as I have experienced throughout my life, like the hairs of my head that cannot be numbered; and as the truths have come of the past, so I now rely upon the Spirit for the future, and with him I leave my cause.

As Besley mocks the Spirit, for ordering me to carry my first book to a Deist to print, I think it necessary to state the particulars.

Brice being a Deist was the very reason why it was first carried to him, to shew that those who mocked the Gospel would mock the visitation likewise; and therefore the order was given at first, that he should print no more than three sheets, Brice said, that he had no objections to print prophecies; but when I carried communications to him concerning the Gospel; then he mocked the Gospel and the visitation of the Spirit to me; and from his mockery I was answered, that that was the reason he was confined to print no more than the three sheets.

But Besley sheweth plainly what artful lies and insinuations men will invent, to give the Spirit the lie and to say I go contrary to the directions, as he brings forward my being ordered to carry my first book to Brice. He says, "the Spirit selected the printer; but as another instance of woman's disobedience, or so little attention did she herself think necessary to the injunction of the invisible monitor, that in direct violation of the command, she sent for me to undertake the work, after Mr. B. had had the copy in his hands for some time; but did not proceed, for substantial reasons; and I was desired by her friend, Mr. S. junior, to attend her on Sunday next, to receive the second command of this sabbathbreaking spirit. In answer to my inquiry of her friend, who was to become responsible for the

payment, I was referred to the Rev. Mr. P. who I was given to understand espoused her pretensions, and would be answerable for the amount, Here I detected a lying spirit, as she was afterwards obliged to make an apology in the public papers for the unwarrantable use she made of that gentleman's name."

Here I shall answer for myself, I was surprised to hear of this new invention, as I never heard of it before. Whether invented by Besley, or a folly in Mr, S. is unknown to me. I never sent for Besley; neither did I know anything of the man; so he hath condemned the Spirit and me falsely, in all the assertions he hath made. What another person may say and do in my name, unknown to me, I cannot be accountable for; but what he hath brought forward is entirely false; for had I wanted money, or any person to be responsible for me, I should never have applied to Mr. P. for he was the last person whom I should have thought of; and for substantial reasons, as people began to say that he wrote the copies, and I put them in print; therefore I should never have applied to him to be security for the payment. I never made an unwarrantable use of Mr. P.'s name; neither did I make any apology in the public papers. He said, that my putting his name in print was from the devil, and desired me to sign to his words, which I did. But I now see my own folly in so doing, from the advantage which my enemies have made of it, to turn it to their own purposes. But I can clear myself to the world from all the assertions which Mr. P.'s conduct hath caused to be thrown on my character and from this, any one may see the injury which he hath done to me, by putting weapons in the hands of my enemies to fight against me.

Besley's saying that he made an inquiry who was to be responsible for the printing, is to insinuate to the world, that I began printing and had not money to pay for it. This inquiry was never made to me by any one; for I bought the paper, and paid for it myself, before it was sent to the printer; and I paid for every book as it came out. And, after Brice had printed my first book, Mr. Floyde applied to me for the work, and he printed all my other books which were printed at Exeter. So let not Besley say that I applied to him to print any of my works.

But, from all the mockery that hath been poured out against me, by professors and prophane, I see the force of our Saviour's words, throughout the Gospel, how he reproved the scribes and pharisees, and called them a generation of vipers. These expressions I once marvelled at; how so mild and benign a character as our Saviour should speak in that warm manner in his reproofs to them; but now when I see what provocation men give in these days, I no longer marvel at our Saviour's words; for like the sting of a serpent are such malicious tongues.

I have often remarked the observations of Solomon, how repeatedly he compared lying tongues to fools; but now I see the wisdom of his words; for no wise man will ever invent lies to slander his neighbour. So from the Proverbs of Solomon we may see from whom these slanders arise.

The ANSWER of the SPIRIT.

"From thy observations on the Scriptures, and the abuse of mankind, through unbelief, is what I warned thee of before, and proves the truth of my words, if they believed not my savings, nei

ther would they believe thine; because thy sayings came from ME, to warn mankind that the end was at hand, that I should fulfil my Gospel, and the words of the prophets, which I said I came to fulfil, and that I should bring in the redemption of man, as I told them to expect in the end. And now my demand is to mankind, who profess to believe my Gospel, how they will prove my sayings true, without the SPIRIT of TRUTH to guide them into all truths, and without the SoN being revealed in the end? As I said in my Gospel, if they do not believe that this will be fulfilled, they can no more believe my sayings, and the sayings of my Disciples, any more than Brice, who mocked the scriptures throughout.

"And now come to the words of Peter. 1 Peter i. 5-7.13.-"Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, ready to be reyealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season (if needs be) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations, That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise, and honour, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ." Wherefore gird up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."

1 Peter, iv. 12, 13. "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the Spirit of glory

and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified." "Now I ask mankind, that profess my Gospel, how they will explain the words of the Apostle, without a revelation being given in the last time, of the Lord Jesus Christ, that was not then revealed to them? For this was the witness which the Disciples bore of ME, that a REVELATION would be given in the end, which men would rejoice to hear, who were kept by the power of God through faith; but in the days of my Disciples, they had been with ME, they had known ME, and every thing was revealed to them that was good for them to know, at that time; and it was made known to them, that a further REVELATION would be given, when the time of the end drew near. But now I ask the gospel professors, what they make of the Apostle's words, of being sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you? Will they answer, that no grace was brought then by my Gospel unto men? In thy heart thou answerest, no: the professors of the Gospel will say, that all grace was brought then, that ever will be brought to men. Then the words of Peter must be false, and my Gospel null and void; for, this is the grace, in the end, that is to be brought to man, at the revelation of JESUS CHRIST, that never was revealed before, in what manner I should rereal the Sox, that should be born to establish my kingdom, and bring in grace and peace to all mankind. And therefore ye need not think it strange to bear the fiery trial of persecution, which Satan works in the hearts of men to burn with malice and fury; because the enmity of Satan is greatly kindled, as a roaring lion walking about seeking whom he may devour. Thus is his fury working