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A40242	Saul's errand to Damascus, with his packet of letters from the high priests against the disciples of the Lord, or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancashier who call themselves ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers : together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced against, the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them : published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.; Lawson, John.	1654 (1654)	Wing F1895; ESTC R37353	29,928	47

the Scriptures are not the Salvation but he that doth believe hath the life of them Who is born of God shall never dye as it is written he that believeth is born of God and he that is born of God hath the witness in himselfe that God is the cause of mans Salvation and not the Scripture nor the Letter James Naylers Answer and Declaration touching some things charged upon him by the men aforesaid HAving heard of divers untruths cast upon me by some of the Priests in their high places though I stand only to the Lord in respect of my selfe yet left any that love the truth should be led on by these salfe reports to speak evil of those things they know not I shall lay open the truth as it is revealed in me touching those things whereof I have bee falsly accused First Concerning Jesus Christ that he is the eternal word of God by whom all things were made and are upholden which Rev. 19. 13. was before all time but manifested to the world in time for the 1 Ioh. 1. 2 3 4 5. recovery of left man which Word became flesh and dwelt amongst the Saints who is the same yesterday to day and for Ioh. 1. 14. ever who did and doth dwell in the Saints who suffered and rose again and ascended into Heaven and is set at the right hand o God to whom all power is given in heaven and in earth Eph. 1. 20. who fill all places is the light of the world but known to none but to those that receive and follow him and those he lead up to Ioh. 8 12. God out of all the ways works and worships of the world by his pure light in them whereby he reveals the man of sinne 2 Thess 2. 8. and by his power casts him out And so prepares the bodies of the Saints a fit Temple for the pure God to dwell in with whom dwells no unclean thing and thus he reconciles God and man 1 Cor. 3. 16 17. and the image of God which is in purity and holinesse is renewed and the image of S●●an which is all sin and uncleanness is defaced and none can witness Redemption further then Christus thus revealed in them to set them free from sin which 2 Cor. 5. 18. 19. Christ I witness to be revealed in me in measure Gal. 1. 16. 2 Cor. 13. 5 Col. 1. 27. Col. 3. 10. 2. Concerning the Scriptures That they are a true Declaration of that word which was in them that spoke them forth and 2 Pet. 1. 20. 21. are of no private interpretation but were given forth to be read and fulfilled in the Saints as they were given forth by the Rev. 22. 18. Holy Ghost without adding or diminishing and were not given forth for men to make a Trade on to get money by but as they are they are profitable for Doctrine for reproofe for correction 2 Tim. 3. 16. 17. for instruction in righteousness that the may of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto every good work But they who trade in the Letter and are ignorant of the M●●●●y deny all perfection and none can rightly understand the Scriptures but thay who read them with the same spirit that gave them forth 1 Cor 2. 14 15. for the 〈…〉 man understands not the things of God for they are spiritually discerned 3. Concerning Baptisme the true Baptisme is that of the spirit with the holy Ghost and with fire Baptized by one spirit into onebody not the washing away the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection Acts 1. 5. Jesus Christ without which no other Baptism can save us they being out figures or shadows but this Baptism of Christ Gal. 3. 27. is the substance whereby we are baptized into his death and those that are bapized into Christ have put on Christ 4. Concerning the Lords Supper The true Supper of the Lord is the spiritual eating and drinking of the flesh and blood Mat. 26. 26. 28. of Christ spiritually which the Spirituall man only eateth and is thereby nourished up unto carnall life without which Iohn 6. 51. 53 54 55 56. eating there can be no life in creature profess what you will and all who eat of this bread and drink of this cup have reall communion in Christ the head and also one with 1 Cor. 11. 24. 25. another as members and are of one heart and one minde a compleat body in Christ Now the world who take onely Col. 2. 10. the outward fignes and are not brought in discerning of the Lords body eat drink domnation to themselves become guilty 1 Cor. 11. 27 28 29. of the body and blood of Christ and cals this a Communion but lives in envy strif and debate fighting and going to Law one with another for earthly hings 5. Concerning the Resurrection That all shall arise to give an account and receive at the last day according to their works Iohn 5. 29. whether good or evill These bodies that are dust shall turn to 1 Cor. 15. 38. dust but God shall give a body as pleaseth him that which is sown in corruption shall be raised in incorruption it is sown a 1 Cor. 15. 42 43 44. naturall body it is raised a spirituall body and as we have borne the image of the earthly so we shall hear the image of the Rev. 2. 6. heavenly but flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of heaven neither doth corruption inherit incorruption for we 1 Cor. 15. 20. must be changed But they who cannot witnesse the first Resurrection within themselves know nothing of the second but by heatsay and therefore say some of your Teachers that Christ 1 Cor. 15. 47. is in Heaven with a carnal body Now that Christ who is the si si it fruits should be in Heaven with a carnall body and the Saints with a spirtuall body is not proportionable 6. Concerning Magistracy It is an Ordinance of God Ordained for the punishment of evil doers and an encouragement for them that do well Where Justice and righteousnesss is the head and ruleth with out partiality that Land is kept in peace and those that judge for the Lord I honour as my own life not with a sluttering honour putting off he hat and bowing of the knee which is the honor of the world having mens persens Jude 16. in admiration because of advantage for self ends but from my heart for conscience sake as to the power which is of God not to mens persons for the Scripture saith he that respects persons commits sin and is convinced of the Law as a transgressor and the Apostle Iames commands the Saints not to have the Jam. 2. 9. faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of Iam. 2. 1 2 3 4. persons for saith he such are partial

Christ with one Spirit into one body that I confess according to Scripture and the Lords Supper I confess and that the brend the Saints Gal. 3. 27. break is body of Christ and that cup which they drink is the Ioh. 6. 53. 55. blood of Christ this I witnesse Object 3. He did disswade men from reading the Scriptures telling them that it is carnal Answ For disswading men from reading the Scriptures that is false for they were given to be read as they are but not to 1 Cor. 2. 10. 16. make a Trade upon the Letter is carnall and killeth but that which gave it forth is spiritual eternall and giveth life and this I witnesse Object 4. That he was equall with God Answ That was not so spoken but that He that sanctifieth Heb. 2. 11. and they that are sanctified are of one and the Saints are all 〈…〉 Eph. 5. 30. this the Scripture doth witness And ye are the Sons of God and the Father and he Son are one and they that are joyned to the Lord are one Spirit and they that are joyned to an harlot are on flesh Object That God taught deceit Answ That is false and was never spoken by me God is pure Object That the Scriptures are Antichrist Answ That is false but that they which prosess the Scriptures and live not in the life and power of them as they did that gave them forth that I witness to be Antichrist Object That he was the judge of the world Answ That the Saints shall Judge the world the Scripture witness it whereof I am one and I witness the Scripture fulfilled Cor. 6. 2. 3. Object That he was as upright as Christ Answ Those were not so spoken by me but that as he is so are we in this present world That the Saints are made the 1 Ioh. 4. 17. righteonsness of God That the Saints are one in the Father and 2 Cor. 5. 21. the Son that we shall he like him 1 John 3. 3. and that all Ioh. 17. 21. 22. teaching which is given forth by Christ is to bring the Saints to perfection even 〈◊〉 the measure of the stature of the fastness Eph. 4. 11. 12. 13. of Christ This the Scripture doth witness and this I witness Where Christ dwels must not ●e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Temple Queries propounded to George Fox by some of the Contrivers of the Petition and by him Answered Query WHether there be one individual God distinguished into the Father Son and Holy Ghost or not Answ Herein thou wouldst know whether God be individual yea or no which is but a busie minde for hadst thou the witness in thy self thou wouldst know that he is but the Heathen know not God and all that know him not are Heathen living in the wicked imiginations of their own hearts and that is thy condition For God is a Spirit and none know him but the Son and he to whom the Son is revealed the Son and the Word is one He that hath ears to bear let him bear what the Spirit saith for thou natural man thou knowest not the things of God Qu. Whether a believer be justified by Christs righteousness imputed yea or no Answ He that beleeveth is born of God and he that is born of God is justified by Christ alone without imputation Qu. Whether he that beleeveth that Christ hath taken away his sin is clean without sin in this life as Christ himself or not Answ He that believeth is born of God and he that is born of God sins not neither can he sin because his seed remaineth in him as he is so are we in this present evil world Qu. Whether a Believer be without all sin in this life or not Answ Christ being made manifest is made manifest to take away sin and in him is no sin at all he that abideth in him sins not he that sins is of the Devil and bath not seen him in the true Church of God there is no talk of such carnal things Thou Sot the Bread which the Saints break is of the body of Christ he is the bread of life The Church is not the Steeple-house but the Church is in God and those that eat the bread of life live for ever the Church is in God and the bread of life is there and it shall continue for ever Qu. Whether Christ in the flesh be a figure or not and if a figure how and in what Answ Christ is the substance of all figures and his flesh is a figure for every one passeth through the same way as he did who comes to know Christ in the flesh there must be a suffering with him before there be a rejoycing with him Christ is an example for all to walk after and if thou know'st what an example is thou wouldst know what a figure is to come up to the same fulness Qu. Weether there be any Heaven or Hell for the Elect or Reprobute after death but in man in this life or not Answ There is no knowledge of Heaven or Hell but through death the wicked shall be turned into bell and all them that forget God there to be tormented there is a hell thou shalt finde it Heaven is God Throne and Heavenly notions within shall be shaken for God is pure and nothing that is unclean shall stand before him and he hath said he will dwell in man Qu. Whether the Ministration of the Ministory by man is to continue till the end or not Answ The Ministration of the world is the Ministry of man and doth not lead to an end but keeps in time and that must have on end for it is not of God The Ministery of God is to draw people up to himself but that is not of man nor by man nor according to man or Paul was made a Minister according to the wil of God who had not received it of man neither was it taught him of man and was a Minister of the Spint but the Ministers of the world receive their learning as Oxford and Cambridge and are taught of men and speak a divination of their own brain which is conjuring and bewitch the people with those things which are carnal as to sprinkle Infants and tell them of a Sacrament which there is no Scripture for and saying they are the Ministers of Christ and act those things which he forbids as to have the chiefest place in the assemblies the uppermost room at feasts the greeting in Markets and to be called of men Masters and with pretence make long prayers which Christ forbids and profess and say they are the Ministers of Christ wherein they shew themselves to be Antichrist And see if thou do not uphold these Antichrists and say they are the Ministers of Christ Qu. Whether the written Word I mean the Scriptures be the power of God unto Salvrtion to every one that believes or not Answ The written Word is not the power of God not