Blood of Jesus; is the chief, or continual subject: for, though the terms are different, the Matter is the same: I say, put but your head into any of those places, and you will hear and be convinced soon, if you are impartial, of the truth whereof I affirm. You, may there hear a person in defence of inward holiness, (and as he pretends, with a pure zeal to promote the same) raving, with all the energy, and eloquence of Pride, censoriousness, slander, cruelty and ignorance; against such, whose Names are not in His Legend, bespattering them with the epithets of Dogs, Swine, Devils, Heretics, &c. threatening them with eternal destruction, warning the people against them, as the pest and plague of the earth; withal, giving such descriptions of them, that their Disciples knowing them, may learn to hate them, and copy their pastor's example, in speaking all manner of evil of them. This, is not only Satan rebuking sin, but Satan propagating holiness also, a doing evil, that good may

come. But, if it shall be objected, that our Saviour, and the Apostles used these epithets, when speaking of unbelievers, I answer; when they used them, it was (by shewing mankind what they naturally were) to enhance the Grace, whereby they were saved: and were commonly given to such, who trusting in themselves, that they were righteous, despised others. Besides, our Saviour, and his Apostles, had power, when they applied those characters to any individual, to demonstrate by undeniable signs, the truth of what they spake: and that they were not revilers. As for instance, when Saul, who is called Paul, set his eyes upon Elymas the sorcerer, and called him a Child of the Devil, an Enemy to all Righteousness, &c. he proved the truth of what he said, by striking him blind. God, thus bearing witness unto his accusation. As with Peter also, in the case of Ananias and Saphira. But, where any, who would be thought infallible now, are for ever filling their mouths with the Apos

tolic censures, and anathemas, without being able to shew the like proof of their infallibility; they are to be respected as proud, arrogant, conceited; and rather railing, reviling accusers of their Brethren, than Apostles of Christ: yea, as the of ferers of strange fire before the Lord, and not the fire, which fell from God upon the Altar, when Moses and Aaron blessed the people. How ridiculous must it be! to read, or hear a Man writing, or preaching up holiness; which is the Love of God and his neighbour; in such a spirit, and terms, as, (rendering the divine Being so implacable, and difficult of access, and his neighbours so much worse than himself) hath certainly a more powerful tendency to promote enmity, hatred, and contempt, than Love. Thus men preach, and write of goodness, until Love entirely ceaseth. And of Faith, until it dwindle as small as a grain of mustard seed; until all hope, and charity, for their Neighbours, is wholly lost. Nothing is more common,

than for men to preach, and dispute, for holiness; yea for its being in themselves, until quarrelling with the opponent, there appear nothing in them, but the most unholy tempers and dispositions. And yet, they must be thought holy, and that in themselves though our every sense testify the contrary. Sure man is scarcely a reasonable creature, to be thus imposed upon, or what is worse; He is a most bewitched and infatuated creature. O! Thou great Archetype of true holiness, Jesus Christ: thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord; and thou knowest, wherefore I thus speak. It is because mankind would rob thee, by assuming what belongs unto thee only, it is because the principle of self is such that they would found Dominion in Grace; from a supposition of superior holiness, use their fellow-creatures ill.

I have thus spoken, thou knowest; because I apprehend what I have spoken against, to be utterly false; a grand de

ception, and yet the Idol of mankind. Thou art my standard, and everlasting pattern of true Goodness; and I always conclude that whoso gathereth not with Thee, scattereth: nor can I ever believe that to be holy or good which is contrary to thee: unto thy Grace, and Keeping, I commit my all; and that thou shouldest Bless what I have written, unto the Glory, and Praise, of thy venerable Name: and respecting my readers, unto their conviction, even to that Eternal Life, which is in thee; I Pray.

It may easily be seen, that I aim only at illustrating that Grand Capital Proposition of the Saviour's: I am the Truth.

To do which, I am not afraid to tread the most unfrequented Path, and walk therein undisturbed, notwithstanding the clamorous accusations; of Singularity, Novelty, and Heresy. Affectation of being singular, from selfish Views, I hold abominable: and as an equal Abomina

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