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A85141	The Holy Scriptures from scandals are cleared. Or An answer to a book set forth by the baptizers; to wit, Henry Hagger and Thomas Pollard, entituled, The Holy Scriptures clearing it self of scandals: but is scandalled or perverted, and so scandalized by them, as in this answer to theirs will further appear, so by them entituled, or bearing the title of an Answer to a book written by Richard Farnsworth, called, Truth cleared, or Truth lifting up its head above scandals: occasioned by a dispute at Harliston in Staffordshire, between Richard Farnsworth and Thomas Pallard, in the year, 1654. Also here is in this, the heads of an order, or late act made at Coventry, by the baptized people there, ... And something here is, in answer to a false prophet, called John Griffith, set out by him and several others, in a false prophesie or book, bearing the title of True Gospel faith, collected into 30 articles: or in the middle part called, A voice from the Word of the Lord, ... / Written by a servant of the Lord, in the sixth moneth, 1655. by R.F.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing F487; Thomason E855_1; ESTC R202126	43,362	61

Henry Hagger and Iohn Griffith are though they may have a forme of godlinesse from the letter yet denying the light and life or power of godlinesse in the Spirit they are to be turned away from and denied Thy Queries and considerations differs somthing in the name yet little in the nature or matter but to them I shall returne this answer as followeth To thy first that the light which is of the Spirit of God in man which doth convince him of sin the transgression of the law 1 Joh. 3.4 if it be obeyed and followed it will lead as it doth us him out of darknesse and sin into the light of life Joh. 8.12 and so into the life of the law and not from it which is the end of thy Queries for the righteousnesse of the law is fulfilled in such as walke not after darknesse and the flesh but after the light and so after the Spirit Rom. 8.3,4 or in short and to thy Question in breife that the light of God in man doth not lead him contrary to his law and testmony in the Spirit But according to it and so through the law into the Gospel so that there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus who walke not after the flesh but after the Spirit Rom. 8.1 and therefore thy lie and slander in thy first Querie turnes back upon thee againe and also those in thy second who art given over to lie and speake falsly as thou hast done And to thy second such as despise the light of the Spirit and the living truth and undervalue the light of life Joh. 8.12 preferring the letter before it and set the letter above the Spirit they must needs be in darkness and so the God of this world hath blinded their mindes as he hath done thine and such liers and false-accusers of the light and the truth least the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ which is the image of God should shine unto you and unto them 2 Cor. 4.3.4 But the Scriptures we do not undervalue as thou saies nor dispise these are two of thy lies neither do we walke in darknesse no more then such did that preferred the light of the Gospel above the letter and were Ministers of the light and Spirit within and not of the letter 2 Cor. 3.6 and they preached not themselves but the light and the Lord Jesus as we do and said God who commanded the light to shine out of darknesse did shine within them even in their hearts as it doth in ours to give us the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ and this treasure have we in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us And they that preached the light and the Lord Jesus they had the same light c within them which thou being in darknesse stumbleth at 2 Cor. 4.5.6,7 Colos 1.27.28.29 3. That true light which is of God in man the Scriptures declareth of and according to Psal 119 130 where it saith The enterance of thy words giveth light which words had enterance in David before he spake or writ them then the words that giveth light or the teachings of the Spirit of God that giveth an understanding is within as David witnessed who said Light was sowne for the righteous and gladnesse for the upright in heart Psal 97.11 and the law of his God was within him even in his heart Psal 37.31 and the word were hid in Davids heart Psal 119.11 which word were as a lampe and so a light to him even the word of God in his heart but thou would have the letter to be the word and the light and there thy designe and also deceipt is seene And in thy 5th thou asketh what that light which is in any man teacheth him more then the Scriptures teacheth him I answer that the Scriptures witnesseth with the light and the teachings thereof yet the light teacheth such as obey it when they have not the Scriptures or Printed Bible to looke on and teacheth such as obey if they be not book learned and teacheth them more then the Scriptures yet hath taught thee that art given over to lie as in thy latter part of that Querie also where thou saies thou hast seene an end of all perfection then an end thou saies of that light that these men pretend c The light that we do not pretend only but witnesse also is that light which is without end and was in the beginning with God Joh. 1.1.2,3,4,5 which light darknesse cannot comprehend therefore take notice of thy slander and lie if thou have seene an end of that light hast thou not seene an end of God who is light 1 Joh. 1,5 and also of his work When thou hast considered of it acknowledge thy rashnesse and folly for the light which is our witnesse will witnesse against thee for it and reprove thee in secret for acting and speaking so contrary to it which light is the condemnation of such as hate it which light doth reprove and forbid thee for doing evill which light the Scriptures witnesseth with as in thy 5th yet the letter is not the light as thou would therein have it and though the Scripture be profitable for doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnesse that the man of God may be perfect and thorowly furnished unto all good works it is through faith in Christ Jesus and so through the light Joh. 1.9 Joh. 8.12 as the first and cheife or moving cause and therefore the light is more then the letter take notice of that for the light and Spirit is the convincer and guides such as obeyeth it into all truth and sheweth things to come revealing also the deepe things of God so doth not the letter do that which is the worke of the light and Spirit of God though it declare of it and witnesse unto it Iohn 16. 1 Cor. 2.9.10 Thy sixth is whether there was not a greater light in the Lord Iesus then ever was in any man else or ever shall be and thy seventh is whether he did not declare it and make it known by his words and actions more then ever any man else could do I answer that Iesus was the true light and is according to those two Scriptures which thou hast cited John 1.9 and John 8.12 And as he is called the light of the world so did he call them that saw with his light and were in it the light of the world also as in Mat. 5.14 and for manifesting it more by actions c he said that it was the Father which was in him that wrought the works John 14.10 and he said also that what he did some should do and greater works also John 14.12 and there was great works done by others from the same light and power or working of the Father in them and for words there was such spoken after he had sent them the Holy Ghost

5.4.5 c. they ate not as John Griffith falsely saith and these Scriptures and the faith and birth spoken of in them and the light we also own who walk in it and are not as John Griffith saith therefore he hath prophesied or spoken other three lies and more also in the name of the Lord and hath manifest thereby his false Prophecy and himself to be a false Prophet as it is considered of and known And he goes on with his lies and speaks them in pretence of the name of the Lord saying and saith falsely thus saith the Lord ye have said it is in vain to serve God and what Profit is it that we have kept his Ordinances c. John Griffith when didst thou hear us say so here thou false Prophet that art without proof for thy lies I testifie unto thee from the witness for God that the Lord never so said unto thee nor sent thee to prophecy those lies in his name neither didst thou ever hear us and the righteous seed say as thou falsely hath done and therefore thou art one that prophecies lies in pretence of the Lord who never said that he would fire root and branch of the righteous seed though reproached by the name of Nazerens or Quakers c. as thou sayes and so thy lies and false Prophecies hath laid thee open and made thee manifest to be a false Prophet And we who fear the living God and serve him that keep his Ordinances and walk humbly or mournfully before him do testifie against thy lies and false Prophecies whom thou and the Serpents seed revilest and reproachest under the nick-name of Quakers And since we knew God and his word Oracle Worship and Ordinances never said that it was in vain to serve him and therefore thou hast added thy fifth lye Neither did we say that are in Covenant with God that it was in vain to keep his Ordinances since they were delivered unto us God is our witness which witness is greater than the witness of men 1 John 5.9.10 c. therefore in that thou hast prophecied falsely and added thy sixth lye Neither did we say nor ever declare it to thee that it was in vain to walk humbly or mournfully before the Lord in that as well as the other God is our witness before whom we appeal and to the truth of it his ●pirit doth witness with ours that obey him and walk humbly before him Rom. 8.14,15,16 And therefore John Griffith thy prophecy is false and in that thou hast added thy seventh lye in thy false Prophecy And therefore from the spirit of the Lord in obedience to the word of the Lord this do I declare and testifie which shall stand a witness against thee and thy lying and false Prophecy wherein thou sayes we are spiritually proud when we are not for that is by us denied as well as all other pride and therefore in that thou hast prophecied falsely and added thereunto thy eighth lye Wherein thou goes on in lying saying that we are proud Pharisees and Hypocrits c. but hath not so proved it therefore thou hast added thy ninth lye Thou sayes that we boast of our light within but boasting we deny and all Pharisaicallism and Hypocrisie and that is thy tenth lye Yet the light we own and follow else we should deny Christ who is the light of the world that lighteth every man that commeth into the world John 1.9 and such as follow him as he hath said are by the light led out of darkness into the light of life as the Scripture declareth which we witness with Col. 1.27 John 8.12 Thou sayes in thy false Prophecy that we neglect the weightier matters of the Law that is thy eleventh lye And the Law it self that is thy twelveth lye p. 3. For righteousness mercy and true judgement c. is the weighty matters of the Law for he hath shewed it unto us and therefore walking humbly before him and doing justly loving mercy c. Mica 6.8 we do not neglect neither the weightier matters of the Law nor the Law it self Rom. 8. for the righreousness of the Law is fulfilled in us that walk not after darkness and the flesh but after the spirit and spiritual light and Law within which doth condemn unrighteousness and sin Rom. 8.2,3,4 as the Scripture witnesseth And thou sayes amongst the rest of thy lies that the Scriptures is the Rule of faith and conversation when Christ and his Spirit is both the way and guid into all truth John 14.6 John 16.13 and so into faith Heb. 12.2 and a holy Converstion for without me saith he ye can do nothing then not believe without him and he is both the Authour and finisher of faith that calleth also into an holy Conversation for saith the Apostle as he that hath called you is holy so be you holy in all manner of cōversation 1 Pet. 1.13,14,15 Take notice of thy contradiction to Scripture and thy error in that who hath thereby added thy thirteenth lye Thou sayes we erre not knowing the Scriptures nor power of God that shall stand for thy selfe which is also thy fourteenth lye For the Scriptures are they that testifie of Christ and that we know as they also witness of themselves where Christ saith search them but he is the life and ye will not come to him that ye might have life that are such enemies to him like their example that were lyars and false accusers like you And as the Scriptures testifie of Christ John 5.39.40 so do they also testifie of the power of God unto salvation Rom. 1.16 which power we know and witness unto and in with the Scriptures that testifie of it and therefore thou John Griffith hath told that fourteenth lie And thou sayes we are they that perish page 3. but such as are kept by the power of God and are thereby saved do not perish which power and salvation by and in it through the Lord Jesus we witness and so do not perish as thou falsely saith and therefore thou art charged with that lie which makes the number fifteen Thou sayes that the Scriptures without faith in Christ for thou leaves that out is able to make a man wise to salvation and to furnish him thoroughly to every good work page 3. when it is Christ that doth it and thou hast belied the Scriptures for thou hast left out the chief and moving cause to wit Christ and faith in him and sayes the Scriptures are able to do it when the Apostle tells Tymothy that the holy Scriptures were able to make him wise to salvation c. Through faith in Christ Jesus 2 Tim. 3.15,16,17 and he saith that Christ is the giver and so both the Authour and finisher of faith Heb. 12.2 and the Apostle prayed that the Colossians might be strengthened and so furnished according to the working of his glorious power giving thanks unto the Father which made them meet to be partakers of the

Inheritance of the Saints in light for they were compleat and furnished in and by Christ the head of all principality and power for in him and not in the letter of the Scripture dwelleth all the fulness of the God-head bodily Colos 1.9.10,11,12 29. Col. 2.9.10 and here again take notice how thou hast lied of the Scripture and shewed thy spirit of errour in this thy sixteenth errour or lie Thou ●aith we are perverters of the word but that is by us denied and stands for thy self who art a wrester and so a perverter of the Scripture which thou calls the word and thou art there taken in thy own snare where thou hast added thy seventeenth lie And after thou hast given the preheminence to the Scripture so taking it from Christ and contradicting it therein Col. 1.18 saying the Scriptures are the rule of faith when Christ is the rule and Authour of faith Heb. 12.2 and saying the Scriptures are both the rule of faith and also able to make the man of God wise to salvation and furnish him throughly to every good work page 3. without Christ and faith in him the moving cause both of faith and salvation c. for thou hast left faith in Christ and that out and so there in that page thou hast been labouring to set the Scripture up in the room of Christ and belied it also and to confute and contradict thy selfe in thy confusion and self-contradiction that it may appear thou hast made it manifest except thou would make the Scriptures Christ and Christ the Scriptures and if thou would do so that would be contradiction upon contradiction and more make manifest thy self-confutation In page 12. where thou art writing or speaking to those thou calls Saints thou therein saith that Christ is Gods treasury and if Christ be Gods treasury then fulnesse is not in the letter or Scripture but in him for in him thou also sayes to wit Christ are hid the treasures of wisdom and knowledge if in him then not in the Scriptures except thou make the Scriptures Christ and here thy own words serves to be thy own confutation which is manifest in thy self-contradiction for thou sayes it hath pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell to wit Christ and if all fulness dwell in Christ then not in the Scripture take notice of that and how doth it also crosse thy third page where thou hast manifested thy errour And after thou hast confessed and said that all fulness dwells in Christ thou sayes where then shall we go for wisdom and knowledge but to Christ page 12. If all fulness dwell in Christ and there be no whereto go for true wisdom and knowledge but to him then it is he that furnisheth thorowly to every good work and also makes wise to salvation and then how doth it crosse thy other sayings where thou sayes the Scriptures are the rule of faith and the Scriptures are able to make wise to salvation and able to furnish thoroughly to every good work and here thou hast contradicted all that except thou would have the Scriptures to be Christ and Christ to be the Scriptures and then thou again contradicts that for thou saith life is in the Son but the Scriptures is not the Son therefore the life is not in them for thou sayes that Christ is the life of Saints then the Scripture is not their life because the Scripture is not the Son and thou tells those thou calls Saints if they forsake Christ they forsake the life page 12. and then thou goes from the Son and so from Christ to the letter and therefore from the life according to thy own saying in thy confusion and contradicts those sayings of thy twelfth page in page 13. For there again thou art run from Christ to the Letter and saith the Scriptures are able to make wise to salvation and must be the rule in point of faith and conversation and if they must be so then by that necessity thou would not have Christ to be so yea thou saies the Scriptures they will furnish unto every good worke And if they must do it and will do it then Christ must not and doth not except the Scriptures be Christ and that is not so for they do but testifie of him Joh. 5.39.40 and thy 13 page doth crosse and contradict thy 12 and thy 12 page doth confute thy 3 page therefore after thou have prophecied many lies take notice how thou have run upon two rocks even self contradiction and selfe confutation and here it is to be observed that it is thee that errs not knowing the Scripture and power of God and not the Quakers as in thy false Prophecie thou did affirme and there thou hast even split thy selfe upon such Rocks even selfe contraction and selfe confutation Here take notice of your folly and remember what you have done for it is considered and knowne That such as say they write and speake from the word of the Lord and Prophecie falsly and writes and so speaks lies and selfe contradictions must needs be false Prophets But Iohn Griffith in that book called A Voice from the word of the Lord he hath so done therefore Iohn Griffith he is a false Prophet as it is considered and knowne as well as Thomas Pollard and Henry Hanger are false Apostles as before is proved And by their books of lies and slanders is further against them made manifest Oh lier thus saith the Lord the lake is prepared for thee and all liers take notice of that and read Rev. 21.8 to witnesse here with me in the same and thither must the false Prophets and liers be cast as it is written Rev. 22.15 and Rev. 21.8.27 Rev. 20.10 to be tormented day and night c And thine Henry Hagger as well as John Griffiths is considered and you are found to be those that refuse the light of Christ and walks after the jmaginations of your own hearts and not the light within who dispise the light and word of the Lord that are such liers and false accusers doing such deceiptfull works and so are works of iniquity under a refined subtilty which Christ saith he knows not according to thy saying or third consideration and Math 7.22.23 And you are they that preach and publish lies as your number makes it manifest and not the word of God for it witnesseth against liers like you who are such as those in thy 4th consideration and the deceivers shall stand for your selves that are such liers and therefore deceivers as in thy 5th consideration And where thou in contempt to the light and so to the truth thou saies Paul did not commit th̄e to the light within th̄e to the which I answer that lie did commit them to God he is light 1 Joh. 1.5 was within them for greater was he that was in them then he that was in the world 1 Ioh. 4.4 2 Cor. 6.16 and as God who was light was