An oath, sir, is an end of all strife, and it is God's ordinance. |
Being much troubled to see the falseness of the constitution of the Church of England, I had like to have turned Separatist. Whereupon I kept a day of solemn humiliation and pondering of the thing; this scripture was brought unto me-he that denies Jesus Christ to be come in the flesh is antichrist. |
But after he was pleased to reveal himself to me I did presently, like Abraham, run to Hagar. And after that he did let me see the atheism of my own heart, for which I begged of the Lord that it might not remain in my heart. |
But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me. |
But put the case, Sir, that I do fear the Lord and my parents. May not I entertain them that fear the Lord because my parents will not give me leave? |
For you see this scripture fulfilled this day and therefore I desire you as you tender the Lord and the church and commonwealth to consider and look what you do. |
He that denies the testament denies the testator, and in this did open unto me and give me to see that those which did not teach the new covenant had the spirit of antichrist, and upon this he did discover the ministry unto me; and ever since, I bless the Lord, he hath let me see which was the clear ministry and which the wrong. |
How did Abraham know that it was God that bid him offer his son, being a breach of the sixth commandment? |
I am called here to answer before you, but I hear no things laid to my charge. |
I conceive there lies a clear rule in Titus that the elder women should instruct the younger and then I must have a time wherein I must do it. |
I confess I have been more choice and he hath left me to distinguish between the voice of my beloved and the voice of Moses, the voice of John the Baptist and the voice of antichrist, for all those voices are spoken of in scripture. Now if you do condemn me for speaking what in my conscience I know to be truth I must commit myself unto the Lord. |
I desire to know wherefore I am banished? |
I do here speak it before the court. I look that the Lord should deliver me by his providence. |
I feel that nothing important ever happens that is not revealed to me beforehand. |
I have been guilty of wrong thinking. |