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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51587	A testimony against periwigs and periwig making, and playing on instruments of musick among Christians or any other in the days of the gospel being several reasons against those things / by one who for good conscience sake hath denyed and forsaken them, John Mulliner.	Mulliner, John.	1677 (1677)	Wing M3059; ESTC R31060	19,265	24

A TESTIMONY Against Periwigs and Periwig-Making and Playing on Instruments of Musick among CHRISTIANS or any other in the days of the Gospel Being several Reasons against those things By one who for Good Conscience sake hath denyed and forsaken them John Mulliner But God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world Gal. 6.14 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth 1 Tim. 5.6 Wo to the Crown of Pride Isa 38.1 Wo to them that are at ease in Zion trust in the mountain of Samaria which are named chief of the nations to whom the house of Israel came Passe ye unto Calneh and see and from thence go ye to Hemath the great then go down to Gath of the Philistines be they better then these kingdoms or their border greater then your border Ye that put far away the evil day cause the seat of violence to come near That lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches and eat the lambs out of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall That chaunt to the sound of the viol and invent to themselves instruments of musick like David That drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the chief ointments but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph Amos 6.1 2 3 4 5 6. It is better to go to the House of Mourning then to go the House of Feasting for that is the end of all men and the living will lay it to heart Sorrow is better then Laughter for by the sadness of the Countenance the heart is made better Eccles 7.2 3. Printed in 〈◊〉 Year 1677 The Reasons why John Mulliner Barber in Northampton left off his Imployment of Borders and Periwig-making and how it was with him as to his Inward Condition before he Joyned with the People of God in scorn called Quakers as also his Testimony for them and his earnest Desires to his Neighbours and Acquaintance of the Town of Northampton that they would as well as himself be reconciled to the Principle of God in their Conscience now after this Judgment of God that hath been upon this Town by Fire Loving Neighbours and Acquaintance SInce I have left off my Imployment of making Borders and Periwigs it hath occasioned several of you to speak hardly of me and many Reports there are and have been concerning of it insomuch that I have been told I have made my self a Town and Country-talk Now for the clearing of my self and the Truth of God in which I am concerned and your Understandings it hath been much in my Mind to acquaint you with the Reasons why I left it which I would fain have avoyded and not to appeared so openly amongst you for I have sent several Letters to some Persons whom I have been concerned with in Town and Country to let them know why I left them but this would not satisfie me but as I have been a publick Professor of this Employment for many years I found I could not be clear in the sight of God and man till I had publickly given my Reason why I left it off and likewise how it was with me as to my inward Codition before I joyned with this People of God who are in Scorn called Quakers Ever since I was about ten or twelve years of age that I began to think that there was a God it hath been my earnest Breathing desire to know Peace with him and often when I was walking in the field I have thought that the very Fowls of the Air and the Beasts of the Field were in a better Condition then I was if I did not know Peace with God when my Dayes were at an End And it hath been my earnest Cry to God in the time of my Apprentiship and since as I have been walking in the Field other Places as I have been in private by myself that I had rather have my HELL or Sorrrw Trouble here in this life then to endure the Everlasting DISPLEASVRE of the God of Heaven hereafter and in order to this good desire which was begotten in me by the Lord I did love to wirte Sermons to hear the best of Teachers as I thought then which I have gone two Miles to hear in the time of my Apprentiship rather then I would have gone to sport or play my time away and at that time as I have been going I have cryed and begged of God That I might not miss of something that might be for my Soul 's good when my dayes were at an End And after this manner have I gone out in those dayes and since I came to the Town of Northampton to set up for my Trade I was a great Hearer of Simon Ford who belonged to the Parish of Albollows and I have writ his Sermons and after I had done I have come home and locked my self in and took my Bible and read the Scriptures and after I have read his Sermons and have laid them before me and have kneeled down and cryed and prayed to God that if there was any thing in them whereby I might come to the Knowledge of God's Everlasting Truth that he would not Withhold himself from me that I ●●ght have an Vnderstanding of it For Lord I have said thou knowest my Desire is before thee and that I did not beg for any thing in this life but for my Soul's Peace with thee when my dayes were at an End And the more I prayed and cryed the more Trouble I had so that I knew not what to do I was so much distressed but I thought to go to Simon Ford who was my Teacher in hopes he would have satisfied me but finding that I could not declare my Condition as I had felt it upon my Spirit for some time I took a sheet of Paper and writ my Condition and read it to him how that I was in great trouble night and day so that I could not tell what to do though I had writ his Sermons and laid them before me and cryed and prayed to God that he would give me a true Understanding of his way that I might have my Soul saved when my dayes were at an End And much more I did write to this Purpose which writing some of my Neighbours at that time did see as I shewed it to them So he confessed these were good desires and could say little against me but after pretty much discourse to this Purpose he advised me to read a Book which I did get and read it but no Comfort could I get from him nor the Book neither though I went to him and several more of that Coat several times before I joyned with this People called Quakers And I was satisfied that there was that in me that time that no man could satisfie except the God of Heaven appear in h m And sometimes I