4. And this I know to be true, and many that can witness the fame: I fpake not this out of any Pride of Heart, but out of perfect Knowledge; for true Knowledge is never Proud.

5. For I would make nothing of the greateft learned Man that is upon the Earth, if he will difpute of the Scripture in the English Tongue; and not perfecute with a Sword of Steel, to overthrow him by the Scriptures, that there is but one true God in the Perfon of a Man, who made Man in his own Image and Likeness, as the Scriptures faith; and not three Perfons and one God, as all Profeffors of Religion do own at this Day.

6. Alfo we being the third Record of the Spirit upon Earth, we use no outward vifible Forms of Worship, but do worship God in Spirit and Truth, as Chrift faid.

7. So that every Record on Earth doth differ one from another, in point of Worship.

8. For it is not proper for every Record to act one and the fame thing, over and over again: Ánd as there is a difference in the three Titles, called three Records in Heaven, of Father, Word, and Spirit; now these are three diftinct Titles, yet but one God.

9. So it is with the three Records on Earth, of Water, Blood, and Spirit: These be three diftinct Records, and three diftinct Perfons; the head of thefe three diftinct Records: And there is three diftinct differences, in their vifible Worships, yet they all three agree in one.

10. In witneffing to that one Jefus Chrift, to be the very true God, and Saviour of all thofe that believe in that the Word was God. And God was that Word, and the Word became Flesh, and dwelt among Men: He that is called the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Laft; the Beginning and the End; He that was Dead and is Alive for Evermore.

II. This one God, doth all the three Records agree, to witness unto this one God, though differing all of them, in their feveral Difpenfations of outward Worship, as aforefaid.

12. For

12. For every Record acts his part upon this Earth, fuitable to the three Titles in Heaven; Mofes and the Prophets, their parts in the difpenfation of Water, as being under the Title of God the Father, and Creator of all Things.

13. Chrift and the Apostles acted their Commiffion of the Blood, under the Title of the Redeemer, by his own Blood; and he was that Word made Flesh, and dwelt among Men.

14. And now we the Witneffes of the Spirit, do act a fpiritual Record on Earth, which is to worship God in Spirit and Truth, anfwerable to the Title of Spirit in Heaven.

15. In witneffing to that one Perfonal God, though three Titles, of Father, Word, and Spirit; yet but one Perfonal God.

16. So that the three Records on Earth do agree in one, though they differ in their outward Difpenfations of Worship as aforefaid; fo that we the Witneffes, do act our Part on Earth, under the Title of the Holy Spirit in Heaven; therefore our Worship is Spiritual and Invifible, in the Heart only.

17. And now you fee, I have prov'd by Scripture, that the Commiffion of the Spirit is now Extant upon the Earth, and acted by Men like yourfelves, even by John Reeve, and myself, and those that believe our Doctrine.

18. Said I, Do you believe me now? I have proved by. Scripture, that I am one of the two laft Prophets and Witneffes of the Spirit, or laft Record on Earth.

19. He anfwered and faid, That he could not gain-fay any thing that I had fpoken, but did approve of what I had faid, better than of any that ever he heard in his Life, but faid he could not venture his Salvation upon my Words.

20. Then faid the Sheriff's Men, and the Keeper of the Prifon, Now, Mr. Benet, you have met with your Match, one that hath anfwered you all Things.

21. Then faid Mr. Benet, fuffer me to ask you one Question

more,

22. What

23. Why, faith he, I have been a long time of the Opinion, that the Soul of Man is mortal, and doth Die, but I cannot fatisfy myself in it.

24. I answered and faid, your Opinion was true, for the Soul of Man is Mortal and doth Die, for nothing doth Live but the Soul; for it is the Soul that Eats and Drinks, and Walks and Talks; and the Soul that Lives and Dies; for nothing can be faid to Die but Life: For if the Body be Dead, the Soul or Life is Dead alfo; for the Body and Soul is all one Being, and if one be Alive, both are Alive; and if one be Dead, both are Dead.

25. For both Body and Soul came into the World together, for the Soul is begotten by Generation, as well as the Body; fo that they go both Body and Soul, out of the World together: For that Life that is begot by Procuration must Die, which all Souls are, and not by Infufion from God, but by that very Law that faid, Increase and Multiply.

26. Therefore the Soul or Life of Man, and all Things elfe, that is begotten by Generation muft Die, as well as their Bodies.

27. When he heard this, he was very much taken with my Anfwer, and feemed very Refpective to me, and fo did the Sheriff's Men, they fhew'd themselves very Civil.

28. This Difpute was upon the Sunday before the Affizes; for that began on the Monday following, a matter of four Hours in the Afternoon this Difpute was.

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CHAP.

XIII.

The Prophet's Arraignment, and Examin'd by the Judge; And be required of the Judge to take Bail, the Judge granted it. The Mayor, Aldermen and Recorder that Committed him, Jaw their Folly and Madness, and were asham'd of themselves. How the Prophet bad the Love of all the Prisoners. Of bis Printing of the whole Book of the Revelation, &c.

1.

A

FTER this Difpute aforefaid, upon the Wednesday following, being the laft Day of the Affizes, I was call'd before the Bar: And when I came before the Bar, 2. The Judge afked me, if I would be try'd by this Note of Examination.

3.

I answered No, and faid, I thought your Honour would have accepted of Bail for my Appearance the next Affizes; for Mrs. Carter had delivered the Judge a Writing, to that Purpose, of mine, the Day before; and the Judge, his Name was Terral.

4. The Judge anfwered and faid, that he would take Bail, but had faid to her, he would fee the Man; fo when I asked him at the Bar to take Bail, the Judge faid, he would, and afked me who they were.

5. And I faid, one is Richard Sudbury; He afked where he Liv'd, I said, at Nottingham; He afked what Trade, I faid, an Ironmonger. Then Richard Sudbury was call'd, and the Judge asked him, whether he would be bound for my Appearance the next Affizes: He faid, he would; then the Judge commanded him to be fet down for one.

6. Then faid the Judge, there muft be another; then faid I, there is one Edward Fewterer; where Liveth he faid the Judge?

I faid

I faid, at Chesterfield; what Trade faid the Judge? I faid, a Surgeon; then the Judge commanded Edward Fewterer to be called; then the Judge afked him, whether he would be bound in two Hundred Pound Bond, for this Man's Appearance: He faid, he would.

7. Then fpake one of the Aldermen of the Town: If it fhall please your Honour, Mr. Fewterer is not capable to be his Bail; why faid the Judge? faid he, Because he is an excommunicated Perfon; faid the Judge, What was he excommunicated for? faid he, For not coming to Church. Said the Judge, How long hath he been excommunicated? He faid, but laft Sunday. Puth, faid the Judge, that fignifies nothing, except it was for the caufe of Adultery; fet him down to be Bail.

8. Then the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen, all of them were afhamed and vexed, they could do me no further Mischief, than Imprisonment.

9. And when I was Bail'd out of Prifon, the Mayor and Conftable, and the reft, were afraid I would trouble them.

10. The Mayor, for committing me to Prison, without any Accufers, and denying to take Bail for me, and for not binding .fome over for to Profecute against me, which Things he did not, but was in Danger to pay Five Pound a Day, for falfe Imprisonment.

II.

And the Conftable was like to fuffer for Apprehending me, without a Warrant.

12. I was Councelled to fue them at the Law, and fo I would, if they had put in any Indictment against me, but they were afraid, and did nothing but let it fall.

13. So I was quit, only it put me to a great deal of Charge, but feeing they put no Indictment against me, I let it pafs,

and fall.

14. Dorothy Carter and Mr. Sudbury, were great Friends in this Business, both in Purse and Perfon; because I was taken

at