31. Thofe Words the Recorder was commanded to fet down.

32. There were many more Words and Circumstances in the Examination, but thefe were the main Things they made a Charge against me.

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Shewing that the Prophet proved before the Priest, Mayor, and Aldermen, that Christ was the only God. The Priest made no Replycation against it, but fauning upon him with fine Words, to enfnare bim against the Government. The Prophet's Wisdom difcover'd it. Of bis Commitment.

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1. UT this I obferved, that after I had given the Sentance of Damnation upon the Prieft, he was very meek and moderate, and asked me Queftions in the Scriptures, concerning Chrift being the only God.

2. And I opened unto him the First of John, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word became Flesh, and dwelt amongst us.

3. Now, faid I, Was not Chrift the Word become Flesh, and that Word that became Flefh was God: And did any other God dwell among Men but Christ.

4. And is it not faid in Scripture, That in him all the fulness of the Godhead dwelt Bodily; not a part, or a piece of the Godhead, but all the fulness dwelt bodily in him.

5. Again, doth not the Scripture fay, Great is the Miftery of Godliness, God manifeft in the Flefb, justified in the Spirit, feen of Angels, believed on in the World, received up into Glory.

6. Now was "not this Chrift manifeft in the Flesh? Was not he preached unto the Gentiles, and believed on in the World? And was not he received up into Glory? fo that Chrift muft needs be God become Flesh, and God manifeft in Flesh.

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7. Alfo, was not this Jefus Chrift that Alpha and Omega, the First and the Laft, the Beginning and the End, he that was Dead and is Alive for evermore.

8. Here you fee the Alpha and Omega was Dead; And was not the Alpha and Omega God? And you fee by the Scripture, that the Alpha and Omega was Dead: And was there any Alpha and Omega that Died but Jefus Chrift? And was there any Alpha and Omega that quickened out of Death to Life again, but Chrift? Therefore he is faid to be a quickening Spirit.

9. Therefore it must needs be, that Chrift is God become Flesh, and manifeft in Flesh; and he it was that dwelt among Men; and he was in the Perfon of a Man, in all Things like unto Man, Sin excepted.

10. So that God is but one Perfon in Form, like a Man, and not three Perfons, as Men do vainly imagine.

II. But when he heard thefe fayings of mine, he replyed nothing against it, but feemed to faun upon me, and speak foftly unto me, tempting me; and asked me fecretly what I. thought of this prefent Power, that he might have had fomewhat to accufe me of, that the Law would have taken hold of.

12. But I answered him, and faid, That I never was concerned with no temporal Powers, neither did I meddle with them at all.

13. So when the Prieft faw he could get nothing out of me, concerning the Government of the Nation, then he applied to the things before mentioned.

14. And he caused the Recorder to read over the Examination before the Mayor; the things were but few.

15. First, Denying the Three Perfons in the Trinity: Secondly, That I faid I was one of those two Witneffes fpoken of in the 11th of the Revelations.

16. Thirdly, That I said I had Power to Damn and Save: And Fourthly, That I faid their believing the Scriptures would do them little good now.

17. Those were the chief Things I was charged with; then the Priest asked me if I would be Prifoner that Night at the Conftable's Houfe, at my own Charge, or at the Town Charge.

18. If I had faid at the Town Charge, then I must have lain in the Cage all Night; but I answered and faid, At my own Charge.

19. But I faid to the Mayor, Do you not take Bail in these Cafes? The Mayor faid, Yes: But the Prieft, before the Mayor had perfectly spoken, faid, If you can put in Bail that are not excommunicated Perfons.

20. Then Dorothy Carter, my Friend, being a Widow, would have been Bail, with one of her Sons, and the preffed at the Door to come in, but the Prieft thrust her out, and faid, She was an excommunicated Person, neither should the Mayor accept of her.

21. And I had never a Friend more in that Town, but one Edward Fewterer, but he was not in the Way at that prefent, fo could not procure Bail.

22. But was committed into the Conftable's Hands that Night; and as foon as ever I was committed Prifoner into his Hands, to be fent to Darby Goal the next Morning, being Sixteen long Miles from Chesterfield.

23. Then the Bailiffs of the Town fiezed upon my Horse, for the Lord of the Manor, and fent me to the Goal upon their own Horse.

24. But I was more troubled for the Horfe than for myself, because my Friend John Brante, at London, was engaged for the Horfe, elfe pay four Pounds.

25. But my Friend Dorothy Carter, fhe went to the Earl of Newcastle, he being Lord of the Manor, and fhe told him what thefe Bailiffs had done.

26. So the Earl fent for them, and was angry with them, and did reprove them, and faid, Will you take away a Man's Horfe before he be Convicted and Condemned? I charge you, faid he, that the Horfe be put to Grafs, and that no Saddle be

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27. So it was done according to his Command.

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The Priest gave that Character of the Prophet, of a wife and faber Man. The Prophet gave the like Character on Pendor. Of a Difpute between the Prophet, and two of the Officers of the Town, and the Keeper of the Prison, and she Sheriff's Men. The Prophet proves three Records on Earth, to answer the three Records in Heaven; all this in the Goal.

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OW I shall fpeak of fomething of my Imprisonment in Darby Goal, which is as follows.

2. For all the Prieft's Malice towards me, yet he could fay to the Aldermen, when I was gone, That this Man was the fobereft, wifeft Man of a Phanatick, that ever he talked with; for he thought I had been like the Quakers.

3. This did one of the Aldermen tell me, for he was as Nicodemus, his Name was Pendor; he came to me by Night, for he had a great defire to talk with me alone, fo that Night I was in the Conftable's Houfe, he had his defired Opportunity.

4. And when I was Prisoner in Darby Goal, there came the Sheriff's Men, and two of the Officers of the Town, and the Keeper of the Prifon, to talk with me.

5. The Officers of the Town came to me, thinking themfelves wife and knowing enough in the Scriptures, especially one of them, for to talk or difpute with me.

6. But the Sheriff's Men came on Purpose to enfnare me, if they could; fo one of them, the most furly, angriest Man of them, asked me, faying, Have you taken the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy?

7. I answered and faid, That Prophets do not ufe to Swear:

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Did you ever read in Scripture, that Kings have been subject to Prophets Words, and thofe Kings were happy that were obedient to the Voice of Prophets?

8. Why, faid he, Are you a Prophet?

9. Yea, faid I, That I am a Prophet.

10, Then faid he, Do you go to Church to hear our Minifters; at that time there was a Law to perfecute Men that did not come to Church, which caused him to ask that Question.

I answered him, and faid, That it is not the practice of Prophets to go to Church to learn of your Ministers; the Minifters ought to hear Prophets and learn of them.

12. For Prophets were always above Bishops and Ministers. 13. When he heard me anfwer him fo confidently, and with Authority, as from Heaven, he faid no more.

14. And when the Officers of that Town heard me anfwer him fo pofitive, they were the more afraid to enter into a Difpute with me.

15. Yet one of them being more Atheistical, being of the Saduce Spirit, upon whofe Wisdom and Knowledge they all depended upon; he was a moderate Man, and afked his Questions moderately, as you fhall hear.

16. Saith he. Mr. Mugleton, you fay there is three Commiffions, or Records to be acted upon this Earth, and you fay your Commiffion is the Commiffion of the Spirit, and the laft: Now, faith he, if you could prove this by Scripture, I should be fatisfied.

17. I answered, and faid unto him, Will you believe me if I do prove it by Scripture, here before thefe People.

18. Then faid he, truly I think I shall believe you, if you prove it by Scripture.

19. Then the Keeper, and all the Men were filent, and fpake not a Word, none but he and I.

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Then faid I, you shall not be troubled with any more Scriptures, than that in the Epiftle of John, the 5th Chapter,

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