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A78608	The deceived, and deceiving Quakers discovered. Their damnable heresies, horrid blasphemies, mockings, railings, unparallel'd deceit, and dishonestly laid open. In the discovery of which, is made known the pure use of the holy scriptures (which by them is denyed) the true Christ, and how he justifies, his second coming proved not to be already (as the Quaker affirms) also the resurrection from the dead, and the eternal judgement, and several other particulars that saints are required to be stedfast in. / Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the world, into the primitive order of the Gospel, but may be usefull for all people. By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord, related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Sussex, being an eye, and ear-witnesse. As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists, whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time. Antichrist made known. Or, The Romish vvhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist, or man of sin, in seven particulars. 1 Who is this great whore of Babylon, and where her chief seat hath been, and is. 2 Her fall, and the means how and by whom. 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist, and who hath that spirit. 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person. 5 The manner of his rising, and when. ... 7 Lastly, his fall, when, and by whom. By William Jeffery servant of the Church of Christ. Entered into the register book, kept by the Company of Stationers.	Caffyn, Matthew, 1628-1714.; Jeffery, William, 1616-1693. Antichrist made known.	1656 (1656)	Wing C206; Wing J522; Thomason E873_2; ESTC R206563	72,973	85

long-sufferance and long patience towards them have not received the love of the Truth that they might be saved for which cause God hath sent a strong delusion that they as considered opposing Grace might beleeve a Lye and so be damned 2 Thess 2.10 11. wherefore in the fear of the Lord God who thus judgeth let us grow and abound in pure love unto the Lord and his Truth that we may stand in these last perilous days wherein Satan will work not only with power but with all Power Signs and lying Wonders not only with deceit but with all deceivableness of unrighteousness 2 Thess 2.9 10. O then let us be watchful and with all care awake to righteousness putting on the whole Armour of God that we may be able to withstand all the wiles of the Devil for the time is come wherein we must wrastle against the Powers of Darkness and Spiritual wickedness which is crept into Sheeps cloathing having such fair pretences as that those that are not in some measure acquainted with their double-meaning expressions cannot suddenly finde out the iniquity of the Mystery Wherefore I concluded it necessary having some experience of the deceitful pernicious ways of the people called Quakers to signifie to all what I have been an ear and eye-witness of concerning them whom we see many follow whereby we hear the way of Truth is evil spoken of and the professours thereof slandered and falsly accused but this is that the Scripture might be fulfilled which testifies of the coming of the Wicked one before the coming of the Just one the Lord Jesus Mat. 24.24 2 Thess 2.3 4. who shall destroy him with the brightness of his coming vers 8. The Quaker saith That there is such a light in every man which they say is a measure of Christ that leads and guides into all the ways of God without the Scripture or any outward Teachings and saith Nayler is the ONLY revealer of the Gospel as appears in his Book called Satans design discovered pag. 32. Let us minde the Law and Testimony for if they do not herein speak according to it it is because they have no light in them True it is that there is such a knowledge or light in man considered with the continual voyce of the Heavens Psal 19. as to know that there is a God and in measure also what is just and good according to that he was first Created in and so in measure evil when he walks contrary to this light and to this was added in the days of Moses the written Law which remains to us shewing to us as it did to them things that are MORE EXCELLENT being instructed out of the Law Rom. 2.18 sin also appearing by it exceeding sinful Rom. 7.13 for had not the Law said Thou shalt not covet Paul signifieth that he had not known lust to be sin Rom. 7.7 wherefore he concludes that the Jew had great advantage and profit above the Gentile and chiefly because that unto them were committed the Oracles of God Rom. 3.1 2. now the Gentiles having not the Law were indeed a Law unto themselves saith Paul but to the Jews that had the written Law hee saith no such thing but saith Moses THIS BOOK of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein Josh 1.8 wherefore it follows that the Gentiles considered HAVING NOT THE LAW mark were a Law unto themselves that is in reference to such things as were contained in the written Law of Moses by the deeds of which the Apostle afterwards saith No flesh shall be justified in his sight Rom. 3.20.10.5 it being weak through the flesh Rom. 8.3 that is man being by the Fall under manifold Curses is often overcome and acts contrary to his knowledge from the Law while his Nature still inclines to its first ease pleasure and delight and so by the Law he is condemned for by it is the knowledge of sin Rom. 3.20 wherefore no righteousness no Soul-peace by it for he that DOTH these things shall live by them saith the Law the Soul is wounded and nothing will cure it but the knowledge of remission of sins which is made known by outward means wherefore it was said of John that he should go before the face of the Lord to give knowledge of Salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins Luke 1.77 which was to be preached by the Commandement of Christ to all Nations by the APOSTLES Luke 24.47 yea at the beginning was it made known by outward discoveries for it is recorded of Abel that hee was righteous by faith now saith the Apostle there is but one faith and this comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God Rom. 10.16 17 18. which people in Primitive times heard as spoken UNTO them divers ways and so whoever of the Gentiles that sought for glory honour and immortality having faith therein by hearing and in the mean while patiently continued in doing well according to the Law written in their hearts Rom. 2.7 they so beleeving were excused in themselves but if otherwise accused for so and no otherwise Israel that had the written Law could be excused by it for by the deeds thereof no flesh shall bee justified wherefore God at sundry times in divers manners spake unto the Fathers BY THE PROPHETS the way of Justification Heb. 1.1 Wherefore saith the Prophet should yee not hear the words which the Lord hath cryed by the former Prophets Zach. 7.7 if ye will not heat the words of my servants the Prophets then will I make this house as Shiloh Jer. 26.4 5 6. shewing plainly that God did not as by himself dwelling in all men speak to them his whole counsel but unto them by his Prophets and Judgements are threatned upon the not hearing of their words not upon the slighting of such a light within and besides Faith is said to come through their words Rom. 10.16 17 18. no where is it said no not by any of the Prophets that God required men to wait altogether upon such a light within yet saith Nayler that is the ONLY revealer of the Gospel 't is plain the Prophets had another spirit for Jeremiah bids the people stand in the ways and see and ask for the old paths where is the good way and walk therein and you shall find rest for your souls Jer. 16.16 now if the good way and all the way were within them why were they to ask for it and to enquire standing in the wayes and not rather to stand still silent waiting upon the light within the wise must needs judge the reason was because the will of the Lord in order to soul-peace and rest was discovered by outward means wherefore incline your ear and come unto mee hear and your soul shall live Isa 55.3 which when Israel neglected Isaiah complains saying Who hath beleeved OUR report

who having asserted the same Doctrin Act. 13.33 proceeds on with this argument IT IS WRITTEN making much use of the Scriptures of the Prophets for the establishment of the Doctrin which he delivered verse 34 35 36. so also Apollos by his ministry mightily convinced the Jews shewing BY THE SCRIPTURES that Jesus was Christ Act. 18.28 and this is noted of him as his worthy practice Paul also when he was at Thessalonica reasoned with the people three Sabbath dayes OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES opening and alledging that Christ must needs have suffered Act. 17.2 3. and when he was at Rome he perswaded the people concerning Jesus OUT OF THE LAW OF MOSES AND OUT OF THE PROPHETS from morning till evening Act. 28.23 through which many beleeved and they are happy whatever others say of a Light within as the only Teacher for Christ hath prayed for them Job 17.20 I pray not for these alone but for them also which shall beleeve on mee through THEIR WORD wherefore the Quaker erres not knowing the Scriptures when he affirms that the only means of Faith is the immediate teachings of Christ dwelling within men for the Scripture testifies that the Gospel at the FIRST was spoken by the Lord Jesus Heb. 2.3 which saying the Quaker makes of no effect by his saying that Christ first last and so alwayes by himself in men preaches it Object If it be objected and said that many things which the Apostles preached could not be proved by the Scriptures of Moses and the Prophets they in the least not speaking of them Answ I answer to him or them whose objection soever it is that particularly indeed some things was not spoken of in the Scriptures before them which they preached but most plain it is that such things they delivered from what Christ personally had bee fore commanded them Matth. 28.20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I HAVE commanded you which things are written that the certainty thereof MIGHT BE KNOWN Luke 1.1 3 4 and so in preaching from it wee do no more than what the Apostles were commanded to do which things though not particularly spoken of in those Scriptures before them yet therm generally included for when the Apostles had proved and convinced men that Jesus was the Christ the Prophet which the Scriptures of Moses fore-told of by the same Scriptures they were required to hear him that is Christ in all things whatsoever hee should say unto them Deut. 18.18 Obj. By this Tho. Lawson saith we shut out our selves from the holy men of old who were Ministers of the New Testament of the Spirit and not of the Letter A. Many are the shifts of these men to make voyd the true use of the Scriptures yet the waking eye will see and that clearly that the Apostle there speaks of the Letter of the Law which both then and now considered alone killeth for in the next verse he calls it the Ministration of Death written and engraven in stones which all may easily know was the Law of Moses by which no fl●sh shall be justified 2 Cor. 3.6 7. of this Letter the Apostles were not Ministers of neither are we but even this the Apostles slighted not in the least because men spoke of it from the Letter for themselves ministred forth the sayings of the Prophets which also was in Letter Acts 18.28 28.23 but because it testified of death to sinners which all were and now are in their first condition and of no remission of sins which the New Testament doth therefore the Apostle saith we are able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit which testament as it is ministred forth testifies that men may receive the Spirit through submission to the law of Faith to which agrees the words of Paul he THAT MINISTRETH TO YOV THE SPIRIT doth he it by the Works of the Law or by the hearing of Faith Galat. 3.5 and saith Peter Repent and be baptised and yee shall receive the Spirit who also prayed and layed on his hands upon the baptised Samaritans that they might receive the Spirit Acts 8.15.17 this appears also so to be from that which the Apostle opposeth it unto even the Law the ministration of Death which is that which testified of Death so contrariwise the ministration of the Spirit is that which testifies of the Spirit as receiveable in the way aforesaid wherefore the Servants of Christ ministring from or out of the Scriptures through his Spirit are not shut out from the holy men of old for they also ministred out of the Scriptures Acts 28.23 and shewed by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ Act. 18.28 yet were they not ministers of the Letter yea their common Language in their Ministry was FOR IT IS WRITTEN FOR IT IS WRITTEN but hee that hath another spirit saith THE LIGHT WITHIN THE LIGHT WITHIN yea as the only teacher Herein is Lawson found to be unlearned having wrested the Scriptures though he hath spoke much of the tongue of the learned in his Book against me the occasion of which I here shall present unto you At a certain time Tho. Lawson demanded of mee what the tongue of the Learned was according to that saying Isa 50.4 now I knowing the snatching and catching nature of these men desired him to signifie the meaning of his Question in other words which was as he said What the servants of Christ are to minister from and so said he What is it that thou ministers from Your Question said I shall be presently answered and as for the former expressions we will pass by since you say that this is your intention therein for I am not satisfied concerning the intention of the Prophet in that place and so immediatly both Question and Answer was written Q. What it was that I ministred from Ans I minister from the Scriptures through the assistance of the Spirit of God yet notwithstanding hath he from this made a great out-cry of my unlearnedness entitling a Book thence therein informing men that I told him that I knew not what the tongue of the learned was but how farre his information savours of sincerity and how well it becomes him that so mightily pleads for perfection I leave it to the wise to judge remembring this saying what do these FEEBLE JEWS Nehem 4.2 The Quaker affirmeth that the Law without man that is the written Law doth not convince men of sin but Christ the light dwelling in the godly and ungodly Laws Book p. 15. That which hath been already said serves also to manifest the errour of this Principle for the Scriptures being written that the CERTAINTY of the Lords Will might bee known which was most surely beleeved by the Saints of old Luk. 1.1 3 4. must needs also certainly give us to know when we walk contrary thereunto yea in plain words saith Paul to Timothy the Scripture is profitable for REPROOF and CORRECTION 2 Tim. 3.16 and Apollos shewing by the

THE Deceived and deceiving Quakers DISCOVERED Their damnable Heresies horrid blasphemies mockings railings unparallel'd Deceit and Dishonesty laid open In the discovery of which is made known the pure use of the holy Scriptures which by them is denyed the true Christ and how he justifies his second coming proved not to be already as the Quaker affirms Also the Resurrection from the dead and the Eternal JUDGMENT and several other particulars that Saints are required to be stedfast in Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the World into the primitive order of the Gospel but may be usefull for all people By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Suffex being an eye and ear-witnesse As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time Antichrist made known OR The Romish VVhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist or Man of Sin In seven particulars 1 Who is this great Whore of Babylon and where her chief Seat hath been and is 2 Her Fall and the means how and by whom 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist and who hath that spirit 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person 5 The manner of his rising and when 6 Some of the great things hee will do 7 Lastly His Fall when and by whom By William Jeffery Servant of the Church of Christ. Entred into the Register book kept by the Company of Stationers LONDON Printed by R. I. for Francis Smith and are to bee sold at his shop in Flying-horse-Court in Fleet street neer Chansery-Lane 1656. To the Reader REader take notice that the hour is comming and now is that Satan in a more than ordinary manner doth transform himself into an Angel of Light and shape his Ministers into the similitudes of Ministers of Righteousnesse that so he may not only take faster hold of those that are already under his dominion and blind their minds lest the Light of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ should in the purity thereof shine unto them but also that hee may if possible deceive the very Elect and cause them that have escaped the pollutions of the World to bee again intangled therein and overcome Therefore those exhortations so often repeated in the Scripture to take heed watch and pray c. are of great necessity by all Saints to bee in a speciall manner regarded for that Satan will endeavour to deceive such is most certain And it is as certain that the most likely way and means that he hath to effect this his design must bee by fair shewes of holinesse and excellent pretences of Piety which is figured out in Scripture under the name of Sheeps cloathing with which Christ saith the false Prophets which are Satans Ministers shall bee attired Therefore t is possible that a Christian-like outside may bee in some but a cover for an Antichristian spirit And that Satan should thus delude his Servants into such a conversation that savoreth of sobriety self-deny all and a transformity from the World in very many things which are very eminent characters of Christianity I say that the Devil should delude some into a shew of such things is no more to bee admired at than his acting forth himself in the Magicians of Egypt to work miracles much like to those which God shewed by his servant Moses Yea the Apostle testifies that in his dayes some did make resistance to the truth after this manner 2 Tim. 3.8 and of some also that were deluded into a voluntary humility and such things as he confesseth to have a shew of wisdome in wil-worship and humility and neglecting of the body not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh Now t is a kind of self-denyall to neglect the body and not to satisfie the desires of the flesh And also to abstain from meats which God hath created to bee received with thanksgiving as he saith 1 Tim. 4. ● 2 3. that some should do who yet were such as had departed from the faith and given heed to seducing spirits and Doctrins of Devils And thus Satan by transforming his servants into such shews doth make them the more fit to advance his deceiving design amongst the sons of men for hereby hee doth not only deceive them but also furnish them with ability to be DECEITFULL WORKERS to prevail upon others 2 Cor. 11.13 And of this sort are those people now called QVAKERS whose deceitfull and hereticall wayes in part are in this little volume presented before thee in answer to a book intituled An untaught teacher witnessed against lest thou shouldest by their subtle insinuations and fair pretences of self-deny all c. so far let out thy affections towards them as not to try them in other things which being throughly searched out will prove them to bee those deceivers which yee have heard should come in the last dayes of whose deceit O reader bee thou aware and consider that the deceiver cannot put away his brass mony but by mixing it among good silver whereby men may if not circumspect bee unawares deceived Wherefore bee CIRCV MSPECT and stable in all thy wayes And if through reading and due consideration of this ensuing treatise thou shalt bee the better fitted to discern truth from error CHRIST from ANTICHRIST and so through grace be the better enabled to stand fast the aim of mee herein is accomplished who am An unworthy servant of Christ desirous of the eternal wel-fare of thy soul MATTHEW CAFFYN The Damnable Heresies of the Quakers Discovered CHristian Friends it doth not a little concern the People of God at this time to walk circumspectly having their Lights burning as wise Virgins that they may be the approved of the Lord and so the preserved of the Lord in these last days wherein the evil is great justly may we be blamed as others have been by the Lord if we discern not this time which is and much more will be full of peril yea such a time of trouble as never was since there was a Nation Dan. 12.1 in which the Mystery of Iniquity that did in measure work in the Apostles days shall be finished and the Man of Sin revealed the Son of Perdition which then was let even till our days by the power of the Kings of the earth which withstood the liberty of mens Consciences 2 Thess 2.6 7 8. but now the Lord hath removed it in this our Nation and so we have praised be the Lord enjoyed much Liberty and Freedom by means whereof the Gospel of Jesus hath been and yet is declared among the Sons of Men whereby divers have been fully convinced of the Truth of Christ some of which have denied themselves and become obedient and other some have put from them the words of everlasting life yea notwithstanding all the goodness of God together with his

the words of men but AS IT IS IN TRUTH the word of God 1 Thes 2.13 wherefore the Quaker supposing that God himself in men is their Teacher only erres not knowing the Scriptures for Israel was willing to be taught yet said they let not God speak with us but speak thou with us Moses and we will hear Exod. 20.19 and in this they well said saith God Deut. 5.28 Most true it is that no man can come to the Father but by the Son who offered up himself to death that we might have life by whose stripes we are healed without his blood there is no remission Heb. 9.22 by him also we have access unto the Father who at his right hand makes intercession for us and so he becomes our righteousnesse our sanctification and this Gospel was witnessed first by Christ himself but since saith the Apostles we pray you in Christs stead be ye reconciled to God those that were thus wrought upon through their ministry are said to be the called of Jesus Christ Rom. 1.6 Act. 28.23 and so is made good the words of Jude 3. contend earnestly for that Faith which was ONCE delivered to the Saints Object By this saith Lawson we set the Scriptures in the room of the Father and Son and so saith he deny both Father and Son Answ Many are the shifts of men to race out of the World that esteem of the Scriptures which indeed is but due being accounted by the Apostles HOLY Scriptures in respect of their use Rom. 1.2 whereby is made known the will of Christ in which we walk indeavouring through his grace the honour of the Father and Son which cannot be a denying of the Father and Son but he that hath his eyes closed will say so it is said the Scripture is profitable for teaching correction and instruction in Righteousness and that there ought to be attendance given to the reading of it yet most surely neither Paul that spoke it nor Timothy to whom it was spoken denyed either Father or Son nor pulled off the Crown from Christs head putting it upon the Scriptures as saith Lawson we do yet say no more than they did he most surely is worthy of the Crown that dyed to bring forth a word of salvation for men and that strengthens us by his Spirit to walk up accordingly from whom the Apostles removed it not yet said to men WE pray you in Christs STEAD 2 Cor. 5.20 yea and that from the Scriptures perswading men from morning till evening Act. 28.23 Aaron was to hearken unto Moses who was to put words into his mouth and therein to be unto him in STEAD of God Exod. 4.16 yet neither he nor the Apostles robbed God of his honour he being the original of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory for ever Rom. 11.36 Oh how great are the self-exaltations of these men how doth their arrogancy appear while they so mightily indeavour to destroy mens faith of the Scriptures as being adiscovery of the Lords will and yet in the mean while furnish the Nations almost in every corner with THEIR SCRIPTURES which is writings calling them a DISCOVERY of several particulars which they publish to men as the will of the Lord as witnesseth Deusburys book which he calls a discovery of mans return to his first estate with a discovery of Mystery Babylon Martha Simmons also speaks something in discovery of the nakednesse of all professions c. Farnworth also hath writ that the Truth might be cleared and the ignorance both of Priest and people might be discovered What! O friends may men know from their writings and yet not from the holy writings which were written for that very end that the CERTAINTY of the Lords will might be known Luk. 1.3 4. and that men MIGHT beleeve Joh. 20.31 God forbid Object Also I deny the Spirit saith Lawson in his book in saying that by the Scriptures is made known or revealed the will of Christ because the Spirit searches all things yea the deep things of God Answ There is indeed such words spoken by Paul 1 Cor. 2.10 but Lawson waiting so much upon the darkness within him hath wrested the Scripture and so himself is found unlearned 2 Pet. 2.16 though he hath talked so much of the tongue of the learned for the Apostle in the words before saith that eye hath not seen nor ear heard c. the things which God hath prepared for them that love him but God saith Paul hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit that is them things which God hath prepared for those that love him wherefore he saith vers 12. that we might know the things which are freely given to us of God wherefore most plainly will it appear to him that searches that the Apostle THERE speaks not of the Spirits revealing the duty of man but rather of the great glory and reward that is the portion of them that walk up in their duty though it is not to be denyed but rather witnessed by experienced souls that the Spirit doth teach them manisesting and laying open particularly the corruption of the heart which is but in general heads signified in Scripture and not only so but also mortifies the same Rom. 8.13 and also beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God verse 16. 〈◊〉 so are we sealed with the holy Spirit of promise Ephes 1.13 moreover by the Spirit is revealed and clearly made known those particulars which are obscurely signified in the Scripture Ephes 3.5 6. which things together with the revelations of the future glory the naturall man receives not for they are foolishness unto him wherefore he is required in the first place to repent and be baptized for the remission of sins and then is he under the promise of the holy Spirit Act 2.38 through which he may discern these things for they are spiritually discerned Object The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withall but by reason of darkness it is not comprehended Answ Christ the true Light speaks otherwise saying that the World CANNOT RECEIVE the Spirit wherefore though the Spirit be a Teacher as aforesaid yet it is to be considered that the promise thereof so as to dwell in men is to such as yeeld obedience to that self-denying Doctrin of repentance and are not ashamed of those ordinances that belong to penitent men wherefore saith the Apostles God hath given the Spirit to them that OBEY him Act. 5.32 and those that say God hath given him also to disobedient men as a dweller in them doth make the Apostles words of no effect if the Spirit dwel in every unbeleeving man what meaneth Paul when he asked the Disciples whether they had received the Spirit SINCE they beleeved moreover when they signified their ignorance saying we have not so much as heard whether there be any holy Spirit Paul did not as we find tell them that they were mistaken

is to be discerned from the wicked according to that Mal. 3.17 18.1 Cor. 3.13 and therefore saith hee not the Scriptures but alass the more he endeavours to avoid the tryal thereby the more thereby he is manifested for by this he is found unlearned though he hath so much spoken of the tongue of the learned by wresting the Scriptures for the Prophet there speaks of a day wherein all that are proud and all that DO wickedly shall be destroyed leaving neither root nor branch Mal. 4.1 which the opened eyes sees clearly is not now of which day Paul speaks in that place instanced by Lawson wherefore he saith the day SHALL declare it from whence these men conclude that that day then did and now doth but Paul had the Spirit of Truth whom we find even as a dying man expecting a Crown of Righteousness which saith he the Lord SHALL give mee at THAT DAY 2 Tim. 4.6 8. wherefore let us prize the Law and Testimony to which if men speak not according it is because they have no Light in them though they may speak much of Light The Quaker saith that Christ is already come the Second time and George Fox affirmed in plain words before many witnesses that hee knew him come within him and he looked for him to come NO OTHERWISE and James Parnel affirmeth that they that confess not Christ come in THEIR flesh are the Antichrist and also affirmeth that by preaching of a Christ in heaven the Devil gets his work done on earth as appears in his Book called Satans Design discovered p. 19.25 This being well considered is the ready way to fulfill that which is written concerning those that shall come saying I am Christ deceiving many before the comming of Christ indeed which cannot be till first the true Faith of his comming be made void which these men indeavour to do by saying that the comming of the Spirit which Christ said he would send was that second comming of Christ which the Scripture so much speaks of but evidently it appears otherwise because the Spirit by Christ is called ANOTHER COMFORTER John 14.16 which saith he will not come except I go away but if I depart I will send him unto you John 16. 7. plainly shewing that the Spiritis the comforter of the Lords people in Christs personal absence for when Christ spake of his own comming he said on this wise I will come again yea as the SON OF MAN Matth 24.37 John 14.3 but speaking of the Spirit saies I will send HIM unto you which when the Apostles had received they went forth testifying the Lord Jesus not come within them but as Peter said whom the HEAVEN must reveive till the times of restitution of all things Act. 3.21 yet at this time had Peter the Spirit but lest there should be room for the Quakers to say that that Heaven was within them consider also the relation of Stephen who stedfastly looking UP into Heaven saw the HEAVENS OPENED and the SON OF MAN standing on the right hand of God yet was he FILLED with the Spirit but his wisdome was to distinguish between him sent and the sender and in this Faith he DYED and a long season afterwards we find Peter remaining the same confidently affirming that Christ was gone into Heaven 1 Pet. 3.22 signifying to the Elders that when the chief Shepheard SHALL APPEAR ye saith he shall receive a Crown of glory 1 Pet. 5.4 to which agrees the Faith of Paul and Timotheus also who looked for the Saviour Christ FROM HEAVEN Phil. 3.20 what from the fleshly hearts of men judge ye that are wise these also at that time had the Spirit to which agrees also the Faith of the Apostle John who said when he SHALL appear we shall be like him 1 John 3.2 yet then it was the Spirit appeared unto him the Church of the Thessalonians was of the same Faith waiting for Christ FROM HEAVEN 1 Thes 1.10 yet then were they the Elect of God vers 4. the Corinthians also being inriched by him in all utterance and in all knowledge comming behind in no gift yet were waiting for the comming of Christ 1 Cor. 1.5 7. the Church of Thiatyra was to hold fast that which they already had till he come Rev. 2.25 judge nothing before the time untill the Lord come 1 Cor 4.5 yet saith Thomas Laucock where is the promise of his comming is he asleep but Peter tells such scoffers that the Lord is not slack concerning his promise but is long-suffering towards men not willing that any should perish 2 Pet. 3.9 wherefore be patient UNTO THE COMMING of the Lord Jam. 5.7 for this is the true Grace wherein we stand even that which brings salvation for saith Paul the Grace of God that bringeth salvation teacheth us to live godil●y in this world and to LOOK FOR the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ Titus 2.11 12 13. Object The Saints waiting for the comming of Christ was but for a greater measure of Christ Answ That which is spoken elsewhere concerning their denyal of the Lord Jesus will shew the emptiness of this objection yet consider Christ was not taken up into Heaven by measures and at times but while he blessed them he was parted from them Luk. 24.51 and he shall SO COME IN LIKE MANNER as the Disciples did SEE him go into Heaven Act. 1.11 wherefore the usual expression in Scripture is the COMMING not COMMINGS of Christ where it is spoken of him since his ascension wherefore saith Paul to the Saints be ye not soon shaken in mind or troubled neither by Spirit nor by Word nor by Letter as from us as that the day of Christ is at hand for that day shall not come except there be a falling away first c. 2 Thes 2.2 3. yet saith the Quaker it was in a great measure come but thereby he is found to be led by that Spirit which then troubled the Saints pretending the day of Christ to be before it was to be which Paul afterwards calls a mystery of iniquity then working verse 7. by this also he makes void the use of Christs parables concerning his comming which himself sets out by a man taking a far journey giving authority to his servants Mar. 13.34 who after a long time commeth and reckoneth with them Mat. 25.19 in what manner he is capable to come judge ye and remember that Christ saith HE IS AS A MAN as abovesaid that is in respect of his suddain comming at a time wherefore he saith watch and pray for ye know not when the TIME is Mar. ●3 33 moreover consider that Peter even when hee was ready to DYE witnessed not the day of the Lord come but saith the day of the Lord WILL ●OME 2 Pet. 3.10 1.14 in like manner Paul when he was r●ady to DYE said that there was laid UP for him a Crown of Righteousness which saith he the Lord SHALL give mee at THAT DAY and not only to mee