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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63474	An epistle of caution to Friends to take heed of that treacherous spirit that is entred into W.R. and his abettors (as appears in his malicious book, falsly called The Christian-Quaker, &c.) ... : with wholsome advice and counsel, by way of information, that the simple-minded may not be ensnared by the crafts and wiles of Satan through faith fallen antichristian instruments is W.R. and such as are encred into the same malicious spirit with him / C.T.	Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686.	1681 (1681)	Wing T262; ESTC R20258	17,842	24

AN EPISTLE OF Caution to Friends To take heed of that Treacherous Spirit that is entred into W.R. and his Abettors As appears in his Malicious Book falsly called THE Christian-Quaker c. Who under the Profession of Primitive Truth are betraying it to the World and putting Truth 's Lambs into their Bears Skins for the World to worrey because they have no Power to do it themselves who have published their Wicked Book in Askelon the Fire of their Infamy and have told it in Gath the Wine-press to press out their sowr Grapes to set the Peoples Teeth on edge against the Lambs of God With wholsome Advice and Counsel by way of Information that the Simple-minded may not be Ensnared by the Crafts and Wiles of Satan through such Fallen Antichristian Instruments as W.R. and such as are entred into the same Malicious Spirit with him C. T. When the Vnclean Spirit is gone out of a Man he walketh through dry places seeking Rest and finding none Then he saith I will return into my House from whence I came out and when he is come he findeth it empty swept and garnished Then goeth he and taketh with himself seven other Spirits more Wicked than himself and they enter in and dwell there and the last State of that man is worse than the first Mat. 12.43 London Printed for John Bringhurst at the Sign of the Book in Grace-Church-street near Cornhill 1681. READER THe following Epistle of Caution to Friends being given me to Print it hath several times rise in my Mind to joyn a short Testimony to it against that Spirit of Division and its Fruits by way of Caution also that no more may be led astray through the subtil Wiles and Insinuations of the Enemy of their Souls who this day I am well satisfied makes it his business first to divide and scatter the Sheep from the Fold and then make a Prey upon them for thus it was with me for some time before I knew of W. R's Book being to be Printed and I being thus prepared by the Enemy needed no Arguments to induce me to that which was become so natural to me Wherefore Reader it rises in my Heart to Caution all such whom it may concern to take heed how they hear lest they hear amiss and how they speak lest by their speaking they add strength to those who are already in some measure led astray by the Enemy to look out at others when they should look at Home and not to harbour up anything one against another or against the Body though seemingly never so small for Prejudice will eat as a Canker nor construe every thing in the worst sense as I did for whoever do the Hurt will be their own as it was mine And as to W. R.'s Book which is part of the Fruits of that dividing Spirit gotten up of late among some professing the Truth entituled The Christian-Quaker Distinguished from the Apostate and Innovator c. it cannot but be expected that I who was in so large a manner concerned as to get it Printed and afterwards disowned it should shew some Reason for my so doing especially since it has been so noised about both in City Country by the Propagators and Encouragers thereof that a Friend Printed it I can do no less in Conscience to God and for the clearing his Truth and People than declare publickly that I was led thereto by the Enemy of my Souls Peace though I saw it not at first to be of an Evil Nature and when I saw my Peace was departed a weight lead came upon my Mind I would have had the peace of the Lord restored unto me while I was concerned in the Book but instead thereof my Trouble was encreased and I saw not a way to escape the Reward I then was sensible would be my Portion if the Lord was not merciful to me in which time of Exercise Breathings often went up to the Lord that if I might find favour in his sight he would be pleased to show me the way how I should come out of this snare great sin against him and enjoy his Peace and the answer I in that day received was That I was not to expect Peace with the Lord while I persisted in the thing which caused his Displeasure which was the real cause of my putting the Book out of my hands before finisht the Spirit of the Lord pursuing me from time to time shewing me of what an Evil Tendency it was till I had rid me of it though now I stand accused of Injustice for so doing and then did the Lord who had given me Trouble speak Peace to me and gave me access in measure to the Throne of his Grace for which blessed Work I desire he may be forever Praised and Magnified by and through me whilst I have a Being here And as to the Publishers of this Book of W.R. it rises in my Heart to entreat you all to sink down and wait low in the Valley of Humillity before the Lord and hearken to hear what Counsel the pure meek Spirit of the Lord who is the Healer of Breaches saith to you and yield unto it for if things were as is pretended in that Book which I cannot believe I aver the Lord is against any ones discovering the Nakedness of his Brethren or Fathers in his spiritual Israel this day as in the dayes of Ham or laying stumbling Blocks in the way of the weak as in the dayes of Balaam c. And let me ask you What advantage will it bring to the Lord's blessed Truth and what Edification will be reaped by it and what Honour will it bring to his Name When I was considering the thing after my Eye began to open a dread from the Lord seized upon me and the Lord shewed me that it would be a hanious offence committed against him and that I should thereby become Instrumental to declare in Gath publish in Askelon all the dirty villifying stuff therein inserted which was forbidden to the People of the Lord in the dayes of Old lest the Vncircumcised in Heart and Ears take occasion to rejoyce over the People of the Lord And what will Truths Adversaries at this day do less think you Well Oh Lord my God who hast shewed Mercy unto me if it be thy will extend thy Mercy unto others who are yet concerned in the spreading and publishing of that Book that they also may come to see their Error and great Sin against thee and Repent and so come to obtain Mercy at thy Hand before it be too late Amen And to all such who have or may have an itching Ear to read that Book it rises in my Heart to caution you to forbear satisfying your minds therein for the Enemy may take advantage upon you thereby to draw out your minds to take every thing for granted that 's therein inserted so cause you to look out at others instead of looking after the triming