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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08219	An epistle sent vnto tuuo daughters of VVarwick from H.N., the oldest father of the Familie of Love ; with a refutation of the errors that are therein, by H.A.	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?; Niclaes, Hendrik, 1502?-1580? Epistle sent unto two daughters of Warwick.	1608 (1608)	STC 18553; ESTC S1318	62,756	66

God By Christ or righteousnes H. N. sayth he meaneth the being like Christ not any ceremonial Christ so he seemeth to esteem the playn doctrines of the gospel to be but ceremonial that wheras we read there of one Jesus to be crucified for our syns c. this he coūteth but a ceremonie shadow or figure such it may be as was the ram that Abraham offred or the beasts that Aaron killed or perhaps the parable that Jotham told for the true Christ that saveth men is the Lovely being that is in the Familists themselves this idol hath their god H. N. out of his prudency according to his fleshly mind set vp And this is a great secret or mysterie of iniquity H. N. 5. Herevpon my beloved mought ye or som other say we learn not or ther is not any thing taught vnto vs then out of the clear scripture which may not lie Yea my beloved the scripture lyeth not but al those which ar not instructed through the spirit of Christ they lie are beguiled signify or expoūd the scripture which is spokē through the holy Ghost shewed out in the spirit of life Iohn 6. vpon an earthy or elementish foundation wherthrough the man can not obteyn or get any renewing of the hart Even like as in the witnessing of the scripture ther is witnessed sufficiently to those that can vnderstand the same Who is ther without the word of the Lord which is spirit life Iohn 6. that hath atteyned vnto the salvation or who hath I beseech you in any world brought forth any true witnes vnlesse that he through the Spirit of the Lord which is his word become altogether born anew● H. A. UUE are sure the sacred scripture l●●th not but H. N. which abus●th and falsifieth the scripture and denieth Jesus to be the Christ making Love and the Lovely Being in himself and his familie to be Christ as we have heard is by the Apostle condemned for a Liar and an Antichrist 1 Ioh. 2. 22. and he not being instructed through the Spirit of Christ hath taught an earthly and rotten foundation to the ruine of true religion The scripture cannot rightly be vnderstood or opened but by the Holy Ghost that is the gifts of the holy Ghost But some have the gifts of the Spirit which yet are not themselves altogither born anew as had Balaam the Scribes and Pharises Caiaphas Judas the traitor and others many which as the Apostle sayth Heb. 6. 4. were once lightned have tasted of the heavenly gift were made partakers of the holy Ghost Therfore it is false which H. H. writeth that none in any world brought forth any true witnes vnlesse that he became altogither born anew Againe he here brocheth another error in expounding the Spirit of the Lord to be his word which H. N. in his grosse vnderstanding perversly gathereth from Christs words Iohn 6. 63. the words that I speak vnto you are spirit wherby our Lord meaneth that his words were spiritual not that they were the Holy Spirit it self For he vseth the like phrase of a spiritual and regenerated man saying Except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdome of God and that which is born of the spirit is spirit Iohn 3. 5. 6 Now seing H. N. describing his Communialty of the Love sayth Whosoever cometh into this good city he becometh altogither born anew in the spirit he may by like reason conclude that himself and his Nicholaitans are also the holy Spirit and so be a blasphemer against the Holy Ghost as he is against the Father and the Son The Scriptures teach vs playnly to distinguish between the word and the Spirit of the Lord this latter being cause and author of the former as it is written 2 Sam. 23. 2. The Spirit of the Lord spake in me his word was in my tongue and of al the prophets it is witnessed that they spake as they were moved by the holy Spirit 2 Pet. 1 21. The Apostle sayth this is the word which is preached among you and how they preached it an other sheweth when he sayth that by the spirit of God they knew the things given them of God and spake those things not in words which mans wisdom teacheth but which the holy Spirit teacheth that al men may see how ignorantly if not worse H. N. hath confounded the word and the Spirit of the Lord as if they were one thing H. N. 6. Note wel or consider of fellowship the estate or manner of the Apostles how that they although they went about so long tyme with Christ wer alwayes with him whiles the power of God was wrought through him vnderstood not what the mind of the Lord was concerning the godly causes before that the day of Pentecost or Whitsontide when that they received the holy Ghost was come vnto them Even like as there standeth written how that they sayd at the tyme when Christ was crucified among them we had hoped or supposed that he should have delivered Israel and it is now the third day and ther cometh nothing of it we wil goe a fishing For they supposed that Christ should have set vp a fleshly kingdom H. A. HEre H. N. to magnify himself as a spiritual and godded man spareth not to wrong the holy Apostles as if they before Pentecost Acts. 2. vnderstood not the scriptures nor preached the word truly wheras it is evident that they were sent and had preached the word long before Luk. 9. 1. 2. which word Christ had given them and they received Iohn 17. 8. 14. and were made clean by it Iohn 15. 3. and he had opened their vnderstanding to vnderstand the scriptures Luk. 24. 45. though afterward at Pentecost they received more plentifull graces of the spirit when Christ was gone from them Act. 2. 1. 2. 4. c. Again H. N. as if he delited to falsify the scripture sayth there standeth written how that they sayd when Christ was crucified we hoped that he should hav delivered Israel c. wheras these words were spoken by Cleopas and an other disciple which were none of the Apostles as appeareth Luk. 24. vers 18. 21 33. and to make vp his patcherie he addeth that they sayd it is now the third day there cometh nothing of it we wil go a fishing Wheras those two spake not at al of going a fishing but other men at an other time Ioh. 21. 3. By this the reader may mind what credit is to be given to H. N. his allegations of scripture who careth not to profane the holy word for maintenance of his lies and setteth things down as they come in his idle head But why say I so of this godded man seeing men ought not to distrust him nor suspect any manner of evil or vnwisdom by this Oldest Father whose eysight as himself sayth was clearer then Chrystal his vnderstanding brighter

life to frequent idolatrous assemblies hear masse worship a God of bread and the beast Antichrist observe his wicked ceremonies and professe his heretical doctrines as the Nicolaitans wil doe and H. N. would perswade these daughters vnto whiles yet he pretends to have them leav syn Dissimilation and hypocrisie is a hateful syn both to God and man wherin they that live are altogither strangers from the life of God and this is the trade of life and religion among the Familists who hating all religions but their own yet wil professe counterfeit and walk in any religion save their own for that they doe onely in secret because their works are evil but God in his time wil give them their due reward even openly H. N. 27. Oh how grosly then do they comprehend this which signify or apply this same vnto vs vpon the Pope of Rome say that the Pope is the Antichrist Oh oh no the Antichrist is nearer vnto vs were it wel known The wisdome of the flesh wherewithal the man wil judg the godly causes is verily the right Antichrist I say the wicked nature of the Divil wherwith the man is of one mind so long as he in the renewing of his spirit is not incorporated with Christ is verily that same right Antichrist Oh vnderstand it rightly with an vnpartial hart H. A. HEre H. N. crieth out of their grosse comprehension that say the Pope of Rome is the man of syn the Antichrist in the meā time he sheweth himself to be most grosse and carnal in his comprehension that expoundeth that man of syn spoken of 2 Thes. 2. to be The wisdome of the flesh the wicked nature of the Divil c. The vanity and falshood wherof every babe in Christ that looketh into that scripture may easily perceiv For th'Apostle speaking there of the day of Christs comming teacheth them not to exspect that vntil the departing from the fayth were first come and the man of syn the Son of perdition were first disclosed But the wisdome of the flesh and wicked nature of the Divil was come already for Adam and his children had brought it forth and nourished it in the world even from the beginning Gen 3. Rom. 5. 12. 14. 17. 18. c. and it was disclosed both by the Law Rom. 3. 20. and by the Gospel already preached 1 Cor. 1. 18. 19. 21. 27. and 2. 6. 7. c. 1 Iohn 3. 8. c. Wherfore it is but deceiving of mens sowles to teach them to wayt and look for that thing to come which is already come and H. N. sheweth how farr he is from vnderstanding the scriptures which yet so insolently vaunteth himself over al men As for vs we have learned of the Apostles to vnderstand generally every false prophet to be an Antichrist 1 Ioh. 2. 18 19. 22. But specially one great Antichrist to come after the Apostles times whose mystery began even then to work whiles they lived but somthing ther was which then withheld his reveling namely the hethen monarchie of the Romane empire which at that time withheld and hindred the doctrine of the Gospel by open tyrannie and persecution and should let the working and disclosing of that great Antichrist in the Papacie vntil himself that hethen Empire were taken out of the way Then after him should arise an other Beast or Monarchie with hornes like the Lamb Christ pretending his faith and Religion as doe the Papists though his speech be like the Dragons in al damnable doctrines and idolatries And this Antichrist should seat himself in the Temple or howse of God which is the Church and in the consciences of men by his errors wherwith he should deceiv mens sowles A large and lively description of which Beast and great whore that reigneth in the city built on 7. hills we have in the book of Revelation the light wherof H. N. would darken by the foggs and mists of his own fleshly and allegorical interpretations Now that the reader may see how good a proctour H. N. is for the Pope and wherfore he is so neerly affected to him and denyeth him to be Antichrist it shal not be amisse to shew what paynes he hath taken to compare himself and his societie with the Pope and his clergie that al mē may discern them to be both sworn brothers against Christ. In his new Gospel caled Evangelium regni H. N. hath thus applied things This same foregoing sayth he of the Elders of the holy vnderstanding and their anoynting of the holy Ghost to Priests Elders and Fathers hath the catholik church of Rome til vnto this day ministred and observed in figures as is abovesayd For to a token of remembrance of the holy anoynting of Christ with the holy spirit they have vsed the anoynting with oyl it is a sacramēt of the holy church of Christ which signifyeth vnto vs the anoynting of the Priests or Elders with the holy Ghost 5. Of which anoynted Elders or foregoers of the cōminalty of the catholik church of Rome the cheefest anoynted is named Papa signifieth vnto vs an old Father in the holy vnderstanding also the chief Bishop or high priest which hath his being or conversation in the most holy of the true and perfect sanctuary ministreth his office of the holy word therout and for that cause is also named The most holy Father c. Those now that are next to the forenamed Papa are named Cardinals which signify vnto vs the principallest which are neerest in the most holy vnderstanding of the godlines vnto the Eldest or holyest Father and have their communion with him in the most holy of the true and perfect being c. After this he proceedeth to shew how the Bishops signified the pastors of the sheep and lambs of Christ The Parish priests or curats signified Levitical priests or adjoyned Pastors and elders of the holy vnderstanding c. The Deacons signified ministers or helpers of the parish priests in the holy Godservices The Sextons signified conservers or keepers of the holy things The many manner of orders wherthrough many anoynted ones and zelous people sought the righteousnes and holynes which are named Monks signified such as dwel alone are through the love of the righteousnes Sanctified for that cause also separated from the world and from al what is worldly and fleshly c. And Next vnto al these forenamed anoynted ones are the common people which beleev and cleave vnto the services religions and ceremonies of the Anoynted and which also humble them to the requiring of those same c. Thus hath H. N. fetched the mysterie of his Family of Love from the Popes forge that al men may see it is no marvel that he denyeth the Pope to be Antichrist for H. N. the oldest Father of this Family wil be the Papa and great Antichrist himself and the Pope of Rome was but