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lord_n	death_n	jesus_n	life_n	17,697	5	4.4530	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54262	The Quakers rejected which was also foretold by a person once eminent among them, taken out of his writings which were published some years ago.	Pennyman, John, 1628-1706.; Pennyman, Mary, 1630-1701.	1676 (1676)	Wing P1411; ESTC R36663	6,706	10

THE Quakers rejected Which was also Foretold by a Person once Eminent amongst them taken out of his Writings which were Published some Years ago How are the Mighty fallen How is the Faithful City become an Harlot In it was once the Seat of Judgment and Righteousness but now Oppressours and Murderers bear Sway and Rule Therefore shall they be dashed to Pieces like a Potters Vessel And whether they will Hear or whether they Forbear this is Truths Testimony which certainly unerringly and infallibly shall and will come to pass J. P. I Have long seen the Abomination that makes desolate standing amongst the Quakers Wherefore hear the Word of the Lord ye Rulers of Sodom and People of Gomorrah 't is this Spirit that hath encompassed your Jerusalem about as with Armies by which we know that the Destruction thereof draweth nigh Finally 't is that Spirit of Wickedness in the form of Righteousness that hath already torn your Crown from off your Head and discovered your secret Parts so that the Scab of Contention and Strife is seen which will never leave nor cease to divide you till the name of Quaker become an Hiss and a Scorn amongst the Nations And you shall leave your Name for a Curse to my Chosen whom you have cursed saith the Lord God Everlasting who will slay Thee and call his Servants by another Name it may be Hallelujah which you have so much defam'd And You that for the vast numbers of your Tribes have seemed to magnify your selves in your increase of Children Wo be to You that now give Suck and take so much pains to add to your Sect for behold in one day loss of Children and Widowhood shall come upon You yea a Voice as that in Ramah shall be heard among you Lamenting your Children because they are not Of this I am most certain that a Bitter Lying and Persecuting Proud Spirit inhabits your Tents which Babylonish Garment hath long been seen to lie hid amongst that Tribe called the Ministry the Teachers and Leaders of the Quakers even such Spiritual Wickedness which if practis'd amongst the Presbyterians Independents or others whom ye disown and can see in them nothing that is good they would abhor themselves therein which You as with a Whores Forehead boldy maintain and defend You are in truth those that justify your selves before Men but God knoweth your Hearts and the day is at hand even at your very Door which will Discover Reveal and Preach as upon the House tops many and great Abominations which yet lie hid amongst You that so You may be judged according to your deeds In which day all your smooth and gilded words of Light and Love will not hide You neither yet your flourishing Profession and high esteem You have of your selves and the low esteem You have of others will not cover you from being seen The Golden Head of that Image whereof others are the Iron Lead and Clay yea the very Name in which You have Prayed and Prophesyed when innocent and in which You have cast out Devils and wrought Wonders shall now reject You saying Depart from me c. I know and have long seen that Offences must and will be and that the wo is to them who are offended with what is just and innocent For surely this is the Day of Jacob's Troubles wherein for the division of Reuben the first Birth which stands in uniformity to Man in the things of God there will be great thoughts of Heart Insomuch that if any Offence arise in this Particular the Lord knowing my Innocency therein makes me to say Blessed are ye that are not offended in me or rather in what the Spirit of Love worketh in Man for I see the Spirit 's leading is that Stone and Rock of Offence at which many in Israel have stumbled and falling Headlong as Judas did Acts 1.18 are burst asunder and all their Bowels of Love are gushed out and nought left them save Wrath and Enmity against the Innocent Brethren This spurning and stumbling at the Corner-stone viz. Gods Spirit in Man is the only ground of all these Breakin gs and Divisions which are at this Day c. Yea the Son and Heir of Heaven the Light and Truth in the inward Parts is become the Gin and Snare to Israel after the Flesh who think they do God good service when they smite backbite and devour the Innocent and Upright in Heart As if to follow other Mens Light would save the Soul rather then to follow the Light and Measure of God in themselves But when Man leaves and forsakes Gods Grace in himself which is sufficient to lead into all Truth and by his own industry partakes of the stollen Waters of the Harlot viz. Mans Inventions and Teachings he will then with all the bitterness and violence of Man endeavour to defend this Idol read Ezek. 8.12 as more affecting the Work of his own Hands then respecting the Rule which God hath given him to walk by And because I see the Son of Man is coming forth to bruise as with a Rod of Iron the Unrighteous Nations not to bring Peace but a Sword I also in obedience to the Father's Commands have sold my Coat made of Good-will to all both Persons and Things that I might purchase a Sword with which contrary to my Nature I am constrained to plead like a Man of Contention against this proud Pharisaical and perverse Generation this Leviathan and crooked Serpent in whose Nostrils unless a Hook be put would swallow not only the Rivers but also the very Sea into himself viz. receive all tho never so unclean in Heart and Spirit if outwardly they will but own him receive his Mark and Number of his Name and walk in outward Observation and Shew conformable to them who whilst they profess themselves free from sin and being the only Children of God are notwithstanding found bitter Persecutors of the Truth and Enemies to the Vnction the Anointed one in whomsoever He doth appear thereby rendring themselves guilty of all the innocent Blood which hath been spilt from the Blood of Righteous Abel even unto this day all which Blood cryeth aloud for Vengeance upon the well-favour'd Harlot Mystery Babylon who in the Golden Cups and goodly shew of an outward Profession hath inwardly with a bitter ravening and devouring Spirit made her self drunk with the Blood of the Saints and Martyrs of Jesus I have observed that those that forsake Father and Mother the Sect that nourished and brought them forth to follow the LORD fully and wholly as did Caleb Joshua and Jesus c. not minding their own Reputation or Fame nor loving their Lives unto the Death such I say have been accounted as in all Ages so by this Hypocritical Proud Self-righteous Generation as the worst of Men calling them Ranters Atheists Blasphemers Devils any thing even all manner of evil so they may wound the Truth and slay the innocent Desenders thereof whose harmless Souls I