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A90808	The holy scripture clearing it self of scandals: or, An answer to a book written by Richard Farnworth, who is commonly called a Quaker, bearing this title, Truth cleared of scandals. In this answer, you have the substance of a dispute at Harliston in Staffordshire, between Richard Faruworth [sic] and the author, in the yeer 1654. Written by Tho. Pollard, a member of the Church of Christ, gathered in, and about, Leichfield. Whereunto is added, Certain considerations and queries concerning those people called the Quakers; with desire of an answer. As also, a postscript, manifesting their folly in pretending a necessity of using the terms thee and thou to a single person. / By Henry Haggar, a servant of Jesus Christ, and of the congregation of his saints.	Pollard, Thomas, fl. 1655.; Haggar, Henry.	1655 (1655)	Wing P2775; Thomason E857_8; Thomason E842_10; ESTC R206619	43,888	64

to take heed of Heb. 3.12 Or more briefly thus The Pharisees they boasted more of themselves then any other people as you may see in Luke 18.10 11 12. and all along in Christ's progress they were his great Enemies and by their resting in the Law and speaking against the Gospel it is clear they were corrupted in their judgement And so are these men boasting of perfection more then any other people as this Book declares and in their whole progress they make it their whole work to overthrow the rule of Scripture and all the Ordinances thereof as they are recorded and as Christ hath commanded us to observe to the end of the World and so set up themselves and their own fancyes as the Pharisees did Secondly As to Mercy this was far from the Pharisees read John 9.22 This they agreed of that if any man did confess Christ he should be put of the out Synagogue implying that such men were not fit to be communicated with by which it is evident that all mercy and pity to such as forsaked them to follow Christ was turned into hatred And is not your mercy and pity turned into hatred towards all men that go not your way but declare against it as they commanded your mercy is turned into bitterness as appears by your words calling men devils and Saints deceivers and the Church of Christ Antichrist and the Gospel Letter and the Ordinances carnal and so by your words we may easily see what your hearts be full of instead of mercy malice instead of pity persecution I mean with the tongue which is a weapon that strikes deep and such hands I shall suspect if they had power because I cannot but see the heart filled with malice by the filth that proceeds from their mouth for see what Matthew witnesses chap. 12.33 to the 38. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things but an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things And if this be not evil to say the Scripture is of no use to bring men to Christ and that Christ hath not a visible Church in the World and that all Ordinances ceased when Christ ascended I say it is evident this poor man is such an Enemy to himself in so speaking against the Truth that mercy and good fruit is I fear far from him Thirdly As to Faith the Pharisees must needs be far from it because they were such enemies to the Gospels preaching by which Faith comes and that they were so read Matth. 12.24 Mark 8.31 Acts 4.18 and by their putting the Gospel far from them they were in such a sad condition that Paul saith They were broken off and how through unbelief minde and read Rom. 11.20 And thus by putting away the Gospels preaching they were without faith and so all they did in the worship of God was nothing worth So you in denying that the Gospel should be preached or heard to this end that men may believe in Christ I mean the word of the holy Scripture you your selves must needs be Pharisee-like far from Faith and so like them also in this in hindring others as much as possibly you can Now as Faith in Christ is manifest in obedience to Christ so ought all men to take the Scripture for their rule in Faith and Obedience and to observe what Christ hath in his word of Truth commanded Then thou Farnworth and all the rest that speak against the words of Christ as they are recorded are Pharisee-like without faith also And to that Scripture Heb. 12.22 23 24. where the Author tells the Church of the Hebrews They are come to mount Sion and to the City of the living God and to the heavenly Jerusalem c. I say the Church of Christ are so come to mount Sion as the Church of the Jews was come to Mount Sinai Now let us minde what the Lord said to Moses Exod. 19.2 And the Lord called to him out of the mountain saying Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel Ye have seen what I did unto the Aegyptians and how I bore you on eagles wings and brought you unto my self now therefore if you will obey my voice indeed and keep my covenant then see what the Lord promised unto them then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people for all the earth is mine and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of Priests an holy Nation These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel And compare this with Deut. 4. at large but minde vers 2. Ye shall not add to word which I command you neither shall you diminish ought from it but keep the commandments of the Lord your God as I command you And minde two great encouragements The first is from vers 7. What people is there that have God so nigh unto them as he is to us if we walk in obedience to him Secondly he tells them That all this Law is righteous which he set before them that so they might be in love with it And you may see in chap 5 and 6. how fully Moses holds out the Law to them and they that were found abiding in it and walking by the rules thereof all those priviledges and promises aforementioned they had an interest in but those that turned aside from the holy Commandments as the Lord had commanded by his servant Moses they I say were deprived of all those priviledges and promises there spoken of for with many of them God was not well pleased for they were overthrown in the wilderness and read Psal 106. and 1 Cor. 10.5 to the 13. So I say to the best of my understanding is the Church of Christ come to Mount Sion and it is clear that Christ is King there by the Father's appointment Psal 2. Isaiah 9. Rev. 15.3 And when Christ came into his Kingly Office he gave out Ordinances for his Church to continue in and to such as are found doing his Commandments and continue therein they I say and only they are within the pale of all those priviledges promises that the Scripture bears witness to and declares of Now see Acts 3.23 That soul that will not bear Jesus Christ that soul shall be cut off And this is the winde of the Father That his Son we should hear in all things And see what Christ layes upon his Church Mat. 28.20 by way of duty That they are to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you And they that come up to him in obedience they I say have an interest in all those priviledges and my Reasons are these Reas 1. Grounded on vers 25. having before held out the Promises Now saith be see that ye refuse not him that speaketh and then see how the holy Ghost in mindes the Church what sad judgements befell them that refused him that spake on earth which words

of God and this was one part of God's counsel that believers should be baptized as read Acts 10.47 48. Secondly If Paul was fit to be imployed in the greater then I am sure this lesser is required But he was imployed in the greater that is to say to preach the Gospel then Baptisme which is the lesser is required of him I say by vertue of the commission Mat. 28.19 Thirdly Minde the reason why Paul speaks these words Christ sent me not to baptise but to preach because these Corinthians were so ready to set up men as you may see 1 Epist 12.13 Paul tells them Is Christ divided was Paul crucified for you or were ye baptized in the Name of Paul And this was the reason why Paul thanks God he baptized no more of them Lest any should say That I had baptized in my own name Fourthly If the words be honestly interpreted they will hold out thus much that preaching to the dark world that lieth in wickedness is the great work and so such men as Paul fit to be imployed in it and to baptize that might be carried on with any other Disciple that did accompany Paul in this great work Fifthly If you minde the Greek Notes on the Margin of Can's Bibles it is thus read verse 14. I thank God that ye were baptized And this is then plain That Paul was commanded that it should be preached and practised and this is all the reason why Paul thanks God that he did it not lest any should say I did it in my own name In the sixth place consider that Text Mat. 15.24 I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel And he commands his Disciples Mat. 10. Into any City of the Samaritans enter not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel Now I say as the Jews were Christs own and he came of that stock he came first and chiefly to turn them from their iniquity as Paul's work was firstly and chiefly to preach the Gospel it being the great work and that Christ was first sent first to the Jews as Paul was sent first to preach is plain Acts 3.25 26. that they might be blessed Vnto you first God having raised up his Son sent him to bless you in turning every one of you from his iniquity But Christ is a light to the Gentiles though not there spoke of for John saith God so loved the world minde that he sent his Son to them and so was Paul by vertue of Christ's Commission sent to baptize as well as preach and you may as well say from that Text That Christ was not sent to any but to the house of Israel as to say Paul was not sent to baptize for if you say Paul saith so himself who did well know his work and how far his commission extended so may the same be said and more of Christ And now man stop thy mouth for shame and cease to cavil with Scripture And whereas these men accuse us for not using the term Thee and Thou to every man and they say That it is a sin to use any other term to a single person To which I answer first as to the term I could my self freely own it as it is a proper speech to a single person but for to say it is sin without any breach of a Law I cannot believe it for I will rather believe the words of Paul then any of these men read Rom. 4.15 Where there is no Law there is no transgression But it may be said If we have any example may not that binde us Answ If in all ages we finde the Lord's people using this term and they onely then it is granted that we erre in this thing And for our clearer understanding herein we will make search into the Scripture and if there we finde the worst of men as frequent in using of it as the best of men then the example is not binding Before the flood read Gen. 4.14 where Cain thoued God in these words Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth After the Law was given there we finde in Numb 16.13 14. they whom the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up they used this term to Moses And so read Saul and the Witch 1 Sam. 28 11 12 13 with Dan. 3. where the Caldeans the enemies of God's people used this term as well as God's people so read Matth. 4.6 the devil Thoued Christ so persecutors used this term Acts 26.24 25. where Festus said Paul thou art beside thy self much learning doth make thee mad so read Mat. 8.29 where the devil said to Christ Art thou come to torment us before the time By all which I gather That this term was generally used by all sorts of men without offence as the term You and Ye to a single person without offence is nationally practised amongst us but though these men censure us all men that go not their way yet let us take Paul's advice I Cor. 10.32 Give none offence neither to the Jews nor to the Gentiles nor to the Church of God But if we consider the way of these men we may say as Matthew witnesseth chap. 23.24 They strain at a gnat and swallow a camel And if it should be granted that this should be yet it will be much like the Scribes and Pharisees ver 23. of this Chap. in their observing those small things as the paying of Mint and Rue and Annis but they omitted the great things as Judgement Mercy and Faith And we will make search into thy wayes and you will be found a Pharisee in all these for as they spake against the doctrine of Christ and what was then practised by him and his Saints so do you now judge us for following the holy Commandments of Christ and as they Pharisees then judged all that went not their way so do you calling all men dead and carnal and in the Serpents nature under what form soever that differs from you Secondly As to Mercy you will be found not like those Priests spoken of Heb. 5.1 2. for they were such as could have compassion on the ignorant and on them that are out of the way but where is this compassion amongst you towards them that go not your way for you make it your work to turn men from the Truth as it is recorded and so are Pharisee-like and without Mercy towards them that differ from you as these were Thirdly As to Faith The Pharisees they were enemies to the Gospels preaching by which Faith comes Rom. 10.14 15. and they looked for justification by the Law as you do now by following the imaginations of an evil heart as they spake against the Ordinances of Christ then so do you now And why I say There is an evil heart in you because I say many of you are now through unbelief departed from the pure way of the Lord which evil heart the Church is advised

the Gospel for their rule and direction in the worship of God as thou Farnworth dost say falsely that say you own the worship in the Spirit but by your denying the rules you are Pharisee-like that say and do not Secondly Thou sayest Thou ownest the Church of Christ. Answ But here thou lyest in thy saying Christ hath not a visible Church and so thou shuttest thy self out both of Church and Ministery of Christ by thy own grant as being a visible man Thirdly Thou sayest The teachings of Christ thou ownest And here thou speakest a lye also as is evident by thy calling the Ordinances carnal which Christ taught his Disciples Mat. 28. Mark 16. Fourthly Thou sayest Thou ownest the baptism of Christ Answ But here thou lyest also for believers to be baptized is by Christ's Commandment and he gave himself and example to us herein and this thou callest an image and idol Fifthly Thou sayest Prayer in the Spirit thou ownest And Reader minde for this man to pray for himself c is perfect and freed from all acts of sin and past the eternal judgment as he saith then I say by this we may see that prayer is useless as to himself and for his prayer for me I do not desire it neither do I beleive it is his judgment to pray for others by his wicked censuring all men that go not his way But this I further say That by his fruit he brings forth it is made evident that he is a stranger to the Spirit of Truth for this Spirit it leads into Truth then it doth not lead out of the Truth I demand of thee Farnworth where ever the Spirit of Truth did or doth contradict the written word But to ask thee such a Question who art as it is evident possest with a Spirit of error I do not look for satisfaction from thee And now Saints you having briefly a discovery of this man's folly let us labour to take Solomon's counsel Prov. 23.4 Cease from thy own wisdom with Prov. 3.1 My son forget not my law but let thy heart keep my commandments Vers 5. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not to thy own understanding It is high time for the Lords people to be continually upon their watch now Satan is thus transforming himself like an Angel of light that we be not overtaken with his devices but this I hope dear friends you well know that it becometh the Lord's people to speak the things which become sound doctrine that so we may stop the mouthes of all our adversaries for now is that day come that Paul speaks of 1 Tim. 4.3 For the time will come when they will not endure wholesome or sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears and they shall turn away their ears from hearing the truth then minde what such come to they shall be turned unto fables And it is the Apostles counsel to the Hebrews chap. 3.1 2. Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God and for your direction herein minde vers 13. But exhort one another dayly while it is called to day lest any of you be hardened through the deceit fulness of sin For vers 14. we are made partakers of Christ How if saith the Apostle we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end For as it is plainly laid down in this Chapter That the unbelieving Israelites came short of temporal Canaan so without question will it be with all those now that turn back from the holy Commandments delivered unto them For the just shall live How by faith but if any man draws back What follows my soul shall have no pleasure in him Heb. 10.38 And he that once puts his hand to the Lord's plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God And it is worth the observing how Paul tells the Romans chap. 1. 16. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to whom to every one that believeth minde that for therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith and saith Paul as many as walk according to this rule peace be unto them And let us minde Paul's counsel Rom. 14.19 Let us therefore follow after the things that make for peace and things where with one may edifie another And as Paul advises the Church Phil. 4.8 Whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report if there be any vertue it there be any praise think on these things those things you have both learned and received and heard and seen in me do and the God of peace shall be with you And as Paul said to the Church at his departure Act. 20.32 so I say to you Brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified And to thou Farnworth and the rest that walk up and down and live idly without a calling if you would observe the Scripture for your rule you would see what Paul saith 2 Thess 3.10 For even when we were with you this we commanded you that if any would not work he should not eat O see thy folly in going about to deceive which thou art not called to by God nor man according to the rule and what would be the condition of all people in our Nation if this were generally practised Certain CONSIDERATIONS and QUERIES Dear Brother in the Lord OUr neer relation that we have one to another in the bonds of the Gospel doth engage me to manifest my unfeigned love unto Christ and unto thee in answering thy desires in propounding some Queries by which we may examine and try the Spirits of these men who say they are Jews and are not that so they may be found liars and their falshood and folly may be made manifest and all that yet fear the Lord may beware of giving heed to their cunning-devised fables lest they be led away with the error of the wicked and so fall from their own stedfastness and to that end my desire is that they will consider their cunning craftiness wherewith they lie in wait to deceive by handling the word of God deceitfully sometimes denying it to be of any authority at all and sometimes confessing it to be indeed a declaration of the minde of God but nothing comparable to that light which is within them yet other times they will make use of it for their own ends that so they may as Paul saith by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple And therefore that their snares may be broken and poor souls delivered I shall commit certain things in the first place to their