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 Chrit is the head of his church. Secondly, That he is free in her government from all other juridiction except Chrit's, thee two points, I ay, are the pecial caue of our imprionment, being now convict as traitors for the mantainingmaintaining [sic] thereof; we have been ever waiting with joyfulnes to give the lat tetimony of our blood in confirmation thereof if it hould pleae our God to be o favourablfavourable [sic] as to honour us with that dignity; yea I do affirm, that thee two points above written, and all other things which belong to Chrit's crown, ceptre, and kingdom, are not ubject nor cannot be, to any other authority, but to his altogether. So that I would be mot glad to be offered up as a acrifice for o glorious a truth; but, alas I fear my ins and the abue of o glorious things as I have found, deprive me of o great a crown; yet my Lord doth know, if he hould call me to it, and trengthen me in it, it would be to me the mot glorious day, and the gladdet hour, that I ever aw in this life, but I am in his hand to do with me whatoever hall pleae his Majety, it may uffice me, that I have had o long a time in the knowledge of the gopel, and that I have een the things that I have een, and heard the things that I have heard, and through the grace of God, I have been o long a witnes of thee glorious and good news, in my weak minitry, and that my wittneing hath not been altogether without fruit and bleing, o that I hope at that day, I hall have him to be my crown, my glory, my joy, audand [sic] reward, and therefore boldly I ay with Simion, Lord, now lettet thou thy ervant depart in peace, not in peaceable dying in my bed, but by rendering up to him my pirit, and the fealingfeeling [sic] and damping this truth with my blood, I deire uotnot [sic] to have it remidied, but let my lord's will be done.

Now that prophecy is at hand, which thee two worthy ervants of the Lord, Mr. George Witheart, and Mr. John Knox, my ervant in law pape, which was, That Chrit hould be cruified in this kingdom, but glorious hould be his reurection, as Mr. Knox with his own hand upon the margin of Calvin’s harmony of the paion did write, which is yet extant; but alas! for this