The fifth book of wonders

“Now I ask you and all mankind: to what pastors can you be recommended to prove the truth of all these texts of scripture? I have ordered you to bring them forward in no other way than I have revealed to you—that my visitation is now meant to fulfill them. Should I answer a fool according to his folly and tell him to apply to pastors and teachers of the Gospel for a right explanation and meaning of them? Would he not continue in his folly as before? He would no more believe in the explanation of the teachers and the pastors, or believe the scriptures to be true based on any judgment formed by them or any explanation given by them.

“I tell you this: men such as Brice Probably Andrew Brice, a printer. and Besley no more believe in their teachers and pastors than they believe in my visitation to you. This is merely pretending to have a form of godliness by recommending teachers and pastors; it is done through hypocrisy while he is denying the power of God and His Spirit. Then let the pastors now appear and convince these blasphemers by their wisdom; or let them diligently search out the truth to shame and confound them by my power and my word, which I have said I shall fulfill in you.

“And now come to my Gospel. John 6:39:
‘And this is the FATHER’s will who has sent ME, that of all which HE has given ME I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent ME, that every one who sees the SON, and believes in him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.’

“Now where are their teachers, or where are