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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06484	Truth's pursuit after falshood, or, Certain untruths made manifest that was lately published in the news-book bearing date April 18. 1664. and those false aspersions cast upon an innocent people (called Quakers) truly testified against, and the truth witnessed unto, for the better information of all people, and the satisfaction of all that are sober-minded. Also, it may serve for a word of caution and good advice to all those of what degree or quality soever they be, that hath or may have any hand in persecuting an innocent people for their conscience sake. By a lover of truth and uprightness, but a hater of lying and falshood, William Warwick.	Warwick, William.	1664 (1664)	Wing W1011; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 4152.f.20[1]; ESTC R13438	8,033	9

not to do and if they do it they should therein also sin against the Lord. And now you who would be called Christians would you be so done unto and for no other cause but as afore mentioned let Gods witnesse speak in your hearts and it will answer no then remember Christs words it s no vain repetition as yee would that men should do unto you so do you unto them and if any man say that he loves God and keeps not his Commandements he is a lyer and again if ye love me keep my Commandements saith Christ Jesus so try your selves and see what spirit you are on for if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his then far from being a true Christian for the Spirit of Christ never persecuted any but was persecuted in all Ages and Generations neither came he to destroy mens lives but to save them therefore let none deceive themselves with a name or profession of Christianity only for except men and women be born again and so become new creatures there will be no entrance into Gods Kingdome but their place will be with the goats on the left hand and sad will be their sentence And as for our medling with no other books but such as are against the Government it is utterly false and the lye return'd upon his own head that published it for we meddle with none such but our books are well known unto thousands that they are not against the Government but against all unrighteousness where ever it is whether in Kings Rulers Priest or people and this is not contrary but agreeable to the Scriptures of Truth as it is written thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart nor suffer sin to lie upon him have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them and for this cause was Christ Jesus hated of the world because he testified against them that their deeds were evil and so are and have been his followers in all ages and herein is the Scripture fulfilled they that will live godly shall suffer persecution and saith Christ Jesus Marvel not if the world hate you it hated me before you the servant is not greater then his Lord and if they have done so to the green tree what will they do to the dry And as for his calling those books which he took from the Bull and mouth pestilent Libels it is the proper name of his own lying phamphlet and most sutable to the nature and quality thereof as every sober and impartial reader may easily judge for the tendency of a great part of his phamphlet is to misrepresent an innocent people unto the King Parliament and the whole Nation as Haman did the Lords people unto Ahasuerus there is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the Provinces of thy Kingdome and their lawes are divers from all people neither keep they the Kings lawes Therefore it s not for the Kings profit to suffer them if it please the King l●t it be written that they may be destroyed Est ● 8.9 And does not Roger Le-strange what in him lyes seek to render the Lords people so now by calling their books pestilent libels and against the government so endeavours what he can to paralel wicked Haman and to stir up the spirit of persecution that the innocent may be destroyed and is not the spirit of persecution both pestilent infectious and destructive to men Countries and whole Nations as may be seen more at large in a book called A special Warrant for the apprehending of the Spirit of persecution and is not the spirit that is now in this man one and the self same with that in Haman or are his hopes now more fair or his exspectation more strong then Hamans was then when the Letters were sealed with the Kings ring and sent by posts into all the Kings provinces to destroy to kill and to cause to perish all Jews both young and old little children and women in one day and did not the Lord deliver then and is not he as able to deliver now and did not the just hand and judgement of the Lord overtake Haman then and will he clear the guilty now surely nay if ye are sound in the same spirit whoever you are though high and exalted and think your selves secure yet the hand of the Lord will finde you out and his just judgements will overtake you and sweep you away as with the besom of destruction except you speedily repent then shall you remember with sorrow and anguish and confess to the truth of what is here written for the day is at hand wherein the mournful people of the Lord who now are made willing to give their backs to the smiters and their cheeks to them that plucks off the haire shall sing for joy of heart when their persecutors shall howl for vexation of spirit so having cleard my conscience in this matter though some may be offended at my plainesse and because I have told them the truth and for this my testimony may yet be the more hated by such as have eyes and see not ears and hear not and hearts and understand not the things that belongs to their everlasting peace yet my reward I feel with the Lord and am well contented with my portion and rests in the will of God and in perfect love and good will towards all men who am known by the name of William Warwick POSTSCRIPT Whereas it is said in the news book which was given forth in this Moneth called April upon the fourth day of the said Moneth upon the day called Monday That two Quakers were employed from Leeds upon the twelfth day of October to give notice that the Yorkshire forces would be up that night That there was a meeting according to appointment in Kirby Stephen Pa●rish c. But this is a great mistake a false thing concerning the people called Quakers for several credible persons went to the Justices and queried of them why they did offer to send such a thing up to London which its like would come forth in the News-book which would be a great prejudice and hurt to this people who were innocent the Justices answer was that their Intelligence was from two men that looked sober and only one person would not be perswaded but he would put them in Quakers who had some malice against them and so the Justices reported it was through that mans doings and he would not be perswaded otherwise And the evidence in the Court before judge Twisden and judge Turner at the Assize at Appleby was as followeth viz. That 2 young men that were strangers came and gave intelligence to Captain Atkinson They asked what they were and the evidence said he knew not they were sober men Now one person caused them to be put in Quakers and so when some had laid before the justices how it was wrong how they had wronged those people And the justices said that one person amongst them would have it to be so and so put it off themselves which the judges knows what the evidence was that was given in open Court So in civility and according to Equity this ought to be amended and corrected in the next News-book For the discourse about it that the aforesaid persons had with the justices was after the thing was drawn up to be sent to the King and the person that did it was not present when the rest of the justices were spoken to about it And so its good to remove that calumny and slander off of the said people which is cast upon them throughout the Nation for it is but reason equity so to do for a testimony was given in the face of a Country and so it is known and the correcting such things renders the publisher prudent If any will not believe this testimony desire them to go to the said Judge for further testimony Further And whereas he saith and declares once for all in his news published the day called thursday April 21. 1664. as to endevour to make any people ridiculous and would fain cover his malice with this cloak that labors to make the Government odious to the people and further saith he resolves to follow the same course till authority stop his hand which clearly doth demonstrate that it is his own act and therein himself abuses Authority by doing that which Authority as his own words imply hath just cause to put a stop unto or else he must conclude that Authority may do that which is in it self unjust let these things be weighed and considered in Gods fear for they are of concernment He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just both they are an abomination unto the Lord. 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