is pure and undefiled before God, that keeps from the spots of the world, &c. and their way is the new and living way, Christ Jesus. So the church of Christ, that is clothed with the Sun, that hath the moon and all changeable religions and ways under her feet, hath an unchangeable worship, religion and way, and hath an unchangeable rock and foundation, Christ Jesus, and an unchangeable High Priest; and so are children of the New Testament, and in the everlasting covenant of light and life.

And now all, that profess the scriptures both of the new and old testament, and are not in Christ Jesus, the apostle tells them they are reprobates, if Christ be not in them. And therefore these, that be not in Christ, cannot be clothed with Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, that never changes. And they that be not of Christ, be under the changeable moon, in the world, in the changeable things, in the changeable religions and ways, and worships and teachers, and rocks and foundations, But Christ, the Son of God, and Sun of Righteousness, doth not change; in whom his people are gathered, and sit together in the heavenly places in him and so are clothed with Christ Jesus, the Sun, who is the Mountain, that filleth the whole earth with his divine power and light And so all his people see him, and feel him both by sea and land; so he is in all places of the earth felt and seen of all his. And Christ Jesus saith to the outward professors, the Jews, I am from above, ye are from below, or beneath; ye are of this world, to wit, that is beneath. And so their reli gions, worships, ways, teachers, faiths, beliefs and creeds are made of men, and are below, and of this world, that changeth like the moon; and ye may see their religions, ways, worships and teachers, they are all changeable, like the moon; but Christ, the Sun, with which the church is clothed, doth not change, nor his church; for they are spiritually minded, and their way, worship and religion is spiritual, from Christ, who is from above, and not of this world. For Christ hath redeemed you from the world, and their changeable rudiments and elements, and old things, and their changeable teachers, and from their changeable faiths and beliefs. For Christ is the author and finisher of his churches faith, who is from above, and saith, Believe in the light, that ye may become children of the light: and it is given them not only to belive, but to suffer for his name. So this faith and belief is above all faiths and beliefs, which change, like the moon. And God's people are an holy nation, a peculiar people, a spiritual houshold, and royal priesthood, offering up spiritual sacrifice to God,

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by Jesus Christ; and are zealous of righteous, godly, good works and their zeal is for that which is of God, against the evil, which is not of God. And Christ took upon him the seed of Abraham; he doth not say, the corrupt seed of the Gentiles so according to the flesh, he was of the holy seed of Abraham and of David; and his holy body and blood was an offering, and a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, as a lamb without blemish, whose flesh saw no corruption. And so by the one offering of himself in the new testament and new covenant, he has put an end to all the offerings and sacrifices amongst the Jews in the old testament and Christ, the holy seed, was crucified, dead and buried, according to the flesh, and raised again the third day; and his flesh saw no corruption. Though he was crucified in the flesh, yet quickened again by the Spirit, and is alive, and liveth for evermore; and hath all power in heaven and earth given to him, and reigneth over all: and is the one Mediator betwixt God and man, even the man Christ Jesus. And Christ said, He gave his flesh for the life of the world: and the apostle saith, His flesh saw no corruption: so that which saw no corruption, he gave for the life of the corrupt world, to bring them out of corruption. And Christ said again, He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life: for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. And he that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. And he that eats not his flesh, and drinks not his blood, which is the life of the flesh, hath not eternal life. Now, as the apostle saith, all died in Adam; then all are dead. Now all coming spiritually to eat the flesh of Christ, the second Adam, and drink his blood, his blood and flesh gives all the dead in Adam life, and quickens them out of their sins and trespasses, in which they were dead; and so they come to sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, and so are living members of the church of Christ, that he is the head of; and are clothed with the sun, the Sun of Righteousness, the Son of God, that never changes, and have the changeable moon under their feet, and all changeable, worldly things and inventions, and works of men's hands; and do see the people, how that they do change from one worship to another, and from one religion to another, and from one way to another, and one church to another, and yet their hearts are not changed. And the letter of scripture is read by the Christians, like the Jews; but the mystery is hid: they have the sheep's clothing, the outside, but are inwardly ravened from the spirit, which should bring them into the lamb's

and sheep's nature. The scripture saith, All the uncircumcised must go down into the pit: and therefore all must be circumcised with the Spirit of God, which puts off the body of death, and sins of the flesh, that came into man and woman by their disobedience, and transgressing of God's commands. I say, all must be circumcised with the spirit, which puts off the body of death and sins of the flesh, before they come up into Christ, their rest, that never fell, and be clothed with him, the Sun of Righteousness.'

G. F.

Towards the latter end of this year I went down to Kingston to visit friends there; and stayed some time at my son Rouse's near Kingston. While I was there, I writ a paper concerning the falling away foretold by the apostle Paul, 2 Thess. ii. iii. Which paper was as followeth.

The apostle saith, that there must be a falling away first, before the wicked one, and man of sin, the son of perdition be revealed, which betrayeth Christ within, as the son of perdition betrayed Christ without; and they that betray Christ within, crucify to themselves Christ afresh, and put him to open shame. Before the apostles deceased, this man of sin and son of perdition was revealed: for they saw the antichrist come, and false prophets, and false apostles, and deceivers come, having a form of godliness, but denied the power thereof. They saw the wolves dressed in the sheep's clothing, and such as went in Cain's, Corah's, and Balaam's way, and Jezabel's; and the whore of Babylon, the whore of confusion, the mother of harlots, and such as were enemies to the cross of Christ, that served not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own bellies. These Christ saw should come, and said, If it were possible, they should deceive the Elect; and commanded his followers not to go after them: and the apostle said, Turn away from such; and Christ and his apostles warned the church of Christ of such. And now in this day of Christ, and his gospel, after the long night of apostacy from the light, and grace, and truth, and life and spirit of Christ Jesus, the son of perdition, the wicked one, the man of sin, is revealed again; and the inwardly ravening wolves in sheep's clothing, and the spirit of Cain, Corah, Balaam, Jezabel, the artichrists, false prophets, and false apostles, and such as are enemies to the cross of Christ, who serve not the Lord Jesus, but their own bellies; and crucify Christ to themselves, and put him to open shame. This spirit have we seen in this gospel-day of Christ: but Christ will consume

them with the spirit of his mouth, and destroy them with the brightness of his coming. But God's people, whom he hath chosen unto salvation in Christ from the beginning, through the sanctification of the spirit, and the belief of the truth, stand stedfast in Christ Jesus; and are thankful to God, by and through his Son, their rock and salvation, who is their happiness, and eternal inheritance.

'The apostle saith, "Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." So, when people are returned to Christ, their Shepherd, they do know his voice, and follow him; and are returned to the bishop of their souls: and then they do believe in him, and receive wisdom and understanding from him; who is from above, heavenly and spiritual. Then they do act like spiritual and holy men and women; and come to be members of the church of Christ : and then a spiritual care cometh upon the elders in Christ, that all the members do walk in Christ, and in his light, grace, spirit and truth, that they may adorn their confession and profession of Christ; and see that all do walk in the order of the Holy Spirit, and the everlasting gospel of peace, life and salvation. And this order keeps out of confusion; for the gospel of peace, the power of God was, before confusion was. And all the heirs of the gospel are heirs of its order, and are in this gospel, which brings life and immortality to light in them; by which all men and women may see their work and services in it, to look after the poor, widows and fatherless, and to see that nothing be lacking: and that all do honour the Lord in their lives and conversations.

When the whole house of Israel were in their graves and sepulchres, and were called the scattered dry bones, yet they could speak, and say their bones were dry, their hope was lost (or they were without hope), and they were cut off: so that they were alive outwardly, and could speak outwardly. So that which is called Christendom, may very well be called the scattered dry bones, and they may be said to be in their graves and sepulchres, dead from the heavenly breath of life, and from the spirit and word of life, that gathereth to God: though they can speak, and are alive outwardly, yet they remain in the congregations or churches of the dead, that want the virtue of life. For the Jews, whom God poured his spirit upon, and gave them his law, when they rebelled against the Spirit of God, and turned from God and his law, then they came to be dry scattered bones, and were turned into their graves and sepulchres. And so Christendom, that is turned from the

grace, and truth, and light of Christ, and the Spirit, that God poureth upon all flesh, they are become the scattered dry bones, and are in their graves and sepulchres; and are the congregations or churches of the dead, though they can speak, and are alive outwardly.

"Christ saith," I am come, that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly:" and he gave his flesh for the life of the world. And he saith, "I am the resurrection and the life;" and, "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.' And Christ is the quickening Spirit: all being dead in Adam, they are to be quickened and made alive by Christ, the second Adam. And when they are quickened and made alive by him, then they do meet together in the name of Jesus Christ their Saviour, who died for their sins, and is risen for their justification; and so was dead, and is alive again, and liveth for evermore. And all, whom he hath quickened and made alive (even all the living) do meet in the name of Jesus, who is alive, and he, their living prophet, shepherd and bishop, is in the midst of them; and is their living rock and foundation, and a living mediator between them and the living God. And so the living do praise the living God through Jesus Christ, through whom they have peace with God. And so all the living have rest in Christ, their life; and he is their sanctification, and their righteousness, and their treasure of wisdom, knowledge and understanding, which is spiritual and heavenly. And he is the spiritual tree and root, which all the believers in the light (the life in Christ) that do pass from the death in Adam to the life in Christ, and overcome the world, and are born of God, are grafted into; even Christ, the heavenly tree, which beareth all the spiritual branches or grafts. So these do meet in his name, and are gathered in him; and do sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, their life, who hath quickened and made them alive. And so all the living do worship the living God in his holy Spirit and truth, in which they live and walk. And into this worship the foul, unclean spirit, the devil, cannot get; for the holy Spirit and truth is over him, and he is out of it: this is the standing worship, which Christ set up in his new covenant. And they that are quickened, and made alive by Christ, are the living stones, and living members, and spiritual household and church, or congregation of Christ; who is the living head and husband. And they that are quickened, and made alive by Christ, are a living church, and have a living head; and are come from the congregations or churches of the dead in Adam, where death