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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56434	A shield of the truth, or, The truth of God cleared from scandals and reproaches cast upon it by scandalous and reproachfull tongues which the devil in all ages did make use of, whereby he blasphemed the truth of God, striving to present it odious in the eyes and ears of all people, that so he might uphold his own kingdom, but the day hath made him manifest, & the Lord is come, & is coming to make war with him, and bind him, and cast him into the bottomless pit and all who bears his image, and under his dominion is written by ... Iames Parnel.	Parnell, James, 1637?-1656.	1655 (1655)	Wing P533; ESTC R20838	39,279	50

is the Baptism of Christ with the Holy Ghost and with fire but we deny all other for there is but one Lord one Faith one Baptism one God and Father of all and they who would have one Baptism outward and another inward would have two Baptisms when the Scripture saith the Baptism is but one and whosoever hath the Baptism outward are the same they were before but the Baptism of Christ makes a new creature and this I witnesse for I received water upon my face as my Parents told me which they called Baptism but I grew up an heathen as all other children doe and no new creature though my parents were counted believers amongst the world and their Priests but now I witnesse the Baptism of Christ by one spirit into one body and now I witnesse a new creature old things are past away and all things become new And now I see the other to be formal imitation and the invention of man and so a meer delusion and all are heathens and no Christians who cannot witness this Baptism who can witnesse this denies all other for the Scripture saith the Baptism is but one and who can witnesse this are believers but who cannot witnesse this are no belivers and so it is that water or no water availeth nothing but a new creature for all by nature are the children of wrath and except they be born again they cannot enter and as for the Baptism of Water which the Apostles used it being a command of Christ for its time the power went along with it and the Disciples received the Holy Ghost when they were baptised but none can witnesse this who sets their selves of acting or imitating the Apostles and so takes it up by imitation and their ground is the letter and are not guided to it by the same spirit which guided the Apostles and so they are the same after water as before and so now water or no water availeth any thing but a new creature for water was but for its time though many in darknesse have now gotten the form and are groping in it for life but wants the life and power and so from such turn away We are accused to deny the Supper of the Lord The Supper of the Lord we own which is the body and blood of Christ which the Saints feed upon and this is eternal food and life and here they all feed upon one and are of one heart and minde and here is pure and eternal union and communion and this is not carnal but spiritual for Saints are spiritual and their communion is spiritual and eternal and this we witnesse who are of one heart and one minde who are in the new Covenant and herein we discerne the Lords body and here all drunkards are shut out and all lyars adulterers proud covetous lustful and envious ones and all backbiters revilers extortioners and all deceitful and unrighteous persons are shut out of the new Covenant and are without feeding upon the husk and shadow which is carnall for the bread which the world breaks is carnall and naturall and only feeds the outward carnall body and goeth into the belly and so passeth out into the dunghill and so likewise the cup which they drink and so the communion and fellowship of the world passeth away but this is no nourishment to the soul but still the soul lies in death and here is no communion but naturall outward and carnall of severall minds and hearts full of filthinesse and uncleannesse which is the table of Devils eating and drinking their own damnation not discerning the Lords body which is spirituall which the natural man discerns not And here stands the worlds communion and fellowship which is carnall and crosse but their carnall wills and it is turned into envy and for earthly trifles they will go to Law and cozen and cheat and defraud one another for earthly trifles and like people like Priest but if they lie in wait for revenge of one another then they will not take their Sacrament as they call it And here the Devill hath as great hold for he that envies is a murderer and here is the difference betwixt the worlds communion and the Saints communion life and death for to be carnally minded is death but to be spiritually minded is life and here they are without feeding upon the husk shadow without and would destroy the life and substance where it appears both Priest people and Rulers and so have a form of godliness and denies the life and power from such turn away for it is a mere delusion to take the shadow for the substance We are accused to deny all prayer The prayers of the wicked we deny and God denies for it is abominable for Cain the wicked one who was out of the commands of God who was the first birth hee offered up a sacrifice of the earth but GOD had no respect to it but Abel the second birth who was the righteous his sacrifice God had respect to so the prayers of the faithfull and righteous God doth accept they availe what comes from his own which is the second birth his own pure what comes from it is pure God who is pure doth receive that which is pure but he receivrs nothing which is polluted or unclean for he is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity for his sacrifice must be without spot or blemish and that which comes from an uncleane heaet is sported and defiled and uncleane for nothing that is pure can come forth of an unclean vessell but who can witnesse the second birth and that the seed of the woman hath bruised the serpents head which is the first promise and faith which purefieth the heart then that which comes out is pure proceeding from a pure single heart and this prayer God receives and he hath respect to it and this we own and witnesse and this comes from the second birth which is pure for the first birth is unclean and out of the command of God in the fall in the wrath in the peevishnesse and preversnesse and frowardnesse Cain like and the seed of the serpent is first in every one and rules the head but the promise is the seed of the woman shull bruise the serpents head so you who are not come to this are still in the fall and are not come to the first promise so all your self-acting and imitating thinking to merit with your prayers and praises singings and duties and worships and traditions which are all in vaine and you are sacrificing to an unknown God a sacrifice of the earth from the first nature which God hath no respect to and the flaming sword is set against that to keep from the tree of life for both drunkards and swearers liers proud coveteous and all manner of unrighteous persons are offering up sacrifices and are in their formall worships and duties thinking

satisfying of the proud mind also following the new fashions inventions of the world they and their wives and children decking and adorning themselves according to their proud mindes to make the creature seem something in its own eyes and in the eyes of others and those are the outward signes of pride which lodgeth in their hearts and they are called of men Masters and have the chiefest places in the assembies uppermost rooms at feasts and love greetings in the markets such Christ declared against See whether these be outward signes of pride yea or nay but you will say that one may have as proud a heart in plain Apparell I Answer but where pride is it will vent forth its self either lesse or more according to the outward ability of the creature but it showes it selfe the most in apparell but the light of God makes manifest the heart where lies the root Covetousnesse is a fruit of the corrupt tree see whether your Teachers be covetous yea or nay who have some fifty some sixty some an hundred or two hundred pounds in the year more or less as they can get it and some have mony for smoake passing up the chimnies and for piggs geese eggs and chickens and many other such like things which are too tedious to reckon but your herelings will reckon them when they come to take them to seek for their gain from their Quarter and this gain they make of the letter which was spoken forth freely by the true Prophets Apostles of God where there is the greatest benifices there will they be so are like the false prophets which Ezekiel declared against who seek for the fleece and regard not the flock now see whether your teachers be covetous or we who have left our countries our lands and livings and possessions and have forsaken all and have not where to lay our heads but as the Lord provides for us neither covets any mans silver nor gold gifts or rewards for freely we have received freely we give for we come not to seek yours but you God is our witnesse and our justification then who art thou that condemnest Drunkenesse is a fruit of the corrupt tree now see whether we or your teachers be guilty of this he that hath an eye to see let him see Envy is a fruit of the corrupt tree now see whether your teachers be guilty of this who sue men at the law for their own estates and earthly things and trifles though they be of their own flock or we who sue no man at the Law but are sued by them because we cannot maintain them in their pride and idlenesse by the sweat of our browes contrary to the Scripture which saith he that will not work let him not eat and if they did administer to us spirituall things they would reap our carnal now see if these be not the ravening wolves in sheeps cloathing for so long as we put into their mouths they cryed peace peace and told us we were Christians when we were heathens and knew not God so sewed pillowes under out arme-holes and appeared to us in sheeps cloathing but now that we are reduced into the flock of Christ by Christ our eyes are opened and now we see that we profited nothing by them but were deceived by them so we cannot put into their mouthes nor maintain them any longer in their deceipts but testifie against them and so they sue us at the Law and hale us before Magistrates and takes treble damage and appears ravening wolves and would destroy us and our families and would live upon our estates by compulsion and an outward Law and some of us they cause to be put in prison and call us hereticks deluders and deceivers false prophets and yet could live on our estates and covet our silver and gold and estates and by law and Justices Warrants straines upon them and so seeks ours and would destroy us like the false prophets which Hosea declared against who as a company of robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests murders in the way by consent and also the false teachers which Peter foretold of who through covetousnesse with feigned words make merchandize of the people or we who are made merchandize of though we take none of their stoln wares and make merchandize of none God is our witness and so if these be not the false teachers which Paul foretold of to come in the last times covetous proud boasters blasphemers disobedient unthankfull unholy without naturall affection truce-breakers false accusers incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good traytors heady high-minded lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God having a form of godlinesse but denying the power thereof from such turn away for of this sort are they that creep into houses who lead silly women captive full of sin and corruption divers lusts ever learning and never come to the knowledge of the truth now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses so do they withstand the truth men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith 2. Tim. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Now see if your Teachers be not lovers of their own selves who seek for the fleece and regard not the flock but feed with the fat and cloath with the wool and live by the sweat of others browes living at ease devouring the creation and spending it upon their lusts they and their wives and Children nourishing their hearts as in a day of slaughter and of changeable minds according to the government of man that they may save shelter themselves under the power and will of man as the false prophets did by which they stood and were upheld and the same that prayed for the King and Realm and the same prayes now for the Lord Protector and the State of England Now see whether these be false Prophets or we who have forsaken our outward livings and estates and countries and acquaintance and comes into strange countries and light among dogs and wolves and heathens as Christ saith he sends us forth as sheep among wolves which are of the Priests flock and suffers our bodies to be stock'd and ston'd reproached reviled imprisoned and shamefully intreated and loves not our lives unto death for Christs sake he is our witnesse and onely Protector in whose power we stand and are upheld contrary to the will of man and see whether we or your Teachers be covetous as it is before proved and proud as it is before proved and see if they be not boasters who boast that they are the Ministers of Christ and sent of God when as they are come but from Oxford and Cambridge approved by the will of man and boasts of gifts and sels them for money when the Scripture saith the gift of God is not to be bought with money And they boast they are the mediate meanes ordained by God when as they are