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A67230 The antiquity of the Quakers proved out of the Scriptures of truth published in love to the papists, Protestants, Presbyterians, Independents, & Anabaptists : with a salutation of pure love to all the tender hearted Welsh-men but more especially to Flint-shire, Denbigh-shire, Carenarvon-shire, and Anglesea / by Thomas Wynne. Wynne, Thomas. 1677 (1677) Wing W3782; ESTC R26413 13,761 24

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Writings one of them said 1 John 2.27 We have an Anointing in us and we need not any man teach us but as the same Anointing teacheth us But in contradiction to him you will not trust that Anointing in you to teach you but hire Men without you who do not teach from that Anointing within but what they have scraped from Books and Histories without them In the ancient Quakers Writings you may find a Proclaimation made to all People Isa 55.1 thus Ho every one that thirsteth come buy Wine and milk without money and without Price And in another place in the ancient Quakers Writings thus The Spirit saith Come and the Bride saith Come and let him that is athirst Come and take of the Water of Life freely Rev. 22.17 21.6 And if you will read the present Quakers Writings you may see that they are of the same Mind but each of you in contradiction to both ancient and present Quakers will not allow of your pretended Milk Honey nor Wine without Money or Price and have got Laws made that if any will not give you your Price for your Ware you will sue them at Law and recover treble Dammage and put their Bodies in Prison until Death and drive away their Cows Oxen Horses Swine Pigs Geese Beds and Blankets and their Wearing Apparel not leaving a Skellet to boyl poor Children Meat nor a Bed to lie on Oh! how diametrically opposite are you all to the ancient and present Christian-Quakers who Gave all and now do freely Give without Money or Price but you have Money and Price not only of them that willingly give you Money for that which is not Bread but of them also who have Bread of Life freely given them and have no Want And now you might say the present Quakers were Phanaticks and mad-men indeed if they should forsake the Fountain of Living Waters and the Bread of Life that 's given them freely and come to you and give you Money for that which is no bread Oh you Priests of all sorts I beseech you for Christ's sake do not run thus headlong to Destruction and draw the poor blind People after you it would be far better for you to accept of the Bread and Water of Life freely without Money or without Price For what Profit will it be to you as Christ the Head of the Quakers said to pull down your old Barns and build new and fill them with ill-gotten Treasures when you know not but this Night God may require your Souls of you The ancient Quakers Writings viz. the Scriptures of Truth Mich. 3.11 are very full of Testimonies to this purpose Isa 56.11 sharply reproving all such as in their day did preach for Hire Jer. 5.30 31. and divine for Money Ezek. 13. and 34.2 3. and were for the Fleece and Wool and made a Prey on the People and Merchandize of their Souls And in the latter-end of the ancient Quakers Writings one of them named John in his Revelations speaks of a time coming that no man would buy their Merchandize any more The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who is the Head of both the ancient and present Quakers Prophets Apostles and Children of the Most High at this day hasten that day that all people may come and take of the Water of Life freely for the Spirit and the Bride the Lamb's Wife at this day invites all to come freely without Money and without Price Revel 22.17 And it 's said unto all that do come even as it was said to the Church in the Canticles Cant. 5.1 I am come down into my Garden my Sister my Spouse I have gathered my Myrh with my Spices I have eaten my Honey with my Honey-Comb I have drunk my Wine with my Milk Eat oh Friends drink yea drink abundantly O Beloved Oh! blessed State Oh! happy Estate is this to witness and experience Christ Jesus his great Love unto us who is now come down unto us and hath made us of so near Relation to him as Sister and Spouse and doth give freely the Bread of Life even the hidden Manna and the Water of Life and sayes unto us and unto all that will come Take of it freely yea eat oh Friends yea drink abundantly O beloved Rev. 2.17 And now the Visitation and Invitation is to you both Papists Protestants Presbyterians Independents and Anabaptists both Priest and People to come and take of the Waters of Life freely and lay out your Money no more for that which is no Bread nor make a Trade no longer of the ancient Quakers Writings but believe and obey the ancient and present Quakers Principle the Glorious Light which shineth in the Darkness but the Darkness comprehendeth it not and that will bring you to be of one Heart and one Mind and one Soul and to serve God with one consent and then you will know your Teacher in you which Christ promised and said could not be removed into a Corner which is the Anointing in you which the Apostle said there was no need of any other Teacher for all other Teachers may be removed into a Corner and therefore as you prize the welfare of your Immortal Souls Cease from Man and Man's Teaching although he may transform himself so like Truth that he might d●ceive the Elect if it were possible and own and believe the Light the Anointing in you for you need not any Man teach you but as the Anointing in you teacheth you which is Truth and no Lye for it 's a measure of the Light of Christ God's Anointed Objection But do not you teach your selves and allow some Teachers among you Answer It 's true we do allow the Children of the Light to declare to people what God hath done for their Souls as the same blessed Anointing in them teacheth and directeth them so we may say as the Apostles said What our Ears have heard and what our Eyes have seen and our Hands handled of the Word of Life that we declare according to the blessed Experience God hath given us which Teaching only can edifie the Hearers And that 's the Reason that sometimes we sit silent in Meetings without any Word waiting diligently in quietness with reverent Attention hearkening with the inward Ear of our Mind for the Voice of our Beloved Christ Jesus the Anointing in us to teach us and if any do teach from this Anointing Christ Jesus we own it and have Unity with it although we own the Teaching enjoyed by waiting in silence to be before and beyond any man's teaching although he teach immediately from the Anointing in him for that 's but at second hand to the Hearers but what we are taught by the Anointing every one in his own particular is at first hand he that hath an Ear to hear let him hear and we may say as the Church in Canticles said Cant. 5.2 It 's the Voice of my Beloved that knocks saying Open to me my Sister my