againâ—◠〈◊〉 pricks the Scriptures must be fulfilled and theâ—â— fuâ—filling daily The Beast makes war with the Saâ—â— and he that departeth from iniquity makes himseâ—â— prey for the wild beasts as a Troup of Robbers wait 〈◊〉 man Rev. 9.19 20 21. Hos 6.9 so the company of Priests murder in the way bâ— sent Hos 6.9 like Priest like people all live iâ— nature Run on and fill up the measure of iniâ—◠〈◊〉 with what measure ye meat the same shall be measuâ—â— to all againe Luk. 11. â— 47 4â— 49 50. Ier. 23 Iude 11 Mal. 4. â— Isa 66 â— 16. Isa 30 â— 3 4 5 â— 8 9 10 â— v. 12 13 â— Isa 5â— Zeph. â— 9 10. Ioh. 1â— Rev. 21 The Lord will plead the cause of all 〈◊〉 himselfe wo to the Priests and the enemies of the â—ord who act in unrighteousness the Lord is coming to plead with all flesh by his sword and by fire 〈◊〉 cut off the wicked out of the Land all your covers of â—â—ofession will not hide you from the presence of the â—ord the righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth Alas â—â—ore Priests your downefall is at hand and the least â—â—int out of form shall scourge the greatest formalist the â—ord is teacher himselfe alone the Lord wil returne to â—â—s people a pure language and they shall all serve him â—ith one consent and there shall be but one Shepheard â—nd one sheep-fold the Lord one and his Name one â—nd he will dwell in these earthen Tabernacles of ours â—nd sit as Refiner then shall the righteous shine forth 〈◊〉 brightnesse in the Kingdome of their Father Rejoyce ye Saints and righteous ones the Lord is â—udge Lawgiver and King and he will save you out of â—he paw of the Lion and the paw of the Bear and set you â—ree from slavish feare wo to the wicked it shall be ill with them though the Beast make war with the Saints yet be of good chear the Saints shall overcome Rev. 1â— 12 13 â—â— 15 16. the man that sits upon the white Horse with his sharp sword shall prevaile and get the victory and deliver out of the paw of the Lion Prophet proud Priest Formalist self-conceited Pharisee covetous Professor Hypocrite Rev. â—â— 18 19 â—â— 21. Mal. â— Zech â— and Dissembler shall all fall together the Beast and the 24. Elders Antichrist and all his upholders must be cut off and fall down before the power of God in his poor despised people the wicked shall be as a shell under the soals of their feet The Kingdomes of the world must bee the Kingdomes of the Lord and of his Christ Rev. â—â— 15. and the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord and every man shall sit under his owne Vine and under his owne Fig-tree â—â—a 66.12 â— and none shall make him afraid then shall 〈◊〉 be Judges as at the first and Counsellors as at the beginâ—â—â— and Sion shall be redeemed with Iudgement and heâ—â—â—â—verts with righteousnesse and the destruction of the 〈◊〉 â—â—gressors and of the sinners shall be together and they 〈◊〉 forsake the Lord shall be consumed Isa 1.26 27 28. 〈◊〉 Seek peace seek righteousness if so be that ye mâ—â— hid in the day of the Lords wrath Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteouâ—â—â—â— his thoughts â—â—a 55.7 8 and turne to the Lord and he will have 〈◊〉 upon him and to our God for he will abundantly paâ—â— for your sins and your iniquities have separated beâ—â— you and your God Undo the heavy burthens and let the oppresseâ— free the Lord doth require it Written by one that is called a QUAKER 〈◊〉 To warn those that knowes not their Maker who oâ—â—â— divine nature are not made yet Partaker that 〈◊〉 doe not dissemble for God is a consuming fire 〈◊〉 he is the heart-Searcher and Tryer and will not 〈◊〉 mocked and you must all give account and treâ—â— and quake before him at Sinai the mount before 〈◊〉 come at Sion to sing Praises and Hallelujahs to Isâ—â— Keeper and their King FINIS
A BRIEF DISCOVERY OF THE Kingdome of ANTICHRIST And the downfall of it hasteth greatly WITH A Difference betwixt the Ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist 1 THES 1.3 4 5. The Man of sin who is exalted above all that is called God and sits in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe to be God deceiving the Simple Ones WISDOME now cryeth out in the Streets calling out of Babylon Sodom and Egypt where our Lord hath been Crucified and spirituall wickednesse ie now committed in high places therefore return and hearken to the vioce of Jesus Christ and turne at his reproofe 2 THES 1.4 5 6 7 8 9 c. 〈◊〉 the Lord is comming in power and great glory and Antichrist shall be consumed by the breath of his mouth and the brightnesse of his coming This was written by One the World calleth A QUAKER in March 1653. A Discovery of Antichrists Kingdome and the downfall of it hasteth greatly NOw the Kingdome of Jesus Christ is setting up in the spirits of his people Dan. 12. And at that time shall Michael stand up the great Prince which standeth up for the Children of my people saith the Lord and there shall be a time of trouble such as there never was since there was a nation even to that same time and at that time there shall be deliverance every one shall be delivered that shall be found written in the booke of life in the day of the day of the Lords power Zeph. l. 12.13 Dan. 12 1. And it shall come to â—asse at that time that I will search Jerusalem with Candles and punish the men that are settled upon their Lees that say in their hâ—art the Lord will not doe good neither will he doe evill Therefore their goods shall become a bâ—oty and their houses a desolation ther shall also build houses but not inhabite them and they shall plant vincyrds but not drinke the wine thereof The great day of the Lord is neare it hasteth greatly even the voice of the day of the Lord there the great man shall cry bitterly Zeph. 1.14 Now the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet stands up let him that readeth understand Mat 24. Now the man of sinne is revealed and revealing even the Son of perdition who opposeth and exalteth himselfe above all that is called God and sitteth in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe to be God spoken of by the Apostle in 2. Thes 2.2 3. and the vialls are to be powred out upon the man of sin Thes 2.3 â—â—v 16.17 〈◊〉 19. spoken of in the Revelation The Priâ—sts are the greatest persecutors of the truth of God now where it is made manifest in the spirits of the people of God the Lord hath sent to declare and testifie against their deceits and deceivablenesse whereby they doe deceive the people and they are raging madâ— because they are discovered â—â—v 16.10 â—â— and they persecute imprison and petition and doe all that beastly corrupt wills can invent to keep the Isâ—aelâ—es of God in bondage that they might still be Lords and Rulers over Gods heritage â—â—v 12.15 â—â— 17. but though Gog and Magog joyne in battel against the Lamb yet he shal prevail and get the victory and the beast and false Prophet shall be cast into the lake thaâ— burneth â—â—v 1â— 11 â—â—â—3 c. Rev. 19 20. and they that worship the â—east and his Image and receive his marke in their right hand or in their foreheads the same shall drinke of the wine of the wrath of the Almighty poured forth into the cup of his indignation and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels and in the presence of the Lambe and the smoake of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever and they shall have no rest day nor night that worship the Bâ—ast Rev. 14.9 10 11. Come out of the beastly worships God is a Spirit Th. 4.23 â—â— and he will be worshipped in spirit and the glorious Lord will be unto his a place of broad River and streames of lâ—ve 〈◊〉 33.21 â—â— 54 13. â—â—eb 8 â—â— â—â— and peace and joy and rejoicing for ever and ever and all the children of the Lord are taught of the Lord hee is Teacher alone by his spirit and causeth people to profit by his Ministery Therefore cease whoâ—ly from all your Priests 〈◊〉 2.22 John 2. they are Decivers and lead you from the teachings of the spirit to observe dreames and fancies of their owne brame and are the upholders of pride 〈◊〉 23.30 â—â— 32.33 coverousnesse and oppression and never were yet taught themselves they are in he state and condition that the false Prophets were in all teaching for hire and are Lords and Rulers over the people and ran but the Lord did never send them as those did that the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against as in Jer. 23. and Jer. 5 30 31. and Isaiah 56.10 11. Ezek 34. Mitha 3.11 Hosea 6.9 As a troop of Robbers wait for a man so the Priests they murder in the way by consent Now the Scripture is fulsilling Hos 6.9 the Beast makes warte with the Saints those beastly Priests make themselves manifest that they are of the generation of Cain and are of their Father the Devill persecuting and imprisoning the servants of the Lord as the Jewish High-Priests did Persecution is begun here in York-shire by the Priests of Baal they cannot defend their Ministery any wayes but by an outward Law when any are moved by the Lord to speake against their deceits they run away as the Priest of Finningley did and he Priest of Arkworth and others did and will not stand to their flocâ—s but leave them but the Scriptures is fulfilling Joh. 10.12 13. the hireling fleeth because he is an hireling See if this be not contrary to that of the true Shepheard that layeth down his life for the Sheep John 10.11 and 15 16 17. verses They take the words of the good Shepheard to speak of but deny to live his life and they walk contrary to the Scripture See if this be not errour the true Ministers of the Gospel were to take the care of the flock willingly not by constraint but of a ready mind and not for filthy lucre neither were they to be Lords or Rulers over Gods heritage but they were to be examples to the Flock as in 2 Pet. 5.1 2 3. But these are constrained by great Parsonages Tit. 1.7 8 1 Tim. 3 1 2 3 4 c. and fat Benefices and are Lords and Rulers over Gods Heritage being puff't up in scorne and derision pride and ambition and swell in iniquity persecuting and imprisoning the servants of the Lord and act contrary to the Scripture shewing the spirit of errour 1 Joh. 5. 〈◊〉 As the Priest of Tharnisworth when one of his Heare 〈◊〉 that had been from
â—et 1.23 â—oh 3.1 〈◊〉 45. â— 9. h. 5.11 being borne againe of water and the spirit of the family of Abraham the Father of the faithfull we are set apart to testifie against all unfaithfulnesse for faith worketh by love and causeth love to run forth to others to all creatures even to enemies and so the Gospel comes to be preached to every creature in living in love with one another even Jesus Christ which is the Son of his love 2 Cor. 4 10 11. Eph. 2.1 Ezek. 37.13 14. Ezek. 37.23 24 2 c. having his treasure in earthly vessells God manifesting him â—else in our flesh and dwelling in us taking away our â—ony hearts which was the cause of oppression which â—aused the creation in us to groan under the burden of â—ppression by reason of that cursed nature which did â—ear rule over the pure seed in us which now the Lord â—f his infinite mercy hath delivered us from by the powerfull operation of his spirit in us changing our vile â—ffections that were set altogether on earth and earthly â—elights and vanities and so ran after covetousnesse 1 Joh. 4. â— 1 Ioh. 3.2 Ezek. 36 25.26 2 28. and â—o satisfy the earthly lusts did oppress and burden oâ—hers but the Lord by the power of the eternall spirit in â—s the divine operation hath wrought out our corrupt â—atures engrafted us into the divine nature being the workmanship of God created in Christ Jesus unto good works John 17 6 7 8 9â— 10 Ioh. 14.2 Ioh. 15. â— 10 11 1 13 14. which is the fruits and effects of the spirit of God â—hat wrought faith in our hearts giving us new hearts doâ—ng good to all even to enemies for faith worketh by love which love is Iesus Christ the Son of God who preacheth â—he Gospel of â—is Fathers love in us that we may bee what we do profess not loving in word and in tongue â—s the world doth that lives in dissimulation but in â—â—eed and in truth for he that saith he loves God and â—ates his Brother is a Lyar and the truth is not in him 1 Iohn 20. Eph. 5.1 Isa 58.1 but truth dwelling in us which is Iesus Christ the â—ower of God that hath reformed and changed our naâ—ures and dispositions and hath put in our hearts to execute to doe his will which is to tessify against all deâ—eits and oppressions Isa 28.1 Isa 30.1 that are covered under a cloak of â—rofession and no true love but lust both to pride and â—ovetousnesse anger and envy lying and swearing â—runkenness oppression Mic. 2.1 2 3 and grinding the faces of the â—oore living in lust and excess ye live in pleasures â—nd wantonness upon earth ye the proud Priests Iam. 5.5 and â—ovetous professors and heady highminded ones that fare sumptuously â—el 3.11 â—al 24.1 â— Cor. 10. feeding upon your dainty dishâ—â— Dives like and griâ—ding the poore to powder in taxaâ—â—ons and oppressions you that have got a great deal 〈◊〉 the earth into your hands which is the Lords and 〈◊〉 provides largely for every creature but that proud Dâ—vill that rules in your proud flesh doth oppress and griâ—â— the poore to pieces â—â—a 3.15 â—â—icah 3. â— 2 3. Thus saith the Lord What meâ—â— ye to beat my people in pieces and grind the faces of the pooâ—â— Dives fares sumptuously and poore Lazarus is in waâ—â— the rich drink wine in bouls and the poor starve in 〈◊〉 streets never like was seen in this generation 〈◊〉 Lord is so displeased at it Professe no more love 〈◊〉 Christ â— Iohn 3.7 â—at 5.42 3 44. â—â—a 58.6 7 ye pâ—oud and lustfull ones if ye did but knâ—â— him ye would keep his Commandements as to do to 〈◊〉 men as ye would be done by and to love your enemiâ—â— and seek out the poor needy and feed them and cloâ—â— them that the oppressed might go free you consuâ—â— moâ—e upon your lusts pride and covetousnesse tâ—â— would satisfy all that are in wants pride and coâ—â—tousnesse and the honour of the world they swallow 〈◊〉 all as Bell and the Dragon did and are never satisfy 〈◊〉 thirsting altogether after the earth and love of 〈◊〉 world and the enjoyment of the world for the honâ—â— of your names as Nebuâ—hadnezar did and talke 〈◊〉 God and Christ Professe lesse and practice mâ—â— you are wise to do evil Priests and People but to 〈◊〉 good have no understanding cease to doe evil aâ—â— learn to do well did you but know Christ you woâ—â— not suffer him to want in his Members â—sa 1.17 Mat. 25. â—1 42 43 â—4 45. you would 〈◊〉 imprison him to satisfy your lusts and you that pâ—â—fessse to be his Ministers would not so much run abouâ— get all the rude people boyes and girles that kâ—â— not their right hands fâ—om their left to put their haâ—â— to your Petitions as the Priest of Sheffield and others 〈◊〉 cry as â—he Iewes did Crucify him Crucify him whâ—â— he is made manifest in spirit and cryes for Barabbaâ—â— â—e at liberty that your lusts may be fed ye lustfull ones Isa 51.2 22 23. Isa 52. Christ is risen and is arising in the hearts of his people â—o testifie against all deceits and deceivers repent and â—ive over deceiving the people now whilst you have â—ime lest his judgements come upon you and destroy â—ou with a sore destruction Iam. 5.1 3 4 5 6 the Lord is now looking â—or fruits and here is nothing brought forth by the highest profession but wild grapes as pride and oppression and grinding the faces of the poore be not deceived Gal. 6. â— Ia. 4.2 â— God is not mocked for such as ye sow such ye shall reap they that sow to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption and see whether there be any other fruits brought forth by the Ministery of the world but fruits of the flesh yea or no Is not pride a fruit of the flesh Yes it is one of the seaven abominations that the Lord loatheth Prov. 6.16 17 18. and doth it not swell in England Isa 3.5 Mal. 3 Iam. â— both in Priests their Wives and Lawyers all swell in pride which is an abomination to the Lord and cry out of those that are brought to deny themselves of it and walk in humblenesse of heart and lowliness of minde and proud men say those deny the Ordinance of Christ but let me ask thee one question Iam. â— Mat. â— Whether is pride an Ordinance of God or an Ordinance of the Devil It pride be of the Devill then thou that livest in pride and haughtiness thou obeyest the Devills command and disobeyest the command of Iesus Christ who saith learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart Pro. â— Isa 2 â— Jer. â— v. 14 â— Isa â—â— pride goeth before destruction wo to it woe to it The Land mourneth by reason of pride both in Gentry and Clergy the Lord