the Gazers and Despisers and VVonderers that perish and the blind Sodomites that cannot find Lot's Door for our Door is Christ Jesus and he is the Truth and the Way to the Father and Kingdom of God which none can see except a man be born again and whoever climbs another Way is a Thief and Robber and will be condemned by him to whom all Judgment is committed which stands at the Door read within for its the foolish Woman that is without And a Witness hath God placed in every mans Conscience according to whose Righteous Judgment he will judge the secrets of all people And this is not another then the Universal Light of the Son of Righteousness Christ Jesus who is come with his Fan in his hand and will throughly purge his Floor and is now setting up his true VVorship again after the Night of Apostacy as he spoke The Hour is coming c. this Hour is now come and the Father is seeking true VVorshippers to worship him in the Spirit and in the Truth which was begun Sixteen Hundred Years ago and these onely are the True VVorshippers John 4.23 24. Though in the Times of Ignorance God is said to VVink the Light closed in or not so manifested but now he calls all men every where who are in Darkness Ignorance and VVickedness to Repent and turn at his Reproofs lest they dye in their sins and so never come to enjoy the Soul's Rest which is prepared for the Obedient of which the outward Sabboth was a Figure as all the other of the Temple-VVorship and Sacrifices and Ceremonies were but Types Figures and Shadows and not the heavenly things themselves no more then the Shadow of a man or an Image drawn of him is the very man himself The Substance or Body is Christ as it is written by whom the VVorld was made though the VVorld knew him not he was in the VVorld before Abraham was or Adam either the VVord of God the Truth the true Bread the true High-Priest Temple and Tabernacle the true Prophet the true VVay and true Rest to the Immortal Soul of which living immortal Substance the Lord God expected and waited to see if the people would perceive something beyond all these Shadows and Figures which made nothing perfect as pertaining to the Conscience but they remaining hardened and in the Blindness of their minds understood not Moses and the Prophets though they had their Writings read every Sabboth day and so not-answering the Mind and Will of God but persevering in Sin and Wickedness and depending on those out-side things commanded and settled on their Lets and Name of Profession the Lord raised up and sent his Servants the Prophets to try against them both Priests Rulers and People as being weary of the multitude of their Sacrifices and Services and their Holy Things became Abominable to him the sacrificing a Lamb as if they cut off a Dog's Neck and Oblations and Incense as if they blessed an Idol and offered Swine's Bleed the Life of a Swine this was their state by reason of their gross Hearts and deaf Ears which were hardened and stopped through the Deceitfulness of sin in which they continued so that none truly seek'd after God but were all out of the Way of Peace and true Attonement gross Darkness covered the People the Ox and Ass-knew their Owner and Master's Crib better then they knew their Maker whose Love and render Care was towards them in visiting them that their souls might live for that was the Cry of his Servants beyond all their Profession and Worship Turn ye turn ye why will ye dye and Perish in your Iniquities for iniquity and sin was their Ruin as God fore-warned them of it For that was the cause of his Anger that was kindled against them and of hiding his Face and with-holding Good Things from them Isa 59.1 And this is the same Partition-Wall at this day among all blind hard-hearted poluted Christendom who are rending and tearing about Shadows and devouring one another about fading perishing Things not minding the Mighty Day of God that is now come and coming wherein your Heavens shall be on Fire and Elements melt with fervent heat for it burns like an Oven and the old Earth and its Works must be burnt up Root and Branch This Work is begun amongst ye though the Blind cannot see who have Eyes and see not and Ears and hear not like the old Jews And now thousands of Rams and Ten Thousand of Rivers of Oyl will do no good as pertaining to the Conscience Nay If I should give the First-born of my Body for the Sin of my Soul it would not be accepted 〈◊〉 it s only the Blood of the Son of God the Life as of 〈◊〉 Lamb without Spot and Blemish that can redeem it out of Transgression and reconcile it unto God who had a Body prepared in the fulness of time to end all the outward Sacrifices under the Law through which the New and Living Way was consecrated through the Vail that is to say his Flesh which Vail all blind Professors and Prophane in Christendom cannot yet see through to this day no more then the blind Jews and blind Guides could see the end of Moses and the Prophets words to the Everlasting Priesthood and Worship in the Spirit and in the Truth within the Vail though they had the Scriptures who cannot see to the Beginning beyond the Visibles to the only wise invisible God before Bread and Water and Wine and Books and Priests Lips that Preach for Money and Hire and Gain from their Quarter which the Prophets saw beyond and cryed against and them that bore rule by their Means which was a filthy and horrible thing And Abraham saw Christ's Day before Moses was born And John the Baptist saw beyond the Water to the Fire and Holy Ghost's plunging to the Christ that was before him and to the Fan in his Hand and preferred before him saying He must Increase but I must Decrease Yet John was born outwardly before him and his Ministry a Fore-runner and Signifier of the Day at hand of through Purging and fanning the Chaff from the Wheat by the unquenchable Fire Hear this ye Professors of Christ Jesus who feed upon Husks Can ye believe this Work is now again begun and that Fire can swallow up Water as in dayes of old and that the Elements shall melt with fervent Heat as was Prophesied of and John Baptist decreasing by degrees till there is no Water left to comfort the Soul but of that sort the man in Hell Torment wanted which the true Believer and Abraham and Lazarus had enough of as Christ said He that believeth in me as the Scripture hath said out of his Belly or inmost parts shall flow a River of Living Water which shall be in him a Well of Water springing up unto Eternal Life And he that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood dwelleth in me and I in him and except
A Faithful Testimony AND WARNING Concerning the Certainty of the Great and Notable Day of the Lord broken forth in this Age after the long Night of Apostacy wherein he will accomplish his great and glorious Work determined of Redemption and Restauration With something concerning the Sufficiency of the Grace of God which hath appeared to all men c. Tit. 2.11 And of the true Light which lighteth every man that comes into the World Joh. 1. With a brief Exhortation to them that believe in the Light and are turned from the Darkness Satan's power to God And a few words in Reply to such as query or ask Whether did you ever hear or read of a People in all the Scriptures that were Quakers and that preached of a Light Within as you called Quakers do And whether you own the Scriptures to be the Word of God And whether you do not hold that dangerous Tenet of Perfection All briefly Answered and given forth for the sake of the Simple to silence the Foolish-ignorant and to reprove the Scorner that all such may Awake Repent and Turn to the Lord before it be too late for it is the Day of their Visitation In True Love to all your Souls by William Bayly Printed in the Year 1672. A Faithfull Testimony AND WARNING Concerning the Certainty of the Great and Notable Day of the Lord broken forth in this Age after the Long Night of Apostacy wherein he will accomplish his Great and Glorious Work determined of Redemption and Restauration THe Great and Notable Day of the Lord is now dawned and broken forth which hath been prophesied of since the Beginning since Adam transgressed That the Seed of the Woman should bruise the Serpent's Head And by the Mouthes of his holy Prophets from Enoch to the dayes of Christ and his Apostles who also prophesied of this Day and the Work which therein should be accomplished which was then begun though hindred by the Apostacy for a time fore-seen and for an End determined but now will the Lord God work and none shall hinder for the set time is come Isaiah prophesied of this Day chap. 2. vers 2 3. And Jeremiah prophesied chap. 50. And Ezekiel 39. And Daniel 12. And Hosea chap. 6.2 3. And Joel chap. 2. And Amos chap. 8. Obad. vers 21. Mic. 4. Nahum 1. Hab. 1.5 2.20 Zeph. 1.12 13 14 15 c. Hagg. 2.23 Zech. 6. and chap. 9. vers 8 9 to the end And Malachi 3.1 and 4.1 c. And John the Baptist Mat. 3.12 And Christ Jesus Mat. 24.30 And the Apostle Paul 2 Thes 2. These all prophesied of this Mighty and Glorious Day wherein God would finish Transgression and make an end of Sin and bring in Everlasting Righteousness and make a new Heaven and a new Earth which John saw and exalt the Mountain of his own House above all the Hills and establish it a top of all the Mountains and many People should flow unto it and flock as Doves to the Windows and that this Day of the Lord should burn as an Oven and all the Proud and all that do Wickedly should be as Stubble and the Day that cometh shall burn them up and leave neither Root nor Branch of the VVicked and the Day of the Lord shall be upon every one that is high and lifted up and he shall be brought low and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that Day and the little Stone which Daniel saw cut out of the Mountain without hand that broke the great divided Image to pieces and filled the whole Earth and the time wherein many should be tryed and purified and made white but the VVicked doing wickedly and the Knowledge of the Glory of God should cover the Earth as the VVater covereth the Sea This is the VVork which the Eternal God is now doing in this Day of his Power which is come as a Thief in the Night upon many who will not believe though it be declared unto them The Son of Man is come and coming in the Clouds of Heaven with Power and great Glory the Tribes or Kindreds of the Earth mourning and wailing because of him who is come in Thousands of his Saints or holy Ones to judge the World and convince the Ungodly of their ungodly Deeds and hard Speeches Antichrist and Son of Perdition revealed and consuming by the Spirit of his Mouth and shell be destroyed by the Brightness of his Glory and the Son of God is come and these are Signs of his coming and of his Glory whom the Princes of this World never knew The Fig-tree hath blossomed and put forth her tender Bud we know the Summer is nigh the Body is known to which the Eagles are gathered the two in the Field the two at the Mill and in the Bed are separated and the Unclean Spirits are tormented and the Devils cast out and enter'd into the Herds of Swine making them run with Violence till they are choked who have trampled the Pearls under their Feet and turned again and rented as Christ Jesus our elder Brother said they would do and the Dead are raised the Blind yea the born blind receive their sight the Deaf hear the Dumb speak with new Tongues the wonderful things of God the Lame walk the Lepers are cleansed and the Poor in Spirit receive the Gospel which is the Power of God to Salvation These things are now again witnessed and fulfilled The Great Day of the Lamb's Appearance the second time to Salvation is come the Battle of the Great GOD is begun his Dividing Two-edged Sword is drawn the Ax is laid to the very Root of the Tree the Plough of the Almighty is entred into the Earth and many have set their hands to it blessed be the Lord God forever and dare not look back again to Sodom and the World is turning up-side down and the Unquenchable Fire is kindled-among the Bryars and Thorns and Stubble and it will consume them Wickedness hath made the whole World like as a Wilderness and like a Garden all grown over with Thistles and Nettles wherein the Lord God cannot take delight but hath been and is grieved therewith and greatly dishonoured and provoked Great hath been the time of his Long-suffering long hath his Lilly lain among the Thorns his tender Innocent holy Seed under the Clods of the Earth and Rocks of the Mountains grievous and long hath been the Oppressions and Sufferings of the Lamb of God since the Foundation of the World But now he is coming up in his Dyed Garments who hath Troden the VVine-press alone and the Day of Vengeance is in his Heart and he will trample the Oppressor in his Fury for the Year of his Redeemed is come And as it was in the dayes of Lot and in the dayes of Noah so shall be at the coming of the Son of Man with Power and great Glory and this is witnessed and the Clouds of Heaven hath received him out of the sight of all
before you and lead you in whom there is no occasion of stumbling this was the Saints Walking-place and this Grace of God was their Teacher wherein they witnessed the Blood of Cleansing as ye may read And this Grace of God hath appeared to all men and its the Gift and Talent which he hath given according to measure to every one to profit withal of which he will require an Account how it hath been improved to his Glory your Neighbours Benefit and your own Souls Comfort For this is the Condemnation of the World that Light is come into the World and men loved Darkness rather then Light because their deeds were Evil The Condemnation is not because ye had not a Talent but because it is not improved but hid or buried in the Earth For the Free Gift is come upon all Jew and Gentile through one Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ who lighteth every man that cometh into the World this is Glad-tidings the Gospel preached to every Creature Therefore deceive not your selves with Lying Vanities neither feed on Husks and that which dyes of it self but remember the Strait Gate and Narrow Way that leads in the Regeneration in the Daily Cross to Life Eternal For your great Notions and Talk of Religion Church and Worship will not save you nor give you an Inheritance with the Saints in Light while you love Darkness and live in it if ye had all the words of holy Men from the beginning to this day and of what Christ did and suffered this is all but crying Lord Lord while the Heart is far off and the True God and his Worship in Spirit and in Truth is not known by you For such the Father is now seeking to worship him who worship him in the Spirit and have no Confidence in the Flesh As a Shepherd seeketh out his Sheep in the day when they are scattered abroad and gathering from the Mouthes of the Idol-Shepherds and from off all the Barren Mountains into the fresh Pastures of Life and Peace unto the Fold of Everlasting Rest where no Ravenous Beast can come Glory to the Lord God for evermore And against this his Work now begun Gog and Magogg shall never prevail The Great Day of the Feast is come wherein he is inviting the Poor in Spirit the Hungry and Thirsty Souls the Year of his Redeemed is come and the Day of Vengeance is in his Heart which Day the Apostle saw and wrote of that should come after the Apostacy or falling away where the Man of Sin should be consumed and destroyed and the Great and Glorious Work of Restauration determined should be accomplished And this is from the Lord God Almighty to all the Inhabitants of the Earth whether they will hear or forbear I have a few words more to all you that Sleight and make a Mock at the Light Within as a Foolish Erronious and Contemptable Thing O Ye brutish among men and Fools that hate Knowledge and ignorant of the Scriptures of Truth of the Prophets Christ and the Apostles which testifie of the True Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the World of which Moses wrote and John bore witness John 1.9 though you profess their words And Abraham saw Christ's Day the True Light did he see it Within or Without Answer me And Enoch walked with God before the Scriptures were given forth And John's Message was That God is Light And God said of his People I will dwell in them and walk in them is not this the Light VVithin or is God changed Did not Isaiah say Isa 26. The Lord was an Everlasting Light and in the Lord Jehovah was Everlasting Strength and bid people trust in him and that he had wrought all their Works in them And did not the Apostle say It is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his own good Pleasure And do you not make a Mock at God and Christ that dwelleth in his People and at the Scriptures you that mock at the Light VVithin Did not the Light that shined in the Saints give them the true Knowledge of the only true God and his Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ or did ever any know the true God and Jesus Christ which is Life Eternal by a Light VVithout seeing the Scripture saith The things of God knoweth no man but the Spirit of God by which they are revealed 2 Cor. 2.9 10 11. And no man knows the Father but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him Mat. 11.27 And the Inspiration of the Almighty giveth man Vnderstanding Job 32.8 Whether this Spirit Inspiration and Revelation be Within or Without And by what did Abel Enoch and Noah and many others know God before the Scriptures were given forth or whether the Invisible God which is a Spirit was ever seen by any carnal or visible Eye seeing Israel saw no Similitude but only heard a Voice Deut. 4.12 15 16. May I not say to such Go to the Beasts and they shall teach thee and to the Fowls and they shall instruct thee Hath not God in his Universal Love and Tender Care ordained a Universal Light and Sun to shine without for the Well-being Comfort and Refreshment of all Creatures Man and Beast even of the Mortal Bodies throughout the Habitable Parts of the Earth who causeth his Sun to shine and Rain to fall on the Just and Unjust And hath he not afforded or ordained a Universal Light and Son of Righteousness for the Immortal Soul the Inner Man for its Help Comfort and Refreshment which is of far greater value in his sight then the Mortal Creatures If he be thus straightened and his Arm and Hand of Love thus shortened when came this to pass seeing his People and Children have found him in all Ages Unchangable the same yesterday to day and forever who taught his Followers To be Merciful as their Heavenly Father is Merciful who would have all men come to the Knowledge of the Truth and be saved 1 Tim. 2.4 O the Blindness that is happened to people professing Christianity to despise and deride so Glorious a Comforter It is no less then the Manifestation of the Spirit of Truth which guides and leads its Children into all Truth and shews them things to come My soul pitties you and I could even mourn in secret for you knowing how miserable your Feet will stumble at the dark Mountains who hate the Light and the Mockers Bands be made strong Jer. 13.16 Isa 28.22 I will ask you this Question and let the whole World answer me if they can What will become of the Immortal Part or Inner Man which must have a Beeing forever when the Body or Outward Man is perished what will be its state when deprived of all visible or outward Light to all eternity and the Light Within wholy rejected and whether that state be not the utter Darkness spoken of Mat. 25. where neither any Glory nor Benefit can be
seen but Torment from the Light Within Consider it well in the Fear of God and what will be thy Portion when the Desire Beauty and Comforts of thine outward Eyes are gone and thou gone to thy long Home if thou hast no Benefit of the Light Within to comfort thee Blessed are the Eyes that see and the Heart that understands and believes in the Light for such become the Children of Light as Christ said and they are the Children of God For God is Light and in him is no Darkness at all 1 John 1.5 Objection But some may object and say How can any be in utter Darkness seeing thou affirmest every one in the World is lighted with the true Light of Christ Jesus and that it is the Talent or Gift given to every man to profit withal and that all must give an Account of the Improvement of it And how is it said to be taken from a man and he cast into utter Darkness Answ It is thus taken away Through Disobedience to it the not improving of it the Benefit and Comfort of it is lost and if a man live and dye in the state of Rebellion it only remaineth in him as a Tormenting Worm that never dyes And thus you may read of the Wicked and Slothful Servant who had a Talent and did not improve it as required but hid it in the Earth read within this was his Condemnation and this is the Fire that never goes out And the Rich Man in Hell Torment who had lived in the fulness of Pleasures had enough to see himself in Darkness and Tormented in the Flame and Abraham and Lazarus in Joy and Comfort which added to his Misery and not to his Refreshment for he desired but a little of their Water and could not get it as ye may see Luke 16.23 24 25 26. And it was said of them that separated themselves from the Saints in Light That they were sensual having not the Spirit that is They not being guided lead and taught by it but were disobrdient to it had not the Benefit and Comfort of it nor a right Understanding by it of the Way of God nor true Knowledge of the Work and Mysteries of God which were the things that belong to their Everlasting Peace but it reprov'd and condemn'd them for their Rebellion as it is written The Rebellious dwell in a Dry Land Psal 68.6 But the Apostles and Servants of God who were led by it had the comfort of it and it abode with them so forever and they handled tasted and felt the Word of Life which was in the beginning and they fed upon it and it nourish'd and strengthen'd them with all Might in the Inter-Man and it was a Sword and Armour to them a Defence against Evil and Darkness And others they cast it behind their backs and so must needs go in Darkness For the Word is a Light so their Feet that take heed to it and it is powerful so people cast that which is powerful behind them and then complain they have no Power this is the state of the Disobedient But to as many as received him to them he gave Power even to as many as believe in his Name to become the Sons of God and he is the Author of eternal Salvation to as many as obey him Heb. 5.9 And so Disobedience is the Ground of man's Ruin and Destruction and not the Insufficiency of God's Gifts or any straitness in him towards Mankind So remember you are warned and its the Day of your Visitation from the Lord God in Love to your Immortal Souls and prize your Inch of precious time and fear God and give Glory to him and worship him that made Heaven and Earth and the Fountain of Water for the Hour of his Judgments is come in which Babylon must fall and his invisible Glory be revealed more and more to the Ends of the Earth till the kingdoms of this world become the Lord's and he shall Raign forever and ever world without end Amen I thank thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth that thou hast hid these things from the Wise and Prudent of this World and revealed them to Babes for so it pleaseth thee A few words in true Breathings of Love unto you that are turned in this Day of his Power from Darkness to the Light and do believe in it and have tasted that the Lord is Gracious DEar Friends dwell in it dwell low and cool and still in the true Dread of the Lord Wisdom's Gate and Door and there keep your Watch and be sober for your Enemy seeks to devour you all Opertunities he waits for his Prey to catch and destroy your poor tender Souls who are escaping from him whose desires are after God and things Above Remember it is the Old Serpent and he wants neither Age nor Cunning he is still more subtil then any Beast and is Cursed forever You have no Armour against him like the Armour of Light therefore keep it on and Watch and Pray continually and wrestle against this Principality and Power of Darkness the Enemy of Mankind which lies near to many and then he cannot enter he cannot spoil you nor sow his Tares of Corruption and Wickedness but while men sleep he sows them that was his first Oportunity while men slept and hath alwayes been and is the same now and no other So dear Friends keep your Watch it s the Word of the Lord to you then you keep out the Enemy and over him in true Dominion and Peace and your Soul is Comforted and God Glorified and his Work prospers in the Earth which praiseth him who hath Wonderfully and Graciously Appeared in this his Day for the deliverance of his Chosen and he will appear more and more till Jerusalem is made the Praise of the whose Earth and none shall hinder W. B. An Answer to those Cries among some ignorant People viz. Where did you ever hear or read in all the Scriptures of a people called Quakers and that preached of a Light Within people as you Quakers do And is not your Religion a New Religion of about Twenty Years standing not heard of before And whether you called Quakers do not deny the Scriptures to be the Word of God And whether you do not hold that dangerous Tenet of Perfection in this Life Given forth for the sake of the Simple Inquirer and to silence the Ignorance of Foolish Men and to Reprove the Scorner who Err not knowing the Scriptures nor the Power of God AS for our Religion it is no New Religion neither is it onely of a late standing as you suppose and yet as new to many now as Christ's was unto the Jews who did not believe his Doctrine For the Light is a New and a Strange Thing to such as were born Blind and have alwayes lived in Darkness though it hath been the standing Rule and Path of the Just from the beginning as you may read and see if you are
Horns like as some bruit Beasts have done in this Age against whom the Lord God did move many of his Servants to testifie as may be yet remembred And there was a time when Christ Jesus was daily striving with such in their Temple to have gathered them in their day but they refused and then after said They are Blind Leaders of the Blind let them alone which was an Expression of a sad Sin and Consequence for they would both fall into the Ditch Which may serve for an Answer to some that have inquired Why we do not visit them as formerly if they had Eyes to discern the Times and Seasons which are in the Father's Hand Much might be said to this They testified against the Bloody against Robbers and Lyars and against the Covetous Violent and Oppressors of the people And Zephaniah cryed Wo to the Filthy and Poluted Oppressing City whose Princes were Roaring Lyons and Judges Evening Wolves and Prophets light and treacherous chap. 3. And read Amos 6. And against such as were in Cain's Way and Balaam's Way Michah 3. Nahum 3. Ezek. chap. 34. Jer. chap. 4. Isa 10.1 and Chap. 28. Jude vers 11. And Isaiah pronounced Wo to the Crown of Pride to the Drunkards of Ephraim they shall be troden under Feet Isa chap. 28. And Wo unto them that decree Vnrighteous Decrees c. chap. 10.1 and to the Rebellious Children that took Counsel but not of the Lord and that cover with a Covering and not of his Spirit that they might add sin to sin Hear this all ye Outside-Professors of Christianity who rebel against the Light and Counsel of the Lord and his Spirit Within which reproves you for your Sin and Hypocrisie your Covering is too narrow and your Bed too short to hide you from the Wrath of the Lamb. The Sheep's Clothing will not serve you while you are inwardly ravened from the Truth required in the Inward parts no more then Cain's Sacrifice did while Sin lay at his Door The Day of the Lord is come that discovers you and your works and the Fire shall try them And Christ Jesus cryed many Woes against the Scribes and Pharisees and Lawyers and Blind Guides and called them Hypocrites and Serpents and Vipers And John cryed Wo to the Inhabitants of the Earth and said The Devil is come down unto you Rev. 12. And the Serpents and Vipers and Cain and Blind Guides like Moles are the Earth's Inhabiters and the Roaring Lyons and Evening Wolves and them that pusht with their Horns and the Swine Dogs and Foxes and Thorns and Thistles Christ spoke of are all of the Earth's Inhabitants and all the Ravenous and Unclean Beasts and the Devil went into the Swine and Cain the Wicked one sacrificed and slew his Brother about it a Vagabond and Fugative in the Earth an Inhabitant there and so the Wo remains upon all in his Way and in Balaam's Way Blind-Guides Way who could not see the Angel And such cannot see the VVay of the Lord nor his People nor their States and Conditions nor their VVorship till they are turned to the Light and the Eye become opened which the Godd of this VVorld hath blinded And so I have no Pearls to cast to Swine but to this man hath God regard That is Poor and of a Contrite Spirit and Trembleth at his Word VVherefore Fear God and consider these things and be VVise and do not Mock at the LIGHT nor at the QUAKERS but remember your Latter-end and Repent lest the Lord's Anger be kindled against you and you perish in your Folly For the Holy Men of God preached the LIGHT and witnessed QUAKING and TREMBLING as I have shewed you So take VVarning while you have time and prize it And as for the SCRIPTVRES we own them in their place as Christ Jesus said of them John 5.39 and as the Servants of God in Ages past acknowledged and testified Luke 1.1 2 Tim. 3.16 To be a Trus Declaration and leave it to the VVitness of God in you all to consider and judge whether they are all the Word or Words of God yea or nay as by what followeth First In the Bible or Scriptures are many words relating to divers Matters which we do not Question the Truth of the Relation thereof There are the words of God and of Adam and Eve in the Fall and of the Serpent that beguiled them I hope you will not say These are are all the VVord or VVords of God but very much to be distinguished by them that have a Right Understanding as Contradictory And there are the Words of Cain to God who slew his innocent Brother about Sacrifice And the words of Abraham Isaac and Jacob and of Moses and the Prophets Noah Daniel and Job Holy Men. And there are also the Words of Esau the Prophane Person and the Aegyptians and Sodomites and of them that caused Daniel to be Cast into the Lyon's Den for Praying to his God And the Words of David Mordecai and Esther And of the Philistines that Fought against Israel and of Proud Wicked Hamon who sought the Jews Destruction because Mordecai would not do him Reverence And the Words of Ahah and Jezebel that Murdered Naboth for his Vineyard and the Words of Samuel to him whom he called his Enemy though a Holy Man And there are the Words of Saul who sought David to slay him and of the Witch he went to and of the Priest's Son Pashur Chief Governour c. who smote Jeremiah Are all these the Words of God And there are the Words of the Devil concerning Job who would have destroyed him but confessed God had made a Hedge about him And a Relation of the Reign of Good Kings and also of many Bad Ones And of the False Prophets and Hirelings that seek't for their Gain from their Quarter and spoke Lyes to the People whom God never sent and so did not profit them at all who heard and believed them Secondly And in the Scriptures are recorded the Words and Sayings Works and Sufferings of Christ Jesus the true Prophet of whom Moses wrote and the Words of the Devil that Tempted him and of Judas that Betrayed him and of the Priests that gave Large Money to the Souldiers to tell Lyes How his Disciples had stole him away while they were Asleep Is that likely They could tell what was become of Him being all Asleep VVhat a Shift and poor Refuge of Lyes the Devil putteth his Servants to when his Kingdom is going down And there are the words of Pilate that delivered him into their hands and Washed his own but that would not do and of them that Blindfolded and Mocked him And there are the Words of the Holy Apostles and their several Letters and Epistles to the several Congregations of the Lord's People And also of the Vagabond Jews who bound themselves under a Curse Neither to Eat nor Drink till they had Killed Paul And of the Captain that Rescued him out of