Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	hand_n	time_n	10,245	5	3.4280	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06484	Truth's pursuit after falshood, or, Certain untruths made manifest that was lately published in the news-book bearing date April 18. 1664. and those false aspersions cast upon an innocent people (called Quakers) truly testified against, and the truth witnessed unto, for the better information of all people, and the satisfaction of all that are sober-minded. Also, it may serve for a word of caution and good advice to all those of what degree or quality soever they be, that hath or may have any hand in persecuting an innocent people for their conscience sake. By a lover of truth and uprightness, but a hater of lying and falshood, William Warwick.	Warwick, William.	1664 (1664)	Wing W1011; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 4152.f.20[1]; ESTC R13438	8,033	9

Chosen Inheritance and the People in whom he hath placed his Name and made his Power known but the hope of the hippocrite shall perish and the expectation of the ungodly shall utterly fail Further the intelligencer or rather foul informer saith it is past that time of day with us now to discover the danger of schismatical meetings yet concerning their wayes and practices a word perhaps of Information may not be amiss Answer That Information which is contrary to Truth must needs be amiss and he would have come off with more credit if he had told of some news far remote and saved his labour as to this which may so easily be disproved and it is but reasonable and equal that first he should have proved the Quakers meetings to have been schismatical by the Scriptures before he had concluded them so to be or at least wise have procured some of his pious Clergy or dignified Bishops as he calls them to have come to our meetings and openly in the audience of the people by righteous reason and sound Arguments grounded upon the holy Scriptures of Truth convinced us that the way we walk in is error and that the way and practice they walk and are sound in is Apostolical and according to the Scripture then people would have believed them otherwise will not people be ready to say they are lazy and idle shepherds and conclude that they have not Truth on their side notwithstanding their Spiritual Courts Carnal Laws and Carnal Weapons by which they would force and compel people to come to their Church and bow and conform to their worship when as yet they have not con●inced them that it is the way that God would have them worship in and so it being contrary to their saith they would force them to be Hypocrites for Whatsoever is not of faith is sin Therefore consider this all you that would force people to conform to your worship contrary to the perswasion of the Spirit of God in their hearts and consciences and be well advised what you do for the Lord hath opened the eyes of many people and you can never being them into blindness again and though you build your nests on high and say in your hearts you have the strength and power of the three Kingdoms on your side and so trust in the Arm of flesh and so forget the Lord and his dealings with you and your Fathers in the years that are past It may be worth your serious consideration to consider what was the ground or cause of the Lords giving of you into the hands of your enemies then and leaving you as it were without hope of ever enjoying such a day as he hath miraculously given you again and once more entrusted you withal and now search and try your wayes and see whether the same ground and Gause that caused the anger of the Lord to be kindled against you and your Fathers then be not sound amongst you now and if upon diligent search you find it so to be what reason can you produce to your selves that the same effect will not follow For the Lord is just in all his wayes and righteous in all his doings and now count me not your enemy for telling you the truth But hearken unto the witness of God in your own hearts which condemns you in secret for your evil deeds for that will deal plainly with you and testifie to the truth of these things for in Gods holy sear I declare that I write not these things out of any enmity to the Persons or person of any of you but in tender bowels of love that if happily any of you may hearken and consider and turn unto the Lord before your day be turned into night and the patience and long suffering of the Lord come to an end as to you-ward and the houre of your visitation be wholly over surely the time hastens whither you hear or forbear I am clear and remember that you were once more warned And further the Intelligencer saith At the Bull and Mouth in St Martins near Aldersgate a spacious building and the common meeting place of the Quakers there are first 2 schools where the Children are taught by Catechisms express that the Ceremonies of the Church of England are Idolatrous and the Ministers Antichristian there are likewise under the same roof a Book-seller a Book-binder both Quakers whose business it is to provide and fit up seditious Pamphlets to disperse at their meetings medling with no other but what are against the Government as may appear by divers pestilent Libels that have been lately seized in several quarters of the house and from the same place and person Books of that quality have been taken no less then five times in the space of a fortnight Answer As for the Catechism that he seems to be so much offended at the Author thereof hath proved by the Scriptures of Truth the things therein asserted which is more then Roger Lestrange hath done or any of the Bishops or Clergy so call'd as to prove by the holy Scriptures the Quakers meetings to be schismatical their Books to be seditious pamphlets pestilent libels before he had so represented them to the Nation neither he nor the Bishops and Ministers of the Church of England would willingly be so represented themselves without any further proof then a bare affirmation ye● if any one should call them Antichristian they would not be pleased though they are found walking contrary to the cōmand of Christ who said unto the true Christian● as ye would that men should do unto you so do ye unto them did Roger Lestrange do so when he took away my books 5 times in less then the space of 14 dayes as he confesses they were taken away he had as much more cause to be asham'd in the taking of them away as to be ashamed to confess who took them away for he that discovers theft ought also as much as in him lies to discover the theef and do such as persecute for Religion do as they would be done by would they have their goods spoyled would they be separated from their Wises and tender Children and from their honest and lawful imployment by which they provide for their Families and are serviceable in their generation would they be thrust into noysom prisons and stinking Dungeous and there endure a stifling and a languishing Martyrdom as thany hath done whose innocent blood cries for vengeance as righteous Abels did would they be banished out of their native Country would they be proceeded against as felons and to be put to death without mercy and for no other cause but for doing that which they are perswaded by the spirit of God in their hearts and consciences they ought to do and if they should not do it they should sin against the Lord or on the other hand for refusing to do that which by the same holy Spirit of God they are perswaded they ought

not to do and if they do it they should therein also sin against the Lord. And now you who would be called Christians would you be so done unto and for no other cause but as afore mentioned let Gods witnesse speak in your hearts and it will answer no then remember Christs words it s no vain repetition as yee would that men should do unto you so do you unto them and if any man say that he loves God and keeps not his Commandements he is a lyer and again if ye love me keep my Commandements saith Christ Jesus so try your selves and see what spirit you are on for if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his then far from being a true Christian for the Spirit of Christ never persecuted any but was persecuted in all Ages and Generations neither came he to destroy mens lives but to save them therefore let none deceive themselves with a name or profession of Christianity only for except men and women be born again and so become new creatures there will be no entrance into Gods Kingdome but their place will be with the goats on the left hand and sad will be their sentence And as for our medling with no other books but such as are against the Government it is utterly false and the lye return'd upon his own head that published it for we meddle with none such but our books are well known unto thousands that they are not against the Government but against all unrighteousness where ever it is whether in Kings Rulers Priest or people and this is not contrary but agreeable to the Scriptures of Truth as it is written thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart nor suffer sin to lie upon him have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them and for this cause was Christ Jesus hated of the world because he testified against them that their deeds were evil and so are and have been his followers in all ages and herein is the Scripture fulfilled they that will live godly shall suffer persecution and saith Christ Jesus Marvel not if the world hate you it hated me before you the servant is not greater then his Lord and if they have done so to the green tree what will they do to the dry And as for his calling those books which he took from the Bull and mouth pestilent Libels it is the proper name of his own lying phamphlet and most sutable to the nature and quality thereof as every sober and impartial reader may easily judge for the tendency of a great part of his phamphlet is to misrepresent an innocent people unto the King Parliament and the whole Nation as Haman did the Lords people unto Ahasuerus there is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the Provinces of thy Kingdome and their lawes are divers from all people neither keep they the Kings lawes Therefore it s not for the Kings profit to suffer them if it please the King l●t it be written that they may be destroyed Est ● 8.9 And does not Roger Le-strange what in him lyes seek to render the Lords people so now by calling their books pestilent libels and against the government so endeavours what he can to paralel wicked Haman and to stir up the spirit of persecution that the innocent may be destroyed and is not the spirit of persecution both pestilent infectious and destructive to men Countries and whole Nations as may be seen more at large in a book called A special Warrant for the apprehending of the Spirit of persecution and is not the spirit that is now in this man one and the self same with that in Haman or are his hopes now more fair or his exspectation more strong then Hamans was then when the Letters were sealed with the Kings ring and sent by posts into all the Kings provinces to destroy to kill and to cause to perish all Jews both young and old little children and women in one day and did not the Lord deliver then and is not he as able to deliver now and did not the just hand and judgement of the Lord overtake Haman then and will he clear the guilty now surely nay if ye are sound in the same spirit whoever you are though high and exalted and think your selves secure yet the hand of the Lord will finde you out and his just judgements will overtake you and sweep you away as with the besom of destruction except you speedily repent then shall you remember with sorrow and anguish and confess to the truth of what is here written for the day is at hand wherein the mournful people of the Lord who now are made willing to give their backs to the smiters and their cheeks to them that plucks off the haire shall sing for joy of heart when their persecutors shall howl for vexation of spirit so having cleard my conscience in this matter though some may be offended at my plainesse and because I have told them the truth and for this my testimony may yet be the more hated by such as have eyes and see not ears and hear not and hearts and understand not the things that belongs to their everlasting peace yet my reward I feel with the Lord and am well contented with my portion and rests in the will of God and in perfect love and good will towards all men who am known by the name of William Warwick POSTSCRIPT Whereas it is said in the news book which was given forth in this Moneth called April upon the fourth day of the said Moneth upon the day called Monday That two Quakers were employed from Leeds upon the twelfth day of October to give notice that the Yorkshire forces would be up that night That there was a meeting according to appointment in Kirby Stephen Pa●rish c. But this is a great mistake a false thing concerning the people called Quakers for several credible persons went to the Justices and queried of them why they did offer to send such a thing up to London which its like would come forth in the News-book which would be a great prejudice and hurt to this people who were innocent the Justices answer was that their Intelligence was from two men that looked sober and only one person would not be perswaded but he would put them in Quakers who had some malice against them and so the Justices reported it was through that mans doings and he would not be perswaded otherwise And the evidence in the Court before judge Twisden and judge Turner at the Assize at Appleby was as followeth viz. That 2 young men that were strangers came and gave intelligence to Captain Atkinson They asked what they were and the evidence said he knew not they were sober men Now one person caused them to be put in Quakers and so when some had laid before the justices how it was wrong how they had wronged those people And the justices said that one person amongst them would have it to be so and so put it off themselves which the judges knows what the evidence was that was given in open Court So in civility and according to Equity this ought to be amended and corrected in the next News-book For the discourse about it that the aforesaid persons had with the justices was after the thing was drawn up to be sent to the King and the person that did it was not present when the rest of the justices were spoken to about it And so its good to remove that calumny and slander off of the said people which is cast upon them throughout the Nation for it is but reason equity so to do for a testimony was given in the face of a Country and so it is known and the correcting such things renders the publisher prudent If any will not believe this testimony desire them to go to the said Judge for further testimony Further And whereas he saith and declares once for all in his news published the day called thursday April 21. 1664. as to endevour to make any people ridiculous and would fain cover his malice with this cloak that labors to make the Government odious to the people and further saith he resolves to follow the same course till authority stop his hand which clearly doth demonstrate that it is his own act and therein himself abuses Authority by doing that which Authority as his own words imply hath just cause to put a stop unto or else he must conclude that Authority may do that which is in it self unjust let these things be weighed and considered in Gods fear for they are of concernment He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just both they are an abomination unto the Lord. The End

TRVTH's Pursuit after FALSHOOD OR Certain untruths made manifest that was lately published in the News-book bearing date April 18. 1664. and those false Aspersions cast upon an Innocent People called Quakers truly testified against and the truth witnessed unto for the better Information of all People and the Satisfaction of all that are sober-minded ALSO It may serve for a word of caution and good advice to all those of what Degree or Quality soever they be that hath or may have any hand in persecuting an Innocent people for their Conscience sake By a Lover of Truth and uprightness but a Hater of Lying and Falshood William Warwick LONDON Printed for the Author 1664. Truth 's Pursuit after Falshood WHoever thou art or of what degree quality or place thou may be in in this world into whose view this little Paper may come let prejudice be laid aside and in Gods fear let it b●●ead and let that which is just and equal that never did nor will deceive any even Gods Witness in thy heart and conscience be Judge in this Matter I having seen and read the News-book published the Munday 18 of April so called 1664. could not but be grieved in my spirit to see the audaciousness and impudency of the Publisher thereof who by insinuating and lying would incense both Rulers Magistrates and People against an innocent and peaceable people who in scorn are called Quakers who are well known to be a people that seeks the good welfare and prosperity of the souls and bodies of all men and are found walking in the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles who said Love your enemies and follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. And now friends and people into whose hand this may come the everlasting God of Compassions having so far manifested his love unto my soul as to make known his living and unchangeable truth unto me from all the deceivable wayes and changeable Worships which are in the World and not only so but hath also inclined my heart to walk therein unto his holy name be the praise and glory over all for ever And having thus tasted of the love of God and many a time been overcome therewith even to the begetting of love again in my heart unto the Lord and unto his truth which lives in my heart and is become more dear unto me then all things beside it I judge it to be no less then my duty according to my measure and the ability that God hath given me to bear my testimony for the Lord at this time as my being concerned therein and represented unto the Nation as a person that makes it my business to provide fit up and disperse seditious Pamphlets and I can truly say in the fear of God it is not out of any ambition or desire that I have to appear in print or any self seeking or self end whatsoever but simply and nakedly that the truth may be cleared from those false and scandalous aspersions which this Enemy of Godliness hath cast upon it and for the better information of those that desires to know the truth of this Matter I shall not much meddle with those whom the scoffing seed of Ishmael calls Hobby-horses or others wherein the truth is not so much concerned but leave them to answer for themselves And first of all the Intelligencer is pleased to signifie the fair hope and expectation he hath that somewhat will be done ere long for the suppressing of Conventicles the necessity whereof saith he discovers it self dayly for it is not now enough for the Phanatiques to have their private Meetings in corners and to enjoy them with all freedom and impunitie unless they may triumph over Authority in the open streets Answer Now Cains nature is made manifest who was the first persecutor for Religion and the Wolfs teeth begins to appear under the sheeps cloashing notwithstanding the sinceth words and soft out-side yet will bire fore when it hath opportunity And as for Conventicles the Meetings of the people of God scornfully called Quakers cannot truly be called such for their Meetings are publick and their doors stands open that all that comes may both hear and see what is spoken or done Surely this zealot for the Church of England had forgotten when he writ this Intelligence what his Godsather and Godmother so called did promise and vow in his name viz. that he should forsake the Devil and all his works and is not Lying the work of the Devil and doth he not lye when he saith It is not now enough for the Phanatiques as he calls them to have their private Meetings and to enjoy them with all freedom and impunity unless they may triumph over Authority in the open streets To prove this to be a Lye we need not go far for evidence Let the Goals and Prisons throughout this Nation testifie how many innocent persons are at this very time sufferers therein for no other cause but meeting together in Gods fear to wait upon him and many thousands in and about this great City of London are eye-witnesses how we have been and are with Staves and Holberds kept out of our own hired houses and meeting-places and so many times have been necessitated to meet in the street and this he calls triumphing over Authority and all that have any true knowledge of our practice principle or doctrine can bear us witness that the tendency thereof hath not been to triumph over Authority or to the countenancing or encouraging of any in the least so to do or to oppose resist or rebell against those in Authority but on the contrary we have been willing and ready to obey all and every just and lawfull commands of our Superiours and that not for fear of wrath but for conscience suke and wherein they have required our obedience to any thing contrary to the minde and will of God revealed and made known unto us we have in the sear of God and in the spirit of meekness born our testimony against it through our patient suffering of whatever they have bin permitted to inflict upon us have rather chosen to lay down and part with all that is near and dear unto us then to fin against the Lord or to deny him before men or to give that unto man which only and alone belongs unto God even the rule and dominion over our Consciences and the Lord our God through his tender mercy hath preserved us hitherto and still doth in the same minde firm and stedfast unmoveable and without wavering well knowing on whom we have believed notwithstanding all the cruel threatnings that are dayly breathed against us yet our confidence is in the Lord and in the power of his might and though the Furnace may be heat yet 7 times hotter our God is the same as ever he was who never leaves nor forsakes them that put their trust in him but is and will be present with his