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A69596	An apology or defence for the requisite refuting of the shamefull, disgracefull writings and horrible libell against the book of true repentance and of true resignation which Gregory Rickter, Primate of Goerlits, hath spread abroad against it in open print answered in the year of Christ 1624, 10 Aprill / by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Schutz-Rede wieder Gregorium Richter. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3415; ESTC R14771	30,310	42

like * Marcolphus his filthey scurrilous scoffings who allwayes carrieth filth in his Mouth as this Libell also doth 136. It bringeth but little repute to a Teacher of Christ who should forbid it others and yet doth it himselfe The Shepheards Office will be handsomely served by it none should trust his SOUL to such scoffings he will be deceived this Spirit standard upon the Sand and tottereth to and fro Men may try him now in such scoffings 137. Men may well know the Fowle by his Feathers Christ said That which is within that cometh forth what the Heart is full of that comes out upon the Mouth Also how can you that are evill speak that which is Good Also Can a Man gather Grapes of Thistles or Figs of Thorns A Good Man bringeth Good forth out of the Treasure of his heart and an Evill Man bringeth Evill forth out of the Treasure of his Evill Heart Luke 16. 45. 138. This I give now to the Reader to ponder of what kind of Good Treasure can the Primate have in Heart when he brings forth such wondrous things out of his Heart there must certainly needs stick many strange things therein which he ought indeed to be a little ashamed to bring forth seeing he is the High-Priest but if a Man come to him and but displease him with one word then a Man may hear Satan many times laugh out from him with reproachings and blasphemyes Libell 139. When Christ Taught the People he did it openly but the Shoemaker useth to creep into secret Corners Answer 140. CHRIST was a Teacher sent from God and yet must oftentimes depart from the Pharisees and Scribes learned in the Scriptures and go into the Wildernesse to teach the People when they saw him teach they would sain have killd him and called him a deceiver and maker of uproars and said he had his skill and Doctrine from the Devill and though they saw the wondrous signs or Miracles yet they were so Mad and hardned and supposed Teaching belonged only to them and did to him also as the Primato doth to the Shoemaker they called him a Wine-bibber and Minister or Servant to rich Publicans And John the Baptist preached also in the Wildernesse yes in the Wildernesse was the Gospell of Christ began by John also the Apostles must often for fear of the High-Priests Teach in Corners and Houses as the Acts of the Apostles witnesse 141. But the Shoemaker is no Preacher but he giveth only an account of his Gift and knowledge and speaketh often with Honest Hearts concerning The Way to Christ how we must convert and repent and become new-born for CHRIST saith also thus Where two or Three of you are met together in My Name there am I in the midst among them Matth 18. 10. 142. The Primne should teach us that when we come or meet together we should speak of GOD and of our Salvation and edifie or build up one another in true Love on the Contrary he forbids us this whereby Men may try what spirit he serveth A high Glasse of Wine in his meetings is better liked by him then A hearty blessed Conference concerning the New Birth 143. CHRIST on Earth had no greater Enemies then the High Priests it will be so still at this Day for all Warres and strife come from the High-Priests disputings and reproachings as it is before our Eyes if our Eyes be open to see it but the account is neer at hand Libell 144. Christ desired no Kingly honour but the Shoemaker if he could would be King and God to o Answer 145. CHRIST came upon Earth poor that he might have compassion on us and make us rich in Heaven and like his Dear Angells The Shoemaker also is upon Earth Poor and despised but desireth from CHRIST the Heavenly Kingly Honour and to be like the Angels also he desireth in Christ according to his Inward Faiths Ground to become with and in CHRIST Deified that Christs Deity may dwell and Eternally abide in him and that No Primate shall take away from him Hallelu-jah 146. The Starre is appeared which leadeth tho wise men or Magi to the Babe JESU oppose it how thou wilt O Devill it is in vain here is Body and Life MY Eternall Kingdome with CHRIST and the Holy Angels can none take away from me and if the whole world lay full of such Libells yet I would keep my Kingdome in Christ and tread the Libells under foot and not spare my outward Life for it I know a better Life which Christ my Lord will give me 147. Therefore then be gone thou fair wicked world I ask not after thy Honour Goods nor Money our Conversation is in Heaven with Christ for he is mine and I am his the Enemy shall not part us Hallelu-jah It is fallen it is fallen Babylon the Great City upon Earth and become habitation of all Devills and unclean Spirits Now is the Kingdome of our Christ sing my Soul and rejoyce that the Dragon in THEE is killed and the Life of GOD is brought forth again Nun last zornen Te●fell und die Hell Gott's sohn i st worden unser Gesell Let Devills rage and Hell have Indignation The Sonne of God 's become our sweet Companion Libell 148. Christ desired no Title and vain honour but the Shoemaker is brag of his Titles Answer 149. The will of his Father was the Title of CHRIST his honour was in God and he introduced it into our Humanity and exalted our humanity to the right hand of the Power of God that very honour he hath bestowed upon his Christians that they also in him sit at the right hand of the power of God an reign over Sinne Death the Devill Hell and the World THIS high Title also the Shoemaker claims to himself an desireth the highest kingly Title in the victory of our Lord JESUS CHRIST as a Champion over Death and Hell he desireth such a high Title that he may stand in the strife against Death and Hell and that in CHRIST he thinketh to conquer and overcome the whole world to be a King in Christ to rule over all Enimicitious Libells and reproaches of the Primate otherwise he desireth no worldly Titles for the Kingdom of a Christan is not of this world John 15. 19. for Christ saith I have called you out of the world so that you may be where I am John 17. 24. 150. But the Primate doth desire a Title for he hath set his Titles of the High-Priests Office and of his Person in the Libell with GREAT LETTERS that men might see the Richter or JUDGE who hath authority over Christs Children also if one come a little too neer him and did but forget to take of his Hat for fear of him he might well expect-some strange king of Title from him if he were not kickt for his pains Libell 151. CHRIST was satisfied with the Name of a Master but this Fellow will be called

AN APOLOGIE or DEFENCE For the requisite Refuting of the shamefull disgracefull Writings and horrible Libell against the Book Of TRUE REPENTANCE And Of TRUE RESIGNATION Which Gregory Rickter Primate Of GOERLITS Hath spread abroad against it in Open Print Answered In the Year of Christ 1624. 10. Aprill By Jacob Behme Also called Teutonicus Philosophus Englished by JOHN SPARROW LONDON Printed by M. S. for Giles Calvert at the Sign of the Black Spread Eagle at the West End of St. Pauls 1661. Christ saith Matth 5. 11 12. Blessed are you when Men despise you and persecute you and speak all manner of Evill of you for my Names Sake if they do it falsely rejoyce and be Glad you shall be well rewarded in the Kingdome of Heaven for so have they persecuted the Prophets that were before you Also Matth 11. 25 26. I thank thee O Father and Lord of Heaven and Earth that thou hast hid these things from the wife and prudent and hast revealed thou to Babes Yes Father for so it pleased thee The PREFACE To the Reader who loveth God 1. CHrist saith to Pilate My Kingdome is not of this world else would my servants fight for it John 18. 36. And to his Disciples he saith Behold I send you as Sheep amongst Wolves Mat 10. 16. To signifie that where Christ shall become manifest in a Man that Man MUST in this world be surrounded only with Enemies who without ceasing would root out and kill Christ 2. Which is the way of all true Christians for they must walk in this world among the Devills Thorns as now it is with the Name of the Author of that despised Book as also with his Person that Satan raiseth his stormy winds against the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and will not endure Christ in his Members as in this enimicitious Libell is to be seen how enraged Satan is and how abominably he slanders and reproacheth the Authour and how he sets himselfe as a Richter or Judge over Gods work and would suppresse and not it out 3. Dear Reader and Brother in Christ who lovest God though I am an Enemy from my heart to such accursed unworthy reproachfull contentious writings of controversie not accounting those divulged reproachfull writings contrary to Christian Love and Truth worthy any answer at all Yet for the Command sake and Love of my Lord Jesus Christ I would make an answer for their sakes who do not understand the Matter and have not read my little Book of True Repentance and Refignation as the way to Christ nor know my person and who only regard the respect and favour of the Primate and suppose he reproacheth me out of Christian zeal and doth it for the sake of God in respect of his Office or Ministry 4. As the most Part of them are thus lead astray to give him applause and think he doth right and that it is all true which he cryeth out on in the Pulpit seeing he makes use of Gods Name in it and thereby so cloaketh the Matter that Men can not see his fierce wrathfull Heart and appeals to his Office and Ministry then the simple people which know nothing of his dealing how maliciously he persecuteth me and dealeth quite contrary to his Office and never will examine me about it but condemneth what himself understandeth NOT therefore have I made an answer to try whether any will become seeing and go forth from reproaching the gift of God 5. And do here with testifie in the presence of God that I have answered out of no other intention then barely for the Love-sake of our Neighbour 6. And do admonish the Primate to consider better of me for he hath no Lyon to deal with but a Lamb of JESUS CHRIST or else he will find into whom he hath Pierced least the Sheep in the Spirit of Christ become a Lyon and the Sheep judge the Wolfe And this I 〈◊〉 heartily and faithfully Jacob Behme Here followeth the Title of the Libell Judicium GREGORII RICHTERI Ministri Ecclesiae Patriae Primarij Goerlicij De FANATICIS SUTORIS ENTHUSIASTICI Libris quorum Tituli sunt 1. Morgenröthe im Auffgang 2. Der weg Zu Christo. 3. Von Wahrer Busse Ad Avertendas finistras de Ministerio Goerlicensi Suspiciones Here followeth The Title of the Libell The Censure of GREGORY RICKTER Minister of The Church of GOERLITS And Primate Of that Countrey concerning the ENTHUSIASTICK SHOEMAKERS FANATICK Books The Titles whereof are 1. The Aurora 2. The Way to CHRIST 3. Of True Repentance For The Removing of the scandalous Suspitions touching the Ministry Of Goerlitz The Libell begins and sayes I. NEW manner of Speaking bringeth commonly New Errours along with it Answer 2. The Scripture saith Try all things hold that which is good 1 Thess 5. 21. Libell 3. So many Lines as there are so many Blasphemies against God are to be found in the Shoemakers Book which stinks abominably of Shoemakers Pitch and Blacking fy fy let this stink be far from us Answer 4. That little Book teacheth the way to Christ very earnestly and sincerely And that FIRST how a man should go forth from the wicked wayes of this world and enter into true Repentance and put on Christ in Faith and be new born in Christs Spirit and how he must be renewed in Mind and Thoughts and follow or imitate Christ 5. SECONDLY it teacheth of True Resignation how a Penitent Man must give up himself to God wholly and altogether and begin and finish all his works in divine Trust and Confidence and it signifieth moreover how the Devill layes Snares continually for the children of Christ that Man cannot otherwise go quite through those Snares then with prayer and true humility and how Christ himself brings them through with HIS power and preserveth them and how a Christian Man must be a Branch on the Vine Christ also eat his flesh and drink his bloud if he would be a Christian 6. And THIRDLY It teacheth very earnest penitent Prayers how the poor Soul must in Great Earnestnesse enter into Christs Merits Suffering Death and Resurrection and dayle dye away in Christs Death from the Evill Earthly will And how it must go to the Father through Christs wounds and bloud-shedding 7. And then FOURTHLY in the Dialogue or Conference between the Master and the Scholar concerning the Supersensuall Life is signified what our Eternall Fathers or Native Country is and how the Entrance into it is effected This Doctrine is the true Ground of the New Testament as Christ and the Apostles have taught us 8. But seeing the Libeller saith there are as many blasphemies against God in it as there are Lines in that Book it is manifest that he blasphemeth and reproacheth the Holy Spiri in that he calleth Repentance Prayer a blasphemy against God for the book treateth only of Repentance and of the New Birth 9. Dear Herr Richtender Kichter Sir thou Judging Judge where will you go out or