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A43227	A plain account of certain Christian experiences, labours, services and sufferings, of that ancient servant and minister of Christ, Roger Hebden, deceased containing both warning, consolation, and instruction in righteousness.	Hebden, Roger, 1620 or 21-1695.	1700 (1700)	Wing H1346A; ESTC R15158	54,976	136

to the outward Elements And though Christ did eat the Passover with his Disciples before he left them yet he said That be would not henceforth drink of this Fruit of the Vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom Mat. 26.29 Which Kingdom being Spiritual it stands in that which is above all Carnal Things For the Saints Communion and Fellowship is in the Light 1 John 1.7 But if we walk in the Light as he is in the Light we have Fellowship one with another and their Fellowship was not only One with another but With the Father and with his Son Christ Jesus 1 John 1.3 And it is the same now they who walk in the Light finds it so But I know it is not so with the World by their receiving Bread and Wine for when I did receive that with them there was a thirsting that with them there was a thirsting to have received something of Christ with the Bread and Wine but could get nothing but came away empty And after they have received Bread and Wine together they are not thereby United into One but too often live in Strife and Envy as formerly without any change at all Neither have the Teachers of the World my Command from Christ in Scripture for taking a Text or place of Scripture and to add thereto their own Inventions But if any shall say That Jesus went into the Synagogue and there was delivered unto him the Book of the Prophet Isaih and when he had opened the the Book be found the place where it was written The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because be hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the Poor c. Luke 4.16 17 18 19. From this some may conclude in themselves and say That he took a Text or place of Scripture to speak from it To which I answer It was not the words spoken of another or another's Condition but the Prophecy concerning him which was then fulsilled the Spinit of the Lond then being upon him whereby he did preach the Gospel to the Poor c. As in the 21 st verse He began to fay unto them This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears But which of the Teachers of the World can say truly That they are by the Spirit of the Lord being upon them Anointed to preach the Gospel to the Poor c. as it was there written in that Prophecy of him which he said was then fulfilled But other ways by Man they are appointed and the Love of Lucre with the Praise of Men are the chief Motives to put them forward to speak And so if they will follow Christ let them follow him and in plainness and honesty in this his Practice take the Scriptures that speak of them their Practive and Condition as he did of his which is fulfilled in them and by them and then they may take the Book of the Prophet Isaiah and open it in their Synagogues and read to the People that place Isaiah 56.11 where he speaking before of the Watch-men saith They are Shepherds that cannot understand they all look to their own way every one for his gain from his quater taking this Scripture and reading it to the People applying it to themselves that they are such as look to their own way every one for his gain from his quarter that Scripture the People may witness with them to be true in them and fulfilled by them And so they may turn into the Prophecy of Jeremiah where they may read themselves unto the People they being such as bear Rule by their Means Jer. 5.31 And which steal the Word from their Neighbour which the Lord us against For although they will be taking the Scriptures into their Mounths can they prove that the Lord dit ever speak by them For their Trading with the Scriptures is by Stealing from others and as then they did run when the Lord did not send them as in the same Chapter verse 22. therefore they profited not the People let them read that unto the People Wherein the People may see the cause why they have not profited by them They may likewise read unto the People what the Lord by the Prophet Ezekiel said that the false Prophets did Chap. 34.3 They seek for the Fleece and feed not the Flock this they may read and this the People who are not blinded may witness to be their greatest Care for to get the Fleece more than to seed the Flock They may turn unto the third Chapter of Micah and read in the 11th verse of Priests that taught for Hire and such as put into the false Prophets Mouths then they cry'd peace to them as in verse 5. but he that put not into their Mouths they prepared war against him These Scriptures are fulfilled in them and by them they teach for hire and such as will give them their desire they speak Peace to such and will call them good Christians but such as cannot satisfie their desires seeing them to be no Ministers of Christ and so cannot maintain them by acting against their Consciences against such they do prepare War either by Suing them at the Law or Smiting with the Tongue as Jer. 18.18 and with some of these they make War against such as cannot give them their Wages because they are not of Christ's setting down agreeable unto Mat. 10. and Luke 10. Read these places and there you may see the Wages that Christ appoints his Disciples Further if they will imitate in Reading a Scripture belonging unto them then they may read Mat. 23.67 Who love the uppermost Rooms at Feasts chief Seats in the Synagogues Greetings in the Markets and to be called of Men Rabbi Rabbi And as the Scribes and Pharisees did bid others observe and do such things as they did not themselves and laid heavy Burdens upon others but they themselves would not touch them as Mat. 23.3 4. So it is now with the Priests of England the People may witness with me that these Scriptures are true in them and fulfilled by them Woe from Christ was and is their Portion And in the 11th verse of the Epistle of Jude they may read where their Portion is set down before their Practice Woe unto them for they have gone in the way of Cain and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward which is manifest at this day by their Persecution and Suing Men at Law for their Wages And the last place that I shall now desire them to read is 2 Pet. 2.1 where the Apostle saith But as there were false Prophets also among the People even as there shall be false Teachers amongst you And in the 3 d verse thus And through Covetousness shall they with fained words make Merchandise of you c. This is their Practice and is manifest to most Men that their exchanging of Place and People is Merchant-like to get Gain for the better some way if not always for

A Plain ACCOUNT Of Certain Christian Experiences Labours Services and Sufferings OF THAT Ancient Servant and Mininister of Christ Roger Hebden DECEASED Containing both Warning Consolation and Instruction in Righteousness They who are faithful unto Death shall receive a Crown of Life London Printed and Sold by T. Sowle in 〈◊〉 Hart-Court in Gracious-street 1700. The Author's Introduction SOmething in this Book is writen relating to my coming to Understand the Way of God and how I walked therein with Passages concerning my Imprisonment and Letters unto Friends and others With some Passages relating my Exercise for several Years of my Life-time with several other Passages therein written according to the Times and as there was a Service then seen The Author's Introduction With Directions therein for all that know not God how they may come for to Know Fear Serve and Worship Him in Love the Way is declared agreeable to the Scriptures of Truth and according to the Measure of Knowledge then communicated to Roger Hebden A Plain Account OF THE Christian Experiences c. OF Roger Hebden IN or about the ●●st Month of the Year 1651 and in the Thirty First Year of my Life I Roger Hebden Son of John Hebden late of Appleton in the Street then using the Calling of a Woollen Draper and Dwelling in New Malton The Lord God of Heaven and Earth whose Love hath been to Mankind manifest in all Ages and to all Generations of Men upon the Face of the Earth about that time did manifest himself more fully than to many Ages and Generations in sending forth his Servants who in his infinite Love he had given to know his Kindness to them in placing a Witness for himself in them to lead and command them as Isaiah 55.4 And altho' this kindness of the great God the Author of the Good of all Mankind I was made partaker of with others and at sundry times had felt his Witness at work in me even when I was but Young even about the Age of Eleven or Twelve Years and at several times in my Life-time after bearing Testimony against the Evil of my Doings and condemned me for the sames yet I knew not that this was of God neither did I understand that this was given to Lead and Command me and so when I did such things as I knew to be evil was condemned in my self not knowing who it was that Condemned me as John 1.5 3.19 But the Lord God in his infinite Love towards me appeared in sending a faithful Servant of his named George Fox whom he had given to know the way of God and to direct others to know the same by his Power speaking thorow him made him serviceable to inform me and bring me to the knowledge of that Light and Grace of God within me which when I heard of it there was raised a Witness that I had felt such a thing divers times and coming to understand who it was that I had resisted and pierced it wounded me deeply and after I came to see what had been the cause of my Trouble avoiding it I had Peace as is in this Book mentioned And the Lord going on with his Work in me about six Months after poured forth his Spirit of Prayer and Prophesie upon me Thus I came to be made a Minister of Christ whom I Preach and in obedience to the same Spirit being led into the World's Assemblies occasioned my being cast into Prison Here followeth the cause why I was and am Imprisoned not being ashamed of my Bonds Unto Friends and to the World I do declare as followeth I Being led by the Movings of the Spirit of the Lord in me to be near Tadcaster amongst Friends of Truth who Worship God in Spirit The 17th Day of the 10th Month 1654. I came to a House in Newton being accompanied with divers other Friends where the People of God were met together to wait upon God whilst I there waited I was stirred in Spirit to go to the World's People's Meeting-Place in that Town where they Worship an unknown God as Paul was whilst he waited at Athens Acts. 17.16 And for speaking such words there as are hereafter expressed was I by Robert Barwicke called Justice sent Prisoner to York-Castle and kept Prisoner from the time afore-mentioned until the 16th day of the 11th Month following at which time in Weatherby at the Sessions I being called an Indictment as they call it was read wherein the Jury for him called Lord Protector did upon their Oaths present that I Wilfully and Maliciously with such like words which they use in their Form at such a time came to such a place By which Form and through Ignorance the Jurors whom I pity are led as out of the Doctrine of Christ in Swearing so into the Work of the Devil to tell Lyes as I told them then There was nothing of my Will in going thither which was and is my present Comfort The thing they charged me withal was the same in the Mittimus namely That I uttered unto Master Clapham as they called him many Railing and Reviling Speeches as Thou art a Hirelings a dumb Dog c. and the like only that whereas Robert Barwicke called Justice said in that Paper called the Mittimus that I spoke these words to him Before he came forth of the Pulpit therein being taxed to be a Lyar These words before-mentioned to wit Before he came out of the Pulpit were left out of the Indictment Therein Deceit was manifest although he had given it under his Hand and Seal in the Mittimus That all that was there written was done in his presence and hearing Now Friends to You and to the World a few words As concerning what is here Charged upon me before any of these words were spoken to him he proved himself and was seen to be what was said of him and to him for before I spoke one word to him he spoke to me after he was come forth of the Pulpit Then I asked him this Question By what Authority dost thou speak He could not answer thereunto And so proved himself like the Watch-Men Isaiah spoke of Chap. 56.10 And also fled like the Hireling Christ spoke of John 10.13 before he was so called Then I being moved to speak to the People to direct them to the Anointing their Teacher within them the Way to Life that Light wherewith Christ Jesus hath enlightned them And minding that they would have no need to follow such Hirelings whereby their Souls might be deceived And it being with me even as it was with the Prophet Micah Chap. 3.8 I was full of Power by the Spirit of the Lord and of Judgment For the Word of the Lord unto me before I went was Tell them of their Sins And so to every one as they came before me as I was moved of the Lord I declared unto them their Condition and their Portion without Repentance which they must find which they called Judging But as

Peace and Rest to their Souls therefore none to look our or to fear what the Lord will call you to for therein the Adversary will many times present such Hardships unto you for to cause you to Despair and to Distrust of his Power in carrying you through yea many times may and will present harder things to you than ever you come to be exercised in however when you come into the Exercise it is not so hard as the Adversary did present Therefore you that have found him to be a Lyar do not trust him any more but trust in him that delivers you that he will deliver you And so you will come to find it for he never failed any that trusted in him therefore none to look before-hand but all in the Light wait to receive from the Lord what his Mind is And do not desire for to know all what you shall do hereafter let those thoughts that are so forward be judged down with the Light which shews the. Vanity thereof and so you will be kept from running into Confusion for it is suffering the desire to run forth before the Light that leads into trouble of Mind Therefore all in the Silence and Stilness of Spirit wait to hear that which is pure in you speak which calls for Purity and testifies against all Impurity and Deeds of Darkness that 's the Light that shines in Darkness and the Voice to which you ought to give Obedience and this is contrary to your own Wills and Desires that requires such things of you and calls upon you for to do such things as is contrary to what formerly you have delighted in when this calls then the Jewish Nature will desire a Sign as the Jews did Whether he be of God yea or nay and when the Lord requires Obedience will be fit to say Stay be not hasty stay for Movings know certainly Now when nothing of self is to be seen then the Adversary would hinder but when a Motion comes in that seems difficult or not clear then is the time that you are to wait for clearness but when the Command is clear and that which is required tends to Self-denial and nothing of self lyes at the bottom after Examination then be Faithful and Obedient And this I am moved for to write unto you that are not acquainted with the Wiles of the Adversary but are Ignorant of his Devices that when a thing is presented unto you for to do then for to return within to see if there were not a desire for to do such a thing and an end in the doing of it that if such a thing be done then you will be looked or when in Trouble you will find Peace or the like Now upon the Examination when such ends are seen then the not hasty but wait but then the Adversary will be fit to threaten with disobedience but do not heed him for such waiting as to know the Mind of God that you may not be deceived will not be laid upon you by the Lord as disobedience but herein will you find the difficulties taken away and the Mists and Darkness that was in your Minds will be expelled here waiting not with resolution to put off but that you may not be deceived then the Lord will clear up unto you his Mind and Pleasure and 〈◊〉 you will come into the Understanding 〈◊〉 know the difference of Voices and ●●●●ons So Friends knowing that many may and have been deceived I am the more large in writing unto you herein for to put you to a search in your selves upon all your Obediences and Performances to know who it is that requires them of you and what they tend unto that upon the search all the subtle Devices of the Adversary may not only be discovered but that you may be delivered and set free therefrom to Praise the Lord in The Beauty of Holiness to walk before him in Fear all the Days of your Lives and Sing Praises unto him Blessing and Honour and Glory and Power be given unto him that sitteth-upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever and for ever Rev. 5. who is Sion's King Praises Praises unto our God for evermore let all the Redeemed of the Lord say so and rejoyce continually in him and Praise him and Pray unto him for one another which is our bounden Duty So all of you my dear Brethren and Sisters who finds the living Heavenly Birth stir in you which breathes to God as I am brought into your Remembrance let the same come forth quench it not and then I in the Heavenly Life will meet it at the Throne of Grace where we shall be accepted in him who hath begotten us to God who is over all the World And unto this Power I commit you with this word of Exhortation to all that are Faithful to keep low in his Fear and you that are got above that you may sink down under that which convinces you for your out-running that so you may all be brought together into the Fold of Christ to lye down together and Feed upon one Food even the free Love of God in Christ Jesus which freely flows in unto the Obedient Ones and therein abiding and no more going astray therein shall we have continually rejoycing in one another where is our true Unity and lasting Welfare to which I commend you that we may all ever Farewell who am your dear and loving Brother whose Care for you and towards you cannot be expressed Roger Hebden York-Castle the 28th of the 2d Month 1655. The Answer to Robert Wray's Letter sent to John Brown Robert Wray A Paper being given into my Hand said to be a Copy of some words thou didst write of John Brown who gave thee a Book to read over wherein were laid down some of the Ranters Principles wherein thou writest That thou find'st in the Reading of it that the said John Brown judgeth thee to be a Ranter and one that is defiled with the Pollutions of the World and that thou shalt be accounted amongst the number of Reprobates Now Man consider within thy self what thou writest did John Brown thus judge thee to be Nay look nearer doth not That in thy Conscience judge thee and tell thee that thou art run forth from thy Guide which is pure which would have kept thee in the Fear of God and which did so whilst thou were 't guided by it and that did whilst thou kept'st to it separate thee from the Pollutions and Filthiness that the World lives in but now with the Dog thou art returned to thy Vomit and with the Sow that was in measure washed unto her wallowing in the Mire again And the Reprobate Mind ruling in thee thou must expect thy Portion with thy Companions That in thy Conscience will witness the Truth of this Although thou proceed and say That thou art freed from his Doom and all his Compliants by the Merits and Mercies of Jesus Christ I answer When Christ Jesus