A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…

Lest you deny belief to me, I entreat you and the Reader to get and read a book published by Mr. Brown (as is uncontrolledly affirmed, who lately wrote against Mr. Tombs against the lawfulness of Communion in the Parish Churches) concerning the experiences and strange work of God on a Gentlewoman in Worcester (whom I will not name, because yet living, and God may recover her, but is there well known.) This Gentlewoman having been long vain, and a constant neglecter of public worship, was suddenly moved to go into the Church while I was there preaching (on Rom. 6. 21.) The very Text struck her to the heart; but ⟨p. 59⟩before the Sermon was done she could hardly forbear crying out in the Congregation: She went home a changed person; resolved for a holy life. But her affection (or passion) being strong, and her nature tender, and her knowledge small▪ she quickly thought that the Quakers lived strictlier than we, and fell in among them. At last perceiving them vilify the Ministry and the Scripture, her heart smote her, and she forsook them, as speaking against that which by experience she had found to do her good; And desiring to speak with me (who lived far off,) opened this much to me. But all these deep workings and troubles between the several ways, did so affect her, that she fell into a very strong melancholy; Insomuch that she imposed such an abstinence from meat upon her self, that she was much consumed, and so debilitated as to keep her bed, and almost famished. Mr. Brown (and others) were her instructors, who were very zealous for the way called The Fifth Monarchy, and having instructed her in those opinions, published the whole story in print (which else I would not have mentioned) I shall say nothing of any thing which is otherwise known, but desire the Reader that doth but understand what melancholy is, better than the Writers did, to read that book, and observe with sorrow and pity, what a number of plain effects of Melancholy, as to thoughts, and Scriptures, and actions, are there ascribed to mere Temptations on one ⟨p. 60⟩side, and to Gods unusual or notable operations on the other side!

Lest you deny belief to me, I intreat you and the Reader to get and read a book published by Mr. Brown (as is uncontrolledly affirmed, who lately wrote against Mr. Tombes against the lawfulness of Communion in the Parish Churches) concerning the experiences and strange work of God on a Gentlewoman in Worcester (whom I will not name, because yet living, and God may recover her, but is there well known.) This Gentlewoman having been long vain, and a constant neglecter of publick worship, was suddenly moved to go into the Church while I was there preaching (on