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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80821	Innocency vindicated: in answer to a pamphlet entituled A few words to Nath. Coleman's epistle, &c. ... Published for clearing the truth, not out of love to, or desire of contention.	Crisp, Thomas, 17th cent.	1683 (1683)	Wing C6951A; ESTC R174309	19,292	16

Innocency Vindicated In Answer to a Pamphlet Entituled A Few Word to Nath. Coleman's Epistle c. Wherein MANY Lyes Forgeries Blasphemy Ranting Doctrine and Atheist-like Practices of the Authors Approvers and Licencers of those FEW WORDS c. are manifest and by their own Judgment and Testimonies proved and they justly reproved according as in Scripture it is said VIZ. A Righteous Man hates Lying c. A False Witness shall not go unpunished But it is hoped this following will be verified on some of you Viz. A Reproof entereth more into him that hath Understanding than a hundred Stripes into a Fool. Published for clearing the Truth not out of Love to or Desire of Contention SURELY the Wicked Ones Time is short he doth so rage through his Ministers G. F's Preachers and Party G. W. c. his Brethren of a Meeting called The Second-days Meeting who have manifested themselves false Apostles Evil-workers by their Pride Envy Forgeries and Untruths that they have lately licensed and Published Subscribed by G. W. J. F. and other such Mercinaries whose Qualifications are such that little notice need be taken of them but to pity their State who seem to be given up to that Lying Spirit which was suffered to be in the mouths of Ahab's Prophets which have also influenced not only G. W. c. but also the rest of the Licensers and Approvers of that piece of perverse Envy of theirs Entituled A few words to N. C. 's Epistle to whom this is intended the which I shall not now detect in all the Lyes Forgeries and Perversions c. but observe some of them that by the Fruit the Reader may know the Tree i. e. that Spirit which G. F. and G. W. c. be of and of one Mind in and that they term the Spirit of God Christ Eternal Truth c. Pag. 2. They insinuate with the word whilst That they look not at things that are but at things that are not seen c. But it is evident to the contrary by their so much looking at G. F's Imagination of Womens-Meetings apart from Men that they term them The Great and Good Ordinances of Christ and the Gospel And wicked and scandalous Persons that conform to them they have had Unity with but other Conscientious Persons who cannot adore them they disown Now these Meetings Forms are seen and they do look at them therefore that is a false affirmation although insinuated with the word while And thus by their justifying the Wicked and condemning the Just are manifest to use false Weights and Measures and therefore an Abomination to the Lord Not those you weigh or measure the Goods of Trade by but allow your selves in that you condemn in others altho the chief means they inrich themselves by And although your pretence is against the falseness and unsoundness of N. C's Doctrine in the Title page and you there say Shewing them but I can find none of his you have shewn therefore in your own terms that is a Lye in the Front But the cause why the Dragon casts such Floods through you of Lyes and Forgeries and Pervertions against N. C. and his Epistle seems to be because it is Printed without your Licence and so a Denial of your Supremacy he would not receive the Beasts Mark therefore you will not suffer him to buy nor sell the Spirit of Charity manifest in that Epistle hath given such a deadly wound to the Beast that Spirit of Pride and Impositon your chief Leader therefore you charge N. C. with Ranterisme Blasphemy and unsound Doctrine but you have not proved it so therefore your false Charge on him is truly your own And for that which you mention pag. 3. of N. C's saying Wherein they have been acting for him It is an Errour in Printing one word Viz. not left out but was corrected with a Pen in most of them and should have been Have not been acting for him Had you that you falsly pretend to Viz. Discerning and Judgment on all Occasions as you say God hath furnisht you with you would have known so for the Spirit of Truth and Charity which you are at Enmity with had you been acted by that it would have shewn you that he meant not as you interpret And you are proved to be out of the Infallible Spirit and so no Ministers of Christ G. F. says Those that have Father and Son know where Sin is standing and where it is finished also he saith he could know Saints from Devils I could name some who have preacht and their Testimonies recorded and owned among you but could fall down and worship your great Image that I think you dare not deny but they had Sin standing nor dare you say much for their being Saints and if you knew that such Sins were standing you were great Hypocrites that you could connive thereat your Enmity is so great against N. C. and because you have not just cause to find fault therefore you unjustly quarrel with the Direction of his Epistle To be read in the Assembly of God's People This in your 4th page you call his Prescription if so your Master G. F. G. W. and most of you who usually directed their Epistle to the Children of Light or People of the Lord c. are such For do you not give them out to be read nay your persecuting wicked Bull against J. S. was not that given to be read in the Assemblies of Gods People when that false Accuser G. F. sent his Lyes abroad against J. S. and ordered them to be shewed to Friends and others to defame J. S. Was not he then by your Rule a very wicked Prescriber For shame do not thus unmask your selves Babels-Builders Judge another and do the same thing but seeing you so call for plain Scripture to prove things why do not you by plain Scripture prove that N. C. ought not so to direct his Epistle You query in pag. 4. What must they reap that sow to N. C's Orders c I say they that read his Epistle in the Spirit of Charity and Humility which you are far from will reap benefit but such as you that read in the Spirit of Pride and Envy will if they repent not reap Corruption For the Plowing of the Wicked is Sin And for that you seem to make an Advantage on N. C. because he said G. F. was raised up of God to be an Elder know that he is not the first good Man that hath been mistaken as Peter some Martyrs nay one of your selves said He knew not what Spirit influenced him but know that Pharaoh was raised up of God also that Esau was Elder and came out first as some of you boast G. F. did In pag. 4. and 5. you also quarrel against N. C's good Counsel to Friends To believe in the Light that they may be Children of it Of this you say O what Confusion is here But you prove none in his words only

gives the final Determination of Matters of Religion and that only in the Conscience of every Christian to himself This was and is sound Protestancy But perhaps that may not be for your Advancement now to appear such but rather on the contrary Believe as the Church believes that is more likely to advance G. W. to G. F's Place of Chief or Arch-bishop of all your Party and then why may not your Father allow the Order of St. George as well as of St. Francis c. You cannot assume a more seeming harmless Title than your Brethren the Jesuits have Viz. The Order of Jesus Pag. 13. They say to N. C. Thou warns Gods People not to joyn to any Form And then they perversly paraphrase on this their Forgery and say Though the Apostle exhorted to turn from those that had the Form of Godliness and not the Power yet say you I never read that he exhorted not to joyn to any Form Hereby rendring N. C's words in general against any Forms without exception when as N. C's words have in the same Sentence an Exception Viz. But as you are led by the Pillar of Cloud by Day and Fire by Night which shines in all your Hearts says N. C. Now these 24 words they leave out and take no notice of in this Forgery to make him appear against any or all Form when as it is evident by the following words N. C. admits that they may be led into some Forms by that Light which shines in their Hearts c. which he there metaphorically terms a Pillar of Fire or Cloud which terms be not strictly but figuratively used there as G. W. says of the Titles of their Books and I cannot express the greatness of their Envy and Falseness in this for in their using this one sentence of N. C. pag. 4. they 1st in their 8th page add in words and then here in the 12th page leave out words to pervert N. C's words and render him as preaching another Ministration than Christ and also to preach up a Visible Cloud to the Outward Eye and that Cloud and Pillar which appeared to Old Israel and now also for fear that their Wickedness should be manifest in these absurd Forgeries on N. C. they have another Forgery from the same Sentence that N. C. counsels God's People against any i. e. all Forms All which be their own Forgeries and not N. C's words nor sence for by this their way of dealing one may undertake to prove or disprove what they please nay one may charge Christ himself with saying that which was not true for he said Those whom thou hast given me none is lost but the Son of Perdition Now if one should cite only those first words Viz. Of those which thou hast given me none is lost and leave out these latter words Viz. but the Son of Perdition as they do by N. C. then the sence is quite altered and those words a general affirmation that none was lost when as the Son of Perdition was lost Thus wicked Atheist-like do these People abuse and forge false Sentences and render them N. C's and then for a further blind to their Wickedness in pag. 13. they bring in N. C's words But as you are led by the Pillar c. And then query in pag. 13. May they by this Pillar be drawn from the Guidance of God's Spirit within them c. And again in the same 13th page you again set up your Inquisition Office and say to N. C. Dost thou believe that this Pillar will lead from the Spirit of God within c. I say there is no ground from N. C's words for this Query for he never said they may but as I have said before by Pillar he means Spirit and that they be but one although differing Appellations as many more are given in Scripture to God as Fire Love c. yet but one and as I said those terms of Pillar of Fire and Cloud be but figuratively and not strictly and N. C. means but one and not two distinct Principles but the Pillar the Spirit and the Spirit the Pillar and that cannot draw from its self for God is not devided And had N. C. expressed that Pillar and Cloud that appeared to Old Israel which you seem by your Query to say was visible to the Outward Eye pag. 8. yet it is absurd if not Blasphemy to suppose that could or would lead from God but N. C's words of Exception which follow viz. but c. do as I aforesaid manifest his Christian Charity in that he doth not condemn or advise against all Forms in general but allow that some may be led into some Outward Observations by the Pillar or Spirit and this you could not but know If You had quite deserted Christianity had not you also abandoned Morality and for that you seem in your 13th page to blame N. C. saying to him Thou seems to make the Pillar of Fire and the Spirit two differing things But this also is proved false for N. C. means but one by those two as is aforesaid but you seem to make them two differing things in your 8th page saying Doth not God by his Light and not by that Pillar Old Israel followed shine into Mens Hearts c. Also again in the 12th page you blame N. C. for preaching up the Pillar c. to lead out of Transgression which say you is the Work of Christ in this Gospel day By these words giving cause to think that you do not believe it was Christ's Work in former days to lead out of Transgression but your perverse Spirit is here manifest in that you seem to blame N. C. for what you do your selves Viz. seem to make the Spirit and Pillar two differing things Hereby you bring your selves under that Judgment Viz. condemning another and do the same thing And although you so despise N. C. and his good Counsel for supposing any whom he terms Gods People to be in a State that hath any Night as is evident from your Saying in page 13. Why dost thou direct the Sons of Zion to follow the Pillar of Fire by Night c. And then you say Paul said You are all Children of the Light you are not of the Night Yet among you are evil Works which are of the Night and therefore you are not yet in that Jerusalem you speak of where you say There is no Night Pag. 14. You say The Lord grant that they i. e. his People may know Jesus to put them forth of all that is contrary to his Mind Hereby you seem to admit they may be in that which is contrary to his Mind the which in your 8th page you seem to condemn N.C. for as strange Doctrine because he exhorts as you say The Children of God to believe in the Light c. and then you say Are the Children of God still in Vnbelief c. And yet now in your 14th page you seem to admit they