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and fuch Scriptures as do allude to the fame Purpose; where it is faid, There is three that bear Record in Heaven, the Father, Word, and Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that bear Record on Earth, the Water, Blood, and Spirit; and these three agree in one.

21. Said I, here you fee that there is three Records to be upon Earth, anfwerable to the three Records in Heaven; and as the three Records in Heaven were but one God, though called Father, Word, and Spirit.

22. So likewife the three Records on Earth, of Water, Blood, and Spirit are faid to agree in one, as the Scripture faith, do you believe this.

23. He answered, and faid, he did, and fo they faid all.

24. Then, faid I, you fee this one God in Heaven is called Father, Word, and Spirit, yet but one God; yet said to be three that bear Record in Heaven, yet but one God.

25. Said I, how will you interpret this Scripture.

26. He answered and faid, he knew not how, but defired me to unfold it.

27. Then, faid I, these three that bear Record in Heaven, it was fpoken in Relation to the three Records on Earth.

28. For this one God bearing three Records in Heaven, would have fignified but little unto Mankind, had there not been three Records on this Earth given unto Men, to declare unto Men the three Records in Heaven.

29. That Men might understand that one true God that is in Heaven, demonftrated by three Titles, of Father, Word, and Spirit.

30. Which God cannot be known, but by the three Records on Earth, and thofe three Records on Earth must be acted by Men, that Men and Women may come to know that one true God in Heaven, which is diftinguished by Father, Word, and Spirit, and be faved.

31. For it is Life eternal to know the true God, and he is to be known no other Way, but by thefe three Records on Earth,

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of Water, Blood, and Spirit; and these three Records on Earth are acted by Men, be they not, said I. He said, Yea, ****************************

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Skewing the Interpretations of the two paft Records on Earth, of Water and Blood, being undeniably unfolded.

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THEN, faid I, will you interpret who thofe Men

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were and are, that have acted the Records of Water and Blood, and Spirit upon Earth.

2. He answered and faid, No, he could not, but defired me to interpret it.

3. Then, faid I, the Interpretation is thus; the Record of Water upon the Earth, it was Mofes and the Prophets under the Law.

4. They worshipped God with divers Ceremonies of Types and Offerings of Bulls and Goats, and fprinkled upon the Altar their Blood, and upon the Flesh of the Lepers, and other diftempered Perfons that were unclean, and much Washings and Purifyings with clear Water, was ufed under the Worship of the Law.

5. Which was the Record of Mofes and the Prophets, it being fet up by Moles, and practifed by the People of the Jews many Generations: And this Record of Mofes upon Earth is that Record of Water, answering and bearing Teftimony to that one God, the Father and Creator of all Things, both in Heaven and Earth.

6. This is the Interpretation of the Record of Water upon Earth, and this agreeth with the Record of God the Father in Heaven.

7. Now you muft understand, that the Record of Water upon Earth, it was acted by Men, as Mofes and the Prophets, and the High Priefts, in the time of the Law: They all cried with one Accord, This is Truth.

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8. The Interpretation of the Record of the Blood upon Earth, it was Jefus Chrift and his Apoftles, in that Chrift came to fulfil the Law, and he is faid to be the end of the Law to every one that Believes, and to lay down his Life for many.

9. Now in laying down his Life is understood, that he shed his own precious Blood; therefore it is faid, His Soul was keavy unto Death, and be pour'd out bis Scu! unto Death; and except you eat my Flesh and drink my Blood, you have no Life in you.

10. That is, no Man hath the affurance of eternal Life abiding in him, except he doth truly believe that Flefh of Chrift that was Crucified upon the Crofs, to be the Flefh of God.

11. That is, the Word became Flesh and dwelt amongst Men, and that Blood of Chrift that was pour'd out unto Death, to be the Blood of God; except this be believed, there can be no eternal Life abiding in Man.

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For this Blood of Chrift doth purge the Confcience from dead Works, to ferve the living God; fo that Chrift which is manifest in Flesh, as the Scripture faith, did pass through Blood.

13. And his Apoftles, after he had given them a Commiffion, as in the Second of the As, they bear Teftimony and Record on the Earth, that Jefus was the Chrift.

14. And they did witness that he fhed his Blood, and was put to Death by the Jews, and did rise again and afcend up into Heaven, in that fame Body he suffered Death in.

15. For which Record of theirs they were put to Death, and their Blood was fhed, and fo were many Believers in their Commiffion put to Death, and paffed through Blood, for bearing Record to this Jefus which they had Crucified, to be the Son of God.

16. And this Record on Earth was acted by Men, who loft their Lives for their Record; therefore it is called the Record of Blood upon Earth,

17. Anfwerable to the Record in Heaven, in that the Word became Flesh; and Chrift is that Word that bear Record in

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Heaven, and became Elesh, and fhed his Blood; and those that bear Record unto him, their Blood was fhed also.

18. So that the Blood of Chrift, and the Blood of the Apoftles, and the Blood of Saints, is that Record of Blood on Earth: And this Record of Blood on Earth, it was acted by Men, by Christ, his Apostles, and Saints.

19. This is the true Interpretation of the fecond Record of Blood here upon Earth; is it not faid I?

20. They all rejoiced, and faid it was true so far, and that they never hear'd the like.

21. Now the Interpretation of the third Record of the Spirit upon Earth; you fee, faid I, that there is to be three Records upon Earth, as there is three in Heaven: Now you fee there is but two acted upon Earth as yet, to wit, Water and Blood.

22. Now the Water Record was to witness to God the Father, the Blood Record witneffed to Chrift the Son; and you fee they were Men like yourselves, that did bear thefe Records on Earth, of Water and Blood.

23. Likewife you fee, that these two Records on Earth, they did witness to one God in Heaven: Did they not? faid I. He anfwered and faid, They did. Yet, faid I, you fee they differ one from the other, in point of Worship, notwithstanding they did agree to bear Record to one God in Heaven.

24. Now, faid I, as thefe two Records of Water and Blood were acted upon Earth by Men, fo likewife muft the Record of the Spirit upon Earth, be acted by Men alfo.

25. And not as People do vainly imagine, that the two former Records were acted by Mofes and the Prophets, and the High Priefts, which were Men: And the Record of the Blood was acted upon this Earth, by Chrift, and his Apoftles, and Saints, which were Men.

26. But you cannot conceive the Record of the Spirit upon Earth is to be acted by Men, as the other two were; but you

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conceive that God doth act this Record upon Earth himself, only by infpiring his Spirit into every Man's Heart fecretly, giving the Knowledge of himself.

27. Two answered, and said, Indeed this was their Belief. 28. But, faid I, the Record of the Spirit upon Earth must be acted by Men, as the other two were, elfe them Words be not true, That there is three that bear Record on Earth.

29. For if God which is in Heaven doth act the Record of the Spirit himself, and Men acted the other two, then there is but two Records on Earth, and four Records in Heaven.

30. When they heard this, they rejoiced, and faid to the Man that disputed with me, Mr. Benet, We think you have met with one that is two hard for

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The Interpretation of the third Record on Earth, the Record of the Spirit, and who it is acted by.

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HEN, faid I, the Record of the Spirit upon Earth must be acted by Men, as the other two were. Now, faid I, there must be Witneffes of the Spirit upon Earth, as there was Witneffes of Water and Blood.

And fome Men must be the chief Teachers or Commiffioners, as he did Mofes and the Prophets, Christ and the Apoftles; these were chofen of God, and happy was it for thofe that believed them in their Time.

3. Now, faid I, God chofe John Reeve and myself by Voice of Words, to the hearing of the Ear, to be his two laft Prophets and Witneffes of the Spirit, and he gave us Understanding of his Mind in the Scriptures, above all the Men in the World at this Day.

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