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A90622	A discovery of the priests, that say they are sent off by the Lord, but upon trial are found out of the commands of Christ, the prophets, and Apostles, and to be those that are not sent of the Lord, but to be such that the sent ones of the Lord did cry wo against, and to be such that are false apostles, deceitful, wicked, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ: and no marvail, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light; therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, ... With a few words to such professors and prophane, that together joyn to persecute the righteous: and to the ranters that do commit all manner of sins with greediness. Darkness denied by the children of Light, and the babe of Christ growing up to a perfect man. / Written from one who is known to the world by the name of John Pain, who accounts it great riches to suffer reproaches, and afflictions with the people of the Lord, who scornfully by the world are called Quakers, ... Written from Starford in Hartford-shire the 7. day of the 4. month. 1655.	Pain, John, shoemaker.	1655 (1655)	Wing P188; Thomason E848_22; ESTC R203094	39,396	39

the Apostles dayes did walk as you do loving gifts and preaching for h●re let your pretence be what it will if you are found in these practices receiving maintenance from the world or forcing it from them then you are such which the Prophets and Apostles were sent to cry woe against did ever the Apostles take the tenth of mens labours did ever the Apostles take Tithe-Calves Tithe-Pigs or Tithe-Eggs Tithe for Gardens Tithe-Hay Tithe-Wood and such like things be it known to those that do receive them and to those that do give them than to me Was this their example or were ever Tithes paid after Christs Ascension by any either by the world or by the Saints for preaching Christ did Abraham ever pay Tithes but once to Melchisedeck and those not of mens labours but of the spoil when he did return home from the Battle The light hath made you manifest that you do not follow their example and yet you cry your selves up to be the Ministers of Christ Deal honestly with your own souls how dare you say you follow their example when they did practise no such things but against such did testifie how dare you say that you are their successors and yet walk in the steps of the false Apostles for shame stop your mouthes own your selves where you are and deny this dishonest gain of yours Did ever the Apostles sue any at Law for a maintenance from them was this their example doth not Christ and the Apostles forbid to go to Law but rather to suffer hath this been your example nay hath not there been many imprisoned by you paying double dammages to the undoing of them and their Families lying in prison some at this day for this very thing where had you this example Mat. 5.40 1 Cor. 6.7 if this were either Christs the Prophets or the Apostles example prove it if you can by Scripture if it were not how say you you are their successors do you not rather resemble the Popes Clergy Read and compare these together who hath Tithes for their maintenance and a forced living But you will say the Civil power doth give you them therefore you may receive them but I would know of you whether it be better for to obey God or Man Do not you know that you should not receive them if you will follow the example of Christ and the Apostles hath not many left them as knowing them not to be according to the Gospel-Order but for the Priestly Order Numb 18.21 but it is your gain that will not let you follow their example those that were the Ministers of Christ and the Messengers of Christ they did cry out against all oppression but you strengthen the hand of the wicked and prevent Judgement and Justice and makes it serve for your own lusts or you do know that the tenths that are given you by the civil Law are not the Ministers of Christs portion neither ever had they any such example but this is that that doth uphold the National Ministry Heb. 7.5.11.12 13 14. which hath made all Nations drunk with the wine of their fornication Is not this the reason why so many are put by man into the work of the Ministry because of their setled maintenance would there be so many sent to the Schools of Learning by their Parents if it were not for hopes of preferment Were there nothing of self-ends neither in Parents or Children Heb. 1.2 the Schools would be many times empty but when they have spent their young time in idleness without a lawful Calling Read and compare one with the other and served a prentiship in the University then are they fitted as they say to come and preach to the people although they have never learned their own Ministry here is the bold presumption of man for they chuse men and fit them and send them forth into the work of the Ministry they send forth labourers into the Lords Harvest when it is the work of the Lord so for to do for this was one end of Christs leading captivity captive to give gifts unto men and he did ascend on high far above all Heavens that he might fill all things and he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting the Saints Eph. 4.8.13 for the work of the Ministry Do you think Christ is not sufficient to furnish his Messengers as formerly he hath done but you proud flesh must teach him a way and so be his Counseller will not you let him chuse his own labourers to work in his own Vineyard and fit them as himselfe pleaseth is not he with his Church to the end of the World hath he not said he will never leave them nor forsake them Gal. 1.1 is not he their King Priest and Prophet and hath he not said he will send them Pastors according to his own heart that shall feed his people with knowledge and now Christ promises is fulfilling Gal. 1.11 12. but he is not believed by you but you will chuse and you will send forth and you give them their Commission and Approbation and none is accounted fit but such as are approved by you Is this Christs example is not this to take that power to your selves that the Lord did never give you 2 Cor. 3.5.6 is not this to set your selves above Christ and so are indeed the Antichrists come down proud flesh the Lord will establish his Mountain upon the top of all your Mountains and it shall be exalted above the hills and the people shall flowe unto it and many Nations shall come and say Come let us go up to the Mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob and he will teach us of his wayes and we will walk in his pathes for the Law shall go forth of Sion 1 Tim. 1.12 and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem take warning the Lord will not long take at your hands for you to chuse his labourers to work in his Vineyard for the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty and upon every one that is lifted up and he shall be brought low this day of the Lord is now made manifest though you see it not wherein the lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of men shall be bore down and the Lord Alone shall be exalted in that day Luke 10.2.3 who art thou proud man that thou shouldst strive with the Lord. Look back to the catalogue of Priests formerly that were approved by man and sent forth by man by the same power that you were sent forth by and approved by that is the Bishops and read what they were 1 Tim. 2.7 Were not they a shame and reproach to the Gospel living in all manner of filthiness and in the abhominations of the Heathen But you say you were not

liars proud ones scoffers and scorners sons of Ishmael sons of the bondwoman yea the sinners in Sion shall mourn fear shall surprise the hypocrite therefore think not the word of the Lord strange in these our dayes it is that I have prayed for it is that I did believe would come and now my eyes hath seen and my heart hath felt the power of the Lord ye the enemies that are now against it have prayed for it which of you but have prayed for it which of you but have prayed Thy Kingdom come but now it is coming you speak all manner of evil of it Mat. 24.29 30 31 32 33. Know the day of your visitation for it is such a work of power that doth break down the earth that nothing shall stand but that which cannot be shaken that his will may be done on earth as it is in heaven perfectly The Lord is now coming to shut the seeing eye and to open the blind eye Is not now the time that the spirit of a deep sleep hath closed the eyes of the prophets although the signs of Christs coming the second time without sin into the world be made manifest yet they see it not Is not the vision of all become as a sealed book is not the Lord turning Leabnon into a fruitful field Luk. 12.49 51 52.53.56 and the fruitful field into a Forrest and they know it not Consider where you are are you not like those that dream that you are satisfied and behold you are empty is not night upon you that you cannot see the wonders of the Lord which he doth now make manifest but what is manifest amongst you fruites of persecution fruites of pride fruits of covetuousness these fruits of the flesh are made manifest O repent return to your first husband for these are the fruites of the adulterer and the whoregoing from the light into darkness Return return to the light in your consciences that doth convince of sin that doth discover the thoughts intents of the heart this light is pure and leads into purity and holiness Isa 29.13 14. Hath not the Lord been a long time drawn nigh to with the lip when the heart is far from him Hath not the fear towards him been taught by the precepts of man therefore behold saith the Lord I will do a marvellous work and a wonder the wiseman shall perish and the understanding of the prudent shall be hid but the deaf shall hear and the eye of the blind shall see out of obscurity now is this promise fulfilled and fulfilling and now hath the Lord chose Pastors according to his own heart that shall feed his people with knowledge according to his promise Now is the day of the Lord that he hath sent forth his messengers as Lambes amongst the Wolves counting not their lives too dear to fulfill the work the Lord hath sent them forth to do but leaving all for Christs house that durst not be disobedient o the call of the Lord nor consult with flesh Gal. 1.16 which would save it self but many leaving father and mother lands and livings wife and children for love of the pretious seed of God that is kept in bondage groaning for deliverance and many a one through the Ministry of the Lord in them can witness a living soul redeemed out of death to praise the living Lord are not these the signs of the true Ministery of Christ when the Apostles were counted deceivers by the false Apostles and the rest some that were professors How did he clear himself when they did seek a proof of his Ministery He saith in you ward I was not weak but is mighty in you this mighty power many hundreds can witness bringing down their high thoughts and words to the obedience of Jesus Christ many drunkards and swearers many formal professors many high flown notionists are brought to the obedience of the cross which hath crucified them to the world and the world to them this is the proof of the despised Ministry which is despised of the world but owned by those more deare then their lives that doth imbrace it for those that are joyned to the Lord by their Ministery received from the Lord are Epistles write in one anothers heart this leads into unity this leads into honor in that which is pure every member in the body serving one another in love watching one over the other the strong bearing with the weak and here is no rent schisme but every one in their measures growing up to the father of lights who doth make his all of one heart and one minde they have fellowship one with the other in that which is not of the world but leads out of the world up to God leads into the light of God therefore silence you enemies stand still in the light of Christ which will crucifie you to the world and the world to you and you shall see the salvation of the Lord as many a one hath done praises praises be to the Lord for ever Friends consider the wonderful works of the Lord be not despisers and wonderers and perish but know the Lord will do his own work by his own Instruments though never so despised for the preaching of the cross to them that perish is foolishnes but unto us which are saved it is the power of God The Jews do require a sign the Greeks seek after wisdom but we preach Christ crucified unto the Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishness the Jews had thoughts that the Lord would have chosen the great and mighty and the honorable of the world the learned Scribes and Pharisees and that he would advance an earthly Kingdom but did the Lord chuse such no but poor Fishermen Herdsmen and Tradesmen and men unlearned as Peter and John were The same Christ is now as ever and did ascend on high to give gists unto men for the work of the Ministry and this is to last to the end of the world And who art thou proud flesh that would limit the Holy one of Israel doth not the winde blow where it listeth doth the spirit of truth that leads into all truth and knows things to come confine it selfe to one particular sort of men no know it doth not the Lord hath made himself manifest and hath discovered that false spirit there hath been much contending about the call of the Ministry and writing and preaching one against the other all like Diotrephes loving to have preheminence but now hath the Lord fully ended that controversie But the world will not see it but they shall at last own it and they shall know Joh. 3.9 10. The wind bloweth where it listeth but you Priests how little hath this winde blown upon your Garden for this many years that the spices thereof flow out Can you beloved as you say come into his Garden and eat his pleasant fruits Are not the Grapes of his Vineyard devoured by the Foxes

2.4 knowing it is better to obey God then man but this is their many Crowns that the man of sin who sitteth in the temple of God and is exalted above the commands of God hath put upon their heads to make them seem glorious in the eyes of the world and the world wonders after them and the world fights for them when the Lord doth send any to cry against their deceits by their hearers and they are persecuted torn and rent by the heathen be ashamed for ever that such things should be done by you or your hearers but now is the Lord God of power bringing forth his Ministry and hath brought many forth praised be his name for ever that do obey his commands which are taught onely by him and led into the truth which are not made by man nor by the will of man but by Jesus Christ which did ascend on high for to beget them for the work of the Ministery for the edifying of the body while they come to a perfect man in Christ Jesus whose sufficiency is of God that hath made them able Ministers not of the Letter but of the spirit 2 Cor. 3.6 standing out of the will of man leading people up to the Lord out of the world or fellowship with the world and therefore hated by them persecuted and scoffed by them and made the off-scouring of the world of whom the world is not worthy which doth not receive friendship of the world but scornings stockings and stonings and all manner of reviling both by prophane and by professors that say they are not of the world but those that say they are not of the world and yet walk in these fruits of darkness they lye and do not say the truth If any man seem to be Religious and cannot bridle his tongue from railing and evil speaking that mans Religion is vain let him profess what he will Now consider this professors and prophane who joyn together to persecute the righteous is this the spirit of the Lord or the spirit of the devil which would if he could murther all that do profess Jesus When the man childe is brought forth doth not the devil stand ready to devour it sending his floods after it I charge you in the name of the Lord joyn not with the prophane people but come from amongst them for the Lord will be a Sanctuary to his people for a rock of offence to both houses of Israel for a gin for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and many amongst them shall stumble and fall and be broken and be snared and be taken Consider this you that are professors it is not for you to prescribe the Lord a way for him to manifest his own glory by lest you stumble fall and be broken be snared and taken Who art thou proud flesh that wouldst limit the holy one of Israel to make himself manifest by the Lord will chuse his own laborers to work in his own vineyard therefore silence flesh and deceit Stop thy mouth for ever lest thou be found a fighter against the Lord it will be hard for thee to kick against the pricks behold saith the Lord I and my children are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hoasts that dwelleth in mount Sion hath it not been the portion of the true messengers of the Lord in all ages to suffer persecution from the world yea not onely from the world but by those that in profession were taken out of the world Were there not honorable and devour women that did stir up persecution against the Apostles Now consider it is not a profession of the truth that wil keep men and women from joyning with the world and being one with the world nay it will not there is a worldly Religion they can mock and scoff and scorn Act. 13.50 jeer and jest be wanton and proud and heady and high minded having got the form but persecute the power where it is made manifest but the pure Religion they do not know which is unspotted of the world which doth keep the heart pure out of the defilement up to the Lord Jam. 3.13 15 16. in loliness in love which as pure and brings forth fruits of purity as love meekness gentleness not easily provoked but beareth all things but where there is bitter enveying and strife in your hearts Rom. 9.4 5. glory not and lye not against the truth this wisdom descendeth not from above but is earthly sensual and devilish for where envy and strife is there is confusion and every evil work but the wisdom that is from above is first pure then peacable gentle and easie to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality without hypocrisie had not the Jews a very high profession did not they say they were Abrahams seed and that God was their father and that they were in bondage to no man and for priviledges and ordinances none like them who were Israelites to whom did pertain the adoption and glory and the covenants and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises whose are the fathers and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came who is over all God blessed for ever These are very high priviledges as any of you Churches doth injoy but did this keep them from crucifying the Lord of glory no it did not therefore take heed how you stand lest you fall all works that are not wrought in God though it be in the highest profession cannot free men from the spirit of persecution the same spirit that doth act in the highest wickedness it is one with and of that spirit that doth act in the highest form of godliness where the light and power is wanting yea it is the same and far more dangerous for the poor hath been all along persecuted by it this is the transformings of the devil into an angel of light let Priests and people say what they can what a spirit of persecution is sound it is not of God it is the fruits of the devil let it be under what pretence soever as I know he hath many to hide his persecution with the root is bitter and so are the fruits therefore as you do tender the good of your own souls which are precious do not go on in these practices but say you had warning for the righteous God will judge and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth he shall inherit the earth with the word of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked the Lord will punish the world for their evil and the wicked for their iniquity and will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible Consider this all sorts of people high and low rich and poor it doth concern you all the hand of the Lord is lifted up against all drunkards and whoremasters idolaters covetuous oppressors and persecuters

What fruits are brought forth to God is not fruits of pride and fruits of covetousness reviling scoffing and scorning Now the Lord comes to his Vineyard doth not these fruits appear both in teacher and hearers was it not high time to let his Vineyard to more faithful laborers that it may bring forth fruit to himself for now it is over grown with brambles and briars fit for the fire houle ye vine-dressers now the Lord is come to his Vineyard their fruits are made manifest it is just with the Lord to rain no more rain upon it what could the Lord have done more then he hath done but in stead of bringing forth good grapes it hath brought forth wilde Grapes fruits to your selves not to the Lord every one seeking your own things and not the things of Christ therefore thus saith the Lord An evil an onely evil Exek 7.5 to 11. be hold is come an end is come the end is come it watcheth for you behold it is come the morning is come upon thee O thou that dwellest in the land the time is come the day of trouble is neer now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee and accomplish my anger upon thee and will judge thee according to thy wayes and will recompence thee for all thy abominations and my eye shall not spare neither will I have pity I will recompence thee according to thy wayes and the abominations that are in the of midst thee and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth Behold the day it is come the morning is gone forth the rod hath blossomed pride hath budded violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness none of them shall remain nor of their multitudes neither shall their be wailing for them is not the rod blossomed is not pride budded is not violence rise up into a rod of wickednes Yea pride is not onely buded but it blossomed and that amongst you that are teachers Do not you and your wife and children exceed in it that the eyes of all are upon you some wondering at it most following you for it learning it of you Thus prophaneness is gone forth from you these are the fruites they gather from you fruits of covetuousness and oppression that is become a proverb in England Who more proud then the priests who more covetuous then they Oh for shame 1 Tim. 3.5 and 8. for shame give over Are you fit to rule the Church of Christ that cannot rule your selves and your Family no no such as ruled the Church of Christ they were not greedy of filthy lucre they were no proud ones they were no covetous ones no but against it did testifie and said Let not covetousness be so much as once named amongst you But tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doth evil to the Jew first and also to the Gentile But are not these fruits amongst you are not you them that profess Christ in words but in works do deny him what have you to do to take the name of the Lord into your mouthes and will not be reformed should not every one that doth name the name of Christ depart from iniquity thou therefore that teacheth another teacheth thou not thy self thou that teacheth another he should not steal Rom. 2.22 why dost thou steal Art not thou a thief whosoever thou art that speaks forth the saints words and do not live their life When they spake forth those words they spake forth their life Now see all of you who are the Thieves and Robbers that do not come in by the door which is Christ but clime up another way those that speak from the Scriptures Jer. 2.8 and not from the life that gave forth the Scriptures they are the thieves that steal the word from their Neighbors these are they that say Jer. 23.30 Thus saith the Lord when he never spake to them these are they that handle the Law and know not the Lord therefore they shall not profit the people Now consider be not deceived though they speak the true words of the Prophets Christ and the Apostles that doth not make them Ministers of Christ no for the Devil spake truth when he said Christ was the Son of God Mark 3.11 yea though he spoke the truth the Lord did rebuke him and bid him hold his peace for he knew he spake by his own spirit So consider both Priest and People what Spirit you speak from and meddle not with the Saints words without their spirit lest the Lord rebuke you for it but come to the life that gave forth the Scriptures and then every one will witness your profession in them and the Spirit will lead you into the truth of them and then will you speak from the word of the Lord made manifest in you and then will you come to live their life that gave forth the Scriptures which most that profess the Scriptures are stangers to having got the form of them but the 〈◊〉 is denied by them therefore they to every good work are reprobate knowing not the Lord but living in all maner of filthiness and yet profess Scripture to be their rule and that doth condemn them For shame give over such a profession for those that profess Scripture and not live the life of it those do deny it let them pretend what they will those that live in pride in covetousness in railing in scorning in foolish jeasting in wantonness in the lusts of the flesh these deny the Scripture for against these things doth it witness Now consider you that make a trade with the Saints words and not live the life what is the cause of your unfaithfulness and the unfaithfulness of your hearers you do not stand in the Counsel of the Lord and therefore not profit the people nor turn the wicked from the evil of their ways and wickedness of their doings but the hand of the Lord is against you Repent return to your first Husband that you may be fruitful you do pretend that you are the Ministers of Christ but where is the proof of your Ministery are not proud ones proud still yea more then ever are not covetous ones so still are not railers railers still are not profain ones so still are not drunkards so still are not swearers so still are not formilists so still what amendment amongst you this year more then many years before yet never more speaking then now the word is the same as ever the power the same as ever Mich. 3.6 7 11. the Lord hath as many to bring home to himself as ever and the power doth as much appear as ever but not amongst you the Lord hath hid his face from you as is confessed by many of you the wise will lay these things to heart but scorners will go on in scorning Fear the Lord God of power and return from your wickedness and he will receive you and have mercy upon you but if you

sixteenth but they have salt in themselves to savor withal at all seasons they shall not need to run to old Authors to patch piece up Sermons and to write them down and tell the people this is the word of the Lord when he never spake that unto them this is their artificial preaching that their study and Art have furnished them with all this is their boldness before the Lord to speak their own inventions and not the word of the Lord. The word of the Lord is life and power the word of the Lord doth sanctifie the word of the Lord doth ingraft the word of the Lord 's a sword to cut down the word of the Lord is fire the word of the Lord doth purifie the word of the Lord is a hammer Joh. 17.17 but where are these things witnessed amongst you where is the power of the word Whom hath it sanctified whom hath it ingrafted Heb. 4.12 whom hath it cut down what hath it burned up is your Lead and Tin consumed are you purified by it what hath it broke down amongst you doth not your high thoughts stand still doth not your own wills stand still doth not pride and covetousness stand still doth not wrath stand still doth not envy stand still do not these fruites of the flesh and such like stand Flatter not your selves Jam. 1.21 for such things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience those that spake the word of the Lord witnessed these things to pass upon them and so they did first learnt their own Ministery thorow the death of the first wisdom Isa 23.29 and so came to witness the Ministery of death to be glorious and so came to witness Moses and never none come to witness the glorious Ministery of life but come to witness the glorious ministration of death death doth pass upon all men for all men have sinned and so come to witness deaths reign from Adam to Moses who is the figure of him that was to come and so come to witness that as sin hath raigned unto death even so grace reigns thorow righteousness unto eternal life thorow Jesus Christ our Lord and so came to witness both states of death and life and so came to witness the Prophets John and the Apostles and witness the covenant of peace and life this was their way they went in these were the sootsteps of the flock of Christ and then went forth to preach to the world and did gather a people out of the world by their Ministery and there were daily added to the Church such as should be saved and those that were thus gathered by the eternal word living in them were of one heart and one minde and they were the 〈◊〉 of the Lord and those did edifi● one another in their most holy faith they were not of the world but chosen out of the world and the Church vvas in God and in Christ and it is the pillar and ground of truth the fulness of him that doth fill all things Heb. 2.11 to the 15. all members of his body for both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren saying I will declare thy name among my brethren they are begotten by the immortal seed of God partakers of the Divine nature the Sons of God living stones builded upon the rock Christ Jesus in vvhom the whole building fitly framed together groweth up to a holy Temple in the Lord and from his Holy Temple doth he make known his will to the intent that novv unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God Eph. 2.10 Therefore silence proud flesh that would be exalting it self above your fellow members Now professors see and try if it be thus with you and your teachers can they witness this way into the Ministery or can you witness that you are of this Church of the first born whose names are vvritten in heaven and come to the spirits of just men made perfect If not in your measures flatter not your selves with a Ministery and a Church and Ordinances for it vvill not avail you Remember the Jews I spake of before their Ordinances and their Priveleges were very great they had the true form but wanted the power they did offer sacrifices they did observe Sabbaths and nevv Moons Isa 1.13 14 15 16 17. and had solemne dayes they had obligations and incense yet these were counted by the Lord iniquity the soul of the Lord hated them they were a burden to him he was weary to bear them and though they made many prayers yet he would not hear them yet these were ordinances of the Lords appointing there vvas not a ceasing to do evil and a learning to do vvell they did not seek judgement nor relieve the oppressed nor judge the fatherless nor defend the vviddovv there vvas no fruites of righteousness brought forth in their high profession a fruitless profession reaching at the shaddovvs but did neglect the substance friends deal honestly vvith your selves do you think the profession of truth vvill serve your turns and stand you in any stead before the Lord. When the secrets of all hearts shall be laid open they that have the form of the truth and not the povver 2 Tim. 5. to the 7. vve are commanded from such to turn avvay and vvill not the Lord turn avvay from such vvhich he hath commanded us to turn avvay from yea he vvill of such sort are those that lead filly vvomen captive ever learning and never able to come to the knovvledge of the truth Is it not thus in your Assemblies vvhich are so great some learning ten yeers some tvventy yeers some fourty yeers some threescore yeers and yet ignorant of the very first principle of that which turns the minde to God and so no good do know but ever Learning when for the time yee ought to be teaching ye had need that one teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God these are the house creepers for had Paul spoke against preaching in a private house Act. 28.29 20 31. he had spoke against his own practice for it was his manner so for to do he did preach in his own hired house and did dispute in markets and reason in the Jews Synagogues with the devout persons daily and how oft was Paul haled out beaten and stoned while some supposed he had been dead some said what will this babler say they counted it new doctrine and strange things and thus it is at this day calling it a disturbance so for to do and by the same spirits are persecuted Now as those were then haled Act. 5.25 rent and torn read the Scriptures and see if these things be not so and there you may finde your own actions done by the same spirits therefore boast not your selves but this

is your Church orders for shame disown such filthy practices and see what spirits you do joyn with those that are of the world those are beloved of the world for the world doth love her own but those that are not of the world Act. 17.17 18. the world doth hate them there is emnity put between the seed of the woman and the seed of the Serpent never can those be reconciled the evil spirit knows the evil spirit in another though one hath got the form and words of truth if the life be wanting the spirit of the prophane world and their spirits will joyn together to persecute the power but as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit Heb. 13.2 even so it is now It is no new thing when the Church was scattered about and went up and down preaching the Gospel and had no certain dwelling places but their habitation was in God how were they hated by the world and made the very off-scowring of it of whom the world was not worthy they were strangers to them and therefore hated by them but to entertain strangers forget not 1 Tim. 5.10 oppress not a stranger because he is a stranger when the widdows were taken into the Church they were well reported of for good works if she hath brought up her children if she hath lodged strangers if she hath washed the Saints feet What Church is yours that will not do this to strangers but persecute them and imprison them speak all manner of evil of them when they offer violence to no man Consider this both Priest and people is it not thus with you are not these fruits made manifest and yet you are not ashamed to call your selves a Church you are indeed the Synagogues of Satan behold I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan which say they are Jews and are not but do lie Behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee he is not a Jew that is one owardly but he is a Jew that is one inwardly and Circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit and not in the letter Rom. 2.32 whose praise is of God not of men Now where the heart is purified fruites of persecution doth not appear nor neither can they but there love gentleness to all men doth appear doing by others as they would be done to But if these fruits do still remain among you lie not against the truth your Religion is in vain it will not endure the fire but this is the National Church that are baptized Gal. 2.27 but not into Christ and here is the world made the Church of whom Christ is not the head nor they his members Rom. 6.3 4 and here the world rests as if they were the people of the Lord and if any doth come to speak to the contrary then they are all of an uproare like bruit beasts Do not your teachers joyn with the world in feastings in idle speeches and in foolish jeastings that do administer no grace to the hearers telling tales and stories which are pleasing to the flesh which they do soon receive Act. 16.5 for it is one with them and so prophaneness is gone forth from the Priests the Ministers of Christ their life was an example and pattern of holiness but you strengthen the hands of the wicked and dishonor the Lord of purity and holiness Is this to keep your selves unspoted of the world are not these spots in your feasts to feed your selves without fear and joyn with the world if you did reprove them sharply when you did hear of unsavory words not seasoned with grace they would not endure your company it would be as fire amongst them But like Priest like people the Ministers of Christ they say have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them that they may be ashamed is this your practice no it is not you go from place to place a feasting into all companies Eph. 5.4 and 11. and so get the love of all but wo be to you you joyn with the world and the great ones of the world and have their persons in admiration because of advantage bowing and cringing and worshipping the seed of Haman which Mordcai would not do you are respecters of persons and so are transgressors of the Law of God this you to do get a living from them though they are not for Christ but for their lusts and pride most of them these are beloved by you and you do not speak against them because of your gain Jud. 16. and the honor you have from them you speak of sin in the general and live the life of it and so it is put off from the one to the other Jam. 4.9 but which of you do as the prophet did to David say thou art the man come home to them and speak in particular and then you will try them dealing faithfully not fearing the face of man which must perish but approve your hearts to the Lord is this practised among you is not the contrary do you not daube the great ones with untempered mo●ter Hest 3.2 speaking peace to the wicked Did you forsake and shun their companies and not joyn with them in pride and filthiness and works of the flesh they would soon hate you or their filthy practices practises there would be no living thus but a separation you would see But are not fruits of pride and covetuousness which is idolatry fruites of envy and malice made manifest among your Church and hearers these fruits maketh it manifest that you are one with the world say what you will Are not they the false prophets that are entered into the world in fellowship with the world beloved of the world Who is it that doth side with you for to defend you when any doth come from the Lord to speak to you to leave your deceits Do not the rude multitude side with you swearers drunkards scoffers and railers and your professors al together tearing and rending like ravenous beasts see now where you are what spirit joyns for you be ashamed that ever such beasts should take your parts did ever such bruites heathens take part with the Apostles when they were halled out of their Synagogues no they did not as it was then so it is now See now where is your Religion the pure Religion reacheth to do by another as ye would be done by not to tear and rend like beasts of prey your fellow creatures Act. 19.32 36 37 39 40. beating and smiting of them are these the fruites of the spirit no they are not but fruites of the flesh Is this your Church order be ashamed for ever that such should joyn with you but by your fruites you are known and the fruites of your Ministery received from man is now made manifest the day hath