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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

THEIR WORDS Mat. 10.14 yea when his very Disciples were blameable in respect of their ignorance he charges it not for neglecting a Teacher within but saith Oh fools and slow of heart to beleeve all that the Prophets have spoken and to make them wise he expounded the Scriptures to them Luk. 24.25 27. upbraiding their unbeleef also because they beleeved not THEM he saith not Light within but them which had seen him after he was risen Mar. 16.14 now when Christ was to ascend he authorized his Servants to go and teach all Nations to observe all things which he had commanded them marke not to turn them to a Teacher within but to teach them all things who accordingly went and testified that God did beseech people by them and that they in Christs STEAD prayed persons to be reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5.20 yea declaring the whole counsel of God the summe of which is that Christ sent his Servants to teach all things which he had commanded them they accordingly taught his whole counsel Act. 20.27 yet saith the Quaker the Light in every man is the ONLY Teacher Judge yee that are wise Moreover 't is said that the Church of the Thessalonians received of the Apostles how to walk and to please God yet not as the words of men but as it is in truth the Word of God 1 Thes 4.1 2 13. and these were the elect of God 1 Thes 1.4 yet not thought by the Apostle capable by any Light within them in an ordinary way to comprehend all things relating to their faith wherefore he prayed night and day EXCEEDINGLY that he might see their faces and PERFECT that which was lacking in their faith 1 Thes 3.10 also Paul writing to the Saints at Rome Rom. 1.11 said that he longed to see them to impart some spirituall gift that they might be established now if Paul had been of the Quakers spirit he need not so exceedingly desired to see them or to write unto them upon that account because their alone Teacher and leader towards perfection was alwaies in them needless I say except it had been to exhort them to keep close to their Teacher within but neither this do we find was their aim in writing neither was it their aim in desiring to see them but that they might be established perfected in their faith through what they delivered considering that as the Apostles gave the Churches to know and understand so also they directed them to wait upon the Lord who gives the increase that by him they might be enabled to walk up according to what they knew through their ministry their ministry I say because it agrees with the Scriptures which testifies that by them was made manifest the savour of his knowledge in every place 2 Cor. 2.14 and saith Paul if OUR Gospel be hid it is hid to them that are lost who are blinded lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ should shine UNTO them not from a Teacher within but from the Apostles who plainly affirms that they were to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus God having first shined in their hearts 2 Cor. 4.3 4 6. that is in the hearts of Paul and Timothy who sent that Epistle who were enlightened yea both of them through outward teachings Paul in an extraordinary manner by the Lord Jesus was changed in his mind to beleeve in him which makes him say that the Gospel was not taught him by man but by the revelation of Jesus who saith Luke appeared UNTO him and spake UNTO him a Light shining round ABOUT him from HEAVEN Act. 9.3 4 17. and by him was he commanded to go into Dam●scus and there he should be told of all things which were appointed for him to do Act. 2● 10 not by a Light within him but by Ananias a certain Disciple vers 12 14 15 16. thus Paul being instructed went forth preaching the Gospel through which Timothy was enlightned in the Truth and so commonly called by Paul his SON in the Faith 1 Tim 1.2 even as Onesimus was whom Paul BEGOT in his bonds Phile. 10. by all this we may learn that the Ministers of Christ were by their ministry to make known the Lords will yea moreover the Churches of old were to mark the walkings of the Apostles as an ENSAMPLE to them Paul commanding them to do those things which they had both learned and received and heard and seen in him Phil. 3.17.4.9 and to this purpose agrees also his words to Timothy give attendance to reading 1 Tim. 4.13 wherefore false and erronious is that spirit which bids men give attendance to a Light within as their ONLY Teacher Wherefore hold fast the counsel of the Spirit of God and give attendance unto reading the Scriptures being by a good argument provoked thereunto even that they are able to make us wise unto salvation through Faith in Christ 2 Tim. 3.15 for even unbeleeving men are required by Christ to search the Scriptures wherein they thought they had eternal life but they were mistaken wherefore search saith he for they testify of mee John 5.39 plainly shewing that the Testimony of Scripture was to rectify their understandings which if they had beleeved they would have beleeved mee saith Christ FOR HE WROTE OF MEE verse 46. but saith Antichrist if ye would beleeve in the Light within as your only Teacher then ye should be led by it up to Christ Mark ye I pray the great difference betwixt the Doctrin of Christ and the Doctrin of the Quakers who make void the Commandement of Christ by their extolling an internal Light as the only Teacher which is their OWN tradition it being tryed and compared with the Spirit of Light indeed which dwelt in the Apostles as you may further learn ●rom what Pauls Spirit led him unto concerning his Son Timothy 1 Tim. 3 14 15. unto whom he hoped to go shortly but if he tarried long that he might KNOW how to behave himself in the house of God he WROTE an Epistle unto him and therein he did not counsel him to wait upon a Teacher within as is the substance of the Quakers Epistles but particularly informed him of his duty as will appear to him that reads the Scripture with due respect thereunto now if there be such an internall Light that makes known all things judge I pray you what ground Paul had to question Timothys knowing those things in his absence considering also how eminent in grace T●mothy was even so disposed unto the work of the Lord as that Paul had NO man like-minded Phil. 2 2● you even he was to read Paul Epistle which was Scripture and for that end tha● 〈◊〉 ●i●ht kn●●● h●w he ought to walk in the house of the Lord. O●●● 〈…〉 now to re●● the Scriptures that wee may know 〈…〉 our selves God forbid God forbid 〈…〉 peoples ignorance to their not knowing 〈…〉 erre not knowing the Scriptures nor th●

unfeigned faith and verse 13. is exhorted to hold fast the form of sound words in Faith and Love yet is this brought by Lawson to prove that they were at the end of faith Oh sad blindness how do they erre not knowing or rather slighting the Scriptures the summe of this is thus the Quaker affirms that Faith is at an end Paul affirms NOW ABIDETH FAITH 1 Cor. 13.13 another Doctrin another Spirit The Quaker also holds that they are NOW in possession of the Kingdome of Christ and have eternall life really in POSSESSION Lawsons book pag. 9.19 Oh how are the right wayes of God perverted what is it that men come not to beleeve when they leave the holy Scriptures as to be their rule these men talk much of Light but they that were in the Light indeed testified that the Saints inheritance was RESERVED in Heaven for them 1 Pet. 1.4 yet did they rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory vers 8. through Faith in the Promises which the holy men of old RECEIVED NOT but died in Faith Heb. 11.13 39 what hath not Abraham Isaac and Jacob received the Promises and yet will these men say that they have oh that they had a face to blush at these things how do they in their conceptions exalt themselves above the Saints of old yea above the Apostles for hencerorth saith Paul there is LAID UP for mee a Crown of Righteousness 2 Tim. 4.8 whose confidence was that he should be preserved UNTO his heavenly Kingdome verse 18. and so they witnessed Christ to bee a Priest of good things TO COME Heb 9.11 Object This cannot be so saith Lawson because Saints are said to be delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the Kingdome of Christ Col. 1.13 Answ Men before conversion are under the power of darkness which is the broad way that leads to destruction but being converted are on the contrary under the power of Christ and so are in the ready way to the possession of the Kingdome for unto that very people that Paul testifies thus to be translated into the Kingdome he speaking of their hope said that it was LAID UP for them in Heaven vers 5. and to them also he saith ye know that of the Lord ye SHALL receive the reward of the inheritance Col. 3.24 not HAVE received therefore not in the possession of the Kingdome which is Saints reward which they have now by promise wherefore saith the Apostle God hath chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and HEIRS not possessors of the Kingdome which he hath PROMISED to them that love him Jam. 2.5 this little will serve for them that owns the resurrection for the apprehension of present possession of eternall life which is Saints reward destroyes the truth of that wherefore let us give diligence to make our calling and election SURE and so an enterance shall be ministred unto us abundantly into the Kingdome of Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1.11 The Quaker also fully denieth the Resurrection of the body which they have often to me acknowledged and Thomas Lawson John Slee Quaker-teachers gave me their understandings thereof in writing namely that NOTHING that goes into the Grave shall rise again I speak the truth in Christ I lye not Many are the shifts of them concerning this particular insomuch that sometimes they do by their DOUBLE-MEANING expressions perswade enquiring Souls that they own the Resurrection sometimes also they endeavour to shew persons their weakness in searching after the Resurrection it being a deep mystery shewing them that they ought first to wait upon the light within and that will reveal such things unto them in due season and indeed hereby they shew that they have a spirit like Bala●ms who being willing to answer the desire of Balack but could not because Israel was obedient according to the Scriptures at length taught Balack to lay a stumbling-block before Israel and when they forsook their God in committing Whoredom c. THEN Israel was subject to the Curse so likewise doth the Quaker endeavouring first to take off people from observing the Scriptures as their rule perswading them to wait upon their light within as the ONLY teacher and when they have herein prevailed then oh then the poor souls are subject to swallow in errors apace yea though most plain in opposition to the Scriptures for otherwise they would not slight that cloud of Witnesses concerning the resurrection from the dead but though Israel play the harlot yet let not Judah offend but fear ye the Lord who is Almighty and can as well raise up man again after he is returned to dust as he did at first form him of the dust of the earth and withall search yee the Scriptures remembring that men formerly erred concerning the Resurrection not KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES nor the POWER of God Matth. 22.29 Consider Christ is said to be the first fruits of them that sleep 1 Cor. 15.20 the FIRST that should rise from the dead Acts 26.23 and the Quakers mystery may not here show its self for Christ never was dead in sin but bodily dead he was and the same body which was laid in the Sepulchre God raised as is evident Luke 24.3 5 6 12. who being raised testified that he had flesh and bones vers 39. but yet in a glorious manner thus was Christ the first that rose from the dead now if the fleshly bodies of men shall not also arise and be made glorious consider how Christ can be said to be the FIRST that rose from the dead for where there is not a second there cannot be a first wherefore it follows that the Sons of Men shall be raised in the likeness of his Resurrection wherefore the Apostle makes the Resurrection of Christ his first and great Argument to satisfie the Corinthians that staggered about the Resurrection concluding that men must needs rise because Christ was risen to which agrees the words of Christ Joh. 5.28 29. the hour is COMING in the which all that are in the Graves shall hear his voyce and shall come forth they that have done good unto the Resurrection of Life and they which have done evil unto the Resurrection of Damnation but when I have produced this to these men they slight the pure intention thereof and tell me that I am NOW in the grave there spoken of meaning the grave of sin O remember the mystery of iniquity that is to be revealed in the last dayes which hath here no place though it shrouds its self in with his fig-leaved garments but truth discovers its nakednesse for by graves cannot be meant graves of sin in this place first because Christ had spoken before in the 25. verse of men dead in sin whom the Quaker supposes are in their graves saying the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and they that hear shall live secondly because of the time mentioned by Christ when this rising again from the grave should

〈…〉 29. and upbraideth them with this qu●●● 〈…〉 have ye not read Mat 12.3 5. chap. 〈…〉 the will of Christ was that men should lear●●● 〈…〉 ●●●veries which if you seriously consider 〈…〉 blame in case they ought not to have learn●d 〈…〉 Scriptures which is said by Paul 2 Tim. 3 1● 〈…〉 for Doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect THOROWLY furnished unto all good work all which Scripture is given by inspiration from God and so originally God is the Teacher of his people yea of all but as it is written 2 Cor. 5.20 God beseecheth you BY US in Christs STEAD Object The Spirit an internal Teacher saith the Quaker from that in Joh. 16.13 is that which is to lead into all truth Answ Christ indeed there speaks of the Spirits leading into all Truth but it is to be observed that it was spoken unto such as were so far before led into Truth by Christs personall preaching as that they were pronounced clean through the words which he had spoken unto them John 15.3 Wherefore in an especiall manner he there speaks of those many things which the Disciples then could not bear as is most plain verse 12. and besides the acts of the Disciples together with their directions sent to the Churches when they were led by this Spirit are left to us in Scripture yet wee may not deny but that the Spirit in whom he dwels is a Teacher evidently and particularly laying before the soul the privy deceit and evill inclinations of his heart and leading him to a mortification thereof he being waited upon and also revealing many other usefull things which unto the natural man is foolishnesse but judge Oh friends how far off this is from the Quakers purpose who exhorts all ignorant persons of the World whatsoever to depend upon a light within them when as Christ in plain words saith that the World CANNOT receive this Spirit whereof we speak John 14.17 the promise thereof so as to dwell with a soul as a comforter being to obedient beleeving persons Act. 2.38.5.32 John 14.15 16. Ephes 1.13 even such as walk up in duty towards God according to the instruction of the holy Scriptures Oh how great then is the darkness of him that talks so much of the Light and counsels all to depend upon it alone which is contrary to the counsel both of Christ the true Light the Angel of God and the holy Apostles For when the Disciples inquired of Christ What sign there should be of his comming by which it is plain they distrusted that Light they had within he directs them not to a Light within but readily answers their desires to which agrees also the relation of Sauls conversion so also when Cornelius cryed out saying what is it Lord the Angel of God bid him send for Peter and HE should tell him what he ought to do Act. 10.4.5 6. so also when those that were pricked in heart said unto the Apostles what shall we do Act. 2.37 Peter directs them not to an internal Teacher but teaches them himself vers 38. Likewise when the Jaylour cryed out saying what must I do to he saved Paul and Silas neither directed him to a Light within but THEY spake unto him the Word of the Lord likewise when the Eunuch said how can I understand except some man guide mee Act. 8.31 Philip said not as the Quaker doth that the Light within is to guide into all Truth but himself began at the same Scripture and preached unto him Jesus consider I pray ye how fair an occasion in all these instances there was for such counsel namely to wait upon the Light within in case it had been the Lords pleasure so to teach men but we find another Doctrin and consider that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to day and for ever Wherefore be counselled not to bee carried about with DIVERS and STRANGE Doctrins Heb. 13.8 9. for this I affirm with all confidence that it is not to be found from the beginning of Genesit unto the end of the Revelations that either Christ or any of the holy men of God from the beginning of the Creation that did at any time counsel ignorant self-serving persons which had not been before enlightened within through outward teachings to wait upon a Light within them as the ONLY revealer of the Gospel Christ indeed gave this counsel to some that they should walk in the Light while they had the Light but they were such as were with Christ the Light and had heard him preaching the Kingdome of God often and had seen so many miracles done by him that John admires at their unbeleef John 12.37 wherefore this shelters not their opinion and so it remains naked an Heresy proceeding from the flesh which by reason of its pride would not submit unto the self-denying Laws of Christ but hath found out a way to passe by it even by turning the Scriptures into mysterious senses and so makes void many plain Truths of Christ by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour Jer. 23.27 which at the time of awaking will appear even to them to be a meer deceitfull dream proceeding from him who pretends himself an Angel of Light but greater is he that is in us than he that is in the World whereby the Quaker is discovered in his nakednesle and Christ the true Light of the World more and more gloriously made known unto us even him who is a Light indeed not as John who was a shining Light to Israel only but the glory of Israel and a Light to lighten the Gen●les also Luk. 2.32 being for salvation unto the ends of the earth a Light that lighteth every man that com●●●● the World from whence the Quakers would gather that Chr●●● the Light is within all as their ●nly seacher but P●●l 〈◊〉 Barnahas being of another spirit gathers 〈◊〉 thing eve 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thence saing A● 13.46.10 we turn to the Ge●tiles or so 〈◊〉 ●ord ha●● com a●●ded us saying I have set 〈…〉 Light o● the Gentiles verse 47 So far were they from beleev●●● thence that 〈◊〉 ●as the alone Teacher in men that they conc●●●●● 〈…〉 ●he Gentiles in Christs STEAD 2 Cor. 5.20 yet will 〈◊〉 say ●●at●●●y have the same Spirit which the Apo●●●●s●●a●● judge y●● hat●●● wise Object The Children of the New Test●● 〈◊〉 not t●●●every man his Brother saying Kn●w the Lord 〈◊〉 the ●moi●ting ●●●●●th them all things so that they need not that any man ●each th●●● ha●●●●●●e Law written in their hearts Answ Abrahams seed with whom the old C●●enan was made was Children thereof by generation which Pa●l al●egorically sets ●orth by the bond-woman and 〈◊〉 even I●hmae who was born after the slesh and being so in covenant they had need to be taught to know the Lord but the children of this more glorious administration are not so accounted of but otherwise even by regeneration and

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 that Jesus was Christ is said MIGHTLY TO CONVINCE the Jews to which agrees Pauls direction to Timothy about Bishops signifying therein that he must be one able by SOUND DOCTRIN both to exhort and CONVINCE the gainsayers Tit. 1.1.9 according to which agrees the relation of the people dwelling at Jerusalem Act. 2.37 WHEN THEY HEARD THIS to with Peters powerfull preaching by the Spirit out of the Scriptures they were pricked at the heart thus was he a sower that went forth and went OUT to sow good seed into the hearts of men Luk. 8.5 but according to the sense of the Quaker the sower dwels in the ground the wicked world oh horrible confusion but it may be the Quaker will take some advantage because it is said a sower and not sowers but the wise will consider that there is no room in the least for an advantage against what here or elsewhere hath been said for by the parable of one lost sheep or one lost peece of silver Christ justifies his practice in companying with many Publicans and sinners Luk 15.1 2 4 8 therefore it follows not that Christ himself in men is the sower only though all is from him originally for the Apostles said 1 Cor. 9.11 WE have sown unto you spiritual things which they did in Christs STEAD 2 Cor. 5.20 Object Christ saith when the Spirit is come he shall reprove the World of sin of Righteousnesse and of judgement Joh. 16.8 Answ It is to bee observed that hee doth not say when hee is come in the World but having before verse 7. shewed the expediency of his going away said if I depart I will send him unto YOU that was his Disciples and when he is come that is to you for the World saith Christ CANNOT RECEIVE HIM Joh. 14.17 he shall reprove the World of sin by which Spirit when the Disciples had received it they went forth with all boldnesse and utterance plainly declaring the word of Truth perswading men OUT OF THE LAW OF MOSES AND OUT OF THE PROPHETS which was in Scripture from morning till evening Act. 28.23 with such power and wisdome as that the adversaries were not able to resist the Spirit by which THEY spake Act. 6.10 wherefore notwithstanding this objection I have not so learned Christ as to beleeve that the wicked hath this Spirit of promise dwelling in them when as Christ saith they CANNOT receive it what God may do by his Spirit for men at certain times especially where other means are wanting I here speak not against but against this conception of theirs viz. that the holy Spirit of God DWELS in all UNHOLY persons of the World as that which alone convinceth them of sin and of Righteousness Moreover saith Paul Rom. 3.20 by the Law is the KNOWLEDGE OF SIN yea that Law by the deeds of which no flesh shall be justified whereby the Apostle prevents the Quakers objection concerning his spirituall Law by which alone he saies men shall be justified and also saith Rom. 7.7 that he had not known sin but by the Law for saith he I had not known lust except the Law had said thou shalt not covet which Law he saith verse 6. they then were delivered from and verse 4. dead to James also being of the same Spirit told the Saints that in case they had respect to persons they would be by the Law the tenor of which was thou shalt not commit adultery thou shalt not kill CONVINCED as transgressors Jam. 2.9 10 11. yet saith Lawson the outward Law doth not convince man of sin and his reason is because Paul said that he was once alive without the Law not considering that persons in their childish and youthfull dayes which are vanity Eccles 11.10 may properly be said to bee without the Law though nurtured by them that have the Law whike they live in lusts coveting after every pleasant object of the eye not understanding the things of God but when the commandement comes to their understandings capable to comprehend such things then sin is revived and they dye and so remains till remission of sin is assured to them now in reference to those Gentiles that have not the written Law Paul saith that they HAVING NOT THE LAW marke that are a Law unto themselves which never was said to them or of them that had the written Law that is concerning such things as is held forth in the Law of Moses which saith the man that doth those things shall live by then Rom. 10.5 but the things relating to Faith in Christ we find was made known UNTO men by outward discoveries but something to this hath been already said The Quaker saith that the Scriptures are not a touchstone to try Spirits withall as saith Lawson in his book pa. 14. The summe of all concerning the Quakers esteem of the Scriptures is thus THEY OWN IT NOT A RULE WHEREBY THE WILL OF CHRIST MAY BE KNOWN NEITHER THAT WHICH SAINTS endued with the Spirit ARE TO PREACH FROM NEITHER THAT WHICH CONVINCETH OF SIN NEITHER THE TOUCHSTONE TO TRY SPIRITS WITHALL yet will they say that they own all the Scriptures from the beginning of Genesis unto the end of the Revelations but oh their shamefull deceit Now this last particular must needs be found short of truth because the Scriptures are found to be the rule now that which is the rule must needs be the tryer or touchstone to manifest unruly persons though it be true that there is a gift of the Spirit which discerns the unsound man yea by very slender appearances yet hereby is he not so to bee tryed as to be openly published and judged till some evident disobedience to the written Law and so by their fruits we must know them not he that saith Lord Lord or Light Light shall enter into the Kingdome but he that doth the will of the Father whose will is signified in the Scripture moreover when Christ had informed his Disciples of false Prophets and false Christs together with their works and sayings which should come hee said unto them take heed behold I have FORETOLD YOU ALL THINGS Mar. 13.23 ye that fear God consider how inexcusable we shall be found if when Christ hath so exprest his kindnesse in foretelling the danger and prescribing the manner of its appearance that we might escape it it I say we shall not take heed thereunto comparing the workings and sayings of men with this written Prophecy and so try the Spirits thereby have we not good ground to beleeve that these men are evilly disposed in that they refuse to come to the rule to be tryed what is not that to try men withall now which Christ will judge and try and judge men by in the last day the word that I have spoken saith Christ shall judge him in the last day Joh. 12.48 which word is witnessed to us in the Scripture but Lawson supposes this day to be now which is to try every mans work wherein the righteous

espoused Christ the Lord and so came to change the Ordinances and yet she pretends to be the Spouse of Christ and so hath a shew of all the Ordinances or the names of them for Beleevers Baptism she hath Infants baptism or sprinkling and for laying on of hands she hath Confirmation or Bishopping but the Presbyters have left this out and in this they are neerer Antichrist than the Lord Bishops and for breaking of Bread or the Lords Suppor that is in Part ministred to the People or Parish and so to the wrong subject being not penitent nor Baptised persons and instead of the true Call of her Ministry she hath a Human way as hath been shewed which is not mentioned in Scripture and so Tithes and forced maintenance instead of that which is to be by free gift and instead of singing with the spirit and with the understanding also 1 Cor. 14. 15. they have singing in Rime in a Carnal formal way many together without understanding the Psalms being collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and others and so she hath a glorious Show and a golden Cup and through the Popes Supremacy and the Peter-pence and Prayer to Saints and false Doctrin of Purgatory and such like trumpery the Clergy is very rich and proud and covetous and so all may see the way of the Whore which is National Generational Fleshly Carnal Human after mens Traditions making voyd the Commandements of God through her Traditions thus she goeth a whoring after her own inventions and so you have a brief discovery of the Whore of Babylon which is the Mother of abominations of the earth and is drunken with the blood of Saints and with the blood of the Martyrs of Jesus Rev. 17 5 6. and that is and will be the cause of her Fall and that brings mee to the second thing even the Fall of this Whore of Babylon and the manner how and by whom And for the clearing up of this First Consider that this woman sits upon a scarlet-coloured beast full of the names of Blasphemy which had seven heads and ten horns Reve. 17.3 now note that five of them heads or Kings were faln when John wrote the Revelation and the sixt was then in being vers 9 10. now this woman the Harlot was to sit upon the sixt head and hath so done a long time and so the beast that had seven heads carrieth her and beareth her up for the Magistrates have supported her all along understand also that the sixth head of the beast hath reigned ever since the writing of the Revelation but now is partly strong and partly broken and that the sixt head is not fallen is plain if you note well for the seventh head when he cometh he must continue a short space now that head of the Roman Monarchy which is in being hath coutinued long even from before the birth of Christ and this the Scripture clea●eth Rev. 17.10 five are fallen and one is and another is not yet come and when hee cometque hee must continue a short space the power of the Pope and his Clergy cannot be the seventh head for that hath continued long Secondly The Whore cannot bee any of the heads of the beast because she sits upon and is carried by the beast that hath seven heads and ten horns So she causeth the beast to serve her and maketh the beasts and the Kings of the earth slaves to her to do her will so then the sixth head of the Roman power is not fallen though it be in part and the seventh head is now arising which will take away the sixth and doth will and must give some liberty to preach the Gospel and to administer the Ordinances in the old way thereof and so the Lord God will bring things to passe for not one jot or tittle of his word shall fall and so in the rising and reign of the seventh head and of the ten horns the Angel shall flye in the midst of Heaven having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every Nation and kindred and tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear God and give glory to him for the hour of his Judgement is come and worship him that made Heaven and Earth the Sea and the fountains of waters Rev. 14.6 7. so the Gospel and the way thereof being preached the Nations will bee enlightened and so God will put it into the hearts of the ten horns or Kings to hate the Whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire Rev. 17.12 16. so through the preaching of the Gospel in the pure way thereof the great Whore of Babylon falleth and so the hour of her Judgement is come and to this agreeth that in Rev. 14.6 7 8. which sheweth that after the Gospel is preached to the Nations then shall follow another Angel saying it is fallen it is fallen Babylon the great City for she made all Nations to drink of the Wine of the wrath of her fornication verse 8. much more might bee spoken to this but let this suffice as touching what the Whore is and her fall the manner how and by whom In the next place note diligently what the spirit of Antichrist is and who have that spirit now John in his first Epistle chap. 4. and verse 3. doth declare what the spirit of Antichrist is namely every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God and this is that spirit of Antichrist whereof you have heard that he should come and even now already is in the World Also understand that John did not intend simply the Heathen that never did beleeve nor the unbeleeving Jews which never did acknowledge Christ come in the flesh but those have the spirit of Antichrist that went out from the Churth of Christ chap. 2.18 19. John sheweth them that it is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby wee know that it is the last time THEY WENT OUT FROM US c. so that the spirit of Antichrist is that spirit that is found in them that have been enlightened and have known the truth and go out from the Church of Christ and in a mystery deny Christ come in the flesh and so Paul speaking of the Antichrist or man of sin 2 Thes 2.7 saith the MYSTERY of iniquity doth already work c. and Peter speaking to the Saints saith in his second Epistle 2.1 there shall be false teachers among you who PRIVILY shall bring in damnable Heresies even denying THE LORD THAT BOUGHT THEM and bring upon themselves swift destruction So the spirit of Antichrist denies Christ come in the flesh secretly and they that have this spirit say Christ is come in their flesh and so say the light within them is Christ when at the best it is but the light