise you are an Israelite of the tribe of Levi by birth, and I can say truly, since you believe as Christ did by Nathaniel, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile; and will you, that is an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile; and will you stain your wisdom, knowledge, and faith, and match yourself to an Egyptian, to a dark Egyptian episcopal man, who is as dark as pitch in spiritual and heavenly knowledge. Therefore I would have you to consider these three things: first, how unsuitable this match will be. First, he is no way suitable to your age. Secondly, he is no way suitable to your estate. Thirdly, his faith and religion is no way suitable unto yours. Your faith is now the faith of God's elect; and your religion is to worship God in spirit and truth, free from all idol worship, which is light and life. His faith is the faith of the Egyptians, and his religion as the darkness of Egyptians; and will you put light and darkness together. These things have been unlawful in the days of old, as it was by Sampson aforesaid; and if you match with this Egyptian, as he did with the Philistine woman, your strength will depart from you, as his did, and you will become weak like another woman; and that crown of wisdom, knowledge, and prudence, that hath been set upon your head, will be pulled off, and cast upon the ground, and you will be looked upon by the wise in heart as one of the foolish women. And because you are set free indeed by faith in this commission of the Spirit; for this faith doth make you free indeed, and will you enter into the spirit of

bondage in Egypt again, by marrying with an Egyptian, whose worship is to worship a calf for his God? Consider how you will be intangled; your companions must be Egyptians, and you must dwell amongst the Egyptians, and your discourse must be the Egyptians language, and not the language of Canaan. For no people in the world can speak that language, though of this faith; and when all your familiar friends about you are Egyptians, how shall any of the Israelites of this faith have any society with you. And if you shall think by your wisdom and discreet carriage to convert him to your faith after you are married unto him, you will be deceived there of your expectations; and it will be a dangerous thing for a woman to venture that. Again, how will the Quakers trample over you, and say, Elizabeth Atkinson is gone back into Egypt again, and boast themselves against me, and say, this is Muggleton's doings; for it is like himself. But however, I can bear greater reproaches than these, as I have done in time past: therefore consider, and lay fond phantasy aside, and consider things of more weight. Let phantasy be but in one balance, and lay those three things aforesaid in the other balance, and see which will weigh heaviest in your mind, do you choose. And farther I say, seeing you cannot fancy Henry Hall, I would advise you to stay a while longer, and not bind yourself to any, but keep yourself free from engagements and intanglements of this nature. Providence may order things so, that you may meet with one suitable in your years, suitable in estate, and suitable in religion: patience is a great virtue, and keeps the mind in peace, and doth things with deliberation and consideration; but phantasy runneth headlong to destruction; therefore I would wish you to be true to