Make Evident by his wusdom in a short time this hidden secret of Malice wliich no doubt is Concealed in the foregoing Case, And Powerfully preserve liis Church from Intruding Hirehngs as these are.

Unto his faitlifull Protection Your most Rever^ with the Whole of youi* most Reverends Consistory is uprightly recommended by him who with the highest Esteem has the Honoui' to remain Your most Reverends most Humble Servant

CounceUor of the Government k Consistory of the Duke of Wurtemburg, and advocatus Fisci Ecclesiastici

Frederick Wilhelm Frommann L<1

AtStutgardye 18. Octobr 1746.

I have aeen this Coppy & Certify its agreement with the Original.

Frederick Wagenkr Kev: minist : Senior mpp. Hamburg 20. Novr 1746.

rLSTEH A>T) DtTTCHESS COVyTIES. 983

Lits^ B. Anno 1716. is certain one, which calles himsell John Lodwlck Hofgood or Georg Lodwick Hofgo-'jd. arrired in the city of New York and bv the orders of his Excellency (hereby coming) is he stopt in the city of Xew York k the whole Province. Thereupon he has taken place upon Bachwayk here in Dutches County pretending to be a Lutheran Minister which he not is. 1 . He Came in tlds Province without any attest, with a Simple Pass, as a Marchand. 2. He condemns all ordinary Vocations of the Ministers as a humain Invention. 3. He has taken upon him without Vocation and Attest, against the orders of His Excellency , the Con gregations of another Min ister . 4 . He has taken upon him, the pretended Vocation of the High Dutch in New Jorke and at Bachwayk upon the Term of a Year. 5. He preaches Blasphemie and unnatural Things as by Example -- the Holy Bible is a heretick book, he doth not believe that any B-jdy believes what is written therein ; Our Lord God has none Hands in none Manner, He is not more as a "Wind: Men must not take the Scripture by the Letter, but in Contrary Sens, and every One which win not give Consent unto thes like his Doctrines are Damn'd and Cursed and Can't be saved -- Which things to act and preach not one sincere Christian can approave. (be of what Confession he is) and for are of our Confession in the Contrary a Abomination by us, by reason, it brings all Worship in Danger and is producing Confusion and Sects in the Congregations.