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A44844 A reply to a book set forth by one of the blind guides of England who is a priest at Barwick Hall in Lancashire, who writes his name R. Sherlock, Batcheler of Divinity, but he is proved to be a diviner and deceiver of the people which book is in answer to some queres set forth to him by them whom he calls Quakers ... / Richard Hubberthorne. Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662. 1654 (1654) Wing H3231; ESTC R6754 26,134 33

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of Christ Pr. 'T is the very ground whereupon this last upstart crew of Quakers build all their resolutions and strange fanatick opinions and heresies even that which they call the light within us whereunto we must only give ear pag. 112. Rep. O thou impudent God will make thee an example thou lying spirit Is the Light which Christ hath enlightned every one withal that comes into the world a strange fanatick opinion which one he loves it and the other he hates it and he that hates it it is condemnation Here thou art against Christ and the Apostle for the Apostle did exhort the Saints to take heed unto the light within them untill the day dawn and the day-star arise in their hearts O thou Lyar did the Prophet call the true light a deceit of the heart or is the light of God a false vision Christ Jesus which doth enlighten every one that comes into the world which is witnessed among the Quakers and he that walks in the Light shall have the Light of Life and thou that hates this light speaks a divination of thy own brain and a lying imagination and with this light of Christ thou shalt be condemned thou blasphemer who calls the light of Christ heresie and fanatick opinions but here thou doest but fill up the measure of thy Fathers who calls this light which is Christ in us Heresie pag. 113. To all you Readers of his Book I speak to the Light of of Christ in you which if you love it it will bring you to weigh and comprehend his words and if you walk in it you shall have the light of life and you that hate it it shall be your Condemnation when the book of Conscience is opened you shall witness that I speak the truth to every one of your souls R. Sherlock thou bids them beware of false Prophets and saith the tryal of the spirit is the Word of God Rep. By the Word of God thou art tryed who art in the conceivings Again thou speakest of the High-priests and Pharisees that councelled against Christ to put him to Death Rep. So do you now where he is made manifest shewing your selves to be in the same generation Pr. It was this spirit also that stirred up Demetrius the Silver-smith with the rest of the Crafts-men against St. Paul and his companions because his profit and gain which he got by making silver shrines for Diana was in danger to be lost pag. 116. Rep. The same spirit now being made manifest it cryes against your Trades-men and Crafts-men and your Diana and your two great Schools where you learn your trade which are puddles of darkness and the same spirit being stirred up to crye against your profession it sets you in an uproar now as in the Synagogues we do witness Pr. And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed Corah and all his Company a fair warning for Lay-persons pag. 86. Rep. The judgment did not come upon Corah because they was Lay-persons but it was for gainsaying the truth as thou doest For many of them that gave forth the Scripture was plain men Paul a Tent-maker and most of the Apostles Fishermen Moses a keeper of She●● thou mayest call these Lay-men which gave forth the Scripture who make a trade of their words And here thou hast shewed that thou hast not the knowledge and understanding which the Apostles had which thou confessedst thou hadst not therefore thou art as a bruit beast and there I leave thee to be condemned with the light which thou callest Heresie RICHARD HUBBERTHORN FINIS Acts 33. Rom. 4 11. John 5.3 Jer. 1.5 6 Luk. 1.66.80 1 King 8.46 Joh. 14.4 Pro. 20 9. Joh. 18.10 Eccl. 7.22