nor Handle their Doctrines amd Traditions, which we knew, perished
with the using. I asked him, What he called the Steeple-house? Oh,
said he, the dreadful House of God, the Temple of God. Then I
shewed him, and the poor, dark People, ‘That their Bodies should
‘be the Temples of God : and that Christ never commanded these
‘Temples, but ended that Temple at Jerusalem, which God had com-
‘manded. While I was speaking, the Priest got away : and after-
wards the People made, as if they feared, we would take their Purses,
or steal their Horses ; judging us like themselves, who are naturally
given to Thieving.

The next day we came through the Country into Cumberland
again, where we had a general Meeting of many Thousands of People
a Top of an Hill near Langlands. A glorious and heavenly Meeting
it was ; for the Glory of the Lord did shine over all : and there
were as many, as one could well speak over ; the Multitude was so
great. Their Eyes were fixed on Christ their Teacher ; and they came
to sit under their own Vine : insomuch that Francis Howgill coming
to Visit them, found, they had no need of Words ; for
they were sitting under their Teacher Christ Jesus : In the sense
he sate down amongst them, without speaking any thing.
A great Convincement there was in Cumberland, Bishoprick, Northumber-
land, Westmorland, Lancashire and Yorkshire: And the Plants of God
grew, and flourished so, the heavenly Rain descending, and God’s Glory
shining upon them, that many Mouths were opened by the
Lord to his Praise ; yea, to Babes and Sucklings he ordained
Strength.

After my Release from Carlisle-Prison, I was moved to go to Priest
Wilkinson’s Steeple-house again : and I being got into the Steeple-
house before him, when he came in, I was declaring the Truth to the
People, though they were but few ; for the most and the best of his
Hearers were turned to Christ’s free Teaching : and we had a Meeting
of Friends hard by, where one Thomas Stubbs was declaring the
Word of Life amongst them. As soon as the Priest came in, he Op-
posed me : and there did we stay most part of the Day; for when I
began, he Opposed me : so if any Law was broken, he broke it. And
when his People would be haling me out, I manifested his Fruits to
be such, as Christ spake of, when he said ; They shall hale you out of
their Synagogues : And then he would be ashamed, and they would
let me alone. There did he stand, till it was almost Night, jang-
ling and opposing me; and would not go to his Dinner : for he thought
to have wearied me out. But at last, the Lord’s Power and Truth
came so over him, that he packt away with his People. Then when
he was gone, I went to the Meeting of Friends, who were turned to
the Lord, and established by his Power upon Christ, the Rock and
Foundation of the true Prophets and Apostles, but not if the
False.

About this time the Priests and Professors fell to prophesying against
us afresh. They had said long before, That we should be destroyed
within a Month ; and after that, they prolonged that time to Half a
Year : But that time being long expired, and we mightily increased in
number ; they now gave forth, That we would eat out one another.

For