were slain for the testimony of Jesus, it did cry virtually and efficaciously unto God, that he would avenge it according to his will and promise.

And so God doth hear the cry of their blood, that were slain under the altar. I say, God doth hear their cry, as he did the cry of the blood of Abel, it came up unto God, as in Gen. iv. 10. And God said unto Cain, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood cryeth unto me from the ground.

So that the blood of Abel did cry from the ground, unto the Lord for vengeance: and who must the righteous judge be avenged of, but he that shed his brother's blood?

And in this manner did the souls of them that were slain under the altar for the word of God, and the testimony they held, cry for vengeance upon those that persecuted, and put them to death.

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So that you the seed of reason may see, that there power in blood that is shed for conscience sake in point of worship, to cry unto the Lord for vengeance upon those that do murder, and kill upon

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And no persecutor of that nature will escape vengeance to come, no more than Cain did escape that slew his brother; for the blood of those that are slain in such a case, as aforesaid, will speak no better things than the blood of Abel; but the very same thing will cry aloud for vengeance, as the blood of Abel, and as their blood did that were slain under the altar, as John saw in his vision.

Therefore the blood of Christ is said to speak

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better things than the blood of Abel: But this I must tell you, it speaketh better things to those that have faith in his death, and so are washed by faith in his blood. To those it speaketh peace, joy, life, and salvation to the soul, and these are better things than the blood of Abel, or the blood of the saints; which speaketh to the soul, fear, horror, death, and eternal damnation. These be the things that the blood of Abel, and all innocent blood doth speak, and the blood of Christ will speak the same things, as Abel's blood doth, to those that persecuted and put him to death at that time.

So that according to the Serpent's desire his blood will be upon them and their children; for the Serpent's children are those that walk in the steps of their fathers, and as they that put him to death, were the seed of Cain their father, as Christ said, to those Jews that sought his life he said unto them, You are of your father the devil, and his works you do, for he was a murderer, and a liar from the beginning. And who was he that did the first murder? Was it not Cain? and they were his children, and all persecuting men since have been their children. And in persecuting the innocent saints, they justifye the deeds of their fathers that persecuted Christ, and their persecuting of Christ, in so doing they justified the deeds of the devil their father, that slew the prophets, and Cain that slew Abel, the grandfather of all persecuting devils, for worshipping of God contrary to the tradition of their fathers.

So that the blood of righteous Abel, the blood of Christ, and the blood of the saints, will be upon the consciences

consciences of the persecuting seed of the Serpent, and upon their children, who walk in the steps of their grandfather Cain. And this hath, and will be fulfilled upon all the children of those persecuting Jews, who put Christ to death.

So that his blood will be upon them and their children; for these are their children, and may be called so who are the seed of the serpent, who walk in the way of their fathers, who did kill the Lord of Life. And so his blood will be upon them and their children, as they did desire. So that his blood doth cry, as the blood of Abel did, for eternal vengeance. For none will shed blood upon that account, but the serpent or devil, and those that are his children.

So that you whose understandings are enlightned, may see that there is a virtue and power in the blood of prophets, apostles, and righteous men who are saints, who suffer for the true declaration and worship of God, to cry unto the Lord for vengeance, upon those that shed their blood, and the Lord will hear the cry of blood, more than he will the cry of the saints before his blood was shed. For the very deed of murder for religion sake, hath the reward of vengeance in it.

So that God, the righteous judge, must needs do right to reward every one according to his works; so that the suffering of persecution and death for truth's sake, as these saints did, as John speaketh of, shall have a blessed reward, as is said in verse 11. Those that were slain under the altar for the word of God, and the testimony they held, they had white robes

given unto every one of them; and it was said to them, Rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their bretheren that should be killed as they were, should be fulfiled,

So that you the seed of faith may know that these souls that were slain under the altar, were not yet in heaven, neither are those white robes yet put upon them, notwithstanding it is said, there were white robes given them. For surely if those souls had been in the heaven of glory with their white robes of the righteousness of faith upon them, God would never have bid them rest a little season until their fellow servants, and brethren were killed, as they were.

So that it may be clear to you that have faith in the death of the soul, and of a resurrection, that there are no souls go to heaven without bodies. So that souls cannot go to heaven, and put on white robes to stand in the presence of God, without bodies.

So that these souls which cried for vengeance must lie still in the earth and rest a season, untill the rest of the seed of faith hath passed from death, as you have. So that God may raise you all together, and cloath you all with white robes of righteousness and immortality, and glory, at the resurrection at the end of the world. So that you may all be rewarded and cloathed with white robes together and not some served this year, and other some the next, but you shall all be happy together.

So that you must rest yet a little season, untill all things are accomplished and then I will bless you with an everlasting crown of life, because you suffered death for my name, in witnessing to me, and

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I will avenge your blood upon mine and your enemies, that persecuted and put me and you to death.

They shall have their reward also; which reward of their deeds will amount to no less than to eternal damnation, where the black and dark fire of hell shall burn in their souls to eternity; which shall cause them to cry, Oh the eternity, the eternity, with sorrow, pain and shame.

And when you saints shall receive your eternal joys, then shall your enemies receive their eternal sorrows; which is not yet, neither will it be until all things be fulfilled which the scriptures have foretold of, which cannot be long, as men do vainly imagine, because the true witness of the spirit is now extant in the world, who hath declared and made manifest the mystery of the true God becoming flesh, and what the right devil is, with many other heavenly mysteries.

So that you that have faith in this commission of the spirit, shall at the end of the world recive, with the rest of the saints, white robes with them, and you will not think it long; for faith doth look upon eternity as real, as if it were in present being. So that John might say by his revelation in his vision, that he saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, &c. and the white robes that were given unto them. Because he by faith knew that God will give those that are cloathed with the white robes of the righteousness of faith, a, crown of everlasting joy and glory, at the end of the world, which is as sure as if it were in present being. Therefore by faith he may say he saw the saints that suffered

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