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A40926	A brief discovery of the kingdome of Antichrist and the downfall of it hasteth greatly. With a difference betwixt the ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist. This was written by One the world calleth a Quaker, in March 1653.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1653 (1653)	Wing F472A; ESTC R218270	17,364	25

A BRIEF DISCOVERY OF THE Kingdome of ANTICHRIST And the downfall of it hasteth greatly WITH A Difference betwixt the Ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist 1 THES 1.3 4 5. The Man of sin who is exalted above all that is called God and sits in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe to be God deceiving the Simple Ones WISDOME now cryeth out in the Streets calling out of Babylon Sodom and Egypt where our Lord hath been Crucified and spirituall wickednesse ie now committed in high places therefore return and hearken to the vioce of Jesus Christ and turne at his reproofe 2 THES 1.4 5 6 7 8 9 c. 〈◊〉 the Lord is comming in power and great glory and Antichrist shall be consumed by the breath of his mouth and the brightnesse of his coming This was written by One the World calleth A QUAKER in March 1653. A Discovery of Antichrists Kingdome and the downfall of it hasteth greatly NOw the Kingdome of Jesus Christ is setting up in the spirits of his people Dan. 12. And at that time shall Michael stand up the great Prince which standeth up for the Children of my people saith the Lord and there shall be a time of trouble such as there never was since there was a nation even to that same time and at that time there shall be deliverance every one shall be delivered that shall be found written in the booke of life in the day of the day of the Lords power Zeph. l. 12.13 Dan. 12 1. And it shall come to ●asse at that time that I will search Jerusalem with Candles and punish the men that are settled upon their Lees that say in their h●art the Lord will not doe good neither will he doe evill Therefore their goods shall become a b●oty and their houses a desolation ther shall also build houses but not inhabite them and they shall plant vincyrds but not drinke the wine thereof The great day of the Lord is neare it hasteth greatly even the voice of the day of the Lord there the great man shall cry bitterly Zeph. 1.14 Now the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet stands up let him that readeth understand Mat 24. Now the man of sinne is revealed and revealing even the Son of perdition who opposeth and exalteth himselfe above all that is called God and sitteth in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe to be God spoken of by the Apostle in 2. Thes 2.2 3. and the vialls are to be powred out upon the man of sin Thes 2.3 ●●v 16.17 〈◊〉 19. spoken of in the Revelation The Pri●sts are the greatest persecutors of the truth of God now where it is made manifest in the spirits of the people of God the Lord hath sent to declare and testifie against their deceits and deceivablenesse whereby they doe deceive the people and they are raging mad● because they are discovered ●●v 16.10 ●● and they persecute imprison and petition and doe all that beastly corrupt wills can invent to keep the Is●ael●es of God in bondage that they might still be Lords and Rulers over Gods heritage ●●v 12.15 ●● 17. but though Gog and Magog joyne in battel against the Lamb yet he shal prevail and get the victory and the beast and false Prophet shall be cast into the lake tha● burneth ●●v 1● 11 ●●●3 c. Rev. 19 20. and they that worship the ●east and his Image and receive his marke in their right hand or in their foreheads the same shall drinke of the wine of the wrath of the Almighty poured forth into the cup of his indignation and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels and in the presence of the Lambe and the smoake of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever and they shall have no rest day nor night that worship the B●ast Rev. 14.9 10 11. Come out of the beastly worships God is a Spirit Th. 4.23 ●● and he will be worshipped in spirit and the glorious Lord will be unto his a place of broad River and streames of l●ve 〈◊〉 33.21 ●● 54 13. ●●eb 8 ●● ●● and peace and joy and rejoicing for ever and ever and all the children of the Lord are taught of the Lord hee is Teacher alone by his spirit and causeth people to profit by his Ministery Therefore cease who●ly from all your Priests 〈◊〉 2.22 John 2. they are Decivers and lead you from the teachings of the spirit to observe dreames and fancies of their owne brame and are the upholders of pride 〈◊〉 23.30 ●● 32.33 coverousnesse and oppression and never were yet taught themselves they are in he state and condition that the false Prophets were in all teaching for hire and are Lords and Rulers over the people and ran but the Lord did never send them as those did that the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against as in Jer. 23. and Jer. 5 30 31. and Isaiah 56.10 11. Ezek 34. Mitha 3.11 Hosea 6.9 As a troop of Robbers wait for a man so the Priests they murder in the way by consent Now the Scripture is fulsilling Hos 6.9 the Beast makes warte with the Saints those beastly Priests make themselves manifest that they are of the generation of Cain and are of their Father the Devill persecuting and imprisoning the servants of the Lord as the Jewish High-Priests did Persecution is begun here in York-shire by the Priests of Baal they cannot defend their Ministery any wayes but by an outward Law when any are moved by the Lord to speake against their deceits they run away as the Priest of Finningley did and he Priest of Arkworth and others did and will not stand to their floc●s but leave them but the Scriptures is fulfilling Joh. 10.12 13. the hireling fleeth because he is an hireling See if this be not contrary to that of the true Shepheard that layeth down his life for the Sheep John 10.11 and 15 16 17. verses They take the words of the good Shepheard to speak of but deny to live his life and they walk contrary to the Scripture See if this be not errour the true Ministers of the Gospel were to take the care of the flock willingly not by constraint but of a ready mind and not for filthy lucre neither were they to be Lords or Rulers over Gods heritage but they were to be examples to the Flock as in 2 Pet. 5.1 2 3. But these are constrained by great Parsonages Tit. 1.7 8 1 Tim. 3 1 2 3 4 c. and fat Benefices and are Lords and Rulers over Gods Heritage being puff't up in scorne and derision pride and ambition and swell in iniquity persecuting and imprisoning the servants of the Lord and act contrary to the Scripture shewing the spirit of errour 1 Joh. 5. 〈◊〉 As the Priest of Tharnisworth when one of his Heare 〈◊〉 that had been from

57 and all the Councell sought false witnesse against Jesus to put him to death ver 59 to the ver 59. at last came two false witnesses then the Chiefe Priests adjured him to speak and when he spoke the truth the Chiefe Priest rent his cloathes and said he spoke blasphemy 61 62 63 64 65. truth is blasphemy to the deceit when Jesus was condemned to dye by the Chiefe Priests Rulers and Elders of the people they spit in his Face and smote him on the Cheek and buffeted him ver 66 67. Mat. 2 66 67. And thus the Serpent spued out his venome then against the truth and the Jewes Chiefe Priests and Elders are alive yet to persecute Christ in his Members This is the same generation of Cain that persecutes a seede of evill doers see if these doe not deny the Scriptures and shew the spirit of errour and cannot make good their call but ran and the Lord never sent them and have nothing but what they have studied out of Bookes and Studies and the Hireling fleeth because he is an Hireling that the Scriptures might be fulfilled John 10.13 John Cart the Priest of Hanseworth when one was moved by the Lord to speak to him he caused him to be taken prisoner and so they all act in the same state and condition that the Jewish High-Priests did and are enemies both to Jesus Christ and His for inasmuch as they doe it to one of his they doe it to him and make their refuge to the Popes Law that wa● made to uphold the Popish Clergy by when they di● uphold the Masse made by Queen Mary see the Statute in the first of Mary 2. Ass 3. Ch and againe see i● it be not repealed by Elizabeth in the first yeare of he● reigne 2. Ch. last clause See Coke pla fol. 352. Si● Nich. Hides Chiefe Justice then in England cited tha● it was wholly repealed by that of Elizabeth in the first yeare of her reigne 2. chap. last clause see Dalton 103.104 pag. See if these be the Ministers of Christ or of Antichrist that make their refuge to the Popes Law to imprison by neither Jesus Christ nor his true Ministers did ever so Let truth come to light and deceits and deceivers put to shame 〈◊〉 33.22 God is judge Law-giver and King The said Priest John Cart he dealt deceitfully just as Pilat did with Christ who said he would wash his hands in Innocency for said he I will forgive him but Officers saith he looke you to your office Pilat and Herod both joyne together to persecute Christ in his Saints many friends went up to have spoken with this Priest afterwards but he would neither come at them nor suffer them to come at him those which had been the chiefe hearers see if the deceits bee not afraid to come to light for truth seekes no corners therefore love that which is good and hate that which is evill every one and prove your owne worke so shall you have joy in your selves and not in others ●al 6.4 Gal. 6.4 prove all things and hold fast that which is good but cease from all your Priests deceivers blind guides Hirelings ●●r 23.1 2 Seducers and Antichrists they shall never profit you at all they ran but the Lord never sent them hold them not up the Lord is against them Ier. 23.30 31 32. The Priest of Doncaster he imprisoned one for asking him a question and when he was before the Major and Justices to be examined the Priest fled into the further corner of the house as one James Nayler spoke to him and the Priest did confesse there openly that he had not attained to that which the party imprisoned by him had done and desired the prisoner to pray for him yet nothing will serve but imprisonment See if this be not Antichrist hold them not up downe with them all they are all falne backward and gone out of the way of obedience and selfe-denyall but they must be called to account before the righteous Judge the Lord of Heaven and Earth that they may have their tryall thus saith the Lord Woe to the wicked it shall be ill with them and they shall be rewarded according to their doings Isa 3.10 The wicked shall be turned into Hell and all those that forget God and have their portion in the lake that burneth The Lord is sending forth his Angels to gather out of his Kingdome all things that offend then shall the righteous shine forth in brightnesse in the Kingdome of their Father The vials are pouring forth Rev. 18 7 8 9. and the beast begins to roare the Lord is Judge himselfe and he will plague the Beast and burne the Whore and torment the wicked for evermore Both Gog and Magog is gathering to battell as the number of the sand of the Sea going on the breadth of the earth to compasse the Camp of the Saints about and the beloved City and fire will fall downe from God out of Heaven and devoure them Revelations 20.8 9 c. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection on such the second death hath no power but they shall be Priests of God and of Christ and shall reigne with him a thousand yeares Rev. 20.6 This was written by a Thresher that goeth about with his threshing Instrument labouring where he findes work Arise Sion and thresh with a new threshing Instrument ●sa 41.14 ●5 ●lie 4.13 having Teeth Thus saith the Lord Hearken unto me y● stout-hearted that are farre from righteousnesse I bring neare my righteousnesse it shall not be for off and my salvation it shall not tarry and I wi●● place salvation in Sion for Israel my glory Isaiah 46.12 13. FINIS The Difference betweene the Ordinance of Christ and of Antichrist TAke heede of despising the Ordinance of Jesus Christ who hath left it upon record and also wri●eth it in the new Law of Righteousnesse in the hearts ●f his people saying Heb. 8.10 11. Jer. 31.31 32 33 34 Joh. 14.1 Col. 3.4 Joh. 8.44 Colos 3.2 3. Rom. 8. ● Phil. 3.1 19. Luke 12 29 30 3 1 Cor. 1 19. 1 Cor. 1 17 18. If ye love me keep my Commande●ents I. love God with all your hearts 2. forsake your ●●sts and vile affections in affecting earthly things that ●s the Devils Ordinance saith Jesus Christ set not your ●ffections on things which are on the earth but set your affe●tions on things in the heavens that is the Ordinance of Christ for sake your carthly mintlednesse for that is ●he Devils Ordinance to be carnally minded is death ●nd the carnall minde is enmity to the Cross of Christ Christ saith Seeke first the Kingdome of God and his ●ighteousnesse and all things else shall be added and ●ove thy Neighbour as thy selfe and doe unto all men as ye would be done by and feed the hungry and cloath the naked and let the oppressed go free and deny thy selfe of