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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34463	Copies of some few of the papers given into the House of Parliament in the time of James Naylers tryal there, which began the fifth of December, 1656	Rich, Robert, d. 1679.; Tomlinson, William.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6080A; ESTC R27916	8,569	10

ver. Matt. 28. 17. Ioh. 6. 60. Luke 24. L 1 15 16 37. ver. Ioh. 11. 39 40. Joh. 20. 15. Lu. 24. 32. And did not the Prophets do many things that the wisdom of the flesh might count foolishness and to be rediculous Read Isa. 20. 2 3. Ier. 13. 3 4 5 c. Ezek. 4. 1 2 3 c. Ezek. 12. 5 6. Acts 21. 12 13. Ios. 6. 6 6. VVhether the Lord in all ages hath not tried the children of men Read Psal. 11. 4 5. Rev. 3. 9 10. And whether the day be not approaching that will try every mans work 1 Cor. 3. 13. And whether all men be not either the children of God or of the Devil And whether by their fruits they are not made manifest And whether those that are the children of God be not lead into moderation Gentlenesse patience mercifulnesse meeknesse love c. And whether the Devil leads not his into wrath envy hatred emulation varience strife c So in this thing you will make your selves manifest which spirit leads you and whose children you are Search the Scriptures and see if these things be not so Robert Rich. AFter the tares appeared then came the servants of the housholder and said unto him Wilt thou that we go and gather them up But he said Nay lest while ye go about to gather the tares ye pluck up also with them the Wheat Let both grow together until the Harvest Matth. 13. 26. c. This is the Doctrine of Christ Iesus our Lord Such care hath Christ Jesus of the Wheat that he will not that his Servants pluck up the tares until the Harvest the end of the world lest they pluck up the Wheat with them this is his wisdom But some men pretend such care for the wheat that they will have the tares pluckt up before the Harvest this is their wisdom Now minde whose wisdom you follow and whose Doctrine you obey for you can do Christ Iesus no service in going contrary to his own Doctrine though some may think they do Ioh. 16. 2 3. They shall think they do God service when they are killing his servants mistaking them for his great Enemies for else they would not kill them to do him service My desire is that you may be found in the counsel and Doctrine of Christ Iesus which is safe and keeps from that danger of shedding innocent blood Will. Tomlinson You have called him a blasphemer we desire that you would publish what his blasphemy is that we may know it and take heed of it Christ Iesus himself was called a blasphemer because he said I am the Son of God and saith Iohn 1 Ioh. 3. 2. Now are we the Sons of God W. T. THE neer relation between Christ Jesus and his Father being owned by him was counted in him blasphemy because he said I am the Son of God Take heed lest the neer relation between Christ and his Members whom he calls Brethren be not now counted blasphemy where it is owned And consider these Scriptures Now are we the sons of God through Christ saith Iohn 1 Ioh. 3. 2. If a son then an heir of God saith Paul Gal. 4. 7. If sons then heirs heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ Rom. 8. 17. Him that overcometh will I make a Pillar in the Temple of my God and I will write upon him my new Name saith Christ Jesus Rev. 3. 12 13. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches If you be able to see these things do but if not take heed what you do least you bring innocent blood upon your own heads There 's none able to judge of these things before the lusts of the flesh and the lusts of the eyes and the pride of life be judged and overcome in them and the love of the world That 's blasphemy for a man to say he is a Jew or a Christian and is not but still is in the old nature that was a murderer from the begining he blaspheams the Name of God Rev. 2. 9. for God hath no such children in the New Covenant As it was then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit so it is now Gal. 4. 29. But he that is born after the spirit never persecutes him that is born after the flesh W. T. FRiends your hands have hitherto been held from shedding of blood consider what it is that hath withstood you and kept you from it and do not go on to strive any longer against the Lord but remember David how glad he was that he was prevented from blood when he was going with a full resolution and the thing was gone out of his mouth to destroy the House of Nabal 1 Sam. 25. 22 32 33. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel saith he which hath sent thee this day to meet me and hath kept me this day from coming to shed blood and this was but the blood of a wicked man So Friends consider and strive not against the goodnesse of the Lord which hath hitherto withstood you and kept you off from shedding of blood and that with little force It will be no grief of heart to you that you have not shed blood but to shed it may lie heavier upon you then yet you are aware To let the tares if tares alone with the wheat according to Christs own Doctrine this will not repent you because it is his own command but under pretence of plucking them up to pull up one of the least of his Lambs this will be a burthen too heavy for you to bear and though you may think you do God service therein yet he accepts it not To seek the harm of one that would not hurt an hair of your heads consider whence this is and what acceptance this would have with God seeing he saith He that toucheth you the innocent lambs toucheth the apple of mine eye therefore touch not mine anointed do my Prophets no harm saith the Lord and blessed be their work who are made tender of them for what 's done to one of the least of those that belong to Christ is done to him William Tomlinson They are very confident who kill Christs Lambs to do God service that those they kill are not his Lambs but his Enemies else they would not kill them to do Him service for they could not think it service to God to kill his children yet see how far their confident zeal is mistaken while they think they kill his enemies they kill the children of the Kingdom Thus it happened to Christ the zealous Jews were very confident he was a Blasphemer and Seducer of the people and therefore they durst say His blood be on us and on our children upon the same account the members also of Christ alwayes suffer as Blasphemers as Hereticks as Seducers of the people You are now upon this danger and trial of your spirits Now why is it that

in this confident zeal they kil his Children taking them for enemies It is saith Christ Iesus because they know not the Father nor me Ioh. 16. 2 3. Now examine your selves you that are for killing or hurting Do you know the Father Do you know the Son Have you communion and fellowship with them Is the Son begot in you Is He formed in you Are you come into His innocent nature if not your confidence and zeal will deceive you and you stand in that nature that will kil children for enemies for you cannot know them til you know his nature brought forth in you And if His Nature be once brought forth in you you wil finde a saving spirit raised up in you not a destroying spirit for Christ and every measure of Him is a Saviour not a Destroyer and so from Christ the Saviour spring up many Saviours Obad. v. 21. He that is the destroyer and persecutor is yet in the old Covenant Hagar He is but the son of the bond-woman which is yet in bondage with her children and is to be cast out Gal. 4. 22 to the end And if ever you come to witness the new Covenant and the Law of God writ in your hearts and the nature of Christ formed in you you will finde the persecutor in you cast out and that it enters not the Kingdome for there 's nothing hurts nor destroyes in all Gods Holy Mountain Isa. 11. 9. Wil. Tomlinson Was not the appearance of Christ when He was born glorious when that the voyce was cryed Hosanna to the Highest Was not this to the astonishing of the beholders and amazement of the world did it not stir up all chief Priests and Herod was not He puzled about His Birth and they troubled at his coming did not the Chief Priests and Rulers gather against Him who was full of grace and truth did not the glory of Him shew it self forth when He went up unto Jerusalem when the high voice was spoken and the songs to him sung the strength ordained out of the mouths of Babes and sucklings and was not Jerusalem the highest place of Worship and did not the strength which was ordained for the Babes and Sucklings set the Priests and Rulers on rage against Christ that they crucified and slew him and did not that make Herod and Pilate friends in the highest place of Worship did not He say and tell his Disciples Hee would come again the Hosanna Him that was cryed Glory to the Highest And did not He come again to his Apostles according to his promise and make his abode with them and sup with them Did not the Apostles say to the Saints that Christ was in them the mysterie the hope of glory and if He was in them the body was dead because of sin did not the Apostle say Examine yourselves prove yourselves Know you not that Iesus Christ is in you except you be Reprobates mark Iesus Christ in you the Emmanuel the Saviour the Lamb of God the Hosanna Is not his appearance in the Spirit as glorious in his second coming as it was at his first is it not as much to be admired in the world as it was ever Answer these things and satisfie your selves To the Light wherewith Christ Jesus hath enlightned you all I speak that with it you may see when you act against him where he is manifested To prison them contrary to the Just is to make them to grow and to banish them is to shame your Religion and not to own the thing the scripture speakes of and to put them to death is to destroy your selves George Fox Whether or no you will suffer Christ to have as much honor in the earth and the world as the Devil hath Where Christ is manifested whether or no he shall not have more honour or as much where he is manifested And whether or n●… it is offence to bow to man or to kneel before a Iudge in the world Whether the● be offensive to the world amongst the world to bow before such and among such the truth is not in And whether or no it would not be offence to such to bow to Christ where he is manifested and persecute such as do bow where the thing is in the truth whether or no such a thing may not be done in the truth and bee a figure to all the bowings of the earthly Powers which be out of truth which hath reigned above the seed of God An example to you all Therefore take heed and consider before you act any thing or judge lest God judge you afterward for be assured He will Whether bowing in the Truth may not bee a figure that the seed of God shall rise and reign above the Earthly Powers and they shall bow to it And how know you but such things as these may bee tryalls to you whether you will persecute another for taking that which is acted among you to your selves in another way different from this Now come to do as you would be done by and do not persecute that in another that is acted in the world though it be professed otherwayes in the intent and come to the true measure and weight and act nothing in your own wils nor out of the counsel of God to judge the just upon earth in this world the just you 'l be judged by that is of the world to come without end I receive not Honor of man Whether or no if any do persecute the seed which doth take the honor of God which is over the world and it They themselves do take the honor of the world that persecutes the contrary Are these things judged with a just measure and weighed with an equall ballance yea or nay George Fox DID not Christ wash the Disciples feet Did he not do that as a pattern and example to those that came after him that they should do so to one another Have you washed one anothers feet Have ye anointed one another with oyle that stumble at these where they are acted Are not these the expressions of love to one another And are not these things to be acted amongst the Disciples of Christ Are not these things wonders amongst you that do not wash one anothers feet that be out of the example of the Lord did not the Disciples wash one anothers feet according to Christs example Were not the Prophets feet washed Did not Peter desire his head to be washed Do not wonder and strange at these things where they are practised Were not the Saints to salute one another with a holy kisse and was not Peter to be carried whither he would not Was there not a time that he girded himself And is it not the Prince of the air that rules in the children of disobedience if it be not the Prince of Peace and the Lamb of God And is it not an expression of love and honor where there is the washing of one anothers feet And for the washing or kissing of feet it is but an expression of love and humility And is not this a patern and example to all you to judge you all how far short ye are of washing one anothers feet or kissing one anothers feet and do not wrong one another about these outward things but to come to know the Seed of God which bruiseth the Serpents head which would destroy and set one at enmity with another that crusheth down these outward things and reigns over these outward things which seed of God comprehends all strife and comprehends the world which seed the promise and blessing of God is to in which seed is the unity and not the enmity for that is it which is bruised with it Therefore do not shew your selves in enmity against these actions where they are acted in the seed of God in righteousnesse not in the world out of the enmity not as justifying the wicked in these things nor condemning the righteous Minde consideration before you do judge of such as are moved to act these things whether or no they be not examples to you all to try you all whether or no you will persecute or lift up your hands against such and an act whereby you may search your selves and see how far short ye come of a Disciple And come to that good in you all that is of God that with it you may overcome if there be any thing that is evil and the heaping the coles of fire upon that which is the adversary And whether or no there be not such things to be acted in righteosunesse and simplicity as washing the feet of the Disciples or that some may be carried whether they would not go and if any should kisse the feet or wash the feet of another in love and simplicity is that such a crime And for Jesus and Christ and the prince of life and peace if Jesus Christ be within the second Adam is witnessed God with us which is Jesus and be not offended with this if any do witnesse the State reconciled to God who hath witnessed the State drove from God the first Adams state who witnesses the second Adams state the Emanuel God with us Again Now be not ye offended at this least you do manifest your selves to be in the first Adams state driven from God not witness Jesus Christ God with you reconciled to God again But if you stand against this it shews your selves to be in the transgression standing against the Emanuel which is God with us Be not hasty in acting these things but examine and consider before you do act Except ye see signes and wonders ye will not believe but this is come to pass that the Scriptures might be fulfilled that saith the time will come that they shall think they do God good service when they kill you Remember the Scripture which saith His face is more marr'd then any mans Isa. 52. 14. And whether this be not the same that gave his Cheeks to the Smiter and opened not his mouth And see now who they are that have spit upon him but what evil hath he done Notwithstanding all these warnings yet on the 17. day of the tenth moneth the major part of the House pronounced Sentence on him FINIS