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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60665	The wisdom of the earthly wife confounded, or, A manifestation of the spirits of some envious professors who are ready to prefer the hireling priests works of darkness, whose works are against the revelation and coming of Christ in spirit, as their fore-fathers works of cruelty and murder were against him in the dayes of his flesh, as may be seen at large in the scriptures of truth ... this was chiefly occasioned by some nonconformists promoting the works of darkness of a conformist (or chief priest of Warsick-shire, called, Thomas Willson, in his book, ... who slanderously charges the people called Quakers to be false interpreters of the Holy Scriptures) wherein is something of answer to such as have any true tenderness left in them, and would receive the truth if they knew it, but its like to the hard-hearted, stubborn and rebellious (like those, Matth. 27.25. who said, his blood be upon us and upon our children) it will be foolishness, as is the preaching of the cross to them that perish ... / by William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1679 (1679)	Wing S4345; ESTC R9981	10,614	16

THE WISDOM OF THE Earthly Wise CONFOUNDED OR A Manifestation of the Spirits of some Envious Professors who are ready to prefer the Hireling Priests Works of Darkness whose Works are against the Revelation and Coming of Christ in Spirit as their Fore-Fathers Works of Cruelty and Murder were against him in the Dayes of his Flesh as may be seen at large in the Scriptures of Truth This was chiefly occasioned by some Nonconformists promoting the Works of Darkness of a Conformist or Chief Priest of Warwick-shire called Thomas Willson in his Book who slanderously charges the People called QUAKERS to be False Interpreters of the Holy Scriptures wherein is something of Answer to such as have any true Tenderness left in them and would receive the Truth if they knew it But its like to the Hard-hearted Stubborn and Rebellious like those Matth. 27. 25. who said His Blood be upon us and upon our Children it will be Foolishness as is the Preaching of the Cross to them that Perish By WILLIAM SMITH Printed in the Year 1679. The Wisdom of the Earthly Wise CONFOUNDED c. WE whom the heavenly Day-spring of God from on High hath visited who were once in Darkness and the Shadow of Death as well as others I say We do not marvel to see the Literal Outside Professors of this Generation of all Sorts and Perswasions out of the Truth as well as Chief-Priests the Old Enemies of Christ though they so much differ and disagree amongst themselves how ready they are to joyn Hand in Hand against the Lord and his blessed Heritage whom he hath blessed and will bless above all the Families of the Earth Yea how ready are you to catch up and imbrace any piece of Darkness and Confusion that ariseth out of the Bottomles Pit of the Deceived Envious and Babylonish Hearts of such as hate the Witness or Light of Christ in their own Consciences and also envy such who by believing in the Light of Christ within are Witnesses of his Spiritual Appearance So all you Malicious Papists Chief-Priests Presbyterians Independents and Baptists of all sorts c. that do not believe in Christ the true Light who lighteth every one that cometh into the World according to Iohn 1. 9. 8. 12. 9. 5. are all wrong in the Ground and you are all against us and we are against you all till you come out of Deceit Envy and Unbelief we know your Spirits will concur against us as did your Progenitors the chief-Priests the hard-hearted Iews Scribes Pharisees Saduces c. against Christ and his Followers in the days of his Coming in the Flesh who as Christ told them they did Err not knowing the Scriptures nor the Power of God Mat. 22. 29. And even so do ye who will not abide his Spiritual Appearance in your selves nor in such as are Witnesses of it So in this State you are all from the Highest to the Lowest of all sorts both Priests Teachers aad People far from the true Interpretations of holy Scriptures and if ever you come truly to it you must come down from climbing up another way to Christ the Door and Light of the World who lighteth every man that cometh into the World And also if you will be true Followers of him that you may have Life and Treasure in Heaven you must with the Young man Matth. 19. which I believe will be as hard for many of you Rich Ones in your Natural Wisdoms as for him Sell all your great Possessions of that Wisdom which is from below which is Earthly Sensual and Devilish in which you have given false Interpretation upon the holy Scriptures and thereby wofully wrested them to Justifie or Indulge your selves in a continuance in sin to the end of your days the Wages of which is Death as faith the Apostle But the Spirit gives Life and leads to true Interpretations of holy Scriptures though Contrary to your Natural Dark Conceptions and Imaginations The Natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God they are Foolishness unto him neither can he know them because they are Spiritually discerned see 1 Cor. 2. Now I would have all you Outside Literal Imitaters of all sorts that are not too high too swelled with your vain Notions and Imaginations to lay them by a while and consider Seriously since there is but One ●ay to God and One Truth One Lord One Faith One Baptism which is Spiritual and only known to the true Spiritual Worshippers Mark One God and Father of all who is above all and through all and in you all Ephes. 4. 5. and a Mystery to you all and ever will be while strangers to the Light of Christ within which will give a right Understanding of Scriptures to them that believe in it and follows it and will lead to a right use of them c. But how many Ways Worships Faiths Baptisms c. are there amongst you every one Crying up his own Way and Form pretending to the Scriptures for it Oh! what Distractions and Confusions are here And where must they be charged upon the Scriptures or upon you with your many Lo here 's and Lo there 's Every one for his own Way in Opposition to the Way of God which is but One and his People One in it Now look upon your selves and among your selves and behold the Fruits of your Interpreting Scripture Is it not to make the World or People like a Wilderness Lo here Lo there See here See there But what saith Christ Believe them not go not after them nor follow them for behold the Kingdom of God is within you Luke 17. 21. Thus saith our Lord Christ Jesus and we have believed him and in our measures have Infallibly found it so And if this should seem strange Doctrine to any to whose hands these may come though of the many Ways Forms and Perswasions since you all profess the Scriptures to be your Rule I would know how you Interpret these following Scriptures God is a Spirit as Christ said and is to be Worshipped in the Spirit and in the Truth God is Light and in him there is no Darkness at all If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in Darkness we Lye and do not the Truth but if we walk in the Light as he is in the Light then have we fellowship one with another and the Blood of Iesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all Sin Christ said I am the Light of the World he that follows me shall not walk in Darkness but he shall have the Light of Life and said Believe in the Light that ye may be the Children of the Light The Grace of God which bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying Vngodliness Worldly Lusts we should live Godly Righteously c. in this present World This Grace appearing unto all is that all might believe therein and obey it and be saved but some of Old did dispight