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A65876	The path of the just cleared, and cruelty and tyranny laid open, or, A few words to you priests, and magistrates of this nation, (who say we deny the Scriptures, and that we are antichrists and deceivers, and that we deny the Word of God) wherein your oppression and tyranny is laid open, which by you is unjustly acted against the servants of the Living God, who by the world which hate the light of Christ, are in derision called Quakers : wherein also is something declared both to judges and justices ... : also the ground and cause of the imprisonment of George Whitehead and John Harwood ... / from the spirit of the Living God in me, whose name in the flesh is George Whitehead ... ; also a paper against the sin of idleness ...	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Harwood, John. To all you rulers, gentry, priests, and people.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1944; ESTC R206645	17,128	27

THE PATH of the JUST Cleared AND Cruelty and Tyranny laid Open Or a Few Words to you Priests and Magistrates of this Nation who say we deny the Scriptures and that we are Antichrists and Deceivers and that we deny the Word of God Wherein your Oppression and Tyranny is laid Open which by you is unjustly acted against the Servants of the Living God who by the World which hate the Light of Christ are in Derision called Quakers Wherein also is something declared both to Judges and Justices so called concerning Contempt of Authority Also the Ground and Cause of the Imprisonment of George Whitehead and John Harwood who are Sufferers for the Innocent Truths sake In the Goal of Bury in Suffolk Also a Copy of a Paper which a Servant of the Lord called Richard Clayton was moved to set upon a Steeple-house Door at Bury in Suffolk for which he was caused to be whipped by one Thomas Waldegrave Justice of Peace in the said County But though hand joyn in hand the wicked shall not be unpunished but the Seed of the Righteous shall be delivered Prov. 11. 21. From the Spirit of the Living God in me whose name in the flesh is George Whitehead who for Sions sake cannot hold my peace but testifie against her Oppressors who am a Sufferer as aforesaid the 4. day of the 7. month 1655. Also A Paper against the sin of Idleness which we declare against and live out of and are diligent serving the Lord though that sin be cast upon us yet it we deny with all other sins and ungodlinesse which is contrary to the Gospel of Christ London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle near the West End of Pauls 1655. THE Path of the JVST cleared AND Cruelty and Tyranny laid Open See what Christ we own and who are Antichrists THat Christ we owne and witness and are partakers of his Sufferings who was promised for a Covenant unto the people for a light unto the Gentils to open the blind eyes this is he who was before Abraham was who said Before Abraham was I am who was in the beginning which was the Word by which all things was made which Word became flesh and dwelt among the disciples and suffered at Jerusalem and witnessed a good confession before Ponce Pilate whom Pilate delivered up to the Jews and the chief priests and elders whom they mocked and despitefully used put to death concerning the flesh but is raised up by the spirit and ascended into glory which glory he prayed for even that glory whereby he was at first with his Father glorified in wherein he is glorified in his Saints and is God over all God blessed for ever and he that hath him hath the father also and hath life and he that hath not the Son hath not life for he is the light of the world and in him is no darknesse and He is the Way the truth and the life and he that followeth him shall not abidein darknesse but shall receive the light of life And this is the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world which Iohn who was a man sent from God was a witnesse of and we are witnesses of and do not deny the Word nor the Scriptures but they who persecuted him even the Scribes and pharises and the chiefe priests and elders of the people who had a profession of the Scriptures of Moses words and the prophets words they did deny the Scriptures even Moses who wrote of Christ so did not beleive Christ and so denyed him who was the Word which became flesh And so his word did not take place in them because they did not believe that he was the Christ but looked for another Christ to come in pompe like themselves but against their pride he did cry and said Woe unto the Scribes and Pharises who were called of men Masters stood praying in the Synagogues had the chiefest places in the assemblies and greeting in the markets and laid heavy burthens upon the people But he said to his disciples Be not ye called masters and when he sent them forth he forbad them to take money or bag or Scrip but freely ye have received freely give and many of them had no certaine dwelling place but suffered persecution and hunger and nakednesse and prison and stripes and perils and were chargeable to no man but where they had sown Spiritual things they said if we sow to you Spiritual things it is a smal thing if we reap of you carnal things But these were not the world for the world was persecuters and revilers and haled them out of the Synagogues and such as Christ sent we owne and the Scriptures we own and Christ come in the flesh we owne and witnesse but you Magistrates and you Priests of this nation who are upholden by such as persecute and hale out of the Synagogues and imprison and whip despitefully now use such as are sent freely to witnes forth the truth and for that Christ and against Antichrist and deceivers such as Christ cryed wo against here you priests of this nation who are found in their steps which Christ cryed woe against even the steps of the Scribes Pharises you Magistrates Justices Judges Rulers who uphold such and persecute imprison cause to be whipped and fine such as are sent to bear witness against them that are found in Scribes and Pharises steps who lay heavy burthens upon the people and are called of men masters stands praying in the synagogues and have the cheifest places in the assemblies you are filling up the measure of their iniquities who persecuted Christ upheld them which Christ cryed wo unto and them who persecuted the true prophets who was sent to cry out against the false prophets these cryed against such as sought for their gain from their quarters such as were hirlings such as bare rule by their means and taught lyes who said they were sent of God when God never sent them but man before they were sent and these were the prophets who cryed against the false who said thus said the Lord and Heare the Word of the Lord But God never spake to them but Jeremiah who cryed against such was not a proud man nor a covetous man as the priests of England are now who are in these steps before mentioned which the false prophets were in But Jeremiah was mocked they were stoned some killed and Jeremy was set in the stocks for witnessing forth the truth against the false prophets and put into adungeon and here we are witnessed by the true prophets Christ his Apostles who ever witnessed against deceivers and such as lived in pride and coveteousness and Amos who was a true witness for God witnessed against the abomination of rulers and people he was not made a Minister by the will

of man nor upheld by a carnal weapon nor an outward Law but when he prophesied against the house of Jeraboam then Amaziah the priest of Bethel complained to Jeroboam the King against Amos and said the Land was not able to bear his words and bad him flee away into the Land of Judah and prophesie no more at Bethel for he said It was the Kings Chappel and the Kings Court as you may read Amos 7 10 and ●o you priests of England complain moreover many of you do swear to the Magistrates against us who are witnessed by Christ the true Prophets and Apostles both in our sufferings and testimony w●ich is against all deceit and deceivers ●o you Priests and Magistrates cause us to suffer because we are offended at the truth which witnesses against all deceit without respect of persons whereof they that are sent of God were witnesses and so by you some suffer imprisonment some whipping some stocking and some you imprison and fine 10 or 40 or 50 Marks and they that stone hale out of the Synagogues their hands you strengthen against the innocent and execute your law upon them who are redeemed from that which the law takes hold upon who do witnesse against transgression where ever it is by the truth which respects no mans person And here the end for which you are brought forth is to witness for God to the establishment of Judgment and mercy righteousnesse peace which takes away all occasion of outward punishment and carnal weapons where it comes to be established and set up in the hearts of people and this they who come to witness set up in them which they that own the Light of Christ are witnesses of dare not act in their own wills in Tyranny and Cruelty against the innocent who are freely sent to witnes forth the truth against all deceit cruelty oppression which is acted in this generation even among you Priests Magistrates both Judges Justices Rulers whose ears are open to heare the complaints of these proud and co●ou●s priests who make great petitioning and complaints against us who suffer by the cruelty of you who cause su to be sent to prison when you can charge su with the breach of no known Law and cause some to be whipped some to be fined as aforesaid and the priests that complain for the help of Magistrates to have this people called Quakers suppressed because they are affraid that their Tythes and maintenance should faile them and they come to lose their gifts and rewards because we cry against such as Isaiah cryed against who seek for their gain from their Quarters as you may read Isa. 56 11 and against such as beare rule by their means which Ieremiah cryed against Ier. 5. and such teach for hire and divine for money which Micah cryed against Mica 3. and against such as Christ cryed woe against as you may read Matt. 23. and we cry against such as go in Cains way and Balaams which Iude cryed woe against Iude. 11. And here they are affraid that their riches and honour should faile them whose riches is earthly and honor is earthly and here you Magistrates uphold such as the Prophets Christ and his Apostles cryed against and causes the innocent to suffer by your wills contrary to the Law of Justice and equity and so are filling up the measure of your iniquities who persecuted the true prophets of Christ and his Apostles and you may consider by the Light in your consciences what Reformation and Just government is established by you who have long professed Liberty Justice and equity when now this is the end of your profession and praying and your fasting and your dayes of thanksgiving even persecution and oppression and strengthening the hands of evil doers against the innocent and so neglect the fast which the Lord requires read Isa. 58. 6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen saith the Lord to loose the bands of wickedness to undoe the heavy burthens and to Let the oppressed goe free and that ye break every yoak but instead of this ye strengthen the bands of wickedness and goes on in your cruelty and oppression Ah wo word is the end of your profession who are so acting in your Cruelty and Tyranny against them who for conscience sake cannot bow to your wills but witness against the deceit which is acted in this Nation both among the Priests and People therefore among you Ruand Magistrates is this Scripture fulfilled The Rulers take counsell together against the Lord and his Annointed and the blood of the Saints shall be required at your hands who persecute even the blood of all the holy men of God who suffered from Abel until this generation Oh be ashamed of your profession and you fair pretences of reformation since the Bishops were cut off who now are acting in the same cruelty that they acted in and yet you can speak against them and their Tyranny and you found in the same Oh fear and dread the living God of heaven and earth whose Judgment and wrath and fiery indignation slumbers not for these things Oh the blood of the righteous cryes in the ears of the Lord of hosts for vengeance against you persecuters your prayers and pretences of serving the Lord is abomination unto him and your Sacrifices is wearisome unto the Lord and grievous unto him as the Sacrifices and oblations of the Rulers of Sodome and people of Gomorrah was which the prophet Isai cryed against who said unto them Your new moones and your Sabbaths and your calling assemblies I cannot away with it is iniquity even your solemn meetings saith the Lord your new moons and appointed feasts my soul hateth they are a trouble to me I am weary to bear them when you spread forth your hands I will hid mine eyes from you yea when you make many prayers I will not heare your hands are full of blood Isa. 1. 15. Therefore all you that act in persecution and cruelty and oppression read your selues both Priests and Rulers to be in that generation which Isai and the rest of the prophets did cry against and are partakers of their sins and now you live at ease in pride fullnes of bread as Sodom Gomorrah did and the end of your profession liberty and freedom is oppression and Tyranny as was in the Bishops time to those that cannot stoop to your wills when as you ought to have Judged the cause of the oppressed and to have undone the heavy Burthens and to have let the oppressed goe free Therefore hear the word of the Lord ye Rulers of this Nation who Joyne with the priests who goe in the way of Cain to envy and run greedily after the error of Balaam for gifts and rewards you Joyne with them who go in the steps of the false prophets and of them which Christ cryed woe against who are called of men masters

that to your selves which belongs to God and this is He vvho reigns over the house of Iacob and is greater then Abraham Let the heathens bovv to him vvho hath redeemed us out of the heathenish nature for he wil break the limits of the heathen and dash them to peices and all your limits who live in envy and rage in the heathenish nature and plead for their customs and would limit the righteous to walk in their steps and to bow to your proud flesh for as I live saith the Lord every knee shall bow to me and every Tongue shall confess unto god as you may read Rom. 13. 11. Isai. 45. 23. Phil. 2. 10. Therefore bow to the Lord of hosts and let proud flesh stoop before him who seeks honour to your selves which belongs to God Fear before the Lord and tremble at which Name every knee shall bow and every tongue confess to the glory of God Then examine what will be the end of your Earthly glory whose honour must be laid in the dust who seeks your own glory and not the glory of God whose honour and glory we seek and not the honor of man and therfore we cannot stoop nor bow to your pride nor conform to your vanities which are acted in your wills contrary to the pure Law of God which respects no mans person and here you act for your own ends and punish the servants of the Lord who for his sake cannot submit to your deceit and heathenish vanities you act contrary to the Law of God and the Law of the Nation and for the Lords sake act not neither were you sent of God to this end therefore accuse us not for contempt of Authority neither say that we are not subject to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake for to every Ordinance of man which are for the Lords sake we are subject whether it be to supream or unto Governors as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of them that do well But you who are sent to judge of Causes between man and man according to the truth and equity by an outward Law which takes hold upon transgression and now execute power upon them who by the Law of the Spirit of life are made free from the Law of sin and death and so would usurp Authority over the consciences of the people of the Lord whose consciences is exercised by the Light of Christ which condemns the World with its deeds and so you go beyond your limits to judg in things pertaining to God who is Judge and Law-giver and so here you act in frowardness contrary to the Light of Christ in you and so would lord it over Gods heritage and here let the Rulers among the heathen which Christ spoke of condemn your practices who said the Kings of the Gentiles exercised Authority over them but ye would exercise Lordship over us who are not Heathens but Christians Therefore ye Magistrates of this Nation see whom you are acting for and what order is set up by you and whose glory it is you seek and who it is that you seek to exercise Authority over for when the Judgments of God comes upon you for acting in your wills and in your cruelty against the innocent you will witness them to be Just by that of God in your consciences and your Just reward And know that in as much as you persecute them whom Christ hath sent you persecute Christ therefore now while the Lord doth not speedily execute his Judgments upon you consider your wayes and see what you act and whom you act for as you will it eternally answer The ground of John Harwoods my imprisonment that Innocency may be cleared and the wicked bear their burthens UPon the 30 day of the 5th month being the 2d day of the week I my two Bretheren Jo Harwood Richard Clayton passing through a town called Bury in Suffolk about 5 Miles from Halstead in Essex where we were at a meeting the firstday before in the feare and service of the Lord and passing by the steeple house in the said Bury Richard Clayton was moved to set up a paper upon the steeple house door and John Harwood I passing on a litle before and seeing some people of the said Bury coming to Richard Clayton where he was seting up the paper and so we passed back to them who stayed him and were about him reading the paper who could find nothing contrary to Scriprure in it so John Harwood and I being to speake a few words to the people there present in the name of the Lord exhorted them to turne to the Lord from the vanities wickednesses they lived in which several of them was made to confess the truth of which was declared to them and the mouths of many who were in rage were stopped and so we passing from the people there present there came a Constable called Richard Hum who stayed us and said he had a warrant to stay us so we demanded to see his warrant but he had none to shew but said he had order from the Justice so carried us two before Harbert Pellam called Justice of peace in the said Bury whose office is for Essex so first I was carried before him and he examined me then John Harwood of our names and country and abode where we had been and what money we had when we came out of our own countryes which we answered as we were moved and had freedom and many other vain questions he asked in his b●sie vain Light mind which were not worth mentioning and when I was moved to speak a few words concerning his rage filthiness which he uttered forth he said he sent not for me to preach but he could lay no transgression nor the breach of any known Law to our charge but in his fury rage sent us by the Constable some others with him to one Thomas Walgrave who is called Justice of peace at Smalbridg in Suffolk about half a mile from the said Bury whose office is for Suffolk so when we came before the said Walgrave we were carried into the house they first examined Richard Clayton of his name and country and where he had been and what was the cause of his coming into that country and who sent him which he answered as he was moved and some other vain Questions were asked him when he had examined him he then examined me of my name country and where I was born and how long I had been acquainted with Richard Clayton and where I first met with him which I answered according to my freedom some other vain needless Questions were asked not worth mentioning so he could lay nothing to our charge concerning the breach of any Law we being free born English men and not Chargeable to any so then John Harwood was brought before him and Richard Clayton I commanded

to go out of doors with a keeper so the said Waldegrave asked John Harwood if he would answer him all the Questions that he should demand of him But Jo. denyed to be limited to his will but as he had moving so the said Harbert Pellam being there present who before had examined us and had our examination in writing John Harwood told Walgrave that Pellam had his examination in writing and bad him if he had any thing to accuse us of to declare what he had against us so then the said Waldegrave being in a great rage would not suffer him to speak but caused him to be haled out of doors so he and the said Pellam consulted a great vvhile together so after a time Walgrave came forth and spoke to John Harwood and in a fury put off his hat and cast it dovvn and asked him his name and country vvhich Questions John ansvvered so he came to me and asked me if I would work at hay so I denyed to be bound to such task-masters for I was in that Calling whereunto God hath called me wherein I was chargable to no man for he had nothing to do to lay any task upon any of us who was brought out of Egypt from under Pharoahs Task-masters so he went in and sent out a Warrant to imprison John Harwood and another to have Richard Clayton whipped at Bury and sent from Constable to Constable till he came at his outward being so he charged the Constable to keep me that week till another Justice came from the Assizes at Bury so we demanded of him what Law we had transgressed But he would shew us none neither declared unto us any transgression that we had acted But called the paper that Richard Clayton set upon the steeple-house door a seditious paper and non-sence which he could not prove nor shew any thing in it contrary to the Scripture But he would scarce suffer us to speak but did stamp and rage and caused us to be haled out of doors so we were had back again to the said Bury and according to the Warrant Richard Hum the said Constable the same night in the open street whipping Richard Clayton he being stript naked to the midle about the wast so presently after he had whipped him he sent him away that nighr according to the warrant and John Harwood and I was kept at an Inn in the same town that night and early in the morning John was sent with 2. men to the prison of Bury St. Edmonds in Suffolk about 16. miles from the said Bures so until the next day under the Constables custody I remained so in the morning there came a warrant from the said Waldegrave to the Constable to send me to the said prison of Bury so accordingly I was sent the same day where we remaine in bonds by the cruelty of these called Justices to wit Harbert Pellam and Thomas Waldgrave and are not convinced of the breach of any known Law of the Nation But in patience we suffer and in our sufferings have peace our bonds being unjustly laid upon us by them who profess Justice but here they and their profession is seen and with the light of Christ condemned to be contrary to the law justice and equity Therefore let the supreme and governors who are in Authority consider for all your professing Liberty to tender consciences and Religion what Liberty by you is brought forth when as we who are sent of the Lord to bear witness unto pure religion and to witnesse forth a good conscience and our labour and travel is that justice and equity might be set up and deceit confounded and also we being free born English men may not have freedom to passe the high-way about our lawful calling But have such bonds and snares laid upon us both contrary to the Law of God and the law of the Nation and contrary to that liberty which hath been promised to them professing Godlinesse by the supreme of this Nation As in the act for the government of England Scotland and Ireland in Article 36. That to the publike profession held forth none shall be compelled by penalities or otherwise but that endeavours be made to win them by sound doctrine and the examples of a good conversation Article 37. That such as profess faith in God by Jesus Christ though differing in Judgment from the doctrin worship or discipline publickly held forth shall not be restrained from But shall be protected in the profession of the faith and exercise of their Religion so as they abuse not this Liberty to the civill Injury of others and to the actuall disturbance of the publique peace on their part provided that this liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy nor to such who under the profession of Christ hold forth and practise Licentiousnesse Article 38 That all lawes statutes ordinances and clauses in any law statute and ordinance to the contrary of the aforesaid liberty shall be esteemed Nul and ●oyde Now let the Supreme and Magistrates see and examine what performance there is acted by you of these solemne promises which hath beene promised for the liberty of Godlinesse in this Nation when such injustice is winked at and acted by you who professe justice and are set in authority to act according to the law of justice and to remove unjust causes when now both contrary to the law of God and contrary to your own law you cause the servants of the Lord to suffer Whipping and Imprisoning them which you cannot charge which the breach of any law here be ashamed of your unjust actings ye oppressors and persecutors of the innocent and know that at your cruelty the Lord will not winke but though you joyne hand in hand you shall not go unpunished and the very heathens may condemn you that whip and act contrary to your own law against them whom the law condemnes not for when they were ready to Whip Paul he said to the centurion Is it lawfull for you to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned and said he was free borne and so both the centurion and the chiefe Captaine who bound Paul were afraid after they knew that he was a Roman and caused him to be loosed but though we be free-borne English men and uncondemned by the law you are not ashamed to Whip and act in cruelty against us therefore see what equity is owned by you and see whethe● you do as ye would be don by yea or nay and let al● people who have any feare of God in them see you● shame and envy you utter forth and have acted againe the innocent For they who are authorised to beare this sword of justice ought not to be a terrour to good work-but to the evill and saith the Lord by his prophet David he that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the feare of God and such who rule in the feare of God are not persecutors of the innocent but

stand praying in the Synagogues have the cheifest places in the assemblies and the greetings in the Markets and lay heavy burthens upon the people and devour widdows houses and so here the cause of the widdows and opressed you do not judg therfore the Lord may justly say of you as he said of that people which he had set in a fruitful place when I Looked for Judgment behold oppression therefore repetn of your cruelty and undo the heavy burthens and let the oppressed goe free for if you still refuse and rebel against the Lord which is a God of truth and equity he will cut you off and give you your portion among all the oppressors and persecuters whom the Lord in his indignation cut off the Lord of hosts hath spoken it and what will ye do in the end of your persecution when the Lord calls you to an account will not the Lord avenge his quarrel upon Sions oppressors and ease him of his enemies Therefore remember you are warned lest you are pertakers of the plagues who go on in persecution and oppression who pervert true Judgment and despise equity and so have your portion with the workers of iniquity So to the light in all your consciences I speak which loves equity and true Judgment and is the condemnation of all the practices before mentioned which are contrary to it And the condemnation of all them that live in them by which light are witnessed who walk in the light and to it we are manifest whether you heare or forbear A few words to you both Judges and Justices so called that say we contemne Magistracy and are not subiect to Authority and Government because we cannot put off our hats nor bow to you when we are called before you THe Powers that are ordained of God who are sent of him for the punishment of transgressors and for the encouragment of them that do well these we own and are subiect to them for conscience sake knowing that such are not a terror to good works but to evil for such execute the law in righteousnes upon them who are guilty of the transgression of it for because of trangression the Law is added there the Law is executed in its place and in righteousness and so those that execute the Law in its place they are for the establishment of righteousness and peace and contrary to the Law of Justice equity dare not act in their own wills nor for their own ends and herein they seek not themselves nor their own glory nor honour but the glory and honour of God who is honoured and glorified among them who act in truth and righteousnesse and love the Lord and to them our souls are subject But you who act in cruelty and persecution as before mentioned who execute your law upon the innocent you do not encourage them that do well but encourage them that do ill and strengthen the hands of evil doers and make strong the bands of wickedness who indite and fine and imprison those who cannot for conscience sake bow to your wills nor put off their Hats to satisfie your corrupt wills wherein you are seeking your own honour and not the honour of God and because that many cannot for conscience sake act these heathenish customs to satisfie your vain minds and your fleshly exaltations wherein you act in pride and high-mindedness therfore by you many are fined and endited and imprisoned contrary to any Just Law and contrary to the Law of the Nation and no such vain custome can you prove that ever any of the Saints did act when they were brought from vanities to serve the Living God But the world and the conformities and fashions of the World they were brought to deny and by the same Spirit are we brought to deny all these heathenish practices and to witness against the World who live in them and because we witness against the World that the deeds thereof are evil therefore we are hated and by the World suffer and here ye Magistrates who plead for these things and cause the innocent to suffer for denying them you act in the costumes of the world contrary to the Light of Christ which condemns the World with its deeds and sayes that we contemn Magistracy and Authority because we cannot stoop to your wills in these customes here you falsly accuse us for Authority we do not contemn for by the Spirit of the Living God whereby we are Transformed by the renuing of our minds we do deny the conformities of the world as the Apostle said Be not ye conformed unto this World and the same Apostle did not contemn Authority but said Let every soule be subject to the higher powers and Rulers are not a terror to good workes but to evil but he speakes not of pulling off the hat nor bowing neither gives he liberty to any of you to persecute and imprison them who cannot for conscience sake bow to your wills nor put off their hatts for he was imprisoned and persecuted and did suffer by that generation you are in who suffered stripes tumults and imprisonment and many perils of his sufferings are we pertakers and the cloak that you have for these vanities will not hide you for you say that though you have no written Law of the Nation for puling off hats nor Scripture to prove it yet you say that it is the custome of the Nation as bowing c and that the very heathens do bow and that the Egyptians bowed I answer so is drunkenness and Lying and Swearing persecution and fighting and Quarreling accustomed in this Nation which many that act in go unpunished which the righteous Law of God takes hold upon but the righteous Law of God speaks not of puting off a hat therefore be ashamed of your actings and be ashamed of your customs who makes a Custome a Law to act in envy and cruelty against the servants of the Lord And when you alledge that Jacob bowed to Esau and called him Lord and that Abraham bowed to Seth who was a Heathen I answer that which was acted by them when they bowed was not a command to you and that you might seek honour one of another who profess your selvs to be Believers and Christians to imitate these heathenish customs though for a time Jacob and Abraham bowed and Jacob called Esau Lord who was the elder but when the elder was made to serve the younger he was not Lord but servant and so out of Esaus state and the Heathenish nature we are redeemed and the one Lord who is the true God we witness so out of the many gods and many Lords which are in the World vve are redeemed and hovv can ye believe and seek honour one of another for the true God is no respecter of persons and he that respects persons commits sin and so by you that seek eye-service and honour one another is not the Lord honoured But ye seek