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A78608	The deceived, and deceiving Quakers discovered. Their damnable heresies, horrid blasphemies, mockings, railings, unparallel'd deceit, and dishonestly laid open. In the discovery of which, is made known the pure use of the holy scriptures (which by them is denyed) the true Christ, and how he justifies, his second coming proved not to be already (as the Quaker affirms) also the resurrection from the dead, and the eternal judgement, and several other particulars that saints are required to be stedfast in. / Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the world, into the primitive order of the Gospel, but may be usefull for all people. By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord, related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Sussex, being an eye, and ear-witnesse. As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists, whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time. Antichrist made known. Or, The Romish vvhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist, or man of sin, in seven particulars. 1 Who is this great whore of Babylon, and where her chief seat hath been, and is. 2 Her fall, and the means how and by whom. 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist, and who hath that spirit. 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person. 5 The manner of his rising, and when. ... 7 Lastly, his fall, when, and by whom. By William Jeffery servant of the Church of Christ. Entered into the register book, kept by the Company of Stationers.	Caffyn, Matthew, 1628-1714.; Jeffery, William, 1616-1693. Antichrist made known.	1656 (1656)	Wing C206; Wing J522; Thomason E873_2; ESTC R206563	72,973	85

be which he signifies in these words the hour is COMMING not come and now is as he said before when he spake of rising from deadness in sin which had been true provided his meaning had been as the Quaker would have it for men were as really risen from sin then as now thirdly because some that rise out of the graves there spoken of are signified to rise fit for damnation but those that rise from sin are fit for salvation fourthly because othersome that rise or come forth out of the graves here spoken of are such as HAVE done good and so are subjects of life in reference to what they HAVE done before they rise from the grave which could not be so if it be meant the graves of sin for the wages of sin is death to this agrees the answer of Christ to the Sadduces question to wit whose wife of the seven she should be in the resurrection when they shall rise for saith Christ when they SHALL RISE from the dead c. signifying that should certainly rise again yea from that death which cannot possibly be understood a death in sin the nature of the question being considered also in the resurrection whereof Christ speaks they shall neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the Angels of God Mar. 12.23 25. wherefore most plainly it appears that by these words Christ preached up the resurrection of the body for from the beginning persons risen from sin did marry and were given in marriage and after Christ spake these words it was accounted honourable by the Children of God and is now so to be to this agrees also the voice of the Prophet Isa 26.19 thy dead men shall live together with my dead body shall they arise and the earth shall cast out the dead and saith Daniel many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake yea from such a death as some awakes from it to shame and everlasting contempt Dan. 12.2 and in this truth was Job well satisfied insomuch that he wished his words were printed in a book and graven with an Iron Pen in the rock for ever saying in my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and mine eyes shall behold and not another though my reins be consumed within mee and after my skin worms destroy this body Job 19.23 24 25 26 27. Object Job saw God in his flesh saith Lawson with a spiritual eye before his returning to the dust Job 42.5 6. Answ Jobs testimony concerning his seeing God then is not to be slighted neither that of Abraham Isaac and Jacob who also and after the like manner talked with God and saw God yet they dyed in Faith NOT receiving the promises Heb. 11.13 the Prophet also bearing testimony saying though Abraham be IGNORANT of us and Israel acknowledge us not yet there is a time that shall come and will come spoken of by Christ Luk. 13.28 29. when Abraham Isaack and Jacob and al the Prophets with many that shall come from the East and from the West from the North and from the South and shall sit down in the Kingdome of God and to this agrees the words of Job speaking of his seeing God but the time when he intimates to be after his body was destroyed by worms and the consuming of his reins within him which had not been when he spake these words Job 42. read 1 Cor. 13.12 Moreover if it were true that these men were in the resurrection and so in the Kingdome as they say they are then should those that are thrust out in their account SEE Abraham and all the Prophets in the Kingdome with them in glory and themselves weeping and gnashing their teeth for so said Christ to the rebellious Jews Luk. 13.28 but this with many more things which shall appear in the resurrection now appears not yet will they say that they NOW are in the resurrection oh STRONG DELUSION The truth of this is yet further evident for saith Paul since by man came death by man came also the resurrection from the dead for as in Adam all dye even so in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15.21.22 that is from that death occasioned by Adams sin which God tells us was a returning to the dust of that which was taken out of the dust or ground Gen. 3.19 which we know was the fleshly body of man which by reason of sin must dye but through Christ all shall be made alive again now wee know that all are not made alive from a spirituall death therefore the Apostle speaks not here of that but indeed of the fleshly bodies of men that are buried or sown into the earth even as the sown Corn which cannot hold comparison with any thing else of man which he testifies shall rise again saying that THIS corruptible must put on incorruption THIS mortall must put on immortality verse 53. marke not an immortal body of other matter but THIS which is now mortall now corruptible shall be made immortall incorruptible and so is made good the words of the Apostle Phil. 3.21 who shall change our VILE body that IT may be fashioned like unto his glorious body but the Quaker having another Spirit saies that it shall never come out of the grave but a lasse how greatly do they erre while they leave the Scriptures as not to be their rule wherein is clearly testified the conquest of the grave for saith the Lord Hos 13.14 O grave I will be thy destruction wherefore the Sea shall deliver up all that are in it Hell or grave shall deliver up all that are in it and death which feeds on many that were never buried in the earth or in the Sea shall also bee delivered up and so all shall come to judgement Rev. 20.13 this is certain for repentance is hid from mine eyes saith the Lord Hos 13.14 but according to the Quakers opinion the grave is the conquerer having got the bodyes of men in it and so holds them fast for ever saith Lawson that is originally the Devil but Christ in the Apostles account oh let him be also in our account even him who through death hath destroyed him that hath the power of death that is the Devil who will in his time ransome all from the power of the grave O remember Hymeneus and Philetus who are men branded with error for saying the resurrection was past already 2 Tim. 2.18 Object The Quaker saith this cannot be so because Paul saith flesh and blood connot inherit the Kingdom of God and thou sowest not that body that shall be but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him Answ True it is that flesh and blood as now it is corruptible cannot inherit wherefore the Apostle afterwards saith that it must put on incorruption then shall it inherit the incorruptible inheritance and so is made good the comparison thou sowest not that body that shall be for we sow that is commit

who having asserted the same Doctrin Act. 13.33 proceeds on with this argument IT IS WRITTEN making much use of the Scriptures of the Prophets for the establishment of the Doctrin which he delivered verse 34 35 36. so also Apollos by his ministry mightily convinced the Jews shewing BY THE SCRIPTURES that Jesus was Christ Act. 18.28 and this is noted of him as his worthy practice Paul also when he was at Thessalonica reasoned with the people three Sabbath dayes OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES opening and alledging that Christ must needs have suffered Act. 17.2 3. and when he was at Rome he perswaded the people concerning Jesus OUT OF THE LAW OF MOSES AND OUT OF THE PROPHETS from morning till evening Act. 28.23 through which many beleeved and they are happy whatever others say of a Light within as the only Teacher for Christ hath prayed for them Job 17.20 I pray not for these alone but for them also which shall beleeve on mee through THEIR WORD wherefore the Quaker erres not knowing the Scriptures when he affirms that the only means of Faith is the immediate teachings of Christ dwelling within men for the Scripture testifies that the Gospel at the FIRST was spoken by the Lord Jesus Heb. 2.3 which saying the Quaker makes of no effect by his saying that Christ first last and so alwayes by himself in men preaches it Object If it be objected and said that many things which the Apostles preached could not be proved by the Scriptures of Moses and the Prophets they in the least not speaking of them Answ I answer to him or them whose objection soever it is that particularly indeed some things was not spoken of in the Scriptures before them which they preached but most plain it is that such things they delivered from what Christ personally had bee fore commanded them Matth. 28.20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I HAVE commanded you which things are written that the certainty thereof MIGHT BE KNOWN Luke 1.1 3 4 and so in preaching from it wee do no more than what the Apostles were commanded to do which things though not particularly spoken of in those Scriptures before them yet therm generally included for when the Apostles had proved and convinced men that Jesus was the Christ the Prophet which the Scriptures of Moses fore-told of by the same Scriptures they were required to hear him that is Christ in all things whatsoever hee should say unto them Deut. 18.18 Obj. By this Tho. Lawson saith we shut out our selves from the holy men of old who were Ministers of the New Testament of the Spirit and not of the Letter A. Many are the shifts of these men to make voyd the true use of the Scriptures yet the waking eye will see and that clearly that the Apostle there speaks of the Letter of the Law which both then and now considered alone killeth for in the next verse he calls it the Ministration of Death written and engraven in stones which all may easily know was the Law of Moses by which no fl●sh shall be justified 2 Cor. 3.6 7. of this Letter the Apostles were not Ministers of neither are we but even this the Apostles slighted not in the least because men spoke of it from the Letter for themselves ministred forth the sayings of the Prophets which also was in Letter Acts 18.28 28.23 but because it testified of death to sinners which all were and now are in their first condition and of no remission of sins which the New Testament doth therefore the Apostle saith we are able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit which testament as it is ministred forth testifies that men may receive the Spirit through submission to the law of Faith to which agrees the words of Paul he THAT MINISTRETH TO YOV THE SPIRIT doth he it by the Works of the Law or by the hearing of Faith Galat. 3.5 and saith Peter Repent and be baptised and yee shall receive the Spirit who also prayed and layed on his hands upon the baptised Samaritans that they might receive the Spirit Acts 8.15.17 this appears also so to be from that which the Apostle opposeth it unto even the Law the ministration of Death which is that which testified of Death so contrariwise the ministration of the Spirit is that which testifies of the Spirit as receiveable in the way aforesaid wherefore the Servants of Christ ministring from or out of the Scriptures through his Spirit are not shut out from the holy men of old for they also ministred out of the Scriptures Acts 28.23 and shewed by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ Act. 18.28 yet were they not ministers of the Letter yea their common Language in their Ministry was FOR IT IS WRITTEN FOR IT IS WRITTEN but hee that hath another spirit saith THE LIGHT WITHIN THE LIGHT WITHIN yea as the only teacher Herein is Lawson found to be unlearned having wrested the Scriptures though he hath spoke much of the tongue of the learned in his Book against me the occasion of which I here shall present unto you At a certain time Tho. Lawson demanded of mee what the tongue of the Learned was according to that saying Isa 50.4 now I knowing the snatching and catching nature of these men desired him to signifie the meaning of his Question in other words which was as he said What the servants of Christ are to minister from and so said he What is it that thou ministers from Your Question said I shall be presently answered and as for the former expressions we will pass by since you say that this is your intention therein for I am not satisfied concerning the intention of the Prophet in that place and so immediatly both Question and Answer was written Q. What it was that I ministred from Ans I minister from the Scriptures through the assistance of the Spirit of God yet notwithstanding hath he from this made a great out-cry of my unlearnedness entitling a Book thence therein informing men that I told him that I knew not what the tongue of the learned was but how farre his information savours of sincerity and how well it becomes him that so mightily pleads for perfection I leave it to the wise to judge remembring this saying what do these FEEBLE JEWS Nehem 4.2 The Quaker affirmeth that the Law without man that is the written Law doth not convince men of sin but Christ the light dwelling in the godly and ungodly Laws Book p. 15. That which hath been already said serves also to manifest the errour of this Principle for the Scriptures being written that the CERTAINTY of the Lords Will might bee known which was most surely beleeved by the Saints of old Luk. 1.1 3 4. must needs also certainly give us to know when we walk contrary thereunto yea in plain words saith Paul to Timothy the Scripture is profitable for REPROOF and CORRECTION 2 Tim. 3.16 and Apollos shewing by the

Scriptures which before the strong delusion seised upon them would have shewen them that the Lord cometh with not in but WITH ten thousand of his Saints to excute judgement Jud. 14.15 this Paul and Timotheus looked for yet men of high degrees of Christianity saying We must all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ but saith the Quaker we HAVE appeared another Doctrin O Friends wherefore another spirit but unto us that look for the Lord Jesus from Heaven who shall judge the quick and dead at his appearing and his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.1 unto us I say a little may suffice for the manifestation of this errour The Quaker also beleeves that sin is NOT the cause of mans body returning to the dust as Tho. Lawson Tho. Laucock affirmed Strange yea very strange is this saying considered nakedly by it self but considering that it comes from a spirit that denies the Resurrection of the Body it is not so strange yet nevertheless the errour thereof is not thereby lessened Errour I say for when Adam by eating had sinned God said unto him BECAUSE thou hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eate bread till thou return unto the ground for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return and to this agrees the words of the Apostle Rom. 5.12 As by one man sin entred into the Word and death BY SIN and so Death passed upon all not such a Spiritual death as the Quaker would have because in Christ all shall be made alive from it 1 Cor. 15.21 22. hee having through his appearance in the likeness of sinful flesh condemned sin in the flesh which is the sting of that death which brings into the Grave the bodies of men vers 55 56. thus by sin comes the death of the body and not only so for those many Curses as eating our bread in sorrow in the sweat of our faces women bringing forth Children in sorrow even these attends the bodies of men and women by reason of sin even BECAUSE thou hast eaten saith God shewing that God at first in his threat upon the transgression of his Law intended punishment upon the body that which did eat and in eating sinned dyed and so DEATH BY SIN saith the Apostle The Quaker also slights and denies Baptism in Water calling it a low Carnal thing This is signified by Naylor in his Book called A Salutation to the Seed of God Pag. 33 34. pleading that it may be now taken away by them they seeing it to be abused without any Scripture warrant they having as they say that Spirit within them which gave it forth This also they will say proceeds from the Light but not so indeed for Christ the true Light was not ashamed thereof but was obedient even to Baptism in water Matth. 3.16 also said that whosoever is ashamed of him and his words of him hee also will be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his Father wherefore look to yourselves that yee be not beguiled of your faith in this so plain a Commandement and for your stedfastness therein I do here represent unto you Three considerations as reminding you of the ground for Baptism in Water First remember that John testifies that he was sent from the Lord to Baptise with Water Joh. 1.33 and in preaching Repentance and Baptism for the remission of sins he is said to be a preparer of the way of the LORD Mar. 1.2.3.4 in which Ministration he was very famous so that all the people went out unto him to be baptized but when Christ went forth preaching the Gospel of the Kingdome then the fame of John decreased and all went out unto him as most famous John 3.26 at the hearing of which John in all humility said hee must increase but I must decrease verse 30. Secondly Remember also that the Lord Jesus in plain words gave it forth by commandement saying to his Disciples Matth. 28.19 go ye therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them in the name of the Father c. that is baptizing them in water as undenyable appears in that the DISCIPLES were to administer it marke that they could not they did not baptize with the Spirit but saith John speaking of Christ he that commeth after mee whose shoes I am not worthy to bear HE shall baptize you with the holy Spirit Mat. 3.11 which saith Peter GOD hath given to them that obey him Act. 5.32 the glory of this ministration the Lord hath reserved unto himself and hath no where given it to man Thirdly Remember also that as baptisme in water in Johns time was with other things a preparation of the way of the Lord and afterwards established by the speciall command of the Lord himself so also after his ascension was it confirmed by an Angel from the Lord who well knowing his message bid Cornelius send for Peter and he saith the Angel shall tell thee what thou oughtest he saith not what he might do as an indifferent thing but what thou OUGHTEST to do Act. 10.5 6. who then he was come and had seen the goodnesse of God said who can forbid WATER that these should not be baptized which have received the holy Ghost as well as we making their receiving the holy Spirit a great argument why they should be baptized with water yet will men use the same argument why they need not be baptized with water alass alass what will the poor soules answer when God riseth up Job 31.14 these even the Spirit-baptized people Peter commands to be baptized verse 47 48. wherefore whatever men say this being submitted unto from an inward principle of love to him that first loved us is not a carnal thing but to be held fast remember that Jesus is the same yesterday to day and for ever Object Paul said that Christ sent him not to baptize but to preach the Gospel Answ Christ also said labour NOT for the meat that perissieth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life Joh. 6.27 what did he hereby make void moderate working surely nay for Paul having his Spirit said if any would not work neither should he eat but rather that men should not make it their SPECIALL labour as the Jews did verse 26. after the things for the present bodily subsistance so Pauls ESPECIALL work was not to baptize that is personally to administer baptisme but to preach the Gospel to which belongs baptisme unlesse we should beleeve that he preached one Doctrin and Peter another but that is incredible but credible it is that they did not alwaies personally administer it and so it was that Paul had baptized but few of the Corinthians for which he gave God thanks not from a low esteem thereto but because they thereby had no show to say that he baptized in his own name as they were apt to say 1 Cor. 1.12 14 15.

to which saith Peter yee were redeemed with the precious bloud of Christ as of a LAMBE without blemish 1 Pet. 1.19 and without SHEDDING of bloud is no remission Heb. 9.22 even the bloud of his CROSS Col. 1.20 now consider I pray you whether he be not of that numb●r which counts the bloud of the Covenant an UN HOLY THING that shall deny the effect of this bloud and tells us of bloud in a mystery Oh remember that iniquity appears in a mystery for what is there required of us by the Lord that may not upon this account be made voyd at mans pleasure though never so plain Did the Apostles preach up Justification by the Bloud of Christ and yet is Justification by another thing which they in the least speak not of God forbid moreover how full are the Scriptures of expressions that signifies to us reconciliation by the death of Christ yea the death of the CROSS Ph●l 2.8 yet even this also is perverted into a mystery by these men who imagines that Christ never dyed but this Serpent lyeth hid in the Grass and is not easily to be seen but the Grass withereth and the Man of Sin shall be revealed the Son of perdition and this mystery springs from an opinion that the spirit suffering within that Person of Jesus was the Christ and so readily you shall hear them say that they own him who witnessed a good confession before Pontius Pilate meaning the spirit within him Moreover they will say that they own him who suffered upon Mount Calvary meaning the spirit within him which spirit they say is now within their bodies of flesh now judge yee how fair a foundation hereby is laid for those sayings to bee built upon which was foretold should be said by many that should arise saying I AM CHRIST which must be before the end which when ever it is let us remember that the Christ indeed hath charged us saying BELEEVE THEM NOT. Now that the fleshly Body of Christ as it was by him offered up to death even the death of the Cross relates to the salvation of the Beleever as effected through that is further evident because the Apostles who well knew what Christ was testified to the Jews that they had by wicked hands crucified and slain the Lord Jesus Acts 2.23 and betrayed and murthered the just one saith Stephen Acts 7.52 whom they slew and hanged on a tree saith Peter Acts 10.39 and this was charged upon them for their wicked act towards the person of Jesus of Nazareth without them and not for murthering of Christ within them as it is very likely the deceived soul would have it because the Apostle in his charge declares that when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him whom they had slain DOWN FROM THE TREE and laid him in a SEPVLCHRE Act. 13.28 29. whom God raised with whom the Apostles ate and drank after his resurrection Act. 10.41 even him whom the Jews slew and hanged on a tree verse 39. Now we cannot but know that it was a fleshly substantiall body of Christ that they slew murthered and crucified upon the tree and in so doing the Apostles unanimously affirm that they slew Jesus which in English is SAVIOUR and yet doth hee not through it save God forbid that we should thus deny the Lord that bought us for HE that the Jews thus slew and hanged on a tree with whom the Apostles ate and drank after hee rose from the dead HE saith Peter commanded us to preach and to testifie that it is HE marke which was ordained of God to bee the Judge of quick and dead and to HIM saith Peter give all the Prophets witnesse Act. 10.39 41 42 43. yea the Angel of God descending from Heaven bears witnesse to this truth who said to the holy women that came to the Sepulchre Jesus that is the Saviour is not here he is risen behold the place where they laid HIM Mar. 16.6 where the LORD LAY Matth. 28.6 yet will the Quaker slight this body but thereby he is found to have a differing Spirit from that which the Apostles had and so a false Spirit for they handling this body with their hands in the relation thereof said that which we have seen with our eyes and looked upon and our hands have handled of the Word of life 1 John 1.1 and saith Peter God hath made that SAME JESUS whom yee have crucified both LORD AND CHRIST Act. 2.36 and the Quaker denying this is Antichrist for he that confesseth not Jesus Christ come in the flesh is Antichrist saith John 1 Joh. 4.3 now by what hath been said t is evident that the Quaker confesses him not come in flesh all the Apostles did so as through the breaking of it and blood-sheding of it to effect mans salvation but the body that doth this we know not what it is saith Lawson yea so slender a respect have they to his body of flesh that they deny the glorification of it and so its ascension into Heaven and so now say they hath it not and this they manifest by saying Christ is already come the second time and looking for him to come no otherwise and moreover these men makes void the ordinance of the Lords supper which was instituted to hold forth by a resemblance the breaking of the body of Christ and the shedding of his blood which was shed for the remission of sins this I say they totally dis-own as a carnal thing by which they show their low esteem of that which is signified by it having conceived to themselves a body and blood in a mystery that sets free from sin which we find not according to the Law and Testimony therefore it proceeds from darknesse Object This is saith the Quaker a knowing Christ after the flesh 2 Cor. 5.16 Answ The diligent Scripture-searching soul may find that the knowing of Christ reconciling men in the body of his flesh through death Col. 1.22 and his being now glorified therein is not a knowing Christ after the flesh for equally as the Apostles knew not Christ after the flesh so they knew not the Saints after the flesh but them they could not know as not having bodies of flesh neither as not to practice with their bodies through the Spirit for themselves required the same people to glorifie God both in their body and in their Spirit which saith the Apostle are Gods 1 Cor. 6.20 which bodies being sown in the earth they testified should be raised again glorified so that by this the Apostles did not in the least slight the fleshly body of Christ nor the effects wrought for the sons of men by his being put to death in the flesh but having spoken at large before in the third chapter concerning the ministration of the Law as done away and of the present being of the more glorious ministration of the Gospel concludes as to that saying that henceforth we know no man after the flesh yea

wherefore O friends as ye have received hold fast and grow as to the use of it The Quaker also denies the practice of the Lords supper which saith Lawson Christ put to an end at his death It is no marvel that they deny this since they are not afraid to say that the body and blood of Christ is unprofitable as to the setting free from sin which is to be in this remembred but unto us to whom the one is esteemable let the other also for indeed it is absurd to affirm that Christ should give forth a commandement to his Apostles bidding them to do it in remembrance of him and within four or five dayes put it to an end by his death yea before they were or could be in any considerable posture to observe it and yet afterwards to command them to teach all Nations to observe all together incredible most evident it is that afterwards the Apostle delivered this ordinance unto the Saints and afterwards regulated their disorder therein according to Christs institution 1 Cor. 11. and the bread which they in this ordinance used Paul saith they BREAK 1 Cor. 10.16 by which their mystery is excluded wherefore though Parnell be pleased to say that this is a feeding upon husks yet let us therein hold forth the Lords death TILL HEE COME The Horrid Blasphemy of the Quaker revealed MAny a time when I have spoken both words of truth and soberness the Quaker hath pronounced the curses and plagues of God to be my portion which seemed not a little strange unto mee that men pretending perfection should thus rage but since I have found him not afraid to speak evil of the Lord himself for more than once Thomas Laucock Quaker-teacher hath said that the Lord Jesus Christ is ACCURSED him whom we professe even him that was born of the Virgin anointed of God with the holy Spirit whom the Jews crucified and slew whom God raised from the dead who ascended into Heaven and there mediates between God and men this is the Christ whom we own against whom the Quaker blaspheming is found not to have the Spirit of God though he talk so much of the Spirit for plainly saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 12.3 NO man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus ACCURSED and so being sensuall having not the Spirit said at other times that hee knew mee BEFORE THE WORLD WAS in whom is made good that saying viz. they speak great SWELLING WORDS OF VANITY 2 Pet. 2.18 and as Isaiah prophesieth shall say in his heart I will be LIKE THE MOST HIGH Isa 14.14 for foreknowledge is that by which God advanceth his supreamacy above all wherefore it is said Isa 41.26 who hath declared from the beginning that wee may know and before time that wee may say hee is righteous yea there is none that declareth there is none that sheweth yet saith Laucock HE knew mee before the World was and James Parnell saith * In Naylers book called Satans design discovered p. 51. before corrupt reason was I AM Oh that they had such a heart that could learn not to blaspheme but this is that the Scripture might be fulfilled which testifieth of this strong delusion which being seized upon these men they conceive the foreknowing God is so appeared in them as that hee shall appear no otherwise and so speaks these words in them what is there O friends that ever was spoken by the Lord himself to the sons of men that these may not upon this account attribute unto themselves and speak likewise and what is there of all that is to be done by the mighty power of God that these may not as well challenge unto themselves thus conceiving of God in them as to say that THEY knew men before the World was what is there to hinder them from saying VENGEANCE BELONGS UNTO US and so become the revealed SON OF PERDITION who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped shewing himself that HE IS GOD 2 Thes 2.3 4. yea so strong already are they in their conceits of the present finishing of things as that Nayler * Satans design discovered p. 26. blasphemously affirms that to promise freedome after death is a CHEAT OF ANTICHRIST and moreover saith * pa. 19. that by preaching of a Christ in Heaven the Devil gets his work done on earth O how doth arrogancy and spirituall pride put forth it self how great is the darknesse of this pretended Light the imperfection of this pretended perfection such also is their pride and self-conceitednesse as that they will not by no means say MOST NOBLE FESTUS Act. 26.25 but rather are such as despise DOMINION and speak evill of dignities Jude 8. but this also is that the Scriptures might be fulfilled Dan. 7.20 whose look was MORE STOUT THAN HIS FELLOWS fear yee the Lord fear yee the Lord. The Scoffings of the Quaker manifested AS we have heard that Scoffers should come in the last dayes even now already are they come whereby we may know that it is the last of the last dayes for at a certain time when I with other brethren was reasoning with Thomas Laucock concerning the comming of Christ he scoffingly said WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMMING IS HE ASLEEP these very words I speak the truth in Christ I lye not did he utter before many witnesses by which he is found to be of them that Peter prophesied of saying in the last dayes there should come scoffers saying where is the promise of his comming 2 Pet. 3.3.4 he that by this sees not let him remain blind moreover such and so great is the darknesse of the Quaker concerning Christ and his comming as that at another time in a conference about Christ in Heaven he scoffingly replyed saying WHAT IS HEE THREE OR FOUR STORY HIGH ABOVE SKIE but saith the Saints seeing then that we have a high Priest that is passed into the Heavens even Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our profession but saith the scoffing Quaker How can we have comfort or peace by Christ and he so farre off from us above skie hee is saith the Saints gone into Heaven whom having not seen yee love in whom though now yee see him not yet beleeving yee rejoyce with joy UNSPEAKABLE and FULL OF GLORY 1 Pet 1.8.3.22 whatever they say he that SHALL come WILL come and will not tarry fear yee the Lord fear yee the Lord. The Fierceness or Raylings of the Quaker discovered IVde the Servant of the Lord speaks of a people that are as RAGING waves of the Sea foming out their own shame vers 13. how nigh of kin the Quaker is to them judge yee by this following description of their behaviour towards me when I have been amongst them who at several times thus have said to me in great rage and fury of spirit Thou Beast bruit beast thou Witch thou Devil thou Reprobate thou Enemy of God for the Lake thou