1: A Christian may have (vpon the manifestation of Gods free grace in the offer of the Gospell) some Comfort and staye of heart, by restinge vpon it: alltho he hath as yet no grace in himself.

2: A man can have no Evidence or Assurance of Gods special loue to his soule before he doe beleeve in Christ.

3: After a man dothe beleeve there is a testimony of Gods spirit touching a mans good estate.

4: This testimony of the spirit is given only to beleevers, and suche as are adopted by Faith.

5: The most vsuall Testimony of the Spirit is togither with our Spirits, or by the sight of Graces.

6: A Christian not doubting but supposing and takinge it for granted that he hath Grace in himself, may have Testimony of Gods love by the Spirit, without present actuall reasoninge or mindinge of his Graces.

7: To a Christian doubtinge of his Grace or not knowinge it, there is no Testimony of Gods loue by the Spirit, without cleeringe vp in some measure of the truth of his Graces allso, either precedent or concommitant togither with the wittnesse of Gods love.

8: A Christian (by neare and immediate revelation of Gods love to him) dothe not thereby see his faith and sanctification, without experience by the helpe of the Word and Spirit of the truethe of their worke in his soule.

9: That the Testimony of Gods love which is not conferred by following Grace is not the wittness of Gods Spirit but a delusion.

10: There is no testimony of the Spirit in illegible that is without the word, either in the lettre or sence thereof.

11: When the Spirit wittnesses Gods loue by the word in the sence of it, yet this testimony is to be tryed by the written word: that so it may be discerned to be indeed a testimony of the Spirit, and not a delusion. We conceive that these are agreeable to the truthe.

There was about 9 weeks since a suspitious fellow came into these parts, whom wee then examined and tooke order for his forthcomming when we should heare further concerning him. Since which wee haue vnderstood 288from Mr. Hatherley that he is a servant of his and ran away from him he desires he might be sent backe and directed to your selfe which accordingly I haue now done. the mony which he hath earned since his coming into these parts hath beene for the most part layd out by him in apparrell which he hath with him the rest I conceaue will scarcely suffice to pay for his passage.

I haue by the same pinnace also sent a small bundle of apparell and a white hatt which belongs to two Boyes of Mr. Thomas, who were returned backe to him. I pray you be pleased either to giue him some notice of it that he may send for it or to cause it to be sent to Mr. Bradford att Plymouth.

I shall not trouble you further att present but with remembrance of my best respects to your selfe and our other freinds there, doe take my leaue Resting Yours in what I may