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A74896	The generall-good to all people: or, The Lords free love running forth freely to his own people in these latter days, according to his promises made to his people, which he is now fulfilling. With something in answer to the petition put up to the Parliament, by many of the city and county of York, even they of the priests party. / By Richard Farnworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.; Aldam, Thomas, d. 1660. Exhortation to the magistrates.; R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. Gods covenanting with his people.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E703_6; Thomason E703_6*	37,767	34

examples to the people but these are evil examples and walk contrary both to the Scriptures and the practise of Christ and his true Ministers herein they shew the spirit of errour and are enemies to the Truth of God 4. They are men-pleasers all the Priests of the world and have mens persons in admiration because of advantage denying the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ Iames 2.1 2. Gal. 1.10 which the true Ministers of Christ did practise herein they walk contrary to the Scripture and shew the Spirit of errour and are enemies to the truth of God 5. The Priests of the World or the Ministers of man and of Antichrist they are blamable and are soon angry and are given to wine strikers and are given altogether to filthy lucre Jer. 23.26 27 28 29 30 31 32. Joh. 1.1 2. c. Joh. 17.14 15 16 17. Jer. 23.29 Heb. 4.12 1 Pet. 1.22 23. Rom. 6. 1 Cor. 6.11 1 Pet. 1.25 Jam. 1.21 22. Col. 1.1 2 Cor. 3.6 Gal. 1.11 12. Eph. 1.1 2 Tim. 1.1 Mat. 23. Mat. 26. Jer. 23.16 17 18 19 20. Jer. 23.10 11 12 13 14. Jer. 23.1 Jer. 5.23 24 25 c. Hosea 4.1 2 3 c. Isa 59. Isa 29.9 10 11 c. Gal. 1.8 9. Mal. 2. to the 10. The two Seeds one of the Flesh and the other of the Spirit contrary to the Ministers of Christ as in Titus 1.7 1 Tim. 3.1 2 3. walking contrary to the Scripture and are guided by the spirit of error 6. The Priests of the world and their Ministry is not of God but of man they are the Ministers of man and not of God and are no Ministers of the Spirit but are of the imaginary wayes what they do conceive of or imagine that they hold forth and know not the word of life which is eternal that sanctifieth and purifieth Soul and Body which word is invisible and is as a fire and a hammer and is quick and powerfull which is the power of God that killeth the old nature and purgeth out the old leaven and raiseth up the immortal Soul out of death to praise the Lord. And they that do Administer it are cleansed and washed justified and sanctified by it which word endureth for ever being the ingrafted word that is able to save the souls of those that know the Ministration of it and the Ministers of it were and are able Ministers of the Spirit not taught of man but by the will of God and administer to that which is kept in the death the immortal seed which the Ministers of the world are ignorant of but are persecuters of those that hold forth the word of life now as the Jews and Scribes and Pharisees chief Priests and Elders of the people were and they speak a divination of their own brain and not from the mouth of the Lord and their Ministry will never satisfie nor purifie one soul it hath been long but here is no redemption nor Sanctification by it Nay they say themselves that it will never sanctifie them whilst they are here and by their fruits it doth so appear and so it doth not profit the people at all they teach for Doctrine traditions and rudiments of the world and they are all confused so many men so many minds when as the Ministers of Christ were and are all of one heart and one minde who were taught of God and are Ministers of the Spirit and not of the letter or of man as the Priests of the world and all those here in York-shire are and are contrary both to Christ and his true Ministers and load his Servants with Reproachings and Revilings and are Enemies both to him and his and they and their Ministry is accursed for it is contrary both to Christ and his Apostles and doth neither sanctifie nor purifie but keeps in the lust of the flesh and in the fall There are two seeds one after the flesh as Ishmael was and the other after the Spirit and by promise as Isaac was and they that are after the flesh they persecute them that are after the spirit and they that are after the spirit or by promise are made not onely to believe but also to suffer what the Lord shall permit or see good and they that are of the promised seed are of Abraham now and are born again one Seed one Faith one God one Father one Baptism one Bread one Body all one and in one Baptized by one Spirit into that one body which is spiritual and made to drink into one Spirit and their faith doth purifie them and worketh them out of their old nature and ingrafteth them into the Vine which is Christ Jesus the Vine of the Lords free love and being all one in Christ Jesus set and ingrafted into their own Vine the natural branches being cut off those that are Jews outward and not inward who live in the wild-Olive and in their natural stock or state or condition know them not who are in the true Vine being made partakers of the Divine nature their faith standing out of the wisdom of mans words in the power of God groweth with an increase making fruifull being in the Vine the fruits of true faith do shew it forth as Vertue and Knowledge Temperance Patience Godliness brotherly kindness and charity which maketh fruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ so shall all men know saith he That ye are my Disciples if ye love one another continue in my love for faith without works is dead as the worlds faith is or the fruits of the first seed which is after the flesh and they that are in the flesh their old corrupt nature and in the wild Olive they cannot please God and their faith standeth without in the wisdom of mans words and not in the power of God which worketh a Reformation and a change but as they are in the fall their fruits make them manifest and their faith is corrupt it doth not purifie their conscience from dead works and so they believe in that which thier priests lead them into for good as say the Petitioners we have believed in them for good like Priests like People as in Hoseas time Hosea 4. and all live in one nature that are in the fall and are under the curse in their old nature both Priests and people and the Priests are evil examples to the people 1. The Priests they live in Pride and the people they believe The Priests are evil examples that if they may be proud that are their leaders they may follow their examples because it is suitable to their earthly hearts and so they believe in them as they say for good calling good evil and evil good but the woe is to such 2. The Priests they live in Covetousness and the people they follow their examples and are all given to Covetousness both Priests and people and love it and believe it is good because it is suitable to their earthly

The Generall-Good To all PEOPLE OR The Lords free love running forth freely to his own people in these latter days according to his promises made to his people which he is now fulfilling John 15.20 21. 1 Pet 4.13 14. Luke 6.22 23. Mat. 5.10 11 12. And that is the reason why the world hateth them but it is but that the Scriptures may be fulfilled as he hath said Ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake Blessed are you when men shall hate you and revile you and say all manner of evil against you Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven Blessed are you that suffer for righteousness sake for yours is the Kingdom of Heaven WITH Something in answer to the Petition put up to the Parliament by many of the City and County of York even they of the Priests Party By Richard Farnworth LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at the sign of the Black-spread Eagle at the West-end of Pauls 1653. The Epistle to the READER Christian Friend I Was moved to write this ensuing Treatise in the behalf of a harmless and innocent People who are hated of the world but beloved of the Lord with whom my life is which the world scorneth and derideth and speaketh evil of both Prists and People but it is because they know not God for those that know him cannot but speak well of his name and are made content to suffer for his names sake as thou mayest see if thou do but read this Paper put into thy hand what suffering Objects these are that are thus reproached and reviled and are not willing only to believe but also to suffer for his name sake with whom I am made to bear the burden Therefore did I write this in the behalf of those that are the suffering Objects as well as my self and as it is my bounden duty to declare against all deceits and deceivers I cannot but discharge my duty in declaring against all unrighteousness whatsoever and am I become your Enemy because I tell you the truth If you cannot receive me receive the truth for the truths sake that you may know the truth that the truth may set you free York-shire April 1653. Richard Farnworth The general good to all People OR The Lord making known the exceeding riches of his love to his people in these latter days Friends THe Lord is now trying his people as Gold is tried in the fire Thus saith the Lord Behold I will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me Even the messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in Behold he shall come to his Temple but who shall abide the day of his comming For he shall sit as a refiner and with refiners fire will he purge and purifie the sons of Levi that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness Then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant and acceptable unto the Lord and at that time shall Michael stand up the great Prince which standeth for the Children of thy People and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a Nation even to that same time and at that time thy People shall be delivered Every one that shall be found written in the Book Daniel 12.1 Hear ye this O priests and hearken ye house of Israel Hosea 5.1 2 3. and give ye ear O house of the King for judgement is toward you because ye have been a Snare on Mizpah and a Net spread upon Tabor And the Revolters are profound to make slaughter though I have been a rebuker of them all yet they will not frame their doings to turn unto their God for the spirit of whoredom is in the midst of them committing Fornication with many lovers following the wayes of Balaam teaching for gifts and rewards teaching for hire and loving this present evil world and are exceeding proud and covetous and cannot be content with their wages to take such as is set before them for the workman is worthy of his meat but they are not content except they have great fat benefices to be Lords and rulers over Gods heritage feeding themselves with the fat and cloathing them with the wool as the false Prophets and false shepherds did that Ezekiel was sent to cry out against which God was displeased with as he is now with all the false Priests even all the Priests in England that follow the same practise who are so covetous that they oppress poor people and do burden them so that many groan under their burden of oppression by the lustfull proud Priests and they have their wives to go in their Hoods Vails Pride and Pomp as the Mincing daughters of Israel did which forgot the Lord and he sent his true Prophet to cry out against them Isa 3. as he doth to cry out against these Hirelings Priests and proud Prelates with their Idols and Images of Clay which they set up for men to worship feet of Clay leggs of Brass and brests of Silver and head of Gold and those that will not fall down to worship the Image that they have made they rage and swell in Anger and Wrath and Revenge And now that the Lord doth discover their deceits to us and let us see them to be as Bell and the Dragon was swallowing up all upon their lusts and are never satisfied seeking altogether after the honor of the world and not after that which is of God who seek ours and not us But by the Lord we being awaked out of the sleep of carnality are as one an hungred who found no life to our souls by their imaginary fleshly fancies and conjurations who raised death out of death dead Reasons dead Uses dead Motives dead Tryalls And now that they come to the touchstone they will not abide and we were left naked and empty by them wounded and half-dead and the Lord of his bountifull goodness holds out his free love to our souls and having got a taste of it we are as little Children ever hungring and thirsting for more tasting of the Eternal love of the Lord Jesus Christ being born again nothing will satisfie our hungry souls but the good milk of the Eternal living word of God which is sweeter to our taste then the Hony-Comb and we are brought to wait upon the Beloved of our Souls the Lord Jesus Christ to take us with him into his garden of pure teachings and doctrine of life he speaks good things to our souls and his word is living and powerfull every word that he speaketh into our Souls is the word of eternal life and they kill the old nature in us and worketh a Reformation and gives life to our poor Souls and raiseth them out of the dust of the Earth to praise and glorifie his great and glorious name and we have so much light let into our Souls from the Divine power of God that it lets us

7.59 And had it not been the Lords power more then their mercy at that time their mercies being very cruelties all had been destroyed for they stoned a great space out of the Town and stones did hit on the backs and heads of the people as if they had clattered on a wall and none did seek to quench the tumult see whether these be fruits of Christs Ministery or of Antichrists but it is but that the Scriptures may be fulfilled and now it is fulfilling here in Yorkshire and the Priests are the greatest persecutors was not Jesus Christ himself stoned Joh. 10.31 32 33. Joh. 10.31 32 33. and persecuted by the high-Priests and shall the servant be greater then the Lord Did the Ministers of Christ ever persecute as the Ministers of the world do and especially here in Yorkshire the Jews were persecutors who were enemies to Iesus Christ and stoned both him and his and beat them and struck them Paul received five times forty stripes save one they struck Iesus and spit in his face Matth. 26. Mat. 26.65 66 67. And those that stoned and struck them and did so shamefully entreat them petitioned or falsly accused them to the Council several times to have had their lives and they were willing to suffer death rather then deny the truth Iesus himself witnessed a good Confession before Pilate which Iesus we are brought to confess before men for whose sake we are hated and persecuted both by Priests and people here in Yorkshire who do profess him as the Iews did but will not confess or witness him ruling in them by his spirit but do deny him in their actions as their fruits make them manifest Seventhly Would they stand the tryal and prove themselves before their people then let them be laid open what they are but they will not stand are they not of a cowardly spirit Such is the University Spirit it is a thievish spirit and will not nor dare not stand they not being able to resist the Spirit of God in those who are sent to cry out against the deceits of them as Steven and the rest did but these run away and because they have a Popish Law to flye to they imprison the servants of the Lord as many are here in prison at York and have been a long time in prison by these persecuting Priests here in York-shire and they will not that the truth should come to light nor they to be tryed by course of Law see if these be not hinderers of the course of the Gospel and destroy the righteous both soul and body as much as in them lies but that the Lords love doth more appear in their preservation then the Priests mercy in delivering but woe is their portion and they break the Peace of the Nation not suffering the truth to be declared after that they have done speaking but rather encourage the rude multitude to beat and strike the servants of the living God and raile and revile them but wil not stand but let the rude people break the peace of the Land and that which they call their Church is rather a slaughter-house but the hireling fleeth because he is an hireling that the Scriptures may be fulfilled and the thief comes not but to kill and to steal and to destroy as it is now made manifest by their fruits or the Priests actings here in Yorkshire and then as the Iews did they petition or falsly accuse the good conversation of the righteous to the Councel of State but they are made manifest whose servants they are and the judgement will return upon their own pate Woe to the Idol-shepherds they are in a deep sense of losing their Trade and Handicraft whereby they have a long time deceived the people and now they cry out Great is Diana or the merchandise of Babylon wherein we receive our gain and if these men be letten alone we shall lose all our profits but we will cry out against them that we be not taken notice on our selves who are the enemies and hinderers of the Gospel which is the power of God unto salvation and we want that power amongst us and that 's the reason why our Ministery works no Reformation And that they may not take notice of us A confession for the Priests An exhortation to the Priests we will begin at home to cut off all those that are scandalous but indeed we may say we cannot cleer our selves for we were never sent but ran and we have not profited the people at all as it is now made manifest by our fruitless Ministery for all is light and vain covetous and prophane therefore let me exhort you by the Lord to begin with your own selves and see that you do not run on further into wickedness now that you are made manifest your sins testifie to your face that you are enemies of the truth of God and he will bruise you with his Iron rod for deceiving poor souls so long for the highest of you in your fleshly wisdom is the highest deceiver and the Lord is against you all both great and small though you say That many scandalous and ignorant persons enemies to the people and ways of God Petition upholders and practizers of the abolished Ceremonies and no friends to the present Government and peace of this Commonwealth are continued in the work of the Ministery to the prejudice of that Calling the hinderance of Reformation and danger of Immortal souls Answer You may see how you have been deceived all this while and lived under a Popish Ministery and now that it is discovered they would have people to take notice of it that many of them are of the Popish Clergy and are scandalous and enemies both to the ways of God and the people of God and if your understandings were enlightened you may see that there is but little difference of them 2 Joh. 9. 1 Cor. 2.14 for they are all contrary both to Christ and his true Ministers and he that abideth not in the Doctrine of Christ hath not God 2 Joh. 9. they are all carnal in their first nature and the natural man knows not the things of God because they are spiritually discerned and no man knows the Father but the Son and he to whom he is revealed The Heathen know not God and all are Heathens that know him not in their natural state and condition the world by wisdom knows not God 1 Cor. 3.18 19.20 Acts 17.20 21 22 23 c. but worships an unknown God and those that live in ignorance and Papists are all in one nature and both worship an unknown God as the Athenians did and every one in his natural state and condition lives in darkness Athiesm Popery and Idolatry worshipping the works of their own hands and following the imaginations of their own hearts drawing neer to God with their mouth and lips but their hearts are far from him as those were that he