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A41062 This is to the clergy who are the men that goes about to settle religion (as they say) according to the Church of England, whether they may be bishops or presbyters, or what name soever they may go under. Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702. 1660 (1660) Wing F637; ESTC R27979 6,614 10

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of falshood Judgement is turned away backward and Justice standeth afar off For Truth is fallen in the streets and Equity cannot enter yea Truth falleth and he that departeth from Iniquity maketh himself a prey and the Lord hath seen it and it hath displeased him that there is no true Judgement therefore hath he put on Righteousness for a Brest-plate and a Helmet of Salvation upon his Head and he hath put on the Garments of Vengeance for Cloathing and clad with Zeal as a Cloak according to their deeds accordingly will he repay so shall they fear the Name of the Lord from the West and his glory from the rising of the Sun and the redeemed shall come to Zion and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob So every one that feareth the Lord and worketh righteousness will be accepted of him and no evil tydings can come to such and the Lords people shall never be ashamed though they may suffer much and undergo many sad afflictions yet if their suffering be not for evil doing but for the Lord and for conscience-sake it will not be worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed but it wil be good for you that are called Ministers and Teachers that ye have not your hands in blood and persecution for the blood of the Innocent wil cry aloud in the ears of the Lord and when he looks beholds that there is no Pleader in the Earth then is he engaged to stand up and to own that which no eye pitties which breaths unto him alone and cannot be satisfied without life and refreshment from him who is now raising up Pastors after his own heart which loves him and feeds his Lambs and his Sheep over which he is the Shepherd and therefore they cannot want but he feeds them with green Pastures who is the Bishop of the soul and those that rules over his flock watches for the souls of people Therefore remember that you are warned in your lifetime to keep your hands from limiting of peoples Consciences whose Appeal is onely unto the Lord the Souls Bishop and so cannot be limited by no man Remember also that there were Pastors that destroyed the Vinyard and the Heritage was unto the Lord as a speckled Bird and when they assembled they were as Beasts of the Field that came to devour and God's Tabernacle was spoyled and their Pastors were become brutish they sought not the Lord and therefore they did not prosper but their Flocks were scattered Consider of this and see what the Lord is doing and do not wilfully shut your eyes against the Hand of the Lord lest you fall into utter ruine and destruction for he is the same to day as he was yesterday and for ever and as you tender your own souls and your eternal peace and comfort be tender of tender Consciences which the Lord hath made tender and which are tender and dear unto him and make not ye their hearts sad which the Lord hath not made sad which if you do sad and heavy will be your misery and if you should go about to limit and bind people to your wayes and worships even upon pain of Firing Prisoning Banishing yea if it be to Massacring and Martyring you wil find that there is a people in this Nation that will give up their lives and their Blood for their Testimony which they hold which is the testimony of Jesus the Spirit of Prophesie and that will follow the Lamb wheresoever he goes here is the patience of the Saints they that keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus who shall overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of their Testimony who loves not their lives unto death And now remember that you cannot plead ignorance of this nor that you are not forewarned that ye might avoid shedding innocent blood which will be an everlasting Testimony for the Lord when he comes to make Inquisition for Blood and when he comes to plead the cause of the Innocent who have suffered innocently and for CONSCIENCE SAKE and not for any evil-doing Then what will you answer him Oh harden not your hearts while it is called to day but cease to do evil and learn to do well that the Lord may have mercy on you who delights in Mercy and loves not the death of sinners but rather that they should turn from their wickedness and live M. F. THE END LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Black-spread-Eagle and Wind-Mill in Martins L'Grand 1660.
This is to the CLERGY Who are the Men that goes about to settle RELIGION As they say according to the Church of England Whether they may be BISHOPS or PRESBYTERS or what Name soever they may go under I Am moved of the Lord God to give you a Warning from him in love to all your souls that you may not bring upon your selves the guilt of innocent blood and that you may be ware and cautious concerning this thing which is of great and high Concernment lest you do intrench upon the Right and Prerogative of CHRIST JESUS who is the Head of his Church which is his Body Eph. 1.21 22. the fulness of him that filleth all in all far above all Principalities and Powers Might and Dominion every Name that is named not only in this World but also in that which is to come who hath led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men some Apostles some Prophets some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting of the Saints for the work of the Ministry for the edifying of the Body of Christ that was the End and Work that they had to do who had received gifts from God for the Work of the Ministry Now if you have this Authority from CHRIST who is the Head of the Body his Church have received Commission from him and the gifts which he gives for this Work then you would be tender over his Saints and Lambs which he hath gathered into his Fold in this his Day by the Ministration of his Spirit which he hath given unto every one to profit with all and no man by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed Now prove your selvs let your practice prove you whether you have your derivation from this Root and Rock on which the whole Church is built which Rock is CHRIST who gives diversities of Gifts by the same Spirit for to one is given by the Spirit the Word of Wisdom to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit to another Faith by the same Spirit to another the gift of healing by the same Spirit to another the working of Miracles to another Prophesie to another discerning of Spirit to another divers kinds of Tongues and to another the Interpretation of Tongues but all these worketh that one and the self same spirit Now if you drink of this Spirit and be baptized into this body which you profess to succeed from then will you be tender and be careful of those that have received these gifts of his Spirit which may be several and various which Spirit cannot be limited because it proceeds from the Lord of Heaven and Earth 1 Cor. 12. and though there may be differences of Administrations yet the same Lord and though there may be diversities of operations it is the same God that worketh all in all And this is he that cannot be limited who hath created Heaven and Earth and rules and orders all things by the Word of his Power who will make all subject unto him and will make all his people willing in this day of his Power to be obedient unto him who is coming to rule in the hearts and consciences of men and there is he establishing his Throne which is for ever and ever and his Scepter there he will sway which is a righteous Scepter and the Nations will he rule with a Rod of Iron break to pieces all his Enemies like a Potters Vessel Now it is very like that you or at least many of you cannot believe that he is thus come and coming and therefore you may take the more boldness and liberty to act against him his Power because you will not see nor believe that this is he now that you may not be ignorant when Christ appears against those his Enemies that would not that he should reign am I moved to warn you before you proceed and go on in acting against the Lord God that you may not be ignorant in this thing Consider Paul who once was called Saul how zealous he was in persecuting of the Saints and he had great reason in that he was a Jew outward and touching the Law a Pharisee and concerning the Law blameless yet in the blindness of his zeal and ignorance breathed he out threatnings against the Saints which afterwards was his sorrow Now sit down solemnly and consider seriously that God is a Spirit and his Worship is in the Spirit and he hath promised the pouring forth of his Spirit and this cannot be limited to Time nor Place nor Person for it is not men that ye have to deal with in this thing but the Lord this is the Stone that all the Builders ever set at nought and did disallow which now is become the Head of the Corner which indeed is the Lord 's doing and its marvelous in our eyes Now if a man desires the Office of a Bishop he desires a good Work and not a great Name only but he desires that the good Work of God may go on and not to stop it But a Bishop must be blameless the Husband of one Wife valiant sober and of a good behaviour apt to teach not given to wine no striker 1 Tim. 3. Tit. 1.6 not greedy of filthy lucre but patient not a brawler nor covetous one that ruleth well his own House for if a man know not how to rule his own House how shall he take care of the Church of God For a Bishop must be blameless as the Steward of God not self-willed nor soon angry but a lover of good men sober just holy and temperate These are the Qualifications and Marks of them that should be Overseers of the Church of God And likewise Deacons must be grave not double-tongued not given to much wine not given to filthy Lucre holding the Mystery of Faith in a pure Conscience Let these also first be proved saith the Apostle And so those that desires or looks after or takes upon them these Offices of being Bishops and Deacons and to be Overseers of the Church of God they ought to be proved and tryed before-hand whether they are men fearing God and hating Covetousness bringing forth fruits of the Spirit not men of corrupt minds not reprobate concerning the Faith but holding the Mystery of Faith in a pure Conscience void of offence and were to give no offence neither to the Jew nor Gentile nor to the Church of God Such were these from whom the men of our Age would seem to derive their Pedigree but if they be searched thorowly they wil appear to be of a later standing to be Branches which springs from another Root which indeed is the Pope from whence they had their Rise and Beginning as might be clearly evidenced and demonstrated if it be desired Now it will be good and safe that these men do stand upon their own Foundation and Ground and not to stretch themselves beyond their measure nor to limit the Spirit of