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A49979	News of a trumpet sounding in the wilderness, or, The Quakers antient testimony revived, examined and compared with itself, and also with their new doctrine whereby the ignorant may learn wisdom, and the wise advance in their understandings / collected with diligence, and carefully cited from their antient and later writings, and recommended to the serious reading and consideration of all enquiring Christians, by Daniel Leeds.	Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720.	1697 (1697)	Wing L914; ESTC R11241	77,230	166

forsake their the Quakers Vnity and oppos● them are cut Off from Christ. Why this has ●een the Sound their Rams horns have all along made But in p. 156. W Penn plainly tells us That the consequence of Peoples not doubting their Ministers and not putting them upon the Proof of what they preached has been the Introduction of much false Doctrine Superstition and Formality Here 's the ground it seems of those false and confused Doctrines before cited by reason of our being too long before we doubted our Ministers And yet now some are set to do it how do they turn their t'other face and Rage at them calling them Lyars Apostates Wolves Dogs Devils Incarnate c. Lastly Though G. Whitehead in Apost Incend p. 4. says He God hath chosen us to be his People and Church We are the Church of the first Born c. Yet W. Penn says again That to be of the Church of which Christ is Head is quite another thing than to be of any visible Society whatsoever see Address p. 177. So that as I began so I must end Since their Trumpets give so Vncertain a Sound Who shall prepare himself to Battle CHAP. XV. Sabbath Day Wheel turned Round IN Rejoynder p. 191. W. Penn saith To call any Day of the Week a Christian Sabbath is not Christian but Jewish The Apostle saith he makes their Observation or Preference of days to be no less then a token of their turning from the Gospel and Christians ought not to be judged for rejecting such Customs c. And pursuent to this Doctrine some Quakers formerly have opened their Shops and followed their usual Imployments on the First Day both in old England and else-where But behold how the Wheel is now turned for the Quakers at Delaware being the commanding parts of the Assemblies have lately made a Law to prefer the First Day before others calling it The Lords Day so far are they now turned from their former Gospel Nay and this Law has been put in execution too in West-Jersey and that by none others but Quakers causing several Persons to suffer one tryed at Court but cleared by the Jury after he had been imprisoned for doing no more on the First Day than those who prosecuted him have been frequently guilty of viz. taking up a fettered Horse or Mare that had strayed from him that was in danger of being spoyled he having been seeking the said Horse several days before 'T is true the man was no Quaker that thus suffered for taking this pity and honest care on his Beast and himself But what then must they needs shew to the world that partiality c is inherent to their best sort of Apostacy But if they now see the evil of their old Testimony of forbidding to prefer the First day before another why do they carry a double face and not condemn it O but that 's the way to shew themselves fallible and so confess themselves on even ground with other Christians here lies the pinch And G W. is upon the same double strein on for when T. S. asked Whether that Quaker did not sin who sowed a Doubles on the Sabbath day G. W. in Truth defend c. p 21. Replys Where dost thou read in the Scriptures that men must do no Work on the First Day of the week And yet the same G. W. in his Tryal at Norwich when the Oath was tendered to him on the First day he excepted against it because it was tendered on the Lords Day as he calls the first day in p. 26. of the Book of his Tryal But G. W. might have seen in his Brother S. Fisher's Rusticos that what is sawce for the Goose is sawce for the Gander also Here several other things come before me of the degeneration of my old Friends both in Faith and Practice which for a reason best known to my self I at present forbear to expose for I know they think I have already done too much and I hartily wish I may never do more of this kind but that I may be imployed hereafter in what is more delightful to me but be it as God Almighty shall direct me for methinks I already hear the bitter Treatment I must have from my Neighbours my old Friends round about far and near And how the Preachers thunder out Woes and Judgments against me But this the less value seeing t is an advantage the Preachers have had in all Ages above other men to preach their pleasure against those who offend them and that without controul Hark also how they caution and warn their Hearers not to read such Books as this whilest with their other Tongue they bid them Try all things But I have faith to believe that the Prophesies they utter against me shall be as false as I am informed W Pen's was against T. Hiks viz. So sure as God liveth The Lord will make the an Example of his FURY and thy head shall not go down to the Grave in Peace and by this shall thou know says he that not a Lying nor Delusive but a true and Infallible Spirit hath spoke by me see R●iling against Reason p. 181. Now whether W.P. did not there bely the Spirit of God for I do understand that T.H. dyed at Peace in his bed and with great satisfaction But as 't is noted in the Title page I am not the man that gives out things to lay open wickedness but that men may take warning and fear and come to know themselves AN APPENDIX THe case with me is just as with S. Fisher p. 736. viz. That flood of Follies and Absurdities that Cloud of Confusions and Contradictions which Shatters it self up and down by plats in sundry Showers throughout the sundry pages of those mens Books Every Eye that reads them as they lye at a distance may possibly not se● sight of them easily Therefore have I called some few of them out for the whole Number passes my skill to cast account of and clapt them together a little closer Not so much to shame them as to honour the Truth which they would shame That they may be the more ready to be read and apparent to the view of every ordinary Capacity That any save such as seeing will not see may see the Sword of the Lord already laid on the Arm and right Eye of the Idol Prophets Thus far S. Fisher So I shall proceed to enlarge upon a few perticulars First At Number 8. I have Noted that G. W. excuses that Blasphemy there set down of S. Eccles in Serious Search p. 58. he undertakes to direct S. E's Intention in this matter and gives us to understand that S. E. did not intend as he writ and published for tho' he said it of G F. yet he intended it only of Christ so it seems he spoke or writ one thing and meant another And such a one as doe so W. P says in his Rebuke p 8. is no better then one of the

Ordinance of God Now Observe here S Jenings deals deceitfully and dishonestly in pretending to be what really they are not for he does not tell what nor whose Government they have always owned to be Gods Ordinance for these words of his imply that they have owned all Government under which they have lived to be Gods Ordinance when as their Books declare they own no Government to be such but the Government of those who witness Christ to rule and r●ign in them all other Government being but as a cu●●hersome Tree that must be cut down for in The Light by W. Smith p. 16. saith We own Government and Magistracy that stands in the Power of God and executes true Judgment within the Gates calling down Sin and Evil-doers and setting up R●ghteousness and THO●E that walk therein So here 't is not the Government of such as cause them to suffer loss of Goods and Liberty that they own to be Gods Ordinance As is further shewed from Great Mistry p. 90. by G F. Such as are turned to Corruption saith he are Hypocrites they are gone from the higher Power and so for the Lords sake the Saints cannot be subject to that Power And p. ●0 of News from the North Sing all ye Saints clap your hands and be glad for the Lord Jehovah will reign and the Government shall be taken from you pretended Rulers Judges Justices Lawyers and Constables all this Tree must be cut down and Jesus Christ will Rule alone Again I the Light will Overturn Kingdoms Nations and gathered Churches that will not own me the Light in them see G. W 's Light and Life p. 11. Now is it not evident from hence that if Sam. Jenings had exprest himself in the antient simplicity of a Quaker he should have worded it thus viz. Magistracy and Government we own to be Gods Ordinance so far as we or Christ in us have the Command of it because we know no People else that so own and witness Christ to Rule So that when such men rule 't is no more them that Rule but Jesus Christ alone as above G. F. intimates the present Government being but a dead loathsom Form As T. Ellwood Sam Jenings intimate Brother says in his Alarm p. 6. Did you not says he make a solemn Covenant with God That you would Extirpate Episcopacy that Dead Loathsom Form Did you not spew it up And will you turn again and lick up your old Vomit O do not so do not run willfully into Destruction again Wo Misery to the Vpholders of the Priests of the World i. e. the Rulers for 't is they that uphold the Priests Again G. Fox in his Book called Papers given forth to the Heads c. p. 9. saith Are not all those that will dote so much on an Earthly King TRAITORS against Christ Neither do you read saith he that there were any Kings since the Apostles days but among the Apostate Christians and false Church Christ is King alone and makes his Disciples Saints Kings and Priests to reign upon the Earth These are true Christians and will thes● have any more Kings among them but Christ They a●● but of the Life and Power that make such wo●k for an Earthly KING and EARTHLY POWERS Come Mark that W Penn with thy Industry in getting Grant after Grant for Kingly and Earthly Power And Mark that S Jenings who saidst to the Seperates not long before the second time the Horns were cut from pushing with Kingly or Earthly Power VVe will take care that you shall not be our Judges And Mark that my old Friends in general with your diligence to engross and keep what hold you can on Earthly Power And behold your Apostacy Now had not the Wheel been so turned about that S. J. and his Brethren have lost the antient Marks of simple hearted Quakers what need he use such craft to pretend to own what they really do not or are they sensible how they are fallen from their ancient Principles and now see their former Weaknesses why then are they too Proud or ashamed to follow the Example of good men in all Ages to confess and repent and leave a Memorial thereof to Posterity as they have done O I know the reason this they cannot yet do for then down goes their great pretence to Infallability Lastly W.P. Address to Protestants p 234. If we will give antient Story credit saith he we shall find that worldly Weapons were never imployed by the Christian Church till she became Worldly and so ●east to be truly Christian But why should I ●ay the Church her Leaders have taught her to ERR I confess had not antient Story informed me that all Christian Societies have apostatized when they grew numerous I should have admired at this passage that the same W P. should in so few years after he wrote it not only fall into that Apostacy himself but also draw many more with him But some think W. P. has wit enough to make out to all that see with his Eyes that the Sword of the Magistrate viz. Constables Staves Sheriffs Weapons Stocks Prisons and Gallows are not worldly Weapons but Spiritual Weapons when used by Quakers But however tho' he has shewed the whole Church of the Quakers concerned in Government about Delaware are ceast to be Christian yet he confesseth himself as one Leader to be the cause of it for he saith Her Leaders have taught her to Err. CHAP. IX Of Persecution and Prosecution VIndication of the Quakers Principles p. 55. says VVe bear Indignities and Injuries and being reviled they revile not again and we resist not evil nor are we in Revenge but leave it to the Lord whose Vengeance is and he will repay it But Sam Jenings in his State of the Case p. alledges That they could do no less than prosecute and fine G. K. and T. B. without the violation of their Trust to the King O trusty Trojan since the days of Edw. Billing Therefore Sam. Jenings must now make their antient Principles to speak thus viz. We bear I●dignities and Injuries when we have no Power to Revenge them and we leave Vengeance with the Lord when we are not trusted with Power by the King to take Vengeance our selves And thus S. Jenings and his Brethren Apostate-like have lost if ev●● they had the pretended innocent Nature of the Quakers and are in the F●ll and Unredeemed for so they say in their Catechism by W. S. 'T is the disposition of OUR NATURE not to seek Revenge though we do suffer Wrong for the Revenging Nature is in the Fal● but it is not so with us whom God hath redeemed c. Beside let S. Jenings compare their late Practice with their old Principle about Contending and Sai●g at Law see Possession of the living Faith p 7. It was NEVER the Faith of Christ to Sue Contend c. Thus S. J. and his Brother Preachers about Delaware yea and Hearers too like Preachers like