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A91468	Goliahs head cut off with his own sword; in a combat betwixt little David, the young stripling, who stands in the power and strength of his God, and great Goliah the proud boaster, who stands in his own strength, glorifying in the arm of flesh, and contemning and despising little David, because of his youth. In a reply to a book, set forth by an un-named author, under pretence of an answer to thirty six queries, propounded by James Parnell, whom he in scorn calls, the young Quaker. And also an answer to severall counter-queries, propounded by the same unnamed authour, whom I understand to be one Thomas Draton, a teacher of the world, at Abbey Rippon, in Huntingtonshire, ... and also he that takes his part, who writes himself W.P. who knowes not the power of God, and therefore glories in the length of time, and the multitude of years. ... / Given forth from the spirit of the Lord in the behalf of Israel against the armies of the aliens, who muster up themselves against the Lord, and his authority: by a friend to the common-wealth of Israel, who is known to the world, by the name James Parnel. Who is a sufferer in outward bonds, for the testimony of the everlasting truth, in Colchester Castle. 1655.	Parnell, James, 1637?-1656.	1655 (1655)	Wing P531; Thomason E861_1; ESTC R203310	65,568	94

this excuse serve to shelter you Hirelings and deceivers to say that there is no Law nor Command of God to the contrary for it is false for Christ commands his Ministers expresly freely to give as freely they had received and also charged them where they was not freely received Levit. 25.14 Mich. 1.2 to depart thence shaking off the dust of their feet as before is proved and also oppression is the Law of God against and to take the tenth or increase of the fruits of the peoples labours is a sore and great oppression which the Land groans under and therefore a sin and yet the gift doth so blinde your eyes that you cannot see all this but thinks because there is no Scripture for you therefore none against you and though there needs no example to prove any Shoomaker or Cobler to be a Prophet as thou confessest though in scorn for it is a thing that none doth who understands the Scripture being there is sufficient proof that he called other Tradesmen yet there is a need that you might finde so much as a Scripture proof or example for your Tithes and maintenance who profess it to be your rule being it is a great oppression of the Land and yet sayst thou it doth suffice you that there is no Law or Command to the contrary therefore this shews your avaricious mindes who are so willing to be blinde in this things but it will not neither doth so easily suffice those that are oppressed by you though you regard it not according to the Prophet Ezekiels words you seek for the fleece and regard not the flock but make a prey upon the sheep and so with this stop thy mouth and own thy selfe amongst the false Shepheards and Hirelings Ezek. 34. John 10. Whether ever they had a set maintenance Que 13. or so much a year for preaching as 40.60.100 or 200 l. as thou and such as thou hath And in thy Answer P. Ans i thou canst not bring one Scripture for thy Rule to prove this your common practise but flees to the Records that thou sayst are to be found in severall parts of Christendom as thou calls it where I do not intend to seek for them to see whether these things be true or no which thou speakest of them but as I said before will conclude them to be false in this thing being the Scripture is altogether against it so that thou canst not finde one Scripture to justifie it but sayst if we say Where do you read of this in the Scripture thou answers as far off again to the same purpose still without any Scripture proof and therefore I shall leave it for any understanding Reader of thy Book to judge and see how weak you are if you had not a Law of man to uphold you who have not one Scripture that will strengthen the foundation of your Ministry which is your maintenance then how have you deluded the people to make them believe that the Scripture is your Rule when it is altogether against you let the honest hearted judge And whether such be not the hirelings which cares not for the sheep yea or nay Que. 14. And whether such be not the greedy Doggs which the Prophet Isay freely declared against Isay 56.11 and makes a prey upon the sheep which Ezekiel declared against Ezek 34. and are the ravening Wolves which Jesus Christ declared against Mat. 7.15 and are such as through covetuousness makes Merchandise of the people which Peter a Minister of Christ declared against 2 Pet. 2.3 and such as go after the error of Balaam for gifts and rewards which Jude a Servant of Jesus Christ cryed woe against Jude 11. And in thy Answer P. Ans after many excuses thou plainly confessest thou canst not justifie all of your Calling and therefore thou wilt answer for thy selfe and first thou sayst thou art none of these Hirelings for he is not an Hireling which takes the wages allotted to him for his work for then thou dost accuse Kings Governours to be Hirelings who takes Tribute and Custom yea and the Apostles and Christ himself which to prove thou quotes 2 Cor. 7.8 and Luke 8.23 but thou confessest that he is one that sets his heart upon the wages only and delights not in the work but is weary of the same and longs for the shadow or rest which to prove thou quotest Job 7.1.2 3. Reply Here thou impudent lyer for all thy shuffelings and thy coverings thou canst not hide thy selfe but out of thy own mouth shalt be judged though thou here plainly denies thy Brethren and thinks it enough to answer for thy selfe thy cause is so bad for thy wages is not alotted by God neither hast thou any Scripture Rule to prove them as is before proved and therefore it follows that thy heart is set upon thy hire for which sake thou undertakes that work which thou professest and it is for thy hires sake that thou art not weary of thy work or else thou wouldst not own that which is so contrary to the Scripture so that thou canst not bring one Scripture proof for this thy practice and that it is thy hire that thou delights in is sufficiently apparent by thy thus gaping for it and seeking to defend it though altogether contrary to Scripture And as for the work thou and thy Brethren professeth you are as idle in it as you can so that you can but hold up the Worlds custom and blind the people that still you may rule over them by your meanes and thus it may plainely be seene wherein is your delight and so out of thy own mouth judge thee to be neither conscionable nor faithfull who art not ashamed thus to seeke to justifie thy selfe in thy deceipt when as thy own mouth confesseth that it is not a liberall maintenance and that thou canst take it and plead for it and therefore this Scripture which thou quotest in Iob. 7.2 shall stand and witnesse against thee who as a hireling agrees with the people for so much a yeare and as a hireling lookes for thy wages at the yeares end but of thy work there is no profit to any and so with the shaddow thou deceivest them for gaine which doth so blind thy eie that thou thinkest all are like thee though they take that which is freely administred to them for their temporall necessities which is not agreeing with the people for so much a yeare and to take it by a law whether they will agree with you yea or nay which weapons Christ or his Ministers never made use of and therefore thou lier how darst thou to accuse Christ or his Apostles to take wages for their worke did Christ heale the sick or the diseased and the lame and the blind or teach the people for mony or wages oh thou blasphemer for ever stop thy mouth from nameing his holy name who doth so slander him well maist thou accuse

and yielded to the deceipt of their heares and so gave occasion to such as thee who wait for occasion to blaspheme the truth but it is no new thing 1 Tim. 14.15 but the same which the Scripture declares of in divers places therefore saith Christ offences must come but woe unto them by whom they do come Mat. 26 Mat. 27.5 for there was then many such as thee in that age who as thou dost waited for occasion to blaspheme the truth but if thou hadst been then how would'st thou have accused Christ who had but twelve Apostles and one of them betrayed him and then hanged himselfe and another denied him therefore let this stop thy mouth for speaking evil of the things thou knowest not and as for Spencer and Gilpin whom thou here nominates the truth is sufficiently cleared of them in other Books and the Priests have owned them as they did Judas which is the name of all that turn from the truth after they have received it Have so many fallen into distraction or madness in any Sect Qu 100. or under any Doctrine as there hath done amongst your hearers especially where the number of Disciples was no more Look at home and answer thy selfe witness your Universities Ans as you call them for it is the fruit of your studies who would finde out that by your wit and wisdom which the Lord hath hid from you and all that you cannot settle in security and blindness you lead them into madness confusion and distraction if they do not in time forsake you as many will witness at this day that they are led by you into such a Wildernesse that they know not which way to get out neither do you know how to direct them for you are in confusion your selves Mat. 15 14. and so the blinde leads the blinde into the ditch therefore this might have stopped thy mouth from falsly accusing us but I remember truth was ever accounted madness and folly by the blinde World who know not that Godliness is great gain And in thy 94. Query thou wast questioning the truth of our Doctrine because of the multitude of Disciples and now by the fewness and thus thou contradicts thy selfe and then after much of thy filthy stuffe which all along thou hast vented forth of thy old bottle against us which upon thee I have returned again from whence it came thou seemest to accuse our book but dost not shew wherein and therefore I passe it by as knowing thy lying spirit and then thou stealest the Apostles words for a Cloak for the deceipt of thy heart 2 Cor. 13.7 8 9. which the Apostle spoke from a true and upright heart but thou from a false deceiptful heart as all along hath been sufficiently proved and thy prayers to be abomination and that thou hast nothing to do to name the name of God in thy mouth who art a worker of iniquity and a stranger unto God who art found out of his Doctrine 2 Tim. 2 19. 2 Ioh. 9. and therefore with this Scripture I shall mark thee 2 John 9.10 that all may know thee and turn away their eares from thee who art not to be received but denied and therefore whosoever receives thee or thy Doctrine the same departs from the Doctrine of Christ and therefore let this be a Caveat to all people to whom it shall come and look upon thee to be as Anathema Maranatha 1 Cor. 16.22 This from a friend to all souls witnessed in all consciences by the eternall Light of God by which I am known and received I. P. THE END