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A54931	Truth vindicated and the lyars refuge swept away being an answer to a book set forth by Thomas Collier called A looking-glasse for Quakers, and also to some particulars in a book of his called A dialogue &c. : wherein the truth is cleared from those slanders ... : also an answer to his queries in the end of the book ... : together with an epistle to the people called Baptists ... / published by ... John Pitman, Jasper Batt.	Pitman, John, d. 1658?; Batt, Jasper, d. 1702.	1658 (1658)	Wing P2299; ESTC R28442	57,250	71

under sin and all that come truly to know Christ Jesus and faith in his blood know salvation and cleansing from sin who is made manifest to destroy the works of the Devill and to save his people from their sins And we know that God is true and is the avenger and punisher of lyes and Lyers Another of his lyes charged on us is that we destroy civil courtely as God hath commanded it and for proof saith that is proved in the Dialogue and their ovvn practice vvitness it levelling all conditions vvitnesse likevvise Magistrate people Husband Wife Parents Children Master Servant all alike no difference in the Quakers Religion witnesse George for in the latter end of his pretended word to the Gentiles c. he saith all to the light within c. Now mark his proof first he saith its proved in the Dialogue we say it s falsly charged in the Dialogue but no proof offered that we are guilty of it he there mentions several Scriptures which we own neither can he prove us guilty of the breach of one of them he saith also their own practices witnesse it Now if he means the vain practise of this Generation which is usually called Complements many vain wicked words used to no good purpose but in much deceit in pretending service and friendship when the contrary is intended and respect of persons such civil courtesy and vain customes we do deny and bear testimony against and so did the Saints recorded in Scripture The customs of the Heathen are vain and Christs flock were chosen out of the World and bore testimony that their deeds were evil And farther we declare that it is our duty and practise to do good unto all and the several conditions and relations of Magistrates and people Husbands and Wives Parents and Children Masters and Servants we own and practise according to the Scriptures and deny the contrary But he saith witnesse George all to the light within c. as if to direct to the light within were to destroy civil courtesy and level all conditions a wicked conclusion it being so far from destroying conditions and relations before exprest that it preserves them and such as are guided by it know and practise their several duties therein He farther saith a learned piece full of Divinity in Foxes account observe his light and scoffing Spirit the false Leaders mark and this scripture fulfilled in the last dayes shall come scoffers c. But T. C. goes on and concludes his evidence with an addition of many lyes saying that under pretence of perfection they have brought in a Religion made up of infidelity pride disobedience hypocrisy trampling of the blood of Christ under foot c. The truth of this hath been largly manifest in what hath been said and testified before from their own writings words and practises we say what word writing or practise hast thou produced of any of the people who professe and live in the truth that are called Quakers the falseness of what hath been by thee said hath been sufficiently declared by what hath been answered and thou found guilty of that hell-born sin of lying Which is the next particular by him charged on us and for proof saith witnessed that notwithstanding their infidelity pride disobedience c. yet pretend themselves perfect free from sin c. what evidence is this but three lyes produced to prove one for he saith their infidelity pride disobidience c. which is by us denyed and never yet by him proved and so both charge and evidence is sound false and how grosly guilty hereof himself is what hath been before proved against him is sufficient to manifest yet farther he goes on saying the truth of all is made manifest in that light that hath discovered them c. Now how contrary to truth this affirmation is we may leave to the impartial unprejudiced Reader to judge for there is several particulars returned to him by J. N. to rest on his head as lyes for which he offers no proof at all but layes them down in his Dialogue and not mention them in his Glass and how vain and insufficient the evidence by him offered for the rest is found we have sufficiently made manifest and yet he comes with even height of impudency and says the truth of all is made manifest c. And then he leaves it to the Reader saying be impartial and thou wilt be warned of the most dangerous and pernitious Principles that hath appeared c. The truth and true professors of it in former ages met with no better account from the enemies of it a sect every were spoken against Christ himselfe in whom was no guile found yet crucified as a Blasphemer and his Ministers and Servants accounted pestilent fellowes movers of sedition not fit to live such as turned the world up side down and we are not better then they but herein find the Scriptures fulfilled the Disciple is not above his Master c. And we also farther say let the Reader be impertial and we are confident he as many lyes affirmed in that Glasse as ever he saw in so small a volume beside the scoffing light absurd arrogant contradictory confused expressions therein contained And then in the 13. page he saith Naylor in his pretended answer runs over and sets down many particulars but answers none Let his Book herein bear testimony against thee that thou speakest false hath he not answered thee touching perfection the light other particulars as for that catalogue of lyes by thee charged on us and by him returned to thee what answer should be given more then to deny them while thou hast only charged and for the most part not so much as offered any proof for them T. C. farther saith only page 8. he forms something of his own invention c. That is that I did affirm the Scripture was Christ judge if Naylor be not a grevious Lyer to assert such a thing for answer We say there is no such thing asserted by J. N. in that page of his Book nor any other that we find nor any words tending to such a purpose and so still T.C. is found a grievous Lyer to affirm things so notoriously false Pag. 13. He farther saith Christ prayeth for none but such as believe through their word John 17.20 c. If Naylor or any of the Quakers do know of any converted to Christ since that time without a Bible or Ministry from the Bible Let them manifest it if they can c. I say God hath limitted us to a Bible We answer was Paul converted by a Bible or a Ministry from it Was it a Bible or Christ that Peter preached Act. 2.36 when three thousand souls were added to the Church Is it not the same way which he declares that the Prophets prophecyed of and were saved by even him whose day Abraham saw unto whom the Gospel was preached and was the Rock that followed Israel And so the

the world as the Scriptures declare him or thou wilt be deceived in the day of tryal when thou lookest for salvation by him We further say we own him as the Scriptures testifie of him even the Light of the world the way to the Father the life 's the truth the mighty power of God He further goes on page 14. saying Read your confusion you blinde Quakers The Apostle saith he had not attained neither was he perfect c. We say we presse towards the mark for the price of our high calling of God in Christ Jesus And let as many as be perfect be thus minded And if Paul had attained Christ dost thou say he had not attained perfection For Christ is perfect and he saith Let as many as be perfect c. Was not he himselfe one of those many and so we say we have attained to that which is perfect and are pressing forward And mayest not thou as well charge Paul for blindnesse and confusion as we who owned and witnessed perfection and yet was pressing forward Again he saith Prove that ever any of the Saints in Scripture did like you Quakers say they were perfect here any otherwise then by faith in Christ which we own and witnesse We say do wee own it otherwise then by saith in Christ and in this faith do wee witnesse victory over sin and the World but for thee to say which we own and witness what doth it profit for this that know O vaine man that faith without workes is dead now what works or fruites doth thy faith produce who art Drawing Inquity with Cords of vanity and whose Abhominations are reigning in thee c. as wittnesse Tiverton writing what are these but fruites of Sodome and Clusters of Gomorrah therefore cease thy profession of faith untill it produce better fruits but thou thy selfe wilt own some were perfect in the Scripture why then dost thou bid us prove it that is sincere upright walking with God c. wee say wee own it no otherwise but according to the Scriptures for no workers of Inquity can stand in his presence nor walke with him now from this perfection thou art far off who while thou pretendest to wait for the Counsell of the Lord Confessest thou art Drawing Iniquity with Cords of vanity art Lukewarme formall in holy Dutyes this is far from Sincerity and uprightness pag. 15 Thou farther sayst All that Do indeed Quake and tremble at the word of the Lord will quake tremble at the Delusions of these poore blind deluded people that are deceiving and deceived here the Deceiver is talking of Deceiving and being deceived Wee say let the Hypocrite first pull the Beam out of his own Eye before hee meddle with a mote in anothers thou sayest thou knowest the Letter of Scripture is the Rule of Saints and the Spirit the Guide to that Rule wee say the Letter kills but the Spirit gives life that which the Scripture declares to be the Saints guid Rule and Leader wee own and have formerly declared but what guide and rule dost thou walke by as thy practise and Confession declare is it not the Prince of Darknesse and his Laws therefore cease talking of the Saints Rule and guide while thou art thus Ignorant of it and walking Contrary to it And so now thou concludest thy Lyes Lightness scoffes Reproaches and Slanders saying I say no more but leave them to the Lord whom I earnestly desire in mercie to looke upon them c. wee say let him that mentions the name of God depart from Iniquity for the prayers of the wicked are an abhomination to the Lord and if the Lord will not heare them that regard Iniquity in their hearts shall such be heard whose Iniquities are apparently written in their Foreheads and are Drawing of it with Cords of vanity wee farther say with the Lord wee rest in his armes are wee preserved from the wicked who bend their bowes shoot out their arrowes even bitter words yea in vaine do they plott and Imagin mischiefe their Snare is broken and wee are escaped and the Mischiefe which they causelessly devised against the Innocent is fallen upon their own heads glory to the Lord for ever As for that which hee calls Naylors exaltation in the west wee refer as formerly to George Bishops Booke in Answer to Ralph Farmer intitled the throne of truth exalted And thus have wee brought this Glass to the Light wherein whosoever impartially views it may easily observe what it represents and is contained in it it Beares the Image of the Prince of darknesse and containes many absurdities contradictions Lyes slanders and reproaches yet affirmed and published with as much impudency as falsness as if the Author neither feared God nor regarded man so this Day the Scripture is fullfilled in our Eyes and Eares that the Enemies of God have consulted together with one consent and are confederate against the Lord the tabernacles of Edom and the Ishmaelites of Moab and the Hagarius Geball and Amon and Amalick the Philistians with the inhabitants of Tyre The Lord having now appeared in great Love power and Magesty to gather a remnant out off and from all kindreds tongues Nations and families of the Earth to beare Testimony against all the unrighteous Deeds of the World all Nations kinreds formes sects and professions are now consulting and taking counsell together against this Remenant and are drawing up their forces against the holy City Ashur also is joyned with them hee that hath an eare to heare let him heare but this Mount Sion can never be moved for God is in the midest of her and though her gates stand upon by Day yet no uncleane thing can ever enter therein neither any that worketh abhomination or that loveth maketh a lye but only they whose names are written in the Lambs booke of life And therefore why do the heathen rage and the people imagine Mischiefe for ye shall bee slain all the sort of you as a broken wall and a sa tottering sence shall ye be whose fall comes suddenly without remedy for he that sits in the heavens laughs yea the Lord hath you exceedingly in derision hee hath set his King upon his holy hill of Sion Who doth and shall reigne till all his Enimies be made his foot stool the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it A few words in Answer to Thomas Colliers Queries Query 1. Whether ever the Prophets Christ or the Apostles did teach a Doctrin as you have amongst you viz to look to the Light within for salvation but rather to Jesus Christ without and what he had done for finners without them Act. 13.38.39 and 16.31 Answ We answer Moses directed to the Word nigh in the heart and in the mouth which Paul saith was Christ and if in the heart then within and Paul saith that this was the Mistery that God would make known to the Gentiles Christ in us the hope of glory and Christ himselfe saith except