The third and last reason is, because I apprehended by what I heard from you, that God hath given you in a good measure, knowledge by which you are able ⟨image 3⟩to judge of things that differ, and therefore have I presented these few things unto you which God was pleased to help me to deliver, not from any opinion of any great or rare matter herein above others, but conceiving they are the truth of God, and such as ought to be embraced, I therefore tender them to your Worsh. and to all whom the providence of God shall direct them to, desiring your perusal hereof and tender consideration hereupon, whether a man for doing this which J have done, have hereby so grievously transgressed against God or man, that he might by either law of God or man •o suffer imprisonment for it, and if David for doing his duty in the eyes of some appeared to be vile, said that then he would be more vile, the like may I say, if for doing my duty to God J am counted vile, I am like to appear yet more vile, if God enable me to it, even till he shall change thi• vile body of mine and make it like to his glorious body, who worketh all things according to the good pleasure of his own will; acknowledging with that suffering Apostle, and that with joy and comfort, though in a prison, that after that way which men call heresy, worship I the God of my Fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the Prophets. Pardon J beseech, my boldness, and if any terms have passed from me which either derogates ⟨image 4⟩from your persons or placosi, input it to my weakness rather then to the least wilfulness or disrespect, for the Lord is my witness, I desire to honour both, as likewise all men in place of authority, as I am bound by the word of God to do, and though I am accused and condemned for being at a conventicle, truly if praying for the King and Parliament and edifying one another in our most holy faith, be keeping conventicles, then J am guilty: but if a Conventicle be such a meeting as in the least measure is against any of these, then I detest it and abhor it: thus desiring the Lord of mercies to fill you with the knowledge of himself, that you may be faithful in your places of trust; your unworthy servant shall remains
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