if Abra[ham]: reasoned thus— if J. C was the Son of God & John discd. that God the Far. of J. C had a far. you may suppose that he had a Far. also— where was there ever a Son witht. a Far.— when ever did a tree or any thing spring into existence witht. a progenitor— & every thing comes in this way— Paul says that which is Earthyly is in likeness of that which is Heavenly— hence if J. had a Far. can we not believe that he had a Far. also— I despise the idea of being scared to death— I want you all to pay part[icu]lar attent[io]n. J. sd. as the Far. wrought precisely in the same way as his Far. had done bef[ore]— as the Far. had done bef— he laid down his life & took it up same as his Far. had done bef— he did as he was sent to lay down his life & take it up again— & was then committed unto him the keys &c I know it is good reasoning