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duty_n	call_v	day_n	lord_n	3,188	5	4.3142	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26826	Truth & innocency triumphing over falshood [and] envy, or Jasper Batt's vindication against William Roger's un-christian [sic] and false insinuations, in his book mis-called The Christian Quaker, &c.	Batt, Jasper, d. 1702.	1681 (1681)	Wing B1144A; ESTC R215820	8,433	12

Truth Innocency TRIUMPHING OVER Falshood Envy OR Jasper Batts's Vindication against William Roger's Un-christian and False Insinuations in his Book Mis-called The Christian Quaker c. I Could the better have sate down in silence under the Unchristian and Slanderous Insinuations in that Book cast out against me especially when I consider so many of the Lords antient and faithful Servants by this Adversary are made my Companions herein And also the Darkness Envy and Confusion in the said Book manifested having also the evidence of the Lords spirit for my own Innocency But some necessity is upon me to Write and give forth a few Lines in Answer thereunto and confutation thereof and so much the rather because it s not so much My Reputation as Truth it self that this Adversary strikes at and therefore also willing to be a companion with my Brethren in a Testimony against this wicked undertaking And this is my Testimony in general That it is in its self a Work of Darkness and from the Accuser of the Brethren which must be cast down for ever And such is the Blackness and Foulness thereof That as yet though doubtless several were concerned in their purses to assist the bringing forth thereof I have not heard of one particular person that owns the same And am not without hope that several of those so concerned may in time see their folly and Repent thereof as many others have done who were beguiled by the same spirit And now as to my own particular wherein Truth is concerned with me for this is that which is chiefly in my eye to answer to in this Book part 2. pages 82 89. he thus expresses himselfe Doubtless should any man accuse Jasper Batt one of those that judged John Story and John Wilkinson without hearing them speak for themselves That he went about Preaching thereby occasioning somtimes Twenty Pound Fines somtimes Forty Pound Fines to be imposed on the Hearers and incourage them to be valiant for Truth and to offer up all whilst his Estate was well secured out of the Persecutors reach or at least nothing to be found of his own to pay such his Fines he would think John Story very ill imployed to have a hand in giving forth a publick Testimony against him to be read in all the monethly and quarterly Meetings in England before he had either spoken or written to him to know what he could say for himself that he might have opportunity to hush it up by writing a Paper of Condemnation if so be he were guilty He farther saith We cannot believe that Jasper Batt hath not done as bad as this in signing with the Sixty Six at E. Hooks ' s Chamber and if the case stated in his Name be not groundless 't is then notorously wicked Thus plainly insinuating as if I had designed First to secure my own Estate and then Exhort others to give up All for Truth and occasioned such to be fined as abovesaid To which I Answer this Insinuation is Un-Christian being against the Rule that Christ gives in case a Brother Offends which is Tell him his Fault between thee and him c. Now this I affirm that W. R. nor any other on his behalf never did in the least question me or express to me any dissatisfaction concerning me touching what he thus insinuates which according to Christs Rule he ought to have done And therefore his thus proceeding is Un-christian And this I farther testify in the Lords Presence who knows that I lye not that I never disposed of or secured any part of my Estate to avoyd the loss thereof for Truths Testimony but have managed the same according to the Vnderstanding the Lord hath given me for its service For when I was first convinc'd of Truth I soon received it in the love thereof and gave up my self and all I had to be serviceable therein and being called by the Lord to spend near my whole time in its Service the Lord in time so disposed of my Condition that I was necessitated either to put off the management of the Estate which the Lord had given me or give up my Testimony as then required of me that part of my Family being removed that were any way capable to manage the same in my absence and intently waiting on the Lord for his Council and advise with faithful Friends I was fully satisfied and so am to this Day that my place was to keep my publick Testimony and let my Estate which I did accordingly disposing of part thereof to my Children as becomes a Father to provide for his Family and this was done the Lord knows that I might be the more at liberty in the Lords Service and as Paul advised Timothy 2 Tim 2.4 He that goes a warfare intangles not himself with the things of this Life that he may please him who hath Chosen him to be his Souldier And farther that this ordering of my Affairs was not to avoyd Sufferings on the Act against Conventicles is the more Evident because it was done a considerable time before that Act was made And this also I farther testify that it hath been my care and diligence since the Lord called me into his service as on the one Hand not to run when he sent me not so also not to neglect the Duty he required of me And this is my great Comfort to this day whatever this Adversary or any other judges of me I have walk't in the Simplicity of my Heart before the Lord and have and do enjoy the Testimony of his Love and assistance of his Presence which is a large reward unto me Glory to his Name for ever And so this his Insinuation is very False and Envious W. R. speaks of giving out a Paper of Condemnation for occasioning others to be fined for my Preaching and my Estate secured and not to be found as he insinuates c. I Answer what would he have me Condemn Is it the securing my Estate from suffering I never did it I am not guilty herein therefore no Condemnation belongs to me for that Or would he have me Condemn my Appearance publickly with a Testimony for God when the Lord requires and moves And draw into Holes Corners and under Hedges as some of our Opposers have done his plainly appears to be of that Spirit that would lay waste all our Meetings and Extinguish the Doctrine and Life of Christanity that would justify the fearful and wicked and condemn the Righteous which is an Abomination to the Lord what Darkness and Confusion doth this Spirit run into And whereas W. R. insinuates my Fine to be laid upon others If I am Fined or any other for speaking in the Name of the Lord and others suffer on that Account it s well for me to answer the Lords requirings in speaking and for others also to frequent our Meetings and so that Suffering being for well doing shall not be without a Reward from the Lord For happy