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A82086	A Declaration from the Children of Light (who are by the world scornfully called Quakers) against several false reports, scandals and lyes, in several news books and pamphlets, put forth by Hen. Walker, R. Wood, and George Horton, whose lyes, and slanders shall not pass for truth; but shall be judged, and cast out by Michael and his angels into the world, which is their habitation amongst the children of darkness. Also a warning from the Lord to all ballad-makers, and image-makers, with them that print and sell them, who are found without the fear of God, contrary to the command of God, who saith, you shall not make an image of male nor female: and to the doctrine of the Apostles, who were to avoid prophane and vain fables. With a lamentation over all them that live in pride and gluttony, swearing, and all manner of uncleanness; and profess God, and profess Christ, and themselves Christians; but are seen to be those, whose God is their belly, whose end will be destruction.		1655 (1655)	Wing D588; Thomason E838_11; ESTC R202133	6,684	8

A DECLARATION FROM The Children of Light who are by the world scornfully called Quakers against several false reports scandals and lyes in several news Books and Pamphlets put forth by Hen. Walker R. Wood and George Horton whose lyes and slanders shall not pass for truth but shall be judged and cast out by Michael and his Angels into the world which is their habitation amongst the Children of darkness ALSO A Warning from the Lord to all Ballad-makers and Image-makers with them that print and sell them who are found without the fear of God contrary to the command of God who saith You shall not make an Image of Male nor Female and to the Doctrine of the Apostles who were to avoid prophane and vain Fables WITH A Lamentation over all them that live in pride and gluttony swearing and all manner of uncleanness and profess God and profess Christ and themselves Christians but are seen to be those whose God is their belly whose end will be destruction Thus being turned aside from that which was made manifest from God God also hath given you to believe a lye who are filled with all unrighteousness envy murder hatred and all maner of uncleaness as you may read your conditions at large in Romans 1. and 24. ver to the latter end 2 Thes 2.10 11 12. ver whose damnation is just upon all them that take pleasure in unrighteousness LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1655. A Declaration from the Children of the light who are by the world scornfully called Quakers against several false reports scandals and lyes in several News-Books and Pamphlets c. IN that which is called the Perfect Proceedings a book of news which is printed for Robert Ibbiison dwelling in Smithfield which says in his book which comes from Wa●ker one who professeth himself to be a Teacher but it 〈◊〉 of lyes That there is much horrible wickedness committed by some of the Quakers about London as cursing ranting and filthy uncleanness whereupon some went to the said Walk●r to know why he publ●shed such lyes to the Nation for all such things we do deny And then the said Walker to cover his filthyness instanced a Ranter or two which are contrary to the Quakers and all their filthy p●actices denyed by those called Quakers And this is it Walker would cover his slander w●th which he puts forth against them called Quakers to the Nation but them that are not given over to believe lyes sees his folly And Christ saith They shall speak all manner of evil upon you falsly for my nam●s sake which we find fulfilled the filthy actions which are done amongst the unclean ones doth he fetch up and put in his Book against them called Quakers to make them odious and no unclean filthy thing is justified amongst them cal●ed Quakers which thou Walker sa●th is according to thy work and your works sha●l ye have your reward and the Scr●pture is acknowledged to be a Declaration of the Word as you may read Luke the first And whereas it was said to thee Walker who doth so slander That the Plagues written in the Book thou might own to be thy due in that generation thou art found to which they were spoken to And whereas thou accusest a woman for following of the Ranter that came often to White-hall that is another of thy slanders for she testifies aga●nst it and thee And many other lys and slanders in thy book which is not worth the mentioning and all unsavory expressions we do deny And thou bringest one Rober●s one a Glasier which thy conscience tells thee are contrary to them thou calls Quakers and there Walker thy seed is known and what seeds-man thou art comprehended with the children of light who seeth that they which are given over to believe lyes may give care to thy slaunders but the honest-hearted and godly-minded will judg the appearance of thy seed From them who declares peace and love to all them that thirst after righteousness Iohn Bollon Simon Dring Will. Rayman Rich. Davis And again we find many slanders and lys in that which is called The Weekly Post printed by R. Wood and he saith witness the burning of the Bible by sundry Quakers Now Wood we command thee to mention those sundry Quakers that burned the Bible and bring thy works to the light and them that deny the true testimony of it mention them in particular and the Ordinances of Christ and the Ministers of Jesus Christ we own and free-will is denyed and mention what Ministers those are in particular that they do deny else let thy mouth be stopped for ever for upon record thou art seen with the light which comprehends the world and thy end and race and thy folly is manifested who art one of them that Prints false reports 〈◊〉 And another slanderous paper Printed for G. Horton called The Quakers Dream and on the outside of it he hath set many Images of Males and Females which the Scripture forbids so under the Judgment of the Scripture thou art brought And thou brings one Gilpin for thy cloak for thy slanders a fit object in whom the Devils trembled who turned from being a Quaker to be a drunkard against whom a Warrant was given out for his drunkenness And then thou speaks of several converted Quakers in Leicestershire that the Devil appeared to We demand of thee their names and do not with thy lyes make the truth odious for we know no lye is of the truth and them that are not of the truth may be subject to believe thy lys and filthy Dreams that are in thy slanderous Paper Was Iohn Gilpin convinced of his drunkenness and is he now turned to it again That which did convince him will convince thee and you all and be our witness at the last and thy dancings and feastings which thou speakest of is denyed with them who are scornfully called Quakers amongst you who are become your song your by-word and reproach but our strength is the Lord God and our Redeemer the Holy One of Israel So take warning all ye lyars and slanderers least the Lord sweep you away with all the refuge of lyes for the Lord is cleansing the Land of evil doers And R. Wood shewed Simon Dring and Will. Wilson a book called A Mirror or a Looking-Glass both for Saints and Sinners set forth by S. Clarke Pastor in Bennet-Finch London the Saints have looked into it in which book is lys out of which book R. Wood said G. Horton had his ground to publish forth that which we know to be lys and print them which he calls His Quakers dream And the said R. Wood said to Simon Dring and William Wilson that the said George Horton was a fudling abroad and how the drunkards makes their Songs Thou George Horton who hast published many lies scandalls and slanders in thy papers which thou calls the Quakers terrible vision And many unsavoury speeches

which be not worth mentioning is found in it which is come out of the generation of lyars and all thy unsavoury expressions in the paper and thy lyes and thy slanders are denyed And they that make lyes their refuge may be builded upon thee and may have a refuge under thee who art one of the Devils seeds-men who sowes his lies abroad who is of them And Horton we demaund of thee what they bee that hold community of women and other folks wives and what women they be and what mens wives they are mention the names of them and where they live and let the Law take hold upon them else upon record thou ar● left Horton thou belies Isaiah who saith he did not go naked when the Scripture saith he did and here thou art not onely a lyar upon us but upon the Scripture as you may read Isaiah 20. and read thy 5 page and a great deal of stuff thou hast about Gilpin one of thy own generation which is under the power of Satan And thou Horton says Paul was zealous in his way persecuting the Saints Thy fruits appears to be in Sauls steps who art to the truth an enemy And mention those Quakers that hold forth free-will Mention their names who manifests thy self to be in works of darkness to slander in the dark for the lye and the slander in thy paper we deny and thy unsavoury expressions And again thou art babbling and hath stuffed in thy paper of one thou calls Mr. Fox taking a man by the singer out of a whirl-pool And this is like unto the rest of thy filthy stuff and again thou art tormented because some throw off their ribbons and here again thou doest manifest thy self they that are of the world they may own thee but the children of the light sees that the lusts of thy Father thou doest and the lusts of thy Father thou would have and cannot endure his Kingdom should be over-grown such who be in the nature of Swine as thou art Dogs do bark at the children of light and Swine doth cry to the great admiration of the people And thou scoffes at the light w●thin and sets above it the Images of Male and Female And again Horton we command thee to make mention of those Quakers that makes the word of God but as a shadow oh was here ever the like in any age seen who professe Chr●st live ●n so much Impudency breathing of lyes and slanders what an unsavoury smell is this that comes from those that calls themselves Christians and Churches but we see thy fruit in thy paper and thy smell is gone out into the Nation and recorded thou art and answered shall be to that in thy conscience in the day of thy condemnation And this Mist which thou cast forth doeth no hurt among the children of light nor among them who feare God thy lying spirit the Lord will rebuke and all the rest of thy other unsavoury speeches whom to thy self shall return and the author of them but now the time is come that they say report and we will report and all manner of evill is cast upon the children of light so ye are them that fulfill Christs words but this we say The Lord forgive you Ye Ballet-makers and ye Ballet-sellers Stationers and Printers of them and buyers of them beware for the Lord God of glory is arising who saith Thou shalt not make any Image of Male or Female which you do amongst you and are sound upon your ballets and so out of Gods counsell are amongst the heathen making Images and your vain jesting books which stirs up the heathen which knowes not God and such be out of his command which makes Image of Male and Female and other creatures contrary and out of Gods command and because the Images and Ballads are cried against it makes the Heathen to rage and imagine vain things against them who doth them crie against shewing that these have their harts and are their gods yea but saith them that be in the flesh in the lust and in the pride We shall loose our gain and our calling if we forsake our jesting-books our ballads and our books of rimes which upon them is the Image of Males and Females and that is to set them out though God doth forbid them it brings us in gain Iupiter-l●ke which all his Tradesmen cries These are pestilent fellowes with cries against these things which brings us in gain we can professe Christ and hold up these things too saith Iupiter who be in Iupiters nature with his Images but to you all professors of Christ Jesus which be in the evill with your jesting-books and ballads and books of verse and rime and vain songs and your ballads with your Images of Male and Female upon them to the light in your consciences I speak with that mind which you read your jesting-jesting-books and sing your ballads you professe the Scriptures and lives out of the obedience of them so you are them that cry Lord Lord which enter not into the Kingdom of God who doth not the will of God for who doth his will knoweth his doctrine and from all that which stirs up wantonnesse and pleasures and fables-followers are turned away from which enters into the kingdome of God so your jests and songs shall be turned into howl●ng as you may read Amos you that make songs ballads upon wicked people so rejoice in iniquity which is contrary to Scripture as you may read oh how are the world in many places streets and walls painted with b●llads and fables and yet now professe your selves to be Christians and of the Church of Christ oh stop your mouths and cover your lips where did any of Christs flock so but this is the froth of the sea and the foame of it and here you are proved to be such who said they were Iews but were not therefore I do warn all young and old people from the Lord God give over your reading ballads your song-books and rime-books which are all for the fire with them that made them and read the Scr●ptures with was from the life of God declared which declared aga●nst all vain fables and lightnesse and wantonnesse and pleasures lest that you be given over to believe lies and so remain under the power of Satan and perish and not regard that light which shews you the works of Satan and the works of God where you might receive power from the Lord Jesus and so be turned from the power of Satan unto God and so come to witness the entrance into the Kingdom of glory which hath no end but you who this light do hate it is your condemnation so this is your Teacher and this is your condemnation that do it hate and you that this do not regard your blood be upon your own head from him who saies There is no peace to the wicked A lamentation and grief and sorrow to see so much profession of