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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60630	The faithful witness, or, A hand of love reached forth, that the blind may be guided, and the scattered gathered also, mans sinne and rebellion declared and the long-suffering of the Lord shewed: with a true call unto all people to meet the Lord by speedy repentance ..., also the state of professors plainly manifested ..., with a warning unto all the tender hearted amongst them to arise, and receive the hand of love ... : also, truth defended and cleared from the lyes and slanders declared by Ionathan Iohnson of Lincoln, a Baptist in profession / from one who bears no evil will to any man, but wisheth well to all men, and am known to many by the name of William Smith.	Smith, William.	1659 (1659)	Wing S4300; ESTC R38932	32,830	41

loveth and will stand above thee and all thy deceit though thou hast blasphemed him 4 Partic. That they steat Scriptures to deck their false Harlots with Proof Is proved in first calling the Scriptures dead and liveless to bring their false Harlot called light within into osteem and then fills their mouths with it to seem spiritualized and to make the world believe 't is from themselves and not from Scripture and this was proved against thes in thy Title Page of thy Book to H. H. Reply The light within is already proved from plain Scripture to be Christ the light of the world and the eternal truth and power of God and the Scriptures are dead and liveless unto thee who art at enmity with the light and life from which they were declared and unto which they bear testimony and therefore we deny thee though thy mouth may be somtimes filled with Scripture expressions and of which it is now empty but the Scriptures we own and have unity with them in the same Spirit from which they were given forth and knows them to be fulfilled in us who walk after the Spirit and what thou sayest was proved before to this matter against me is a proof which was of thy own inventions as these are which thou hast now offered to thy shame for ever not giving a Scripture expression nor naming a Scripture for what thou hast said but thy mouth is filled with Lyes instead of Scripture and that thou calls a proof 5. Partic. That they labour to have the Scriptures dead in m●ns est●mation Proof Is proved plain●y in telling men the Scriptures are a dead Letter and a liveless Book and saying it is a damnable Doctrine to say the Spirit is received by the hearing of Faith preached and beleeving according to the Scriptures and in calling the Doctrine and Ordinances of Christ in the Scriptures outward Forms and liveless Reply That which hath not life in it self is dead and thou cannot deny it and the Book hath not life in it self neither can the Letter thereof give life to any though they may read it and hear it all their life time and if ever thou come to know the Scriptures and the true use of them thou must come to the light which is the life of men without whom all things are dead and it is a damnable Doctrine to preach the Letter for Christ and set it above him which is not according to the Doctrine of those who were Ministers of the Spirit and not of the Letter and this doth the Letter declare and the Spirit is not received by hearing or reading the Letter but by the hearing of Faith preached in the heart by the Spirit that quickneth and the Doctrine of Christ and the Apostles which the Scriptures do declare and beleeving according to that Doctrine we own and in it walk by the same spirit which doth not lead any contrary who by it are guided but leads into the fulfilling of all and into the life where living vertue is received which from the beginning was ordained which is not dead nor formal but life and power but thou can sit down in thy own time to eat and drink in immitation of what thy imagination comprehends by reading the Scriptures that the Saints did and so thou glories in appearance and not in heart 6. Partic. That they deny the Scriptures Proof Is proved afore in which they are manifested to be the most audacious denyers of Scripture that ever hath been of all the Antich istian party Reply That which thou hast proved afore thou hast manifested thy self in to be a servant unto him who is an enemy to truth and every appearance of Righteousness which by the light is brought forth in the Children of Obedience that strikes at every work of darkness having no Communion with it and this makes him rage in Wrath and Fury in thee to speak great swelling words of vanity and offer them for a Proof that his Lyes might have a likeness of truth put upon them by which many are at this day deceived for the scriptures are owned and beleeved in and the Doctrine of Christ is obeyed and the light is walked in which gives us fellowship with the Father and with the Son where we have Communion with the life but Antichrist denyeth the Father and the Son and is at enmity with the divine Nature and fighting against every appearance of godliness which from the living vertue thereof is brought forth which thou makes thy great business to oppose and contend against 7. Partic. ●hat they are not guided by that light and spirit that gave forth the Scriptures Proof Is proved both by their denyal of those Scriptures and Commands g●v●n forth by the light and spirit of God in the Scriptures and also in their se●ting up a pretended light within contrary to any teachings of the spirit of God in the Scriptures Reply Thou art proved a Lyar by plain scripture in the Third Reply where it is proved that Christ is the light and it was in their hearts and this doth the teachings of Gods spirit in the scripture witness and we neither deny the teachings nor Commands given forth by the light and spirit of God in the scriptures but have unity with them and the s●me light and spirit teacheth us and unto the Commands thereof we wait to yield obedience but it is thy business to make Lyes thy Refuge and adds one to another without shame neither shewing what the Teachings and Commands are which thou sayest the scriptures teacheth and commandeth and what we deny nor what the light and spirit is nor where to be waited for which thou sayest we are not guided by but thou passeth all for Proof because thou sayest it 8. Par That they are evil dealers and fighters against God Proof Is proved in their evil dealing and fighting against the spirit of God speaking in the Scriptures and denying obedience thereunto and rayling against those that d● obey to exalt their lying spirit against it Reply What shall be done unto thee O thou false tongue who without fear uttereth such Lyes against the innocent who are guided by the spirit of truth out of all evil dealing or wrong doing but thou art in the depth of the bottomless pit and from thence foaming out thy own shame not fearing to speak any thing which the lying spirit puts into thy mouth and calls it a Proof when thou hast neither scripture ground nor reason to shew for what thou sayest but as the Devil hatcheth mischief in thy heart so with a ready mind thou serves him in what he will have thee to do and so falsely accuses the innocent who in all obedience serves the Lord and walks-after the spirit and yields all obedience to it and yet thou sayest they deny the spirit of God speaking in the scriptures but hast not shewed what those speakings are nor who they are that do obey that they rail against nor what

speak evil of the way of truth is not this thy great business to speak evil of Christ the light of the world who is the way and the truth which thou art speaking against so act out of the doctrine of Redemption not knowing thy Redeemer to live having not obeyed from thy heart the form of Christ doctrine so art not come to the work of Redemption which worketh by his own mighty power in all that beleeve in him saving from fin redeeming from all iniquity and making perfect for ever through the sanctification of the spirit which is his work within and yet without all men these things thou canst not reach unto in thy wisdom below 15. Partic. That they make the Word of God of none Authority Proof Is proved by their Traditions against the teachings of the Word of God which tells men that they who are without Faith are without Christ the true light Eph. 2. 12. But the Quakers tells men who are without faith that they have must look to Christ the true light within a flat contradiction to the div●n● Authority of the Word of God Reply All that knows the Word of God the teachings thereof do see thee to be in that state as they were who were without Christ the Apostle doth not say that Christ was not within them but that they were without Christ without God in the world therfore he calls them to awake arise from the dead 〈…〉 Christ might give them light which was not a light without ●nem for that they had whilst they were dead but to the light within them did he mind them which when they had received they were made light in the Lord knew him to be the Author of their Faith which he wrought in their ●ea●●s by the Word of his power which is the Word of Faith preached stands in the divine authority of God that so it is the true doctrin which the Word of God teacheth without any contradiction that they who are without faith are without Christ yet who are without faith are to look unto Christ within them obey him there that he may work faith in their hearts which those who are at enmity with him doth not come to know so abides without him in the unbelief in the world having no comunion with his life though such be without him yet he is within them a faithful witness to reprove them in their own conscience for their transgression disobedience but the Book unto thee is sealed thou art unlearn'd thy heart hardened that thou wilt not beleeve truth though from the living Word of God it be declared 16. Partic. That they set their hearts against the Lords Teachings in the Scriptures Proof Is proved in their setting themselves in array against the teachings of Christ his Apostles in the scriptures which is the open manifestation of the true light calling men into the desart and secret place to look for light in the house of darkness Reply Christ said false Christs false Prophets should arise shew great figns and wonders insomuch that if it were possible they should deceive the very elect but saith he Behold I have told you before wherefore if they shall say unto you Behold he is in the desart go not forth Mat. 24. If thy understanding was opened to know the scriptures Christs own words declares the● plainly what thou art what signs wonders thou art shewing to deceive by saying Christ is without behold him there Christ saith Go not forth this is his own doctrine all believers obeys it that which they were not to go forth from was within them and when those false Prophets came vvhich Christ said should come John savv their deceit their seducing spirit in the same light in vvhich thou art novv made manifest he exhorted to bevvare of that vvhich did seduce to look unto that vvhich vvas vvithin them which is the anointing saith he that ye have received of him abideth in you you need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things and is truth and no lye Joh. 2 27. And thus the Scriptures comes to be known and witnessed in the unity of that Spirit which is but one in all Christ said false prophets should come Go 〈◊〉 forth John saw them when they did come and he said Abide in the anointing which is in 〈◊〉 and here is the pure Doctrine of Christ the Apostle declared in the unity of the Spirit which thou art at enmity with and so teacheth another Doctrine as all false Prophets deceivers do 17. Partic. That they set up their own traditions Proof Is proved in setting up their pretended light which is quite contrary to the light and teachings of Scripture Rep. Thou being in the state of darkness calls good evil and so falsly accuses the truth by thy lying spirit which to make way for thy lyes to be brought in cryes out against the truth to be contrary to the Scripture-teaching and under this Vail of thick darkness was the Lord of glory crucified by the wise Scripture-learned who cried out against him to teach contrary to what was written in the Law and the Prophets and so enviously set themselves against him who was the end of the Law and Prophets and falsly accused him as thou in that Wisdom art doing who is the light of the world 18. Partic. That they pull down the Oracle of God in the Scriptures Proof Is proved in their calling the Scriptures dead and lifeless and pulling their teachings from mens hearts and minds that they might receive their false Voice which is quite contrary to them Rep. Christ's sheep hear his voice and follows him and his voice they know from strangers and it is the true Voice which is uttered from Gods holy habitation which is sweet to all that love it and a terror to all that hate it unto which we mind all people to give diligence that with a ready performance they may obey and do whatsoever it doth command and this is the still voice which is behinde thee from which thou starts aside and will not abide the reproof thereof 19. Partic. That they set up their own idol-Idol-Books as a living voice Proof Is proved in their setting up their Books for Teachers and calling the Scriptures dead and lifelefs which books compared with their denyal of the Scriptures teaching are set forth with bl●sphemous Tities Rep. The Lord God who lives for ever pleads the cause of the innocent against thy false tongue and he that searcheth all hearts and judgeth right in every conscience knows that thou dost falsly accuse the righteous generation and that there is no guilt upon them as to what thou hast charged against them for they do not deny the Scriptures nor sets up their Books for Teachers neither are the

Titles thereof blasphemous but in this thou hast served thy Master to the full and to all moderate Spirits art manifest to bear the Image of him who was a lyar from the beginning and thou hast neither shewed what they deny the Scriptures in not what Titles their Books bears nor how they are blasphemous neither hast given any Scripture-proof or expression for what thou hast said but as thou hatcheth mischief in thy heart so thou utters it without fear 20. Partic. That they perswade themselves and others of a light within without against any testimony of Scripture Proof Is proved in all their teachings by word and writing which chiefly consists in this to te●● men who are not in the faith That they must look onely to the light within them and not to the Scriptures light which is without and against all Scripture-teaching Rep. The beast hath been sore troubled for any defence against the Lambs power for thou hast had thy proofs so far to seek that if thou hadst not gone down into the pit of darkness where lyes are invented thou might'st have stood silent which had been better for thee then to make lyes thy refuge and with them accuse the truth and rise up against the Lamb and his followers to make War rather then thou wilt stand stil thou wilt add lye to lye speak them over and over as is manifest in the particulars and what thou hast offered to prove them by and it is a true Doctrine and hath before been plainly proved That all men are to look unto Christ who is the light of the World that in his light they may walk and know him to be the Author of Faith and to work it in their hearts with power and no unbeliever is to look unto any other thing but Christ the true light and the Author of Faith and the Teacher and there is not another neither doth the Scriptures set themselves in that place but bear witness unto him unto whom all power is given who by his own living voice calls all to come unto him and they that come he doth not cast off neither sends them to the Scriptures not any thing else for life or salvation but opens the fresh springs where satisfaction and pure refreshment is received and eternal life witnessed and the Scripture-testimony owned and so by the light are thy lies and false accusations condemned Then thou saist Th●● reminds me of what I ought to prove against 〈◊〉 which is That thou goes upon thy belly and feeds upon the dust Thou didst confess in thy Writing that it was the Lords Sentence against the Serpent then look into the 23. of Matthew and there see what sort of people they were that Christ calls Serpents though there be not thy name yet thou hast the nature and in that is working the same wickedness and filling up the measure of thy fathers And here thou maist read thy self and thy portion and this is a plain proof to all the children of light unto whom I offer it who hath unity wi●h that which proveth all things Then thou bids me labour to have my mind enlarged though my body be in prison then askest If the light within hath taught me to deny Tythes without the Scriptures and if I will say my cause is good being for the non-payment of Tythes and if the light within hath taught me that without the Scriptures then thou sayest he who throws me in prison may pretend as good a light within to demand them as I to deny them but if I deny to pay because the Scripture hath taught me otherwise thou askest Why I will not as well obey them in what they command me in other things as in the non-payment of money and then askest Why I will call them dead and lifeless and yet call them for my defence when I am in need Then thou bids me consider well of this and be not deceived It is not my own labour that can enlarge my mind unto God neither is it the imprisonment of my body that can keep my mind bound but in the Lords power my heart is enlarged and I made willing to run the way of his Commands who is near unto me and in the midst of my sufferings his comforts delight my soul and his right hand upholds me and my cause is good being for the non-payment of tythes and thou canst not overthrow it and by the light of Christ in my conscience I am taught to deny them and in the light I have unity with the Scriptures and am made to stand a Witness against all deceit and oppression as they did who gave forth the Scriptures knowing Christ the end of all types figures tythes temples made with hands who is the unchangeable life But this Gate is too straight for thee to enter in at and the way to narrow for thee to walk in and so thou lightly esteems of those that are truly called by the Lord to walk therein and unto all things which by the Doctrine of Christ in the Scriptures I am commanded I desire to wait that I may perform them with a ready mind and that I may as a good servant do the will of God who is my helper in the 〈◊〉 ful time and doth defend me from all false tongues neither 〈…〉 own or call any thing for my defence in the truth but he 〈◊〉 who is my life in whom I trust that doth not fail me but 〈◊〉 wrought great things for me by his own arm and I trust will 〈◊〉 deliver me when the good pleasure of his will he hath performed So thy secret parts are unveiled thou art manifested where 〈◊〉 goes and upon what thou feeds for it is the Serpents poyson whi●● out of thy mouth is cast who would give him that casts me into ●●●●on as good right to demand Tythes by a pretended light as I to deny them from the true light so by thy rule would make the thing pretended to be of equal weight with that which in the truth is ●●●●blished for all that receives the spirit which is of God knows the things that are freely given of God and the light of Christ which enlighteneth every man that comes into the world doth not give unto any man as good a right to demand any part of the substance which the Lord gives and encreases unto me as it doth unto me 〈◊〉 deny that ●an of his demand to receive my own which the Lord hath encreased unto me And he who pretends such a light to ●●mand that which is not his nor which no man can in the truth giv● him any interest in he errs from the true light his pretence 〈◊〉 not make his demand neither equal nor warrantable for the 〈◊〉 light doth not lead any man to covet or to desire that which is 〈◊〉 his but brings all that are guided by it to be satisfied contented with the Lords free-gift and encrease unto them and so the tenth Cock of Hey or Corn or other encrease is as truly my own as the nine being the same encrease unto me from the Lord and I 〈◊〉 challenge it as the Lords blessing and so receives it as my own ●●●●ly from the Lord without yeilding any account to any man 〈◊〉 have the answer of a good conscience in it and peace with God in suffering for it who receives tythes denies Christ the true light and who payes tythes are not guided by him who is the end 〈◊〉 Tythes and of that Covenant under which Tythes were paid Therefore look over thy self again and be covered with shame and let thy 〈◊〉 tongue be forever silent who hath so proudly scornfully and disdainfully spoken 〈◊〉 the right way of the Lord and those that walk therein So I have considered thee 〈…〉 light in which all things are considered wel● and sees thee to be a blasph●●●e● a 〈◊〉 a lyar and a slanderer a●d so hath proved thee Therefore the Doctrine of 〈◊〉 is prea●ed unto thee W. S. THE END