Excerpt from Matthias and His Impostures, or the Progress of Fanaticism: Illustrated in the Extraordinary Case of Robert Matthews, and Some of His Forerunners and DisciplesDo it by all means, if you can obtain the facts, was, in substance, the reply. Before, however, the work was seriously undertaken, the writer mentioned the project to a number of clerical, and other religious friends, by every one of whom he was urged to proceed. The materials were mostly collected early in the month of May - since which period the work itself has been written, at intervals of time, and amidst the calls of a daily occupation, which is as endless as the circle.At the time when the composition of the work was commenced, and even after the first sheet had been stereotyped, the writer was not certain of obtaining access to the private prayers, medita tions, and other manuscripts, of the late Elijah Pierson, nor did he then anticipate so full and interesting a narrative of the connection of Mr. And Mrs. Folger with Matthews and Pierson, as he has since been so fortunate as to obtain, although from the first, he was promised assistance from that quarter. The papers of Mr. Pierson are alike curious, remarkable, and interesting.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.