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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89835	A discovery of the first wisdom from beneath, and the second wisdom from above. Or, The difference betwixt the two seeds, the one after the flesh, the other after the spirit. With the true worship of God after the spirit, and the false worship of the world, who lives in outward forms, useth customes and traditions, not knowing the onely true God that dwelleth in his saints, and rules by his spirit of power, which causeth them to differ from the world, and those that have the form of godlinesse, and want the power thereof. ... Written by a servant of the Lord, whom the world scornfully nicknameth, and calleth a Quaker, who is prisoner for the testimony of the truth at Applebie in Westmorland, whose name is James Nayler.	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1656 (1656)	Wing N272; Thomason E693_4; ESTC R207000	26,155	39

is nourished and feeds not the lust he Feasts the inward man and not the outward for all is spirituall and so growes in the spirit into neer Communion with God and getting Rom. 8. 20. 2 Cor. 3. 18. victory over sin the World and the Devil and as he comes into puritie he is changed into the Image of the Lord from glory to glory and all by the spirit The first man is naturall and carnal and knowes not 1 Cor. 2. 14. the things of God but what he knowes naturally as bruite beasts and therein he doth corrupt himself and doth use all his knowledge for corrupt ends he boasts of learning and tongues which are naturall and these Jude 10. he useth to defraud oppresse and over reach the simple to revenge sue covet and heap together things that are for corruption and with the same naturall knowledge and tongues he steps into the Throne of Christ and judges of the pure invisible things of God comparing spirituall things with carnal and thinkes none knowes more then he but knows nothing as he ought to know yet with this knowledge and that power he hath got in the earth he sits as judge and condemns the innocent and lets the guiltie go free for being spiritually blind he takes evil good and good evil and his seat is in the powers of the earth and there he sits as Lord from the beginning bearing rule by his meanes and Mat. 20. 25. 26. here he exerciseth his authortie and is Heathen and is Luke 22. 53. 1 Cor. 2. 6. 8. Prince in the Air and hath the powers of darkness Jam. 1. 18. committed to him but blessed be the Father who hath 1 Pet. 1. 23. Col. 1. 15. hid the glorious things of the Kingdom from him and Rom. 8. 29. hath appointed that this Princely wisdom of his shall 2 Pet. 3 18. 2 Cor. 3. 18. come to naught The second man is spiritually begotten by the spirit of Eph. 4. 13. 14. the immortall seed is the expresse Image of the Father he knowes the Father and is known of him not by relation of the Creature but by the in dwelling of God in him and he in him according to that measure of light revealed in him and he stands in the will of God improving that he hath freely received of God whereby he growes in the knowledge of the Father and the Son from grace to grace from faith to faith till he come to the unitie of the faith and knowledge of the Son-ship unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ and standing faithfull in the least measure and waiting therein the light of Christ under the Crosse and not looking out he is kept in peace from the craftie and sleighty doctrines of men whereby they go about to deceive and as the light growes there is a descerning of things that differ to chuse the good and refuse the evil and as the Son John 5. 22. 27. 30. ariseth the judgement is brought forth for all judgement 1 Cor. 6. 2. 3. is committed to the Son and so the Saints come to Judge the World yea Angels and are made able to try the spirits whether they be of God or no and that old Serpent is judged by whom formerly they have been deceived and so that which is born of God overcomes 1 Joh. 5. 4 5. the World sin and the devil and is kept out of all uncleanness in which the carnall minde corrupts himself and thus Judgement is brought forth into victory and the unjust and unclean is judged and condemned and kept under within and without The first man is proud and lofty exalted above his Gen. 21. 9. Gal. 5. 19. 20. 21. brethren a self lover lives to the flesh and followes the lusts of the flesh in all things and brings forth fruits to the flesh in all things as lying swearing whoring and all manner of evil and for a cover makes a profession of godliness but performs nothing but for self-ends and to be seen of men but as to uprightness holiness and puritie he is an enemie a hater a persecuter a scorner a railer unreasonably covetous would have all the Earth and Heaven too would live in pleasure all his life and yet die the death of the righteous Numb 23. 10. would be an oppressor here and hereafter and upon him lies all the righteous blood that hath been shed from the first till this day The second man is humble and lowly meek and full of love to all honors all men according to God without respect of persons would have all to come to life Ja● 2. 1. 9. stands in the wisdom of God which is pure and peaceable is willing to be a fool to the World and Serpents wisdom content to suffer wrongs buffettings persecutions slanders reviling mocking without seeking revenge but bears all the venome the Serpent can cast upon him with patience and thereby overcomes him and Gal. 5. 22. bruiseth his head and is made perfect through suffering 2 Cor. 4. 17. 18. and countsit joy and rejoyceth in the Cross and loss of Jam. 4. 4. all things that are visible but lookes at that which is Eternall for he knowes he cannot have both for to be a friend to the World is the enemy of God Now all dear people judge your selves if you will but deal faithfully with your selves there is that within you that wil tell you whence you are and from whether of these roots all your actions proceed for if the root be holy the branches fruit will be holy also and by the fruits you bring forth you may know the tree whether you be of the first birth or you be born again and unless you be born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven you have long time taken things upon trust from men and have been led blind and brought forth fruits unto death and have been servants to sin the devil let the time past be sufficient to have wrought the will of the flesh and now approve your selves the children of God in your actions for by your fruits you shall be judged God is holy and his children bear his image Oh redeem your time prise your souls and minde that which is Eternall III. How the subtiltie of the Serpent workes in the Children of disobedience and how he rages where he sees the image of the Prince of Peace appear to smother and strangle the holy Child Jesus OThou subtil Serpent why dost thou so rage at the voice of the Lord when he speakes in his own whom he hath redeemed and why art thou so mad against his Image where it is renewed and doth Coll. 3. 10. 11. appear in whom he hath begotten to himself Thou hast long uttered thy voice in open streets by blasphemous swearing cursing lying slandering railing false accusing scorning and all manner

voice and are taught by him alone and will own no other voice nor teacher and they know him to be the same Christ yesterday to day and for ever the same who when he was to ascend Joh. 10. 4. 5. said to his if I go away I will come again that where John 14. 3. I am there may ye be also the same who said I will Col. 1. 27. 2 Cor. 13. 3. come and make mine abode with you the same who John 14. 6. was in the Saints the hope of glory and those who have him not in them are reprobates The same Christ who spoke in Paul and the rest and they knew his voice where ever they heard it and did obey it though they suffered for it for he was their light their life and their way to the Father and by beleeving and following him they were led out of all the wayes of death and darkness up to God into puritie and holiness and thus were brought to witness their redemption by him Mat. 11. 27. Gal. 1. 16. and he is the same now to those who know him in all John 10. 30. things according to the measure received he reveals John 10. 4. 5. Pro. 8. 31. himself now to be the Eternal Son of God in them in John 1. 3. in whom he reveals the Father in them and that John 10. 20. John 17. 21. the Son and Father are one in him he speakes in them and by them and they know his voice from all other voices in themselves and others they know his hand is not shortned nor his love lesse then it hath been to his people and that his delight is with the sons of men as much as ever but it is onely in them who love and obey him and not their lusts and such can witness their fellowship with the Father and the Son and they know that this is a mistery to all the worlds wisdom and that the Serpents brood can no more own his voice now where he speakes then formerly he could do when he spoke in flesh and that he is but one in all from the beginning to this day and changes not and that the Serpenr is but one in all his though of divers colours and forms and therefore at Wars disputes and janglings among themselves and at envy one with another onely they are one in this that they all joyn to Luke 23. 12. Revel 9. 13. persecute the pure seed in any where it appears but where the pure seed appears they are all of one colour arayed in pure linnen white and clean which is the righteousness of Saints and are of one heart and one mind and these follow the Lamb whithersoever he Revel 19. 8. goeth never to persecute any but to suffer all the Revel 7. 14. the venome rage and malice of the Serpents brood and are led thorow great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb and thereby they are brought to bruise thy head and raign above thee and tread upon thee and thus the promise of God is fulfilled in his people and this is witnessed in them and they know that they are redeemed and set free from sin and death even by the Rom. 6. 20 21. power and vertue of this seed being raised up in them to rule in them and is their guide their Judge and lawgiver their light by which they see thy severall deceits whereby thou deceivest the nations and keepest them in sin and filthiness perswading some that Christ is come and hath redeemed them among the rest though they know it not but still lives in their sins yet if they have but a profession and go under the name of beleevers and come before the Lord as his people in outward performances though they have no witness within themselves yet all their sins are satisfied for past present and to come And lest they 1 John 5. 10. should doubt of it thou settest them to the letter to steal that which Christ in spirit witnessed in the Saints in whom he dwelt but never yet in them and thus by applying the promises of the righteous unto the wicked encourageth them to live in sin without fear and this Doctrine thou broachest amongst thy Ranting crew and so proclaims liberty to the lusts of the flesh a doctrine well pleasing to the first birth and therefore so easily received cried up by many in these dayes But if the judgement of God for sin seise upon the spirits of any and they find that there can be no peace with God while sin stands then thou hast another way to deceive them perswading them that though it be sin and onely sin that breaks their peace with God yet what power have they against it of themselves they must look for a day which wil always Heb. 3 7 be to come when they shall have power given in an easie way to overcome sin and never take up the cross nor deny their own lusts nor have their own wills crucified and thus by tempting them to look out at redemption past or to come keeps them from minding their present condition and tender of Christ within them who by his light would lead them out of sin and filthiness and to witness redemption within themselves Another sort thou perswadest that none ever was or ever shall be set free from sin while they are here and that it is a vain thing ever to look for it and that they John 3. 6 7 8 9 are but Pharisees who seek to be cleaner then their neighbours and that God is merciful and Christ came to save sinners and thus Christ serves for no other end to them but to talk on and he who came to set the Saints free from sin and to discover sin is by thine made a cloak for sin and an encouragement in sin and further to deceive them thou gatherest up all the failings of the Saints which are written as warnings for all that come after never to do the like and these thou turnest to encourage thine in their sin for this is thy cursed language Did not David sin Did not Peter sin Did not Noah sin And am I better then they And thus thou who by sin at first didst stamp thy Image on the creature and so work a separation betwixt God and man so by sin thou upholdest thy Image and John 8. 44 the separation for sin is begotten by thee and thou art the Father of it and it bears thy Image and the glory of thy kingdom stands in sin and filthiness and thou and thy children delight in it But wo unto Dan. 12. 1. thee and thy kingdom for the day of thy torment Dan 2. 34. is upon thee for now Michael our Prince who stands up for the children and people of God is arisen against thee who will break thee and thy Image in pieces