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A27405	The cry of the oppressed from under their oppressions, ascending up to Him, who will rebuke the oppressor and devourer, and deliver the innocent some of the sufferings of the people of God, called Quakers, concerning tythes and oaths, &c. : by the branches which are a new springing forth of the remainder of the bitter root of Episcopacy, which yet remaineth unplucked up in the rigid presbytery ...	Benson, Gervase, d. 1679.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1656 (1656)	Wing B1900; ESTC R18287	26,890	50

THE Cry of the Oppressed From under their OPPRESSIONS Ascending up to Him Who will Rebuke the Oppressor and Devourer and deliver the Innocent Some of the Sufferings of the People of God called QUAKERS Concerning TYTHES and OATHS c. By the Branches which are a new springing forth of the remainder of the bitter Root of Episcopacy which yet remaineth unplucked up in the rigid Presbytery Presented to Publick view Eccles. 4. 1. So I returned and considered all the Oppressions that are done under the Sun and behold the tears of such as were Oppressed and they had no Comforter and on the side of their Oppressors there was power but they had no Comforter Eccles. 5. 7. If thou seest the Oppression of the Poor and violent perverting of judgement and justice in à Province marvel not at the matter for he that is higher than the highest regardeth and there be higher than they London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls 1656. TO THE READER READER CHrist Jesus the true Prophet saith Beware of false Prophets which come to you in Sheeps cloathing but inwardly they are ravening Wolves Yee shall know them by their fruits Matth. 7. 15. And was ever such fruit brought fo●th in any age And in the 23 of Matth. he cryes Woe to the Hypocrites and they were such as devour Widows hòuses and for a pretence make long Prayer And was ever such devouring of the houses of Widows therefore shall they receive greater damnation And Peter in his 2 Epistle chap. 2. he discribes false teachers to be such as through covetousness and with feigned words make Merchandize of the People and was ever such Merchandize made of the People Now these and such like be the fruits of the corrupt tree and of the false Prophets Hypocrites and false Teachers But the man of God doth flee such things and doth follow after Righteousness Godliness Faith Love Patience Meekness I Tim. 6. 11. And they who were Ministers of Christ though they had power to eat and drink I Cor. 9. 4. the Labourer being worthy of his meat yet saith the Apostle we have not used this power but suffer all things lest we should hinder the Gospel of Christ for better saith he were it for me to die than that any man should make my rejoycing vain what then is my reward Verily that when I Preach the Gospel I may make the Gospel of Christ without Charge that I abuse not my power in the Gospel vers. 18. Now these be the fruits of the good tree and of the true Ministers of Christ who saith by their fruits ye shall know them Now Reader with a single eye read the late practices and some of the fruits of several of the most godly Ministers as they are called in the Northren parts of this Nation And let that of God in thee which calls upon thee to do to all men as thou would be done unto judge of them by their fruits whose Ministers they are By their fruits saith Christ ye shall know them The true Minister of Christ he used not his power to take what the power did allow him but thou shalt finde that many of these men who are called godly Ministers have not only used their power as they call it the Law of the Nation but abused their power and in many particulars exceeded the Law the Statute which speaks of treble damages which is their power which gives three pence for a peny which is much which were they but men they would not exact or take more than they call theirs And were they Christians or Ministers of Christ they would not seek their own but every man anothers wealth 1 Cor. 10. 24 For the Ministers of Christ did not seek theirs but them 2 Cor. 12. 14. For the Children ought not to lay up for the Parents but the Parents for the Children But these have made themselves manifest by their actions that they are no Fathers they are so unnatural but cursed Children as Peter speaks of 2 Pet. 2. 14. And now see the Scriptures fulfilled and witnessed which saith Call to remembrance the dayes that are passed how that after ye received the light ye indured a great fight in afflictions partly while ye were made a gazing stock both by reproaches and afflictions and partly white ye became companions of them which were so tossed to and fro and such took joyfully the sooyling of their Goods knowing in themselves that in heaven a better and more enduring substance was laid up for them Therefore ye despised ones in whom and upon whom the Scriptures are fulfilled and fulfilling who have received the light wherewith Christ Jesus the Covenant of light and life hath you enlightened and in it believed cast not away your confidence which hath great recompence of reward for ye have nced of patience that after ye have done the will of God ye may receive the promise I or yet a little while and he that shall come will come and will not tarry Now the just lives by Faith but if any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him saith the Lord but ye are not of them who draw back unto perdition but of them that believe to the saving of the soul in your unity is your strength and in your faithfulness doth he rejoyce who is one with you in his measure G. B. The Grounds why Tyths once commanded are now denied as also why Oaths once used are now laid aside TYths were a Command and Ordinance of God and the first Priesthood had a command to take Tyths of the People according to the Law Heb. 7. 5. But the first Priesthood being changed and the second Priesthood witnessed there is made of necessity a change also of the Law vers. 12. And the Law being changed and the Commandment disānulled which the first Priesthood had to take Tyths vers. 18. Tyths of necessity must also be taken away But it is said That Tyths now are not required as of Divine right but upon a civil accompt To which it is answered There is no Law in this Nation publick that doth give Tyths or require the payment of them to any Parson Vicar or Minister as they are called upon such an accompt as Civil The law saying Tyths are due to God and holy Church 27 Hen. 8. Cap. 20. And where no law is there is no transgression and are not they unreasonable men that require that which the law which is reasonable doth not allow And if there were such a law how could that law be wholsom which should set up that which Christ Jesus the King of righteousness hath disannulled or write again the hand-hand-writing of Ordinances which he hath blotted out and to his Crosse nailed And yet the Servant in his place and who in the house was faithful was worthy of his wage which was according to the law and till the time of Resormation But the Son is free-born who the