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A43051	The lying prophet discovered and reproved in an answer to several particulars in a book called The Quakers downfal, said to be written by Lawrence Claxton ... : with several of his damnable doctrines ... : also twelve particulars which he and his companion Lodowick Muggleton uttered ... / given forth ... by a Friend of truth, John Harwood.	Harwood, John.; Muggleton, Lodowick, 1609-1698.	1659 (1659)	Wing H1103A; ESTC R40951	15,593	23

The Lying Prophet Discovered and Reproved In an Answer to several particulars in a book called The Quakers Downfal said to be written by Lawrence Claxton who blasphemously stiles himself the alone true and faithful Messenger of Christ Jesus but his spirit being tried by the fruits it hath brought forth he is found to be a messenger of Satan and an enemy to Christ and his people who hath confessed he hath nought of God in him With several of his damnable doctrines seldom the like ever read or heard of which he hath published in his Book returned back for him to prove by plain Scripture or to confesse his errour and blasphemy Also Twelve Particulars which he and his companion Lodowick Muggleton uttered at Richard Whitpans house in Eastcheap in a discourse with me and some others he calls Quakers Given forth for the the clearing the Truth and the Witnesses of it from his lying aspersions and the manifesting deceit and deceivers that simple hearted ignorant people through their policy may not be deceived nor deluded By a Friend to Truth John Harwood The False Prophet is made manifest by his fruits according to the Doctrine of Christ Mat. 7. LONDON Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate 1659. To the honest understanding Reader who readeth without Prejudice or Malice Reader A Book coming to my hands tituled the Quakers downfall said to be written by Laurence Claxton having his name at it who blasphemously styles himselfe the alone true and faithfull messenger of Christ Jesus the Lord of Glory and bath the last Revelation and Commission that ever shall be as he saith but his doctrine and Spirit being truly weighed and tried in the just and equall ballance by the Eternall Spirit of Light and Life manifest in the Royall seed of God called Quakers he is found to be lying Prophet a Messenger of Satan an enemy to truth 2 and the witnesses of it at his fruits will make it plainly appeare who goes about through his subtilty to pervert Truth and Innocency and hath is a high manner blasphemed against God and his people so that in pure love to the Eternal Truth for the clearing of it from lying Aspersions cast upon it and the faithfull witnesses of it by this unreasonable man I am moved to write something in Answer to severall particulars in his book that his deceitfull lying spirit in some measure may be made manifest that the simple hearted ignorant people may not be deluded through his subtilty or by them who are of the same minde which he calls the last Commissioners the third Writers of the Scriptures in page marked for the twelfth in his book And in the fifteenth page he blasphemously sayes they are the last Commissioners that ever shall appeare in this unbelieving world that is to say John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton so would limit the holy One the unlimited God which he knowes not as his fruits of darknesse makes appear who gives gifts and Commission unto many of his dear servants and children in this the day of his glorious and bright appearance in and amongst the sonnes and daughters of men who are his true and faithful Messengers who have manifested the truth of their message the Lords gift thorow many tryals and cruel sufferings whom he sends forth into many Nations and Islands freely to preach glad tidings the Gospel of peace the power of God unto salvation which is a mysterie hid from that spirit and power of darknesse in L. C. and the other he calls the last Commissioners who said he had nought of God in him and also he denies the light of Christ within people Gods pure witnesse which the Apostles bore testimony unto and John the Baptist as all the faithful messengers of God doth which in scorne he calls Quakers which true Light with which Christ enlighteneth every man is the onely way of Life Peace and everlasting salvation which he and all such high Ranting spirits are shut out of and into the true knowledge of it cannot enter with all their Serpents policy which L. C. would cover with the naiue of divine knowledge but with the eternal light which he despises he is discerned his Covers are too narrow to hide him from the pure eye which the eternal God by his power hath opened in his innocent babes and children he calls in derision quaking Ranters but by them he is seen and comprehended and by the Life of God who is a Spirit of Glory Light Life Power and Infinite wisdom is judged to be an instrument of Satan an enemy of God the Spirit of all flesh and an unreasonable man according to his own confession who saith there is no pure reason in man nor in God which is high blasphemy For pure wisdome and pure reason is one in nature and substance and neither God the infinite being of Wisdome Glory and Life is without it nor man in the Image of God unto whom the Light Christ is made Wisdom Righteousnesse Sanctification and Redemption but the understanding Reader may easily perceive by what spirit this man is acted who would have all men to be like him whithout pure reason and also the Living God the Eternal Spirit of Glory which he denies to be a Spirit he would have to be without Reason and so have him unreasonable who is the Eternal Fountain of Wisdome Knowledge and pure Reason for from his pure presence all the pure streames of divine Wisdom Knowledge and Reason hath ever flowed and doth ever flow which clearly evidenceth that this man is possessed with and acted by the same lying spirit and power of darknesse which hath acted all the false Prophets and deceivers in all ages as in this age so not to be believed but denied whose mindes hath been and are blinded and hearts hardened against the truth of God acting to the utmost of their strength against it but with it L. C. and his Companions and all the deceivers in all Nations under what Name or Title soever are comprehended condemned and shut out of the knowledge of the mystery of Life out of the light and knowledge of God out of his kingdome in the pit of grosse darknesse and there are to remain untill the Judgement of the great day and then shall receive the reward of their doings Oh how he rages against us in his book and scoffes and reviles us because we will not deny the Light Christ Jesus in us as he doth who saith he is in no creature but only in heaven above the Stars as a man or person what cursed doctrine and blasphemy is this which this wicked man hath published who would limit and confine the Lord of Glory the unlimited God unto a certain place and exclude him from his people which the Heaven of Heavens cannot contain who fills Heaven and Earth with his Glory yet this unreasonable man pretends to own Scripture though he publish such things as these which are quite contrary to

it for the Saints in Light that gave forth the Scriptures denied not as he doth but witnessed as we do Chrict Jesus in them the hope of glory as in the first Chapter of the Colossians verse 27 as also in the second of the Corinthians 13.5 Christ in you except you be Reprobates and likewise in Galathians 2.20 saith Paul I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me c. and many other Scriptures might be brought to prove the true Light Christ to be in his people which this wicked deceiver denies but the wise in heart may see by this that the life of the Scripture judges his doctrine to be contrary to the doctrine of the Apostles and his faith to be contrary to the faith of Gods elect so out of the doctrine and faith of Gods Elect in the state of Reprobacy not to be owned nor credited but to be denied and sharply reproved by all that fear the Lord. Now I know none of Gods people that love him and fear him will believe the Lies slanders and false aspersions which this unreasonable man in his book hath cast upon us he calls Quakers but will discern it to be written from an envious wicked heart and spirit because his will hath been crossed by us and will judge his lying malicious spirit and not entertain any hard thoughts against us through his Lies and false Accusations but the ignorant and such as have an enmity against the truth and the witnesses of it who are given up to believe lies may be ready to believe his blasphemous Lying Aspersions which he hath cast upon God and his people but however we are clear in the sight of the Lord and his people and the truth is over him and all the world and whosoever stand up to oppose it or in any manner appears against it must bow before it and come under it and the witnesses of it for all Nations must bow before the power of Truth manifest in Gods Elect The Royall seed called Quakers I. H. The Lying Prophet Discovered and Reproved Lawrence Claxton BOasteth and saith If I had not the spirit of Inspiration or Revelation in my own Soul not any part or portion of the Scripture would belong unto me pag. 1. Ans It is the Spirit of God with which the Saints were Inspired which unto them revealed the Mysteries and secrets of God who as they were moved spoke and writ forth the Scriptures which thou dost not rightly understand who wants the same Spirit and Life for thy lying and boasting manifesteth thy spirit to be none of the true Spirit with which the Saints were and are Inspired so ignorant of the Mystery and Life of them but that part or portion of Scripture belongs unto thee which is against blasphemers lyars boasters and ungodly deceivers and to be applied to thy present condition but the blessings and promises which appertaineth to the Elect Seed thou hast nothing to do with And what hast thou to do to speak of the Spirit of Inspiration or Revelation in thy Soul who said thou hast nought of God in thee L. C. Also boasteth of the Spirit To be more fully manifested in him then it was in the Saints that gave forth the Scriptures pag. 1. Answ The lying spirit which was cast out of the Saints by the power of the Spirit of truth in a large manner is manifest in thee as thy fruits makes it appear and thou may be ashamed to boast thus of thy spirit who said in the hearing of séveral honest people Thou had nought of God in thee it is the lying imagination of thy corrupt fleshly wisdom which thou calls the Inspiration of the Spirit by which thou art deceived and deluded and seeks to deceive and delude others but the Elect are out of thy reach and fathomes thee L. C. Saith Moses the Prophets and Apostles never rightly understood neither was required of them to know Christ in their Commission any other but God the Father P. 4. Answ That is false Moses knew a Prophet should arise like unto him which the people should hear which was Christ the Son of God the Prophet knew a Virgin should conceive and bear a Son and call his Name Emanuel and said Unto us a Son is given c. and the Apostles knew the Father Word and Spirit to be one and there was them that were witnesses of his birth Acts 3.15 sufferings and Resurrection which thou knows nothing of but by tradition the Apostles were eye-witnesses of him who was born of the Virgin and knew him in the flesh a single person and after his death and Resurrection were to know him no more 2 Cor. 5. Let him that readeth understand for here hast thou manifested thy lyes and confusion thou hast lyed of Moses the Prophets and Apostles and of the Scriptures their writings as the Scripture will make plainly appear read Deut. 18.18 Isa 9.6 Isa 7.14 L. C. Affirmeth That the wisdom of Solomon was but natural P. 5. and in the 6. p. saith Solomons writings were no Scripture nor the writings of Job p. 7. Answ The wisdom God gave unto Solomon was pure and spiritual it is contrary to the disposition and nature of God to give gifts unto his people 1 Kings 3.12 contrary to himself that is natural in thee which wrongs the Lord and calls Solomons wisdom Gods gift natural 1 Kings 3.28 it is manifest thou sees not with the eye of Faith as thou conceives but art deceived by the prince of darkness the old serpent who goes about through thy policy to turn the truth into a lye but the serpent with all his subtilty cannot prove the writings of Solomon to be no Scripture nor perswade such as fear the Lord to any such thing none but such as are given up to believe lyes will credit thee for his writings are truth and the other Scripture is no more And as for the writings of Righteous Job whom thou confessest Righteous who saw the Lord of Glory Job 42.5 they are also to be believed and not scrupled to be truth given forth from the Spirit of truth and to be as true as the writings of the Prophets and Apostles and thou art Judged out of the truth in the lye by the Righteous Spirit which was manifest in Job who Judges with thy lying spirit all the translaters and composers of the Scriptures who put Job Solomons writings amongst the Prophets and Apostles L. C. Likewise affirmeth That the Scriptures were written for our learning to know God c. p. 11. Answ The Jews and Pharisees which Christ reproved had the Scriptures the writings of Moses and the Prophets yet knew not Christ nor God the Father and thou and many other have the Scriptures and yet wants the knowledge of God none knows God the Father but such as the light Christ reveals him unto here thou contradicts the Doctrine of Christ and seeking with the unbelieving Jews for the knowledge