CONCLUSION

HERE, kind reader, you have a brief in­struction of the first, or Spiritual Resurrec­tion from death or the sleep of sin, also some inducements to awaken and arise, and hence­forth to live a new, godly, pious, unblam­able life, according to the example of Jesus Christ, as the Scriptures abundantly in­struct us, and as is partially related here; for the Father himself, in heaven directs us to Christ, and says, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him." He says, Ye shall hear him. Moses also testifies of him, and says, "The Lord, thy God, will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;" and "every soul which will not hear that Proph­et, shall be destroyed from among the peo­ple," Deut. 18:15; Acts 3:23.

Thus we counsel and admonish all in general, of whatever name, rank, class or condition; that they would be pleased to take good heed to the word of the Lord, which we have here briefly presented, ac­cording to our limited gift; I hope, by the grace of God, that you will find nothing in it but the infallible truth of Jesus Christ, for we have not directed you to men, nor to the doctrine, nor commands of men, but alone to Jesus Christ, and to his holy word which he taught and left upon earth, and sealed it with his blood and death, and afterwards had it promulgated throughout the world, by his faithful witnesses and ho­ly apostles.

Besides, we say, that all doctrines, which do not agree with the doctrine of Jesus Christ and his apostles, if ever so fair in appearance, they are accursed. For his word is the truth, and his command is eter­nal life, therefore, we kindly entreat you, from our inmost souls, that you be pleased to accept and read with an understanding heart, this our Instruction concerning the Spiritual Resurrection and New Creature, and compare and prove it with the doctrines of the apostles; if it does not agree with theirs, let it be accursed, "For other foun­dation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." 237blank page

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