A Copy of the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton's Blessing, given by him to Mrs. Ellen Sudbury, Aug. 11, 1662.

Dear Friend in the true faith of Jesus, Ellen Sudbury,

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I CALLING to mind some passages ters sent to me at London, which gave great testimony unto me of your faith in the true God, and in this commission of the Spirit, which I find since I have seen you, not only in the head but in the heart also, which my heart is much rejoiced to see that strength and growth of faith, which you have in these things aforesaid; seeing you are alone, and compassed about with devils, baiting at you as a deceived person, and now I know it will be so much the more because I have been with you; for that William Watson hath been here at your aunt Carter's with another scolding fit me, and not only so, incensing some others here in Chesterfield against me, which maketh people offended at me, yet never saw me; so that if I should stay long here, I should make the world

mad.

Also it is upon my heart to be sensible how your faith will be tried, seeing you are alone; but I know according to your trials, your faith shall grow in strength And I considering that now some of those of the Bemonist's principles being damned, it will run through the whole body of them; so that I know you will be the more exclaimed at as a deceived person: but I know your faith shall not fail, but increase in more experience and knowledge of the truth of these things, which are held forth in this commission of the Spirit.

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Therefore, for your further assurance of your eternal happiness against all gain-sayers whatsover, I do declare you one of the blessed of the Lord both soul and body to eternity.

I thought good to write these few lines unto you, because I fear I shall have no time to have any talk with you; for it is not good for me to stay here any longer, because people's minds are, and do begin to be incensed much against me. Therefore it is my intent to see Mr. Hudson on his journey this Monday, and I do think to be on Tuesday night at your house, or on Wednesday at the farthest, and so to London. I shall call and see before I go. you

I cannot tell whether it will be convenient to lie at your house or no, I cannot tell whether there be freedom of both sides, but 1 shall call and see you however.

No more at present, but rest your friend in the true faith, and alone prophet and witness unto the High and Mighty God, the Man Christ Jesus in glory,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

Chesterfield, Aug. 11, 1662.

A Copy of a Letter written by the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton, to Mrs. Dorothy Carter. Dated September 12, 1662.

Dear Friend in the true Faith, Dorothy Carter,

I RECEIVED your letter, also I received the linen of Holland's man, according as you specified in

your letter, and am glad to hear of your, and the rest of the faith with you, of your refreshments and further enlightening, which you and they received by my society that small time I was with you, which I am glad to hear, and do desire your further increase and growth in the knowledge of the doctrine of this commission of the Spirit, and the power of a commission to declare blessing and cursing to eternity, which faith, depending and resting upon it, will give you easily to see the happiness of the one, and the misery of the other; and you cannot lay too much stress upon the commission, for the more weight you lay upon it, the more comfort and assurance of your. eternal happiness you will receive; neither can you expect to be free from reproach, envy and malice from that seed that is condemned by this commission of the Spirit; and though they may seem to rejoice, and make light of it for a season, yet their damnation I am sure doth neither slumber nor sleep, neither will the eternal happiness of the true believers of this commission of the Spirit slumber nor sleep, but will increase from life to life; that is, the faith of it shall pass through the life of assurance into life eternal, the unbelief of reason shall pass through the first death of fear and unbelief, into the second death of eternal damnation, where the worm will never die, nor the fire never go out.

These things are hard sayings unto the seed of reason, but plain and easy where faith is deeply grounded upon a rock, which rock is the true God, and the right devil, which knowledge hath been declared, with many other heavenly wisdom and mysteries of this commission of the Spirit, which faith in it will abide the greatest blasts that reason the devil can blow, though it be even to death itself; therefore it

is said by our Lord, Fear not him that can kill the body, and hath no more to do, but fear him that can cast both body and soul into hell fire; as if he should say, that the death of this life is but as the killing of this body, because it is not above a quarter of an hour's work; but the second death will be for ever; therefore it is that he must be feared, that can and will cast both body and soul into hell-fire; that is, God doth kill the devil reason with the second death, and reason the devil did kill God, and the seed of faith with the first death, which is called but a killing of the body, and hath no more to do, because reason the devil his wrath can extend no further, but the wrath of God extends to eternity.

And as for those slavish fears which you had when I was there with you, I do suppose too, I do think that some of them were occasioned by that old maid that lived with you; but this you may be sure, that it was not for want of will that they did it not, but for want of power, for I find opposition in all places, both in city and country.

But all opinions being under the hatches of persecutions themselves, therefore it is that they can do nothing to me; for all sects and opinions in religion are against me, and I against them all.

I was in good hopes that you had seen our friend Ellen Sudbury before now, but you have shewed me the cause; but I hope when you are well, and your occasions will permit, that you will see her. I have not received any letter from her since I came from her, only one from her husband, the day after I received yours, which was on Saturday, being the sixth of September. I did send him an answer on the eighth of September. It may fall out so that I may see you and her there; but if not, I shall be

glad to see you here in London, if your health and occasions will permit, towards the next spring. In the mean time let me hear from you how you all do, as oft as you can. I got very well to Barnet that Saturday night, and am very well at this time, but I have not heard from Mr. Hudson not as yet.

No more at present, but my love remembered unto yourself and your daughter Elizabeth Carter, and Elizabeth Smith, and to Mr. Frewterill and his wife.

So resteth your friend in the true faith,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

My daughter Sarah remembers her love unto yourself and Mr. Frewterill, and all the rest of the faith with you, but she is very ill at this time.

Mr. Hatter desires to be remembered to you.

A Copy of a Letter written by the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton, to Mr. John Leavens, bearing date October 6, 1662.

This is Mr. Hatter's Brother.

I HAVING been informed that you are a man that have travelled through several principles of religion, even from the Baptist to the Quaker; indeed it is the last, and seemeth to me to be the purest religion or principle of all the seven churches, and so it is in respect of practice, but the worst of all the seven in matter of true doctrine.