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    his person and rulers of his kingdom , till his return . TTiub they sat in the throne of God , as God by Ms own appointment , till he * Christ Jesus , the only God , had passed through death by Ms infinite power , for the

    redemption of all men , Who have true faith in this one personal God , and for eternal death to all who shall deny this god-man to be the only God . After his resurrection and ascension

    into heaven , himself being set down on the throne of glory , which he had before he created this world , in the order we now see it , gave his apostles their commission from heaven ; for all true commissions must come from heaven . The commission of the apostles was the coramissibn of the blood

    or second record on earth , and God witnessed to it from heaven , under the title of God the Son ; yet , the same God that witnessed to the first record , tinder the titte , I am Jehovah , or the like *

    Now it may be clear to any man not stone blind , that the two testaments or records have been acted upon by men set apart for that very purpose * by the only wise God himself . But there must be also a third record to bear witness on earth , answerable to the third record in heaven .

    under the title of the Holy Spirit . There ixmst be also men set apart for this great work , and receive their commission from heaven , as the two first did theirs . And it is to be

    observed , that when God gives a new commission , the former are made void in respect to their authorized forms of worship . But all men should pay obedience to that testament they are under , and the worship set up thereby , as mentioned before in this letter .

    I do , therefore , truly believe , that the only wise God , the Man Christ Jesus , did in the year 1651 , by a voice of words from heaven , the throne of his glory , speak to his prophet John Reeve , distinct words to the

    hearing of the ear , and gave him a commission . At the same time also , lie gave Lodowick Muggleton to be his mouth , and invested them with power to set life and death before men , as truly as ever Moses , Aaron and the apostles had received a commission .

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    If , therefore , you cannot believe this last testament , and obey the worship set up thereby , which is to worship one personal God . in spirit and truth , ana not in an outward visible form , as practised in your nest of

    superstition , I cannot help it . But , as I mentioned before * I would advise yoit not to burn the books ; for I be * lieve they cost you nothing ; if they had , nay opinion U , you would not be so ready to destroy them .

    You toldMr . Box and his wife you would burn them before their door $ and you told me likewise , if I would not promise you that none in that county should have them , they should be destroyed . Nay , you said you would extirpate all the writings of

    Reeve and Muggleton out or the world if you could . I have , therefore * no great hopes that you will desist from doing what you Jiave said . But , that you may be left without excuse , I have thought good to write you this letter . And X think , since you set so little value on this third testament of

    the Man Christ Jesus , the only God ., you may as well give it to Mr . Box * or send it me to London by your carrier , and I will freely pay the ear- * riage , and give you some satisfaction besides , rather than the books should be burned .

    I believe you may have been somewhat instructed by Mr . Brown , your master , for I have been informed that he is no friend to the doctrines of Reeve and Muggleton : I suppose the reason may be , because they so clearly discover the universal cheat of the national priests , and every branch of their priestcraft .

    After the perusal of this letter , I « think you had better give the books to Mr . Box ; he is a very civil man , and I am confident will never trouble Mr , Brown or you either about religion , if you do not give him some particular occasion so to do .

    So to conclude this letter , if you , or Mr , Jordan , or Mr . Brown , your minister , shall burn the books , or cause them to be burned , then by virtue of that power 1 have received from

    the Prophet Muggleton , who stood in the place of God in his time , I pronounce you , that have a hand therein * cursed and damned in soul and body , from the presence of God , elect mea

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    3 S& Letter from John Lotvden ^^ a Muggt letonian l to < t Clergyman .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1824, page 38, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2520/page/38/