to give up my Understanding and Confcience to their Method was what I determined not to do. Several of their Propofals having a Lamb-like Appearance, and I wanting fagacity to diftinguish betwixt what proceeded from the real Spirit of the Lamb, and what from the Intrigues of Man, I 2 was at a lofs how to act, fo as not to occafion fresh Disturbances, which might be detrimental to myself or others; I funk into the most distressful Perplexity, left I fhould fin against the Saviour's Intereft, or be drawn in to be the Tool of Men, for I daily faw more and more things which difpleafed me. Perceiving that I could not be modelled to ferve their turn, they let me know that I fhould go to Germany. This at firft I difapproved of, and though I fhould have liked to have got a through infight into the Community; on one hand, I was taken with their Friendliness and their Doctrine of the Merits of Chrift's Sufferings and Death*; on the other hand, I could not be reconciled to the monftrous groffness and Extravagancy of their Imaginations. In this fluctuation of Mind, deftitute of Council I applied myfelf in earnest Prayer to my God and Saviour, that by his Grace he would incline my Heart to what was Good in his Sight, and recommended my outward and inward Life to his Will. Then I determined to proceed with them, begging with

* Zinzendorf and his Difciples practifed in Penfilania the fame Artifices which they had ufed in Europe; holding forth the Doctrine of Chrift's Merits through his Death and Sufferings, as a Sheepskin under which they concealed the Wolf's Paws, and by this many Souls were deluded and perverted. The Holy Scriptures declare to us, that we are redeemed by the Sufferings and Death of Chrift, and faved by Faith in him. But these profane People holding the Bible in the vilest Contempt, what certainty can there be of our most precious Faith? So far from it, that they drive Souls into Atheism.

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Prayers and Supplications, that he would keep me from all the Devices of Man's Self-will, and that he would preferve me from being scandalized at any thing which by his Grace was done among thefe People; and fo we fet out from hence to NewYork. Chriftopher Baufs alfo travelled with us fo far: it was twice put to the Lot whether he should go or no; and the Lot both times answered in the Affirmative. The Count at the Conference asked the whole Brotherhood whether they could give a good Testimony of him, and whether they held it convenient that he fhould go, to which they unanimously answered yes; and thus we took shipping, Chriftopher Baufs being in company, who took with him whatever he would; fome Brothers also went to accompany us. As they were going out of the large Ship into the fmaller, (which went with us to carry them back) Brother Lewis faid that he did not at all like Brother Baufs's croffing the Sea with us, that he had much rather he would go back and fend Jofeph Muller; and that I fhould acquaint Baufs of his diflike; Baufs feemed stunned and without one word of anfwer, leaving his things in the Ship, he returned empty handed, upon which, he was again twice put to the Lot, and, as before, it again answered for his going; then for the first time I plainly perceived that in confulting the Saviour by Lot, whether it be yes or no, it is of no effect without the Count's Approbation. This I afterwards often experienced.

i. e. Count Zinzendorf, his Christian Names being Nicholas Lewis.

* What has been mentioned in our former Interviews of the Deceit of the Zinzendorfian Lots, is among other Teftimonies now confirmed by the worthy Andrew Frey, and when neceffary we can produce Numbers of credible Persons, who all agree in fo many Accounts of the Lot-tricks as would fill a Volume.

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Thus we proceeded on our Voyage, and in five Weeks reached London, a Fortnight after we came to Amfterdam, and at the End of three Weeks more arrived at Herrndeik, and wherever we came we found fome awakened Souls. Afterwards we came to Marienborn, from whence, after a Stay of four Weeks, we proceeded into Saxony to Hirfchberg, where we held Conferences during nine Days; from thence to Herrnhut, and fo to Silefia, dividing our Time between travelling and daily Conferences, in order to fettle Societies* in all Parts. Here it was that I plainly faw the Industry of human Machinations, cafting and rejecting Lots, and cafting them again, and then again altering them; If the Lot faid Yes, and the Count or fome other eminent Labourer made any Objection, the Saviour's Yes, fignified by the Lot, went for nothing, and this was frequently the Cafet. In all Places, however, we found fome newly awakened Souls, both high and low, fincerely difpofed to follow the Things which pertained to their Salvation, that I was often filled with Joy to fee the divine Grace calling and awakening People int many Places to a real Converfion, without refpect either of Perfon or Religion; and indeed I faw and heard of many glorious Things, but there were others as bad; and although Grace power

* By Virtue of what Call, Licence, or Authority, does this Count Zinzendorf ramble over Countries, fetting up Societies, and infecting all Places with his Locuft-breed?

+ When these Mockers of God and Religion go about to caft Lots, they fay, We'll confult the Saviour; yet it is of no Weight with them, any further than it fuits with their own Inclinations it is no more than an impious Mockery, and in the mean Time the poor Souls who are not admitted to the Conferences, or to the Offices of Dignity, are made to have fuch high Ideas of the Lots as if Christ himself had been present and directed them,

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fully fhewed itself in many of the Community, yet when I looked for real Converfion and Amendment, I found myfelf among a worldly-wife infidious Sect, as I had before feen in Penfilvania: As for myself, I endeavoured with all my Might to keep close to Grace, by which alfo I was ftrongly affifted; comparing what I faw and heard of this People, with theDoctrine, Life, and Example of Chrift and his Apoftles, and praying with many Sighs that the Saviour would lead me into all Truth, according to his good Pleasure.

The other Brethren and Sifters which were come from Penfilvania having once a Love-feast, the Count told every one of them his Thoughts of them, and when he came to me, he faid, Brother Andrew has indeed an open Countenance, but mark me, there is fomething amifs in his Mind, which hinders him having any fettled Quiet.' It was fo indeed, and how could it be otherwife? Hearing and, feeing many Things which grieved me; in the mean Time I did as well as I could, and that was but indifferently, when, in the Spring of the Year 1746, the Count with, his Family, and the chief of the pilgrim Community, went to Holland, to a Synod, and from thence to England, making it half a Year before they returned; and the Count's Birth-day falling out, in May, a Letter came from Holland to Marienborn, directing the Houfes to be illuminated on that Day, which was accordingly done. They fetched Waggons full of Boughs, and with them covered

This is the only right, true and unerring Teft, to be directed effectually by the Life and Doctrine of Christ and his Apoftles. Whoever will measure the Doctrine and Life of Count Zinzendorf and his Followers by this Standard, won't be long in difcovering them to be a crew of falfe Apoftles and Seducers,

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the whole Infide of the Count's Hall, which is an hundred feet long, and forty wide, and ftiled Bethlebem, that it looked like an Arbour, and alfo hung up three brass Chandeliers, each of feven Candles. In it alfo are four Pillars which were hung full of Lights fpirally difpofed. Wooden Letters above two Feet long were made to form the Name of LUDWIG VON ZINZENDORF, and thefe being gilded with Gold, were fixed to the Wall amidst a Blaze of Lights. The Seats were covered with fine Linen fet off with very fightly Ribbons. A Table alfo was made, reprefenting the initial Letters of the Name of the Perfon who was the Subject of the Festival: there was a Cake as large as any Oven could be found to bake it, and Holes made in the Cake according to the Years of the Perfon's Age, every one having a Candle ftuck into it, and one in the Middle; the Outfide of the Court was adorned with Feftoons and Foliage, and alfo with another reprefentation of the Name, not lefs illuminated than that within; fo that in the Hall and the Court, there was not less than a thoufand Candles burning at once; and in the Caftle every Window was full of Lights, fo that at Night the whole Caftle feemed on Fire. The Panegyrics which were composed

This Hall, now called Bethlehem, is at Marienborn, and from a Stable which it lately was, the Count has turned it into a fine Hall. It is faid to be the Scene of their Efpoufals, if so, the Alteration has nothing fingular in it, being only from a Stable to a Hog-Stye.

The Table reprefented an L, indicating the Name of Ludwig, or Lewis: all the other Circumftances of this Fefti val here defcribed, are abfolutely true, without one Syllable of Falfity, and can be proved by many Eye-Witneffes of the whole Transaction; nay, there were much madder Doings than any taken Notice of here.

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