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A41425 A plain testimony to the antient truth and work of God and against the corruption of the clergy, and their upholders. By T. G. Goodaire, Thomas, d. 1693. 1691 (1691) Wing G1088; ESTC R218842 26,567 31

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of Life but all such people do believe that Freedom from Sin is to be attained unto in this Life and all such People that are truly saved and redeemed and justified by Christ as aforesaid they hate Sin and every appearance of it in Thoughts Words end Actions both in themselves and in all others where they see Sin 〈…〉 ed acted and done against the Lord But mark what followes That before any can come to know experimentally that Christ hath saved and redeemed and justified them they must first come to know Sin to be mortified killed and destroyed in their Hea●● by the working of the Power and Spirit of Christ in them and also they must come to know Sanctification to be wrought in their Hearts by the power of the Lord in them before that they can come to know or to witness Justification by Christ and his Righteousness For all that are or shall be truly saved and redeemed and justified by Christ they are and shall be saved and redeemed and justified by Christ from their Sins and from their Iniquities but not in their Sins nor in their Iniquities for Christ Jesus neither saves nor redeems nor justifieth any Man or Woman is their Sins but from their sins and whosoever he she or they are that live and act in Sin and Evil and takes pleasure and delight therein and pleads for a continuance in Sin term of Life and believes that there is none that can be set free from Sin in this Life their is no such persons nor people that are already say 〈◊〉 nor redeemed not justified by Christ and his Righteousness But some may object and say Did not Christ come to save Sinners and to justifie 〈…〉 It is true that he did so but he came not to save Sinners in their sins nor to justifie the Ungodly in their Ungodliness but from their Sins and from their Ungodliness as they in love and obedience to God came to forsake their Sins and their Ungodliness And there is no Man nor Woman upon the Earth that can know Christ in Truth and experimentally to be their Saviour and Redeemer and Justifier any further than he doth save and redeem and justifie them from their Sins and from their Ungodliness so as to mortifie and destroy Sin in them But some may say That the Righteousness of Christ is imputed unto us It is true it is so unto his people but the Righteousness of Christ is not imputed to any one that lives and walks in Unrighteousness and takes pleasure and delight therein read these Scriptures Mat. 1. 21. Tit. 2. 14. 1 John 1. 7. Rev. 1. 5. Gal. 2. 17. Psal 143. 2. Exod. 23. 7. And now whereas I have heard many People say That the Quakers Religion is but a new upstart Religion and is but of a few Years standing c. To which I Answer That I can make it appear by sufficient Grounds and Reasons that our Religion and Principles and Doctrine which we preach and hold forth unto all people where we come it is of above sixteen Hundred Years standing and we are in the same Faith Hope and Belief of God and Christ and walk in the same Light Life and Spirit of Christ and in the same Way and Practice as to the Worship of God and Christ and his Ministers and Disciples did Preach and Teach and Practice and hold forth unto all people where they came above sixteen Hundred Years ago And now all you Clergy-Men aforesaid that say you are Ministers of Christ and the Scriptures are your Rule to walk by Answer all these Things which are here laid to your Charge by plain Scriptures without wresting or perverting any of them to a wrong sence and answer in plainness without your Logick or Syllogisms or without using any of your Hebrew Greek or Latin which any carnal earthly-minded Men may have that are brought up Schollars at your Schools which are in capacity to learn humane Learning which may be bought for Money And so it appears plainly both in the sight of God and his People by your wicked ungodly Actions and Practices which you have done and acted both against the Lord his Truth and People that you have received nothing from God as the true Ministers of Christ did and doth row neither were you brought up at Christ's School nor never were taught of him as the true Ministers of Christ were and are now and so what you have you and your Friends have bought with Money and so you sell it again for Money to those that are willing to be taught by you which knows no better teaching and so you are a means to bring up people that are your Hearers in Darkness Blindness and Ignorance as you your selves are in and so you all live without the true Knowledge and Injoyment of God in this world And so the People of the Lord that are taught of him by his Holy Spirit cannot for good Conscience-sake buy any of your deceitful Wares nor cannot give you any Tythes nor Money for preaching which speak and preach against Perfection from Sin in this Life and say that None can be set free from Sin in this Life and so you deny the sufficiency of Christ and his Commands and your Faith and Belief stands in him who is the author of all Sin and Evil which is the Devil and so your speaking and preaching as aforesaid doth incourage and strengthen the Wicked in their Wickedness and you are a means to beget them into Unbelief that they may believe as you do that their is no Perfection from Sin in this Life And so neither you nor they that are your Hearers do press after Perfection because you do not believe that such a good state and condition can be attained unto in this Life and so your Doctrine and Principles and Practices are all quite contrary to the Doctrines and Principles and Practices of Christ and his Ministers and all true Believers and Followers of Christ and also quite contrary to the Scriptures of Truth in every thing that you do and practice concerning the Worship of God and therefore you are to be disowned and denyed by all good Christians that truly fear the Lord and loves him in Truth and in Sincerity of heart and all your Preaching and Praying is abomination in the sight of the Lord and he will not hear nor answer the Prayers of the Wicked that live and delight in Sin and Wickedness and walk and act in such wicked Wayes and Practices as these Clergy-Men do now which is all quite contrary to the 〈◊〉 Way of God And now I have something to mention and lay before you all that are called Christians of all sorts of Professions and Religions whether they be called Quakers or any other sort of Professions or Religions whatsoever that do say and believe that God is your Father and Christ is your Saviour I desire that every one would seriously weigh and consider their own Ways and Doings and
2 3. Mat. 5. 48. Ephes 4. 11 12 13. Heb. 6. 1. Heb. 13. 20 2● Rev. 14. 2 3 4 5. 1 John 2. 14. Chap 3. 4. to vers 11. And further I do affirm that all that preach and speak against Perfection from Sin and say That there is no Perfection from Sin can be attained unto in this Life all such Persons and People do encourage People for to live in Sin and they do discourage people from pressing after perfection and they are a means to beget people into Unbelief that they may not believe that such a good state and condition is to be attained unto in this Life and all such deny the sufficiency of Christ and the end of his coming in Spirit into the Hearts and Souls of all true Christians and true Believers in him which end was and is for to mortifie and to kill and crucifie Sin and to destroy the Works of the Devil which is Sin and Iniquity in people and every evil Plant which the Lord hath not planted which hath taken deep Root in people's hearts the Lord will pluck up by the working of his own Power and Spirit in the hearts of all true Christians and true Believers and Followers of Christ who truly love and obey him and this great Work of Christ must be known and witnessed for to be done and wrought by him in every true Christian before Christ can be known experimentally for to reign and rule in the hearts and souls of people And these things are a mystery unto all that live in Sin and take pleasure and delight therein and unto all the proud and covetous Clergy that are in the whole World that preach for Tythes or Money and are hired by people to preach for so much Money by the Year which the true Apostle Paul said That the love of Money was the Root of all Evil And the true Ministers of Christ hated all such covetous Practices and declared against them and Paul said I have coveted no man's Silver or Gold or Apparel ye your selves know said he that these Hands have ministred unto my Necessities and to them that were with me Who was a Tent-maker he was not brought up at any Schools of Learning for to be made a Minister of Christ nor none of the Ministers of Christ were brought up at any Schools of Learning to be made Ministers of Christ but several of them were ignorant and unlearned men as to outward Learning and Scholarship which people do so much boast of but they were brought up at Christ's School and they were taught of him by his holy Spirit and they were endued with Power from on High and they were led and guided by Christ's Spirit into all Truth and out of all the wicked ungodly Ways and Practices which many of the Clergy-Men and of their Hearers before mentioned live and walk in now And the Apostle Paul said That the Gospel which he preached be neither received of Man neither was he taught it of Man but by the Revelation of Jesus Christ and he preached not unto any people with inticing Words of man's Wisdom nor of man's Learning but he preached and spoke unto the people in the Demonstration of the Spirit with Power that their Faith should not stand in the Wisdom of Men but in the Power of God and Christ made them able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit for the Letter killeth but the Spirit giveth Life unto the Soul And so the Ministers of Christ never preached such a Doctrine as these covetous Clergy-Men do now Read these Scriptures Galatians 1. 11 12. Acts 2● 33 34. 2 Cor. 3. 6. 1 Cor. 2. 1 2 3 4 5. 1 Tim. 6. 6 7 8 9 10 11. And you that preach and speak against Perfecti●n 〈…〉 Sin and say none can be set free from Sin in this Life can you not believe that Christ Jesus is as able and sufficient and willing to save people from their Sins and to bring them to a perfect state from Sin according as God created Man and Woman in the beginning as the Devil who is the author of all Sin and Evil who makes his Children and Servants perfect in Sin and Wickedness who continue to the end of their days to obey and follow him and are led and guided by his spirit into Sin and Evil and his evil Fruits are brought forth and acted and done daily by his Children and Servants to the great dishonour of God who made Man and Woman for to love fear serve and honour and obey him in Truth and Righteousness and to live and walk before the Lord in a holy godly righteous Life in all manner of Holiness and Righteousness in our holy Lives and godly Conversations so long as the Lord is pleased that we shall live upon the Earth that so God Almighty may be honoured and glorified in us and by us that so we may answer the end for which he hath made and created us which is to fear and love him with all our Hearts which if we do so in Truth then we shall be made willing by the Lord for to obey him and keep his commands which is the duty of every one so to do And now all you that do not believe that Perfection from Sin can be attained unto and that not any can be set free from Sin in this Life doth not your Faith and Belief stand in him who is the author of all Sin and Evil which is the wicked Spirit And your faith and belief stands not in Christ who is the Author of Perfection from Sin who is the good Spirit and saves his People from their Sins but not in their Sins and Christ said Whosoever committeth Sin is the Servant of Sin And the Apostle Paul said Know ye not to whom ye yield your selves Servants to obey his Servants ye are to whom ye do obey whether of Sin that leads to Death and Destruction or of Obedience unto Righteousness which leads to Life and Peace with the Lord. And so long as People live in Sin and are Servants to it they are free from Righteousness and the Apostle John said He that commiteth Sin is of the Devil and he said He that is born of God sinneth not Read these Scriptures John 8. 34. Rom. 6. 16 17. to the end 1 John 3. 4. to vers 11. And all that believe that they cannot be set free from Sin so long as they live in this World they know nothing of the New Birth experimentally no more than Nicodemus did which was a Ruler of the Jews nor no such persons nor people that plead for living in Sin term of Life they know nothing by expe●●ence what it is for to be Regenerated and Born again of Water and the Spirit without which inward spiritual knowledge they cannot enter into the Kingdom of God and they that are born of God by the Water and Spirit of Life they are not Servants to Sin
unto us in all things which he commands and requires of us for to do And this great Work which the Lord hath already wrought in our hearts and the great things which he hath done for us and in us by his Power and Spirit he hath not done it for any goodness or worthiness or any deserts which he saw in us nor for any Works of Righteousness which we have done whereby to move or to ingage the Lord for to do these great things either for us or in us but he hath done all these things for his own Name sake and in love to our immortal Souls and out of his free Love and Mercy and Kindness to us for which we are bound in duty and are ingaged to return unto the Lord all Honour Glory Praise Thanks Love Fear Reverence and Obedience for unto him alone it doth belong both from me and from all that know how good and gracious he is and hath been unto them who is God over and above all blessed and praised be his great holy and heavenly Name both now henceforth for ever and for evermore Amen And now I would have all People to take notice where this may come that all Persons and People that despise and reject the Light and Spirit of Christ in them which shews them their Sins and reproves them in secret when they do evil and say It is but a natural Light and that it is not sufficient nor hath power to save people from their sins nor to keep and preserve them out of sin all such are Unbelievers and hate Christ and love their evil Deeds for Christ is that Light and good Spirit in them and he hath given a measure of it freely to every one to profit withal and all them that truly love and believe in this Light and good Spirit in them and is willing for to obey and follow it all such will come to know Salvation and Redemption by Christ from their Sins and Iniquities but all those that hate and despise and reject the Counsel and Teaching of this Light and good Spirit in them and so slight and undervalue it and count it a thing of nought it will be the Condemnation of all such and the Lord will be found just when he comes to judge them and this Light and good Spirit in them will bear witness against them when they come to Judgment which will be more than a hundred Witnesses outwardly read these Scriptures John 1. 9 10 11 12. chap. 8. 12. chap. 12. 46. chap. 3. 19 20 21. 2 Cor. 13. 5. Col. 3. 11. Chap. 1. 27 28. And I do verily believe that there is and shall be a Resurrection both of the Just and Unjust without respect of Persons w 〈…〉 just God of Heaven and Earth for to give 〈…〉 all their Deeds and Actions which they have 〈…〉 time and every one shall receive a Reward from God 〈…〉 their Deeds which they have done in their Bodies whether they be good or evil And now it concerns both me and every one for to prise our time which the Lord is pleased to give to us to live upon the Earth that we may walk circumspectly and wisely in the wisdom of God before the Evil day come which will certainly come upon the Wicked and Ungodly that live and dye in their Sins and Iniquities And it is the true desire of my Heart and Soul that we may all spend our time which the Lord gives us to live upon the Earth to Gods honour and glory by bringing forth good Works and Actions in our holy Lives and godly Conversations to the praise and honour of his great and worthy Name that so we may answer the end for which God hath made and created us which is to love him with all our Hearts and to fear serve honour and obey him in Truth and Righteousness whereby God Almighty may be honoured and glorified both in us and by us who is worthy to have all the Honour Glory Praise Thanks Fear and true Obedience for unto him alone it doth belong both from me and from all that know the Lord how good he is to them both now and for ever and for evermore Amen Read these Scriptures Rom. 14. 12. 2 Cor. 5. 10. Rev. 22. 12. And now I shall come to mention something of the Cruelties and Persecutions of the Episcopal Clergy who are Teachers of the People of the Church of England so called and some of their Hearers and Members of their Church that assisted them in their Cruelties first they Imprisoned many Hundreds of the People of the Lord called in scorn Quakers and by their means we were put into nasty Holes and Dungeons amongst Thieves and Murderer and some of us were Fettered and Chained with Irons on both Legs as they do to the worst of Malefactors and our Friends and Acquaintance were not suffered for to come to see us although some of our Friends did come a Hundred Miles or more for to see us and neither they nor we could be suffered to see one another and they have gone away without seeing of us nor there was not any suffered to come to relieve us nor to help us to such things for our Money as we stood in great need of nor we were not suffered to have any manner of Bedding brought in not so much as a little Straw to lie upon to keep us off the cold Ground although we would have paid for it and this was worse Cruelty than many use to their Dogs and Swine And so the Goalers would force us to buy Victuals of them at their own rate or else we must have none which was dearer by half then we might have had it of other People if we could have been suffered to buy it at best hand and there many were kept in Prisons until they dyed by reason of such Cruel Usage as aforesaid And these Clergy-Men caused many of our Houses to be rifled and they went into the Grounds and took and carried away out of our Houses and Grounds much Goods and Chattels several times which they sold at an undervalue less by half than they were worth And they took away Goods and Chattels from many of us which were worth above five times more than they could prove to be their due and they distrained all the Goods in some Houses and left them not a Bed to lie upon neither for the Man of the House nor his Wife Children nor Servants although some of the men's Wives which had their Houses so rifled and plundred was but newly delivered of a Child or Children and so they took no Pitty nor shewed no Mercy neither to Men Women or Children that were in such a state and condition as aforesaid And thus they have Ruinated several Persons and their Families by taking away their Goods and Chattels which they and their Families should have lived upon They did live very well comfortably before these wicked ungodly Clergy-Men and the Upholders of them
neither will any such plead for Sin nor for a continuance in it as long as they live but all such Persons and People that are born of God as aforesaid they hate Sin and every appearance of it in Thoughts Words and Actions both in themselves and in all other people where they see Sin committed acted or done and those that are born of God by his Spirit they are in Christ and he is in them spiritually and they are made new Creatures by the working of Christ's spirit in their hearts and souls and all old things that are evil which is Sin and Iniquity comes to be taken away and destroyed and all things are made new by the workings of the Power and Spirit of Christ in the hearts of all the Children of Light who are true Believers and Followers of Christ through the Spiritual Warfare and through great Tribulations and Tryals and Exercises which the People of the Lord come to know and to pass through before they attain to Perfection from all their Sins and it is said That many are the Troubles of the Righteous and through many Tribulations must they enter into the Kingdom of Heaven but the Lord is all-sufficient for to help his People out of all their Troubles and Tryals both inward and outward those that puts their whole trust and confidence in him And he hath done great things for many of his people now in our Age and Generation which have been under great Troubles Sufferings and Tryals both inward and outward for which we have just cause and we are bound in duty to bless and praise the Name of the Lord and to return unto him all Honour Glory Praise Thanks Fear Reverence and true Obedience for unto the Lord alone it doth belong both from me and from all that knows him who have tasted of his Love and Mercies blessed and praised be his great and glorious and heavenly Name both now henceforth for ever and for evermore Read these Scriptures John 3. 1. to vers 11. 2 Cor. 5. 17. Acts 14. 22. 2 Cor. 1. 3. 44. Chap. 10. 3. 4. 1. 45. And so the true Way that leads to the Kingdom of Heaven is a strait and narrow way for it is a way of Holiness Righteousness and Purity and a way wherein all people must deny themselves of doing any evil thing that will offend the Lord or displease him and therefore there are but a few that find it and walk in it and Christ's Flock is but a little Flock in comparison of the multitude of people that are in the World but the way that leads to Hell and Destruction and so into everlasting Torment and Misery which shall never come to an end this is a broad and wide way and it is easie and delightful and pleasant to all fleshly carnal minded people for to walk in And all those people that live and act in Sin and Evil and take pleasure and delight therein and deny Perfection from Sin in this Life all such persons and people are going on in the broad and wide way that will lead them into everlasting Wo and Misery unless they repent And therefore it is my Advice and Counsel unto all people that now live and delight in Sin and Evil as you tender the glory of God and the good and well-being of your Immortal Souls come out of all your ungodly ways and doings and Repent and forsake the Evil of your ways and doings and desire the Lord to pardon you for all your Sins and Transgressions which yon have acted and done against him and turn unto the Lord and fear and love him with all your hearts and hate Sin and Evil and every appearance of it both in your selves and in all others that thereby you may come to know a Change and a Reformation to be wrought in your hearts by the Power and Spirit of Christ in you and this is the only way and means for you to find Forgiveness and Mercy and Acceptance with the Lord for your poor Souls which if you so do and find it will be of more worth and value to you that find it then all the outward injoyments of Honour or Riches or Pleasures that are in the World And now I shall mention and lay before you some of the Cruelties and bloody Persecutions of these Clergy-men before mentioned and some of their Hearers and Members of their Churches which have joyned with them in their Cruelties and bloody Persecutions and shall begin with the Popish Clergy and some of the Members of their Church first It is well known to many People what their Doctrine and Principles and Practices are and what it leads and guides them for to do and act in those Places and Countries where they have the Rule and Power in outward things as for instance They do believet at all people which are not of their Faith and Religion are Sectaries and Hereticks though they be called Christians as I can make appear by their own Books which they have set forth and then this hath followed by their practices that the more Hereticks they kill and destroy many of them think they do God more service and count it a Meritorious Work although the people which they have killed and murthered were no Hereticks but good Christians many of them and were faithful to God in what he manifested and made known unto them in their Age and Time As for instance How many of these good people aforesaid have these Popish bloody Clergy-Men and the Members of their Church caused for to be but and destroyed in Queen Mary's Reign because they could not for good Conscience-sake submit and conform to their Idolatrous Ways and Worships which were never ordained by the Lord nor never such a Doctrine nor Practice was ever preached nor practised by any of the Ministers of Christ And so this Doctrine and Practice which was and is preached and practised by the Popish Clergy and the Members of their Church was ordained and set up by the Devil and his Ministers and not by Christ nor his Ministers as appears plainly by their Wicked Actions and Practices aforesaid And I shall mention more of their Cruelties and Murders as for instance How many Thousands of Protestants did they kill and murder in Ireland even at such a time when the Protestants were peaceable and quiet and did not lift up a hand against them and the Devil in those Murderers did invent such Cruel Tortures and Punishments to put them to Death as scarce hath been heard of amongst the Heathens which are no Christians and yet notwithstanding they have the boldness and confidence for to call themselves Christians and say Christ is their Saviour but Christ hates and abhors all such Murders and Cruelties as are found acted and done amongst them And Christ came not to destroy men's Lives but to save them And here people may see that these aforesaid are not acted nor guided by the Spirit of Christ but by the spirit
in this present world and it will teach them for to do unto all People as they would be done unto themselves and it will teach them for to deal and to do justly to all men and to love and shew mercy unto all People and to walk in Lowliness and in true Humility before the Lord and these things the Lord requires of every one and it is the duty of every one so to do And now if this good Spirit of Christ did bear rule in every ones Heart it would lead and guide them in all Truth and Righteousness and it would lead and bring them out of all the wicked and ungodly Ways and Worships and evil Practices which are acted and done amongst all the Sons and Daughters of men which are now in the fall and live in Sin and Transgression against God and so are found to be in the unregenerate state and such are dead in their Sins and Trespasses tho' their Bodies be alive in this World and if this good Spirit aforesaid did bear rule in every Heart there would not be that Killing nor Destroying one another neither about Religion nor no earthly thing whatsoever and therefore I would have all People to take notice that there are two Spirits a good Spirit and an evil Spirit and the good Spirit comes from God and the evil Spirit comes from the Devil and the good Spirit leads People up to God to have fellowship communion with him in spirit in their hearts souls and this is the only Communion which is spiritual that is alone necessary and needful for every one to know in truth as to their Everlasting Happiness with the Lord when time here in this World shall be no more to them And the evil Spirit draws and leads people from God into all manner of Sin and Wickedness some into one kind of Sin and some into other kind of Sin so that all People upon the Earth are Sinners and live in Sin so long as this evil Spirit guides and bears rule in their hearts and every one is a Servant to whether of these two Spirits he doth obey and to whether of these two Spirits be yields his Members servants unto his Servants they are to whom they do obey whether it be unto that spirit which leads them into Sin and Evil which is the wicked Spirit or it be that they do obey the good Spirit which leads and guides all them that are led and guided by it into all Truth and Righteousness and out of all Sin and Iniquiry And whosoever hath not the Spirit of Christ they are none of his let them profess what they will or be of what Judgment or Religion soever if they have not the Spirit of Christ in them for to teach and instruct and counsel them they are none of Christ's Servants nor Ministers read these Scriptures Rom. 8. 6. to vers 15. Rom. 6. 12. to the end 1 John 3. 4. to vers 11. Tit. 2. 11. to the end John 1. 1. to vers 13. 1 Cor. 12. 7. And all them that do love and believe in the Light and Spirit of Christ in them which shews them Sin and reproves them in their own Hearts and Consciences many times when they do sin insomuch that I have heard several people say when they have sinned I pray God forgive me when as at that time no Person outwardly did speak to them but it was the Light and Spirit of Christ in them that shewed them that they had sinned against the Lord at that time and whosoever minds and takes heed to that Light and Spirit of Christ in them and believes in it so as to obey and follow it it will not only shew them their Sins and evil Deeds which they have done and committed against the Lord but it will beget a perfect hatred against all Sin in them that do truly love and believe in this Light and good Spirit aforesaid and it will beget secret crys and breathings unto the Lord in their hearts and souls that he would be pleased to pardon them and to give them power for the time to come to forsake the evil of their Ways and Doings that they might never sin against the Lord any more and this hath been my state and con●●●ion and many more of the People of God and now we can say in truth to the praise and glory of the Lord it is spoken that we that were Sinners and Unbelievers and were dead in Sins Trespasses in days years that are past and gone as well as others and then at that time when we were in that sad and miserable state and condition as aforesaid the Lord was pleased out of his infinite love mercy goodness for to reveal and make known himself unto us even at that time when we were Enemies Aliens and Strangers unto him by wicked Works which we had done against the Lord notwithstanding all our Profession of Religion and fair pretences which we made that we did love the Lord and believe in him and did worship and serve him as we thought then but it pleased the Lord of his great love and kindness to us to appear in our hearts by his Light and good Spirit which he manifested and revealed in us at that time and the Lord was pleased by his Light and Spirit for to search our hearts and to let us see the deceit and the evil that was in our hearts by reason of Sin and Iniquity which the Enemy of our Souls which is the wicked spirit had wrought in our hearts and we knew it not when we lived in our sins and took pleasure and delight therein and so instead of denying our selves from doing those things which did offend and displease the Lord we did those things which did offend him and grieve his holy Spirit as too many do now and when we did those things which grieved the Lord we did not then walk in the strait and narrow way that leads to Life and Peace with the Lord but we were then walking in the broad and wide way that leads to Hell and Destruction which many Thousands are now walking in that live in their sins and take pleasure and delight therein but now the Lord out of his free love and grace and mercy hath called us out of the evil of the World and the vain Conversation that people live and walk in both Professors and Prophane and he hath revealed and made known his Mind and Will unto us what he would have us for to do and what he requires of us which is to live the Lord with all our Hearts above all visible things that are in the World and also to fear serve honour and obey him in Truth and Righteousness and to do justly with all men and to love Mercy and walk Humbly with God and now we find that the Lord hath made a Remnant of us freely willing for to serve and obey him and to do his Will in what he makes known