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A85173	A faithful discovery of a treacherous design of mystical Antichrist displaying Christs banners, but attempting to lay waste Scriptures, churches, Christ, faith, hope, &c. and establish paganism in England. Seasonably given in a letter to the faithful in and near to Beverley. Containing an examination of many doctrines of the people called Quakers in Yorkshire, together with a censure of their way, and several items concerning the designs of God, Satan, and men, in these things, recommended to the consideration of them who are in good earnest for Christ.	Pomroy, John.; Feake, Christopher, fl. 1645-1660.; Glisson, Paul.; Kellet, Joseph.	1653 (1653)	Wing F568; Thomason E699_13; ESTC R202092	45,783	67

things to be attended as Gods will and mind in Commands Prophecies Promises c. which are not known by any light of nature of which sort is the whole doctrine of Faith and Hope or the Gospel Which never entred into the heart of Man in the highest attainments of Nature to conceive neither can the natural man receive them neither can the prudence of man in the flesh be subject to or in amity with them but opposeth the hearing of Faith untill Gods outstretched Arm work faith accounting it Foolishnesse we being until Faith alienated and Enemies to God in our Minds reconciled onely by or in the body of the flesh of the man Christ Jesus who is God blessed for ever There is indeed a Law from Mount Sinai which is a repetition of that Law which was once written in mans heart which cannot but own what it could not so fully dictate If then that light in man was not sufficient to its proper end namely to direct and judg in matters of Morall Righteousnesse but it was necessary that the Law should enter on Mount Sinai as an exact rule that offences which before were not manifest might abound in the eyes of the Sinner how much lesse could that Law which brings the knowledge of sin and the curse justify and glorify Wherefore the Gospel or Law from Mount Sion the Law of Faith leads us in a Newway by the Mediatour who came to do what the Law on Mount Sinai or in mans heart could not do Rom. 8. 3. Hence is it that man naturally runs to Mount Sinai for righteousness and life in his personal obedience which these men put you upon and man so easily closeth with contrary to the Gospel which is not first known by seeing within but hearing tidings without Isa. 53. 1. Rom. 10. 14. Luke 24. 47. As for the nations that never heard or do not hear the Gospel and Scriptures we will not enter into Gods Secrets but this we are bold to say 1. That the knowledge or Faith of Christ justifyes and there is no other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved Act. 4. 12. 2. But we conceive not how Christ is preached out but by them who bring the word of God whose feet are beautiful Rom. 10. 14. 17. It is true that as the Sun described Psal. 19. doth from East to West proceed to enlighten the world so hath the Sun of righteousnesse whose Tabernacle is in the Heaven of the Church enlightned the Eastern Countryes which this Sun hath left in the dark though he now shines amongst us Thus is the word nigh us Christ in his Gospel comming to our doors and not leaving us to travel to Jerusalem as of old to hear the word of the Lord which yet is nigh to us though he be in heaven and we on earth by Faith ver. 8. 9. Ephes. 3. 17. 3. But yet if it should be evinced to us that the Gospell was preached in every creature yet it proveth not that it is so preached in every individual man woman and child as the Ministry of Paul in the same verse shall be needlesse or that it was so before the Incarnation of Christ when as this mystery was hidden from Ages and Generations v. 26. and was manifested by preaching as we read Tit. 1. 3. Compare this also with the sixt verse of the said 1 Col. As for this nation in which we live 1. It cannot be denyed but that in England the most have in their minds the history of the Scripture though they had not known it but for outward teaching 2. We know also that the Scripture-light which they have attained is not minded by them as the word of Christ which shall judge them which it were well they were more told of and did believe 3. We acknowledge that every unregenerate Man hath more power than he doth improve to obey light 4 It may not be rejected by us as unlikely That God by his Spirit which works by way of Remembrance may bring to mind words of Gospel-truth which a man hath read or heard without understanding or affection and thereby quicken and turn men without any actual reading or hearing Yet in such a case 1. It is the Spirit brings to God by Faith in Christ 2. And it is by Scripture light even the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets which once was read or heard else he could not know it 3. It is not Gods ordinary way who usually for divers ends which might be mentioned for the conversion of sinners makes use of his people and servants according to the standing appointments of the Kingdome of Christ Whereby you may see the aim of these Doctrines as mannaged by them is to hinder the Gospel pervert the faith and destroy at once all the good which ever was done or is like to be through the grace of God by a Godly Ministry Nay how this Tenet fighteth with their own practises who leave not men to the light in them but by words and papers industriously suggest to them their apprehensions And though they often quote the Scriptures Yet 1. it is but partially And 2. not as the ground of their Faith But 3. chiefly as a staff to beat others with or to shoot with them in their own bow But blessed is that people whose ears hear that Gospell which Peter preached Acts 10. even of Christ dying at Ierusalem for sinners and rising again for justification of all them who shall believe c. yea rather blessed are they who receive it in word and power also 1 Thes. 1. 5. and that not as the word of man though ministred by man but as it is indeed the word of God cha. 2. 13. And blessed are they to whom God sends his Servants as Paul to speak to them and watch over them for if by any meanes Satan can he will hinder the people of such a benefit as ver. 18. For they are to be esteemed highly 1. In love 2. For their works sake 3. Because they are overseers of them in the Lord 4. And do admonish them 1 Thes. 5. 12 13. 5. And it is but ingenuity to acknowledge such who addict themselves to the Ministry of the Saints by whom also their spirits are refreshed 1 Cor. 16. 28. But we shall proceed to enquire into that doctrine which saith The light in you which also enlighteneth every man that commeth into the world is Christ WHat then is become of the Person of the Mediatour the man Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2. 5. Heb. 7. 24. Mind how they do secretly withdraw you from eying his death resurrection intercession c. for us without us while they make that at best but a shadow of what is done in us So making the first and second Adam not to be two men but two things in every man Dear Friends doth nor the Scripture speak to Saints not every man when it saith Christ in you

the hope of Glory Col. 1. 27. and that it was a mystery hidden from ages and generations that when the Partition wall was broken down the Gentiles should be fellow-heires and that it was manifested now but only to the Saints to whom God would shew the riches of the glory of this Mystery Christ in you Collossians Gentiles Moreover Paul speaks of the Saints when he saith 2 Cor. 5. 26 27. We know no man after the flesh no not Christ which words after the flesh may be referred to know as well as to Man and then it will be thus much We know no man carnally or in the judgement of the flesh no not Christ Besides it is a most evidently sound interpretation We know no man as Jew or Gentile circumcised or uncircumcised bond or free or in any such carnall consideration to be advantaged or disadvantaged by it in order to salvation but as he is a new creature or not Nay though the Apostles have seen and known the Lord Jesus a Man a visible Shepheard an outward Teacher and instructer of them and they had looked on him as the Jews kinsman after the flesh and thought afterwards that the Jewes should onely have the benefit of his comming and that he would then have restored the Kingdome to Israel but now henceforth even since his Ascension and since our Faith in him we for our parts know him so no more but if any man be in Christ or of his Body he doth so know him as to become by this Knowledge and Faith a New Creature as also we read Ephes. 4. 20 21 22 23. But if any man contend to destroy our faith and sleight the person of our glorifyed Saviour for some of them say Christ without will do us no good let such a man know That the Body of Jesus Christ at Jerusalem was offered up to God for an Atonement once for all Heb. 10. 10. and that no man cometh to God but by Him He. 7. 24. 10. 19 that in this name onely is salvation and remission of sinnes to be preached Acts 10. 42. and that he that abideth not in this Doctrine is a Deceiver and Antichrist and may not be received into your houses 2 John 9. 10. nay that we are not ashamed of that Christ whom the Iewes slew and hanged on a Tree nor the foolishnesse of this preaching whereby he doth and shall save them that believe Far be it from us to think that Christ is equally God incarnate in that Sonne of Mary and in all Saints nay in the whole Creation as some say for how is his Flesh and Blood given for the life of the world taken and eaten by Faith and lived by exhibited in the Lords Supper for a memoriall from age to age untill He come How neer such come to trample on the blood of the Covenant as a Common thing Heb. 10. 29. we leave it to them with fear and trembling to examine In the mean time it is most freely confessed by us that God is the Father of Lights and lives Jam. 1. 17. Psalm 36. 9. natural and spirituall and that the Eternall word lightens every mans candle the spirit of man being the candle of the Lord Prov. 20. 27. whereby man sees the Eternal power and Godhead of God Rom. 1. 20. But nothing of the Mystery of the FATHER and CHRIST as Mediatour is seen but only by the children of God John 1. 13 14 John 16. 3. Matth. 11. 27. Col. 2. 2. Further they say This light before mentioned is Pure But how doth vain man justify what God condemns and would perswade us that Nature is not corrupted but that the soul is Pure and by its flesh commeth to be clogged and by ill examples pride and passion c. begetting or rather stirring up the like in others diverted from the rule of righteousnesse in the mind It s true if the eye were single the body would be full of light as when the bright shining of a Candle doth give thee light but as the case stands the Scripture that concludes all under sin concludes all under ignorance saying There is None that understandeth Their light in them is darknesse and they children of the Night for a dimme or bright candle makes not day and of darknesse yea darknesse it self Their wisedome is foolishnesse and the eyes of their understanding fast closed untill the spirit of wisdome and Revelation in the knowledge of Christ open them Ephes. 1. 17 18. Wherefore as the Disciples were clensed by the word of the Gospel which Christ had spoken to them Ioh. 15. 3. so we conclude that the unbelieving are blind and impure in their consciences Tit. 1. 15. which concludes directly that the light of or in conscience before faith is not pure Moreover they affirm that This light discovers every evill as it ariseth in the heart WE answer that the light which lightens every man that cometh into the world discovers not the greatest evill which is unbelief onely those sins which are against the Morall Law as Pride covetousnesse oppression c. which these cry out against but never against unbelief which is the condemning sin and doth bind the guilt of all transgressions on the back of a sinner Now as the evil it discovers is Legall so is the righteousnesse this light brings in these principles directly establishing the works of the Law But though the Law teach Sin-denyall yet its the Gospel teaches Self-denyall even to live out of our own righteousnesse though performed by the grace of Christ seeking peace and righteousnesse in and from him who dyed for us at Ierusalem who is now exalted to the Throne of the Heavenly Majesty from whence he sends the spirit of truth to convince the world of sin and we hope will convince some of these deluded ones because they believe not in HIM But concerning other evills we testify That when the Lord opened our eyes with his eye-salve we saw iniquity abounding like the sand on the Sea shore and yet grace superabounding We are not like to know how much we are beholding to our glorious Redeemer who hath borne them away though they are innumerable Psal. 40. 12. Who knoweth then O Lord the Errors of his life and his secret faults for though some may dare to say their hands are clean yet who can say his heart is clean which is deceitfull above all things who can know it Ier. 17. 9. though he watch its motions We intend not in all this to cherish the sluggishnesse and watchlessnesse of people but to shew to man the impossibility of re-entering Paradise by obedience the same way that he left it by disobedience or that by any lesse light than of the Sun we can discover those secret sinnes especially unbelief which are not discoverable by the Candle-light of conscience as it comes into the world Yet further they boldly conclude that Power

the Will of the Lord who ordereth the Plenty and Poverty increase and diminishing high and low estate of Persons and Nations Psal. 107. 36. to the end We desire it may be considered that besides the generall interest which the Sonnes of Adam have in the good creatures which was lost in the first Adam and repaired in the second during the day of Patience we say besides that there is a particular interest or propriety in the Creatures whereby one man may say this is mine and not thine which may be considered as diversly obtained 1. By the general distribution of the earth to the Fathers of the Nations For when the whole Earth was of one language and dwelt in the plain of Shinar their proud design of building Babel provoked the Lord to confound their languages in the daies of Peleg Then were they scattered upon the face of the earth and then did the most High divide unto the Nations their inheritance and the people of one language that sat down in any Countrey not yet inhabited according to the Providence of God setting the bounds of their habitati n took it for their inheritance and while there was room enough fed their cattel at large and removed their heards and flocks to fr sh feeding what wells they digged were their own each family removing together and planting together in the Cities which they builded The Elders of families being the chief rulers and the children of their Servants became also their servants Yet where others had planted they had leave also of the Inhabitants to sojourn with them and if they desired a piece of ground they did use to buy it of them Hitherto we may refer Israels title to the Land of the Canaanites because it was given them 430. years before they did inherit it yet after a peculiar and unparalleld manner to Abraham their Father because the children of Canaan that Servant of Servants were a wicked people and because it pleased the Lord to choose Israel for his inheritance Yet here did the Lord provide that each Tribe had their part by lot which did descend to their posterity by inheritance 2. Which is the second considerable in the obtaining of Propriety Children are surviving parts of their parents and have a true right to their Fathers inheritance by the Law of God Nature and Nations And though it may seem not so consonant to reason to make such wide differences in dividing inheritances among many Brethren as some do use yet it was the Law in Israel that the eldest Sonne should have a double portion to his brethren which by the appointment of God most just did perpetuate propriety and that in a way of inequality one having more than another And not onely so but for the preserving each private Interest the Lord commanded solemne curses to be pronounced against him that should remove his neighbours Land mark 3. But a private interest in worldly goods is also had by purchase which is an exchange of things equally valuable in lieu of each other 4. Also by the Victorious Issue of Lawfull Warre when nations offer injuries and violence to their neighbours reparation may be sought in Warre and the wrong-doers refusing to give satisfaction forfeit what they have to the Law of Iustice to make Reparation for the dammage But however propiety may be had it may not be violated no not by the desire of one after his neighbours house wise Servants Ox Asse or any thing that is his Exodus 20 17. Surely he that hath more of worldly goods than his Neighbours if his heart be prepared to serve his God and his generation hath an advantage to honour God probably more than ten men were that estate shared among them though they had like noble spirits But we think it needlesse to adde yet more in this matter saving that the Experiences of other Countreys give us warning of tumultuous attempts from this Generation But if it be disclaimed that any such thing is intended or desired of the crooked selfish proud griping injurious neration which we live among as the casting up each ones propriety in what they have under pretence of submitting them with the lowest of the people to serve the publ que which is a bait for the sonnes of disorder and violence if the preservation of each ones rightfull Possession by Law and Magistracy in way of force be taken away and that this be onely aimed at namely that they who are of the houshold Faith do as in the primitive times enjoy all things in common Our answer is That as for the practise of the Churches of Judaea Act. 2. their love did rise high at the first prevailing of the Gospell and propriety was cast up by no law or perswasion but that of Love as may be seen Acts 5. 4. But that is not all surely the Holy Ghost foresaw that shortly no man should have the benefit of house and lands becausé the Romans should come to take away their place and Nation But it is cleer by Scripture-evidence that there was richer and poorer among the Churches of the Gentiles but the rich were charged to be rich in good works and the poor to work for their own bread As for the giving one Coat of two to him that hath none binds you not to give your coats to any beggar that first coms but the Lord Jesus hath left his people to the prudence of his Spirit in them and discretion to see the time when to give and out of their abundance to supply anothers conveniency and out of their conveniency anothers necessity and out of their necessaries anothers extremity There are certain other commands which are to be obeyed in their time with prudence For our selves we are not ignorant how our souls were carried after the Lord in the day of espousalls to give up all into his hands Soul Body Estate Credit Relations c. resolving to hold nothing but under his favour who gave us them to have and hold by a new tenure abiding his pleasure to whom we hope we shall never deny whatsoever he calls for in the manifest junctures of his word Providences and his Spirit in our hearts who may sometimes make an extraordinary case and call us as once Abraham Gen. 12. to leave his Fathers house and friends to try us as that young man who boasts of his obedientiall heart Mat. 19. Finally they say That God is now come to redeem his people from all outward Teachers and teach them himself and for proof this Prophecy they bring 1 John 2. 26. Jer. 31. 31. Isa. 54. 13. Joh. 6. 45. Heb. 8. 11. Ezek. 34. 11 12. Jer. 23. 23. COncerning Teachers Order and Church administrations we have written what may be here seasonably remembred withall declaring that we know not any prophecy in all the Scriptures that doth foresignify the taking away of all outward Pastors and Teachers until

check chide and call home the wandrings of his people to make his grace exceeding glorious Thirdly Neverthelesse though we are tyed to all Means yet hath the Lord tyed himself to none so as that he may not in his Soveraignty withhold mercy untill his own time But if power alway go with light what shall we think of Paul who found the Law of his Members warring and leading him captive against his Will though he gave up himself to the Law of his inward man Rom. 7. 14. unto the end Surely the topstone of the whole frame of Spiritual graces and privileges is not laid untill the resurrection and second coming of Jesus Christ which is cleared in the Scriptures calling it our Adoption as it was written of Christ and of the day of his resurrection Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee also making our Life to be hidden untill then stating the life of a Christian now to be in Faith and hope which looks beyond death and charactering a true Saint by his waiting looking for and loving the appearing of Christ Heb. 10. 37 38. 1 Thess. 1. 10. Heb. 9. 28. Blessed are they who are the children of God by Faith in Christ Jesus though all their life time they be found groaning under the burden of sin buffetings of Satan and are in heavinesse if need be through various Temptations which are to make them vile and little in their own eyes knowing what maketh them to differ And that Jesus might perfect his strength in their weaknesse and his Grace in their guiltinesse And might trie their faith which shall be found unto praise and glory at the appearing of Christ the hope of which is as an Anchor to their souls which Saves them from sinking under their pressures and perishing in their stormes Then shall they that now die not having received the Promises which are sure to all the seed receive them and the Crown of righteousnesse at that day who fight the good fight finish their course and keep the faith This putteth not the day of the Lord far from us as some charge us no more than did Abraham Isaac and Jacob who saw the Promises a farre off and because they apprehended themselves not likely to inherit them in this life on earth therefore they confessed themselves Pilgrims and strangers whose portion was not in this life Heb. 11. 16. Neverthelesse as we look for compleat victory over all and the last of enemies Death at the resurrection so we are to hasten to it 2 Pet. 3. 12. in all holy conversations and godlinesses if by any means we might attain unto the resurrection Phil. 3. 10 11. by being as like Christ as may be who in that he died he died unto sin and the world and in that he liveth he liveth unto God though for the changing our vile corruptible mortal natural bodies like unto his glorified body the Apostle looked not for it nor his Crown until the coming of Christ Phil. 3. 21. But that we may take the foxes and the little foxes that spoil our vines which began to have tender grapes let 's yet make search and see how for the driving on the great design of overthrowing the Gospel as administred by Man and weakning the Authority of the holy Scriptures they seek to perswade all Men that that light in them is the Gospel and the sure Word of Prophecy to which they would do well to take heed until the day dawn and the day-star arise in their hearts It may be the Accuser of the Brethren will say we are zealous in our own cause though our Consciences tell us we ought to be angry yet without sinne when we see the way of life stopped up from the children of men which we doubt not to demonstrate to the seeing eye in reference to the Gospel it self and its ministration First then to manifest that this assertion puts men quite beside the way of Salvation We pray you to consider that if it be not the voice of the Gospel but of the Law mans heart who hath no more light than the eternal Word enlightens him with as every one that cometh into the world then who so bids him seek righteousness peace and life in attendance and obedience thereto puts man beside the way of life Rom. 9. 32. Rom. 4. 5 14. Gal. 2. 16 21. But that it is the voice of the Law and not the Gospel hath been proved before by sundry couched Arguments as that Scripture and experience makes the moral Law the Counterpane of the Law ingraven in every mans Conscience Also that Man naturally establisheth his own self-righteousnesse which is of the Law Beside the book of Natural Conscience is the Creation and Providence which administer in themselves to the discursive faculty the knowledge of the Godhead as binding Man to glorifie God as God not as Father Saviour or Redeemer Should we here grant that he that walks up to the Law or light of Nature shall have the light of Grace or Gospel revealed to him although we never read nor knew the Gospel bestowed on any Person or People upon that account or the Spirit received by the works of the Law yet we do more than doubt whether ever there stood before the throne of Glory or shall any such who without Gospel-light and grace did obey the Law please God or rightly approach unto him for we know that faith in Jesus as dying for us and rising for our justification is the first stone in the spiritual building and the Fountain of Love Man loving God because he is first beloved of God without which mans specious works most upright worships are abhominations threapt on the Lord Wherefore the Lord builds not on the first Adams foundations or Covenant of works on which the higher man builds the more losse he suffers when he is brought to Christ but layes a Foundation in Sion even Christ in the Law of Faith or Covenant of Grace and thereupon builds all things new Secondly Moreover we add that if this Position take away the true and proper ministration of the Gospel it must needs shut up the Kingdom of God from Men For what are good tidings if they be not told But to the best of our understandings by this Assertion is the ministration of the Gospel taken away For we do not know that ever the gospel was published or promised to be made known without the ministration of man or without hearing But rather as Jesus Christ said I am with you in teaching to the end of the world so intended he teaching to be to the end also it was the Apostles care that the truth might be committed from one to another from age to age 2 Tim. 2 2. likewise the promise is Isa. 59. the last verse that the Word should not depart from the mouth of Jesus Christ and his seed and his seeds seed for ever and that the

scope of the place and other Scriptures of the like Argument 4. The Scripture was given for doctrine reproof correction instruction which is the foundation of a variety discourse from any Scripture Method is prudential and variable according to occasion Study or meditation is duty and blessed which should in a Teacher expresse it self as in a workman that needs not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth by explication giving each word its due and by application each their portion As for Learning it is but subservient to the understanding the Letter of the Scriptures gives a more distinct utterance helps to significant words and is an advantage that equalls them to their Adversaries armed with learning against the truth But some contend against learning because they know it not as for these people we suppose had they learning as their Leaders and Abbettors beyond the Seas and in England did so would they use it to the utmost against what they oppose There be many railing and impertinent applications of Scriptures made by them which every one may see into that hath not darknesse on his right eye and we shall not mention onely remembring it s not any person or circumstance so much that is aimed at as the Ministry it self or all outward Teachers in which Argument they discover more Envy Pride Passion than in any other But be assured if the Magistrates had not a material sword as the Ministers have not their language would light as heavy on their heads and more than so In all this we plead not for the ignorant ungodly persecuting men called Ministers but do sadly bewail that after all the Petitions from the Nation Declarations of the State and Proposalls from the wise hearted there is yet any thing hinders the doing of something to purpose to withdraw the Publick incouragement from the corrupt Ministry with whom God hath a controversie Concerning that they say God is now comming to redeem his People from all their Teachers and teach them himself● We do declare our apprehensions of such approaching desolation on many things which are in high esteem among men that should they be spoken would make many ears to tingle But God will provide for the houshold of faith and send them Pastors after his own heart untill the new Jerusalem come down from Heaven which these pretend to but know not But as God is about a great and strange work so is Satan who now comes with all deceivablenesse in the Mystery of Iniquity which answers line for line with the Mystery of Godlinesse in bringing in a false Christ and false Kingdome consisting in a Righteousnesse peace and joy all false witnesse the lying Prophets strange wonders strong delusions religious Prophanenesse found amongst us in England triumphing in the abolishing of Good and evil Heaven and Hell and the transcendent speculations concerning God incarnate in all things Apparitions voices trances of and to persons manifestly deluded and bewitched with the spirit of lies Touching their seeming Mortification we advertise you that who so diligently apply themselves to the Law as they rightly advise if righteousnesse were to be sought by the Law such may find by minding their light and standing on their watch a great measure not onely of Mastery over outward Actions but a nipping of the root of evill for a season And how farr Imagination may work when the mind is wholly subjected to it and composed to a contemplative sequestration from all outward objects is partly known to them who by nature or custome are addicted to Melancholy But how far the jealous God may give up over-credulous and unbelieving Minds to sink into these deeps of strange delusions must be left to him who is just yet unsearchable in his waies yet hath given us to know what should be in the last daies Now as there hath been a black and long Parenthesis or dark space in the daies of the Apostacy or back-fliding from Primitive Purity in doctrine and Discipline and according to the Scriptures we are admonished of a happy and peaceable state of all the children of Sion after the Destruction of Babylon the Lords own cannot but rejoice in the remembrance of the Dayes of the Son of man hoping the return of them which they desired to see so long but have not seen Now being in some forwardnesse through the Judgements of God begun in the Nations they are supposing the time is now come upon which the Deceiver takes his advantage saying Lo here and lo there and when he saw that bare forms would not satisfy the children of the Kingdome he addressed himself in a more glorious and taking way saying Now are the daies of the Son of man Now hath Christ sent forth his Disciples as of old the twelve Apostles and 70 disciples without Staff Scrip or money c. See here be miracles there be multitudes flocking in Here 's the great Power of the Holy Ghost there are men falling down and saying God is among you Here is the spirit poured on the hand-maides and there upon the children But we have learned that if an Angell from Heaven bring us another Gospel Christ or Spirit let him be accursed We consider that as evill Angells suggest evil so do Angells of light good motions now Satan transformed into an Angel of Light which is an Embleme of knowledge righteousnesse innocency peace meeknesse is suggesting and helping on good motions and fair compliances with rules of right to an ill end Wherefore 1. Go not after them nor follow them lest you put your selves from under Gods protection if they come to you it is safer 2. Hold fast to the Authority of the Scriptures 3. Exercise Faith much on Jesus Christ the Mediatour 4. Have and hold a form of sound words that cannot be condemned 2 Tim. 1. 13 Tit. 2. 8. A better form of words cannot be than the words of the Wisdome of the Spirit in the Scriptures 5. Take heed of judging ordinances as unnecessary or indifferent things yet let your souls wait on God in them else if you be beguiled of the Marrow you 'l be easily perswaded to throw away the Bone 6. Give diligence to more entire communion among your selves Two are better than one 7. Whatever is offered to you from Scripture do not only examine the truth of the Doctrine but also whether it be the true meaning of that Scripture 8. Discourse not with these People about circumstances but first enquire whether you agree in the main things the Scriptures Christ Faith Resurrection of the body c. 9. Remember that if your hearts be established with Faith and in the Love of God in Christ you shall not be as little children tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine 10. Consider also the End of this Generation in Germany and in many places of England We shall conclude pointing you to some serious thoughts concerning the Doctrines and practises of these people which