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A84808	Saul's errand to Damascus: with his packet of letters from the high-priests, against the disciples of the Lord. Or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancanshire, who call themselves ministers of the gospel, breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers. Together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced, against the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them. Published to no other end, but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Lawson, John, of Lancaster.	1653 (1653)	Wing F1894; Thomason E689_17; ESTC R206937	30,408	48

SAVL's ERRAND TO DAMASCVS WITH His Packet of Letters from the High-Priests against the disciples of the Lord. OR A faithful Transcript of a PETITION contrived by some persons in Lancashire who call themselves Ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable godly people there by them nick-named QVAKERS Together with the Defence of the persons thereby traduced against the slanderous and false suggestions of that Petition and other untruths charged upon them Published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages Matth. 5.10 11 12. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you London printed for Giles Calvert at the black Spread-Eagle at the west-end of Pauls 1653. To all that love the Lord Jesus Christ. Dear hearts YOu love the Lord JESUS CHRIST and not him alone but Christ with all his Train Great shall be your compensation for your Love you shall have a Cant. 7.12 Loves Amores a plurality an infinity of Loves which none but God in Christ hath to bestow The best of his Relations upon earth have but Single Love and 't is happie they have Love to the Brethren But Christ hath Loves for the meanest of you the least of his May you and all his in whom there are yet but buds scarce visible appearances of Graces prove fruitful Vines grow from Buds to Blossoms from Blossoms to abundance of fruits That when the Lord shall get up early to visit his Vineyard you may feast him with pleasant fruits new and old you may bless him for his Loves of former and later days and be ever to him an humble holy and thankful and to his brethren a comforting people Glory in your habit you wear the signal Favours of the King of kings and Lord of hosts the Great and Mighty JEHOVAH Love By which I know to whom ye belong because ye love the Brethren TO The Contrivers and Subscribers of the Petition Poor hearts IS this a time to chide and be angry and pick quarrels and if you must needs do so can you finde no other objects of your indignation but the Lords Disciples but peaceable holy humble self-denying men Is not the work of the Ministery to preach the Gospel Is not the sword of the Magistrate appointed to the punishment of evil doers and to the praise of them that do well Are you incumbent in your duties are you laying out your Talents to the end they were given you or are you mistaken in the thing When did you proclaim war against Drunkards Swearers common Blasphemers enemies to the Lord and his people have you none of those amongst you or are your high-flown contending spirits gone beyond such slender wrastlings that you scorn to encounter with any below the degree of a Saint The Lord open your eyes and let you see and give you hearts to consider your several duties But tell me ye sons of Levi as ye call your selves ye that pretend a Jus Divinum to Persecution What will ye say when the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy Angels with him and shall sit upon the Throne of his glory and all Nations shall be gathered before him mind ye what wil be the great work of that great day your Petition will surely then be heard I beseech you read the paper of Causes set down to be first heard at that Tribunal in Matth. 25.31 to the end of the Chapter And the Lord let it dwell upon your hearts for ever To the Christian Reader THese are to let thee know that the only wise God at this time hath so by his providence ordered it in the North-parts of Lancashire that many pretious Christians and so for many years accounted before the nick-name Quakers was heard of have for some time past forborne to concorporate in Parochial Assemblies wherein they profess themselves to have gained little of the knowledge of Jesus Christ And it is and hath been put upon their hearts to meet often and on the Lords day constantly at convenient places to seek the Lord their Redeemer and to worship him in Spirit and in truth and to speak of such things tending to mutual edification as the good Spirit of the Lord shall teach them demeaning themselves without any offence given to any that truely fear the Lord. But true it is that some men and interests of those parts do take great offence at them and their Christian and peaceable exercises some because they have witnessed against pride and luxuriant fulness have therefore come armed with Sword and Pistols men that never drew a Sword for the interest of the Commonwealth of England perhaps against it into their assemblies in time of their Christian performances and have taken him whom the Lord at that instant had moved to speak to the rest and others of their assembly after they had haled and beaten them and carryed them bound hand and feet into the open fields in the cold of the night and there left them to the hazard of their lives had not the Lord of life owned them which he did in much mercy Others have had their houses broken in the night and entred by men armed as aforesaid and disguised when they have been peaceably waiting upon God with their owne and neighbour-families and yet these humble persecuted Christians would not even in these cases of gross and intolerable affronts acted equally against the peace of the Nation as against them complain but expressed how much in measure of their masters patience was given them in breathing out their Masters gentle words Father forgive them they know not what they do Who have at any time born such unheard-of persecution with so mild Spirits onely they in whom persecuted Christ dwells these poor creatures know how their Master fared and rejoyce to suffer with him by whom alone they hope to be glorified and are as well content to suffer as to reign with Christ but how unwillingly do we deny our selves and take up our cross and follow Christ and yet a necessity lies upon us if we will be the Lords Disciples to take up our cross dayly and follow him How is it then that the crown of Pride is so long upon the head of Persecutors how is it that such men should dare to divide the people of England to trouble the Councel of State in the throng of business concerning the management and improvement of all the mighty Series of glorious providence made out to this infant-Commonwealth with such abominable misrepresentations of honest pious

way James passed from thence and coming down towards Kendal two Priests being accompanied with a Justice of peace and some other Magistrates of the Town with an exceeding great multitude of people following them met him saying Nayler I have a message from the Lord Jesus Christ to thee but that there is not a convenient place To which James answered The Lord Jesus Christ is no respecter of places The message that he had to declare was this I conjure thee that thou tell me by what power thou inflictest such punishment upon the bodies of creatures James answered Dost thou remember who it was that did adjure Christ to tell if he were the Son of God and asked by what Authority he did those things for James saw him to be one of that Generation But the Priest still conjuring him to tell by what power he did it James answered Dost thou acknowledge it to be done by a power Yea saith he I have the Spirit of God and thereby I know it is done by a power James said If thou have the Spirit of God as thou sayest thou hast then thou canst tell by what power it is done The Priest said When God comes he comes to torment the souls and not the bodies Iames said He comes to redeem the souls But after much jangling the Priest began to accuse him before the Justice and Magistrates of many things As that he taught people to burn their Bibles Children to disobey their Parents Wives their Husbands People to disobey the Magistrates and such-like accusations To which James answered Thou art a false accuser prove one of these things if thou canst here before the Magistrates But not being able to prove any one he began to accuse James for holding out a light that doth convince of sin which saith the Priest all have not To which James said Put out one in all this great multitude that dare say he hath it not Saith the Priest These are all Christians but if a Turk or Indian were here he would deny it Iames said Thou goest far for a proof but if a Turk were here he would witness against thee The people beginning to fight the Priest turned away saying Here will be a disturbance Said Iames. These are thy Christians and this is the fruits of thy Ministery But the Justice with some others did endeavour to keep the rude people off him so that they could not come to their purpose there But he being to pass over the Bridge and through the Town they that were of the Priests party ran before swearing they would throw him off the Bridge into the Water but coming thither and seeing their purpose he was encouraged in his God who gave him assurance of protection and did wonderfully keep him and those that were with him for when he came unto the Bridge the word of the Lord came unto him and he was made to cry out against their rage and the power of the Lord was with him so that he re-received no harm though he was made to speak all along and in the Market-place and till he came out of the Town But the raging Priests continued shouting crying and throwing stones at him a quarter of a mile out of the Town But such was the power of the Lord that neither he nor any with him received any harm The work was wonderful and we were brought much to admire it and praise the Lord who is blessed for ever and ever Another time Iames being desired of many Christian Freinds to be at a meeting at Orton there to wait upon the Lord for what he would make known to his people did accordingly and many friends and brethren accompanied him but the Priests having intelligence some daies before five of them were gathered together and many people from all quarters A friend in the Town desired James to come to his house and being come into his house a message was sent from the Priests desiring him to come into the Field under pretence of a more convenient place for the great multitude To which Iames answered It is my desire that all may be edified and coming into the field the Priests came with a great multitude and asked him by what authority he came thither and had gathered together so many people to break the peace and tempting him said Wilt thou be bound that none here shall break the peace To which Iames answered We come not hither to create offences but if any break the Law let him suffer by the Law for he perceived they intended violence as it appeared afterwards But seeing they could not prevail in that another of them desired him to go into the Church as he called it tempted him saying The people may all sit and hear better But Iames perceiving their deceit said All places were alike to him he would abide in the field Whereupon they pulled out an Ordinance of Parliament forbidding any to speak but such as were authorized to speak either in Church or Chappel or any publick place and bad him speak at his peril as he would answer the contempt of it To which he answered saying This is not a publick place No said one of the Priests Is not this a publick place the Town-field and charged the Constable of the town to do his office and examined his authority James answered Those that are sent to declare the things of God have not their authority from men But they bad him prove that He said Paul received not his commission from man nor by man To which one of them answered That was his Gospel but they would prove that Paul had a call from man to preach and for that end he named that place in Acts 13.2 where the Holy Ghost said Separate me Barnab as and Saul and the Apostles laid their hands upon them which said one of them was the laying on of hands of the Presbytery But when he had found that place Iames asked him if that was Pauls call to the Ministery three times but he answered nothing Then said James If that was his call he had preached long without a call before that and instanced to prove it Gal. 1. Whereupon that business ended But another Priest stood up and said Thou oughtest to give an account of thy faith to every one that asketh whereupon he asked divers questions whereunto Iames answered insomuch that some who stood by cryed out Answer not all but aske him some A while after James asked him how he would prove himself a Minister of the Gospel and live upon Tythes To which he would not answer Then said James Neither will I answer thee if thou ask me twenty more The next question he asked was Whether Christ was ascended or no but James said I will not answer thee Whereupon he cryed out to the people and said He denies the humanity of Christ and made a great outcry among the people of it But the people cryed out saying Let us hear him you have often told