Beloved believe not every Spirit, but try the Spirits wliether they are of God) ought to be the Concern of every Christian Congregation ; The reason why such a Tryal be very necessary is St Jolni sajs expressly, because many false Propliets are gone out into the World who pretend to be Vocated & sent from God, tho' they are not, and such Preachers may do great mischief to other Souls if they do not Vol. III. 62

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look out, and are upon their guard ; This Article, my beloved, you will remember the more in your hearts, because you know yourselves, the Country & respective places wherein you dwell are frequented enough by such Schismaticks & false Prophets kc. Friederigh Michael Ziegenhagen. Kensington the IZ^^ of Sep* 1744.

Philad^ ss. Christian Grussold of the City of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania Tradesman and the Rev^ Peter Brunholtz Clerk Minister of the German Lutheran Congregations in Philad^ aforesaid & Germantown came before me William Allen Esq"" one of his Majestie's Justices of the Peace for the City and County of Philad^' aforesaid and severally made Oath on the holy Evangehsts* to the pm-port and effect following (that is to say) The said Christian Grussold saith that he is by birth a German, and that he was employed to translate some attestations & Extracts out of Two Letters, which said attestations & Extracts being now produced unto him, he saith, that the foregoing Writing on the other side of this Paper is a true translation thereof out of the high German language according to the best of liis Skill & knowledge. The other Dept Peter Brunnholtz saith that he received & brought over the original Letters (so in part translated by the said Christian Grussold) from Friederigh Michael Ziegenhagen mentioned in the foregoing Writing, that to the best of his knowledge & behef the said foregoing Writing is a true translation of the said attestations & of the Extracts out of the said Letters ; He further saith that he knows and is well acquainted with the respective hand writings of Samuel Urlesperger (also mentioned in the foregoing Writing) as also of the said Gotthilf August Francke & Friederigh Michael Ziegenhagen, & the said original Attestions (of wliich the foregoing attestations are a translation) being produced unto Mm, he saith that he verily beheves the name Samuel Urlesperger subscribed thereto is the proper hand writing of the s'^ Samuel Urlesperger ; And the said Two original Letters (of which tlie Extracts beforementioned are in part a translation) being also produced to the said